Krause at Port Crewe

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KRAUSE GENEALOGY

KRAUSE AT PORT CREWE

See Also: History of Port Crewe
For Photos of Krause Family at Port Crewe, go to Krause Photo Album

1924

HELENA KORNELSEN
(June 17, 1901, Tiegenhagen, Molotschna, South Russia - June 4, 1992, Leamington, Ontario)
and
CORNELIUS CORNELIUS NEUFELD
(August 10, 1898, Schoenfeld, South Russia - June 2, 1972, Leamington, Ontario)

See also: Helena V Kornelsen and Cornelius Cornelius E Neufeld

OCTOBER 10

Cornelius and Helena Neufeld arrive in Canada, he on July 9, 1924 and she on October 10, 1924

1925

Cornelius Neufeld was working in the fishery at Port Crewe as early as April 18, 1925 (Helena Neufeld, his daughter, was born there on April 18, 1925)

1926

My parents, John [born November 24, 1893 in Schönbrun, South Russia] and Marie Dick, along with my brother Henry and I [John H. Dick, born December 26, 1921 in Alexanderkrone, South Russia] docked in Quebec in August of 1924. ... During the winter of 1926, our family, along with the Mathies, Thiessen and Berg families, rented a house near Tavistock ... In the meantime, Reverend Jacob W. and Mrs. Lohrenz had come to Essex County to act as liason for immigrant families coming to the Essex-Kent area. In spring of 1926, my Father came to take a look around. First he went to see Cornelius Neufeld who was already working in the fishery at Port Crewe ... [In 1926 Margaretha Dick, widow of Abram (b. July 6, 1889-October 28, 1919) and her children "joined the Cornelius Neufeld family, renting two tobacco farms near Wheatley ..."

http://ekmha.ca/john_h%20Dyck%20story.htm ; Ernest J. Dick, Courage, Courage, The Lord Will Help, The Family History of Johann P. Dück and Descendants from Schönfeld, Southern Russia (Leamington, John H. Dick, 1990), pp.49-52, 57-60

1928 - 1938

In 1928, at the urging of Jake Kornelsen (brother of Maria Mietz Kornelsen), Friedrich Wilhelm Krause, Marie Mietz, Krause and Heinrich Wilhelm Krause, moved from Germany to the seventh concession, Wheatley, Ontario. They shortly moved to Port Crewe, about thirty kilometres east of Wheatley, on Highway 3, the Talbot Trail, where F. W. Krause worked on a fishing boat for Crewe Bros. Fishery.
His father worked at Crewes, in Port Crewe, at $1.00 per day. He worked only three days a week in the winter [Source: Karl Krause]
The last building was passed on the to the daughter [Source: Karl Krause]
Helena Kornelsen (June 17, 1901-June 4, 1992) [Tante Leintje; Tante Lensch], sister of Maria Mietz, and her husband Cornelius Neufeld (August 5, 1898-June 2, 1972), who were married May 31, 1924, lived in Port Crewe where their three children were born:
CHILDREN:
- Helena Neufeld (April 18, 1925, Port Crewe -) Married November 25, 1947 Gerhard Founk (October 21, 1924 - 1996)
- Agnes Neufeld (April 23, 1926, Port Crewe - March 30, 2021) Married April 26, 1947 David Cornies (February 8, 1924 - December 21, 1999)
- Helga Neufeld (February 5, 1930, Port Crewe - July 18, 2021) Married April 11, 1953 Abram Driedger (c. 1930 - July 18, 2021)
- Genealogy of Heinrich Kornelsen, 1807-1975, compiled for Ernest J. Klassen by K. Peters, Winnipeg (Winnipeg, December 1, 1975), p. 21; Genealogy of Aron Martens, 1754-1977, compiled for Ernest J. Klassen by K. Peters, Winnipeg (Winnipeg, July 1, 1977), p. 225
Here, at Port Crewe, F. W. Krause worked on a fishing boat.
Here, at Port Crewe, Karl Rudy Krause was born, on September 3, 1931
In 1938, the family moved to Point Pelee where he and Maria purchased their own fishery.

1931

1931 CANADA CENSUS

PORT CREWE VILLAGE
TILBURY EAST

http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=census&id=80326865&lang=eng&ecopy=e011651055

Province: Ontario District name: Kent District number: 120
Sub-district name: Tilbury East (Township), No. 69 Sub-district number: 69, Page 14

William Krause - Age 34 - German - Born Germany - Immigrated 1928 - Lutheran - Can speak English - Other language German - Renting 4 occupied rooms ($10 per month) - No radio - Fishermen - Pound Net Fishing - $835 earnings since June 1, 1930 (i.e the last 12 months) - At work on June 1, 1931
Mary Krause - Age 31 - German - Born Russia - Immigrated 1928 - Lutheran - Can speak English - Other language German - Home Keeper
William Krause - Age 12 - German - Born Russia - Immigrated 1928 - Lutheran - Can speak English - Other language German - Student - 9 months at school since September 1, 1930

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PORT CREWE VILLAGE
TILBURY EAST

https://central2.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?id=e011651056&app=census1931&op=img

Province: Ontario District name: Kent District number: 120
Sub-district name: Tilbury East (Township), No. 69 Sub-district number: 69, Page 15

Cornelius Neufielt [Cornelius Neufeld] - Age 32 - German - Born Russia - Immigrated 1924 - Naturalized 1930 - Lutheran - Can speak English - Other language German - Renting 5 occupied rooms ($10 per month) - No radio - Fishermen - Pound net fishing - $880 earnings since June 1, 1930 (i.e the last 12 months) - At work on June 1, 1931
Helen Neufielt [Helen Neufeld] - Age 29 - German - Born Russia - Immigrated 1924 - Naturalized 1930- Lutheran - Can speak English - Other language German - Home Keeper
Helen Neufielt [Helen Neufeld] - Age 6 - Born Ontario- Lutheran - Can speak English - Other language German
Agnes Neufielt [Agnes Neufeld] - Age 5 - Born Ontario- Lutheran - Can speak English - Other language German
Helga Neufielt [Helga Neufeld] - Age 1 - Born Ontario- Lutheran