Descendants of Michael I Ohlhausen Family History - of Ohlhausen.ca

Descendants of Michael I Ohlhausen
Family History
Generation One
1. Michael I OHLHAUSEN was born in 1855 in Jakobsonstal, Braila, and was confirmed in the protestant
church on 16 June 1870 in Bortscheag at the age of 15.
He married Maria Elizabetha Hiller, daughter of Gottlieb Hiller and Christina Leitz, on 17 Nov 1878. Circa
1891 they immigrated to Cobadin, Dobrudscha, Romania. In 1897 the Ohlhausen family was one of 52 German
families listed in a German publication of the area as 'Evangelical' in Cobadin, Dobrudscha. He died on 8 Sep
1899 in Konstanza, Dobrudscha.
Children of Michael I Ohlhausen and Maria Elizabetha Hiller were as follows:
i. Rosina was born on 16 Mar 1881 in Bortscheag, Bessarabia. She was baptized on
17 Mar 1881 in Bortscheag, Bessarabia. She moved with her parents and lived in
Cobadin, Dobrudscha, between 1891 and 1897. She married a Greek.
2. ii. Michael II, born 3 May 1882 in Unter-Albota, Bessarabia; died 13 Apr 1956 in
Chilliwack, BC.
iii. Jacob was born on 19 Oct 1883 in Unter-Albota, Bessarabia. He was baptized on
19 Oct 1883 in Unter-Albota, Bessarabia. He died on 19 Feb 1885 in Unter-Albota,
Bessarabia, at age 1. He was buried on 21 Feb 1885 in Unter-Albota, Bessarabia.
iv. Christina was born on 8 Dec 1884 in Unter-Albota, Bessarabia. She died on 17 Feb
1885 in Unter-Albota, Bessarabia. She was buried on 18 Feb 1885 in Unter-Albota,
Bessarabia.
v. Johannes was born on 11 Oct 1887 in Unter-Albota, Bessarabia. He was baptized
on 12 Oct 1887 in Unter-Albota, Bessarabia. He died on 15 Nov 1888 in Unter-
Albota, Bessarabia, at age 1. He was buried on 16 Nov 1888 in Unter-Albota,
Bessarabia.
3. vi. Heinrich 'Henry,' born 4 Feb 1889 in Unter-Albota, Bessarabia; died 7 Nov 1961 in
Stettler, AB.
vii. Conrad was born in 1891. Conrad was on a ship that arrived on 29 Oct 1910 in
Quebec City, QC, and his destination was to visit his uncle Wilhelm in Irvine, AB.
He served a total of seven years for the German army, was wounded three times and
won the Iron Cross during the Great War. He served among the
"Totenkopfhusaren" and achieved the rank of "Unteroffizier" between 1914 and
1918.
In 1924 Conrad immigrated to Canada and this time ended up in Henry H
Ohlhausen's farming community close to Carstairs, AB. After he arrived Henry
likly found him a job as a farm hand on the neighboring Fischer farm.
On 6 Feb 1926 during a church picnic at a local farm, Conrad became angry at
Bertha Keim because she rejected his advances so he pulled out a gun and shot at
her; luckily she was only hit in the arm. He died that day on the Phillip Keim farm,
Acme, AB, by his own hand. He was buried on 8 Feb 1926 in Town Cemetery
Acme, AB.
viii. Maria was born circa 1892. She married a Romanian.
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ix. Lydia was born on 27 Jul 1893 in Cobadin, Dobrudscha. She married (--?--) Gitzel.
x. Christian was born circa 1895. He died circa 1908 died in his teens.
4. xi. Paulina 'Paula,' born 6 May 1898 in Cobadin, Dobrudscha.
5. xii. Emilie, born 5 Jan 1900 in Cobadin, Dobrudscha.
