Biographical Sketch of James B. Greim, Johnson County, Missouri,
Warrensburg Township

>From "History of Johnson County, Missouri," by Ewing Cockrell,
Historical Publishing Company, Topeka, Cleveland, 1918.

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James B. Greim, a retired farmer of Warrensburg, Missouri, was born
April 15, 1861 in Warrensburg township, Johnson county, a member of one
of the pioneer families of this section of the state.  He is the son of
Nicholas and Barbara (Brunner) Greim, who were united in marriage in
Illinois in 1858.  Nicholas Greim was a native of Germany.  He emigrat-
ed from Germany to America when he was 17 years of age and landed in
New York City in 1852, unable to speak a word of English and with only
10 cents in his pocket.  He went from New York to Pennsylvania and for
some time was employed in work on a canal.  From Pennsylvania he went
to Illinois where he was married, and he and Mrs. Greim came to Miss-
ouri from Illinois and settled in Warrensburg township.  Before the
railroad was built, Nicholas Greim hauled lumber to Clinton, Mo.  To
Nicholas and Barbara Greim were born the following children:  William;
James B., the subject of this review; Mary E.; Henry G.; Maggie, de-
ceased; Anna; John; Christopher; Fred; George; Clara; Amelia, deceased;
and Sophia, who lives at home with her mother.  Mr. Greim died October
31, 1906 and his remains were interred in the cemetery southeast of
Warrensburg.  Mrs. Greim resides one and a half miles south of Warrens-
burg.  A sketch of Barbara (Brunner) Greim appears elsewhere in this 
volume.  James B. Greim attended school at the old Valley school house
near his home in Warrensburg township.  He also was a student at the 
Warrensburg State Normal School for two years, in 1875 and 1876.  Mr.
Greim began farming on a place southeast of Warrensburg, a farm of 280
acres, which he improved and still owns.  His son, Otto, now resides on
this place and is a successful breeder of Hereford cattle.  James B.
Greim was engaged in the pursuits of agriculture 24 years on this farm,
until 1909, when Mr. and Mrs. Greim moved to Warrensburg, where they
now reside at 113 Ming street and he is now engaged in general carpent-
er work and contracting.  January 14, 1886, James B. Greim was united
in marriage with Rose Gunser, the daughter of Fred and Margaret (Mack)
Gunser, of Warrensburg.  Fred Gunser was a native of Germany.  He came
to Johnson county before the Civil War.  Mr. Gunser enlisted in the
Civil War in the Union service.  He was a wagon maker by trade and con-
ducted a wagon shop at Westport Landing before Kansas City was even a
town.  He also owned a wagon shop in Warrensburg, which place of busi-
ness was located on the site of Mose Cohn's store on North Holden 
street.  He worked in the wagon shop in the old town of Warrensburg,
long before the war.  Mrs. Gunser died September 19, 1883.  Fred Gunser
survived his wife 33 years, his death occurring January 26, 1916.  He
was laid to rest in the Warrensburg cemetery.  To James B. and Rose
(Gunser) Greim have been born two sons: Otto F., who is a graduate of
Warrensburg High School and Gem City Business College at Quincy, Ill.,
and is now engaged in farming and stock raising on the home place and 
is one of Johnson county's most progressive and highly regarded young
citizens; and Willard N., who is a graduate of the Warrensburg High
School in the class of 1910, a graduate of the Warrensburg State Normal
School in the class of 1912, a postgraduate of the Normal School in 
1913, and a graduate of the Young Men's Christian Association School of
Physical Culture, Springfield, Massachusetts, and was employed for the
year 1917 and 1918 in the schools of Cleveland, Ohio, but resigned to
enter the officers' training camp at Ft. Sheridan, Illinois, was com-
missioned a captain and is now serving in the national army.  While in
college Willard N. Greim took an active part in all forms of athletics,
being a member of the varsity football, basketball and track teams, 
making the "All-Missouri" footbal team in 1912.  He was a member of the
literary and debating society and president of his class.  For two
years Willard Greim was principal of the Lathrop High School, Lathrop,
Missouri, from 1913 until 1915 and for the past two years he had been 
an instructor in the Indian Orchard Sunday School.  Mr. and Mrs. Greim
have reared and educated two of the finest young men in the state, of
whom Johnson county is proud.  The Greim family are well known in
Johnson county and prominent in the community.

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