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Other Families Related by Marriage
Minick (Münich)
John MINICK was born on 14 NOV 1834 in Koblenz, Germany, and died 22 FEB 1905 in Warren Twp., MI. The family name was consistently spelled "Münich" in the St. Clement Parish records until the 1890's, when it became "Minnick" or "Minick". John farmed a 40 acre parcel of land located on the south side of Thirteen Mile Road, approximately one-quarter mile west of Mound Road, in Section 8 of Warren Twp. He was married to Mary Ann GANSEN (b. 8 APR 1839, d. 9 MAR 1908). According to John's grandaughter, Mona Minick REED, Mary Ann sold 30 acres of land to Henry Ford that became part of his Fairlane Estate.
John and Mary had 8 children, however 4 of them died shortly after birth.
1. Mary Minick (b: 16 May 1869, d: 25 February 1942)
+Anthony John Frank Grobbel (b: 30 October 1865, m: 27 June 1894, d: 12 March 1942)
2. Nicholas Minick (b: 29 July 1871, d: 29 July 1871)
3. Anthony J. Minick (b: 27 September 1872, d: 1957)
+Frances Mathilda Grobbel (b: 20 October 1869, m: 14 May 1895, d: 1909)
4. Gertrude Minick (b: 29 September 1874)
+Peter J. Youngblood (b: 02 Feb 1873, m: 25 May 1897, d: 11 Sep 1944)
daughter: Eleanor Youngblood (unm., served as a Nurse in WWII)
5. Anna Catharine Minick (b: 15 January 1877, d: Unknown)
+Will Springer
6. Catharine Minick (b: 07 March 1879, d: 07 March 1879)
7. John Minick (b: 15 June 1880, d: 15 June 1880)
8. Peter Joseph Minick (b: 05 January 1883, d: 05 January 1883)
Within the span of a year, Mary and Anthony MINICK married respectively, Anthony GROBBEL and his sister, Frances. St. Clement Parish records indicate Anthony MINICK's date of birth as September 27th, however the family always celebrated it on September 26th.
Peters (Pieters)
Anthony Peters (Antoine Pieters) and his wife, the former Margaret Campbell, owned a farm that was located on the east side of Van Dyke Road, one-half mile north of Eight Mile Road, in Section 34 of Warren Twp., MI. The 1859 map of Warren Twp. shows him as the owner of a 20 acre property that was just north of a similar parcel that owned by "L. Cambell" (Margaret's father?). By 1875, both properties had been combined under Anthony's ownership, and a small parcel on the south had been split off, leaving him with 30 acres. Anthony was also a bricklayer and he worked on the construction of St. Clement Church in 1880-81. According to the 1880 U.S. Census, Anthony and Margaret were both born in Michigan, as were both of his parents. Both of Margaret's parents were born in Ireland. The Census records also indicate that Anthony and his daughter, Isabella, could neither read nor write.
Descendants of Anthony Peters - Outline Descendent Tree
1 Anthony Peters b: Abt 1831 d: 11 June 1897
. +Margaret Campbell b: Abt 1836 d: Unknown
........... 2 Margaret Peters b: Abt 1856
............... +John DeGrandchamp b: Abt 1846 m: 15 February 1876
- (see the PeterDeGrandchamp Outline Descendant Tree for their descendants)
........... 2 Isabella Peters b: 01 September 1859 ............... +Michael Ryan b: 03 January 1857 m: 12 January 1881
........... 2 Francis Alex Peters b: 03 June 1861
........... 2 Agnes Roseanne Peters b: 11 January 1863
........... 2 Mary Veronica Peters b: 04 April 1865
........... 2 Alexander Peters b: 22 February 1867
........... 2 Henry A. Peters b: 10 March 1872 d: 13 October 1943
............... +Esther C. Hayes b: 28 March 1875 m: Abt 1899 d: 03 July 1942
......................... 3 Bernice Peters b: 28 September 1900 d: 07 May 1961
............................. +James Rivard m: Abt 1921
.......................................4 Elizabeth B. Rivard b: 26 October 1921 d: 19 August 1973
........................................... +William Strye
.......................................4 Margaret Rivard
........................................... +James Schmidt
.......................................4 Mary Ann Rivard b: 06 August 1924 d: 22 December 1964
........................................... +Bailey
.......................................4 Bernadine P. Rivard b: 27 August 1926 d: 17 December 1975
........................................... +Radtke
.......................................4 Sally Rivard b: 24 November 1929 d: 01 December 1964
........................................... +Lee Smith b: 28 November 1927 d: 28 March 1984
.......................................4 James Rivard
......................... *2nd Husband of Bernice Peters:
............................. +Arthur F. Geisler b: 06 June 1895 m: Abt 1930 d: 03 January 1975
.......................................4 Joseph Geisler
.......................................4 Dee-Dee Geisler
.......................................4 Gloria Geisler
.......................................4 Sharon Geisler
.......................................4 Kathleen Geisler
.......................................4 Aimee Geisler
.......................................4 Henry Geisler
.......................................4 Clement Geisler
......................... 3 Marcella Leontine Peters b: 31 March 1902 d: 10 February 1937
............................. +Clement Anthony Grobbel b: 02 Nov 1895 m: 19 Oct 1921 d: 30 Mar 1977
- (see the Anton Grobbel Outline Descendant Tree for their descendants)
......................... 3 Hamilton A. Peters b: 12 October 1904 d: 08 January 1975............................. +Toots Gerds b: Unknown d: Abt 1950
