Johan A. Grobecker was born in Hanover, Germany about 1825. With his wife Catharine and daughter Anna, he arrived in the U.S. (from Bremen) on June 10, 1854 at the port of New Orleans, Louisiana aboard the ship Patriot. His occupation was "joiner", and his destination was Missouri. Indeed, his daughter Mina was born in Missouri. However, by 1862, the family had relocated to Kansas (U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists).
On the 1862, 1863 IRS tax list, John Grobecker was a retail liquor dealer. In other documents, he was a farmer. In his obituary, he was Dr. J. A. Grobecker.
Although a resident of Galena, Kansas at the time of his death, John died in St. Margaret's Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas (Wyandotte County) and was buried in Kansas City, Kansas. On the Kansas Deaths and Burials Index, 1885-1930, he is listed as a widow, rather than divorced (from his 2nd wife).
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1st Wife: Catherine Gharardy (1827- d. before 1875), married in Germany
2nd Wife: Elizabeth Loren "Lottie" "Lizzie" Barry (1866-1937), married June 22 1887 in Neosho County, Kansas. Divorced August 5, 1893. Elizabeth married Samuel J Armstrong in 1899.
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With his first wife, Catherine, John Alexander Grobecker was the father of:
1) Anna M (Grobecker) Walters (1853-1942)
... Mrs. George W Walters
2) Mina Grobecker (~1855 - ??)
3) Emma Grobecker (~1863 - ??)
4) Ella Lena
5) Joseph Grobecker (1868-1929)
6) Harry James (Grobecker) Murray 1870-1927)
7) Ida (Grobecker) [adopted name?]
Note: John's 1st wife Catherine died between 1872 (Ida's birth year) and March 1, 1875 (Kansas Census) where John is found with the youngest six of his children. According to family lore, Catherine's two youngest children, Harry and Ida, were adopted through the Kansas Orphan Trains. Harry's adoptive parents were William and Anna Murray.
With his second wife, Lizzie, John Alexander Grobecker was the father of:
8) Earl A Grobecker (1885-1978)
9) Charles Grobecker (1888-1904)
10) Samuel Percy Grobecker (1890-1981)
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On the 1862, 1863 IRS tax list, John Grobecker was a retail liquor dealer. In other documents, he was a farmer. In his obituary, he was Dr. J. A. Grobecker.
Although a resident of Galena, Kansas at the time of his death, John died in St. Margaret's Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas (Wyandotte County) and was buried in Kansas City, Kansas. On the Kansas Deaths and Burials Index, 1885-1930, he is listed as a widow, rather than divorced (from his 2nd wife).
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1st Wife: Catherine Gharardy (1827- d. before 1875), married in Germany
2nd Wife: Elizabeth Loren "Lottie" "Lizzie" Barry (1866-1937), married June 22 1887 in Neosho County, Kansas. Divorced August 5, 1893. Elizabeth married Samuel J Armstrong in 1899.
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With his first wife, Catherine, John Alexander Grobecker was the father of:
1) Anna M (Grobecker) Walters (1853-1942)
... Mrs. George W Walters
2) Mina Grobecker (~1855 - ??)
3) Emma Grobecker (~1863 - ??)
4) Ella Lena
5) Joseph Grobecker (1868-1929)
6) Harry James (Grobecker) Murray 1870-1927)
7) Ida (Grobecker) [adopted name?]
Note: John's 1st wife Catherine died between 1872 (Ida's birth year) and March 1, 1875 (Kansas Census) where John is found with the youngest six of his children. According to family lore, Catherine's two youngest children, Harry and Ida, were adopted through the Kansas Orphan Trains. Harry's adoptive parents were William and Anna Murray.
