L Gertrude Grover

Name Variants
Gertrude Grover
Lucy Grover
Gertrude Lott
Gertrude Whetzel
Lucy Whetzel
Person ID
185314
About
White Female born in 1905 died in 1992

Lucy Gertrude Grover was born on Oct 8, 1905 in Ithaca, the daughter of Herbert Hice Whetzel, Professor of Plant Pathology at Cornell's College of Agriculture, and Lucy Ethel Baker Whetzel. Her first husband was William Oliver Grover; they were married in August 1931 and divorced by 1950 according to the census. In 1956 she married William M. Lott, Sr. of Gardners, PA, where she lived until his death in 1989. She died on Nov 18, 1992 in Essex, CT.

She was a graduate of Swarthmore College and worked as a newspaper reporter for the Philadelphia Ledger and as a broadcaster for WHCU in Ithaca, NY, where she hosted popular radio programs for thirteen years.

Sources:
Marriage announcement in Ithaca Journal, Aug 22, 1931, p10 -- https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ithaca-journal-marriage-of-gertrude/136314581/
Obituary in Ithaca Journal, Nov 21, 1992, p4 -- https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ithaca-journal-obituary-for-gertrude/113716840/

Census Records
YearNameRelation to HeadAddressAgeRacePOBMarriageOccupation
1940Grover, LucyDaughter107 Forest Home Dr34WhiteNew YorkMarried Spouse Not PresentNone
1950Grover, L GertrudeHead107 Forest Home Dr44WhiteNew YorkDivorcedRadio Broadcaster
Relatives in 1940 US Census
NameRelation to HeadAddressAgeRacePOBMarriageOccupation
Whetzel, HerbertHead107 Forest Home Dr62WhiteIndianaWidowedProfessor of Plant Pathology
Grover, WilliamGrandson107 Forest Home Dr2WhiteNew YorkSingleNone
Relatives in 1950 US Census
NameRelation to HeadAddressAgeRacePOBMarriageOccupation
Grover, William HSon107 Forest Home Dr12WhitePennsylvaniaNever MarriedNone
Hall, BarbaraRoomer107 Forest Home Dr26WhiteNew YorkNever MarriedRadio Broadcaster
Theocharides, HarryRoomer107 Forest Home Dr29WhiteGreeceNever MarriedNone
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Gertrude Whetzel Lott

DoB: 8 Oct 1905
PoB: Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York
Died: 18 Nov 1992, Essex, Middlesex County, Connecticut
Burial: Details Unknown