Die Reise nach Russland.




Deutscher Familie Ursprünge

Durch: Brent Mai

Zeichnung der deutschen Wurzeln unserer Vorfahren ist eine schwierige Aufgabe, aber eine Auskunft oft zu die wir der meiste Wunsch entdecken. Einige Forschung, die in Russland gemacht worden hat ist ist, identifiziert wenigstens das deutsche Gebiet Zentrales Europa, von dem eine besondere Familie gekommen. Eine Notiz ist gemacht worden sind worden, daß diese Informationen nicht noch durch Prüfen von deutschen Aufzeichnungen bestätigt. Wenn diese Informationen bestätigt worden wird sind, gemerkt das auch. Während in Russland und Deutschland fortsetzt können forscht, ändern die Informationen über dieser Seite oft.

Es gab beträchtliche Bewegung unter den deutschen Kolonien durch die Kolonisten, besonders während des frühen Siedlung Jahre. Es gab auch eine große Anzahl Ehen hat, in den eine Kratzke Braut oder Bräutigam ihrem Gegenstück in einer anderen Kolonie gefunden. Aus diesem Grund, werden Sie namen aufgeführt unter dem nicht "Hauptlinie" Kratzke Familien, aber dennoch, verwandt finden ist.

Bangert
Witwe Sophia Bangert, eine Witwe, und ihr Sohn von Kunel (nicht bestätigt) im deutschen Pfalz sind in Dietel 1767 an 1 Juli angekommen. Über den Jahren hat Nachkommen dieser Familie in den Kratzke Familien geheiratet.

Bender
Die Bender Familie erscheint zu, eine der ursprünglichen Familien sein, in Kratzke beseitigen. Es wird nicht noch gewußt haben von was deutsches Gebiet das sie hervorgebracht.

Benzel
Valentin Benzel (geboren 1747) und seine Frau Anna Elisabeth (geboren 1739) sind vom deutschen Dorf von Engheim (nicht bestätigt) im Kurpfalz gekommen. Sie sind in Oranienbaum 1766 an Bord das an 13 September angekommen Grap. Sie sind in Kautz 1767 an 3 August angekommen. Die Familien von Kratzke mit Frickel Vorfahren werden auch den Benzel Zuname in ihrer Abstammung finden.

Berschauer
Der Berschauer Name beginnt zu, in der Lutheran Kirche Aufzeichnungen in der Dietel/Kratzke Gemeinde im frühen 1800s erscheinen. Die Geburt von drei Kindern ist der erst Berschauers wird, aufgezeichnet, der. Es gibt eine Frau auf dem 1798 Zensus von Kratzke, dessen Mädchen Name war Borshau Welcher Berschauer sein könnte. Es gab auch ein Daniel Burgard Wer die Namen von Kindern beinahe ist, passen Sie werden dem ersten drei Berschauer Kindern, die in /Kirche Aufzeichnungen aufgezeichnet an. Daniel war von einer Gemeinde in Berlin Prussia.

Blähm
War Georg Blähm (geboren 1742) vom Dorf von Hroserei (??) auf deutsch Holstein. Er ist in Shcherbakovka auf 20 1766 angekommen Kann. Drei von seinen Kindern haben zu Kratzke in 1796 bewegt.

Boxberger
Die Boxberger Familie erscheint zu, eine der ursprünglichen Familien sein, in Kratzke beseitigen. Es wird nicht noch gewußt haben von was deutsches Gebiet das sie hervorgebracht.

Deines
Johann Georg Deines war geboren (1721/1722) vom deutschen Gebiet von Darmstadt. Er und seine Familie sind in Oranienbaum Russland an Bord das angekommen Maria Sophia An 25 Juli 1766. Sie haben in Dönhof 1767 an 18 Juni beseitigt. Ein Zweig dieser Familie ist in Dönhof geblieben. In 1788 hat ein Sohn zu Norka bewegt. Zwischen 1798-1816 haben ein anderer Sohn und seine Familie zu Kratzke bewegt.

