Glen John Burgwald

Notes:

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Census Listings:

1920 Census
Michigan, St. Joseph County, Constantine Twp
SD 4 ED 145 Sheet 2A
19-20
Burgwald, Glenn Head M W 25 M Kansas NY Mich Farmer
Burgwald, Vivian Wf F W 21 M Ill Oh Mich
Burgwald, Leona Dtr F W 1 1/12 S Mich Ks Ill

Glen married Vivian L. Cramer on 1 Mar 1918 in Sherman Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan. Vivian was born on 14 Nov 1898 in Illinois; died in Jun 1984 in Big Rapids, Mecosta County, Michigan; was buried in Highland View Cemetery, Big Rapids, Mecosta County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Groom's Name: Glen J. Burgwald Groom's Race: Groom's Age: 23 years Groom's Birth Date: 1895 Groom's Birthplace: Lansing, Col. Bride's Name: Vivian L. Cramer Bride's Race: Bride's Age: 19 years Bride's Birth Date: 1899 Bride's Birthplace: Monticello, Illinois Marriage Type: Marriage Date: 01 Mar 1918 Marriage Place: Sherman Twp, St Joseph, Michigan Groom's Father: J. H. Burgwald Groom's Mother: ...nna Jesse Bride's Father: John W. Cramer Bride's Mother: Eva Gould Groom's Marital Status: Groom's Previous Wife: Bride's Marital Status: Bride's Previous Husband: Film Number: 2342728 Frame Number: Digital Folder Number: 4209972 Image Number: 44 Reference Number: v 5 p 98 rn 7232 Collection: Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925

1. Anna Leone Burgwald was born on 2 Dec 1918 in Michigan; died on 17 Dec 1972.

Notes:

Margaret Benkelman writes in her history of the Benkelman ranch, located at the intersection of the corners of Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska, that John Burgwald was ranch hand, with a reputation of being fearless. He later was a sheriff in the area.

Name: John Henry Burgwald
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 01 Jul 1938
Death Place: Village Of Constantine, St. Joseph Co., Mich.
Age: 79
Birth Date: 1859
Birthplace: Buffalo, N.Y.
Occupation: Farmer
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Charles Burgwald
Father's Birthplace: Unknown
Mother's Name: Unknown
Mother's Birthplace: Unknown/
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B02046-7
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
Source Film Number: 1940441
Reference Number: Page 61 No 15
Collection: Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995


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Census Listings:

1900 Census
Colorado, El Paso County, Pr #33, Colorado Springs City
Enumerated 8 Jun 1900
SD 25 ED 28 Sheet 10A Stamped 223
824-194-221
Burgwald, John H Hd W M Apr 1859 41 m 13 NY Germany Germany Teaming
Burgwald, Anna Wf W F Sept 1863 36 m 13 6/5 Mich Germany Germany
Burgwald, Mabel Dtr W F Sept 1887 12 S Ks NY Mich At School
Burgwald, Charles Son W M Spet 1889 10 S Ks NY Mich At School
Burgwald, George Son W M Dec 1891 8 S Kansas NY Mich At School
Burgwald, Glen Son W M Oct 1894 5 S Colo NY Mich
Burgwald, Edna Dtr W F Jan 1899 4/12 S Colo Y Mich

John married Anna Sophia Jesse on 2 Feb 1887 in Sherman Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan. Anna (daughter of George W. Jesse and Maria Johanna Elisabeth Klevsaat) was born on 16 Sep 1863 in Sherman Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan; died on 17 Jun 1957 in Centreville, St. Joseph County, Michigan; was buried in Constantine Cemetery, Constantine, St. Joseph County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Sturgis Daily Journal Tuesday, June 18, 1957

Thursday Rites To Be Held For Anna Burgwald

Constantine--Mrs. Anna Jessie Burgwald, 93, of 545 South Washington St., died Monday evening in her home after suffering a heart attack. She had been ill for two years. Born in Sherman Township, Sept. 16, 1863, she was the daughter of George and Mary (Klesert) Jesse and she lived several years in the state of Colorado. Since 1911, she had lived in and around the Constantine area. On February 2, 1886, she was married to John H. Burgwald who is now deceased. They were married in Sherman Township. A member of the Messiah Lutheran Church, she is survived by two daughters: Mrs. Mabelle Kruger of Constantine and Mrs. Edna Wright of Marshall, two sons: Charles of Constantine and Glenn of Big Rapids; Three sisters: Mrs. Minnie Benkelman of Cass City, Mrs. Julia Holdsworth and Mrs. August Buchholz, both of Sturgis; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Services will be held in the Geisler Funeral Home, Thursday at 2 pm with the Rev. Harry Kellog of Ann Arbor officiating. Burial will take place in the Constantine Cemetery.

Name: Anna Jesse Burgwald
Gender: Female
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 17 Jun 1957
Death Place: Centerville, St.Joseph, Michigan
Age: 93
Birth Date: 17 Sep 1863
Birthplace: Michigan
Occupation:
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name: John H. Burgwald
Father's Name: George Jesse
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Mary Klessert
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B02436-4
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
Source Film Number: 1940447
Reference Number: 279
Collection: Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995

(Medical):Hypertension, attending physician Raymond D. Zimont, M.D.

