Husband William Henry Grumke
Born: 6 Jul 1875 - St. Charles Co., Missouri
Christened:
Died: 21 Jan 1951 - Armstrong Co., Texas 1
Buried: - Claude, Armstrong Co., Texas 2
Marriage: 18 Feb 1903 - Wellington, Lafayette Co., Missouri 3
Wife Amelia Lena Scholl
Born: 4 Aug 1879 - Missouri
Christened:
Died: 9 Jan 1940 - Potter Co., Texas
Buried: - Claude, Armstrong Co., Texas 2
Children
1 F Olinda A. Grumke 4
Born: 27 Jul 1904 - Wellington, Lafayette Co., Missouri
Christened:
Died: 15 Dec 1997 - Texas 5
Buried: - Claude, Armstrong Co., Texas
Spouse: Tom R. Collins (1905-1975) 4
Marr: 29 Mar 1926 - Jackson Co., Missouri 6
2 F Adaline Grumke
Born: Abt 1907 - Missouri
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
3 M Oscar Grumke
Born: Abt 1911 - Armstrong Co., Texas
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
4 F Mildred M. Grumke
Born: Abt 1915 - Armstrong Co., Texas
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
5 M Edwin W. Grumke
Born: Abt 1918 - Armstrong Co., Texas
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
6 M Lester Grumke
Born: Abt 1924 - Armstrong Co., Texas
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
General Notes: Husband - William Henry Grumke
CENSUS:
<pre>1910 Armstrong Co., Tx, Justice Precinct 2, Claude Town, ED 6; May 12; sheet 16B
234/237
William H. Grumke 34 M1/7 Mo Mo Mo Farmer/General Farm
Amelia L. " wife 30 M1/7/2/2 Mo Germ Mo None
Alinda G. " dau 5 S Mo Mo Mo None
Atline I. " dau 3 S Mo Mo Mo None </pre>
There are also 2 hired men in the household.
<pre>1920 Armstrong Co., Texas, Justice Precinct 2, Claude, ED 2; Jan 6; sheet 3B
58/62
Wm. H. Grumke 44 Mo Mo Mo
Amelia S. " wife 40 Mo Germ Mo none
Olinda " dau 15 Mo Mo Mo none
Adaline " dau 13 Mo Mo Mo none
Oscar " son 9 Tx Mo Mo none
Mildred M. " dau 5 Tx Mo Mo none
Edwin W. " son 2 1/12 Tx Mo Mo none
Miss Nettie Moore boarder 36 Tx Tn Tn Seamstress/At home </pre>
He owns an unmortgaged house on Vine Street in the Ry Addition. The mother tongue of Amelia's father is German.
<pre>1930 Armstrong Co., Tx, Justice Precint No. 2, Claude City, ED 6-2; Apr 3; sheet 2B
44/45 Cherry St.
W. H. Grumke 54 M27 Mo Mo Mo Farmer/Farming
Amelia " wife 50 M23 Mo Germ Mo none
Oscar " son 18 Tx Mo Mo Helper/on farm
Mildred " dau 15 Tx Mo Mo none
Edwin " son 12 Tx Mo Mo none
Lester " son 6 Tx Mo Mo none </pre>
He owns a home worth $4000, does not live on a farm, and does not have a radio.
General Notes: Wife - Amelia Lena Scholl
OBITUARY:
Amelia Lena Scholle Grumke in Find-a-Grave:
Mrs. Amelia Lena Grumke, 60 years old, was buried in the Claude cemetery yesterday following funeral services in the Claude Methodist Church, with Rev. J.F. Michael, the pastor, officiating, assisted by Rev. Jeff Moore and Rev. Cecil Harvey.
Mrs. Grumke, wife of W.H. Grumke of Claude, who died in a hospital here Tuesday night following a long illness, had resided in Claude 31 years.
She is survived by her husband, three daughters, Mrs. Tom Collins and Mrs. Carl Neely, both of Claude, and Mrs. D.E. Dean of Pampa; three sons, Oscar, Edwin and Lester Grumke, all of Claude, and two sisters, Mrs. Ida Kuhlmann and Mrs. Augusta Kuhlmann, both of Wellington, Mo.
Pallbearers were Clyde Cope, Elliott Weeks, Calvin Finley, Gordon Lauderdale, Roy Dye and Lloyd Nelson, and burial was under the direction of N.S. Griggs & Sons.
(Published in Amarillo Daily News, January 12, 1940)
