Maria Catherina Keller

F, #147, b. 16 May 1768
Pedigree
Father*George Michael Keller1 b. 7 May 1735, d. 24 Nov 1807
Mother*Maria Barbara Boltz1 b. 25 Apr 1742, d. 25 Feb 1781
Relationship2nd great-grandmother of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck Pedigree (#1)
Fleck Pedigree (#2)
Birth*She was born on 16 May 1768 in Leimersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. 
She was the daughter of George Michael Keller and Maria Barbara Boltz.1 
Marriage* Circa 1790, Maria Catherina Keller married Philipp Jakob Heidt, son of Johann Georg Heidt and Anna Elizabeth Strohmeier.  
Immigration*She and Philipp immigrated to Russia in 1808 , along with their children Maria Elizabeth Heidt and Catherine Franziska Heidt.1  
Death*She died in Landau, Odessa, Russia. 

Family

Philipp Jakob Heidt b. 4 Mar 1768, d. c 1816
Children
Last Edited26 Sep 2014

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 20D. Hereinafter cited as History of the Fleck Descendants privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.

Elizabeth Letzelter

F, #1017, b. 1738, d. 18 November 1783
Pedigree
Father*Philipp Letzelter
Mother*Katharina Naas
Relationship3rd great-grandmother of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck Pedigree (#1)
Fleck Pedigree (#2)
Birth*She was born in 1738.1 
She was the daughter of Philipp Letzelter and Katharina Naas. 
Marriage* Elizabeth Letzelter married Johann Adam Schlick.2,3  
Death* On 18 November 1783, she died in Fischbach bei Dahn, Südwestpfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.1 

Family

Johann Adam Schlick b. 9 Sep 1739, d. 19 Feb 1795
Child
Last Edited14 Jun 2011

Citations

  1. [S300] Helfrich (Alfons) and Braun (Bernhard) and Bernhard (Emil), Register zu den Kirchenbüchern der katholischen Pfarrei Fischbach (bei Dahn) und der Filiale Schönau, 1657-1805 (publisher and publication date unknown), Title in English: Register of the church records of the Catholic parish of Fischbach bei Dahn and Schönau, 1657-1805, the register shows that she was 45 years old when she died. Hereinafter cited as Church Records of Catholic parish of Fischbach bei Dahn and Schönau.
  2. [S300] Helfrich (Alfons) and Braun (Bernhard) and Bernhard (Emil), Church Records of Catholic parish of Fischbach bei Dahn and Schönau.
  3. [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 Johannes Fleck and Margaretha Schlick, Wingen, M 1793-An IV, Image 18. Hereinafter cited as Bas-Rhin Archives.

Philipp Letzelter

M, #1042
Pedigree
Relationship4th great-grandfather of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck Pedigree (#1)
Fleck Pedigree (#2)
Marriage*Philipp Letzelter married Katharina Naas.  

Family

Katharina Naas
Child
Last Edited8 Jun 2011

Joannis Wilhelm Linter

M, #1060
Pedigree
Relationship5th great-grandfather of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck Pedigree (#1)
Fleck Pedigree (#2)
Residence* At Maria's marriage he lived in Zinswiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France.1 
Employment*There he was employed by the iron works as an inspector.1 

Family
Child
Last Edited21 Sep 2015

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 Joannis Fleck and Maria Gertrude Linter, Lembach, M 1717-1773, Images 11. Hereinafter cited as Bas-Rhin Archives.

Maria Gertrude Linter1

F, #1041
Pedigree
Father*Joannis Wilhelm Linter2
Relationship4th great-grandmother of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck Pedigree (#1)
Fleck Pedigree (#2)
Fleck, Nicolas Desc.
Maria Gertrude Linter was the daughter of Joannis Wilhelm Linter.2 
Marriage* On 14 September 1722, Maria Gertrude Linter married Joannis Georg Fleck, son of Nicolas Fleck, in Lembach, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France.2  
Death*She died in Lembach, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France.3 
Burial* On 30 March 1729, her remains were buried. Father J. Böhler presided at the burial. Witnesses were Joannis Georg (recorded as Georg) Fleck—Gertrude’s husband—and Joannis Schriberger.3 

Family

Joannis Georg Fleck d. 9 Apr 1747
Children
Last Edited30 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 Catherine Barbara Eyer, Lembach, M 1717-1773, Images 69-70. 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 11.
  3. [S295] "Bas-Rhin Archives", Catholic death record for Maria Gertrude Linter, Lembach, S 1717-1778, Image 18.
  4. [S295] "Bas-Rhin Archives", Catholic birth record for Joseph Fleck, Lembach, B 1717-1748, Image 61.
  5. [S295] "Bas-Rhin Archives", Catholic birth record for Maria Barbara Fleck, Lembach, B 1717-1748, Image 77.

Genoveva Michel1

F, #143, b. 1830, d. 9 December 1867
Pedigree
Father*Johann Michel2
RelationshipGrandmother of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck Pedigree
Fleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*She was born in 1830.3 
She was the daughter of Johann Michel.2 
Marriage* Circa 1845, Genoveva Michel married Georg Fleck, son of Georg Fleck and Catherine Franziska Heidt.3  
Death* On 9 December 1867, she died in Landau, Odessa, Russia.4 
Burial* On 11 December 1867, her remains were buried in the Landau community cemetery by priest Leibham.4 

Census

DateCensus AuthorityPlace Where Census Taken
1858RussianLandau, Odessa, Russia3

Family

Georg Fleck b. c 1823, d. a 1891
Children
Last Edited4 Nov 2011

Citations

  1. [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., The transcription shows the mother's name as Genoveva Michel.
  2. [S283] Isabella Fleck, transcribed Death Record.
  3. [S266] Family No. 118, 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.
  4. [S284] Genoveva 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. 70, No. 78, privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz., the transcription states that she was the “Wife of surviving colonist Georg [Fleck]” and that she was 37 years.
  5. [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.
  6. [S281] Isabella 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. 80, No. 45, privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  7. [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 the birth date is shown as 10 Aug 1865 and Baptismal date as 9 Aug 1865.

Johann Michel1

M, #1028
Pedigree
RelationshipGreat-grandfather of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck Pedigree

Family
Child
Last Edited18 May 2011

Citations

  1. [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 Isabella Fleck’s mother is listed as Genoveva Michel, daughter of Johann Michel.
  2. [S283] Isabella Fleck, transcribed Death Record.