Generation Two
2. Michael II OHLHAUSEN (Michael) was born and also baptized on 3 May 1882 in Unter-Albota, Bessarabia.
He moved with his parents and lived in Cobadin, Dobrudscha, circa 1891. He married Elizabetha 'Elizabeth'
Reister, daughter of Johannes Reister and Magdalena Neher, in Apr 1904. After moving to Prussia with his
mother and siblings, we next find him farming in 1904 in Pfeilsdorf, West Prussia. Michael moved the family
to a farm in Leutsdorf, West Prussia, in 1906 where the children went to school, but their postal address was
Rheinsberg and they did their shopping in Briesen. Otto remembered a nice lake in Briesen.
Between 1914 and 1919 Michael served in the German military service. During the war, his sister (likely
Paulina) came to Leutsdorf and stayed to help with the farming. In 1922 the map of Europe was redrawn and
the province of West Prussia was given to Poland. Many people were forced to leave their homes and land. In
that year the family moved to Makrauten, East Prussia, where the children went to school and the Ohlhausen
family and the Franz Jakob family bought an old farm to together. They did their shopping in Osterode and the
bigger town in the area was Allenstein. After a couple of years they found that they could not make a living on
this farm, so they decided to go to Canada.
In Aug 1924 Michael II Ohlhausen emigrated from Makrauten, East Prussia, with their family, along with the
Franz Jakob family, first they took the train from Bissellen near Osterode to Hamburg and then through
Netherlands to Calais in France and then to Liverpool England. Here they boarded a ship named the 'Carmania'
and sailed (6 days) to Quebec City and took the train (5 days) to Trochu Alberta. The family had been
sponsored by Elisabeth Reister's sister, Barbara Scheunert, who lived in the Trochu area. Mr Scheunert had also
sponsored the Jakob family and one of their boys eventually married Sophie. Otto said, "Aunt Barbara had
arranged jobs for Mom, Dad and Sophia on farms in the area and Elizabeth & I lived with Aunt Barbara. Then
Dad rented some land and a farmhouse from my uncle where we lived and farmed there until 1935." Michael
received $3500 from the German government for being in the war and he used this money to buy a dairy farm
near Chilliwack, BC, on 1 May 1935. In 1943 they retired in the town of Chilliwack, BC, and Otto took over
the farm. He died on 13 Apr 1956 in Chilliwack, BC, at age 73. Michael was buried in Chilliwack, BC.
Children of Michael II Ohlhausen and Elizabetha 'Elizabeth' Reister were as follows:
6. i. Sophia 'Sophie,' born 30 Oct 1905 in Pfeilsdorf, West Prussia; died 27 Feb 1998 in
Chilliwack, BC.
ii.
Elizabeth was born on 30 Oct 1908 in Leutsdorf, West Prussia. She worked in an
egg grading plant in Chilliwack, BC. She married Ted Gutknecht on 27 Feb 1953
in Vancouver, BC. She died on 10 Jan 2005 in Chilliwack, BC, at age 96. She was
cremated and buried in Chilliwack, BC.
7. iii. Otto Wilhelm, born 6 Jan 1914 in Leutsdorf, West Prussia; died 10 May 2008 in
Chilliwack, BC.
3. Heinrich 'Henry' OHLHAUSEN (Michael) was born on 4 Feb 1889 in Unter-Albota, Bessarabia, and was
baptized on the 5th of February. Circa 1891 he moved with his parents to Cobadin, Dobrudscha, Romania,
where he spent his earlier life. Circa 1912 he immigrated to Medicine Hat, AB, likely because he had 2 uncles
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farming south east of Medicine Hat at Irvine, AB. Heinrich 'Henry' married Mathilda Mayer, daughter of
Ludwig Mayer and Maria Bischel, on 28 Feb 1913 in Newburg, AB, and we know that in 1914 he worked for
the Ogilvie Flour Mill in Medicne Hat for $2.25 per day. In 1915 Henry bought the Daniel Gill homestead
south of Irvine at SW16-10-3-4, AB, and this farm was about 1 mile south of the Wilhelm Ohlhausen
homestead, which was taken over by his son Henry H. Ohlhausen in 1917.
