Grieve Family Tree

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I'm putting together what information I have found on the ancestors of my Grandfather, Victor Lowell Grieve (1916 - 1969) as I'm trying to learn more about that side of my family. Luckily I've been able to make contact with some other living Grieve descendents who have a lot more. Here's what I have (online) so far.

If you drop by to read up on our family, please drop me an email or a note in the Guestbook. Enjoy,
Jeff Wilkinson, jwilkinson@mail.com

Privacy Concerns prevent me from distributing the current generation information publicly on the website, so I have provided several forms of information here, some password-protected.

Grieve Family History Photos, public

Grieve family photos, including Victor Lowell Grieve, his father Lucien Doty Grieve and mother Tressa Elizabeth Smeltzer and his father George Grieve.

Grieve Family Tree, only page 1, public, pdf

This only shows page 1, from my grandfather, Victor Lowell Grieve, and his ancestors that I know so far. This is public and is not protected. (11x17" version) Updated 8/25/2007.

Family Tree, all pages, private, zipped pdf's

This Zip file contains PDF files with pages of the ancestor & descendant family tree of Victor Lowell Grieve. Since it contains mostly info of living family, it is private and the Zip file is password-protected. Email me for the password. Do not pass this to non-family without contacting me first please. One file is formatted for 8.5x11" paper and the 2nd for 11x17" paper. Updated 8/25/2007.

Family Data Sheets, public, pdf

These sheets can be printed out and sent to me to give me the information I need for maintaining the family tree. If you have not filled these out for me at family reunions or if your info or that of someone you know is missing or incorrect in the family tree, please fill one out and send it to me. A zipped MS Word97 file is also available.

Kaiser Family Tree, public

Kaiser family tree and photos, Naomi Vera Kaiser was my grandmother, married to Victor Lowell Grieve, my grandfather. Not Grieves, but related.

Supporting Documents

Here are a few scans of documents, obituaries, etc. They give some interesting additional information. If you have more related docs - particularly obituaries, please send me a scan, text/doc/html file or link.

Other Resources

• As I checked out Ancestry.com, (free registration required) I found quite a bit of new info on our ancestors from several other people's contributions there.
• Kathy Wolf's Wolf-Haines Family Tree has Grieve details, starting at Victor L. Grieve, including all 14 children of George Grieve.
• Harold Smeltzer's tree has information about ancestors of Tressa Elizabeth Smeltzer, (alt) wife of Lucien Doty Grieve. The Smeltzers were in the US back beyond 1738.
• Sam Smeltzer's tree has similar information here, particularly about the ancestors of Tressa Smeltzer.
• Grieve Family Genealogy Forum

Note: I would certainly be interested in additional information about our ancestors. As you can see, I don't have much. I'd also be glad to receive any interesting tidbit-type stories.

Note: If you are interested in our Wilkinson-side genealogy, you'll have to contact my Dad (Richard Wilkinson) or my aunt, Sue Thompson. They are the serious researchers for that side, and have traced our family back and forth for many generations and several potential books' worth. Email me for their contact info if necessary.

File Types:

• ZIP files may be opened using Unzip tools such as pkunzip or winzip.
• PDF files are a read-only, printable format. Use the free, downloadable Adobe Acrobat viewer to view them and to print them. (Yes, I know that some of the PDF files are slightly screwed up, not showing some of the married symbols, etc. I'm working on that problem in PDF creation.)
• The master files are in Visio format. If you have Visio or the free Visio viewer, let me know and I'll send you a copy.
• GED files: I do have some of this information in the Brother's Keeper genealogy program and can offer .ged file copies to family. Just ask.
• Visio for Family Trees: I have a simple visio file and some stencils for my simple system of family trees in visio. Follow the link for more information and a download.