Roasalie Butsch1

F, #1258, b. 26 May 1937, d. 3 March 1989
Pedigree
Father*Zachareus Butsch1 b. 18 Aug 1908, d. 8 Jan 1970
Mother*Beate Berger1 b. 8 Jan 1903, d. 23 Jun 1986
RelationshipGrandniece of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*She was born on 26 May 1937 in Steinfeld, Odessa, Russia.1 
She was the daughter of Zachareus Butsch and Beate Berger.1 
(Witness) Move ToShe moved to Novaya Ljalja, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, in 1945 with Zachareus Butsch and Beate Berger. Their grandson, Peter Butsch wrote, “After the war, the entire family was transported in cattle cars to Siberia as punishment. There they were forced to work in the forest. In 1956, following negotiations with Germany, they were allowed to leave the prison camp. They got passes: German nationality, citizens of the Soviet Union. They had to sign that they would not return to their home in Ukraine”.2 
Death* On 3 March 1989, at age 51 she died. 
Last Edited6 Nov 2014

Citations

  1. [S757] Zachaeus Butsch; Captured German EWZ50 Records; Film:A3342EWZ50-A093 Anträge; Frames begin at: 2826; Publisher: U.S. National Archives, College Park, Maryland, Copy Held at: Germans from Russia Heritage Society Library, Bismarck, N.D.
  2. [S834] Peter Butsch, "Information about Zachaeus and Beata Butsch," e-mail message from e-mail address (Eisingen, Germany) to Robert Fleck, 24 Oct 2014. Hereinafter cited as "Butsch Family Information."

Zachareus Butsch1

M, #1256, b. 18 August 1908, d. 8 January 1970
Pedigree
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*He was born on 18 August 1908 in Katharintal, Odessa, Russia.1,2 
Marriage*He married Beate Berger, daughter of Raphael Berger and Monika Fleck, . Every Year in springtime, Zachareus brought horses from Katharinental to pastures near Steinfeld. This was how he met Beata.1,3 
Move To*He and Beate were moved to Novaya Ljalja, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, in 1945. Their grandson, Peter Butsch wrote, “After the war, the entire family was transported in cattle cars to Siberia as punishment. There they were forced to work in the forest. In 1956, following negotiations with Germany, they were allowed to leave the prison camp. They got passes: German nationality, citizens of the Soviet Union. They had to sign that they would not return to their home in Ukraine”.4 
Move ToHe and Beate were moved to Vakhsh, Khation, Tajikistan.4 
Death* On 8 January 1970, at age 61 he died in Vakhsh, Khation, Tajikistan.2 

Family

Beate Berger b. 8 Jan 1903, d. 23 Jun 1986
Children
Last Edited22 Sep 2016

Citations

  1. [S757] Zachaeus Butsch; Captured German EWZ50 Records; Film:A3342EWZ50-A093 Anträge; Frames begin at: 2826; Publisher: U.S. National Archives, College Park, Maryland, Copy Held at: Germans from Russia Heritage Society Library, Bismarck, N.D.
  2. [S833] "Descendants of Fidelius Butsch," chart, Administrators: Ludmila Butch, URL=http://www.www.odnoklassniki.ru/group/51692189057147, accessed: 31 Oct 2014.
  3. [S832] History of Steinfeld and its Inhabitants (German: Geschichte von Steinfeld und seine Einwohner), narrative history and genealogy, 2010, by Josephine Wiest, privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  4. [S834] Peter Butsch, "Information about Zachaeus and Beata Butsch," e-mail message from e-mail address (Eisingen, Germany) to Robert Fleck, 24 Oct 2014. Hereinafter cited as "Butsch Family Information."

Noel B. Chapman

M, #933, b. 22 May 1920, d. 29 February 2004
Pedigree
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*He was born on 22 May 1920 in Colo., USA.1 
Graduation* In 1938, Noel graduated from Mitchell High School, at Mitchell, Scotts Bluff Co., Neb., USA.1 
Mlt active duty* From 1941 to 1946, he served in the US Navy. He was a crewmember and survivor of the attack on the U.S.S. Arizona at Pearl Harbor.1 
Marriage*He married Beatrice Irene Fleck, daughter of George Lawrence Fleck and Anna Marie Fleck, on 8 January 1993. Noel was 72 years old. Beatrice was 64.1 
Death* On 29 February 2004, at age 83 he died at home in Mitchell, Scotts Bluff Co., Neb., USA.1 
Funeral*Noel's funeral was held at Jones Mortuary in Mitchell, Scotts Bluff Co., Neb., USA, on 3 March 2004, with Reverend Ron Nuss-Warren officiating.1 
Burial His remains were buried in Mitchell Cemetery at Mitchell, Scotts Bluff Co., Neb., USA.1 

Family

Beatrice Irene Fleck b. 8 Jan 1929, d. 21 Feb 2019
Marriage*He married Beatrice Irene Fleck, daughter of George Lawrence Fleck and Anna Marie Fleck, on 8 January 1993. Noel was 72 years old. Beatrice was 64.1 
Last Edited7 Apr 2013

Citations

  1. [S527] "United States Obituary Collection," database, Provo, Utah Ancestry.com, URL= http://ancestry.com/, Source Citation: Newspaper: Lexington Clipper-Herald; Publication Date: 4 Mar 2004; Publication Place: Lexington, NE, US.

Odeal Frances Dedmon

M, #811, b. 25 December 1918, d. 20 December 2004
Pedigree
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*He was born on 25 December 1918 in Okla., USA.1 
Draft Regsratn*He registered for the draft of World War II on 16 October 1940 at Howe, Le Flore Co., Okla., USA. Odeal was employed by Dr. S.C. Dean and his mother Sallie Dedmon was listed as the person who would always know his address. Signing for the draft board was Pauline Neale, registrar for Local Board No. 1 of Le Flore County.2 
Mlt active duty* He served in the US Navy. He enlisted 14 Feb 1943 and was released from active duty 5 Feb 1946. During that time he served aboard the U.S.S. Maryland and U.S.S. Black Hawk.3 
Employment* In 1948, he was employed by Pacific Trunk & Baggage Co. at San Francisco, San Francisco Co., Calif., USA.4 
Marriage*He married Helen Alice Fleck, daughter of George Lawrence Fleck and Anna Marie Fleck.5  
Residence* He lived at 806 E St., San Rafael, Marin Co, Calif., USA.6 
Residence In 1988 he lived at 909 N Schlegel, Cushing, Payne Co., Okla., USA.1,7 
Residence In 1997 he lived at Rr 2, Box 1042, Cushing, Payne Co., Okla., USA.8 
Death* On 20 December 2004, at age 85 he died.1 
Burial* His remains were buried in Harrell Cemetery at Cushing, Payne Co., Okla., USA.9 

Family

Helen Alice Fleck b. 23 Jun 1923, d. 7 Sep 1964
Marriage*He married Helen Alice Fleck, daughter of George Lawrence Fleck and Anna Marie Fleck.5  
Last Edited6 Jul 2020

Citations

  1. [S525] Odeal F. Dedmon, No. 447-18-2068, Social Security Death Index, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com, 2010). Hereinafter cited as SSDI - O. Dedmon.
  2. [S1219] Odeal F. Dedmon, Registrant, U.S. WW II Draft Cards, Young Men, 1940-1947, Le Flore Co., Okla., Ancestry.com, Source Citation: The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Oklahoma, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 125, accessed: 27 Apr 2020.
  3. [S360] "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010," database, Ancestry.com, URL=http://ancestry.com/, death record.
  4. [S524] City Directory for San Francisco, Calif., 1949 (San Francisco, California: R.L. Polk & Company, ©1949), accessed: Ancestry.com, 10 Jul 2011. Hereinafter cited as 1949 San Francisco Directory.
  5. [S79] "U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006," database, Ancestry.com, URL=http://ancestry.com/, Helen Alice Dedmon (Fleck) burial record, accessed: 24 Oct 2010.
  6. [S520] U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2 (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com, 2010), accessed: Ancestry.com, 30 May 2012. Hereinafter cited as U.S. Pub Rcds, Vol 2.
  7. [S176] U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1 (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com, 2010), accessed: Ancestry.com, 5 Jun 2012. Hereinafter cited as U.S. Pub Rcds, Vol 1.
  8. [S521] U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002 (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com, 2005), accessed: Ancestry.com, accessed:5 Jun 2012. Hereinafter cited as U.S. Phone & Addresses.
  9. [S79] Ancestry.com,"US Vets Graves", Odeal Frances Dedmon gravesite record, accessed:5 Jun 2012.

Maria Anna Deumer

F, #882
Pedigree
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Marriage*Maria Anna Deumer married Joseph Fleck, son of Joannis Georg Fleck and Maria Gertrude Linter, in Wingen, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France, on 18 April 1757. Joseph was 33. The parents of Maria Anna were Jacob and Rosine Hinckler of Mattstall, Alsace. Father Francis Grass officiated and witnesses were Michel Walther and Jacob Knobell.1 

Family

Joseph Fleck b. 3 Dec 1723, d. 8 Jul 1779
Children
Last Edited29 Jun 2011

Citations

  1. [S295] "Archives Départementales du Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France" database, Conseil Général du Bas-Rhin, URL=http://etat-civil.bas-rhin.fr/adeloch/, Catholic marriage record for Joseph Fleck and Maria Anna Deumer, Wingen, BMS 1742-1783, image 139. Hereinafter cited as Bas-Rhin Archives.
  2. [S295] "Bas-Rhin Archives", Catholic birth record for Anna Maria Fleck, Wingen, BMS 1742-1782, Image 13.
  3. [S295] "Bas-Rhin Archives", Catholic birth record for Maria Magdalena Fleck, Wingen, BMS 1742-1782, Image 16.

Anna Dukart

F, #1211, b. 22 July 1908
Pedigree
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*She was born on 22 July 1908 in Felsenburg, Odessa, Russia.1 
Marriage* On 29 October 1929, Anna Dukart married Peter Berger, son of Raphael Berger and Monika Fleck, in Felsenburg, Odessa, Russia. Anna was 21 years old. Peter was 22.1 
Anecdote*During the period from 1937 through 1941 Helen lost four of her family to the Soviet government. Her father-in-law Rafael was Verschleppt (taken away) in 1937, her husband Peter was Verschleppt in 1938, and her mother and son Johann were Verschleppt together in 1941.1 

Family

Peter Berger b. 28 Sep 1907
Children
Last Edited28 Oct 2013

Citations

  1. [S740] Anna (Dukart) Berger; Captured German EWZ50 Records; Film:A3342EWZ50-A048 Anträge; Frames begin at: 1520; Publisher: U.S. National Archives, College Park, Maryland, Copy Held at: Germans from Russia Heritage Society Library, Bismarck, N.D.

