Individual Details

Birth

1900 Census says December of 1857. Error?

Census (family)

Enumerated with this family are:
-- Peter De Groot, age 47 (born Feb 1853), a contractor. Parents b. Holland
-- Matilda De Groot, his wife, age 42 (born Dec 1857)
-- Malia De Groot, his daughter, age 15 (b. Aug 1884)
-- Johanna De Groot, his daughter-in-law, age 13 (b. Sep 1886)
-- Etta De Groot, his daughter, age 13 (b. May 1887)
NOTE: Either Johanna's or Etta's birth date must be wrong.
-- Ella De Groot, his daughter, age 11 (b. Feb 1889)
-- Louis De Groot, his son, age 6 (b. Aug 1893)
-- Alois De Groot, his son, age 6, (b. Feb 1894)
NOTE: Again, one of the two previous individuals' birthdates is wrong.
-- James De Groot, his son, age 4 (b. Oct 1895)
-- Richard De Groot, his son, age 2 (b. Apr 1898)
-- Lawrence De Groot, his son, age one month (b. May 1900)
-- Mary Deuster, his sister-in-law, age 38 (b. Oct 1861)

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Census (family)

Enumerated with this family are:
-- Peter De Groot, a carpenter, age 52
-- Matilda De Groot, his wife, age 48
-- Mabel De Groot, his daughter, age 22
-- Johanna De Groot, his daughter, age 20
-- Etta De Groot, his daughter, age 18
-- Ella De Groot, his daughter, age 16
-- Louis De Groot, his son, age 12
-- Alouis De Groot, his son, age 10
-- James De Groot, his son, age 8
-- Richard De Groot, his son, age 7
-- Lorenz De Groot, his son, age 5
-- Leo De Groot, his son, age 3
-- Henry De Groot, his father, age 86 (born in Holland)
-- Maria Deuster, his sister-in-law, age 44

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Census (family)

Enumerated with this family are Peter J. De Groot, a house carpenter, age 57; his wife, Matilda, age 53; and his children: Etta, age 22; Ella, age 21; Louis, age 17; Aloysius, age 16; James, age 14; Richard, age 12; Lawrence, age 9; and Leo, age 7. Also his sister-in-law: Mary Deuster, single, age 49.

At the time of this census, Peter and Matilda had been married 18 years. It was his second marriage and her first. She had born six children, all six of which were still living.

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