Edward Mauch

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GEDCOM Note

<p>In 1910, Edward was enumerated in the SD Census with his parents in Gregory County, Carlock Township. He was 17 years old and attending school.</p><p><p></p></p><p><p>The Jesser and Mauch familieswere farming people who lived in Worms, South Russia. Worms was about one day and one night's drive north of Odessa on the Black Sea. They were German-speaking people whose ancestors (possibly the great grandparents of Jacob Mauch) had emigrated from Germany to Worms. Jacob grew up in South Russia and served in the Russian Army. The German people lived in small towns and went out into the country to farm small plots of land. The men would go out on Monday morning and work all day. The father would return home each night with food while the young men would stay and sleep by the wagons and horsed to protect their property. The country was rough and it was common for the Cossacks to steal a load of grain on the way to market at the seaport, leaving the families with nothing on which to live. On Saturday afternoons all the men went home by way of the government dam. This was an earthen dam about a mile across with a bridge. The men would clean up and take the horses for a swim. Edward Mauch almost drown when he held on to a horses tail until it swam too far out into the dam. He let go of the tail in deep water and had to be rescued by a man on horseback.</p><p><p>Conditions became such that Jacob Mauch, with his wife Katherine (Katie) Jesser and their first five children decided to immigrate to America. Katherine's father, Friedrich Jesser, also accompanied them. They traveled to Odessa where they caught the train to Homberg, Germany. There they were put on a little boat, which took them to a ship a day's ride out on the ocean. The large three-story ship was called "Shtekel". They traveled second class so they stayed below deck. Their ocean voyage took nine days; one day was spent rescuing a man who had jumped overboard. The ship landed at Ellis Island in New York in November of 1901. Jacob and his family were detained there for some time because he had loaned about $300 to a friend and had no more money. Also, Friedrich Jesser, who was 73 years old and unable to work, needed signed support papers. George Jesser had immigrated to America 10 years earlier and settled in Fairfax, SD. Jacob had to send George papers to sign stating that George would help with the support of the Jacob Mauch family and would fully support Friedrich Jesser. Mail delivery was very slow and while the family was waiting for the papers to return, a baby boy was born on November 16, 1901. The baby was named George after his uncle who was helping them enter America. Katherine (Katie) (Jesser) Mauch and the six children left on the train, while Jacob Mauch and Friedrich Jesser waited for the older gent's clearance. The family traveled by train as far as it took them. George Jesser, Katherine's brother, met them with a horse-drawn wagon to take them on to Fairfax, SD. Theyarrived in time for Christmas in 1901. Their port of entry was Bonesteel, SD.</p><p><p>Information taken from the Hoffman Family History Book.</p></p><p></p>

GEDCOM Note

In 1910, Edward was enumerated in the SD Census with his parents in Gregory County, Carlock Township. He was 17 years old and attending school.

The Jesser and Mauch families were farming people who lived in Worms, South Russia. Worms was about one day and one night's drive north of Odessa on the Black Sea. They were German-speaking people whose ancestors (possibly the great grandparents of Jacob Mauch) had emigrated from Germany to Worms. Jacob grew up in South Russia and served in the Russian Army. The German people lived in small towns and went out into the country to farm small plots of land. The men would go out on Monday morning and work all day. The father would return home each night with food while the young men would stay and sleep by the wagons and horsed to protect their property. The country was rough and it was common for the Cossacks to steal a load of grain on the way to market at the seaport, leaving the families with nothing on which to live. On Saturday afternoons all the men went home by way of the government dam. This was an earthen dam about a mile across with a bridge. The men would clean up and take the horses for a swim. Edward Mauch almost drown when he held on to a horses tail until it swam too far out into the dam. He let go of the tail in deep water and had to be rescued by a man on horseback. Conditions became such that Jacob Mauch, with his wife Katherine (Katie) Jesser and their first five children decided to immigrate to America. Katherine's father, Friedrich Jesser, also accompanied them. They traveled to Odessa where they caught the train to Homberg, Germany. There they were put on a little boat, which took them to a ship a day's ride out on the ocean. The large three-story ship was called "Shtekel". They traveled second class so they stayed below deck. Their ocean voyage took nine days; one day was spent rescuing a man who had jumped overboard. The ship landed at Ellis Island in New York in November of 1901. Jacob and his family were detained there for some time because he had loaned about $300 to a friend and had no more money. Also, Friedrich Jesser, who was 73 years old and unable to work, needed signed support papers. George Jesser had immigrated to America 10 years earlier and settled in Fairfax, SD. Jacob had to send George papers to sign stating that George would help with the support of the Jacob Mauch family and would fully support Friedrich Jesser. Mail delivery was very slow and while the family was waiting for the papers to return, a baby boy was born on November 16, 1901. The baby was named George after his uncle who was helping them enter America. Katherine (Katie) (Jesser) Mauch and the six children left on the train, while Jacob Mauch and Friedrich Jesser waited for the older gent's clearance. The family traveled by train as far as it took them. George Jesser, Katherine's brother, met them with a horse-drawn wagon to take them on to Fairfax, SD. They arrived in time for Christmas in 1901. Their port of entry was Bonesteel, SD. Information taken from the Hoffman Family History Book.