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13 April 2013
I am still writing of the family of August Schumann and his wife, Auguste Freimann. Details of this family are obscure from 1888 until autumn of 1902. I will be traveling to this area in September of 2013 to attempt to discover more about this time.
"After the birth of Emma, proof of the family living in Boguslawka disappears. Three more children were born: Ida 12 Dec 1889, Gustav in 1891, and Minna supposedly born in Eichfier, West Prussia the 30th of October 1893. Word of mouth says that August died 3 January 1895 and then Auguste died 20 March 1902. These four children are on the ship, Lake Champlain, traveling from Liverpool to Canada with their maternal grandmother when Minna has her ninth birthday on the ship. Obviously, the grandmother or someone else had cared for the children for seven months and correspondence had occurred regarding their future. Two of grandmother, Caroline Freimann's sons, Friedrich and Carl, the brothers of Auguste were living in Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada. Arriving in Canada, they traveled by train across the country to Wetaskiwin. Once there, the uncles found employment for all of the children."
Both parents were 37 years of age at time of death. Above photo is confirmation in Canada of Minna Schumann.
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Interesting. I can't wait to see what you find out.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much.
DeleteWow... Life was so hard. They died so very young. And the uncle found employment for the children. They were just little ones and they had to work. I just find it so sad, Carol.
ReplyDeleteYour family is going to love this when you are done! :-)
Thank you Teresa. I am going to add a picture of Minna soon, if I can figure out how to do it.
Deleteit will be nice to see what you find out.
ReplyDeleteI've been taking a genealogy course and trying to track my ancestry lately, but they were moving all over the country.
ReplyDeleteYou can do it Sue. If you need any help,please ask me.
DeleteIt's fascinating to find out so much about family history, apart from simply recording the names.
ReplyDeletePaula, that is the hard part but it is the part that makes it human.
DeleteYou are doing an excellent job of tracking their lives. How sad the parents died so young. I'm surprised the wife outlived her husband with all the children she bore, and the mental anguish of some of their deaths all in a row. I look forward to hearing about your trip!
ReplyDeleteDo you know what kind of jobs the uncle got the children? Indentured servants or factory work? Just curious. :)
I'm the Asst. County Historian in Wyoming Co., NY. We have people start to call us around February to find out our hours and what we have as far as records. Just a rural area, no cities, but people plan their vacations around us to come do their family research. We get several from out of state (a family in our office this week and last as a matter of fact) and quite a few from other countries.
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How nice that you have people coming in to research their family.
DeleteI know that my grandmother worked in a hotel but she could not have started with that. I think her brother had farm work because she said he had to sleep in a "corn crib" with snow blowing in between the boards, so then he died before he was an adult.
It's a wonder that I exist today.
DeleteHow sad the parents died so young! Hope you find what you're looking for in Europe, to fill in the blanks.
ReplyDeleteThanks Debbie.
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