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Family #170 in the 1897 Grimm census.
Anna Schott is one of Eva Kraft Schott's sisters who remained behind in Grimm, Russia. She was eventually resettled in Siberia, in Osinniki, Kemerovo, Russia.
Anna was born 22 October 1895 in Grimm, Russia, to parents Johann Friedrich Schott Jr. and Eva Katharina Kraft. Her name should have appeared in the 1897 Grimm census, but for some reason it is missing, along with the names of her siblings and her mother. This appears to be a census taker error. Grimm Village Coordinator John Groh from the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia contacted the translator about the omission. He asked if the names of the family members were in the documentation the translator used to translate the census from Russian to English. The translator confirmed that no family members were listed after Johann Friedrich Schott's name.
I am including a copy of the census entry so Amalia's connection to her grandparents and cousins can be established. I've also added an addendum to the census record which shows the names of the known siblings and their approximate ages.
1897 Grimm Census
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The census entry ends after Child #3 Johann Friedrich Schott. Here is what was omitted:
Her son, August Major, moved from Russia to Berlin, Germany in the 1990s. He had an old letter from his mother's niece, Anna Fritzler Repp, who lived in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. He sent a letter to that address, hoping it would eventually make its way to his relatives in America.
Her niece was no longer living, but her home still belonged to family members. One of her niece's sons forwarded that letter to me, knowing that I was interested in our family's history. My husband and I were able to translate the letter (written in German) and respond back to August Major. That was the beginning of years of correspondence between the two of us, in which he gave me many details about his family and their lives in Siberia.
We were also able to facilitate a meeting between August and one of his two living cousins, Carl Fritzler. Carl and his daughter Carol flew to Berlin and met with August and his family -- children, grandchildren and other relatives. They remained in touch and exchanging family information until August Major's death around 2015.
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