Ralph Mitchell

M, #1185, b. 21 June 1903, d. 21 December 1973
Pedigree
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*He was born on 21 June 1903 in Landau, Odessa, Russia.1 
Emigration*He emigrated in 1911 from Russia with his parents.1 
Naturalization*He was naturalized in 1915 in Sask., Canada.1 
Marriage*He married Elizabeth Fleck, daughter of Baltasar Fleck and Carolina Ehrmantraut.2  
Voter List*He and Elizabeth Fleck appeared on the Weyburn Electoral District voter list of 1945, 1953, 1962, and 1972 at Midale, Sask., Canada.3 
Death* On 21 December 1973, at age 70 he died in Estevan, Sask., Canada.4 
Burial* His remains were buried in Souris Valley Memorial Gardens at Estevan, Sask., Canada.4 

Census

DateCensus AuthorityPlace Where Census Taken
1916CanadianCambria, Torquay, Sask., Canada5
1921CanadianCambria, Torquay, Sask., Canada6

Family

Elizabeth Fleck b. 1 Jul 1909, d. 7 Dec 1977
Marriage*Ralph Mitchell married Elizabeth Fleck, daughter of Baltasar Fleck and Carolina Ehrmantraut.2  
Last Edited26 Dec 2016

Citations

  1. [S624] Mathias Mitchel household, 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, Weyburn, Sask., population schedule, Enumeration District 31, sub district 1, sheet 19, dwelling 189, family 189, Library and Archives Canada Film Number T-21946, URL=https://beta.familysearch.org, accessed: 29 Dec 2010.
  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 237. Hereinafter cited as History of the Fleck Descendants privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  3. [S632] Ralph Mitchell, 1945 Canadian Voter List, Weyburn, Saskatchewan Electoral District, Page 2, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Voters Lists, Federal Elections, 1935-1980 Reel:M-4831.
  4. [S625] "Cemetery Listing:Estevan, Sask. Canada," database, Odessa Digital Library, URL=http://www.odessa3.org/
  5. [S624] Mathias Mitchel household, 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, Weyburn, Sask., family name spelled Michel in the census.
  6. [S1014] Mathias Mitchel household, 1921 Census of Canada, Weyburn, Sask., population schedule, Enumeration District 229, sub-district 1, sheet 7, dwelling 69, family 69, Series RG31, Ancestry.com.

Apolonia Muller

F, #1035, b. 1802
Pedigree
ChartsFleck Pedigree
Birth*She was born in 1802 in Herxheim am Berg, Bad Dürkheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. 
Marriage* Apolonia Muller married Johann Zimmermann, son of Martin Zimmermann.  

Family

Johann Zimmermann b. 1802
Child
Last Edited26 May 2011

Shirley Lorraine Myhra

F, #4, b. 15 August 1923, d. 21 June 2019
Pedigree
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*She was born on 15 August 1923 at home on the family farm in Upland Twp., Divide Co., N.D., USA. 
School attendance*Shirley attended Upland # 1 in Upland Twp., Divide Co., N.D., USA. 
Marriage*She married Anton Robert Fleck, son of George Lawrence Fleck and Anna Marie Fleck, in Plentywood, Sheridan Co., Mont., USA, on 19 May 1942. Shirley was 18 years old. Anton was 24. 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.1 
Residence* She and Anton 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 1977, she retired from Red Owl Store at Crosby, Divide Co., N.D., USA. 
Anecdote*Besides her religious views, and unquestioned family loyalty, Shirley stood for many things during her life. She was honest to a fault, talented in a self-learned way, discovered healthy eating for herself and her family, practiced healthy living, and was intelligent, loving, and thrifty.
     1. Honesty: she could not tell lies, even innocent fibs. She did the right thing when no one was watching, and she expected that behavior of her children.
     2. Self-learned Ways: furniture was expensive for the family. Shirley learned carpentry, and from her lovely plywood built end tables, book shelves, night stands, corner cupboards, and dressers. On the sewing machine she was a wiz: dresses, including wedding gowns for her girls and shirts for her boys—even a leisure suit. There was always partially cut pieces of cloth on tables and benches waiting for her to sew. She crocheted rugs, caps, and even a wedding dress. She knitted, darned, and patched jeans for her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren.
     3. Baking: Ask some of the older generation if Shirley could cook. Every day for years she baked cookies for Neumann Drug lunch counter (to her dismay, when she delivered them at noon she could not keep the family dog, Booty, from making the trip running alongside the car. She probably wouldn’t have minded this much, except Booty invariably got far enough ahead so he could do his toilet on the Court House lawn). Ask people who ate her and Ruth Peterson’s meals for the Kiwanis, and those that bought pies and cookies Shirley baked and sold. Perhaps we are biased, but ask any of her kids who was the best cook. They knew she made the best bread, lefse, date bars, raisin rock cookies, pies, beef roasts, and potato salad in Divide County.
     4. Healthy eating: Shirley, before whole wheat flour was available in Crosby, bought a coffee grinder. She got wheat from the local elevators and ground her own whole wheat for bread. Her daughters swear by her daily vinegar-honey-water before breakfast drink. Some might disagree on this, but she often went vegetarian (yea, many of her meat-eating habits rubbed off on her kids). She made her own yogurt until a few years ago and always saved water from boiling potatoes and vegetables for her soups. And most important to her, “Never eat too much of anything, it’s not good for you.”
     5. Intelligent and learned: Shirley was a standout in math. She never took math beyond geometry, yet she solved high school trigonometry homework for her kids. However, often she couldn’t explain how she derived the answers. She read voraciously and spent hours reading aloud to her children. Early on, Shirley was a Republican, and could hold her own in arguments with our Roosevelt-Democrat father.
     6. Loving: Probably no need to say much more than she could never hold back tears when any of her kids were leaving Crosby.
     7. Thrifty: Shirley probably not unique in her age group, but she was extremely thrifty. “I never forgot the Dirty Thirties,” She told us often. Saving included plastic bags, potato skins and coffee grounds for gardens. Saving money could interfere with her sense of loyalty. Mom was a Red Owl shopper, some people shopped only at Larson’s. So if peas were 30 cents a can at Red Owl, she would send one of us to Larson’s to get the 25 cent a can deal across the street.
     Did Shirley have faults? Her house was mostly clean, but normally in disarray and might even have the appearance of “a little dirty.” She probably loved her family too much and she could not always deny them when it was perhaps the “right thing to do."2 
Death* On 21 June 2019, at age 95 she died at St. Luke's Medical Center in Crosby, Divide Co., N.D., USA. She had been admitted four days earlier on Tuesday.3 
Funeral*Shirley's funeral was held at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Crosby, Divide Co., N.D., USA, on 27 June 2019. Celebrant was Reverend Bill Cosgrove. Tributes were given by Shirley’s granddaughters Stephanie Schock and Erika Wolf Miller. Casket Bearers were her grandsons Anthony and Patrick Wolf; Derek Fleck; Ryland, Preston, Kirby, and Tyler Fleck; and Jackson and Matthew Nichols.3,4 
Burial Her remains were buried in St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery at Crosby, Divide Co., N.D., USA. She was buried between her husband Tony and her son Doug.3,4 

