Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Grover came to Hannaford in July 1936. They moved here from Leal where Adolph managed the Leal Grain Company. He managed the Hannaford Farmers Elevator until 1952 when he retired because of illness.

Mr. and Mrs. Grover had two children:

(Annabel and John).

Annabel graduated from Hannaford High School in 1937. She took a Civil Service test and worked in the Navy Department and with the American Intelligence in Washington, D. C. , London and Germany. She returned to the states in 1946 and married Joe B. Stover. They have two children:

(Margaret and Joseph) and now reside in Alexandria, Virginia.

John graduated from Hannaford High School in 1939. He worked in the Security State Bank for a year and then enlisted in the Army. Upon returning from the Service, he operated the grocery store in Hannaford for a time and then rejoined the staff at Security State Bank where he is presently employed. He married Pearl Bjor of Hannaford. They have three children:

Kathleen (married Lyonel D. Erickson of Cooperstown, North Dakota). They have one child, Jill, and farm east of Hannaford

John A. Grover (married Sharon Ramsey of Hannaford). They have three children:

Jay, Jason and Janae. John is employed by the State Highway Department Valley City, North Dakota and they reside in Hannaford. (John was an outstanding baseball player during his school years and was voted most valuable player during his last year on the Jr. Legion Baseball Team.) Nancy (married Bryan Wiger of Fargo, North Dakota) Bryan is employed by the International Harvester Company and Nancy is working with the Computer Program. They are presently living in Waterloo, Iowa.

Source: Griggs County History 1879 - 1976 page 135