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HAMM, Martin Jakob: Letter Published 02 Apr 1924

By Marvin Rempel

 

Letter to the Mennonitische Rundschau
by Martin Hamm #1384333

Published 2 Apr 1924

 

GERMAN TRANSCRIPTION

 

Möchte gerne meine beide Onkel Johann und Abraham Funk, die Brüder meiner Mutter, welche Elisabeth Funk hieß, u. verh. mit Jakob Hamm, Rückenau war..  Ich bin Martin Hamm, der Sohn von Jakob und Elisabeth Hamm.  Johann Funk zog von Rückenau nach Amerika mit Onkel Bernhard Hamm zusammen.  Abraham Funk zog von Alexanderkrone nach Amerika.  Komme mit der Bitte, wenn möglich, uns herüber nach Amerika zu helfen und sollte das unmöglich sein, vielleicht könnten Sie uns dann etwas Unterstützung geben, denn unsere Lage ist eine schwere.  Sollten aber die drei Onkels gestorben sein, so ergeht meine Bitte an die Kinder.  Meine Eltern sind schon beide gestorben.  Unsere Familie welche jetzt noch zu Hause ist, bin ich mit meiner Frau, Kornelius 16 Jahre, Liese 13 Jahre, Jakob und Anna sind verheiratet und befinden sich in der nämlichen Lage, möchten auch gerne nach Amerika.  Meine Frau ist Kornelius Görzens Katharina von Fürstenwerder.  Unsere Adresse ist: Siberien Pawlodarer Kreis, Gouv. Semipalantinsk, Volost Bogdanowka, Colony Olgino.

 

Martin Jakob Hamm 

 

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

 www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version) translation -  01 DEC 2019 - Modified by Marvin Rempel

 

I would very much like to contact  my two uncles Johann and Abraham Funk, the brothers of my mother, who was called Elisabeth Funk, and married Jakob Hamm, Rückenau...  I am Martin Hamm, the son of Jakob and Elisabeth Hamm.  Johann Funk moved from Rückenau to America together with uncle Bernhard Hamm.  Abraham Funk moved from Alexanderkrone to America.  We come with the request, if possible, to help us over to America and if that should be impossible, perhaps you could give us some support then, because our situation is a difficult one.  But if the three uncles should have died, then my request goes to the children.  Both my parents have already died.  Our family which is still at home now, I am with my wife, Kornelius 16 years, Liese 13 years, Jakob and Anna are married and are in the same situation, would also like to go to America.  My wife is Kornelius Görzens Katharina from Fürstenwerder.  Our address is: Siberia Pavlodar district, Gouv. Semipalatinsk, Volost Bogdanovka, Colony Olgino.

 

Martin Jakob Hamm 

 

 

DOCUMENT SUMMARY:

INFORMANT: Martin Jakob Hamm #1384333, husband of Katharina Görzen Hamm #1384344


CLAIMS

  1. GENERAL INFORMATION: Martin Jakob Hamm #1384333 and Katharina Görzen Hamm #1384344

    1. The family lives in Olgino in the district of Pavlodar.

    2. Martin is seeking financial support to emigrate to “America.”

    3. If not enough financial support exists for emigration, then he seeks general financial support.

    4. His married children, Jakob and Anna, are also seeking to emigrate.

  2. PARENTS: Martin Jakob Hamm #1384333

    1. His mother is Elisabeth Funk.

    2. His father is Jakob Hamm of Rückenau.

    3. As of 1924, Jakob Hamm and Elisabeth Funk have died.

  3. PARENTS: Katharina Görzen Hamm #1384344

    1. Martin’s wife is Katharina Görzen #1384344, the daughter of Kornelius Görzen #52040 from Fürstenwerder.

  4. CHILDREN: 

    1. Kornelius, age 16 (born about 1908)

    2. Liese, age 13 (born about 1911)

    3. Jakob - married

    4. Anna - married

  5. UNCLES

    1. His mother’s brother’s are Johann and Abraham.

      1. Both are living in the United States.

      2. Abraham moved from Alexanderkrone to America.

      3. Johann moved from Rückenau to America with uncle Bernhard Hamm.

    2. His father’s brother is Bernhard Hamm.

      1. Bernhard Hamm moved to America.

 


SOURCE REFERENCE

Hamm, Martin, ‘Olgino, Pavlodar - Letter Published 2 Apr 1924’, Mennonitische Rundschau (Winnipeg, MB: Rundschau Publishing House, 2 April 1924), Volume 47 No.14. digital copy edition, section Verwandte gesucht, p. 10. c1, Repository: archive.org / Mennonite Historical Society of BC - Abbotsford, BC. <https://archive.org/details/sim_die-mennonitische-rundschau_1924-04-02_47_14/page/10/mode/1up>
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