Christian Auch (1846 - 1934)

Born 3 Mar 1846 in Johannestal, Odessa, Kherson, Russian Empire

Husband of Rosina (Delzer) Auch — married 3 Jan 1866 in Johannestal, Odessa, Kherson, Russian Empire

Descendants

Died 20 May 1934 at age 88 in Menno, Hutchinson, South Dakota, United States

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Biography

Christian Auch was a Black Sea German.

Christian was born on March 3, 1846 in the village of Johannestal in the Beresan district of the Odessa area and Black Sea region of South Russia to Georg Adam Auch and Barbara (Hetzel) Auch. He was baptized on March 10, 1846.^[1][2]

Family

On January 3, 1866, at the age of 19, Christian married Rosina Delzer (1845-1916) in Johannestal.^[2]

Children:

1. Christian (1866-1886): Died at the age of 19
2. Andreas (1868-1886): Died at the age of 17
3. Sophia (1872-1949): Married George Haberle (1869-1924), 6 children.
4. Elizabetta (1874-1886): Died at the age of 11
5. Katharina (1877-1959): Married David Heckenlaible (1873-1955), 6 children.
6. Magdalena (1879-1886): Died at the age of 7
7. Rosina (1881-1975): Married August Bauer (1879-1941), 8 children.
8. John (1885-1955): Married Lydia Schoppert (1895-1976), 6 children.
9. Anna Magdalena (1887-1966): Married John Redlinger (1886-1976), 11 children.
10. Emanuel (1891-1965): Married Salamina Schoppert (1892-1966), 10 children.

Immigration

On July 23, 1873, at the age of 27, Christian, his wife, and 3 children arrived in New York aboard the S.S. Westphalia traveling from Hamburg, Germany.^[3][2]

Death

On May 20, 1934, at the age of 88, Christian passed away in Menno, SD. He is buried in Johannestal Cemetery in Menno.^[4][2][5]

Census Data

1858 Johannestal Census:
Age 14, living in Johannestal, South Russia with her parents and 5 siblings.^[6]

Family #21

Adam Auch 45 - Wife: Barbara 45

Sons: Jakob 20, Christian 13, Friedrich 10

Daughters: Barbara (Married and went to No. 28), Katharina (Married and went to No. 48), Elisabetha 18

1880 U.S. Census:
Age 35, living in Hutchinson County, SD with his wife and 6 children. He was a farmer.^[7]

1900 U.S. Census:
Age 54, living in Hutchinson County, SD with his wife of 34 years and 4 children. He was working as a farmer.^[8]

1910 U.S. Census:
Age 64, living in Wolf Creek, Hutchinson, SD with his wife of 44 years, 2 children, and a servant. He was working as a farmer.^[9]

1920 U.S. Census:
Age 73, living in Wolf Creek, Hutchinson, SD with his son and his family.^[10]

1930 U.S. Census:
Age 84, living in Wolf Creek, Hutchinson, SD with his son and his family.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ "Россия, дубликаты Лютеранских метрических книг, 1833-1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q242-CM8Q : 8 March 2021), Christian Auch, 10 Mar 1846, Baptism; citing p. 74, volume 828-14/48, Johannestal, Odessa, Odessa, Ukraine, Russland Historischen Staatsarchiv, St. Petersburg (Russian State Historical Archive, St. Petersburg); FHL microfilm 1,882,638. Entry #11
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} "United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7WRM-VNN2 : 6 November 2021), Christian Auch.
3. ↑ "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR3-LDXD : 20 February 2021), Christ Auch, 1873; citing Immigration, New York City, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication M237 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 175,735.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. South Dakota, U.S., Death Index, 1879-1955 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2004. Ancestry Record 8659 #102808
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #77039472
6. ↑ Black Sea German Russian Census Volume I, A supplement to the "Stumpp Book"; Germans from Russia Heritage Society, Bismarck, ND, Published 2003; Johannestal, gegr. 1825/34 (Evang.), Beresan Gebiet, Revisionliste 1825/30 – Stumpp page 714, 10th Revisionliste – 1 January 1858.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCV7-SKK : 13 January 2022), Christian Auch, Hutchinson, Dakota Territory, United States; citing enumeration district ED 93, sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm. Line #1
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMR4-M8S : accessed 16 July 2022), Christian Auch, T.100-R.57 & T.99-R.57, Hutchinson, South Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 192, sheet 9A, family 122, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,550. Line #10
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPXH-T1V : accessed 16 July 2022), Christian Auch, Wolf Creek, Hutchinson, South Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 239, sheet 1A, family 6, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1482; FHL microfilm 1,375,495. Line #32
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6N5-RBG : 3 February 2021), Christian Auch in entry for Emanuel Auch, 1920. Line #72
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQVH-3S7 : accessed 16 July 2022), Christian Auch in household of Emanuel Auch, Wolf Creek, Hutchinson, South Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 28, sheet 1B, line 77, family 12, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2225; FHL microfilm 2,341,959. Line #77