Individual Details

Sophia Maria Juilfs

(7 Mar 1823 - 1 Apr 1910)

Events

Birth	7 Mar 1823	Germany, Ostfriesland, Kleinhorsten
Marriage	8 Jun 1848	Hörsten, Ostfriesland, Germany - Wilhelm Rieken Grumm
Immigration	3 Jun 1857
Census (family)	1 Jun 1860	Nelson, Lee, Illinois, United States - Wilhelm Rieken Grumm
Census (family)	1870	Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Wilhelm Rieken Grumm
Census (family)	7 Jun 1880	Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Wilhelm Rieken Grumm
Census (family)	1885	Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Wilhelm Rieken Grumm
Census	1895	Richland Township, Jones, Iowa, United States
Census	18 Jun 1900	Richland Township, Jones, Iowa, United States
Death	1 Apr 1910	Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States
Burial	3 Apr 1910	St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States

Families

Spouse	Wilhelm Rieken Grumm (1820 - 1889)
Child	Anke Margaretha Grumm (1848 - 1895)
Child	Johann Heinrich "John" Grumm (1851 - 1889)
Child	Anna Engelina Grumm (1853 - 1914)
Child	Friedrich Wilhelm "Fred" Grumm (1855 - 1938)
Child	Maria Sophie "Mary" Grumm (1858 - 1937)
Child	Margaret "Matie" Grumm (1860 - )
Child	Elizabeth Christiana Grumm (1862 - 1955)
Child	Julianna E Grumm (1865 - 1965)
Child	Matilda Louise Grumm (1868 - 1901)
Child	Lucille Grumm ( - )

Father

Juilf Juilfs ( - )

Notes

Immigration

Name: Sophie Grumm
Event Type: Immigration
Event Date: 03 Jun 1857
Event Place: New York, New York, New York, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 34
Birthplace: Germany
Occupation: Farmer
Ship Name: Orpheus
Birth Year (Estimated): 1823
Departure Port: Bremerhaven
Literacy: Unknown
Last Place of Residence:
Destination Place: Illinois
Transit or Travel Compartment: Staying in the USA [Transit]; Steerage [Travel]
Affiliate Manifest ID: 00008936
Affiliate Publication Title: Germans to America Passenger Data file, 1850-1897
Affiliate ARC Identifier: 1746067

Census (family)

1, 1 Wm. Grumm, 39, M, Farmer, 0, 150, Hanover
Sophia , 37, F, Hanover
John , 9, M, Hanover
Anna , 4, F, Hanover

Census (family)

37 184 192 Grunn William 48 M Farmer 3000 1000 Oldenburg
38 Grunn Sophia 47 F Keeping House Germany
39 Grunn Frederick 14 M Works on Farm Oldenburg
40 Grunn Mary 12 F Illinois
Page 28
1 Grunn Margaret 10 F Illinois
2 Grunn Elizabeth 7 F Illinois
3 Grunn Julia 5 F Iowa
4 Grunn Matilda 2 F Iowa
NOTE: This one is "Grumm." [Steve Hanken]

Census (family)

Wm. GRUMM Self M Male W 59 HANOVER Farmer HANOVER HANOVER
Sophia GRUMM Wife M Female W 57 HANOVER Keeping House HANOVER HANOVER
Matie GRUMM Dau S Female W 19 HANOVER At Home HANOVER HANOVER
Matilda GRUMM Dau S Female W 12 IL At School HANOVER HANOVER

Census (family)

William Grumm M 64
Sophia Grumm F 62
Margaret Grumm F 24
Julia Grumm F 19
Matilda Grumm F 16

Census

Living with her married daughter's family - Ricklef and Mary Gerdes.

Census

126,127, Gerdes, Ricklef, Head, WM, Aug 1856, 43, Married 21 yrs, Germany 3x, Imm - 1872, 23 yrs in US, Farmer
Maria S, Wife, WF, July 1858, 41, M-21, 12 children born & living, IL Germany Germany
William G, Son, WM, Sept 1879, 20, single, IA
Grace A, Daughter WF Feb 1884, 16 single, IA
Frederick H, Son, WM, Nov. 1885, 14, single, IA
Sophia A, Daughter, WF, Sept 1887, 12, single, IA
August R, Son, WM, Apr 1889, 11, single, IA
Hannah E, Daughter, WF, June 1891, 8, single, IA
Anna K, Daughter, WF, June 1891, 82 single, IA
Henry R, Son, WM, Mar 1893, 7, single, IA
Carl E, Son, WM, June 1896, 4, single, IA
Paul G, Son, WM, Mar 1900, 2/12, single, IA
Grumm, Sophia M, Mother-in-law, WF, Mar 1823, 77, Wd, Germany 3x, Immigrated 1854 - 46 yrs in US

Death

Death of an Aged Woman.

