Katharina (Trott) Markheim (1897 - 1979)

Born 8 Nov 1897 in Grimm, Saratov, Russia

Ancestors

Died 22 Oct 1979 at age 81 in Eldorado, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States

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Biography

Katharina (Trott) Markheim was a Volga German.

Katharina (Trott) Markheim has German Roots.

Katharina (Trott) Markheim migrated from Russia (German) to Wisconsin, USA.

Family #80 in the 1897 Grimm census.

Katharina Trott was born about 1900 in Grimm, Russia, to parents Christian Jakob Trott and Elisabeth (Fritzler) Trott. Her birth year is based on her age when she immigrated to the United States in 1911. I am including her family's last census listing in Grimm, Russia, so descendants can see who she is descended from.

1897 Grimm Census ^[1]

Note that in this census, their surname is spelled Drott, but that is a census taker error. Their surname was spelled Trott. Her father was Child #1, Christian [Jakob] Drott/Trott, and she was the next child born after Grandchild #4, Maria.

Family # 80

Head of the Household Heinrich Drott [sic], age 60

Wife Elisabeth Droff [sic], age 54

Child #1 Christian [Jakob] Drott [sic], age 30, first son with this name

Wife of Child #1 Elisabeth Drott [sic], age 30

Grandchild #1 Friedrich Drott [sic], age 4

Grandchild #2 Katharina Margaretha Drott [sic], age 7

Grandchild #3 Elisabeth Drott [sic], age 3

Grandchild #4 Maria Drott [sic], age 1

Child #2 Heinrich Drott [sic], age 19

Child #3 Christian Jakob Droff, age 10, second some with this name

Child #4 Amalia Drott [sic], age 20, married, no other details regarding her husband are listed here

Child #5 Charlotta Drott [sic], age 14

Katharina Trott and her family immigrated to the United States in 1911. Her widowed grandmother also accompanied the family. They boarded the S.S. Willehad in Bremen, Germany, on 23 November 1911 and arrived in Baltimore on 09 December 1911. After staying briefly with relative Christian Trott (not her father) in Cincinnati, Ohio, the family settled in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Note that on the passenger manifest list attached to this profile, her surname was misspelled as Drott.

Baltimore, Passenger Lists, 1820-1964 ^[2]

Name: Katharina Drott

Gender: Male

Race: German

Birthdate: 1900

Age: 11

Arrival Date: Dec 1911

Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany

Ship Name: Willehad

Port of Arrival: Baltimore, Maryland

Friend's Name: Christian Drott

Last Residence: Russia

Page: 215

She married Jacob Markheim before 1918. That year, her husband filed a petition for U.S. citizenship while housed on a military base in Houston, Texas. His petition says he was living at Camp Logan in Houston. The petition goes on to state that his wife Katie was still living in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. A copy of his petition is attached to this profile.

Jakob Markheim's Petition for Citizenship ^[3]

Name: Katie

Spouse: Jacob Markheim

Relatives: Name Relation

Jacob Markheim Self (Head)

Katie Spouse

Court District: Southern District of Texas

1920 United States Federal Census ^[4]

Name: Jake Markham [sic] should be Markheim

Age: 24

Birth Year: abt 1896

Birthplace: Croatia

Home in 1920: Fond du Lac Ward 13, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

Street: North Main Street

House Number: 150

Residence Date: 1920

Race: White

Gender: Male

Immigration Year: 1912

Relation to Head of House: Head

Marital status: Married

Spouse's name: Kate Markham

Father's Birthplace: Croatia

Mother's Birthplace: Croatia

Native Tongue: Russian OL

Able to Speak English: Yes

Occupation: B??

Home Owned or Rented: Rent

Naturalization Status: Naturalized

Able to Read: Yes

Able to Write: Yes

Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members: Name Age

Jake Markham 24

Kate Markham 22

Helen Markham 0

1930 United States Federal Census ^[5]

Name: Katherine Markheim [Katherine Markheins]

Birth Year: abt 1898

Gender: Female

Race: White

Birthplace: Russia

Marital status: Married

Relation to Head of House: Wife

Homemaker?: Yes

Home in 1930: Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA

Map of Home: View Map

Street address: North Brooke

Ward of City: 13

House Number: 164

Dwelling Number: 107

Family Number: 127

Age at first Marriage: 20

Attended School: No

Able to Read and Write: Yes

Father's Birthplace: Russia

Mother's Birthplace: Russia

Language Spoken: Russian

Immigration Year: 1912

Naturalization: Naturalized

Able to Speak English: No

Household Members: Name Age

Jacob Markheim 34

Katherine Markheim 32

Helen Markheim 10

Florence Markheim 9

Eleanore Markheim 7

Harold Markheim 6

Dolores Markheim 4

Alex Popp 46

Gus Abraham 37

U.S., WWII Jewish Servicemen Cards, 1942-1947 ^[6]

This record helps show that the family was still living in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, in the 1940s. I haven't been able to find a census record for them yet, and suspect it is because their surname was misspelled.

Name: Harry Markheim

Next of Kin: Katherine Markheim

Residence: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States

Record Date: 21 Sep 1945

Relationship: Mother

Wisconsin Death Index ^[7]

Name: Katherine Markheim

Age: 81

Sex: F (Female)

Birth Date: abt 1898

Death Date: 22 Oct 1979

Location: Fodu (May be abbreviated)

Certificate: 023324

U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 ^[8]

Name: Katherine Markheim

SSN: 391-05-1880

Last Residence: 54932 Eldorado, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, USA

Born: 8 Nov 1897

Last Benefit: 54935, Fond Du Lac, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, United States of America

Died: Oct 1979

State (Year) SSN issued: Wisconsin (Before 1951)

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 37, family #80, Heinrich Drott/Trott family.
2. ↑ Baltimore, Passenger Lists, 1820-1964, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Records of the US Customs Service, RG36; NAI Number: 2655153; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85, Katharina Drott [sic], born 1900, German from Russia; Ancestry.com online database, accessed 07 July 2023.
3. ↑ The National Archives at Fort Worth; Fort Worth, Texas; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: 21. Jacob Markheim, wife Katie, Southern District of Texas, 1918; Ancestry.com online database, accessed 07 July 2023.
4. ↑ Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Jake Markham/Markheim, age 24, birth place Croatia, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fond du Lac Ward 13, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_1986; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 42; Ancestry.com online database, accessed 07 July 2023.
5. ↑ United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Katharine Markheim, born about 1898, Year: 1930; Census Place: Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0026; FHL microfilm: 2342306; Ancestry.com online database, accessed 07 July 2023.
6. ↑ Alphabetical Master Cards, 1942–1947; Series VI, Card Files—Bureau of War Records, Master Index Cards, 1943–1947; National Jewish Welfare Board, Bureau of War Records, 1940–1969; I-52; boxes 273–362. New York, New York: American Jewish Historical Society, Center for Jewish History. Katherina Markehim, mother of Harry Markheim, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Box #: 324; Box Info: Mandel - Markus; Archive Collection #: I-52; Ancestry.com online database, accessed 07 July 2023.
7. ↑ Wisconsin Vital Records Office. Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-67, 1969-97. Madison, Wisconsin, USA: Wisconsin Department of Health. Katherine Markheim, age 81, died 22 October 1979 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin; Ancestry.com online database, accessed 07 July 2023.
8. ↑ Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. Katherine Markheim, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, died October 1979; Ancestry.com online database, accessed 07 July 2023.