Jan "John" Grziwacz (Greevers)

Arrived in New York City from Hamburg 22 November 1883 aboard the ship "Harmonia."

JOHN GREEVERS FAMILY - John Greevers came to the United States by boat from Poland about 1890. While on the boat he met his future wife, Antonina Duray. On arriving in New York both families decided to go by covered wagon to North Dakota. John Greevers homesteaded in Harriston Township about 1891. In 1892 he married Antonina Duray. They farmed on their homestead of 320 acres. They had 15 children, seven sons and eight daughters, Bebeanne, Eleanor, Mary, Walter, Martha, Frances, Rose, Veronica, John Jr. , Joseph, Richard, twins, Frank and Sylvester, and Raphael and Henriet. The John Greever s family belonge d to St. Stanislau s Catholic Churc h in Warsaw.