Johann Heinrich Kukkus

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• Name: Heinrich Kukkus
• Reference Number: 3464
• Birth: 1821, Kukkus, Samara, Russia
• Residence: 1834, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH45
• Residence: 1850, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH62
• Residence: 1857, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH71

Notes:

1886 Kukkus Family List has Heinrich as the 'Son of Heinrich', however the 1850,1857 and 1834 census show him as the son of Konrad. Also we have no record of a Heinrich Kukkus of an appropriate age to be his father.

Family/Spouse: Katharina Elisabeth Isheim. Katharina (daughter of Konrad Isheim and Maria Magdelena Baum) was born in 1832 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia; died on 13 Mar 1895 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 5083
• Residence: 1857, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH71

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• Reference Number: 5084
• Birth: 1855, Kukkus, Samara, Russia
• Residence: 1857, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH71

Family/Spouse: Maria Katharina Johannes. Maria was born in 1857 in Russia; died on 11 Mar 1911 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 5085
• Residence: 1857, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH71

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• Departure: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
• Name: Conrad Kukes
• Reference Number: 10610
• Residence: Germany
• Birth: 3 Sep 1860, Kukkus, Samara, Russia
• Birth: 1861, Russia
• Birth: 1861, Russia
• Birth: 1862, Russia
• Birth: 1862
• Arrival: 1902
• Arrival: Apr 1902, Saint Johns, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Arrival: 12 Apr 1902, St Albans, Franklin, Vermont, USA
• Residence: 1910, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA
• Residence: 1920, Toppenish, Yakima, Washington, USA
• Residence: 1930, McKinley, Yakima, Washington, USA

Notes:

Immigration document 12 Apr 1902 lists his brother-in-law Gottfried Schmidt as his destination. Unable to pin down this Gottfried.

Birth:
from age on death cert

Family/Spouse: Marie Susanna Schmidt. Marie was born on 7 Feb 1863 in Russia; died on 6 Aug 1944 in Wapato, Yakima, Washington, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Georg Kukkus
• Name: Johan George Kukes
• Reference Number: 1583
• Birth: 26 Jun 1865

Johann married Maria Margaretha Reifschneider on 15 Jul 1886 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia. Maria (daughter of Georg Friedrich Reifschneider and Maria Margaretha Johannes) was born on 1 Sep 1867 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia; died on 18 Apr 1957 in Laurel, Yellowstone, Montana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 13983
• Birth: 19 Mar 1868

Heinrich married Barbara Felsing in 1895 in Russia. Barbara (daughter of Johann Peter Felsing and Susanna Reitz) was born in 1871 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 13961

Elisabetha married in 1891 in Russia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Anna Elisabetha Kukkus
• Reference Number: 1455
• Birth: 28 Sep 1872
• Birth: Abt 1873
• Birth: Abt 1873, Russia
• Birth: Abt 1873, Russia
• Birth: 1873, Russia
• Birth: 1873, Kukkus, Samara, Russia
• Arrival: 1901
• Arrival: 1902
• Arrival: 12 Apr 1902, St John, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
• Residence: 1910; 716 Charleston St
• Residence: 1920; 716 Charleston St
• Residence: 1930, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA
• Residence: 1940, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA

Notes:

Naturalization document shows born in Kukkus, Russia. Thus she has to be the same person as Anna Elisabetha Kukkus born 1873 in Kukkus.

Anna married Johann Peter Felsing in 1895 in Russia. Johann (son of Johann Georg Felsing and Katharina Heinrich) was born on 27 Sep 1873 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia; died about Apr 1946 in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA; was buried in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 13968
• Birth: 3 Jun 1876

Notes:

Died:
in transit to USA

Johannes married Christina Margaretha Reitz in 1900 in Russia. Christina (daughter of Johann Heinrich Reitz and Christina Margaretha Metzger) was born on 6 Mar 1879 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia; died on 10 Sep 1954 in Fresno, California, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 13963

Katharina married in 1903 in Russia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 13964

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• Reference Number: 13971

Johann married Sophia Herman in 1910 in Russia. Sophia was born about 1885. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 13974

Heinrich married Katharina Kerber in 1910 in Russia. Katharina was born about 1887. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 13965

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• Reference Number: 13966

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• Reference Number: 13977

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• Reference Number: 13978

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• Reference Number: 13979

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• Reference Number: 13967

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• Reference Number: 10591
• Birth: 11 Sep 1884, Kukkus, Samara, Russia
• Birth: 11 Sep 1884, Kukkus, Samara, Russia
• Arrival: 12 Apr 1902, St Albans, Franklin, Vermont, USA

Notes:

Photo and notes provided by Tannya Goodman:

For under Conrad and Marie Susanna Schmidt oldest son: Johann Peter Kukus

I got this information off posts on "KUKES family from Kukkus, Russia".

Cathy Ashforth stated "I think this is Johann Peter Kukus, Conrad and Marie Susanna first son and his family. They Immigrated in 12 Apr 1902. They ended up in Michigan."
October 17, 2013

Wladimir Kukus stated: "Johann Peter Kukus (man in the picture) first came from Liverpool, England to St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, by ship, Lake Ontario before finally going to St. Albans Franklin, Vermont, USA. Johann and Anna Elisabeth Hergenröder - Children: Leda 1906, Harry 1908, Johann Peter 1910, Emma Lydia 1911, Mary/S 1913, Frederik Conrad 1915 (two of them missing on this photo)." Posted: October 19, 2013

Cathy Ashforth also posted: "Johann Peter Kukus arrived 12 April 1902 in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada. Married in Michigan, USA 25 May 1905. Arrived in Illinois, 1905. Residence: Chicago Ward, Cook, Illinois, 1910. World War 1 Draft Registration: 12 Sept 1918 in Pontiac Ward, Oakland, Michigan. Residence in 1920: Pontiac Ward, Oakland, Michigan. 1920 Residence: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Death 9 Jun 1944." October 19, 2013

Johann married Anna Elisabeth Hergenroeder on 25 May 1905 in Berkshire, Tuscola, Michigan, USA. Anna (daughter of Johannes Hergenroeder and Anna Elisabeth Kuhn) was born in 1884 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia; died in 1972 in Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 13980

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• Name: Konrad Kukes
• Reference Number: 10616
• Birth: 23 Jun 1891, Russia
• Arrival: 1902
• Residence: 1910, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA

Notes:

Birth:
from age on death cert

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• Reference Number: 13981

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• Name: John Kukes
• Reference Number: 10611
• Birth: 1896, Russia
• Birth: 1897, Russia
• Arrival: 1902
• Residence: 1910, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA
• Residence: 1920, Toppenish, Yakima, Washington, USA

Family/Spouse: Johanna Hofferber. Johanna was born about 1896. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Race: White
• Name: Anna Goodman
• Name: Anna Goodman
• Name: Anna Kukes
• Reference Number: 10617
• Birth: 9 Dec 1898, Kukkus, Samara, Russia
• Birth: Abt 1899, Russia
• Birth: Abt 1899, Russia
• Arrival: 1899; Age: 0
• Arrival: 1902
• Arrival: 1902; Age: 4
• Residence: 1910, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA
• Residence: 1930, Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, USA; Age: 31; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
• Residence: 1935, Yellowstone, Montana, USA
• Residence: 1940, Big Horn, Sheridan, Wyoming, USA; Age: 41; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
• Residence: 1940, Big Horn, Sheridan, Wyoming, USA; Age: 41; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife

Notes:

Tannya Goodman: I notice you have Gramma listed as Anna Margaret. I see that on the crossing manifest there were two Annas listed under Conrad. One was Anna Margaret age 14 and Anna age 3. Gramma always said she was two when she came to America. She was born in 1898, they crossed in 1902 so she must be the 3 year old. MY FAMILY, all through the years, aunts, my mom, etc. were told Gramma had no middle name. In fact, she told us that if she had ever had a middle name she would choose Barbara. My Aunt Sadie when they did her obit had the B. added and then notated Barbara on some of the documents. [Families make Genealogy hard].

