Katharina Elisabeth (Meisner) Fritzler (1885 - 1972)

Born 17 Nov 1885 in Grimm, Saratov, Volga, Russia

Ancestors

Daughter of Aleksandr Meisner and Katharina Elisabeth (Fritzler) Meisner

Wife of Friedrich R Fritzler — married 27 Dec 1904 in Grimm, Saratov, Russia

Descendants

Died 2 Jun 1972 at age 86 in Weld County General Hospital, Greeley, Weld, Colorado, United States

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Biography

Kate (Meisner) Fritzler was a Volga German.

Katharina Elisabeth "Kate" Meisner was born on 17 Nov 1885 in Grimm, Volga, Russia to Alexander Meisner and Katharina Elisabeth (Fritzler) Meisner.

She was baptized by Pastor Diggler in Grimm. Katharina Elisabeth was confirmed by Pastor Stahl in Grimm in May 1900.^[1]

She married Friedrich Fritzler on 27 Dec 1904 in Grimm, Russia. They had three recorded children born in Russia, one having died in Russia.

In early 1907, Fred's brother Jake Fritzler sent $300 to Russia for steamship tickets. They left Grimm, Russia, on March 5 with two small children to Liverpool, England.^[2] On 4 Apr 1907, they immigrated to America with two small children with $5 in their pockets. They departed from Liverpool, England via S.S. Noordland^[3] arriving in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 18 Apr 1907, after a 14-day ship voyage. ^[4]

Their three-month old infant Friedrich Jr. died at the Philadelphia hospital on 29 Apr due to bronchitis and athrepsia or marasmus which is extreme malnutrition and wasting of muscle and tissue.^[5] Their infant son was buried in a new country and different state than they were bound to settle. He was buried at Glenwood Cemetery in Philadelphia.^[6] Following their grief and burial, they took the train bound for Windsor, Colorado about 5 May 1907.

By 1910, Fred was a laborer on the railroad and they lived in rural La Salle, Colorado.^[7]

Fred and Katherine lived in Monte Vista, Colorado, from 1911-1912 while he helped construct the sugar factory.^[8] On 14 Sep 1911, their first child Paul, died at age six and is buried in Monte Vista.^[9]

By 1916, they moved to their farm and home in La Grange.^[10][11]

In 1954, they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.^[8] Fred passed away in 1961. Katherine remained on the farm until about 1968, and then moved to Kenton Manor in Greeley.

Katherine Fritzler passed away at age 86 on 2 Jun 1972 in the Weld County Hospital in Greeley, Colorado.^[12][13] She is buried in Lakeview Cemetery in Windsor, Colorado.^[14]

Children

• Name Unknown, [3 children born, and 1 living by 1910 census]
• Paul Fritzler - 1905-1911
• Friedrich Fritzler, Jr. - 1907-1907
• Paul Fritzler - 1914–2007
• Louise Fritzler Meyer - 1916–1997

Obituary

Last Rites Held Monday For Mrs. K. Fritzler, 86

Funeral services for Mrs. Katherine Fritzler, 86, were held Monday afternoon In St. John's Lutheran church, followed by interment In Lakevlew Cemetery.

Mrs. Fritzler died Friday morning in Weld County General hospital.

She was born Nov. 17, 1885 In Grimm, Russia, and was married there Dec. 27, 1904 to Fredrlch Fritzler. They came to Windsor May 5, 1907, and lived in the area the rest of their lives except during the period of 1911-1912, when they lived In Monte Vista. In 1916 they began farming one mile west of Greeley, and since 1919 the Fritzlers made their home in the La Grange area. Mr. Fritzler died Oct. 14, 1961, and Mrs. Fritzler continued to live at home until about 3-1/2 years ago when she moved to the Kenton nursing home.

She was a member of St. John's Lutheran church.