Carolina Ehrmantraut

F, #152, b. 12 May 1870, d. 12 August 1942
Pedigree
ChartsFleck Pedigree
Fleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*She was born on 12 May 1870 in Russia.1 
Marriage* Circa 1890, Carolina Ehrmantraut married Baltasar Fleck, son of Kasimer Fleck and Anna Zimmermann, in Landau, Odessa, Russia.  
ImmigrationShe and Baltasar immigrated to Canada in 1903 , along with children Mathias Fleck, Johann Fleck, Anna Marie Fleck, Perpetua Isabella Fleck and Magdalena Fleck.2  
Naturalization*She and Baltasar Fleck were naturalized in 1907 in Canada.3 
Anecdote*The Fleck family lived in a eight-room wooden house, according to the 1921 census. We can assume that this was either a different house from the original 144 x 14 foot dwelling constructed in 1908, or Baltasar added additional rooms.3 
Voter List*She and Baltasar Fleck appeared on the Weyburn Electoral District voter list of 1935 at Torquay, Sask., Canada.4 
Death* On 12 August 1942, at age 72 she died in Torquay, Sask., Canada.5 
Burial* Her remains were buried in St. Cunegundis Catholic Cemetery at Marienthal, Sask., Canada.5 

Census

DateCensus AuthorityPlace Where Census Taken
1906CanadianEstevan, Sask., Canada6
1911CanadianTorquay, Sask., Canada7
1916CanadianCambria, Torquay, Sask., Canada8
1921CanadianCambria, Torquay, Sask., Canada3
1926Canada, Prairie ProvincesCambria, Torquay, Sask., Canada9

Family

Baltasar Fleck b. 6 Jul 1871, d. 1 Oct 1948
Marriage* Circa 1890, Carolina Ehrmantraut married Baltasar Fleck, son of Kasimer Fleck and Anna Zimmermann, in Landau, Odessa, Russia.  
Children
Last Edited26 Aug 2019

Citations

  1. [S137] Lorraine (Fleck) McQuade, History of the Fleck Descendants: A brief summation of the migration and colonization from Alsace, France to Landau, Russia to North America (Seattle, Washington: Fleck family Research Association, ©1988), Volume 1, Page 221. Hereinafter cited as History of the Fleck Descendants privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  2. [S578] Baltasar Fleck entry; S.S. Zeeland Ship Passenger List, ©2000-2010; (New York, NY: Ellis Island: The American Family Immigration History Center), URL=http://www.ellisisland.org/
  3. [S747] Baltasar Fleck household, 1921 Census of Canada, Weyburn, Sask., population schedule, Enumeration District 229, sub-district 2, sheet 8, dwelling 76, family 76, Series RG31, Ancestry.com.
  4. [S633] Baltasar Fleck, 1935 Canadian Voter List, Weyburn, Saskatchewan Electoral District, unknown page, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Voters Lists, Federal Elections, 1935-1980 Reel:M-4763.
  5. [S625] "Cemetery Listing:Estevan, Sask. Canada," database, Odessa Digital Library, URL=http://www.odessa3.org/
  6. [S141] Baltasar Fleck household, 1906 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, Estevan, Saskatchewan, population schedule, Enumeration District Townships 1,2,3 in Range 7 & 8, sub district 1, sheet 25, dwelling not enumerated, family 212, Library and Archives Canada Film Number T-18353 to T18363, URL=https://beta.familysearch.org, accessed: 29 Dec 2010.
  7. [S143] Baltasar Fleck household, 1911 Canada Census, Assiniboia, Sask., population schedule, Enumeration District 207, sub district 9, sheet 3, dwelling 26, family 26, Library and Archives Canada Film Number T-20326 to T-20460, Series RG31-C-1, URL=https://beta.familysearch.org, accessed: 29 Dec 2010.
  8. [S142] Baltasar Fleck household, 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, Weyburn, Sask., population schedule, Enumeration District 31, sub district 1, sheet 3, dwelling 26, family 26, Library and Archives Canada Film Number T-21946, URL=https://beta.familysearch.org, accessed: 29 Dec 2010.
  9. [S1163] Baltasar Fleck household, 1926 Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, Weyburn, Sask., population schedule, Enumeration District 36, sub-district 2, sheet 4, dwelling 27, family 27, FamilySearch, accessed: 26 Aug 2019.
  10. [S137] Lorraine (Fleck) McQuade, History of the Fleck Descendants, Volume 1, Page 227.
  11. [S137] Lorraine (Fleck) McQuade, History of the Fleck Descendants, Volume 1, Page 232.
  12. [S137] Lorraine (Fleck) McQuade, History of the Fleck Descendants, Volume 1, Page 234.
  13. [S137] Lorraine (Fleck) McQuade, History of the Fleck Descendants, Volume 1, Page 237.
  14. [S137] Lorraine (Fleck) McQuade, History of the Fleck Descendants.

Anna Marie Enerson

F, #160, b. 17 July 1920, d. October 1970
Pedigree
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Name-CommShe was called Ann by friends and family. 
Birth*She was born on 17 July 1920 in Grano, Renville Co., N.D., USA.1,2 
Marriage* On 20 July 1942, Anna Marie Enerson married Ralph Markus Fleck, son of George Lawrence Fleck and Anna Marie Fleck, in Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minn., USA. Anna was 22 years old. Ralph was 22.3 
Death* In October 1970, at age 50 she died.1 
Burial* In October 1970, her remains were buried in Ambrose Cemetery at Ambrose, Divide Co., N.D., USA. 

Family

Ralph Markus Fleck b. 19 Feb 1920, d. 18 Oct 1978
Children
Last Edited14 Apr 2015

Citations

  1. [S272] Ann Enerson, No. 501-10-1025, Social Security Death Index, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com, 2010). Information derived from the Social Security Death Index, Master File. Hereinafter cited as SSDI - A. Fleck.
  2. [S137] Lorraine (Fleck) McQuade, History of the Fleck Descendants: A brief summation of the migration and colonization from Alsace, France to Landau, Russia to North America (Seattle, Washington: Fleck family Research Association, ©1988), Volume 1, Page 231. Hereinafter cited as History of the Fleck Descendants privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  3. [S137] Lorraine (Fleck) McQuade, History of the Fleck Descendants, Volume 2, Page 25.
  4. [S137] Lorraine (Fleck) McQuade, History of the Fleck Descendants, Volume 1, Page 232.

(?) Engel

M, #1172
Pedigree
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Marriage*(?) Engel married Mathilda Fleck, daughter of Georg G Fleck and Anna Frank.  

Family

Mathilda Fleck b. 30 May 1894
Last Edited15 Sep 2012

Catherine Barbara Eyer

F, #151, b. 2 February 1730, d. 18 February 1757
Pedigree
Father*Joannis Martin Eyer1 d. 13 Apr 1735
Mother*Maria Eva Walther1
Relationship3rd great-grandmother of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck Pedigree (#1)
Fleck Pedigree (#2)
Fleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*She was born on 2 February 1730 in Wingen, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France.2 
She was the daughter of Joannis Martin Eyer and Maria Eva Walther.1 
Marriage*She married Joseph Fleck, son of Joannis Georg Fleck and Maria Gertrude Linter, at the church in Wingen in the Diocese of Speyer at Wingen, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France, on 20 April 1749. Catherine was 19 years old. Joseph was 25. Witnesses at the wedding were Peter Häberle a citizen and miller from Lembach, Johann Georg Dahlmann a hunter also living in Lembach, and brothers of the bride, David and Michael Eyer, both citizens of Wingen. And probably—knowing how Flecks like to eat and drink—there was a hell of a party after the wedding...Bob Fleck.3,1 
Death* On 18 February 1757, at age 27 she died in Wingen, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France.3 
Burial* Her remains were buried at Wingen, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France.3 

Family

Joseph Fleck b. 3 Dec 1723, d. 8 Jul 1779
Children
Last Edited19 Sep 2014

Citations

  1. [S295] "Archives Départementales du Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France" database, Conseil Général du Bas-Rhin, URL=http://etat-civil.bas-rhin.fr/adeloch/, Catholic marriage record for Joseph Fleck and Catherine Barbara Eyer, Lembach, M 1717-1773, Images 69-70. Hereinafter cited as Bas-Rhin Archives.
  2. [S295] "Bas-Rhin Archives", Catholic birth record for Catherine Barbara Eyer, Wingen, BMS 1714-1755, Image 25.
  3. [S295] "Bas-Rhin Archives", Catholic death record for Catherine Barbara Eyer, Wingen, BMS 1742-1782, Image 181.
  4. [S295] "Bas-Rhin Archives", Catholic birth record for Johannes Fleck, Wingen, BMS 1742-1782, Image 10.

Joannis Martin Eyer1

M, #1038, d. 13 April 1735
Pedigree
Relationship4th great-grandfather of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck Pedigree (#1)
Fleck Pedigree (#2)
Marriage*Joannis Martin Eyer married Maria Eva Walther.1,2  
Death* On 13 April 1735, he died in Wingen, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France.2 

Family

Maria Eva Walther
Child
Last Edited18 Sep 2014

Citations

  1. [S295] "Archives Départementales du Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France" database, Conseil Général du Bas-Rhin, URL=http://etat-civil.bas-rhin.fr/adeloch/, Catholic marriage record for Joseph Fleck and Catherine Barbara Eyer, Lembach, M 1717-1773, Images 69-70. Hereinafter cited as Bas-Rhin Archives.
  2. [S295] "Bas-Rhin Archives", Catholic death record for Joannis Martin Eyer, Wingen, BMS 1714-1755, Image 111.

Marlene Lavonne Fields

F, #266, b. 11 November 1937
Pedigree
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*She was born on 11 November 1937 in Henry, Scotts Bluff Co., Neb., USA.1 
Marriage* On 3 July 1952, Marlene Lavonne Fields married Clarence Mathew Fleck, son of George Lawrence Fleck and Anna Marie Fleck, in Torrington, Goshen Co., Wyo., USA. Marlene was 14 years old. Clarence was 18.1 
Residence In 1957 she and Clarence lived at 2316 Seymour Ave., basement, Cheyenne, Laramie Co., Wyo., USA.2 
Residence In 1959 she and Clarence lived at 1705 Hugur, Cheyenne, Laramie Co., Wyo., USA.3 
Residence In 1960 she and Clarence lived at 9320 Lilly Ct., Thornton, Adams Co. and Weld Co., Colo., USA.4 
Residence* In 1994 she and Clarence lived at 908 Fox Lake Ln, Edmond, Oklahoma Co., Okla., USA.5 

Family

Clarence Mathew Fleck b. 6 Dec 1933
Children
Last Edited9 Jun 2012

Citations

  1. [S264] Clarence Fleck - Marlene Fields Family Group Sheet, January 8, 2000, Clarence and Marlene Fleck, Edmond, Okla..
  2. [S537] City Directory for Cheyenne, Wyoming, 1957 (Kansas City, Missouri: R.L. Polk & Company, ©1957), accessed: Ancestry.com, 1 Jun 2012. Hereinafter cited as 1957 Cheyenne Directory.
  3. [S538] City Directory for Cheyenne, Wyoming, 1959 (Kansas City, Missouri: R.L. Polk & Company, ©1959), accessed: Ancestry.com, 1 Jun 2012. Hereinafter cited as 1959 Cheyenne Directory.
  4. [S539] City Directory for Denver, Colorado, 1960 (Denver, Colorado: R.L. Polk & Company, ©1960), accessed: Ancestry.com, 9 Jun 2012. Hereinafter cited as 1960 Denver Directory.
  5. [S176] U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1 (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com, 2010), accessed: Ancestry.com, 21 Mar 2011. Hereinafter cited as U.S. Pub Rcds, Vol 1.

Acacia Ann Fleck

F, #270, b. 22 May 1960
Pedigree
Father*Clarence Mathew Fleck1 b. 6 Dec 1933
Mother*Marlene Lavonne Fields1 b. 11 Nov 1937
RelationshipGranddaughter of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*She was born on 22 May 1960 in Denver, Denver Co., Colo., USA.1 
She is the daughter of Clarence Mathew Fleck and Marlene Lavonne Fields.1 
(Witness) ResidenceShe lived with Clarence Mathew Fleck and Marlene Lavonne Fields in 1960 at 9320 Lilly Ct., Thornton, Adams Co. and Weld Co., Colo., USA.2 
Last Edited11 Jun 2012

Citations

  1. [S264] Clarence Fleck - Marlene Fields Family Group Sheet, January 8, 2000, Clarence and Marlene Fleck, Edmond, Okla..
  2. [S539] City Directory for Denver, Colorado, 1960 (Denver, Colorado: R.L. Polk & Company, ©1960), accessed: Ancestry.com, 9 Jun 2012. Hereinafter cited as 1960 Denver Directory.

Agatha Fleck1

F, #1031, b. 17 May 1863, d. 12 November 1863
Pedigree
Father*Kasimer Fleck1 b. 28 Aug 1829, d. 1895
Mother*Anna Zimmermann1 b. 1829
Relationship2nd cousin 1 time removed of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*She was born on 17 May 1863 in Landau, Odessa, Russia. Agatha's baptism was in the parish church by priest D. Medrowsky.1 
She was the daughter of Kasimer Fleck and Anna Zimmermann.1 
Death* On 12 November 1863, she died in Landau, Odessa, Russia.2 
Burial* On 15 November 1863, her remains were buried in the Landau parish cemetery by priest D. Medrowsky.2 
Last Edited24 May 2011

Citations

  1. [S288] Agatha Fleck, Transcribed Baptismal Record, "The Landau Parish Roman Catholic Baptismal Records, 8 Nov 1860 - 30 Dec 1866," (translated from the Nikolaev Archive, ©1997 and ©2009, GRHS and AHSGR), P. 85, No. 85, privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  2. [S285] Agatha Fleck, transcribed Death Record, "The Landau Parish Death Records, 8 Nov 1860 - 30 Dec 1866," (translated from the Nikolaev Regional Archive: Fond 410, opis s, File 39, ©1997 and ©2009, GRHS and AHSGR), P. 29, No. 42, privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.

