Julius and his wife Melida and their family fled their home in Voylnia after the Bloody Sunday Battle, until they immigrated to Canada. They departed from Belguim on April 10, 1906 on the SS Lake Michigan, arriving on April 22, 1906 in Saint John, New Brunswick. Passenger list includes, Julius age 46, wife Melida age 41, Wilhelm age 13, Adolf age 10, Joseph age 8, Rosalie age 3, Sam age 6, and Martin age 9 months. There are no records of a baby Martin after their arrival. Their son Daniel was born in Canada.
They farmed on homestead property in Ellerslie, Alberta from 1908 to 1920. In 1920 they sold the farm and moved to Puyallup, Washington. Julius and his wife Melida (aka Leder) traveled back and forth between Puyallup and Vancouver a number of times during the years they lived in Puyallup. In May 1928, they moved back to Vancouver, Melida died in April 1929.
Julius remarried in July 1929. Julius and his 2nd wife Olga were members of the Ebenezer Baptist Church on Fraser St (same church he was a member with his first wife, and his children).
Julius and his wife Melida and their family fled their home in Voylnia after the Bloody Sunday Battle, until they immigrated to Canada. They departed from Belguim on April 10, 1906 on the SS Lake Michigan, arriving on April 22, 1906 in Saint John, New Brunswick. Passenger list includes, Julius age 46, wife Melida age 41, Wilhelm age 13, Adolf age 10, Joseph age 8, Rosalie age 3, Sam age 6, and Martin age 9 months. There are no records of a baby Martin after their arrival. Their son Daniel was born in Canada.
They farmed on homestead property in Ellerslie, Alberta from 1908 to 1920. In 1920 they sold the farm and moved to Puyallup, Washington. Julius and his wife Melida (aka Leder) traveled back and forth between Puyallup and Vancouver a number of times during the years they lived in Puyallup. In May 1928, they moved back to Vancouver, Melida died in April 1929.
Julius remarried in July 1929. Julius and his 2nd wife Olga were members of the Ebenezer Baptist Church on Fraser St (same church he was a member with his first wife, and his children).
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