Griesbach, Joseph

1876 - 1949  (73 years)    Has 6 ancestors and 26 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Griesbach, Joseph
  Born	6 Mar 1876	Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  1910 Census	1910	Center, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Joseph Ginsbach 34 Mary Griesbach 32 Francis Griesbach 7 Josephine Griesbach 6 Arnold Griesbach 3 Oscar Griesbach 2 George Griesbach 1
  Biography	1911
  History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin Page 0974
  JOSEPH GRIESBACH, who is a well-known representative of one of Outagamie county's old and honored pioneer families, is engaged in cultivating a fa rm in Center township. His grandfather, Frederick Griesbach, was born in Prussia and came to the United States in 1856 with his wife, Margaret, and four children, and after landing at New York the family made their way to Chicago, where the father's means became exhausted. He was compelled to go on without the rest of the family, but on reaching Waukesha, Wisconsin, he sent his son-in-law, Conrad Baler, who had married one of Griesbach's daughters some time before coming to this country, back to the Windy City to bring the little family on. With this same son-in-law, Mr. Griesbach rented a farm, which they operated together for two years, and Mr. Griesbach then purchased eighty acres of school land in Center township, Ou tagamie county, hiring a team of oxen and a wagon with which to move his family into the woods. On the way from Neenah, the drivers of the ox team lost their way, the ground being covered with a foot of snow, and refused to go further, and the family eventually took possession of a log schoolhouse east of Appleton, into which the household goods were moved while the men started out to find the new land they had bought. It was finally found fourteen miles northwest of the camping place, by this time the snow having fallen so fast that there were four feet on the ground. Although they had known something of farming in the old country, these German lads knew little of conditions here, and Frederick Griesbach, who was a mason, could not see how a house was to be built without the use of nails, but was soon instructed as to that by the McGillan boy, a resident of then eighborhood, who showed Mr. Griesbach how to cut the logs to build his cabin. When the house was built, the family was brought to it, and all hands started in to clear a farm from the wilderness. That this was accomplished is found to be so when Frederick Griesbach's career is perused, as he died a prosperous and highly respected farmer. Sebastian Griesbach, father of Joseph, was born May 3, 1846, in Germany, and his schooling was started in the old country, he being eight years of age when the family left for the United States . He attended scho ol in Center township, and at the age of ten years began to work by the day, helping to clear land at three dollars per month and board. During the second summer he received five dollars a month, the third summer made im the possessor of a cow, and during his fourth and final summer with this farmer he was given a pair of young, unbroken steers. When he had reached the age of fifteen years, Mr. Griesbach went to work by the month at ten dollars. and at the end of the season had saved 'fifty dollars, which he invested in sixty-eight acres of land, the price for this unimproved property being $350. Each morning he would walk from his father's home, a distance of three miles, work hard all day, clearing his land, and returning home at night utterly exhausted would assist in whatever duties presented themselves at his father's place. He built a log cabin, and when he was but nineteen years old was married to Frances Bauer, daughter of -Michael Bauer. He had made all the furniture for this little home out of bass-wood logs, including bedstead, tables and chairs, and here he brought his young wife. He cleared all of this property, residing on the farm for eighteen years, and then sold out and purchased a property in Freedom township, but inside of seven months sold that place and bought another Center township property, only to trade this after three years for a farm near Twelve Corners. Here he resided for twenty-eight years. Mr. Griesbach is not in good health physically, being troubled by rheumatism, but he is exceptionally bright mentally and is one of the best informed men of his locality. His wife, who like Mr. Griesbach was a member of S t. Edward's Catholic Church, died in 1904, having been the mother of eleven children, as follows: Anna,; Theresa,; Barbara; Frederick, who died when eight years old; Casper, who died aged fifteen years; Frank, who was seven years old at the time of his death; Katherine, who passed away aged twenty years; and Joseph, Nicholas, Agnes and John. Joseph Griesbach was born March 6, 1876, in Grand Chute township, Outagamie county, Wisconsin, and he received his education in the district schools of the neighborhood of his father's farm, on which he worked until he was twenty-five years old, at which time his father presented him with the farm he now operates as a reward for the years of faithful work he performed on the old home place. He has made various improvements on the tract having a good set of buildings, neat fences, good water and fine pasture land, and raises good crops and feeds fine cattle. In 1901 he was married to'Mary Striegel, daughter of Martin Striegel, a prominent agriculturist of Center township, and to this union there have been born seven children, namely: Hilda, who died at the age of two years, four months; Francis, who was born in 1902; Josephine in 1903; Arnold, in 1906; Oscar in 1908; George, in 1909; and Delia, in 1910. Both Mr. and Mrs. Griesbach are me mbers of St. Edward's Catholic Church, at Mackville.
