John Jacob Green was born on 18 Apr 1826 in Baumerlenbach, Jagstkreis, Wuerttemberg, Germany to Johann Georg Gruen (1783-1867) and Wilhelmina Jacobina Leiss (1802-1885). I have John have six full siblings:
- Christina Carolina Jacobina Gruen (1821-1876)
- Wilhelmina Rossina Gruen (1822-?)
- Mary J. Clara (1839-1865)
- Thomas George (1842-1865)
- John George
- Elizabeth Dorothy
I also have eight half-siblings though John's father's first marriage to Christiana Elizabeth Arnold (-1819).
- Christina Elisabeth Dorothea Gruen (1806-1808)
- Christina Dorothea Gruen (1808-1877)
- Eva Elizabetha Gruen (1809-?)
- Female Gruen (1810-1810)
- John Georg Gruen (1811-?)
- Fredrich Ludwig Gruen (1812-1820)
- Edward Alex Gruen (1814-1815)
- Georg Michael Gruen (1818-?)
John also had one half-sibling through his mother:
- Louisa Rosina Moegerle (1818-?)
John had moved to the US by 1846 when he married Lousia Alvira Babcock (1830-1893) on 20 Oct in Martinsville, Indiana. They had eleven children:
- Mary Louisa (1848-1910)
- George McCoy (my 3rd great grandfather; 1850-1922)
- Alice J. (1852-1921)
- Melissa A. (1853-1936)
- Harriet Zeletta (1856-1914)
- Isaac Sanborn (1858-1915)
- William Oscar (1859-1921)
- Elmer (1861-?)
- Carrie M. (1866-1938)
- Frank Burton (1868-1936)
- Edmond John (1872-1935)
John and his family would settle in Avon, Wisconsin. John died on 04 Feb 1892 at age 65. John is buried at Mount Hope Cemetery in Brodhead, Wisconsin.
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