Wilhemina (Klipstine) Yada Haack was born in Prussia, Germany, December 26, 1846. She came to America by sailboat in 1861.
She married Charles "Carl" Yada in Dodge Co., Wisconsin in 1867. They farmed at Denzer, Wisconsin, until moving to Codington Co., Dakota Territory, in the spring of 1879. They received a homestead and tree claim in Park Township, Hand Co., SD in 1882, where Charles built a small claim shanty before returning to move his wife and seven children in the spring of 1883. When the spring work was done, they built a frame house on the extreme north edge of the homestead, which proved to be a better location. Two more children were born to them.
She did many of the farm chores, raised a huge garden, had a large poultry flock, spun the wool to make the yarn she used to knit the hats, mittens and stockings, and did all the sewing for her entire family of nine children, herself and husband.
Their home held church services those early years. Mina acted as nurse, midwife, and the person called upon to prepare the deceased for burial and to minster to the grieving.
Although the family survived the terrible blizzard in January 1888, trouble was ahead. A drought in 1889 caused crops to fail, and they lost their homestead when they couldn't pay their loan. They then moved onto their tree claim about two miles east to continue farming. Then, in November 1890, her husband and oldest daughter, Louise, died of fever. Her oldest son, August, was killed by a bolt of lightning during a storm in the harvest season of 1891.
She now filed the tree claim as her homestead. With the help of her children,she managed to keep going until 1894, when she married Carl Haack. They continued to make this farm their home. In 1898, the final proof was made. In 1904 she was able to erect a new house, and in 1906, a new barn.
In 1908, they rented their farm and moved to a new cottage in Rockham, where they lived in peace and contentment until she broke her hip and died November 4, 1924 at the Faulkton hospital. She was buried in the Rockham cemetery where so many of her friends and neighbors had preceded her.
Edited from Source: Family bio - Rockham Centennial - 1886-1996
Provided by Carolyn Bingham Rosemore 1-1-2015
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Michelle Hales # 49016964 provided place of birth in Germany and links to parents. ~ 3-1-2020
She married Charles "Carl" Yada in Dodge Co., Wisconsin in 1867. They farmed at Denzer, Wisconsin, until moving to Codington Co., Dakota Territory, in the spring of 1879. They received a homestead and tree claim in Park Township, Hand Co., SD in 1882, where Charles built a small claim shanty before returning to move his wife and seven children in the spring of 1883. When the spring work was done, they built a frame house on the extreme north edge of the homestead, which proved to be a better location. Two more children were born to them.
She did many of the farm chores, raised a huge garden, had a large poultry flock, spun the wool to make the yarn she used to knit the hats, mittens and stockings, and did all the sewing for her entire family of nine children, herself and husband.
Their home held church services those early years. Mina acted as nurse, midwife, and the person called upon to prepare the deceased for burial and to minster to the grieving.
Although the family survived the terrible blizzard in January 1888, trouble was ahead. A drought in 1889 caused crops to fail, and they lost their homestead when they couldn't pay their loan. They then moved onto their tree claim about two miles east to continue farming. Then, in November 1890, her husband and oldest daughter, Louise, died of fever. Her oldest son, August, was killed by a bolt of lightning during a storm in the harvest season of 1891.
She now filed the tree claim as her homestead. With the help of her children,she managed to keep going until 1894, when she married Carl Haack. They continued to make this farm their home. In 1898, the final proof was made. In 1904 she was able to erect a new house, and in 1906, a new barn.
In 1908, they rented their farm and moved to a new cottage in Rockham, where they lived in peace and contentment until she broke her hip and died November 4, 1924 at the Faulkton hospital. She was buried in the Rockham cemetery where so many of her friends and neighbors had preceded her.
Edited from Source: Family bio - Rockham Centennial - 1886-1996
Provided by Carolyn Bingham Rosemore 1-1-2015
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Michelle Hales # 49016964 provided place of birth in Germany and links to parents. ~ 3-1-2020
Wilhemina (Klipstine) Yada Haack was born in Prussia, Germany, December 26, 1846. She came to America by sailboat in 1861.
