George Henry Grabenhorst, Sr.

1887 - 1966  (78 years)

• Name	George Henry Grabenhorst  [1]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	5 Nov 1887	Dayton, Webster, Iowa   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Sep 1966	Salem, Marion, Oregon   [1, 2]
  Burial	Mount Crest Abbey Mausoleum, Salem, Marion, Oregon   [2]
  Person ID	I77039	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	William Henry Grabenhorst
  Mother	Eva Haight
  Family ID	F35680	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Caroline Abigail Coburn,   b. 26 Jan 1888, Palouse, Whitman, Washington d. 28 Oct 1972, Salem, Marion, Oregon (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	15 Nov 1910	Salem, Marion, Oregon   [1]
  Children	1. George Henry Grabenhorst, Jr.,   b. 15 Jul 1915, Salem, Marion, Oregon d. 8 Dec 1997, Salem, Marion, Oregon (Age 82 years)   2. Coburn Layer Grabenhorst, Sr.,   b. 27 May 1917, Salem, Marion, Oregon d. 28 Feb 1999, Salem, Marion, Oregon (Age 81 years)   3. Richard Eugene Grabenhorst, Sr.,   b. 23 Oct 1919, Salem, Marion, Oregon d. 20 Apr 1995, Salem, Marion, Oregon (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F35667	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

• Notes

  Salem Statesman Journal September 19, 1966 Arrangements for George H. Grabenhorst Sr., 78, who died Sunday in a Salem hospital are pending at Virgil T. Golden mortuary. A Salem business and civic leader for more than 50 years, Grabenhorst was born in Dayton, Iowa and came to Oregon in 1901, farming in the Pringle District south of Salem. In 1910 he and his father, William H. Grabenhorst, opened W.H. Grabenhorst & Co., a local real estate firm. That same year young Grabenhorst married Caroline Coburn, who survives.Grabenhorst was president of the Salem Board of Realtors in 1923, and was president of the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce in 1926. He had been a member of Salem Rotary Club since 1920, and was a member of Salem Elks Lodge. At the time of his death he was senior partner in Grabenhorst Brothers Reality, associated with his sons-George H, Jr., Coburn L., and Richard E. Grabenhorst, all of Salem. Grabenhorst, referred to as the dean of Salem real estate, was instrumental in numerous area developments including Capitol Shopping Center, Meier % Frank Co. store, and Candaleria Heights. Other survivors include brother Charles W. Grabenhorst, Salem; sisters Mrs Nell McAllister, Salem, and Mrs Evelyn Doane, Portland; 13 grand-children and two great grand-children

  
  

• Sources

  [S43161] Stephany Smith, RootsWeb.com, The Grabenhorst Surname in America, (extracted June 2011). [S64597] Cemetery index, Mount Crest Abbey Mausoleum, Salem, Marion, Oregon, (Find-a-Grave).