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SCHEIDT FAMILY from Germany to Russia to America

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I Received this information from John Scheidt via email Jan 2002.

Also see the “Story” next to this chart. Any information about this family would be greatly appreciated.

Descendants of Johann Heinrich (not related yet) Scheidt

Generation No. 1

1. Johann Heinrich (not related yet)1 Scheidt was born 1852 in Russia, and died in Lamar, Prowers, Colorado ?. He married (1) ? Weideman Abt. 1868. She was born Abt. 1850 in Russia, and died in Russia. He married (2) ? Aft. 1880. She was born in Russia, and died in Russia. He married (3) Catharina Maria Mary Busch Abt. 1889. She was born Abt. 1870.

Notes for Johann Heinrich (not related yet) Scheidt:

1. 2007: From John E Scheidt

Henry came with his third wife, Lottie (Busch) in 1913 to Colorado. They had 4 children 3 boys and a girl. Their names were Dave, Alex, Henry & Lydia ½ brother and sister to my Grandfarther John.

Johann Heinrich Scheidt I find mentioned on the ships list for Katie Scheidt the wife of John Scheidt my GF. It looks like he could be working for the railroad in Russell KS. not sure? I also find him in the 1930 census with his wife and son Alex

2. SS Merion leaving Liverpool, England on 23 Oct. 1912.....arriving in Philadelphia 4 Nov. 1912

M-6 Scheidt Johann 34 m m shoemaker Russia German

Russell, KS Saratov, Russia

This is the ship my Grandfather, Johann, came on;

however, have not been able to locate the ship that my father and Grandmother came on.

3. He was very sure he came through New York but there is no listing of them at the Ellis Island site.

My father always said he got here in 1912 but I fine it hard to believe they could have got here in such a short time after his father, if he got to the U.S. in Nov 1912.

4. Nov 2005: from John E Scheidt: "I have found the ship my grandmother , uncles and aunts came on. The ship arrived in Boston on December 9, 1912 It's name was the SS Saxonia. I am

sending them to you . my dad's brother were Dave, John, Henry and Harry. His

sisters were Della, Mollie and Irene."

5. Mar 2008: Found this site:

Name: Heinrich Scheidt

Sex: M

Birth: ABT 1853 in Russia

Emigration: 4 JAN 1913 departed Liverpool, England on ship CANADA 1

Immigration: 13 JAN 1913 arrived Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on ship CANADA - destination Fresno, California

Marriage 1 Marie [--?--] b: ABT 1871 in Russia

Children

Alexander Scheidt b: ABT 1902 in Russia

David Scheidt b: ABT 1902 in Russia

Heinrich Scheidt b: ABT 1905 in Russia

Lydia Scheidt b: ABT 1910 in Russia

Karl Scheidt b: ABT 1913 in Russia

Title: Halifax Ship Arrivals 1900-1914 (G. Dorscher)

Author: Odessa Digital Library - 5 Jun 1996

Note: Researched by George Dorscher, Alberta Chapter, GRHS from reels T-494 through T-503 covering January, 1900 to May 28, 1908 and reels T-4734 to T-4754 covering the period from June 1908 to September 1914. Reels T-4741 through 4745 were researched by Rosemary Mack, PO Box 303, Bienfait, SK S0C 0M0 Canada. This file was updated June 24, 2000.

Spelling of some names as they appear here may not always be correct because they may have been misspelled in the ship's manifest, the recorder's handwriting was difficult to read, or the photocopy from which the name was obtained may have been in poor condition.

Repository:

Note:

Media: Electronic

Text: Heinrich Scheidt, age 60

Notes for ? Weideman:

Jan 2002: From John Scheidt "First two wives died in Russia. "

Notes for Catharina Maria Mary Busch:

Jan 2002: from John Scheidt "His Grandfather came with his third wife. They had 4 children 3 boys and a girl."

Feb 2011: Received email from John E Scheidt. I have changed her name form Catharina Lottie Busch to Catharina Maria (Mary ) Busch.

Children of Johann Scheidt and ? Weideman are:

2 i. John2 Scheidt, born Abt. 1870 in Russia; died Abt. 1885 in Russia.

Notes for John Scheidt:

Died in his teens in Russia.

3 ii. Brother Scheidt, born Abt. 1875.

Notes for Brother Scheidt:

Died during Stalin's purge

+ 4 iii. Johannes (John) Scheidt, born 19 Apr 1878 in Saratov, Russia; died 19 May 1943 in Newell, Butte Co, South Dakota.

Children of Johann Scheidt and Catharina Busch are:

+ 5 i. Alexander2 Scheidt, born Abt. 1899 in Russia; died in Milwaukie, Wisconson.

+ 6 ii. David Henry Scheidt, born 08 Sep 1900 in Russia; died 02 Sep 1988 in Greeley, Weld, Colorado.

7 iii. Henry Scheidt, born Abt. 1902.

Notes for Henry Scheidt:

Jan 2002: From John Scheidt "My fathers half brother born about 1902 lives in Milwaukee. "

8 iv. Lydia Scheidt, born Abt. 1906.

9 v. Carl Scheidt, born Abt. 1907.

10 vi. George Scheidt, born Abt. 1910.

