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Jacob Gerk

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Jacob Gerk

Birth
Russia
Death
2 Dec 1935 (aged 85)
Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota, USA
Burial
Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota, USA Add to Map
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1st-Immigration 9/1884: SS Petropolis
Residence Place: Kaukasien, Russland (near Stavropol, Russia)
Departure Date: 16 Sep 1884
Departure Place: Hamburg, Deutschland (Germany)
Destination: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Jacob Gerk, age 34
Ottilie Gerk, age 23
Jacob Gerk, age 3
Anna Gerk, age 11/12

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2nd-Immigration 9/3/1892: S.S. Gallia, sailing from Liverpool England, to Castle Garden, NY.
Jakob Kerk, 42, married, farmer, from Russia.
Attilie Kerk, 29, wife, from Russia.
Children are: Eliz (Anna Elizabeth), 9, child youngster. Jakob, 9, child youngster. Peter, 3, child youngster. Valentius, 2, child youngster.

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6/19/1900 Census; Jacob Gerk, 49, married 18 years, Unreadable Laborer, born 8/1850 in Russia, Im. 1893 - 7 years ago. Resides in Town 93 - Range 55, Yankton County, SD, and owns house.

Otelia Gerk, 36, married 18 years, born 9/1863 in Russia, Im. 1893, children 7 of 7 living. Children: Peter, 11, born 9/1888 in Argentina, Im. 1893. Valentine, 10, born 3/1890 Argentina, Im. 1893. Philip (William Philip), 7, born 8/1892 in England, Im. 1893. Christina, 5, born 1/1895 in SD. Maria, 3, born 3/1897 in SD. Clara, 1, born 1/1899 in SD.

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4/20/1910 Census; Jacob Cork, 59, married 27 years, farmer, born in Russia, Imm. 1892, Naturalized Citizen. Resides in Yankton, Yankton County, SD,
and owns house.

Othelia Cork, 48, married 27 years, children 10 of 10 living, born in Russia. Children are: Peter, 21, born in Argentina, Baggage Worker. Valentine, 19, born South America, job unreadable. Philipp, 17, born Liverpool England, job unreadable. Christiana, 15, born SD. Marie, 13, born SD. Clara, 11, born SD. John, 9, born SD. Joseph, 4, born SD.

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1/20/1920 Census; Jacob Gerk, 69, widowed, farmer, born in Russia, Imm. 1892, Naturalized Citizen in 1897. Resides in Yankton, Yankton County, SD.

Children: Phillip Grek, 27, single, born in England, laborer, Imm. 1892, Naturalized Citizen in 1897. Joseph Gerk, 14, born in SD.

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4/19/1930 Census; Jacob Gerk, 81, father-in-law, widowed, born in Germany, Imm. 1871, Naturalized Citizen. Resides in Yankton, Yankton County, SD, and lives with son-in-law, George Davies. Also counted as living with son-in-law, Maurice Koontz
1st-Immigration 9/1884: SS Petropolis
Residence Place: Kaukasien, Russland (near Stavropol, Russia)
Departure Date: 16 Sep 1884
Departure Place: Hamburg, Deutschland (Germany)
Destination: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Jacob Gerk, age 34
Ottilie Gerk, age 23
Jacob Gerk, age 3
Anna Gerk, age 11/12

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2nd-Immigration 9/3/1892: S.S. Gallia, sailing from Liverpool England, to Castle Garden, NY.
Jakob Kerk, 42, married, farmer, from Russia.
Attilie Kerk, 29, wife, from Russia.
Children are: Eliz (Anna Elizabeth), 9, child youngster. Jakob, 9, child youngster. Peter, 3, child youngster. Valentius, 2, child youngster.

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6/19/1900 Census; Jacob Gerk, 49, married 18 years, Unreadable Laborer, born 8/1850 in Russia, Im. 1893 - 7 years ago. Resides in Town 93 - Range 55, Yankton County, SD, and owns house.

Otelia Gerk, 36, married 18 years, born 9/1863 in Russia, Im. 1893, children 7 of 7 living. Children: Peter, 11, born 9/1888 in Argentina, Im. 1893. Valentine, 10, born 3/1890 Argentina, Im. 1893. Philip (William Philip), 7, born 8/1892 in England, Im. 1893. Christina, 5, born 1/1895 in SD. Maria, 3, born 3/1897 in SD. Clara, 1, born 1/1899 in SD.

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4/20/1910 Census; Jacob Cork, 59, married 27 years, farmer, born in Russia, Imm. 1892, Naturalized Citizen. Resides in Yankton, Yankton County, SD,
and owns house.

Othelia Cork, 48, married 27 years, children 10 of 10 living, born in Russia. Children are: Peter, 21, born in Argentina, Baggage Worker. Valentine, 19, born South America, job unreadable. Philipp, 17, born Liverpool England, job unreadable. Christiana, 15, born SD. Marie, 13, born SD. Clara, 11, born SD. John, 9, born SD. Joseph, 4, born SD.

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1/20/1920 Census; Jacob Gerk, 69, widowed, farmer, born in Russia, Imm. 1892, Naturalized Citizen in 1897. Resides in Yankton, Yankton County, SD.

Children: Phillip Grek, 27, single, born in England, laborer, Imm. 1892, Naturalized Citizen in 1897. Joseph Gerk, 14, born in SD.

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4/19/1930 Census; Jacob Gerk, 81, father-in-law, widowed, born in Germany, Imm. 1871, Naturalized Citizen. Resides in Yankton, Yankton County, SD, and lives with son-in-law, George Davies. Also counted as living with son-in-law, Maurice Koontz


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  • Maintained by: David Haspert
  • Originally Created by: larry
  • Added: Apr 10, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68157421/jacob-gerk: accessed ), memorial page for Jacob Gerk (12 Aug 1850–2 Dec 1935), Find a Grave Memorial ID 68157421, citing Sacred Heart Cemetery, Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota, USA; Maintained by David Haspert (contributor 47188065).