Anna Elisabeth (Fischler) Morkal (abt. 1848 - 1931)

Born about 14 Oct 1848 in Grimm, Saratov, Russia

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 7 Dec 1931 at about age 83 in Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Elisabeth (Fischler) Morkal was a Volga German.

Elisabeth (Fischler) Morkal has German Roots.

Family #247 in the 1857 census.

Birth Date and Place

• about 1848
• Grimm, Saratov, Russia

Parents

• Johann Jakob Fischler
• Maria Katharina (Unknown) Fischler

Marriage

• Conrad Morkal, from Huck (Splavnukha), Saratov, Russia
• about 1875
• probably Grimm or Huck, Saratov, Russia

Note that no matter where the couple was married, they probably lived in Huck after their marriage since there were no Morkals in the 1897 Grimm census.

Children

• Johannes Morkal
• Carl Ferdinand Morkal
• Maria Morkal
• Alexander Morkal
• Fredrich Morkal
• Constantine Morkal
• Gustav Morkal

Death Date and Place

• 07 October 1931
• Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States

Immigration Record ^[1]

Name: Anna Morkel

Arrival Date: 5 Mar 1913

Birth Date: abt 1855

Birth Location: Russia

Birth Location Other: enowzy [sic] Says Krim, should be Grimm

Age: 58

Gender: Female

Ethnicity/ Nationality: German

Port of Departure: Libau, Latvia

Port of Arrival: New York, New York

Ship Name: Czar

Marriage Record for Daughter Maria ^[2]

Name Fred Kowil

Event Type Marriage

Event Date 20 Apr 1913

Event Place Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States

Gender Male

Age 26

Marital Status S

Birth Year (Estimated) 1887

Father's Name Stephen Kowil

Mother's Name Paula

Spouse's Name Maria Morkel

Spouse's Gender Female

Spouse's Age 21

Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1892

Spouse's Father's Name Conrad Morkel

Spouse's Mother's Name Elizabeth Fischler

1920 United States Federal Census ^[3]

Name Elizabeth Morkal

Event Type Census

Event Date 1920

Event Place Waterloo Ward 3, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States

Gender Female

Age 72

Marital Status Widowed

Race White

Race (Original) White

Relationship to Head of Household Mother-in-law

Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Mother-in-law

Birth Year (Estimated) 1848

Birthplace Russia

Father's Birthplace Russia

Mother's Birthplace Russia

Sheet Letter B

Sheet Number 5

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Alex Roschke Head M 27 Russia

Marie Roschke Wife F 28 Russia

Carl Roschke Son M 3 Iowa

Elizabeth Morkal Mother-in-law F 72 Russia

1925 Iowa State Census ^[4]

Name Elizabeth Morkal

Event Type Census

Event Date 1925

Event Place Waterloo (3rd ward)-Waterloo (4th ward), Black Hawk, Iowa, United States

Event Place (Original) Waterloo (3rd ward)-Waterloo (4th ward), Black Hawk, Iowa, United States

Gender Female

Age 76

Marital Status Widowed

Relationship to Head of Household Mother

Birth Year (Estimated) 1849

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Carl Morkal Head M 45

Ethel Morkal Wife F 45

Elizabeth Morkal Mother F 76

Pauline Morkal Daughter F 19

Walter Morkal Son M 17

Victor Morkal Son M 15

Elizabeth Morkal Daughter F 12

Elta Morkal Daughter F 10

Anna Morkal Daughter F 9

Marie Morkal Daughter F 5

Alec Morkal Nephew M 19

Edward Morkal Nephew M 17

1930 United States Federal Census ^[5]

Name Elizabeth Morkal

Event Type Census

Event Date 1930

Event Place Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States

Gender Female

Age 81

Marital Status Widowed

Race White

Race (Original) White

Relationship to Head of Household Mother-in-law

Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Mother-in-law

Birth Year (Estimated) 1849

Birthplace Russia

Immigration Year 1912

Father's Birthplace Germany

Mother's Birthplace Germany

Sheet Letter A

Sheet Number 2

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Elax Roechke Head M 37 Russia

Marie Roschke Wife F 38 Russia

Carl W Roschke Son M 14 Iowa

Elizabeth Morkal Mother-in-law F 81 Russia

Iowa Death Certificate ^[6]

Name: Anna Elizabeth Morkal [Anna Elizabeth Fischler]

Gender: Female

Age: 83

Birth Year: abt 1848

Death Date: 7 Dec 1931

Death Place: Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA

Father: Jacob Fischler

Mother: Catrenia Fristler [sic] should be Catharina Fritzler

Spouse: Conrad Morkal

Find A Grave Burial Record ^[7]

Note that Find a Grave shows her month of death as October, but according to her Iowa death certificate, it was actually December. I think the error is due to a misreading of the handwriting on the death certificate. I sent a change request to Find A Grave to fix and offered to send supporting documentation. Should be fixed soon.

Name Anna Elizabeth Morkal

Maiden Name Fishlar [sic] should be Fischler

Birth Date 1848

Death Date 7 Oct 1931 [sic] should be December as per death certificate

Death Place Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States of America

Cemetery Elmwood Cemetery

Burial or Cremation Place Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States of America

Anna was born about 1848. She passed away in 1931.

Sources

1. ↑ New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, for Anna Morkal, departed Libau on 19 February 1913, Year: 1913; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 2023; Line: 7; Page Number: 99. Source Information: Ancestry.com. New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. See: http://ancstry.me/2EqMRZJ.
2. ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJXZ-SZF : 18 October 2017), Elizabeth Fischler in entry for Fred Kowil and Maria Morkel, 20 Apr 1913, Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States; citing reference p 347 cn 12728, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,548,419.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8BM-HZ5 : accessed 14 February 2018), Elizabeth Morkal in household of Alex Roschke, Waterloo Ward 3, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States; citing ED 25, sheet 5B, line 99, family 126, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 478; FHL microfilm 1,820,478.
4. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQW-XSXX : 24 August 2016), Elizabeth Morkal in household of Carl Morkal, Waterloo (3rd ward)-Waterloo (4th ward), Black Hawk, Iowa, United States; citing Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,429,221.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMNZ-KLD : accessed 13 February 2018), Elizabeth Morkal in household of Elax Roechke, Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 28, sheet 2A, line 49, family 37, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 642; FHL microfilm 2,340,377.
6. ↑ Iowa Death Certificate for Anna Elisabeth Morkal, 07 December 1931. State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records; Reference Number: 101797041. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Iowa, Death Records, 1920-1940 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. See: http://ancstry.me/2sqFK25.
7. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 13 February 2018), memorial page for Anna Elizabeth Fishlar Morkal (1848–7 Oct 1931), Find A Grave: Memorial #72239795, citing Elmwood Cemetery, Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by Couple of Gravers (contributor 47290826). Find A Grave: Memorial #72239795 retrieved Anna Elisabeth Morkal.

See also:

• 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 91, family #247, line 3957, Anna Elisabeth Fischler, age 8.

• Map of the Volga German Villages, VolgaGermans.org online database, research from Concordia University Center for Volga German Studies, Resources, Archives, Maps, Volga-Region, see https://www.volgagermans.org/resources/archives/maps/volga-region.

• 1915 Iowa Census- living with daughter, Maria Morkel Kowell