Joseph Greb was born in Wisconsin on November 27, 1860.
On April 7, 1885 he married Mary Ellen Shannon in Illinois. She was born in Illinois in November of 1864.
The couple had eight children: George, Ellen, John, Eva, Pearl, Ethel, Oscar and Henry.
The mother (Mary Ellen) died the day after the twins Oscar and Henry were born in April 1898.
The Grebs had left Wisconsin for Iowa and then came to North Dakota where they homesteaded in Stutsman County and later in Eddy County.
In 1901 Mr. Greb married Nellie O'Donnell. She was born June 3, 1866 in Massachusetts.
They moved into McHenry in 1902, where Mr. Greb did carpenter work. He also served as Deputy Sheriff.
Mr. Greb died December 22, 1930.
Mrs. Greb (Nellie) died in 1940.
They are buried at McHenry.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 75B