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Escape From Russia
When the Hoffer boys were reported missing by the local authorities in Neudorf / Od. S. Russia, work was sent out to the officials. When the officials searched the train for the three missing Hoffer boys, they looked everywhere the
boys would hide to avoid detection. None of them paid any attention to the Hoffer boys who seated with the Schauer family, which was quite large, six children, and had their officials papers.
This is what Jacob Hoffer 's family wrote about the escape from Russia:
" Jacob Hoffer came to America with his brothers, Fred and John when he was sixteen years old. The three brothers traveled with Mr. Jacob Schauer and family, as sons of Mr. Schauer's brother. A Mr. Schmeier also helped the boys to leave Russia by destroying any evidence of their true identity: even to tearing out fly-leaves on which their names were were written, in the books they happened to have. When the conductor on the train came looking for three Hoffer boys who were reported as having left the village, Mr. Schauer answered his queries with the statement that there was no one in his group by that name. The conductor peered under seats of the coach to see if the boys were hiding anywhere. But were they sitting on the seats. After arrival in America, the boys resumed their own last name."
p. 182 Tappen 1878-1966/
To the Schauer Family we, descendants of Friederich, Johna and Jacob Hoffer give you our SPECIAL THANKS!
Schauer Families
Jacob and Anna Schauer Johan Jacob Schauer and his wife Anna Marie, nee Knecht. |
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Mr. Jacob Schauer, Sr., son of John and Magdlena Schauer , b. 2 Nov 1845 Neudorf, S. Russia d. to m. 4 Nov 1869 Anna Maria Kneckht of Hoffnuntsal / Zebrego, S. Russia. They lived in Neudorf until they migrated to USA in 1899. Issue:
- Christina Schauer m. John Schwarzwalters of Streeter
- Magdlena Schauer m. Christof Rau of Russia
- John Schauer of Streeter
- Emanuel Schauer m. _____ Ketterling. Lived in Dawson.
- August Schauer of Dawson
- Jacob Schauer of Bismarck
His grandfather's data:
Johann Friedrich Schauer b. 22 Feb 1770 Pommern, Prussia married twice. m. (1) Dorothea Henriette Low b. 15 Jan 1762 Birkenau, Hesse, Darmstadt, Germany, dau. of Johannes Low and Elizabeth Catharina Erhardt and m. (2) Anna Ladner b. 28 Nov 1789 Seewis, Graubunden, Switzerland, dau. of Johannes Ladner and Ursula Davaz. . The second wife was Jacob's granddmother.
Issue:
- John J. Schwarzwalter of Streeter b. 27 May 1893 m. Matilda Pfiefle
- Mary Schwarzwalter m. Adolph Eisenbeis of Streeter, ND
- Eva Schwarzwalter m. John Graff of Jamestown, ND
- Walter Schwarzwalter of Streeter, ND
- Emilie Schwarzwalter of Streeter, ND
- Ester Schwarzwalter m. Emil Wieland of Streeter
- Martha Schwarzwalter
p. 69 Streeter, ND Book
Issue:
- Ida Schauer
- Anna Schauer
- Emil Schauer
- Adam Schauer
- John Schauer, Jr.
- Anton Schauer
- Reuben Schauer
- Iona Schauer
- Harry Schauer
- Fred Schauer
p. 55 Streeter, ND Book
#4 Emanuel Schauer's
Family
Row Two [front] Vernon, Ruth, Emanuel, Mrs. Schauer [nee Ketterling], Magdalnea and Emelia
See Schauer Web Site: http://homepages.msn.com/HobbyCt/ve7eji/index.html
includes Hieb Family information.
Andrew Schauer and Anna Martie Burr Photograph is their 50th
anniversy fr. Ruth M.Schauer, Davison.
