┌── Jacob Foster
│
┌── Christian Forster ──┤
│ 1842-? │
│ └── Elisabeth Kuntz
│
Jacob Forster ────────┤
B: 1865 │
D: 1960 │
└── Katherine Mueller
M: Pauline Kruse
M: Anna E. Reisdorfer
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Jacob Forster [ID 00005]
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Born Jun - 18651,2,3,4,5 [18646], Germany1,2,3,4,5.
Baptised Jun 10 1865, Kübelberg Catholic Church, Kuebelberg, Pfalz, Bayern (Bavaria).7
Jacob immigrated to the U.S. in 1885,1,2,3,4 and was naturalized a U.S. citizen in 1894.3
Jacob was shown in the 1900 census (Jun 18 1900), living alone in Sugar Loaf Precinct, Sioux County, Nebraska:1
Forster, Jacob, head-of-household, age 34, born June 1865 in Germany; parents born in Germany; immigrated 1885, U.S. resident 14 years, naturalized; single; occupation: farmer; owned farm (free).
He married Pauline Kruse, about 1904.2 Pauline was born about 1869, Germany.2 Pauline had been previously married and had at least one daughter.2
Jacob and family were shown in the 1910 census (May 19 1910), Sugar Loaf Precinct, Sioux County, Nebraska:2
Forster, Jacob, head-of-household, age 44, born in Germany; parents born in Germany; immigrated 1885, naturalized; first marriage, married 6 years; occupation: farmer, general farm; owned farm (mortgaged).
Forster, Pauline, wife, age 41, born in Germany; parents born in Germany; immigrated 1885; second marriage, married 6 years; 9 children, 2 living.
Kruse, Paulin, step-daughter, age 13, born in Pennsylvania; parents born in Germany; attended school.
[.. plus a boarder child and a hired man ..].
He then married Anna E. Reisdorfer.3,4 Anna, daughter of Peter Reisdorfer, was born May 18 1870, Wisconsin.3,4,5,8
Jacob and family were shown in the 1920 census (Jan 1 1920), Sugar Loaf Precinct, Sioux County, Nebraska:3
Forster, Jacob, head-of-household, age 54, born in Germany; parents born in Germany; immigrated 1885, naturalized 1894; owned home (free); occupation: farmer, general farm.
Forster, Anna E., wife, age 49, born in Wisconsin; parents born in Germany.
Reisdorfer, Peter, father-in-law, age 86, born in Germany; parents born in Germany; immigrated 1858, naturalized 1878; widower.
Wagener, Barbara C., sister-in-law, age 47, born in Wisconsin; parents born in Germany; widow.
Wagener, Albert, nephew, age 13, born in South Dakota; father born in Russia; mother born in Wisconsin; attended school.
Wagener, Marion J., nephew, age 10, born in Colorado; father born in Russia; mother born in Wisconsin; attended school.
Wagener, Arthur P., nephew, age 7, born in Nebraska; father born in Russia; mother born in Wisconsin.
Wagener, Lillian E., Niece, age 5, born in Oregon; father born in Russia; mother born in Wisconsin.
Living alone next door in 1920 was Anna's unmarried brother, John J. Reisdorfer.9
Jacob and family were shown in the 1930 census (Apr 8 1930), Sugar Loaf Precinct, Sioux County, Nebraska:4
Forster, Jacob, head-of-household, age 64, born in Germany; parents born in Germany; immigrated 1885, naturalized; first married at age 45; owned home; no radio in home; occupation: farmer, general farm; not a war veteran.
Forster, Anna, wife, age 59, born in Wisconsin; father born in Germany; mother born in Austria; first married at age 41.
Reisderfer, John J., brother-in-law, age 61, born in Wisconsin; father born in Germany; mother born in Austria; single; occupation: farmer, general farm; not a war veteran.
Reisderfer, Lawrence, nephew, age 28, born in South Dakota; parents born in Wisconsin; single; occupation: farmer, general farm; not a war veteran.
Jacob also lived in Igloo, Fall River County, South Dakota,6 a small residential community of about 1800 which supported the U.S. Army Black Hills Ordinance Depot from 1942 to 1967,10 not far from the border with Sioux County, Nebraska.
Jacob Forster died 1960, buried Calvary Cemetery, Chadron, Dawes County, Nebraska.5,6
Anna died Mar - 1968, buried Calvary Cemetery, Chadron, Dawes County, Nebraska.5,8
Photo: Jacob Forster homestead 1916, near the South Dakota border in Sioux County, Nebraska
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Social Security information for Anna E. Reisdorfer: 504-60-1519
Sources
- 1900 census, Sugar Loaf Precinct, Sioux County, Nebraska; roll T623-941, ED 193, page 5A, line #38, dwelling #71, family #72.
- 1910 census, Sugar Loaf Precinct, Sioux County, Nebraska; roll T624-855, ED 226, page 9A, line #19, dwelling #164, family #164.
- 1920 census, Sugar Loaf Precinct, Sioux County, Nebraska; roll T625-999, ED 249, page 1B, line #80, dwelling #21, family #21.
- 1930 census, Sugar Loaf Precinct, Sioux County, Nebraska; roll T626-1293, ED 16, page 1B, line #87, dwelling #20, family #20.
- http://www.findagrave.com.
- "Geneological [sic] Summary of Forster Family", a scrap of
family folklore prepared by ??.
- "Germany, Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898"; Katholische Kirche Kübelberg (BA. Homburg)
LDS Family History Library: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NDHZ-BH4.
- SSDI.
- 1920 census, Sugar Loaf Precinct, Sioux County, Nebraska; roll T625-999, ED 249, page 1B, line #88, dwelling #22, family #22.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Hills_Ordnance_Depot.
- U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918; http://www.ancestry.com.
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