Lisa Fleck

F, #1055, b. 4 December 1967
Pedigree
Father*Frank William Fleck1 b. 17 May 1936
Mother*Mabel Ruth Zimmerman1 b. Jul 1939
RelationshipGranddaughter of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*She was born on 4 December 1967.2 
She is the daughter of Frank William Fleck and Mabel Ruth Zimmerman.1 
Graduation* In 1986, Lisa graduated from Douglas High School, at Douglas, Converse Co., Wyo., USA. 
Last Edited31 Oct 2016

Citations

  1. [S303] "Shanna's Family Genealogy," database, Owner: Shanna Marie Flaherty-Pierce, URL=http://shannasfamily.freeservers.com/, Accessed: 23 Jun 2011.
  2. [S549] "My Riley, Keys, Flaherty, Patton, Zimmerman, Families," database, Owner: Shanna Marie Flaherty-Pierce, URL=http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/f/l/a/…, accessed:12 Jun 2012.

Lydia Fleck

F, #1227, b. 28 November 1914, d. 10 October 1975
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 28 November 1914 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 
Marriage* Lydia Fleck married Volodya Karpov.3  
Residence* In 1944 she lived at Rosenberg, Westpreußen, Germany.1 
Death* On 10 October 1975, at age 60 she died in Russia. 

Family

Volodya Karpov
Marriage* Lydia Fleck married Volodya Karpov.3  
Last Edited7 Nov 2014

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.
  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.

Magdalena Fleck

F, #214, b. 30 December 1902, d. 17 March 1977
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, Nicolas Desc.
Name-CommShe was called Maidie or Mae by friends and family.2 
Birth*She was born on 30 December 1902 in England, United Kingdom. Magdalena's birth took place while her family was enroute to North America.2,3 
She was the daughter of Baltasar Fleck and Carolina Ehrmantraut.1 
(Witness) ImmigrationShe immigrated with parents Baltasar and Carolina to Canada in 1903.4 
Marriage* In 1930, Magdalena Fleck married Anton A. Fleck.5  
Residence* In 1955 she and Anton lived at 613 3rd Ave. SE, Mandan, Morton Co., N.D., USA.6 
Death* On 17 March 1977, at age 74 she died in Mandan, Morton Co., N.D., USA.1 
Burial* Her remains were buried in Mandan Union Cemetery at Mandan, Morton Co., N.D., USA, Plot: NS, Blk 12, Lot 389, Gr 12.3 

Census

DateCensus AuthorityPlace Where Census Taken
1906CanadianEstevan, Sask., Canada7
1911CanadianTorquay, Sask., Canada8
1916CanadianCambria, Torquay, Sask., Canada9
1921CanadianCambria, Torquay, Sask., Canada10
1926Canada, Prairie ProvincesCambria, Torquay, Sask., Canada11
1940United StatesMandan, Morton Co., N.D., USA12

Family

Anton A. Fleck b. 21 Feb 1902, d. 12 Apr 1980
Marriage* In 1930, Magdalena Fleck married Anton A. Fleck.5  
Last Edited14 Aug 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 234. 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, Volume 1, Page 234 & 235.
  3. [S523] "Find A Grave," database, Jim Tipton, URL=http://www.findagrave.com/, Magdalana Fleck Fleck cemetery record, accessed: 29 Sep 2012.
  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. [S137] Lorraine (Fleck) McQuade, History of the Fleck Descendants, Volume 1, Page 235.
  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. [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.
  8. [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.
  9. [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.
  10. [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.
  11. [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.
  12. [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.

Magdalena Fleck

F, #820, b. 1825
Pedigree
Father*Christian Fleck1 b. 5 Nov 1795, d. 3 Sep 1860
Mother*Maria Elizabeth Heidt1 b. 4 Apr 1796, d. 1855
Relationship1st cousin 2 times removed of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*She was born in 1825. 
She was the daughter of Christian Fleck and Maria Elizabeth Heidt.1 

Census

DateCensus AuthorityPlace Where Census Taken
1839 and 1840 Colonial RecordRussianLandau, Odessa, Russia1
Last Edited7 Apr 2013

Citations

  1. [S255] Prof. Dr. Joseph J. Height, compiler, Colonial Records at Odessa (Franklin, Ind.: Joseph J. Height, list Prepared for R. Fleck: 1974), Christian Fleck, Family No. 89, Record Source: Colonial at Odessa. Published by Rev. Conrad Keller (1909) Village of Landau, Beresan Colony. Hereinafter cited as Colonial Records at Odessa.

Magdalena Fleck

F, #827, b. 1833, d. 1891
Pedigree
Father*Georg Fleck1 b. 6 Jan 1801, d. 20 May 1880
Mother*Catherine Franziska Heidt1 b. 18 Dec 1802, d. 26 Mar 1864
RelationshipGrandaunt of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*She was born in 1833.1 
She was the daughter of Georg Fleck and Catherine Franziska Heidt.1 
Death* In 1891, she died in Speier, Odessa, Russia. 

Census

DateCensus AuthorityPlace Where Census Taken
1839 - 1840 Colonial RecordRussianLandau, Odessa, Russia1
1858RussianLandau, Odessa, Russia2
Last Edited14 Sep 2012

Citations

  1. [S255] Prof. Dr. Joseph J. Height, compiler, Colonial Records at Odessa (Franklin, Ind.: Joseph J. Height, list Prepared for R. Fleck: 1974), Georg Fleck, Family No. 13, Record Source: Colonial at Odessa. Published by Rev. Conrad Keller (1909) Village of Landau, Beresan Colony. Hereinafter cited as Colonial Records at Odessa.
  2. [S265] Family No. 122, Georg Fleck household, 10th Revisionliste - 1 January 1858, Beresan Gebiet (Area), Odessa, population schedule, Landau, Black Sea German Russian Census Vol. 1, Germans From Russia Heritage Society, Bismarck, N.D. © 2003.

Margaretha Fleck

F, #815, b. 14 December 1797
Pedigree
Father*Johannes Fleck1 b. 14 Dec 1755, d. 21 Nov 1804
Mother*Margaretha Schlick1 b. 7 Jun 1777, d. 22 Aug 1861
RelationshipGreat-grandaunt of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*She was born on 14 December 1797 in Wingen, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France, (recorded as 24 Frimaire Year VI of the French Republican Calendar). Her Godparents were Joannes Walter and Maria Eyer from Wingen, Alsace.1 
Margaretha Fleck was the daughter of Johannes Fleck and Margaretha Schlick.1 
(Witness) ImmigrationShe immigrated with their mother Margaretha to Russia on 11 November 1809. They were original colonists and founders of Landau.2 

Census

DateCensus AuthorityPlace Where Census Taken
1811 Economic Report by NameRussianLandau, Odessa, Russia3
1816RussianLandau, Odessa, Russia2
Last Edited6 Oct 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/, birth record for Margaretha Fleck, Wingen, N An VI, Image 4. Hereinafter cited as Bas-Rhin Archives.
  2. [S254] Prof. Dr. Joseph J. Height, compiler, Reviskaia-Skaska (Census Registration) (Franklin, Ind.: Joseph J. Height, list Prepared for R. Fleck: 1974), Colonist Margaretha Fleck, Family No. 92, Record Source: Historical District Archives Dnipropetrowsk (former Jekaterinoslav) Dept. 134, Sec. 26, No. 59, Titular Councillor Baleman: Superintendent of German Colonies. Government of Cherson, District of Tiraspol, Village of Landau, Beresan Colony/Odessa. Hereinafter cited as Reviskaia-Skaska.
  3. [S830] Margaretha Fleck, Landau Village Record, Family 101, "New Russian Office for Foreign Settlers, Fond 134, Archive No. 319. Statistical Information with lists of Colonists about the economic condition of the German colonies of Beresan within Tiraspol Kreis (Uezd), Cherson Government (Gubernia)," (A Project of Germans from Russia Heritage Society Coordinated by GRHS Clearing House, © 2012 GRHS), privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.