With his second wife, Lizzie, John Alexander Grobecker was the father of:
8) Earl A Grobecker (1885-1978)
9) Charles Grobecker (1888-1904)
10) Samuel Percy Grobecker (1890-1981)
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Johan A. Grobecker was born in Hanover, Germany about 1825. With his wife Catharine and daughter Anna, he arrived in the U.S. (from Bremen) on June 10, 1854 at the port of New Orleans, Louisiana aboard the ship Patriot. His occupation was "joiner", and his destination was Missouri. Indeed, his daughter Mina was born in Missouri. However, by 1862, the family had relocated to Kansas (U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists).
On the 1862, 1863 IRS tax list, John Grobecker was a retail liquor dealer. In other documents, he was a farmer. In his obituary, he was Dr. J. A. Grobecker.
Although a resident of Galena, Kansas at the time of his death, John died in St. Margaret's Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas (Wyandotte County) and was buried in Kansas City, Kansas. On the Kansas Deaths and Burials Index, 1885-1930, he is listed as a widow, rather than divorced (from his 2nd wife).
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1st Wife: Catherine Gharardy (1827- d. before 1875), married in Germany
2nd Wife: Elizabeth Loren "Lottie" "Lizzie" Barry (1866-1937), married June 22 1887 in Neosho County, Kansas. Divorced August 5, 1893. Elizabeth married Samuel J Armstrong in 1899.
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With his first wife, Catherine, John Alexander Grobecker was the father of:
1) Anna M (Grobecker) Walters (1853-1942)
... Mrs. George W Walters
2) Mina Grobecker (~1855 - ??)
3) Emma Grobecker (~1863 - ??)
4) Ella Lena
5) Joseph Grobecker (1868-1929)
6) Harry James (Grobecker) Murray 1870-1927)
7) Ida (Grobecker) [adopted name?]
Note: John's 1st wife Catherine died between 1872 (Ida's birth year) and March 1, 1875 (Kansas Census) where John is found with the youngest six of his children. According to family lore, Catherine's two youngest children, Harry and Ida, were adopted through the Kansas Orphan Trains. Harry's adoptive parents were William and Anna Murray.
With his second wife, Lizzie, John Alexander Grobecker was the father of:
8) Earl A Grobecker (1885-1978)
9) Charles Grobecker (1888-1904)
10) Samuel Percy Grobecker (1890-1981)
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On the 1862, 1863 IRS tax list, John Grobecker was a retail liquor dealer. In other documents, he was a farmer. In his obituary, he was Dr. J. A. Grobecker.
Although a resident of Galena, Kansas at the time of his death, John died in St. Margaret's Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas (Wyandotte County) and was buried in Kansas City, Kansas. On the Kansas Deaths and Burials Index, 1885-1930, he is listed as a widow, rather than divorced (from his 2nd wife).
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1st Wife: Catherine Gharardy (1827- d. before 1875), married in Germany
2nd Wife: Elizabeth Loren "Lottie" "Lizzie" Barry (1866-1937), married June 22 1887 in Neosho County, Kansas. Divorced August 5, 1893. Elizabeth married Samuel J Armstrong in 1899.
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With his first wife, Catherine, John Alexander Grobecker was the father of:
1) Anna M (Grobecker) Walters (1853-1942)
... Mrs. George W Walters
2) Mina Grobecker (~1855 - ??)
3) Emma Grobecker (~1863 - ??)
4) Ella Lena
5) Joseph Grobecker (1868-1929)
6) Harry James (Grobecker) Murray 1870-1927)
7) Ida (Grobecker) [adopted name?]
Note: John's 1st wife Catherine died between 1872 (Ida's birth year) and March 1, 1875 (Kansas Census) where John is found with the youngest six of his children. According to family lore, Catherine's two youngest children, Harry and Ida, were adopted through the Kansas Orphan Trains. Harry's adoptive parents were William and Anna Murray.
With his second wife, Lizzie, John Alexander Grobecker was the father of:
8) Earl A Grobecker (1885-1978)
9) Charles Grobecker (1888-1904)
10) Samuel Percy Grobecker (1890-1981)
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