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�.;�,. _ ____.. .� _.. ._: ._ . � _ _ :. .� � -,. _- .s�.� '�;� i At my death I wish the things on this list to be given to the �ran� Isl�d, Nebraska, Historical society, This lis� to be �a�th my wi11Q Mrs, Grace Groff Christman, �here is a duplicate copy in hands. of G.I, historical SoG. of this list -- ` f Ia Black embrodered shou�der shawl. Purchase� at Wolbach�s in the early ei�hties. i 2e Wedding necktie of Henry Bedford ( grofP (H�B, ) Date 18820 � 3� Two hand made embrodered collars, Date 18�.7 or before. i�:aci� by donor�s grandmother Laura Ann Jourdan Groff, mot�er of He_r;r;= Bedfor3 Groff (H.B. ) : 4. Bead belt Tr-iade b� donor�s mother Sarah Jan� Merideth Grc�fL (Sennie) Date 190�.0 ' 5, Bib apron Hrorr by danor's father �':enry Bed�'ord Groff (Ii.Bo t,�hen 3 years oId and b erore, made by his mc�ther L'aura Ann Jourd.an "vroff. :�ure Linori. Date 1.85�. 6. Black lace head c3.ress w�rn by dor.or� s grans3motrer La�ar� �nn Jourdar� Grof f in the Z86a t s ( The ends were cut.= off by the donor when a ehild for a dall's hat) 7. Three hand_ made and embrodred undershirts worn by doner� s fatrer Henry Be�f�ord Groff (H,E. ) up to thsee �ears old.i Date about ��55. i'�Iade by his mother Laura Ann Jourdan Groff. 8. Embrodered parts of undersleeves �nd esy Tteeor yoke, rr�ade by the foster mother, Hannah Cowee, of th e donor s �randmother La�.zra Ann Jotirdan Gro£f, mother of �er_ry Bedford Groff {H.E. ) Date unkn�wn understand it was made before her weddin� which as near as I can fir�ure it out was a bout 1826. 9fl 1'1'�e�donor�s grar.dmather' s wedding`ni�;ht cap, all hand ma.�� ate 18�.5. Mother of Henry �edford Groff. {H.�. ) 10, White dress worn by;donor's father up to past three vears of age, with black "and red group dota. Made by his mother �::�zars. Anr� Jourdan Groff, Hand sewed. He was seven �ears o].d befere he knew a sEwing m�achine when she bot one of first on the market. 1��' Whzte dress with orange spri��, hand sewed by donor' s grandmother Laura Ann Jourdan Uroff, worn by fatr�er up to three years, �Qtea bout 1855, He was seven ye�.rs old before they purchased a �ew- �.n� machine, First known. 12s pur linen jacket fastened in back. Worri by donor�s fa�;her up to three years old. Han d sewed by his mother Laura Ann Jourdan Groff, Father Henry Bedof'rd Groff (H.B.) 130 (This should have been 12 instead of 13. ) Please chan�e or note.} Third of little dresses. ) White swiss or dimitg with some of first machine embroderie on it that ever made in America. Hand sewed. by his mother Laura Ann Jourden Gr�ff, worn by donor�s father Henry Bed�'ord Groff (H.B.) about and before 1855,. He was seven years oldabefore they bo£":�ao sew�ng machine,�� "rst� 'khowri; " > fi 11�e �jThite linen cap worn b,y donor's father up to when three years old. Date about 1855. Father Henry Bec�ford Groff (H.B. } Behr, 7.5. Baby dre s s worn by donor�s s i s ter Ruth Margary Grof f/(now �urner) Date �.892. Crotehet and sewing by our mother Sarah Jane Merideth Groff (�ennie) 16. Baby dress worn by Russell Adrian Be�rr, son of Ruth Mar�ary Behr (Turrier) sister of donoro ' `l'he three worn b`y donor's father with dresses worn by danor :an d donorts sister, and thfis one represents three generations of. b aby dresseso 'Date ;1912 17. Dress originally worn"by donor afterwards made over for sister Ruth Margar� Groff Behr in about l$94 or 9So Ist dat� a�bout 1884. Notice how skirt was pieced down and hidden with r�.bbon. `They were thrifty in those days and often had ;a reason for trimmin�s, 18, Blue striped dress given �Eo donor bp her brother John Merideth Groff, gold star boy on last vi�it to Gran d Island -:. about two weeks before �he f�rst fleet went acros� in C�reat War. He was with this fl�et cheif earpent�r�s made on U,SQS. Raleigh. . Com:ing home 3ate� `for s �.ore work and tv receive Zast rank was on the Collisr Cyclops when i"t disa.ppe'a�ed mysteriously. ' : , - ,. . � _, _t��-... �