Karl Philipp Greulich

Karl² Philipp Greulich (aka Charles Philipp) was born 13 Sep 1838 in Haag, Mosbach, Germany, the son of Georg Philipp Greulich and Anna Margaretha Wurzel.¹,²,³ He died 2 Feb 1904 in East Greenville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

After his father’s death on 12 May 1855, Karl left Germany at the age of 17 and came to the United States. A passport dated November 8, 1855 was issued at Neckargemund for Karl Philipp Greulich and two relatives—his sister Eva Katarina Greulich and their half-brother Georg Philipp Jakob. Karl anglicized his name to Charles and learned the shoemaker trade from Samuel O. Stauffer of North Zionsville, Pennsylvania. I presume he chose this profession because his father was also a shoemaker back home in Haag. He became a naturalized citizen.⁴

Charles first married on 30 Nov 1861 to Susanna K. Wolf, daughter of Joel and Elizabeth (Krauss) Wolf of Upper Hanover Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.⁵  She was born 9 Nov 1841 and died 3 Jun 1863.⁶ After Susanna’s death, Charles married her sister Caroline K. Wolf on 17 Aug 1864. She was born 10 Mar 1845 and died 24 Apr 1915 in East Greenville of gangrene of the foot.⁷ She was buried with her husband in the New Goshenhoppen Cemetery.⁸

Charles and Susanna had one child:

1. Emilie Matilda Greulich was born 10 May 1863 and died 2 Aug 1863 in East Greenville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. She was buried in New Goshenhoppen Cemetery with her mother. ⁹

Charles and Caroline had 13 children, as follows:

2. Clarence Jefferson Greulich was born 10 Mar 1865 and died 28 Aug 1865 in East Greenville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
3. Morris Linton Greulich [photo] was born 7 Jun 1866 and died 25 Jan 1931 in East Greenville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.¹⁰ He married on 15 Jan 1887 Elizabeth Butterweck Fox, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Butterweck) Fox.¹¹
4. Irwin Franklin Greulich was born 25 Nov 1867 and died 22 Jun 1934 in East Greenville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.¹² He married on 30 Aug 1894 Kate Amanda Weil, daughter of John H. and Sarah A. (Sallade) Weil. She was born 15 May 1873 and died 25 Jul 1946 in East Greenville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.¹³
5. Charles Ambrose Greulich was born 27 Oct 1869 and died 25 Apr 1942 in East Greenville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He married Sallie Yoder Beiteman, daughter of Reuben and Hannah (Yoder) Beiteman, on 3 Nov 1900. She was born 5 Jul 1877 and died 19 Aug 1921.¹⁴
6. Daniel Chester Greulich was born 26 Sep 1871 and died 26 May 1839.¹⁵ He married Anna M. Scholl, daughter of Adolph G. and Anna M. (Hauff) Scholl, on 12 Apr 1900. She was born 21 Feb 1873 and died 10 Jun 1966.¹⁶
7. Lily Eleanora Greulich was born 3 Apr 1873 and died 22 Oct 1936.¹⁷ She married sometime after April 1920 Jacob J. H. Saylor. He was born 19 Dec 1869 and died 27 Nov 1945.¹⁸
8. Hannah Louisa Greulich was born 6 Apr 1875 in East Greenville and died 17 Jun 1929. She married on 3 Nov 1900 George Abraham Huber, son of Henry H. and Julian L. (Sallade) Huber. He was born 16 Jul 1875 and died in 1946.
9. Nevin Wilson Greulich was born 7 Nov 1876 and died 6 Feb 1949. He married on 12 Jan 1901 Ellen Minnie Weiss, daughter of Emil and Sarah A. (Butz) Weiss. She was born 28 May 1877 and died 23 Jan 1938.
10. Anna E. Greulich was born 6 Sep 1878 and died in 1945. She married on 23 Dec 1905 Lewis L. Keller, son of John B. and Eliza (Lewis) Keller. He was born 8 Nov 1877 and died in 1960.
11. Elmer Calvin Greulich [photo] was born 6 Aug 1880 in East Greenville and died 10 Jan 1947 in Lansdale, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania from complications of diabetes.¹⁹,²⁰ He married on 21 Sep 1901 Lillian Witmer Snyder [photo], daughter of Henry D. and Saraphine (Witmer) Snyder. She was born 26 Oct 1879 and died on 13 Feb 1949 in Sellersville Hospital from heart failure due to heart disease and pneumonia.²¹,²²
12. Flora Greulich was born 20 Apr 1883 and died 8 Oct 1850. She married ca 1925 Albert Sterner, son of Henry A. and Amanda (___) Sterner. He was born 8 Jun 1871 and died 28 Mar 1944.
13. Caroline A. Greulich was born 6 Jan 1885 and died 20 Sep 1963.²³ She married on 31 Jan 1912 Henry P. Letterhouse, son of Solomon and Annie (Frank) Letterhouse. He was born on 21 Apr 1888 and died in 1951.²⁴
14. Katherine Jane Greulich was born 22 Mar 1887 and died in Sep 1960.²⁵ She married on 20 Aug 1910 John William Wieder, son of Emanuel John and Alavesta Esther (Dillinger) Wieder. He was born 1 Sep 1887 and died in Nov 1972.²⁶

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