NOW I'm wondering if the Anna Margaret is Katharina Margaret. Age would be right. She was Conrad's daughter as well per this posting on Kukes Family from Kukuus, Russia Facebook page. Posted by Wladimir Kukus: "Lesley Yates your grandfather, Henry, had another 3 sisters called: 1. Emma Kukus 1886, 2. Katharina Margaret 1887, 3. Elisabeth Kukus born 1892 - died 1895." Posted: October 20, 2013 at 5:43am. Note: Waldimir lives in Germany. I know Emma married a Becker. My Grandmother always mentioned a sister dying before she was born. This fits in time frame. And age is right on Katherina Margaret for the Anna Margaret - 14 years old in crossing manifest.

Story:
Anna (Kukes) Goodman [Adam]

Taped by her granddaughter, Tannya, and typed exactly as she told the story.

My forefathers - you see when Catherine the Great got married, she married a Russian Czar and she promised him she'd take a few of her families over there, you know, settle them there. Where my folks were settled, they used their name for their little town, so it was Kukkes - Kukes we spell it over here. 2-1/2 years old when we come over to the United States.

Married in 1918. It was April Fool's Day. We went to the Courthouse, got married by the Justice of the Peace.

Dances in the kitchen or the bunkerhouse or any place. We didn't have any barn, you know, and things like that.

In '39, the spring of '39, we moved over from Billings to Wyoming. Moved out to Big Horn.

In Portland, Oregon, George had the real small pox. We was under quarantine then. I don't know long. Grampa and Henry Kerbel had to room out. They couldn't come in, you know. We had a sign up. So we had their clothes ready and hand them out to them and they had to find a place to stay.

Side note: Gramma loved to dance. She was popular and it used to make Grampa jealous. They ended up marrying on April 1st because her father wad moving the family to Washington the next day and she wanted to stay with Grampa.


Buried:
Sheridan Municipal Cemetery

Anna married Adam {Gutmann} Goodman on 1 Apr 1918 in Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, USA. Adam (son of Johannes (John) Friedrich Gutmann and Katherine Hartung) was born on 19 Jan 1898 in Brunnethal, Samara, Russia; died on 5 Jun 1972 in Arizona, USA; was buried in Jun 1972 in Sheridan, Sheridan, Wyoming, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Race: White
• Name: Phillip Kukes
• Reference Number: 10612
• Birth: 1900, Russia
• Birth: 1902, Russia
• Arrival: 1902
• Birth: Abt 1904, Russia
• Birth: 1909
• Residence: 1910, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA
• Residence: 1920, Toppenish, Yakima, Washington, USA
• Residence: 1930, McKinley, Yakima, Washington, USA
• Residence: 1935, Toppenish, Yakima, Washington, USA
• Residence: 1940, Toppenish, Yakima, Washington, USA; Age: 36; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head

Family/Spouse: Mary Werner. Mary (daughter of Johann Philip Werner and Katherine Abel) was born on 17 Apr 1902 in Warenburg, Samara, Russia; died on 17 Jul 1997 in Grandview, Yakima, Washington, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Race: White
• Name: Emilie Kukes
• Name: Melia Kukes
• Reference Number: 10613
• Birth: 3 May 1903
• Birth: 1904, Iowa, USA
• Birth: Abt 1905, Iowa, USA
• Residence: 1910, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA
• Residence: 1920, Toppenish, Yakima, Washington, USA
• Residence: 1930, Toppenish, Yakima, Washington, USA; Age: 25; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife

Family/Spouse: Henry Brestar. Henry was born about 1903 in Russia; died on 28 Jul 1974. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Race: White
• Name: Heinrich Kirkus
• Reference Number: 10614
• Birth: 1906, Indiana, USA
• Birth: 5 May 1906
• Birth: Abt 1907, Indiana, USA
• Residence: 1910, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA
• Residence: 1920, Toppenish, Yakima, Washington, USA
• Residence: 1935, Tieton, Yakima, Washington, USA
• Residence: 1940, Toppenish, Yakima, Washington, USA; Age: 33; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head

Notes:

Died:
Elmwood Cemetery

Family/Spouse: Lydia Kaiser. Lydia was born about 1912 in Washington, USA; died about 2004 in Olympia, Thurston, Washington, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Katharina Margaret Kukkus
• Name: Katherine Margaret Kukkus
• Reference Number: 2440

Katherine married Phillip Hundrick in 1908. Phillip was born about 1886; died on 7 Aug 1965. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 13982

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• Reference Number: 7797

Family/Spouse: Katherine Elizabeth Knaub. Katherine was born about 1892. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Katie Kukes
• Reference Number: 7799
• Birth: 18 Dec 1893

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• Reference Number: 7788

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• Reference Number: 7793

Elisabeth married Henry Kober on 5 Mar 1916. Henry was born on 18 Jun 1894. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 7791

Christine married Jacob Klob on 10 Jan 1923. Jacob was born on 3 Nov 1902; died on 28 Sep 1930. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 7802

Maria married John Fox on 27 Dec 1921. John was born on 13 Dec 1899. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Mollie Kukes
• Reference Number: 7803

Amalia married John Glanz on 14 Feb 1921. John was born about 1904. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 7798

Katherine married Clarence William Luedtke on 23 May 1928. Clarence was born on 13 Jan 1907. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 13985

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• Reference Number: 13990

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• Reference Number: 13991

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• Reference Number: 13992

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• Reference Number: 13986

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• Reference Number: 13988

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• Reference Number: 13987

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• Reference Number: 13989

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• Race: White
• Name: Jacob Felsing
• Occupation: Broom Maker
• Reference Number: 1476
• Residence: Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA
• Birth: Abt 1898, Russia
• Birth: 1898, Russia
• Birth: 9 Apr 1898
• Birth: Abt 1899, Russia
• Arrival: 1901
• Arrival: 1902
• Arrival: 12 Apr 1902, St John, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
• Arrival: 1903; Age: 4
• Residence: 1910; 716 Charleston St
• Residence: 1920; 716 Charleston St
• Residence: 1930, Fargo, Cass, North Dakota, USA; Age: 31; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head

