Elisabeth (Leonhardt) Kaiser (1879 - 1951)

Born 11 Dec 1879 in Grimm, Saratov, Russia

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Descendants

Died 1951 at about age 71 in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States

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Biography

Elisabeth (Leonhardt) Kaiser was a Volga German.

Elisabeth (Leonhardt) Kaiser has German Roots.

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

Family #179 in the 1897 Grimm census.

Birth Date and Place

• about 1880
• Grimm, Saratov, Russia

Parents

• Alexander Leonhardt II
• Katharina Elisabeth (Unknown) Kerbel

Marriage

• Philipp Jakob Kaiser
• by 1903
• Grimm, Saratov, Russia

Immigration

• 1905: Departed from Bremen, final destination the United States; refused entry due to sick child; returned to Bremen and immigrated to Argentina

• 1909: Approximate date of return to Grimm, Russia

• 09 December 1911: Depart Grimm, Russia, final destination the United States on the S. S. Lusitania from Liverpool to New York City

Children

• Maria Kaiser, born 1904
• August Kaiser, born 1911

Death Date and Place

• 1951
• Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States

Elisabeth, maiden name unknown for now, was born in 1880 in Grimm, Russia. She married fellow Grimmer Philipp Kaiser, and the couple had at least three children:

• Elisabeth Kaiser, born in 1903
• Maria Kaiser, born 1904
• August Kaiser, born 1911

In late 1905, Philipp and his brother Georg Jakob "Jake" began to make plans to immigrate with their families to the United States. The exact details of that sea voyage are still being researched. When they arrived at the U.S. port, however, one of the children had an ear infection and was denied entry. Rather than split up the families, they both decided to go instead to Argentina where there were other large German populations.

The circuitous route took them back to Hamburg Germany, where they boarded a ship bound for La Plata, Argentina. Traveling steerage, they made the ardurous journey which included stops in Dover, England; Boulogne-sur-Mer, France; Coruña Spain; Lisbon, Portugal; and finally La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

It's unclear how long the family remained in Argentina. Her brother-in-law Jake's wife was unhappy there, and his family eventually returned to Russia. They finally made a successful journey to the United States in 1911, living for a few years in Colorado before making Fond du Lac, Wisconsin their home.

1897 Grimm Census ^[1]

Family # 179

Head of the Household Alexander Leonhardt, age 55

Wife Katharina Elisabeth Leonhardt, age 55

Child #1 Michael Leonhardt, age 36

Wife of Child #1 Katharina Margaretha Leonhardt, age 36

Grandchild #1 Alexander Leonhardt, age 14

Grandchild #2 Karl Leonhardt, age 8

Grandchild #3 Jakob Leonhardt, age 3

Grandchild #4 Christian Jakob Leonhardt, age 2

Grandchild #5 Amalia Leonhardt age 10

Grandchild #6 Katharina Margaretha Leonhardt, age 6

Child #2 Alexander Leonhardt, age 25

Child #3 Elisabeth Leonhardt, age 17

Child #4 Katharina Margaretha Leonhardt, age 12

Unnamed Brother [Johann Karl Leonhardt], deceased

Wife of Unnamed Brother Maria Katharina Leonhardt, age 65, widow

Child #5 Alexander Leonhardt, age 40

Wife of Child #5 Amalia Leonhardt, age 37

Grandchild #7 Alexander Leonhardt age 16

Grandchild #8 Karl Leonhardt, age 12

Grandchild #9 Friedrich Leonhardt, age 4

Grandchild #10 Emilia Leonhardt, age 9

Grandchild #11 Maria Leonhardt, age 7 months

Unnamed Brother

Child #6 Karl Leonhardt, age 24, single, in military service

Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934 ^[2]

Name: Philipp Kaiser

Gender: männlich (Male)

Departure Age: 34

Ethnicity/Nationality: Russland (Russian)

Relationship: Vater (Father)

Occupation: Kolonist

Birth Date: abt 1872

Residence: Saratow (Saratov)

Departure Date: 2 Feb 1906

Port of Departure: Hamburg

Destination: Buenos Aires

Port of Arrival: Dover; Boulogne-sur-Mer; Coruna; Lissabon; La Plata; Buenos Aires

Ship Name: Cap Blanco

Shipping Clerk: Hamburg-Amerika Linie (Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft)

Shipping line: Hamburg-Südamerikanische Dampfschifffahrt-Gesellschaft

Ship Type: Dampfschiff, kein Auswandererschiff

Ship Flag: Deutschland

Accommodation: Zwischendeck

Volume: 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 175

Household Members: Name Age

Philipp Kaiser 34

Elisabeth Kaiser 25

Elisabeth Kaiser 3

Maria Kaiser 1 Jahr 6 Monate

1930 United States Federal Census ^[3]

Name Philip Kieser [sic]

Event Type Census

Event Date 1930

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

Gender Male

Age 58

Marital Status Married

Race White

Race (Original) White

Relationship to Head of Household Head

Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head

Birth Year (Estimated) 1872

Birthplace Russia

Immigration Year 1911

Father's Birthplace Russia

Mother's Birthplace Russia

Sheet Letter A

Sheet Number 6

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Philip Kieser Head M 58 Russia

Elizebth Kieser Wife F 50 Russia

August Kieser Son M 18 Russia

1940 United States Federal Census ^[4]

Name Elizabeth Kaiser

Event Type Census

Event Date 1940

Event Place Ward 6, Fond Du Lac, Fond Du Lac City, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States

Sex Female

Age 60

Marital Status Married

Race (Original) White

Race White

Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Wife

Relationship to Head of Household Wife

Birthplace Russia

Birth Year (Estimated) 1880

Last Place of Residence Same House

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Philip Kaiser Head M 68 Russia

Elizabeth Kaiser Wife F 60 Russia

August Kaiser Son M 28 Russia

Illinois, Northern District Naturalization Index ^[5]

Name Elizabeth Kaiser

Event Type Naturalization

Event Place Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin

Event Date 1941

Birth Year 1879

Birthplace Russia

Find A Grave Burial Record ^[6]

Name Elizabeth Kaiser

Event Type Burial

Event Place Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States of America

Photograph Included Y

Affiliate Record Identifier 141142097

Cemetery Estabrooks Cemetery

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 158, family #179, Alexander Leonhardt family.
2. ↑ Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934, Staatsarchiv Hamburg; Hamburg, Deutschland; Hamburger Passagierlisten; Microfilm No.: K_1793. Source Information: Staatsarchiv Hamburg. Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2008. Original data: Staatsarchiv Hamburg, Bestand: 373-7 I, VIII (Auswanderungsamt I). Mikrofilmrollen K 1701 - K 2008, S 17363 - S 17383, 13116 - 13183. See: http://ancstry.me/2xhv1rq.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9Q6-8M7 : accessed 5 March 2018), Elizebth Kieser in household of Philip Kieser, Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 27, sheet 6A, line 41, family 128, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2572; FHL microfilm 2,342,306.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7VP-SM6 : accessed 9 September 2017), Philip Kaiser, Ward 6, Fond Du Lac, Fond Du Lac City, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 20-18, sheet 4B, line 58, family 50, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4479.
5. ↑ "Illinois, Northern District Naturalization Index, 1840-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKG4-HSB : 12 December 2014), Elizabeth Kaiser, 1941; citing Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, NARA microfilm publication M1285 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 94; FHL microfilm 1,432,094.
6. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #141142097 : accessed 04 March 2018), memorial page for Elizabeth Kaiser (1879–1951), Find A Grave Memorial no. 141142097, citing Estabrooks Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, USA ; Maintained by Betty Thurk Babler (contributor 47501219).