Robert Dickmann (1906 - 1982)

Born 17 May 1906 in Russian Empire

Husband of Olga Emilie (Kahlfeld) Dickmann — married 29 Jun 1932 in Lithuania

Died 15 Jul 1982 at age 76 in Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States

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Biography

1906 Birth and Baptism
Name: Robert Dickmann^[1][2]
Date: 17 May 1906^[2][3]
Place: "Schiaudwitten," Russian Empire^[3][4]
(now Šiaudviečiai, Lithuania)

Father: Friedrich Dickmann^[3][1]
Mother: Emilie / Amelia Malvitz^[3]

Baptism: 22 May 1906 ^[1]
By Aleksandrovsko cantor Megnis ^[1]
Sponsors: Adolf  ?Schmi?kaler/Schmi?nager? & Christina Juraszkus^[1]
Baptism place: Aleksandrowskoe/Neustadt/Zemaciai Naujmiestos ^[1][5]

Before WWI (c. 1900): Aleksandrovsk, Rossieny, Kovno, Russian Empire

Between the wars (c. 1930): Žemaičių Naumiestis, Tauragė, Lithuania

After WWII (c. 1950): Žemaičių Naumiestis, Soviet Union

Today (c. 2000): Žemaičių, Naumiestis, Lithuania^[6]

NEUSTADT Alternate names: Žemaičių Naumiestis [Lituanian], Aleksandrovsk [Rus 1884-1918], Neustadt Sugind [Ger], Neishtat Sugind [Yiddish], Nowe Miasto [Polish], Ir Chadash Sugind [Heb], Nishtot Tavrig, Neishtat, Aleksandria, Naumiestis-Taurage, Žemaitiu Naumiestis^[6]

Siblings: Martha, Auguste Emilie, Minna, Berta Maria, Meta, Johann Adolph,
Johanna Theresia, Karl Hermann, Richard, Otto, Son

1932 Marriage
Robert Dickmann and Olga Kahlfeld married 29 June 1932 in Neustadt, Lithuania. ^[4][5]
They lived in a small town nearby that they referred to as Schiaudwitten (German). Robert and their eldest children were born in the same town; now called Šiaudviečiai, Lithuania, with a population of 26.^[7]

2022 Lithuania - Antupalis, Kvėdarna, Šiaudviečiai, Šilalė, Švėkšna, Tauragė, Žemaičių Naumiestis

They had at least six children:

Herta Dickmann b Lithuania (1934-__)^[4][3][8]

Ema Marta Dickmann b Lithuania (1937-1938)^[9]

Gerda Alma Dickmann b Lithuania (1938-__)^[10]

Helmut Gustave Dickmann b Lithuania (1940- )^[11][4][3]

Adolf Eduard Dickmann b Utrata, Germany (now Poland) (1942- 2002)^[4]

Robert Dickmann b Berlin, Germany (1950-__)^[4]

Robert Dickmann

1941 Resettlement
On 15 June 1940 the USSR invaded Lithuania.^[12][13]Under a January 1941 resettlement agreement between Germany and the Soviet Union, persons of German extraction repatriated from Lithuania to Germany and vice versa. ^[14]

The Dickmanns were together in West Prussia (1944-1946) and Mecklenberg, Germany (1946-1949) before spending a few months in a refugee camp on Goradorfastrasse, Berlin-Mariendorf, Germany (Dec 1949-Jun 1950). From there they moved to an apartment where they stayed until 1956. ^{[3][15] [16]}

1956 Emigration
In 1956, the Dickmann family (except Herta) arrived in Waterloo, Iowa under The Refugee Relief Act of 1953. ^[17][18][19]

1956 - USNS General W.C. Langfitt - Manifest of Inbound Passengers

Refugee Family to Cedar Falls^[20]

"WASHINGTON UP! - Eighteen refugees from Europe bound for Iowa are aboard the Navy transport General Langfit scheduled to arrive at New York Thursday, the U. S. State Department announced Wednesday. They are among 1,168 persons coming to the United States under the Refugee Relief Act. Among those bound for Iowa and U. S. citizens sponsoring them are Robert Dickmann, 49, laborer from Lithuania; his wife,. Olga, 43, and their children, Helmut, 10, Adolf, 14, and Robert. Sponsor, William H. Pipho, Cedar Falls, and Lutheran Refugee Service."

1962 Naturalization

"Fifty two persons become US citizens in a ceremony in Cedar Rapids Wednesday in Cedar Rapids Federal Court. Presiding over the naturalization hearing was Federal District Judge John W. Delehant of Omaha... Largest nationality group represented was Germany, with eleven, second was Canada, with five, third was Greece, with four…. Robert and Olga Emilie Dickmann, Cedar Falls, Lithuania." ^[21]Robert signed the Oath of Allegiance on 23 May 1962.^[4][22]

Robert Dickmann - Iowa Naturalization Record - 1962

Robert Dickmann - Iowa Naturalization Record - 1962 (page2)

1982 Death and Burial
Robert Dickmann, resident of 109 Tremont Street, died 15 July 1982 in Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa; burial Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens, Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa ^{[2] [23]}

Robert Dickmann Obituary^[24]

