Here's a record from 1897, found in the Baptismal Register at St Joseph's Church, Pierz, Minnesota.
This page is intriguing because, while it shows the child's father to be from OBERSCHLAG, BOHEMIA, we don't know who Martin Hesch was, or how he was related to Paul. Most likely a cousin?
We found a Martin Hesch living in Agram township (Little Falls) in the 1885 US Census, and Larry found land records in his name, but so far, we haven't connected him. His wife was Mathilda NELLES, born in St Michael, Minnesota--does anybody know more about these people?Heinz wrote to remind me that Paul Hesch's GRANDFATHER was Martin, back in Oberschlagles! With German naming traditions, it'd make sense that this mystery Martin was probably a close relative. Not a brother to Paul, Mathias and Anton tho, because in the 1900 census, Marya said she'd had 5 children, and 3 were living. Hmm!
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