Family

Anton Robert Fleck b. 24 Apr 1918, d. 17 Jul 2003
Marriage*She married Anton Robert Fleck, son of George Lawrence Fleck and Anna Marie Fleck, in Plentywood, Sheridan Co., Mont., USA, on 19 May 1942. Shirley was 18 years old. Anton was 24. 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.1 
Children
Last Edited9 Aug 2019

Citations

  1. [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.
  2. [S1158] Crosby Journal, Crosby, N.D., 26 Jun 2019, Shirley (Myhra) Fleck obituary, Digital News Collection privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  3. [S1158] Crosby Journal, Shirley (Myhra) Fleck obituary, Digital News Collection.
  4. [S17] Funeral Card, Shirley Lorraine (Myhra) Fleck, Digital Image Collection privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  5. [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.

Maria Müeller

F, #1213, b. 20 March 1920
Pedigree
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*She was born on 20 March 1920 in leichtling, Dobrinka, Russia.1 
Marriage* On 18 June 1938, Maria Müeller married Raphael Berger, son of Raphael Berger and Monika Fleck, in Steinfeld, Odessa, Russia. Maria was 18 years old. Raphael was 21. Both Raphael and Maria's fathers were taken away (Verschleppt) the year before the couple was married.1 
Residence* From 1941 to 1943 she and Raphael lived at Blagodatnoje, Odessa, Russia.2 
Travel To*She and Raphael arrived at Liegnitz, Schlesien, Freistaat Preußen, Germany, on 18 November 1943. They lived at Burgstrasse 56.2 
Naturalization*She and Raphael Berger were naturalized in 1944 in Germany. The family still lived at the Burgstrasse 56 address when they received their Überschrift Der Einbürgerungsurkunde (German Naturalization Certificate.)2 

Family

Raphael Berger b. 16 Feb 1917
Children
Last Edited16 Dec 2013

Citations

  1. [S736] Maria (Müeller) 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.
  2. [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.

Katharina Naas

F, #1043
Pedigree
Relationship4th great-grandmother of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck Pedigree (#1)
Fleck Pedigree (#2)
Marriage* Katharina Naas married Philipp Letzelter.  

Family

Philipp Letzelter
Child
Last Edited8 Jun 2011

Norma Jean Petty1

F, #165, b. 6 October 1930, d. 30 July 2013
Pedigree
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*She was born on 6 October 1930 in Torrington, Goshen Co., Wyo., USA.2 
Marriage* On 6 October 1947, Norma Jean Petty married Chris Boyd Fleck, son of George Lawrence Fleck and Anna Marie Fleck, in Torrington, Goshen Co., Wyo., USA. Norma was 17 years old. Chris was 21.2,1 
Residence In July 1960 she and Chris lived at 1214 Logan Ave., Cheyenne, Laramie Co., Wyo., USA.3 
Residence* In 1989 she and Chris lived at 2500 Winwood Dr., Cheyenne, Laramie Co., Wyo., USA.4 
Residence In 1993 she and Chris lived at 920 Hillcrest Rd, Cheyenne, Laramie Co., Wyo., USA.4 
Death* On 30 July 2013, at age 82 she died in Cheyenne, Laramie Co., Wyo., USA.5 

Family

Chris Boyd Fleck b. 24 Aug 1926, d. 13 Jul 2001
Children
Last Edited14 Jul 2020

Citations

  1. [S1224] "Wyoming, Marriage Records, 1941-1966," database, Ancestry.com, URL=http://ancestry.com/, Chris Fleck and Norma Petty marriage record, accessed: 14 Jul 2020.
  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 230. Hereinafter cited as History of the Fleck Descendants privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  3. [S526] City Directory for Cheyenne, Wyoming, 1960 (Kansas City, Missouri: R.L. Polk & Company, ©1960), accessed: Ancestry.com, 1 Jun 2012. Hereinafter cited as 1960 Cheyenne Directory.
  4. [S176] U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1 (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com, 2010), Chris B Fleck entry, accessed 4 May 2011. Hereinafter cited as U.S. Pub Rcds, Vol 1.
  5. [S731] Norma Petty, unknown file number, Social Security Death Index, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com, 2013). Information derived from the Social Security Death Index, Master File. Hereinafter cited as SSDI - N. Fleck.
  6. [S249] Wyoming Tribune-Eagle, Cheyenne, Wyo., 1 Jan 2000, Chris B. Fleck, Jr. obituary, Digital News Collection privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  7. [S137] Lorraine (Fleck) McQuade, History of the Fleck Descendants, Volume 1, Page 231.

Catherine Pfeifer

F, #889, d. after April 1792
Pedigree
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Marriage BannMarriage banns for Catherine Pfeifer and Johannes Fleck were published at parish of Obersteinbach in Neunhoffen, Dambach, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France.1 
Marriage*She married Johannes Fleck, son of Joseph Fleck and Catherine Barbara Eyer, in Wingen, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France, on 6 October 1780. Johannes was 24 Catherine was a daughter of Georges and Madeleine Weis of Neunhoffen, parish of Obersteinbach. Witnesses were Francis Joseph Fleck from Wingen, older brother of Johannes, Christian Dentzel from Wingen, and Jacob Gasser, stepfather of Catherine. P. Krug was the officiating priest.2 
Death* After April 1792, she died. 

Family

Johannes Fleck b. 14 Dec 1755, d. 21 Nov 1804
Children
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/, banns record for Johannes Fleck and Catherine Pfeifer, Obersteinbach 1742-1782, Image 61. Hereinafter cited as Bas-Rhin Archives.
  2. [S295] "Bas-Rhin Archives", Catholic marriage record for Johannes Fleck and Catherine Pfeifer, Wingen, BMS 1742-1782, Image 162.
  3. [S295] "Bas-Rhin Archives", Catholic birth record for Catherine Barbara Fleck, Wingen, BN 1742-1782, Image 3.
  4. [S295] "Bas-Rhin Archives", Catholic death record for Catherine Barbara Fleck, Wingen, BN 1783-1792, Image 3.
  5. [S295] "Bas-Rhin Archives", Catholic death record for Johannes Adam Fleck, Wingen, BN 1783-1792, Image 16.
  6. [S295] "Bas-Rhin Archives", Catholic birth record for Johannes Fleck, Wingen, BN 1783-1792, Image 27.
  7. [S295] "Bas-Rhin Archives", Catholic birth record for Maria Catherina Fleck, Wingen, BN 1783-1792, Image 39.

