Johannes FRIES

Birth:

24 Apr 1864

Landau, Beresan District, Cherson Province, Ukraine

Death:

31 Mar 1937

Bismarck, Burleigh, North Dakota

Marriage:

Abt 1885

Landau, Beresan district, Cherson province, Ukraine

Father:

Franz FRIES

Mother:

Helena

Sources:

GEDCOM file imported on 11 Jun 1999.

Notes:

                   Johannes grew up in a German speaking settlement, Landau, in the province of Cherson, Ukraine.  There he married his first wife, Ann, and had a son, Anthony John.  Ann died.  Then he married Florentine Rose Messmer who was from the village of Speier just a few miles from Landau.  They were married in the Catholic Church.  The two of them, together with his son, Anthony, decided to immigrate to the U. S. They obtained a job caring for cattle on a boat load of cattle on its way to the U. S.  The year was 1892.
       They landed in Canada and entered the U. S. through Pembina, North Dakota in May 1892.  Johannes (also known as John) applied for United States citizenship in Morton county, North Dakota in October 1894.  Three children were born to them in North Dakota.  Later, Florentine divorced Johannes.
       During their years in North Dakota, they lived on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.  Johannes worked for the railroad. Florentine herded sheep.  They were both away from home all day long so they left their children in the poor house in Mandan.  They spoke only German.

Mrs. Ann FRIES

Birth:

Abt 1867

of Landau, Beresan district, Cherson province, Ukraine

Death:

Bef 1890

of Landau, Beresan district, Cherson province, Ukraine

Father:

Blocked

Mother:

Blocked

Sources:

GEDCOM file imported on 11 Jun 1999.

Notes:

                         J. R. Gillis corresponded with and visited with Mrs. Arlette Ree d, the
only child of Anthony John Fries.  Mrs. Reed believed that Anthony' s mother was
named Ann.  Mrs. Reed believed that she was the only living descenden t of
Johannes Fries (my grandfather) when he died in North Dakota in 1937 . He told
hospital personnel to notify Mrs. Reed if he died, so she took care o f his
funeral and burial, both in Minneapolis where Mrs. Reed lives.  Johan nes never
told her of his three other children in Montana and Washington.
       Information on this family was obtained from (1) personal interv iews with
my father, J. H. Gillis, (2) correspondence with Mrs. Arlette Reed of
Minneapolis, (3) visit with Mrs. Reed during a White Sands trip to Mi nneapolis.

Children

Marriage

Anthony John FRIES

Birth:

11 Jul 1887

of Landau, Beresan district, Cherson province, Ukraine

Death:

5 Mar 1919

Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota

Hildegard LANDEEN

Marr:

Abt 1910

of Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minn

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Johannes Fries - Mrs. Ann Fries

Johannes Fries was born at Landau, Beresan District, Cherson Province, Ukraine 24 Apr 1864. His parents were Franz Fries and Helena .

He married Mrs. Ann Fries Abt 1885 at Landau, Beresan district, Cherson province, Ukraine . Mrs. Ann Fries was born at of Landau, Beresan district, Cherson province, Ukraine Abt 1867 .

They were the parents of 1 child:
Anthony John Fries born 11 Jul 1887.

Johannes Fries died 31 Mar 1937 at Bismarck, Burleigh, North Dakota .

Mrs. Ann Fries died Bef 1890 at of Landau, Beresan district, Cherson province, Ukraine .