1st Great Grandparents
Married January 30, 1849 Gassendorf, Galicia, Austria
Anna Maria Ulmer was born on January 9, 1833 in Gassendorf, Galicia, Austria to Johann Jakob Ulmer and Katharina Frick. Jakob Hollinger was born on May 20, 1833 in Gassendorf to Philipp Thomas August Hollinger and Elisabetha Keppler. After their marriage on January 30, 1849, had 14 children:
Elisabetha Barbara: March 26, 1853 - August 29, 1853 Gassendorf - died as child
Katharina: September 29, 1854 Gassendorf - January 20, 1916 Spruce Grove, Alberta. Katharina married her first husband Mathias Lang (1851-1892) on January 12, 1875 in Gassendorf. They had 9 children: Georg (1876-1876), Barbara (1877-1877), Elisabetha (1878-1957), Margaretha (1881-1882), Katharina (1882-1882), Mathias (1884-1887), Margaretha (1886-1952), Katharina (1890-1975), and Maria (1892-1969). Katharina's family immigrated to Spruce Grover, AB in May 1892 where their youngest, Maria was born. Mathias died shortly after arriving in Spruce Grove leaving Katharina with 4 young children. She married Michael Lienau (1845-1902) in about 1892/93. She had 2 more children with him: Ludwig Leopold (1896-1963) and Edward Herman (1900-1951)
Mathias: February 10, 1856 Gassendorf - Mar 12, 1920 Zulin, Galicia. Mathias married Philippina Wagner (1863-1920) on February 8, 1881 in Brigidau. They had 10 children but the first 7 died as children: Jakob (1882-1887), Katharina (1884-1886), Heinrich (1887-1898), Philippina (1888-1898), Mathias (1889-1899), Barbara (1893-1899), Theresia (1895-1898), Karoline (1898-?), Marie (1902-?), Katharina Elisabetha (1903-?). The 3 surviving children: Karoline, Marie & Katharina and their families were relocated in 1940.
Martin: March 7, 1858 Gassendorf - April 2, 1934 Zulin, Galicia. Martin's first marriage was to Katharina Heuchel (1860-1889) on February 15, 1881. They had 5 children: Elisabeth (1881-?), Peter (1882-?), Jakob (1884-1886), Katharina (1886-1888), Martin (1889-1889). Both Elisabeth and Peter were relocated in 1940. His second marriage to Margaretha Thomas (1863-1918) took place on June 4, 1889 in Bolechow, Galicia. They had 6 children: Martin (1894-1940), Jakob (1896-?), Katharina (1897-1919), Margarethe (1899-?), Johann (1902-1934), Philippine (1907-1983). Very little information can be found for any of these children except for Philippine who married Philipp Ulmer (our 2C1X), was relocated with her family in 1940, and somehow ended up in Vancouver, BC after marrying Fredrick Lunow. Martin's last marriage on June 3, 1919 in Zulin, Galicia was to Katharina Thomas.
Elizabetha: February 7, 1860 Gassendorf - March 9, 1902 Spruce Grove, Alberta. Elisaetha married Johann Friedrich Goebel on January 2, 1881 in Brigidau, Galicia. Together they had 11 children: Frederick (1882-1955), Ludwig (1883-1952), Matthias (1886-1965), Philipp (1887-1887), Margareta (1888-1918), Mary (1890-1978), Barbara (1892-1980), Henry (1894-1952), John Harold (1896-1974), Wilhelmina (1898-1977), Wilhelm (1900-1966). Elisabetha and her family immigrated to the Spruce Grove in 1888 where all Margareta and the rest of the children were born.
Peter: December 26, 1861 Gassendorf - October 3, 1925 Golden Spike, Alberta. Peter's first marriage was to Elisabetha Barbara Unterschutz (1858-1897) on June 2, 1884 in Brigidau. They had 2 children: Peter (1886-1965) and Elisabeth (1894-1967). On August 15, 1897 in Stryj, Galicia, Peter married Karolina Rippel, our 3C2X (1874-1944). They had 8 children: Caroline (1898-1985), Barbara Bertha (1901-1945), Ludwig (1904-1973), Edward (1905-1906), Lydia (1907-1977), Ida Alvina (1910-1999), Jacob (1912-1971), and Wilfred (1914-1966). All of their children, except for Caroline, were born in the Golden Spike area. Peter and his family, from both marriages, immigrated to the Spruce Grove area in September 1899. They came to Canada together along with his sister, our grandmother, Maria & Jakob Ulmer and children.
Ludwig: July 23, 1863 Gassendorf - ? Ludwig married Margaretha Gentemann (1869-?) on February 8, 1887 in Gelsendorf, Galicia. They had at least 5 children: Jakob (1888-?), Ludwig (1890-?), Katharina (1891-?), Christina (1895-1896), and Valentin (1897-?). It is not known what happened to this family.
Regina: April 8, 1865 Gassendorf - August 15, 1871 Gassendorf. Died as a child
Margaretha: April 11, 1867 Gassendorf - August 27, 1916 Regina, Saskatchewan. Margaretha married Jakob Ulmer, our 1C2X (1865-1940) on February 8, 1891 in Bolechow. They had 7 children: Jakob (1891-1985), Ludwig (1893-1965), Elizabetha (1896-1976), Karl (1898-1898), Margaretha (1899-1899), Adam (1900-1928), Wilhelm (1908-1991). According to a Canada 1906 census, this family immigrated to Saskatchewan in 1905.
Friedrich: June 17, 1869 Gassendorf - December 1, 1873 Gassendorf
Johann: March 5, 1871 Gassendorf - October 2, 1891 Siemiginow, Galicia
Jakob: November 25, 1872 Gassendorf - December 8, 1872 Gassendorf
Maria: February 22, 1874 Gassendorf - April 14, 1875 Gassendorf
Maria: November 10, 1875 - December 9, 1929 Spruce Grove, Alberta. Our paternal grandmother
Anna Maria died on March 13, 1876 in Gassendorf 6 months after her youngest child Maria was born. No record has been found of Jakob remarrying, even though he would have had young children to raise on his own.
Jakob immigrated to the Spruce Grove area in November 1898, coming to Canada by himself as all his children were married by then. On June 15, 1904 in Spruce Grove, Jakob married Elisabetha Ulmer (1839-1909), our great aunt and his first wife Anna Maria's sister. Jakob died on April 15, 1909 in Spruce Grove.