Born about 1756 in Germany

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Died before 1834 in Grimm, Saratov, Russia

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Gertrude (Bierman) Zulauf is a Volga German.

Gertrude (Bierman) Zulauf has German Roots.

Family #141 in the 1775 Grimm census.
Family #132 in the 1798 Grimm census.
Family #32 in the 1834 Grimm census.

Sophia Gertruda Bierman was born about 1755 in the Friedeburg area of what is now Germany. She immigrated to Russia with her parents in 1766. ^[1]

She is the only one of three siblings who survived the journey from Oranienbaum, Russia, to the Volga River region of Russia and is included in the first census of Grimm.

1767 Grimm Census ^[2]

Family # 66

Head of the Household Philip Biermann, age 36, Lutheran craftsman from Isenburg

Wife Anna Elisabeth Biermann, age 40

Child #1 Sophia Gertrude Biermann, age 12

By 1775 she had married Johann Zulauf and the couple had a daughter named Katharina. At the time of the census, they lived with her parents in household #141.

1775 Grimm Census ^[3]

Family # 141

Head of the Household Philip Bierman, age 46

Wife Anna Elizabeta [sic] Bierman, age 48

Child #1 Elizabeta [sic] Bierman, age 5 years 6 months

Child #2 Gertrude Bierman Zulauf, age 19

Husband of Child #2 Johann Zulauf, age 25

Grandchild #1 Katarina [sic] Zulauf, age 6 months

By 1798 the family was living in Galka, presumably temporarily since they are still listed in the 1798 Grimm census. Daughter Katharina is not included in this listing; she was probably married and living with her husband's family.

1798 Grimm Census ^[4]

Family # 132

Head of the Household Johannes Zulauf age 49, living in Galka with all his family members

Wife Gertrude Bierman, age 41

Child #1 Johann Philipp Bierman, age 18

The family returned to Grimm from Galka, and after the death of her husband, son Johann Philipp was designated the head of the household. Gertrude is not specifically listed in the 1834 census, but her husband, son and grandchildren are. She most likely passed away at some point prior to 1834. Had she survived, she would have been 78 years old.

1834 Grimm Census ^[5]

Family # 32

Head of the Household Johannes Zulauf, age 66 in 1816, deceased 1828

Child #1 Johann Philipp Zulauf, age 54

Wife of Child #1 Katharina Elisabeth Zulauf, age 48

Grandchild #1 Elisabeth Zulauf, age 21 years 6 months

Grandchild #2 Gertraud Zulauf, age 19

Grandchild #3 Gottfried Zulauf, age 16

Grandchild #4 Maria Louisa Zulauf, age 5

Sources

1. ↑ Pleve, Igor. List of Colonists to Russia in 1766, "Reports by Ivan Kulberg," Ministry of Education and Science of Russian Federation, Saratov State Technical University; Published in Saratov, Russia 2010; page 328, Sophia Gertruda Biermann, age 11, daughter of Philipp Biermann, Lutheran farmer from Friedeburg.
2. ↑ Pleve, Igor. Einwanderung in das Wolgagebiet 1764-1767, Band 2, Herausgegeben von Alfred Eisfeld under Mitarbeit von Sabine Eichwald, Published by the Nordost-Instsitut - 38085 Göttingen, 2005; page 81, family #66.
3. ↑ 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 #141 in the 1775 census.
4. ↑ 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 #132 in the 1798 census.
5. ↑ 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 11, family #32.

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