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Note: Interestingly enough there is a World Connect Posting for a Hans Herman Heinrich Korf b: 31 OCT 1852 in Sonneborn, Kr. Lemgo, Lippe, married 15 OCT 1876 in Sonneborn, to Louise Christine Charlote Greimeier b. 24 SEP 1853 in Sonneborn, Kr. Lemgo, Lippe. This posting is by Gloria Landwer Scott (GScott113@@aol.com) and bears further investigation. There are two children listed there as children and out Frederick would fit in nicely as far as dates go... Ms. Scott takes the line back several generations from here. Per Ellis Island records: Friedrich Korf from Germany arrived 3-30-1910 at the age of 16 on the ship Kaiser Wilhelm II which departed from Bremen, Germany. According to the ship's manifest he travelled with Ninna Droste, age 26, a single female and maid servant who was born in Valley City, ND; Fritz Voltemeyer, age 56, a US citizen and born in Valley City, his apparents wife, Dora, age 50 and born in Valley City, ND, and Frieda, age 10, also a US citizen and born in Valley City, ND. Fritz is listed as an uncle to both Ninna and Friedrich. The ship manifest states that Ninna's father is ___unreadable and Friedrich is the son of Nilly __unreadble--meyer. I haven't a clue as to what that means as all family information sites his parents as Henry and Louise Korf. Fritz Noltemeyer is first found traveling in 1904 at the age of 50. He is on the Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse with Wilhelmine Droste, age 23 and a cook. Fritz is sited as being a US citizen, both going to Valley City, and Fritz is uncle of Wilhelmine. Fritz Voltemeier is found in 1911, age 57, a farmer, traveling with Wilhelm age 23 and a final destination of St. Paul, Minnesota. 1920 census: Valley, City, Barnes County, North Dakota 153/161, TRIEBOLD, William, Head, 28, ND, Germany, Germany, farmer Mary, wife, 22, ND, Germany, Germany Adaline, dtr., 10/12, ND, ND, ND FRED KORF, handyman, 21, immigrated in 1910, not naturalized?, Germany, Germany, Germany, laborer, farm 1920 census, VAlley City, BArnes County, North Dakota, 133/135 NOLTIMIER, Fritz, 65, immigrated in 1883, natruralized in 1890, Germany X3, farmer Dora, 58, housewife, Germany X3 Minnie, 26, ND, Germany, Germany, assistant hand Eric, 24, ND, Germany, Germany, laborer Frida, 20, ND, Germany, Germany, home 136 DRAKE, Floyd, 27, head, Indiana X3 Lidia, 29, wife, ND, GErmany, Germany Dora, dtr, 2, IN, IN, ND Per a report written by Joy Korf, Fredrick's granddaughter, with the assistance of Patricia Korf: "My grandfather was Frederick Korf. He was born on July 29, 1893. As a child, he lived in a small town called Sonneborn in the old German state of Lippe. He was the youngest of 7 children. Germany was at war a lot back then. First it was Otto Von Bismarck's unification of Germany. Next it was Wilhelm II's making and breaking of treaties which eventually lead to World War I. Several family members, including two of Frederick's brothers, had been killed during the fighting. In an effort to save at least one of their children, Frederick's parents decided to send him to America. At the age of 15, Fred said goodbye to his family and boarded the train at Hannover. At Hamburg he got on the ship that would take him to New York. From there he came to Oriska, North Dakota, where he worked on several area farms. In 1920 Fred married Emma Plecity at the Plecity home near Oriska. They farmed for 20 years, after which Fred took on carpenter jobs to try to earn a living. He retired in 1964 and spent the sest of his years gardening and tending the yard. He passed away on November 18, 1974. Emma Plecity was my grandmother. She was born October 13, 1901 at Oriska. She was the second of five children in her family. At the age of 19 she married Fred Korf. They were married on November 10, 1920 with her sister, Josephine, and Eric Noltimier as attendants. She became the mother of seven sons and two daughters...Emma was kept busy raising her nine children. After her children had grown up, she took a job as a cook at the Super Value store in Valley City. She spent her retirement years gardening, sewing, and resting. She passed away March 23, 1976. My great grandparents were Henry and Louise Korf. Not much is known about them except that they farmed in Germany. Fred last saw them when he boarded the train at Hannover. Fred did correspond with one of his brothers until the early 1940's. Suddenly the letters stopped, so it is not known what happened to them. My other set of great grandparents were Gottlieb and Rose Plecity. Gottlieb was born November 10, 1873 in Prague, Bohemia. He came to the Oriska area and married Rose Wegner on January 19, 1900. They had five children: Elizabeth Burgess, Emma Korf, Josephine Noack, Rose Noack, and Joseph. They farmed until 1930 then moved to Valley City where Gottlieb was a mechanic for John Deer. He died February 28, 1937; Rose died July 25, 1952."
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