Carolina was born on August 29, 1834 in the village of Neudorf in the Glückstal district of the Odessa area and Black Sea region of South Russia to Friedrich Schauer and Carolina (Kron) Schauer. Carolina was baptized on September 1, 1834.[1]
Family
Carolina married twice:
On February 5, 1852, at the age of 17, Carolina married Jacob Helm in Neudorf.[2]
Children:
Friedrich (1852-1915): Married Christina Hofer (1850-1941), 7 children.
On June 5, 1877, at the age of 42, Carolina married |Michael Helm (1827-1915) in Glückstal.[3]
Children:
Magdalena (1878-1960)
Death
On April 20, 1902, at the age of 67, Carolina passed away in Neudorf.[4]
Census Data
1858 Neudorf Census: Age 23, living in Neudorf, South Russia with her husband, 4 children, her husband's parents, and 2 of her husband's siblings and their families.[5]
Family #39
Friedrich Helm 73 - Wife: Margaretha 65
Sons: Ludwig 36 - Wife: Katharina 31
Sons: Friedrich 10, Jakob 7, Ludwig 3, Konrad 1
Daughters: Magdalena 11, Karolina 5
Michael 31 - Wife: Barbara 31
Son: Friedrich 3
Daughter: Magdalena 1
Jakob 29 - Wife: Karolina 23
Sons: Friedrich 5, Jakob 3, Ludwig 1/12
Daughter: Karolina 1
Sources
↑ "Russia, Lutheran Church Book Duplicates, 1833-1885" database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRK-TQTT : 11 February 2018), Christina Carolina Schauer, 01 Sep 1834, Baptism; citing p. 243, volume 828-14/5A, Kassel, Kassel, Tiraspol′, Kherson, Russia, Russland Historischen Staatsarchiv, St. Petersburg (Russian State Historical Archive, St. Petersburg); FHL microfilm 1,882,643. Entry #148
↑ "Russia, Lutheran Church Book Duplicates, 1833-1885" database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTS7-YB8 : 5 August 2017), Jacob Helm and Carolina Schauer, 05 Feb 1852, Marriage; citing p. 339, volume 828-14/71, Glückstal, Neudorf, Tiraspol′, Kherson, Russia, Russland Historischen Staatsarchiv, St. Petersburg (Russian State Historical Archive, St. Petersburg); FHL microfilm 1,883,185. Entry #2
↑ "Россия, дубликаты Лютеранских метрических книг, 1833-1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6PC7-2WS : 21 May 2014), Kherson > Tiraspol′ > Glückstal: Neu-Berezina > 1877: Births, marriages, deaths ( 828-14/219) > image 29 of 45; Russland Historischen Staatsarchiv, St. Petersburg (Konsistorium Petersburg. Russian State Historical Archive), St. Petersburg. Entry #24
↑ The State Archives of the Odessa Region, compiled by Barbara (Geiger) Horn and Harold Ehrman; Glückstal Colonies Research Association; 1902 Neudorf Deaths #27
Transcript: #27 Carolina Helm nee Schauer (wife of Michael Helm); 20 Apr, 7am / 22 Apr forenoon; Neudorf, 67y/7m/21d; married, consumption; By Pastor Schrenk
↑Black Sea German Russian Census Volume I, A supplement to the "Stumpp Book"; Germans from Russia Heritage Society, Bismarck, ND, Published 2003; Neudorf, gegr. 1808 (Evang.); Glückstal Gebiet; Revisionliste 1816/58 (Census List) – Stumpp page 699; 10th Revisionliste – 1 January 1858
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Carolina by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Carolina: