Fick, Wilhelmina “Minnie” (Mrs. William), 1859-1935

FICK, HENSCH, SLEGHTMAN

Posted By: Lydia Lucas - Volunteer (email)
Date: 6/13/2021 at 20:33:36

From the Sioux County Index (Hull), December 20, 1935:

Mother of Mrs. Charley Dickman Died Last Thurs.

Mrs. Wm. Fick, who has been making her home with her daughter, Mrs. Charley Dickman for many years, suffered a stroke on December 11th and passed away the following day, Thursday, December 12th.

Mrs. Fick, nee Hensch, was born July 16, 1859 in Hannover, Germany. In 1884 she was married to Wm. Fick and to this union five children were born; three boys and two girls. The boys all died in infancy.

In 1888 Mr. and Mrs. Fick came to this country and for twenty five years they lived in Karlstadt, New Jersey. In 1913 they moved to this vicinity to make their home with their daughter, Mrs. Dickman. Mr. Fick died in 1928. One other daughter, Mrs. Henry Hensch, of Pipestone, Minnesota, also survives, and there are five grandchildren. She also has one brother living in New Jersey.

The funeral was held Sunday from St. Paul’s Lutheran church north of Hull, conducted by her pastor, Rev. Goeringer, and interment was made in the cemetery near the church.

The Index joins the many friends of the family in extending sincere sympathy.

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RESEARCH NOTES

The Sioux County Cemetery Index has Fick, Wilhelmina, b. 1859, d. 1935, St Pauls Luth Cem, Hull IA.

The parish death register for St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hull (on Ancestry.com) has Wilhelmina Rebecka Fick, nee Hensch, born 16 July 1859 in Belum, Hannover; died 12 December 1935, age 76 years 4 months 29 days; survivors are 2 daughters, 5 grandchildren.

The 1900 U.S. census shows William (age 50, born Oct. 1849 in Germany), Whilhelmina (age 40, born July 1859 in Germany), married 16 years, and their daughters Anna (9, born July 1890 in New Jersey) and Wilhelmina (4, born July 1895 in New Jersey) living in Bergen Township, Bergen County, New Jersey. They immigrated in 1888; William owns their home, works as a carpenter, and has taken out his naturalization first papers. He speaks English but she does not (by the 1910 census she does speak English).

The 1925 Iowa state census shows her as Minnie Fick, age 65; born in Germany; parents William Hensch and Anna Sleghtman[?]. She and William are living with their daughter and son-in-law, Charles and Anna Dickmann.