Born: Monday, May 4, 1885 in Williamson County, Illinois
Died: Sunday, September 21, 1952 in Union County, Illinois
Buried: American Legion Cemetery, Dongola, Union County, Illinois
Lived: 67 years 4 months 17 days
yDNA: R-FT442596 (inferred)
Father: William Carroll Etherton 
(1844/IL - 1909/IL)
Mother: Louisa Watson (1846 - 1891)
Sister: Mary Ellen Etherton Watson+ (half-sister)♀ (1864/IL - 1935/IL)
Sister: Rhoda Ann Etherton Watson+ (half-sister)♀ (1867/IL - 1953)
Brother: Henry Francis Etherton+ (half-brother)♂ (1869/IL - 1955)
Brother: Hiram Andrew Etherton+ (half-brother)♂ (1872/IL - 1923/IL)
Brother: Charles Etherton+ (half-brother)♂ (1875/IL - 1905)
Brother: Joseph Barnard Etherton+ (half-brother)♂ (1878/IL - 1949)
Sister: Adda Leona Etherton Garner+ ♀ (1882/IL - 1929/IL)
Sister: Emma Edith Etherton Damron+ ♀ (1887/IL - 1964/IL)
Sister: Lilly Pearl Etherton Miller ♀ (1889/IL - 1965/IL)
Name: Sarah Ellen Gibson (1884/IL - 1978/IL)
Place: Williamson County, Illinois
Son: Jewel Lorena Etherton ♂ (1907/IL - 1907/IL)
Son: William Wayne Etherton+ ♂ 
(1909/IL - 1997/IN)
Daughter: Opal Louise Etherton Losaecco ♀ (1911/IL - 1956/IL)
Daughter: Ruby Mae Etherton Owens ♀ (1915/IL - 2015/MI)
Son: Earl Nelson Etherton+ ♂ (1917/IL - 2002/IL)
Daughter: Mary Lucille Etherton Fox ♀ (1919/IL - 1996/IL)
Son: Infant Etherton ♂ (1921 - 1921)
Daughter: Florence Lillian Etherton Casmer ♀ (1922/IL - 1976)
Occupation: Farmer.
1900 Williamson County IL Census
Grover J Etherton WWI Draft Registration, 1918
1930 Williamson County IL Census
Grover J Etherton WWII Draft Registration, 1942
Book: I Think I've Done Pretty Good!: Ruby Mae (Etherton) Owens Her Life, Her Family
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