Tombstone engraved - she died as "Carpenter"
Dau of William and Rachel Catherine Grube
m: Peter Kroenke 1891, divorced by Dec 1893.
Kroenke and Grube families belonged to St Paul Lutheran Church in Cole Camp.
Married Joseph "Lewis" Carpenter on Dec. 21, 1893.
ch: Rachel Anne and Lillie F. Carpenter.
While Mary died as "Carpenter" in 1899, her stone is as Mary "Grube" because her parents did not like Lewis, per family lore.
Mary had out-of-wedlock daughter, Martha, in 1890, who was raised by Mary's brother. According to Meta /Martha's St. Paul's Baptism record, she was baptised as Meta Catharine Lueders Dec 7 1890, parents shown as "Unmarried W. Lueders and Maria Grube". She is listed as "Mata" in 1900 census, and her German birth name would have been Meta, usually anglicized to Martha in USA.
Information re 1st marriage and Martha's biological father courtesy of Homer R. Ficken, with thanks.
Tombstone engraved - she died as "Carpenter"
Dau of William and Rachel Catherine Grube
m: Peter Kroenke 1891, divorced by Dec 1893.
Kroenke and Grube families belonged to St Paul Lutheran Church in Cole Camp.
Married Joseph "Lewis" Carpenter on Dec. 21, 1893.
ch: Rachel Anne and Lillie F. Carpenter.
While Mary died as "Carpenter" in 1899, her stone is as Mary "Grube" because her parents did not like Lewis, per family lore.
Mary had out-of-wedlock daughter, Martha, in 1890, who was raised by Mary's brother. According to Meta /Martha's St. Paul's Baptism record, she was baptised as Meta Catharine Lueders Dec 7 1890, parents shown as "Unmarried W. Lueders and Maria Grube". She is listed as "Mata" in 1900 census, and her German birth name would have been Meta, usually anglicized to Martha in USA.
Information re 1st marriage and Martha's biological father courtesy of Homer R. Ficken, with thanks.
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Mary A
Dau of Wm & Rachel
Grube
Born July 14 1871
Died Mar 85 1899
Aged 27Y 7M 16D
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