Grunert, Moritz F.

1830 - 1907  (76 years)

• Name	Grunert, Moritz F.
  Birth	24 Nov 1830	, , , Germany
  Gender	Male
  Biography	found online at Find a Grave
  Was in Co D 21st Reg.,Wis Vol. Inf. in the Great Civil War.Was in the battle of Look Out Moutain etc,wounded and sent to the hospital in Nashvill,TN.Because of his very leadgable penmanship he was keapt on as a transcriber for the hospital. Moritz was a man of many talents from a Weaver,Farmer,Town Clerk and Justice of the Peace for the village of Ellington (Stephensville). He married Cynthia Jane Heath in the home of her parents; Haratio H. Heath and Sarah Ann Winn, on 15 Sep 1862 and within a few days went off to the Great War for his new country. After his return,he and Cnythia had seven children: Estelle Emily Grunert-11 Jul 1866-May 1936 Carolyn May Grunert-Tabor-7 Feb 1868-11 Jan 1947 Horatio Russell Grunert-10 Oct 1869-11 Jan 1949 Ann Elizabeth Grunert-Apel-15 Mar 1873-22 May 1947 Norman Hugo Grunert-1 Nov 1875-21 Feb 1935 Sarah Mathilda Grunert-Breitrick-15 Apr 1878-11 Sep 1915 Chauncey Maurice Grunert-15 Jul 1886-17 Oct 1966
  Immigration	25 Aug 1852	New York, New York, New York, USA
  on the ship "Agmes" from Bremen
  Moved	Abt 1854	Ellington, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  moved from Chicago
  Military Service	13 Aug 1862  [1]
  Civil War Corporal, Company D, Wisconsin 21st Infantry
  Maurice F Grunert Corporal, Company D, Wisconsin 21st Infantry Enlisted 13 Aug 1862 Mustered out 16 May 1865 Wisconsin Survived the War - Yes Enlisted in Company D, Wisconsin 21st Infantry Regiment on 13 Aug 1862. Mustered out on 16 May 1865. Ellington, Wisconsin
  Death	23 Jan 1907	Stephensville, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Biography	1911
  History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin Page 0847
  MORITZ F. GRUNERT, who during a long period of years was engaged in agricultural pursuits in Ellington township, was one of his section's most highly esteemed citizens, and in his death, which occurred in January, 1907, Outagamie county lost a good citizen and a public official of the highest integrity. Mr. Grunert was a son of Johann Grunert, who came to this country from Germany with his wife and family during the '50s, and Moritz F. Grunert emigrated to the United States in 1850, when he was twenty years of age. He first settled in New York, from whence he went to Chicago, working by the day for a short time. In 1854 he came to Ellington township and bought land near the present village of Stephensville. In 1862 he was married to Cynthia J. Heath, born in New York State, daughter of Horatio Heath, who was one of the very first settlers of Stephensville, being connected with the lumber mill. The day following his marriage Mr. Grunert joined his company, Company D, of the Twenty-first Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, he having enlisted for service in the Civil War, and after three years of brave and meritorious service received his honorable discharge and returned to the farm. His health having been seriously impaired by the hardships of army life, Mr. Grunert at this time sold his property and moved to the village of Stephensville, where he remained for several years, then buying a property just east of the village, where he was engaged in farming up to the time of his death. For fifteen years he held the office of township clerk and he was also a member of the township board for many years, bringing to his official positions those traits of character that make for honest and efficient public service. He was a member of the German Lutheran Church, while his wife, who died in 1905, held membership with the Methodist denomination. They had a family of seven children, all of whom are living: Estella, Carrie, Horatio, Anna, Norman, Sarah and Chauncey.
  	Grunert, Moritz F. Biography from History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin; 1911.
  Burial	Ellington Union Cemetery, Stephensville, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I161277	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Grunert, Johann Gotlieb,   b. Abt 1791, Leipzig, , Sachsen, Germany d. Abt 1869, , , Wisconsin, USA (Age ~ 78 years)
  Mother	Martin, Caroline Wilhelmina,   b. 25 Dec 1799, , , , Germany d. 14 Sep 1857, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 57 years)
  Family ID	F48031	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Heath, Cynthia,   b. 11 Aug 1845, Rossie, St. Lawrence, New York, USA d. 16 Feb 1905, Ellington, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	23 Aug 1862
  Marriage Record (Family)	23 Aug 1862
  Outagamie Vol. 01, page 0002
  Name:Alfonso Grunert Marriage Date:23 Aug 1862 County:Outagamie Volume:01 Page:0002
  Children	1. Grunert, Estella Emily,   b. 11 Jul 1866   d. Abt May 1936 (Age 69 years)   2. Grunert, Carolyn May,   b. 7 Feb 1868   d. 10 Aug 1935 (Age 67 years)   3. Grunert, Horatio Russell,   b. 10 Oct 1869   d. 11 Jan 1949, Monico, Oneida, Wisconsin, USA (Age 79 years)   4. Grunert, Ann Elizabeth,   b. 15 Mar 1873   d. 22 May 1947 (Age 74 years)   5. Grunert, Norman Hugo,   b. 1 Nov 1875   d. 21 Feb 1935 (Age 59 years)   6. Grunert, Sarah Mathilda,   b. 15 Apr 1878   d. 11 Sep 1915 (Age 37 years)   7. Grunert, Chauncey Maurice,   b. 15 Jul 1886   d. 17 Oct 1966 (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F61236	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2014

  
  

• Sources

  [S836] Ancestry.com, U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, (U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, online Ancestry.com), 7 Jun 2012, Civil War. Maurice F Grunert Corporal, Company D, Wisconsin 21st Infantry Enlisted 13 Aug 1862 Mustered out 16 May 1865 Wisconsin Survived the War - Yes Enlisted in Company D, Wisconsin 21st Infantry Regiment on 13 Aug 1862. Mustered out on 16 May 1865.