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Anna Elizabeth (Bietz) Grau

Born - Wednesday, January 7, 1863

Dreihausen, Kuhesse, Germany

Married - Friday, April 29, 1883

Hickory Grove Lutheran Church

Nemaha County, Nebraska

Died - Wednesday, November 26, 1941

Agra,  Phillips County, Kansas

Buried - Saturday, November 29, 1941

Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery,

Stuttgart, Phillips County, Kansas

Bietz Sisters

Elizabeth (Bietz) Vielguth & Anna Elizabeth (Bietz) Grau

 

 

 

Obituary-Grau

 

Anna Elizabeth Grau, nee Bietz, was born on January 7, 1863, and died on November 26, 1941, having arrived at the age of 78 years, 10 months and 19 days. Her birthplace was Dreihausen, Kurhesse, in Germany. Her parents were Johannes and Margareta Bietz. She was baptized in the church of her parents at the age of four days. After she had completed the course of religious instruction required of all members of the church, she was admitted to communicant membership by means of confirmation on April 8, 1877 in the same church to which she was baptized. She left her home county in 1883 and came to America. She was already engaged to Henry Grau before she left her home, and 12 days after she came to Hickory Grove in Nemaha county, Nebraska, they were married on April 29th, 1883. In the spring of 1886, she and her husband came to Phillips county, Kansas, where she made her home with her family on a farm in Mound township until about 14 years ago, after which she stayed with her daughter, Mrs. Henry Badenhoop. She leaves to mourn her departure, three sons, Henry, Theodore and Conrad, three daughters, Margaret, Mrs. Fred Hesterman; and Katharine, Mrs. Henry Badenhoop; all residing in this vicinity; also 11 grandchildren; and one brother, Henry Bietz, living in Oregon. Interment was made in the cemetery of Emmanuel Lutheran Church of Stuttgart on November 29, 1941.

The Phillips County Review

Thursday

December 4, 1941

 

 

 

Husband - Heinrich Grau

Born -  Sunday, November 11, 1855

Mollin, Germany

Arrived USA - 1883

Died - Saturday, April 1, 1934

Buried -Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery,

Stuttgart, Phillips County, Kansas

 

 

Children Of Henry & Elizabeth Grau

Children of Henry & Elizabeth Grau

Henry Grau, Katherine Badenhoop, Theodore Grau, Margaret Eltiste,

Conrad  Grau, & Elizabeth Hestermann

 

 

Daughter - Sophia Margaretha (Grau) Eltiste

Born - September 6, 1884

 

Son - Johannes Konrad Grau

"Conrad J. Grau"

Born - January 16, 1887

 

Son - Henry A. Grau

Born - September 11, 1889

 

Daughter - Elizabeth (Grau) Hesterman

Born - September 6. 1892  - Kansas

Married - February 18, 1914

Died - March 17,1978

Buried - Saint John Cemetery
Kensington, Smith County, Kansas

Husband - Henry J. Hesterman

Born - August 13, 1892  - Kansas  ♦ Died - February 20,1964

Father - Frederick Hesterman

Born - August 22, 1854   ♦  Died - November 19, 1915

Mother - Mary (Inteman) Hesterman

Born - January 11, 1858   ♦  Died - July 4, 1929

 

Daughter - Katherina B. (Grau) Badenhoop

Born - July 16, 1895

Married - June 7,1922

Emmanuel Lutheran Church

Stuttgart, Phillips County, Kansas

Died - December 24, 1977

Buried - Saint John Cemetery
Kensington, Smith County, Kansas

Husband - Heinrich John Badenhoop

Born -  November 21, 1893 - Kansas  ♦  Died - September 18,1963

Buried - Saint John Cemetery
Kensington, Smith County, Kansas

Father - John Badenhoop

Born -  October 4, 1863 - Germany   Died - February 23, 1944

Mother - Ottillge (Mann) Badenhoop 

Born - February 5, 1872  - Posen, Germany   Died - November 1, 1939

 

Son - Johannes Heinrich Theodor Grau

Theodore H. Grau

Born - November 11, 1898

 

 

Sister - Elizabeth (Bietz) Vielguth

"Alesia Bietz"

Born - 1861 - Germany

Married - June 12, 1887

Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church

Stuttgart, Phillips County, Kansas

Died - July 13, 1938
Buried - Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
Stuttgart, Phillips County, Kansas

Husband - Henrich Vielguth

"Henry Vielguth"

Born - September 1860 - Germany ۩ Died - March 24, 1906 - Kansas

Buried - Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
Stuttgart, Phillips County, Kansas

 

Brother - Henrich Henry Bietz

Born -1885 - Germany

 

 

Father - Johannes Bietz

Mother - Margaretha (Feldbusch) Bietz

 

 

 

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