Merry Christmas

Just a note to wish you all a happy solstice, merry christmas and happy new year and I hope you all are doing well. In addition, I hope for more input from the relatives on this 

This year has been interesting for me. I am moving closer to retirement, and have started a retirement project, an ancestral blog. (http://meilickeancestors.blogspot.ca/) so far, it has been mainly information gathering for myself, and a few minor posts. In addition, I hope for more input from the relatives on this subject next year. It takes up time. I am still dealing with all the other issues in my life, as well. Some of these are taking up just too much time.

I hope you are all doing well.  

1914 WWI big decisions

There was much concern is both Canada and the US over "King Eddie" and what he might do at the start of WWI. There was fear that he would surrender to avoid bloodshed, and  this would place a less reasonable power just to the north of the US. There was concern that Eddie would do nothing, and let the Kaiser run all over Europe. Gustav Meilicke wrote a letter to his two sons, Gustav and Julius, suggesting that they come home for a bit. Gustav decided to stay in Canada and Julius decided to go home for a bit.

This was a major turning point in the life of Julius, for he went home and found a wife to bring back to Canada. Found is not the right word, for Emma and Julius had been writing from the time before Gus and Jules left Iowa on the great venture north west, where Gustav senior thought would be the next area to develop. This Greencourt venture was Jules second attempt at homesteading. He had gone to Minnesota and found it nothing but rocks, and not suitable for farming and returned home to Iowa. In 1907, he and Gus headed to the the unknown west and north. In 1908, they each filed for a quarter of land, and started farming. By 1914, Gus had a 1/2 section, Jules had a 1/4 all proved up. Jules went out to work in the winters to earn a "grub steak", while Gus stayed at home and did freighting, brush clearing, logging, and the like.

I recall Gus saying that he could walk to Edmonton in three days, but it took 5 days to drive oxen. It was faster to lead the oxen then to drive them, and he could lead them home in 4 days, if the road were dry. Oxen in harness, that is. I recall that Gus said that oxen in yokes could pull more for short distances, but not as long, and oxen in harness was the way to work them.  

Thank you for reading this. Please feel free to post your own thoughts or opinions on this subject or any other. I would like to get your input on what you remember about Gus and all the ancestors, so the storeys can be passed about.

Video

This video is worth watching.

http://suzanneloomscreativity.blogspot.ca/2012/11/dont-tell-me-what-im-eating.html

This and exorphins are big problem.

Gustav E Meilicke Draft

This is a bit of the story of Gus's life, to be added as new insights and memories come back.

Nostalgia for a misremembered past is no basis for governing a diverse and advancing nation.

David Frum

Gustav Eberhardt Meilicke, 1881 - 1965 , born August                1881, died
 1965. Gautav was born in Marshall County, Iowa according to the 1885 Census. The family record says Dallas County. The family record say the Gustav Meilicke 1851-1929 and Mathida Schallert 1849-1927 family first stopped in Marshall, the home of  Julius H Meilicke, who had left Prussia in 1866, late summer. He was the father of EJ, and that bunch.

Gus is buried in Evergreen Memorial Gardens, Old Iron Cross section, marker 317. This was taken fall 2012.

 Easter Dinner ? mid-late 1950's, Andy&Jessie's ?

 Likely taken by Nellie Webber, back row, Aaron, JA, Andy, Gus
front row, Emma, unknown, Alberta controlling Albert, Dolly Muster?

 Nellie Webber plus....
Note the planes on Albert... It must have been WWII years, What do you think Albert? 1942?

There is no one to ask about this one. The children are mother, Alberta and Aaron, summer 1919?. That GGP Gustav, GP JA, Grandmother Emma, William Meilicke, and Gustav at an age of 38 more or less.

The captions says about 1920, but perhaps not. It looks to be the same role of film as above. This is Gus's Cabin, where Julius and Gus called home from 1907 until 1914 when Julius returned to Iowa.
Now I understand that the caption is unknown, Julius, Gustav, unknown. Note the Ruberoid roof. It was in general use by 1905. Was Gus an early adopter? Note that they nearly missed the quarter, with that cabin, as the land was not surveyed until 1908. Andy Thinkstad did miss, and that was the other log house, which Emma "lived" in from Nov 1915 to Jan 1916, but claimed to have never live in a log house. Note the south exposure, but I remember a window on the north, rear, when it was being used as a grainery for clean seed/ and seed cleaning. There was a cellar under this one also.

