Cornelius J. GOERTZEN^[1]

1867 - 1939  (71 years)

• Name	Cornelius J. GOERTZEN
  Born	12 Nov 1867	Fuerstenwerder, Molotschna Colony, South Russia   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	2 Jul 1878	Strassburg; New York   [5]
  Baptism	Abt 1888	Mountain Lake, Cottonwood, Minnesota   [2]
  History	Mountain Lake 1878 p. 8: baptized by Gerhard Neufeld. Lived in Carson Township. Mountain Lake 1878 original p. 331: married by Gerhard Neufeld. Mountain Lake 1912 p. 14 gives a birth date of 24 Nov 1868 and a marriage year of 1898 (obviously wrong).
  Occupation	Farmer
  Reference Number	087co
  Died	17 Jun 1939	Mountain Lake, Cottonwood, Minnesota
  Buried	Aft 17 Jun 1939	Delft Cemetery, Delft, Cottonwood, Minnesota
  Person ID	I63507	Reid Family
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	Jacob GOERTZEN,   b. 5 Aug 1815, Rudnerweide, Stuhm, West Prussia ,   d. 16 Sep 1888, Mountain Lake, Cottonwood, Minnesota  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Maria WILLMS,   b. 24 Nov 1835, Prangenau, Molotschna Colony, South Russia ,   d. 27 Jul 1904, Mountain Lake, Cottonwood, Minnesota  (Age 68 years)
  Married	10 Dec 1855	Molotschna Colony, South Russia   [2]
  Ships		S.S. Strassburg-1872 The steamship STRASSBURG was built for Norddeutscher Lloyd by Caird & Co, Greenock (yard #166), and was launched on 24 May 1872. 3,025 tons; 107,06 x 11,89 meters (length x breadth); straight stem (first Norddeutscher Lloyd high-seas vessel so built), 1 funnel, 2 masts; iron construction, screw propulsion, twin single-expansion engine, service speed 11 knots; accommodation for 60 passengers in 1st class, 120 in 2nd class, and 889 to 900 in steerage; crew of 70 to 100. The STRASSBURG was the "name ship" of the 13 vessels of Norddeutscher Lloyd's Strassburg Class of passenger vessels, and was built for the Line's New Orleans service. 3 September 1872, maiden voyage, Bremen - Southampton - New York. 16 October 1872, first voyage, Bremen - Havre - New Orleans. 1874, given new boilers and compound engine, service speed 12 knots. Made one voyage to Hankau for a cargo of tea, being the first German steamship through the Suez Canal. 16 February 1881, first voyage, Bremen-Baltimore. 11 November 1881, first voyage, Bremen-South America. 1883-1896, primarily to South America. 1885, refitted in Bremerhaven. 2 August 1893, last voyage, Bremen-New York (12 roundtrip voyages). 25 January 1896, last voyage, Bremen-South America. August 1896, sold to Tardi & Co, Genoa, for scrapping. 1897, scrapped at Genoa.
  Family ID	F28043	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Katharina DUECK,   b. 15 Aug 1869, Sparrau, Molotschna Colony, South Russia ,   d. 11 May 1927, Dallas, Polk, Oregon  (Age 57 years)
  Married	24 Oct 1889	Dale Twp., Cottonwood, Minnesota
  	Minnesota, U.S., Marriages Index, 1849-1950
  Children	+ 1. Nikolai Edward GOERTZEN,   b. 25 Sep 1904, Dale Twp., Cottonwood, Minnesota ,   d. 2 Jul 1965, Dallas, Polk, Oregon  (Age 60 years)
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2021
  Family ID	F42431	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Baptism - Abt 1888 - Mountain Lake, Cottonwood, Minnesota Died - 17 Jun 1939 - Mountain Lake, Cottonwood, Minnesota  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Goertzen, Cornelius J.-1867

  
  

  Headstones

  Goertzen, Cornelious J.-1867 (HS)

  
  

• Sources

  [S494] Genealogical Registry and Database of Mennonite Ancestry (GRANDMA 18-08), (Published by the Genealogy Project Committee of the California Mennonite Historical Society; 4824 East Butler Avenue, Fresno, California 93727-5097; Phone (559) 453-2225). [S137] Kirchenbuch der Mennoniten Gemeinde zu Mountain Lake, Cottonwood County, Minnesota, translated by Adeline Friesen in 1996, Pg. 8. [S239] United States Federal Census, Dale Twp., Cottonwood, Minnesota; Enumeration District #61, Pg. 7A. [S240] United States Federal Census, Carson Twp., Cottonwood, Minnesota; Enumeration District #17-5, Pg. 3B. [S112] Migration From the Russian Empire, Lists of Passengers Arriving at the Port of New York, (published by the Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1995), Pg. 136.