William Louis Graen

1887 - 1969  (81 years)

• Name	William Louis Graen  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	17 Oct 1887	Codington, South Dakota, USA   [1, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1900	Kranzburg, Codington, South Dakota, USA   [5]
  	Occupation: At School; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Residence	1935	Sublimity, Marion, Oregon, USA   [4]
  Residence	1940	E Precinct 3, Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA   [4]
  	Occupation: Merchant; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Burial	1969	Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA   [1]
  Death	2 Aug 1969	Mehama, Marion, Oregon, USA   [1]
  Obituary - William L Graen	5 Aug 1969	Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA   [6]
  		Newspapers.com - The Capital Journal - 5 Aug 1969 - 17 Obituary - William L Graen
  Name	W L Graen  [7]
  Name	William Graen  [5]
  Name	William Graen  [8]
  Name	William L Graen  [4]
  Reference Number	28927
  Person ID	I28927	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	George G Graen,   b. Jan 1859, Germany
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Rosa S Schmidtbauer,   b. 1867, Vienna, Austria d. 13 Oct 1940, Cascade, Olmsted, Minnesota, USA (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Marriage	1883  [5]
  Family ID	F19143	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hazel Marie Pruden,   b. 30 Sep 1890, Green Creek, Sandusky, Ohio, USA d. 14 Jun 1941, Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	28 Sep 1911	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada   [3]
  Children	+ 1. Lois Elizabeth Graen,   b. 7 Nov 1913, Seattle, King, Washington, USA d. 26 Oct 1972, Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA (Age 58 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] + 2. George R Graen,   b. 24 Feb 1915, Watertown, Codington, South Dakota, USA d. 20 Apr 2010, Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA (Age 95 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] + 3. Vivian E Green,   b. 4 Jul 1918, St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA d. 14 Mar 1986, Stayton, Marion, Oregon, USA (Age 67 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] > 4. Laura J Graen,   b. 9 Jun 1920, Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, USA d. 7 May 2003, Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA (Age 82 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] + 5. Herbert William Graen,   b. 16 Jun 1928, Sublimity, Marion, Oregon, USA d. 30 Sep 1990, Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA (Age 62 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] > 6. Ramona Faustine Graen,   b. 30 Sep 1933, Sublimity, Marion, Oregon, USA d. 26 Oct 2019, Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA (Age 86 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F19108	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Oct 1887 - Codington, South Dakota, USA Residence - Occupation: At School; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1900 - Kranzburg, Codington, South Dakota, USA Marriage - 28 Sep 1911 - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Residence - 1935 - Sublimity, Marion, Oregon, USA Residence - Occupation: Merchant; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1940 - E Precinct 3, Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA Burial - 1969 - Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA Death - 2 Aug 1969 - Mehama, Marion, Oregon, USA Obituary - William L Graen - 5 Aug 1969 - Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  	Newspapers.com - The Capital Journal - 5 Aug 1969 - 17 Obituary - William L Graen

  
  

• Sources

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