Thank you for reading this. Please feel free to post your own thoughts or opinions on this subject or any other.

Errors all over the place

On the internet and in "family" records, there are many errors, and the like.

Now EJ is not an ancestor, but he is likely a cousin, nephew, or brother of Samuel. We are from the Julius, Gustav, Gustave, Samuel line. The reason to beleive this is Gustav came to Marshall, which is where EJ was at in 1880.
"From: Leaves from the life of a pioneer, 1997: t.p. (Senator Emil Julius Meilicke) p. 4 of cover (b. 19 July 1852, Woldenberg, Germany; elected to Minnesota State Senate; moved to Saskatchewan) p. ix (E.J. Meilicke; d. 1934)."

Now the above statement is just wrong. Germany did not exist in 1870 when they left, It was the Kingdom of Prussia. German was in a discussion" stage, under the Kaiser.  Woldenberg is 50 miles inside Poland today, and is now Dobiegniew, Poland.

"As a brief run-down, he was born in Plonitz, Germany (now Poland) and emmigrated to the US as a child. He became a well respected business man and was eventually Senator of Minnesota. He moved to Sask. with his sons after the turn of the century and founded a town by the name of Dundurn (this is where the lumber yard was). He wrote a book called "Leaves from the life of a Pioneer" which was re-printed by the University of Sask very recently. Later in life he moved, once again with his sons, to Vancouver BC."

It seems that Plonitz is an area just north of Dobiegniew, within the the current boundaries.

"He came to America with his parents in 1866 and settled on a farm in Winona County, Minnesota."       And this conflicts with Marshall County Iowa.

"Emil Julius Meilicke married Wilhelmine (Minnie) Auguste Guderian.

The present fourteenth district, com- prising Jackson and Cottonwood counties, was formed in 1897, is entitled to one senator and two representatives, and has been represented by the following: 1899 — Senate, E. J. Meilicke; house, D. L. Riley, John E. Johnson. 1901 — Senate, E. J. Meilicke; house, D. L. Riley, W. A. Potter.

Commissioner Fifth District — H. C. Sether (rep.), elected; Gustav Meilicke (peo.)     

Mr. Putman was married at Braintree, Ver- mont, November 10, 1881, to Hattie Maud White, a native of Wisconsin and a daughter of Julian and Harriett (Burgess) White, both native? of the Empire state. Mrs. Putman died November 21, 1904, being 47 years of age at the time of her death. One child was born to this union, J. Mabel, now the wife of Hugo E. Meilicke, son of Honorable E. J. Meilicke, formerly of Windom. Mr. and Mrs. Meilicke now reside at Dundurn, Canada."""

Emma

Emma used the White House Cookbook, which passed to mother and fell apart but guess what http://www.gutenberg.org/files/13923/13923-h/13923-h.htm

Conrod Schnelle

Emma, George Washington, Aaron Frederick, Conrod,
Born: jan 24 1781,
Died Mar 25, 1869

   http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=39753488


http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=39753361
Christeana


http://genforum.genealogy.com/simmons/messages/9679.html

Hi,
I am a descendant of Conrad & Christiana Brakmann Schnelle. Years ago, a book was published about this family. A small synopsis of Conrad's life was given. It mentions his first stop after coming to the U.S., as Wheeling, West Virginia. Look below for the text.
It could be our people are related. Do you have anything specific in Germany (a place)? 

Kim


On Jan. 14, 1787 Johann Conrod Schnelle was born in the village of Buckleburg,
Kingdom of Hannover, Germany.

On Jan. 10, 1803, his future wife, Hanne Sophie Christiane Brakmann (Christeana), was
born in the village of Lauenforde, Kingdom of Hannover, Germany.

In 1822 Conrod became a resident of Lauenforde and on May 5, 1822
he and Christeana were married there.

His occupation wasas a Master Shoemaker.

On Aug. 5, 1825, Mairie Louise (Louisa) was born in Lauenforde.

On Jan. 14, 1828, Aaron Frederick was born in Lauenforde.

On Aug. 25, 1830 Ernistine Louise Melousine (Melissa), was born.

On April 7, 1834, Adaline Josi Flinn Fridfresha was born in Lauenforde.

In the late summerof 1834 the family immigrated from Germany to the United States.