Notes:

Buried:
Wyuka Cemetery-findagrave.com Plot: Sec-3A Sp-1260

Johann married Mary E Muhl on 20 Jan 1920 in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA. Mary was born on 20 Apr 1899 in Russia; died on 22 Mar 1995 in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 12201
• Arrival: 12 Apr 1902, St John, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

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• Reference Number: 1478
• Arrival: 12 Apr 1902, St John, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

Notes:

Died:
died young-not on 1910 census

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• Reference Number: 5743
• Birth: Abt 1904, Nebraska, USA
• Birth: Abt 1904, Michigan, USA
• Birth: 1904, Nebraska, USA
• Birth: 1904, Michigan, USA
• Residence: 1910; 716 Charleston St
• Residence: 1920, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA
• Residence: 1920; 716 Charleston St
• Residence: 1930, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Unknown. Elizabeth was born in 1907. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Heinrich married Elizabeth Brill on 16 Jun 1925 in Lancaster, Nebraska, USA. Elizabeth was born in 1907 in Nebraska, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 5744
• Residence: 1910; 716 Charleston St
• Residence: 1920; 716 Charleston St
• Residence: 1930, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Notes:

Died:
1970's-1980's

Katharina married Adam Reich on 6 Jun 1925 in Lancaster, Nebraska, USA. Adam was born in 1905 in Nebraska, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• other: Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA
• SSN issued: Nebraska, USA
• Reference Number: 5745
• Residence: 1910; 716 Charleston St
• Residence: 1920; 716 Charleston St
• Residence: 1930, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA; 745 Charlston St

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• Reference Number: 12203
• Residence: 1913, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA

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• SSN issued: Wisconsin, USA
• Reference Number: 5746
• Birth: 18 Aug 1914
• Birth: Abt 1915
• Birth: Abt 1915, Nebraska, USA
• Birth: 1915, Nebraska, USA
• Residence: 1920; 716 Charleston St
• Residence: 1930, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA
• Residence: 1939, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
• Residence: 1940, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA
• Death: 11 Feb 1988, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Family/Spouse: Alda Lucille Hall. Alda was born on 26 Jan 1912 in Clay Center, Clay, Nebraska, USA; died on 22 Oct 1982 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 13970

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• Reference Number: 13976

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• Reference Number: 11932

Notes:

Notes from Tannya Goodman:
Lesley Yates‎ posted on KUKES family from Kukkus, Russia: Harry and Mike ( Minerva Sparks) Kukes from Ellensburg, WA, came to Modesto and my daughter Samantha and I met up with them-they are both sooooo adorable and sweet! Harry is the son of John Kukes and Johanna Hofferber Kukes. Posted: March 29, 2011. She also mentions in another post that Harry has two brothers, Ken and Al. Posted on March 18, 2012.

Photo: back: Lesley Yates and Harry Kukes
Front: Samantha Yates and Minerva "Mike" Kukes

Birth:
based on mother's birthdate

Family/Spouse: Minerva Sparks. Minerva was born after 1915. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Race: White
• Name: Sadie Wegner
• Reference Number: 11798
• Birth: Abt 1919, Montana, USA
• Birth: Abt 1919, Montana, USA
• Residence: 1930, Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, USA; Age: 11; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
• Residence: 1935, Yellowstone, Montana, USA
• Residence: 1940, Mountain Home, Musselshell, Montana, USA; Age: 21; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife

Notes:

Notes by Tannya Goodman:
Sadie was first married to Wilhelm Wegner, Jr. He was called Bill. They divorced. She was then married to Agnus (Red) Robertson. They divorced. She was with a companion for several years after that till he went into Vet's home at Buffalo. His name was Carl Bergset. She had no children, just 27 nieces and nephews.

Aunt Sadie wrote this poem for all her family and friends to be passed along at the time of her death.

FOR MY FAMILY
Do not weep for me, all you who have loved me
do not bind me with the bonds of your love;
do not build a prison of walls all around me
denying the view of the heavens above.
But grant me the ecstasy of soaring flight
the freedom to fly where the great eagle soars;
and grant me vision of my gift of sight
to follow the gull to my own waiting shores.
To be free as the wind in the mountain's great canyons
kissing the snows and the meadows of spring;
to sing with the lark after each April shower.
Bursting with love for Creation that sings;
But look for me when the first crocus is blooming
hear me when sighing up high in the trees;
and know that I love you the more for the leaving
to drift on the wind with the last autumn leaves;
And look for me when all Creation is greening
look for me where the wood violet grows;
and know in your hearts that I'll always be with you
keep in your hearts the Great Secret that knows.
Sadie Robertson
Nov 4, 1984
Updated:
7/10/2010

Notes by Tannya Goodman
http://thesheridanpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/20140201FULL.pdf
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(The following is a news article interview with my Aunt Sadie. I have made notations in [ ]s of clarification of some of the story from family members at the end of the article.)

SHERIDAN PRESS ARTICLE
Saturday, February 1, 2014
By Lois Bell
Sheridan Senior Center

PIONEER DAUGHTERS SHARE POETRY, ART

UNDER PHOTO: Jean Harm, left, illustrated the cover to a book of poetry written by 95-year-old Sadie Robertson. Robertson had approached Harm to design the cover of her latest book of her poetry she had printed in October 2013. The illustration and poems draw on the women’s connection to the outdoors. Both Harm and Robertson are descendents of pioneers who settled in Sheridan County in the later part of the 19th century.

SHERIDAN - She was in her 50s when the poetic muse touched her. Now 95 years old, Sadie Robertson continues to see the world through the eyes of a poet. She published her fourth book of poems in October 2013.

“I write from what I’ve seen and from what I think I’ve learned from what I’ve seen,” Robertson said.

Her inspiration draws often from her experiencing the outdoors. Her Volga German ancestors from Russia connected to the earth when they began farming in Sheridan county in the later part of the 19th century.

“My grandfather, John Goodman, farmed in the area south of Sheridan College,” Robertson said.

Grandfather John may have been Robertson’s inspiration for her poem she titled “The Poet.”
“His gnarled old hands long to hold a
pen to move over a smooth, white paper;
but farming is all he has ever known;”

Robertson’s father also was connected to the outdoors. He worked on ranches and farms in the countryside surrounding Billings. After the Great Depression and the Billings flood of 1937, her father moved back to Sheridan County where he had grown up. He worked on several farms and eventually bought the Pony Track Ranch on Lower Prairie Dog Creek. The place became known as the Goodman ranch and he operated it under his own brand.

Robertson, then Sadie Goodman, had already married a Montana cowboy and stayed in the Billings area. She divorced and moved to Sheridan. Later she met and married Angus Robertson, an immigrant from Canada who led exploration crews looking for oil in the area. His career kept the Robertsons on the move and again connected to the outdoors. It was while they were living in Casper when Sadie began writing her first poems.

“My first collection was called “A Far-Away Country of Apples.” It’s in the Library of Congress. Tom Mercer illustrated the cover and encouraged me to publish it for sale,” Robertson said.

