Born about 1856 in Grimm, Saratov, Russia

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Biography

Christian (Schultheis) Schuldheis is a Volga German.

Christian (Schultheis) Schuldheis has German Roots.

• Family #168 in the 1857 Grimm census.^[1]

• Christian Jacob Schultheis and his wife Anna Katharina by the 1897 Grimm census are living in Rudnyz suburb, Kamyshin, Saratov. Family #957 in the 1897 Grimm census.^[2]

Kamyshin was a major river port and the largest Russian city on the southern edge of the area inhabited by the Volga German colonies.^[3]

"Kamyshin (Russian: Камы́шин) is a city in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volgograd Reservoir of the Volga River, in the estuary of the Kamyshinka River."^[4]

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 64, line 2738, Christian Jakob Schuldheis, age 1 year 3 months.
2. ↑ 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. Family #957, line 1, Christian Jacob Schultheis and line 2, wife Anna Katharina [maiden name unknown], resides in the Rudnyz suburb, Kamyshin uezd, Saratov province.
3. ↑ VolgaGermans.org online database, research from Concordia University Center for Volga German Studies, Who Are Volga Germans, Settlements, Other Settlements, Kamyshin, see: https://www.volgagermans.org/who-are-volga-germans/settlements/other-settlements/kamyshin
4. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Kamyshin," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kamyshin&oldid=785375861 (accessed August 4, 2018).

See also:

• Groh, John. AHSGR Grimm Village Coordinator, 18 Jul 2018, as told to Koreen Goodman via email. Ancestors of Konrad Schultheis report in the possession of Koreen Goodman.

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