Randy M. Rayda

M, #209, b. 28 December 1958
Pedigree
Father*Richard Arthur Rayda1 b. 13 Oct 1919, d. 8 Feb 1991
Mother*Agnes Joann Fleck1 b. 30 Apr 1932
RelationshipGrandson of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
(Witness) AnecdoteIn 1957 the spelling of the family name was changed from Rejda to the phonetically spelled Rayda.1 
Birth*He was born on 28 December 1958 in Laramie, Albany Co., Wyo., USA.1 
He is the son of Richard Arthur Rayda and Agnes Joann Fleck.1 
(Witness) ResidenceHe lived with Richard Arthur Rayda and Agnes Joann Fleck in 1959 at 1420 Fetterman Dr., Laramie, Albany Co., Wyo., USA.2 
(Witness) FuneralHe was a pallbearer at the funeral of Chris Boyd Fleck Jr.3 
Residence* In 2005 he lived at Westminster, Adams Co. and Jefferson Co., Colo., USA.4 
Last Edited8 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 231. Hereinafter cited as History of the Fleck Descendants privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  2. [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.
  3. [S249] Wyoming Tribune-Eagle, Cheyenne, Wyo., 1 Jan 2000, Chris B. Fleck, Jr. obituary, Digital News Collection privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  4. [S23] Laramie Bomerang, Laramie Wyo., Jun 28 2005, Ronald Rayda obituary, Digital News Collection privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.

Richard Arthur Rayda

M, #169, b. 13 October 1919, d. 8 February 1991
Pedigree
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*He was born on 13 October 1919 in the family home in Omaha, Douglas Co., Neb., USA.1 
Graduation* In 1938, Richard graduated from Torrington High School, at Torrington, Goshen Co., Wyo., USA.1 
Draft Regsratn*He registered for the draft of World War II on 16 October 1940 at Local Board # 1, Torrington, Goshen Co., Wyo., USA. When he registered, Richard was listed as being 6 feet tall and weighing 160 lbs. He had blue eyes, brown hair, and a ruddy complexion. At the time he was in the CCCs (Civilian Conservation Corps) at Veteran, Wyoming.2 
Mlt active duty* From 1941 to 1945, he served in the US Army.1 
Marriage*He married Agnes Joann Fleck, daughter of George Lawrence Fleck and Anna Marie Fleck, in Torrington, Goshen Co., Wyo., USA, on 29 December 1948. Richard was 29 years old. Agnes was 16.1 
Employment* In 1949, he was employed as an insurance salesman.3 
Residence In 1949 he and Agnes lived in the basement of 1017 Gibbon, Laramie, Albany Co., Wyo., USA.3 
Employment In 1953, he was employed by Laramie Investment Co. at 213 Ivinson Ave., Laramie, Albany Co., Wyo., USA, as the office manager.4 
Anecdote*In 1957 the spelling of the family name was changed from Rejda to the phonetically spelled Rayda.5 
Residence In 1959 he and Agnes lived at 1420 Fetterman Dr., Laramie, Albany Co., Wyo., USA.6 
Occupation*He owned and operated Rich Rayda Agency in Laramie, Albany Co., Wyo., USA.1 
Anecdote*In 1974, he was elected state president of the Wyoming Association of Realtors.1 
Residence* In 1986 he and Agnes lived at 2608 Park Ave., Laramie, Albany Co., Wyo., USA.5 
Death* On 8 February 1991, at age 71 he died at Ivinson Memorial Hospital in Laramie, Albany Co., Wyo., USA.1 
Funeral*Richard's funeral was held at St. Laurence O'Toole in Laramie, Albany Co., Wyo., USA, on 13 February 1991; Rev. Father Gerald Sullivan officiated.1 
Burial On 13 February 1991, his remains were buried in Greenhill Cemetery at Laramie, Albany Co., Wyo., USA, Row P, Lot 103, Space 8.7,1 

Census

DateCensus AuthorityPlace Where Census Taken
1920United States5128 S 23rd St., Ward 6, Ohmaha, Douglas, Neb., USA8
1930United States2719 9th Str, Ohmaha, Douglas, Neb., USA9
1940Unted StatesJay Em, Goshen Co., Wyo., USA10

Family

Agnes Joann Fleck b. 30 Apr 1932
Marriage*Richard Arthur Rayda married Agnes Joann Fleck, daughter of George Lawrence Fleck and Anna Marie Fleck, in Torrington, Goshen Co., Wyo., USA, on 29 December 1948. Richard was 29 years old. Agnes was 16.1 
Children
Last Edited31 May 2017

Citations

  1. [S529] newspaper unknown, no date, Obituary:"Richard Arthur Rayda dies", Digital News Collection privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  2. [S1063] Richard Arthur (Rayda) Rejda, Registrant, Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II, Goshen Co., Wyo., Microfilm roll: 44048_02_00005, accessed: URL=www.fold3.com/.
  3. [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.
  4. [S531] City Directory for Laramie, Wyoming, 1953 (Kansas City, Missouri: R.L. Polk & Company, ©1953), accessed: Ancestry.com, 4 Jun 2012. Hereinafter cited as 1953 Laramie Directory.
  5. [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.
  6. [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.
  7. [S32] "Greenhill Cemetery Listing," database, City of Laramie, URL=http://www.ci.laramie.wy.us/cityservices/cemetery/, Rayda entry, accessed: 12 Aug 2010.
  8. [S1068] John Markovetz household, 1920 U.S. Census, Douglas Co., Neb., population schedule, Ohmaha, Enumeration District 67, sheet 4B, dwelling 68, family 81, National Archives micropublication T625_898; Image: 223.
  9. [S1067] Fred (Rayda) Rejda household, 1930 U.S. Census, Douglas Co., Neb., population schedule, Ohmaha, Enumeration District 0053, sheet 15A, dwelling 210, family 212, National Archives micropublication Rolll:1274; Image:785.0.
  10. [S1069] Anna M. Walson household, 1940 U.S. Census, Goshen Co., Wyo., population schedule, Jay Em, Enumeration District 8-2, sheet 2B, Household No.: 40, National Archives micropublication Roll T627_4570.