She did but did not like the experience of selling her poetry. “I don’t feel right selling my poetry, they are the deepest part of me. I only want to share them with people who know me or who I would like to know me,” she said.

Robertson wrote and printed her latest collection of poems in October 2013 in her book titled “Under a Western Sky” to share with those people.
She approached one of those special people, Jean Harm, to illustrate the cover.

Harm and Robertson share a common bond as descendents of pioneer families to Sheridan County. Harm, born Jean Wilkes, is the daughter of Sheridan pioneers. Her lineage is rooted with great-great grandparents who settled in the 1880s in the Parkman Five Mile Flats area.

Harm, who was kitchen manager of the dining room at Heritage Towers where Robertson lunched, would illustrate the daily menus. Robertson enjoyed Harm’s drawings.

“It was always a delightful little menu board. I always liked to see what (Jean) had done,” Robertson said.

“She (Robertson) told me she was doing one last book and wanted something on the cover that depicted Wyoming skies,” Harm said. “I told her I would do it for the fun of it.”

Harm, like Robertson, drew her inspiration from the outdoors. She went to her
family cabin in the Bighorns to draw in her sketch book. She drew three illustrations in color pencil before settling on the one she felt was the right one for Sadie’s very last book.

Robertson printed 35 copies of her new book locally. She did not sell “Under A Western Sky” reserving it to give as a gift to friends. Robertson retains a passion for the printed word.

“There’s nothing like holding a book in your hand,” Robertson said.
“Of the gifts offered here
if there is one that touches
a special moment in your lives,
then this effort has been successful.”
- Preface to “A Far-Away Country of Apples"

***************
NOTE: Lucille is Pauline's daughter - Pauline is the youngest daughter of John Goodman. Norma was married to Robert - Sadie's brother. My Dad was a brother to Sadie as well and George is another brother to Sadie. Hank was a son of John Goodman and half-brother to Sadie's dad, Adam.

[Aunt Sadie was only 94 years old not 95 as stated in the article. She was born in 1919.]

[I spoke with Aunt Norma, Lucille, and Mom - as well as - my memories from Dad. Uncle Hank {Sadie's uncle - John's son} farmed beets where the Sheridan College Ag Center is now. Per Lucille: she remembers visiting Uncle Hank when they lived on the road they now call the Woodland Park Road. Uncle George {Sadie's brother} rented the little house that sat across the road from where the college is now - (still there - very run down) with Aunt Guyla and daughter, Pat. I remember my Dad telling about that lone tree out front of the house. How a bunch of cattle gathered around that tree during a lightening storm. Lightening struck the tree and killed about 30 head. Lucille said that Grampa John Goodman and his wife, Anna, lived with her mom and dad (Shorty and Pauline Schuman) but they lived south of the "Y" out by where the big brown barn is - where the Powder Horn is now. That was the first year they were married. Shorty worked for the railroad and Aunt Pauline {Sadie's dad's sister} at the laundry in Sheridan.]

[Aunt Norma said in reference to the article Grampa Adam Goodman did not work for others here. He leased the Irwin place then Minnie Martin's place. Both out by Big Horn.]

[Aunt Norma said Uncle Bob remembered his Grampa as always on the screened in porch laying down with a fly swatter in his hand and that he didn't have much to do with the kids. My Dad remembers an old man at Aunt Pauline's but he didn't know he was his Grampa. (My dad was about three at the time.)]

[Aunt Pauline was in the hospital having Lucille in 1934 when Grampa John Goodman died. My dad was 3 years old, Uncle Bob 5 years old.]

[Sadie was married to Bill Wegner the Montana Cowboy in the story.]

{Side Note}
[I don't know if my Dad, Kenneth, remembers his maternal grandparents (Kukes). He was very young (just turned 4) when Gramma Goodman took him on the train to Washington when her dad died. At that time, the trains were only for service men and their families. In order to get back for her father's funeral, one of the service men offered to claim she was his mother to be able to ride the train to get back to the state of Washington. Gramma Goodman told me that Dad cried all the time because he was homesick, so she cut her trip short.]

NOTE:
Sadie wrote: "When I was younger I did quite a lot of publishing in magazines and quarterlies, and two booklets are registered with the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. and these two are also in the Wyoming Room of our local library, the Wyoming Room being where articles and books of historical interest to the area are located."

Side note: She told me that when she was married to Agnus and living in Casper, she had an article published in the Denver Post - it was her first published article. When she was about ten, she entered a writing contest in Billings, Montana, and won. The prize was a baby doll. She was so mad. She hated dolls. She had, at that time, six younger brothers and sisters she helped to take care of. Her dad went out and bought her a gift (I cannot remember what now).

Obituary:
Note:
There was none. I wrote this in her guest book page:
"Wanted to record this information here as there is to be no obituary or funeral. Sadie (Goodman) Robertson was born on December 17, 1919, in Billings, Montana, to Adam and Anna (Kukes) Goodman. The oldest of 8 children. She was preceded in death by her parents and her siblings: George, Louis (Stub), Howard (Swede), Virgil (Son), Virginia (Sis), Robert (Bob), and Kenneth (Babe). She is survived by numerous nieces and nephews, 3 sister-in-laws: Jeanne, Norma (Bob), and Ardell, and several cousins. Sadie passed away on August 17, 2014. She will be missed."

Sadie married Wilhelm {Bill} Wegner, Jr on 23 Jan 1938 in Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, USA. Wilhelm (son of Wilhelm Wegner, Sr and Dorothy Smith) was born about 1915 in Montana, USA; died on 3 Dec 1982. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Agnus [Red] Robertson. Agnus was born about 1919. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Race: Caucasian
• Race: White
• Name: George Goodman
• Reference Number: 11799
• Residence: Sheridan, Sheridan, Wyoming, USA
• Birth: Abt 1920, Montana, USA
• Residence: 1930, Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, USA; Age: 10; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
• _MILT: 26 Dec 1941; US Army during World War II

Notes:

Died:
Age: 58

George married Guyla M. Schollmeyer on 29 Jan 1946 in Hardin, Big Horn, Montana, USA. Guyla (daughter of Henry Schollmeyer and Irva Leota Crawford) was born on 25 Sep 1927 in Lynch, Boyd, Nebraska, USA; died on 7 Mar 1998 in Encampment, Carbon, Wyoming, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Race: White
• Name: Louis Goodman
• Name: Louis L Goodman
• Name: Louis L. Goodman
• Reference Number: 11800
• Birth: Abt 1922, Washington, USA
• Residence: 1930, Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, USA; Age: 8; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
• Residence: 1935, Yellowstone, Montana, USA
• Residence: 1940, Big Horn, Sheridan, Wyoming, USA; Age: 18; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
• Residence: 1940, Big Horn, Sheridan, Wyoming, USA; Age: 18; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
• _MILT: Between 23 Jan 1943 and 2 Nov 1945; US Army during World War II

Notes:

