Lawrence Maro1

(May 31, 1916 - January 11, 1989)
Lawrence Maro|b. May 31, 1916\nd. Jan 11, 1989|p4234.htm|John Maro|b. Aug 3, 1886\nd. Dec 22, 1918|p1521.htm|Mary Mamie Geber|b. Aug 3, 1887\nd. Aug 1, 1973|p1520.htm|Michael Maro||p4416.htm|Anna|||Emil Geber|b. Jun 6, 1859\nd. Jan 14, 1935|p226.htm|Lena Hachmann|b. Oct 6, 1861\nd. Mar 1, 1944|p225.htm|

Relationship=2nd cousin of Rev. Don Emmet (Sr.) Smith.
Relationship=2nd great-grandson of John Frederick Hachmann.
Relationship=Great-grandson of Johann Niclaus Hachmann.
     Lawrence Maro was born on Wednesday, May 31, 1916 in LaMotte, Jackson County, Iowa, son of John Maro and Mary Mamie Geber.2,3 Lawrence was christened in St. Teresa's Church in LaMotte, Jackson County, Iowa.4

At age 24, Lawrence married Delores Weber on Tuesday, October 8, 1940 in St. Donatus, Jackson County, Iowa. Delores was 21 years old.5

Lawrence died on Wednesday, January 11, 1989 at age 72.6,7

Children of Lawrence Maro and Delores Weber

  • Shirley Maro5 (living)
  • Wayne Maro5 (living)
  • Yvonne Maro5 (living)
  • Gerald Maro5 (living)
  • Delbert Maro5 (living)
  • Diane Maro5 (living)
  • Lois Maro5 (living)
  • Kenneth Maro8 (living)

Citations

  1. [S228] Interview with Elgene Mesch (Dubuque, IA), by Susan Noyes, June 6 2005, Lena Geber Obit, March 2, 1944.
  2. [S131] 1930 US Census, 1930 Iowa, Jackson, Prairie Springs Twp; Series: T626 Roll: 660 Page: 205.
  3. [S228] Interview with Elgene Mesch (Dubuque, IA), by Susan Noyes, June 6 2005, Lawrence Maro Family Group Sheet, James Mueller/Mary Geber Family Group Sheet.
  4. [S228] Interview with Elgene Mesch (Dubuque, IA), by Susan Noyes, June 6 2005, James Mueller/Mary Geber Family Group Sheet.
  5. [S228] Interview with Elgene Mesch (Dubuque, IA), by Susan Noyes, June 6 2005, Lawrence Maro Family Group Sheet, Marcella Maro Obituary.
  6. [S414] Sheila Maro, email: "Corrections for Lawrene Maro, Re. Biographical Sketch 1521." Research contact Sheila Maro, 02 Jan 2009. Hereinafter cited as "Corrections by Sheila Maro."
  7. [S228] Interview with Elgene Mesch (Dubuque, IA), by Susan Noyes, June 6 2005, Lawrence Maro Family Group Sheet.
  8. [S338] Interview with Evelyne Wyehrich (Cypress, California), by Susan Noyes, 2006, Lawrence Maro Family Group Sheet.
 


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