Survivors include a son, Paul, who lives east of Windsor; one daughter, Mrs. Carl (Louise) Meyer of southwest of Greeley; six grandchildren, one step-grandson, and four great-grandchildren.^[15]

Published AHSGR submission

Excerpt of Black Velvet Homes by Paul Fritzler^[2]

"My father's brother, Jacob Fritzler, and his family migrated from Grimm, Russia, to Windsor, Colorado. As soon as they arrived in 1902, they began to work in the sugar beet fields. Two or three years later Jacob had earned enough money to buy a lot. He went to the lumber yard, purchased a few 2 by 4s and foot boards and built a two-room beet shanty. These were approximately 12 or 14 feet wide and 24 to 28 feet long. They had a rounded roof and were covered on the outside with black tar paper to keep the wind from blowing in one side and out the other.

Later he wrote a letter back to his family in Russia and told them he was living in a "black velvet" house. Can you imagine how much excitement that stirred up among those people? They thought he was living in Utopia.

In the early part of 1907, Uncle Jake sent my parents $300 for steamship tickets so they could come to the United States, They left Grimm, Russia, on March 5 with two small children. Exactly two months later, on May 5, 1907, they arrived at the Windsor depot..."

Grimm Census

Family #478 in the 1897 Grimm census. 1897 Grimm Census ^[16]

No. 478

1. Meisner, Jacob, head of the household, age 40, married

2. Katharina Margaretha, wife of #1, age 41, married

3. Amalia, daughter of #1, age 11

4. Lydia, daughter of #1, age 8

5. Anna, daughter of #1, are 5

Enrolled in the village community, they reside at home.

6. Meisner, Karl, brother of #1, age 38, married

7. Elisabetha, sister-in-law of #1, wife of #6, age 34, married

8. Karl, nephew of #1, son of #6, age 8

9. Anna, niece of #1, daughter of #6, age 5

10. Friedrich, nephew of #1, son of #6, age 3

Enrolled in the village community, they reside in the village of Oleshna, Oleshna volost, Kamyshin uezd, Saratov prov.

11. Meisner, Alexander, brother of #1, age 34, married

12. Katharina Elisabetha, [nee Fritzler] sister-in-law of #1, wife of #11, age 33, married

13. Emilia, niece of #1, daughter of #11, age 14

14. Katharina Elisabetha, niece of #1, daughter of #11, age 12

15. Elisabetha, niece of #1, daughter of #11, age 9

16. Friedrich, nephew of #1, son of #11, age 6

17. Amalia, niece of #1, daughter of #11, age 3 months

18. Meisner, Katharina Elisabetha, mother, age 70, widow

19. Leonhardt, Katharina, grandmother, 88, widow, charity

Enrolled in the village community, they reside at home.

DNA

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are confirmed for Kate Meisner Fritzler through DNA of her grandson, C.M. and great-grand niece, Koreen Goodman. Maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Koreen Goodman and her second cousin, C.M.. Their most-recent common ancestors are their great grandparents, Alexander Meisner and Katharina Elisabeth Fritzler. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 4th Cousins, based on sharing 44 cM across 5 segments; Confidence: High. Actual: 2C1XR

Sources

1. ↑ Fritzler, Paul. Family Tree taken from Grimm records on 22 Mar 1930 sent to his father, Friedrich Fritzler; mailed to Koreen Goodman from Paul Fritzler's daughter Kathie McDermed 2019.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Fritzler, Paul. Black Velvet Homes; Journal of the American Historical Society of Germans From Russia; 1941 - 1991 Vol. 14. No. 4 Winter 1991; AHSGR Journal / Winter 1991, page 26.
3. ↑ "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1883-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23QL-PH1 : 12 March 2018), Friedrich Fritzler, 1907; citing Immigration, NARA microfilm publication T840 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,402,556.

   Passengers:

   • Friedrich Fritzler, 24, married, male, carpenter, from Grimm, destination Windsor, CO, $5 money, brother Jacob Fritzler, Windsor, CO. 5'1" high, complexion dark, hair dark, eyes brown. [Line 20]
   • Ekaterina Fritzler, 21, married, female, wife, 5' high, complexion dark, hair dark, eyes brown. [Line 21]
   • Paul Fritzler, 2, male, child [Line 22]
   • Friedrich Fritzler, 3 months, infant [ Line 23]
   • Came to Windsor 5 May, 1907, following the hospital stay and death of their infant son, Friedrich Fritzler, Jr.
4. ↑ "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1883-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23QL-PCM : 12 March 2018), Katerina Fritzler, 1907; citing Immigration, NARA microfilm publication T840 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,402,556.