Margaretha Fleck

F, #817, b. 1820
Pedigree
Father*Christian Fleck1 b. 5 Nov 1795, d. 3 Sep 1860
Mother*Maria Elizabeth Heidt1 b. 4 Apr 1796, d. 1855
Relationship1st cousin 2 times removed of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*She was born in 1820. 
She was the daughter of Christian Fleck and Maria Elizabeth Heidt.1 
Marriage* Margaretha Fleck married Johann Jonas.  

Census

DateCensus AuthorityPlace Where Census Taken
1839 and 1840 Colonial RecordRussianLandau, Odessa, Russia1

Family

Johann Jonas
Last Edited7 Apr 2013

Citations

  1. [S255] Prof. Dr. Joseph J. Height, compiler, Colonial Records at Odessa (Franklin, Ind.: Joseph J. Height, list Prepared for R. Fleck: 1974), Christian Fleck, Family No. 89, Record Source: Colonial at Odessa. Published by Rev. Conrad Keller (1909) Village of Landau, Beresan Colony. Hereinafter cited as Colonial Records at Odessa.

Margaretha Fleck1

F, #1025, b. 9 February 1861
Pedigree
Father*Georg Fleck1 b. c 1823, d. a 1891
Mother*Genoveva Michel1 b. 1830, d. 9 Dec 1867
RelationshipAunt of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*She was born on 9 February 1861 in Landau, Odessa, Russia. Margaretha's baptism was in the parish church by priest Didak Sambor.1 
She was the daughter of Georg Fleck and Genoveva Michel.1 
Last Edited24 May 2011

Citations

  1. [S287] Margaretha 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. 12, No. 42, privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz., In this transcription her father’s name is spelled Georgi, and her mother’s appears name as Genovefa Meichel.

Maria Barbara Fleck

F, #1058, b. 2 December 1725
Pedigree
Father*Joannis Georg Fleck1 d. 9 Apr 1747
Mother*Maria Gertrude Linter1
Relationship3rd great-grandaunt of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*She was born on 2 December 1725 in Lembach, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France.1 
She was the daughter of Joannis Georg Fleck and Maria Gertrude Linter.1 
Baptism On 4 December 1725, she was baptized. Joseph Anton Helbling, a blacksmith, and Maria Barbara Fichter, wife of Joseph Fichter, served as Godparents. They were from Schönau, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.1 
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 birth record for Maria Barbara Fleck, Lembach, B 1717-1748, Image 77. Hereinafter cited as Bas-Rhin Archives.

Maria Catherina Fleck

F, #1046, b. 5 April 1792
Pedigree
Father*Johannes Fleck1 b. 14 Dec 1755, d. 21 Nov 1804
Mother*Catherine Pfeifer1 d. a Apr 1792
RelationshipGreat-grandaunt of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*She was born on 5 April 1792 in Wingen, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France.1 
Baptism She was baptized the next day. Godfather was Joseph Georg Erhold, a roofing tile-maker from Lembach. Godmother was Barbara Walther.1 
She was the daughter of Johannes Fleck and Catherine Pfeifer.1 
(Witness) ImmigrationShe immigrated with their mother Margaretha to Russia on 11 November 1809. They were original colonists and founders of Landau.2 

Census

DateCensus AuthorityPlace Where Census Taken
1811 Economic Report by NameRussianLandau, Odessa, Russia3
Last Edited3 Oct 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 birth record for Maria Catherina Fleck, Wingen, BN 1783-1792, Image 39. Hereinafter cited as Bas-Rhin Archives.
  2. [S254] Prof. Dr. Joseph J. Height, compiler, Reviskaia-Skaska (Census Registration) (Franklin, Ind.: Joseph J. Height, list Prepared for R. Fleck: 1974), Colonist Margaretha Fleck, Family No. 92, Record Source: Historical District Archives Dnipropetrowsk (former Jekaterinoslav) Dept. 134, Sec. 26, No. 59, Titular Councillor Baleman: Superintendent of German Colonies. Government of Cherson, District of Tiraspol, Village of Landau, Beresan Colony/Odessa. Hereinafter cited as Reviskaia-Skaska.
  3. [S830] Margaretha Fleck, Landau Village Record, Family 101, "New Russian Office for Foreign Settlers, Fond 134, Archive No. 319. Statistical Information with lists of Colonists about the economic condition of the German colonies of Beresan within Tiraspol Kreis (Uezd), Cherson Government (Gubernia)," (A Project of Germans from Russia Heritage Society Coordinated by GRHS Clearing House, © 2012 GRHS), privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.

Maria Magdalena Fleck

F, #884, b. 6 December 1759, d. 17 May 1801
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 6 December 1759.1 
She was the daughter of Joseph Fleck and Maria Anna Deumer.1 
Death* On 17 May 1801, (recorded as 27 Floréal Year IX of the French Republican Colander) at age 41 she died in Wingen, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. Maria was the wife of George Walther. Witnesses were Francis Joseph Schaudel, a teacher, and Johannes Fleck, her brother and a farmer.2 
Last Edited1 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 Maria Magdalena Fleck, Wingen, BMS 1742-1782, Image 16. Hereinafter cited as Bas-Rhin Archives.
  2. [S295] "Bas-Rhin Archives", death record for Maria Magdalena Fleck, Wingen, D An IX, Image 4.

