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Jakob Hertel

Birth	:	4 Feb 1841 Ukraine
Death	:	3 Oct 1886 McPherson County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Brown Cemetery, Donegal Township, Westmoreland County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.1016998, -79.4064026
Description	:	Jakob was born in Neudorf, Glückstal, Odessa, S. Russia (Ukraine today) to Franz Friedrich and Katharina (Walz) Hertle/Hertel. His father was born in Zaisenhausen, Karlsruhe, in the Grand Duchy of Baden in 1804, and his mother was born in Neudorf, Glückstal, S. Russia, the year after her parents arrived there from Croettwiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. Jakob decided to become a blacksmith, along with his only brother, Franz Friedrich, instead of following the occupation of his ancestors. They set up business in Neu-Glückstal, and were very successful at it. He married Maria Rosina Kraenzler November... Read More	Jakob was born in Neudorf, Glückstal, Odessa, S. Russia (Ukraine today) to Franz Friedrich and Katharina (Walz) Hertle/Hertel. His father was born in Zaisenhausen, Karlsruhe, in the Grand Duchy of Baden in 1804, and his mother was born in Neudorf, Glückstal, S. Russia, the year after her parents arrived there from Croettwiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. Jakob decided to become a blacksmith, along with his only brother, Franz Friedrich, instead of following the occupation of his ancestors. They set up business in Neu-Glückstal, and were very successful at it. He married Maria Rosina Kraenzler November 26, 1864 in Glückstal, Glückstal, S. Russia, and they settled in Neu-Glückstal, Glückstal, where they were blessed with eleven children, two of whom died in infancy. In 1888, their youngest daughter, Christine, also died at the age of 8 years on the Hertel homestead. Early in 1885, when their oldest sons, especially Jacob, b. 1865, had come of age to be conscripted for the Russian military, they left S. Russia, with their nine children, and extended family, to board the S.S. Eider in Bremen, Prussia. They traveled in steerage, where most immigrants traveled to this new land. Conditions in steerage were very poor, and many died on the way, but babies were born on the way, also. April 25, 1885 they first set foot on American soil, but their trip was not over yet. In New York, they boarded a train headed for the Dakota Territory. After arriving in the Menno-Freeman area in the southeast corner of Dakota Territory, they took some time to regroup, buy the supplies they would need for a new farm on virgin land, and loaded all their supplies and belongings in a box car of the train that would take them north as far as the railroad tracks went. In those days that was to Ipswich. Once there, they unloaded everything, put it into their newly acquired wagon, and headed toward Eureka in McPherson County, where they homesteaded about 1 mile south of Eureka. He paid cash for 1/4 section in Bauer Township, McPherson County, all he needed to set up a blacksmith's shop, and enough land for a large garden, a small grain field, and pasture for his animals. Sadly, Jacob died not long after their arrival there, then Rosina, and Christine. All were buried on the Hertel homestead in. Later their remains were reburied in Hillsview Township, McPherson County. His descendants will never forget the sacrifices he and Rosina made to get them started in this new land of freedom and opportunity. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JAKOB HAD HIS REASONS I don't believe Jakob intended to do much farming. He was a blacksmith, so he didn't need much land. By comparison, look at the amount of land his oldest son, Jacob, homesteaded. He paid cash for one 1/4 section, and claimed three more 1/4 sections. On the ship's passenger list, Jakob, the father, is listed as a laborer, not a farmer. Jacob, the son, is also listed as a laborer, but he was only 19 yrs. old. It's important to question, the the financial side of this. Why would Jakob, the father, who paid cash for 1/4 section, not claim more land, if he intended to farm, while his oldest son, had enough money to pay cash for a 1/4 section and homesteaded another three 1/4 sections? In other words, why would the son, who was just starting in life, be wealthier than his father, who was about 45 yrs. old, and had many working years still ahead of him? You can't use his premature death in this argument, because he didn't know he was going to die so soon. Sylvia M. Hertel 9 May 2018

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Where is Jakob Hertel's memorial?
Jakob Hertel's memorial is located at: Brown Cemetery, Donegal Township, Westmoreland County, USA.
When did Jakob Hertel death?
Jakob Hertel death on 3 Oct 1886 in McPherson County, South Dakota, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Jakob Hertel's memorial?
Latitude: 40.1016998
Longitude: -79.4064026

Family Members:

Spouse

Maria Rosina “Rosina” Kraenzler Hertel

(1844 - 1887)

Children

Friedrich “Fred” Hertel

(1867 - 1943)

Katherine Hertel Rall

(1869 - 1945)

Johann “John” Hertel

(1871 - 1957)

Rosina Hertel Baier

(1880 - 1957)

Christine Hertel

(1882 - 1888)

Charles Albert Harttel

(1884 - 1963)

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Coordinate: 40.1016998, -79.4064026

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