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=Family=
George was born on Nov. 29th, 1874 in Saline township, Madison County, [[Illinois]], which is today part of metropolitan St. Louis. Saline Township includes most of Grantfork, parts of Pierron, and the northern part of Highland, the latter of which is the origin of several exclusive brethren assemblies, of which there is no present meeting. However, one of the Highland meetings, a Grant meeting, merged with the Booth brethren, then in the 1940's 1949 with the Ames brethrenG-A, and there is a continued Ames meeting in nearby which moved to Edwardsville, in the same county. More related history to be found at [[Highland Meeting Room, IL]].
George's parents were John and Linoma Elizabeth (Lembach) Gruen, and he was one of twelve children.
==Marriage==
On October 4, 1899, George married Freda L. Malan in Bond, Illinois. Freda was the daughter of Bartholomew Malan (b. 1832 Piedmonte, Italy - d. 1911 Highland, IL) and Jennie Combe Malan (b. 1843 Lausanne, Switzerland - d. 1913 Highland, IL).
==Children==
* Bertha Leila Gruen (b. 1901 IL - d. 1987 St. Louis, MO) married Alfred Warren Baseler (b. 1900 St. Louis, MO - d. 1990 Ballwin, St. Louis, MO) in 1922, a leading brother among the Kelly-Continental brethren (Reunited Brethren) who was instrumental in merging his group with the Glanton Brethren in the early 1970's.
* Samuel Brian Gruen (b. 1903 Saint Rose, IL - d. 1950 Sabetha, KS) m. Edna Mae Wells (b. 1910 Sadlea, MO - d. 1997 Raymore, MO); Baptist deacon;