Marianna Fleck

F, #822, b. 1833, d. 1857
Pedigree
Father*Christian Fleck1,2 b. 5 Nov 1795, d. 3 Sep 1860
Mother*Maria Elizabeth Heidt2,3 b. 4 Apr 1796, d. 1855
Relationship1st cousin 2 times removed of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*She was born in 1833. 
She was the daughter of Christian Fleck and Maria Elizabeth Heidt.1,2,3 
Death* In 1857, she died.2 

Census

DateCensus AuthorityPlace Where Census Taken
1839 and 1840 Colonial RecordRussianLandau, Odessa, Russia1
1858RussianLandau, Odessa, Russia2
Last Edited7 Apr 2013

Citations

  1. [S255] Prof. Dr. Joseph J. Height, compiler, Colonial Records at Odessa (Franklin, Ind.: Joseph J. Height, list Prepared for R. Fleck: 1974), Christian Fleck, Family No. 89, Record Source: Colonial at Odessa. Published by Rev. Conrad Keller (1909) Village of Landau, Beresan Colony. Hereinafter cited as Colonial Records at Odessa.
  2. [S267] Family No. 118, Christian Fleck household, 10th Revisionliste - 1 January 1858, Beresan Gebiet (Area), Odessa, population schedule, Landau, Black Sea German Russian Census Vol. 1, Germans From Russia Heritage Society, Bismarck, N.D. © 2003.
  3. [S255] Prof. Dr. Joseph J. Height, Colonial Records at Odessa.

Marianna Fleck1

F, #1027, b. 10 August 1865, d. 24 January 1866
Pedigree
Father*Georg Fleck2 b. c 1823, d. a 1891
Mother*Genoveva Michel2 b. 1830, d. 9 Dec 1867
RelationshipAunt of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*She was born on 10 August 1865 in Landau, Odessa, Russia. Marianna's baptism was in the parish church by senior priest Alexander Schadurekt.2 
She was the daughter of Georg Fleck and Genoveva Michel.2 
Death* On 24 January 1866, she died in Landau, Odessa, Russia.3 
Last Edited24 May 2011

Citations

  1. [S282] Marianna 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. 148, No. 140, privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz., In this transcription her birth date is shown as 10 Aug 1865 and her Baptismal date as 9 Aug 1865. Also, her mother’s name appears as Genovefa Meichel.
  2. [S282] Marianna Fleck, Transcribed Baptismal Record, In this transcription the birth date is shown as 10 Aug 1865 and Baptismal date as 9 Aug 1865.
  3. [S283] Isabella 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. 56, No. 9, privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz., In this transcription her mother’s name appears as Genoveva Michel.

Marianna Fleck

F, #1029, d. 1858
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. 
She was the daughter of Kasimer Fleck and Anna Zimmermann.1 
Death* In 1858, she died in Landau, Odessa, Russia.2 

Census

DateCensus AuthorityPlace Where Census Taken
1858RussianLandau, Odessa, Russia1
Last Edited19 May 2011

Citations

  1. [S267] Family No. 118, Christian Fleck household, 10th Revisionliste - 1 January 1858, Beresan Gebiet (Area), Odessa, population schedule, Landau, Black Sea German Russian Census Vol. 1, Germans From Russia Heritage Society, Bismarck, N.D. © 2003.
  2. [S267] Family No. 118, Christian Fleck household, 10th Revisionliste - 1 January 1858, Beresan Gebiet (Area), Odessa, entry states that Marianna died in 1857; date of birth unknown.

Marion Fleck

F, #216, b. 14 February 1907
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, Nicolas Desc.
Name-CommShe was called Mary by friends and family.1 
Birth*She was born on 14 February 1907 in Sask., Canada.1,2 
She was the daughter of Baltasar Fleck and Carolina Ehrmantraut.1 
Voter List*She appeared on the Weyburn Electoral District voter list of 1935 at Torquay, Sask., Canada.3 
Residence* In the mid-1990s she lived at 1221 8th St., Estevan, Sask., Canada.4 

Census

DateCensus AuthorityPlace Where Census Taken
1911CanadianTorquay, Sask., Canada5
1916CanadianCambria, Torquay, Sask., Canada2
1921CanadianCambria, Torquay, Sask., Canada6
1926Canada, Prairie ProvincesCambria, Torquay, Sask., Canada7
Last Edited23 Dec 2013

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 237. Hereinafter cited as History of the Fleck Descendants privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  2. [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.
  3. [S635] Marion 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.
  4. [S147] Canadian Phone and Address Directory, 1995-2002 (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com, 2010), M. Fleck entry, accessed: 30 Dec 2010. Hereinafter cited as Canadian Directories.
  5. [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.
  6. [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.
  7. [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.

Markus Ralph Fleck

M, #188, b. 7 April 1944, d. 18 February 2010
Pedigree
Father*Ralph Markus Fleck1 b. 19 Feb 1920, d. 18 Oct 1978
Mother*Anna Marie Enerson1 b. 17 Jul 1920, d. Oct 1970
RelationshipGrandson of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*He was born on 7 April 1944 at Trinity Hospital in Minot, Ward Co., N.D., USA.2 
He was the son of Ralph Markus Fleck and Anna Marie Enerson.1 
School attendance*Markus attended Ambrose High School in Ambrose, Divide Co., N.D., USA, where as team captain, he scored 53 points in the North Dakota State Basketball Championship.2 
Graduation* In 1963, Markus graduated from Crosby High School, at Crosby, Divide Co., N.D., USA.2 
Employment*He was employed by Reynolds Aluminum at Longview, Cowlitz Co., Wash., USA, as a production supervisor.2 
Death* On 18 February 2010, at age 65 he died at home in Kelso, Cowlitz Co., Wash., USA.3 
Funeral*Markus's funeral was held at Steele Chapel at Longview Memorial Park and Crematory in Longview, Cowlitz Co., Wash., USA, on 27 February 2010.2 
Burial His ashes were scattered on the family's original homestead, Ambrose, Divide Co., N.D., USA.4 
Last Edited27 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 2, Page 25. Hereinafter cited as History of the Fleck Descendants privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  2. [S263] Williston Herald, Williston, N.D., 10 Mar 2010, Markus Fleck obituary, Digital News Collection privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  3. [S262] Markus Fleck, No. 501-48-7494, Social Security Death Index, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com, 2010). Information derived from the Social Security Death Index, Master File. Hereinafter cited as SSDI - M. Fleck.
  4. [S261] Crosby Journal, Crosby, N.D., 24 Nov 2010, news item, Digital News Collection privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.

Mathias Fleck

M, #212, b. 24 November 1897, d. 5 December 1978
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, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*He was born on 24 November 1897 in Landau, Odessa, Russia.1 
He was the son of Baltasar Fleck and Carolina Ehrmantraut.1 
(Witness) ImmigrationHe immigrated with parents Baltasar and Carolina to Canada in 1903.2 
Voter List*He appeared on the Weyburn Electoral District voter list of 1935 at Torquay, Sask., Canada.3 
Residence* After his father's death he lived at Estevan, Sask., Canada. with his sister Marion. Matt taught accordion lessons from Fleck's Accordion Studio in that city.4 
Death* On 5 December 1978, at age 81 he died in Estevan, Sask., Canada.5 
Burial* His remains were buried in Souris Valley Memorial Gardens at Estevan, Sask., Canada.5 

Census

DateCensus AuthorityPlace Where Census Taken
1906CanadianEstevan, Sask., Canada6
1911CanadianTorquay, Sask., Canada7
1916CanadianCambria, Torquay, Sask., Canada8
1921CanadianCambria, Torquay, Sask., Canada9
1926Canada, Prairie ProvincesCambria, Torquay, Sask., Canada10
Last Edited12 Feb 2013

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. [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. [S634] Mathias 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.
  4. [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). Hereinafter cited as Our Prairie Heritage Divide County Library, Crosby, N.D.
  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. [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.
  10. [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.

