Katharina (Dietz) Geist (abt. 1802 - aft. 1857)

Born about 1802 in Walter, Saratov, Russia

Ancestors

Wife of Johannes Geist — married about 1821 in Walter, Saratov, Russia

Descendants

Died after 1857 after about age 55 in Walter, Saratov, Russia

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Biography

Katharina (Dietz) Geist was a Volga German.

Katharina Dietz was born about 1802 in Walter, Volga, Russia and married Johannes Geist before 1821. They had seven sons together.

She was a widow by 1857 at age 55. Katharina Geist most likely died in Walter.

Census

Family #14 in the 1834 census.^[1]

1834 Walter Census

No. 14

1. 105 Geist, Johannes, head of the household, age 32 [from Household #188]
2. 106 Katharina, spouse, age 32
3. 107 Jakob, son, age 13
4. 108 Konrad, son, age 10
5. 109 Nikolaus, son, age 7
6. 110 Johannes, son, age 2

1850 Walter Census^[2]

Household#14

Johannes Geist, h, 32 / 48

Catharina nee Dietz, Johannes' wife, 48

Jacob, s, 13 / 29

Magdalena nee Wagner, Jacob's wife, 29

Catharina Elisabeth, gd, Jacob's daughter, 8

Magdalena, gd, Jacob's daugther, 5

Georg, gs, Jacob's son, 2

Catharina Elisabeth, gd, Jacob's daughter, ¼

Conrad, s, 10 / 26

Dorothea nee Gies, Conrad's wife, 24

Louisa, gd, Conrad's daughter, 4

Nicolaus, gs, Conrad's son, 2

Nicolaus, s, 7 / 23

Catharina Elisabetha nee Morlang, Nicolaus's wife, 20

Conrad, gs, Nicolaus' son, 1

Johannes, s, 2 / 18

Heinrich, s, 15

Catharina Elisabeth, d, 13

Christian, s, 10

Jacob, s, 8

Family #15 in the 1857 census.

1857 Walter Census^[3]

No. 15

1. 192 Geist, Johannes, head of the household, age 48 in 1850, +died 1856
2. 193 Katharina, spouse, age 55
3. 194 Heinrich Jakob, son, age 29 in 1850 [to Household#16]
4. 195 Konrad, son, age 26 in 1850 [to Household#16]
5. 196 Nikolaus, son, age 30
6. 197 Katharina Elisabeth, daughter-in-law, age 27
7. 198 Konrad, grandson, age 2 1850, +died 1851
8. 199 Georg, grandson, age 6
9. 200 Gottfried, grandson, age 3
10. 201 Maria, granddaughter, age 1-1/2
11. 202 Jakob, grandson, age 6 weeks
12. 203 Johannes, son, age 25
13. 204 Margaretha, daughter-in-law, age 24
14. 205 Johannes, grandson, age 3
15. 206 Heinrich, grandson, age 1
16. 207 Heinrich Jakob, grandson, age 12
17. 208 Heinrich, son, age 22
18. 209 Katharina, daughter-in-law, age 22
19. 210 Christian, son, age 17
20. 211 Jakob, son, age 15

Research Notes

Note by: Koreen Goodman

• She was born after the 1798 census, so she would not be listed.
• Possible parents:
  • Johann Jakob Dietz abt. 1745-1811 and Anna Katherina Nazarenus abt. 1750-Bef. 1834.
  • Johann Konrad Dietz abt. 1747-Bef. 1834 and Margareta Mahr abt. 1747-Bef. 1834.

Printz-168 00:22, 12 November 2022 (UTC)

• Attaching to Johann Jakob Dietz based upon 23andme DNA matches: Larry Repp+C.G.+A.T.

Sources

1. ↑ 1834 Census of Walter in the District of Saratov, Russia, Dated 10 November 1834; Translated by Dr. Brent Mai, Fairfield University, Fairfield CT; Dynasty Publishing, Fairfield, CT; Published 2016; page 6, family #14, lines 105-110, Johannes Geist.
2. ↑ Natalie Vil:1850 Walter Census, 9th revision. ОГУ ГАСО, Ф. 28, Оп. 1, (том 1), Д. 1750, л.л. 459об-464 Household 14
3. ↑ 1857 Census of Walter in the District of Saratov, Russia, Dated 17 Dec 1857; Translated by Dr. Brent Mai, Fairfield University, Fairfield CT; Dynasty Publishing, Fairfield, CT; Published 2015; page 8, family #15, lines 192-211, Johannes Geist.

• AHSGR Modified Register for Unknown Geist, 30 May 2019 prepared by Michael Fyler, AHSGR Walter Village Coordinator emailed to Koreen Goodman and Larry Repp 30 May 2019. Appendix A - Notes, Line 2S. "CEN: 1834 Walter Census, Line 106, Household 14, Katharina age 32 in 1834. CEN: 1857 Walter Census, Line 192, Household 15, Katharina age 55 in 1857."

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confident based on a triangulated group on 23andMe who share at least 20 cM on 4: LR / CG share 26.12 cM on shared segment/LR / AT share 26.87 cM on shared segment/CG / AT share 35.15 cM on shared segment, consisting of Larry Repp and Cathlynn (Hardeman) Groh, his 3rd cousin 1x removed, and A.T., his 4th cousin 1x removed. (Cathlynn and Ann are 5th cousins.) Their most-recent common ancestors are Johann Jacob Dietz and Anna Catherina Nazarenus, the 3x great grandparents of Larry Repp and 4x great grandparents of both Cathlynn (Hardeman) Groh and A.T..