Wilhelm Sauer (1893 - 1964)

Born 10 Dec 1893 in Bromberg, Prussia (now Bydgoszcz, Poland) [uncertain]

Ancestors

Son of Eduard Franz Sauer and Barbara Nessel

Husband of Anna Ziolkowski — married 28 Nov 1917 in Saskatchewan

Descendants

Died 16 Aug 1964 at age 70 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Biography

Wilhelm Sauer was born in Bromberg, Prussia (now Bydgoszcz, Poland) on December 10, 1893. He emigrated to Canada with his parents and older siblings in 1896. They left the port of Hamburg, Germany on July 4, 1896, sailing on the vessel Sicilia, and arrived in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on July 22, 1896. Wilhelm and his family first stopped in Grenfell, Quebec, then moved to Assiniboia East, The Territories, and then settled in Saskatchewan and lived at various times in the hamlets of Lemberg and Neudorf. His younger four siblings were born in Canada. Wilhelm came to be known as William or Bill once in Canada.

Wilhelm married Anna Ziolkowski on November 28, 1917, in Saskatchewan. Their first child, Lillian Agnes Sauer, was born on May 25, 1919, in Southy, Saskatchewan. Their second child, Selma Doris Sauer, was born on August 10, 1923, in Neudorf, Saskatchewen. Their third child, Ildon Victor Norton Sauer, was born on September 7, 1923, in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. Wilhelm and Anna moved many times and Wilhelm pursued many careers. He died on August 16, 1964 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Sources

See the genealogical report Ancestors of Selma Doris Sauer

• Staatsarchiv Hamburg. Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Original data: Staatsarchiv Hamburg, Bestand: 373-7 I, VIII (Auswanderungsamt I). Mikrofilmrollen K 1701 - K 2008, S 17363 - S 17383, 13116 - 13183. Source Citation: Staatsarchiv Hamburg; Hamburg, Deutschland; Hamburger Passagierlisten; Volume: 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 094 A; Page: 0; Microfilm No.: K_1755.

• Ancestry.com. Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Source Citation: Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Passenger Lists, 1865-1935; Series: RG 76-C; Roll: C-4541.

• Ancestry.com. 1901 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1901. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2004. <http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1901/index-e.html>. Series RG31-C-1. Statistics Canada Fonds. Microfilm reels: T-6428 to T-6556. Source Citation: Year: 1901; Census Place: Carlsruhe, Assiniboia (east/est), The Territories; Page: 6; Family No: 56.

• Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013. Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Sixth Census of Canada, 1921. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2013. Series RG31. Statistics Canada Fonds. Source Citation: Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 160; Census Place: Saltcoats, Saskatchewan; Page Number: 5.

• Death Registration 1964-09-010643, British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Available from BC Archives at http://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/bcarchives/

Notes

Source records have not been found that directly prove that the first three children of Eduard Sauer and Barbara Nessel were born in Bromberg, Prussia, however, records have been found that show that an Eduard Sauer was living in Bromberg during the time period when the latter two of these children were born.

DNA Confirmation

• Paternal and/or maternal relationship is confirmed with an AncestryDNA test match between Patricia Francis Corwin GEDMatch A128128 and Sharon Townsend GEDMatch A003420, second cousins. Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: 3rd Cousins based on sharing 162 centimorgans shared across 11 DNA segments; Confidence: Extremely High.

• Paternal relationship is confirmed with an AncestryDNA test match between Patricia Francis Corwin GEDMatch A128128 and Michael Roeder GEDMatch A258447, fifth cousins, twice removed. Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: 4th Cousins based on sharing 23.5 centimorgans shared across 2 DNA segments; Confidence: Good.

• Paternal relationship is confirmed with GEDMatch test match between Michael Roeder GEDMatch A258447 and Peter Thomas Dempster GEDMatch A526665, fifth cousins, thrice removed. Match reported by GEDMatch: Largest segment = 7.6 cM, Total of segments > 7 cM = 7.6 cM, 1 matching segments, Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 7.4