The boat trip over was terrifying and to his last days young
Aaron Frederick would have tears in his eyes when talking of
the trip. A storm at sea broke the mast and the ship drifted
back to shore about 200 miles from where they started. It appears that they then
transfered to another ship to continue the
trip to the United States.

Their first known residence was in Wheeling W. Va., then on to
Marietta, Ohio. Conrod continued his Shoemaking practice during this time.

On Feb. 6, 1836, Theodore was born in Wheeling W.Va., but his
birth record shows him as Friedrich Gustav.

On Jan. 14, 1843, Wilhelm Heinrich (William Henry), was born
near Stafford, Ohio.

On Nov. 26, 1846, John Conrad was born onthe same farm near
Stafford, Ohio.

On Oct. 19, 1854, William Henry died atage 11 yrs, 9 mos, 5 days.

In 1864 the family moved to Sullivan County, Missouri.

On Mar. 25, 1869 Conrod died at age 82, and was buried in the
old Pollock Cemetery.

On Mar. 4, 1873, Christeana died and was buried beside Conrod.

clippings

Maternal side of Joseph Teter Rorabaugh

Joseph Teter Rorabaugh 1835-1908 Rev. John William MITCHELL 1763- 1840 George Mitchell 1784 -1822 George Teter 1730-1798 Margaret Mirchell 1815-1875 Catherine Margaret TETER 1765-1803/4 Anna Margareth Henckele 1741-1801 or Anna Margaret Henkel 1745 1805 m1763 Laurence McCan ~1730 Patrick McCann 1760-1853 Mary Mary McCann 1788 1859  William Johson Hannah Jonson, m1787

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rosadove/DeeDovey'sPage/mitchteterpage.htm

JOHN WILLIAM MITCHELL b: May 4, 1763 in Dawston, Lancashire, England
d: April 29, 1840 in Jane Lew, Lewis, West Virginia
married Bet. 1783-1784 in Rockingham County, Virginia
CATHERINE MARGARET TETER, b: Abt. 1765 d: Bet.1803 - 1804 in
Harrison County, Virginia shortly after arrival at
Hacker's Creek, now Lewis County West Virginia


Their children are:
I descend from William H. Mitchell

GEORGE MITCHELL married Mary McCann
JANE MITCHELL married Alexander Curtis and 2nd John Godfrey
JOHN E. MITCHELL b: Abt. 1788
.....married January 26, 1818 Mary Polly Howe
WILLIAM H. MITCHELL b: Bet. 1788 - 1789 d: Early 1834
.....married January 30, 1809 in Harrison County, Virginia
.....ELIZABETH STRALEY b. 1784
ABNER MITCHELL b: July 31, 1789 in Pendleton County, (W)Virginia
.....married in St. George's County, Maryland
.....Dorcas Lawson b: October 22, 1793
MARY MITCHELL b. Jan 26, 1792, Pendleton Co., (W)VA; d. March 1, 1871, .....buried Old Harmony Church Cemetery, Jane Lew, WV
......beside her husband, George Cookman
......They married Abt. 1811
MARGARET MITCHELL b: Abt. 1795 d: May 6, 1853

John William Mitchell jumped ship at Yorktown, Virginia 1774 and then lived in Hampshire County, (W)VA where he married Catherine Margaret Teter,
oldest daughter of George Teter, who once rode with George Rogers Clark.

John and Catherine with their two riding horses and walking for six weeks with all their children, belongings and livestock and a young baby;
Catherine died shortly after their arrival.
God Bless You, Catherine.
http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/daughters-of-the-american-revolution-cn/lineage-book-volume-51-gua/page-23-lineage-book-volume-51-gua.shtml
MRS. ANNIE MITCHELL AULL. 50837 

Born in Allegheny, Pa. 

Wife of Charles Herbert Aull. 

Descendant of John Mitchell, Christopher Harrold, John Har- 
rold, Patrick McCann, Anthony Altman, George Teter, Wil- 
liam Baker and Ernst Baker. 

Daughter of Daniel Patrick Mitchell (1831-81) and Annie Eliza Baker 
(1824-94), his wife, m. 1847. 

Granddaughter of George Mitchell (1786-1821) and Mary McCann 
(1788-1859), his wife, m. 1808; Henry Baker (1788-1865) and Martha 
Harrold (1798-1877), his wife, m. 1817. 