.......................................4 Richard Peters
.......................................4 unk1 Peters
.......................................4 unk2 Peters
......................... *2nd Wife of Hamilton A. Peters:
............................. +Gertrude Rotarius
......................... 3 Hank Peters b: 08 June 1906 d: 08 February 1995
............................. +Virginia P. Henk b: Abt 1911 d: 16 August 1989
.......................................4 Conrad H. Peters
.......................................4 Mary Lou Peters
........................................... +Edward Swartz
......................... 3 Earl Peters b: Abt 1908 d: Abt 1990
............................. +Marie unk
......................... 3 Bernard Peters b: Aft 1910 d: Unknown
......................... 3 Rose Peters b: Aft 1910 d: Unknown
......................... 3 Sylvester Peters b: Aft 1910 d: Unknown
......................... 3 Margaret Peters b: 27 February 1915 d: 02 April 1988
............................. +Joseph Leveque b: 29 August 1907 d: 30 August 1977
.......................................4 Thomas James Leveque b: 31 May 1939 d: 23 March 1968
.......................................4 Particia Leveque
.......................................4 David Leveque
.......................................4 Kathy Leveque
.......................................4 Allan Leveque
......................... 3 Russel Peters b: 08 June 1916 d: February 1949
............................. +Grace Scotczke
.......................................4 unk
.......................................4 unk
.......................................4 unk
.......................................4 unk
.......................................4 unk
........... 2 John Peters b: Abt December 1875 d: 06 October 1877
DeGrandchamp (DesGrandchamps)
Peter DeGrandchamp (also spelled DesGrandchamps) and his wife, the former Rosalie Duflot, owned a 70 acre farm which was located on the east side of Sherwood Road, one-quarter mile south of Ten Mile Road, in Section 28 of Warren Twp., MI. The 1859 Macomb Co. Atlas shows a "P. Bigfield" as owner of this farm - "Bigfield" being the English intrepretation of the French name "DesGrandchamps". Peter and Rosalie were members of St. Clement Parish at the time their son, William Peter, was baptised on 6 DEC 1857. By 1875, Peter owned not only the 70 acre farm on Sherwood, but also another 40 acres in Section 28 on the east side of what would become Mound Road.
Descendants of Peter DeGrandchamp - Outline Descendent Tree
1 Peter DeGrandchamp b: Abt 1806 d: 11 January 1890
+Rosalie Duflot b: Abt 1821 d: 02 April 1883
........... 2 John DeGrandchamp b: Abt 1846
............... +Margaret Peters b: Abt 1856 m: 15 February 1876
......................... 3 Peter Joseph DeGrandchamp b: 30 May 1877 d: 15 July 1878
......................... 3 Clara Margaret DeGrandchamp b: 13 August 1878
............................. +Alexander Schmidt b: Abt 1866 m: 21 September 1896
......................... 3 Lillian Roseann DeGrandchamp b: 28 November 1879
......................... 3 Edmund Anthony DeGrandchamp b: 24 Mar 1881 d: 04 Nov 1881
......................... 3 Maria O. DeGrandchamp b: 20 January 1886
......................... 3 Henry Elmer DeGrandchamp b: 20 May 1887
......................... 3 Lester Michael DeGrandchamp b: 05 August 1888
......................... 3 Francis Joseph DeGrandchamp b: 10 March 1890
......................... 3 Therese Magdalene DeGrandchamp b: 23 July 1891
......................... 3 Anna Mabel DeGrandchamp b: 07 September 1893
......................... 3 Barbara Therese DeGrandchamp b: 22 Jan 1895 d: 09 April 1895
......................... 3 Mary Magdalene DeGrandchamp b: 24 February 1897
........... 2 Bartholomew DeGrandchamp b: Abt 1849
............... +Barbara Warner b: Abt 1852 m: 14 May 1872
......................... 3 William Bartholomew DeGrandchamp b: 09 April 1873
............................. +Mary Dye b: Abt 1875 m: 07 May 1895
......................... 3 John Bartholomew DeGrandchamp b: 29 August 1874
......................... 3 Mary DeGrandchamp b: Abt 1876
............................. +Frederick Dye b: Abt 1874 m: 25 June 1895
......................... 3 Joseph John DeGrandchamp b: 16 March 1878
......................... 3 Ferdinand Aloysius DeGrandchamp b: 04 July 1880
......................... 3 Edward Joseph DeGrandchamp b: 26 July 1882
......................... 3 Andrew Vincent DeGrandchamp b: 01 March 1889
......................... 3 Elizabeth DeGrandchamp b: 01 July 1891
......................... 3 Walter Paul DeGrandchamp b: 27 September 1893
......................... 3 Caroline Magdeline DeGrandchamp b: 06 February 1887
........... 2 Celestine Mary Louise DeGrandchamp b: Abt 1850 d: 05 October 1869
............... +Francis Kaltz b: Abt 1843 m: 24 November 1868
........... 2 Henry DeGrandchamp b: Abt 1856
............... +Gertrude Margaret Berger b: Abt 1861 m: 29 April 1879
......................... 3 Mary Louise DeGrandchamp b: 10 June 1882
......................... 3 Gertrude Anna DeGrandchamp b: 21 October 1886
........... 2 William Peter DeGrandchamp b: 08 Nov 1857 d: 29 Nov 1920
............... +Anna Victoria Grobbel b: 13 Nov 1864 m: 10 July 1883 d: 20 March 1955
- (see the John Grobbel Outline Descendant Tree for their descendantss)
........... 2 Marie Rosalie DeGrandchamp b: 25 March 1860 d: 13 July 1861
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