Emil Ernst GREEFF

1831 - 1917  (85 years)

• Name	Emil Ernst GREEFF
  Born	1 Sep 1831	Barmen
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 May 1917	Frankfurt Am Main
  Person ID	I91	Greeff in Germany
  Last Modified	27 Aug 2008

  
  

  Father	Joh Peter GREEFF,   b. 25 Mar 1803, Elberfield ,   d. 4 Sep 1875, Barmen  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Sophie Emilie BREDT,   b. 21 May 1806,   d. 22 Mar 1863  (Age 56 years)
  Married	24 Nov 1827
  Family ID	F32	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Johanna BETTELHAUSER,   b. 20 Feb 1837, Mainz, Germany ,   d. 1 May 1873, Barmen  (Age 36 years)
  Married	5 Dec 1859	Mainz, Germany
  Children	+ 1. Ernst GREEFF,   b. 27 Jan 1862, Hoboken, New York, USA ,   d. 16 Feb 1921  (Age 59 years) + 2. Friedrich GREEFF,   b. 16 Nov 1878, Barmen, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	27 Aug 2008
  Family ID	F121	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Friederike (Frieda) BETTELHAUSER,   b. 11 Aug 1841,   d. 1 May 1895, Frankfurt Am Main  (Age 53 years)
  Married	7 Jan 1878
  Children	1. Karl (Charley) GREEFF,   b. 29 Sep 1860, Hoboken ,   d. 7 Jan 1889  (Age 28 years) + 2. Ernst GREEFF,   b. 27 Jan 1862, Hoboken, New York, USA ,   d. 16 Feb 1921  (Age 59 years) + 3. Alice GREEFF,   b. 10 Feb 1864, Hoboken ,   d. 6 Aug 1929, Buxchschlag By Frankfurt Am Main  (Age 65 years)   4. Johanna Charlotte GREEFF,   b. 22 Mar 1866, Mainz ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Alfred Wilhelm GREEFF,   b. 5 Nov 1871, Barmen ,   d. 17 Apr 1910, Weimar  (Age 38 years) + 6. Friedrich GREEFF,   b. 16 Nov 1878, Barmen, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 7. Friedrich GREEFF,   b. 16 Nov 1878, Barmen ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 8. Frieda Maria GREEFF,   b. 23 Jan 1891, Barmen ,   d. 26 Jul 1931  (Age 40 years)
  Last Modified	27 Aug 2008
  Family ID	F37	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  "Er begrundete die firma 'Greeff @ Comp' in Hoboken (bei New York), ...." "Auf grund seiner erfahrungen im Deutch-Amerikanischen handelsverkehr und seines grossenanfehens wurde Ernst Greeff Amerikanischer Bizekonsul." And much more: J V Bredt (1941:66) After his commercial training he served in the infantry in Koln for one year together with his brother Julius. He started the firm "Greeff& Comp" In Hoboken (by New York), settled his first household there and obtained American citizenship. His parents-in-law in Germany suffered keenly from the separation from their favourite daughter and since Ernst also found the ocean journey very arduous he moved back to Mainz in 1865. There he regained German citizenship, in order to afford his sons the possibility to satisfy the requirements for militarytraining at a later stage. He then acquired a house in Haspeler street, Unterbarten where he took upresidence. This house was sold after the death of his first wife in 1873; the Paulskirche was built in the garden. With his second wife Ernst remained living in Barmen at first, but later moved with his family to Frankfurt am Main. In 1893 he acquired the castle Moosburg, Guttingen, canton of Thurgau in Switzserland, but used itonly as a summer residence for the time being. Because of his experience in German-American commerce and because of the esteem in which he was held Ernst Greeff became American Vice-Consul. The German government also acknowledged his work by conferring on him the order of the Red Eagle IV. As a keen hunter he had undertaken hunts at Brilon, Honningen am Rhein, Taunus and in Hungary. Blessed with great hardiness by nature, he was able to shoot several stags in the Carpathian mountains at the age of 85. On his 80th birthday he still danced the waltz and eye witnesses report that at his age he still ran after a moving tram and jumped aboard