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Anna (Schott) Major (1895 - 1988)

Anna Major formerly Schott
Born in Grimm, Saratov, Russiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 15 Oct 1919 in Grimm, Saratov, Russiamap
Descendants descendants
Mother of
Died at age 93 in Osinniki, Kemerovo, Russiamap
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Biography

Volga German
Anna (Schott) Major was a Volga German.
Anna (Schott) Major has German Roots.

Family #170 in the 1897 Grimm census.

Birth Date and Place

  • 1895
  • Grimm, Saratov, Russia

Parents

Marriage

Children

Death Date and Place

  • 26 December 1988
  • Osinniki, Kemerovo, Russia




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 [1]

Family # 120
Head of the Household Johann Friedrich Schott, age 65
Wife Maria Elisabeth Schott, age 62
Child #1 Christian Jakob Schott, age 41
Wife of Child #1 Katharina Margaretha Schott, age 40
Grandchild #1 Friedrich Schott, age 13
Grandchild #2 Christian Jakob Schott, age 9
Grandchild #3 Alexander Schott, age 5
Grandchild #4 Jakob Schott, age 7 months
Grandchild #5 Katharina Margaretha Schott, age 7
Child #2 Johann Jakob Schott, age 37
Wife of Child #2 Barbara Schott, age 33
Grandchild #6 Christian Jakob Schott, age 12
Grandchild #7 Johann Jakob Schott, age 10, possible twin
Grandchild #8 Heinrich Schott, age 10, possible twin
Grandchild #9 Karl Schott, age 8
Grandchild #10 Friedrich Schott, age 6
Grandchild #11 David Schott, age 3
Grandchild #12 Alexander Schott, age 9 months
Child #3 Johann Friedrich Schott, age 34, married

The census entry ends after Child #3 Johann Friedrich Schott. Here is what was omitted:

Wife of Child #3 Eva Katharina Kraft Schott, age 37
Grandchild #13 Amalia Schott, age 13
Grandchild #14 Eva Kraft Schott, age 11
Grandchild #15 Anna Schott, age 2
Grandchild #16 Alexander Schott, age 6 months


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.


Sources

  1. 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 243, family #120, see entry for her father, line 19, Johann Friedrich Schott, son of Friedrich Schott, age 34, married.

See also:

  • Personal family records in the files of Julie Miller Mangano, Round Rock, Texas.
  • Personal family records, personal files of Ruth Kaiser Miller, Pflugerville, Texas.
  • Personal notes from August Major, son of Anna Major, in the personal files of Julie Miller Mangano, Round Rock, Texas.




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