Fast - Teichroeb Ancestry

8. Peter Teichroeb,⁵ son of Daniel Teichroeb ¹³ and Maria Abrams,¹⁴ was born 2 August 1857 in Schoenhorst, Chortitza, Ukraine and died 6 December 1944 in Wingard, Saskatchewan.

He lived in Georgstal with his family prior to his marriage to Agatha. After their marriage, Peter and Agatha moved to Olgafeld. After Agatha died, he married her sister Maria.

When Peter moved the family to Canada, Maria refused to emigrate. She was firmly against emigrating. The reason for this has never been understood but I believe she had a few children still living in Ukraine in 1925 and she may not have wanted to abandon them. One son did move to Canada in 1926 but other children are unaccounted for.

Apparently Peter referred to Maria as "the housekeeper", based on recollections of his son Daniel. There is a photograph of Peter's daughter Anna and her family in which a figure dressed in a long black dress has been removed. No one really knows who this person is. My aunt Esther recalls that her mother, Maggie Schapansky, said it was someone who did not consider herself part of the family. This leads me to conclude the person is Maria. She may have edited herself out of the picture to disassociate herself with the family who left for Canada.

Maria's first husband was a David Rempel, according to a book entitled "Peter Rempel Family History".

Peter was living in Wingard, Saskatchewan with his daughter Tina when he died. Apparently he had been sick for more than three days with a ruptured intestine.

Peter's brother Daniel moved to Manitoba in 1912, according to family information.

Peter's daughter Katharina came to Canada in 1925 aboard the Empress of France with her husband and two children. Also on the ship were here sister Helena and Helena's family. Katharina's husband, Jacob Leppki, died shortly after arriving in Canada. I have a picture of him in his coffin at the funeral. My father says her second husband was Johann Reimer, with whom she had two sons. Her third husband was Jacob Wiebe. My father also recalled her year and place of birth.

Peter's daughter Agatha came to Canada in 1912. She appears as a steerage passenger aboard the S.S. Saturnia originating in Glasgow and landing in Quebec in September 1912 with children Agatha, Elizabeth, Peter and Isaac. According to my father she married Wilhelm Dyck. Wilhelm arrived on the same ship as his family, three months later, in December 1912. The Grandma Database tells us that he was held up en route because of an eye problem. Both passenger lists indicate a final destination of Rosthern.

Peter's daughter Helena came to Canada aboard the Empress of France with her husband, Bernhard Petkau, and their daughter, Maria.

My father recalls that Peter's daughter Anna married Gerhard Giesbrecht. They owned the flour mill in Fuerstenland. In the aftermath of the Bolshevik Revolution they lost the mill but were allowed to remain there as workers at the mill. My grandfather, Dan Teichroeb, would send care packages after he got to Canada. Eventually they received word that Anna and Gerhard were dead. This was around 1934. I have seen data indicating Gerhard died in 1933 and Anna moved to Poland in 1943-4. This is substantiated by records in the Einwandererzentrallestelle (EWZ) Files. Anna was swept up in the German retreat from Ukraine in 1943-4 when the Nazis relocated hundreds of thousands of German speaking inhabitants from the occupied territories. Anna was placed in Leszno, Poland. After the war ended the "repatriated" Mennonites in Poland and Germany were loaded on boxcars and sent to Kazakhstan, a member state of the USSR. I have a letter written by Anna's daughter Maria to my grandfather Daniel Teichroeb in 1972 in which she mentions that her mother Anna had died in October 1963. The envelope indicated it originated in Stepnoe, Zhambyl Region, Kazakhstan. It was sent by Maria Janzen meaning that Maria married a Janzen. In the letter Maria referred to her age in relation to her birthday on 4 December. This is in accordance with the old Julian calendar that was in use in Russia at the time of her birth in 1915. Other modern records such as the Grandma Database have this date corrected to the Gregorian calendar date of 17 December. Maria refers to a daughter who has turned 14 years of age. No name is given but it stands to reason that a daughter born around 1958 is still alive. Maria's middle name on the envelope is Yegorovna, which I understand is a common way of writing daughter of Gerhard in the Russian manner.