Died:
Age at Death: 67

Louis married Mary Ellen (Doll) Williams on 11 May 1946 in Hardin, Big Horn, Montana, USA. Mary (daughter of Clyde Williams and Christina Hunter Hotchkiss) was born on 23 Jul 1928 in Dietz, Sheridan, Wyoming, USA; died on 8 Jun 2006 in Sheridan, Sheridan, Wyoming, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Race: White
• Name: Howard Goodman
• Name: Howard Goodman
• Name: Howard W. Goodman
• Reference Number: 11801
• Birth: 22 Dec 1923
• Birth: Abt 1924, Oregon, USA
• Birth: Abt 1924, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
• Residence: 1930, Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, USA; Age: 6; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
• Residence: 1935, Yellowstone, Montana, USA
• Residence: 1940, Big Horn, Sheridan, Wyoming, USA; Age: 16; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
• Residence: 1940, Big Horn, Sheridan, Wyoming, USA; Age: 16; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
• _MILT: 20 Oct 1945; US Army during World War II
• Death: Abt 2006, Casper, Natrona, Wyoming, USA

Notes:

http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/obituaries/obituaries-for-nov/article_382aedf6-d0cb-5ad8-96ce-c00f96019924.html

Howard Willard 'Swede' Goodman

CASPER, Wyo. - Howard Willard "Swede" Goodman, 82, Casper, died Friday, Nov. 10, 2006, at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper.

He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1944 to 1946.

Survivors include his wife, Norma Jean Goodman, Casper; five children, Steven Goodman, Fargo, N.D., and Cary Goodman, Ardith "Sis" Vicklun, Susan Weakly and Carol Goodman, all of Rapid City; three stepchildren, Walt Goodman, Emigrant, Mont., Marilyn Winner, Big Horn, and Kathleen Taylor, Casper; three siblings, Sadie Robertson, Robert Goodman and Kenneth Goodman, all of Sheridan; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 20, at Oregon Trail State Veterans Cemetery in Evansville, Wyo.

Bustard's Funeral Home of Casper is in charge of arrangements.

Death:
Age: 82

Died:
Age at Death: 82

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Howard married Norma Jean Deines on 27 Oct 1979 in Casper, Natrona, Wyoming, USA. Norma (daughter of Henry Deines and Mary Hofferber) was born on 23 Apr 1931 in Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, USA; died on 17 Jan 2010 in Sheridan, Sheridan, Wyoming, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Race: White
• Name: Virgil Goodman
• Name: Virgil V Goodman
• Name: Virgil V. Goodman
• Reference Number: 11802
• Birth: Abt 1925, Montana, USA
• Residence: 1930, Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, USA; Age: 5; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
• Residence: 1935, Yellowstone, Montana, USA
• Residence: 1940, Big Horn, Sheridan, Wyoming, USA; Age: 15; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
• Residence: 1940, Big Horn, Sheridan, Wyoming, USA; Age: 15; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
• _MILT: 19 Nov 1945; US Army

Notes:

Died:
Age at Death: 69

Virgil married Imogene Twitchell on 22 Apr 1950 in Lander, Fremont, Wyoming, USA. Imogene was born on 22 Aug 1933 in Green River, Sweetwater, Wyoming, USA; died on 7 Dec 1991. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Race: White
• Name: Virginia Bury
• Name: Virginia Goodman
• Name: Virginia R Goodman
• Reference Number: 11803
• Birth: Abt 1927, Montana, USA
• Birth: Abt 1928, Montana, USA
• Residence: 1930, Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, USA; Age: 2; Age: 2 4/12; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
• Residence: 1935, Yellowstone, Montana, USA
• Residence: 1940, Big Horn, Sheridan, Wyoming, USA; Age: 13; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
• Residence: 1940, Big Horn, Sheridan, Wyoming, USA; Age: 13; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
• Death: 9 Jul 2003, Sheridan, Sheridan, Wyoming, USA

Notes:

Note from Tannya Goodman-
She died in Bethel, Kitsap, Washington, United States
Aunt Sis died in Washington where she had gone to live with her daughter and near her son when she found out she had terminal cancer.


Death:
residence at death. Died in Bethel, Kitsap, Washington, USA

Virginia married Joseph P Bury, Jr on 6 Apr 1946 in Hardin, Big Horn, Montana, USA. Joseph (son of Joseph Bury, Sr and Mary Agnes Unknown) was born on 7 May 1923 in Monarch Coal Camp, Sheridan, Wyoming, USA; died on 15 Feb 1994 in Sheridan, Sheridan, Wyoming, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Virginia married George N Klepinger on 30 Jun 1943 in Hardin, Big Horn, Montana, USA. George (son of John W. Klepinger and Remethy Hush) was born in 1925 in Emerson, Mills, Iowa, USA; died on 19 Dec 2008. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Race: White
• Name: Robert {Bob} Goodman
• Reference Number: 11804
• Residence: Sheridan, Sheridan, Wyoming, USA
• Birth: Abt 1929, Montana, USA
• Residence: 1930, Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, USA; Age: 1; Age: 1 9/12; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
• Residence: 1935, Yellowstone, Montana, USA
• Residence: 1940, Big Horn, Sheridan, Wyoming, USA; Age: 11; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
• Residence: 1940, Big Horn, Sheridan, Wyoming, USA; Age: 11; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
• Death: 28 Feb 2010

Notes:

http://billingsgazette.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/robert-goodman/article_452eb434-2b1a-11df-ba2d-001cc4c03286.html

March 09, 2010 12:00 am
SHERIDAN, Wyo. - Robert Goodman, 81, of Sheridan, passed away Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010, in Mesa, Ariz.

Robert was born Oct. 11, 1928, in Billings, to Adam and Anna (Kukes) Goodman. When Robert was 9, the family moved to Big Horn, Wyo., where he attended school. In 1949, Adam and Anna purchased the Pony Track Ranch on Lower Prairie Dog Road and the family moved there. Robert lived and worked on the ranch until 1958.

On Sept. 23, 1950, Robert married Norma Louise Neff. They would have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in September. Robert and Norma had four children.

In 1959, Robert and Norma purchased the Skelly Gas Station on North Main Street. They operated the gas station until 1972, when they sold it to Robert’s brother Louis. Robert and Norma then purchased the Mobile Home Estates Park and operated it until 1994. He also owned and operated Bob’s Mobile Wash. Robert was also a fuel hauler for Maverick Country Stores for 10 years. Robert retired in 2002, and he and Norma began traveling. They had spent the last eight winters in Arizona.

Robert enjoyed snowmobiling in the Big Horns - he was the first president of the Big Horn Mountain Snomads - and water skiing at Lake DeSmet. He enjoyed time with his family. He was a member of the Sheridan Elk’s Lodge.

He is survived by his wife and four children, Jim, Denver; Russell, Sheridan; Ruth Grevesen (Steve), Greeley, Colo.; and Cindy Pilch (Tom), Sheridan. Also five grandchildren, Richelle Grevesen-O’Neil (Patrick), Plano, Texas; Matt Goodman, Forest Grove, Ore.; Kristina Goodman, Sheridan; Emily Pilch, Billings; and Hilary Pilch, Laramie, Wyo. And a great-granddaughter, Aubrey Goodman, Sheridan. He is also survived by one sister, Sadie Robertson, Sheridan; and several nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his parents; five brothers, George, Louis, Howard, Virgil and Kenneth; one sister, Virginia Bury; and one grandson, Jason Obert.

