Johann Konrad Schäfer (abt. 1824 - abt. 1850)

Born about 1824 in Grimm, Saratov, Russia

Ancestors

Died about 1850 at about age 26 in Grimm, Saratov, Russia

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Biography

Konrad Schäfer was a Volga German.

Konrad Schäfer has German Roots.

Family #228 in the 1834 Grimm census.
Family #200 in the 1857 Grimm census.

1834 Grimm Census ^[1]

Family # 228

Head of the Household Johannes Schäfer, age 57, from household #188

Wife Eva Maria Schäfer, age 54

Child #1 Philipp Schäfer, age 31, from household #188

Wife of Child #1 Jakobina Schäfer, age 28

Grandchild #1 Johann Adam Schäfer, age 7

Grandchild #2 Johann Friedrich Schäfer, age 5

Grandchild #3 Christian Jakob Schäfer, age 3 years 6 months

Grandchild #4 Maria Barbara Schäfer, age 1 year 3 months

Child #2 Johann Jakob Schäfer, age 28, from household #188

Wife of Child #2 Maria Elisabeth Schäfer, age 26

Grandchild #5 Katharina Elisabeth Schäfer, age 1 year 6 months

Child #3 Johann Valentin Schäfer, age 26, from household #188

Wife of Child #3 Anna Margaretha Schäfer, age 22

Grandchild #6 Johann Heinrich Schäfer, age 1 year 3 months

Child #4 Michael Schäfer, born 1816, deceased 1817, from household 188

Child #5 Johann Peter Schäfer, age 16

Child #6 Katharina Elisabeth Schäfer, age 15

Child #7 Daniel Schäfer, age 11

Child #8 Johann Konrad Schäfer, age 8

Careful examination of the 1857 census reveals not only that Konrad was deceased by 1857, but that his sister in law was living in his household to care for his young son. Presumably this was because the child's mother was also deceased.

It can also be inferred that his sister in law was through his wife, a younger, unmarried sister, rather than one of his brother's wives who would have presumably used the Schäfer name in the census. Since Konrad died in 1850, it can be presumed that his sister-in-law was living in Konrad's household, raising his son Johann Jakob who was only 8 years old in 1857. There was likely an inheritance involved which Johann Jakob would have lost if went to live with other relatives.

1857 Grimm Census ^[2]

Family # 200

Head of the Household Konrad Schäfer, age 24 in 1850, deceased 1850

Child #1 Johann Jakob Schäfer, age 8 years 6 months

Sister-in-Law Katharina Elisabeth Rau, age 20

Because of the timing of his death, there is a chance he succumbed to cholera. The third cholera pandemic swept across Russia from 1846 to 1860, killing more than 1 million Russians. ^[3]

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 69, family 228, Johannes Schäfer 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 75, family #200, Konrad Schäfer family.
3. ↑ J. N. Hays (2005). Epidemics and pandemics: their impacts on human history. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-85109-658-9. Retrieved 29 March 2011. Via Wikipedia List of epidemics, Russia, 1850-1860, third cholera pandemic, 1,000,000 deaths. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_epidemics.