Agnes Joann Fleck

F, #168, b. 30 April 1932
Pedigree
Father*George Lawrence Fleck1 b. 4 Jan 1891, d. 8 Apr 1973
Mother*Anna Marie Fleck1 b. 4 Jul 1899, d. 11 Jul 1958
RelationshipDaughter of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*She was born on 30 April 1932 in Crosby, Divide Co., N.D., USA.1 
She is the daughter of George Lawrence Fleck and Anna Marie Fleck.1 
(Witness) Move ToShe moved with parents George and Anna to Wyoming on 22 April 1942; The Divide County Journal of April 24, 1942 reported, “The George Fleck family, who have been residents of Blooming Prairie township for several years departed on Wednesday for Wyoming; where they will make their future home. Their friends wish them the best of luck in their new location and it will not seem right when Blooming Prairie comes to town to play whist, if George isn’t with them”.2,3 
(Witness) ResidenceShe lived with George Lawrence Fleck and Anna Marie Fleck in April 1942 at Route 2, Torrington, Goshen Co., Wyo., USA.2 
Marriage* On 29 December 1948, Agnes Joann Fleck married Richard Arthur Rayda in Torrington, Goshen Co., Wyo., USA. Agnes was 16 years old. Richard was 29.4 
Residence In 1949 she and Richard lived in the basement of 1017 Gibbon, Laramie, Albany Co., Wyo., USA.5 
AnecdoteIn 1957 the spelling of the family name was changed from Rejda to the phonetically spelled Rayda.6 
Residence In 1959 she and Richard lived at 1420 Fetterman Dr., Laramie, Albany Co., Wyo., USA.7 
Residence* In 1986 she and Richard lived at 2608 Park Ave., Laramie, Albany Co., Wyo., USA.6 

Census

DateCensus AuthorityPlace Where Census Taken
1940United StatesBlooming Prairie Twp., Divide Co., N.D., USA8

Family

Richard Arthur Rayda b. 13 Oct 1919, d. 8 Feb 1991
Marriage* On 29 December 1948, Agnes Joann Fleck married Richard Arthur Rayda in Torrington, Goshen Co., Wyo., USA. Agnes was 16 years old. Richard was 29.4 
Children
Last Edited21 Sep 2015

Citations

  1. [S243] George Fleck, Declaration of Intention (form N-315), No. 876 (23 Apr 1942); Divide County District Court, Crosby, N.D.
  2. [S995] George Fleck, Registrant, U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, Gohsen Co., Wyo., National Archives Identifier: 4684507.
  3. [S1078] Divide County Journal, Crosby, ND, 24 Apr 1942, Page 5, Community History Archive of the Divide County Library, URL=http://dcl.advantage-preservation.com/, Digital News Collection privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  4. [S529] newspaper unknown, no date, Obituary:"Richard Arthur Rayda dies", Digital News Collection privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  5. [S530] City Directory for Laramie, Wyoming, 1949 (Kansas City, Missouri: R.L. Polk & Company, ©1949), accessed: Ancestry.com, 4 Jun 2012. Hereinafter cited as 1949 Laramie Directory.
  6. [S137] Lorraine (Fleck) McQuade, History of the Fleck Descendants: A brief summation of the migration and colonization from Alsace, France to Landau, Russia to North America (Seattle, Washington: Fleck family Research Association, ©1988), Volume 1, Page 231. Hereinafter cited as History of the Fleck Descendants privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  7. [S532] City Directory for Laramie, Wyoming, 1959 (Kansas City, Missouri: R.L. Polk & Company, ©1959), accessed: Ancestry.com, 4 Jun 2012. Hereinafter cited as 1959 Laramie Directory.
  8. [S585] George Fleck household, 1940 U.S. Census, Divide Co., N.D., population schedule, Blooming Prairie Twp., Enumeration District 12-4, sheet 1A, Household No.: 8, National Archives micropublication Roll T627_2999.

Anna Fleck1

F, #182, b. 6 February 1901, d. 17 April 1970
Pedigree
Father*Georg G Fleck2 b. 14 Nov 1854, d. 1915
Mother*Anna Frank2 b. c 1860, d. 1935
RelationshipSister of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*She was born on 6 February 1901 in Landau, Odessa, Russia.2,3 
She was the daughter of Georg G Fleck and Anna Frank.2 
School attendance*Anna attended German Elementary School (through 7th grade) in Landau, Odessa, Russia.3 
Marriage* On 19 November 1918, Anna Fleck married Johannes Glaser in Landau, Odessa, Russia. Anna was 17 years old. Johannes was 21.3 
Residence* In 1943 she lived at Snigirewka, Nikolajew Oblast, Ukraine.3 
AnecdoteIn the documentation Anna filled out in 1944 she said that her husband Johann was deported on 12 Jul 1937 by the Russians or, “wurde am 7.12.1937 von den Russen Verschleppt”.3 
Residence On 10 February 1944 she lived at Taura, Saxony, Germany.3 
(Witness) Move ToShe moved to Arkhangelsk, Russia, in 1946 with Rosa Glaser. After World War Two, the Russian Army captured the family and Theodor Belouss was taken by the Soviet government to Norilsk.4 
(Witness) Move ToShe moved to Yangiyul, Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan, in 1956 with Theodor Belouss and Rosa Glaser.4 
Anecdote*In the 1958 obituary for her brother Ralph, Anna was listed as the only surviving sister, and still living in Russia. It is unknown if relatives in the United States knew that Anna and her family had been sent to Uzbekistan.5 
Death* On 17 April 1970, at age 69 she died in Yangiyul, Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan.6 

Family

Johannes Glaser b. 16 May 1897, d. 1938
Marriage* On 19 November 1918, Anna Fleck married Johannes Glaser in Landau, Odessa, Russia. Anna was 17 years old. Johannes was 21.3 
Children
Last Edited18 Apr 2016

Citations

  1. [S137] Lorraine (Fleck) McQuade, History of the Fleck Descendants: A brief summation of the migration and colonization from Alsace, France to Landau, Russia to North America (Seattle, Washington: Fleck family Research Association, ©1988). Hereinafter cited as History of the Fleck Descendants privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  2. [S137] Lorraine (Fleck) McQuade, History of the Fleck Descendants, Vol. 2, Page 26.
  3. [S733] Anna (Fleck) Glaser; Captured German EWZ50 Records; Film:A3342EWZ50-A042 Anträge; Frames begin at: 2686; Publisher: U.S. National Archives, College Park, Maryland, Copy Held at: Germans from Russia Heritage Society Library, Bismarck, N.D.
  4. [S981] Vladimir Belouss (Belousov), "biografi," e-mail message from e-mail address (Germany) to Robert Fleck, 3 Nov 2014. Hereinafter cited as "biografi."
  5. [S137] Lorraine (Fleck) McQuade, History of the Fleck Descendants, Volume 2, Page 13.
  6. [S988] Vladimir Belouss (Belousov), "Fleck / Glaser / Belousov Familie Fragen 1," e-mail message from e-mail address (Germany) to Robert Fleck, 17 Apr 2014. Hereinafter cited as "Fleck / Glaser / Belousov Familie Fragen 1."
  7. [S732] Theodor Belouss; Captured German EWZ50 Records; Film:A3342EWZ50-A042 Anträge; Frames begin at: 2686; Publisher: U.S. National Archives, College Park, Maryland, Copy Held at: Germans from Russia Heritage Society Library, Bismarck, N.D.
  8. [S730] Mathias Glaser; Captured German EWZ50 Records; Film:A3342EWZ50-C016 Anträge; Frames begin at: 1476; Publisher: U.S. National Archives, College Park, Maryland, Copy Held at: Germans from Russia Heritage Society Library, Bismarck, N.D.
  9. [S734] Michael Glaser; Captured German EWZ50 Records; Film:A3342EWZ50-C016 Anträge; Frames begin at: 1476; Publisher: U.S. National Archives, College Park, Maryland, Copy Held at: Germans from Russia Heritage Society Library, Bismarck, N.D.

Anna Maria Fleck

F, #883, b. 9 March 1758
Pedigree
Father*Joseph Fleck1 b. 3 Dec 1723, d. 8 Jul 1779
Mother*Maria Anna Deumer1
Relationship2nd great-grandaunt of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*She was born on 9 March 1758.1 
She was the daughter of Joseph Fleck and Maria Anna Deumer.1 
Last Edited2 Jul 2011

Citations

  1. [S295] "Archives Départementales du Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France" database, Conseil Général du Bas-Rhin, URL=http://etat-civil.bas-rhin.fr/adeloch/, Catholic birth record for Anna Maria Fleck, Wingen, BMS 1742-1782, Image 13. Hereinafter cited as Bas-Rhin Archives.

Anna Maria Fleck

F, #886, b. 12 January 1765
Pedigree
Father*Joseph Fleck b. 3 Dec 1723, d. 8 Jul 1779
Mother*Maria Anna Deumer
Relationship2nd great-grandaunt of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*She was born on 12 January 1765. 
She was the daughter of Joseph Fleck and Maria Anna Deumer. 
Last Edited28 May 2011

Anna Maria Fleck1

F, #1037, b. 13 November 1865
Pedigree
Father*Kasimer Fleck1 b. 28 Aug 1829, d. 1895
Mother*Anna Zimmermann2 b. 1829
Relationship2nd cousin 1 time removed of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*She was born on 13 November 1865 in Landau, Odessa, Russia. Anna's baptism was in the parish church by senior priest Alexander Schadurekt.1 
She was the daughter of Kasimer Fleck and Anna Zimmermann.2,1 
Last Edited26 May 2011

Citations

  1. [S294] Anna Maria Fleck, Transcribed Baptismal Record, "The Landau Parish Roman Catholic Baptismal Records, 8 Nov 1860 - 30 Dec 1866," (translated from the Nikolaev Archive, ©1997 and ©2009, GRHS and AHSGR), P. 156, No. 201, privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  2. [S294] Anna Maria Fleck, Transcribed Baptismal Record, In transcription, Anna Maria Fleck’s mother is listed as Anna Maria (née Zimmermann), daughter of Johann.