Cremation has taken place. A celebration of life is planned at a later date. Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice.

Notes from Tanny Goodman:
(The following is a news article interview with my Aunt Sadie. I have made notations in [ ]s of clarification of some of the story from family members at the end of the article.)


Page 22

SHERIDAN PRESS ARTICLE
Saturday, February 1, 2014
By Lois Bell
Sheridan Senior Center

PIONEER DAUGHTERS SHARE POETRY, ART

UNDER PHOTO: Jean Harm, left, illustrated the cover to a book of poetry written by 95-year-old Sadie Robertson. Robertson had approached Harm to design the cover of her latest book of her poetry she had printed in October 2013. The illustration and poems draw on the women’s connection to the outdoors. Both Harm and Robertson are descendents of pioneers who settled in Sheridan County in the later part of the 19th century.

SHERIDAN - She was in her 50s when the poetic muse touched her. Now 95 years old, Sadie Robertson continues to see the world through the eyes of a poet. She published her fourth book of poems in October 2013.

“I write from what I’ve seen and from what I think I’ve learned from what I’ve seen,” Robertson said.

Her inspiration draws often from her experiencing the outdoors. Her Volga German ancestors from Russia connected to the earth when they began farming in Sheridan county in the later part of the 19th century.

“My grandfather, John Goodman, farmed in the area south of Sheridan College,” Robertson said.

Grandfather John may have been Robertson’s inspiration for her poem she titled “The Poet.”
“His gnarled old hands long to hold a
pen to move over a smooth, white paper;
but farming is all he has ever known;”

Robertson’s father also was connected to the outdoors. He worked on ranches and farms in the countryside surround- ing Billings. After the Great Depression and the Billings flood of 1937, her father moved back to Sheridan County where he had grown up. He worked on several farms and eventually bought the Pony Track Ranch on Lower Prairie Dog Creek. The place became known as the Goodman ranch and he operated it under his own brand.

Robertson, then Sadie Goodman, had already married a Montana cowboy and stayed in the Billings area. She divorced and moved to Sheridan. Later she met and married Angus Robertson, an immi- grant from Canada who led exploration crews looking for oil in the area. His career kept the Robertsons on the move and again connected to the outdoors. It was while they were living in Casper when Sadie began writing her first poems.

“My first collection was called “A Far- Away Country of Apples.” It’s in the Library of Congress. Tom Mercer illustrated the cover and encouraged me to publish it for sale,” Robertson said.

She did but did not like the experience of selling her poetry. “I don’t feel right selling my poetry, they are the deepest part of me. I only want to share them with people who know me or who I would like to know me,” she said.

Robertson wrote and printed her latest collection of poems in October 2013 in her book titled “Under a Western Sky” to share with those people.
She approached one of those special people, Jean Harm, to illustrate the cover.

Harm and Robertson share a common bond as descendents of pioneer families to Sheridan County. Harm, born Jean Wilkes, is the daughter of Sheridan pioneers. Her lineage is rooted with great- great grandparents who settled in the 1880s in the Parkman Five Mile Flats area.

Harm, who was kitchen manager of the dining room at Heritage Towers where Robertson lunched, would illustrate the daily menus. Robertson enjoyed Harm’s drawings.

“It was always a delightful little menu board. I always liked to see what (Jean) had done,” Robertson said.

“She (Robertson) told me she was doing one last book and wanted something on the cover that depicted Wyoming skies,” Harm said. “I told her I would do it for the fun of it.”

Harm, like Robertson, drew her inspiration from the outdoors. She went to her
family cabin in the Bighorns to draw in her sketch book. She drew three illustrations in color pencil before settling on the one she felt was the right one for Sadie’s very last book.

Robertson printed 35 copies of her new book locally. She did not sell “Under A Western Sky” reserving it to give as a gift to friends. Robertson retains a passion for the printed word.

“There’s nothing like holding a book in your hand,” Robertson said.
“Of the gifts offered here
if there is one that touches
a special moment in your lives,
then this effort has been successful.”
- Preface to “A Far-Away Country of Apples"

********************
NOTE: Lucille is Pauline's daughter - Pauline is the youngest daughter of John Goodman. Norma was married to Robert - Sadie's brother. My Dad was a brother to Sadie. George is another brother to Sadie. Hank was a son of John Goodman and half-brother to Sadie's dad, Adam.

[Aunt Sadie was only 94 years old. Born in 1919.]

[I spoke with Aunt Norma, Lucille, and Mom - as well as - my memories from Dad. Uncle Hank {Sadie's uncle - John's son} farmed beets where the Sheridan College Ag Center is now. Per Lucille: she remembers visiting Uncle Hank when they lived on the road they now call the Woodland Park Road. Uncle George {Sadie's brother} rented the little house that sat across the road from where the college is now - (just recently the barn last building there was torn down - see photo) with Aunt Guyla and daughter, Pat. I remember my Dad telling about that lone tree out front of the house. How a bunch of cattle gathered around that tree during a lightening storm. Lightening struck the tree and killed about 30 head. Lucille said that Grampa John Goodman and his wife, Anna, lived with her mom and dad (Shorty and Pauline Schuman) but they lived south of the "Y" out by where the big brown barn is - the Powder Horn is now. That was the first year they were married. Shorty (Phil Schuman) worked for the railroad and Aunt Pauline {Sadie's dad's sister} at the laundry in Sheridan.]

[Aunt Norma said in reference to the article Grampa Adam Goodman did not work for others here. He leased the Irwin place then Minnie Martin's place. Both out by Big Horn.]

[Aunt Norma said Uncle Bob remembered his Grampa as always on the screened in porch laying down with a fly swatter in his hand and that he didn't have much to do with the kids. My Dad remembers an old man at Aunt Pauline's but he didn't know he was his Grampa. (My dad was about three at the time.)]

[Aunt Pauline was in the hospital having Lucille in 1934 when Grampa John Goodman died. My dad was 3 years old, Uncle Bob 5 years old, Sadie was 15 years old.]

[Sadie was married to Bill Wegner the Montana Cowboy in the story.]

{Side Note}
[I don't know if my Dad, Kenneth, remembers his maternal grandparents (Kukes). He was very young (just turned 4) when Gramma Goodman took him on the train to Washington when her dad died. At that time, the trains were only for service men and their families. In order to get back for her father's funeral, one of the service men offered to claim she was his mother to be able to ride the train to get back to state of Washington. Gramma Goodman told me that Dad cried all the time because he was homesick, so she cut her trip short.]


Death:
Age: 81

Robert married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Race: White
• Name: Kenneth Goodman
• Reference Number: 11805
• Birth: Abt 1931, Montana, USA
• Residence: 1935, Yellowstone, Montana, USA
• Residence: 1940, Big Horn, Sheridan, Wyoming, USA; Age: 9; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
• _MILT: Between 2 Oct 1951 and 1 Oct 1953; US Marines during Korean War

Notes:

http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/obituaries/kenneth-goodman/article_e29b0b76-7c1b-5bdb-a495-cf0e0b6ff918.html

Kenneth Goodman Obituary

August 22, 2007 12:00 am
SHERIDAN - Visitation for Kenneth Goodman, 76, will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, 2007, at Champion Ferries Funeral Home.