Gerhard Giesbrecht is mentioned in an issue of Die Mennonitische Rundschau (cited here) on 12 April 1933 where it says that he died of starvation on his way to the Torgsin shop in Nikopol. Arnold Neufeld-Fast says that the Torgsin shop was the hard currency shop in the vicinity and likely Gerhard was heading there to pick up a package (I can imagine it was from family in Canada). The article says (roughly): "We get anxious when we think about how long it will be until we next get food. That is why I ask, for those of us in need in Russia, not to withdraw your support. Gerhard Giesbrecht, who lives in Michaelsburg, died of hunger on his way to Nikopol to Torgsin. Please help us." The article was written by Abram Klassen.

Die Mennonitische Rundschau also published a letter on 11 January 1933 written by Anna to her family begging for assistance. Roughly translated it says: "Fuerstenland, Michaelsburg. Wishing you all the best and the peace of God. Since we are living in dire hunger and only have rags to wear and are covered in ulcers, we come again with the request, ask for us from outside people or the Board, maybe there is some help, because we are dying, hunger hurts a lot. If all 5 children ask, and mother has just has a piece of bread, it's fine. Dear sister, if you are still sickly, pray for us for as long as you are alive. May our brothers and sisters remain in love until we return. If the good Lord would soon deliver us from our world, that is our prayer. Anna Giesbrecht". The letter ends with their mailing address in Michaelsburg. Apparently the request was answered with the package that Gerhard was after in April.

Specific data taken from the EWZ files:

-Anna was "passed through" which I think means settled in Poland on 23 August 1944. The same document indicates husband Gerhard's death date in 1933. The document also says that son Peter was arrested on 2 September 1941. (Doc. # C012-1644) Thus far I have not been able to track down the specifics related to Peter. Peter was born 1 August 1917.

-The events of 2 September 1941 (From Arnold Neufeld-Fast): 31,320 ethnic German men (they were categorized by "race" on their identity cards) between 16 and 60 from the Zaporizhzhia Oblast were deported to the Soviet interior in September 1941. Among these, thousands of Mennonite men aged 16 to 60 were arrested east of the Dnieper in the first week of September 1941, just prior to the mass deportation of much of the German speaking population two to three weeks later. The arrest was under articles 54-10 of the Criminal Code of the Ukrainian SSR and 35 of the Criminal Code of the RSFSR. Fifty-six Mennonite men from Michaelsburg were rounded up that week and typically sentenced to correctional labour camps.

-Anna's daughter Maria was settled on 23 August 1944. (Doc. # C013-2056)

-Anna's daughter Anna was settled on 19 July 1944. (Doc. # C012-1936)

-Anna's daughter Margaretha was settled on 19 October 1943. (Doc. # C013-1808)

-Anna's daughter Agatha was settled on 23 August 1944. (Doc. # D042-1332)

Peter's daughter Maria arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in December 1926, a third class passenger aboard the S.S. Metagama. With her were her husband, Jacob Redekop, and children Isaac, Sarah, Maria, Peter, Heinrich and Agatha. Maria was 46 and Jacob was 52. The passenger list says they came from Michaelsburg, Fuerstenland, and the ship originated in Liverpool. She died in Saskatoon in 1949. My father remembers the year because he had recently moved to Saskatoon to work. That was in 1949.

Peter's daughter Margaretha came to Canada with her father and the rest of the family in 1925 at the age of 39. Margaretha married a John Giesbrecht and they had a son named Menno Peter. Peter Teichroeb is the source of the information about her husband.

Peter's son Johann came to Canada with his family at the same time as Peter and moved to British Columbia.

Peter's son Heinrich left Ukraine on 16 March 1922, got as far as Germany, and contracted Typhus. He died alone in a boarding house on 28 May 1922. Apparently he travelled on a passport belonging to a good friend who had died earlier. The family of this friend were Germans and they were evicted from Ukraine.

Peter married Agatha Dyck,⁶ daughter of Johann Dyck ¹⁵ and Anna Hiebert,¹⁶ 8 November 1879 in Georgstal, Fuerstenland, Ukraine. Agatha was born 9 March 1859 in Chortitza Colony, Ukraine and died 26 July 1922 in Olgafeld, Fuerstenland, Ukraine.

