Christine (Weisser) Eckman (1881 - 1956)

Born 10 Mar 1881 in Kassel, Glückstal, Odessa, South Russia

Ancestors

Died 7 Mar 1956 at age 74 in McIntosh, North Dakota, United States

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Biography

Christine (Weisser) Eckman was a Black Sea German.

Birth

Christine was born on March 10, 1881 in the village of Kassel in the Glückstal district of the Odessa area and Black Sea region of South Russia to Matthaeus Weisser and Catharina (Hieb) Weisser. She was the tenth of their 12 children. Christine was baptized on March 22, 1881.^[1]

Family

In 1901, at the age of 20, Christine married Friedrich Eckman (1879-1951).^[2]

Children:

1. Ottelia (1904-2003)
2. August (1906-1957)
3. Edward (1908-1971)
4. Pauline (1909-2006)
5. Theodore (1911-1998)
6. Lydia (1914-2003)
7. Magdalena (1916-2009)

Immigration

On April 1, 1903, at the age of 22, Christine and her husband's family arrived in New York aboard the S.S. Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse traveling from Bremen, Germany.^[3]

Death

On March 7, 1956, at the age of 74, Christine passed away in McIntosh County, ND. She is buried in Saint Luke Cemetery in Wishek, ND.^[4][5]

Census Data

1910 U.S. Census:
Age 23[29], living in McIntosh County, ND with her husband of 9 years and 4 children.^[2]

1920 U.S. Census:
Age 39, living in Wishek, McIntosh, ND with her husband and 6 children.^[6]

1930 U.S. Census:
Age 49, living in McIntosh County, ND with her husband and 4 children.^[7]

1940 U.S. Census:
Age 59, living in Wishek, McIntosh, ND with her husband and 1 child.^[8]

Research Notes

Brent Goodman (6/27/2021): Marriage date is uncertain, but happened prior to 1903, when she was listed as a wife to Frederick Eckman in the immigration ship manifest.

Sources

1. ↑ "Россия, дубликаты Лютеранских метрических книг, 1833-1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-XXJ9-3K8?cc=1469151&wc=M6V5-JZ4%3A295801201%2C297900401%2C298441601%2C295843701 : 21 May 2014), Kherson > Tiraspol′ > Kassel: Klein-Neudorf > 1881: Births, marriages, deaths ( 828-14/243) > image 6 of 36; Russland Historischen Staatsarchiv, St. Petersburg (Konsistorium Petersburg. Russian State Historical Archive), St. Petersburg. Entry #22
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLGJ-6PD : accessed 3 July 2021), Chestina Eckman in household of Fred Eckman, Township 132, McIntosh, North Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 81, sheet 8A, family 111, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1143; FHL microfilm 1,375,156.
3. ↑ "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JFPB-XYH : 2 March 2021), Christina Eckmann, 1903.
4. ↑ North Dakota Public Death Index, North Dakota Department of Health; Webpage: (https://apps.nd.gov/doh/certificates/deathCertSearch.htm : accessed 27 June 2021); Transcript: Name (Last, First Middle): ECKMAN, CHRISTINA; Date of Death: 03/07/1956; County of Death: McIntosh; Gender: FEMALE; Age: 74 Years; Date of Birth: 03/10/1881; State of Residence: North Dakota; County of Residence: McIntosh
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37852490 : accessed 27 June 2021), memorial page for Christina Weisser Eckman (10 Mar 1881–7 Mar 1956), Find a Grave Memorial ID 37852490, citing Saint Luke Cemetery, Wishek, McIntosh County, North Dakota, USA ; Maintained by Jae Miller (contributor 46910090).
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC8C-KZP : 3 February 2021), Christina Eckmann in entry for Friedrich F Eckmann, 1920.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKV4-LDV : accessed 3 July 2021), Christina Eckman in household of Fred F Eckman, Township 132, McIntosh, North Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 33, sheet 3A, line 18, family 29, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1737; FHL microfilm 2,341,471.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM9N-FR6 : 5 January 2021), Christina Eckman in household of Fred F Eckman, Wishek, McIntosh, North Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 26-6, sheet 12A, line 39, family 250, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3005.