| Parents:
Military Service: Occupation: Marriage: |
Johann Theodore Halfman Maria Anna Bettmann German army Town accessor for St. George, Benton County for 17 years Julia Kampa February 1, 1883 |
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| Children: | Anna Mary "Mary" | Apr. 5, 1882 | † Dec. 26-29, 1989 |
| Clemens August | Dec. 4, 1884 | † Oct. 29, 1951 | |
| Joseph Theodore | Sept. 20, 1886 | † Jan. 4, 1964 | |
| Elizabeth Frances "Lizzie" | Sept. 1889 | † Oct. 18, 1971 | |
| William | May 1, 1894 | † Dec. 7, 1957 | |
| Henry Bernard | Sept. 26, 1897 | † Mar. 17, 1958 | |
| Rose Johanna "Rosie" | Aug. 20, 1902 | † Sept. 14, 1948 |
| Notes: | On August 3, 1880 Theodore applied for emigration to North America. He had 270 German marks on him for |
| his journey to the United States. He embarked on
the ship "Leipzig" with a group of emigrants from Duelmen, Westfalia in Bremen
and arrived in Baltimore, MD on Sept. 10, 1880. Some other families who settled
in the same area emigrated with him. His friendship with C. A. Hunck was most
likely already established before their emigration, as both were farm hands from
Duelmen, Westfalia. It is probable that C. A. Hunck, who emigrated four years prior
with his blind uncle, encouraged his friend Theodore to settle in the Duelm, MN
region.
Theodore first landed in St. Paul and then got a job as a farm hand at St. John's University after two months in St. Paul. Two years later he went to help C. A. Hunck in his store. This is where Theodore met his future wife, Julia, who was also working for Hunck. Theodore supposedly had two brothers, Henry and August, and one sister, Gertrude, who used to correspond with him. After Theodore and Julia were married, they lived west of Duelm (across from the Henry Regnier place) then homesteaded the farm 2-1/2 miles west of Duelm (currently Emma Halfman home). Elizabeth Balder and the younger children were born on this farm. [From information provided by Joseph Pollard] At the time of the July 5, 1895 Minnesota state census, Theo was 42 years old and living with his wife Julia and their five children in St. George township. He stated that he was born in Germany and that both his parents were of foreign birth. He said he had been living in the state of Minnesota for 15 years, and had been a resident of this enumeration district for 14 of those years. He had been working as a farmer during the year ending 1895 for the last 12 months. At the time of the April 26, 1910 federal census, Theodore was 58 years old and living with his wife Julia and five children on the family farm in St. George Twp., Benton Co., MN. Both his sons, Clemens (age 25 and single) and William (age 15 and single) were working with their father as farm laborers. Theodore stated he was born in German- speaking Germany of German parents. He and Julia had been married 27 years; Julia was the mother of seven children, all of whom were still living. |
| Bemerkungen: | Theodore wanderte mit Ludwig Joseph Brambrink, C. A. Hunck und anderen in seinen zwanziger Jahren von |
| Westalen, Deutschland, aus.
Er landete zunaechst in St. Paul und nahm nach zwei Monaten eine
Stelle an als Landarbeiter bei der St. John's Universitaet. Nach zwei
Jahren wechselte er ueber und half C. A. Hunck in dessen Geschaeft.
Hier fand Theodore seine zukuenftige Frau, Julie, die auch fuer
C. A. Hunck arbeitete.
Theodore hatte angeblich zwei Brueder, Henry und August, und eine Schwester, Gertrude, die mit ihm korrespondierte. Nachdem Theodore und Julia verheiratet waren, lebten sie westlich von Duelm (gegenueber von Henry Regniers Staette, dann erwarben sie den Hof 2 1/2 Milen westlich von Duelm (zur zeit Emma Halfmans Zuhause). Elizabeth Balder (und hier fehlt wieder etwas, da die Seite nicht breit genug war um alles zu enthalten, und du musst zum Original greifen, um es zu vervollstaendigen) die juengeren Kinder wurden auf dieser Farm (Hof) geboren. [Von Information erhalten von Joseph Pollard] Zur Zeit der 5. Juli, 1895 Volkszaehlung war Theo 42 Jahre alt und wohnte mit seiner Frau Julia (30 Jahre) und seinen fuenf Kindern in St. George Township. Er gab an, dass er in Deutschland geboren war und beide seiner Eltern dort auch geboren wurden. Er gab an, dass er 15 Jahre in Minnesota lebte und war davon 14 Jahre in dem Zaehlungsdistrikt. Er arbeitete als Bauer die letzten 12 Monate zum Ende des Jahres 1895. Zur Zeit der staatlichen Volkszaehlung vom 26. April, 1910, war THEODORE 58 Jahre alt und lebte mit seinr Frau JULIA und ihren fuenf (5) Kindern auf dem Bauernhof ihrer Familie in der St. George Gemeinde, Kreis Benton, MN. Beide seiner Soehne, CLEMENS (25 Jahre alt und ledig) und WILLIAM (15 Jahre alt und ledig) arbeiteten mit ihrem Vater als Landarbeiter (Knechte). THEODORE gab an, dass er von deutschen Eltern im deutschsprechenden Deutschland geboren sei. Er und Julia waren 27 Jahre verheiratet; Julia war die Mutter sieben (7) Kinder, welche alle noch lebten. |
| Ancestry: | The Franz Kampa Line [through marriage] |
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