John A. Greiner (1859 - 1888)

Born 4 Mar 1859 in Mount Clemens, Macomb, Michigan, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Julia Anna (Dupray) Greiner — married 15 Apr 1885 in Mount Clemens, Macomb, Michigan

Died 9 Oct 1888 at age 29 in L'Anse, Baraga, Michigan, United States

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Biography

John was born in Mt. Clemens, Michigan on 4 March 1859 to Andrew and Mary (Snoblen) Greiner^[1].

John grew up on the family farm in Mt. Clemens^[2].

John married Julia Anna Dupray in Mt. Clemens on 15 April 1885^[3][4].

In January of the following year, John and Julia had their only child, Nellie. Only 18 months later, Julia would go to be with The Lord. John left Nellie in the care of Julia's mother, Nancy (Voiland) Dupray and made his way north to work in the lumber camps.

Just a little over a year later, John came down with typhoid fever and joined his beloved Julia in the afterlife^[5].

Research Notes

Place of death

Did John pass away in Le Anse, Macomb County or in L'Anse, Baraga County?

John's death record states he died in "Le Anse" and it would be easy to believe this is a town or area in Macomb County since the document is a ledger for deaths in Macomb County^[5]. Add to the confusion there is a school district in Macomb County named "L'Anse Creuse." However, it is told that after John's wife passed away, he went to work in the lumber camps up north and the lumber industry was in full bloom in L'Anse at the time he would have been there^[1].

Browsing the pages of the county ledger it is easily apparent there are a number of deaths that took place outside of Macomb County and recorded in the county record.

It is my belief he went to the U.P. and worked logging in or near L'Anse, then contracted Typhoid and died. In that his family still lived in Macomb, his body was likely returned to his parents and his death recorded by the county since it was his home of record. James R. Greiner 3/18/18.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Flemming, Arthur J., “A Guide to Greiner Ancestry in America 1831 – 1983”, 1983, photocopy in possession of James Greiner, 12511 Weeping Branch Circle, Jacksonville, Florida 32218-9605, 107, 109, 128. Photocopy may be requested at JimGeeinJAX@gmail.com.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MW67-Q1R : 14 December 2017), John Griner in entry for Andrew Griner, 1860.
3. ↑ "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VN2G-ZBF : 4 November 2017), John Greiner and Julia Duprey, 15 Apr 1885, , Macomb, Michigan, United States; citing reference ID , various archives, Michigan; FHL microfilm 979,571.
4. ↑ "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NQ35-YJT : 10 March 2018), John Greiner and Julia Dupray, 15 Apr 1885; citing Mt Clemens, Macomb, Michigan, v 2 p 283 rn 4018, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,342,477.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N3FW-F5S : 10 March 2018), John A. Greiner, 09 Oct 1888; citing p 303 rn 58, L'Anse, Macomb, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,363,634.