Anna Marie Fleck

F, #63, b. 4 July 1899, d. 11 July 1958
Pedigree
Father*Baltasar Fleck1 b. 6 Jul 1871, d. 1 Oct 1948
Mother*Carolina Ehrmantraut1 b. 12 May 1870, d. 12 Aug 1942
Relationship3rd cousin of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck Pedigree
Fleck, Nicolas Desc. (#1)
Fleck, Nicolas Desc. (#2)
Birth*She was born on 4 July 1899 in Landau, Odessa, Russia.2,3 
She was the daughter of Baltasar Fleck and Carolina Ehrmantraut.1 
(Witness) ImmigrationShe immigrated with parents Baltasar and Carolina to Canada in 1903.3 
Marriage*She married George Lawrence Fleck, son of Georg G Fleck and Anna Frank, at St. Cunegundis Catholic Church in Marienthal, Sask., Canada, on 15 February 1916. Anna was 16 years old. George was 25. Just north of Ambrose, Marienthal was a community settled mostly by Germans from Russia. Its post office opened in 1909 and closed in 1945. Records show that George and Anna Fleck were married at St. Cunegunda on 15 Feb 1916. However the church building itself had burned down a week before—the new church building was not completed until December of that year. After the fire, the priest “... said mass in the rectory, in front of the rectory, in Hagen School, in Tenold school, and even under the scaffolds in the basement of the new church.” Thus, we can assume that Father Jacob Wilhelm, the second resident priest of St. Cunegunda, married George and Anna Fleck, but we can’t be sure where the ceremony took place.4,5,6 
Anecdote*The Divide County Farmers Press of June 15, 1928 reported, “Other civil cases of importance on the calendar was one against the Soo Line railway company. Geo. Fleck and his wife brought actions for damages as a result of injury suffered in an accident in January of 1927. In returning to their home they drove into a cut on a grade crossing. The cut was in a snow bank on the crossing and had been cleared by an extra train and snow plow outfit. The conveyance that Mr. and Mrs. Fleck were traveling in and the team on arrival at the crossing pitched headlong down the embankment of snow, the sleigh upset and the team of horses ran away and injury resulted to all. It was a jury trial, and damages of $1100 was awarded. Attys. Goss of Minot and Olaf Braatelien of Crosby represented the railway company and Attys. Mellraith of Crosby and Sinkler of Minot the plaintiffs.” (This court action took place during the same district court session that George was tried for Liquor Trafficking.)7 
Occupation*She and George operated a farm at Blooming Prairie Twp. in Divide Co., N.D., USA, unitl 1942. The farm was located 3 miles east of Ambrose, 5 miles northwest of Crosby, and 3 miles south of the Canadian Border.
     Farming in Blooming Prarie was at times good to the Flecks as George wrote in this letter to the editor of the Nord-Dakota Herold in 1926. Along with the facts, the good-crop report ended with a typical Fleck rant: "It has been a long time since something has been reported from Crosby in Divide County, so now it's about time for another go at it. To begin with I want to backtrack a bit—better late than never. The harvest was very good, on land that is clean, the return was 20 to 25 and 30 to 35 bushels an acre for wheat, oats 40 to 50 bushels, barley 35 to 40 bushels an acre. One hears it said that the return should have been better. It would not be so bad if it was $1.25 per bushel and if only the harvest was like this every year. And what would the factories, oil tycoons, the radio companies receive since they usually get most of the money. It would mean more millions added to the billions ["the rich get richer"]. I almost forgot to mention the good threshing weather that we had. In August it rained, in September and October it snowed and rained, in November and December it snowed, so that the Lissie [Tin Lizzie, T Model Ford, 'Model T Ford'] lost heart and had to be put away [back into storage]. If the cars/automobiles would only forever be put away then many accidents would never happen.”
     In the summer of 2013, I explored what remained of the Fleck farmstead. Paul Hagen was my guide. His father, Arnold Hagen, lived with his family just to the north of the “Fleck Quarter” and was a friend of the Fleck boys. No buildings remained, but the large pond with the flowing spring water was there. I remember my dad, Anton Fleck, saying. “We could skate all the way to school. It was right next to the pond. We skated through the pasture right up to the school, but there had to be water in there of course … that didn't come until after Christmas sometime when we would get a January thaw. Then the whole field would fill up. It was a coulee. I guess it ... [drains] into Long Creek over here somewhere. The main part of it came from southwest of our place in the hills. It ran west of Dad's fields, then it came right behind the barn and into the big slough there, and then it went east.” Initially I had wondered why the house sat so far from the road. But, then it occurred to me that the nearness of clean, flowing water was a real asset to farm life. Nothing remained of the house and the bumpy earth was hidden by thick, clumpy pasture grass that in places reached up past my knees. Paul showed me where the house once sat, the only evidence of its location being a depression where dirt to fill in the cellar had settled and compacted. We walked a few hundred feet from where the house sat, closer to the pond, and Paul pointed out the concrete footings, now level with the earth, and the only evidence of the barn. Perhaps the real find was the Fordson, iron-wheeled tractor. It sat further from the road, perhaps 400 feet from the footings. Mostly intact, except for the front wheels, it had settled into the ground with not all that much evidence of rust or metal deterioration. About a third of Fleck Quarter, including the area where the buildings once stood is now the Hagen’s pasture. Paul ventured, “... fifty years from now they’ll probably call it the Hagen Land”.4,8,9 
Move To*She and George moved to Wyoming on 22 April 1942 , along with their children George Fleck, Helen Alice Fleck, Chris Boyd Fleck, Beatrice Irene Fleck, Agnes Joann Fleck, Clarence Mathew Fleck and Frank William Fleck . The Divide County Journal of April 24, 1942 reported, “The George Fleck family, who have been residents of Blooming Prairie township for several years departed on Wednesday for Wyoming; where they will make their future home. Their friends wish them the best of luck in their new location and it will not seem right when Blooming Prairie comes to town to play whist, if George isn’t with them”.10,11 
Residence* In April 1942 she and George lived at Route 2, Torrington, Goshen Co., Wyo., USA.10 
Death* On 11 July 1958, at age 59 she died at home in Torrington, Goshen Co., Wyo., USA.1 
Burial* Her remains were buried in Valley View Cemetery at Torrington, Goshen Co., Wyo., USA.2 

Census

DateCensus AuthorityPlace Where Census Taken
1906CanadianEstevan, Sask., Canada12
1911CanadianTorquay, Sask., Canada13
1920United StatesBlooming Prairie Twp., Divide Co., N.D., USA14
1925North DakotaBlooming Prairie Twp., Divide Co., N.D., USA15
1930United StatesBlooming Prairie Twp., Divide Co., N.D., USA16
1940United StatesBlooming Prairie Twp., Divide Co., N.D., USA17

Family

George Lawrence Fleck b. 4 Jan 1891, d. 8 Apr 1973
Marriage*Anna Marie Fleck married George Lawrence Fleck, son of Georg G Fleck and Anna Frank, at St. Cunegundis Catholic Church in Marienthal, Sask., Canada, on 15 February 1916. Anna was 16 years old. George was 25. Just north of Ambrose, Marienthal was a community settled mostly by Germans from Russia. Its post office opened in 1909 and closed in 1945. Records show that George and Anna Fleck were married at St. Cunegunda on 15 Feb 1916. However the church building itself had burned down a week before—the new church building was not completed until December of that year. After the fire, the priest “... said mass in the rectory, in front of the rectory, in Hagen School, in Tenold school, and even under the scaffolds in the basement of the new church.” Thus, we can assume that Father Jacob Wilhelm, the second resident priest of St. Cunegunda, married George and Anna Fleck, but we can’t be sure where the ceremony took place.4,5,6 
Children
Last Edited31 Jan 2018

Citations

  1. [S137] Lorraine (Fleck) McQuade, History of the Fleck Descendants: A brief summation of the migration and colonization from Alsace, France to Landau, Russia to North America (Seattle, Washington: Fleck family Research Association, ©1988), Volume 1, Page 227. Hereinafter cited as History of the Fleck Descendants privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  2. [S523] "Find A Grave," database, Jim Tipton, URL=http://www.findagrave.com/, Anna Fleck entry, accessed: 5 Oct 2012.
  3. [S578] Baltasar Fleck entry; S.S. Zeeland Ship Passenger List, ©2000-2010; (New York, NY: Ellis Island: The American Family Immigration History Center), URL=http://www.ellisisland.org/
  4. [S30] Crosby Journal, Crosby, N.D., date unknown, George Fleck Memorial Obituary, Digital News Collection privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  5. [S242] George Fleck, Petition for Naturalization (form 2204), No. 821 (29 May 1939); Divide County District Court, Crosby, N.D.
  6. [S688] Archdiocese of Regina, Archdiocese of Regina: A History (S. Peter's Press, Muenster, Sask., Canada, ©1968). Hereinafter cited as Archdiocese of Regina History.
  7. [S1077] Divide County Farmers Press, Crosby, ND, 15 Jun 1928, Page 1, Community History Archive of the Divide County Library, URL=http://dcl.advantage-preservation.com/, Digital News Collection privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  8. [S46] Robert Fleck, Fifty Years is a Long Time (March 1992). Hereinafter cited as Fifty Years is a Long Time privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  9. [S838] Letter from George Fleck (Crosby, N.D.) to Nord-Dakota Herold Editor, 31 Dec 1926; Germans From Russia Historical Society Bismarck, N.D.
  10. [S995] George Fleck, Registrant, U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, Gohsen Co., Wyo., National Archives Identifier: 4684507.
  11. [S1078] Divide County Journal, Crosby, ND, 24 Apr 1942, Page 5, Community History Archive of the Divide County Library, URL=http://dcl.advantage-preservation.com/, Digital News Collection privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  12. [S141] Baltasar Fleck household, 1906 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, Estevan, Saskatchewan, population schedule, Enumeration District Townships 1,2,3 in Range 7 & 8, sub district 1, sheet 25, dwelling not enumerated, family 212, Library and Archives Canada Film Number T-18353 to T18363, URL=https://beta.familysearch.org, accessed: 29 Dec 2010.
  13. [S143] Baltasar Fleck household, 1911 Canada Census, Assiniboia, Sask., population schedule, Enumeration District 207, sub district 9, sheet 3, dwelling 26, family 26, Library and Archives Canada Film Number T-20326 to T-20460, Series RG31-C-1, URL=https://beta.familysearch.org, accessed: 29 Dec 2010.
  14. [S1] George Fleck household, 1920 U.S. Census, Divide Co., N.D., population schedule, Blooming Prairie Twp., Enumeration District 44, sheet 21A, dwelling 45, family 45, National Archives micropublication T625_1331.
  15. [S514] "North Dakota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1885, 1915, 1925," database, Ancestry.com, URL=http://ancestry.com/, Ralph Fleck household, Film Role:ndsc_06859, accessed: 11 Jan 2013.
  16. [S2] George Fleck household, 1930 U.S. Census, Divide Co., N.D., population schedule, Blooming Prairie Twp., Enumeration District 12-4, sheet 3B, dwelling 55, family 55, National Archives micropublication 1734.
  17. [S585] George Fleck household, 1940 U.S. Census, Divide Co., N.D., population schedule, Blooming Prairie Twp., Enumeration District 12-4, sheet 1A, Household No.: 8, National Archives micropublication Roll T627_2999.
  18. [S243] George Fleck, Declaration of Intention (form N-315), No. 876 (23 Apr 1942); Divide County District Court, Crosby, N.D.

Anton A. Fleck1

M, #1167, b. 21 February 1902, d. 12 April 1980
Pedigree
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*He was born on 21 February 1902 in Stavropol, Russia.1,2 
Sail From*He was aboard the SS George Washington with his parents and siblings, traveling third class, that sailed from Bremen, Bremen, Germany, on 18 October 1913.3 
Sail To*They arrived at the port of New York, N.Y., USA, on 27 October 1913.3 
Travel From*He and his family moved from Maple Creek, Sask., Canada, in March 1914. They crossed the border at Portal, N.D.4 
Travel To*Their destination was Robinson, Kidder Co., N.D., USA.4 
Marriage*He married Magdalena Fleck, daughter of Baltasar Fleck and Carolina Ehrmantraut, in 1930.1  
Residence* In 1930 he lived at 204 East Main, Mandan, Morton Co., N.D., USA. as a lodger.5 
Employment* In 1955, he was employed by M & H Gasoline Co. at Mandan, Morton Co., N.D., USA, as a service station attendant.6 
Residence* In 1955 he and Magdalena lived at 613 3rd Ave. SE, Mandan, Morton Co., N.D., USA.6 
Death* On 12 April 1980, at age 78 he died in Mandan, Morton Co., N.D., USA.1 
Burial* His remains were buried in Mandan Union Cemetery at Mandan, Morton Co., N.D., USA, Plot: NS, Blk 12, Lot 389, Gr 11.7 

Census

DateCensus AuthorityPlace Where Census Taken
1915North DakotaKidder Co., N.D., USA8
1920United StatesMorton Co., N.D., USA2
1930United StatesMandan, Morton Co., N.D., USA5
1940United StatesMandan, Morton Co., N.D., USA9

Family

Magdalena Fleck b. 30 Dec 1902, d. 17 Mar 1977
Marriage*Anton A. Fleck married Magdalena Fleck, daughter of Baltasar Fleck and Carolina Ehrmantraut, in 1930.1  
Last Edited11 Sep 2016

Citations

  1. [S137] Lorraine (Fleck) McQuade, History of the Fleck Descendants: A brief summation of the migration and colonization from Alsace, France to Landau, Russia to North America (Seattle, Washington: Fleck family Research Association, ©1988), Volume 1, Page 235. Hereinafter cited as History of the Fleck Descendants privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  2. [S613] Adam fleck household, 1920 U.S. Census, Morton Co., N.D., population schedule, Township 138, Enumeration District 149, sheet 3B, dwelling 47, family 47, National Archives micropublication T625_13377; Image:381.
  3. [S616] Anton Fleck entry; S.S. George Washington Ship Passenger List, 27 Oct 1913; in New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Microfilm Pub.: M237.
  4. [S617] "Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956," database, Ancestry.com, URL=http://ancestry.com/, Port of Portal, N.D.; Anton Fleck entry: accessed: 30 Sep 2012.
  5. [S614] Joseph Reis household, 1930 U.S. Census, Morton Co., N.D., population schedule, Mandan, Ward 2, Enumeration District 20, sheet 6A, dwelling 105, family 1126, National Archives micropublication Roll:1739; Image:175.0.
  6. [S618] City Directory for Bismarck (including Mandan), N.D., 1955 (Kansas City, Missouri: R.L. Polk & Company, ©1955), accessed: Ancestry.com, 29 Sep 2012. Hereinafter cited as 1955 Bismarck Directory.
  7. [S523] "Find A Grave," database, Jim Tipton, URL=http://www.findagrave.com/, accessed: 29 Sep 2012.
  8. [S447] "North Dakota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1885, 1915, 1925," database, Ancestry.com, URL=http://ancestry.com/, Household of Adam Fleck, accessed: 5 Oct 2012.
  9. [S615] Anton Fleck household, 1940 U.S. Census, Morton Co., N.D., population schedule, Mandan, Ward 3, Enumeration District 30-19, sheet 9A, family 1126, National Archives micropublication T627_3007.

