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George Wesly GRAHAM

George Wesly GRAHAM

Male 1901 - 1983  (81 years)

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  • Name George Wesly GRAHAM 
    Birth 14 May 1901  Hibbing, St. Louis County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    MN Birth Cert Checked
    Minnesota Birth Certificate 1901-22025 
    Social Security Number 336-07-3925 issued in Illinois before 1951. 
    Death 22 Mar 1983  Sarasota County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • he died in a hospital in Sarasota during his winter stay in Florida
    Notes 
    • Middle name as spelled in MHS index of birth certificates.

      Graduated from Hibbing High School in 1920.

      In the 1930 census, George W. Graham, 28, was living in an apartment at 209 Washington Boulevard in Oak Park, Illinois with his sister Grenith, 25, a school teacher, Fred W. Little, 28, his cousin, and George Browning, 30, a boarder. They are renting the apartment, at a rent of $90/month, and their household has a radio. All four are single. George W., Grenith, and Fred were all born in Minnesota although their fathers were born in English Canada. George W.’s and Grenith’s mother was born in Minnesota; Fred’s mother was also born in English Canada. George Browning was born in Utah, as was his father. His mother was born in England. George W. is a mechanical engineer in the “automatic stoker” industry, Grenith is a school teacher in the public schools, Fred is a civil engineer in the paint and lead industry. George Browning is a chemical engineer in the lead industry. All four are employed. None of them are veterans.

      In the 1940 census, he was G.W. Graham (indexed as “Greham”), 38, living with his family in Park Ridge at 1033 Hamlin. This was not the same house that the family had lived in in 1935. He was the proprietor of a stoker company. He owned his house and it was worth $18000. George and Lillian both had four years of college. Living with the family was a servant, 26 year-old Milda Mueller from Wisconsin. She worked 60 hours per week and had earned $416 in 1939.



      May have worked as the engineer for the Garland Building in Chicago in the late 1920s.

      Eddy Stoker Corp. was incorporated in 1931. In 1941, he purchased the stoker business of the Whiting Corporation.

      In 1944, Eddy Stoker Corporation, 4711-21 W. North Avenue, Chicago 39.
    Person ID I116  Don Carlson's Tree
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2017 

    Father David GRAHAM,   b. 12 Jan 1875, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Sep 1963, Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Minnie Augusta HERRMEYER,   b. 2 Aug 1874, Washington County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Mar 1962, St. Louis County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage 14 Aug 1900  St. Louis County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F309  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lillian Mildred EVERSON,   b. 2 Dec 1904, Crow Wing County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 May 1988, Park Ridge, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 2 Aug 1932  Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • apparently not in Cook County
    Family ID F38  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 May 2015 

  • Photos
    Grahams
    Grahams
    From John Everson's slides. George Graham is second from the left, then Lil Everson Graham and John Everson. Probably taken in the mid 1970s at George and Lil's Arizona home.
    George Graham
    George Graham