Charles Graban

1852 - 1945  (92 years)

• Name	Charles Graban
  Born	10 Jul 1852	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1873	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada   [1]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-143097
  Died	31 Jan 1945
  Buried	Portage Hillside Cemetery, Portage La Prairie, , Manitoba, Canada
  Person ID	I143097	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Peter Graban,   b. 12 Jun 1820, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Margareth Winters,   b. 20 Aug 1825, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	20 Aug 1847	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Family ID	F11715	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Charles Graban (1852-?) Boot and shoe merchant. Born at Berlin [now Kitchener], Ontario on 10 July 1852, son of German immigrants Peter Graban and Margaret Winters, he came to Winnipeg in 1873 and took a job making harnesses for Archibald Wright. In 1878 he went to Portage la Prairie and opened his own harness business. Two years later he switched to selling boots and shoes, which he continued for many years. He married Agatha Gramus, a daughter of Portage pioneer Hiram Gramus, in 1882. They had four sons: Frank Graban, Charles Graban, Clifton Graban, and Lorne Graban. He served as a member of the Portage city council in 1893. He was a charter member of the AF & AM (Portage Lodge No. 3) and the IOOF. A History of Manitoba: Its Resouces and People by Prof, George Bryce

  
  

• Sources

  [S724] Book - A History of Manitoba: Its Resources and People. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev. Jacob Huttner, Lutheran Church, Preston, report 80. Peter Graben married Margartha Winter both of Waterloo married 20 Aug 1847 Preston

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Jul 1852 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1873 - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Buried - - Portage Hillside Cemetery, Portage La Prairie, , Manitoba, Canada  = Link to Google Earth