Katharina (Ehrlich) Ahlbrandt (1902 - 1999)

Born 15 Oct 1902 in Grimm, Saratov, Russia

Ancestors

Wife of Herman Ahlbrandt — married 8 Feb 1920 in Colorado

Descendants

Died 22 Nov 1999 at age 97 in Torrington, Goshen, Wyoming, United States

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Biography

Catherine (Ehrlich) Ahlbrandt was a Volga German.

Catherine (Ehrlich) Ahlbrandt has German Roots.

Katharina Ehrlich was born 15 October 1902 in Grimm, Russia, to parents Peter Ehrlich and Anna Katharina (Seibel) Ehrlich. She immigrated to the United States in 1912, arriving at the Port of Baltimore on the S. S. Brandenburg.

Maryland, Baltimore Passenger Lists ^[1]

Name Kathie Ehrlich

Event Type Immigration

Event Date 09 May 1912

Event Place Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Gender Female

Age 10

Birth Year (Estimated) 1902

Birthplace Russia

Ship Name Brandenburg

Her family probably settled in Montana, at least for a period of time, since some people thought she was born in that state. In 1919 she married Herman Ahlbrandt. At the time of the 1930 census, the couple had three children and lived in Veteran, Goshen, Wyoming.

1930 United States Federal Census ^[2]

Name: Catherine Ahlbrandt

Birth Year: abt 1903

Gender: Female

Race: White

Birthplace: Montana [sic]

Marital Status: Married

Relation to Head of House: Wife

Homemaker?: Yes

Home in 1930: Veteran, Goshen, Wyoming, USA

Map of Home: View Map

Family Number: 98

Age at First Marriage: 17

Attended School: No

Able to Read and Write: Yes

Father's Birthplace: Germany [sic]

Mother's Birthplace: Germany [sic]

Able to Speak English: Yes

Household Members: Name Age

Herman Ahlbrandt 33

Catherine Ahlbrandt 27

C Helen Ahlbrandt 9

Woodrow H Ahlbrandt 6

Arthur A Ahlbrandt 0

By 1940, her oldest daughter was most likely married and living with her husband. Katharina, now know as Kathryn or Catherine, and her husband had one more child, Roland, who was born in 1937, plus her two older boys.

1940 United States Federal Census ^[3]

Name: Kathryn Albrandt

Age: 38

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1902

Gender: Female

Race: White

Birthplace: Montana

Marital Status: Married

Relation to Head of House: Wife

Home in 1940: Veteran, Goshen, Wyoming

Map of Home in 1940: View Map

Inferred Residence in 1935: Veteran, Goshen, Wyoming

Residence in 1935: Same House

Resident on farm in 1935: Yes

Citizenship: Naturalized

Sheet Number: 6B

Attended School or College: No

Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 7th grade

Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members: Name Age

Herman Albrandt 43

Kathryn Albrandt 38

Woodrow Albrandt 16

Arthur Albrandt 11

Roland Albrandt 3

Catherine's obituary includes two more sons born after 1940: Calvin and Arthur.

Catherine Ehrlich Ahlbrandt's Obituary ^[4]

Name Herman Ahlbrandt

gender Male

Wife Catherine Ehrich Or Ehrlich Ahlbrandt

Daughter Helen

Son Woodrow Ahlbrandt

Son Roland Ahlbrandt

Son Calvin Ahlbrandt

Son Arthur Ahlbrandt

Social Security Death Index ^[5]

Name: Catherine Ahlbrandt

SSN: 520-78-0722

Last Residence: 82240 Torrington, Goshen, Wyoming, USA

Born: 15 Oct 1902

Died: 22 Nov 1999

State (Year) SSN issued: Wyoming (1973)

Find A Grave Burial Record ^[6]

Name: Catherine Ahlbrandt

Maiden Name: Ehrlich

Birth Date: 15 Oct 1902

Birth Place: Saratov Oblast, Russia

Death Date: 22 Nov 1999

Death Place: Wyoming, United States of America

Cemetery: Valley View Cemetery

Burial or Cremation Place: Torrington, Goshen County, Wyoming, United States of America

Plot: N2 Se4 L2 B265 S8

Memorial ID: 10882339

Has Bio?: N

Father: Peter Ehrlich

Mother: Katherine Anna Ehrlich

Spouse: Herman Ahlbrandt

Children:

Arthur A Ahlbrandt

Woodrow Harold Ahlbrandt

Sources

1. ↑ "Maryland, Baltimore Passenger Lists, 1820-1948," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2CSR-RPK : 15 March 2018), Kathie Ehrlich, 1912; citing Immigration, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, NARA microfilm publications M255, M596, and T844 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL film 2,383,479.
2. ↑ 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Veteran, Goshen, Wyoming; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0016. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. See: https://ancstry.me/2Gnm30H.
3. ↑ 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Veteran, Goshen, Wyoming; Roll: m-t0627-04570; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 8-16. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. See: https://ancstry.me/2DRqUlJ.
4. ↑ "United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVS7-MPT2 : 17 March 2018), Herman Ahlbrandt in entry for Catherine Ehrich Or Ehrlich Ahlbrandt, 22 Nov 1999; citing Obituary, in "Star-Herald Scottsbluff Nebraska"; American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, Lincoln.
5. ↑ Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 520-78-0722; Issue State: Wyoming; Issue Date: 1973. Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014. See: https://ancstry.me/2IREN7h.
6. ↑ Find A Grave database and images (accessed 25 March 2018), memorial page for Catherine Ehrlich Ahlbrandt (15 Oct 1902–22 Nov 1999), Find A Grave: Memorial #10882339, citing Valley View Cemetery, Torrington, Goshen County, Wyoming, USA ; Maintained by Eric Crow (contributor 46623671).

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