A brief Grams family history. Rita Zank was married to Emil Grams in 1919

It was just at the end or World War One (World War I also known during those times as the "Great War")

Rita Zank Grams Kunert
Her first name was also sometimes spelled Reta but records spell the name as Rita

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GROOM: Emil GRAMS b.9 Jul 1886 in Wisconsin
FATHER: Friedrich GRAMS
MOTHER: Emilie PAHL

Emil Reinard Grams on the left with his brother Hank (Henry) Grams  on the right.  There were other unidentified siblings  The family came to Wisconsin from North Dakota

Charlie Zank worked on Uncle Bill Zank's farm

BRIDE: Reta ZANK b.5 Aug 1897 in Wisconsin, d. 8 October 1980
FATHER: Carl ZANK
Sisters:  Anna Zank and Minnie Zank
MOTHER: Henriette MACHMIRE  - exact the spelling of this name is not known
MARRIAGE DATE: 14 Sep 1919 RECORD NO.: 1919199 36
WITNESSES: Paul Weiderholz, Walther Brueske, Frida Grams, Vera Kuehn

Frieda Grams, Emil Grams' sister, was married to Walter Sanske - they had a son Norman

Rita was divorced from Emil Grams in (about 1940? - date unknown) - later she married Ernie Kunert, of Augusta Wisconsin click on the link to see the wedding photos

The surviving children of Emil and Rita Grams were: Donald, Donadean (Zutter), Delores Yannone and Doris Madden (twins), Elvera Biesecker, Emogene Knuth, Gordon, Jeanette Ayres, Norma Wheeler, and Orville

Check out this link to a graduation photo to Emogene

Photos of the family from a Knuth Family Album

Also see the 2002 Grams family reunion for more family photos