Grand River Photos & Images

 



Henry Street


Frank Bone, John Hulkill, Joe Davidson, ?
Boyd Bone, D. W. Day, Oral Rosengrent, Emit Kyle,
Leo McConnell, Wilard Beck, Paul Gibson, Rolf Davidson





Binning Residence, Grand River
Courtesy of Michael Emerson Avitt, March 2022
 
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Main Street, 1910

(note unpaved muddy street)

Main Street &

Lamoree Funeral Parlor

Latta's Furniture Store

1900

Grand River bridge

1909

CB&Q Depot

Grand River

Grand River Library

 

Chapman Hotel

1930's

Chapman Hotel

Courtesy of Leo McConnell

City Park, 1909

Courtesy of SR Becker

Grand River, 1911

Courtesy of SR Becker

Parade, year unknown

Opera House in background

Horse Show

year unknown

Horse Show

year unknown

Opera House

under restoration

William "Little Bill" Overholtzer

and his new car

Waubonsie Trailers

year unknown

Ralph, Fred & Tug

Daughton & Friends

John Taylor

and his ice wagon

Charley & Jennie Ann
(Foland) Boles family

Brown's Shell Fence Posts

2010

Putting up hay

Sam Foland farm

John Dale Young

 

William Hamilton "Bill" Young

Decatur County Treasurer

William H. Young home

northeast of Grand River

John Dale Young

with Martha and Fred

Nervesta (Edwards) Young

& Armina (Ramsey) Edwards

4 Generations

William H. Young family

4 Generations

Young-Bramon-Foland-Becker

W.H. Young family

 

W. H. "Bill" Young

& Custer

Armina (Ramsey) Edwards

 

Anderson Edwards

 

Armina (Ramsey) Edwards
& Rachel (Ramsey) Foland

Alexander & Jane (Edwards) Ramsey family


Bessie (Chipp) Jimmerson's

baby photograph

Children of Thomas and Anna (Hopkins) Ramsey

Alvice Ramsey

celebrates 90th birthday

Ramsey Siblings

year unknown

Lucinda (Edwards) Foland

year unknown

Rebecca (Ramsey) Edwards

year unknown

Wilma (Ramsey) Foland

ca. 1960

Homer Foland and team

NE of Grand River

Cleaning catfish: Sam Foland, Russel Boles, Homer Foland

Mary, Harry, Dale & Beulah Foland

Homer Foland cultivating corn

with mules Bill & Dave

George & Anna Grimm Family

August, 1928

Nina and James Miller

50th anniversary 1948

Sanford Foland and first wife, Martha

Sanford Foland and second wife, Eliza

Nellie & Vernie Grimm

50th Anniversary, 1974

Elizabeth "Lizzie" & Edward Emley

Wedding Day, 1891

Esther (Foland) & Ralph Palmer

50th Anniversary, 1969

Mae & Willie Warrick

35th Anniversary, 1945

George & Celeste (Little) Foland family

Van Foland

son of George & Celeste

John and Minerva Foland family

Chris & Lucinda Foland family

Andrew & Henrietta (Foland) Weldon Family

Isaac & Elizabeth Foland Family

Samuel & Sarah Belle (Emley) Foland Family

Homer Lowell Foland

son of Sam & Sarah Belle

sisters Mary Bradshaw, Cass Brammer, Ret Weldon

Mary Ann's descendants

Foland Reunion, Aug. 1960

Bill's descendants

Foland Reunion, Aug. 1960

John's descendants

Foland Reunion, Aug. 1960

Chris' descendants

Foland Reunion, Aug. 1960

Sam's descendants

Foland Reunion, Aug. 1960

Ike's descendants

Foland Reunion, Aug. 1960

3rd Generation Cousins

Foland Reunion, Aug. 1960

Sherman & Gerna Baker

52nd Anniversary, 1968

Tressie & Roy Clawson

50th Anniversary 1964

Hollie & Ella Emley

50th Anniversary, 1970

Dena & Leonard Foland

50th Anniversary, 1958

Fishermen Albert Foland, Zell Boles, Homer Foland

Thelma (Foland) Simbro
 

Albert & Nolan Foland

brothers

5 Generations

Nolan & Wilma Foland

Fred & Elsie Boyd

50th Anniversary, 1951

Leo & Laura McConnell

Wedding Day, 1902

Minnie & James Cole

50th Anniversary, 1957

Vernon & Maud Bradshaw

60th Anniversary, 1976

Thurman Spray Family

 

Miller Sisters

Clara, Amy and Mary

Harrison Brown

 

Beulah (Foland) Richards

 

Pearle V. Bramon & Homer Foland Wedding Day

Samuel "Sam" Foland

 

Jim Hopkins

 

Grand River Motorists

 

Mabel (Foland) Acton

 

Joseph Andrew Crees

 

Dale Grimm & Hazel (Grimm) Cushman

Alberta & Eugene Foland

60th Anniversary, 2003

Michael & Huldah Foland

35th Anniversary, 1946

Wilda & Noel Boles

50th Anniversary, 1982

Opha & Shannon Edwards

50th Anniversary, 1974

Wilma & Nolan Foland

44th Anniversary, 1975

Zelma & Ralph Baker

50th Anniversary, 1968

Belva & Mendal Dow Foland

43rd Anniversary, 1975

Grand River Swimming Party

54 lb. catfish

July 9, 1919

Catfishin'

Grand River

George & Dale Grimm

 

