Adolph Friederich Suksdorf's uncle, WILHELM NIKOLAUS SUKSDORF (1850-1932), was a renown pioneer botantist of the Pacific Northwest. A wonderful 4-part article was found online about Wilhelm's life and an excerpt of the family's early years follows:
Wilhelm Nikolaus Suksdorf was born on September 15, 1850 near the German town of Dransau in eastern Holstein not far from the Schleswig border where his father, Detlev Suksdorf, was a tenant on a rented farm. The elder Suksdorf and his wife, Louise Schroeder Suksdorf, had nine children, seven sons and two daughters. Both daughters died while very young, but the seven sons all lived into old age. Wilhelm was the 6th child, the next-to-youngest son.
In 1858 when Wilhelm was 8 years old, the Suksdorf family immigrated to America, settling in a German community near Davenport, Iowa where they rented a farm. At first the family existed in deep poverty but in a few years the father could afford to buy 160 acres of virgin prairie where they subsequently lived for 10 years. All the Suksdorf boys worked on the farm.
At about that time, two of Suksdorf's older brothers, Friederich [of this memorial] and Hinrich went west to seek their fortunes and, after two years of wandering, wrote home to say they had found employment helping a rancher near the Columbia River in the great Northwest. The brothers wrote so glowingly of the richness of the area that the entire Suksdorf family decided to pull up stakes, leave Iowa, and try their hand at farming in Washington State. While they waited to sell their Iowa farm, Wilhelm was sent ahead to attend the University of California for two years, and eventually to rejoin the family on their new homestead at White Salmon, Washington.
Wilhelm Suksdorf's older brothers, who had preceded the family to the Columbia River had purchased 320 acres of land at White Salmon, Washington. When the rest of the family arrived from Davenport, they bought 80 adjacent acres with money from the sale of two farms in Iowa. At this time, about 15 families had settled in the area. The new Suksdorf ranch encompassed rich Columbia River bottomland as well as groves of Garry oaks, and a timbered hillside of ponderosa pine and Douglas fir. It must have indeed seemed a paradise to the Suksdorfs who left Iowa during the winter of 1874-75 when ice on the Mississippi River was 5 feet thick.
Wilhelm and Adolph's mother and father died on the same day, October 22, 1885, probably of a flu-like disease. They lived in the Bingen, Wash. area. The brothers continued to operate the farm and dairy.
1880 U.S. Census for Klickitat Co., Washington:
Detter Suksderf M 40 Germany; farmer
wife Christana Suksderf F 30 Iowa
son Gustav Suksderf M 12 Iowa
dau Milita Suksderf F 10 Iowa
son Adolph Suksderf M 8 Iowa
dau Amanda Suksderf F 6 Iowa
son Edward Suksderf M 4 Washington
Adolph Suksdorf m. Anna ca 1897.
1900 U.S. Census for Spangle Precinct, Spokane Co., Washington (9 June):
Adolph Suksdorf M 29 yrs, b. Dec. 1871 Iowa; farmer
wife Anna Suksdorf F 25 yrs, b. July 1875 Iowa
son Adolph Suksdorf M 3 yrs, b. Aug. 1897 Washington
son Martin Suksdorf M 1 yrs, b. July 1899 Washington
His father was born in Germany; his mother in Iowa. Adolph and Anna had 2 children, both living.
1910 U.S. Census for Spangle, Spokane Co., Washington:
Adolph Sudsdorf M 37y Iowa
wife Anna Sudsdorf F 33y Iowa
son Adolph Sudsdorf M 12y Washington
son Martin Sudsdorf M 10y Washington
dau Frieda Sudsdorf F 1y Washington
In 1916 & 1921, Uncle Wilhelm N. Suksdorf worked near Wilsall, Montana, staying on the wheat farm of his nephew Adolph. Adolph's daughters, Frieda Herman and Irma Gourley, recall their gr-uncle as a slight, blue-eyed, sandy-haired man in his 70s, who shook his finger and told them not to disturb his plants. However, they relate that later he kindly gave them some "Uncle Willum paper" so they might press their own specimens.
Adolph's son's full name was Adolph Detlef Sueksdorf. On Sept. 12, 1918, he registered for the World War I draft in Livingston, Park Co., MT. He was a farmer in Wilsall, Park County, Montana. He was 21 yrs, was medium height, slender build, and had blue eyes and brown hair. His nearest relative is listed as Adolph Sueksdorf (his father).