About 1917 his name was changed to Henry Olhausen. Reuben confirmed that his father legally changed his
last name to "Olhausen", because he lived very close to his cousin Henry H. Ohlhausen and their mail was
continually being mixed up. Wayne Fuller's grandfather Henry H Ohlhausen told him that he added an "H"
between his first and second names because there was another Henry Ohlhausen living very close and their mail
was always mixed up. This explains why this branch of the family has the spelling 'Olhausen.' It was interesting
to find that he used the spelling 'Ohlhausen' on his naturalization papers dated 3 Jul 1928. In 1944 they sold the
farm south of Irvine and bought a dairy farmer near Chilliwack, BC, and then in 1947 he bought a 400 acre
ranch in Nevis, AB and ran 100 head of cattle. He died on 7 Nov 1961 in Stettler, AB, at age 72. He was
buried on 10 Nov 1961 in Erskine, AB.
Children of Heinrich 'Henry' Ohlhausen and Mathilda Mayer were as follows:
8. i. Martha Helen, born 1 Jan 1916 in Irvine, AB; died 3 Mar 1987 in Sherwood Park,
AB.
9. ii. Albert, born 18 Sep 1918 in Irvine, AB; died 10 Feb 1987 in Nevis, AB.
10. iii. Mary 'Ella,' born 17 Aug 1920 in Irvine, AB; died 9 Apr 1991 in Medicine Hat, AB.
11. iv. Reuben, born 20 Sep 1923 in Irvine, AB; died 13 May 2003 in Chilliwack, BC.
4. Paulina 'Paula' OHLHAUSEN (Michael) was born on 6 May 1898 in Cobadin, Dobrudscha. She married
Jakob Roesner on 20 Jan 1919 at Pfeilsforf, West Prussia. In 1921 she was living in Freystadt, East Germany.
Children of Paulina 'Paula' Ohlhausen and Jakob Roesner were as follows:
i. Heinz was born on 14 Jun 1919 in Pfeilsdorf, West Prussia. He died on 21 Jun
1919 in Pfeilsdorf, West Prussia.
12. ii. Ilse, born 17 Jul 1920 in Freystadt.
iii. Wally was born on 13 Feb 1927. She married Herbert Mohr on 4 Mar 1941 in
Stettin, Prussia.
5. Emilie OHLHAUSEN (Michael) was born on 5 Jan 1900 in Cobadin, Dobrudscha. She married Heinrich Sr.
Wittig circa 1920. Circa 1950 she was living in Zeulenroda/Thyringia.
Children of Emilie Ohlhausen and Heinrich Sr. Wittig were as follows:
i. Willy was born circa 1922.
ii. Wally was born circa 1924.
iii. Heinrich Jr. 'Henry' was born on 6 Jun 1929. He died in Fergus, ON.
Generation Three
6. Sophia 'Sophie' OHLHAUSEN (Michael, Michael) was born on 30 Oct 1905 in Pfeilsdorf, West Prussia.
She was baptized on 1 Apr 1906 in Rheinsberg, West Prussia. On 1 Apr 1912 we find her name on a school
record in Leutsdorf, West Prussia, where she attend School until 30 Sept, 1919, which was the mandatory age of
14. She was confirmed on 21 Sep 1919 in Rheinsberg, West Prussia. In 1924 she immigrated with the family
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to Trochu, AB. The family had been sponsored by her mother's sister, Barbara Scheunert. She married Erick
Jakob, son of Friedrich Jakob and Anna Wolter, on 2 Dec 1926 in Trochu, AB, where they farmed for several
years.
