John married Jessie Lucille Brown on 17 Oct 1894 in Harlan, Shelby, Iowa, USA. Jessie (daughter of William Albert Brown and Sarah E. Casendane Brower) was born on 28 Jan 1877 in Cornel, Livingston, Illinois, USA; died on 22 Mar 1920 in Iowa, USA; was buried in Saint Clair Cemetery, Ute, Monona, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Ethel May Gries was born on 17 Jan 1896 in Charter Oak Township, Crawford, Iowa, USA; died on 10 Jun 1974 in Onowa, Monona, Iowa, USA; was buried in Saint Clair Cemetery, Ute, Monona, Iowa, USA.
2. Elmer Eugene Gries was born on 28 May 1899 in Charter Oak, Crawford, Iowa, USA; died on 6 Mar 1901 in Willow, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA; was buried in Willow Township Cemetery, Charter Oak, Crawford, Iowa, USA.
3. Charles Albert Gries was born on 29 May 1901 in Woodbine, Harrison, Iowa, USA; died on 1 Jan 1999 in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA; was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA.
4. Harold John Gries was born on 11 Apr 1904 in Ute, Monona, Iowa, USA; died on 23 Jun 1986 in Pierre, Hughes, South Dakota, USA; was buried in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA.
5. Daisey E. C. Gries was born in 1907 in Woodbine, Harrison, Iowa, USA; died on 3 Mar 1982 in Whiting, Monona, Iowa, USA; was buried in Ute, Monona, Iowa, USA.
6. Frank Valentine Gries was born on 28 Dec 1908 in Harlan, Iowa, USA; died on 3 Mar 1909; was buried in Willow Township Cemetery, Willow Township, Crawford, Iowa, USA.
7. Cecil LeRoy Gries was born on 19 Feb 1910 in Iowa, USA; died in Jun 1972 in Soldier, Monona, Iowa, USA; was buried in Saint Clair Cemetery, Ute, Monona, Iowa, USA.
8. Bertha Blossom Gries was born on 1 May 1912 in Harlan, Shelby, Iowa, USA; died on 27 Feb 2001 in Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA; was buried in Saint Clair Cemetery, Ute, Monona, Iowa, USA.
9. Clarence Archie Gries was born on 13 Oct 1913 in Thunder Hawk, Corson, South Dakota, USA; died on 17 Mar 1990 in Mapleton, Monona, Iowa, USA; was buried in Saint Clair Cemetery, Ute, Monona, Iowa, USA.
10. Melvin Henry Gries was born on 18 Apr 1915 in Thunder Hawk, Corson, South Dakota, USA; died on 24 Nov 2009 in Boone, Boone, Iowa, USA; was buried in Boone, Boone, Iowa, USA.
11. Florence Lillian Gries was born on 8 Aug 1916 in Thunder Hawk, Corson, South Dakota, USA; died on 5 Oct 2002 in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA; was buried on 9 Oct 2002 in Saint Marys Cemetery, Ute, Monona, Iowa, USA.
12. Violet Rosamond Gries was born on 7 Feb 1918 in Ute, Monona, Iowa, USA; died on 20 Aug 1931; was buried in Saint Clair Cemetery, Ute, Monona, Iowa, USA.
13. Goldie Evelyn Gries was born on 7 Dec 1919 in Ute, Monona, Iowa, USA; was christened in Monona, Iowa, USA; died on 29 Jan 2013 in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA; was buried in Saint Clair Cemetery, Ute, Monona, Iowa, USA.