Born about 1864 in Grimm, Saratov, Russia

Descendants

Died before 1940 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States [uncertain]

Profile manager: Julie Mangano [send private message]

Biography

Elisabeth Katharina (Wittmann) Kaiser is a Volga German.

Elisabeth Katharina (Wittmann) Kaiser has German Roots.

Elisabeth Katharina (Wittmann) Kaiser migrated from Russia (German) to Wisconsin, USA.

Elisabeth Katharina was born in 1864 in Grimm, Russia. She married Philipp Jakob Kaiser in Grimm, and the couple went on to have these documented children:

• Amalia Kaiser, born 1887
• Katharina Kaiser, born 1888
• Philipp Jakob Kaiser, born 1890
• Katharina Elisabeth Kaiser, born 1896
• Heinrich Jakob Kaiser, born 1902
• Alexander W. Kaiser, born 1904

In the 1897 Grimm census, Philipp Jakob Kaiser's wife is named Anna Elisabeth. It's not confirmed if she is the same person as Katharina Elisabeth or if Katharina Elisabeth was a second wife. I've included the census here for reference purposes.

1897 Grimm Census ^[1]

Family # 183

Head of the Household Johann Jakob Kaiser, age 43, widower

Child #1 Philipp Kaiser, age 12

Child #2 Johann Jakob Kaiser, age 11

Child #3 Karl Kaiser, age 9

Child #4 Alexander Kaiser, age 7

Child #5 Konrad Kaiser, age 5

Child #6 Margaretha Kaiser, age 15

Brother #1 Philipp Jakob Kaiser, age 38

Wife of Brother #1 Anna Elisabeth Kaiser, age 33

Child #7 Philipp Jakob Kaiser, age 7

Child #8 Amalia Kaiser, age 10

Child #9 Katharina Kaiser, age 9

Child #10 Katharina Elisabeth Kaiser, age 8 months

Brother #2 Heinrich Kaiser, age 36, resides in Dubovka, Tsaritsyn

Wife of Brother #2 Julianna Kaiser, age 35, Dubovka, Tsaritsyn

Child #11 Heinrich Kaiser, age 1, Dubovka, Tsaritsyn

Child #12 Maria Kaiser, age 3, Dubovka, Tsaritsyn

Brother #3 Georg Jakob Kaiser, age 34, resides in Omsk

Wife of Brother #3 Christina Margaretha Kaiser, age 27, resides in Omsk

Brother #4 Konrad Kaiser, age 27, resides in Omsk

Sister #1 Christina Elisabeth Kaiser, age 47, resides in Saratov

Child #13 Georg Heinrich Kaiser, age 21, resides in Omsk

Mother Katharina Margaretha Kaiser, age 71, widow

The family immigrated to the United States in 1911. They departed from Liverpool on the S. S. Lusitania and arrived at Ellis Island, New York City, New York, on 15 December 1911. She traveled with her husband and six children, ages ranging from 3 to 22.

Immigration Record ^[2]

Name: Ekaterine Kaiser

Event Type: Immigration

Event Date: 15 Dec 1911

Event Place: Ellis Island, New York City, New York, United States

Residence Place: Grim, Russia

Gender: Female

Age: 48

Marital Status: Married

Nationality: Russia, German

Birth Year: 1863

Departure Port: Liverpool

Ship Name: Lusitania

Additional Name: Michal Kaiser

Departure Contact Name Relationship: Friend

Arrival Contact Name: Conrad Kaiser

Arrival Contact Name Relationship: Friend

Page Number: 100

Affiliate Line Number: 0002

1920 United States Federal Census ^[3]

Name: Elizebeth Kaiser

Event Type: Census

Event Date: 1920

Event Place: Fond Du Lac Ward 14, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, United States

Gender: Female

Age: 57

Marital Status: Married

Race: White

Race: White

Relationship to Head of Household: Wife

Relationship to Head of Household: Wife

Birth Year (Estimated): 1863

Birthplace: Russia

Immigration Year: 1912

Father's Birthplace: Russia

Mother's Birthplace: Russia

Sheet Letter: B

Sheet Number: 11

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Phillip Kaiser Head M 62 Russia

Elizebeth Kaiser Wife F 57 Russia

Phillip Kaiser Son M 30 Russia

Henry Kaiser Son M 18 Russia

Alex Kaiser Son M 15 Russia

1930 United States Federal Census ^[4]

Name: Elizabeth Kaiser

Event Type: Census

Event Date: 1930

Event Place: Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States

Gender: Female

Age: 66

Marital Status: Married

Race: White

Race: White

Relationship to Head of Household: Wife

Relationship to Head of Household: Wife

Birth Year (Estimated): 1864

Birthplace: Russia

Immigration Year: 1912

Father's Birthplace: Russia

Mother's Birthplace: Russia

Sheet Letter: A

Sheet Number: 2

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Philipp Kaiser Head M 72 Russia

Elizabeth Kaiser Wife F 66 Russia

Philipp Kaiser Son M 40 Russia

Alex Kaiser Son M 25 Russia

Leona Kaiser Daughter-in-law F 22 Wisconsin

Mellodine Kaiser Granddaughter F 3 Wisconsin

Patty Kaiser Granddaughter F 0 Wisconsin

Sources

1. ↑ 1897 Grimm (Lesnoi Karamysh), Russia census List, translated by Richard Rye, compiled and edited by John Groh and Henry Schmick, published by the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia 2017, Lincoln, Nebraska; page 126, family #183, Johann Jakob Kaiser family.
2. ↑ "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGPM-W7KG : 16 August 2019), Conrad Kaiser in entry for Ekaterine Kaiser, 1911.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFJP-2R7 : accessed 8 August 2019), Alex Kaiser in household of Phillip Kaiser, Fond Du Lac Ward 14, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, United States; citing ED 43, sheet 11B, line 95, family 248, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1986; FHL microfilm 1,821,986.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9Q6-82W : accessed 8 August 2019), Patty Kaiser in household of Philipp Kaiser, Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 26, sheet 2A, line 9, family 28, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2572; FHL microfilm 2,342,306.

See also:

• Schmick, Henry, Grimm village coordinator, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1897 Grimm Census, copy of Kaiser details is in the personal files of Julie Mangano, Round Rock, Texas.

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