Notes:

Married:
Groom's Name: John Burgwald Groom's Race: Groom's Age: 27 years Groom's Birth Date: 1860 Groom's Birthplace: Buffalo, New York Bride's Name: Anna Jesse Bride's Race: Bride's Age: 23 years Bride's Birth Date: 1864 Bride's Birthplace: Sherman, St. Joseph, Michigan Marriage Type: Marriage Date: 02 Feb 1887 Marriage Place: Sherman Twp., St Joseph, Michigan Groom's Father: Groom's Mother: Bride's Father: Bride's Mother: Groom's Marital Status: Groom's Previous Wife: Bride's Marital Status: Bride's Previous Husband: Film Number: 2342482 Frame Number: Digital Folder Number: 4207677 Image Number: 567 Reference Number: v 3 p 323 rn 85 Collection: Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925

Notes:

Also GESSE, GESS

George and his sister Anna Jesse came to America on the ship "Johannes" from Hamburg arriving in New York on November 27, 1857. He was 25 and she 17. Records show their destination to be Wisconsin, although they stayed in upstate New York for at least two years. Anna did move to Wisconsin, with George instead settling in Michigan. "Germans to America" shows they were coming from W?rttemberg. A copy of the actual handwritten manifest shows Mecklenburg. Both appear to be in error. The Hamburg Passenger List, FHL #470839, shows that the "Johannes" left Hamburg on 15 October 1857. On board were George Jesse, age 25, and Anna, age 17. They were shown as coming from Strelitz, Preussen. It appears this village was in the Kreis Kolmar, Posen. In 2003, this village is known as Strzelce, Powiet Chodziez, Poland.

Two years after their arrival in New York, Anna and George were both married, in an apparent double ceremony, by the Reverend Clute, pastor of a church in Byron, New York.

At the time of the 1860 New York Federal Census, it appears that George Gesse was living in the home of John and Phebe Taylor of Elba, Genesee County, New York. The Taylors real estate was valued at $26,000 and there were numerous servants and laborers living in their home. The date of this census was June 20, 1860. He was listed as George Gefse, age 26, Laborer, Germany. The Klesert family, their eldest daughter Marie already married to George, lived two households away.

On George's citizenship certificate, it is stated that he arrived in Michigan in January 1860. He must have arrived somewhat later than this as he was still in New York at the time of the census in June.

George became a citizen of the United States at age 36. On his citzenship certificate, he was listed as George Gesse, and he solemnly swore to his intention to become a Citizen of the United States, and to renounce for ever all allegience and fidelity to each and every foreign Prince, Potentate, State or Sovereignty whatsoever, and particularly the King William of Prussia of whom he had been a subject. This was subscribed and sworn on the 16th day of March, 1868 in the Circuit Court of St. Joseph County, Michigan.

At the time of the 1870 Michigan federal census, he was living nearby his in-laws, the Kleserts. He was enumerated on 8 July 1870 in Sherman Township, Post Office Sturgis.

On the birth certificates of his two youngest children, he is listed as George Gess, and his wife as Mary Gess. The death certificate for his son lists the last name as Gessee.

In a plat of Sherman Township ca 1880 supplied by Dorothy Williams, land belonging to G. Jess adjoins a larger parcel belonging to J. Klevsert.

The above biography was compiled by combining the notes of Dot Williams, Jo Peck, Fern Bengelsdorf, and Melinda Strong.

(Research):
Census Listings:

1870 Census
Michigan, St. Joseph County, Sherman Township, P.O. Sturgis
Enumerated 8 July 1870
#185-185
Gesse, George 38 Farmer $1,600 340 Prussia
Gesse, Mary 32 Keeping House Macklenburg
Gesse, Andrew 8 Michigan
Gesse, Anna 6 Michigan
Gesse, Minnie 4 Michigan
Gesse, Julia 2 Michigan
Gesse, Sophia 6/12 Michigan

On the birth certificates of his two youngest children, he is listed as George Gess, and his wife as Mary Gess. The death certificate for his son lists the last name as Gessee.

1880 Census
Census Place:Sherman, St. Joseph, Michigan
Source:FHL Film 1254603 National Archives Film T9-0603 Page 45 RelationSexMarrRaceAgeBirthplace
George JESSE Self M M W 48 PRUS Occ:Farmer Fa: PRUS Mo: PRUS
Mary JESSE Wife F M W 42 MECK Occ:Keeping House Fa: MECK Mo: MECK
Andrew JESSE Son M S W 18 MI Occ:At Home Fa: PRUS Mo: MECK
Anna JESSE Dau F S W 17 MI Fa: PRUS Mo: MECK
Minnie JESSE Dau F S W 14 MI Fa: PRUS Mo: MECK
Julia JESSE Dau F S W 12 MI Fa: PRUS Mo: MECK
Augusty JESSE Dau F S W 10 MI Fa: PRUS Mo: MECK