1920 U.S. Census for Park Co., Montana:
Adolph Sucksdorf M 48y Iowa
wife Anna Sucksdorf F 43y Iowa
son Adolph Sucksdorf M 22y Washington
son Martin Sucksdorf M 20y Washington
dau Freda Sucksdorf F 10y Washington
dau Irena Sucksdorf F 8y Washington
1930 U.S. Census for Civil Bend Precinct, Douglas Co., Oregon:
Adolph F Suksdorf M 58 Iowa
wife Anna M Suksdorf F 53 Iowa
son Martin W Suksdorf M 31 Washington
lodger Dean Du Fran M 23 South Dakota
1940 U.S. Census for Civil Bend Precinct, Douglas Co., OR:
Adolph F Suksdorf M 68 Iowa; fruit farmer
wife Anna M Suksdorf F 63 Iowa
son Martin Suksdorf M 39 Washington; fruit farmer
boarder James R Stevens M 21 Oregon; farm laborer
boarder William W Walker M 42 Oregon; farm laborer
They were living right at the Hwy 99 & Hwy 42 intersection, called "Coos Junction."
Note: Adolph's paternal grandparents: Detlef H Suksdorf, Sr. (Memorial 124637617) and Louise Suksdorf (Memorial 124638164).
His uncle Wilhelm Nikolaus Suksdorf's memorial is 124662001.
Wilhelm Nikolaus Suksdorf was born on September 15, 1850 near the German town of Dransau in eastern Holstein not far from the Schleswig border where his father, Detlev Suksdorf, was a tenant on a rented farm. The elder Suksdorf and his wife, Louise Schroeder Suksdorf, had nine children, seven sons and two daughters. Both daughters died while very young, but the seven sons all lived into old age. Wilhelm was the 6th child, the next-to-youngest son.
In 1858 when Wilhelm was 8 years old, the Suksdorf family immigrated to America, settling in a German community near Davenport, Iowa where they rented a farm. At first the family existed in deep poverty but in a few years the father could afford to buy 160 acres of virgin prairie where they subsequently lived for 10 years. All the Suksdorf boys worked on the farm.
At about that time, two of Suksdorf's older brothers, Friederich [of this memorial] and Hinrich went west to seek their fortunes and, after two years of wandering, wrote home to say they had found employment helping a rancher near the Columbia River in the great Northwest. The brothers wrote so glowingly of the richness of the area that the entire Suksdorf family decided to pull up stakes, leave Iowa, and try their hand at farming in Washington State. While they waited to sell their Iowa farm, Wilhelm was sent ahead to attend the University of California for two years, and eventually to rejoin the family on their new homestead at White Salmon, Washington.
Wilhelm Suksdorf's older brothers, who had preceded the family to the Columbia River had purchased 320 acres of land at White Salmon, Washington. When the rest of the family arrived from Davenport, they bought 80 adjacent acres with money from the sale of two farms in Iowa. At this time, about 15 families had settled in the area. The new Suksdorf ranch encompassed rich Columbia River bottomland as well as groves of Garry oaks, and a timbered hillside of ponderosa pine and Douglas fir. It must have indeed seemed a paradise to the Suksdorfs who left Iowa during the winter of 1874-75 when ice on the Mississippi River was 5 feet thick.
Wilhelm and Adolph's mother and father died on the same day, October 22, 1885, probably of a flu-like disease. They lived in the Bingen, Wash. area. The brothers continued to operate the farm and dairy.
1880 U.S. Census for Klickitat Co., Washington:
Detter Suksderf M 40 Germany; farmer
wife Christana Suksderf F 30 Iowa
son Gustav Suksderf M 12 Iowa
dau Milita Suksderf F 10 Iowa
son Adolph Suksderf M 8 Iowa
dau Amanda Suksderf F 6 Iowa
son Edward Suksderf M 4 Washington
Adolph Suksdorf m. Anna ca 1897.
1900 U.S. Census for Spangle Precinct, Spokane Co., Washington (9 June):
Adolph Suksdorf M 29 yrs, b. Dec. 1871 Iowa; farmer
wife Anna Suksdorf F 25 yrs, b. July 1875 Iowa
son Adolph Suksdorf M 3 yrs, b. Aug. 1897 Washington
son Martin Suksdorf M 1 yrs, b. July 1899 Washington
His father was born in Germany; his mother in Iowa. Adolph and Anna had 2 children, both living.