In Mar 1933 they moved from Trochu and rented a farm on Rose Island near Chilliwack BC, but shortly after
bought a dairy farm on Tyson Road in Sardis near Chilliwach, BC. She was naturalized on 4 Jan 1951 in
Sardis, BC, and became a Canadian Citizen. In 1959 they sold the farm in Sardis and moved to Chilliwack, BC,
where Eric started a logging business. She and Erick Jakob lived in 1972 in Vancouver Island, BC. She and
Erick Jakob retired in 1973 in Penticton, BC. She died on 27 Feb 1998 in Chilliwack, BC, at age 92. She was
cremated and buried in Peachland, BC.
Children of Sophia 'Sophie' Ohlhausen and Erick Jakob were as follows:
i. Inis Gertrude....... (private).
ii.
Manfred 'Fred' Erick was born on 7 Apr 1939 in Chilliwack, BC. He was a
computer operator in 1975 in Vancouver, BC. He married Jean Smith on 31 Jul
1976 in Vancouver, BC. He died on 13 Sep 1997 in Vancouver, BC, at age 58. He
was cremated and buried in Vancouver, BC.
13. iii. Werner 'Vern' Hurbert.
14. iv. Anne Marie.
7. Otto Wilhelm OHLHAUSEN (Michael, Michael) was born on 6 Jan 1914 in Leutsdorf, West Prussia. He
married Wilhelmina 'Minnie' Beierle on 2 Oct 1936 in Chilliwack, BC. He took over the family farm in
Chilliwack, BC, in 1943 and milked cows until 1971 and then raised cattle until 1991. As of 1998 the remaining
30 acres of farmland was rented. In 1978 Otto retired on the farm in Chilliwack, BC. He died on 10 May 2008
in Chilliwack, BC, at age 94.
Children of Otto Wilhelm Ohlhausen and Wilhelmina 'Minnie' Beierle are:
15. i. Gary Wayne.
8. Martha Helen OLHAUSEN (Heinrich Ohlhausen, Michael) was born on 1 Jan 1916 in Irvine, AB. Martha
married Edward Julius Schultz on 31 Oct 1934 in Medicine Hat, AB, and at that time were farming at
Bruderheim, AB. In 1944 Martha and Edward moved to Chilliwack, BC, where they owned and operated a
dairy farm and in 1946 they moved to Stettler, AB where they owned and operated a cafe/grocery store &
butcher shop. In 1962 they moved to Edmonton, AB, where Ed worked at the University Hospital and Martha
at the Co-Op store and boarded medical students in her home. Martha and Edward retired to Sherwood Park,
AB. She died on 3 Mar 1987 in Sherwood Park, AB, at age 71. She was buried on 9 Mar 1987 in Sherwood
Park, AB.
Children of Martha Helen Olhausen and Edward Julius Schultz are as follows:
16. i. Darlene Gladys.
17. ii. Lloyd Edward.
9. Albert OLHAUSEN (Heinrich Ohlhausen, Michael) was born on 18 Sep 1918 in Irvine, AB. He attended
the Concordia School and appears in several Newburg Church of God group pictures, as shown in the local
history book between 1925 and 1942 in Irvine, AB. In 1944 he moved to Chilliwack, BC, with the family and
in 1947 to the Nevis farm close to Stettler, AB. He married Edith Annie Brown on 16 Nov 1947 at the Church
of Christ, Erskine, AB. After marriage, they lived and worked on his parents farm/ranch at Nevis, which they
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eventually took over. He died on 10 Feb 1987 in Nevis, AB, at age 68. He was buried on 14 Feb 1987 in
Erskine, AB.
Children of Albert Olhausen and Edith Annie Brown all born in Stettler, AB, were as follows:
i. Deanne Lynn....... (private).
ii. Ronald Albert was born on 2 Jun 1954. He died on 2 Jun 1954 in Stettler, AB. He
was buried in Erskine, AB.
18. iii. Kevin James.
