Notes Marriage to ID 1865 Pauline REISS.
Children - Pauline and Charlotte.
1901 Census - mother in law Lotte REISS 63 living with family along with brother ID 253 George GRONBACH, cousin ID 867 George THIER, ID 28860 Louise STROBEL and William MATTHES 16, son of ID 1355 Georg Christian MATTHES.
1911 Census - ID 442 August KERN and Theresa Maria RAU 20 assisting.
John fled England during the Lusitania Riots in WW1 and his courageous daughter Pauline, changed their surnames to HOWARD and organised her mother and sister Charlotte's travel to USA where they joined their father who had already arrived in Illinois. (Source SwissGill)
UK Will Probate registered in London and granted to brother in laws ID 28712 Friedrich SCHUMACHER and ID 2016 Conrad REISS.
USA Emigration: May 1915, family followed Oct 1922
USA Naturalisation: Mar 30, 1922 also known as John HOWARD
PB Links - Sister ID 28711 Margarete Magdalena GRONBACH and brother George noted above.