Anna Louisa (Ulrich) Bich (1874 - 1948)

Born 28 Jun 1874 in Alt Arcis, Bessarabia, Russian Empire

Ancestors

Died 16 Oct 1948 at age 74 in Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, USA

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Biography

Anna Louisa (Ulrich) Bich was a Black Sea German.

Birth

Louisa Ulrich was born 28 June 1874 in Alt Arcis, Bessarabia, Russian Empire to Christian Ulrich and Anna Louisa Issler. ^[1]

Alt-Arzis / Alt-Arcis / No.14 / Arzis, Akkerman, Bessarabia, Russian Empire; (Latitude 45.9797N, Longitude 29.4235E) is currently called Artsyz, Odes'ka, Ukraine.^[2]

Marriages and Children

Louisa was married first on 28 January 1899 to Michael Sommerfield, son of Christoph Sommerfeld and Justina Franz.^[3]

Louisa and Micheal had the following children:

1. Edward Sommerfield b 17 Mar 1901 Paris, Bessarabia ^[3] d 1967
2. Martha Sommerfield b 20 May 1803 Paris, Bessarabia ^[3] d 1983: m Adolf Schneider^[4]
3. John Sommerfield 1906 1979^[5] m Bertha Riegel^[6]
4. Child Sommerfeld, died in early childhood
5. Child Sommerfeld, died in early childhood
6. Child Sommerfeld, died in early childhood^[4]

She emigrated to North Dakota with her husband, Micheal in 1904.^[5]

Michael was killed in 1908 in Streeter, North Dakota during an argument with his neighbors. ^[5]

Louisa married second, a widower John Birch on 15 December 1908. They lived at Hebron, North Dakota where he worked for the railroad, They then moved to Missoula, Montana.^[5]

Louisa and John had the following children:

1. Ida Bich m Unknown Beckel
2. Maria Bich m. unknown Rigel
3. Female Bich m. Konrad Schwab
4. Mathilda Bick b about 1918; m Jake Baier, son of Mike Baier and Sophie Witt^[4][7]

In 1931, Louisa and John lived in Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, USA. ^[8]

John passed away in 1944.

Death

Louisa passed away on 16 October 1948 in Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, USA. ^[4]

Anna Louisa (Ulrich) Sommerfield Bich is buried in the Missoula Cemetery, Missoula, Missoula County, Montana with a headstone that reads, "Mrs. Anna Bick."^[9]

Mrs. Anna Louise Bich, born Ulrich, was born on 28 Jun 1874 in Alt-Arzis, Bessarabia, as daughter of the couple Christian and Louise Ulrich. She was there devoted to God in the holy baptism and after getting religious classes confirmed. In the year 1900 she stepped into the holy marriage with Michael Sommerfeld. This marriage was blessed with six children, of whom three died in early childhood. In 1904 she came with her husband and her children to America, and the family settled her home near Fredonia, North Dakota. In 1908 her husband was snatched away from her through death. A year later she married again, and that with Johann Bich, with whom she lived in happy marriage, until also he was snatched away from her through death in 1944. From that time she lived in the home of her daughter, Ms. Mathilde Bich. She several times told the wish to only be ill for three days, and this wish was fulfilled. On 13 Oct she had a heart attack and on 16 Oct at 10 pm she was allowed to go home. She died at the age of 74 years, 4 months and 19 days. Mourning her death are seven children, three of them of the first marriage, Edward Sommerfeld, Tacoma, Washington, Mrs. Adolf Schneider and Johann Sommerfeld, Missoula, Montana, of the second marriage Mrs. Ida Beckel and Mrs. Maria Rigel, Kellog, Idaho, Mrs. Konrad Schwab and Ms. Mathilda Bich, Missoula, Montana, two stepsons, Tobias and Michael Bich, Missoula, Montana, three stepdaughters, Mrs. Juliana Gehring and Mrs. Sophia Morle, Bismarck, North Dakota, Eva Bich in California, 31 grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren, two sisters, Mrs. Heinrich Blum, Yakima, Washington and Mrs. Mathilde Bader, Missoula, Montana, five brothers, Christian Ulrich in Germany, Friedrich Ulrich in Missoula, Montana, Reinhold and Gottfried Ulrich in Lodi, California, and Martin Ulrich in Richardton, North Dakota. Her last statement was the hymn: „Fort, fort, mein Herz zum Himmel, fort fort, der Heimat zu!“ May God give all a happy reunion in the Light. Because the German congregation in Missoula doesn’t have a pastor, the celebration of life was led by the pastor of the English congregation. As text served Psalm 23.

