Individual Details
Johann Heinrich "John" Grumm
(9 Jan 1851 - 16 Jan 1889)
SOURCE: From History of Jones County, Iowa, Western Historical Company, Chicago, 1879, page 669
John Grumm Born January 9, 1851 JOHN GRUMM, proprietor saloon, Monticello; is a native of Germany, and was born in Kingdom of Hanover January 9, 1851; his parents emigrated to America in 1858; they came to Dixon, Ill., and lived eleven years; then came to Iowa and located in Jones Co. He has been engaged in business here since 1877. He belongs to the I.O.O.F. He married Miss Annie Markle, a native of Bohemia, March 9, 1871; they have one daughter—Rosa, born September 22, 1874.
John Grumm Born January 9, 1851 JOHN GRUMM, proprietor saloon, Monticello; is a native of Germany, and was born in Kingdom of Hanover January 9, 1851; his parents emigrated to America in 1858; they came to Dixon, Ill., and lived eleven years; then came to Iowa and located in Jones Co. He has been engaged in business here since 1877. He belongs to the I.O.O.F. He married Miss Annie Markle, a native of Bohemia, March 9, 1871; they have one daughter—Rosa, born September 22, 1874.
Events
| Birth | 9 Jan 1851 | Germany, Ostfriesland, Wiesederfehn | |||
| Marriage | 9 Mar 1871 | Annie Markle | |||
| Death | 16 Jan 1889 | Jones, Iowa, United States |  |  |
Families
| Spouse | Annie Markle ( - ) |
| Child | Rosa S Grumm (1874 - ) |
| Father | Wilhelm Rieken Grumm (1820 - 1889) |
| Mother | Sophia Maria Juilfs (1823 - 1910) |
| Sibling | Anke Margaretha Grumm (1848 - 1895) |
| Sibling | Anna Engelina Grumm (1853 - 1914) |
| Sibling | Friedrich Wilhelm "Fred" Grumm (1855 - 1938) |
| Sibling | Maria Sophie "Mary" Grumm (1858 - 1937) |
| Sibling | Margaret "Matie" Grumm (1860 - ) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Christiana Grumm (1862 - 1955) |
| Sibling | Julianna E Grumm (1865 - 1965) |
| Sibling | Matilda Louise Grumm (1868 - 1901) |
| Sibling | Lucille Grumm ( - ) |
Notes
Death
Items Of Occurrences Forty Years AgoImportant Happenings In Monticello as Chronicled In The Express During January, 1889.
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John Grumm of Wayne township was fatally injured on the 16th. He ------ trees near the residence of Rev. von Strohe. While running to get out of the range of a falling tree, he tripped, and a large limb struck him on the back with crushing force. He died within twenty-four hours. He had come to America from Germany in 1858.
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Endnotes
1. "Items Of Occurrences Forty Years Ago," Monticello (Iowa) Express, 31 January 1929; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 17 February 2011), Newspaper Digital Archives.