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Chester B. Groat was born on 16 June 1902 in Speaker Township, Sanilac, Michigan.^2,1 He and Ila Mae Molesworth were married on 11 April 1926 in Melvin, Sanilac, Michigan.³ He died on 23 May 1989, at age 86, in Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan.² He was buried in Speaker Cemetery, Speaker, Sanilac, Michigan.²

* Son of Burton Lucius Groat and Ida Elizabeth Tibbetts.
* Chester's place of birth (Speaker Township, Sanilac County, MI) is based on the residence for his parents at the time of the 1900 census.

FIFTEENTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES: 1930
State: Michigan
County: Sanilac
Township or other division of County: Speaker Township
Incorporated Place: Melvin Village
Enumeration District No. 76-33
Supervisor's District No. 11
Sheet No. 1 A
Enumeration Date: April 2, 1930
Line No: 32-34
Street, avenue, road, etc: Main
House number (in cities or towns): -
Number of dwelling house in order of visitation: 10
Number of family in order of visitation: 10

Name: GROAT, CHESTER B.
Relation: Head
Home owned or rented: R
Rental amount: 6
Does this family live on a farm: no
Sex: M
Color or Race: W
Age at last birthday: 27
Marital Condition: M
Age at first marriage: 23
Whether able to read and write: yes
Place of birth, person: Michigan
Place of birth, father: Michigan
Place of birth, mother: Michigan
Whether able to speak english: yes
Occupation: Carpenter
Industry: House

Name: GROAT, ILA M.
Relation: Wife
Sex: F
Color or Race: W
Age at last birthday: 25
Marital Condition: M
Age at first marriage: 21
Whether able to read and write: yes
Place of birth, person: Michigan
Place of birth, father: Michigan
Place of birth, mother: Michigan
Whether able to speak english: yes
Occupation: -

Name: GROAT, REATHABELL
Relation: Daughter
Sex: F
Color or Race: W
Age at last birthday: 3
Place of birth, person: Michigan
Place of birth, father: Michigan
Place of birth, mother: Michigan
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Department of Commerce - Bureau of the Census
SIXTEENTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES: 1940
POPULATION SCHEDULE
State: Michigan
County: Sanilac
Township or other division of county: Speaker Township
S.D. No: 7
E.D. No: 76-34
Sheet No: 6 A
Enumerated: April 12, 1940
Line No. 36-40
Street, Avenue, Road, etc: Melvin Road
House number: -
Number of household in order of visitation: 115
House owned or rented: O
Value of home, if owned, or monthly rental: 200
Does this family live on a farm: yes
Name of each person whose usual place of residence on April 1, 1940, was in this household

Name: GROAT, CHESTER
Relation: Head
Sex: M
Color or race: W
Age at last birthday: 37
Marital status, Single, Married, Widowed, Divorced: M
Attended school or college any time since March 1, 1940: no
Highest grade of school completed: H9
Place of Birth: Michigan
Residence April 1, 1935: Same House
Persons 14 years old and over - employment status
Was the person at work: yes
Occupation: Carpenter
Industry: Construction

Name: GROAT, ILA
Relation: Wife
Sex: F
Color or race: W
Age at last birthday: 35
Marital status, Single, Married, Widowed, Divorced: M
Attended school or college any time since March 1, 1940: no
Highest grade of school completed: H10
Place of Birth: Michigan
Residence April 1, 1935: Same House
Persons 14 years old and over - employment status
Was the person at work: no
Occupation: -

Name: GROAT, REATHABELL
Relation: Daughter
Sex: F
Color or race: W
Age at last birthday: 13
Attended school or college any time since March 1, 1940: yes
Highest grade of school completed: 5
Place of Birth: Michigan
Residence April 1, 1935: Same House

Name: GROAT, WILLIAM
Relation: Son
Sex: M
Color or race: W
Age at last birthday: 8
Attended school or college any time since March 1, 1940: yes
Highest grade of school completed: 1
Place of Birth: Michigan
Residence April 1, 1935: Same House

Name: GROAT, JAMES
Relation: Son
Sex: M
Color or race: W
Age at last birthday: 6
Attended school or college any time since March 1, 1940: yes
Highest grade of school completed: 0
Place of Birth: Michigan
Residence April 1, 1935: Same House
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U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2
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Name: Chester B. Groat
Birth Date: 16 Jun 1902
Address: 1616 Dartmouth Rd, Saint Helen, MI, 48656
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Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996
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Name: Chester B. Groat
Birth Date: 16 Jun 1902
Death Date: 23 May 1989
Gender: Male
Residence: Richfield, Roscommon, Michigan
Place of Death: Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan

Social Security Death Index
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Name: Chester B. Groat
SSN: 382-16-8102
Last Residence: 48656 Saint Helen, Roscommon, Michigan, United States of America
Born: 16 Jun 1902
Died: 23 May 1989
State (Year) SSN issued: Michigan (Before 1951.)

Reatha Belle Groat was born on 16 March 1927 in Melvin, Sanilac, Michigan.^2,1 She and Lawrence J. Neaton were married on 6 September 1947 in Yale, Saint Clair, Michigan. She and Lawrence J. Neaton were married on 6 September 1947 in Yale, St. Clair, Michigan. She died on 23 January 2013, at age 85.²

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REATHA BELLE GROAT was born March 16, 1927 in Sanilac Co., MI. She married LARRY NEATON September 06, 1947 in Yale MI.
Children of REATHA GROAT and LARRY NEATON are:
1. AUDREY JEAN NEATON, b. January 28, 1950.
2. CHRISTINE M. NEATON, b. April 14, 1951.
3. BARBARA L. NEATON.

Jodi Lynn Hammond was born on 24 January 1958 in Michigan.¹ She died on 24 February 1988, at age 30, in Sandusky, Sanilac, Michigan.¹

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JODI LYNN HAMMOND was born January 24, 1958, and died February 24, 1988. She married ALAN BARR.
Child of JODI HAMMOND and ALAN BARR is:
1. THERESA BARR.
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Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996
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Name: Jodi L. Barr
Birth Date: 24 Jan 1958
Death Date: 24 Feb 1988
Gender: Female
Residence: Washington, Sanilac, Michigan
Place of Death: Sandusky, Sanilac, Michigan

Social Security Death Index
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Name: J. L. Barr
SSN: 374-74-9685
Born: 24 Jan 1958
Died: Feb 1988
State (Year) SSN issued: Michigan (1975.)