Anton George Fleck

M, #172, b. 27 September 1879, d. 26 November 1949
Pedigree
Father*Georg G Fleck1 b. 14 Nov 1854, d. 1915
Mother*Anna Frank1 b. c 1860, d. 1935
RelationshipBrother of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*He was born on 27 September 1879 in Landau, Odessa, Russia.2,1 
He was the son of Georg G Fleck and Anna Frank.1 
Marriage*He married Margaret Weisgerber in Landau, Odessa, Russia, in 1901.2,3  
Sail To*He and Margaret arrived at the port of Kingston upon Hull, England, United Kingdom, in late spring of 1911. (At this time their point of embarkation is unknown—though it seems likely that it was Germany.) With them were their children Katherine age 7, Raphael age 4, Anna age 3, and Rosa age 2. The family arrived at the port on a ship of Wilson’s and North Eastern Railway Shipping Co. Ltd. From Hull, they most certainly traveled by the shipping company’s railway some 250 miles south to Southampton for their passage to North America.4 
Sail From*He and Margaret were aboard the S.S. Ausonia under Captain E. Diggle of the Cunard Line that sailed from Southampton, England, United Kingdom, on 27 June 1911.5,4 
Sail To*They arrived at the port of Quebec, Que., Canada, on 9 July 1911. The passenger list shows that Anton was carrying $300 in cash and the family’s final destination was listed as Estevan, Sask., Canada. After arriving in Saskatchewan, Anton and Margaret spent the first winter in Marienthal with Anton’s aunt Eva Fleck who was married to George Friess. Already prosperous, Eva and George gave Anton and his family a milk cow when they moved to their own farm.5,6 
AnecdoteDuring the 1916 Saskatchewan census, Anton Fleck and his family lived in the same rural community as Baltasar Fleck and his family. Torquay was just north of Ambrose, North Dakota, and ten miles from the border. This was the same year that Anton’s younger brother, George, married Baltasar’s oldest daughter, Anna.7,8 
Anecdote*According to the 1920 U.S. census, Anton and Margaret rented the family’s home in Crosby, North Dakota, but he worked on a farm. That census also shows 1911 as the year the family left Canada; however this is in conflict with the family being enumerated during the 1916 Canadian census at Torquay, Saskatchewan. The border may have been quite porous during those years; perhaps Anton lived and/or worked in both countries for a time. Another conflict: in the 1920 census the birth of Anton and Margaret’s son George is recorded as having been in Canada around 1917, while in the 1930 census, George’s birthplace is listed as North Dakota.9 
Anecdote“[In the] First part of August, [1927,] Anton Fleck and his oldest son Raphael went to Colorado to get some cherries. As Anton and his son came to Sterling, a man offered them a real cherry garden. With this opportunity, the lucky Raphael found a bride ... The name of the bride has slipped my mind. A public announcement of the intention to marry was made on three successive times in Torrington, and the wedding will be September 5th. The kuchen and hens are prepared already. Also the forks and knives can’t be forgotten. Jakob Bub and Mr. Fleck had to drive around to invite the guests. Also my family and I have been invited. Many thanks. We wish the young couple a lot of luck and don’t forget to subscribe to the Freie Presse”.10 
AnecdoteIn the 1930 census, besides Anton and his wife, the family included three more children born in Wyoming; the age of the children indicates that the move to Wyoming was in 1921. The family lived on a rented farm and grew sugar beets. Sometime before the 1940 census, the family moved to Lake County in northwestern Montana, and were enumerated at Mission, an unincorporated farming district.11,12 
Residence* In 1942 he and Margaret lived at St. Ignatius, Lake Co., Mont., USA.13 
Draft Regsratn*He registered for the draft of World War II on 27 April 1942 at Local Board, Polson, Lake Co., Mont., USA. When he registered, Anton was listed as being 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighing 155 lbs. His employer was the Jesuit Fathers of St. Ignatius.13 
Death* On 26 November 1949, at age 70 he died in Mont., USA.2 

Census

DateCensus AuthorityPlace Where Census Taken
1916CanadianCambria, Torquay, Sask., Canada8
1920United States111 3rd St. East, Crosby, Divide Co., N.D., USA3
1930United StatesLa Grange, Goshen Co., Wyo., USA11
1940United StatesMission Twp., Lake Co., Mont., USA12

Family

Margaret Weisgerber b. 1882, d. 19 Jun 1940
Marriage*Anton George Fleck married Margaret Weisgerber in Landau, Odessa, Russia, in 1901.2,3  
Last Edited19 May 2016

Citations

  1. [S49] Dr. Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the years 1763 to 1862 (Lincoln, Nebraska: American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, reprinted 1978), Prof. Joseph S. Height, Franklin, Indiana, AHSGR Director, in collaboration with the author, Dr. Karl Stumpp, translated the first 45 pages plus additional subsequent passages, from the original German text to English., Georg Fleck entry, Page 767, Family #891. Hereinafter cited as Emigration from Germany to Russia Lincoln Township Library, Stevensville, Mich., USA.
  2. [S137] Lorraine (Fleck) McQuade, History of the Fleck Descendants: A brief summation of the migration and colonization from Alsace, France to Landau, Russia to North America (Seattle, Washington: Fleck family Research Association, ©1988), Volume 2, Page 2. Hereinafter cited as History of the Fleck Descendants privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  3. [S132] Anton Fleck household, 1920 U.S. Census, Divide Co., N.D., population schedule, Crosby, Enumeration District 44, sheet 5B, dwelling 95, family 101, National Archives micropublication T625_1331.
  4. [S692] Anton Fleck entry; unknown ship name UK Outward Passenger List, 2012; in UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960.
  5. [S590] Anton Fleck entry; S.S. Ausonia Ship Passenger List, 8 Jul 1911; in Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935.
  6. [S137] Lorraine (Fleck) McQuade, History of the Fleck Descendants, Volume 2, Page 2 and 26B.
  7. [S142] Baltasar Fleck household, 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, Weyburn, Sask., population schedule, Enumeration District 31, sub district 1, sheet 3, dwelling 26, family 26, Library and Archives Canada Film Number T-21946, URL=https://beta.familysearch.org, accessed: 29 Dec 2010.
  8. [S588] Anton Fleck household, 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, Weyburn, Sask., population schedule, Enumeration District 31, sub district 1, sheet 3, dwelling 26, family 26, Library and Archives Canada Film Number T-21946, URL=https://beta.familysearch.org, accessed: 29 Dec 2010.
  9. [S132] Anton Fleck household, 1920 U.S. Census, Divide Co., N.D., (It remains a mystery as to why the family showed up in the 1916 Saskatchewan census, and why as early as 1913 Anton used Ambrose, N. Dak. as his address. Perhaps it was easier to receive mail in the United States).
  10. [S592] Dakota Freie Presse, Yankton, S.D., 20 Sep 1927, Anton George Fleck news item, Digital News Collection privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  11. [S133] Anton G. Fleck household, 1930 U.S. Census, Goshen Co., Wyo., population schedule, La Grange, Enumeration District 22, sheet 7B, dwelling 140, family 151, National Archives micropublication T626_2622.
  12. [S587] Anton Fleck household, 1940 U.S. Census, Lake Co., Mont., population schedule, Mission Twp., Enumeration District 24-7, sheet 61B, Household No.: 359, National Archives micropublication Roll T627_2222.
  13. [S994] Anton George Fleck, Registrant, U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, Lake Co., Mont., National Archives Identifier: 939638.

Anton Robert Fleck

M, #3, b. 24 April 1918, d. 17 July 2003
Pedigree
Father*George Lawrence Fleck1 b. 4 Jan 1891, d. 8 Apr 1973
Mother*Anna Marie Fleck1 b. 4 Jul 1899, d. 11 Jul 1958
RelationshipSon of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Name-CommHe was called Tony by friends and family. 
Birth*He was born on 24 April 1918 in Crosby, Divide Co., N.D., USA.1 
He was the son of George Lawrence Fleck and Anna Marie Fleck.1 
Baptism On 5 May 1918, he was baptized at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, in Crosby, Divide Co., N.D., USA. 
School attendance*Anton attended Blooming Prairie School #2 in Divide Co., N.D., USA. He attended that school through the eighth grade from 1924 until the spring of 1932.
In an interview from Fifty Years is a Long Time, Tony talked about those school years: “We always cut across Dad's field to the school house. It was less than two miles. We skated through the pasture right up to the school, but … that didn't come until after Christmas sometime when we would get a January thaw. Then the whole field would fill up.”
     “For our lunches we didn't have potatoes, we had soup. We made soup and cocoa right in the school. Kids made it—I made a lot of it. We had a little kerosene stove and you took your stuff from home to make it. When you made, you made for the whole works. You bet, I made a lot of soup. And of course the sandwiches that we took, Mom made. They could have been anything—pork chop, or fish, or summer sausage. For a while we also brought apples and handed them out. I think each family in turn bought a box of apples for handing out at school. They all had about the same amount of kids, anywhere from four and up.”
     In the same interview, when asked about his best school chum, Tony answered, “Earl Svella. We were together all the way through. His family moved out west; he worked out there in a store. He was here one year for a reunion and we visited.” And, then his answer for worst enemy, “Orlean Huso. That son-of-gun was so much older and bigger than me. Whenever us guys got ornery he kicked the hell out of us; we couldn't handle him because he was so much bigger. He could take about two or three of us at one time. One day he was taking me and my buddies, it wasn't Earl this time. (I had another buddy too, a riding buddy that Dad liked better than Earl. Dad was always mad at Earl and didn't want me to have him as a buddy.) This day I was with my riding buddy and Callie Sims. Orlean Huso had all three of us down squeezing and pounding us. I wiggled loose and got up. His butt was sticking up … I remember that yet. (Laughs.) I kicked him there as hard as I could. Then I ran, but the son-of-gun caught me. He took me down and threw leaves and grass on me and there was nothing I could do. I couldn't handle him. In the later years I could handle him, but then I wasn't mad at him anymore.”
     The Divide County Farmers Press of February 22, 1929 reported: “The Blooming Prairie P.T.A. held its last meeting in School No. 2, on January 25, 1929. The following program was given: Song Four Little Boys. Recitation My Mother Anton Fleck [Tony was 10 years old at the time. My Mother was a maudlin poem, written in 1922, by Claude McKay. The poem recounts how a mother’s death distresses the poet, but despite the grief life and its activities continue even while his mother lies dead in the casket]."2,3 
Draft Regsratn*He registered for the draft of World War II on 16 October 1940 at Local Board # 1, Crosby, Divide Co., N.D., USA. Signing for the draft board was Thorbjorn Rue registrar for the 4th precinct of Bloolming Prairie Township. At the time, Tony was living at home and working for his father.4 
Anecdote*The Divide County Journal of December 19, 1941 reported: “Ralph and Anton Fleck arrived here Sunday from Shelby, Mont., where they have been employed and will spend the holidays visiting with their Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Fleck and with other relatives and friends. Ralph was discharged from his year in service in September and is expecting to be called back to his company at any time”.5 
Marriage*He married Shirley Lorraine Myhra in Plentywood, Sheridan Co., Mont., USA, on 19 May 1942. Anton was 24 years old. Shirley was 18. The were marrried by Justice of the Peace E. E. Belanski. Later they were married by the priest at St. Patricks, Rev Fr John C Wingering.6 
Mlt active duty* From November 1942 to October 1945, he served in the Army Air Corps. Tony and his brother-in-law, Clayton Myhra were among twenty Divide County men who left for physical examinations at Ft. Snelling, Minn. Drafted earlier in the year, they both had harvest postponements until October 22 when they left Crosby by train. From November 1942 to October 1945, he served in the Army Air Corps in the 497th Bomb Squadron, 344th Bomb Group of the 9th Air force. Having entered active duty on 9 Nov 1942, he was immediately sent to Miami, Florida for basic training. Later he went to Lakeland Army Airfield (MacDill Field Sub-Base). His unit traveled by convoy to New York where they boarded a troop ship to cross the Atlantic. In England his unit was based at Stansted Mountfichet aerodrome (now London Stanstead Airport) near Bishop's Stortford. He flew over 50 missions as togglier and tailgunner in a Martin B-26 Marauder. As noted in his discharge papers, Anton took part in the following Battles and Campaigns: Air Offensive Europe Normandy North France Rhineland Ardennes Central Europe. Having entered active duty on 9 Nov 1942 at Ft. Snelling, Minn., he was discharged from active duty on 23 Oct 1945 at Camp McCoy, Wis.7,8,9,2,10,11 
Employment* From 1949 to 1989, he was employed by the Divide County Highway Department at Crosby, Divide Co., N.D., USA, as a road maintainer.12 
Residence* He and Shirley lived at 516 2nd St. NE, Crosby, Divide Co., N.D., USA. The family moved into the house in 1952. The house had four rooms, none of which was a bathroom. There was electricity, but no water or sewer. The coal shed was about twenty feet out the back door, and just beyond was the outdoor toilet. At the west entrance was a “front” shed, and at the east entrance was the “back” shed. Below the floor of the back shed was a cistern. Until the house was hooked up to city water and sewer, water was hauled into the cistern for bathing and washing clothes. Two more bedrooms were added, just in time for the “Little Kids”. 
Retirement* In 1988, he retired from Divide County Highway Department at Crosby, Divide Co., N.D., USA.12 
Death* On 17 July 2003, at age 85 he died at his home in Crosby, Divide Co., N.D., USA.12 
Funeral*Anton's funeral was held at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Crosby, Divide Co., N.D., USA, on 21 July 2003.12 
Burial On 22 July 2003, his remains were buried in St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery at Crosby, Divide Co., N.D., USA. Military rites were conducted by the William Perry Makee American Legion Post #75 of Crosby.12 

