His headstone says 1883, but it's wrong. The person who ordered the headstone must have gotten his year of birth from his WWII draft registration card, which does say 1883. However, His WW1 draft registration card, the 1900 census, and the social security death index all say 1885.
The 1910 census says aged 24, the 1920 says age 34, the 1930 45, and the 1940 age 54. So there's significantly more evidence for the latter.
Name: Clarence Groff
State of Issue: Maryland
Date of Birth: Thursday October 15, 1885
Date of Death: November 1964
Est. Age at Death: 79 years, 1 months
Last known residence:
State: Maryland
The 1910 census says aged 24, the 1920 says age 34, the 1930 45, and the 1940 age 54. So there's significantly more evidence for the latter.
Name: Clarence Groff
State of Issue: Maryland
Date of Birth: Thursday October 15, 1885
Date of Death: November 1964
Est. Age at Death: 79 years, 1 months
Last known residence:
State: Maryland
His headstone says 1883, but it's wrong. The person who ordered the headstone must have gotten his year of birth from his WWII draft registration card, which does say 1883. However, His WW1 draft registration card, the 1900 census, and the social security death index all say 1885.
The 1910 census says aged 24, the 1920 says age 34, the 1930 45, and the 1940 age 54. So there's significantly more evidence for the latter.
Name: Clarence Groff
State of Issue: Maryland
Date of Birth: Thursday October 15, 1885
Date of Death: November 1964
Est. Age at Death: 79 years, 1 months
Last known residence:
State: Maryland
The 1910 census says aged 24, the 1920 says age 34, the 1930 45, and the 1940 age 54. So there's significantly more evidence for the latter.
Name: Clarence Groff
State of Issue: Maryland
Date of Birth: Thursday October 15, 1885
Date of Death: November 1964
Est. Age at Death: 79 years, 1 months
Last known residence:
State: Maryland
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