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- Was in the Russian Army as an award winning trumpet player in a band with the Regiment based at Saratov, Saratov Province, Russia before he came to the USA.
- Immigrated to the USA 30 December 1907. Name of ship was the "Chemnitz". Port of immigration was Texas Harbor (Galveston), Texas. Destination was New Windsor, Colorado. Left Bremen, Germany December 5, 1907. Customs official spelled Margheim as Margheun. Ship manifest listed the family as follows: Georg Margheun, age 28. Wife: Elisabeth, age 28. Child: Johannes, age 4. Information from the Texas Seaport Museum, Galveston Immigration Database.
The Colorado 1910 US census had the family living at Windsor, Weld County, Precinct 4, enumeration district 266. Listed as George Margheim, age 30, married 10 years, born in Russia, came to USA in 1906. Occupation: Farmer. Wife: Lizzie, age 31, married with 1 child still living, born in Russia, came to USA in 1906. Child: John, age 10, born in Russia, came to USA in 1906.
Registered for the Draft during WW I at Fremont County, Wyoming. Listed as : George Margheim; born 5 December 1880 in Russia; residence was Riverton, Wyoming. Occupation: Farmer, self. Height: Medium. Color of eyes Blue. Build: Medium. Color of hair: Red.
- The Colorado 1920 US census for Weld County, Windsor Precinct lists the family as follows: Family Group 199; George Margheim, age 40, born in Russia, came to the USA in 1908, occupation: Shoemaker. Wife: Elizabeth, age 26, born in Russia, came to the USA in 1899. Children: George, Jr., age 4 11/12, born in Colorado; Henry, age 1 4/12 born in Wyoming. Living in household was sister-in-law Mary Bruntz, age 21, born in Russia, came to the USA in 1899.
Petition for Naturalization filed November 8, 1923, CSA 009215 05 1181, Weld County, Colorado. Was Naturalized June 30, 1928, CSA 10332d 09 1176, Weld County, Colorado. Residence was listed in both petitions as Windsor, Weld County, Colorado.
Article from the WINDSOR BEACON NEWSPAPER titled St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church dated January 6 1928: "At the annual business meeting of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church the following officers were elected: Mike Rutz, George Margheim and Fred Stoll as Deacons; Jake Oorenz as Treasurer; George Weinmeister, William Haas and Henry Held as Trustees".
The Colorado 1930 US Census for Weld County, Windsor Precinct, lists the family as follows: George Margheim, age 50, born in Saratov, Russia, came to the USA in 1908. Occupation: Harness Maker. Wife: Elizabeth, age 36, born in Russia, came to the USA in 1900. Children: George, Jr., age 14, born in Colorado; Henry, age 11, born in Wyoming; Victor, age 5, born in Colorado; Irene E., age 3, born in Colorado; Frederick W., age 1, born in Colorado. Listed as Family Group 217 on the census page.
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1879 - 1931 (51 years)
