The information I have starts with Samuel Fitzner who was born about 1790 in Pleschen, Posen. I do not know who his wife was.

Samuel's son was named August who was born about 1820, also in Pleschen, Posen. August died November 5, 1886 and I have his death certificate which shows this date and also shows the name of his father as Samuel. Andreas was married to Henrjetta Schulsk about 1845. That is a big guess however. Henrjetta died February 21, 1890. Both of them died in Kurgany.

I know they had four sons August, Friedrich, Wilhelm, and Eduard.

August
Born about 1857 in Kurgany. Died about 1934 in an unknown location. I do show August as being married to Amalie Pokrant. I show ten children for August and Amalie, all born in Kurgany.
1) Ludwig born about 1885. Married to Amalie Buckholtz.
2) Ferdinand born about 1887. Married to Julie Klabert.
3) Wilhelm born October 3, 1889. Married to Lydia Zellmer.
4) Eduard born about 1892. Married to Olga Luek. (In a previous message I believe you posted that Olga was actually his step-daughter, not his wife so I'm excited to learn these details).
5) Jonathan born about 1895. Unknown wife.
6) Heinrich born about 1897. Married to Regine.
7) Adolf born about 1904. Married to Gunde Pokrant.
8) Anna born about 1906. Married to Arnold Rode.
9) Emma born about 1907. Married to Karl Wilde.
10) Reinhard born June 6, 1911. Married to Lydia Batke.

Friedrich - my great-grandfather
Born about 1859 in Kurgany. Died about 1916 in an unknown location. Was married to Wilhelmina Draeger. There were six children.
1) Adolph Johann born December 18, 1882. He was the only one of the six children who did not come to Canada. Unknown wife.
2) Amalie Mathilda born September 27, 1885. Married to Adolph Kletke.
3) Lydia born about 1886. Unknown spouse.
4) Gottlieb born May 6, 1888. Married to Florentina Gottschalk. Gottlieb is my grandfather.
5) Otilia born about 1890. Unknown spouse.
6) Friedrich born about 1892. Married to Elsie Ross.

There is possible evidence that there were two more children (Natalie and Gustav) who stayed behind.

Wilhelm
Born March 25, 1861 in Kurgany. Died about 1948 in New York city. Was married to Karolina Draeger. It is unknown whether this Karolina Draeger was related to Friedrich's wife Wilhelmina but I suspect they were. There were nine children.

1) Flora born May 1883. Married to Samuel Bowler.
2) Emilie born May 1886. Married to Joseph Hundemann.
3) Mathilda born December 31, 1888. Married to Carl Butzbach.
4) Ludwig born October 4, 1891.
5) William born August 12, 1895. Married to Anna.
6) Wilhelmina born March 1897. Married twice to Morris Neil and Tom Clark.
7) Carolyn born January 15, 1900. Married to William Gatti.
8) Ruth born September 22, 1902. Married four times to Charles Wolke, William McAdo, Sydney Potter, and Frederick Lau.
9) Lydia born September 22, 1902 (twin to Ruth). Married to George Constan.

Eduard
Born December 24, 1873cin Kurgany. Unknown death date. Was married to Johanna Schultz. I know of three children.

1) Paul born March 10, 1899.
2) Emma born September 28, 1901.
3) Wanda born about 1905.

These are all the names I have so far although my mother has a number of boxes of records that I need to go through.

Garth

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Die Informationen, die ich haben, beginnen mit Samuel FITZNER, der ungefähr 1790 in Pleschen/Posen geboren wurde. Ich weiß nicht, wer seine Frau war.

Samuels Sohn hieß August, der um 1820 geboren wurde, ebenfalls in Pleschen/Posen. August starb am 5. November 1886, ich habe seine Sterbeurkunde, die dieses Datum zeigt und auch den Namen seines Vaters als Samuel. Andreas heiratete etwa 1845 eine Henrjetta SCHULSK. Das ist allerdings nur eine Vermutung. Henrjetta starb am 21. Februar 1890. Beide starben in Kurgany.

Sie hatten vier Söhne: August, Friedrich, Wilhelm und Eduard.

August
Geboren um 1857 in Kurgany. Verstorben ca. 1934, Ort unbekannt. August war verheiratet mit Amalie POKRANT, sie hatten zehn Kinder, die alle in Kurgany geboren wurden.
1) Ludwig - etwa 1885 geboren. Verheiratet mit Amalie BUCKHALTZ.
2) Ferdinand - etwa 1887 geboren. Verheiratet mit Julie KLABERT.
3) Wilhelm - geboren am 3. Oktober 1889. Verheiratet mit Lydia ZELLMER.
4) Eduard - ca. 1892 geboren. Verheiratet mit Olga LUEK. (In einem früheren Posting hast du glaube ich geschrieben, dass Olga in Wirklichleit seine Stieftochter war und nicht seine Frau. Ich freue mich, dieses Details zu erfahren).
5) Jonathan - ungefähr 1895 geboren. Name der Frau nicht bekannt.
6) Heinrich - etwa 1897 geboren. Verheiratet mit Regine.
7) Adolf - um 1904 geboren. Verheiratet mit Gunde POKRANT.
8) Anna - um 1906 geboren. Verheiratet mit Arnold RODE.
9) Emma - etwa 1907 geboren. Verheiratet mit Karl WILDE.
10) Reinhard - geboren 6. Juni 1911. Verheiratet mit Lydia BATKE.

