Person:Katharina Woelk (1)

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Katharina Woelk
b.4 Nov 1841 South Russia
 
m. 20 Jun 1888
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Name Katharina Woelk
Gender Female
Birth[1][2] 4 Nov 1841 South Russia16 Nov 1841 n.s.
Residence[3] 1852 Kherson Province, South Russia
Baptism[2] 1863
Immigration[4] 20 Jul 1875 Canadaon ship S.S. Quebec
Marriage 20 Jun 1888 West Reserve, Manitoba, Canadato David de Fehr
Residence 1901 West Reserve, Manitoba, Canadawith David de Fehr

She was previously married to Peter Klassen, and widowed. Her living children from her first marriage were Susana, Katharina, Peter, Helena, Judith, and Abram. After David's death, she married widower Kornelius Theissen.

References
  1. Manitoba, Lisgar, RM of Rhineland, in Canada. 1901 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada).

    David Fehr, born 27 Dec 1831 (age 69) in Russia, immigrated in 1874
    wife: Katarina Fehr, born 4 Nov 1841 (age 59) in Russia, immigrated in 1875
    [step-]son: Abram Fehr, born 4 July 1882 (age 18) in rural Manitoba
    all Mennonite, living in township 1, range 4, west of 1st meridian

  2. 2.0 2.1 Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society; Reinländer Mennonite Church; John Dyck; and William Harms. Reinländer (Old Colony) Gemeinde Buch, 1880-1903. (Winnipeg, Manitoba: Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society, 2006)
    page 292-1a.

    1880 West Reserve census: Ebenfeld #6
    Peter Klassen, born 1841 Nov 16, baptized 1863, died 1888 Jan 4, son of Frans Klassen and Katharina Klassen, ref. 105-2*
    married 1866 Jan 6:
    Katharina Woelk, born 1841 Nov 16, baptized 1863, daughter of Isak Woelk and Susana Doerksen, ref. 191-1*
    11 children of this marriage listed
    married 1888 Jun 20 widower:
    David Fehr, born 1831 Dec 27, baptized 1851, died 1903 Apr 29, son of David Fehr and Maria Fehr, ref. 289-2*
    married [1905 Jul 20] widower:
    Kornelius Thiessen, [born 1840 Sep 13], [baptized 1862 May 28], [died 1910 Nov 18], son of Johann Thiessen and Helena Neufeld

    "Ref."indicates a reference to a page in this or another church book. An asterisk (*) indicates the reference is to a sibling. Information in square brackets [] was added by the editors, from other sources.

  3. Einlage #79, in Register of persons living outside the Chortitza Colony in 1852: As found in the records of the Guardianship C.

    Isaac Woelke, age 41
    wife Susanna, age 42
    son Isaac, age 12
    son Peter, age 6
    son David, age 4
    daughter Maria, age 18
    daughter Helena, age 14
    daughter Katharina, age 11
    Absent from home village (Einlage) since 1852
    Currently settled as a farmer in a Jewish colony in Kherson Prov., with permission of church and local authorities
    Listed in 1850 Chortitza Colony census at Einlage #50

  4. S. S. Quebec No. 34, #128, in John Dyck, editor, "Quebec Passenger Lists", published in Bergthal Gemeinde Buch (Steinbach, MB: The Hanover-S
    BGB page 303.

    'S. S. Quebec No. 34 arrived in Quebec on July 20, 1875'
    'Peter Classen 35 [33] labourer; Catha 33 wife; Helena 8 [6] child; Susa 6 [3] child; Peter 3 [1/4] child; Isaac 1 [8] infant; Abm 19 labourer. Comments: The Peter Klassen family appears to be found in R292-1; Eichenfeld/WR. Abraham seems to be Peter's brother as the parents for both Peter and Abraham are given as Frans and Katharina Klassen.'

    The editors compared Quebec Passenger Lists to Hamburg, Germany Passenger Lists, and where the information was different, included the Hamburg information in square brackets [ ]. R292-1 refers to Reinlaender Gemeinde Buch, page 292-1. Eichenfeld/WR refers to a village in the Mennonite West Reserve of Manitoba, Canada.