Wilhelm Hermann Pooch b. 27 Jun 1872 Treblin, Rummelsburg, Pommern d. 14 Sep 1957 Morristown, Rice, Minnesota, USA: My Pomerania

1872 - 1957 (85 years)

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Name	Wilhelm Hermann Pooch [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36]
Naturalization	Between 1856 and 1957 [4, 36]
Born	27 Jun 1872	Treblin, Rummelsburg, Pommern [1, 3, 7, 11, 13, 16, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 34, 35, 37, 38]
	Treblin, Kreis Rummelsburg, Pommern, Preußen
Gender	Male
Arrival	1887 [3]
Arrival	17 Apr 1897	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA [23, 32]
Arrival	1898 [27]
Residence	1900	Morristown, Rice, Minnesota, USA [23]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
Residence	14 Jun 1905	Morristown, Rice, Minnesota, USA [28]
Residence	1910	Morristown, Rice, Minnesota, USA [3, 34]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
Arrival	24 Sep 1912 [20, 24]
Name	William Pooch [37]
Occupation	Farming, Resort Owner
Religion	Lutheran
Residence	Morristown, Rice, Minnesota, USA [16, 19]
Residence	Rice, Minnesota, USA [36]
Residence	1915	Morristown, Rice, Minnesota, USA [21]
Residence	1920	Morristown, Rice, Minnesota, USA [27]
	Relation to Head: Head; Residence Marital Status: Married
Residence	1926	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA [6]
Residence	1930	Morristown, Rice, Minnesota, USA [37]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
Residence	1940	Morristown, Rice, Minnesota, USA [16]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
Died	14 Sep 1957	Morristown, Rice, Minnesota, USA [1, 11, 13, 25]
Buried	SeeNotes [1]
	North Morristown, Rice, Minnesota, USA, Rice, Minnesota, USA Lutheran Cemetary
Person ID	I3361	Angela's Tree

Father	Johann Pooch, d. Aft 1896, Treblin, Rummelsburg, Pommern
Relationship	natural
Mother	Wilhelmine Berndt, b. Abt 1847, Wustrow, Kreis Rummelsburg, Pommern , d. 28 Mar 1876, Kremerbruch, Rummelsburg, Pommern (Age ~ 29 years)
Relationship	natural
Family ID	F1176	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1	Louise Auguste Wilhelmine Neubauer, b. 30 Aug 1877, Waldow, Kreis Rummelsburg, Pommern , d. 29 Jan 1924, Morristown, Rice, Minnesota, USA (Age 46 years)
Married	20 Feb 1896	Pommern [23, 26]
Married	Mär 1928	Morristown, Rice, Minnesota, USA
Family ID	F1162	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Married	21 Apr 1938	Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, USA
Family ID	F1203	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Notes