Robert Dickmann Obituary

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} 1906 B & B Aleksandrowskoe/Neustadt/Zemaciai Naujmiestos Page 1 (LDS Film #2161999 Item 2) Robert, son of Friedrick Dikman/Diekmann & wife Emilie nee Malwitz Sponsors: Adolf  ?Schmi?kaler/Schmi?nager? & Christina Juraszkus Born Sha??vici May 17, 1906 Bap May 22, 1906 Aleksandrovsko cantor Megnis Photos #2161999-2-7634&35
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Black Hawk County Courthouse, Waterloo, Iowa, Recorders Office, Death Book 32-188 [Robert Dickmann; d 15 Jul 1982 Black Hawk County, Iowa; Res: 109 Tremont, Cedar Falls, Iowa; male white age 76 b 17 May 1906 Lithuania; citizen; Wife: Olga Kahlfeld; SS # 482-46-6967; Occupation: Maintenance, UNI; No military; father: Wilhelm Dickmann; Mother: Amelia Malvitz; Informant: Olga Dickmann 1128 Madison St, CFBurial Cedar Valley Memorial Garden, Cedar Falls]
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6} Residences: Arolsen Archives International Center on Nazi Persecution, Tracing request concerning Robert DICKMANN b 17 May 1906 Schiaudwitten, Lithuania Reference Code 6331052527[1]
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6} "United States, Iowa Naturalization Records, 1859-1990" (page 1)
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Wikipedia contributors, "Žemaičių Naumiestis," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, (accessed December 25, 2021).
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} JewishGen.org [2]
7. ↑ https://mapcarta.com/34925360 (accessed 27 Dec 2021)
8. ↑ 1934 B & B Neustadt-Aleksandrovsko-Žemaičių Naumiestis LDS Film 2009004 Item 5 [51. Herta Ida Dykomaitė, daughter of Robertas Dykmonas and Olga ?Koblfeldt Sponsors: Richardas Dykmanas Born Šiaudviete Oct 18, 1934 bap Oct 28, 1934 Naumiesčio L. c. Pastor Vymeris Photos 2009004-5-2525-27]
9. ↑ 1937 B & B Neustadt-Aleksandrovskoe-Žemaičių Naumiestis LDS Film 2008952 Item 7 [38. Ema Marta, daughter of Robertas Dikmanas and Olga nee Kalfeldaitė [Died Mar 2, 1938] Sponsors: Oto Dikmanas, Berta Vencelyt Born Šiaudvyciai Jun 5, 1937 Bap Jul 7, 1937 Naumiestis cantor Kutra Photos 2008952-7-257980]
10. ↑ 1939 B & B Neustadt-Aleksandrovsko-Žemaičių Naumiestis LDS Film 2008952 Item 7 .112562831 Schiaudwitten - Neustadt, Lithuania [2. Gerda Alma, daughter of Robertas Dikmanas and Olga Kahlfeldaitė Sponsors: Oto Dikmanas, Ema Dikmanaitė Born ?Šiaudrjai? Jan 2, 1939 Bap Jan 7, 1939 Naumiesčio Luth. church Pastor Jekelis Photos 2008952-7-2623-24]
11. ↑ 1940 B & B Neustadt-Aleksandrovsko-Žemaičių Naumiestis LDS Film 2008952 Item 7 [17. Helmutas Gustavas, son of Robertas Dikmanas [Dickmann] of Šiaudviškiai and Olga nee Kalfeldaitė Sponsors: Judita ?Krebšaitė?, Gerda ?Krebšaitė?, Valentynas Listander, Martynas ?Janužys? Born Šiaudviškiai Apr 5, 1940 Bap May 18, 1940 at home by Pastor Jekelis Photos 2008952-7-2657-58]
12. ↑ Iwaskiw, Walter R. ed. Lithuania: A Country Study. Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress, 1995.The Soviet Republic [3]
13. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Soviet occupation of the Baltic states (1940)," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, (accessed December 24, 2021).
14. ↑ Stephen Prause and Arfon Rees and individual members, published in Italy 2004; European University Institute, EU working paper HEC No 2004/1, "The Expulsion of the 'German' Communities from East Europe at the End of World War II " pg 76."
15. ↑ Residences: Arolsen Archives International Center on Nazi Persecution, Tracing request concerning DICKMANN née KAHLFELD; OLGA 1912-06-28 Reference Code 6331053106
16. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Displaced persons camps in post-World War II Europe," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, (accessed December 24, 2021)
17. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Refugee Relief Act," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, (accessed December 24, 2021).
18. ↑ 1956; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 8724; Line: 1; Page Number: 62 Source Information Ancestry.com. New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
19. ↑ "United States Index to Alien Case Files, 1940-2003," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK8J-LGSY : 10 February 2018), Robert Dickmann, ; citing Immigration, Alien Registration Number 10450601, "Index to Alien Case Files at the National Archives at Kansas City, ca. 1975 - 2012," NAID 5821836, Records of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 2003 - 2004, RG 566, National Archives at Kansas City. NO IMAGE
20. ↑ Waterloo Daily Courier - Thursday, May 24, 1956, Waterloo, Iowa page 2
21. ↑ Cedar Rapids Gazette - Thursday, May 24, 1962, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
22. ↑ United States, Iowa Naturalization Records, 1859-1990", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7BZ8-W7T2 : 22 October 2019), Robert Dickmann, 1962. (page 2)
23. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V9KN-FPN : 20 May 2014), Robert Dickmann, Jul 1982; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
24. ↑ Waterloo Courier Fri, Jul 16, 1982, Waterloo, Iowa, Robert Dickmann obituary

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