Roger Kent Rayda1

M, #206, b. 30 May 1952
Pedigree
Father*Richard Arthur Rayda2 b. 13 Oct 1919, d. 8 Feb 1991
Mother*Agnes Joann Fleck2 b. 30 Apr 1932
RelationshipGrandson of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*He was born on 30 May 1952.3 
He is the son of Richard Arthur Rayda and Agnes Joann Fleck.2 
(Witness) AnecdoteIn 1957 the spelling of the family name was changed from Rejda to the phonetically spelled Rayda.2 
(Witness) ResidenceHe lived with Richard Arthur Rayda and Agnes Joann Fleck in 1959 at 1420 Fetterman Dr., Laramie, Albany Co., Wyo., USA.4 
Graduation* In 1970, Roger graduated from Laramie High School, at Laramie, Albany Co., Wyo., USA. 
(Witness) FuneralHe was a pallbearer at the funeral of Manuel Strauch in 1984.5,6 
(Witness) FuneralHe was a pallbearer at the funeral of Ronald Rich Rayda in 2005; the Rev. Fr. James Schumacher officiated.7 
Last Edited3 Aug 2014

Citations

  1. [S536] "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, Ancestry.com, URL=http://ancestry.com/, Andrew Rayda birth record, accessed:8 Jun 2012.
  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. [S533] Letter from Sharon Rayda (1720 Mill, Laramie Wyo.) to Robert Fleck, 19 Jul 2004; privately held by Robert Fleck Green Valley, Ariz.
  4. [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.
  5. [S17] Funeral Card, Manuel Strauch, Digital Image Collection privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  6. [S100] Unknown Source, no date, Manuel Strauch obituary, Digital News Collection privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  7. [S17] Funeral Card, Ronald Rayda, Digital Image Collection.

Roman Paul Rayda

M, #210, b. 11 October 1961, d. 16 August 1995
Pedigree
Father*Richard Arthur Rayda1 b. 13 Oct 1919, d. 8 Feb 1991
Mother*Agnes Joann Fleck1 b. 30 Apr 1932
RelationshipGrandson of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
(Witness) AnecdoteIn 1957 the spelling of the family name was changed from Rejda to the phonetically spelled Rayda.1 
Birth*He was born on 11 October 1961 in Laramie, Albany Co., Wyo., USA.1 
He was the son of Richard Arthur Rayda and Agnes Joann Fleck.1 
Death* On 16 August 1995, at age 33 he died.2 
Burial* His remains were buried in Greenhill Cemetery at Laramie, Albany Co., Wyo., USA.3 
Last Edited8 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 231. Hereinafter cited as History of the Fleck Descendants privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  2. [S533] Letter from Sharon Rayda (1720 Mill, Laramie Wyo.) to Robert Fleck, 19 Jul 2004; privately held by Robert Fleck Green Valley, Ariz.
  3. [S32] "Greenhill Cemetery Listing," database, City of Laramie, URL=http://www.ci.laramie.wy.us/cityservices/cemetery/, Rayda entry, accessed: 12 Aug 2010.

Ronald Rich Rayda

M, #207, b. 1 September 1954, d. 25 June 2005
Pedigree
Father*Richard Arthur Rayda1 b. 13 Oct 1919, d. 8 Feb 1991
Mother*Agnes Joann Fleck1 b. 30 Apr 1932
RelationshipGrandson of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*He was born on 1 September 1954 in Laramie, Albany Co., Wyo., USA.2 
He was the son of Richard Arthur Rayda and Agnes Joann Fleck.1 
(Witness) AnecdoteIn 1957 the spelling of the family name was changed from Rejda to the phonetically spelled Rayda.1 
(Witness) ResidenceHe lived with Richard Arthur Rayda and Agnes Joann Fleck in 1959 at 1420 Fetterman Dr., Laramie, Albany Co., Wyo., USA.3 
Employment* In 1978, he was employed by Morgan Gas Company. At the time of his death he was a field coordinator for the company.2 
Death* On 25 June 2005, at age 50 he died at Rob Roy Reservoir while fishing in Albany Co., Wyo., USA.2 
Funeral*Ronald's funeral was held at St. Laurence O'Toole in Laramie, Albany Co., Wyo., USA, on 29 June 2005. Serving as pallbearers were Roger Kent Rayda and Russell John Rayda; the Rev. Fr. James Schumacher officiated.4 
Burial His remains were buried in Greenhill Cemetery at Laramie, Albany Co., Wyo., USA, Row P, Lot 104, Space 8.5,6 
Last Edited17 May 2017

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 231. Hereinafter cited as History of the Fleck Descendants privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  2. [S23] Laramie Bomerang, Laramie Wyo., Jun 28 2005, Ronald Rayda obituary, Digital News Collection privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  3. [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.
  4. [S17] Funeral Card, Ronald Rayda, Digital Image Collection privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  5. [S17] Funeral Card, Rayda entry, accessed: 12 Aug 2010, Digital Image Collection.
  6. [S32] "Greenhill Cemetery Listing," database, City of Laramie, URL=http://www.ci.laramie.wy.us/cityservices/cemetery/, Rayda entry, accessed: 12 Aug 2010.

Russell John Rayda

M, #208, b. 23 June 1957
Pedigree
Father*Richard Arthur Rayda1 b. 13 Oct 1919, d. 8 Feb 1991
Mother*Agnes Joann Fleck1 b. 30 Apr 1932
RelationshipGrandson of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
(Witness) AnecdoteIn 1957 the spelling of the family name was changed from Rejda to the phonetically spelled Rayda.1 
Birth*He was born on 23 June 1957 in Laramie, Albany Co., Wyo., USA.2 
He is the son of Richard Arthur Rayda and Agnes Joann Fleck.1 
(Witness) ResidenceHe lived with Richard Arthur Rayda and Agnes Joann Fleck in 1959 at 1420 Fetterman Dr., Laramie, Albany Co., Wyo., USA.3 
Graduation* In 1975, Russell graduated from Laramie High School, at Laramie, Albany Co., Wyo., USA. 
(Witness) FuneralHe was a pallbearer at the funeral of Chris Boyd Fleck Jr.4 
(Witness) FuneralHe was a pallbearer at the funeral of Ronald Rich Rayda in 2005; the Rev. Fr. James Schumacher officiated.5 
Last Edited25 Jun 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 231. Hereinafter cited as History of the Fleck Descendants privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  2. [S533] Letter from Sharon Rayda (1720 Mill, Laramie Wyo.) to Robert Fleck, 19 Jul 2004; privately held by Robert Fleck Green Valley, Ariz.
  3. [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.
  4. [S249] Wyoming Tribune-Eagle, Cheyenne, Wyo., 1 Jan 2000, Chris B. Fleck, Jr. obituary, Digital News Collection privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  5. [S17] Funeral Card, Ronald Rayda, Digital Image Collection privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.