Generation No. 2

4. Johannes (John)2 Scheidt (Johann Heinrich (not related yet)1) was born 19 Apr 1878 in Saratov, Russia, and died 19 May 1943 in Newell, Butte Co, South Dakota. He married Katie Sophie Fuchs 1898 in Ault Weimar, Russia, daughter of Eula Fuchs and Hannah ?. She was born 19 May 1879 in Ault Weimer, Russia, and died 27 Aug 1934 in Vale, Butte Co, South Dakota.

Notes for Johannes (John) Scheidt:

NOTE: I think this is Johannes Scheidt born 18 Mar 1878. kel

1. W citizen of Russia Butte SD

2.

Scheidt, John 5E-2-8S-2 1878 5/19/1943 65

Scheidt, Kate Sophie 5E-2-8S-3 1879 8/27/1934 55

Burial: Vale, Butte Co, South Dakota

3. From John Scheidt: "My Father died at age of 65 from a gall bladder rupture. "

SS Merion leaving Liverpool, Eng. on 23 Oct.

1912.....arriving in Philadelphia 4 Nov. 1912

Surname Given Name Age Sex M/S Calling Country Race Destination Prev. Residence

M-6 Scheidt Johann 34 m m shoemaker Russia German Russel, KS Saratov, Russia

By the way the last name is Sheidt in the 1920 census miss spelled.

May 2008: From John E Scheidt - on the 1920 census.

"also you will find the John A Sheidt also miss spelled on the same page as John Scheidt my GF. John A. is the one that listed his father as Adam Scheidt from Neu Weimar Russia on the New York Ships list. He first went to Riverdale IL. with his wife 1910. I have not found any of the children of John A. the last place I found him was in the 1930 census for Idaho and his wife has past away leaving him with 10 children."

Notes for Katie Sophie Fuchs:

Jan 2002: From John Scheidt "Mother died of Pneumonia in 1934 I was 28. "

May 2008: From the obit of their son John Scheidt b Feb 22, 1908 it says "Scheidt was born Feb. 22, 1908, in Seratov, Russia, to John and Katie Fox Scheidt. "

This looks like they changed the name Fuchs to Fox.

Children of Johannes Scheidt and Katie Fuchs are:

11 i. Della3 Scheidt, born 16 Mar 1902 in Russia; died Nov 1983.

12 ii. Natoleah D Scheidt, born 01 Apr 1903 in Neu Weimar, Russia; died 23 Nov 1983 in Seattle, Washington.

Notes for Natoleah D Scheidt:

Died at birth.

13 iii. Girl Scheidt, born Abt. 1905 in Russia; died Abt. 1905 in Russia.

Notes for Girl Scheidt:

Died at birth.

+ 14 iv. Dave W Scheidt, born 29 Nov 1906 in Neu Weimar, Russia; died 16 Feb 2001 in Liburn, Gwinnett, Georgia.

+ 15 v. John J Scheidt, born 22 Feb 1908 in Neu Weimar, Russia; died 15 Oct 2004 in Eugene, Lane, Oregon.

16 vi. Mollie Scheidt, born Bet. 1910 - 1911 in Neu Weimar, Russia; died Jan 1993.

Notes for Mollie Scheidt:



VALE, BUTTE CO., S.D., HIGH SCHOOL -Complete List of Graduates-1928-1967

Scheidt, Carl - 1934

Scheidt, Henry - 1934

Scheidt, Mollie - 1931

+ 17 vii. Charles Carl Scheidt, born 04 Jun 1913 in Russell, Kansas; died 09 Mar 1990 in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

18 viii. Henry Scheidt, born 15 Sep 1915 in Colorado; died May 1979 in Belle Fourche, Butte, South Dakota.

Notes for Henry Scheidt:

VALE, BUTTE CO., S.D., HIGH SCHOOL -Complete List of Graduates-1928-1967

Scheidt, Carl - 1934

Scheidt, Henry - 1934

Scheidt, Mollie - 1931

19 ix. Irene Scheidt, born 01 Jan 1917 in Nisland, Butte, South Dakota; died 14 Apr 1935 in Vale, South Dakota.

Notes for Irene Scheidt:

Jan 2002: From John Scheidt



VALE CEMETERY Township 8N, Range 6E, Section 33 Vale, Butte County, SD

Scheidt, Irene 5E-2-8S-1 1917 4/14/1935 17

More About Irene Scheidt:

Burial: Vale, Butte Co, South Dakota

20 x. Harry G Scheidt, born 28 Feb 1921 in Nisland, Butte, South Dakota; died 28 Jul 2005 in Sitka, Alaska.

5. Alexander2 Scheidt (Johann Heinrich (not related yet)1) was born Abt. 1899 in Russia, and died in Milwaukie, Wisconson. He married Mollie ?. She was born Abt. 1901.

Notes for Alexander Scheidt:

May 2008: Email from John E Scheidt "Whom I have been told was a alcoholic after his wife died he more or less abandoned the children."

Oct 2010: From I think this is Alex Scheidt b 1896 in Frank, Russia

married to Amalia Eckhardt b 1900 in Frank died 4 Jun 1932

married 21 Dec 1918 in Frank

Feb 2011: Received an email from John E Scheidt. "At this point I have made the assumption based on the border crossing from Canada and the 1920 census that Katherine Busch is Katherine Maria (Mary) Busch. The border-crossing list Marie the 1920 census lists Mary; however the 1920 census also has the whole family in a mess last name is Schertz or Scheitz. Alex is married now to Mollie they have one son Harry. They live in McClave, Bent, Colorado. "

Children of Alexander Scheidt and Mollie ? are:

21 i. Harry3 Scheidt, born 1919 in Colorado.

