Category:Michael Gabbert
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Short Biography
source:James Baur collection. The Baur/Jaus "God's Word is our Great Heritage" binder by Lyla Jaus Baur.
Memories
Myrtle Jaus
Michael Gabbert
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.
From Prussia with Love
The Michael Gabbert family members were effectively charter members of the St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Henderson Township which was a "filial" (daughter congregation) of St. John's Lutheran Church of Arlington Township (located in Section 35). Early church records from St. John's regularly show that the resident pastor and the Reiseprediger ("circuit-riding minister") of Sankt Johnannes Gemeinde of "Prairie Moundt" regularly held services at the "Gabberts". The St. Paul church apparently was built as a 16x24 foot log structure in the southwest corner of what later was known as the Fred Lieske farm in Section 9 of Henderson Township. Both congregations were begun in 1856 and St. Paul's merged with St. John's in 1891. From 1888 to 1891 the St. Paul's records were kept independently of St. John's, otherwise they included in the St. John's records. The St. John Lutheran Church congregation published a Centennial 1859-1959 book as well as a supplement covering the next 25 years, 1959-84. Church records are also available on microfilm from its very beginning in 1859 to 1973. The editor has never seen a photograph of the St. Paul Lutheran Church building, which was later sold to Friedrich Boettcher (later spelled "Battcher"), father of Anna Louse Boettcher the future wife of William L. Lieske. It burned in the early 1900s, and hopefully someone will some day locate a long-lost photograph of the building where our ancestors attended.
Picture Captions
St. John's Evangelical Church in Arlington Township. The wooden church above was torn down after the brick one built in 1915.
Above: Laying of the cornerstone of te current St. John's Luthean Church in Arlinton Twoship in 1915.
Left: The current church.
source:From Prussia with Love
Death
Michael Gabbert second husband of Henrietta Lieske March 13, 1915.
Again we are called upon to chronicle the demise of an old resident Michael Gabbert who died at the home of his son A. L. Lieske on Saturday, March 13, aged about 90 years. He was a kind old man and was held in high regard by a wide circle of friends.
Michael Gabbert was born in Hehle, Sharnekan, Prussia, June 30, 1825. He came to this country in 1852, and located in Ohio where he remained until 1875. He married Henrietta Lieske and they came to Minnesota and settled on a homestead three miles west of Henderson where he resided since. His wife died in 1884. One of his daughters Mrs. Fred Gabbert passed away in 1882. He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Limmermann and Mrs. Henry Arbogast, of St. Paul; Mrs. C. Forrer, of Minneapolis; three stepsons, William Lieske, of Wood Lake, and Fred and Louis Lieske, of this township. He also leaves 46 grandchildren and 34 great-grandchildren.
The funeral was held from the Lieske home on Tuesday, Rev. Abraham, assisted by the choir of the German Lutheran Church of Arlington township, officiated. Six of the deceased’s grandchildren acted as pallbearers, namely: William Lieske, Henry Lieske, Herman Lieske, Albert Lieske, Alvin Lieske and Harry Dimmermann. The remains were laid to rest in Brown’s cemetery.
Among the relatives and friends from a distance, in attendance at the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. Forrer, of Minneapolis; Mr. and Mrs Henry Arbogast, Edna and Harry Dimmermann of St. Paul; Mrs. William Sandmann, of Webster, MN; Mr. and Mrs. Herman Warnke and Mrs. George Kuehner, of Gaylord; William Lieske, Fred and Henry Warnke, of Wood Lake; Mrs. August Melius, of Winthrop; Hannah Lieske, of Gibbon.
source:James Baur collection. The Baur/Jaus "God's Word is our Great Heritage" binder by Lyla Jaus Baur.
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