Census

DateCensus AuthorityPlace Where Census Taken
1920United StatesBlooming Prairie Twp., Divide Co., N.D., USA13
1925North DakotaBlooming Prairie Twp., Divide Co., N.D., USA14
1930United StatesBlooming Prairie Twp., Divide Co., N.D., USA15
1940United StatesBlooming Prairie Twp., Divide Co., N.D., USA16

Family

Shirley Lorraine Myhra b. 15 Aug 1923, d. 21 Jun 2019
Marriage*Anton Robert Fleck married Shirley Lorraine Myhra in Plentywood, Sheridan Co., Mont., USA, on 19 May 1942. Anton was 24 years old. Shirley was 18. The were marrried by Justice of the Peace E. E. Belanski. Later they were married by the priest at St. Patricks, Rev Fr John C Wingering.6 
Children
Last Edited12 Jun 2020

Citations

  1. [S243] George Fleck, Declaration of Intention (form N-315), No. 876 (23 Apr 1942); Divide County District Court, Crosby, N.D.
  2. [S46] Robert Fleck, Fifty Years is a Long Time (March 1992). Hereinafter cited as Fifty Years is a Long Time privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  3. [S1176] Divide County Farmers Press, Crosby, ND, 22 Feb 1929, Page 2, Community History Archive of the Divide County Library, URL=http://dcl.advantage-preservation.com/, Digital News Collection privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  4. [S1187] Anton R. Fleck, Registrant, U.S. WW II Draft Cards, Young Men, 1940-1947, Divide Co., N.D., Ancestry.com, Source Citation: The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for North Dakota, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 31.
  5. [S1175] Divide County Journal, Crosby, ND, 19 Dec 1941, Page 5, Community History Archive of the Divide County Library, URL=http://dcl.advantage-preservation.com/, accessed: 1 Jan 2018, Digital News Collection privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  6. [S515] Record No. 3970, Anton Fleck and Shirley Myhra marriage license, District Court, Sheridan County, Mont., Digital Image Collection privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  7. [S41] War Department Form (WD AGO FORM 53-55, 1 November 1944), Anton Fleck service separation/discharge, Digital Form Collection privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  8. [S42] Letter from Robert Muldrow (4839 Quail Pt. Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84124) to Robert Fleck, 18 Jan 1995; privately held by Robert Fleck Green Valley, Ariz., Muldrow said he would try to answer all questions about the unit.
  9. [S43] Oral interview with Anton Fleck, Crosby, N.D., by Robert Fleck, 13 Nov 1994 privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz., recording transcribed later.
  10. [S658] Author/compiler unknown, Service Record Book of Men and Women of Divide County (Sponsored by the William Perry McKee Post No. 75, Crosby, N.D., published in or after 1948). Hereinafter cited as Service Record Book of Divide County privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  11. [S1174] Divide County Farmers Press, Crosby, ND, 23 Oct 1942, Page 2, Community History Archive of the Divide County Library, URL=http://dcl.advantage-preservation.com/, accessed: 1 Jan 2018, Digital News Collection privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  12. [S12] Divide Crosby Journal, Crosby, N.D., 23 Jul 2003, Page 4, Community History Archive of the Divide County Library, URL=http://dcl.advantage-preservation.com/, Anton Fleck obituary, Digital News Collection privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  13. [S1] George Fleck household, 1920 U.S. Census, Divide Co., N.D., population schedule, Blooming Prairie Twp., Enumeration District 44, sheet 21A, dwelling 45, family 45, National Archives micropublication T625_1331.
  14. [S514] "North Dakota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1885, 1915, 1925," database, Ancestry.com, URL=http://ancestry.com/, Ralph Fleck household, Film Role:ndsc_06859, accessed: 11 Jan 2013.
  15. [S2] George Fleck household, 1930 U.S. Census, Divide Co., N.D., population schedule, Blooming Prairie Twp., Enumeration District 12-4, sheet 3B, dwelling 55, family 55, National Archives micropublication 1734.
  16. [S585] George Fleck household, 1940 U.S. Census, Divide Co., N.D., population schedule, Blooming Prairie Twp., Enumeration District 12-4, sheet 1A, Household No.: 8, National Archives micropublication Roll T627_2999.
  17. [S137] Lorraine (Fleck) McQuade, History of the Fleck Descendants: A brief summation of the migration and colonization from Alsace, France to Landau, Russia to North America (Seattle, Washington: Fleck family Research Association, ©1988), Volume 2, Page 24. Hereinafter cited as History of the Fleck Descendants privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.

Baltasar Fleck1

M, #43, b. 6 July 1871, d. 1 October 1948
Pedigree
Father*Kasimer Fleck2 b. 28 Aug 1829, d. 1895
Mother*Anna Zimmermann2 b. 1829
Relationship2nd cousin 1 time removed of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck Pedigree
Fleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*He was born on 6 July 1871 in Landau, Odessa, Russia.3 
He was the son of Kasimer Fleck and Anna Zimmermann.2 
Marriage*He married Carolina Ehrmantraut in Landau, Odessa, Russia, circa 1890.  
Immigration*He and Carolina immigrated to Canada in 1903 , along with children Mathias Fleck, Johann Fleck, Anna Marie Fleck, Perpetua Isabella Fleck and Magdalena Fleck.4  
AnecdoteBaltasar (listed as Balthasar) was among the 1,148 passengers who left from the port of Antwerp, Belgium on November 14, 1903 aboard the S.S. Zeeland. Accompanying him were his wife Carolina and 5 children: Mathias, John (listed as Johann), Anna, Perpetua (listed as Babethe), and Magdalena. They arrived at the port of New York on November 23, 1903. Their final destination was Alameda, a southeastern Saskatchewan community within 20 miles of the North Dakota/Canada border. Baltasar had passage for the family and would join his cousin Joseph Zimmerman in Alameda.4 
Naturalization*He and Carolina Ehrmantraut were naturalized in 1907 in Canada.5 
Occupation*He owned and operated a farm in rural Marienthal, Sask., Canada. Baltasar applied for his homestead in 1908 and began building the house the same year. He moved his family from Estevan, Sask. to the house in March 1909. According to the homestead records the house was 14 by 44 feet or 616 square feet with a listed value of $500. In 1909, Baltasar broke 25 acres of the homestead land and put it into crops. The next year he broke and cropped 58 acres more, and in 1911 he broke and cropped another 37 acres. Additionally, by 1911, he had bought another quarter section of land outright that he farmed. As a condition of obtaining the homestead, the owner was required to fence the land. By 1911, Baltasar had fenced 30 acres at a stated value of $60.6 
AnecdoteDuring the 1916 Saskatchewan census, Anton Fleck and his family lived in the same rural community as Baltasar Fleck and his family. Torquay was just north of Ambrose, North Dakota, and ten miles from the border. This was the same year that Anton’s younger brother, George, married Baltasar’s oldest daughter, Anna.7,8 
Anecdote*The Fleck family lived in a eight-room wooden house, according to the 1921 census. We can assume that this was either a different house from the original 144 x 14 foot dwelling constructed in 1908, or Baltasar added additional rooms.5 
Voter List*He and Carolina Ehrmantraut appeared on the Weyburn Electoral District voter list of 1935 at Torquay, Sask., Canada.9 
Death* On 1 October 1948, at age 77 he died in Torquay, Sask., Canada.10 
Burial* His remains were buried in St. Cunegundis Catholic Cemetery at Marienthal, Sask., Canada.10,11 

Census

DateCensus AuthorityPlace Where Census Taken
1906CanadianEstevan, Sask., Canada12
1911CanadianTorquay, Sask., Canada13
1916CanadianCambria, Torquay, Sask., Canada7
1921CanadianCambria, Torquay, Sask., Canada5
1926Canada, Prairie ProvincesCambria, Torquay, Sask., Canada14

Family

Carolina Ehrmantraut b. 12 May 1870, d. 12 Aug 1942
Marriage*Baltasar Fleck married Carolina Ehrmantraut in Landau, Odessa, Russia, circa 1890.  
Children
Last Edited26 Aug 2019