Dietz
David Dietz (geboren 1714) war vom deutschen Gebiet um Erbach (nicht bestätigt). Er und seine Familie haben in Shcherbakovka 1765 an 15 Juni beseitigt. Sie haben zu Kratzke in 1796 bewegt.

Fabrizius
Georg Fabrizius (geboren 1736) ist nach Russland als ein einzelner Mann von Wibstrant Finnland (nicht bestätigt) gekommen. Er ist in Kratzke an 7 August (1766 oder 1767) angekommen.

Frank
Philipp Frank (geboren 1719) war geboren im Dorf von Schreisheim (bestätigt) im deutschen Kurpfalz. Er und seine Familie sind in Oranienbaum Russland an Bord das Schiff Mercury an 8 August 1766 angekommen. Sie haben in Kautz an 20 Juli 1767 beseitigt. Über den Jahren hat vieler Nachkommen dieser Familie in den Kratzke Familien geheiratet.

Frickel
Conrad Frickel (geboren 1725) war vom Dorf von Otenheim (nicht bestätigt) im deutschen Kurpfalz. Er ist in Oranienbaum Russland an 25 Juli 1766 an Bord ein Schiff unter dem Befehl von Sorner angekommen. Seine Familie hat in Kautz an 20 Juli 1767 beseitigt. Über den Jahren hat vieler Nachkommen dieser Familie in den Kratzke Familien geheiratet.

Hoffman
Die Hoffman Familie hat ursprünglich in Warenburg beseitigt, der zu Kratzke in 1796 bewegt. Es wird nicht noch von was deutsches Gebiet das sie oder gewußt haben sind hervorgebracht, als sie in Russland angekommen.

Jäger
Die Jäger Familie erscheint zu, eine der ursprünglichen Familien sein, in Kratzke beseitigen. Es wird nicht noch von was deutsches Gebiet das sie oder gewußt haben haben hervorgebracht, als sie Russland eingetragen.

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Kern
The Kern (perhaps Körn) family appears to be one of the original families to settle in Kratzke. It is not yet known from what German area they originated or when they entered Russia.

Klein
David Klein (born 1727) and his family arrived in Oranienbaum Russia on 22 July 1766 from the village of Frelmasen (not confirmed) in the German Kurpfalz. They settled in Kautz on 20 May 1767. Descendants of this family married into Kratzke families over the years.

Knaub
Johann Conrad Knaub (born 1751) was from the village of Groshausen (not confirmed) in the German region around Darmstadt. He, his mother, and his siblings arrived in Oranienbaum Russia on 8 August 1766 aboard the ship Mercury. They settled in Kautz on 20 July 1767. Over the years, many descendants of this family married into the Kratzke families.

Knaus
The Knaus family appears to be one of the original families to settle in Kratzke. It is not yet known from what German area they originated or when they arrived in Russia.

Kraus
The Kraus family appears to be one of the original families to settle in Kratzke. It is not yet known from what German area they originated or when they arrived in Russia.

Krug
Johann Jakob Krug is believed to have died enrute to Russia. His wife (Magdalena - born 1739) and children arrived in Oranienbaum Russia aboard the Deperle on 18 June 1766. They arrived in Kratzke in 1767. In 1821, one branch of this family moved to Dietel. Decendants from both Kratzke and Dietel eventually immigrated to Russell County, Kansas.

Maier
At this time, there appear to be two unrelated Maier families that settled in Kratzke, neither of them having settled there originally.

1. Christoph Maier originally settled in Scherbakovka. He, his wife, and some of his children moved to Kratzke in 1796. Other children remained in Scherbakovka. Decendants from both the Kratzke and the Scherbakovka lines eventually immigrated to Russell County, Kansas.

2. Another Christopher Maier, son of Alexander Meier and Katharina Diete of Döhnof, came to Kratzke in 1796 when he married Maria Elisabeth Stoll. It is not yet known from what German area they originated or when they arrived in Russia.