Notes for Harry Scheidt:

Feb 2011: Received email from John Scheidt. "Alex is married now to Mollie they have one son Harry. They live in McClave, Bent, Colorado. "

22 ii. Herman Scheidt, born 1921 in Colorado.

23 iii. Roy Scheidt, born Abt. 1924 in Colorado.

24 iv. Ruth Scheidt, born 1926 in Wisconsin.

25 v. Arthur Scheidt, born 1928 in Illinois.

6. David Henry2 Scheidt (Johann Heinrich (not related yet)1) was born 08 Sep 1900 in Russia, and died 02 Sep 1988 in Greeley, Weld, Colorado. He married Lottie Eckhardt 17 Nov 1921 in Greeley, Weld, Colorado, daughter of ? Eckhardt and ? Weidemann. She was born 22 Oct 1902 in Frank, Saratov, Volga, Russia, and died 06 Jan 1989 in Greeley, Weld, Colorado.

Notes for David Henry Scheidt:

W Russian; rel. lives Weld Co. CO Butte SD

Jun 2008: Received an email from Clarence Kissler. "I do have the following names in my records. David Scheidt, born abt 1902, died September 2, 1988 in Greeley, Colorado. His wife was Lottie Eckhardt from Frank, Russia. The family consisted of Dorothy, Betty and Roy. They lived in Greeley. As a youngster, I do recall visiting with this family. I recall that Roy was in the Marines. Lottie Eckhardt is the daughter of my mother's sister who was a Weidemann. "

July 2008: From the AHSGR Soar project. Linn Grove Cemetery System.

Block 22 Lot 37 Space 001

Dave Scheidt born Sept 8, 1900 died Sept 6, 1988

John Scheidt has a picture of the tombstone.

Feb 2011: Email received from John Scheidt

Name: David Scheidt Home in 1930: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

View Map Age: 29 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1901 Birthplace: Russia

Relation to Head of House: Head

Spouse's Name: Lottie Scheidt Race: White

Name Age

David Scheidt 29

Lottie Scheidt 27

Dorothy Scheidt 7

Royd Scheidt 6

Notes for Lottie Eckhardt:

Jun 2008: Received an email from Clarence Kissler.

Lottie Eckhardt is the daughter of my mother's sister who was a Weidemann.

July 2008: From the AHSGR Soar project. Linn Grove Cemetery System.

Block 22 Lot 54 Space 004

Lottie Scheidt born Oct 22, 1902 died Jan 10, 1989

Children of David Scheidt and Lottie Eckhardt are:

+ 26 i. Dorothy Irene3 Scheidt, born 16 Aug 1922 in Greeley, Colorado; died 14 Feb 2002 in Greeley, Weld, Colorado.

27 ii. Roy Scheidt, born 05 Jan 1924 in N Island, South Dakota; died 27 Apr 2005 in Greeley, Colorado. He married Mary F Smith 10 Nov 1951 in San Bruno, California; born 05 Aug 1923 in Houston, Texas; died 15 Feb 2005 in Greeley, Colorado.

Notes for Roy Scheidt:

Greeley Tribune Greeley, Colorado 04-29-05

Roy Scheidt, 81, of Greeley died Wednesday, April 27, at his home.

He was born Jan. 5, 1924, in Nisland, S.D., to Dave H. and Lottie (Eckhardt) Scheidt.

On Nov. 10, 1951, he married Mary Smith in San Bruno, Calif. She died Feb. 15, 2005.

Mr. Scheidt was raised in Greeley and attended Greeley Central High School. He entered the Marine Corps in San Diego, Calif., in 1942 and served in all three divisions of the Marines during World War II and in Korea. He was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received in action in 1951. He was very patriotic and served his country with pride.

He and his wife enjoyed travel, hunting, camping and hiking. They wintered in Arizona for the past 20 years and loved dancing, especially to big band music.

Survivors are a sister, Betty Nazarenus and husband Wayne Russel of Loveland; a niece, Nancy Lackey and husband Howard of Raton, N.M.; a nephew, Dean Hein and wife Karen of Windsor; a brother-in-law, Ed Wolfe of Windsor; and many grandnieces and grandnephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Dorothy Wolfe.

Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Allnutt Funeral Service Macy Chapel, Greeley. Cremation. Interment will be in Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver.

Memorial gifts may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Northern Colorado Inc. in care of Allnutt, 702 13th St., Greeley, CO 80631. An online obituary and guest book are at .

Notes for Mary F Smith:

Mary F. Scheidt, 81, of Greeley died Tuesday, Feb. 15, at North Colorado Medical Center, Greeley.

She was born Aug. 5, 1923, in Houston, Texas, to William Robert and Althea (Everett) Smith.

Mrs. Scheidt was raised in Houston, where she graduated from John Regan High School and earned her registered nurse degree from the Jefferson Davis Hospital in 1946. She enlisted in the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps in 1947 and served until 1952. She earned the rank of lieutenant junior grade. While she was a nurse in Oakland, Calif., she took care of a young marine name Roy Scheidt. The two fell in love and were married on Nov. 10, 1951. She served on the USS Morton, a hospital ship used during the Korean Conflict. After her marriage, she left the Navy and became a school nurse in Poway, Calif., until she retired. She earned her bachelor's degree in health education from San Diego State College in 1962. She and her husband continued to live in the San Diego area until they moved to Greeley in the early 1970s to be closer to Mr. Scheidt's family.

