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Anna and Heinrich Grau

Heinrich Grau

Born - Sunday, November 11, 1855

Mollin, Germany

Arrived USA - 1883

Married - Friday, April 29, 1883

Hickory Grove Lutheran Church

Nemaha County, Nebraska

Died - Saturday, April 1, 1934

Buried -Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery

Stuttgart, Phillips County, Kansas

 

 

Grau

Heinrich Grau came to America from Germany in 1883. He was engaged to Anna Elizabeth Beitz before coming to America and was married to her on

April 29, 1883. at Hickory Grove, near Johnson, Nebraska, in Nemaha County. They were both baptized, confirmed and remained in the Lutheran faith.

They then settled in Mound township, Phillips County, Kansas, in the spring of 1886. They purchased 100 acres of land belonging to Mr. Fred Veeh. The house on the land had to be moved 570 feet north, because it was on the Rock Island right-of-way, which came through in 1887.

He was born on November 11, 1855 in Molin, Germany and died on April 1, 1934. He was the son of Heinrich and Christine (Rauch) Grau. His grandparents were Konrad and Katherine.

His wife, Anna, was born January 7, 1863 at Dreihausen, Germany, and died November 26, 1941. She was the daughter of Johannes and Margaretha (Feldbusch) Beitz. Her grandparents were John Beitz and Margaret Wilhelm.

Heinrich and Anna both died at Agra, Kansas and are buried at Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery at Stuttgart, Kansas.

 

 

 

Wife - Anna Elizabeth (Bietz) Grau

Born - Wednesday, January 7, 1863

Dreihausen, Kuhesse, Germany

Died - Wednesday, November 26, 1941

Agra,  Phillips County, Kansas

Buried - November 29, 1941

Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery,

Stuttgart, Phillips County, Kansas

Father - Johannes Beitz

Mother - Margaretha (Feldbusch) Beitz

 

 

Children Of Henry Grau

Children of Henry & Elizabeth Grau

Henry Grau, Katherine Badenhoop, Theodore Grau, Margaret Eltiste,

Conrad  Grau, & Elizabeth Hestermann

 

 

Daughter - Sophia Margaretha (Grau) Eltiste

Born - September 6, 1884

 

Son - Johannes Konrad Grau

"Conrad J. Grau"

Born - January 16, 1887

 

Son - Henry A. Grau

Born - September 11, 1889

 

Daughter - Elizabeth (Grau) Hesterman

Born - September 6. 1892  - Kansas

Married - February 18, 1914

Died - March 17,1978

Buried - Saint John Cemetery
Kensington, Smith County, Kansas

Husband - Henry J. Hesterman

Born - August 13, 1892  - Kansas  ♦ Died - February 20,1964

Father - Frederick Hesterman

Born - August 22, 1854   ♦  Died - November 19, 1915

Mother - Mary (Inteman) Hesterman

Born - January 11, 1858   ♦  Died - July 4, 1929

 

Daughter - Katherina B. (Grau) Badenhoop

Born - July 16, 1895

Married - June 7,1922

Emmanuel Lutheran Church

Stuttgart, Phillips County, Kansas

Died - December 24, 1977

Buried - Saint John Cemetery
Kensington, Smith County, Kansas

Husband - Heinrich J. Badenhoop

Born -  November 21, 1893 - Kansas  ♦  Died - September 18,1963

Father - John Badenhoop

Born -  October 4, 1863 - Germany   Died - February 23, 1944

Mother - Ottillge (Mann) Badenhoop 

Born - February 5, 1872  - Posen, Germany   Died - November 1, 1939

 

Son - Johannes Heinrich Theodor Grau

Theodore H. Grau

Born - November 11, 1898

 

 

Father - Johann Heinrich Grau

Born - November 3, 1828  ۩  Died - June 6, 1886

Mother - Christine (Rauch) Grau

Born -  December 19, 1824  ۩  Died - November 11, 1855

 

 

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