Adam Giesick (1838 - 1910)

Born 27 Nov 1838 in Walter, Saratov, Russia

Ancestors

Husband of Elisabeth Katharina (Roth) Giesick — married 1857 in Walter, Saratov, Russia

Descendants

Died 19 Jul 1910 at age 71 in Otis, Rush, Kansas, United States

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Biography

Adam Giesick was a Volga German.

Adam Giesick migrated from Volga Russia to America.

Adam was born 27 November 1838 in Walter, Russia. He was the son of Nikolaus Giesick and Katharina Walter

He married Elisabeth Katharina Roth in 1857 in Walter, Russia. Along with his parents and siblings they moved to the Brunnental colony in 1859.

He immigrated to America aboard the steamship S.S. Aller, leaving Breman, Germany and arriving in New York City on 25 December 1886 with his wife, son Conrad and his daughter in law.^[1]

He passed away 19 July 1910 at his home in Otis Kansas.^[2]

Find A Grave - Adam Giesick

• 1900 - Pioneer Township, Rush, Kansas, United States.^[3]
• 1910 - Pioneer, Rush, Kansas, United States.^[4]

Walter Russia Census

• 1850 Walter Russia Census ^[5]
  • Household 188
    • Johannes Gisick, h, 52, Died 1836
    • Margaretha Reiswig, sp, 69
    • Johannes, s, 19 / 35
    • Elisabeth Rohn, dl, 37
    • Johannes, gs, 16
    • Heinrich, gs, 14
    • Erasmus, gs, 9
    • Nicolaus, gs, 2
    • Nicolaus, s, 15 / 31
    • Anna Catharina Walter, dl, 30
    • Adam, gs, 12
    • Anna Catharina, gd, 8
    • Peter, gs, 2
• 1857 Census of Walter, Russia^[6]
  • Household 194
    • Johannes Giesick, Head of Household, 42
    • Elisabeth, spouse, 44
    • Johannes, son, 23
    • Katharina, daughter in law, 20
    • Elisabeth, granddaughter, ½
    • Heinrich, son, 21
    • Asmus, son, 16
    • Nikolaus, son, age 2 in 1850, died 1851
    • Dorothea, 3
    • Nikolaus, brother, 38
    • Anna Katharina, sister in law, 37
    • Adam, nephew, 19
    • Katharina, nephew’s wife, 20
    • Peter, nephew, Age 1 in 1850, died 1854
    • Georg, nephew, 3
    • Nikolaus, nephew, 1

Walter to Brunnental

HH 188 / 194^[7]

Nicolaus Giesick (Гисикъ), h, 31 / 38

Anna Catharina Walter (Вальтеръ), sp, 37

Adam, s, 12 / 19

Catherina Roth (Ротъ), dl, 20

Peter, s, 1 / †1854

Georg, s, 3

Nicolaus, s, 1

Brunnental Communion Register

Household #69, Giesik, Moved 1859^[8]

• Johann Adam, born 27 Nov 1838, Walter, Married 1857
• Catharina Elisabeth Roth, wife, born 19 Jan 1838, Walter
  • Johann Conrad, son, born 1 Apr 1862, Brunnental, Married 15 Aug 1880
  • Anna Katharina Windecker, daughter in law, born 22 Jul 1860, Walter
    • Maria Elisabetha, granddaughter, born 23 Oct 1881, Brunnental
  • John Adam, son, born 12 Nov 1865, Brunnental
  • Wilhelm, son, born 2 Jul 1868, Brunnental
  • Helena, daughter, born 14 Nov 1870
• Johann Georg, brother, born 14 Feb 1854, Walter, Married 1874
• Catharina Magdalena Schiffner, born 23 Jun 1855, Walter
  • Johann Georg, nephew, born 12 Sep 1874, Brunnental

Sources

1. ↑ "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVSV-K2TD : 12 March 2018), Adam Giesecke, 1886; 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 1,027,370.
2. ↑ The La Crosse Chieftain, La Crosse, Kansas, 21 Jul 1910, Thu • Page 4
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMYV-V76 : accessed 8 July 2019), Adam Gisick, Pioneer Township, Rush, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 244, sheet 3B, family 48, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,498.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2Z7-8JM : accessed 29 August 2022), Adam Gisick in household of William Gisick, Pioneer, Rush, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 190, sheet 9B, family 33, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 452; FHL microfilm 1,374,465.
5. ↑ 1850 Walter Census, 9th revision. ОГУ ГАСО, Ф. 28, Оп. 1, (том 1), Д. 1750
6. ↑ "1857 Census of Walter in the District of Saratov, Russia" Dated 17 December 1857, with appendices. Translated by Dr. Brent Mai, Concordia University, Portland, Oregon. Copyright 2015 Dynasty Publishing, 15960 NW Foxborough Circle, Beaverton, OR 97006
7. ↑ из Вальтера (Греч.Лука) в Брунненталь. Снимки № 566-585, Листы дела № 215об-231. (from Walter (Grech.Luka) to Brunnenthal. Images No. 566-585, Case sheets No. 215об-231) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSM9-N38B-D?mode=g&cat=1460990
8. ↑ ”1870 - 1884 Brunnental, Russia Communion Register Volume 1” Copyright 2020 Margreatha Hein, Published and Distributed by American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 631 D Street, Lincoln, Nebraska 68502-1149