10. Mary 'Ella' OLHAUSEN (Heinrich Ohlhausen, Michael) was born on 17 Aug 1920 in Irvine, AB. Between
1926 and 1938 Mary 'Ella' attended the Newburg school south of Irvine, AB. During that time she went to the
Nueburg Church of God. She married Dave Lawrence Kusler, son of Emil Kusler and Dorothy Flemmer, on 20
Dec 1941 in Medicine Hat, AB. After marriage Mary 'Ella' and Dave lived and worked on Dave's parent's farm
close to Walsh, AB. In 1942 Mary 'Ella' and Dave moved to Medicine Hat, AB, where Dave worked for the bus
company and Ella worked as a waitress. Dave eventually started his own bus company. She died on 9 Apr 1991
in Medicine Hat, AB, at age 70. She was buried on 12 Apr 1991 in Medicine Hat, AB.
Children of Mary 'Ella' Olhausen and Dave Lawrence Kusler all born in Medicine Hat, AB, are as follows:
19. i. Minerva Sheila.
20. ii. Charlotte Janice.
iii. Dixie....... (private).
11. Reuben OLHAUSEN (Heinrich Ohlhausen, Michael) was born on 20 Sep 1923 in Irvine, AB. He attended
the Concordia School South of Irvine, AB. Reuben married Gwendolyn 'Gwen' Orla Fetterly on 31 Jan 1947 in
Chilliwack, BC, and then moved with his family to Nevis and lived in a house on the farm. In 1960 they moved
to Chilliwack, British Columbia. where he worked on construction (the Dees Tunnel) and then worked for the
Department of Highways, where he was injured on the job in 1965. He died on 13 May 2003 in Chilliwack,
BC, at age 79. He was cremated and buried in Chilliwack, BC.
Children of Reuben Olhausen and Gwendolyn 'Gwen' Orla Fetterly both born in Stettler, AB, were as
follows:
i. Larry Orval was born on 13 Jul 1948. He died on 1 Mar 2007 in Chilliwack, BC, at
age 58. He was cremated and buried in Chilliwack, BC.
ii. Rory Reuben....... (private).
12. Ilse ROESNER (Paulina Ohlhausen, Michael) was born on 17 Jul 1920 in Freystadt. She married Otto
Traeder on 23 Oct 1964 in Hamburg.
Children of Ilse Roesner and Otto Traeder are:
i. Heidi Christiana....... (private).
Generation Four
13. Werner 'Vern' Hurbert JAKOB (Sophia Ohlhausen, Michael, Michael)....... (private).
Children of Werner 'Vern' Hurbert Jakob and Lorraine Beldam are as follows:
21. i. Gregory Scott.
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22. ii. Tracey Laverne.
14. Anne Marie JAKOB (Sophia Ohlhausen, Michael, Michael)....... (private).
Children of Anne Marie Jakob and Rhys Llewellyn Rogers are as follows:
i. Craig Jacob....... (private).
ii. Jody Marie....... (private).
iii. Katie Ann....... (private).
15. Gary Wayne OHLHAUSEN (Otto, Michael, Michael)....... (private).
Children of Gary Wayne Ohlhausen and Deborah 'Debbie' Doris Mitchell both born in Chilliwack, BC, are as
follows:
23. i. Jennifer 'Jen.'
ii. Katie....... (private).
16. Darlene Gladys SCHULTZ (Martha Olhausen, Heinrich Ohlhausen, Michael)....... (private).
Children of Darlene Gladys Schultz and Gordon Harold Nelson are as follows:
i. Barbara 'Barb' Anne....... (private).
24. ii. Rodney Gordon.
25. iii. Murray Scott.
17. Lloyd Edward SCHULTZ (Martha Olhausen, Heinrich Ohlhausen, Michael)....... (private).
Children of Lloyd Edward Schultz and Shirley Margaret Hannaford both born in Calgary, AB, are as follows:
26. i. Randall 'Randy' Edward.
27. ii. Laura Lynn Margret.
18. Kevin James OLHAUSEN (Albert, Heinrich Ohlhausen, Michael)....... (private).
Children of Kevin James Olhausen and Allison Friesen both born in Stettler, AB, are as follows:
i. ....... (private).
ii. Justine....... (private).
