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William lived in Peoria and owned Peoria Auto Parts, bowling alley and machine shop. His nickname was Bill. He is buried at St. Joseph Cemetery in
Peoria.
The Grawey Family Tree was first started in 1940 by Williams F. Grawey, who gathered information from the Family Bible and
directly from family members. In 1967, it was updated by cousins Leo and Edith Grawey with information provided again by direct family
members, often as a result of he annual family reunion. In 1994, an update was again done by cousin Martha Grawey Groeper, this time on a
computer program for the first time.
The information in the Family Bible was written in the German script by John Grawey (1859-1933). Additions to the Bible were continued
by his son, William F., in English for a short time. The German script was translated by Bertha E. Grawey, wife of William F. Grawey.
Son, Walter Grawey, has the Bible in his possession.
Other sources of information used were current information from family members and the Peoria Census books from the Peoria Public
Library. Wedding invitations, birth announcements, death notices, newspaper and publication articles that were saved over the years by
cousing Edith Grawey were also used. There is very little true documentation (licenses and certificates, etc.) on file. The master copy of the
Family Tree along with all the above information and more is on file at the home of Martha Grawey Groeper and is open to anyone who
would like to see it.
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