Carl Gustav Graul (1878 - 1964)

Born 2 Sep 1878 in Bennungen, Sangerhausen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

Ancestors

Husband of Meta W. (Possehn) Graul — married 17 Mar 1903 in Ionia, Ionia, Michigan

Died 1 Nov 1964 at age 86 in Portland, Ionia, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Carl Gustav Graul was born on Sep. 2, 1878 to Johann Ernst Caspar Graul and Johanna Marie Beland.^[1][2][3]

At the age of 11, Charles emigrated to America with his mother and sisters aboard the ship Marsala, departing from Hamburg, Germany on Dec. 11, 1890 and arriving in New York on Jan. 3, 1891.^[4]

He married Meta W. Possehn, daughter of August Possehn and Emilie Stenzel, on Mar. 17, 1903 in Ionia, Michigan.^[5]

Charles died on Nov. 1, 1964 and is buried at the Balcom Cemetery in Berlin, Michigan.

Sources

1. ↑ Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925, index and images, FamilySearch Charles G. Graul and Meta W. Possehn, 17 Mar 1903; citing Ionia, Ionia, Michigan, item 2 p 332 rn 1465, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,342,664.
2. ↑ United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, index and images, FamilySearch Charles Gustav Graul, 1917-1918; citing Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,675,658.
3. ↑ United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, index and images, FamilySearch Carl Gustave Graul, 1942; citing NAID identifier 623283, NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,670,058.
4. ↑ Staatsarchiv Hamburg, Bestand: 373-7 I, VIII (Auswanderungsamt I). Mikrofilmrollen K 1701 - K 2008, S 17363 - S 17383, 13116 - 13183.
5. ↑ Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925, index and images, FamilySearch Charles G. Graul and Meta W. Possehn, 17 Mar 1903; citing Ionia, Ionia, Michigan, item 2 p 332 rn 1465, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,342,664.

• United States Census, 1910, index and images, FamilySearch Charls Graul in household of Melchior Benedix, James River Valley, Dickey, North Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 68, sheet 6B, family 25, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,154.

• United States Census, 1920, index and images, FamilySearch Charles Graul, St Paul Ward 5, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States; citing sheet 1B, family 21, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,853.

• United States Census, 1930, index and images, FamilySearch Charles Graul, Centerville, Anoka, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0010, sheet 2A, family 29, line 26, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1078; FHL microfilm 2,340,813.