[Wm. Grove]

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Wm. Grove
149 Butler St.
B. 1413
Personal history
egg Montgomery
Mr. Grove came to America in 1881 from Hanover, Germany. ney
first went to Freeport; but came to Madison to live in 1861.
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r. Grove's father ran, a distillery on S. Wbbster sttreet
for many years.
Mr. Groves schooling was gotten at Pro. Georges Academy, a
private school ejtended by the well-to-do class in the oity.
Prof. George's aoademy was located on Fairchild St.,directly
in back of where the Telephone Co. building now stands.
It was an old German custom that no matter how wealthy people
were; that they must learn a trade; regardless of whether or
not they ever worked at it. So Wm. Grove was sent by his
father to Freeport; Ill,to learn the harness makers trade,_
He worked at his trade for only two years and then came back
to Madison and worked for his father in the distillery.