 1888 - 1947 (59 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. | Maurice Frederick GRANVILLE was born on 13 Mar 1888 in Bellville, Austin, Texas, USA; died on 16 Aug 1947 in Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA; was buried in La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA. Notes:
Maurice was born and raised in Bellville to a musical family. He learned to play the violin as a child. As part of a large family he had to work in addition to going to school. He enjoyed the outdoors and found enough time to hunt and, to a lesser extent, fish. Regarding a profession, he wanted to become a doctor. However, his older brother was given that opportunity and his family could not afford to send Maurice as well.
After his mother’s death the family moved to Harper and then Kerrville. He soon met Dora von Rosenberg who had relatives and friends in his hometown of Bellville. The two married and went to live in Kerrivlle where Maurice worked for the Schreiner enterprises. Dora never became happy in the Texas hill country and they soon moved to La Grange. There Maurice first worked as an assistant to his father-in-law and later managed the La Grange Cotton Oil Mill. The prospered under his management. He also became prominent in civic affairs and was an active member of the school district’s Board of Trustees. He was an elder in the Presbyterian Church and in 1919 received the 32nd Masonic Degree at El Mina Temple in Galveston.
The family moved to Austin in the early 1930s but he and Dora separated in 1935. After his divorce Maurice married Olga Steinbrook neé Ehlers. They moved to Harlingen where he was an insurance firm representative. He later took a traveling position with the State Health Department in Tyler where he died in 1947.
Died:
at 7:30 p.m. at his residence, 121 W. Phillips St.
Maurice married Dorothea Hulda VON ROSENBERG on 16 Mar 1910 in La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA, and was divorced. Dorothea (daughter of Carl Johannes VON ROSENBERG and Dorothea Elisabeth Charlotte MEYER) was born on 22 Nov 1888 in Ellinger, Fayette, Texas, USA; died on 30 Jul 1972 in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA; was buried on 1 Aug 1972 in La Grange City Cemetery, La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Charles James GRANVILLE
 was born on 23 Jan 1911 in La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA; died on 23 Apr 1991; was buried in La Grange City Cemetery, La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA.
- 3. Maurice Frederick GRANVILLE, Jr. was born on 26 Oct 1915 in La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA; died on 14 May 2018 in Camden, Knox, Maine, USA.
- 4. Chester Wooten GRANVILLE was born on 2 Oct 1918 in La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA; died on 14 Sep 1944 in presumed lost over the Irish Sea.
- 5. Rosalind Alice GRANVILLE was born on 30 Sep 1925 in La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA; died on 15 Oct 2021; was buried on 30 Oct 2021 in La Grange City Cemetery, La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA.
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Generation: 2
| 2. | Charles James GRANVILLE (1.Maurice1) was born on 23 Jan 1911 in La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA; died on 23 Apr 1991; was buried in La Grange City Cemetery, La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA. Notes:
The first child in a family of four, Charles was named for his maternal grandfather C.J. von Rosenberg. At an early age he began studying piano and after a year at Baylor University he went to Germany to study with renowned teachers there and in Switzerland. During the late 1930s he had to flee to Paris where he began to concertize, because the Germans were about to occupy the city. He went through Portugal and settled in Morocco where he taught at a boys’ school. Back in America, he studied at the University of California at Los Angeles and received a degree in music. He spoke fluent German, French and Spanish and studied Portuguese and Italian. During the war effort, he worked on a ship in Portsmouth, Virginia. Always he adoringly pursued his music and was recognized as the consummate concert pianist. He was especially remembered for his beautiful interpretation of Chopin, vibrant Liszt and touching Beethoven and Brahms.
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| 3. |  Maurice Frederick GRANVILLE, Jr. (1.Maurice1) was born on 26 Oct 1915 in La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA; died on 14 May 2018 in Camden, Knox, Maine, USA. Maurice married Janet Ruth KNOTTS on 13 Jan 1945 in Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA. Janet (daughter of Gilbert Lloyd KNOTTS and Alice Elizabeth McCOY) was born on 19 Jun 1921 in Washburn, Bayfield, Wisconsin, USA; died on 16 Jul 2014 in Rockport, Knox, Maine, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 4. | Chester Wooten GRANVILLE (1.Maurice1) was born on 2 Oct 1918 in La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA; died on 14 Sep 1944 in presumed lost over the Irish Sea. Notes:
Chester's family moved from La Grange to Austin, Texas in 1933. There he was a champion tennis and basketball player while still in high school. A the Univetrsity of Texas he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, Cowboys and an all-Southwest Conference basketball player, serving as captain of his team in his senior year. After marrying his beloved "Dottie," he enlisted in the United States Air Force, and he flew P38 and P51 fighter planes in Europe as a squadron leader. On his flight, knowing his plane was defective, and flying through a severe storm, he did not turn backInstead, he dropped to the back of the squadron. He did not return to the home field in England and was presumed lost over the Irish Sea on September 14, 1944.
Chester married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 5. | Rosalind Alice GRANVILLE (1.Maurice1) was born on 30 Sep 1925 in La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA; died on 15 Oct 2021; was buried on 30 Oct 2021 in La Grange City Cemetery, La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA. Notes:
Rosalind grew up in Austin, Texa, attending schools there and the University of Texas. She met her future husband while horseback riding, which was one of her first hobbies. Later her interest in art and art history led to painting as a pastime. She followed her husband's career and established homes and a presence in the community, beginning in New York City in 1950, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, upstate New York and Connecticut. Finally at Randy's retirement they built a home in Horseshoe Bay, Texas intended for large family gatherings for their 2 children and four grandchildren. Most important holidays were celebrated in the home. They played golf together and enjoyed the many activities and social functions in the area.
Rosalind married Randall Keith LOWRY on 13 Jul 1946 in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA. Randall (son of Julius Lindsey LOWRY and Maude BEERS) was born on 15 Nov 1924 in Buckeye, Hardin, Iowa, USA; died on 22 Nov 1995; was buried on 25 Nov 1995 in La Grange City Cemetery, La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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