Emma (Abich) Abig (1911 - 1986)

Born 2 Jan 1911 in Grimm, Saratov, Russia

Ancestors

Died 28 Oct 1986 at age 75 in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States

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Biography

Emma (Abich) Abig was a Volga German.

Emma (Abich) Abig has German Roots.

She immigrated to the United States as an infant, arriving in Philadelphia on 13 June 1912. She and nine other family members traveled on the Hannover that departed from Breman. The Immigration card says that the name of her closest relative back in Russia was her grandfather Georg Abich of Lesnoi Karamysch, Saratova, Russia, also known as Grimm.

The family's final destination was Flint, Michigan. Fried Christian Stahle was the name of the friend they were joining in Michigan.

The immigration card has the name of Emma Abich, but it uses her sister Amalia's birth date. I believe this was a case of simple confusion of the children and their birthdates. Emma was born in January of 1911, so she would have been about 1 1/2 years old at the time she arrived in Philadelphia. Her sister Amalia was born in 1902 and would have been 11 years old.

Affiliate Publication Number T840 Affiliate Publication Title Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1883-1945 Affiliate Film Number 103 GS Film number 001402603 Digital Folder Number 004855860 Image Number 00233 Citing this Record "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1883-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23QY-TCG : 12 March 2018), Amalie Abich, 1912; citing Immigration, NARA microfilm publication T840 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,402,603.

For whatever reason, Emma's name is not indexed in the passenger records in both Ancestry and FamilySearch, but her name clearly appears on the passenger manifest. A copy of the manifest is attached to this profile.

When I looked up their address from the 1930 U.S. Census, I discovered that they lived just three blocks from both sets of my great grandparents in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. My mother remembers they had close friends name Abig, and the Volga German community there was close. I'm certain they were all acquainted.

1930 United States Federal Census ^[1]

Emma Abig

Gender: Female

Birth: Circa 1911

Place: Russia

Residence: 1930, Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA

Age: 19

Marital status: Single

Immigration: 1911

Race: White

Language: English

Father: Jake G Abig

Father's birth place: Russia

Mother: Catherine Abig

Mother's birth place: Russia

Siblings: Alix S Abig, Jacob Abig, Albert H Abig

Township: Fond du Lac Enum. District: 0027 Line: 1

County: Fond du Lac Series: T626 Image: 992

State: Wisconsin Roll: 2572

Date: 1930 Sheet: 7-A

At some point between 1930 and 1940 Emma married a Mr. Fall. By 1940, she had already divorced and was back living with her parents. On her grave, only her maiden name appears. indicating that at some point she took back her maiden name.

1940 United States Federal Census ^[2]

Name: Emma Fall [Emma Abig]

Age: 29

Estimated birth year: abt 1911

Gender: Female

Race: White

Birthplace: Russia

Marital Status: Divorced

Relation to Head of House: Daughter

Home in 1940: Fond Du Lac, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

Map of Home in 1940: View Map

Street: W Cotton Street

House Number: 110

Inferred Residence in 1935: Fond Du Lac, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

Residence in 1935: Same House

Citizenship: Naturalized

Sheet Number: 9B

Occupation: Clerk

Attended School or College: No

Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade

Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 30

Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work

Weeks Worked in 1939: 40

Income: 517

Income Other Sources: No

Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members: Name Age

George Abig 59

Cath Abig 57

Edward Abig 26

Herman A Abig 20

Emma Fall 29

Emma died in October of 1986.

U.S. Social Security Death Index (SSDI) ^[3]

Emma Abig

Birth: Jan 2 1911

Death: Oct 1986

Last residence: Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin 54935, USA

SSN issuing state: Wisconsin

Wisconsin Death Index ^[4]

Name Emma Abig

Event Type Death

Event Date 28 Oct 1986

Event Place , Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

Residence Place Fodu, Wisconsin

Certificate Number 025747

Find A Grave Burial Record ^[5]

Emma Abig

Birth: Jan. 2, 1911

Death: Oct. 28, 1986

Parents: Katherine Krail Abig (1882 - 1966)

Siblings:

Alex Abig (____ - 1980)*

Emma Abig (1911 - 1986)

Jacob E Abig (1913 - 2007)*

Albert H. Abig (1919 - 1968)*

Burial: Ledgeview Memorial Park, Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, USA

Created by: Bob

Record added: Sep 11, 2015

Find A Grave Memorial# 152184884

Sources

1. ↑ 1930 United States Federal Census - Emma Abig; State: WisconsinCounty: Fond Du LacTownship: Fond Du LacSheet: 7-ALine: 1Image: 992; MyHeritage.com Repository; see: http://bit.ly/2q8b3cC.
2. ↑ 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fond Du Lac, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin; Roll: T627_4479; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 20-17. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.
3. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JYJY-FJ3 : 20 May 2014), Emma Abig, Oct 1986; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
4. ↑ "Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V836-DGM : 12 December 2014), Emma Abig, 28 Oct 1986; from "Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing certificate number 025747, , Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Department of Health, Madison.
5. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #152184884 : accessed 23 July 2019), memorial page for Emma Abig (2 Jan 1911–28 Oct 1986), Find A Grave Memorial no. 152184884, citing Ledgeview Memorial Park, Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, USA ; Maintained by Bob (contributor 47155955).

• MyHeritage.com, Alexander Brester family, see: https://www.myheritage.com/person-9006366_11437621_11437621/amalia-abich

• Philadelphia Passenger List, Index (Soundex) Cards, Ship Arrivals at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Jan. 1, 1883-June28, 1948 (National Archives Microfilm Publication T526, roll 1); Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Record Group 85. Repository: MyHeritage.com, see: http://bit.ly/2oyaH1Y