Children:

          i.  Maria Teichroeb ¹⁷ was born 3 October 1880 in Olgafeld, Fuerstenland, Ukraine and died in 1949 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Maria married Jacob Redekop ¹⁸ in 1906. Jacob was born in 1874 in Ukraine and died in 1960.

         ii.  Anna Teichroeb ¹⁹ was born 16 April 1882 in Olgafeld, Fuerstenland, Ukraine and died in 1963 in Dzhambulskaya, Kazakhstan. Anna married Gerhard Giesbrecht.²⁰ Gerhard was born 14 February 1885 in Eichenfeld, Yazykovo, Ukraine and died 24 February 1933 in Michaelsburg, Fuerstenland, Ukraine.

        iii.  Agatha Teichroeb ²¹ was born 11 April 1884 in Olgafeld, Fuerstenland, Ukraine and died 23 May 1980 in Rosthern, Saskatchewan. Agatha married Wilhelm Dyck ²² in 1909. Wilhelm was born in 1880 and died in 1955.

         iv.  Margaretha Teichroeb ²³ was born 16 February 1886 in Olgafeld, Fuerstenland, Ukraine and died 29 April 1978 in Rosthern, Saskatchewan. Margaretha married Johann Giesbrecht in 1928. Johann was born in 1873 and died in 1958.

          v.  Peter Teichroeb ²⁴ was born 22 May 1888 in Olgafeld, Fuerstenland, Ukraine and died in 1968. Peter married Anna Mantler in 1916. Anna was born in 1887 and died in 1959.

         vi.  Johann Teichroeb ²⁴ was born 8 February 1890 in Olgafeld, Fuerstenland, Ukraine and died 2 November 1890 in Olgafeld, Fuerstenland, Ukraine.

        vii.  Katharina Teichroeb ²⁵ was born 2 October 1891 in Olgafeld, Fuerstenland, Ukraine and died in 1980 in Rosthern, Saskatchewan. Katharina married Jacob Leppki ²⁶ 29 January 1917. Jacob was born in 1890 and died in 1926. Katharina next married Johan Reimer 25 August 1927. Johan was born 23 May 1883 and died in 1965. Katharina next married Jacob Wiebe after 1965.

       viii.  Johann Teichroeb ²⁷ was born 10 February 1894 in Olgafeld, Fuerstenland, Ukraine and died in 1984 in Clearbrook, British Columbia. Johann married Aganetha Dyck.²⁸ Aganetha was born in 1894 and died in 1950.

         ix.  Helena Teichroeb ²⁹ was born 27 August 1897 in Olgafeld, Fuerstenland, Ukraine and died 18 October 1986 in Rosthern, Saskatchewan. Helena married Bernhard Petkau.²⁶ Bernhard was born in 1895 and died in 1973.

          x.  Heinrich Teichroeb ²⁴ was born 2 September 1899 in Olgafeld, Fuerstenland, Ukraine and died 28 May 1922 in Germany.

         xi.  Elizabeth Teichroeb ²⁴ was born 2 April 1902 in Olgafeld, Fuerstenland, Ukraine and died 8 December 1903 in Olgafeld, Fuerstenland, Ukraine.

4       xii.  Daniel Teichroeb ¹ (born 20 April 1904 in Olgafeld, Fuerstenland, Ukraine - died 22 July 2005 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan). Daniel married Margaretha Schapansky,² daughter of David Schapansky ⁷ and Maria Loewen,⁸ 4 July 1926 in Warman, Saskatchewan. Margaretha was born 24 October 1908 in Clarks Crossing, Saskatchewan and died 21 April 1987 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Peter next married Maria Dyck,²⁴ daughter of Johann Dyck ¹⁵ and Anna Hiebert,¹⁶ 19 February 1923 in Olgafeld, Fuerstenland, Ukraine. Maria was born 1 May 1865 in Chortitza Colony, Ukraine and died in 1937 in Fuerstenland Colony, Ukraine.

9. Agatha Dyck,⁶ daughter of Johann Dyck ¹⁵ and Anna Hiebert,¹⁶ was born 9 March 1859 in Chortitza Colony, Ukraine and died 26 July 1922 in Olgafeld, Fuerstenland, Ukraine.

Agatha was Peter's first wife. Her sister Maria, widow of David Rempel was Peter's second wife. We know something about their mother Anna Hiebert because her death is recorded in Daniel Teichroeb's journal. We know the name of their father because he is mentioned as Agatha's father in the Fuerstenland Baptism records for Daniel Teichroeb (b. 1904).