Mrs. Scheidt loved music and dancing.

Survivors are her husband, Roy Scheidt of Greeley; a nephew and his wife, Dean and Karen Hein of Windsor; and a sister-in-law, Betty Nazarenus of Loveland. Her parents, a brother, Bill Smith, and a sister, Mary Aleatha Watts, are deceased.

Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Allnutt Funeral Service Macy Chapel. Cremation. Inurnment will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Fort Logan National Cemetery Staging Area B, Denver.

Memorial gifts may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Northern Colorado Inc. in care of Allnutt Macy Chapel, 702 13th St., Greeley, CO 80631. An online obituary and guest book are at .

28 iii. Betty Scheidt, born Apr 1930 in Milwaukie, Wisconson. She married Wayne Russel Nazarenus; born Abt. 1920.

Notes for Betty Scheidt:

May 2008: Email from John E Scheidt. "I got that from Betty Scheidt in CO. She is the Daughter of Dave Scheidt another son of John Heinrich Scheidt, Dave is also listed in the 1930 census. Unfortunately she knew very little about her fathers side of the family. He also can be found in the 1920 census for SD. listed as Dave Henry Scheidt. He listed his father as Henry Scheidt on the WW1 draft in SD. "

Generation No. 3

14. Dave W3 Scheidt (Johannes (John)2, Johann Heinrich (not related yet)1) was born 29 Nov 1906 in Neu Weimar, Russia, and died 16 Feb 2001 in Liburn, Gwinnett, Georgia. He married Anna Marie Berndt 01 Jul 1937 in Avon, Bon Homme, South Dakota. She was born 22 Jun 1914 in Avon, Bon Homme, South Dakota.

Notes for Dave W Scheidt:

He came to the US in 1912 and went to Russell KA where his father was working on a grain storage bin.

Jan 2002: From his son John Scheidt (born abt 1930)

"The following is a remembrance by my father. Dave Scheidt Birthday November 29, 1906

I came to the US from southeastern Russia near the Volga River in 1912. Paternal Grandfather died at 86. First two wives died in Russia. My father was by his first wife, one of three brothers. One died as a teen. The other died in Stalin's Purge (possibly during his slaughter of farmers that revolted in Ukraine-perhaps other areas). Dave said he and his wife starved in 1935. His Grandfather came with his third wife. They had 4 children 3 boys and a girl. My Father died at age of 65 from a gall bladder rupture. Mother died of Pneumonia in 1934 I was 28. Great Grandfather is from Prussia. Came during

Catherine the Great's efforts to westernize Russia and improve agricultural practices and yields. He came for land and to escape religious persecution of Lutherans in Germany. (Catherine was from Germany.) She promised freedom of speech, religion, education, free land and they would not serve in the army for one hundred years. In 1850 they revoked the military exemption. Both my father and Grandfather served in the military in Baku on the Caspian Sea. This was four hundred miles from their home. My father’s half brother born about 1902 lives in Milwaukee.

My mother encouraged me to continue in school. Father felt that a simple education was sufficient. The 3 simple R's were enough, a little reading, writing, and arithmetic. By the way he couldn't add 2 columns of numbers. I felt that's why he lost a pile of money. He made money farming, but the bankers took it. You were educated by the priest in Russia. You learned what he knew. I was determined not to suffer as my father did because of his illiteracy. There were ten children in my family. 2 died in infancy in Russia. I'm the second oldest with an older sister Della. There were 3 girls and 5 boys. Myself and my older sister and younger brother went to college. In South Dakota the adults as well as the children poked fun of us. We were the dumb Russians. There was much prejudice. They looked at us like we didn't have anything. I agree with that we didn't have anything, but what we had was ours. We spoke German, but they never referred to us as Germans. Up until I was about 10, I had many a fight, because I was called a dumb Russian. In school we couldn't read. We had to learn English. Many times in school I had to stay out of school in the fall and spring to plant and harvest crops. Missing school, it took us longer to complete school. Mother could read German, Russian and learned to read English. Father never learned to read English, except for citizenship requirements. Dad’s children taught him to add double columns of math. Father had used an abacus. My parents believed in a close knit family, we worked together, and everything belonged to the family. When I was 14 I got a job earning $5 a day hauling bundles with a team of horses, all of that money came home.

In Russia my parents farmed. The farms were out in the countryside. We lived in villages for protection. There was not a gun in our village. Horseman from nomadic tribes would attack the

farmers. There were 7 different tribes-Kulmucks, Tartars, Turks, Mongols, were some of them. One of

their weapons was a pole about 10 or 12 feet long with a leather tong on one end, this is what they held. On the other end of the pole was a short stick about a foot long attached with a leather tong also. They would swing it round and round and if your head was at the other end of that your head would bounce one way and your body the other. One day 3 riders came to our camp while mother was

cooking. They were good horsemen. I don't remember the tribe, but Mother could speak their language. People would learn 6 to 7 languages. I don't know what they talked about, but we had a good whip. It was a braided leather whip 15 or 16 feet long. With the right handling it would cut someone’s throat. All of a sudden she had that whip. She threatened them and they road off. She could have laid them open with it. See, it was in the spring and they didn't have their heavy coats on, just had a shirt on, no protection. When we went out to farm the land in the spring and harvest in the fall, we stayed in camps on the farms. These were dug outs in the ground with covers. Farms were close together, 2 or 3 families. They planted their own crops and the landowner also. We slept in the dugouts. Mother and dad would get up make a breakfast, eat and try to leave the children asleep. When we woke up there was breakfast. But mother said I was always there by the time the oxen were hooked up.

