Individual Details
Aloysius "Alois" DE GROOT
(16 Feb 1894 - 23 Feb 1960)
Events
| Birth | 16 Feb 1894 | Brown County, Wisconsin, United States |  |  | |
| Residence | 5 Jun 1917 | 1021 Stuart, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, United States | | ||
| Military | 1918 - 1921 | App. Seaman -- U.S. Navy | | | |
| Marriage | Abt 1921 | Mae | |||
| Residence (family) | 1942 | 515 No. Irwin Street, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, United States - Mae | | ||
| Death | 23 Feb 1960 | Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, United States | | ||
| Alt name | Louis A. DE GROOT | | |||
| Occupation | Electrical Contractor | | |||
| Burial | Allouez Catholic Cemetery, Allouez, Brown, Wisconsin, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Mae (1902 - 1970) |
| Father | Peter DE GROOT (1853 - ) |
| Mother | Mathilda Anna "Tillie" DEUSTER (1856 - 1938) |
| Sibling | Louis Joseph DE GROOT (1892 - 1964) |
| Sibling | James Jules DE GROOT (1896 - ) |
| Sibling | Richard Martin DE GROOT (1898 - 1938) |
| Sibling | Lawrence Henry DE GROOT (1900 - 1981) |
| Sibling | Leo H. DE GROOT (1902 - 1988) |
Notes
Birth
Determining the birthdate of this individual has been confusing for a number of reasons. For one thing, the dates and ages given on the 1900 Census are too close to those of his brother, Alois, for both to be correct. Louis is listed as age 6, born in August 1893, and Alois as age 6, born in February of 1894. FamilySearch has a record for Louis A De Groot, born 16 Feb 1894. The name seems to apply to Matilda's oldest son, Louis, but the date is closer to that given here in the census for Alois. The 1910 Census, dated 15 April 1910, gives ages of 17 for Louis and 16 for Aloysius (Alois). This too seems to indicate that the birth record for "Louis A. De Groot" applies to Alois, not Louis. The record of Louis's death in the Social Security Death Index provides a final piece of evidence in that direction. The SSDI states that Louis was born on 25 Aug 1892. The month of August matches the month, though not the year, given in the 1900 Census -- and as stated above, the year on the 1900 Census was known to be problematic. Aloysius's WWII draft registration also gives the birthdate as 16 Feb 1894. Conclusion: The birth record for Louis A. De Groot, born 16 Feb 1894, applies to Alois De Groot, not to his older brother, Louis De Groot. Louis DeGroot was born on 25 Aug 1892. This date, from the SSDI, fits reasonably between the marriage of his parents and the birth of his next younger brother. Alois was the one born on 16 Feb 1894.Military
Enlisted 9 July 1918; discharged 30 September 1921Alt name
Name on birth record. See birth note.Endnotes
1. Brown County, Wisconsin, FHL film 1306427, item 1, Births, Vol. 7: p. 96, #576/1333, (unnamed male) De Groot.
2. Brown County, Wisconsin, FHL film 1306427, item 1, Births, Vol. 7: p. 325, #601/2692, Louis A. De Groot.
3. "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards 1942," online images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : accessed 21 October 2014), digital folder 004249943, image 753: Aloysius Degroot.
4. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, "U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963," digital images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 21 October 2014), Aloysius DeGroot; National Archives and Records Administrations; 1959-1960; Davies, Allen W.-Doherty, Patrick Joseph, image 1655.
5. "United States, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," online images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : accessed 21 October 2014), Wisconsin, Green Bay County; A-J, image 1218: Aloysius De Groot.
6. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, "U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963," digital images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 21 October 2014), Aloysius DeGroot; National Archives and Records Administrations; 1959-1960; Davies, Allen W.-Doherty, Patrick Joseph, image 1655.
7. "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards 1942," online images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : accessed 21 October 2014), digital folder 004249943, image 753: Aloysius Degroot.
8. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007, "Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997," database online, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8790 : accessed 21 October 2014), Aloysius Degroot; Wisconsin Vital Records Office; cert. 003633.
9. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, "U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963," digital images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 21 October 2014), Aloysius DeGroot; National Archives and Records Administrations; 1959-1960; Davies, Allen W.-Doherty, Patrick Joseph, image 1655.
10. "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards 1942," online images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : accessed 21 October 2014), digital folder 004249943, image 753: Aloysius Degroot.
11. "United States, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," online images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : accessed 21 October 2014), Wisconsin, Green Bay County; A-J, image 1218: Aloysius De Groot.
12. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, "U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963," digital images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 21 October 2014), Aloysius DeGroot; National Archives and Records Administrations; 1959-1960; Davies, Allen W.-Doherty, Patrick Joseph, image 1655.