Gr-granddaughter of John Mitchell and Catherine Margaret Teter 
(1766-1803), his wife, m. 1784; Adam Baker (1756-1808) and Eliza- 
beth Hargarader (b. 1759), his wife, m. 1778; Patrick McCann and 
Hannah Johnson, his wife, m. 1787 ; John Harrold and Barbara Alt- 
man (1756-1837), his wife, m. 1772. 

Gr-gr-granddaughter of Ernst Baker and Eva , his wife, m. 1755 ; 

Christopher Harrold and Mary , his wife, m. 1743 ; Anthony

Altman and Magaret, his wife; George Teter and Anna Margaret 
Henkel (1745-1805), his wife, m. 1763. 

Gr-gr-gr-granddaughter of William Baker and Margaret , his

wife, m. 1731.

Patrick McCann (1760-1853), enlisted, 1777, in Col. Moses 
Rawling's Maryland regiment. He was born in Ireland ; died
in Harrison County, Va. 

George Teter (1740-98), served as a trooper in the Virginia 
militia on the western frontier. He was born in Rowan 
County, N. C. ; died in Pendleton County, Va. 

http://www.accessgenealogy.com/scripts/data/database.cgi?file=Data&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0021116

http://www.geni.com/people/Mary-McCANN/6000000000965611467

Mary McCANN (1788 - 1859) 

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Birthdate:	June 22, 1788
Birthplace:	randolgh county ,Virginia
Death:	Died January 19, 1859
Managed by:	Aurelia Pinta (Larrick)
Last Updated:	October 17, 2008 http://www.geni.com/people/George-MITCHELL/6000000000965611457

http://hackerscreek.com/norman/MCCAN.htm

http://www.wvgenweb.org/barbour/teterhm.htm

http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/th/read/HCPD/2002-01/1011584191

clippings

http://www.alkire.org/gen/johnwva/d0003/f0000026.html http://www.alkire.org/gen/johnwva/d0006/f0000006.html#I4159 http://www.alkire.org/gen/johnwva/d0001/f0000059.html#I5928 Husband: George MITCHELL
Born:		at:
Married:		at:
Died:		at:
Father:	Rev. John William MITCHELL
Mother:	Catherine Margaret TETER
Spouses:	Mary MCCANN
Wife: Mary MCCANN
Born:		at:
Died:		at:
Father:
Mother:
Spouses:	George MITCHELL Rev. John William MITCHELL / Catherine Margaret TETER Husband: Rev. John William MITCHELL Born: 4 May 1763 at: Dawston, Lancashire, ENG Married: BET. 1783 - 1784 at: Rockingham (now Pendleton) Co. (W)VA Died: 29 Apr 1840 at: Jane Lew, Lewis Co. (W)VA Father: Mother: Spouses: Catherine Margaret TETER , Susannah WASHBURN Wife: Catherine Margaret TETER Born: ABT. 1765 at: Died: BET. 1803 - 1804 at: Hacker's Creek, Harrison (now Lewis) Co. (W)VA Father: George TETER Mother: Anna Margaretha HENCKEL Spouses: Rev. John William MITCHELL CHILDREN Name: George MITCHELL Born: at: Married: at: Died: at: Spouses: Mary MCCANN Name: Jane MITCHELL Born: at: Married: at: Died: at: Spouses: Alexander [1] CURTIS , John [2] GODFREY Name: John E. MITCHELL Born: ABT. 1787 at: Married: 26 Jan 1818 at: Died: at: Spouses: Mary HOWE Name: William H. MITCHELL Born: 1788 at: Married: 30 Jan 1809 at: Harrison (now Lewis) Co. (W)VA Died: 1834 at: Spouses: Elizabeth STRALEY Name: Abner MITCHELL Born: 31 Jul 1789 at: Pendleton Co. (W)VA Married: at: St Georges Co. MD Died: at: Spouses: Dorcas LAWSON Name: Mary MITCHELL Born: 26 Jan 1792 at: Pendleton Co. (W)VA Married: ABT. 1811 at: Died: 1 Mar 1871 at: Spouses: George COOKMAN Name: Margaret MITCHELL Born: ABT. 1795 at: Died: 6 May 1853 at: Spouses: George TETER / Anna Margaretha HENCKEL Husband: George TETER Born: 6 Apr 1730 at: Married: 1763 at: Augusta (now Pendleton) Co. (W)VA Died: Aug 1798 at: Pendleton Co. (W)VA Father: Mother: Spouses: Anna Margaretha HENCKEL Wife: Anna Margaretha HENCKEL Born: 13 Apr 1741 at: Bucks Co. PA Died: 8 Feb 1801 at: Pendleton Co. (W)VA Father: Mother: Spouses: George TETER CHILDREN Name: Catherine Margaret TETER Born: ABT. 1765 at: Married: BET. 1783 - 1784 at: Rockingham (now Pendleton) Co. (W)VA Died: BET. 1803 - 1804 at: Hacker's Creek, Harrison (now Lewis) Co. (W)VA Spouses: Rev. John William MITCHELL Husband: George TETER Born: 6 Apr 1730 at: Married: 1763 at: Augusta (now Pendleton) Co. (W)VA Died: Aug 1798 at: Pendleton Co. (W)VA Father: Mother: Spouses: Anna Margaretha HENCKEL Wife: Anna Margaretha HENCKEL Born: 13 Apr 1741 at: Bucks Co. PA Died: 8 Feb 1801 at: Pendleton Co. (W)VA Father: Mother: Spouses: George TETER CHILDREN Name: Catherine Margaret TETER Born: ABT. 1765 at: Married: BET. 1783 - 1784 at: Rockingham (now Pendleton) Co. (W)VA Died: BET. 1803 - 1804 at: Hacker's Creek, Harrison (now Lewis) Co. (W)VA Spouses: Rev. John William MITCHELL