Mathilda Fleck1

F, #179, b. 30 May 1894
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 30 May 1894 in Landau, Odessa, Russia.2 
She was the daughter of Georg G Fleck and Anna Frank.2 
Anecdote*“... and according to niece, Katherine Fleck [, daughter of Anton George Fleck] of Tacoma, WA. she married a Mr. Engel. They did not emigrate to the US nor to So. America. No further information is available”.3 
Marriage* Mathilda Fleck married (?) Engel.  

Family

(?) Engel
Last Edited14 Sep 2012

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. [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.
  3. [S137] Lorraine (Fleck) McQuade, History of the Fleck Descendants, Vol. 2, Page 26.

Matthias Fleck1

M, #181, b. 1897
Pedigree
Father*Georg G Fleck2 b. 14 Nov 1854, d. 1915
Mother*Anna Frank2 b. c 1860, d. 1935
RelationshipBrother of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*He was born in 1897 in Landau, Odessa, Russia.2 
He was the son of Georg G Fleck and Anna Frank.2 
Mlt active duty* In 1917, he served in the Russian military. Russia entered World War I on the side of Britain and France fighting against Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.3 
(Witness) ResidenceHe lived with Anna Frank in 1919 at Landau, Odessa, Russia. Anna was widowed, her husband Georg—as near as can be determined—had died four years earlier. Except for her youngest child Anna, who had married Johann Glaser in 1918, the widow Anna’s three next youngest children, Nikodemus 23, Matthias 21, and Rosa 19 lived with her.4,5 
(Witness) AnecdoteKatherine Fleck, granddaughter of Anna Frank related the following: "Anna Fleck was killed by the Communists. She had hidden some money. The different armies would sweep through the villages and take all the food, cattle, cooking utensils, anything they wanted, often leaving nothing for the people. The Communists said that you had to share everything. After they had been gone a couple of days, she purchased a cow, some flour, and food from the Russians who had hidden their provisions. Someone told the “bandits” about her having money and supplies so they returned. According to a letter Anton received and read to his family, they tortured her—nailed her to the barn—and tried to get her to tell them where the rest of the money was. Son Matthew took a pitchfork and killed one of the men. He ran to his sister, Monica Gress’ [Apparent name mix-up: Monika was married to Raphael Berger, her brother Johann Fleck was married to Elizabeth Gress] house but they came and took him from there. He was killed protecting his mother."6 
Last Edited9 Apr 2013

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. [S607] Letter from Johann Fleck (Landau, Odessa, Russia) to George Fleck, 13 Apr 1917; Germans From Russia Historical Society Bismarck, N.D.. Printed in Aug 3, 1917 issue of the Nord-Dakota Herold.
  4. [S722] Anna Frank (141); January 7, 1919 - December 7, 1919, "LISTS OF EMPLOYEES AND PEASANTS OF THE VOLOST. VILLAGE COMMUNITY RESOLUTIONS"; LANDAU VOLOST REVOLUTIONARY COMMITTEE, ODESSA REGIONAL STATE ARCHIVES FILE R8085-6-5; Germans from Russia Historical Society, accessed:5 Jul 2013.
  5. [S137] Lorraine (Fleck) McQuade, History of the Fleck Descendants, Vol. 2, Page 26, “Nick had married and was living at home with his widowed mother Anna. He was a clerk/postmaster.
  6. [S137] Lorraine (Fleck) McQuade, History of the Fleck Descendants, Vol. 2, Page 2. Told by Katherine Fleck (daughter of Anton George Fleck (1879-1949)) to Lorraine McQuade, author of the volumes. The narrative was in a letter to Anton.

Matthias Fleck

M, #816, b. 28 July 1804, d. 24 December 1864
Pedigree
Father*Johannes Fleck1 b. 14 Dec 1755, d. 21 Nov 1804
Mother*Margaretha Schlick1 b. 7 Jun 1777, d. 22 Aug 1861
RelationshipGreat-granduncle of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*He was born on 28 July 1804 in Wingen, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France, (recorded as 9 Thermidor Year XII of the French Republican Calendar).1 
Matthias Fleck was the son of Johannes Fleck and Margaretha Schlick.1 
(Witness) ImmigrationHe immigrated with their mother Margaretha to Russia on 11 November 1809. They were original colonists and founders of Landau.2 
Death* On 24 December 1864, at age 60 he died of a tumor in Landau, Odessa, Russia.3 
Burial* On 27 December 1864, his remains were buried in Landau parish cemetery.4 
Biography*

Rev. Conrad Keller, Page 11: During the 23 years of his term of office , many important events occurred in the Beresan, and in the German colonies in south Russia. The Crimean War of 1854-1856, was such an event, in which the German colonists distinguished themselves by giving all possible help.
The attention of the authorities was focused on Mayor Fleck because of his untiring work, his versatile talents as an organiser and his tactful behaviour. He was asked to undertake various confidential assignments outside the Beresan district; these he always carried out to the satisfaction of his supervisors. During the war hardly a day passed when he was not sent somewhere to keep things in order. For this he received several decorations from the authorities. To the Beresan people he emphasized the importance of strict self-discipline. He enforced the curfew, prohibited costly weddings and baptisms, and particularly dancing on Sundays and religious holidays. He restored Christian order in the community, as well as strict discipline in the families.
In order to lend authority to his injunctions, he often drove to neighbouring colonies in the evening with his renowned adjutant, a Cossack known as Michael Durlacher. Woe to anyone they would catch in the dance hall, who had not time to hide! They would make the acquaintance of Michael Durlacher's whip, and often would carry the blue marks for weeks as a memento of the mayor's visit.
Mayor Fleck also did a great deal towards the building of the new parish church. He was always ready to help the poor and needy; but he was strict with rascals and lazy individuals. Shortly before he died, he was in Koslov to promote recruiting. There he got a chill, became ill, and died on the 29 December 1864, mourned by all the good people. He was the first person for whom funeral services were held in the new church. 

