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  Johann Carl Friedrich "John" GLEY, 1856-ca 1934
Flour and feed dealer
Viola Hartig's grandmother's half-sister's son

5 February 1856 - Born at Möllenhagen, Kreis Waren, Mecklenburg-Schwerin

17 February 1856 - Baptized there. Godparents were Maria Freidrika Thürsam, girl from Mallow, Johann Andreas Thürsam, farm hand from Mallow and Carl Gley, farm hand from Varchentin

10 August 1858, age 2 - Brother Carl Ernst Heinrich Matrin GLEI born there

21 February 1864, age 8 - Half-brother Heinrich Johann Friedrich JOHANNSEN born there

19 June 1866, age 10 - Half-brother Friedrich Carl Johann "Fritz" JOHANNSEN born there

30 October 1866, age 10 - Mother Albertine Carolina Johanna "Caroline" GLEY, age 30, married Carl Johann Friedrich Martin JOHANNSEN, age 43, at Ankershagen, Kreis Waren, Mecklenburg-Schwerin

As of sometime before 1867 - Resided at Tagelöhner cottage #5, Möllenhagen. This was one of six four-unit dwellings for estate workers.

3 December 1867, age 11 - Recorded in the Mecklenburg-Schwerin census there

7 February 1874, age 18 - Grandfather's widow Maria Carolina Friedrika "Carolina" JONAS Glei Lüthke, age 59, died there of Brustkrankheit (pneumonia, consumption)

13 February 1877, age 21 - Mother's husband Carl Johann Friedrich Martin JOHANNSEN, age 53, died there of Magenkrankheit (stomach illness)

As of 1881 until 1886 - Occupation listed as laborer

18 October 1881, age 25 - Married Maria Johanna Friederike "Ricka" HOLZHAUSEN, age 32, at Ankershagen. The couple had five children.

About 3 November 1881, age 25 - Emigrated at Bremen, Germany. The couple traveled with the Fritz and Louise Rohloff family on the ship Köln.

13 November 1881, age 25 - Immigrated at Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland

7 July 1882, age 26 - Daughter Augusta "Gussie" GLEY Stahnke born at Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

2 April 1883, age 27 - Filed Declaration of Intention

5 June 1884, age 28 - Daughter Alma M GLEY born at Milwaukee

27 May 1885, age 29 - Daughter Anna C GLEY born there

1886, age 29 - Resided at 986 5th Street there. Pre-1930 house numbering system. The family lived there with their Johannsen relatives.

2 December 1889, age 33 - Daughter Rose Lilly Lucy GLEI born there

28 January 1890, age 33 - Mother Albertine Carolina Johanna "Caroline" GLEY Johannsen, age 53, died there of influenza

3 December 1892, age 36 - Brother Carl Ernst Heinrich Matrin GLEI, age 34, married Anna BECKER, age 21, at Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church there

As of sometime before 1897 until sometime after 1933 - Resided at 63 Locust there. This address is one house west of Pierce street on the south side of Locust. The home was built in 1886. In 1930 this address was renumbered as 629 E Locust. As of 1900 the family owned this own home, with a mortgage.

1897, age 40 - Occupation listed as bookkeeper

As of 1900 - Occupation listed as flour and feed dealer at John C Gley company, 485-487 N 3rd Street, Milwaukee. Pre-1930 house numbering system. This dealership had been operated previously by a John J F Westphal.

9 June 1900, age 44 - Recorded in the Federal census at 63 Locust there

20 March 1902, age 46 - Daughter Augusta "Gussie" GLEY, age 19, married Paul J STAHNKE there

30 June 1906, age 50 - Naturalized at Circuit Court there. Witnesses were Frank Linewski and Emil Dargar. He and Henry Hartig were naturalized the same day.

15 April 1910, age 54 - Recorded in the Federal census at 63 Locust there

10 May 1912, age 56 - Wife Maria Johanna Friederike "Ricka" HOLZHAUSEN Gley, age 62, died there of Gehirnschlag (cerebral apoplexy)

Sometime before 1930 - Retired

11 April 1930, age 74 - Recorded in the Federal census at 63 Locust, Milwaukee

About 1934, age 77 - Died in Milwaukee?