52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks – 11 – Lucky

The theme for week 11 on 52 Ancestors is Lucky. I consider my self lucky (or I prefer the term blessed) that with all the moving my family did, my earlier ancestors were at the right place at the right time to meet and marry and become the parents of my later ancestors.

For example, my 4 grandparents were born in 4 different states: Iowa, Kansas, Wisconsin and Oregon.

My paternal grandfather, Oran Jesse “OJ” Albertson, was born in Marshall County Iowa in 1882, but in 1887 the family moved to a homestead in Sherman County Kansas. My grandmother, Lucie Rachel Smalley, had been born in 1886 in Sherman County just after her family had moved there from Saline County Nebraska. It was in Sherman County that OJ and Lucie were married in 1906 and my father, Lester Oran Albertson, was born in 1907. The family moved to Linn County Oregon in 1911.

My maternal grandmother, Florence Edna Bond, was born in 1891 in the Willamette Valley, Lane County, Oregon. About 1894 the family went north to Gilliam County Oregon, but by 1905 they had moved back to the Valley to Linn County Oregon. My grandfather, Julius Adolph Falk, was born in 1880 about 2000 miles away in Iowa County Wisconsin. A number of his family moved to Iowa and then 6 brothers moved to Linn County Oregon between 1900 and 1910. Julius came by 1905 and it was in 1910 when he and Florence were married. My mother, Wilma Anna Falk, was born in Oregon in 1912 and because Lester and family had moved to the area in 1911, they eventually met and were married in 1933.

Ancestor Birthday - December 4th – Julius Adolph Falk 1880 - 1944

I am a day late posting about Grandpa Falk's birthday since it came on a Monday and that is the day I try to post a mystery photo, which I did yesterday.

Two years ago I wrote a post about Julius' birthday, 4 Dec 2015. Here is a copy of that:

It was on December 4th, 1880, in Avoca township, Iowa County, Wisconsin, when my maternal grandfather, Julius Adolph Falk was born. Both of his parents, Ludwig Falk and Anna Louisa (Boehm) Falk, were born in the Posen Province of Prussia. They were German speaking Protestants who had immigrated to the United States in 1858. Julius was their youngest son, with at least 11 older brothers and sisters and 4 older half-siblings. By 1905 Julius had moved to Linn County, Oregon, where he married Florence Edna Bond in 1910. He continued to live there on his farm with his family until his death in 1944.

With that post I included a photo of him on an old tractor. I really enjoy this picture. Here it is again.

Other posts that include him were

the photo of the 6 brothers who came to Oregon 23 Sep 2017,

http://joannesgenealogyresearch.blogspot.com/2017/09/6-falk-brothers-came-to-oregon.html

a post about his automobile 28 Nov 2016

http://joannesgenealogyresearch.blogspot.com/2016/11/did-grandfather-falk-have-car.html

his wedding photo on 22 Oct 2014,

http://joannesgenealogyresearch.blogspot.com/2014/10/wedding-wednesday-julius-falk-and.html

a map showing his Oregon property 13 Oct 2014,

http://joannesgenealogyresearch.blogspot.com/2014/10/mapping-monday-j-falk.html

and the church record showing his birth 5 Oct 2014.

http://joannesgenealogyresearch.blogspot.com/2014/10/church-record-sunday-julius-falk.html

You can read more about him on my website:

http://www.joanneskelton.com/p1.htm#i5

Death Certificates From the Past – Paulina (Falk) Seefeld and Anna (Seefeld) Powell

I skipped making a post yesterday, so this is for November 18th. On November 14^th, I posted copies of the death certificate of my grandfather's brother Charles and his wife. These certificates are for their daughter Paulina and her daughter Anna. Paulina was born in Iowa County Wisconsin and died in Albany area, Linn County Oregon. Anna was born in Sexton, Kossuth County Iowa and died at Halsey, Linn County, Oregon.

If you check the dates on these certificates, you will see that the daughter died almost 15 years before her mother did. I find it sad when a parent loses an adult child.

Trying to Transcribe - Will of Ludwig Falk, Pt. 1

This will of Ludwig Falk, my gt-grandfather, apparently was never probated. He wrote it about 3 1/2 years before he died. He left a bequest to his wife, but nothing was given to his children. He probably made some other arrangements for anything he wanted to be given to them. It was because of this will that I first had to learn about the word town meaning township in the state of Wisconsin.

Last Will and Testament of Ludwig Falk

          I, Ludwig Falk of the town of Pulaski

county of Iowa and State of Wisconsin, being of

sound and disposing mind and memory, and

mindful of the frailties, and uncertainties of human

life, do make publish and declare this to be my last

will and testament.

First   It is my will that no part of the amount

hereinafter mentioned is to be used to pay my

funeral expense, debts or any other charges, as I

have made ample and sufficient provision for the

aforesaid purposes.

Second   I give, grant, devise and bequeath unto my

beloved wife Anna Louise all of the following described

perposal property To Wit: the sum of six hundred

(600) Dollars, consisting of six certain promissory

notes, with interest at the rate of seven per cent per

annum and secured by a mortage deed of ____date.