Agatha may have had a brother Johann who was a blacksmith. Ben Fast was the source of this piece of information. Although it is possible that Ben was thinking of Agatha's father, Johann Dyck, who definitely was a blacksmith, the obituary for her mother, Anna Hiebert, appears to be written by one of the sons, Johann Dyck. This much appears to be consistent with the information from Ben Fast.

Family information indicates Agatha had a nephew whose name might have been Abraham. He apparently was born around 1900 and died around 1988 in Manitoba. The Grandma Database lists a son of Agatha's brother, Heinrich, who was named Abraham and was born in Manitoba in 1911 and died in British Colombia in 1990. This is probably the same person and detailed inconsistencies are the result of faded memories.

Agatha married Peter Teichroeb,⁵ son of Daniel Teichroeb ¹³ and Maria Abrams,¹⁴ 8 November 1879 in Georgstal, Fuerstenland, Ukraine. Peter was born 2 August 1857 in Schoenhorst, Chortitza, Ukraine and died 6 December 1944 in Wingard, Saskatchewan.

10. David Schapansky,⁷ son of Johann Schapansky ³⁰ and Helena Hiebert,³¹ was born 20 January 1872 in Burwalde, Chortitza, Ukraine, was baptized 25 May 1896, and died 26 August 1951 in Warman, Saskatchewan.

He is listed in the Reinlander Gemeinde Buch. He appears with his wife in the 1901 federal census in Manitoba, sub district of Rhineland, f-4, page 14, entry #119. He immigrated in 1875; the naturalization date is not shown in the census. He appears in the 1881 census in Manitoba.

David's second marriage was to Helena Dyck, who was first married to a Friesen.

David married Maria Loewen,⁸ daughter of Johann Loewen ³² and Sara Dyck,³³ 14 July 1896 in Canada. Maria was born 25 November 1876 in Reinland, Manitoba, was baptized 3 June 1895 in Reinland, Manitoba, and died 25 March 1939 in Warman, Saskatchewan.

Children:

          i.  Maria Schapansky ³⁴ was born 23 July 1897 in Manitoba and died 13 February 1956. Maria married Peter Penner ² 3 March 1918. Peter was born 28 May 1899 and died 13 January 1984.

         ii.  Helena Schapansky ³⁴ was born 18 December 1898 in Manitoba and died 19 March 1979. Helena married Abraham Penner ² 21 November 1915. Abraham was born 6 January 1893 and died 3 October 1977.

        iii.  Johann Schapansky ³⁴ was born 19 March 1900 in Manitoba and died 30 April 1985. Johann married Katharina Doerksen ² 15 September 1919. Katharina was born 27 November 1900 and died in 1998.

         iv.  David Schapansky ² was born 12 February 1902 in Manitoba and died 28 February 1981. David married Sarah Pauls ² 8 June 1924. Sarah was born 17 August 1902 and died 2 December 1970.

          v.  Sarah Schapansky ² was born 12 October 1904 in Warman, Saskatchewan and died 12 July 1986. Sarah married Johann Penner ² 11 December 1921. Johann was born 10 March 1902 and died 16 June 1986.

5        vi.  Margaretha Schapansky ² (born 24 October 1908 in Clarks Crossing, Saskatchewan - died 21 April 1987 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan). Margaretha married Daniel Teichroeb,¹ son of Peter Teichroeb ⁵ and Agatha Dyck,⁶ 4 July 1926 in Warman, Saskatchewan. Daniel was born 20 April 1904 in Olgafeld, Fuerstenland, Ukraine, was baptized 23 May 1922 in Georgstal, Fuerstenland, Ukraine, and died 22 July 2005 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

        vii.  Christina Schapansky ² was born 15 August 1910 in Warman, Saskatchewan and died 15 August 1910 in Warman, Saskatchewan.

       viii.  Abram Schapansky ² was born 27 July 1912 in Warman, Saskatchewan and died 27 July 1912 in Warman, Saskatchewan.

         ix.  Katherina Schapansky ² was born 1 August 1914 in Warman, Saskatchewan and died 10 January 1996. Katherina married Abraham Penner ² 20 September 1931. Abraham was born 2 October 1908 and died 29 November 1987.

David next married Helena Dyck ³⁵ in December 1939. Helena was born in 1878 and died in 1971.

11. Maria Loewen,⁸ daughter of Johann Loewen ³² and Sara Dyck,³³ was born 25 November 1876 in Reinland, Manitoba, was baptized 3 June 1895 in Reinland, Manitoba, and died 25 March 1939 in Warman, Saskatchewan.