the key

previous generation is one cell to the right but the thing is to big. Later I will do in one bunch at a time.

Samual Meilicle Gustave Eduard Meilicke 1824-1881 ?--- Morganthaler Gustav Meilicke 1851-1929 Theresa Luther 1830-1884 Julius Albert Meilicke 1883-1971 Mathida Schallert 1849-1927 Johann Conrod Schnelle 1787-1869 Aaron Frederick Schnelle 1828-1917 George Washington Schnelle 1852-1925 Hanna Sophie Chriseana Brackmann 1803-1873  Thomas Hawkins 1807- Sarah Jane Hawkins 1830-1903 Margaret Wise 1804 Claus Rohrbach - 1565-1617 Catherine Margaret TETER 1765-1803/4 Johann Rohrbach - 1610-1690 Gertraud Johann Rohrbach - 1610-1690 Catharina Johann Reinhard Rohrbach - 1648-1716 Johann Heinrich Rohrbach - 1668-1773 Magdalena Fisher John Reinhart Rohabach 1699-1765 Margaretha Elizabethe Wentzel John Rorabaugh (1740-1821 Anne Margaretha Kosh John Rorabaugh Jr.1768-1853 Antoni Rueger  Barbara Rueger Catharina Schoch Emma Constance Schenelle 1889-1980 Nathen Rorabaugh 1811-1881 Nancy Joseph Teter Rorabaugh 1835-1908 Rev. John William MITCHELL 1763- 1840 George Mitchell 1784 -1822 George Teter 1730-1798 Margaret Mirchell 1815-1875 Catherine Margaret TETER 1765-1803/4 Anna Margareth Henckele 1741-1801 or Anna Margaret Henkel 1745 1805 m1763 Laurence McCan ~1730 Patrick McCann 1760-1853 Mary Mary McCann 1788 1859  William Johson Hannah Jonson, m1787 Ruth Hannah Martha Rorabuugh 1859-1933 William McLean  Jacob Weis Marth McLean 1833-1931 Jacob Weeae 1733-1826 Anna Margaret Kessler Jacob Weese 1776-1832 Hanna Weese 1805/1806- 1888 Johannes Wilfong George Michael Wilfong  1748-1800  aka wildtfang Johan Sebastian Gruber 1677 Elizabetha Gurber 1700-1763 Anna Maria 1677 Elizabeth Catherina Wilfong Weese    1746- 1842  Sophia Caterina Veitheim 1726-1814 ?Thomas Phillips  Sarah Isner 1780/1781-1854 Robert Isner or Michael Isner Cartherine Isner , Later married Thomas Phillips

Christian Rohrbach 1721 1789

http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/r/o/h/Samuel-C-Rohrbaugh/BOOK-0001/0005-0001.html

But Christian Rohrbach 1721 1789 came to the the US in 9-3-1739 and may not be relative as the other Rohrbach, but he does appear in the John Reinhart Rohrbach book. Our fellow came 9-26-1749 to Pennsylvania. Is this the same 50 year old man with a 9 year old son, and second wife? Confusion what?