Berschauer Genealogy

I met Viktor via an email message he sent to me in early 1999. His message was written in German. He only knew German and I only know English. So through the help of friends and my German 101 class, we began a dialogue. His message said, I found your Home Page on the internet but can not understand because of English.

So, with the help of translation programs and friends, I translated the Berschauer pages into German. I emailed him with the location of the translated pages and a dialogue began. We have determined that we are directly related. My Great Grandfather, John Jakob, and his Great Great Grandfather, John Georg, were brothers.

Translation by: Axel Schäfer, Söhrewald, Hessen, Deutschland
Genealogy by: Viktor Berschauer, Freiberg, Deutschland

My grandpa told me the following: His Grandpa had two brothers, Jacob and Jarjam (probably Adam).
This was told to him by his father ( thats how grandpa remembers today). Jarjam(Adam) went from Kratzke to America and back, two times, after the third time he stayed in America. There is no further information. With all this information, and help from my aunt Amalie Neubauer, I set up a genealogy of our family.

  1. Berschauer, Jegor/Georg born and died in Kratzke married Eva(Eyflis) Mai born in Kratzke died 1925 in Hoffental.
    1. Jarjam(Adam) born around 1870 in Kratzke died around 1920 Hoffental married Marieles Mai born around 1870 Kratzke died around 1920 in Hoffental
      1. Jorich/Georg born 1899 in Kratzke
      2. Alexander born 1901 in Krazke
      3. Adam born 1905 in Kratzke
      4. Emanuel born 1907 in Kratzke
      5. Heinrich born 1915 in Hoffental
    2. Marieles born around 1875 in Kratzke died around 1913 in Kratzke. Husband unknown.
    3. Philipp born around 1880-1882 in Kratzke died 1938 in Hoffental arrested and shot by the KGB. His first wife Magdalena Mai born 1880 in Kratzke died 1922 in Hoffental.
      1. Maria born 1905 in Kratzke died around 1961-62 in Oktjabrskoe(Hoffental) married Alexander Mai born 1905 in Kratzke died 1931 in Frunse
      2. Amalia born 24 Dec 1907 in Kratzke died 197.. in Oktjabrskoe married Jager Mai born 1899 in Kratzke died 1934 in Hoffental
      3. Johannes born 31 Dec 1909 in Kratzke died 1938 (Shot by the KGB with his father.)
      4. Philipp (lives since 1992 in Freiburg,Deutschland) born 02 Feb 1917 in Hoffental married Sophie-Elisabeth Leinweber born 15 Feb 1914 Pobotschino,Omsk died at the 26 Sep 1995 in Freiburg(Deutschland)
        1. Alexander (lives since 1992 in Freiburg,Deutschland) born 29 Jul 42 in Potschinoe, married 05 Sep 1963 Nina Alexenko born 13 Feb 1945 in Blagodatnoe, divorced 03 Apr 90 in Oktjabrskoe
          1. Elina born 19 May 1964 in Oktjabrskoe married Alexander Kuhlieber born 17 Sep 1963 in Kalatschi
            1. Natali born 07 Sep 1984 in Oktjabrskoe
            2. Anton born 03 Jun 1986 in Oktjabrskoe
          2. Viktor(lives since 1994 in Freiburg,Deutschland ) born 08 Nov 1966 in Oktjabrskoe 19 Apr 1991 married Viktoria Dschabarowa born 1968 in Kajrakkum
            1. Philipp born 04 Mar 1992 in Novosibirsk
            2. Stefanie born 28 Aug 1995 in Freiburg
        2. Elisabeth born 06 Aug 1947 in Oktjabrskoe married 15 Sep 1965 Nikolaus Schkurenko born 13 Oct 1940 in Iwanowka(lives since 1993 in Freiburg,Deutschland)
          1. Waldemar born 18 Jun 1966 in Karasuk married 04 Jul 1987 Natalie Kogemjako born 04 Jun 1968 in Karasuk
            1. Denis born 31 May 1995 in Karasuk
          2. Manuel born 23 Apr 1976 in Karasuk
        3. Amalia born 22 Dec 1950 in Oktjabrskoe married 19 Aug 1972 Viktor Neubauer born 25 Aug 1951 Karpinsk (lives since 1990 in Freiburg,Deutschland)
          1. Artur born 01 Jun 1973 in Talas
          2. Waldemar born 03 Sep 1976 in Talas
          3. Helena born 03 Jan 1989 Karasuk
        4. Lydia born 20 Oct 1952 in Kalatschi married 28 Sep 1974 Emanuel Mai born 26 Aug 1952 in Potschinoe (lives since 1992 in Freiburg ,Deutschland)
            Alexander born 01 Nov 1975 in Oktjabrskoe
          1. Viktor born 29 Jan 1992 in Oktjabrskoe
        5. Philipp born 12 Mar 1957 in Kalatschi married 22 Feb 1979 Tanja Barbanakowa born 02 Oct 1959 in Bygotak (lives 1991 in Freiburg, Deutschland)
          1. Maria born 20 Oct 1979 in Novosibirsk
          2. Natalie born 24 May 1982 in Novosibirsk
        6. Maria born 27 Nov 58 in Oktjabrskoe married 29 Apr 1981 Valerie Kutzich born 04 Mar 1958 in Jelzowka (lives since 1994 in Freiburg, Deutschland)
          1. Michael born 02 May 1982 in Prokopjewsk
      5. Elisabeth born 06 Aug 1920 in Hoffental died 07 Aug 1997 in Berlin married Georg Bender born 15 Feb 1928 in Hoffental died 29 Nov 1985 in Oktjabrskoe
        (They have eight children and I do not have information about there families.)

        Philipp's (1880-1938) second wife Elisabeth Maier born 1899 Kratzke died 1948 in Oktjabrskoe
        (chlidren are from this second marriage)

      6. Andreas born 10 May 1928 in Hoffental died 21 Jan 98 in Uspenka married Lidia Dittel
      7. Alexander born 1936 in Potschinoe (lives since 199... in Deutschland )
    4. Eva born around 1885 in Kratzke died around 1920 in Hoffental
  2. Jakob born 18.. in Kratzke married Eva??18.. born in Kratzke
    1. Jacob
    2. Heinrich
    3. Manuel
    4. Viktor
    5. Frieda
    6. Emma
    7. Lidia(geb.1912)
    8. Eva
  3. Jarjam(Adam) born 18.. in Kratzke; Resetteled in America.

P. S. About other possibly existing brothers and sisters of the grandpa of our grandpa, we do not have any Informations. Hoffental (now called Oktjabrskoe ) is a village in Siberia, established by Volga-Germans after the Stolypin-Reform in 1913.

(Translator's comment)
I was curious about Stolypin and looked him up in the encyclopedia:

Pjotr Arkadjewitsch Stolypin, born Dresden 1862, died Kiew 1911
He was Minister of the Interior in Russia since 1906. The aim of his reform was to stabilize the social conditions in the villages in order to get farmers more economically healthy.