The Reinlander Gemeinde Buch lists her birth and her marriages to Johan Penner and David Schapansky. Information about her death comes from family records.

Maria married Johann Penner ³⁶ in July 1895 in Canada. Johann was born 15 October 1870 in Ukraine, was baptized 27 May 1890, and died 30 March 1896.

Maria next married David Schapansky,⁷ son of Johann Schapansky ³⁰ and Helena Hiebert,³¹ 14 July 1896 in Canada. David was born 20 January 1872 in Burwalde, Chortitza, Ukraine, was baptized 25 May 1896, and died 26 August 1951 in Warman, Saskatchewan.

12. Jacob Fast,⁹ son of Johann Fast ³⁷ and Maria Krahn,³⁸ was born 28 February 1874 in Rosenthal, Chortitza, Ukraine and died 4 August 1939 in Laird, Saskatchewan.

Ben Fast's book "Fast - Epp Genealogy" has a map of Rosenthal showing the location where Jacob Fast was born. Until the age of 12 he attended the local village school in Rosenthal. His teacher there was David H. Epp. Ben says he attended Zentralschule (secondary school) in Halbstadt Molotschna from 1888 to 1891. However, his wife, Helena Epp, in the obituary she wrote, says he attended the Chortitzer Central School. I don't know how to reconcile these assertions but I assume he went to schol in Chortitza because he lived in the Chortitza settlement. Here he had his formal training as a teacher. He immigrated to Canada in 1892 with his parents. They stopped over in Manitoba for nearly a year. According to Ben he was a teacher in Molotschna but never taught in Canada. On the contrary, Helena Epp says he taught school in Manitoba during the ten months the Fast family lived there before moving to the Northwest Territories (Saskatchewan). Helena Epp says that he often commented that this was one of the happiest periods of his life.

In October, 1897 Jacob applied for a 160 acre homestead in Saskatchewan. The homestead was ten miles west of Rosthern and three miles south of Laird. In the spring of 1898, using a yoke of borrowed oxen and a single share plough, he began breaking sod to clear enough acreage to file a homestead claim. The rule was that 30 acres had to be cleared and buildings erected before title would be granted to a 160 acre quarter section. In 1900 he finished clearing his land and in 1901 obtained title to the quarter section. He later purchased two more quarter sections. He and Helena lived on the homestead and farmed until is death. His son Ben says that all their children were born there. He farmed thereafter.

Prior to his wedding to Helena Epp, Jacob built a log cabin and a temporary log barn. It took the help of his brothers and many neighbours to do this. With whitewashed walls, nails for clothes hooks, rough boards for shelving and apple crates for chairs it was the kind of settler home one would envision. A fireplace burning poplar logs provided heat and kerosene lamps lit the cabin.

In those days the essential implements were a plough, harrow, seeder, mower and a rake, along with a team of oxen. In addition, for basic transportation and grain haulage a team of horses was needed. Ben says the round trip to Rosthern for supplies and mail or to deliver grain was 50 miles and generally required two days.

He appears with his wife in the 1901 census in Saskatchewan, sub district of Waldheim, page 6, entry #45.

He was a member of the Rosenort congregation in the Eigenheim church in Saskatchewan.

Jacob did not continue teaching after the brief period in Manitoba but he was an active promoter of education. Amy (Enns) Loewen has told me that his older children attended Danzig School. His younger children attended Carmen School when it was built. Jacob was an organizer of the German English Academy, established in 1905 as a high school. It later became the Rosthern Junior College.

His obituary indicates that he had a difficult life in terms of his health. He passed this on to his son, Albert. Helena Epp says that he had serious health issues and abdominal problems so severe that he had periods of as many as ten days when he could not eat anything. In Autumn 1938 he was hospitalized with severe issues including bladder problems. He underwent surgeries that did not resolve his problems and eventually, bed ridden, he succumbed to his illness at the age of 65.

Jacob married Helena Epp,¹⁰ daughter of Heinrich Epp ³⁹ and Margaretha Rempel,⁴⁰ 14 December 1897 in Saskatchewan. Helena was born 25 October 1878 in Fuerstenland Colony, Ukraine and died 15 April 1962 in Laird, Saskatchewan.

