Title
ADAM ROLLER — EARLY PIONEER
Creator
Jerome Roller
Coverage
TOWNSHIP 137N RANGE 97W
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ADAM ROLLER — EARLY PIONEER
Adam Roller was born in Crimea, Russia Jan. 18, 1883. He was the son of Bergeren Roller and Anna Petzal Roller. His parents were born in Czechoslovakia. They emigrated to Austria and then into Crimea Russia in 1860. In the fall of 1899 Bergeren Roller and his family immigrated to the U.S. Adam was 19 at this time. They arrived in Dickinson Jan. 1, 1900. They took up homesteading seven miles southwest of Dickinson.
As a young man, Adam Roller worked as a ranchhand for four years. In 1905 he homesteaded 160 acres of land three and one-half miles southwest of Scheffield, and built his first stone-house. 1907, he married his first wife, Mary Markel, who passed away in the spring of 1911. He built his second stone-house in 1910 and this structure is still standing today.
He married Rose Huschka Roller, daughter of John and Rosella Seiferling Huschka Nov. 27, 1911 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Dickinson. She immigrated to the U.S. from Crimea, Russia with her parents in the spring of 1904 and remained on their homestead 14 miles southwest of South Heart until her marriage.
Adam and Rose were active members of St. Pius Catholic Church, Scheffield. They were blessed with 10 children; Agnes (Huck) Sept, 4, 1912; Veronica (Hellmann) May 14, 1914; Jerome — Oct. 11, 1915; Ralph — May 29, 1917; Alexander — Jan. 19, 1919; Ida (Friedt) March 1, 1920; Rose (Anton) May 18, 1922; Leopold — Oct. 25, 1927; Theresa (Anton) Nov. 4, 1931 and Andrew — Sept. 16, 1934. Agnes passed away June 13, 1936. Veronica passed away March 12, 1975. Alexander died in infancy, Feb. 14, 1919.
Adam and Rose Roller continued to farm and ranch and increased their land holdings to 720 acres. Adam was also a skilled stone-mason and built many stone buildings for the neighborhood. Among his many unusual experiences was the time his four year old son, Jerome, attempted to drive off with his first new automobile. They raised cattle and sheep throughout their farming years. Adam Roller died Aug. 7, 1955.
In 1956, Mrs. Roller sold the family farm and moved to a farm northeast of Mott with her son Leopold until 1968. At the age of 61 Rose remained quite active, herding sheep on horseback and raising some of the biggest watermelons and vegetables in the state. In 1968 she moved to Dickinson and lived there until her death Aug. 7, 1972.
Three of the children, Jerome, Ralph, and Leo still reside in Stark Co. Ida Friedt farms near Mandan. Rose, Theresa Anton and Andrew live in Billings, Mont.
By Jerome Roller
Adam Roller was born in Crimea, Russia Jan. 18, 1883. He was the son of Bergeren Roller and Anna Petzal Roller. His parents were born in Czechoslovakia. They emigrated to Austria and then into Crimea Russia in 1860. In the fall of 1899 Bergeren Roller and his family immigrated to the U.S. Adam was 19 at this time. They arrived in Dickinson Jan. 1, 1900. They took up homesteading seven miles southwest of Dickinson.
As a young man, Adam Roller worked as a ranchhand for four years. In 1905 he homesteaded 160 acres of land three and one-half miles southwest of Scheffield, and built his first stone-house. 1907, he married his first wife, Mary Markel, who passed away in the spring of 1911. He built his second stone-house in 1910 and this structure is still standing today.
He married Rose Huschka Roller, daughter of John and Rosella Seiferling Huschka Nov. 27, 1911 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Dickinson. She immigrated to the U.S. from Crimea, Russia with her parents in the spring of 1904 and remained on their homestead 14 miles southwest of South Heart until her marriage.
Adam and Rose were active members of St. Pius Catholic Church, Scheffield. They were blessed with 10 children; Agnes (Huck) Sept, 4, 1912; Veronica (Hellmann) May 14, 1914; Jerome — Oct. 11, 1915; Ralph — May 29, 1917; Alexander — Jan. 19, 1919; Ida (Friedt) March 1, 1920; Rose (Anton) May 18, 1922; Leopold — Oct. 25, 1927; Theresa (Anton) Nov. 4, 1931 and Andrew — Sept. 16, 1934. Agnes passed away June 13, 1936. Veronica passed away March 12, 1975. Alexander died in infancy, Feb. 14, 1919.
Adam and Rose Roller continued to farm and ranch and increased their land holdings to 720 acres. Adam was also a skilled stone-mason and built many stone buildings for the neighborhood. Among his many unusual experiences was the time his four year old son, Jerome, attempted to drive off with his first new automobile. They raised cattle and sheep throughout their farming years. Adam Roller died Aug. 7, 1955.
In 1956, Mrs. Roller sold the family farm and moved to a farm northeast of Mott with her son Leopold until 1968. At the age of 61 Rose remained quite active, herding sheep on horseback and raising some of the biggest watermelons and vegetables in the state. In 1968 she moved to Dickinson and lived there until her death Aug. 7, 1972.
Three of the children, Jerome, Ralph, and Leo still reside in Stark Co. Ida Friedt farms near Mandan. Rose, Theresa Anton and Andrew live in Billings, Mont.
By Jerome Roller