Johannes (Grun) Green (1884 - 1976)

Born 14 Dec 1884 in Norka, Kamyshin, Saratov, Russia

Husband of Frieda (Eisal) Hagelganz — married 16 Feb 1935 in Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States

Died 31 Mar 1976 at age 91 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States

Biography

John (Grun) Green was a Volga German.

John (Grun) Green has German Roots.

Johannes Grun was born 14 Dec 1884 in Norka, Volga, Russia. Some records reflect 1886.

He came to America in 1922 accompanying his step-mother Emilie Gottman from Germany and her grandchild Emil Gottman. She was headed to her brother Julius Marx in Morgan Hill, California.

Johannes ship manifest is listed with Katherina who has two teens. She must be his sister or sister-in-law who was widowed in Russia with children as she is ten years older. They were headed to Huntley, Montana.

John is listed as a butcher living in Butte, Montana in January of 1923. Census records confirm he was a butcher in a packing plant in Butte.^[1]

He was a miner by January 1930. He was listed unmarried in both naturalization documents.

John Green married Frieda Eisal in 1935 in Vancouver, Washington and they had two children, settling in Portland, Oregon, where Frieda was born.

John was a machinist in a furniture factory by 1940 in Portland.^[2]

He passed away in 1976 in Portland, Oregon.

Siblings

• Emma Grun George
• Mary Grun Koch
• Pauline Grun Axt
• Henry Grun
• Louis Grun
• Jacob Grun

Immigration

• 20 May 1922 - Departure: Hamburg, Germany via S.S. St. Paul

Passengers:

Emilie Gottman, 70, stepmother [born Issel Fohr, Germany]

Emil Gottman, 13, grandchild [born Keil, Germany]

Johannes Grun, 36, step-son to Emilie, salesman [born Alt Norka, Russia]

Katherina Grun, 47, widowed [born Gnadenfeld, Russia]

Jakob Grun, 17, student [born Hussenbach, Russia]

Paulina Grun, 13, scholar [born Gnadenfeld, Russia]

Johannes Grun Ship Manifest - Germany to New York via S.S. St. Paul

• 30 May 1922 - Arrival: Ellis Island, New York, New York, USA

Johannes Grun Ship Manifest - Germany to New York via S.S. St. Paul [Page 2]

• Johannes Grun last lived in Zeithhein, Germany, nationality Russian headed to Huntley, Montana to brother Louis Green who paid passage. Sister Elizabeth Fuchs in Hussenbach, Russia
• Katherina Grun, medical cert vision, left eye blind
• Emilie Gottman last lived in Wyk, Germany, nationality German headed to Morgan Hill, California, brother Julius Marx in Morgan Hill who paid passage; Place of Birth Issel Fohr, Germany, medical certificate senility

• 31 May 1922 - Ellis Island Special Inquiry - Medical Certs

Johannes Grun Special Inquiry-Medical Cert

Marriage

• 16 Feb 1935 to Frieda Eisal

Children

• Joanne Green Krieger
• Gary Green

Naturalization

• 27 Jan 1923 - Declaration Date in Butte, Silverbow, Montana

John Green Declaration of Intention

• 22 Jan 1930 - Petition for Naturalization in Butte, Silverbow, Montana

John Green Petition Naturalization

• 16 Jun 1941 Petition for Naturalization, Portland, Oregon

Petition for Naturalization - Johannes Grun

Death

• 31 Mar 1976 in Portland, Oregon
• Find A Grave Memorial ID#:168335763

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC99-5TC : accessed 20 April 2019), John Green in household of Patrick F Clary, Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 34, sheet 7A, line 41, family 181, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1262; FHL microfilm 2,340,997.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRTB-PQZ : 13 March 2018), John Green, Tract 30, Portland, Portland City Election Precinct 331, Multnomah, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 37-440, sheet 61A, line 10, family , Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3392.

• "Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZCC-25N : 11 December 2014), John Green, 31 Mar 1976; from "Oregon, Death Index, 1898-2008," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2000); citing Multnomah, Oregon, certificate number 76-05174, Oregon State Archives and Records Center, Salem.

• "United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVSS-QH7R : 8 March 2019), John Green, 31 Mar 1976; citing Obituary, in "The Oregonian"; American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, Lincoln, Nebraska.

• "United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVS3-PV4W : 8 March 2019), John Green, 31 Mar 1976; citing Obituary, in ""; American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, Lincoln, Nebraska.

• Year: 1922; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 3120; Line: 1; Page Number: 9; Description: Ship or Roll Number: Roll 3120; Source Information; Ancestry.com. New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897. Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls. NAI: 6256867. Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957. Microfilm Publication T715, 8892 rolls. NAI: 300346. Records Immigration and Naturalization Service National Archives.

• Record of Aliens Held for Special Inquiry: 31 May 1922 Year: 1922; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 3120; Line: 1; Page Number: 12; Description: Ship or Roll Number: Roll 3120; Source Information: Ancestry.com. New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897. Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls. NAI: 6256867. Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36. National Archives at Washington, D.C.

• John Green Declaration 1923: Montana State Historical Society; Helena, Montana; Petition and Naturalization vol 15,17-21, 1925-1937; Description: Indexed_description: Petition and Naturalization vol 15,17-21, 1925-1937; Source Information: Ancestry.com. Montana, County Naturalization Records, 1867-1970 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Original data: Montana County Naturalization Records, 1867-1970. Montana State Historical Society, Helena, Montana.

• John Green Petition 1930: Montana State Historical Society; Helena, Montana; Petition and Naturalization vol 15,17-21, 1925-1937; Description: Indexed_description: Petition and Naturalization vol 15,17-21, 1925-1937; Source Information: Ancestry.com. Montana, County Naturalization Records, 1867-1970 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Original data: Montana County Naturalization Records, 1867-1970.

• Petition for Naturalization: Johannes Grun; The National Archives at Seattle; Seattle, Washington; Petitions for Naturalization; Record Group Number: 21; Description: Petitions, 1941; Source Information: Ancestry.com. Oregon, Naturalization Records 1865-1991 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Idaho, Oregon, and Washington Petitions for Naturalization, 1932–1991. Records of the District Courts of the United States, RG 21. The National Archives at Seattle, Seattle, Washington.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24S-TWVN : 19 September 2016), John Green, ; Burial, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States of America, Skyline Memorial Gardens; citing record ID 168335763, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JB9G-P27 : 20 May 2014), John Green, Mar 1976; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJT-PW1T : 13 October 2017), John Green, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• Online Obituary - Frieda Green Hagelganz