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Johann "John" Schiermeister, Sr 
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Birth: 	Jan. 28, 1879, Ukraine 
Death: 	Jan. 1, 1974 
Lodi 
San Joaquin County 
California, USA 
 
Born in Waterloo, Ukraine, Russia to Friedrich & Christiana Ziegele Schiermeister, John married Eva Humann in Russia around 1900. In Nov 1901, they emigrated to North Dakota through Ellis Island. They settled first in Zeeland, McIntosh Co., ND for awhile before moving on to Hazelton, Emmons Co., ND, where they raised their family of ten children: Emelia, Christiana, Johanna, Friedrich, Arthur, Ida, William, John Jr., Alma & Herbert. Eva died of colon cancer in Nov 1929 & was buried in the Gayton-Gimbel Cemetery & John remarried some time later to Karolina Mettler Kiefer, a widow & daughter of Daniel & Margaretha Huether Mettler. In 1939, they moved from ND to Lodi, CA where they lived out the remainder of their lives. At the time of his death, there were 25 grandchildren, 42 g-grandchildren and 
one g-g-grandchild. John also had a step-daughter, Ella Drenkhahn, who preceded him in death. 
  
  
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 Spouses: 
  Karolina Mettler Schiermeister (1886 - 1977) 
  Eva Humann Schiermeister (1879 - 1929) 
  
 Children: 
  Emelia Schiermeister Uhlich (1903 - 1981)* 
  Christine Schiermeister Uhlich (1904 - 1968)* 
  Johanna Schiermeister Grossman (1905 - 1990)* 
  Arthur Schiermeister (1908 - 1995)* 
  William Schiermeister (1911 - 2001)* 
  John Schiermeister (1913 - 1993)* 
  Alma Rosine Schiermeister Nelson (1915 - 1984)* 
  
*Calculated relationship 
  
Burial: 
Lodi Memorial Cemetery  
Lodi 
San Joaquin County 
California, USA 
  
Created by: Juli Quinteros de Hernan... 
Record added: Jun 13, 2011  
Find A Grave Memorial# 71241477 
  
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