Brief Life History of Johannes
When Johannes Grob was born on 26 June 1829, in Ebnat, Ebnat-Kappel, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland, his father, Thomas Grob, was 40 and his mother, Regula Bommeli, was 42. He married Anna Katharina Riemensberger on 19 October 1858, in Ebnat, Ebnat-Kappel, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 23 February 1904, in Ebnat, Ebnat-Kappel, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland, at the age of 74.
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Family Time Line
Sources (17)
- Joh Georg Grob im Eintrag für Jakob Grob, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
- Johann Grob, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Johann Georg Grob in entry for Jakob Grob, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
Spouse and Children
1829–1904 Male
1826–1886 Female
Children (4)
1859–1884 Female
1860–1860 Male
1864– Male
1866–1873 Female
Parents and Siblings
1789–1853 Male
1787–1851 Female
Siblings (8)
1817–1872 Female
1818– Male
1823–1823 Male
1825– Male
1826– Female
+3 More Children
World Events (2)
1848
Age 19
1863
Age 34
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Elfriede, Erwin, Franz, Hans, Heinz, Markus.
German (Switzerland): nickname for a strong, heavy man, or for a lout, from Middle High German g(e)rop ‘coarse’.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Yiddish grob, cognate with 1 above, which also means ‘fat’ and may have been applied in this sense.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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