Ernest Griebel1

(about 1855 - )
Ernest Griebel|b. about 1855|p1499.htm|Dietrich Griebel|b. Jan 19, 1811\nd. Apr 13, 1877|p325.htm|Katharina Hachmann|b. Apr 13, 1814\nd. Jan 19, 1875|p324.htm|||||||John F. Hachmann||p16.htm|Magdalena Martens||p17.htm|

Relationship=1st cousin 2 times removed of Rev. Don Emmet (Sr.) Smith.
Relationship=Grandson of John Frederick Hachmann.
Relationship=Nephew of Johann Niclaus Hachmann.
     Ernest Griebel was born about 1855 in Illinois, son of Dietrich Griebel and Katharina Hachmann.1

Ernest appeared on the Tete des Morts Township, Jackson County, Iowa, census of August 16, 1870 in the household of Dietrich Griebel. He is recorded as age 15 and working on the farm. He is shown as having attended schoold within the year. He was born in Hanover as were his parents.1

Citations

  1. [S123] 1870 US Census, US Census Search, Heritage Quest Online, Iowa, Jackson, Tete Des Morts Twp; Series: M593 Roll: 397 Page: 127.
 


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