THE MINNESOTA FIEBELKORN'S
The Minnesota Fiebelkorn's and the Canadian Fiebelkorn's are related.
I remember my grandfather Wilhelm, son of Johann LUDWIG, speaking
about relatives in the US and mentioning one of his relatives married a
Macholl. Wilhelm, son of Gustaf did indeed marry Emilie Macholl.
Then, in speaking with my dad's cousin Marie Krieger, she gave me another
piece of the puzzle. Seems that on one of her visits to the Minnesota
Fiebelkorn's, some of the older relatives were talking about the relationship
of the two families.
The conclusion was this: Ferdinand Fiebelkorn (from the Canadian
Fiebelkorn's) and Gustaf Fiebelkorn (from the Minnesota Fiebelkorn's) had
the same grandfather. So, the visiting and corresponding between
the two families continues and the friendships keep blossoming.
The primary Minnesota Genealogist is Nancy Kelm and she has published
a "book" on their family history. She can be reached at:
Nancy Kelm
21595 Minnetonka Blvd.
Greenwood, MN 55331
U.S.A.
Family Group
Gustaf Fiebelkorn and his first wife
Father: Gustaf Fiebelkorn (from Pomerine, Germany)
Mother: name unknown (from Lauenberg, Germany)
Children: August S. Fiebelkorn
born: July 17 1858 in Yanneritz, Kreis Lauenberg, Pommern
married: probably Puggesshow, Kreis Lauenberg, 1879?
died: Jan. 7, 1907
buried: Mount Pleasant, Chaska, MN, USA
wife: Amelia Steinhardt
born: April 5, 1860
died: Dec 15, 1894 of typhoid fever
buried: Mount Pleasant, Chaska, MN USA
children: Martha, Rudolph, Herman, Emma, Otto, Dora
Albert Fiebelkorn
born: Sept. 17, 1859 in Yanneritz, Kreis Lauenberg,
Pommern
married: June 1886 in Chaska, Minnesota
died: Aug of 1932 of pneumonia
buried: Mount Pleasant, Chaska, MN
wife: Albertina Loutzo
born:
died: Sept. 28, 1915 City of St. Peter
buried: Mount Pleasant, Chaska, MN
children: Hulda, Meta, Bertha, Clara, Carl
Gustaf Fiebelkorn and his second wife
Father: Gustaf Fiebelkorn (from Pomerine, Germany)
Mother: Caroline Schwitzeuburg b? d sometime around 1913
Wilhelm Fiebelkorn
born: May 21, 1868 in Lauenberg, Germany
married: May 1, 1892
died: Sept. 13, 1912
buried: Mount Pleasant, Chaska, MN USA
wife: Emilie Macholl
born: May 27, 1867
died: Sept. 22, 1950
buried: Mount Pleasant, Chaska, MN USA
children: Paul, William, Theodore, Martha, Ella, Emilie, Clarence,
baby girl
Bertha Fiebelkorn
born: ?
married:
died: Sept., 1924
buried:
husband:
born:
died:
buried:
children:
Therese Fiebelkorn
born: 1873
married: never married
died: was still alive in 1934
buried:
husband:
born:
died:
buried:
children:
Gustav lived in Yanneritz, Kreis Lauenberg, Hinter Pommern and had at
least five children. His first wife died and with her he had at least
two children: August born July 17, 1858 followed by Albert
born September 17, 1859. A sister Bertha who died in September of
1924 either came from the first or second marriage, her birth date is unknown.
Wilhelm (William) was born May 21, 1868 and Terese was born in 1873 of
the second marriage.
We don't know when Gustav died but as of 1913 Wilhelm and Tereses' mother
was alive although "very weak"......"lying between her day bed and her
bed".
In 1903, Therese at the age of 30 found a position working for a Countess
as a servant. In the 1920's Therese lost all her money during the
time of inflation. Five years from her pension at the age of 60,
she had hardly enough to live off of and was ailing. On learning
of her brother Alberts' death she says, "Albert did not want to die in
Amerika: I was supposed to take care of him. But fate did not
allow that we would see each other once more. I look forward to the
"wiedersehen" with such joy, you would not believe it." With August,
Albert and William leaving for America and Bertha dying young, Therese
had no close relations left in Germany. Let us hope she met her last
"wiedersehen" before the Russians took over Pommern and cleared out all
the Germans as some of these Pomeranians ended up in the Soviet camps.