He died Aug. 19, 2007, at Sheridan Manor.

He was born Jan. 28, 1931, in Billings, Mont., to Adam and Anna (Kukes) Goodman.

He moved with his family to the Sheridan area when he was 2 and the family farmed at Big Horn and Ucross.

He married Jeanne McKinney on Sept. 15, 1951, in Sheridan.

He joined the Marines in October 1951 and served in Korea. He was honorably discharged in 1953 with the rank of corporal.

He returned to Sheridan and farmed on Lower Prairie Dog for eight years and then went to work for Germaine's for 15 years. He went to work at the Sheridan VA Center, retiring as a pipefitter in 1992. He then became a ditch-rider for Gerdle Ditch, retiring in 2002.

He enjoyed hunting and fishing, watching his grandchildren play sports and time spent with his family.

Survivors include three sons, Casey Goodman and his wife of Sheridan, Karl Goodman of Story and Willis Goodman of Caledonia, Mich.; one daughter, Tannya Goodman of Sheridan; one brother, Robert Goodman of Sheridan; one sister, Sadie Robinson (should be Robertson) of Sheridan; three grandchildren, one great-grandchild and numerous nieces and nephews.

Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.

Additional info from Tannya Goodman:

NOTE: My brother submitted obituary.

Dad was only on Lower Prairie Dog for 4 years after service.
Also you will note between Robert's (my dad's brother's) obituary and your residence information, my Dad was older than two when they moved here.

Before he worked for Germain's, he worked at Hammer's Chevrolet garage and Northern Seed Company fir several years.

He also loved to read.

Sadie's last name is Robertson not Robinson.

Taped by her granddaughter, Tannya, and typed exactly as she told the story.

My forefathers - you see when Catherine the Great got married, she married a Russian Czar and she promised him she'd take a few of her families over there, you know, settle them there. Where my folks were settled, they used their name for their little town, so it was Kukkes - Kukes we spell it over here. 2-1/2 years old when we come over to the United States.

Married in 1918. It was April Fool's Day. We went to the Courthouse, got married by the Justice of the Peace.

Dances in the kitchen or the bunkerhouse or any place. We didn't have any barn, you know, and things like that.

In '39, the spring of '39, we moved over from Billings to Wyoming. Moved out to Big Horn.

In Portland, Oregon, George had the real small pox. We was under quarantine then. I don't know long. Grampa and Henry Kerbel had to room out. They couldn't come in, you know. We had a sign up. So we had their clothes ready and hand them out to them and they had to find a place to stay.

Side note: Gramma loved to dance. She was popular and it used to make Grampa jealous. They ended up marrying on April 1st because her father was moving the family to Washington the next day and she wanted to stay with Grampa.

Kenneth married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Race: White
• Reference Number: 11938
• Birth: Abt 1925, Washington, USA
• Residence: 1935, Toppenish, Yakima, Washington, USA
• Residence: 1940, Toppenish, Yakima, Washington, USA; Age: 15; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son

Notes:

Died:
Age at Death: 74

Other Events:

• Race: White
• Name: Wilbert Kukes
• Name: Wilbert L. Kukes
• Reference Number: 11957
• Birth: Abt 1927, Michigan, USA
• Birth: Abt 1927
• Residence: 1935, Toppenish, Yakima, Washington, USA
• Residence: 1940, Toppenish, Yakima, Washington, USA; Age: 13; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
• Death: 21 Mar 1989, Yakima, Washington, USA

Notes:

Death:
Age: 62

Died:
Age at Death: 62

Other Events:

• Reference Number: 10470

Other Events:

• Reference Number: 7800

Notes:

Birth:
based on parent's birthyear

Other Events:

• Reference Number: 7794

Notes:

Birth:
based on parent's birthyear

Other Events:

• Reference Number: 7804

Notes:

Birth:
based on parent's birthyear

Other Events:

• Reference Number: 7801

Notes:

Birth:
based on parent's birthyear

Other Events:

• Reference Number: 7796

Notes:

Birth:
based on parent's birthyear

Other Events:

• Reference Number: 7795

Notes:

Birth:
based on parent's birthyear

Other Events:

• Reference Number: 7792

Notes:

Birth:
based on parent's birthyear

Other Events:

• Reference Number: 7789

Notes:

Billings Gazette February 16, 2011

PARK CITY - Anna K. Bakker, 94, passed away peacefully after a short illness on Monday morning, Feb. 14, 2011, at St. John's Lutheran Ministries in Billings.

Anna was born Jan. 11, 1917, to Jacob and Katharine (Knaub) Kukes at Hesper. She was the oldest child in a family of nine. She was raised in the Laurel area and worked on family farms.

On March 1, 1947, Anna was united in marriage to Peter Bakker. They began their married life in Billings. On Feb. 12, 1959, they moved to a farm east of Park City, where they worked to make a life together with their two daughters. Anna remained on the farm after Pete's death in 2006.

Anna's life's work was taking care of her home and family. She was involved for many years in Jolly Neighbor's Home Extension Club and Unity Garden Club of Laurel. Anna enjoyed gardening, raising flowers, sewing, knitting, crocheting and reading. She spent many happy hours fishing and camping. She was a longtime member of Grace Bible Church. In the last few years, she enjoyed the company of her luncheon ladies.

Anna is survived by her daughters, Dora (Nick) Badilla of Havre and Joan (Jerry) Fawcett of Billings; four grandchildren, Julie (Jeremy) Siemens of Havre, Tim (Danielle) Badilla of Austin, Texas, Susan (Daniel) Ryznar of Anchorage, Alaska, and Justin Fawcett of Billings; three beloved great-grandsons, Jackson and Noah Siemens and Nixon Badilla; four siblings, William (Jessie) Kukes of Laurel, Martha King of Laurel, Irene Michael of Park City and Herman (Carol) Kukes of Billings, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Anna was preceded in death by her husband, Peter; her parents, brothers George and Donald, and sisters Marie and Rosalia.

Anna was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She lived her faith through her kindness and generosity to others.

In loving memory, services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18, at Smith Funeral Chapel-Laurel. Interment will be in the Laurel Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17, at Smith Funeral Chapel-Laurel.

Memorials are suggested to Special K Ranch or charity of choice.

Read more: http://billingsgazette.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/anna-k-bakker/article_28d0257e-a73f-5c6d-8876-fb8380cc5674.html#ixzz3ColEZFVf

Anna married Peter Bakker on 1 Mar 1947. Peter was born about 1917. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Reference Number: 7790

Notes:

William F. “Bill” Kukes OBITUARY

William F. “Bill” Kukes was born November 28, 1930, in Carbon, Montana to Jacob W. and Katharina Kukes. He was the eighth of nine children. He proudly enlisted in the US Marine Corp in 1952 serving at Camp Pendelton, Camp LeJune, and Camp Yokohoma, Japan.

