Dietrich Griebel

(January 19, 1811 - April 13, 1877)
     Dietrich Griebel was born on Saturday, January 19, 1811.1

Dietrich married Katharina Hachmann, daughter of John Frederick Hachmann and Magdalena Martens, sometime in the 1830's, in Germany.2 Dietrich Griebel and Katharina Hachmann had 10 or more children and they wanted her niece Emma Hachmann to come to America and work for them. Emma didn't want to come over so her sister Lena came to America at age 16. Two years later in 1882 Johann Nicholus (Kathrina's bother) and Anna Hachmann and their family, J. Henry, Emma, Elizabeth, Eibe, and Matilda came to America.

Later, J. Henry Hackmann went back to Germany to bring his widowed aunt, Anna Marie Luhs to America. He also brought a friend of the family Doretta Strohmann, a widow with 4 daughters and a son to America. He later married Doretta and they had 2 children Emily and John.3


Katharina gave birth to their son William, in 1839, in Hanover, Germany.4

Dietrich started the Lutheran Church in St. Donatus, Iowa in 1851.5

Katharina gave birth to their son Ernest, about 1855, in Illinois.4

Dietrich Griebel appeared in the Tete des Morts Township, Jackson County, Iowa, census of August 16, 1870 as head of household 26/24. He was a 52 year old farmer with a $4000 real estate property value and a personal property value of $2000. He was born in Hanover, Germany. His parents were also of foriegn birth. He was a citizen of the U.S. His name was misspelled as "Dieterich Greivel" and the census index has his name indexed as "Gravel, Dieterich". The household also included:

Katharina, his wife. She was 56 years old and keeping house. Her name was spelled as "Catharine." She was recorded as a native of Hanover, Germany and both of her parents were foreign born.

William Griebel is recorded as as a laborer 31 years old. He was born in Hanover as were his parents.

Ernest Griebel 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.4

Dietrich died on Friday, April 13, 1877 in St. Donatus, Jackson County, Iowa, at age 66. He was laid to rest in the St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery in St. Donatus, Jackson County, Iowa.

Children of Dietrich Griebel and Katharina Hachmann

Citations

  1. [S3] Compiled by Doug & Gloria Lenhart with contributions by Grace Elda (Lenhart) Smith / Harriet Deahl / and other family members, "1998 Lenhart Family Reunion Notes", Washington State Department of Health (1998) Some portions recorded in Irvin Public Library, Irvin, Penn: FGS. Hereinafter cited as "1998 Lenhart Reunion."
  2. [S228] Interview with Elgene Mesch (Dubuque, IA), by Susan Noyes, June 6 2005, Johan Frederick Hachmann Family Group Sheet.
  3. [S3] Compiled by Doug & Gloria Lenhart with contributions by Grace Elda (Lenhart) Smith / Harriet Deahl / and other family members, "1998 Lenhart Family Reunion Notes", Washington State Department of Health (1998) Some portions recorded in Irvin Public Library, Irvin, Penn. Hereinafter cited as "1998 Lenhart Reunion."
  4. [S123] 1870 US Census, US Census Search, Heritage Quest Online, Iowa, Jackson, Tete Des Morts Twp; Series: M593 Roll: 397 Page: 127.
  5. [S228] Interview with Elgene Mesch (Dubuque, IA), by Susan Noyes, June 6 2005.
 


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