Frank & Tersa Foland

50th Anniversary, 1944

Mason & Opal Snethen

50th Anniversary, 1978

Royal & Ruth Boles

50th Anniversary, 1974

Frank & Delma Baker

55th Anniversary, 1983

Grand River Garage

year unknown

The Grand River Local

year unknown

Grand River Filling Station

year unknown

The Overholtzers

year unknown

Unknown Residents

year unknown

John Taylor Ice Wagon

year unknown

Taylors cutting ice

year unknown

Robert Jimmerson home

ca. 1969

Grand River Cafe
ca. 1920

A.M. Spray Auto Garage

ca. 1920

"Bluebird" & Goldie Foland

date unknown

Richard & Ronnie Boles

year unknown

Norma & Homer Foland

& "Ring" ~ Summer 1943

Burnell LaVerne Boles

7 mos., Summer 1940

Della Vanderpool

and unknown

New Manure Spreader

Summer, 1943

Grand River Schoolhouse Museum
2009

Lucille & Reese Boles

Wedding Day, 1920

Mabel & Herbert Foland

43rd Anniversary, 1973

Patty's Back Door & Grill

Aug. 29, 2009

The Palmer Family

Ralph's Furlough WWI

Neighbors
May, 1942

mules Bill & Dave

ca. 1940

Richard Boles

Summer, 1937

Grand River men

names unknown

Cast of "AllStar Wedding"

Fri., April 12, 1946

"AllStar Wedding" Program

Fri., April 12, 1946

Westervelts

year unknown

Percy & Tressie Gilreath

year unknown

Making Cider

year unknown

Gary & Larry Rose

Summer, 1940

Takin' A Picture With My Brownie Camera

Drivin' to Missouri

ca. 1920

Alice & Ernie Foland Home

 

Pvt. Ernest Dale Grimm
& Jackie Gilreath
1942

Plowin', 1940

 

Grand River Men

year unknown

Rachel H. (Hopkins) Wheelis

year unknown

Little Narvesta (Wheelis)
Comstock Burchett

Joseph A., Minerva,
Lois & Ethel Moren, 1905

Luster & Nettie Margaret
(Burchett) Foland

Luster & Nettie Foland

1935

William Cole family

1908

William Cole family

year unknown

Foland Brothers

Arthur, Harry & Homer, 1944

Richard and Ermal Boles

 

William Wheelis

year unknown

Pvt. Charles A. Ladd

K.I.A. WW I

Olga and Emil Carlson

year unknown

4-G Club

June, 1946

4-G Club

ca. 1955 or 1956

Becker kids
get a plane ride

Becker kids all grown up

Homer Foland

with one of his hogs

Grant & Jon Becker

feeding the pigs

Pearle V. Foland

with her flock of chickens

Mary and Harry Foland
& Mary Beth Richards

Emma, Edd & Ida Emley

year unknown

Anna and George Grimm

year unknown

Eldon Spray

year unknown

3 Generations of students

Mrs. Irene Schwalbe

Daughton & Bone

Investment & Insurance, 1925

Grand River 42# Catfish

Year Unknown

Grand River Post Office

2009

Hewlett Lumber Supply

1967

Grand River Oil Co.

1967

Charles Ladd American Legion

Post & Lions Hall

Michael and Elizabeth (Sowerine) Foland hearthstone

Michael and Elizabeth (Sowerwine) Foland home

Sam Foland home

ne of Grand River

Brown Produce

old Evans building

Grand River

Courtesy of Leo McConnell

Grand River, 1940's

Courtesy of Leo McConnell

Fletcher Barber Shop

present day Post Office

Rev. Mooberry

 

"Grand River Hotel"

east of Grand River

Grand River Veterans

year unknown

restored Victorian

Aug. 29, 2009

E. Ray & Gussie (Foland) Morrell home

Aug. 29, 2009

E. Ray Morrell

1960

Grand River Fun Day

Parade Marshals

Grand River Fun Day

Parade

Norma G. (Foland) Becker

July 5, 2013

Frank S. Bone Family

1922

Valley Grocery

Courtesy of Leo McConnell

Van's Grocery

Courtesy of Leo McConnell

Van Ritchie

 

Switzer Home

September, 2013

Ruth Boles

& Cookie the bird

Goldie (South) Stark

our lunch lady

Grand River Rodeo

2016

Grand River T-Shirt & Caps

2016

Grand River Ball Field

July 9, 2016

Grand River Cemetery

courtesy of Melinda Mackey

Leonard & Dena Foland Home

north of Grand River

Decatur Co. State Bank

Grand River Office

Richard Schwalbe

 

Baker/Moren house

1956

Bob Burchett

veteran

 
 
 

From Grand River Alumni Banquet booklets:
 

Old Time Shucking Bee

C. Brothers & H. Griffin

Ford Days
 

Grand River Local

1909 Town Band

4-H Demonstration Team
 

Girls' 4-H, 1929

4-H Orchestra

1929 Big Snow
 
 
Dr. & Mrs. J. Carr
 

Grand River's Baseball Team
Baseball became the rage across the nation during the late 1890's and early 1900's. Almost every town had their own baseball team. When one team played another nearby town's team, home town fans would follow, some by the carload, others by rail. Below are photographs of Grand River's town ball team.

Grand River Baseball Team, ca. 1905
Photograph from Grand River Quasquicentennial Book, 2006

Roy Burchett
Sunday, June 21, 1910

Mike (Burchett?) &
Roy Burchett, ca. 1910

Roy Burchett (left)
& Reese Boles?, 1910
Photographs courtesy of Bob and Kate Burchett, Jenni Boles Determann
 
 
Grand River Business Directory, 1894

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