Georg Jakob (Abich) Abig (1881 - 1963)

Born 21 Jan 1881 in Grimm, Saratov, Russia

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Descendants

Died 14 Jan 1963 at age 81 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States

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Biography

Georg (Abich) Abig was a Volga German.

Georg (Abich) Abig has German Roots.

Family #184 in the 1897 Grimm census.

Georg Jakob Abich was born 21 Jan 1881 in Grimm. He is first reported in the 1897 Grimm census.

1897 Grimm Census ^[1]

Family # 184

Head of the Household Georg Jakob Abig, age 44

Wife Katharina Margaretha [Schmick] Abig, age 43

Child #1 Konrad Abig, age 18

Child #2 Georg Jakob Abig, age 16

Child #3 Philipp Abig, age 13

Child #4 Karl Abig, age 11

Child #5 Heinrich Abig, age 8

Child #6 Eva Katharina Abig, age 20

He married Katharina (Kreil) Abig and the couple went on to have six children.

Georg, Katharina, and three of their children immigrated to America in 1912. The group departed from Bremen, Germany on the ship Hannover, arriving in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 13, June 1912. Although the family initially went to Flint, Michigan to stay with Christian Stähle, they eventually settled in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.

Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Passenger Lists ^[2]

Name Georg Abich

Event Type Immigration

Event Date 1912

Event Place Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Gender Male

Age 31

Birth Year (Estimated) 1881

Birthplace Russia

Ship Name Hannover

Naturalization Record ^[3]

Name George Jacob Abig

Event Type Naturalization

Event Place Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin

Event Date 1929

Birth Year 1881

Birthplace Russia

1930 United States Federal Census ^[4]

Jake G Abig

Gender: Male

Birth: Circa 1881, Russia

Residence: 1930, Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA

Age: 49

Marital status: Married

Immigration: 1911

Race: White

Language: English

Father's birth place: Russia

Mother's birth place: Russia

Wife: Catherine Abig

Children:

Alix S Abig

Emma Abig

Jacob Abig

Albert H Abig [Albert Herman, Herman Albert]

Census

Township: Fond du Lac Enum. District: 0027 Line: 98

County: Fond du Lac Series: T626 Image: 991

State: Wisconsin Roll: 2572

Date: 1930 Sheet: 6-B

1940 United States Federal Census ^[5]

Name: George Abig

Age: 59

Estimated birth year: abt 1881

Gender: Male

Race: White

Birthplace: Russia

Marital Status: Married

Relation to Head of House: Head

Home in 1940: Fond Du Lac, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

Map of Home in 1940: View Map

Street: W Cotton Street

House Number: 110

Farm: No

Inferred Residence in 1935: Fond Du Lac, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

Residence in 1935: Same House

Citizenship: Naturalized

Sheet Number: 9B

Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 196

Occupation: Coloring Dept

House Owned or Rented: Owned

Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 2800

Attended School or College: No

Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 6th grade

Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 38

Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work

Weeks Worked in 1939: 50

Income: 1189

Income Other Sources: No

Household Members: Name Age

George Abig 59

Cath Abig 57

Edward Abig 26

Herman A Abig 20

Emma Fall 29

World War I Draft Record ^[6]

Name Jacob Abig

Event Type Draft Registration

Event Date 1917-1918

Event Place Fond Du Lac County no 1, Wisconsin, United States

Gender Male

Nationality Russia

Birth Date 20 Jan 1881

Birthplace , ,

World War II Draft Record ^[7]

Name George Jacob Abig

Event Type Draft Registration

Event Date 1942

Event Place Fond Du Lac, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, United States

Residence Place Fond Du Lac, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin

Gender Male

Employer George Jacob/Abig

Birth Date 20 Jan 1881

Wisconsin Death Index ^[8]

Name George J Abig

Event Type Death

Event Date 14 Jan 1963

Event Place , , Wisconsin

Residence Place , Wisconsin

Gender Male

Age 81

Certificate Number 000761

U.S. Social Security Death Index (SSDI) ^[9]

George Abig

Birth: Jan 21 1881

Death: Jan 1963

Last residence: USA

SSN issuing state: Wisconsin

Research Notes

Address in Fond du Lac:

110 W Cotton St, Fond Du Lac, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, USA

Sources

1. ↑ 1897 Grimm (Lesnoi Karamysh), Russia Census List, Translated by Richard Rye, Compiled and Edited by John Groh, Contributor Henry Schmick; American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Published 2017; page 6, family #184.
2. ↑ "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1883-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23QY-TC2 : 8 December 2014), Georg Abich, 1912; citing Immigration, NARA microfilm publication T840 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,402,603.
3. ↑ "Illinois, Northern District Naturalization Index, 1840-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKLZ-Z8W : 12 December 2014), George Jacob Abig, 1929; citing Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, NARA microfilm publication M1285 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1; FHL microfilm 1,432,001.
4. ↑ 1930 United States Federal Census - Jake G Abig. State: Wisconsin; County: Fond Du Lac; Township: Fond Du Lac; Sheet: 6-B; Line: 98; Image: 991; MyHeritage.com Repository; see: http://bit.ly/2qhfnWo.
5. ↑ 1940 United States Federal Census - George Abig. State: Wisconsin; County: Fond Du Lac; Enum. District: 20-17; Page: 9B; Family: 196; Line: 49; MyHeritage.com Repository; see: http://bit.ly/2p65qxf.
6. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8QP-QS1 : 12 December 2014), Jacob Abig, 1917-1918; citing Fond Du Lac County no 1, Wisconsin, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,674,599.
7. ↑ "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X53H-349 : 8 April 2016), George Jacob Abig, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
8. ↑ "Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8SB-G21 : 12 December 2014), George J Abig, 14 Jan 1963; from "Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing certificate number 000761, , , Wisconsin, Wisconsin Department of Health, Madison.
9. ↑ U.S. Social Security Death Index (SSDI); MyHeritage.com Repository; see: http://bit.ly/2pBDZwP.

See also:

• MyHeritage.com, Alexander Brester, see: https://www.myheritage.com/person-9000966_11437621_11437621/georg-jacob-abich.

• Personal records in the files of descendant Alexander Brester, Beryozovka, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia.