Julia was born in Saxony, Germany. At the age of nine, she came to America with her parents, Johannes "John" W. Gliem and Christina Schaeffer-Gliem. Julia was the oldest daughter out of eight children born to the Gliem family: Adam (B. 1843 - D. 1851); Elizabeth (B. Jan. 12, 1845); Margarethe (B. Mar. 6, 1848); Phoebe (B. Jan. 21, 1853); Sarah (B. Nov. 18, 1855); Christina (B. Mar. 12, 1859); & Louisa (B. May 1861). In 1851, the Gliem family came to America and settled on a farm in Des Moines, IA (Terr.). In the Spring of 1857, the family drove a team of oxen to Kansas where they preempted a claim and purchased a farm located one-half mile east of Arrington.
Julia married Jacob Eckert (B. Feb. 14, 1830 - D. May 20, 1905) on December 14, 1858, in Kansas. Julia bore five children. The childrens' names: Anna Louisa (B. Aug. 18, 1859), Mary Frances (B. Sept. 2, 1860), Margaret Jane (B. Sept. 3, 1864 - D. 1917), John Sanford (B. Feb. 6, 1866), Jacob William (B. Mar. 6, 1869 - D. Oct. 7, 1942).
"Grandma Eckert," as she was known to her friends, was kindhearted sympathetic woman. She was ever ready to assist her neighbors in times of sickness, and in many instances took place of a physician. There are 25 grandchildren; 52 great-grandchildren, and 7 great-great grandchildren making at total of 88 direct living descendents. Julia died at the age of 89. She is buried at Muscotah cemetary.
Julia was born in Saxony, Germany. At the age of nine, she came to America with her parents, Johannes "John" W. Gliem and Christina Schaeffer-Gliem. Julia was the oldest daughter out of eight children born to the Gliem family: Adam (B. 1843 - D. 1851); Elizabeth (B. Jan. 12, 1845); Margarethe (B. Mar. 6, 1848); Phoebe (B. Jan. 21, 1853); Sarah (B. Nov. 18, 1855); Christina (B. Mar. 12, 1859); & Louisa (B. May 1861). In 1851, the Gliem family came to America and settled on a farm in Des Moines, IA (Terr.). In the Spring of 1857, the family drove a team of oxen to Kansas where they preempted a claim and purchased a farm located one-half mile east of Arrington.
Julia married Jacob Eckert (B. Feb. 14, 1830 - D. May 20, 1905) on December 14, 1858, in Kansas. Julia bore five children. The childrens' names: Anna Louisa (B. Aug. 18, 1859), Mary Frances (B. Sept. 2, 1860), Margaret Jane (B. Sept. 3, 1864 - D. 1917), John Sanford (B. Feb. 6, 1866), Jacob William (B. Mar. 6, 1869 - D. Oct. 7, 1942).
"Grandma Eckert," as she was known to her friends, was kindhearted sympathetic woman. She was ever ready to assist her neighbors in times of sickness, and in many instances took place of a physician. There are 25 grandchildren; 52 great-grandchildren, and 7 great-great grandchildren making at total of 88 direct living descendents. Julia died at the age of 89. She is buried at Muscotah cemetary.
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