Born 29 Sep 1880 in Grimm, Saratov, Russia

Ancestors

Husband of Katherina Elisabetha (Schultheis) Whittman — married 28 Nov 1906 in Grimm, Saratov, Russia

Descendants

Died 22 Sep 1950 in Weld County Hospital, Greeley, Weld, Colorado, USA

Profile manager: Koreen Goodman [send private message]

Biography

George (Wittmann) Whittman is a Volga German.

George (Wittmann) Whittman has German Roots.

Johann Georg Wittmann was born in 1880 in Grimm, Saratov, Russia. Johnn George Whittman farmed in the Weld County area of Colorado after his immigration in 1910. He and his wife Katherina Elisabetha Schultheis Whittman had seven children. Katie died in May of 1934. George remarried in 1937 to Mary Katrina (Reiter) Schafer. George retired in 1941 and lived northeast of Greeley. He passed away in 1950 in Greeley, Weld, Colorado, USA.

Birth

• 29 Sep 1880, Grimm, Saratov, Russia^[1]

Name variations

• Wittmann is birth name in Grimm
• Wittman with one "n" may be found in German records
• Whittman is name used in the USA after 1920 census
• Whitman in death article for his wife

Parents

• Konrad Wittmann (most likely spelling in Grimm census) listed as Conrad Whittman in U.S. SS App Claim^[2]
• Katharina Elisabeth Bürkheim name is spelled Berkime on U.S. SS App Claim^[2]

• Family bible states: Family delivered the mail or delivered the Post. They made trips to Saratov and brought mail and other goods to Grimm and nearby villages.^[3]

Siblings

• Family Bible states that Johann Georg's brothers were Phillip, John or Jacob and Conrad.^[3]
• 1897 Grimm census confirms Johann Georg's four brothers as:^[4]
  • Philipp Jakob Wittmann, age 35 (b. abt. 1862)
  • Georg Jakob Wittmann, age 32, (b. abt. 1865)
  • Konrad Wittmann, age 30, (b. abt. 1867)
  • Johann Jakob Wittmann, age 27 (b. abt. 1870)

The age differences were quite vast including the 11 year difference from Johann Jakob to Johann Georg.

Marriage

• George Wittman married Katharina Elisabetha Schultheis on 28 Nov 1906 in Grimm, Saratov, Russia^[5]

• John George Wittman married Mary Katrina (Reiter) Schafer on 14 May 1937 in Greeley, Weld, Colorado, USA.^[6][7]

Immigration

• 13 Dec 1910, Departure from Bremen, Germany via S.S. Washington^[8]

Johann Georg Wittmann Family - Ship Manifest Page 1

Heinrich Schmick, Brother-in-law in Colorado

• 23 Dec 1910, Arrival at Port of New York, NY, USA^[8]

Johann Georg Wittmann Family - Ship Manifest Page 2

LIST OR MANIFEST OF ALIEN PASSENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION OFFICER AT THE PORT OF ARRIVAL

S.S Washington sailing from Bremen, December 13th, 1910, Arriving at the Port of New York, December 23rd, 1910

Third Class

• Line 003. Wittmann, Johann Georg
  • age 30, married
  • farm laborer
  • Lesnoi, Karamisch, Saratov, Russia [Grimm]
  • Nearest relative from country: Father, Conrad Wittmann
  • Colo., New Windsor
• Line 004. Katharina Elisabeth
  • age 25, married
  • housewife
  • Lesnoi, Karamisch, Saratov, Russia [Grimm]
• Line 005. Conrad (nephew to Johann Georg and son to Conrad Wittmann)
  • age 24, farm laborer
• Line 006. Katharina (child to #5 Conrad and grandchild to Conrad Wittmann)
  • age 10 months

Residence

• 1897 Grimm, Saratov, Russia, Johann Georg Wittmann, age 16^[4]

• United States Census, 1920 - Eaton, Weld, Colorado, USA^[9]
• George Wittman, age 39

Name George Wittman [Census as recorded]