He married Jessie Boylan on October 9, 1954. They had four children: Connie Cosner (Steve), Robert Kukes (Kelly), Jane Kukes-Penney (Ken Penney), and Shirley Ehlang (Mike). Eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren: Katharine Rupp (Justin), Dorian, Josie Lyn, and Sterling; Jason Frank (Krista) Tenley and baby due in July; Dr. Brittney Kukes Moody (Joe) and Emerson; Kolter Kukes; Karson Kukes; Casey Penney; Jessica Ehlang; and Seth Ehlang.

Dad was fortunate enough to live out his one true passion of farming and ranching. His only regret as he got older is that he could no longer drive his prized John Deere tractors and could not ride the horses anymore.

He passed away in the early morning hours of March 12, 2016. The family would like to thank the amazing Dialysis team, doctors, and nurses at the Billings Clinic for the care and compassion given to dad.

In lieu of flowers, the family wishes that memorials be made in Bill’s name to the Laurel Volunteer Fire Department, the Molt Volunteer Fire Department, or a charity of your choosing.

Other Events:

• Reference Number: 7776

Notes:

Birth:
based on parent's birthyear

Other Events:

• Reference Number: 7770

Notes:

Birth:
based on fth age

Family/Spouse: Harley D Zeigler. Harley was born after 1910. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Reference Number: 7783

Other Events:

• Reference Number: 7769

Amel married Geneivee Monroe on 1 Mar 1943. Geneivee was born about 1918. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Reference Number: 7779

Notes:

Birth:
based on mother's birthdate

Other Events:

• Reference Number: 7773

Henry married Margaret Roth on 15 Apr 1950. Margaret was born about 1919. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Race: White
• Reference Number: 12206
• Birth: 11 Oct 1920, Nebraska, USA
• Residence: 1930, Fargo, Cass, North Dakota, USA; Age: 9; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
• Residence: 1935, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA
• Residence: 1940, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA; Age: 19; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son

Notes:

Name: Herman Felsing
Gender: Male
Age at Death: 91
Residence: Sioux City, Iowa, USA
Date of Birth: 11 Oct 1920
Birth Place: Lincoln, Iowa, USA
Date of Death: 21 Sep 2012
Source Location: Iowa, USA
Spouse: Marjorie McLarty
Children: Judy Simpson and the late Richard Simpson of Phoenix, Ariz, and Sandy Tonjes and her husband Clay of Sioux City
Parents: Jacob Felsing
[Mary Muhl Felsing]
Brothers and Sisters: Colonial Chapel; Helen and husband Kenneth Adams of Iowa City, Iowa; Mary Felsing of Sioux City; Victor Felsing and Edward Felsing
Full Obituary: In Memory of Herman Felsing -- MEYER BROTHERS funeral homes, Sioux City, IA : Born: October 21, 1920Death: September 21, 2012This memorial provided by:MEYER BROTHERS funeral homesSioux City, IASend Flowers | Send CardHerman Felsing October 21, 1920 - September 21, 2012Life Legacy | Life Stories | Life Timeline | Historic Documents | Family TreeLife LegacySIOUX CITY | Herman Felsing, 91, of Sioux City passed away Friday, Sept. 21, 2012, at a local hospital after a brief illness.Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel, with the Revs. Mark Groves and Shane Simpson officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, with the family present 6 to 7 p.m, and a prayer service at 7 p.m, at the funeral home.Herman was born Oct. 11, 1920 in Lincoln, Neb, the son of Jacob and Mary (Muhl) Felsing.He married Marjorie McLarty on April 3, 1943 in Sioux City. Herman worked for Sioux Tools as a shipping foreman for over 40 years.Herman was an active member of Bethany Lutheran Church, and was one of the pioneering members when the church was started. In his free time, he loved to bowl and work in the yard, but most of all, Herman loved to spend time with his family. He was a very family-oriented man and loved his family very much.Herman is survived by his wife, Marge Felsing of Sioux City; a son, Dr. Robert Felsing and wife Michelle of Eugene, Ore.R; two daughters, Judy Simpson and the late Richard Simpson of Phoenix, Ariz, and Sandy Tonjes and her husband Clay of Sioux City; eight grandchildren, Jill Terrill, Katie Felsing, Mike Johnson, Jr, Dusty Johnson, Andy Felsing, Cassie Helming, Shannon Fujimagari and Shane Simpson; 14 great-grandchildren; a sister, Helen and husband Kenneth Adams of Iowa City, Iowa; a sister-in-law, Mary Felsing of Sioux City; numerous nieces and nephews; and a beloved cat, Sydney.He was preceded in death by his parents; two sons-in-law, Michael Johnson, Sr. and Richard Simpson; and two brothers, Victor Felsing and Edward Felsing.Memorial Networks Partner Provider: Batesville Interactive, All rights reserved.| Funeral Home Website by Batesville, Inc.PRIVACY |TERMS OF USE

Herman married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Race: White
• Name: Edward Felsing
• Reference Number: 12207
• Birth: Abt 1922, Nebraska, USA
• Residence: 1930, Fargo, Cass, North Dakota, USA; Age: 8; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
• Residence: 1935, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA
• Residence: 1940, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA; Age: 18; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son

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Died:
Age: 74

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• Race: White
• Reference Number: 12209
• Birth: Abt 1929, Minnesota, USA
• Residence: 1930, Fargo, Cass, North Dakota, USA; Age: 1; Age: 1 4/12; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
• Residence: 1935, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA
• Residence: 1940, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA; Age: 11; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son

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Died:
Age: 66

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• SSN issued: Nebraska, USA
• Name: Harold H Felsing
• Reference Number: 11259
• Residence: 1930, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA

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WAUKESHA

Harold H. Felsing

May 7, 1926 May 5, 2012

Harold H. Felsing of Waukesha died Saturday, May 5, 2012, at home at the age of 85. He was born May 7, 1926, the son of Henry and Elizabeth Felsing in Lincoln, Neb. Harold proudly served in the South Pacific during World War II in the U.S. Navy. He was a devout member of Christ the Life Evangelical Lutheran Church in Waukesha.

Harold will be deeply missed by his wife, Mercedes, whom he married June 14, 1947, in Coleman; his son, Grant (Sheryl) Felsing of Hartland; his grandchildren, Stacy and Aaron Felsing, both of Hartland; his sister, Irene Worster of Portland, Ore.; and other relatives and friends.

Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. until the noon funeral service Monday, May 21, at Christ the Life Evangelical Lutheran Church, 3031 Summit Ave., Waukesha, WI 53188. The Rev. Eric Edwards will officiate. Burial will be in Coleman.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are appreciated to the church (please see address above). Cesarz, Charapata & Zinnecker Funeral Home, Cremation and Pre-Planning Services is serving the family. For an online obituary or to leave a message of condolence, please visit www.WaukeshasFuneralHome.com, or call 542-6609.

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 11274
• Residence: 1930, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

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Died:
deceased

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• SSN issued: Wisconsin, USA
• Name: Bruce Felsing
• Reference Number: 11257