Wilhelm emigrated to this country from Pomerania in April of
1896, from the information that he indicated on his letter of
intention to become a citizen. The census data of 1900
indicates and his family mem bers indicate that he comes into
this country in 1897, however. During his time in Pommerania
there was a mass exodus of people from that area to the midwest
of this country. Although very little is known about his early
years in that area, it has been determined that he is from the
Rummelsburg area with his village being listed as Tribline. This
town is that which his his brother John listed as his home of
orign.There was much civil unrest and the political or religious
situations that may have prompted his move. His younger
brother, John arrived in this country earlier in 1891,
however and that could say seeking new oppertunites might also
been a factor. Also his sister Henrietta comes into this
country in 1887 some years earlier, whichmay have said
something about a family situation.
During his first few years the 1900 census data indicates that
he was renting land and
engaged in farming. Sometime in the very early 1900's he
aquires 200 acres of property in section 2 of Morristown, Rice, Minnesota, USA, Rice, Minnesota, USA
township of Rice . His son Albert had mentioned that he
bought that farm for $50 per acre and at that time had only $40
in his pocket. He does apply for citizenship at the Rice
courthouse on the 27th of March in 1903 and is granted
his citizen papers on the 18th of November 1905. Normally a 5
year waiting period was required between the application and
the granting of citizenship, but this requirement might have
been waived for some reason. The need to aquire the land
perhaps was the main reason for the shorter duration of
citizenship. While on this farm, much of his family or down
through Albert is born in a log type home. The younger members
of his family with the exception of Betty are born in a
grainary, the temporary quarters until a new home was built.
What was unusual too was that this home by the early 30's was to
have both running water and electricity by the early 1930's.
Both Albert and Betty talk about jar-like battery cells that
were kept in the cellar that were charged about 3 times a week
with a gasoline tye generator. The running water was developed
by a gravitational water cistern that was kept filled by a
windmill and was upslope from the house site.
The farming at that time was very diversified with the raising
of hogs, dairy and chickens. Much of the labor was provided by
the children.
Although little is known about this indvidual, he appears to
have many sides. On one side he may have had a quest for wealth
and in the late 20's he has problems with the law during the
prohibition era in that he does get envolved with boot legging.
His son Albert mentions that the Federal Agents were there on a
number of occasions looking for both the stills and the
processed liquor. According to himm he had his still in the
basement floor of the grainuary and the liquor buried inside the
woodpile. When the agents did catch him he chose to go to jail
as opposed to paying the fine. Albert had mentioned that he
would always have to keep quite and not speak to these agents.
One of the daughters had mentioned that this whole episode
really gave them a bad name at that time. All of these events
had happened since his first wife had passed away and in about
the 1930's. He later sells his farm and buys a resort on nearby
Cedar Lake. He was not able to maintain any real closeness with
his family, especially after his first wife had passed away and
the reason for this may be tied to the way he may treated his
family, mainly in how he used them.
--Invalid Dates
Burial: Trinity Lutheran Church
Wilhelm emigrated to this country from Pomerania in April of
1896, from the information that he indicated on his letter of
intention to become a citizen. The census data of 1900
indicates and his family mem bers indicate that he comes into
this country in 1897, however. During his time in Pommerania
there was a mass exodus of people from that area to the midwest
of this country. Although very little is known about his early
years in that area, it has been determined that he is from the
Rummelsburg area with his village being listed as Tribline. This
town is that which his his brother John listed as his home of
orign.There was much civil unrest and the political or religious
situations that may have prompted his move. His younger
brother, John arrived in this country earlier in 1891,
however and that could say seeking new oppertunites might also
been a factor. Also his sister Henrietta comes into this
country in 1887 some years earlier, whichmay have said
something about a family situation.
During his first few years the 1900 census data indicates that
he was renting land and
engaged in farming. Sometime in the very early 1900's he
aquires 200 acres of property in section 2 of Morristown, Rice, Minnesota, USA, Rice, Minnesota, USA
township of Rice . His son Albert had mentioned that he
bought that farm for $50 per acre and at that time had only $40
in his pocket. He does apply for citizenship at the Rice
courthouse on the 27th of March in 1903 and is granted
his citizen papers on the 18th of November 1905. Normally a 5
year waiting period was required between the application and
the granting of citizenship, but this requirement might have
been waived for some reason. The need to aquire the land
perhaps was the main reason for the shorter duration of
citizenship. While on this farm, much of his family or down
through Albert is born in a log type home. The younger members