Missoula, Montana Entered by Mrs. Heinrich Blum

Here is a video of the song she sang Fort, fort, mein Herz zum Himmel, fort fort, der Heimat zu!

Thank you to Jelena Eckstädt for her help in translating this obituary.

Frau Anna Louise Bich, geb. Ulrich wurde am 28 Jun 1874 in Alt-Arzis, Bessarabien als Tochter der Eheleute Christian und Louise Ulrich geboren. Sie wurde daselbst als Kind dem Herrn in der heiligen Taufe geweiht und nach empfangenem Religionsunterricht konfirmiert. Im Jahr 1900 trat sie in den heiligen Ehestand mit Michael Sommerfeld. Diese Ehe wurde mit sechs Kindern gesegnet, von denen drei in früher Kindheit starben. Im Jahr 1904 kam sie mit ihrem Gatten und ihren Kindern nach Amerika, und ließ sich die Familie auf einer Heimstätte in der Nähe von Fredonia, North Dakota, nieder. Im Jahre 1908 wurde ihr der Gatte durch den Tod entrissen. Ein Jahr später, 1909 verehelichte sie sich zum zweiten Mal, und zwar mit Johann Bich, mit dem sie in glücklicher Ehe lebte, bis auch er im Jahre 1944 ihr durch den Tod entrissen wurde. Seither lebte sie im Heim ihrer Tochter, Frau Mathilde Bich. Sie hat des öfteren den Wunsch geäußert, nur drei Tage krank zu sein, und dieser Wunsch wurde ihr erfüllt. Am 13. Oktober traf sie ein Herzschlag, und am 16. Oktober um 10 Uhr abends durfte sie heimgehen. Sie starb im Alter von 74 Jahre 4 Monaten und 19 Tagen. Es trauern um ihr Abscheiden sieben Kinder, davon drei aus erster Ehe, Edward Sommerfeld, Tacoma, Wash., Frau Adolf Schneider und Johann Sommerfeld, Missoula, Montana, aus zweiter Ehe Frau Ida Beckel und Frau Maria Rigel, Kellog, Idaho, Frau Konrad Schwab und Frau Mathilda Bich, Missoula, Montana, zwei Stiefsöhne, Tobias und Michael Bich, Missoula, Montana, drei Stieftöchter, Frau Juliana Gehring und Frau Sophia Morle, Bismarck, North Dakota, Eva Bich in California, 31 Enkel und zwei Urenkel, zwei Schwestern, Frau Heinrich Blum, Yakima, Wash., und Frau Mathilde Bader, Missoula, Montana, fünf Brüder, Christian Ulrich in Deutschland, Friedrich Ulrich in Missoula, Montana, Reinhold und Gottfried Ulrich in Lodi, Calif., und Martin Ulrich in Richardton, North Dakota. Ihre letzte Äußerung war das Lied: „Fort, fort, mein Herz zum Himmel, fort fort, der Heimat zu!“ Möge Gott allen ein frohes Wiedersehen im Lichte gewähren. Da die deutsche Gemeinde in Missoula keinen Pastor hat, wurde die Leichenfeier vom Pastor der englischen Gemeinde geleitet. Als Leichentext diente der 23. Psalm.

Missoula, Montana Eingereicht von Frau Heinrich Blum

Sources

1. ↑ R. Drefs, Bessarabian Village Birth Records, 187x (Published by the Odessa Digital Library - 18 Apr 1998 ).
2. ↑ See the PDF list in bottom right corner. D. G. Bender. Germans from Russia and Eastern Europe Settlement Locations
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} C. Peterson. Paris Bess. Family Book - 1891 Odessa Digital Library - 11 Jan 2000, Page 369
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} See the translation by Jelena Eckstädt above. Family Search. United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} Schielke, Viola (Kruckenberg) Personal Ancestors Photo Album - photos no longer on the North Dakota State Universities website, please see this page, WayBack Machine, image frame 69
6. ↑ Ancestry. Montana, County Marriage Records, 1865-1993 Ancestry Record FSMarriageMontana #179496
7. ↑ Family Search. Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950 Jake Baier and Mathilda Bick, 26 Mar 1946; citing Marriage, Missoula, Missoula, Montana, various county courthouses, Montana; FHL microfilm 1,889,004
8. ↑ Her mother's obituary, transcript available on Anna Louisa's profile. Family Search. United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012
9. ↑ Harold Detlaff. Find a Grave Memorial for Anna Louise Ulrich Bich # 73482784