Some sources say she was born in Grimm, but I haven't been able to document anyone with that last name in the 1897, 1857 or 1834 census. The closest name I can find is Volmer. She was probably from a different Volga German village and moved to Grimm after her marriage.
1. Birkheim, Christian Jacob, head of household, age 43, married
2. Katharina Elisabetha, wife, age 41, married [Vogel or Fogel]
3. Christian Jacob, son, age 12
4. Jacob, son, age 4
5. Katharina, daughter, age 18, single
6. Charlotte, daughter, age 10
7. Amalia, daughter, age 7
8. Katharina Elisabeth, daughter, 5 months
Enrolled in the village community, they reside at home.
Find A Grave Burial Record for Her Daughter Katharina Elisabeth[2]
Name Katherine Elisabeth Stoll Milschewski
Maiden Name Berkheim [sic]
Birth Date 28 Jul 1896
Birth Place Saratov Oblast, Russia
Death Date 27 Jan 1954
Death Place Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
Cemetery Elmwood Cemetery and Mausoleum
Plot Gypsy Section
Burial or Cremation Place River Grove, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
Has Bio? Y
Children Frieda A. Stoll
Bio "Katherine Elisabeth Berkheim (Stoll, Milschewski) was born in Grimm, (Lesnoi Karamysh), Saratov, Russia, and was the daughter of: Christian Jakob Berkheim b.1853, and Katharina Elisabeth Vogel (or Voegele, Fogel) b 1856."
Sources
↑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 28, family #191, Christian Jakob Birkheim familyl.
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Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 30 July 2019), memorial page for Katherine Elisabeth Berkheim Stoll Milschewski (28 Jul 1896–27 Jan 1954), Find A Grave: Memorial #113984398, citing Elmwood Cemetery and Mausoleum, River Grove, Cook County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by karen L. (contributor 47359820).
See also:
Personal notes, documents and photos of Katharina Elisabeth Vogel Bürkheim's great granddaughter, H. Stoll, with whom I share a DNA match. Miller-33353 16:08, 20 February 2018 (EST)
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