Citations

  1. [S49] Dr. Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the years 1763 to 1862 (Lincoln, Nebraska: American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, reprinted 1978), Prof. Joseph S. Height, Franklin, Indiana, AHSGR Director, in collaboration with the author, Dr. Karl Stumpp, translated the first 45 pages plus additional subsequent passages, from the original German text to English., Kasimir Fleck entry, Page 766, Family #877 (spelled Balthasar). Hereinafter cited as Emigration from Germany to Russia Lincoln Township Library, Stevensville, Mich., USA.
  2. [S49] Dr. Karl Stumpp, Emigration from Germany to Russia, Kasimir Fleck entry, Page 766, Family #877.
  3. [S49] Dr. Karl Stumpp, Emigration from Germany to Russia, Kasimer Fleck entry, Page 766, Family #877.
  4. [S578] Baltasar Fleck entry; S.S. Zeeland Ship Passenger List, ©2000-2010; (New York, NY: Ellis Island: The American Family Immigration History Center), URL=http://www.ellisisland.org/
  5. [S747] Baltasar Fleck household, 1921 Census of Canada, Weyburn, Sask., population schedule, Enumeration District 229, sub-district 2, sheet 8, dwelling 76, family 76, Series RG31, Ancestry.com.
  6. [S690] "Saskatchewan Archives Board, Pre-1930 Homestead" database, , URL=http://www.saskarchives.com/, Baltasar Fleck entry, accessed: 11 Mar 2013. Hereinafter cited as Sask. Archives.
  7. [S142] Baltasar Fleck household, 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, Weyburn, Sask., population schedule, Enumeration District 31, sub district 1, sheet 3, dwelling 26, family 26, Library and Archives Canada Film Number T-21946, URL=https://beta.familysearch.org, accessed: 29 Dec 2010.
  8. [S588] Anton Fleck household, 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, Weyburn, Sask., population schedule, Enumeration District 31, sub district 1, sheet 3, dwelling 26, family 26, Library and Archives Canada Film Number T-21946, URL=https://beta.familysearch.org, accessed: 29 Dec 2010.
  9. [S633] Baltasar Fleck, 1935 Canadian Voter List, Weyburn, Saskatchewan Electoral District, unknown page, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Voters Lists, Federal Elections, 1935-1980 Reel:M-4763.
  10. [S625] "Cemetery Listing:Estevan, Sask. Canada," database, Odessa Digital Library, URL=http://www.odessa3.org/
  11. [S48] Baltasar Fleck article (from inference: Baltasar's son Mathias was probably the author), Our Prairie Heritage (Torquay Saskatchewan: Fifty Years and Over Club, 1978),
         Baltasar Fleck was born July 6, 1871 in Landau, Russia to Kasimir and Laralina Fleck. He and his wife Caroline Ehrmantraut, together with their eight children John, Matthias, Anna, Bella, Maidie, Frances, Mary, and Lizzie, came here by open wagon from Estevan in 1909. Mr. Fleck had been here the year previous and built a two roomed house from shiplap and tarpaper. Matt recalls the trip out, how they detoured many times around sloughs and over the boggy prairie. They had some coal along, but during the first blizzard the supply was used up. They resorted then to flax straw from a pile in the neighbourhood until they could get to Ambrose. Their first stable was made out of sod with a roof of tree branches and more sod. The stable was very warm for the stock and the mice and rats couldn't find a better place. The trouble however, was, when the rain stopped outside, it still rained inside.
         One time when Mrs. Fleck was very sick, Rev. Father Kounen of Estevan was summoned. He came thirty miles in a buggy at night through a heavy rain to give what consolation he could. Matthias believes his brother who died at the age of ten, was one of the first persons to be buried at the Marienthal Cemetery.
         Mr. Fleck was the first organist at the Catholic Church and held that post for 25 years. He was also choir director and prayer leader. One day in the early years the sun became obscured and some darkness oddly covered the land. (They later learned it was a result of a distant fire). This caused quite a panic among some of the settlers and some of them concluded that the end of the world was near. One settler came to Flecks with his family in his wagon and requested that he, being the prayer leader, call the people together and retreat to the church to pray. Fleck however, did not share their belief and assured them that the darkness would clear, which it did later on that day.
         At the time the first Catholic church burned many were standing by helplessly watching. Among the bystanders was Matt Fleck. Since the fire was confined firstly to the east end, the west entrance and the choir loft were not yet burning. Someone suggested that perhaps the organ could be saved. Two volunteers went up the stairway to the loft where they attempted to remove the organ but the heat was so intense that they could not fulfill their mission. One of these men came down immediately but the second, who was unable to, forced out a small window and crawled out head first. This window was about ten feet above a platform where Matt was standing on the outside. All two hundred pounds of him landed on Matt's head. Matt is sure he saved his life by absorbing the shock and breaking the fall. Since the church commemorates the names of Saints falling on certain days of the year, this incident has jokingly been referred to since the church burned down, as the day when St. Henry fell on St. Mathew, on the same day.
         Matt Fleck also recalls a meeting at Tenold School when a government sponsored man gave a speech on the advantages of horses over tractors. The points of his speech were: 1) Raise your own fuel (oats and feed); 2) Raise your own power (young horses); 3) Give employment to farm workers (help caring for the horses); "The more horses, the more fertilizer to spread and so improve the lands productiveness. And I'm asking you", he concluded, "How much fertilizer does one of these tractors produce?" It wasn't long after this meeting that Matt traded off his horses for a second hand Waterloo Boy, complete with tool box. Two rounds in succession without stopping and using the tools was considered really going. One time when he had stopped for lack of power, a passing neighbour stopped by. Matt had found a turkey egg the round before and had laid it on the platform to bring home. Discovering the egg, the neighbour remarked, "No wonder you have no power, throw that egg off, you're overloading that machine".
         The Fleck's had nine children:
    John passed away at the age of ten years; Matthias remained single. He farmed for many years in the Tenold district and after his mother's death moved with his father and sister Marion, into Torquay. They lived here for several years and then moved to Estevan where he presently lives. He was always interested in music and gave accordion lessons while he still lived on the farm and has continued to teach through the years, having the "Fleck's Accordion Studio" in Estevan. Like his father he has been involved in music. Anna married George Fleck. She passed away in Wyoming; Bella married Alphonse Gress of Bromhead. They moved to Regina where she passed away. Maidie married Anton Fleck and made her home in Mandan, North Dakota; Frances married Chris Wanner. They had a Pool Hall and Barber Shop in Torquay for many years. They moved to Saskatoon where Frances passed away. Chris still lives there and still keeps busy with his barbering; Marion lives with her brother Matt in Estevan. She is an accomplished dressmaker; Lizzie married Ralph Mitchell and lives in Midale. Her husband passed away in 1973; Eleanor married George Wanner, they had one son, Marcus. She lives in Estevan.
         In 1942 Mrs. Carolina Fleck passed away and Mr. Fleck passed on in 1948. Hereinafter cited as Our Prairie Heritage Divide County Library, Crosby, N.D.
  12. [S141] Baltasar Fleck household, 1906 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, Estevan, Saskatchewan, population schedule, Enumeration District Townships 1,2,3 in Range 7 & 8, sub district 1, sheet 25, dwelling not enumerated, family 212, Library and Archives Canada Film Number T-18353 to T18363, URL=https://beta.familysearch.org, accessed: 29 Dec 2010.
  13. [S143] Baltasar Fleck household, 1911 Canada Census, Assiniboia, Sask., population schedule, Enumeration District 207, sub district 9, sheet 3, dwelling 26, family 26, Library and Archives Canada Film Number T-20326 to T-20460, Series RG31-C-1, URL=https://beta.familysearch.org, accessed: 29 Dec 2010.
  14. [S1163] Baltasar Fleck household, 1926 Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, Weyburn, Sask., population schedule, Enumeration District 36, sub-district 2, sheet 4, dwelling 27, family 27, FamilySearch, accessed: 26 Aug 2019.
  15. [S137] Lorraine (Fleck) McQuade, History of the Fleck Descendants: A brief summation of the migration and colonization from Alsace, France to Landau, Russia to North America (Seattle, Washington: Fleck family Research Association, ©1988), Volume 1, Page 227. Hereinafter cited as History of the Fleck Descendants privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  16. [S137] Lorraine (Fleck) McQuade, History of the Fleck Descendants, Volume 1, Page 232.
  17. [S137] Lorraine (Fleck) McQuade, History of the Fleck Descendants, Volume 1, Page 234.
  18. [S137] Lorraine (Fleck) McQuade, History of the Fleck Descendants, Volume 1, Page 237.
  19. [S137] Lorraine (Fleck) McQuade, History of the Fleck Descendants.

Beatrice Irene Fleck

F, #166, b. 8 January 1929, d. 21 February 2019
Pedigree
Father*George Lawrence Fleck1 b. 4 Jan 1891, d. 8 Apr 1973
Mother*Anna Marie Fleck1 b. 4 Jul 1899, d. 11 Jul 1958
RelationshipDaughter of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*She was born on 8 January 1929 in Ambrose, Divide Co., N.D., USA.2 
She was the daughter of George Lawrence Fleck and Anna Marie Fleck.1 
(Witness) Move ToShe moved with parents George and Anna to Wyoming on 22 April 1942; The Divide County Journal of April 24, 1942 reported, “The George Fleck family, who have been residents of Blooming Prairie township for several years departed on Wednesday for Wyoming; where they will make their future home. Their friends wish them the best of luck in their new location and it will not seem right when Blooming Prairie comes to town to play whist, if George isn’t with them”.3,4 
(Witness) ResidenceShe lived with George Lawrence Fleck and Anna Marie Fleck in April 1942 at Route 2, Torrington, Goshen Co., Wyo., USA.3 
Marriage* On 8 February 1947, Beatrice Irene Fleck married Manuel Strauch in Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff Co., Neb., USA. Beatrice was 18 years old. Manuel was 25.5 
Marriage* On 8 January 1993, Beatrice Irene Fleck married Noel B. Chapman Beatrice was 64 years old. Noel was 72.6 
Death* On 21 February 2019, at age 90 she died sourrounded by her family at Regional West Medical Center in Morrill, Scots Bluff Co., Neb., USA.7 
Funeral*Beatrice's memorial service was held at Trinity Lutheran Church in Morrill, Scots Bluff Co., Neb., USA, on 16 March 2019. The Reverend Ken Humphrey officiated.7 

Census

DateCensus AuthorityPlace Where Census Taken
1930United StatesBlooming Prairie Twp., Divide Co., N.D., USA8
1940United StatesBlooming Prairie Twp., Divide Co., N.D., USA9

Family 1

Manuel Strauch b. 12 Jun 1921, d. 1 Jan 1984
Marriage* On 8 February 1947, Beatrice Irene Fleck married Manuel Strauch in Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff Co., Neb., USA. Beatrice was 18 years old. Manuel was 25.5 
Children

Family 2

Noel B. Chapman b. 22 May 1920, d. 29 Feb 2004
Marriage* On 8 January 1993, Beatrice Irene Fleck married Noel B. Chapman Beatrice was 64 years old. Noel was 72.6 
Last Edited26 Nov 2019

Citations

  1. [S242] George Fleck, Petition for Naturalization (form 2204), No. 821 (29 May 1939); Divide County District Court, Crosby, N.D.
  2. [S243] George Fleck, Declaration of Intention (form N-315), No. 876 (23 Apr 1942); Divide County District Court, Crosby, N.D.
  3. [S995] George Fleck, Registrant, U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, Gohsen Co., Wyo., National Archives Identifier: 4684507.
  4. [S1078] Divide County Journal, Crosby, ND, 24 Apr 1942, Page 5, Community History Archive of the Divide County Library, URL=http://dcl.advantage-preservation.com/, Digital News Collection privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  5. [S100] Unknown Source, no date, Manuel Strauch obituary, Digital News Collection privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  6. [S527] "United States Obituary Collection," database, Provo, Utah Ancestry.com, URL= http://ancestry.com/, Source Citation: Newspaper: Lexington Clipper-Herald; Publication Date: 4 Mar 2004; Publication Place: Lexington, NE, US.
  7. [S1170] "Obituary: Beatrice Irene (Fleck/Strauch) Chapman," database, Bridgeman Funeral Home, URL=https://memorials.bridgmanfuneralhome.com/beatrice-chapman, accessed: 26 Nov 2019.
  8. [S2] George Fleck household, 1930 U.S. Census, Divide Co., N.D., population schedule, Blooming Prairie Twp., Enumeration District 12-4, sheet 3B, dwelling 55, family 55, National Archives micropublication 1734.
  9. [S585] George Fleck household, 1940 U.S. Census, Divide Co., N.D., population schedule, Blooming Prairie Twp., Enumeration District 12-4, sheet 1A, Household No.: 8, National Archives micropublication Roll T627_2999.
  10. [S137] Lorraine (Fleck) McQuade, History of the Fleck Descendants: A brief summation of the migration and colonization from Alsace, France to Landau, Russia to North America (Seattle, Washington: Fleck family Research Association, ©1988), Volume 1, Page 230. Hereinafter cited as History of the Fleck Descendants privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.

Bella Marie Fleck

F, #157, b. 17 August 1916, d. 19 December 2006
Pedigree
Father*George Lawrence Fleck1 b. 4 Jan 1891, d. 8 Apr 1973
Mother*Anna Marie Fleck1 b. 4 Jul 1899, d. 11 Jul 1958
RelationshipDaughter of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck Pedigree
Fleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*She was born on 17 August 1916 in Crosby, Divide Co., N.D., USA.1 
She was the daughter of George Lawrence Fleck and Anna Marie Fleck.1 
Marriage* Bella Marie Fleck married Albert Theophile Gardner.2  
Residence* In 1957 she and Albert lived in the Robindale Addition at 8th St. West, Columbia Falls, Flathead Co., Mont., USA.3 
Marriage* On 26 March 1983, Bella Marie Fleck married Gerald Eugene Betson at St. Richard's Catholic Church in Columbia Falls, Flathead Co., Mont., USA. Bella was 66 years old. Gerald was 80. Father Bernard J. Sullivan officiated.2,4,5 
Residence From 1993 until his death she and Gerald lived at 915 8th St. W, Columbia Falls, Flathead Co., Mont., USA.6,7,8 
Death* On 19 December 2006, at age 90 she died at Kalispell Regional Medical Center in Kalispell, Flathead Co., Mont., USA. Bella had suffered a heart attack five days earlier. She was still residing at her home at 915 8th street when she was hospitalized.2,8 
Funeral*Bella's funeral was held at St. Richard's Catholic Church in Columbia Falls, Flathead Co., Mont., USA, on 29 December 2006, with the Rev. John Miller officiating.2 
Burial Her remains were buried in St. Richard's Catholic Cemetery at Columbia Falls, Flathead Co., Mont., USA.2 

Census

DateCensus AuthorityPlace Where Census Taken
1920United StatesBlooming Prairie Twp., Divide Co., N.D., USA9
1925North DakotaBlooming Prairie Twp., Divide Co., N.D., USA10
1930United StatesBlooming Prairie Twp., Divide Co., N.D., USA11
1940United Statesranch, Toole Co., Mont., USA

Family 1

Albert Theophile Gardner b. 17 May 1904, d. 7 Mar 1982
Marriage* Bella Marie Fleck married Albert Theophile Gardner.2  
Children

Family 2

Gerald Eugene Betson b. 19 Aug 1902, d. 13 Aug 1995
Marriage* On 26 March 1983, Bella Marie Fleck married Gerald Eugene Betson at St. Richard's Catholic Church in Columbia Falls, Flathead Co., Mont., USA. Bella was 66 years old. Gerald was 80. Father Bernard J. Sullivan officiated.2,4,5 
Last Edited13 Oct 2018