She married Charles "Carl" Yada in Dodge Co., Wisconsin in 1867. They farmed at Denzer, Wisconsin, until moving to Codington Co., Dakota Territory, in the spring of 1879. They received a homestead and tree claim in Park Township, Hand Co., SD in 1882, where Charles built a small claim shanty before returning to move his wife and seven children in the spring of 1883. When the spring work was done, they built a frame house on the extreme north edge of the homestead, which proved to be a better location. Two more children were born to them.
She did many of the farm chores, raised a huge garden, had a large poultry flock, spun the wool to make the yarn she used to knit the hats, mittens and stockings, and did all the sewing for her entire family of nine children, herself and husband.
Their home held church services those early years. Mina acted as nurse, midwife, and the person called upon to prepare the deceased for burial and to minster to the grieving.
Although the family survived the terrible blizzard in January 1888, trouble was ahead. A drought in 1889 caused crops to fail, and they lost their homestead when they couldn't pay their loan. They then moved onto their tree claim about two miles east to continue farming. Then, in November 1890, her husband and oldest daughter, Louise, died of fever. Her oldest son, August, was killed by a bolt of lightning during a storm in the harvest season of 1891.
She now filed the tree claim as her homestead. With the help of her children,she managed to keep going until 1894, when she married Carl Haack. They continued to make this farm their home. In 1898, the final proof was made. In 1904 she was able to erect a new house, and in 1906, a new barn.
In 1908, they rented their farm and moved to a new cottage in Rockham, where they lived in peace and contentment until she broke her hip and died November 4, 1924 at the Faulkton hospital. She was buried in the Rockham cemetery where so many of her friends and neighbors had preceded her.
Edited from Source: Family bio - Rockham Centennial - 1886-1996
Provided by Carolyn Bingham Rosemore 1-1-2015
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Michelle Hales # 49016964 provided place of birth in Germany and links to parents. ~ 3-1-2020
She married Charles "Carl" Yada in Dodge Co., Wisconsin in 1867. They farmed at Denzer, Wisconsin, until moving to Codington Co., Dakota Territory, in the spring of 1879. They received a homestead and tree claim in Park Township, Hand Co., SD in 1882, where Charles built a small claim shanty before returning to move his wife and seven children in the spring of 1883. When the spring work was done, they built a frame house on the extreme north edge of the homestead, which proved to be a better location. Two more children were born to them.
She did many of the farm chores, raised a huge garden, had a large poultry flock, spun the wool to make the yarn she used to knit the hats, mittens and stockings, and did all the sewing for her entire family of nine children, herself and husband.
Their home held church services those early years. Mina acted as nurse, midwife, and the person called upon to prepare the deceased for burial and to minster to the grieving.
Although the family survived the terrible blizzard in January 1888, trouble was ahead. A drought in 1889 caused crops to fail, and they lost their homestead when they couldn't pay their loan. They then moved onto their tree claim about two miles east to continue farming. Then, in November 1890, her husband and oldest daughter, Louise, died of fever. Her oldest son, August, was killed by a bolt of lightning during a storm in the harvest season of 1891.
She now filed the tree claim as her homestead. With the help of her children,she managed to keep going until 1894, when she married Carl Haack. They continued to make this farm their home. In 1898, the final proof was made. In 1904 she was able to erect a new house, and in 1906, a new barn.
In 1908, they rented their farm and moved to a new cottage in Rockham, where they lived in peace and contentment until she broke her hip and died November 4, 1924 at the Faulkton hospital. She was buried in the Rockham cemetery where so many of her friends and neighbors had preceded her.
Edited from Source: Family bio - Rockham Centennial - 1886-1996
Provided by Carolyn Bingham Rosemore 1-1-2015
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Michelle Hales # 49016964 provided place of birth in Germany and links to parents. ~ 3-1-2020
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