Kas,
I know I'm replying to a very old post. Just wanted to let you know that all Jochims that came from Russia have one common ancestor, Nikolaus Jochim. Decendants settled in North Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas, and Canada. Nicholas left Bellheim, Alsace, Germany in 1808, was one of the founders of Kandel, Kutschurgan, Odessa, Russia. He was my ggg grandfather, his son Georg was my gg grandfather, Georg's son Peter was my g grandfather, and Peter's son Joseph was my grandfather. Georg's wife was Regine Melle. Which of Georg's children is your great grandfather?