1910 U.S. Census for Spangle, Spokane Co., Washington:
Adolph Sudsdorf M 37y Iowa
wife Anna Sudsdorf F 33y Iowa
son Adolph Sudsdorf M 12y Washington
son Martin Sudsdorf M 10y Washington
dau Frieda Sudsdorf F 1y Washington
In 1916 & 1921, Uncle Wilhelm N. Suksdorf worked near Wilsall, Montana, staying on the wheat farm of his nephew Adolph. Adolph's daughters, Frieda Herman and Irma Gourley, recall their gr-uncle as a slight, blue-eyed, sandy-haired man in his 70s, who shook his finger and told them not to disturb his plants. However, they relate that later he kindly gave them some "Uncle Willum paper" so they might press their own specimens.
Adolph's son's full name was Adolph Detlef Sueksdorf. On Sept. 12, 1918, he registered for the World War I draft in Livingston, Park Co., MT. He was a farmer in Wilsall, Park County, Montana. He was 21 yrs, was medium height, slender build, and had blue eyes and brown hair. His nearest relative is listed as Adolph Sueksdorf (his father).
1920 U.S. Census for Park Co., Montana:
Adolph Sucksdorf M 48y Iowa
wife Anna Sucksdorf F 43y Iowa
son Adolph Sucksdorf M 22y Washington
son Martin Sucksdorf M 20y Washington
dau Freda Sucksdorf F 10y Washington
dau Irena Sucksdorf F 8y Washington
1930 U.S. Census for Civil Bend Precinct, Douglas Co., Oregon:
Adolph F Suksdorf M 58 Iowa
wife Anna M Suksdorf F 53 Iowa
son Martin W Suksdorf M 31 Washington
lodger Dean Du Fran M 23 South Dakota
1940 U.S. Census for Civil Bend Precinct, Douglas Co., OR:
Adolph F Suksdorf M 68 Iowa; fruit farmer
wife Anna M Suksdorf F 63 Iowa
son Martin Suksdorf M 39 Washington; fruit farmer
boarder James R Stevens M 21 Oregon; farm laborer
boarder William W Walker M 42 Oregon; farm laborer
They were living right at the Hwy 99 & Hwy 42 intersection, called "Coos Junction."
Note: Adolph's paternal grandparents: Detlef H Suksdorf, Sr. (Memorial 124637617) and Louise Suksdorf (Memorial 124638164).
His uncle Wilhelm Nikolaus Suksdorf's memorial is 124662001.
Adolph Friederich Suksdorf's uncle, WILHELM NIKOLAUS SUKSDORF (1850-1932), was a renown pioneer botantist of the Pacific Northwest. A wonderful 4-part article was found online about Wilhelm's life and an excerpt of the family's early years follows:
Wilhelm Nikolaus Suksdorf was born on September 15, 1850 near the German town of Dransau in eastern Holstein not far from the Schleswig border where his father, Detlev Suksdorf, was a tenant on a rented farm. The elder Suksdorf and his wife, Louise Schroeder Suksdorf, had nine children, seven sons and two daughters. Both daughters died while very young, but the seven sons all lived into old age. Wilhelm was the 6th child, the next-to-youngest son.
In 1858 when Wilhelm was 8 years old, the Suksdorf family immigrated to America, settling in a German community near Davenport, Iowa where they rented a farm. At first the family existed in deep poverty but in a few years the father could afford to buy 160 acres of virgin prairie where they subsequently lived for 10 years. All the Suksdorf boys worked on the farm.
At about that time, two of Suksdorf's older brothers, Friederich [of this memorial] and Hinrich went west to seek their fortunes and, after two years of wandering, wrote home to say they had found employment helping a rancher near the Columbia River in the great Northwest. The brothers wrote so glowingly of the richness of the area that the entire Suksdorf family decided to pull up stakes, leave Iowa, and try their hand at farming in Washington State. While they waited to sell their Iowa farm, Wilhelm was sent ahead to attend the University of California for two years, and eventually to rejoin the family on their new homestead at White Salmon, Washington.
Wilhelm Suksdorf's older brothers, who had preceded the family to the Columbia River had purchased 320 acres of land at White Salmon, Washington. When the rest of the family arrived from Davenport, they bought 80 adjacent acres with money from the sale of two farms in Iowa. At this time, about 15 families had settled in the area. The new Suksdorf ranch encompassed rich Columbia River bottomland as well as groves of Garry oaks, and a timbered hillside of ponderosa pine and Douglas fir. It must have indeed seemed a paradise to the Suksdorfs who left Iowa during the winter of 1874-75 when ice on the Mississippi River was 5 feet thick.