Event Type Census

Event Date 1920

Event Place Eaton, Weld, Colorado, United States

Gender Male

Age 39

Marital Status Married

Race White

Race (Original) White

Can Read Yes

Can Write Yes

Relationship to Head of Household Head

Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head

Own or Rent Rent

Birth Year (Estimated) 1881

Birthplace Russia

Immigration Year 1910

Father's Birthplace Russia

Mother's Birthplace Russia

Sheet Letter B

Sheet Number 9

Household|Role|Sex|Age|Birthplace

George Wittman Head M 39 Russia

Katie Wittman Wife F 34 Russia

Katie Wittman Daughter F 10 Russia

Mary Wittman Daughter F 6 Colorado

Led* [Lillian] Wittman Daughter F 5 Colorado

Mollie Wittman Daughter F 3 Colorado

George Wittman Son M 1 Colorado

• 1930 U.S. Census - George Whibbman [Whittman] Precinct 11, Weld, CO^[10]

U.S. Census 1930 - George Whittman Family

George Whittman Head M 49 Russia

Katharine Wife F 45 Russia

Marie Whittman Daughter F 17 Colorado

Lillian Whittman Daughter F 15 Colorado

Mollie Whittman Daughter F 13 Colorado

George Whittman Jr. Son M 11 Colorado

Conrad Whittman Son M 9 Colorado

Helen Whittman Daughter F 8 Colorado

• United States Census, 1940 - Beebe Draw, La Salle, Weld, Colorado, USA^[11]
• George Whittman, Sr., age 60

Name George Whittman Senior [Census as recorded]

Respondent Yes

Age 60

Estimated Birth Year abt 1880

Gender Male

Race White

Birthplace Russia

Marital Status Married

Relation to Head of House Head

Home in 1940 Beebe Draw, Weld, Colorado

Map of Home in 1940 Beebe Draw, Weld, Colorado

Farm Yes

Inferred Residence in 1935 Rural, Weld, Colorado

Residence in 1935 Rural Weld Colorado

Resident on farm in 1935 Yes

Citizenship Naturalized

Sheet Number 8B

Number of Household in Order of Visitation 128

House Owned or Rented Rented

Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented 200

Attended School or College No

Highest Grade Completed Elementary school, 4th grade

Income 0

Income Other Sources No

Household Members

Name | Age

George Whittman Senior, age 60

Mary Whittman, wife age 58

• U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942^[1]

Name John George Wettman

Gender Male

Residence Age 61

Birth Date 29 Sep 1880

Birth Place Kremm, Russia

Residence Date 1942

Residence Place Greeley, Colorado

Household Members

Name Age 61

John George Wettman

Residence: 814 A Street, Greeley, CO

Mailing Address: Rt. 2 Box 1A, Greeley, CO

Name and Address of someone who will always know your address: Mrs. Phillip Krumm.

Death

• 22 Sep 1950 in the Weld County Hospital in Greeley, Weld, Colorado, USA^[12]

J.G. Whittman Dies Here Friday Morning - Obituary

Burial

• Linn Grove Cemetery, Greeley, Weld County, Colorado, USA

Plot: Blk C, lot 38, spc 3

• Find a Grave Memorial ID#:65312505

Research Notes

[14 Aug 2018] Note by: Koreen Goodman

• Found parents through SS App:

U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

Name John George Whittman

Gender Male

Race White

Birth Date 29 Sep 1880

Birth Place Soviet Union

Father Conrad Whittman

Mother Katherine Berkime

SSN 522224863

Notes Sep 1941: Name listed as JOHN GEORGE WHITTMAN

Household Members

Name Age

Katherine Berkime

Conrad Whittman

John George Whittman

• Death certificate lists father's name as George, so possibly Conrad was George Conrad.
• Working with Julie Mangano to locate in 1897 Grimm census to verify parents and enter information.

[15 Aug 2018] Note by: Koreen Goodman

• Julie Mangano (thank you Julie!) confirmed with census records the family of this profile. She continues to work on recent Grimm census to WikiTree.
• Additional research for this family line can be searching for the Germany records.
• Germanic Origins from AHSGR lists:

WittmanFN: said by the Rohleder FSL to be fromUC Amberg. Spelled :Wittmann and maiden name of the wife given as Lederhos in 1798 (Mai1798:Rl19, Mt2).

WittmannFN: not found in an FSL but was in the 1775 Grimm census #163. For 1798 see Mai1798:Gm8 and 25).

WittmannFN: said by the Herzog FSL to be fromUC Regensburg.

WittmannFN: said by the Holstein FSL to be fromUC Nelzinei(?), Darmstadt. Later also spelled Wiedemann.

WittmannFN: said by the Kano FSL to be fromUC Reinberg. For 1798 see Mai1798:Wm24.

