Katharina Hasenstein, commonly called Maria was born in Siebleben, Koburg-Gotha, Thuringia, once part of Prussia and today part of Poland. On her funeral card, the name reads Maria Katharina Mock.
Her surname has also been found as Haulenstein.
Maria was married twice. Her first marriage took place in Siebleben, Coburg-Gotha, Thuringia on Sept. 19, 1852. She married Frederick Wilhelm Volkenant who was just a couple of months younger than her. Marie was 23 years and 7 months old at the time of her first marriage.
The couple's first child arrived a little less than 4 months after their marriage, Helen Dorothea "Lena" Volkenant, b. Jan. 15, 1853 in Siebleben.
The family grew by 6 more children in the following years. Hugo Richard, b. in 1854, Jacob Friedrich Hugo, b. in 1857, Emilie Martha, b. in 1859, Anna Elvina in 1861, Theresa Hulda in 1862 and Wilhelmina Fredericka in 1864.
Wilhelmina was born 1 month and 6 days after her father died at Little Rock, Pulaski Co., Ak, while in the service of his country, during the Civil War.
Maria was left a widow with 7 children to raise. In Jan. of 1873, Emilie Maria, aged abt. 14 died of typhoid fever. The other six children all survived to adulthood and between them gave Maria 56 grandchildren.
ON April 14, 1868, Maria married for a second time at Waconia, MN to John George "Georg" Mock. George, as he was called had entered a monastery as a young man, thinking he might enter the ministry, but later decided that the monastic life wasn't for him and so, at the age of 33 he married the widow, Maria Volkenant, and took on the responsibility of helping to raise her 7 children. This second marriage also resulted in the birth of another child, Mary Louisa Mock, in 1869. The couple then adopted another young birl, who became known as Cecilia (Sr. Simeona) Mock, b. in 1884. Cecilia had been born in Germany and came to America as a young girl, and was adopted by George and Maria because they felt it was better for Mary Louisa to have a playmate and younger sister to grow up with.
George and Mary evidently traveled to New York about 1890 to meet the ship bringing the new addition to their family, and when they met the frightened young girl, she was unresponsive to their attempts to communicate. Cecilia stood on the dock staring at these strangers, and made no attempt to come near them until Maria reached into her bag and pulled out a doll, which when unwrapped caused Cecilia to launch herself at her new mother. As she hugged her new doll, between the tears rolling down her cheeks, she told them a little about her life. She had spent her infancy in an orphanage, without any affection and any expectation of one day having a mother and father. Cecilia fully expected that these two strangers were meeting the ship to take her to another orphanage, and when she finally understood that this was not going to happen, and that Georg and Maria were to be her new parents, the floodgates opened. When Cecilia reached the tender age of 19 or 20, her new father passed away, and fearing that her aged mother was also going to die, leaving her once more an orphan, she made the decision to join the convent and become a nun. She joined the Order of St. Francis at Campbellsport, WI, where so many other young women from the Winsted area had become nuns, and she died there in 1967.
Maria died in 1915 at the age of 86 and was buried alongside her 2nd husband at the Catholic Cemetery in Waconia, MN.
Her surname has also been found as Haulenstein.
Maria was married twice. Her first marriage took place in Siebleben, Coburg-Gotha, Thuringia on Sept. 19, 1852. She married Frederick Wilhelm Volkenant who was just a couple of months younger than her. Marie was 23 years and 7 months old at the time of her first marriage.
The couple's first child arrived a little less than 4 months after their marriage, Helen Dorothea "Lena" Volkenant, b. Jan. 15, 1853 in Siebleben.
The family grew by 6 more children in the following years. Hugo Richard, b. in 1854, Jacob Friedrich Hugo, b. in 1857, Emilie Martha, b. in 1859, Anna Elvina in 1861, Theresa Hulda in 1862 and Wilhelmina Fredericka in 1864.
Wilhelmina was born 1 month and 6 days after her father died at Little Rock, Pulaski Co., Ak, while in the service of his country, during the Civil War.