Wilhelm and Adolph's mother and father died on the same day, October 22, 1885, probably of a flu-like disease. They lived in the Bingen, Wash. area. The brothers continued to operate the farm and dairy.
1880 U.S. Census for Klickitat Co., Washington:
Detter Suksderf M 40 Germany; farmer
wife Christana Suksderf F 30 Iowa
son Gustav Suksderf M 12 Iowa
dau Milita Suksderf F 10 Iowa
son Adolph Suksderf M 8 Iowa
dau Amanda Suksderf F 6 Iowa
son Edward Suksderf M 4 Washington
Adolph Suksdorf m. Anna ca 1897.
1900 U.S. Census for Spangle Precinct, Spokane Co., Washington (9 June):
Adolph Suksdorf M 29 yrs, b. Dec. 1871 Iowa; farmer
wife Anna Suksdorf F 25 yrs, b. July 1875 Iowa
son Adolph Suksdorf M 3 yrs, b. Aug. 1897 Washington
son Martin Suksdorf M 1 yrs, b. July 1899 Washington
His father was born in Germany; his mother in Iowa. Adolph and Anna had 2 children, both living.
1910 U.S. Census for Spangle, Spokane Co., Washington:
Adolph Sudsdorf M 37y Iowa
wife Anna Sudsdorf F 33y Iowa
son Adolph Sudsdorf M 12y Washington
son Martin Sudsdorf M 10y Washington
dau Frieda Sudsdorf F 1y Washington
In 1916 & 1921, Uncle Wilhelm N. Suksdorf worked near Wilsall, Montana, staying on the wheat farm of his nephew Adolph. Adolph's daughters, Frieda Herman and Irma Gourley, recall their gr-uncle as a slight, blue-eyed, sandy-haired man in his 70s, who shook his finger and told them not to disturb his plants. However, they relate that later he kindly gave them some "Uncle Willum paper" so they might press their own specimens.
Adolph's son's full name was Adolph Detlef Sueksdorf. On Sept. 12, 1918, he registered for the World War I draft in Livingston, Park Co., MT. He was a farmer in Wilsall, Park County, Montana. He was 21 yrs, was medium height, slender build, and had blue eyes and brown hair. His nearest relative is listed as Adolph Sueksdorf (his father).
1920 U.S. Census for Park Co., Montana:
Adolph Sucksdorf M 48y Iowa
wife Anna Sucksdorf F 43y Iowa
son Adolph Sucksdorf M 22y Washington
son Martin Sucksdorf M 20y Washington
dau Freda Sucksdorf F 10y Washington
dau Irena Sucksdorf F 8y Washington
1930 U.S. Census for Civil Bend Precinct, Douglas Co., Oregon:
Adolph F Suksdorf M 58 Iowa
wife Anna M Suksdorf F 53 Iowa
son Martin W Suksdorf M 31 Washington
lodger Dean Du Fran M 23 South Dakota
1940 U.S. Census for Civil Bend Precinct, Douglas Co., OR:
Adolph F Suksdorf M 68 Iowa; fruit farmer
wife Anna M Suksdorf F 63 Iowa
son Martin Suksdorf M 39 Washington; fruit farmer
boarder James R Stevens M 21 Oregon; farm laborer
boarder William W Walker M 42 Oregon; farm laborer
They were living right at the Hwy 99 & Hwy 42 intersection, called "Coos Junction."
Note: Adolph's paternal grandparents: Detlef H Suksdorf, Sr. (Memorial 124637617) and Louise Suksdorf (Memorial 124638164).
His uncle Wilhelm Nikolaus Suksdorf's memorial is 124662001.
Wilhelm Nikolaus Suksdorf was born on September 15, 1850 near the German town of Dransau in eastern Holstein not far from the Schleswig border where his father, Detlev Suksdorf, was a tenant on a rented farm. The elder Suksdorf and his wife, Louise Schroeder Suksdorf, had nine children, seven sons and two daughters. Both daughters died while very young, but the seven sons all lived into old age. Wilhelm was the 6th child, the next-to-youngest son.
In 1858 when Wilhelm was 8 years old, the Suksdorf family immigrated to America, settling in a German community near Davenport, Iowa where they rented a farm. At first the family existed in deep poverty but in a few years the father could afford to buy 160 acres of virgin prairie where they subsequently lived for 10 years. All the Suksdorf boys worked on the farm.