Citations

  1. [S243] George Fleck, Declaration of Intention (form N-315), No. 876 (23 Apr 1942); Divide County District Court, Crosby, N.D.
  2. [S114] "Obit City," database, Obit City, URL=http://www.obitcity.com/obituary-database.html, Bella Marie Gardner Betson, accessed: 24 Nov 2010.
  3. [S513] City Directory for Kalispell, (Flathead County, Mont.), 1957 (Kansas City, Mo.: R.L. Polk & Company, ©1957), accessed: Ancestry.com, 22 May 2012. Hereinafter cited as 1957 Kalispell Directory.
  4. [S152] Bella and Gerald Betson wedding day photograph; privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.. Bella sent this picture annotated with her wedding date and names in the wedding party.
  5. [S1084] "Montana, Marriage Records, 1943-1986," database, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Provo, URL=http://ancestry.com/, Bella Fleck and G. Betson Marriage record, accessed: 17 Dec 2017.
  6. [S102] Gerald Betson, No. 532-09-6936, Social Security Death Index, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com, 2010). Information derived from the Social Security Death Index, Master File. Hereinafter cited as SSDI - G. Betson.
  7. [S113] Columbia Falls, Montana 1993-2002 (Little Rock, Ark.: (White Pages) Acxiom Corporation, 1993-2002), accessed: Ancestry.com, 21 Nov 2010. Hereinafter cited as Col. Falls Phone Directory.
  8. [S1066] "Montana, County Births and Deaths, 1830-2011," database, USA: Ancestry.com Provo UT, URL=http://ancestry.com/, Bela Marie (Gardner Betson) Fleck Montana Death Cetificate, accessed: 25 May 2017.
  9. [S1] George Fleck household, 1920 U.S. Census, Divide Co., N.D., population schedule, Blooming Prairie Twp., Enumeration District 44, sheet 21A, dwelling 45, family 45, National Archives micropublication T625_1331.
  10. [S514] "North Dakota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1885, 1915, 1925," database, Ancestry.com, URL=http://ancestry.com/, Ralph Fleck household, Film Role:ndsc_06859, accessed: 11 Jan 2013.
  11. [S2] George Fleck household, 1930 U.S. Census, Divide Co., N.D., population schedule, Blooming Prairie Twp., Enumeration District 12-4, sheet 3B, dwelling 55, family 55, National Archives micropublication 1734.
  12. [S137] Lorraine (Fleck) McQuade, History of the Fleck Descendants: A brief summation of the migration and colonization from Alsace, France to Landau, Russia to North America (Seattle, Washington: Fleck family Research Association, ©1988), Volume 2, Page 23. Hereinafter cited as History of the Fleck Descendants privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.

Berta Fleck

F, #1224, b. 8 March 1912, d. 5 March 1978
Pedigree
Father*Johann Fleck1 b. 21 Nov 1882, d. 1932
Mother*Elisabeth Gress1 b. 12 Mar 1885
RelationshipNiece of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*She was born on 8 March 1912 in Landau, Odessa, Russia. 
She was the daughter of Johann Fleck and Elisabeth Gress.1 
(Witness) ResidenceShe lived with Johann Fleck and Elisabeth Gress Until 1929 at Landau, Odessa, Russia.2 
(Witness) Move ToShe moved to Steinfeld, Odessa, Russia, in 1931 with Elisabeth Gress. Originally from that village, when the government took her husband Johann away, Elisabeth moved back to Steinfeld with the children.1,2 
(Witness) ResidenceShe lived with Elisabeth Gress from 1931 to 1941 at Steinfeld, Odessa, Russia.1 
(Witness) ResidenceShe lived with Elisabeth Gress from 1941 to 1943 at Schöhof, Odessa, Russia.1 
(Witness) Travel FromShe left Landau, Odessa, Russia, on 27 October 1943 with Elisabeth Gress. As noted in the Aufenthalt: des Antragstellers (residence of the application) section of the EWZ document, Elisabeth was “traveling in resettlement.” And, as noted in Rochus Schmalz’s EWZ documentation, during their journey to what is now Poland, Elisabeth Gress and her three adult children were traveling with her son-in-law and his family.1,2 
(Witness) Travel ToShe arrived at Freihaus, Litzmannstadt, Reichsgau Wartheland, Germany, on 16 February 1944 with Elisabeth Gress.1 
(Witness) ResidenceShe lived with Elisabeth Gress on 25 March 1944 at Klickskow, Schieratz, Reichsgau Wartheland, Germany. Elisabeth was still in Klickskow when she received her Überschrift Der Einbürgerungsurkunde (German Naturalization Certificate) on 17 Nov 1944. While she was granted citizenship in the Reich, as noted in the Certificate, “The naturalization does not extend to family members”.1 
Death* On 5 March 1978, at age 65 she died in Russia. 
Last Edited14 Aug 2013

Citations

  1. [S726] Elisabeth (Gress) Fleck; Captured German EWZ50 Records; Film:A3342EWZ50-B069 Anträge; Frames begin at: 352; Publisher: U.S. National Archives, College Park, Maryland, Copy Held at: Germans from Russia Heritage Society Library, Bismarck, N.D.
  2. [S727] Elisabeth (Fleck) Schmalz; Captured German EWZ50 Records; Film:A3342EWZ50-H041 Anträge; Frames begin at: 1284; Publisher: U.S. National Archives, College Park, Maryland, Copy Held at: Germans from Russia Heritage Society Library, Bismarck, N.D.

Berta Fleck

F, #1234, b. 20 December 1923
Pedigree
Father*Nikodemus Fleck1,2 b. 3 Oct 1896
Mother*Rosa Gerhard1 b. 29 Nov 1899
RelationshipNiece of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*She was born on 20 December 1923 in Landau, Odessa, Russia.1 
She is the daughter of Nikodemus Fleck and Rosa Gerhard.1,2 
(Witness) ResidenceShe lived with Nikodemus Fleck and Rosa Gerhard from 1923 to 1929 at Landau, Odessa, Russia. Sometime, perhaps during the latter part of this period, Nikokemus and his family resided in Steinfeld. In a history of Steinfeld the author wrote: “Daughters Monika and Beta lived there [in Steinfeld] until they finished school”.1,3 
(Witness) VerschlepptShe was taken along with Nikodemus Fleck and Rosa Gerhard by Soviet authorities on 14 February 1930.
     On 22 Feb 1930, Anna (Frank) Fleck wrote to her sons in America: “Nikodemus, his wife Rosa and children are no longer here. They were taken away at night along with many other people. No one knows where they were taken. No way can we explain the pain of losing them. They were told to bake bread and have groceries and meat for three months to take along. Also, they were told to bring warm clothing and if they did not have any, the Government would supply them”
     In the following two paragraphs, words in boldface are translations of the German entries in Nikodemus’ EWZ records.
     While the circumstances of Nikodemus’ detention are somewhat imprecise the following events emerge for the period between late 1929 and 1937. In EWZ records, Nikodemus shows a two-year period (1930 to 1932) when he and his family were in Steinfeld. His oldest sister, Monika (Fleck) Berger and her family had lived in that village since 1927 at least. (In a history of Steinfeld, Geschichte von Steinfeld, the author shows a schematic of houses in the village. On the western side of Steinfeld, residences 9 through 11 were occupied by Bergers, Nikodemus Fleck and his family, and Elizabeth (Gress) Fleck, wife of Johann, and her children. The author wrote of Nikodemus and Rosa: “[They] were persecuted by the government. They often changed their place of residence.”) Nikodemus and his family were first taken to the “Far North” where he characterized himself as a prison worker in the forests of Arkhangelsk. It would appear that this first period lasted for two years. During this initial period his family was with him as evidenced by both Nikodemus’ mother Anna Fleck’s letter and his daughter Berta’s EWZ entries.
     During the second period Nikodemus’ EWZ entries show that he was in labor camps in both the Arkhangelsk and Murmansk Oblasts. Meanwhile his wife Rosa and family moved to Eigenfeld back in the Black Sea area. Nikodemus’ single entry, prison, Arkhangelsk and Murmansk, may or may not reflect the sequence of when he was in the two labor camps. In any case, Nikodemus was transported to Murmansk, which is considerably west of Arkhangelsk and shares a border with Finland. As part of the Soviet’s first Five-Year Plan, an estimated 120,000 prisoners were used to construct the White Sea – Baltic Sea Canal in the Murmansk Oblast. The prisoners completed this project in 20 months between 1931 and 1933. Most likely it was Nikodemus’ specialty skill as a baker (learned after training in the labor camp) that precipitated his move to Murmansk. Adding to the uncertainty of when and where he was confined is this statement, 1933 and 1934, was in jail because of wealth. This from the “Punishments ... Criminal Proceedings” section of the EWZ records.1,4,2,5,3 
(Witness) ResidenceShe lived with Nikodemus Fleck and Rosa Gerhard from 1929 to 1931 at Arkhangelsk, Russia.1,4 
(Witness) ResidenceShe lived with Rosa Gerhard from 1931 to 1940 at Eigenfeld, Odessa, Russia.1 
(Witness) ResidenceShe lived with Nikodemus Fleck and Rosa Gerhard from 1940 to 1941 at Odessa (city), Odessa, Russia.1 
(Witness) ResidenceShe lived with Nikodemus Fleck and Rosa Gerhard from 1941 to 1943 at Kudrawsk, Nikolajew Oblast, Ukraine.1 
Employment*She was employed as a teacher’s assistant.1 
(Witness) ResidenceShe lived with Nikodemus Fleck and Rosa Gerhard in October 1943 at Schönfeld, Odessa, Russia. The family was only there for a short time.1 
(Witness) Travel ToShe arrived at Tereschka on 17 December 1943 with Nikodemus Fleck and Rosa Gerhard. Since 30 Oct 1943, they had been "traveling in the Reich." 
(Witness) ResidenceShe lived with Nikodemus Fleck and Rosa Gerhard during January 1944 at Fereschka, Kamenets-Podolsk, Ukraine. 
(Witness) ResidenceShe lived with Nikodemus Fleck and Rosa Gerhard on 29 January 1944 at Brunnstätter Str. Nr. 61, Lentschütz, Reichsgau Wartheland, Germany.1 
Last Edited22 Nov 2014

Citations

  1. [S725] Berta Fleck; Captured German EWZ50 Records; Film:A3342EWZ50-B069 Anträge; Frames begin at: 336; Publisher: U.S. National Archives, College Park, Maryland, Copy Held at: Germans from Russia Heritage Society Library, Bismarck, N.D.
  2. [S742] Nikodemus Fleck; Captured German EWZ57 Records; Film:LDS # 1806473 Einwandererkartei and Gesundheitskartei; Frames begin at: 2294; Publisher: U.S. National Archives, College Park, Maryland, Copy Held by: The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints (LDS), Salt Lake City, Utah.
  3. [S832] History of Steinfeld and its Inhabitants (German: Geschichte von Steinfeld und seine Einwohner), narrative history and genealogy, 2010, by Josephine Wiest, privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  4. [S609] Letter from Anna Frank (Landau, Odessa, Russia) to George Fleck, 22 Feb 1930; Germans From Russia Historical Society Bismarck, N.D.. Printed in Mar. 22, 1930 issue of the Nord-Dakota Herold.
  5. [S746] "White Sea – Baltic Canal," Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia, URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/ Date Last Modified: 6 Oct 2013.

Bruce Allen Fleck

M, #271, b. 6 July 1964
Pedigree
Father*Clarence Mathew Fleck1 b. 6 Dec 1933
Mother*Marlene Lavonne Fields1 b. 11 Nov 1937
RelationshipGrandson of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*He was born on 6 July 1964 in Cheyenne, Laramie Co., Wyo., USA.1 
He is the son of Clarence Mathew Fleck and Marlene Lavonne Fields.1 
Graduation* Bruce graduated from Edmond Memorial High School, at Edmond, Oklahoma Co., Okla., USA.2 
Last Edited21 Sep 2015

Citations

  1. [S264] Clarence Fleck - Marlene Fields Family Group Sheet, January 8, 2000, Clarence and Marlene Fleck, Edmond, Okla..
  2. [S543] "Facebook Page," Facebook Page, Bruce Fleck, URL=http://www.facebook.com/, accessed:11 Jun 2012.

Catherine Fleck

F, #888, b. 6 June 1771
Pedigree
Father*Joseph Fleck b. 3 Dec 1723, d. 8 Jul 1779
Mother*Maria Anna Deumer
Relationship2nd great-grandaunt of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*She was born on 6 June 1771. 
She was the daughter of Joseph Fleck and Maria Anna Deumer. 
Last Edited9 Apr 2011