John was baptized on June 26, 1859 in Schönwalde, Flatow, Westpreußen, Preußen, Germany (area is now known as Szemud, Poland). Around 1884 he arrived in the U.S. On January 19, 1891 John married Mary Kopenhagen in Detroit, Michigan. Throughout his life he worked as a buffer. On June 4, 1916 he died at his residence 595 E Forest Avenue. The cause of death was phthisis pulmonitis. On June 7, 1916 he was buried in the family plot at Mount Olivet Cemetery (Detroit, Michigan).
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