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- Karen Abel:
UID: A6D0311D08DB473D9C12B3181BB83814C38B
NATU: 1913
BISMARCK CITY DIRECTORIES
In 1914-15, Jacob was an "auto expert" at Bismarck Motor Co. and resided at 305-8th. In 1916-17 and 1919-20, he was a foreman there and resided first at 700-10th and then at 507-10th, with his wife Emma M. In 1928-29, he was listed as a mechanic at Bismarck Motor Co. and they resided at 517-10th. The next available directory is for 1932-33 and Jacob is not found in it nor in subsequent years.
CENSUS
1910 - McIntosh Co., ND (ED #80, sheet 11B), Iowas Township - Jacob J., 24, and Emma, 21. They had been married for two years and had had one child, not living.
1920 - Bismark, Burleigh, ND - Jacob 34, immigrated 1905, naturalized 1913, he and parents born in Russia; Emma 30, born ND, parents born in Russia; Anna 6, Henry 3, Verna 1 mo.
1930 - Bismarck, Burleigh, ND - Jacob 44, auto mechanic, Emma 41, Anna 16, Henry 15, Verna 10, Theodore 6, Rhuben 2.
NORTH DAKOTA DEATH INDEX
There is a death record for Bertha E. Schweigert who was born 1 Feb 1910 and died 29 Mar 1910 in Logan County, ND. It is possible that this was the first child.
FAMILY HISTORY
According to Roger Dietterle, Jacob and his family moved from Bismarck to Plevna, MT, where they lived for three years. Then in 1933 they moved to McLaughlin, SD, where Jacob had Schweigert Chevrolet and Implement Co.
HOMESTEAD
Copies of Jacob J. Schweigert's Homestead papers were received from the National Archives. Jacob filed his homestead application on 9 Sep 1907 for 158.07 acres in Hellwig, ND. The accompanying Declaration of Intention indicates the following:
Occupation: Blacksmith
Height 5'6", Weight 140 lbs., with blond hair and blue eyes
Emigrated on the ship "Friedrich the Large", arriving in New York about 1 Aug 1905
He initially paid $13.95 as registry fee. His neighbors, Georg Ulrich and Karl Reuther, filed Testimony of Witness papers in May 1910. Jacob's own testimony at that time indicated that he had the following crops:
1908--15 acres in flax and spelz, yielding 35 bu flax and 200 spelz
1909--5 acres wheat, 10 acres spelz, yielding 50 bu wheat and 140 spelz
1910--15 acres flax, 5 acres spelz and 10 acres barley
He also had 4 acres fenced, grazed 10 head cattle and owned 4 horses. He had a 28x16 frame house with an upstairs, a 16x20 barn, a 12x14 barn/stable, a 14x18 blacksmith shop, a well and a windmill--all valued at $1300.
The final purchase of the land was made on 1 Jun 1910 at the cost of 25 cents per acre, for a total of $197.60, and Jacob then received a patent for the land.
OBITUARY
The McLaughlin community was stunned Sunday morning by the sudden passing of a 31-year resident and businessman, Jacob J.Schweigert. Mr. Schweigert had just finished the adult Sunday school class in his church when he suffered a fatal heart attack. He was 78. Funeral services will be held Thursday at the First Baptist Church at McLaughlin at 2 P.M. Services will be conducted by the Rev. Alfred Weisshar, superintendent of the Baptist Home for the Aged at Bismarck. Jacob J. Schweigert was born September 15, 1885 in Odessa,Russia. He was the son of Jacob and Katharina Schweigert. As a youth he accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as his personal Saviour and was baptized in the Baptist faith before leaving the Old Country. "Jake", as he was better known, came to the United States in 1905. He first resided at Eureka where he was employed in a general store and in a blacksmith shop. A few years later he went to Ashley, ND where he met and married Emma Mayor (sic) on March 3, 1908. In 1912 the young couple moved to Bismarck, ND to make their home. There their eight children were born. Mr. Schweigert became an American citizen in 1913. He worked as a foreman in a garage in Bismarck for 18 years. In 1930 the family moved to Plevna, Mont. where he operated a repair shop until 1933 when he moved with his family to McLaughlin. Here he worked as a mechanic until 1937 when he became associated with Ford and also with John Deere farm machinery. He disposed of this business in 1955. In April 1949, he signed a contract with Chevrolet and in 1955 he acquired the Oldsmobile franchise at McLaughlin. He was joined by his son Ted in 1942 and the two have operated the Schweigert Chevrolet Company as a partnership since that time. His first wife, Emma, passed away in 1948 and in 1949 he married Emilia Quenzer (nee Dietterle). He is survived by his wife, Emelia, two daughters, (Anna) Mrs. Andrew Bertsch, McLaughlin; (Verna) Mrs. Christ Aldinger, Billings, Mont., and three sons, Henry of Cedarville, Ill., Reuben of Fairfield, Calif. and Theodore W. of McLaughlin; two sisters, Freida Weisenburger of Great Falls, Mont., Mrs. John (Anna) Bentz of Lodi, Calif. There are three stepdaughters, twenty grand children and two great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, two sisters, one infant son and two infant daughters. Mr. Schweigert was a devout Christian and always played an important part in church affairs. He was a charter member of the Bismarck Baptist Church. He served his Church and Lord in various capacities such as Sunday school superintendent, Sunday school teacher, secretary, treasurer and deacon. He loved to sing and for many years sang in a male quartet in the church. He also served as trustee for the Bismarck Baptist Home for the Aged and at the time of his passing was serving on the Board of Directors of this Home. He had recently been re-elected to serve as Deacon of the Baptist Church in McLaughlin. Through his demise his church and the McLaughlin community has lost a citizen, advisor and friend. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Jake always said, "You are only as old as you feel." At the time of his passing, he was 78 years, 8 months and 7 days young.
Sources:
1. Title: Declaration of Intent
2. Title: WFT, Volume 1, Tree #1397
3. Title: 1920 Census--Bismark, Burleigh, ND
4. Title: Roger Dietterle - Publication: Rootsweb WorldConnect - rdietterle@cox.net
5. Title: South Dakota Marriage Certificates, 1905-1949 - Publication: Ancestry.com
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