Sons Carl and Henry Batke with friend, Jacob Link

Sons Carl and Henry Batke with friend, Jacob Link
Sons Carl and Henry Batke with friend Jacob Link, St. Joseph, Michigan, c 1941, Photo courtesy Don Fredrick

About Martin Batke and Anna Lock

About Martin Batke and Anna Lock

Martin Batke and Anna Lock(?) are parents to at least five children. In their son Henry's death notice in The News-Palladium, Benton Harbor, Michigan, dated April 7, 1949, four brothers are named: John of Canada; Peter of Germany; Carl of Fresno, California; and, Fred of Stockton, California. To my knowledge Martin never came to North America. Anna traveled with her sons John and Henry and their families from the Port of Bremen on the ship Pallanza to Quebec, Canada and eventually settled in Saskatchewan. She homesteaded at Queen Center, Saskatchewan and became a British citizen in 1919. It is believed, but not proven, Anna died on October 31, 1939 in Saskatchewan and may be buried in the Elim MB Church Cemetery, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Monday, May 31, 2010

Fred Batke, 1916 Canadian Census, Saskatchewan

Fred Batke is listed in the 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. His entry is on line #50 of the above document for Swift Current, Saskatchewan.  Note Fred Link and family is listed on line 1.
Name: Batke, Fred
Place of Habitation: Shamrock; Township 14, Range 6, 3rd Meridian
Relationship to Head of Family: Head
Male, single, age: 26
Place of Birth/Religion: Russia, Lutheran
Year of Immigration: 1913
Year of Naturalization: 1916
Nationality: Canadian
Racial or Tribal Origin: Russia
Can speak English: Yes
Can speak French: No
Other language spoken: German
Can read: Yes
Can write: Yes
Occupation: Farmer, working on own account, on a farm


1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. Saskatchewan, Swift Current, 11; Roll: T-21945; Page 17; Family No: 215.  Ancestry.com, accessed May 31, 2010.

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