The Tohm Family of Poland: Time Line

A Time Line for the Tohm Family of Poland: 1800

Incident ----------------------------- Evidence

1780

1790

German knights, soldiers, officials, servants, artists, merchants and artisans have been migrating to Volhynia since the Middle Ages.

Rink, Friedrich. The German Settlements in Volhynia. 1942.

1800

In the year 1801 the Russian government set up a German Protestant pastorate for Volhynia in the city of Zhitomir. Lutherans and Mennonites lived there at the time.

Rink, Friedrich. The German Settlements in Volhynia. 1942.

1810

1820
1830

The first Polish insurrection against Russian rule happened in 1831, during which the Germans living in Poland suffered and many moved to Volhynia. The German population of the province was about 6000.

Rink, Friedrich. The German Settlements in Volhynia. 1942.

1840

1850

Martin Tomm marries Rosina Klatt

(I have not confirmed that this Martin Tomm is the same one who married Rohina Burke.)

Tomm, Martin /21/ Sep 1855 /Zhitomir / Klatt, Rosina 1884074/1 289 25 settler, wife widow, maiden name Schwiderski, more info in overall index fol. 6

1860

Daniel born 7 May 1860 in Zhitomir Parish, Volhnia (Southern Russia) to Martin Tomm & Rohina Burke	Odessa www; http://pixel.cs.vt.edu/library/stpete/volhynia/link/vol186xb.txt
Daniel was of Russian/German origin	1901 census of Manitoba
Gottlieb Tomm was born 4 Oct 1864 in Shitomir, Volyhnia, South Russia to Martin Tomm and Rohina Burke	Odessa www; http://pixel.cs.vt.edu/library/stpete/volhynia/link/vol186xb.txt
A mass migration of Germans from Poland 1863-1870, increased the population of Germans in Volhynia to 40,000.	Rink, Friedrich. The German Settlements in Volhynia. 1942.

1870

Daniel Tomm marries Caroline Buettner in Volyhnia either 1879 or 1880	Assumption from birth of Wilhelmine in 1880.
The period 1870-1915 was one of relative prosperity for the people of Volhynia but also included petty interference by the Russian government in matters of land ownership and education.	Rink, Friedrich. The German Settlements in Volhynia. 1942.

1880

Ludwig Tomm marries.	Tomm, Ludwig 17 Feb 1880 Heimtal Parish Rach, Louise
Wilhelmine is born 1 Oct 1880 in Russian state of Volyhnia, Jadwinin parish	Odessa records of St. Petersburg; http://pixel.cs.vt.edu/library/stpete/volhynia/link/vol188xb.txt Tomm, Wilhelmine 1 Oct 1880 /Daniel / Buettner, Caroline 1897588/1 339 1255 Jadwinan
Mathilde is born 24 Sept 1884 Southern Russia, Volyhnia	Odessa records of St. Petersburg; http://pixel.cs.vt.edu/library/stpete/volhynia/link/vol188xb.txtTomm, Mathilde 24 Sept 1884 Daniel / Buettner, Karoline 1897692/1 255 540 (no parish given)
Daniel came to Canada in 1887	1901 census of Manitoba
Caroline Tohm landed at Quebec City in September, 1888.	Passenger ticket #3239 for the ship Sarmatian, left Liverpool September 7; arrived Quebec City September 16, 1888.
Ludwig Tohm arrives in 1889.	1901 census shows Ludwig as Daniel's neighbour in Manitoba; Odessa record shows Ludwig living in Volynia at same time as Daniel .
Daniel and Caroline travel to their first homestead at Medicine Hat in 1889.	Daniel is listed in the 1891 census in Dunsmore near Medicine Hat. The colony of Germans endures two seasons of drought before moving to Rabbit Hill.

1890

Daniel at age 30, is a Baptist living in Rabbit Hill (Edmonton)	Daniel and Caroline are recorded in the census of 1891 in Edmonton as well as Medicine Hat.
Daniel and Caroline were founding members of the Rabbit Hill Baptist Church in 1892 (originally called the Heimtal Baptist Church)	Documents from the early history of the church list Daniel and Caroline along with others as founders. (Stelter, Benke, Hiller) These families are closely linked during this period.
Daniel had a relative (Julia Benke) at Rabbit Hill	Daniel and Julia Benke were listed in Medicine Hat with Tohms and traveled with them to Rabbit Hill. Hilda Hartt suggested Daniel Tohm had a sister living in Edmonton. The Odessa records show a Juliane Tomm married to a Daniel Behnke but the children don't match the Canadian record.
Daniel and Caroline move to Manitoba after 1896.	Daniel signs a homestead application for Christopher Muller in Edmonton in January, 1896
Daniel and Caroline adopt John and Lena Ollison in 1898	Records from the Children's Home of Winnipeg.
Daughter, Matilda, married to Thomas William Smith, 1898	Church record at St John's, Norway, East Toronto

1900

Daniel and Caroline purchase land at Emerson, Manitoba in 1904 then resell in 1905.

Transcript of deed for 160 acres (NW1/4; 17-1-5 E. 1st M) which was originally a Dominion Land Grant . Price $160, Feb 8, 1904; resold Dec 5, 1905 for $2250

Daniel purchased land at Waldheim, Saskatchewan October 29, 1909 then resell in 1913.

