Emil Wilhelm Grobbel

Emil GROBBEL was born on 08 SEP 1852 in Obringhausen, Westphalia, Germany, and died on 18 FEB 1939, in Detroit, Wayne Co., MI. German genealogy records indicate that he was christened "Wilhelm Emil Grobbel", but he apparently perferred to be called Emil and used Wilhelm as his middle name. He was the seventh child of Joseph and Walburga Grobbel. He married Elizabeth CAMPEAU, who was born on 27 AUG 1862 and died in DEC 1955. She was the daughter of Sam and Mary Campeau.

In 1883, Emil began operating a meat market stall in the old Cadillac Square Market at 1 Central Market in Detroit. Several moves later, his business is still operating today as a wholesale deli meat supplier in Detroit's Eastern Market under the name E.W. Grobbel & Sons, Inc. at 2500 Orleans St., near the corner of Adelaide Street. Their company is "America's Oldest Corned Beef Specialist".