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Eduard Carl GREEFF

Eduard Carl GREEFF

Male 1878 - 1926  (47 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Eduard Carl GREEFF was born on 29 Nov 1878 (son of Carl Rudolf GREEFF and Maria Caroline SCHMIDT); died on 6 Oct 1926.

    Notes:

    Businessman in Barmen


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Carl Rudolf GREEFF was born on 22 Feb 1841 (son of Carl GREEFF and Wilhelmine RITTERSHAUS); died on 24 Aug 1913.

    Notes:

    Rudolf attended the secondary school in Barmen until 1859, then went to the firm "Fontaine & Meyerhoff: in Brussels for commercial training and further education in the French language. He returned early in 1861 and joined his fathers firm " J.P.Greeff, G.W. Sohn" where he became a partner on 1 May 1866. Rudolf was a member of the Board of the Society for the beautification of Barmen Building
    Society fo Labourers houses and its Chairman 1900-1903. He was a member of the Chamber of Commerce 1891-1903 and member of the Royal Trade Court 1880-1890.
    He was also member of the management of the Civic Savings Bank, member of the management of the Loans House, and member of the board of the Society for Arts. In the Reformed congregation of Gemarke he was a member of the Representation and Scholarch (Presbyter concerned with schooling.) 1898-1902.
    He devoted himself specially to the maintenance and improvement of his property Haus Dussel, leased by his son Werner, for as long as the manor remained a family asset.
    "J P Greeff & Co, Barmen

    Carl married Maria Caroline SCHMIDT on 4 May 1876. Maria was born on 27 Oct 1852; died on 13 Jan 1910. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Maria Caroline SCHMIDT was born on 27 Oct 1852; died on 13 Jan 1910.
    Children:
    1. Rudolf GREEFF was born on 25 Jul 1877; and died.
    2. 1. Eduard Carl GREEFF was born on 29 Nov 1878; died on 6 Oct 1926.
    3. Clara GREEFF was born on 17 May 1880; died on 17 May 1880.
    4. Maria GREEFF was born on 5 Aug 1882; and died.
    5. Wilhelm GREEFF was born on 8 Aug 1884; and died.
    6. Peter Werner GREEFF was born on 19 Jun 1888 in Rittergut Dussel, Germany; died in Dec 1970 in Dussel, Germany.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Carl GREEFF was born on 18 Nov 1809 in Barmen (son of Johann Peter GREEFF and Clara Wilhelmine BORNEFELD); died on 26 Sep 1893 in Barmen.

    Notes:

    Kgf Comerzieriat A P Greeff G W Safin, Barmen

    Carl was the owner of the firm "J. P. Greeff, G. W. Sohn" in Barmen, Royal Trade Councillor and Knight of the Order of the Red Eagle.

    In 1845 and 1855 he was elected Churchmaster of the Reformed parish Gemarke. In 1833 he joined the Concordia Company and became its director in 1859/60

    Carl Greeff lived in the old Bergische house at the corner of Clever and Bollwerk streets, in the picture "Clever Bollwerk" at a. He built a new house in the garden of this house in 1883 at b., where his son Rudolf later lived.
    First his son-in-law Cramer and then his daughter Pauline moved into the old house.
    The houses remained connected through the garden. On the other side of the river Wupper lay his factory.

    For their descendants see the branch Greeff- Ritterhaus.

    Carl married Wilhelmine RITTERSHAUS on 7 May 1840. Wilhelmine (daughter of Joh. Abraham RITTERSHAUS and Wilhelmine WILKHAUS) was born on 30 Apr 1811 in Barmen; died on 2 Nov 1864. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Wilhelmine RITTERSHAUS was born on 30 Apr 1811 in Barmen (daughter of Joh. Abraham RITTERSHAUS and Wilhelmine WILKHAUS); died on 2 Nov 1864.
    Children:
    1. 2. Carl Rudolf GREEFF was born on 22 Feb 1841; died on 24 Aug 1913.
    2. Pauline Wilhelmine GREEFF was born on 27 Jul 1842; died on 21 Dec 1899 in Dusseldorf.
    3. Helene GREEFF was born on 9 Apr 1846; died on 17 Oct 1870.
    4. Eduard Carl GREEFF was born on 23 Feb 1847; died on 10 Feb 1849.
    5. Emilie GREEFF was born on 29 Jul 1850; died on 7 Apr 1932.
    6. Johanna GREEFF was born on 5 Oct 1856; died on 8 Apr 1929 in Bonn-Endenich.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Johann Peter GREEFF was born in 22 June1777 (son of Gottfried Wilhelm GREEFF and Maria Sibylla VON CARNAP); died in 27 December1837.

    Notes:

    Slaufhere Baeinen.
    The firm "Ehrenberg & Leuschner" was aquired by Joh. Peter Greeff (Bornefeld) in 1829 and promptly reanmed "J.P.Greeff, G.W. Sohn"
    Apparently it was the son of Joh. Peter Greeff(Bredt) who brought tribute to his father in this way.


    Johann Peter was a businessman in Elberfield on the Aue, but moved to Barmen in 1829.

    In the reformed parish of Elberfield he was Scholarch for a period.
    At his death in 1837 Joh. Peter Greeff left behind a flourishing factory.

    Johann married Clara Wilhelmine BORNEFELD on 12 Jan 1802. Clara (daughter of Johann Daniel BORNEFELD and Christine MORIAN) was born in 1784; died in 12 June1860. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Clara Wilhelmine BORNEFELD was born in 1784 (daughter of Johann Daniel BORNEFELD and Christine MORIAN); died in 12 June1860.
    Children:
    1. Daniel Herman GREEFF was born in 14 April1817; died in 1817.
    2. Joh Peter GREEFF was born on 25 Mar 1803 in Elberfield; died on 4 Sep 1875 in Barmen.
    3. Carl GREEFF was born in 1804; died in 1806.
    4. Wilhelmine GREEFF was born on 30 Jan 1806; died on 3 May 1864 in Bonn, Germany.
    5. Julie GREEFF was born in 1808 in Barmen; died in 1879.
    6. 4. Carl GREEFF was born on 18 Nov 1809 in Barmen; died on 26 Sep 1893 in Barmen.
    7. Eduard GREEFF was born on 21 May 1812 in Barmen; died on 4 Jul 1883 in Barmen.
    8. Robert GREEFF was born on 7 Mar 1816 in Coln; died on 21 May 1889 in Frankfurt Am Main.
    9. Richard GREEFF was born on 3 Jan 1820 in Elberfeld; died on 3 Apr 1874 in Koln.

  3. 10.  Joh. Abraham RITTERSHAUS was born on 25 Jan 1775; died on 24 Jan 1860.

    Joh. married Wilhelmine WILKHAUS. Wilhelmine was born on 29 May 1781; died on 12 Nov 1853. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Wilhelmine WILKHAUS was born on 29 May 1781; died on 12 Nov 1853.
    Children:
    1. Emilie RITTERSHAUS was born in 1806; died in 1878.
    2. 5. Wilhelmine RITTERSHAUS was born on 30 Apr 1811 in Barmen; died on 2 Nov 1864.


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