Johann Jakob Brester (1878 - 1930)

Born 27 Apr 1878 in Grimm, Saratov, Russia

Ancestors

Husband of Katharina Elisabeth (Schäfer) Brester — married 19 Sep 1900 in Grimm, Saratov, Russia

Died 12 Sep 1930 at age 52 in Grimm, Saratov, Russia

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Biography

Johann Jakob Brester was a Volga German.

Johann Jakob Brester has German Roots.

Family #267 in the 1897 Grimm census.

At the time of the 1897 Grimm census, Johann Jakob Brester was living with Christian Schäfer and his family in household #247. He married Christian Schäfer's granddaughter Katharina Elisabeth by 1901 in Grimm. Their first child was born in 1902.

1897 Grimm Census ^[1]

Family # 247

Head of the Household Christian Schäfer, age 59

Wife Katharina Elisabeth Schäfer, age 59

Child #1 Philipp Jakob Schäfer, age 38

Wife of Child #1 Louisa Schäfer, age 36

Grandchild #1 Heinrich Schäfer, age 2

Grandchild #2 Katharina Elisabeth Schäfer, age 16

Grandchild #3 Amalia Schäfer, age 9

Grandchild #4 Emilia Schäfer, age 6

Child #2 Jakob Schäfer, age 30

Wife of Child #2 Elisabeth Schäfer, age 24

Grandchild #5 Amalia Schäfer, age 5

Child #3 Christian Schäfer, age 27

Wife of Child #3 Eva Schäfer, age 27

Child #4 Heinrich Schäfer, age 25

Wife of child #4 Charlotta Schäfer, age 21

Hired Hand #1 Friedrich Schäfer, age 20, single

Hired Hand #2 Johann Jakob Brester, age 19, single

Research Notes

He may have also been listed in his own Brester family members, #267 in the 1897 Grimm census. According to Brester family records, Johann Jakob and Christina Barbara Brester match up as his parents. Also note that the families lived relatively close to each other at #247 and #267. Young Johann Jakob Brester is 19 years old in each listing.

1897 Grimm Census, Brester Family ^[2]

Family # 267

Head of the Household Johann Jakob Brester, age 49

Wife Christina Barbara [Kerbel] Brester, age 47

Child #1 Anna Margaretha Brester, age 20

Child #2 Johann Jakob Brester, age 19

Child #3 Elisabeth Brester, age 14

Child #4 Johann Heinrich Brester, age 12

Child #5 Louisa Brester [Schmidt], age 9

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 213, family #247, Christian Schäfer family.
2. ↑ 1897 Grimm (Lesnoi Karamysh), Russia Census List, Translated by Richard Rye, Compiled and edited by John Groh, Contributor Henry Schmick; American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Published 2017; page 31, family #267, Johann Jakob Brester family.

See also:

• Personal family records of descendant Alexander Brester, a copy of which is in the personal files of Julie Mangano, Round Rock, Texas.