Katharina Elisabeth (Strecker) Schäfer (abt. 1820 - abt. 1913)

Born about 1820 in Grimm, Saratov, Russia

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Died about 1913 at about age 93 in Grimm, Saratov, Russia

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Biography

Elisabeth (Strecker) Schäfer was a Volga German.

Family #39 in the 1834 Grimm census.
Family #212 in the 1857 Grimm census.

Birth Date and Place

• about 1820
• Grimm, Saratov, Russia

Parents

• Johannes Strecker
• Unknown mother

Marriage

• Johann Heinrich Schäfer
• by 1839
• Grimm, Saratov, Russia

Children

• Johann Jakob Schäfer, born 1840
• Katharina Margaretha Schäfer, born 1846
• Eva Katharina Schäfer, born 1849
• Georg Jakob Schäfer, born 1852
• Johann Adam Schäfer, born 1853
• Philipp Jakob Schäfer, born 1855

Death Date and Place

• 1913
• Grimm, Saratov, Russia

Katharina Elisabeth Strecker was born in 1820. Her mother's name is not known. Her parents probably married around 1818-1819 and Katharina Elisabeth, the eldest child, was born in 1820.

Katharina Elisabeth's great grandfather Friedrich, the head of their household, died a year before she was born. It's not clear when her great grandmother passed away, but it was some time before 1834. She had three younger siblings, the youngest born in 1829. At some point between 1829 and 1834, her mother passed away, and her father died in 1830. Katharina Elisabeth remained living with her grandfather Johann Adam and was the eldest female in the household. No doubt she helped care for her three younger siblings until she married and moved into a different household.

1834 Grimm Census ^[1]

Family # 39

Head of the Household Friedrich Strecker, age 77 in 1816, deceased 1819

Child #1 Johann Adam Strecker, age 64

Grandchild #1 Johannes Strecker, age 18 in 1816, deceased 1830

Great Grandchild #1 Katharina Elisabeth Strecker, age 14

Great Grandchild #2 Katharina Margaretha Strecker, age 12

Great Grandchild #3 Jakob Alexander Strecker, age 8 years 6 months

Great Grandchild #4 Eva Margaretha Strecker, age 5

Grandchild #2 Johann Adam Strecker, age 7 in 1816, to household #28

1857 Grimm Census ^[2]

Family # 212

Head of the Household Valentin Schäfer, age 60 in 1850, deceased 1851

Child #1 Heinrich Schäfer, age 40

Wife of Child #1 Katharina Elisabeth Schäfer, age 35

Grandchild #1 Johann Jakob Schäfer, age 17

Grandchild #2 Katharina Margaretha Schäfer, age 11

Grandchild #3 Eva Katharina Schäfer, age 8

Grandchild #4 Georg Jakob Schäfer, age 5

Grandchild #5 Johann Adam Schäfer, age 4

Grandchild #6 Philipp Jakob Schäfer, age 1 year 6 months

Child #2 Christian Jakob Schäfer, age 26

Wife of Child #2 Anna Margaretha Schäfer, age 28

Grandchild #7 Heinrich Schäfer, age 2

Grandchild #8 Katharina Schäfer, age 6 months

Child #3 Konrad Schäfer, age 21

Wife of Child #3 Katharina Schäfer, age 22

Grandchild #9 Elisabeth Schäfer, age 6 months

Uncle of Valentin Schäfer Gottfried Batz, age 45 n 1850, to household #213

Child #4 Philipp Jakob Batz, age 12 in 1850, to household #213

Child #5 Georg Jakob Batz, age 8 in 1850, to household #213

1897 Grimm Census

Family #579^[3]

1.Schaefer, Georg Jacob, head of the household, age 44, married

2. Katharina Margaretha, wife, age 40, married

3. Georg Jacob, son, age 17, single

4. Philipp Jacob, son, age 15, single

5. Heinrich, son, age 13

6. Friedrich, son, age 9

7. Elisabetha, daughter, age 8

8. Johann Jacob, son, age 2

9. Schaefer, Johann Adam, brother, age 43, married

10. Anna Margaretha, sister-in-law, age 39, married, wife of #9

11. Katharina Margaretha, niece, age 13, daughter of #9

12. Eva Katharina, niece, age 7, daughter of #9

13. Jacob, nephew, age 5, son of #9

14. Elisabetha, niece, age 2, daughter of #9

15.Schaefer, Katharina Elisabetha, mother, age 76, widow

Enrolled in the village community, they reside at home.

Although she didn't pass away until 1913, Katharina Elisabeth is not listed with her eldest son and his family members in the 1897 Grimm census. The following 1897 census entry documents her eldest son's family and is for research purposes only. She was either living with another child and his or her family, or she remarried and is listed in another household under a different surname.

1897 Grimm Census ^[4]

Family # 578

Head of the Household Johann Jakob Schäfer, age 57

Wife Katharina Elisabeth Schäfer, age 59

Child #1 Johann Jakob Schäfer, age 32

Wife of Child #1 Katharina Margaretha, age 32

Grandchild #1 Johann Jakob Schäfer, age 7

Grandchild #2 Heinrich Schäfer, age 5

Grandchild #3 Jakob Schäfer, age 4

Grandchild #4 Katharina Margaretha Schäfer, age 2

Grandchild #5 Karl Schäfer, age 7 months

Child #2 Heinrich Schäfer, age 21

Wife of Child #2 Katharina Margaretha Schäfer, no age listed

Sources

1. ↑ 1834 Census of Grimm in the District of Saratov, Russia, dated 2 February 1835; Translated by Brent Mai, Concordia University, Portland, Oregon; Published by Dynasty Publishing, Beaverton, OR, USA; Published 2011; page 13, family #39.
2. ↑ 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 79, family #212, Valentin Schäfer family.
3. ↑ 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 218-219, family #579, Georg Jacob Schaefer
4. ↑ 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 218, family #578.

See also:

• Personal notes and documents from direct descendant David Schäfer.

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