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594 ii. Emil Arthur Ewy, born 10 Jan 1885 in Butterfield, Watonwan, MN, USA 27 ; died 25 May 1922 in Limon,
Lincoln, CO, USA.
+ 595 iii. Oscar Jacob Ewy, born 01 May 1887 in Butterfield, Watonwan, MN, USA; died 03 Jul 1956 in
Westbrook, MN, USA.
+ 596 iv. Edwin Ewy, born 13 Oct 1889 in Butterfield, Watonwan, MN, USA; died 30 Nov 1963 in CO, USA.
+ 597 v. Louise Ewy, born 09 Sep 1892; died 1980.
+ 598 vi. Alma Ewy, born 24 Mar 1895 in Butterfield, Watonwan, MN, USA; died 18 Jun 1975 in Butterfield,
MN, USA.
+ 599 vii. Arthur Waldemar Ewy, born 01 Jul 1898 in Butterfield, Watonwan, MN, USA; died 26 Nov 1963 in CO,
USA.
+ 600 viii. Emma Ewy, born 16 May 1903 in Limon, CO, USA; died 16 Oct 1989 in CO, USA.
152. Margaretha 7 Ewy (Philipp 6 , Michael 5 , Christian 4 , Peter 3 , Peter 2 Aebi, Christian 1 ) was born 16 Jun
1863 in Pustomity, Galicia , Austria, and died 12 Apr 1944 in Center, Saguache, int Monte Vistia Cemetery, CO,
USA. She married Johann Brubacher 24 Nov 1878 in Troscianiec, Galicia, son of Daniel Brubacher and
Elisabeth Linscheid. He was born 08 Apr 1855 in Troscianiec, Galicia, Austria, and died 04 Mar 1952 in Lajara,
Conejos, CO, USA.
Notes for Johann Brubacher:
During the Protestant reformation in Switzerland [about 1520] some of the Bruppachers [my grandfather , Daniel
Brubacher, claimed that was the original spelling of the name] joined the Mennonite sect and emigrated to West
Germany or what was known as Prussia. During the 1860's, Prussia had over-thrown the Austrian government in
the Seven-Week's War. This caused the French to believe the German States were becoming too powerful and
would try to conquer France.
During the late 1860s it appeared that war between Prussia and France could not be avoided. At the same time
Prince Otto Von Bismarck, Chancellor of the German States, was trying to stabilize Austria by encouraging more
and more Germans to move to that newly conquered State.
The Mennonites did not believe in war or any kind of killing and were refusing to serve in the Prussian Army.
Daniel Brubacher (my Great Grandfather) and another man, who was a leader of the Ewy Family, met with Prince
Bismarck and negotiated an agreement whereby the Mennonite-group would move to Austria and serve as
farmers and help feed the Prussian Army. In return they would not be required to serve in the Army.
In 1870 war began as a conflict between Prussia and France, soon however, all the other German States joined in,
including Austria, and the conflict became a war between Germany and France. The agreement that had been in
place between the Brubacher and Ewy families and Prince Bismarck was negated and the Mennonites were
required to go to war like all other Austrians.
Rather than fight in the war Daniel Brubacher and his family, along with some of the Ewy Family fled to England.
They remained in England for several years. During which time they heard stories of how the United States
allowed all religions to practice their beliefs without interference from the government. The Brubacher and Ewy
Families then migrated to the United States, arriving in Pennsylvania in 1882.
In 1883 Daniel Brubacher and his immediate family, along with one branch of the Ewy Family moved to
Bingham Lake, Minnesota where Daniel established a Mennonite Church.
In 1901, there was a difference of opinion in regard to religious beliefs or practices (which was never made clear
to me). John Brubacher (my Grandfather) and his wife, Margaret (Ewy) Brubacher and children, along with
John's sister Christina and two members of the Ewy Family moved to Colorado and "homesteaded" one-half
section of land near Hugo, Colorado. John decided to become a sheep rancher and acquired about one hundred
head of sheep. By the winter of 1906, he had increased his heard to about four hundred fifty sheep. During the
spring of 1907 a surprise blizzard hit Eastern Colorado and when the storm had passed John found that over four
hundred of his sheep had perished during the storm.
He did not have enough money to replace the heard so he sold one-half of his homestead (160 acres) to raise
some money. He leased the remaining 160 acres and moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado where he took a job
managing the Colorado Hotel. John and Margaret managed the hotel until 1910 when they moved to Center, CO
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