| Summary: | THE LATE JACOB IRION Jacob Irion was born at Postal, Bessarabia, South Russia, May 2, 1859. He was the son of Fredrick and Louisa (Heidinger) Irion. On January 1, 1883 he married Elizabeth Schoetle. He was a blacksmith in Russia. The strict army rules, the insufficiency of land, and three years of sickness for Mr. Irion, which used most of his earnings, were the incentives for their immigrating to America. With their five sons, they left South Russia on May 4, 1 897 for Bremen Harbor in Germany, where they waited two days for the ship which carried them to New York in seven days. They arrived in Kulm, North Dakota, May 22, 1897, where Jacob Elhard, a brother-in-law of Mr. Irion, met them and took them to his home in a horse-drawn wagon. Nine families came from Postal, Russia together. Mr. Irion paid Henry Putman $120 for relinquishment of his homestead rights and on June 2, 1897 they filed on that claim (Raney Township, Section 30) nine miles southwest of the present site of Jud. A sod house and well were already there for them. They purchased a team of horses from George Gackle of Kulm and took home supplies: 100 pounds of flour, which cost $1.50; 17 pounds of sugar for $1; and 2 pounds of coffee for 14c and also some chicory to prolong their coffee. Later they used roasted rye and barley with chicory for coffee. Eleven children were born to them: Gottfried, Kulm; Emanuel, Great Falls, Montana; (Samuel, Marsh, Montana;) George, Fargo; Ted, Kulm,- Otto, Fredonia; Ernest, Lodi, California,- Lydia, Entwist- le Alberta, Canada; Bertha Fode, Jud; and Emilia, Mrs. Albert Fode, Jud. One infant daughter passed away in Russia. Their pioneer problems were much the same as those which confronted all immigrants: money shortage, difficulty of breaking the sod for fields, fire and weather elements. Mr. Irion's health improved so greatly in America that they farmed their homestead until 1927, when they retired and bought a home in Kulm. Jacob Irion passed away March, 1940 in Kulm; Elizabeth Irion passed away in Kulm, April, 1946. They were of the Congregational faith. EDWARD SCHUMER Edward Schumer and Julia Hagen were married Nov. 18, 1914 in Minnesota. After their marriage they came to Jud, N. Dak. to make their home and lived here until 1932. They had four children. Johnnie, born Dec. 13, 1915 lives at Bird Island, Minn. Father Sylvester, born Dec. 27, 1920 at Olga, N. Dak., Arthur, born Oct. 20, 1922, on the home place at Bird Island, Minn., Marie (Mrs. Benedict Roedel) Bird Island, Minn., Cecelia, born Aug. 26, 1935 is a nurse at Dickinson, N. Dak. Father Sylvester was ordained May 3J 1947 at Edgeley, N. Dak. In 1932 the family moved back to Minnesota which has been their home since. The father died Jan. 17, 1949. His wife lives at Bird Island, Minn. JOHN PATTERSON John Patterson was born in 1864 in Sweden. He came to America with his father, first going to Springfield, III. When he was three years old his mother had died. Both his parents were the only children in their families; so there were no close relations on the Patterson side. When he was grown he came to N. Dak. where he homesteaded a piece of land two miles east of Jud in 1902. He proved up on his claim in Nov. 1907. Mr. Patterson went through all the hardships of pioneer days. He married Ada Ryburn of Edgeley in Oct. 1907. They had seven children, who are all still living. Lome is now high school principal in Stockton, Calif. He married Lucille Timm of Napoleon, N. Dak. They have one son. Irene (Mrs. R. J. Chenoweth) taught school until her marriage. They live at Bismarck and have three children. Beulah (Mrs. John Arceneau) now lives in Fresno, Calif. They have two children, Lora Maxine (Mrs. Robert Rowley) now lives at Bismarck, N. Dak. They have five girls. Leila (Mrs, John Conrad) has three children. Before her marriage she was a stenographer. They live at Wenatchee, Wash. John Virgil was wounded in battle and given the purple heart. He is married and has one daughter, he is still in the navy. Leo married Marie Owens and lives in Seattle Wash. Mr. & Mrs. Patterson left the farm and moved to Jud about 1918, when Mrs. Patterson became postmistress. They lived in Jud for eight years then moved to LaMoure N. Dak. Mr. Patterson passed away in 1930. Mrs. Patterson lives at present in Fresno, Calif. 90 Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited in Multi-page TIFF Editor.
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