Breakfast was soup and bread, mostly bread that she made in the evenings in an adobe oven. The bread was round loaves of whole wheat or rye. Sometimes she made kuchen. You roll the dough out and place fruit or whatever you have on top of it. Dough was placed on the floured top of a large flat spatula. It was then placed directly on the live coals. After baking you bring it out and scrape off that flour. You have a nice crust. I still bake kuchen. We left Russia in the Fall of 1912. We sold everything we had and couldn't take. Father, expectant mother, sister, myself, orphan boy Freddie (who had enough money for his passage), John, baby Molly 2 years old left Neu Weimar. Grandfather took them and their few possessions by wagon to Samara. In Samara we took the barge down the Volga to Saratov. We took a train. We did not ride in a passenger car. There were lots of people doing the same thing we were doing. Leaving. You see we lived in an adobe brick house, with two rooms, dirt floor, and our bed mattress was made of straw. It was a bare existence." We went by train from Saratov to Smolensk to St. Petersburg to Libau, Lithuania, port of departure.

Not sure of this route Dad and mother went to buy the tickets for the next ship. They found out they did not have enough money. They had a little more than enough for one ticket. So they put their heads together and decided they were not going back, but going on, because they had heard it would not be a problem getting the money once they got here. So we took a one-room apartment. My father left us there when the ship came. We stayed and used the other money and lived on it until the money came

for us to leave. Father went to Russell, Kansas where Mother's sister lived. He took a job and worked on a section gang on the RR. He had to learn how to do the work and that was very difficult. He made only a dollar a day. After a week or two lie realized this would not be enough money. His wife and children would run out of money. They did not have enough money to stay where they were. He began to inquire about borrowing money. Relatives were not able to help him. Banks were not very generous in those days. He was talking to a man who said "if any one will loan you money this man in Hall, Kansas will". He was a well to do farmer. Dad left one morning to walk to Hall. It took him all day with occasional rides in wagons. They talked and finally Dad approached him about the loan. The man would not answer. Dad talked to him again and then when he didn't get an answer, he said I better start back to Russell. I've got to find money somewhere. The man said “Naw; you better stay the night. You won't get back there until daylight.” So he stayed. They had supper and talked. The next morning at the breakfast table they were still talking when the man said "listen we better go to the bank and send your family some money". They sent 400 dollars-Molly no charge, John and Dave ½ tickets, orphan, sister, and mother whole tickets. Tickets came in time. Mother was going back to her Father. When the money came that all changed. If you had the money and the quota was not filled for US entrance you could leave. We went through the Kiel Canal. over to England. We took the train from Liverpool to Hall. ??? It was the first time I had ever seen myself in a mirror. I don't know how it registered with John, but it was also the first time for my sister. She had never seen a mirror. We were very poor Russians. We ran into a terrific storm while crossing the Atlantic. The people thought the ship was going down. They prayed and sang songs. They wanted to go up and see the sky one more time, but the hatches were closed and they couldn't do it. So there we were." While the storm was on people got sick. It was terrible. My job was to cover up the vomit with sawdust when people threw up. I was with the sailors for most of the trip. They got a kick out of me. I got a lot of favors. I did not know what they were saying, but that was all right with me. They pointed out what

I was supposed to do. Before leaving the boat I stood where the ship's railing had been removed to prepare for docking. I remember looking down to the water below and thinking that is a long way down. I could have slipped and fallen and no one would have known I was there, except that my coat would have kept me afloat for awhile. I was wearing a quilted camel hair coat and pants that mother made of course. I had two shirts. One to change off into. One to wear. They had double-breasted fronts. You could button them to the left or the right. My shoes were boots made from camel hair felt with leather bottoms. They came up over the calf. Father made them. Father was a shoemaker by trade. He learned it in the Army. His rank was equivalent sergeant. We got to Ellis Island for our records and vaccinations. But they didn't vaccinate me, because they didn't find me. I went through the chute under Freddie, the orphans long coat. I had seen these guys trying to draw out the vaccinations with their mouths. I did not like all that. When I got to the other side I had my sleeve rolled up like everybody else you see. I had the smallpox when I was a child, but they didn't ask. I had them bad, but you don't see it, because mother wrapped my fingers so I couldn't scratch. When they receded they smell bad. I was four. Mother told us children died with from smallpox.

We left Ellis Island and were sitting in this big shed. I can still see myself just looking around, it was unbelievable. Big buildings and all these people going around pushing these carts loaded with bundles.

Things I had never seen. There was always someone around to tell you how to get where you were going. We took the train from NY to Kansas. We arrived before Christmas. The first thing they did was to change our clothes so we would not look like Russians. We stayed on our Aunt's farm until after Christmas. We stayed in Russell, Kansas until August of 1913. Dad worked on the section gang, then he got a job working on the construction of a grain elevator. It is still standing. (I went back to see it in 1960).I worked in the wheat harvest. My job was to run back and forth and stomp the grain down in the header box so they could get more into it. I got a quarter a day. I remember so well because everything was so new to me. After the harvest in Kansas we left Russell for the potato and beet harvest in Colorado. After we finished the harvest we moved into town where my sister and I returned to school in November.

