Josephine Dauksavage

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Josephine immigrated to Wisconsin from Poland (West Prussia) in 1868 and was naturalized in 1870. About 1884, she met and married John Dauksavage. They soon moved west to North Dakota to farm in Walsh County, Walshville Township. They had 13 children; Mary, Frank, Paul, John, Joseph, Theophil, Alexander, Marguert, Barnabus, Frances, Antoinette, Steven and Casmer. John died at a young age in 1911, so Josephine farmed the land with her sons until her death. She was found in her vegetable garden after falling and cutting her leg badly. She bled to death. The farmland originally farmed, for the most part, is still owned by the Dauksavage family. (see bio of John Dauksavage).

After immigrating to Wisconsin in 1882, Jan met Jozefina in 1884. They married and soon after moved west to North Dakota to farm in Walsh County, Walshville Township. After a period of time, Jan sold his farm in Walshville Township and moved to Ardoch for a short time, then moved near the Red River on school land. They built a small home, which later on a cold winter day burned down. Jan and Jozefina built another home. Later they purchased another farm (presently owned by Eugene Dauksavage), along the banks of the red river and the Horseshoe Lake. There they built another larger home and farm buildings. Jan Dauksavage helped many farmers in the area as he knew English well and served as a translater for many. John died in 1911 of tuberculosis and his wife and children continued to farm the land until her untimely death in 1929. She was found in her vegetable garden after falling and cutting her leg badly. She bled to death. The farmland originally farmed, for the most part, is still owned by the Dauksavage family. John and Josephina are both buried at St. Stanislaus Cemetery at Warsaw, North Dakota and their name on the headstone is spelt Douksiewicz, although the original spelling is Dauksiewicz. They had 13 children over a 25 year period and with the younger children being born up to 1909, they hardly knew their Dad who died in 1911. I know this bothered my grandmother Frances and it didn't make their lives very easy.