Mrs. Sophia Grumn died at th home of her daughter, Mrs. Ricklef Gerdes, in Richland township, last Friday morning, the 1st., inst . Mrs Grumm had reached the advanced age of 87 years. Her maiden name was Julfs , and she was born in Klienhorsten, Germany, March 7, 1823. She was married to William Grumm, in 1848, and they came to America, in 1856, settling at Dixon, Illinois where they resided for seven years when they came to Jones county Iowa, which afterwards remained their home. Mr. Grumm died 21 years ago, and during the last 17 years of her life, Mrs. Grumm made her home with her daughter, Mrs Ricklef Gerdes, where she was given kind care and attention. She was a bright, active and intelligent woman, who retained her mental faculties up to the last days of her life. For a number of years she had been deaf, but her eyesight was good, and she was an omnivorous reader. She had been ailing for ten days previous to death, but her condition was not considered serious until four days previous to the final summons. The fatal disease was bronchitis.
Mrs. Grumm was the mother of 9 children, 5 who survive her, viz Mrs. Anna Jacobs, Santa Ana, California; Fred Grumm, Orange, California; Mrs. Mary Gerdes, Monticello; Mrs. Lizzie Rickels, Terra Bella, California; and Mrs. Julia Englebart , Pomeroy, Iowa. She is survived by 47 grand-children and 6 great grand-children. The funeral services were conducted, last Sunday afternoon, by Rev. William L Schuetz, of whose church Mrs Grumm was a devoted and consistent member. A very large assemblage of friends and neighbors attended the funeral services. Mr. Schuetz spoke in both English and German Mrs. Grumm was laid to rest in the St. John's cemetery beside her husband.

Endnotes

1. Janssen, Ludwig, Erhard Schlte and Hans Rudolph Manger, compiler, Die Familien der Kirchengemeinde Reepsholt (Aurich: Ostfriesische Landschaft, 1982).

2. Georgia Gerdes Ogas, "Gerdes-Germany/Iowa-1800's," e-mail message from () to Gerdes Family Forum at GenForum, July 18, 2000 , From some of her aunt's papers (Anna Gerdes Burtnett).

3. Janssen, Ludwig, Erhard Schlte and Hans Rudolph Manger, compiler, Die Familien der Kirchengemeinde Reepsholt (Aurich: Ostfriesische Landschaft, 1982), p 452 #2353.

4. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 > IOWA > JONES > RICHLAND TWP Series: T623 Roll: 440 Page: 185.

5. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1860 > ILLINOIS > LEE > NELSON Series: M653 Roll: 198 Page: 241 .

6. 1895 Iowa State Census. Castle Grove Township PAGES 44-67 + 931 Monticello Township PAGES 463-490 Monticello City PAGES 494-515, PAGES 516-537 Scotch Grove PAGES 753-776 (transcribed by Joanne Wilken http://www.rootsweb.com/~iajones/census/census.htm 2002), 1895 State Census Richland Township Pages 652-674.

7. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 > IOWA > JONES > RICHLAND TWP Series: T623 Roll: 440 Page: 185.

8. Janssen, Ludwig, Erhard Schlte and Hans Rudolph Manger, compiler, Die Familien der Kirchengemeinde Reepsholt (Aurich: Ostfriesische Landschaft, 1982), p 452 #2353.

9. "Death of an Aged Woman," Monticello (Iowa) Express, 7 April 1910; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 15 February 2011), Newspaper Digital Archives.

10. Georgia Gerdes Ogas, "Gerdes-Germany/Iowa-1800's," e-mail message from () to Gerdes Family Forum at GenForum, July 18, 2000 , From some of her aunt's papers (Anna Gerdes Burtnett).