Allow me to refresh yer memory.... I have in my database the following { yes, from KKC! }: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From: "Lehr Centennial 1898-1998" page 206 JOHN A. & ROSE (Essig) KOENIG {via KKc} John A. Koenig was born April 3, 1880, in Kulm, Bessarabia, South Russia. He was the son of Peter & Colleen (Leishner) Koenig. The Peter Koenig family came to America in the late 1880's perhaps 1893, and settled in Kulm, ND, where Peter was a grain buyer. John took various jobs including setting type for the Kulm Messenger. Peter and Colleen had a total of thirteen children born, eight of which were still living according to the census of 1900. John was united in marriage to Rose Essig, on February 5, 1906, who was the daughter of John and Charlotte (Bauer) Essig. Their six children are: Clara, married to William Remien, Edwin, married Cordelia Blilie, Johnnie married to Marie Lautt, Hulda married to Gust Fiechtner, Barbara married to Henry Gackle, and Lawrence married to DeLores Oelke. Edwin died May 28, 1992, Johnnie died March 11, 1986. John Koenig settled in the King Territory, which is approximately twelve miles northeast of Lehr, as a farmer. He was very active in the community and served as assessor for many, many years and was also a member of the school board of the Hillsboro District. The Koenig's were members of the King Lutheran Church. John served the church as organist and was also a Lay Sermon Reader. Farming was not very profitable in the early years and it was very difficult to make a living. In the late 1920's he became ill with what was diagnosed as a boil on his lung and after several operations and many days spent in the hospital he died on Jan. 30, 1931, leavings a young widow with six children to carry on. The two older boys took over the farm and the rest of the family went their separate ways. Lawrence and his mother, Rose, ended up in Lehr. In 1944, Rose moved to Kulm where she lived until she decided to enter a retirement home. She spent some time in various homes including Wishek, LaMoure, Edgeley and Ellendale. She died June 28, 1982. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To this i have added from a different source*** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 143. KOENIG, PETER & CARRIE (Leischner) [picture] Peter Koenig was born near Odessa, Russia, in 1845. He married Carrie Leischner in Russia. Their family included the following children: Mary, Amelia, Alfred, Otto, William, Rudolph, Arthur and John. They came to this country in the summer of 1886, and settled soon afterwards in Kulm, N.D., where Mr. Koenig taught music and did private tutoring in the German language. He was well educated and in Russia was a professor in city schools. He was a member of the Lutheran Church and active in church affairs. The family later moved to a farm north of Lehr. The postoffice, later discontinued, bore the name of King, having been named after Mr. Koenig. He died in April of 1909, his wife died in January of 1905. Their youngest son Johnny, worked in Kulm for a period of time, setting type for the Kulm Messenger and also worked in the Drug Store. He moved to the King settlement also, where he died in January of 1931. Mrs. Rose Koenig, widow of Johnny, now resides in Kulm. Grandchildren of Peter Koenig new living in this vicinity are: Art Koenig, Bismarck; John Koenig, Beulah; Mrs. Gust Fiechtner, Lehr; Mrs. William Remien, Kulm; Mrs. Henry Gackle, Kulm; Edwin Koenig, Kulm and Lawrence Koenig, Kulm. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Given that John married an ESSIG girl... and Wilhelm did likewise... U have yer connection... 1910 - 36 does give U 1874 ... Likely U may find more in the Lehr book... Or? *** Check the KULM book at: http://pixel.cs.vt.edu/library/towns/link/kulm57.txt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathy Clark" <ameagle01@voyager.net> To: <GermanRussian-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 9:06 AM Subject: [GERmanRUSsian] Wilhelm Koenig born Jan. 1874 > I have a Wilhelm Koenig, son of Peter Koenig and Carolina > Leischner. He was born 19 January 1874 in Russia. Other than > his birthday and name of parents I don't have anything else. > > I also have a Wilhelm Koenig who died about 1935, married to > Charlotte Essig - But I don't have a date of birth or parents for > Wilhelm. I can see where Charlotte could be Sharlotta (below), > but the age I have is off by about 5 years - which could just be > an error during the census? I don't have any children for > Wilhelm Koenig and Charlotte Essig. After he died she married > Alphonse Baune. > > I found the following Wilhelm Koenig on the 1910 census in > McIntosh County - does any of this match? If not, does anyone on > the list know any of the Wilhelm Koenigs? > > KOENIG, Wilhelm age 36 married 14 years, born in Russia, came to > U.S. in 1894 page 249A-30-31 > KOENIG, Sharlota age 37 had 9 children, 8 living born in ND > KOENIG, Paulina age 13 born in ND > KOENIG, Arthur age 10 born in ND > KOENIG, Ottilia age 9 born in ND > KOENIG, Robert age 7 born in ND > KOENIG, Bertha age 5 born in ND > KOENIG, Henry age 3 born in ND > KOENIG, Martha age 2 born in ND > KOENIG, Edgar age 3 mo. born in ND > > Kathy > > > > ==== GermanRussian Mailing List ==== > For questions or with comments about this list, contact the list administrator at > > mailto:GermanRussian-admin@rootsweb.com. >