Children:

          i.  John Fast ⁴¹ was born 1 December 1898 and died 21 February 1985. John married Susan Hook ⁴² 15 August 1926. Susan was born 21 December 1906 and died 16 November 1945. John next married Anna Unger ⁴² 23 November 1969. Anna was born 18 February 1899 and died 6 March 1986.

         ii.  Henry Fast ⁴¹ was born 14 June 1900 and died 23 March 1961. Henry married Mary Kitzel ⁴² 9 May 1925. Mary was born 30 March 1906.

        iii.  Helen Fast ⁴¹ was born 9 September 1901 and died 3 April 1971. Helen married Jacob Ens ⁴² 15 July 1924. Jacob was born 8 January 1897 and died 30 March 1973.

         iv.  Jacob Fast ⁴¹ was born 27 November 1902. Jacob married Hazel Dobson ⁴² 16 March 1931.

          v.  Mary Fast ⁴¹ was born 23 September 1904 and died 6 January 1969. Mary married Isaac Ens ⁴² 26 July 1927. Isaac was born 3 January 1904 and died 4 November 1978.

         vi.  Erwin Fast ⁴¹ was born 8 December 1905 in Laird, Saskatchewan and died 29 April 1987. Erwin married Anna Regehr ⁴² 29 September 1940. Anna was born 12 March 1921.

6       vii.  Albert Fast ³ (born 12 August 1907 in Laird, Saskatchewan - died 5 July 1977 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan). Albert married Helena Striemer,⁴ daughter of Wilhelm Striemer ¹¹ and Anna Dyck,¹² 21 October 1934 in Laird, Saskatchewan. Helena was born 9 December 1915 in Aberdeen, Saskatchewan and died 12 February 2000 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

       viii.  William (Willie) Fast ⁴¹ was born 6 May 1909 and died 5 May 1913.

         ix.  Bernhard Fast ⁴¹ was born 5 October 1910 and died 7 September 2008. Bernhard married Mary Thiessen ⁴² 17 July 1934. Mary was born 25 June 1915.

          x.  Margaret Fast ⁴¹ was born 10 May 1912 and died 9 October 2001. Margaret married Abram Friesen ⁴² 10 July 1934. Abram was born 20 May 1901 and died 23 March 1991.

         xi.  Edward Fast ⁴¹ was born 19 September 1913 and died 19 September 1913.

        xii.  Armin Fast ⁴¹ was born 7 October 1914 and died 26 February 2000. Armin married Tina Epp ⁴² 20 October 1944. Tina was born 3 July 1925.

       xiii.  Isaac (Harvey) Fast ⁴¹ was born 5 December 1916 and died 20 February 1971. Isaac married Alice Pearce ⁴² 26 August 1944. Alice was born 20 August 1921 and died 18 January 1988.

        xiv.  Olga Fast ⁴¹ was born 22 April 1919 in Laird, Saskatchewan and died 30 March 2007. Olga married Verner Funk ⁴² 7 July 1943. Verner was born 13 January 1920.

         xv.  Dora Fast ⁴¹ was born 16 February 1921 and died 10 April 2011.

13. Helena Epp,¹⁰ daughter of Heinrich Epp ³⁹ and Margaretha Rempel,⁴⁰ was born 25 October 1878 in Fuerstenland Colony, Ukraine and died 15 April 1962 in Laird, Saskatchewan.

In the 1901 federal census her birth date is shown as 25 October 1877.

Helena was born in the Mennonite settlement of Fuerstenland. Amy (Enns) Loewen has told me that she attended Madchen Schule (Girl's School) there before her family emigrated to Canada in the 1890s.

Helena moved off the farm to Laird around 1941, not long after Jacob died. She sold the farm house which was then moved to Waldheim by the new owners. She bought a house in Laird and I remember it. There was an outhouse that was amazing to me as a young child. I remember when she got an indoor toilet - it was a chemical toilet placed in her closet. She was very old then and this was a tremendous improvement in her quality of life. Helena's house is still there and looks much like it did in the early 1960's.

Helena's son John took over the family farm and he stayed with farming for most of his life.

Helena married Jacob Fast,⁹ son of Johann Fast ³⁷ and Maria Krahn,³⁸ 14 December 1897 in Saskatchewan. Jacob was born 28 February 1874 in Rosenthal, Chortitza, Ukraine and died 4 August 1939 in Laird, Saskatchewan.