At about that time, two of Suksdorf's older brothers, Friederich [of this memorial] and Hinrich went west to seek their fortunes and, after two years of wandering, wrote home to say they had found employment helping a rancher near the Columbia River in the great Northwest. The brothers wrote so glowingly of the richness of the area that the entire Suksdorf family decided to pull up stakes, leave Iowa, and try their hand at farming in Washington State. While they waited to sell their Iowa farm, Wilhelm was sent ahead to attend the University of California for two years, and eventually to rejoin the family on their new homestead at White Salmon, Washington.
Wilhelm Suksdorf's older brothers, who had preceded the family to the Columbia River had purchased 320 acres of land at White Salmon, Washington. When the rest of the family arrived from Davenport, they bought 80 adjacent acres with money from the sale of two farms in Iowa. At this time, about 15 families had settled in the area. The new Suksdorf ranch encompassed rich Columbia River bottomland as well as groves of Garry oaks, and a timbered hillside of ponderosa pine and Douglas fir. It must have indeed seemed a paradise to the Suksdorfs who left Iowa during the winter of 1874-75 when ice on the Mississippi River was 5 feet thick.
Wilhelm and Adolph's mother and father died on the same day, October 22, 1885, probably of a flu-like disease. They lived in the Bingen, Wash. area. The brothers continued to operate the farm and dairy.
1880 U.S. Census for Klickitat Co., Washington:
Detter Suksderf M 40 Germany; farmer
wife Christana Suksderf F 30 Iowa
son Gustav Suksderf M 12 Iowa
dau Milita Suksderf F 10 Iowa
son Adolph Suksderf M 8 Iowa
dau Amanda Suksderf F 6 Iowa
son Edward Suksderf M 4 Washington
Adolph Suksdorf m. Anna ca 1897.
1900 U.S. Census for Spangle Precinct, Spokane Co., Washington (9 June):
Adolph Suksdorf M 29 yrs, b. Dec. 1871 Iowa; farmer
wife Anna Suksdorf F 25 yrs, b. July 1875 Iowa
son Adolph Suksdorf M 3 yrs, b. Aug. 1897 Washington
son Martin Suksdorf M 1 yrs, b. July 1899 Washington
His father was born in Germany; his mother in Iowa. Adolph and Anna had 2 children, both living.
1910 U.S. Census for Spangle, Spokane Co., Washington:
Adolph Sudsdorf M 37y Iowa
wife Anna Sudsdorf F 33y Iowa
son Adolph Sudsdorf M 12y Washington
son Martin Sudsdorf M 10y Washington
dau Frieda Sudsdorf F 1y Washington
In 1916 & 1921, Uncle Wilhelm N. Suksdorf worked near Wilsall, Montana, staying on the wheat farm of his nephew Adolph. Adolph's daughters, Frieda Herman and Irma Gourley, recall their gr-uncle as a slight, blue-eyed, sandy-haired man in his 70s, who shook his finger and told them not to disturb his plants. However, they relate that later he kindly gave them some "Uncle Willum paper" so they might press their own specimens.
Adolph's son's full name was Adolph Detlef Sueksdorf. On Sept. 12, 1918, he registered for the World War I draft in Livingston, Park Co., MT. He was a farmer in Wilsall, Park County, Montana. He was 21 yrs, was medium height, slender build, and had blue eyes and brown hair. His nearest relative is listed as Adolph Sueksdorf (his father).
1920 U.S. Census for Park Co., Montana:
Adolph Sucksdorf M 48y Iowa
wife Anna Sucksdorf F 43y Iowa
son Adolph Sucksdorf M 22y Washington
son Martin Sucksdorf M 20y Washington
dau Freda Sucksdorf F 10y Washington
dau Irena Sucksdorf F 8y Washington
1930 U.S. Census for Civil Bend Precinct, Douglas Co., Oregon:
Adolph F Suksdorf M 58 Iowa
wife Anna M Suksdorf F 53 Iowa
son Martin W Suksdorf M 31 Washington
lodger Dean Du Fran M 23 South Dakota
1940 U.S. Census for Civil Bend Precinct, Douglas Co., OR:
Adolph F Suksdorf M 68 Iowa; fruit farmer
wife Anna M Suksdorf F 63 Iowa
son Martin Suksdorf M 39 Washington; fruit farmer
boarder James R Stevens M 21 Oregon; farm laborer
boarder William W Walker M 42 Oregon; farm laborer
They were living right at the Hwy 99 & Hwy 42 intersection, called "Coos Junction."
Note: Adolph's paternal grandparents: Detlef H Suksdorf, Sr. (Memorial 124637617) and Louise Suksdorf (Memorial 124638164).
His uncle Wilhelm Nikolaus Suksdorf's memorial is 124662001.
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