Category:Henrietta Warnke
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- Married to Michael in OH
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Myrtle Jaus
Henrietta Warnke
Stephan and Henrietta (Warnke) Lieske emigrated from Filene, East Prussia, Germany, to America, about 1853 with their three small sons: Friedrich - born June 14, 1849, Wilhelm - born September 29, 1851, August Ludwig Lieske (our grandfather) - January 5, 1853. As mention by Albert Lieske, Stephan collapsed and disappeared upon arrival in New York. Henrietta continued on alone with her three small sons to Ohio, where she had acquaintances. Here she met Michael Gabbert who was a native of Behle, Scharken, East Prussia, Germany, the same Dorf where she was born. Michael and Henrietta were married in Ohio July 16, 1855. They then traveled to Minnesota, where Michael had a brother living near Henderson, in Sibley County. They arrived there in the early spring of 1856. About the same time as the Gottlieb Gabbert family. Michael and Gottlieb shared the same name, but were from different families. They homesteaded in Sibley County, three miles west of Henderson - the former Karl Lieske farm.
Money was scarce, so as soon as they were established, Michael took the job of propelling the lat boat up and down the Minnesota River for $5 per month. This, with other work that was available, took him away from his wife and family for considerable lengths of time, leaving her alone in the wilderness with their children and the added responsibilities. But with the help of their Lord, and a lot of hard labor, they not only survived, they prospered.
Michael continued to expand the clearings on the homestead, He continued to farm until 1874, a period of 18 years, at which time the farm was turned over to his step-son Ludwig Lieske. Michael then erected a new log house win which he resided until the time of his death. He was born June 30, 1825 and died March 13, 1915, nearly 90 years of age. I have no birthdate for Henrietta, but she died in 1884 at approximately 60 years of age.
Here again is an example of the hardships these pioneer women had to endure. Henrietta had left her homeland with her husband and three young children, endured a rough ocean voyage, saw her husband collapse and be carried away (never to see him again), and then made the trip to the strange land of Ohio alone with her children. After marrying Michael in Ohio, she again uprooted to travel to parts unknown, this time to Henderson, Minnesota. There again she was again left alone in the wilderness to keep the home fires burning while her husband was gone for lengthy periods, trying to provide for his family. All of this is almost beyond comprehension!
Four daughter were born Michael and Henrietta - Emma (Gabbert) Gabbert, Pauline (Gabbert) Forrer, ? (Gabbert) Limmermann, ? (Gabbert Arbogast. And this is where the confusion begins. They now have three Lieske sons and four Gabbert daughter.
As the (step)sons of Michael Gabbert grew to manhood, their steps frequented a path that led to the Gottlieb Gabbert home, where there were two young daughters, Augusta and Amelia, the same ages as Friedrich and Ludwig. This soon led to marriage. Fred was married to Augusta Gabbert in 1871. This was followed in three years by the marriage of Ludwig and Amelia Gabbert on November 27, 1874 (this is our family). As if this wasn’t enough, Emma Gabbert, daughter of Michael and half-sister of Ludwig and Fred, later married Fred Gabbert, son of Gottlieb Gabbert. Are you still with me? Two step-sons and a daughter of Michael Gabbert married two daughters and a son of Gottlieb Gabbert. One other thing these two brothers and their half-sister had in common - each had 12 children.
Does the GABBERT-LIESKE refer to the family of Michael and Henrietta, or to the inter-marriage of these two families? Your guess is as good as mine, but I think it is the former.
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References <references/> Family Histories: Harms -- Jaus -- Lieske -- Hinderer -- Baur --
Genealogy Sites
- WikiTree.com
- FamilySearch.org
- TheKleistPage.com
- RobertFGray.com
- Geni.com
- MyHeritage.com
- MN Historical Society people search
- Teamster.org Teamster History
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