1900 Census
Michigan, St. Joseph County, Sherman Township
#119-120
Jesse, George Head W M Feb 1832 68 Widowed Germany Immigrated 1858 In US 42 years Naturalized Farmer R&W, Speaks English owns farm, free of mortgage
Oman, Julia Dtr W F Dec 1863 32 Wd 1 child, still living born MI parents born Germany
Oman, George Gson W M Oct 1896 Mich

George married Maria Johanna Elisabeth Klevsaat on 24 Nov 1859 in Byron, Genesee County, New York. Maria (daughter of Friedrich Christoph Ernst Klevsaat and Sophia Christinia Luise Prasht) was born before 6 Jan 1838 in Rosenow, Demmin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; was christened on 6 Jan 1838 in Kastorf Parish, Rosenow, Demmin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; died on 18 Aug 1890 in Sherman Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

AKA Andrew GESSE.

Andrew married Mary Bajrovik in Prussia. Mary was born before 1815 in Prussia; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Barbara LaChance [lachance@ccis.com] notes that "in a lot of the slavic names many of the letters are either not pronounced or are pronounced like an entirely different letter. I tried looking up your name "BAJROVIK" and the closest I could get in my books was: BAJOREK (Pol.) Dweller by the slough or muddy place. (Source: New Dictionary of American Family Names by E.C. Smith).

Notes:

Married:
The names of the children Mary and Andrew JESSE, are based on list prepared by their granddaughter, Augusta Jesse Buchholz. Augusta's granddaughter, Fern Falkenstein Bengelsdorf, has the original list, and gave a copy of it to Dorothy Ball Williams. It APPEARS that George and Anna were the oldest children, and Amelia the youngest. This seems logical since George and Anna appear to have been the first to emigrate. The birthdates of the other children are ESTIMATED based on this assumption. If they were not listed in birth order, this is likely incorrect.

Notes:

Email dated 7 Feb 2000 from Anne (Percival) Kruszka: "I have here in my hot little hands a patron submission form for the LDS on one Friedrich Christoph Ernst Klevesaat born 20 Feb 1809 in Rosenow Germany. He was the son of Johann Christian Klevesaat and Elisabeth Catharina Neuendorf. I think this Johan Christian Klevesaat was the brother of my G-g-g grandfather, Jurgen Gustav Klevesaat. I also have the microfilms at the local LDS where I volunteer. I'll see how many Ernst Klevesaat's I can find. In some of the records on my family I have seen the name spelled Klesaert."

German Passport (Courtesy of Dorothy Williams & Jo Peck)

KLEESAAT, Ernst Age: 48 Occupation: Arbeiter (Laborer) Place of Origin: Rosenow/Mecklbg. Family Members: Sophie 42 Ebefrau--Marie 19--Johann 17--Carl 7- Fritz 5

Text from GERMANS TO AMERICA (Courtesy of Dorothy Williams & Jo Peck) List of Passengers to U.S. Ports, Volume 10 pp 418-419 Edited by Ira Glazier, P. William Filby

KLEESAAT, Ernst 48 M Farmer Home: Germany Destination: USA Sophia 42, Marie 19, Johann 17, Carl 7, Ernst 5 Ship: Elbe From: Hamburg To: New York Arr'd: 14 Apr 1857


The family can be found in Elba, Genesee County, New York at the time of the 1860 Federal Census. In examining the microfilm, I did not locate son Johann, who would have been approximately 19. It is also interesting to note that Mary is still living at home even though she had married some seven months earlier. Her husband, George Gesse, was living two homes away, as a laborer in the Taylor household. Perhaps he was under contract, or working to save money for their move to Michigan.

At the time of the 1870 and 1880 Federal census enumerations, Ernst and Sophia were living in Sherman Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan, in the home of their son, Johann. They lived two households away from daughter Marie and her husband George Jesse.

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Census Listings:

1860 Census
New York, Genessee County, Elba
100-102
Earnest Klesert 50 Laborer Mechlenburg (Germany)
Josephine 44 Housework ditto
Mary 21 Housework ditto
Charles 11 ditto
Louis 9 ditto

Friedrich married Sophia Christinia Luise Prasht on 21 Oct 1836 in Rosenow, Demmin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Sophia (daughter of Johann Jochim Prahst and Christine Sophie Becker) was born on 26 Nov 1814 in Rosenow, Demmin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; was christened on 4 Dec 1814 in Kastorf Parish, Rosenow, Demmin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; died on 4 Nov 1891 in Sherman Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

AKA Brost/Brahst/Prahst

Notes:

Married:
Email from Anne Percival Kruszka on 11 Feb 2000: married Christina Sophia Louise Brahst (or Prahst) Oct 21, 1836 in Kastorf, Germany. Christina Sophia Louise was the daughter of Johann Jochim Prahst and Christine Sophie Becker. She was born Nov 26, 1814, in Rosenow and baptised Dec 4, 1814 in Kastorf, Germany.