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The Grothen family emigrated from Bremen Germany to Illinois. In Germany, the name is also spelled Groothenn and Grothenn. Conrad listed below is Steve’s great grandfather. There is a Grothenn Gasthaus (Hotel) in Bremen. Steve’s great grandfather Conrad Grothen (1866 – 1927) arrived in the US in New York City on 9/25/1880 aboard the ship […]
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Steve scanned this document based on Zwart family bibles at Bob’s house in June, 2020. I kept the first 7 pages and the last 4 of the 20 page history, and appended the family tree. The founder of the Zwart family in Holland, Johannas Zwart, was born in 1768 in Borken, Westphalia, Germany and settled […]