Helene Rollhauser

F, #1209, b. 8 November 1901
Pedigree
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*She was born on 8 November 1901 in Husaren, Kamenski, Russia.1 
Marriage* On 22 June 1926, Helene Rollhauser married Georg Berger, son of Raphael Berger and Monika Fleck, in Steinfeld, Odessa, Russia. Helene was 24 years old. Georg was 20.1 
Residence* On 2 December 1944 in the resettlement process she was funneled through at Topola, Lentschütz, Reichsgau Wartheland, Germany.1 

Family

Georg Berger b. 5 Feb 1906, d. 15 Feb 1945
Children
Last Edited16 Sep 2013

Citations

  1. [S739] Helene (Rollhauser) Berger; Captured German EWZ50 Records; Film:A3342EWZ50-A048 Anträge; Frames begin at: 2362; Publisher: U.S. National Archives, College Park, Maryland, Copy Held at: Germans from Russia Heritage Society Library, Bismarck, N.D.

Johann Adam Schlick

M, #1016, b. 9 September 1739, d. 19 February 1795
Pedigree
Relationship3rd great-grandfather of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck Pedigree (#1)
Fleck Pedigree (#2)
Birth*He was born on 9 September 1739.1 
Marriage*He married Elizabeth Letzelter, daughter of Philipp Letzelter and Katharina Naas.1,2  
Employment* In 1795, at the time of his daughter Margaretha’s marriage to Johannes Fleck, he was serving as mayor of Fischbach bei Dahn, Südwestpfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.2 
Death* On 19 February 1795, at age 55 he died (recorded as 1 Ventôse Year III of the French Republican Calendar) in Wingen, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. “Today, first of Ventôse in the third year of the French Republic, at 2 PM appeared before me Bernard Louis Gemeiner, member of the town-council of Wingen to register this act in the town hall, the citizen Johannes Fleck, national forester in Wingen and 31 years old, tenant of the citizen Johann Adam Schlick who came from Fischbach to Wingen in order to serve as a police officer of the Republic, and also Georg Walther, plowman, about 42 years old, citizen living in Wingen. They declared that Johann Adam Schlick died at 2 AM in the house of the aforesaid tenant at the aforesaid date. According to this declaration I went at once to the mentioned house to make certain of the death of the aforesaid Johann Adam Schlick and wrote the present act in the town hall the day, month and year as said above”.3 

Family

Elizabeth Letzelter b. 1738, d. 18 Nov 1783
Child
Last Edited25 Sep 2014

Citations

  1. [S300] Helfrich (Alfons) and Braun (Bernhard) and Bernhard (Emil), Register zu den Kirchenbüchern der katholischen Pfarrei Fischbach (bei Dahn) und der Filiale Schönau, 1657-1805 (publisher and publication date unknown), Title in English: Register of the church records of the Catholic parish of Fischbach bei Dahn and Schönau, 1657-1805. Hereinafter cited as Church Records of Catholic parish of Fischbach bei Dahn and Schönau.
  2. [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 Johannes Fleck and Margaretha Schlick, Wingen, M 1793-An IV, Image 18. Hereinafter cited as Bas-Rhin Archives.
  3. [S295] "Bas-Rhin Archives", death record for Johann Schlick, Wingen, D 1793 An IV, Image 15 (Full translation of the death record on 25 Sep 2014 provided by Jeanleon39 on Ancestry.com).

Margaretha Schlick

F, #149, b. 7 June 1777, d. 22 August 1861
Pedigree
Father*Johann Adam Schlick1 b. 9 Sep 1739, d. 19 Feb 1795
Mother*Elizabeth Letzelter1,2 b. 1738, d. 18 Nov 1783
Relationship2nd great-grandmother of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck Pedigree (#1)
Fleck Pedigree (#2)
Fleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*She was born on 7 June 1777 in Fischbach bei Dahn, Südwestpfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.3,4,2 
She was the daughter of Johann Adam Schlick and Elizabeth Letzelter.1,2 
Anecdote*In the Wingen birth records for Christian and Matthias Fleck, the record writer mistakenly listed their mother as Maria Catharina Schlick. In the birth records for her middle children, Margaretha is listed as Anna Margaretha Schlick. Perhaps this is not too surprising: in looking at the names of Margaretha’s siblings we see that all but two were females of whom five died quite young. Her parents, in some cases, reused names. The Book-Fischbach bei Dahn and Schönau records show the following recorded names for Margaretha’s sisters: Maria Katharina born 11 Nov 1762, Maria Katharina 1 Nov 1764, Anna Maria born 20 Mar 1767 and died 17 Sep 1767, Maria Eva born 2 Oct 1768, Maria Anna (no birth entry for this sister, perhaps this person is Anna Maria) died 6 Jun 1774, Magdalena born 11 Apr 1774 and died 11 Sep 1778, and Katharina Franziska born 17 Jan 1780 and died 8 Feb 1784.2,5 
Marriage* On 16 February 1795, Margaretha Schlick married Johannes Fleck, son of Joseph Fleck and Catherine Barbara Eyer, in Wingen, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. Margaretha was 17 years old. Johannes was 39. At the time of their marriage, Margaretha's father was the mayor of Fischbach.1 
Immigration*She immigrated to Russia on 11 November 1809 , along with her children Christian Fleck, Georg Fleck, Matthias Fleck, Margaretha Fleck and Maria Catherina Fleck . They were original colonists and founders of Landau.3 
Event-Misc*She was listed in the economic report for German colonists in Russia in 1811 at Landau, Odessa, Russia.
     The report was started in 1811 and completed in the same year. From it we learn that Landau had a total population of 470 “Souls” In 106 families. There were 236 females and 234 males. Our ancestor family—as did most of the Landau families—owned 2 horses, 2 head of cattle, and a wagon. Only 34 families also had a plow and harrow.
     Of utmost interest is the fact that Margaretha and her children’s surname is listed as Schlick even though she had been married to Johannes Fleck from 1795 until his death in 1804. They had 5 children together in Alsace recorded as Fleck. Also listed as Margaretha’s daughter was Catharina age 19. Catharina was probably her stepdaughter, Maria Catherina Fleck. Maria’s mother, Catherine Pfeifer (first wife of Johannes Fleck) most likely died of complications during Maria’s birth in 1792.6,7 
Death* On 22 August 1861, at age 84 she died in Landau, Odessa, Russia.8 
Burial* On 24 August 1861, her remains were buried in Landau parish cemetery by priest Didak Sambor.9 
Biography*Loraine (Fleck) McQuade: It is unknown how our ancestress, the Widow Margaretha (Schlick) Fleck was allowed to emigrate to Russia without a husband to care for her and the children, but she did. ... she did what so many others did in those times--bribed the officials to allow them to emigrate to Russia. Records show that she was an educated woman, a noted singer and her family all became educated and prosperous landowners, mayors, sextons, teachers, lawyers, noted singers, goldsmiths, priests, nuns, and composers.10 