We continued to live in Eden doing farm work until 1916-working sugar beets, potatoes. Father bought a house on about an acre. For a while we lived in the house, then Father tore it down and built another. He also built a barn. We had horses and cows. The cows I would take out in the country where I hobbled them next to the road side where they would graze all day long. We bought hay for the horses. A Jewish man came one day and asked my father if he could sleep in the barn. My father said no. We will make a place for you in the house. That evening as they talked he made my father a proposition. The war was on in Europe. The farmers have a lot of junk on their farms that they don't know what to do with-rags, metal, bones, copper. We will go out there and we will buy it.

He said "let me buy it,". They took Father's money, horse, and spring buggy (one with two seats). They removed the back seat. The first day they went out it came back loaded way up high. That night they separated it into groups-rags, copper etc. They worked at it until they had a big load of one thing and took it ten miles to Greeley, Colorado and sold. They split the profit. After Dad took his money out and they divided the total profits, he made more money than the entire family made that whole year. It must have been several hundred dollars. The man had wanted to sell the good separately, but my father insisted that they sell it together. After a few months the man went on to Denver and became wealthy as a junk dealer. Dad went into the butcher business after that. He bought a cow, butchered it and sold it on the street. But in 1916 they heard about farming opportunities in Western South Dakota. He and several men went up there to look things over. He rented 80 acres with a house. In December we packed up the horses, cow, possessions and loaded all of this and ourselves unto a boxcar. South Dakota was changing from range sheep and cattle operations to farming-sugar beets. Lived there until 1920 when we decided to go to California. My Grandfather had lived there and talked

about the fruits and such. They wanted to go. Meanwhile Grandfather had leased a large farm in Lamar, Colorado which he would be unable to farm. So dad sold everything with the idea of going to California. We stopped by Lamar to see Grandfather. He did not have the money to farm it so we took over. But before we began Mother and Father returned to Hall, Kansas to repay the man for the loan for the family's fares from Russia. The man would take no interest on the sum of money. They visited and had lots to talk about. We had over 5,000 dollars. We raised 110 acres of sugar beets. We also raised barley, oats, potatoes, heat, and alfalfa on the other 80 acres. We did very well. But we had to borrow more money, because the horses, harness, seed etc. were very expensive. When Dad went to borrow more money the banker would combine it with the previous note but the banker never

destroyed the original note. He always promised to mail the original. He did this several times. We had bought a car, but at the end of the year we had to sell everything else to pay the debts. We borrowed $250 to go back to South Dakota. We worked for other people in sugar beet and potatoes fields. It was a family operation. I had made up my mind I was going to go to school. I had seen what had happened to my father, but not only that I had seen basketball. It was 1920 and I was 14) I hauled and loaded 3 loads of sugar beets a day-5 tons to the load. I stacked hay. I saw my first basketball game in January of 1921. I wanted to play basketball and I did. I went back and played the next day.

Our family continued to work in farming. Dad rented farms. We would stop school for planting and harvest. I walked home after school to do his chores. I would then walk back to town for basketball practice. Dad thought I was crazy for chasing a ball around on the court. Mom was thrilled and she encouraged the children and told us to do our homework. She wanted an education for her children.

We were living near a creek, a small lake and slough. In the winter of 1921 and 1922 I trapped muskrats, skunks, and caught rabbits. I skinned and stretched their hides. I sent them to the Funston Fur Company in St. Louis. I earned $3.00 dollars which I hid beneath my mattress. Mother found it, but did not say anything to dad. Dad had been running a shoe shop in town. He would close up the shop when there was farm work-planting and harvesting to do. The big depression of 21 and 22 were years many farmers were going broke. My Dad didn't have any money. Dad came home talking to Mother about this auction where they were selling horses and machinery. He said if we just had the money we could go into farming. My mother told him about the money. He used it to buy horses, cows, machinery. He had everything we needed to start up farming. They rented a farm. I did the farming. He had sugar beets, grain, and hay. The barns were cleaned everyday and the manure was stacked and saved by the barn. It was used to fertilize the fields. It would take two weeks to haul the manure to the fields. They were then plowed with the two plow shares. One turned the soil one way and the other another way. Plough shares were switched at row ends so the soil would all be turned in the same direction. It, was then racked to break up the clods. For sugar beets you( had to use a float to level the fields before planting. I was 19 and only a junior in HS. My Dad gave me a choice either you stay home on the farm and work full time or you work 3 months and go to school 9. I said I was going to school. In the spring I thinned sugar beets for two weeks and earned $60. 5 bucks a day.

Myself and another fellow traveled to Homestake Gold Mine in Lead, South Dakota. The first day we went up to the mine the man ask me if I was 19. I had to explain why I was still in High School and almost 20 years old. You had to be 19 to work under ground. He told them to come back tomorrow. I knew he didn't believe me, but we went back the next day. My friend got a job, but his father had worked there before. I came back the next day and he didn't have a job. I was getting antsy, but I went back the next day. " figured if he put me off long enough I probably wouldn't come back. That day the mine man said, "got something." They put me in a place where you had to load rock. If you loaded 12 cars with ore rock you would earn $12! day. If you loaded 16 cars you would earn $.50/day Dave wanted that extra 50 so he loaded 16.

