Dennis Montana- The place where my g-g-uncle Hubert F. Jesmer launched out west.
Dennis Montana- The place where my g-g-uncle Hubert F. Jesmer launched out west, moving out of Greenbush Township as a young man.
Link to Hubert Francis Jesmer and Shirley Jesmer’s main page
His niece, Laurena (Jesmer) Angstman (http://christianfamilyonchristsmission.com/jess-and-laurena-m-jesmer-angstman/) , had moved to Havre Montana in the north, by the Canadian border around 1916. His sister Louella (Jesmer) and Roy Bowen, had moved out to Wheatland Wyoming in 1910. Hubert and his wife Shirley later moved up to Moose Jaw Saskatchewan, to settle there, work as a teamster and start raising a family.
I think that his cousin Roy Jesmer, the son of Nelson E. Jesmer, was moving out to the far southwest corner of N.D. to do some ranching. That is where the town of Beach ND is. That is where many people from Princeton moved to. That is where Fallon County Montana is, at the Golden Valley. I think that young Hubert followed fellow adventurer, his nephew, Roy Jesmer, out west. He lived in Preston, a populated region in Montana and Dennis, a small town where his son Harvey was born. When Roy left the region for Seattle, Hubert soon left too, to Saskatchewan Canada.
Check out some of these newspaper articles from The Princeton Union….
“Hubert Jesmer was at one time a rancher in Montana….” The Winnipeg Tribune 4-23-1933
“Roy Jesmer and Abe Steeves expect to expect to leave on Monday for Golden Valley, N.D., and to erect upon their acquired domain dwelling houses, barns etc. We hope they will make a success of their horse and cattle ranch.” – The Princeton Union Sept 13, 1906.
“Roy Jesmer and Abe Steeves departed for their claims in Golden Valley N. D., on Saturday, where they will erect their shanties and return to Princeton for the winter. In the spring they expect to go back to Golden valley and engage in horse raising.” –The Princeton Union October 11, 1906.
“Mrs. Roy Jesmer was entertained at a farewell party by Mrs. E. N. Chapman and a number of other ladies on Saturday afternoon. Cards were played and Mrs. Jesmer was presented with a pretty souvenir pin. Tea was served by Mrs. Chapman. Mrs. Jesmer will leave some time in April, with her husband for Golden Valley, Montana.” – The Princeton Union March 1, 1907.
From a report about a reception in Princeton MN for N.E. Jesmer.
“Roy Jesmer, the youngest son, is located in Montana…” – The Princeton Union June 27, 1907
July 1, 1909 “A daughter was last week born to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Jesmer of Spokane.”
“A Prosperous North Dakota Town. Beach, North Dakota, where several former Princetonites are located, is a prosperous and progressive town. We are in receipt of a neatly printed and profusely illustrated pamphlet issued by the Beach Advance, whose publisher is Charles L. Cook, formerly of Anoka, which sets forth the advantages of Beach and the surrounding country in glowing terms. Beach is a town of 1,200 inhabitants, is located east of the dividing line between North Dakota and Montana and is the center of the region known as the Golden Valley.” – The Princeton Union Sept 22, 1910.
A link to Beach North Dakota
“H.F. Jesmer of Preston, Montana, who is here visiting his brothers and other relatives, will return to his home tomorrow. Mr. Jesmer arrived in Princeton last week.” – The Princeton Union Nov 24, 1910.
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