Census

DateCensus AuthorityPlace Where Census Taken
1811 Economic Report by NameRussianLandau, Odessa, Russia6
1816RussianLandau, Odessa, Russia3
1858RussianLandau, Odessa, Russia11

Family

Johannes Fleck b. 14 Dec 1755, d. 21 Nov 1804
Marriage* On 16 February 1795, Margaretha Schlick married Johannes Fleck, son of Joseph Fleck and Catherine Barbara Eyer, in Wingen, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. Margaretha was 17 years old. Johannes was 39. At the time of their marriage, Margaretha's father was the mayor of Fischbach.1 
Children
Last Edited5 Dec 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 Johannes Fleck and Margaretha Schlick, Wingen, M 1793-An IV, Image 18. Hereinafter cited as Bas-Rhin Archives.
  2. [S300] Helfrich (Alfons) and Braun (Bernhard) and Bernhard (Emil), Register zu den Kirchenbüchern der katholischen Pfarrei Fischbach (bei Dahn) und der Filiale Schönau, 1657-1805 (publisher and publication date unknown), Title in English: Register of the church records of the Catholic parish of Fischbach bei Dahn and Schönau, 1657-1805. Hereinafter cited as Church Records of Catholic parish of Fischbach bei Dahn and Schönau.
  3. [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.
  4. [S292] Margaretha Schlick, 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. 16, No. 85, privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz., the transcription states that she was 87 years old when she died.
  5. [S295] "Bas-Rhin Archives."
  6. [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.
  7. [S295] "Bas-Rhin Archives", Catholic birth record for Maria Catherina Fleck, Wingen, BN 1783-1792, Image 39.
  8. [S292] Margaretha Schlick, transcribed Death Record, the transcription states that she was 87 years old when she died and that she was a, "Colonist, widow, and Landau parishioner."
  9. [S292] Margaretha Schlick, transcribed Death Record.
  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 21. Hereinafter cited as History of the Fleck Descendants privately held by Robert Fleck, Green Valley, Ariz.
  11. [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.
  12. [S295] "Bas-Rhin Archives", birth record for Christian Fleck, Wingen, N 1793-An IV, Image 5.
  13. [S295] "Bas-Rhin Archives", birth record for Margaretha Fleck, Wingen, N An VI, Image 4.
  14. [S295] "Bas-Rhin Archives", birth record for Johannes Peter Fleck, Wingen, N An VIII, Image 4.
  15. [S295] "Bas-Rhin Archives", birth record for Georg Fleck, Wingen, N An IX, Image 4.
  16. [S295] "Bas-Rhin Archives", birth record for Matthias Fleck, Wingen, N An XII, Image 8.

Valentin Schlick

M, #1044, d. 1772
Pedigree
Marriage*Valentin Schlick married Ottilia Bartole.1  
Death* In 1772, he died.1 

Family

Ottilia Bartole d. 19 May 1772
Last Edited10 Jan 2016

Citations

  1. [S300] Helfrich (Alfons) and Braun (Bernhard) and Bernhard (Emil), Register zu den Kirchenbüchern der katholischen Pfarrei Fischbach (bei Dahn) und der Filiale Schönau, 1657-1805 (publisher and publication date unknown), Title in English: Register of the church records of the Catholic parish of Fischbach bei Dahn and Schönau, 1657-1805. Hereinafter cited as Church Records of Catholic parish of Fischbach bei Dahn and Schönau.

Anton Schmalz

M, #1231, b. 31 July 1941
Pedigree
Father*Rochus Schmalz1 b. 17 Mar 1917
Mother*Elisabeth Fleck1 b. 6 Nov 1918
RelationshipGrandnephew of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
(Witness) ResidenceAnton Schmalz lived with Rochus Schmalz and Elisabeth Fleck from 1941 to 1943 at Neu-Odessa, Odessa, Russia.2 
Birth*He was born on 31 July 1941 in Steinfeld, Odessa, Russia.1 
He is the son of Rochus Schmalz and Elisabeth Fleck.1 
(Witness) Travel FromHe left Neu-Odessa, Odessa, Russia, on 27 October 1943 with Rochus Schmalz and Elisabeth Fleck. They were “traveling in resettlement.” As noted in a comment section of Rochus Schmalz’s EWZ documentation, his mother-in-law Elisabeth Gress and her three adult children were traveling with Rochus’s family during the group’s journey to what is now Poland.1 
(Witness) Travel ToHe arrived at Freihaus, Litzmannstadt, Reichsgau Wartheland, Germany, on 16 February 1944 with Rochus Schmalz and Elisabeth Fleck.2 
(Witness) ResidenceHe lived with Rochus Schmalz and Elisabeth Fleck on 25 March 1944 at Klickskow, Schieratz, Reichsgau Wartheland, Germany.2 
Last Edited9 Aug 2013

Citations

  1. [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.
  2. [S728] Rochus Schmalz; Captured German EWZ50 Records; Film:A3342EWZ50-H041 Anträge; Frames begin at: 2562; Publisher: U.S. National Archives, College Park, Maryland, Copy Held at: Germans from Russia Heritage Society Library, Bismarck, N.D.

Elizabeth Schmalz

F, #1232, b. 21 June 1943
Pedigree
Father*Rochus Schmalz1 b. 17 Mar 1917
Mother*Elisabeth Fleck1 b. 6 Nov 1918
RelationshipGrandniece of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
(Witness) ResidenceElizabeth Schmalz lived with Rochus Schmalz and Elisabeth Fleck from 1941 to 1943 at Neu-Odessa, Odessa, Russia.2 
Birth*She was born on 21 June 1943 in Steinfeld, Odessa, Russia.1 
She is the daughter of Rochus Schmalz and Elisabeth Fleck.1 
(Witness) Travel FromShe left Neu-Odessa, Odessa, Russia, on 27 October 1943 with Rochus Schmalz and Elisabeth Fleck. They were “traveling in resettlement.” As noted in a comment section of Rochus Schmalz’s EWZ documentation, his mother-in-law Elisabeth Gress and her three adult children were traveling with Rochus’s family during the group’s journey to what is now Poland.1 
(Witness) ResidenceShe lived with Rochus Schmalz and Elisabeth Fleck on 25 March 1944 at Klickskow, Schieratz, Reichsgau Wartheland, Germany.2 
Last Edited10 Aug 2013

Citations

  1. [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.
  2. [S728] Rochus Schmalz; Captured German EWZ50 Records; Film:A3342EWZ50-H041 Anträge; Frames begin at: 2562; Publisher: U.S. National Archives, College Park, Maryland, Copy Held at: Germans from Russia Heritage Society Library, Bismarck, N.D.

