First husband of Mary Ann Warner, m.1864, and father of Anna, Ferdinand, John, & Josephine.
After Anna's birth in Warren Twp., Macomb Co., MI, John moved his young family to Hancock, Houghton Co., MI so he could work in the copper mines. It was during this period that Ferdinand was born. Mary was desperately lonely and little Anna's health was poor, so the family returned to their farm in Warren Twp., Macomb Co., MI, where John and Josephine were born.
In January 1870, John was clearing his land of timber and hauling the cordwood into Detroit to be sold for fuel. At the intersection of Harper and St. Cyril, the wood extending out from his wagon became entangled with a hay wagon driven by a man named Engleman from Center Line, MI, and John was killed in the resulting crash.
Mary was left with four small children and a farm with only a small portion of the wooded acreage cleared. There was no way for her to earn a living, especially with four babies to care for. The only thing a woman in her situation could do was to marry again, which she did within a year. On 09 JUNE 1871, she married Joseph Frantz RINKE, a bachelor six years younger than herself.
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Thanks to Louise Dice
John is one of three Grobbel brothers who immigrated from Germany. His brother, Anthony,44018036, settled in Warren Township and brother Daniel,87238621,owned a grocery store in Detroit.
After Anna's birth in Warren Twp., Macomb Co., MI, John moved his young family to Hancock, Houghton Co., MI so he could work in the copper mines. It was during this period that Ferdinand was born. Mary was desperately lonely and little Anna's health was poor, so the family returned to their farm in Warren Twp., Macomb Co., MI, where John and Josephine were born.
In January 1870, John was clearing his land of timber and hauling the cordwood into Detroit to be sold for fuel. At the intersection of Harper and St. Cyril, the wood extending out from his wagon became entangled with a hay wagon driven by a man named Engleman from Center Line, MI, and John was killed in the resulting crash.
Mary was left with four small children and a farm with only a small portion of the wooded acreage cleared. There was no way for her to earn a living, especially with four babies to care for. The only thing a woman in her situation could do was to marry again, which she did within a year. On 09 JUNE 1871, she married Joseph Frantz RINKE, a bachelor six years younger than herself.
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Thanks to Louise Dice
John is one of three Grobbel brothers who immigrated from Germany. His brother, Anthony,44018036, settled in Warren Township and brother Daniel,87238621,owned a grocery store in Detroit.
First husband of Mary Ann Warner, m.1864, and father of Anna, Ferdinand, John, & Josephine.
After Anna's birth in Warren Twp., Macomb Co., MI, John moved his young family to Hancock, Houghton Co., MI so he could work in the copper mines. It was during this period that Ferdinand was born. Mary was desperately lonely and little Anna's health was poor, so the family returned to their farm in Warren Twp., Macomb Co., MI, where John and Josephine were born.
In January 1870, John was clearing his land of timber and hauling the cordwood into Detroit to be sold for fuel. At the intersection of Harper and St. Cyril, the wood extending out from his wagon became entangled with a hay wagon driven by a man named Engleman from Center Line, MI, and John was killed in the resulting crash.
Mary was left with four small children and a farm with only a small portion of the wooded acreage cleared. There was no way for her to earn a living, especially with four babies to care for. The only thing a woman in her situation could do was to marry again, which she did within a year. On 09 JUNE 1871, she married Joseph Frantz RINKE, a bachelor six years younger than herself.
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Thanks to Louise Dice
John is one of three Grobbel brothers who immigrated from Germany. His brother, Anthony,44018036, settled in Warren Township and brother Daniel,87238621,owned a grocery store in Detroit.
After Anna's birth in Warren Twp., Macomb Co., MI, John moved his young family to Hancock, Houghton Co., MI so he could work in the copper mines. It was during this period that Ferdinand was born. Mary was desperately lonely and little Anna's health was poor, so the family returned to their farm in Warren Twp., Macomb Co., MI, where John and Josephine were born.
In January 1870, John was clearing his land of timber and hauling the cordwood into Detroit to be sold for fuel. At the intersection of Harper and St. Cyril, the wood extending out from his wagon became entangled with a hay wagon driven by a man named Engleman from Center Line, MI, and John was killed in the resulting crash.
Mary was left with four small children and a farm with only a small portion of the wooded acreage cleared. There was no way for her to earn a living, especially with four babies to care for. The only thing a woman in her situation could do was to marry again, which she did within a year. On 09 JUNE 1871, she married Joseph Frantz RINKE, a bachelor six years younger than herself.
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Thanks to Louise Dice
John is one of three Grobbel brothers who immigrated from Germany. His brother, Anthony,44018036, settled in Warren Township and brother Daniel,87238621,owned a grocery store in Detroit.
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