WittmannFN: said by the Preuss FSL to be fromUC Hammerstein, Kurpfalz.

Wittmann/Wiedemann{Hans/ J. Georg}FN: son of Wiedemann{J.Georg Sr.}, fromUC Kuernbach Condominum (a creature of Kuernbach, Hessen Darmstadt Landgraviate and Gueglingen Amt, Wuerttemberg), arrived at Flensburg, Schleswig Royal Duchy in June 1762. With his Legeler wife {Catharina} and son, he reregistered in a Danish German colony as late as April 1765 (EEE p.645). Not in Kulberg or in T. By July 1766 they were settled in Reinwald FSL #12 which said he was fromUC Killingen[sic?), Wuerttemberg [Duchy]. This family in 1768 went to Doenhof according to the Reinwald FSL, and in Mai1798 they were living at Mai1798:Kt17 under the name Wittmann.

Wittmann/Widmann/Wiedmann{Wendell}FN: Lutheran from Spoeck, Baden-Durlach Margraviate, arrived at Schleswig city, Schleswig Royal Duchy in May 1761. By July 1766 they were settled in Reinwald FSL#37 which said he was from UC Baden-]Durlach [Margraviate. I could not find this family in the 1798 census index.

WittmannFN: said by the Schwed FSL to be fromUC Berlin, Preussen. I could not find them or likely descendants in Mai1798.

WittmannFN: said by the 1798 Stahl-am-Tarlyk census to be the maiden name of frau Brunckhorst (Mai1798:St3).

WittmannFN: Frank Jacobs says Prof. Pleve says an [unnamed] FSL says such a family came fromUC Reischburg, Austria.

WittmannFN: also see Widmann and Wittman. [Data from AHSGR German Origins online [2] accessed 15 Aug 2018 by Koreen Goodman].

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Colorado; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 147; U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942; Ancestry.com; 2010.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015; Provo, UT, USA; Name listed as JOHN GEORGE WHITTMAN, parents Conrad Whittman and Katherine Berkime.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Stencel, John. Grandson to George and Katherina Whittman, 14 Aug 2018, as told to Koreen Goodman via email.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} 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 284, family #290.
5. ↑ Stencel, John. Grandson to George and Katherina Whittman, 9 Aug 2018, as told to Koreen Goodman via email. Katherina's death certificate in the possession of Koreen's second cousin 1 x removed: John Stencel.
6. ↑ "Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KNQY-X4W : 8 December 2017), John George Wittman and Mary Katrina Schafer, 14 May 1937, Greeley, Weld, Colorado, United States; citing no. 16315, State Archives, Denver; FHL microfilm 1,690,150.
7. ↑ "United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVSQ-RYBX : 17 March 2018), Mrs Marie Brehm in entry for Conrad Schafer, 15 May 1930; citing Obituary, in ""; American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, Lincoln, Nebraska.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Ellis Island Passenger records; Wittmann, Johann Georg;PASSENGER ID 103376100028; FRAME 274; LINE NUMBER 3; SHIP NAME George Washington; passenger search accessed 10 Aug 2018 [[1]]
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXLF-4HC : accessed 10 August 2018), George Wittman, Eaton, Weld, Colorado, United States; citing ED 237, sheet 9B, line 97, family 84, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 172; FHL microfilm 1,820,172.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7WZ-BQL : accessed 8 February 2019), George Whibbman, Precinct 11, Weld, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 22, sheet 5B, line 81, family 104, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 251; FHL microfilm 2,339,986.
11. ↑ 1940 United States Federal Census; Year: 1940; Census Place: Beebe Draw, Weld, Colorado; Roll: m-t0627-00481; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 62-37; Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; 2012; Provo, UT, USA.
12. ↑ Newspapers.com; Greeley Daily Tribune, Greeley, Colorado, USA; 22 Sep 1950, Friday; Page 12; https://www.newspapers.com/image/25031136/?terms=george%2Bwhittman; accessed by Koreen Goodman 22 Jan 2019.

• Liberty Ellis Foundation - Ellis Island Passenger Records https://www.libertyellisfoundation.org

• "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JJX9-QJS : 30 January 2018), Johann Georg Wittmann, 1910. Page 2 Ship Manifest.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2Q-6QHZ : 13 December 2015), John G Whittman, 1950; Burial, Greeley, Weld, Colorado, United States of America, Linn Grove Cemetery; citing record ID 65312505, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

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