Friedrich - mein Urgroßvater
Geboren um 1859 in Kurgany. Starb ungefähr 1916 in einem unbekannten Ort. War mit Wilhelmina DRAEGER verheiratet. Sie hatten sechs Kinder.
1) Adolph Johann - geboren am 18. Dezember 1882. Er war der einzige der sechs Kinder, der nicht nach Kanada gekommen ist. Name der Frau nicht bekannt.
2) Amalie Mathilda - geboren am 27. September 1885. Verheiratet mit Adolph KLETKE.
3) Lydia - um 1886 geboren. Unbekannter Ehepartner.
4) Gottlieb - geboren am 6. Mai 1888. Verheiratet mit Florentina GOTTSCHALK. Gottlieb ist mein Großvater.
5) Otilia - etwa 1890 geboren. Unbekannter Ehepartner.
6) Friedrich - ungefähr 1892 geboren. Verheiratet mit Elsie ROSS.

Es gibt Hinweise auf zwei weitere Kinder (Natalie und Gustav), die zurückgeblieben sind.

Wilhelm
Geboren am 25. März 1861 in Kurgany. Starb ungefähr 1948 in New York City. War mit Karolina DRAEGER verheiratet. Es ist nicht bekannt, ob diese Karolina Draeger mit Friedrichs Frau Wilhelmina verwandt war, aber ich vermute, dass sie es war. Sie hatten neun Kinder.

1) Flora - geboren Mai 1883. Verheiratet mit Samuel BOWLER.
2) Emilie - geboren Mai 1886. Verheiratet mit Joseph HUNDEMANN.
3) Mathilda - geboren am 31. Dezember 1888. Verheiratet mit Carl BUTZBACH.
4) Ludwig - am 4. Oktober 1891 geboren.
5) William - am 12. August 1895 geboren. Verheiratet mit Anna.
6) Wilhelmina - geboren März 1897. Zweimal verheirate: mit Morris NEIL, Tom CLARK.
7) Carolyn - geboren am 15. Januar 1900. Verheiratet mit William GATTI.
8) Ruth - geboren am 22. September 1902. Viermal verheiratet: mit Charles WOLKE, William McADO, Sydney POTTER und Frederick LAU.
9) Lydia - geboren am 22. September 1902 (Zwilling von Ruth). Verheiratet mit George CONSTANTIN.

Eduard
Geboren am 24. Dezember 1873 in Kurgany. Todesdatum unbekannt. War mit Johanna SCHULTZ verheiratet. Ich weiß von drei Kindern.

1) Paul - geboren am 10. März 1899.
2) Emma - geboren am 28. September 1901.
3) Wanda - ca. 1905 geboren.

Das sind alle Namen, die ich bis jetzt habe, obwohl meine Mutter einige Kartons mit Unterlagen besitzt, die ich noch durchsehen muß.

Here are some details on Friedrich and his line. I welcome any corrections or questions that people may have.

Friedrich was born about 1859 in Kurgany. He married Wilhelmina Draeger about 1882, also in Kurgany. His brother Wilhelm married a Karolina Draeger. I have often wondered if the two women were sisters. Friedrich and Wilhelmina had at least six children that I know of.

1) Adolph Johann - born in Kurgany December 18, 1882. Other than his birth I have found no other information about him.
2) Amalie Mathilda - born in Kurgany September 27, 1885. She married Adolph Kletke about 1906. In May of 1912 she left home to join her husband in Canada. He had gone ahead some time previously but I don't know when. On her trip Mathilda travelled with her brother Gottlieb. Amalie and Adolph had 13 children and spent their lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Mathilda died January 8, 1957.
3) Lydia - born in Kurgany about 1886. She left for Canada in June 1911. I have not found a spouse yet for her.
4) Otilia - born in Kurgany about 1887. She arrived in Canada in 1904 and married George Drevant in 1906. They had four children.
5) Gottlieb - born in Kurgany on May 6, 1888. Gottlieb is my grandfather and first travelled to North America in 1906. He lived in New York with his uncle (Friedrich's brother), Wilhelm. In September 1909 he travelled back home to Kurgany where he stayed for a few years. He returned in May 1912 with his sister Mathilda. They went to Winnipeg where Mathilda was reunited with her husband Adolph. On December 12, 1914 Gottlieb married Florentina Gottschalk. They lived in Winnipeg for a few years and then moved to the province of Saskatchewan, Canada where they lived near the town of Springside. They had eight children, one of whom was my father. Gottlieb died January 12, 1956 in British Columbia, Canada after being hit by a car.
6) Friedrich - born in Kurgany about 1892. He left for North America, arriving in New York in 1910. In 1912 he came to Canada. In 1921 he married Elsie Ross in a place called The Pas, Manitoba. I do not know how many children they may have had.

That's it for now.

Garth