19. Minerva Sheila KUSLER (Mary Olhausen, Heinrich Ohlhausen, Michael)....... (private).
Children of Minerva Sheila Kusler and Gerald Sureman both born in Medicine Hat, AB, are as follows:
28. i. Nancy.
ii. Pamela....... (private).
20. Charlotte Janice KUSLER (Mary Olhausen, Heinrich Ohlhausen, Michael)....... (private).
Children of Charlotte Janice Kusler and Stanley Keith Riegel are as follows:
29. i. Robert James.
30. ii. Timothy Mark.
iii. Melanie Heather....... (private).
31. iv. Richard Douglas.
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v. Nathan David William....... (private).
Generation Five
21. Gregory Scott JAKOB (Werner, Sophia Ohlhausen, Michael, Michael)....... (private).
Children of Gregory Scott Jakob and Maja Swannie are:
i. Micah....... (private).
22. Tracey Laverne JAKOB (Werner, Sophia Ohlhausen, Michael, Michael)....... (private).
Children of Tracey Laverne Jakob and Dwane Goldhawke both born in Drayton Valley, AB, are as follows:
i. Tristin....... (private).
ii. Dylan....... (private).
23. Jennifer 'Jen' OHLHAUSEN (Gary, Otto, Michael, Michael)....... (private).
Children of Jennifer 'Jen' Ohlhausen and Kevin Hooge are:
i. Owen Allen John....... (private).
24. Rodney Gordon NELSON (Darlene Schultz, Martha Olhausen, Heinrich Ohlhausen, Michael).......
(private).
Children of Rodney Gordon Nelson and Karen Adriana Speed all born in Edmonton, AB, are as follows:
i. Jared Rodney....... (private).
ii. Quinn....... (private).
iii. Jezek Jericho....... (private).
25. Murray Scott NELSON (Darlene Schultz, Martha Olhausen, Heinrich Ohlhausen, Michael)....... (private).
Children of Murray Scott Nelson and Rachelle Marie Letcher both born in Edmonton, AB, are as follows:
i. Scott Corey....... (private).
ii. Christopher Jason....... (private).
26. Randall 'Randy' Edward SCHULTZ (Lloyd, Martha Olhausen, Heinrich Ohlhausen, Michael)....... (private).
Children of Randall 'Randy' Edward Schultz and Catherine Leung both born in Calgary, AB, are as follows:
i. Logan Edward....... (private).
ii. Meggan Jeanette....... (private).
27. Laura Lynn Margret SCHULTZ (Lloyd, Martha Olhausen, Heinrich Ohlhausen, Michael)....... (private).
Children of Laura Lynn Margret Schultz and Daniel Mazac are:
i. Samantha Marie Margret....... (private).
28. Nancy SUREMAN (Minerva Kusler, Mary Olhausen, Heinrich Ohlhausen, Michael)....... (private).
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Children of Nancy Sureman and Douglas Scott are as follows:
i. Afton....... (private).
ii. Elliot....... (private).
29. Robert James RIEGEL (Charlotte Kusler, Mary Olhausen, Heinrich Ohlhausen, Michael)....... (private).
Children of Robert James Riegel and Kristina Inga Ruth Knutson both born in Calgary, AB, are as follows:
i. Faith Ruth....... (private).
ii. Theodore Hanson....... (private).
30. Timothy Mark RIEGEL (Charlotte Kusler, Mary Olhausen, Heinrich Ohlhausen, Michael)....... (private).
Children of Timothy Mark Riegel and Paige Johanna McRae are as follows:
i. Abigail Jacinda....... (private).
ii. Josiah Douglas....... (private).
iii. Eli Jaydon....... (private).
iv. Micah John....... (private).
31. Richard Douglas RIEGEL (Charlotte Kusler, Mary Olhausen, Heinrich Ohlhausen, Michael)....... (private).
Children of Richard Douglas Riegel and Jennifer Louise Wahl are:
i. Maise Joy....... (private).
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