Johann Konrad Major (abt. 1767 - abt. 1834)

Born about 1767 in Grimm, Saratov, Russia

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Died about 1834 at about age 67 in Grimm, Saratov, Russia

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Biography

Johann Konrad Major was a Volga German.

Johann Konrad Major has German Roots.

Family #146 in the 1775 Grimm census.
Family #52 in the 1798 Grimm census.
Family #101 in the 1834 Grimm census.

Johann Konrad Major was one of the first children of Germans living in Russia born in Russia. He was born in 1767, but it was after the census was taken in August of that year, because his parents are listed in that record with no children. Konrad is first named in the 1775 census.

1775 Grimm Census ^[1]

Family # 146

Head of the Household Georg Maior [sic], age 44

Wife Anna Margaretha Maior [sic], age 34

Child #1 Johann Konrad Maior [sic], age 7 years 6 months

Child #2 Georg Christoph Maior [sic], age 2

Child #3 Anna Margaretha Maior [sic], age 4 years 6 months

By 1798, Konrad had married Elisabeth Schäfer and the couple had two children. They continued to live in his parents' household.

1798 Grimm Census ^[2]

Family # 52

Head of the Household Georg Major, age 63

Wife Margaretha Frank Major, age 52

Child #1 Johann Konrad Major, age 30

Wife of Child #1 Elisabeth Schäfer Major, age 30

Grandchild #1 Johann Jakob Major, age 9

Grandchild #2 Katharina Major, age 5

Konrad Major died in 1834, before the census was taken that year, since his death was noted in that record. Also note that in this record his first name is Georg, while in the 1775 record, his first name is Johann. This is probably a census taker error. I chose to use Johann, the name that appeared in the record closest to his birth, in this profile. If I learn differently, I will update this profile accordingly.

Konrad's wife is not named in the census and was probably also deceased, since there probably wasn't enough time to mourn, remarry, and move to another household before the census was taken later that year. Their son Johann Jakob Major became the de facto head of the household after his father's death.

1834 Grimm Census ^[3]

Family # 101

Head of the Household Georg Konrad Major, age 47 in 1816, deceased 1834

Child #1 Johann Jakob Major, age 45

Wife of Child #1 Katharina Major, age 45

Grandchild #1 Johann Philipp Major, age 20

Grandchild #2 Christina Katharina Major, age 18

Grandchild #3 Johann Jakob Major, age 11 years 6 months

Grandchild #4 Johann Friedrich Major, age 9

Grandchild #5 Anna Margaretha Major, age 7 years 6 months

Grandchild #6 Charlotta Major, age 5

Grandchild #7 Georg Heinrich Major, age 2 years 6 months

Child #2 Georg Heinrich Major, age 25

Wife of Child #2 Helena Major, age 22

Grandchild #8 Anna Katharina Major, age 2

Grandchild #9 Georg Jakob Major, age 9 months

Sources

1. ↑ The 1775 and 1798 Census of the German Colony on the Volga, Lesnoy Karamysh, also known as Grimm; Published by the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Published date: 1995; family #146 in the 1775 Grimm census, Georg Maior [sic] family.
2. ↑ The 1775 and 1798 Census of the German Colony on the Volga, Lesnoy Karamysh, also known as Grimm; Published by the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Published date: 1995; family #52 in the 1798 census, Georg Major 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; page 32, family #101, Georg Konrad Major family.