Christian Wilhelm Schmidt (1775 - 1838)

Born 15 Oct 1775 in Stahl am Tarlyk, Kukkus, Saratov, Russia

Husband of Christina Juliana (Meckel) Schmidt — married 1798 in Stahl am Tarlyk, Kukkus, Saratov, Russia

Descendants

Died 15 Jan 1838 at age 62 in Stahl am Tarlyk, Kukkus, Saratov, Russia

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Biography

Christian Wilhelm Schmidt was a Volga German.

Christian Wilhelm Schmidt was born 15 Oct 1775 in Stahl am Tarlyk, Volga, Russia to Peter Schmidt^[1], a first settler to Stahl am Tarlyk.

He married widowed Christina Juliana nee Meckel Grass before 1798. They had two children together.

He is listed with his step sons in 1811 census records in Stahl am Tarlyk, Johann Georg Grass, and Gottfried Adam Grass.^[2]

Christian Wilhelm Schmidt passed away 15 Jan 1838 in Stahl am Tarlyk at 62 years and 3 months.^[3]

Census

1798 Stahl am Tarlyk Census ^[4]

No. 31

Schmidt, Christian Wilhelm, age 22

Meckel, Juliana, age 35

Grass, Johann Georg, age 8 [Julian's children by deceased husband Johann Friedrich Grass]

Grass, Gottfried Adam, age 3

Grass, Otillie Christina, age 17

Grass, Anna Maria, age 14

Grass, Elisabetha Katherina, age 11

Grass, Anna Katherina, age 7

Grass, Dorothea Katherina, age 2

Grass, Ottillie, age 65 [Julian's mother-in-law, widow]

Sources

1. ↑ Schmidt|Stahl am Tarlyk|Mai|VGI
   • Mai, Brent Alan. 1798 Census of the German Colonies along the Volga: Economy, Population, and Agriculture (Lincoln, NE: American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1999): St31, St32.
   • Pleve, Igor. Einwanderung in das Wolgagebiet, 1764-1767 Band 4 (Göttingen: Göttinger Arbeitskreis, 2008): 220.
2. ↑ 1811 - 34 Colonies in Russia Village Census Records, Translated by Dr. Mila Koretnikov Rastatt, Germany, Edited by Kevin D. Rupp Hays, Kansas, American Historical Society for Germans from Russia, Lincoln, Nebraska. Copyright 2021. Page 381 (386-387) 1811St32/1798St31 Christian Wilhelm Schmidt, h 22/35 Line#10325 Johann Georg Grass, ss, 8/21
3. ↑ 1835-1861 Stahl am Tarlyk, Stepnoje, Russia Death Records, Translated by: Beth Rohn Davenport (Mueller), Jost and Enders Village Coordinator (Lansing, MI); Edited by: Donita Reich Rotherham, Laub Village Coordinator (San Diego, CA); Copy/Line Editing, Formatting, and Graphics by Mike Meisinger (Overland Park, Kansas) & James M. Weibert (St. George, Utah) Record acquisition made possible by the generous contribution from George Lauren Foundation, Copyright 2019, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, Lincoln, Nebraska. Page 3, Line 46.
4. ↑ 1798 Stahl am Tarlyk Census, No. 2812 The 1798 Description of the Saratov Colony of Stepnaya, No. 93, 1996. American Historical Society for Germans from Russia, Lincoln, Nebraska. Page 6, HH#31 Christian Wilhelm Schmidt.

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