Elizabeth Grover

     Elizabeth Grover was born on 4 August 1857 at New York.¹ She was the daughter of Arthur Grover and Anna Elizabeth Coyle.¹

Elizabeth Grover married Reuben Bloomfield on 18 September 1878 at Paxton, Ford Co., Illinois, when she was 21.²

Elizabeth Grover was enumerated with Reuben Bloomfield as Elizabeth Bloomfield on the Census of 6 April 1885 at Walnut Township, Appanoose Co., Iowa. She was listed age 27, born in New York and keeping house. Both her parents were foreign born.³

Elizabeth Grover was enumerated with Reuben Bloomfield as Lizzie Bloomfield, wife on the Census of 16 June 1900. She is shown as a white female, age 42 and born in New York. Her father was born in England, her mother was born in Ireland. Her date of birth is shown as Aug 1857. She has been married 22 years and is the mother of 2 children, each of which is still living. She can read and write..⁴

Elizabeth Bloomfield was listed as the mother-in-law of Samuel Andrew Joseph Risen Christopher Columbus Gravitt on the 1930 Census recorded 19 April 1930 at Rockford, Winnebago Co., Illinois. The official date of this census was 1 Apr 1930. Other members of the household were Nettie L. Gravitt, Lawrence Gravitt and Vera Gravitt.⁵ Elizabeth Bloomfield was enumerated as Elizabeth Bloomfield on the Census of 19 April 1930 at Rockford, Winnebago Co., Illinois. Elizabeth is age 72 and widowed. She was born in New York. Her father was born in England; her mother in North Ireland. She can read and write.⁵

Elizabeth Grover died on 28 May 1942 at Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa, at age 84 years, 9 months and 24 days.¹