Maria was left a widow with 7 children to raise. In Jan. of 1873, Emilie Maria, aged abt. 14 died of typhoid fever. The other six children all survived to adulthood and between them gave Maria 56 grandchildren.
ON April 14, 1868, Maria married for a second time at Waconia, MN to John George "Georg" Mock. George, as he was called had entered a monastery as a young man, thinking he might enter the ministry, but later decided that the monastic life wasn't for him and so, at the age of 33 he married the widow, Maria Volkenant, and took on the responsibility of helping to raise her 7 children. This second marriage also resulted in the birth of another child, Mary Louisa Mock, in 1869. The couple then adopted another young birl, who became known as Cecilia (Sr. Simeona) Mock, b. in 1884. Cecilia had been born in Germany and came to America as a young girl, and was adopted by George and Maria because they felt it was better for Mary Louisa to have a playmate and younger sister to grow up with.
George and Mary evidently traveled to New York about 1890 to meet the ship bringing the new addition to their family, and when they met the frightened young girl, she was unresponsive to their attempts to communicate. Cecilia stood on the dock staring at these strangers, and made no attempt to come near them until Maria reached into her bag and pulled out a doll, which when unwrapped caused Cecilia to launch herself at her new mother. As she hugged her new doll, between the tears rolling down her cheeks, she told them a little about her life. She had spent her infancy in an orphanage, without any affection and any expectation of one day having a mother and father. Cecilia fully expected that these two strangers were meeting the ship to take her to another orphanage, and when she finally understood that this was not going to happen, and that Georg and Maria were to be her new parents, the floodgates opened. When Cecilia reached the tender age of 19 or 20, her new father passed away, and fearing that her aged mother was also going to die, leaving her once more an orphan, she made the decision to join the convent and become a nun. She joined the Order of St. Francis at Campbellsport, WI, where so many other young women from the Winsted area had become nuns, and she died there in 1967.
Maria died in 1915 at the age of 86 and was buried alongside her 2nd husband at the Catholic Cemetery in Waconia, MN.
Katharina Hasenstein, commonly called Maria was born in Siebleben, Koburg-Gotha, Thuringia, once part of Prussia and today part of Poland. On her funeral card, the name reads Maria Katharina Mock.
Her surname has also been found as Haulenstein.
Maria was married twice. Her first marriage took place in Siebleben, Coburg-Gotha, Thuringia on Sept. 19, 1852. She married Frederick Wilhelm Volkenant who was just a couple of months younger than her. Marie was 23 years and 7 months old at the time of her first marriage.
The couple's first child arrived a little less than 4 months after their marriage, Helen Dorothea "Lena" Volkenant, b. Jan. 15, 1853 in Siebleben.
The family grew by 6 more children in the following years. Hugo Richard, b. in 1854, Jacob Friedrich Hugo, b. in 1857, Emilie Martha, b. in 1859, Anna Elvina in 1861, Theresa Hulda in 1862 and Wilhelmina Fredericka in 1864.
Wilhelmina was born 1 month and 6 days after her father died at Little Rock, Pulaski Co., Ak, while in the service of his country, during the Civil War.
Maria was left a widow with 7 children to raise. In Jan. of 1873, Emilie Maria, aged abt. 14 died of typhoid fever. The other six children all survived to adulthood and between them gave Maria 56 grandchildren.
ON April 14, 1868, Maria married for a second time at Waconia, MN to John George "Georg" Mock. George, as he was called had entered a monastery as a young man, thinking he might enter the ministry, but later decided that the monastic life wasn't for him and so, at the age of 33 he married the widow, Maria Volkenant, and took on the responsibility of helping to raise her 7 children. This second marriage also resulted in the birth of another child, Mary Louisa Mock, in 1869. The couple then adopted another young birl, who became known as Cecilia (Sr. Simeona) Mock, b. in 1884. Cecilia had been born in Germany and came to America as a young girl, and was adopted by George and Maria because they felt it was better for Mary Louisa to have a playmate and younger sister to grow up with.
