In 1870, Jacob "Gien" lived in Sherman, Wabasha, Minnesota, with his parents, Wm. and Elizabeth, and 4 siblings.[2]
Amelia "Mollie" Blaska and Jacob Giem were married on 15 Feb 1874 in Wabasha County, Minnesota.[3][4][5]. Based on census and other records, they had at least 10 children, including the following children:
In 1880, Jacob and Amilia Giem lived in Elgin, Wabasha, Minnesota with 5 others. Jacob was a farmer.[10]
In 1900, Jacob Giem lived in Morgan Village, Redwood, Minnesota, with his wife Amelia, 7 children and his father. It also appears that son Frederick and his wife living with them.[1]
In 1916, Jacob Giem lived in Coalfields Municipality, District 16 Assiniboia, Saskatchewan, Canada. Jessie, his wife and two sons were enumerated immediately below Jacob's family. They all immigrated in 1906 and Jacob was naturalized in 1911. All were of German extraction. Jacob was a farmer.[11]
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↑ 1.01.1 "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M93K-L9F : accessed 14 August 2020), Jacob Giem, Morgan Township Morgan village, Redwood, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 242, sheet 6B, family 121, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,786.
Jacob Giem, 48 b. Ohio April 1852; Amelia Giem, 43 b. Wisconsin June 1857; William Giem, 21 June 1879; Nora Giem, 16 b. June 1884; Jessie Giem, 13 b. May 1887; Lillian Giem, 11 b. Aug 1889; Myrtle Giem, 8 b. Jan 1892; Irving Giem, 6 b. June 1894; Iness Giem, 2 b. March 1898; William Giem, Father 73 b. Ohio b. March 1827. The children were all born in Minnesota. Frederick Giem was enumerated in the same household, and a William Giem was enumerated immediately above Jacob. Amelia and Jacob have been married for 26 years, and Amelia has had 10 children, all of whom are living. Amelia's parents were both born in Germany.
William Gien, 44 b. Germany; Elisabeth Gien, 38 b. Ohio; Jacob Gien, 18 b. Ohio; Esther Gien, 16 b. Ohio; Samuel Gien, 15 b. Ohio; Silas Gien, 11 b. Minnesota; Melissa Gien, 0-6/12 b. Dec Minnesota.
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 15 August 2020), memorial page for Jesse Henry Giem (27 May 1887–2 May 1949), Find A Grave: Memorial #85506822, citing Bienfait Civic Cemetery, Bienfait, Estevan Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada ; Maintained by NCDave (contributor 47401038) .
↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ9T-RJQ : 26 August 2017), Jacob Giem, Elgin, Wabasha, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district ED 189, sheet 556B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,636.
Jacob Giem, 28b. Ohio; Amilia Giem, 23 b. Wisconsin; sister-in-law Paulina Blaska, 17 b. Wisconsin; nurse Amelia Hattle, 12 b. Austria; Fredrick Giem, 5 b. Minnesota; Ella Giem, 3 b. Minnesota; William Giem, 0-11/12 b. Minnesota June.
↑ "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1916," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMP4-3PC : 11 March 2018), Jacob Giem, Saskatchewan, Canada; citing p. 2, line 6; Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,434,950.
Jacob Giem, 64 b. Ohio; Amelia Giem, 58 b. Wisconsin; Irvin Giem, 21 b. Minnesota; Ynas Giem, 17 b. Minnesota. All were Canadian and Methodists.
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