When the old Swede saw that I was willing to work he put me on a contract-so many cars for so much money. But I lost money on that darned contract. The guys drilling didn't make enough rock, so I didn't always make $4. One time it was only $3.15. Those drillers got fired after a couple of months. I earned $200 that summer. I knew I could come back at Christmas and work 2 weeks."

I would work two weeks of nights and two weeks of days. When September came I sent word to the school superintendent that I would be back for school, but would not be there for registration because I was working in the mine. Please sign me up for such and such courses he needed to graduate. My last two weeks there were night shift work. I worked the night before I left to return home to school. An old hotel had been converted into the school. The school allowed several boys to live in a large room in the upper story of the school building. A cooking stove and eating area was on one end and our beds on the other. We called it a mix-up. I played football and basketball for the school. On Saturdays I worked at different jobs. The section gang on the railroad. Jack Spencer and I unloaded 40 ton of coal one Saturday. We went to the dance that night with the coal dust in our eyebrows and eyelashes. We were a sight, but we had a good time. What happened to you the girls would say.

My mother sent me pies or Kuchen on the sly. My dad didn't know that. Both my parents came to

graduation. " Dad smiled." He had loaned $120 to a neighbor so when he repaid him that spring he bought a new suit, shirt, and shoes for my graduation in the spring of 1927.

That Summer I returned to Homestake Gold Mine. This time I contracted with 3 other guys. I earned $300 or better each month, with two of them working each shift-night and day. I loaded as high as 36 ton of rock in a day. The next two summers I worked summers in the mine and went to college the remainder of the year. Before my senior year I did not go back to the mines to work. I realized how the smoke from the blasting and the dust from the drilling were affecting my health. For several years afterwards he would cough up grit, gravel, sand. I worked odd jobs to pay for my senior year in College. physical education.

Dad served in Baku. He had to walk, hitch hike or take sea transportation to Volga. He could get a little job on the barge to pay his way.My parents were very religious, Lutheran. We had to go to church. He was baptized Lutheran. When we moved to SD there was no Lutheran church. We children did not mind going we were told that's where you get your education. The priest taught them to read and write and simple math. As much math as they knew. January first my sister and I went to school. We saw our first blacks. We had had no books. Our parents had never traveled. We did not know about Africa. I knew no geography. We did not know that black people existed. When we started studying Geography and brought home books, we showed our parents pictures of blacks and their countries. They were astonished. I was scarred. (My sister told me I could not go to the bathroom with her as I had done in Russia.) The first thing our teacher did was to write out the words for colors red, blue etc. She dumped some colored sticks in front of us and we were to place the stick on the word. Matching them, you know. When I picked up the stick and tried to put it in the wrong place she tapped my hand and shook her head no. My sister and I caught on very quickly. We had problems trying to

pronounce English words. I really don't remember when I learned. I do know one of the first words I recognized was match in Eaton, Colorado. A boy had some fire crackers, but he did not have any matches to light them. He kept saying, "match, match." Finally it dawned on me what he wanted. So I asked mother if I could have a couple of matches. I took the matches out to him and he lit one and it popped. That word match stuck with me."

Children of Dave Scheidt and Anna Berndt are:

29 i. Gary Gene4 Scheidt, born 1938 in Spencer, Clay, Iowa.

30 ii. Ray Douglas Scheidt, born 1939 in Spencer, Clay, Iowa.

31 iii. John Emanuel (not yet) Scheidt, born 1943 in Dexter, Dallas, Iowa.

Notes for John Emanuel (not yet) Scheidt:

Jan 2002: from John Scheidt via email. (born 1943)

Kathy my father came over with his mother in early 1913 from Neu Weimar Russia. It is near Saratov, Russia. His father came over first in Nov. 1912 and went to Russell KS where he was able to barrow the money to send for the rest of the family. They finely ended up in Nisland SD were both of his parents are buried. There were three girls and five boys in the family.

John Scheidt

May 2008: John Scheidt sent an email with a copy of a census record.

May 2008: John sent me his website. I have copied information into my records.

Jul 2010: Received email from John with copies of tombstone and birth certificate on John Scheidt b 07 May 1912

Feb 2011: Received email from John with questions on spouse of Johann Heinrich Scheidt b 1852

15. John J3 Scheidt (Johannes (John)2, Johann Heinrich (not related yet)1) was born 22 Feb 1908 in Neu Weimar, Russia, and died 15 Oct 2004 in Eugene, Lane, Oregon. He married Lydia E. Buehler 21 May 1938 in Bridgewater, South Dakota. She was born Abt. 1909.

Notes for John J Scheidt:

Jan 2008:

Byline: The Register-Guard John Scheidt Publication Date: 18-OCT-04

The funeral will be Oct. 19 for John J. Scheidt Jr. of Eugene, who died Oct. 15 of age-related causes. He was 96.

He was born Feb. 22, 1908, in Seratov, Russia, to John and Katie Fox Scheidt. He graduated from Northern State College in Aberdeen, S.D., in 1935. He did graduate work at Black Hills State College in Spearfish, S.D., South Dakota State College in Brookings and at Colorado State Colleg

He married Lydia E. Buehler in Bridgewater, S.D., on May 21, 1938.

Scheidt was a real estate broker and appraiser in Eugene beginning in 1951. He served as an appraiser for the Oregon Department of Revenue, the Department of Veterans Affairs and for various banks in Oregon. He served on the Lane County Welfare Commission for 10 years, and was chief deputy assessor for Lane County from 1960 to 1962.