of his family with the exception of Betty are born in a
grainary, the temporary quarters until a new home was built.
What was unusual too was that this home by the early 30's was to
have both running water and electricity by the early 1930's.
Both Albert and Betty talk about jar-like battery cells that
were kept in the cellar that were charged about 3 times a week
with a gasoline tye generator. The running water was developed
by a gravitational water cistern that was kept filled by a
windmill and was upslope from the house site.
The farming at that time was very diversified with the raising
of hogs, dairy and chickens. Much of the labor was provided by
the children.
Although little is known about this indvidual, he appears to
have many sides. On one side he may have had a quest for wealth
and in the late 20's he has problems with the law during the
prohibition era in that he does get envolved with boot legging.
His son Albert mentions that the Federal Agents were there on a
number of occasions looking for both the stills and the
processed liquor. According to himm he had his still in the
basement floor of the grainuary and the liquor buried inside the
woodpile. When the agents did catch him he chose to go to jail
as opposed to paying the fine. Albert had mentioned that he
would always have to keep quite and not speak to these agents.
One of the daughters had mentioned that this whole episode
really gave them a bad name at that time. All of these events
had happened since his first wife had passed away and in about
the 1930's. He later sells his farm and buys a resort on nearby
Cedar Lake. He was not able to maintain any real closeness with
his family, especially after his first wife had passed away and
the reason for this may be tied to the way he may treated his
family, mainly in how he used them.
--Invalid Dates
Burial: Trinity Lutheran Church
Wilhelm emigrated to this country from Pomerania in April of
1896, from the information that he indicated on his letter of
intention to become a citizen. The census data of 1900
indicates and his family mem bers indicate that he comes into
this country in 1897, however. During his time in Pommerania
there was a mass exodus of people from that area to the midwest
of this country. Although very little is known about his early
years in that area, it has been determined that he is from the
Rummelsburg area with his village being listed as Tribline. This
town is that which his his brother John listed as his home of
orign.There was much civil unrest and the political or religious
situations that may have prompted his move. His younger
brother, John arrived in this country earlier in 1891,
however and that could say seeking new oppertunites might also
been a factor. Also his sister Henrietta comes into this
country in 1887 some years earlier, whichmay have said
something about a family situation.
During his first few years the 1900 census data indicates that
he was renting land and
engaged in farming. Sometime in the very early 1900's he
aquires 200 acres of property in section 2 of Morristown, Rice, Minnesota, USA, Rice, Minnesota, USA
township of Rice . His son Albert had mentioned that he
bought that farm for $50 per acre and at that time had only $40
in his pocket. He does apply for citizenship at the Rice
courthouse on the 27th of March in 1903 and is granted
his citizen papers on the 18th of November 1905. Normally a 5
year waiting period was required between the application and
the granting of citizenship, but this requirement might have
been waived for some reason. The need to aquire the land
perhaps was the main reason for the shorter duration of
citizenship. While on this farm, much of his family or down
through Albert is born in a log type home. The younger members
of his family with the exception of Betty are born in a
grainary, the temporary quarters until a new home was built.
What was unusual too was that this home by the early 30's was to
have both running water and electricity by the early 1930's.
Both Albert and Betty talk about jar-like battery cells that
were kept in the cellar that were charged about 3 times a week
with a gasoline tye generator. The running water was developed
by a gravitational water cistern that was kept filled by a
windmill and was upslope from the house site.
The farming at that time was very diversified with the raising
of hogs, dairy and chickens. Much of the labor was provided by
the children.
Although little is known about this indvidual, he appears to
have many sides. On one side he may have had a quest for wealth
and in the late 20's he has problems with the law during the
prohibition era in that he does get envolved with boot legging.
His son Albert mentions that the Federal Agents were there on a
number of occasions looking for both the stills and the
processed liquor. According to himm he had his still in the
basement floor of the grainuary and the liquor buried inside the
woodpile. When the agents did catch him he chose to go to jail
as opposed to paying the fine. Albert had mentioned that he
would always have to keep quite and not speak to these agents.
One of the daughters had mentioned that this whole episode
really gave them a bad name at that time. All of these events
had happened since his first wife had passed away and in about
the 1930's. He later sells his farm and buys a resort on nearby
Cedar Lake. He was not able to maintain any real closeness with
his family, especially after his first wife had passed away and
the reason for this may be tied to the way he may treated his
family, mainly in how he used them.
--Invalid Dates
Burial: Trinity Lutheran Church

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