Johann Otto GRETEMAN

Born as Honerlagen-Grete, he changed his name to Greteman when he came to the United States. Two of their children died in infancy and in 1851, Otto and his 1st wife, Maria Catherine Magerkohl HAHNO, with had 2 children emigrated to the United States. Maria and the youngest son died at sea of cholera. Johan Otto and his remaining son, Eberhard, age 5, landed at New Orleans and made their way up the Mississippi River to Chicago. He married Elizabeth Kemen circa 1853. After residing in Chicago for a number of years they moved to Minnesota, where they remained for a year. They came to Iowa, and farmed in Fayette county.

• Born: March 27, 1817 in Bornhotte, Germany
• Died: November 23, 1867 at St. Lucas, Fayette Co., Iowa

Baptized on March 29, 1817

Buried: St. Lucas, Iowa

Married1 on July 31, 1840

Maria Catherina MAGERKOHL  (Parents are Joannes and Elisabeth MAGERKOHL)

• Born
• Died

Baptized April 10, 1808

Children

2 children died in Germany

Eberhard Bernard GRETEMAN

Marired2 circa 1857 (may have meet on ship they emigrated on)

Elizabeth KEMAN 

Children

1. Katherine GRETEMAN
2. Jacob GRETEMAN
3. John GRETEMAN 
4. William GRETEMAN
5. Bernard GRETEMAN
6. Anna Marie GRETEMAN
7. Frank GRETEMAN born 1864 at Dedham Married Elisabeth BECKER. Children are Katherine, Leo, Otto, Colletta, Mathilda, Lauretta, Lambert and Felix (Dottie).  Photo of two of their childern (Otto and Coletta) in Greteman store in Templeton, Iowa.  From left to right, Otto, Barbara (Reicher) Heitman, Coletta Reicher, Mayme Albers, Rose Greteman and Florence (Reicher) Fox.

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