   Name Katerina Fritzler

   Event Type Immigration

   Event Date 1907 [07 April 1907]

   Event Place Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

   Gender Female

   Age 21

   Birth Year (Estimated) 1886

   Birthplace Russia

   Ship Name Noordland

5. ↑ Pennsylvania, Immigration Records, Special Boards of Inquiry, 1893-1909; Description Volume: Roll 14 Volume 41 Mar 30, 1907 - May 5, 1907 Source Information Ancestry.com. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Immigration Records, Special Boards of Inquiry, 1893-1909 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data: Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization. Records of the Special Boards of Inquiry, District No. 4 (Philadelphia), Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1893–1909. Microfilm publication M1500, 18 rolls. ARC ID: 4483061. Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787–2004. Record group 85. National Archives at Washington, D.C.
6. ↑ Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Methodist Church Records. Valley Forge, Pennsylvania: Eastern Pennsylvania United Methodist Church Commission on Archives and History. Organization Name: George C· Toppitzer Funeral Home
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK4G-6H5 : accessed 5 April 2018), Catharine Fritzler in household of Fredrick Fritzler, La Salle, Weld, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 289, sheet 9A, family 137, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 126; FHL microfilm 1,374,139.

   Name Catharine Fritzler

   Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

   Fredrick Fritzler Head M 27 Russia

   Catharine Fritzler Wife F 25 Russia

   Paul Fritzler Son M 4 Russia

8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Fred Fritzler Obituary Link Newspapers.com, Greeley Daily Tribune Greeley, Colorado, 16 Oct 1961, Mon • Page 16.
9. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLX-BL87 : 13 December 2015), Poul Fritzler, 1911; Burial, Monte Vista, Rio Grande, Colorado, United States of America, Monte Vista Cemetery; citing record ID 97752830, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7W8-MYN : accessed 5 April 2018), Katherine Fritzler in household of Fred R Fritzler, La Grange, Weld, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 39, sheet 2B, line 97, family 42, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 252; FHL microfilm 2,339,987.

    Name Katherine Fritzler

    Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

    Fred R Fritzler Head M 47 Russia

    Katherine Fritzler Wife F 44 Russia

    Paul Fritzler Son M 15 Colorado

    Louise Fritzler Daughter F 13 Colorado

11. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRDD-G81 : accessed 5 April 2018), Katherine Fritzler in household of Fred R Fritzler, Election Precinct 24, Weld, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 62-39, sheet 3A, line 13, family 46, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 481.

    Katherine Fritzler

    Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

    Fred R Fritzler Head M 57 Russia

    Katherine Fritzler Wife F 55 Russia

    Paul Fritzler Son M 25 Colorado

    Louise Fritzler Daughter F 23 Colorado

12. ↑ "United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVSQ-HCYK : 17 March 2018), Katherine Fritzler, 02 Jun 1972; confirms birth in Grimm; citing Obituary, in "Windsor Beacon"; American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, Lincoln, Nebraska.
13. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JTW8-52G : 20 May 2014), Katherine Fritzler, Jun 1972; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
14. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #66651018
15. ↑ Katherine Fritzler Obituary Link Newspapers.com, The Windsor Beacon, Windsor, Colorado, 08 Jun 1972, Thu • Page 3.
16. ↑ 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 171, family #478, line 14, Katharina Elisabeth Meisner, niece of #1, daughter of #11, age 12.

• Meisner Tree Link Lang, Gerhard. Archive Engels extension to Saratov Archives: Stammliste Familie Meisner - Grimm, Stand : 26.06.2007 #2 under 6.6 MEISNER Alexander * 1862 oo N.N. Katharina Elisabeth * 1863