Fayette County PA Archives Biographies.....Grimm (Fosbrink), Mary Magdalena May 13, 1884 - April 30, 1953
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     Mary Magdalena Grimm was born on the 13th of May 1884 in Pennsyvania to 
Daniel Henry Grimm and Martha Garlic Ritenour.  She come from german 
ancestry.  She grew up with seven brothers and sisters, Henry, Anna, Ella, 
Randall, Mckinley, Julia and James.  Mary was nicknamed "Lena" which she went 
by through-out her entire life.  Lena's father lost one of his arms, and still 
built his family a cabin to live in even with one arm. 
     In 1898 Lena met and married David Lindeman.  They lived in Indian Creek 
in Fayette County Pennsyvania.  They had one child who was named Cora A 
Lindeman.  On January 11 1900 David was killed in and Automoble accident.  
Lena and her daughter moved and lived with her sister Ella for a while.
     While living with her sister Lena met and married John Irvin Fosbrink in 
Normalville, Pennsyvania.  She had twelve more children with John.  Shea had 
Susannah,Rosalie, Charles, Harry, Daniel, Gertrude, Samuel, Martha, Mabel, 
John Irvin jr., Beatrice and Donald.  Lena loved her family very much and 
would have them come to her house every sunday to have dinner.
     Lena was very involved with the community, she attended the Breakneck 
Church of God, where she took her kids each week during their growing up 
years.  She was also a mid-wife and helped deliver many babies through-out the 
Connelsville area.  Towards the later part of her life she lost a son, who was 
named Harry in World War 2 and also one of her brothers died in a drowning 
aincident which caused her to always be very nervous and unable to calm down.
     Lena passed away on April 30, 1953.  She was living in Connelsville at 
the time and was survived by her husband, John Fosbrink. After she passed away 
she was buried in the Percy Cemetery.


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