Census

DateCensus AuthorityPlace Where Census Taken
1811 Economic Report by NameRussianLandau, Odessa, Russia5
1816RussianLandau, Odessa, Russia2
1839 and 1840 Colonial RecordRussianLandau, Odessa, Russia6
1858RussianLandau, Odessa, Russia7
Last Edited7 Oct 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/, birth record for Matthias Fleck, Wingen, N An XII, Image 8. Hereinafter cited as Bas-Rhin Archives.
  2. [S254] Prof. Dr. Joseph J. Height, compiler, Reviskaia-Skaska (Census Registration) (Franklin, Ind.: Joseph J. Height, list Prepared for R. Fleck: 1974), Colonist Margaretha Fleck, Family No. 92, Record Source: Historical District Archives Dnipropetrowsk (former Jekaterinoslav) Dept. 134, Sec. 26, No. 59, Titular Councillor Baleman: Superintendent of German Colonies. Government of Cherson, District of Tiraspol, Village of Landau, Beresan Colony/Odessa. Hereinafter cited as Reviskaia-Skaska.
  3. [S291] Matthais 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. 42, No. 97, privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz., the transcription shows that he was 62 years old when he died.
  4. [S291] Matthais Fleck, transcribed Death Record.
  5. [S830] Margaretha Fleck, Landau Village Record, Family 101, "New Russian Office for Foreign Settlers, Fond 134, Archive No. 319. Statistical Information with lists of Colonists about the economic condition of the German colonies of Beresan within Tiraspol Kreis (Uezd), Cherson Government (Gubernia)," (A Project of Germans from Russia Heritage Society Coordinated by GRHS Clearing House, © 2012 GRHS), privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  6. [S255] Prof. Dr. Joseph J. Height, compiler, Colonial Records at Odessa (Franklin, Ind.: Joseph J. Height, list Prepared for R. Fleck: 1974), Mathias Fleck, Family No. 95, Record Source: Colonial at Odessa. Published by Rev. Conrad Keller (1909) Village of Landau, Beresan Colony. Hereinafter cited as Colonial Records at Odessa.
  7. [S831] Family No. 114 Matthias Fleck household, 10th Revisionliste - 1 January 1858, Beresan Gebiet (Area), Odessa, population schedule, Landau, Black Sea German Russian Census Vol. 1, Germans From Russia Heritage Society, Bismarck, N.D. © 2003.

Matthias Fleck

M, #818, b. 26 April 1822
Pedigree
Father*Christian Fleck1 b. 5 Nov 1795, d. 3 Sep 1860
Mother*Maria Elizabeth Heidt1 b. 4 Apr 1796, d. 1855
Relationship1st cousin 2 times removed of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*He was born on 26 April 1822. 
He was the son of Christian Fleck and Maria Elizabeth Heidt.1 
Marriage*He married Marianna Geiger.  
Biography*Rev. Conrad Keller: He was a student of the senior Jager who trained him to be a capable teacher. While still single, he took over the position of school teacher in the colony of Speier. He married Marianna Geiger in 1840 and settled as a colonist in Speier. He performed his duty well and punctually for many years and died at an old age in Speier. He was a quiet, good, Christian man and an excellent singer.2 

Census

DateCensus AuthorityPlace Where Census Taken
1839 and 1840 Colonial RecordRussianLandau, Odessa, Russia1

Family

Marianna Geiger b. 1821
Last Edited29 Sep 2014

Citations

  1. [S255] Prof. Dr. Joseph J. Height, compiler, Colonial Records at Odessa (Franklin, Ind.: Joseph J. Height, list Prepared for R. Fleck: 1974), Christian Fleck, Family No. 89, Record Source: Colonial at Odessa. Published by Rev. Conrad Keller (1909) Village of Landau, Beresan Colony. Hereinafter cited as Colonial Records at Odessa.
  2. [S253] Translated from the German Edition by Anthony Becker Rev. Conrad Keller, German Colonies in South Russia (Lincoln, Nebraska: American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, ©1983), Matthias Fleck, Page 11. Hereinafter cited as German Colonies in South Russia Lincoln Township Library, Stevensville, Mich., USA.

Michael Fleck

M, #1233, b. 15 August 1919
Pedigree
Father*Nikodemus Fleck1 b. 3 Oct 1896
Mother*Rosa Gerhard1 b. 29 Nov 1899
RelationshipNephew of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*He was born on 15 August 1919 in Speier, Odessa, Russia.1 
He is the son of Nikodemus Fleck and Rosa Gerhard.1 
(Witness) ResidenceHe 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”.2,3 
(Witness) VerschlepptHe 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.2,4,5,6,3 
(Witness) ResidenceHe lived with Nikodemus Fleck and Rosa Gerhard from 1929 to 1931 at Arkhangelsk, Russia.2,4 
(Witness) ResidenceHe lived with Rosa Gerhard from 1931 to 1940 at Eigenfeld, Odessa, Russia.2 
(Witness) ResidenceHe lived with Nikodemus Fleck and Rosa Gerhard from 1940 to 1941 at Odessa (city), Odessa, Russia.2 
Last Edited5 Jul 2013

Citations

  1. [S721] Michael Fleck; 1919 Birth Records [Jun - Aug]; LANDAU VOLOST REVOLUTIONARY COMMITTEE, ODESSA REGIONAL STATE ARCHIVES FILE R8085-6-5; Germans from Russia Historical Society, accessed: 3 Jan 2013.
  2. [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.
  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. [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.
  6. [S746] "White Sea – Baltic Canal," Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia, URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/ Date Last Modified: 6 Oct 2013.

Michael Kasimer Fleck

M, #221, b. 2 March 1853
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*He was born on 2 March 1853 in Landau, Odessa, Russia. 
He was the son of Kasimer Fleck and Anna Zimmermann.1 

Census

DateCensus AuthorityPlace Where Census Taken
1858RussianLandau, Odessa, Russia1
Last Edited9 May 2011

Citations

  1. [S267] Family No. 118, Christian Fleck household, 10th Revisionliste - 1 January 1858, Beresan Gebiet (Area), Odessa, population schedule, Landau, Black Sea German Russian Census Vol. 1, Germans From Russia Heritage Society, Bismarck, N.D. © 2003.