Said notes and mortgage deed being executed by Rienhold

Manske and Wilhemina Manske his wife to Charles

F. Gutknecht and dated the 26th day of March 1892

and recorded in the office of Register of Deeds for Iowa

County the 5th day of April 1892 at 11 3/4 o'clock A.M.

in volume 31 of mortgages on page 148.

Said notes made payable in six years from date and

were duly and legally assigned over to me together with

the said mortgage deed by the said Charles F.

On side of paper:

Witnesses: H. P. Dietrich

Reinhold Hinz

Albert Grindman

Ancestor Birthday - August 30 - Anna Louise Boehm - 1832 - 1901

Anna Louise Boehm was my German gt-grandmother. She was born 185 years ago, 30 Aug 1832. Her birth place was in Josephkowo, which was in Kreis Wirsitz, Posen Province of Prussia. This location is now in Poland. She was baptized at the Evangelical (Protestant) Church in the nearby larger town, Nakel. Her parents were Michael Boehm and Anna Rosina Leu. The church record noted that her parents were not married. She was confirmed at the same church on 11 Oct 1846. By that time her father was deceased.

She was married to Ludwig Falk on 24 Nov 1850, again at the same church. He was a widower with 3 young children. We know that she and Ludwig had at least 2 children before they immigrated to the United States in 1858. There may have been one or more who died young.

Anna, Ludwig and the 5 children: Rosalie, August, Wilhelmine, Charles and Caroline, traveled to Breman where they took the bark Wieland. They arrived at Baltimore, Maryland on 22 Jun 1858. I wonder how Anna felt during that ocean trip since she was pregnant at the time. Their next child, John, was born in December that year, after they had moved to Muscoda Township, Grant County, Wisconsin. They sold that property and moved east to the next county, near Avoca in Pulaski Township, Iowa County in 1865. By then they had 3 more children: Leonard, Henry and Conrad. After they had moved they had 6 more children: Albert, Elizabeth, Ida, Frederick William, Theodore and Julius (who was my grandfather.)

Both Anna and Ludwig were charter members of the St. John's Lutheran Church at Avoca when it was officially organized 1 Feb 1891. A number of Anna's children moved to Iowa and two of her children, Henry and Ida died before her. Ludwig died 31 Jan 1899 and she was living with Frederick William and his family when the 1900 census was taken. Anna died 27 Jul 1901 and was buried at the Avoca Cemetery.

Where Were My Ancestors? - 1900 Census

Today I am at the section of where my ancestors were in 1900 in this series about where my ancestors were on the various censuses. I just realized I had an error on yesterday's 1910 chart. The last 4 ancestors were shown as gt-grandparents, rather than correctly as gt-gt-grandparents. I have edited my post so now it is correct.

This map shows where my ancestors were in 1900. It includes the 3 places from yesterday (1910) plus 5 more. When I get back that far, my ancestors certainly were not all in 1 place. 

Here is chart with their names (women's maiden names), locations (County and State) and their relationship to me. Since our number of ancestors doubles for each generation, the chart gets longer.

1900 Census

Name	County	State	Relationship
Oran J. Albertson	Sherman	Kansas	grandfather
Lucie R. Smalley	Sherman	Kansas	grandmother
Julius A. Falk	Stevens	Minnesota	grandfather
Florence E. Bond	Gilliam	Oregon	grandmother
Nathan E. Albertson	Sherman	Kansas	gt-grandfather
Mary M. Hockett	Sherman	Kansas	gt-grandmother
Lafayette P. Smalley	Sherman	Kansas	gt-grandfather
Rosa E. Shipman	Sherman	Kansas	gt-grandmother
Anna L. Boehm	Iowa	Wisconsin	gt-grandmother
John H. Bond	Gilliam	Oregon	gt-grandfather
Mary A O'Neal	Gilliam	Oregon	gt-grandmother
Benjamin Albertson	Cedar	Missouri	gt-gt-grandfather
Rebecca Hartley	Marshall	Iowa	gt-gt-grandmother
John W. Smalley	Sherman	Kansas	gt-gt-grandfather
Rachel A. Hemphill	Sherman	Kansas	gt-gt-grandmother
Joshua R. Shipman	Sherman	Kansas	gt-gt-grandfather
Lucy J. Chase	Sherman	Kansas	gt-gt-grandmother
Huldah Hayes	Linn	Oregon	gt-gt-grandmother
C. Perry O'Neal	Lane	Oregon	gt-gt-grandfather

An Ancestor's Birthday--Julius A. Falk

It was on December 4th, 1880, in Avoca township, Iowa County, Wisconsin, when my maternal grandfather, Julius Adolph Falk was born. Both of his parents, Ludwig Falk and Anna Louisa (Boehm) Falk, were born in the Posen Province of Prussia. They were German speaking Protestants who had immigrated to the United States in 1858. Julius was their youngest son, with at least 11 older brothers and sisters and 4 older half-siblings. By 1905 Julius had moved to Linn County, Oregon, where he married Florence Edna Bond in 1910. He continued to live there on his farm with his family until his death in 1944.

Read some more about him on my website:
http://www.joanneskelton.com/p5.htm