Scheidt enjoyed golfing and fishing. He was a member of Central Presbyterian Church. He was the first president of the River Road Park District and also served as president of the River Road Parent Teachers Association.

Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Carolyn Newsom of Eugene; a brother,..Harry Scheidt of Sitka, Alaska; two grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren. A grandchild, Schmale, died in 1962.

Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday and the funeral at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Lane Memorial Funeral Home in Eugene.

Lane Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Child of John Scheidt and Lydia Buehler is:

+ 32 i. Carolynn4 Scheidt, born Private.

17. Charles Carl3 Scheidt (Johannes (John)2, Johann Heinrich (not related yet)1) was born 04 Jun 1913 in Russell, Kansas, and died 09 Mar 1990 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He married Marjorie Hope Rabidue 30 Nov 1939 in Nisland, Butte, South Dakota. She was born Abt. 1913.

Notes for Charles Carl Scheidt:

1. VALE, BUTTE CO., S.D., HIGH SCHOOL -Complete List of Graduates-1928-1967

Scheidt, Carl - 1934

Scheidt, Henry - 1934

Scheidt, Mollie - 1931

2. Nov 2005: From John Scheidt "I am a grandson of Johann (John) Scheidt and Katie Sophia Fuchs. I have found an error my Carl Scheidt was born on June 4, 1913. "

I have changed the birthdate from the 14th to the 4th.

3. Nov 2005: "In my research I believe I have found the ship my grandmother , uncles and aunts came on. The ship arrived in Boston on December 9, 1912 It's name was the SS Saxonia. I am sending them to you . my dad's brother were Dave, John, Henry and Harry. His sisters were Della, Mollie and Irene."

4. May 2008: John Emanuel Scheidt sent the following. "I have been told it is Charles as it is listed on the 1920 census but he went by Carl."

Children of Charles Scheidt and Marjorie Rabidue are:

33 i. John Warner4 Scheidt, born 1952.

Notes for John Warner Scheidt:

Mar 2006: John Scheidt (born 1952) sent an email adding his family information.

34 ii. Thomas Clyde Scheidt, born 1955.

35 iii. Tyrone Scheidt, born Abt. 1956; died 26 Sep 1956 in Avon, South Dakota.

36 iv. Carlee Scheidt, born 1962.

26. Dorothy Irene3 Scheidt (David Henry2, Johann Heinrich (not related yet)1) was born 16 Aug 1922 in Greeley, Colorado, and died 14 Feb 2002 in Greeley, Weld, Colorado. She married Edward Wolfe in San Francisco, California. He was born Abt. 1920.

Notes for Dorothy Irene Scheidt:

Apr 2002: Dorothy Wolfe Dorothy I. Wolfe, 79, of Windsor, Colorado died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2002 at North Colorado Medical Center. She was born Aug. 16, 1922, in Greeley, Colorado to Dave H. and Lottie (Eckhardt) Scheidt. On May 30, 1976, she married Edward Wolfe in San Francisco. Mrs. Wolfe graduated from Greeley High School in 1940. She was employed at Vaughn’s Retail Grocery in San Diego. She retired in 1981 and moved to Windsor. She loved fishing, ceramics and dancing. Survivors are her husband, Edward Wolfe of Windsor; two sons, Jerry Lockmann of LaMesa, Calif., and Harry Lockmann of Santee, Calif.; a sister, Betty Nazarenus of Loveland; a brother, Roy Scheidt of Greeley; two grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Windsor Memorial Chapel, Windsor. Interment will be in Lakeview Cemetery, Windsor. Friends may visit from 1-4 p.m. Monday at the Windsor Memorial Chapel. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Emphysema Foundation in care of the Windsor Memorial Chapel.

Children of Dorothy Scheidt and Edward Wolfe are:

37 i. Jerry4 Lockmann, born Abt. 1940.

38 ii. Harry Lockmann, born Abt. 1942.

Generation No. 4

32. Carolynn4 Scheidt (John J3, Johannes (John)2, Johann Heinrich (not related yet)1) was born Private. She married (1) ? Newsorn. He was born Private. She married (2) Ronald Schmale. He was born Private.

Notes for Carolynn Scheidt:

Mar 2009: Received email from Kristina Schmale Nguyen with information on her line.

"Carolynn is my grandmother" Changed the spelling of her name from Carolyn

Children of Carolynn Scheidt and Ronald Schmale are:

+ 39 i. Scott5 Schmale, born Private.

+ 40 ii. Todd Schmale, born Private.

Generation No. 5

39. Scott5 Schmale (Carolynn4 Scheidt, John J3, Johannes (John)2, Johann Heinrich (not related yet)1) was born Private.

Notes for Scott Schmale:

Mar 2009: Received email from Kristina Schmale Nguyen with information on her line.

Children of Scott Schmale are:

41 i. John Scott6 Schmale, born Private.

42 ii. Kristina Lynn Schmale, born Private. She married ? Nguyen; born Private.

Notes for Kristina Lynn Schmale:

Mar 2009: Received email from Kristina Schmale Nguyen with information on her line.

40. Todd5 Schmale (Carolynn4 Scheidt, John J3, Johannes (John)2, Johann Heinrich (not related yet)1) was born Private.

Child of Todd Schmale is:

43 i. Courtney6 Schmale, born Private.

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