Irma Schmalz

F, #1230, b. 24 March 1940
Pedigree
Father*Rochus Schmalz1 b. 17 Mar 1917
Mother*Elisabeth Fleck1 b. 6 Nov 1918
RelationshipGrandniece of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*She was born on 24 March 1940 in Steinfeld, Odessa, Russia.1 
She is the daughter of Rochus Schmalz and Elisabeth Fleck.1 
(Witness) ResidenceShe lived with Rochus Schmalz and Elisabeth Fleck from 1941 to 1943 at Neu-Odessa, Odessa, Russia.2 
(Witness) Travel FromShe left Neu-Odessa, Odessa, Russia, on 27 October 1943 with Rochus Schmalz and Elisabeth Fleck. They were “traveling in resettlement.” As noted in a comment section of Rochus Schmalz’s EWZ documentation, his mother-in-law Elisabeth Gress and her three adult children were traveling with Rochus’s family during the group’s journey to what is now Poland.1 
(Witness) Travel ToShe arrived at Freihaus, Litzmannstadt, Reichsgau Wartheland, Germany, on 16 February 1944 with Rochus Schmalz and Elisabeth Fleck.2 
(Witness) ResidenceShe lived with Rochus Schmalz and Elisabeth Fleck on 25 March 1944 at Klickskow, Schieratz, Reichsgau Wartheland, Germany.2 
Last Edited9 Aug 2013

Citations

  1. [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.
  2. [S728] Rochus Schmalz; Captured German EWZ50 Records; Film:A3342EWZ50-H041 Anträge; Frames begin at: 2562; Publisher: U.S. National Archives, College Park, Maryland, Copy Held at: Germans from Russia Heritage Society Library, Bismarck, N.D.

Rochus Schmalz

M, #1229, b. 17 March 1917
Pedigree
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*He was born on 17 March 1917 in Dolinskoje, Dnjepropetrowsk, Russia.1 
Marriage*He married Elisabeth Fleck, daughter of Johann Fleck and Elisabeth Gress, in Steinfeld, Odessa, Russia, on 27 October 1937. Rochus was 20 years old. Elisabeth was 18. A contemporary wrote of Rochus: “Rochus was a braggart and a Casanova.” Anton Schmalz, Rochus’ father, like Elisabeth’s father was taken away by the Soviet Government. His father was Verschleppt in the same year that Elisabeth and Rochus were married.2,1,3 
Residence* From 1918 to 1941 he lived at Steinfeld, Odessa, Russia.1 
Employment* In 1941, he was employed as a teacher.1 
Residence* From 1941 to 1943 he and Elisabeth lived at Neu-Odessa, Odessa, Russia.1 
Travel From*He and Elisabeth left Neu-Odessa, Odessa, Russia, on 27 October 1943. They were “traveling in resettlement.” As noted in a comment section of Rochus Schmalz’s EWZ documentation, his mother-in-law Elisabeth Gress and her three adult children were traveling with Rochus’s family during the group’s journey to what is now Poland.2 
Travel To*He and Elisabeth arrived at Freihaus, Litzmannstadt, Reichsgau Wartheland, Germany, on 16 February 1944.1 
Residence On 25 March 1944 he and Elisabeth lived at Klickskow, Schieratz, Reichsgau Wartheland, Germany.1 

Family

Elisabeth Fleck b. 6 Nov 1918
Marriage*He married Elisabeth Fleck, daughter of Johann Fleck and Elisabeth Gress, in Steinfeld, Odessa, Russia, on 27 October 1937. Rochus was 20 years old. Elisabeth was 18. A contemporary wrote of Rochus: “Rochus was a braggart and a Casanova.” Anton Schmalz, Rochus’ father, like Elisabeth’s father was taken away by the Soviet Government. His father was Verschleppt in the same year that Elisabeth and Rochus were married.2,1,3 
Children
Last Edited7 Nov 2014

Citations

  1. [S728] Rochus Schmalz; Captured German EWZ50 Records; Film:A3342EWZ50-H041 Anträge; Frames begin at: 2562; 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.

Edgar Schäfer1

M, #1249, b. 10 July 1938
Pedigree
Father*Emanuel Schäfer1 b. 26 Feb 1914
Mother*Monika Berger1 b. 11 Jun 1918
RelationshipGrandnephew of George Lawrence Fleck
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*He was born on 10 July 1938 in Steinfeld, Odessa, Russia. At the time she was being granted German citizenship, his mother requested that his name be changed from Rafael to Edgar. It is not known, but perhaps he had been mistakenly recorded with the name Rafael.1 
Edgar Schäfer is the son of Emanuel Schäfer and Monika Berger.1 
(Witness) ResidenceHe lived with Monika Berger in December 1944 at Masau, Lentschütz, Reichsgau Wartheland, Germany. It was here on 2 Dec 1944 that Monika and her three sons became naturalized citizens of the German Reich.1 
Last Edited28 Aug 2013

Citations

  1. [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.

Emanuel Schäfer1

M, #1248, b. 26 February 1914
Pedigree
ChartsFleck, Nicolas Desc.
Birth*He was born on 26 February 1914 in Steinfeld, Odessa, Russia.1 
Marriage*He married Monika Berger, daughter of Raphael Berger and Monika Fleck, in Steinfeld, Odessa, Russia, on 27 December 1936. Emanuel was 22 years old. Monika was 18.1 
Mlt active duty* He served in the Waffen-SS as did his brother-in-law Georg Berger.1,2 

Family

Monika Berger b. 11 Jun 1918
Children
Last Edited9 Sep 2013

Citations

  1. [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.
  2. [S739] Helene (Rollhauser) Berger; Captured German EWZ50 Records; Film:A3342EWZ50-A048 Anträge; Frames begin at: 2362; Publisher: U.S. National Archives, College Park, Maryland, Copy Held at: Germans from Russia Heritage Society Library, Bismarck, N.D.