Weigel/Welder Heritage
- Tom Mueller
- Born in Bismarck, N.D. 8/22/1949
- Married Joyce Nelson 6/5/1970
- Joyce Nelson born 3/24/1949
- Grew up in Napoleon, N.D. Attended grade school & high school there.
- Now resides in Jamestown, N.D.
- Helen Ivanov Mueller
- Born 4/8/1928 in Napoleon, N.D.; died May 19, 1982
- Attended grade school & high school in Napoleon, N.D.
- Married Norbert Mueller 8/11/1947
- Norbert Mueller born 8/11/1922; died May 19, 1982
- Barbara Weigel Ivanov
- Born 11/28/1903 in Zealand, N.D.; died 10/23/1973 in Wishek Hospital of cancer
- Married George Ivanov
- George was born 11/16/1892 in Odessa, Russia; died 11/7/56
- Farmed SE of Napoleon
- Moved to Napoleon, N.D. as a young woman
- Barbara & George buried in Napoleon Catholic Cemetery
- Katherine Welder Weigel
- Born 5/7/1881 in Russia; died 10/23/1962
- Married 11/29/1900 to Frank Weigel
- Frank born 9/25/1880; died 6/16/1916
- Came to America in 1885 at 4 years old
- Farmed at Zealand; she retired to Napoleon in 1938
- Bernard Welder
- Born 8/20/1848 in Russia; died 10/11/1924 - buried in Catholic Cemetery in Zealand
- Arrived in America with his wife and children 11/4/1885 aboard the S.S. Fulda; arrived at Eureka, S.D. then probably traveled to Ellendale by train; took a covered wagon to McIntosh County
- Married Barbara Schumacher in 1866
- Barbara Schumacher born 4/18/1848; died 3/15/1921
- Their children all married Weigels
- Joe Welder
- Either son of Bernard or Simon (7); both had sons named Joe
- Died in an accident in Russia before 1889
- Married Katherine Thomas
- After Joe's death, she married Wendlin Fath and came to the U.S.A. with her son, Johann, on 5/1/1889.
- She died before 1900 (was not listed in the census that year).
7) Bernard Welder (?)
- Born in 4/2/1766 in Plitterersdorf-Rastatt, Baden, Germany; died 7/8/1794 in Russia
- Religion: Catholic
- Had son named Joe born 2/6/1801
- First wife: Veronica Fritz, married 7/8/1794
- Went to Elsass, Russia with second wife: Theresa Fritz, born 1772
- Bernard was a shoemaker at age 43 when he went to Russia
- Only 4 out of 10 of Bernard's children survived the hardships of his early days
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7) Simon Welder (?)
- Born 10/5/1767
- Religion: Catholic