Michael Lawrence Fleck

M, #174, b. 18 September 1888, d. 23 September 1937
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.
Name-CommHe was called Mike by friends and family.2 
Birth*He was born on 18 September 1888 in Landau, Odessa, Russia.1 
He was the son of Georg G Fleck and Anna Frank.1 
Sail From*He and George were aboard the Cap Ortegal that sailed from Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, on 5 November 1910. The Cap Ortegal was a steamship in the German Hamburg-South American Steamship Company. Before arriving at Buenos Aries, the ship docked at Boulogne-sur-Mer, France; Southampton, England; A Coruña, Spain; and Montevideo, Uruguay. The Fleck brothers held steerage tickets. On the great ocean steamships the term "steerage" was used for any part of a ship allotted to those passengers who traveled at the cheapest rate, usually the lower decks in the ship. “Johann” (George) and Michael were listed as being 19 and 22 years old respectively, agricultural workers, of the same household, from Landau, Russia. It might be asked what was the reason for immigrating to South America when most others from Landau were going to Canada or the United States? Family lore, as told by George’s son Clarence and granddaughter, Tonya (Fleck) Orcutt, was that the Fleck brothers had been deceived. They were told that the Cap Ortegal was sailing to a Southern port in America, not South America. At first I found it hard to believe that George and his brother Michael could be deceived by this assertion. However, no other evidence presents itself as to why they went to Buenos Aries, Argentina.3 
Sail To*They arrived at the port of Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 28 November 1910. What happened between their landing in Buenos Aires and when they crossed into the United States is not known for certain. George told granddaughter Tonya (Fleck) Orcutt that when they left Argentina, they ended up in Cuba. This would have been sometime during 1911 when there was much strife between that country’s white government and its Afro-Cubans. Tonya relates: “Grandpa also said there was a revolution there [and] they had to use a buck board and lie down in it [to avoid] ... cross fire from ... revolutionists shooting at each other while they were going to meet the ship which would take them to ... Texas. He also said that is why they ended up in Houston.” We have to assume that George and Michael did sail to Galveston or Houston. Why they were processed into the United States at Laredo is unknown. At any rate in 1917, in a letter to the Nord-Dakota Herold, George called attention to another reader of that paper when he asked: “Joseph Merd, I read in Issue 47 that you had an operation. What was easier or more dangerous—the operation or the trip from Argentina? My brother Michael and I are in good health”.3,4,5,6 
Travel FromHe and George Lawrence Fleck crossed the border at the port of Laredo, Webb Co., Texas, USA, on 3 June 1912. According to the Report of Inspection form prepared when they crossed the border into the United States, they were in fact brothers traveling together. The form also showed the following selected elements of identical information: (1) they were born in Odessa, Russia, (2) they were both single, (3) they were farm laborers, (4) their nationality was Russian, (5) their race [sic] was German, (5) their last residence was Buenos Aires, Argentina, (6) their father was Georg Fleck from [Landau,] Odessa, Russia, and their destination was San Antonio, Texas. Michael was listed with his correct age and physical characteristics. George, apparently crossed the U.S. border using his brother’s credentials, and thus presented himself as Raphael, age 27. However, the border agent noted that Raphael (George) had a prominent “mole right check bone.” (George had such a mole) As a side note to this incident: it was a year later—June 18, 1913—that the “real Raphael Fleck” arrived in Canada with his wife Amelia and their children. We don’t know why the Fleck brothers were bound for San Antonio, but do know that they eventually ended up in Marienthal, Sask. Marienthal was home to many settlers from Landau, the community the brothers left in Russia. Perhaps Marienthal had been their destination from the time they left Russia. Anton Fleck, Michael and George’s oldest brother, and his family were already living in that area, along with their aunt, Eva (Fleck) Friess and her husband George. The Friesses came from Landau to Canada in 1902 and homesteaded in the Marienthal area. So too, was the Baltasar Fleck family homesteading in Marienthal. How long it took Michael and George to get from Texas to southern Saskatchewan, and what stops they made along the way, we don’t know.7,8,9,10 
Marriage*He married Mathilda Gerhardt in Fallon, Morton Co., N.D., USA, on 6 February 1917. Michael was 28 years old. Mathilda was 19.11 
Anecdote*In the 1920 census, Mike and Mathilda were enumerated in the household of Dominick Gerhardt, Mathilda’s father.12 
AnecdoteThe 1930 census shows that Mike immigrated to the United States in 1918, and that he and Mathilda were aliens, though she had been in the United States since 1900.13,14 
Death* On 23 September 1937, at age 49 he died in Solen, Sioux Co., N.D., USA.2 
Burial* His remains were buried in Sacred Heart Cemetery at Solen, Sioux Co., N.D., USA.15 

Census

DateCensus AuthorityPlace Where Census Taken
1920United StatesCopenhagen Twp., Morton Co., N.D., USA12
1925North DakotaTimmer, Morton Co., N.D., USA16
1930United StatesCopenhagen Twp., Morton Co., N.D., USA13

Family

Mathilda Gerhardt b. 10 Nov 1897, d. 6 Jun 1984
Marriage*Michael Lawrence Fleck married Mathilda Gerhardt in Fallon, Morton Co., N.D., USA, on 6 February 1917. Michael was 28 years old. Mathilda was 19.11 
Last Edited9 Jan 2020

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 19. Hereinafter cited as History of the Fleck Descendants privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  3. [S251] Michael & Johann Fleck entry; Cap Ortegal Ship Passenger List, 5 Nov 1910; in Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934 (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Roll K_1816.
  4. [S720] "Facebook Page," Facebook Page, Clarence Fleck, URL=http://www.facebook.com/, accessed:On 28 Jun 2013 Clarence Fleck wrote in a Facebook comment: According to Ted Fleck (now living in Missoula, Montana, and the son Of Michael Fleck, brother to my father George L. Fleck) they boarded the Cap Ortegal in the mistaken belief that the ship was going to enter in the Southern part of America, the U.S.—not South America. Remember my father was traveling on a barrowed passport from my Uncle Ralph Fleck which is noted when they finally did enter into America some time later thru Texas, USA. My father and my uncles that emigrated to Canada, and eventually to the U.S., were actually Germans From Russia, (that’s another story) and were considered as Russians by the Russian government and were subject to the draft by their government (that the Flecks were trying to avoid). Remember the time frame of all this is leading up to the First World War).
  5. [S812] Letter from George Fleck (Crosby, N.D.) to Nord-Dakota Herold Editor, 16 Mar 1917; Germans From Russia Historical Society Bismarck, N.D.
  6. [S813] "Facebook Message," Facebook Message or Comment, Tonya K (Fleck) Orcutt, URL=http://www.facebook.com/
  7. [S136] "Border Crossings: From Mexico to U.S., 1903-1957," database, Ancestry.com, URL=http://ancestry.com/, Michael & Raphael Fleck entries, 3 Jun 1912, Port of Laredo, Tex.
  8. [S591] "Facebook Comment," Facebook Message or Comment, Clarence Fleck & Roger Rayda, URL=http://www.facebook.com/, accessed: George L. Fleck had a mole on his right check bone.
  9. [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). Hereinafter cited as Our Prairie Heritage Divide County Library, Crosby, N.D.
  10. [S688] Archdiocese of Regina, Archdiocese of Regina: A History (S. Peter's Press, Muenster, Sask., Canada, ©1968). Hereinafter cited as Archdiocese of Regina History.
  11. [S837] Bismarck, Tribune, Bismarck, N.D., 6 Jun 1984, Mathilda Fleck obituary, Digital News Collection privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  12. [S252] Dominick Gerhardt household, 1920 U.S. Census, Morton Co., N.D., population schedule, Copenhagen Twp., Enumeration District 136, sheet 8B, dwelling 101, family 102, National Archives micropublication 625_1337.
  13. [S248] Mike Fleck household, 1930 U.S. Census, Morton Co., N. D., population schedule, Copenhagen Twp., Enumeration District 4, sheet 1A, dwelling 4, family 5, National Archives micropublication T626_1739.
  14. [S612] Mathilda Gerhardt entry; Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse Ship Passenger List, 24 Oct 1900; in New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Roll T715_155.
  15. [S523] "Find A Grave," database, Jim Tipton, URL=http://www.findagrave.com/, gravestone photo.
  16. [S447] "North Dakota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1885, 1915, 1925," database, Ancestry.com, URL=http://ancestry.com/, Michael Fleck entry, accessed 26 Sep 2012.

