Katharina Margaretha (Schmidt) Brester (abt. 1830)

Born about 1830 in Grimm, Saratov, Russia

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Katharina (Schmidt) Brester was a Volga German.

Katharina (Schmidt) Brester has German Roots.

Family #233 in the 1834 Grimm census.
Family #264 in the 1857 Grimm census.

Katharina Margaretha Schmidt was born in 1830 in Grimm, Russia, to parents Johann Martin Schmidt and Anna Charlotta (Stehl) Meisner. She married Johannes Brester by 1847 and they had at least four documented children by the time of the 1857 census:

• Katharina Margaretha Brester, born 1848
• Johann Jakob Brester, born 1852
• Charlotta Brester, born 1844
• Katharina Elisabeth, born 1857

1834 Grimm Census ^[1]

Family # 233

Head of the Household Johann Martin Schmidt, age 49, from household #149

Wife Charlotta [Stehl] Schmidt, age 47

Child #1 Friedrich Schmidt, age 24, from household #149

Wife of Child #1 Katharina Margaretha Schmidt, age 26

Grandchild #1 Katharina Charlotta Schmidt, age 9 months

Child #2 Johannes Schmidt, [born 1812], deceased 1816, from household #149

Child #3 Charlotta Schmidt, age 19

Child #4 Johann Michael Schmidt, age 17

Child #5 Johann Jakob Schmidt, age 13

Child #6 Elisabeth Margaretha Schmidt, age 11

Child #7 Anna Maria Schmidt, age 9

Child #8 Anna Margaretha Schmidt, age 6 years 6 months

Child #9 Katharina Margaretha Schmidt, age 4

1857 Grimm Census ^[2]

Family # 264

Head of the Household Georg Peter Brester, age 57

Wife Anna Maria Brester, age 47

Child #1 Georg Jakob Brester, age 25

Wife of Child #1 Anna Katharina Brester, age 25

Grandchild #1 Katharina Margaretha Brester, age 6

Grandchild #2 Philipp Brester, age 1 year 6 months

Child #2 Christian Jakob Brester, age 19

Wife of Child #2 Louisa Katharina Brester, age 20

Grandchild #3 Katharina Elisabeth Brester, age 8 weeks

Child #3 Maria Barbara Brester, age 18

Child #4 Johann Georg Brester, age 11

Child #5 Konrad Brester, age 1 year 6 months in 1850, deceased 1851

Brother #1 Johann Jakob Brester, age 53

Wife of Brother #1 Elisabeth Margaretha Brester, age 51

Child #6 Michael Brester, age 31

Wife of Child #6 Anna Maria Brester, age 27

Grandchild #4 Johann Konrad Brester, age 3 years 6 months in 1850, deceased 1851

Grandchild #5 Karl Brester, age 5

Grandchild #6 Alexander Brester, age 3

Child #7 Karl Georg Jakob Brester, age 27

Wife of Child #7 Katharina Barbara Brester, age 27

Grandchild #7 Katharina Margaretha Brester, age 3

Child #8 Johann Jakob Brester, age 18 in 1850, deceased 1851

Child #9 Alexander Brester, age 22

Wife of Child #9 Katharina Elisabeth Margaretha Brester, age 21

Grandchild #8 Johann Jakob Brester, age 3 months

Child #10 Katharina Elisabeth Brester, age 14

Child #11 Elisabeth Margaretha Brester, age 11

Child #12 Friedrich Brester, age 10

Brother #2 Philipp Jakob Brester, age 47

Wife of Brother #2 Anna Barbara Brester, age 46

Child #13 Charlotta Brester, age 21

Child #14 Georg Heinrich Brester, age 18

Child #15 Johann Jakob Brester, age 15

Child #16 Katharina Elisabeth Brester, age 11

Brother #3 [Konrad] Alexander Brester, age 38

Wife of Brother #3 Eva Katharina Brester, age 34

Child #17 Katharina Elisabeth Brester, age 13

Child #18 Margaretha Brester, age 9

Child #19 Karl Brester, age 4 years 6 months

Child #20 Elisabeth Margaretha Brester, age 1 year 3 months

Nephew by Unnamed Brother Johannes Brester, age 30 [Michael Brester is likely father; only brother old enough to have a 30 years old son, not named in this census entry, matches with 1834 census family details]

Nephew's Wife Katharina Margaretha Brester, age 27

Grandchild #9 Katharina Margaretha Brester age 9

Grandchild #10 Johann Jakob Brester, age 6

Grandchild #11 Charlotta Brester, age 6 months

Child #21 Michael Brester, age 15 years 6 months in 1850, deceased 1850, parents not named [Michael Brester is likely father]

Unnamed Brother's Step-Daughter Margaretha Brester, age 15, no other surname given, no mother named, born out of wedlock

Unnamed Brother's Step-Daughter Katharina Elisabeth Brester, age 13, no other surname given, no mother named, born out of wedlock

Research Notes

Katharina Margaretha was married to Johannes Brester. In the 1857 census, she was 27 years old, giving her a calculated birth year of 1830. According to the 1834 census, the following women named Katharina Margaretha were born in 1830. ^[3]

• Family #22 Katharina Margaretha Buerkheim 1830
• Family #23 Katharina Margaretha Kerbel 1830
• Family #36 Katharina Margaretha Ramig 1830
• Family #87 Katharina Margaretha Schmidt 1830
• Family #100 Katharina Margaretha Leonhardt 1830
• Family #104 Katharina Margaretha Rausch 1830
• Family #149 Katharina Margaretha Stehl 1830
• Family #219 Katharina Margaretha Fischler 1830
• Family #233 Katharina Margaretha Schmidt 1830
• Family #256 Katharina Margaretha Werner 1830

In terms of proximity, Katharina Margaretha Schmidt, #233, lived the closes to the Brester family, #236, at the time of the 1834 census. She was most likely the Katharina Margaretha married to Johannes Brester.

Sources

1. ↑ 1834 Census of Grimm in the District of Saratov, Russia, dated 2 February 1835; Translated by Brent Mai, Concordia University, Portland, Oregon; Published by Dynasty Publishing, Beaverton, OR, USA; Published 2011; page 70, family #233, Johann Martin Schmidt family.
2. ↑ 1857 Census of Grimm in the District of Saratov, Russia, dated 5 November 1857; Translated by Brent Mai, Concordia University, Portland, Oregon; Published by Dynasty Publishing, Beaverton, OR, USA; Published 2005; page 97, family #264, Georg Peter Brester family.
3. ↑ 1834 Census of Grimm in the District of Saratov, Russia, dated 2 February 1835; Translated by Brent Mai, Concordia University, Portland, Oregon; Published by Dynasty Publishing, Beaverton, OR, USA; Published 2011; see family numbers listed above.