Copy of certificate of title.

Daniel and Caroline become 7th Day Adventists.

Lena Tohm remembers the discrimination of the neighbours against Daniel for working on Sundays

1910

Daniel's purchase of land on the outskirts of Waldheim on October, 9 1913.

Copy of certificate of title.

In 1913, the family packed up and moved once again to Edmonton. The traded their farm at Waldheim for a "store" with living quarters up above.

Lena Tohm's testimonial as related to her daughter Hazel Nasserdon. Lena was 16 when this move happened. Lena's chum in Edmonton was Rose Stelter.

Adolf Bittner, half-brother of Caroline (and his family), emigrated to the Tohm farm in Saskatchewan in 1913. They also moved to Edmonton.

Hilda Hartt (Bittner) testimonial to her daughter Caroline Winder.

John Tohm was sent away to study for the ministry at a Seventh Day Adventist college.

Lena Tohm's testimonial as related to her daughter Hazel Nasserdon.

Daniel and family move to Young, Saskatchewan before 1918 when Lena Tohm arrived there and married their neighbour.

Lena Tohm's testimonial as related to her daughter Hazel Nasserdon.

Marriage of Lena Tohm (Ohlson) to Abdul Nasserdon; 1918

Copy of marriage certificate with signature."Daniel Tohm". (Young, Saskatchewan)

Daniel and family move to Clark's Crossing in 1919. Lena Tohm and family move also. Two of Lena's children were born.

Lena Tohm's testimonial as related to her daughter Hazel Nasserdon.

1920

Hilda Hart (Bittner) becomes aquainted with August and Martha Bittner (children of Ludwig) and corresponds for several years.

Hilda Hartt (Bittner) testimonial to her daughter Caroline Winder.

Daniel and Caroline move to Cooking Lake, Alberta before 1928.

Hazel Nasserdon recalls John Tohm, lay preacher, calling on the family.

1930

Daniel and Caroline move to New Westminster, British Columbia.

Daniel's obituary states that in 1943 he had been living in B.C. for 12 years.

Daniel and Caroline's final address is on Nichol Road in Surrey, British Columbia.

Daniel's obituary and death certificate.

1940

Daniel died March 16, 1943 in the town of New Westminster (Surrey), British Columbia at age 85.

Death certificate from B.C. archives.

Carolina Tohm (Bittner) died December 22, 1944 at Duncan, British Columbia.

Death certificate from B.C. archives. Carolina moved to her daughter's house in Duncan for the final months of her life.

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Daniel and Caroline purchase land at Emerson, Manitoba in 1904 then resell in 1905.	Transcript of deed for 160 acres (NW1/4; 17-1-5 E. 1st M) which was originally a Dominion Land Grant . Price $160, Feb 8, 1904; resold Dec 5, 1905 for $2250
Daniel purchased land at Waldheim, Saskatchewan October 29, 1909 then resell in 1913.	Copy of certificate of title.
Daniel and Caroline become 7th Day Adventists.	Lena Tohm remembers the discrimination of the neighbours against Daniel for working on Sundays

Daniel's purchase of land on the outskirts of Waldheim on October, 9 1913.	Copy of certificate of title.
In 1913, the family packed up and moved once again to Edmonton. The traded their farm at Waldheim for a "store" with living quarters up above.	Lena Tohm's testimonial as related to her daughter Hazel Nasserdon. Lena was 16 when this move happened. Lena's chum in Edmonton was Rose Stelter.
Adolf Bittner, half-brother of Caroline (and his family), emigrated to the Tohm farm in Saskatchewan in 1913. They also moved to Edmonton.	Hilda Hartt (Bittner) testimonial to her daughter Caroline Winder.
John Tohm was sent away to study for the ministry at a Seventh Day Adventist college.	Lena Tohm's testimonial as related to her daughter Hazel Nasserdon.
Daniel and family move to Young, Saskatchewan before 1918 when Lena Tohm arrived there and married their neighbour.	Lena Tohm's testimonial as related to her daughter Hazel Nasserdon.
Marriage of Lena Tohm (Ohlson) to Abdul Nasserdon; 1918	Copy of marriage certificate with signature."Daniel Tohm". (Young, Saskatchewan)
Daniel and family move to Clark's Crossing in 1919. Lena Tohm and family move also. Two of Lena's children were born.	Lena Tohm's testimonial as related to her daughter Hazel Nasserdon.

Hilda Hart (Bittner) becomes aquainted with August and Martha Bittner (children of Ludwig) and corresponds for several years.	Hilda Hartt (Bittner) testimonial to her daughter Caroline Winder.
Daniel and Caroline move to Cooking Lake, Alberta before 1928.	Hazel Nasserdon recalls John Tohm, lay preacher, calling on the family.

Daniel and Caroline move to New Westminster, British Columbia.	Daniel's obituary states that in 1943 he had been living in B.C. for 12 years.
Daniel and Caroline's final address is on Nichol Road in Surrey, British Columbia.	Daniel's obituary and death certificate.

Daniel died March 16, 1943 in the town of New Westminster (Surrey), British Columbia at age 85.	Death certificate from B.C. archives.
Carolina Tohm (Bittner) died December 22, 1944 at Duncan, British Columbia.	Death certificate from B.C. archives. Carolina moved to her daughter's house in Duncan for the final months of her life.