Unknown Happel (1810)

Born 1810 in Grimm, Saratov, Russia

Died [date unknown] in Volga Region, Saratov, Russia

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Biography

Unknown Happel was a Volga German.

Unknown Happel has German Roots.

Family #145 in the 1857 Grimm census.

He is not mentioned specifically, but his daughter Maria Katharina Ruppel is listed as the step-daughter of Heinrich Jakob Erdmann. This surname, Ruppel, appears to be spelled incorrectly. It should have been Happel. Johannes Happel is the only Happel brother who is noted in the 1834 census but doesn't appear in the 1857 census. He was most likely the father of Maria Katharina Ruppel.

His daughter's name appears in the 1857 census for the Erdmann family, while his two older children appear in the Happel census entry. Both entries are shown below.

1857 Grimm Census, Erdmann Family ^[1]

Family # 145

Head of the Household Balthasar Erdmann, age 43

Wife Eva Katharina Erdmann, age 41

Child #1 Heinrich Erdmann, age 12

Child #2 Johann Jakob Erdmann, age 10 years 6 months

Child #3 Margaretha Barbara Erdmann, age 9

Child #4 Michael Erdmann, age 1 year 3 months

Brother #1 Heinrich Jakob Erdmann, age 40

Wife of Brother #1 Maria Katharina Erdmann, age 35

Child #5 Heinrich Jakob Erdmann, age 20

Wife of Child #5 Maria Katharina Erdmann, age 24

Child #6 Johann Jakob Erdmann, age 11

Child #7 Katharina Margaretha Erdmann, age 8

Child #8 Maria Katharina Ruppel [sic], age 13, stepdaughter of Heinrich Jakob Erdmann, surname probably misspelled, should be Happel

Brother #2 Johann Adam Erdmann, age 39

Wife of Brother #2 Elisabeth Margaretha Erdmann, age 34

Child #9 Katharina Barbara Erdmann, age 13

Child #10 Katharina Elisabeth Erdmann, age 11

Child #11 Johann Adam Erdmann, age 7 years 3 months

Child #12 Katharina Margaretha Erdmann, age 4

Child #13 Johann Heinrich Erdmann, age 2

Brother #3 Georg Jakob Erdmann, age 25 in 1850, deceased 1853

Wife of Brother #3 Maria Katharina Erdmann, age 28

Child #14 Heinrich Philipp Erdmann, age 7

Child #15 Johann Jakob Erdmann, age 5

Unnamed Brother (his name was Philipp Erdmann)

Child #16 Georg Philipp Erdmann, age 26, nephew by an unnamed brother [sic], son of Philipp Erdmann

Wife of Child #16 Katharina Margaretha Erdmann, age 24

Grandchild #1 Alexander Erdmann, age 3

Grandchild #2 Heinrich Erdmann, age 1

Child #17 Balthasar Erdmann, age 23, nephew by an unnamed brother [sic], son of Philipp Erdmann

Wife of Child #17 Katharina Barbara Erdmann, age 21

Grandchild #3 Johann Jakob Erdmann, age 2

1857 Grimm Census, Happel Family ^[2]

Family # 144

Head of the Household Johann Georg Happel, age 59 in 1850, deceased 1857

Child #1 Johann Jakob Happel, age 36

Wife of Child #1 Katharina Happel, age 27

Grandchild #1 Christina Margaretha Happel, age 10

Grandchild #2 Johann Peter Happel, age 7

Grandchild #3 Elisabeth Happen, age 4

Child #2 Christoph Happel, age 34

Wife of Child #2 Katharina Margaretha Happel, age 29

Child #3 Philipp Happel, age 32

Wife of Child #3 Katharina Happel, age 27

Grandchild #6 Christina Margaretha Happel, age 4

Grandchild #7 Katharina Happel, age 2

Child #4 Johann Georg Happel, age 31

Child #5 Johann Heinrich Happel, age 30

Unnamed Son (possibly Johannes who would have been 42 in 1857)

Grandchild #8 Katharina Elisabeth Happel, age 18, grandchild by an unknown son

Grandchild #9 Georg Jakob Happel, age 14, grandchild by an unknown son

A footnote says that the last two children are not necessarily siblings, "according to the way they are listed." I'm not certain what necessitated that comment. To believe that they are not siblings, you would have to believe that one son of Johann Georg Happel is not listed in the 1834 census and two sons are missing from the 1857 censuses. Only one son, Johannes, is missing based on Johann Georg's children in the 1834 census. Even if Johann Georg had another child after 1834, that child would not be old enough to have an 18-year-old daughter in 1857. Johannes Happel is the most likely candidate as the father for the three Happel children.

Sources

1. ↑ 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 54, family #145, Balthasar Erdmann family.
2. ↑ 1857 Census of Grimm in the District of Saratov, Russia, page 54, family #144,