Jacob was born on September 12, 1868 in the village of Johannestal in the Beresan district of the Odessa area and Black Sea region of South Russia to Matthaeus Ulmer and Katharina (Delzer) Ulmer. He was the fifth of his father's 11 children and the last of his mother's 5 children. Jacob was baptized on September 14, 1868.[1]
Immigration
On September 1, 1874, at the age of 5, Jacob, along with his parents and their blended family, made the journey to America. They departed from Hamburg, Germany aboard the S.S. Schiller and arrived in New York, NY.[2]
Family
On November 27, 1890, at the age of 22, Jacob married Anna Maria Huber (1872-1956) in South Dakota.
Children:
Leonhard (1891-1928)
Death
On May 7, 1935, at the age of 66, Jacob passed away in Yankton County, SD.[3]
Census Data
1880 U.S. Census: Age 11, living in Yankton County, Dakota Territory with his father, step-mother, and 8 siblings/step-siblings.[4]
1900 U.S. Census: Age 30, living in Hutchinson County, SD with his wife of 9 years and 1 child. He was working as a farmer.[5]
1910 U.S. Census: Age 40, living in Molan, Hutchinson, SD with his wife of 19 years and 1 child. He was working as a farmer.[6]
1920 U.S. Census: Age 51, living in Molan, Hutchinson, SD with his wife. He was working as a farmer.[7]
1930 U.S. Census: Age 61, living in Molan, Hutchinson, SD with his wife. He was working as a farmer.[8]
↑ "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR3-54YT : 11 March 2018), Jacob Ullmer, 1874; citing NARA microfilm publication M237 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm.
↑ Ancestry.com. South Dakota, U.S., Death Index, 1879-1955 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2004. Ancestry Record 8659 #160010
↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCVH-Q6F : 19 February 2021), Jakob Ulmer in household of Mathias Ulmer, Township 96 Range 57, Yankton, Dakota Territory, United States; citing enumeration district ED 110, sheet 520C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,115.
↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMRW-H3F : accessed 3 October 2021), Jacob Ulmer Jr., T.97-R. 56 & T.98-R.56, Hutchinson, South Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 188, sheet 2A, family 21, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,550.
↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPXH-1SJ : accessed 3 October 2021), Jacob Ulmer Jr., Molan, Hutchinson, South Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 236, sheet 6A, family 77, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1482; FHL microfilm 1,375,495.
↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQV4-67W : accessed 30 October 2022), Jacob Ulmer, Molan, Hutchinson, South Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 15, sheet 1B, line 83, family 12, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2225; FHL microfilm 2,341,959. Line #83
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