George and Mary evidently traveled to New York about 1890 to meet the ship bringing the new addition to their family, and when they met the frightened young girl, she was unresponsive to their attempts to communicate. Cecilia stood on the dock staring at these strangers, and made no attempt to come near them until Maria reached into her bag and pulled out a doll, which when unwrapped caused Cecilia to launch herself at her new mother. As she hugged her new doll, between the tears rolling down her cheeks, she told them a little about her life. She had spent her infancy in an orphanage, without any affection and any expectation of one day having a mother and father. Cecilia fully expected that these two strangers were meeting the ship to take her to another orphanage, and when she finally understood that this was not going to happen, and that Georg and Maria were to be her new parents, the floodgates opened. When Cecilia reached the tender age of 19 or 20, her new father passed away, and fearing that her aged mother was also going to die, leaving her once more an orphan, she made the decision to join the convent and become a nun. She joined the Order of St. Francis at Campbellsport, WI, where so many other young women from the Winsted area had become nuns, and she died there in 1967.
Maria died in 1915 at the age of 86 and was buried alongside her 2nd husband at the Catholic Cemetery in Waconia, MN.
Her surname has also been found as Haulenstein.
Maria was married twice. Her first marriage took place in Siebleben, Coburg-Gotha, Thuringia on Sept. 19, 1852. She married Frederick Wilhelm Volkenant who was just a couple of months younger than her. Marie was 23 years and 7 months old at the time of her first marriage.
The couple's first child arrived a little less than 4 months after their marriage, Helen Dorothea "Lena" Volkenant, b. Jan. 15, 1853 in Siebleben.
The family grew by 6 more children in the following years. Hugo Richard, b. in 1854, Jacob Friedrich Hugo, b. in 1857, Emilie Martha, b. in 1859, Anna Elvina in 1861, Theresa Hulda in 1862 and Wilhelmina Fredericka in 1864.
Wilhelmina was born 1 month and 6 days after her father died at Little Rock, Pulaski Co., Ak, while in the service of his country, during the Civil War.
Maria was left a widow with 7 children to raise. In Jan. of 1873, Emilie Maria, aged abt. 14 died of typhoid fever. The other six children all survived to adulthood and between them gave Maria 56 grandchildren.
ON April 14, 1868, Maria married for a second time at Waconia, MN to John George "Georg" Mock. George, as he was called had entered a monastery as a young man, thinking he might enter the ministry, but later decided that the monastic life wasn't for him and so, at the age of 33 he married the widow, Maria Volkenant, and took on the responsibility of helping to raise her 7 children. This second marriage also resulted in the birth of another child, Mary Louisa Mock, in 1869. The couple then adopted another young birl, who became known as Cecilia (Sr. Simeona) Mock, b. in 1884. Cecilia had been born in Germany and came to America as a young girl, and was adopted by George and Maria because they felt it was better for Mary Louisa to have a playmate and younger sister to grow up with.
George and Mary evidently traveled to New York about 1890 to meet the ship bringing the new addition to their family, and when they met the frightened young girl, she was unresponsive to their attempts to communicate. Cecilia stood on the dock staring at these strangers, and made no attempt to come near them until Maria reached into her bag and pulled out a doll, which when unwrapped caused Cecilia to launch herself at her new mother. As she hugged her new doll, between the tears rolling down her cheeks, she told them a little about her life. She had spent her infancy in an orphanage, without any affection and any expectation of one day having a mother and father. Cecilia fully expected that these two strangers were meeting the ship to take her to another orphanage, and when she finally understood that this was not going to happen, and that Georg and Maria were to be her new parents, the floodgates opened. When Cecilia reached the tender age of 19 or 20, her new father passed away, and fearing that her aged mother was also going to die, leaving her once more an orphan, she made the decision to join the convent and become a nun. She joined the Order of St. Francis at Campbellsport, WI, where so many other young women from the Winsted area had become nuns, and she died there in 1967.
Maria died in 1915 at the age of 86 and was buried alongside her 2nd husband at the Catholic Cemetery in Waconia, MN.
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