Freda Marie Wilhelmine VOLSCH

1877 - 1953  (75 years)

• Name	Freda Marie Wilhelmine VOLSCH
  Born	27 Oct 1877	Karenz, Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
  Gender	Female
  Died	13 May 1953	Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA
  Buried	16 May 1953	Woodlawn Cemetery, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA
  Notes	Birth Record: Mecklenburg, Germany, Parish Register Transcripts, 1876-1918: Evangelisch-lutherische Gemeinden Mecklenburg-Schwerin: Conow: 1879: Birth Date: Oct. 27, 1877 Christening Date: Nov. 30, 1877 Father’s Name: Johann Joachim Carl Heinrich Völsch, Karenz Mother’s Name: Katharina Maria Elisabeth Dähling Married Nov. 22, 1864 Name: Freda Maria Wilhelmine "Came with parents to U.S. in 1884. [Note: this is an inccorect date; correct date is 1886.] In Oct. 1992, George J. Lowell provided the following information about his mother and her family. There were six sisters, listed from oldest to youngest-- Mary Volsch Carls (sons & daughters all dead); Caroline Volsch Stangohr (had 13 childrenn, lived in Howard, Clarence Stangohr is a grandson); Minnie Volsch Munzke (children all dead); Dora Volsch Terrio (Nell's mother); Freda Volsch Lowell; and Anna Volsch Dahse (children dead). There was one son, Louis Volsch, but Grandpa couldn't remember where he fit in agewise with the girls. Louis was the grandfather of Clarys Voight. Louis has two surviving children--Elsa Jordan, Clarys' mother, and Louis, Jr. Uncle Louis married his 1st wife's sister. He had three children from the first marriage and a whole passel of children from the second marriage. Mrs. Munzke, Terrio, and Dahse all died when Grandpa was very young. Grandpa can remember his dad taking his hand at the West Wall Lake Lutheran Church Cemetery at the funeral of Mrs. Dahse. She was very close to Freda. The primary reason that the Volsch's came to the U.S. was to protect Uncle Louis from going into military service. In “Germans to America”: Arrived in the U.S. on Oct. 5, 1886 on the ship Lessing that embarked from Hamburg & Havre. Name listed as Frida Volsch, age 5. Country listed as Mecklenburg. After coming from Germany, Freda lived with her parents at their homestead some 12 miles outside of Sioux Falls. That homestead was quite near the homestead that the Adolph Millers had. After her marriage, she then moved to John Fairfield Lowell’s property with her husband, John Russell Lowell, then across the road to the farm and home that John Russell Lowell built, and then to 1201 N. Lincoln Ave.1886, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. 1900 Census listed under Joachim Volsch in Wall Lake Township, Minnehaha Cty, South Dakota. 1920 Census listed under John R. Lowell in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota. Funeral home records list age at time of death as-- 75 yrs, 6 mos, and 6 days; time of death one thirty a.m.; cause of death; uremia--carcinomatosis--carcinoma of left breast. Obituary in Sioux Falls newspaper-- "Here 43 Years Mrs. John Lowell, 75, Illness Victim Mrs. John R. Lowell, 75, who had lived at 1201 N. Lincoln Ave., since coming to Sioux Falls in 1910, died at a local hospital this morning following a long illness. Born in Germany, Oct. 27, 1877, Freda M. Volsch came to the United States at the age of 9 and settled on a farm, with her parents, in the Wall Lake vicinity. She was married to Mr. Lowell near Hartford, Dec. 12, 1900. Mr. and Mrs. Lowell celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1950. Mrs. Lowell attended the West Sioux Baptist Church. Survivors are her widower; three sons, George and Charles, Sioux Falls, and John, Hartford; six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. The body is at the Miller Funeral Home." Obituary in Sioux Falls newspaper-- "Mrs. John R. Lowell Services will be held at the Miller Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Saturday for Mrs. John D. [sic] Lowell, 75, of 1201 N. Lincoln Ave., who died at a local hospital Wednesday. She had lived here since 1910. Officiating will be Dr. Firman A. Early. Mrs. C. B. Van Ausdall will be organist. Peggy Miller will be soloist. Pallbearers will be Harley Patheal, Harley Evans, Ralph Phillips, Aleck Feay, Harry Bonacker and George Vissia. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery." 1900 Census lists Freda as living with her mother and father. First name also spelled: Frieda Marriage certificate has name as follows: Freda Marie Wilhelmine Volsch. [1]
  Person ID	I254	Lowell&Block
  Last Modified	29 Dec 2013

  
  