  	Griesbach, Joseph Biography from History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin; 1911.
  1920 Census	1920	Center, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  ED 202 Page 05b
  Joseph Griesboch - 43 Mary Griesboch - 26 Frances Griesboch - 17 Josefine Griesboch - 16 Arnold Griesboch - 13 Oskar Griesboch - 11 George Griesboch - 10 Dehlia Griesboch - 9 Olive Griesboch - 8 Victor Griesboch - 8 Anthony Griesboch - 6 Isabelle Griesboch - 1 [1 3/12]
  1930 Census	1930	Center, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Ed 11 Page 16b
  Joseph Griesbach - 53 Mary Griesbach - 36 Oscar Griesbach - 22 George Griesbach - 21 O Dahlia Griesbach - 19 Victor Griesbach - 18 Anthony Griesbach - 16 Isabella Griesbach - 11 Helen Griesbach - 8 Joseph Griesbach - 5 Mary J Griesbach - 3 2/12
  1940 Census	1940	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Joseph Griesbach62 Mary Griesbach47 George Griesbach31 Adehlia Griesbach29 Isabelle Griesbach21 Helen Ann Griesbach18 Joseph Griesbach15
  Died	27 Oct 1949	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	28 Oct 1949
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Page 14
  Buried	Aft 27 Oct 1949	St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I50810	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Griesbach, Sebastian,   b. 3 May 1846, , , , Germany ,   d. 28 Aug 1911, Center, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Bauer, Frances,   b. 2 Sep 1844, Bire, Germany ,   d. 4 Feb 1904, Center, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F16138	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Striegel, Mary,   b. 16 Dec 1878, Center, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 17 Jun 1913  (Age 34 years)
  Married	16 Apr 1901	, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, USA
  Children	1. Griesbach, Frances,   b. 10 Jun 1902, Center, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 11 Feb 1920, Center, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 17 years)   2. Griesbach, Josephine Barbara,   b. 14 Aug 1903, Center, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 15 Feb 1920, Center, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 16 years)   3. Griesbach, Arnold,   b. 19 Aug 1906,   d. 19 Feb 1920  (Age 13 years)   4. Griesbach, Oscar,   b. 13 Feb 1908,   d. 4 Jun 1981  (Age 73 years)   5. Griesbach, George,   b. 6 Apr 1909,   d. 3 Feb 1962  (Age 52 years)   6. Griesbach, Delia,   b. 20 Aug 1910,   d. 3 Mar 1978, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 67 years) + 7. Griesbach, Victor,   b. 14 Oct 1911,   d. 27 Nov 1974  (Age 63 years)   8. Griesbach, Olive,   b. 14 Oct 1911,   d. 2 Nov 1923  (Age 12 years) + 9. Griesbach, Anthony A.,   b. 17 Jun 1913, Mackville, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 29 Nov 1990, Menasha, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2010
  Family ID	F20144	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Hein, Mary "Mayme",   b. 12 Mar 1893, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 28 Jul 1973, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Married	Abt 1917	, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, USA
  Children	1. Griesbach, Isabella,   b. 20 Oct 1918, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 17 May 2014, Granite Bay, Placer, California, USA  (Age 95 years)   2. Griesbach, Helen,   b. 9 Jan 1922, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 6 Oct 2012, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 90 years) + 3. Griesbach, Joseph "Bud" Jr.,   b. 14 Dec 1924, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 28 Nov 2016, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 91 years)   4. Griesbach, Mary Jane,   b. Abt 1926, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. Abt 1931, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age ~ 5 years) + 5. Griesbach, Carole,   b. 1 Feb 1931, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 1 Aug 2016, Allouez, Brown, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 85 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2010
  Family ID	F20146	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 6 Mar 1876 - Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Married - 16 Apr 1901 - , Outagamie County, Wisconsin, USA 1910 Census - 1910 - Center, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Married - Abt 1917 - , Outagamie County, Wisconsin, USA 1920 Census - ED 202 Page 05b - 1920 - Center, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1930 Census - Ed 11 Page 16b - 1930 - Center, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1940 Census - 1940 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Died - 27 Oct 1949 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Buried - Aft 27 Oct 1949 - St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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