Monika Fleck1

F, #176, b. 26 April 1881
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 26 April 1881 in Landau, Odessa, Russia.2 
She was the daughter of Georg G Fleck and Anna Frank.2 
Marriage* In 1901, Monika Fleck married Raphael Berger.  
Residence In 1927 she and Raphael lived at Steinfeld, Odessa, Russia.3 
(Witness) AnecdoteKatherine Fleck, granddaughter of Anna Frank related the following: "Anna Fleck was killed by the Communists. She had hidden some money. The different armies would sweep through the villages and take all the food, cattle, cooking utensils, anything they wanted, often leaving nothing for the people. The Communists said that you had to share everything. After they had been gone a couple of days, she purchased a cow, some flour, and food from the Russians who had hidden their provisions. Someone told the “bandits” about her having money and supplies so they returned. According to a letter Anton received and read to his family, they tortured her—nailed her to the barn—and tried to get her to tell them where the rest of the money was. Son Matthew took a pitchfork and killed one of the men. He ran to his sister, Monica Gress’ [Apparent name mix-up: Monika was married to Raphael Berger, her brother Johann Fleck was married to Elizabeth Gress] house but they came and took him from there. He was killed protecting his mother."4 
Residence* In June 1944 she lived at Burgstrasse 56, Liegnitz, Schlesien, Freistaat Preußen, Germany.5,6 
(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”.7 
(Witness) Move ToShe moved to Vakhsh, Khation, Tajikistan, with Zachareus Butsch and Beate Berger.7 

Family

Raphael Berger b. 13 Mar 1880
Marriage* In 1901, Monika Fleck married Raphael Berger.  
Children
Last Edited21 Sep 2015

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. [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.
  3. [S610] Letter from Raphael Berger (Crosby, N.D.) to Nord-Dakota Herold Editor, 5 Dec 1926; Germans From Russia Historical Society Bismarck, N.D.. Printed in Jan. 14, 1927 issue of the Nord-Dakota Herold.
  4. [S137] Lorraine (Fleck) McQuade, History of the Fleck Descendants, Vol. 2, Page 2. Told by Katherine Fleck (daughter of Anton George Fleck (1879-1949)) to Lorraine McQuade, author of the volumes. The narrative was in a letter to Anton.
  5. [S735] Monika (Fleck) Berger; Captured German EWZ50 Records; Film:A3342EWZ50-A049 Anträge; Frames begin at: 194; Publisher: U.S. National Archives, College Park, Maryland, Copy Held at: Germans from Russia Heritage Society Library, Bismarck, N.D.
  6. [S737] Raphael Berger; Captured German EWZ50 Records; Film:A3342EWZ50-A049 Anträge; Frames begin at: 658; Publisher: U.S. National Archives, College Park, Maryland, Copy Held at: Germans from Russia Heritage Society Library, Bismarck, N.D.
  7. [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."
  8. [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.
  9. [S738] Monika (Berger) Schäfer; Captured German EWZ50 Records; Film:A3342EWZ50-H019 Anträge; Frames begin at: 2230; Publisher: U.S. National Archives, College Park, Maryland, Copy Held at: Germans from Russia Heritage Society Library, Bismarck, N.D.

Monika Fleck

F, #823, b. 1839
Pedigree
Father*Christian Fleck1,2 b. 5 Nov 1795, d. 3 Sep 1860
Mother*Maria Elizabeth Heidt2,3 b. 4 Apr 1796, d. 1855
Relationship1st cousin 2 times removed of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*She was born in 1839. 
She was the daughter of Christian Fleck and Maria Elizabeth Heidt.1,2,3 

Census

DateCensus AuthorityPlace Where Census Taken
1839 and 1840 Colonial RecordRussianLandau, Odessa, Russia1
Last Edited7 Apr 2013

Citations

  1. [S255] Prof. Dr. Joseph J. Height, compiler, Colonial Records at Odessa (Franklin, Ind.: Joseph J. Height, list Prepared for R. Fleck: 1974), Christian Fleck, Family No. 89, Record Source: Colonial at Odessa. Published by Rev. Conrad Keller (1909) Village of Landau, Beresan Colony. Hereinafter cited as Colonial Records at Odessa.
  2. [S267] Family No. 118, Christian Fleck household, 10th Revisionliste - 1 January 1858, Beresan Gebiet (Area), Odessa, population schedule, Landau, Black Sea German Russian Census Vol. 1, Germans From Russia Heritage Society, Bismarck, N.D. © 2003.
  3. [S255] Prof. Dr. Joseph J. Height, Colonial Records at Odessa.

Monika Fleck1

F, #1295, b. circa 1922
Pedigree
Father*Nikodemus Fleck1,2 b. 3 Oct 1896
Mother*Rosa Gerhard1,2 b. 29 Nov 1899
RelationshipNiece of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*She was born circa 1922.3,2 
She was 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”.4,5 
Marriage* Monika Fleck married (?) Frazinski.2  

Family

(?) Frazinski
Last Edited22 Mar 2016

Citations

  1. [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., obtained from Peter Bustch 20 Oct 2014.
  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 privately held by Robert Fleck, obtained from Peter Bustch 20 Oct 2014. I place Monika’s birth between an older brother Michael and a younger sister Berta. At the time of Monika’s father competed his EWZ documentation, she had married.
  4. [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.
  5. [S832] History of Steinfeld and its Inhabitants (German: Geschichte von Steinfeld und seine Einwohner), narrative history and genealogy, 2010 privately held by Robert Fleck.

Nicolas Fleck1

M, #1059
Pedigree
Relationship5th great-grandfather of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck Pedigree (#1)
Fleck Pedigree (#2)
Fleck, Nicolas Desc.
Residence* At his son's marriage he probably lived at Soultz-sous-Forêts, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France, even though the commune was recorded as Soultz.2 

Family
Child
Last Edited7 Apr 2013

Citations

  1. [S295] "Archives Départementales du Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France" database, Conseil Général du Bas-Rhin, URL=http://etat-civil.bas-rhin.fr/adeloch/. Hereinafter cited as Bas-Rhin Archives.
  2. [S295] "Bas-Rhin Archives", Catholic marriage record for Joannis Fleck and Maria Gertrude Linter, Lembach, M 1717-1773, Images 39.

