Florence Graff
b. 19 November 1905, d. 12 June 1996
Parents |
Father | John William Graff b. 26 Jun 1876, d. 5 Apr 1925 |
Mother | Anna Catherine Bunkers b. 10 Oct 1879, d. 29 Sep 1941 |
Relationship | Great-granddaughter of Herman Theodore Bunkers |
Appears on charts | Descendants (with spouses) of Herman Theodore Bunkers |
In Family Line | Bunkers |
Information
Birth | 19 Nov 1905 | Florence Graff was born on 19 Nov 1905 in Granville, Sioux County, Iowa. |
1910 Census (with Parents) | 7 May 1910 | Florence appeared in the 1910 Federal Census of Caledonia Township, O'Brien County, Iowa, as Florence Graff, in the household of her parents, Anna and John William Graff. She is a single white female, age 4. Daughter of head of household. She was born in Iowa. Her father was born in Minnesota, her mother in Iowa. She doesn't speak any language. She has no occupation. She did not attend school. |
1920 Census (with Parents) | 14 Jan 1920 | Florence appeared in the 1920 Federal Census of Caledonia Township, O'Brien County, Iowa, as Florence K. Graff, in the household of her parents, Anna and John William Graff. |
Residence (Witness) | 1924 | Florence Graff lived with John William Graff and Anna Catherine Bunkers in 1924 in Caledonia, O'Brien County, Iowa; owned 231 acres, section 5. |
Marriage | 4 Oct 1926 | Florence Graff and Andrew J. Miller were married on 4 Oct 1926 in Granville, Sioux County, Iowa. |
Death | 12 Jun 1996 | Florence Graff died on 12 Jun 1996 in Orange City Muncipal Hospital, Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, at age 90. Cause of death: complication of heart disease. |
Obituary | after 12 Jun 1996 | Florence Graff's obituary appeared in the Granville, Iowa--Mrs. A. J. (Florence) Miller, 90, of Granville died Wednesday, June 12, 1996, at the Orange City Municipal Hospital after a brief illness. Services will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Granville with the Rev. James Tigges of Alton officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery under the direction of the Fisch Funeral Home in Remsen. Visitation will be after 4 p.m. today, with a rosary at 5 p.m. by St. Joseph's Guild and Christian Mothers and a vigil prayer service at 7:30 p.m. at the church. Mrs. Miller was born Nov. 19, 1905, in rural Granville, the daughter of John and Catherine (Bunkers) Graff. She was raised and educated in the Granville area. She married Dr. A. J. Miller Oct. 4, 1926 in Granville. The couple made their home in Granville. He died June 10, 1983. Mrs. Miller was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Church Guild, Christian Mothers and the Senior Citizens. Survivors include a daughter Gwen and her husband, Marcel Schuver of Granville; a son, Thjoms and wife, Kathleen Miller of Crookston, Minn., 10 grandchildren; 17 great-granchildren; a sister, Mrs. Robert (Bernice) Hassmann of Warner Robins, Ga; a brother-in-law, James Jacobs of Granville; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by two granddaughters, Beverly Schuver in infancy and Ellen marie Schuver; four sisters, Mrs. James (Barbara) Jacobs, Mrs. Ray (Gertrude) Schilmoeller, Mrs. Bert (Charlotte) Ballard and Geraldine in childhood and four brothers, Joseph, Milo, Magnus and Otto Graff. Pallbearers will be Anthony, Douglas, James, John and marcel Jr Schuver, and Andrew Miller. (Ths article appeared in the Granville area newspaper June 1996.) on after 12 Jun 1996. |
Burial | 15 Jun 1996 | She was buried on 15 Jun 1996, age 90, in Saint Joseph's Catholic Church Cemetery, located in Granville, Sioux County, Iowa. |
Children of Florence Graff and Andrew J. Miller |
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2 of 2 known children of Florence Graff and Andrew J. Miller may still be living. |