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Myrtle Jaus
Gottlieb and Anna Christina (Schultz) Gabbert, parents of our grandmother, came from the same Dort of Filene, East Prussia, as the Lieskes.
Gottlieb Gabbert was born in 1817 in Filene. As Uncle Albert mentioned earlier, the parents of Gottlieb were rather poor, necessitating him, at an early age, to contribute to the livelihood of his family by herding geese for families of the little community. One of the rather well-to-do families had a daughter named Christina Schultz, born July 4, 1819. Although Christina knew no poverty, she had a heart of gold and took a keen interest in helping people in want. She always managed to be around when young Gottlieb picked up her mother’s geese so she could add some delicacy to his meager lunch. Being thrifty even at an young age, what she usually gave Gottlieb was nourishing, tasty crusts of bread, which was a treat to the poor boy. Christina’s parents baked their bread in large outdoor stone ovens, several weeks supply at a time. When this bread was set to rise, some of the dough would run over the edge of the pan. Christina would save these little runaway loaves, which she called “Buk-kaka” (baking turds), for young Gottlieb. The pity she felt toward Gottlieb turned to friendship, and later love and marriage.
Gottlieb and Christina emigrated to America, homesteading in Tyrone Township, Le Sueur County, seven miles east of Henderson, Minnesota in the spring of 1856. When they arrived, they had only $4.00 which was used to buy a barrel of flour and some bacon.
To my knowledge, they had five children: Friedrich, August, Samuel, Augusta and Wilhelmina Amelia (Mrs. A.L. Lieske, our grandmother.)
Their log house was later replaced with a large house for two families, which took four years to build. This house had a large hall in the middle which was big enough to drive through, and had two large doors at each end.
Gottlieb retired from farming at an early age, turning the farm over to his son Samuel. Gottlieb again did cabinet work in their half of the house, while Samuel and family lived in the other half. Christian kept herself busy in her garden. They also had a cow and a pig. This pig supposedly got a bath nearly every day.
The farm must have been sold because Sam and Yettie moved to Kandiyohi County, MN in 1890 and Gottlieb and Christina stayed at the A.L. Lieske home. Christina made her home with Sam and family after the house was completed.
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