Nikodemus Fleck1

M, #180, b. 3 October 1896
Pedigree
Father*Georg G Fleck2 b. 14 Nov 1854, d. 1915
Mother*Anna Frank2 b. c 1860, d. 1935
RelationshipBrother of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*He was born on 3 October 1896 in Landau, Odessa, Russia.2 
He was the son of Georg G Fleck and Anna Frank.2 
School attendance*Nikodemus attended German elementary school from 1905 to 1908.3 
Mlt active duty* From 1915 to 1917, he served in the Czarist Army. While not knowing his unit or where he served, we do know Nikodemus contracted typhoid fever while in the army. During his enlistment, Russia was fighting Germany and its allies in World War I. The Czar abdicated the throne in February 1917, and a provisional government composed of the parliament and Bolsheviks jointly ruled Russia.
     The following excerpt is from a letter Johann Fleck wrote in early April 1917. Johann, still in Steinfeld, Russia sent the letter to his brother George Fleck in Crosby, N. D. Johann wrote of the current events, “We now have a new government, a Republic—the emperor was dethroned. Now we hope that we can beat the Germans and all our other enemies. You asked for the address of brother Nikodemus, we will send it to you in Russian. Brother Matthias is in the military [also], but we have no address for him.”
     In the fall of 1917 the Bolsheviks completed the revolution, took over the government, and on March 3, 1918 signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Germany.3,4,5 
Marriage*He married Rosa Gerhard in Landau, Odessa, Russia, on 19 November 1918. Nikodemus was 22 years old. Rosa was 18.6,7,8,3 
(Witness) ResidenceHe lived with Anna Frank in 1919 at Landau, Odessa, Russia. Anna was widowed, her husband Georg—as near as can be determined—had died four years earlier. Except for her youngest child Anna, who had married Johann Glaser in 1918, the widow Anna’s three next youngest children, Nikodemus 23, Matthias 21, and Rosa 19 lived with her.9,10 
Residence* From 1923 to 1929 he and Rosa lived 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”.7,11 
Verschleppt*Nikodemus Fleck and Rosa Gerhard were taken (Verschleppt) 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.7,6,3,12,11 
Residence From 1929 to 1931 he and Rosa lived at Arkhangelsk, Russia.7,6 
Employment* In 1937, he was employed by the Kollektiv as a farm worker after returning from seven years in labor camps. Before his confinement, Nikodemus was self-employed in agriculture. However in the 1930s most farms of any size were forced into the Soviet collective farm system. Upon his return from the “Far North,” Nikodemus’ and his family again resided in Steinfeld. However, it is not known if Nikodemus then worked at the same farm, or Kollectiv, where he had worked the land as a self-employed landowner.3 
Residence From 1940 to 1941 he and Rosa lived at Odessa (city), Odessa, Russia.7 
Residence From 1941 to 1943 he and Rosa lived at Kudrawsk, Nikolajew Oblast, Ukraine.7 
Residence In October 1943 he and Rosa were at Schönfeld, Odessa, Russia. The family was only there for a short time.7 
Travel To*He and Rosa arrived at Tereschka on 17 December 1943. Since 30 Oct 1943, they had been "traveling in the Reich." 
Residence During January 1944 he and Rosa were at Fereschka, Kamenets-Podolsk, Ukraine. 
Residence On 29 January 1944 he and Rosa lived at Brunnstätter Str. Nr. 61, Lentschütz, Reichsgau Wartheland, Germany.7 
AnecdoteIn the fall of 1944, when Nikodemus was being processed for resettlement, several interesting items came to light: in his health card, we find that he was a rather small man at only 5 ft. 6 inches tall and weighing just under 138 pounds. Also among the illnesses it is noted that he had pleurisy in 1915, typhoid fever in 1917, and rheumatism in 1938. On the same card, he lists his marriage date as 1918. From this we might assume that he had a hard time remembering anniversaries, because in his wife Rosa’s health card we find that the couple was married on November 19th of that year. Also, Nikodemus states that 4 children were born to he and Rosa but that only two children were living in October of 1944. Rosa claims that she and Nikodemus had 5 children. It is noted that he spoke both German and Russian. Also at this time—out of 13 Fleck siblings—Nikodemus was the only surviving male who had not emigrated from Russia. When listing his siblings he wrote Anton, George, Raphael, and Michael. At some point he apparently remembered that Michael had died (in 1937) as he drew a line through Michael’s name. He also listed his surviving sisters as Monika Berger, Franziska Hommel, and Anna Glaser.3,8 
AnecdoteIn the 1958 obituary for his brother Ralph, Nikomdemus is listed as a surviving brother still in Russia.13 

Family

Rosa Gerhard b. 29 Nov 1899
Marriage*He married Rosa Gerhard in Landau, Odessa, Russia, on 19 November 1918. Nikodemus was 22 years old. Rosa was 18.6,7,8,3 
Children
Last Edited22 Mar 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. [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.
  4. [S744] Nikodemus Fleck; Captured German EWZ50 Records; Film:A3342EWZ50-A049 Anträge; Frames begin at: 684; Publisher: U.S. National Archives, College Park, Maryland, Copy Held at: Germans from Russia Heritage Society Library, Bismarck, N.D.
  5. [S607] Letter from Johann Fleck (Landau, Odessa, Russia) to George Fleck, 13 Apr 1917; Germans From Russia Historical Society Bismarck, N.D.. Printed in Aug 3, 1917 issue of the Nord-Dakota Herold.
  6. [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.
  7. [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.
  8. [S743] Rosa (Fleck) Gehard; Captured German EWZ57 Records; Film:LDS # 1806473 Einwandererkartei and Gesundheitskartei; Frames begin at: 2298; 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.
  9. [S722] Anna Frank (141); January 7, 1919 - December 7, 1919, "LISTS OF EMPLOYEES AND PEASANTS OF THE VOLOST. VILLAGE COMMUNITY RESOLUTIONS"; LANDAU VOLOST REVOLUTIONARY COMMITTEE, ODESSA REGIONAL STATE ARCHIVES FILE R8085-6-5; Germans from Russia Historical Society, accessed:5 Jul 2013.
  10. [S137] Lorraine (Fleck) McQuade, History of the Fleck Descendants, Vol. 2, Page 26, “Nick had married and was living at home with his widowed mother Anna. He was a clerk/postmaster.
  11. [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.
  12. [S746] "White Sea – Baltic Canal," Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia, URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/ Date Last Modified: 6 Oct 2013.
  13. [S137] Lorraine (Fleck) McQuade, History of the Fleck Descendants, Volume 2, Page 13.
  14. [S721] Michael Fleck; 1919 Birth Records [Jun - Aug]; LANDAU VOLOST REVOLUTIONARY COMMITTEE, ODESSA REGIONAL STATE ARCHIVES FILE R8085-6-5; Germans from Russia Historical Society, accessed: 3 Jan 2013.
  15. [S832] History of Steinfeld and its Inhabitants (German: Geschichte von Steinfeld und seine Einwohner), narrative history and genealogy, 2010 privately held by Robert Fleck, obtained from Peter Bustch 20 Oct 2014.

Paulette Andra Fleck

F, #192, b. 15 September 1958
Pedigree
Father*Ralph Markus Fleck1 b. 19 Feb 1920, d. 18 Oct 1978
Mother*Anna Marie Enerson1 b. 17 Jul 1920, d. Oct 1970
RelationshipGranddaughter of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*She was born on 15 September 1958 in Crosby, Divide Co., N.D., USA.1 
She is the daughter of Ralph Markus Fleck and Anna Marie Enerson.1 
Graduation* In 1976, Paulette graduated from Crosby High School, at Crosby, Divide Co., N.D., USA.1 
Last Edited25 Jun 2012

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 232. Hereinafter cited as History of the Fleck Descendants privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.