The Descendants of Friedrich Wilhelm and Justine DraheimUpdated March 12, 2010 |
Charles Draheim Fax: 651-762-1926 cmdraheim@aol.com |
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| Researching the ancestors and descendants of Friedrich Wilhelm Draheim and Justine Schoenke. I am also researching the family of Lucinda Lorentine Sophia Vath Draheim, my paternal grandmother. A note for those who have visited this site before: Friedrich Wilhelm seems to have been known as Wilhelm for a good portion of his life. Church records showing the births of his children always show his name as Wilhelm but his christening record shows his full name as Friedrich Wilhelm. For purposes of clarity he will be referred to as Wilhelm in the remainder of this text. Since he had two sons who were also named Friedrich Wilhelm adding a third identical name would only add confusion. Wilhelm and Justine arrived in America on March 18, 1882 aboard the ship Vandalia. They were accompanied by six of their eight living children. Three children had died at very young ages prior to emmigration. (Friedrich Wilhelm #2, Wilhelmine Amilie and Charlotte Emilie) The two oldest boys, August Friedrich Julius (AKA Julius) and Friedrich Wilhelm (AKA Fred) had preceded the rest of the family. Family lore says that they were sent ahead to avoid being "drafted" into, supposedly, the Prussian army. This has not yet been confirmed but it remains an interesting story. Recently uncovered information indicates that Julius came to this country in 1880, spent a short time in Illinois and then came to Minnesota. The children of Wilhelm and Justine are: August Friedrich Julius, Henrietta Wilhelmina, Friedrich Wilhelm (Fred) (#1), Friedrich Wilhelm (#2), August, Wilhelmine Amilie, Charlotte Emilie, Amelia Amanda, Herman, Gustav Eduard and Rudolph Charles (my grandfather). Why two Augusts and two Friedrichs? I wish that I knew the answer. My search for family members has been interesting and educational. Through my research I have become acquainted with many living family members I never new existed. The most interesting thing about these discoveries has been that many of my new found relatives live very near to my home, some as close as ten miles. On December 20, 2002 the last of the grandchildren of Wilhelm and Justine passed away in Hackensack, Minnesota at the age of 102. Also researching my Norwegian roots through the names Winje, Jacobson (Sveio area), Seymore and Carlson (Trondheim area). Other names of interest: Senske, VonEschen, Umphrey, Gustave Abraham, just to name a few. If they are listed in my tree I am interested. |
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