  Father	Johann Joachim Carl Heinrich VOLSCH,   b. 18 Sep 1833, Karenz, Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany ,   d. 9 Feb 1918, Wall Lake, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Katharina Maria Elisabeth “Mary” DAHLING,   b. 2 Dec 1836, Grebs, Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany ,   d. 18 Dec 1915, Wall Lake, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Married	22 Nov 1864	Conow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
  Photos		Volsch, Joachim and wife Mary Official names at time of baptism: Johann Joachim Carl Heinrich Volsch and Katharina Maria Elisabeth Dahling.
  Documents		Census. Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Volkszählung, 1867. Census record for Joachim Völsch and family, who lived in Karenz.
  		Marriage. Volsch, Johann Joachim Carl Heinrich marriage to Katharina Maria Elisabeth Dähling. Marriage record. Marriage occurred on 22 Nov 1864 in Conow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
  Headstones		Volsch, Joachim and wife, Maria Dahling Volsch.
  Histories		Heirlooms. Volsch, Joachim and wife Mary Joachim and Mary Volsch, settlers in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, from the Volsch family in Germany. Full names of the individuals at time of baptism: Johann Joachim Carl Heinrich Volsch and Katharina Maria Elisabeth Dahling. In original frame.
  Family ID	F90	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	John Russell LOWELL,   b. 16 Apr 1869, Ostrander, Waupaca, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 5 Dec 1956, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Married	12 Dec 1900	Hartford, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA
  Children	+ 1. George John LOWELL,   b. 3 Oct 1901, Minnehaha Co., South Dakota, USA ,   d. 6 Sep 1993, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA  (Age 91 years)   2. John Franklin “Johnnie” LOWELL,   b. 1 Mar 1906, Minnehaha Co., South Dakota, USA ,   d. 19 Jan 1989, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA  (Age 82 years) + 3. Charles Edward Joachim LOWELL,   b. 17 Nov 1910, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 17 Apr 1999, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Photos » Slide Show		Lowell, John R. and Freda Volsch Lowell. Family. Sitting on the side porch at 1201 N. Lincoln Ave., Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Picture taken about 1911. L. to R.: George J. Lowell, oldest son of John R. and Freda; Viola Furbush Lowell, John's mother; John Franklin Lowell, John R. and Freda's middle child; John R. Lowell; Charles Lowell, John R. and Freda's youngest child; and Freda Volsch Lowell.
  		Lowell, John R. and male members of his family. August 1936. L. to R.: George J. Lowell; Allen Jones, hired man for Minnie Lowell McCartney; Charles Lowell; John Harvey Lowell, sitting on Charles' shoulders; John Franklin Lowell, in car; G. James Lowell.
  		Lowell, John R. and bride, Freda Volsch Lowell. Wedding portrait. John and Freda married on 12 Dec 1900, in Hartford, South Dakota.
  		Lowell, John R. and Freda Volsch Lowell 50th Anniversary photograph. Taken December 1950. John and Freda were wed on 12 Dec 1900 in Hartford, South Dakota.
  		Lowell, John R. and bride, Freda Volsch Lowell. Wedding portrait. John and Freda were married on 12 Dec 1900 in Hartford, South Dakota.
  		Lowell, John R. and Freda Volsch Lowell. Children. L. to R.: John Franklin, Charles, and George J. Lowell
  		Lowell, John Russell, with wife Freda Volsch Lowell, oldest son George John, and grandchildren John Harvey and G. James Lowell. August 1934 L. to R. (adults): Freda, George John, John Russell L. to R. (children): John Harvey and G. James.
  		Lowell, John Russell, wife Freda, grandson G. James, son George J., and grandson John H. (sitting on father's lap) On vacation August 1934 in the Black Hills. Specific locale unknown.
  Histories		Stories. The Lowell-McCartney-Luker Women. Looks at Minnie Lowell, her marriage to George A. McCartney, and their daughter, Flora Georgia McCartney, and her marriage to Benjamin Luker. Describes both women's decline after the deaths of their husbands, leading to hermit-like existences for both women at their farm west of Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
  Albums		1201 N. Lincoln Ave., Sioux Falls, South Dakota (9)
  Last Modified	8 May 2017
  Family ID	F86	Group Sheet

  
  

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  Born - 27 Oct 1877 - Karenz, Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Married - 12 Dec 1900 - Hartford, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA Died - 13 May 1953 - Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA Buried - 16 May 1953 - Woodlawn Cemetery, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Lowell, Freda Volsch.
  		Lowell, Viola Furbush. With descendants. L. to R.: Flora McCartney Luker, Minnie Lowell McCartney, Viola Furbush Lowell, Freda Volsch Lowell, John H. Lowell. Abt. 1932/3.
  		Lowell, Gerald R. Meeting the family. From L. to R.: Jerry's Uncle Roger Lowell; Jerry's Mom, Alice Nelson Lowell; and Jerry's Great Grandma Lowell, Freda Volsch Lowell.
  		Lowell, Freda Volsch.
  		Volsch, Freda. Childhood home in Karenz, Germany.
  		Lowell Women and One Boy Taken approximately 1935 perhaps at Minnie McCartney's farm. L to R: Hazel Miller Lowell, Flora McCartney Luker, Minnie Lowell McCartney, Freda Volsch Lowell, John Harvey Lowell holding a watermelon, Florence Feyder Lowell, Gertrude Brockhouse Lowell.

  
  

  Documents		Death. Lowell, Freda Volsch. Funeral Home Document. "Personal and Statistical Particulars Sheet" completed by Miller Funeral Home for Freda Volsch Lowell, who died on 13 May 1953.
  		Death. Lowell, Freda Volsch. Newspaper obituaries (various). Freda Lowell died 13 May 1953.

  
  

  Headstones

  Lowell, Freda Volsch

  
  

  Histories

  Heirlooms. Lowell, Freda Volsch. Cream Pitcher. Handwritten slip inside pitcher reads "This pitcher given to Freda Lowell for perfect attendance at Sunday School when 10 years old."

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Interview while driving to and from a family reunion at Flathead Lake, Montana..