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Freda Marie Wilhelmine VOLSCH

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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 Chart
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 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. LowellLowell, 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 At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. Albums 1201 N. Lincoln Ave., Sioux Falls, South Dakota (9) Last Modified 3 Mar 2021 Family ID F86 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Birth Record: Mecklenburg, Germany, Parish Register Transcripts, 1876-1918: Evangelisch-lutherische Gemeinden Mecklenburg-Schwerin: Conow: 1879:
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Photos Lowell, Freda Volsch. At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. Lowell, Freda Volsch.
Verso of photo has date stamp "Brown Photo Service, Minneapolis, Minn. Dec 2 1947"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."
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Sources - [S1] Interview while driving to and from a family reunion at Flathead Lake, Montana.
- [S1] Interview while driving to and from a family reunion at Flathead Lake, Montana.