14. Wilhelm Striemer,¹¹ son of Johann Striemer ⁴³ and Helena Giesbrecht,⁴⁴ was born 10 July 1886 in Plum Coulee, Manitoba and died 29 April 1970 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

He was born in Plum Coulee and came to Saskatchewan with his family before 1906. In 1906 he was living in Vonda. In 1911 he was living in Saskatoon and single. Later in 1921 he was living in Aberdeen with his young family. He is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Saskatoon.

Apparently daughter Adina's first name was Esther, her middle name was Adina and she was known as Ady. Son Jacob was known as Jay. Son Johann's middle name was Patrick and his nickname was Pat. Silas was known as Sy. Wilhelm's middle name was Lloyd and he was known as Bill.

Wilhelm married Anna Dyck,¹² daughter of Johann Dyck ⁴⁵ and Katharina Peters,⁴⁶ before 1913 in Saskatchewan. Anna was born 30 May 1891 in Reinland, Manitoba and died 12 August 1956 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Children:

          i.  Johann Striemer ⁴⁷ was born 11 March 1913 and died 11 March 1913.

         ii.  Wilhelm Striemer ⁴⁷ was born 30 March 1914 in Aberdeen, Saskatchewan and died 15 June 1977 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Wilhelm married Hilda May Hall 31 January 1951. Hilda was born 17 November 1919 and died in 2013.

7       iii.  Helena Striemer ⁴ (born 9 December 1915 in Aberdeen, Saskatchewan - died 12 February 2000 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan). Helena married Albert Fast,³ son of Jacob Fast ⁹ and Helena Epp,¹⁰ 21 October 1934 in Laird, Saskatchewan. Albert was born 12 August 1907 in Laird, Saskatchewan and died 5 July 1977 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

         iv.  Katherina Striemer ⁴⁷ was born 23 February 1917 and died 18 August 2000 in North Battleford, Saskatchewan. Katherina married William Nickolas Hoffman. William was born 3 October 1909 and died 4 March 1985.

          v.  Anna Striemer ⁴⁷ was born 19 April 1919. Anna married Charles Guest. Charles was born 12 August.

         vi.  Jacob Striemer ⁴⁷ was born 7 January 1920 and died 6 June 1999 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Jacob partnered with Gladys Muriel Wuttunee.,⁴⁸ daughter of James Wuttunee ⁴⁸ and Jane Priscilla Clarke,.⁴⁸ Gladys was born 8 December 1923 in Saskatchewan and died 23 June 1996 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Jacob next married Ruth Moen 1 May 1945. Ruth was born 24 April 1922.

        vii.  Johann Striemer ⁴⁷ was born 15 April 1922 in Aberdeen, Saskatchewan and died 30 April 1968 in Chelmsford, Ontario. Johann married Marcella Vivian Brocco. Marcella was born 17 April 1925 and died 22 November 2010.

       viii.  Leonard Striemer ⁴⁷ was born 10 March 1925 and died 1 May 1962 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Leonard married Faye Sheila McCloud 1 September 1956.

         ix.  Silas Striemer ⁴⁷ was born 14 May 1928 and died in 1990 in Regina, Saskatchewan. Silas married Pauline Fosty.

          x.  Adina Striemer ⁴⁷ was born 15 June 1931 in Rabbit Lake, Saskatchewan and died 14 March 2005 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Adina married Bill Irwin in 1959.

15. Anna Dyck,¹² daughter of Johann Dyck ⁴⁵ and Katharina Peters,⁴⁶ was born 30 May 1891 in Reinland, Manitoba and died 12 August 1956 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Her parents settled in Reinland Manitoba, and Anna was probably born there. By the time of the 1906 Census she had moved to the Humboldt Saskatchewan area with her family. Information from her death certificate says she lived in Saskatchewan for 45 years. This is not quite accurate. She appears in the 1901 Census in Plum Coulee. This census gives her birth date as used here, contrary to the October 1890 birthdate used in some other sources. According to family records concerning Wilhelm Striemer, they married in Saskatchewan. Apparently she had a sister Helena who married an Abram Friesen. She is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Saskatoon.

Anna married Wilhelm Striemer,¹¹ son of Johann Striemer ⁴³ and Helena Giesbrecht,⁴⁴ before 1913 in Saskatchewan. Wilhelm was born 10 July 1886 in Plum Coulee, Manitoba and died 29 April 1970 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

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