Johann Carl Heinrich Friedrich “Karl” VOELSCH

1845 - 1891  (45 years)

• Name	Johann Carl Heinrich Friedrich “Karl” VOELSCH
  Born	4 Mar 1845	Karenz, Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Died	7 Jan 1891	Hartford, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA
  Buried	Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Wall Lake Twp., Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA
  Notes	Birth Record: Name: Joh Joch Volsch Gender: Male Spouse: Cath Maria Volsch Child: Johann Carl Heinrich Friederich Volsch Parish as it appears: Conow City or District: Conow u Dömitz Birh Date: 4 Mar, Carenz Marriage Record: Evangelische Kirche Conow Marriage Date: 13 Jan 1871 Groom: Johann Carl Heinrich Friedrich Völsch, born in Karenz 4 Mar 1845 Bride: Elise Maria Louise Lüth born in Karenz 14 Nov 1846 Father of Groom: Johann Joachim Völsch Father of Bride: Johann Friedrich Christoph Lüth Hamburger Passagierlisten, 1850-1934: Name: Carl Völsch [Carl Johann Henrich Frederich Völsch] Departure Date: 9 Okt 1881 Birth Date: abt 1845 Age: 36 Residence: Carenz, Mecklenburg Occupation: Tischler Ship Name: Suevia Captain: Franzen Shippling Line: Hamburg- Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien- Gesellschaft Accommodation: Zwischendeck Ship Flag: Deuthschland Port of Departure: Hamburg Port of Arrival: New York Household Members: Carl Völsch, 36 Marie Völsch, 34 Carl, 9 Friedr, 8 Wilh, 6 Bertha, 4 Marie, 11 mos. New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957: October 26, 1881 Ship Name: Suevia Carl Volsch, 36, male, joiner, from Austria; Marie, 34, female, wife, from Austria; Carl, 8, male, child,from Austria; Friedr, 7, male, child, from Austria; Wilh., 6, male, child, from Austria; Bertha, 4, female, child, from Austria; Marie, 11 months, female, child, from Austria. Ancestry Family Tree records list spelling as “Karl” with birth year of 1844. “History of Minnehaha County lists spelling of first name as “Carl.” Marriage record lists full name and date as shown. Another death date listed as 1 Jul 1891. Confirmation record lists birthday as Mar 4, 1845. 1867 Census: Mecklenburg-Schwerin: Maria Völsch, 1805, widowed, status or occupation: Lendnernitfniteren, head of household, lives in Dorf Karenz, in Domanialamt Dömitz; Dorothea Völsch, 1843, daughter, single, lives in Dorf Karenz; Heinrich Völsch, 1838, relationship not stated, single, lives in Dorf Karenz; Carl Völsch, 1845, relationship not stated, single, lives in Dorf Karenz. Grave lists name as Karl Voelsch and birthyear as 1844. “Naturalization Record, 1st papers, DECLARATION OF INTENTION: United States of America, Territory of Dakota, Minnehaha County. Before me, the undersigned, Clerk of the District Court in and for said County, personally appeared Carl Volsch a native of Prussia and makes solemn oath that it is bona fide his intention to become a citizen of the United States, to renounce and abjure forever all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign power, prince, potentate, state or sovereignty whatsoever, and particularly allegiance to Emperor of Prussia of whom he was heretofore a subject, and that he will support the constitution and government of the United States. [signed Carl Volsch] Sworn to and subscribed before me this 1st day of March 1889. W. D. Stiles, clerk of District Court.” South Dakota, Death Index: Name: Carl H. Voelsch Death Date: 7 Jan 1891 Death Place: Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA
  Person ID	I1181	Lowell&Block
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2020

  
  

  Father	Johann Joachim VÖLSCH,   b. 11 Apr 1804, Boek, Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany ,   d. 23 Jun 1863, Karenz, Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Catherina Maria Dorothea MEINCK,   b. 11 Oct 1804, Leussow, Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany ,   d. 3 Mar 1882, Melkof, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany  (Age 77 years)
  Married	30 Oct 1827	Conow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
  Documents		Census. Mecklenburg-Schwerin Census, 1867. Dorf Karenz. Census record for Catherina Maria Meinck Völsch, widow of Johann Joachim Völsch, and her children, Dorothea, Heinrich, and Carl. Heinrich and Carl were living in Hamburg at the time of the census.
  		Marriage. Völsch, Johann Joachim and Catherina Maria Dorothea Meinck. Marriage Record. Marriage occurred on 30 Oct 1827, in Conow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
  Family ID	F454	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elise Maria Louise “Marie” LÜTH,   b. 15 Nov 1846, Germany ,   d. 25 Sep 1919, Hartford, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Married	13 Jan 1871	Karenz, Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
  Children	1. Charles “Karl, Jr.” VOELSCH,   b. 26 Nov 1871, Germany ,   d. 6 Jan 1941, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA  (Age 69 years)   2. Frederick Henry “Fritz” or “Fred” VOELSCH,   b. 6 Sep 1873, Germany ,   d. 11 Apr 1957, Lane Co., Oregon, USA  (Age 83 years)   3. Wilhelm “William” VOELSCH,   b. 8 Jul 1875, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany ,   d. 1 Oct 1973, Watertown, Codington, South Dakota, USA  (Age 98 years)   4. Bertha Sophie Friederike VOELSCH,   b. 29 Jul 1877, Karenz, Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany ,   d. 26 Jun 1943, Rock Rapids, Lyon, Iowa, USA  (Age 65 years)   5. Wilhelmine “Minnie” Anna Maria Dorothea VOELSCH,   b. 9 Mar 1880, Karenz, Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany ,   d. 27 Jun 1971, Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, USA  (Age 91 years)   6. Anna Karolina Wilhelmina VOELSCH,   b. Jul 1882, Wall Lake Twp., Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 1908, Hartford, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA  (Age ~ 25 years)   7. Klara “Clara” Eve VOELSCH,   b. 27 Jun 1885, Minnehaha Co., South Dakota, USA ,   d. 3 Feb 1965, Humboldt, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA  (Age 79 years)   8. Heinrich “Henry” Wilhelm VOELSCH,   b. 29 Oct 1887, Minnehaha Co., South Dakota, USA ,   d. 22 Feb 1959, Marion, Marion, Oregon, USA  (Age 71 years)   9. Adelia Karoline “Dalia” VOELSCH,   b. 19 Dec 1889, Hartford, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 5 Jun 1972, Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2020
  Family ID	F583	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 4 Mar 1845 - Karenz, Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Married - 13 Jan 1871 - Karenz, Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Died - 7 Jan 1891 - Hartford, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA Buried - - Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Wall Lake Twp., Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA  = Link to Google Earth