Maÿ
There were two related lines of the Maÿ family that settled in Kratzke. Johann Georg Maÿ (born 1710) and his family from Spachbrüchen (confirmed), a German village near Dieburg, and his 2nd cousin's widow Eva and her family from the same German village arrived in Oranienbaum Russia aboard the Gips on 31 July 1766. They arrived in Holstein on 7 July 1767. Eva's sons moved to Kratzke between 1798-1802. Descendants from both the Holstein and Kratzke lines eventually immigrated to Russell County, Kansas. The Lutheran church records in Kratzke change the spelling of Maÿ to Mai beginning in the 1830's. This is the same time that the German spelling for the month of May also changes from Maÿ to Mai in the church's records.

Michaelis
The Michaelis family appears to be one of the original families to settle in Kratzke. It is not yet known from what German area they originated or when they arrived in Russia.

Müller
The Müller family appears to be one of the original families to settle in Kratzke. It is not yet known from what German area they originated or when they arrived in Russia.

Niedens
Johann Samuel Niedens (born 1735), his wife Maria Katharina (born 1724/1739), and their daughter arrived in Kratzke on 8 May 1767. In some records Johann Samuel is called Heinich Samuel and his wife is called Katharina Dorothea. In either case, they appear to have been called "Heinrich" and "Katharina". It is not known from what German area they originated or when they arrived in Russia.

Ordner
Conrad Ordner (born 1715) and his wife Eva Katharina (born 1729) emigrated from the German village of Petersburg (not confirmed) in Kurpfalz. They arrived in Oranienbaum Russia on 22 July 1766. They settled in Dietel on 1 July 1767. Decendants of this family moved to Kautz and married into Kratzke families over the years.

Reuter
Christian Reuter(born 1737/1741) came from the village of Gimende (not confirmed) in the German Kurpfalz region. He arrived in Kautz on 21 August 1767. This family married into some Kratzke families over the years.

Schäfer
At this time there appear to be two unrelated Schäfer families that settled in Kratzke, neither of them having settled there originally.

1. One Schäfer family originally settled in Warenburg and appears to have come to Kratzke in 1796 along with the Hoffmann family. It is not yet known from what German area this Schäfer family originated.

2. One Schäfer family originally settled in Messer, moving to Kratzk in 1798. It is not known from what German area they originated.

Schneider
At this time, there appear to be 3 unrelated Schneider families that settled in Kratzke.

1. Dewald Schneider (born 1730) arrived in Kratzke on 8 May 1767 with his wife and son. It is not yet known from what German area he originated.

2. Nicolaus Schneider (born 1729) was from the German village of Salzwedel (not confirmed) in Brandenburg. He and his family arrived in Kratzke on 7 August 1766(1767).

3. Johann Philipp Schneider (born 1720/1721) was from the German area of Kurpfalz. He & his family arrived in Oranienbaum Russia on 8 August 1766 aboard a ship under the command of a Mr. Davidov. They settled in the colony of Huck on 17 August 1767. One of his sons, Johann Jakob Schneider (born 1759/1760) moved to Kratzke in 1790 with his family.


Kratzke's first settlers.

A definitive list of the first colonists to settle in Kratzke has yet to be uncovered, but sources indicate that the following should be among those to have arrived there during the first year (1767). Their ages at the time of arrival are also indicated:

surname unknown:
Maria Katharina [1st. married Peter Knaus, 2nd. married unknown Früauf] (age 16)
Sophia [married Christoph Reich] (age 4)

Bender, Christoph (age 19)

Boxberger, Anna Margaretha (age 4)
Boxberger, Katharina [maiden name unknown] (age 30)
Boxberger, Johann Peter (age infant)

Burghardt, Daniel (age 29) [Berschauer?]

Fabrizius, Georg (age 31)

Frick, Daniel Gottfried (age 36)
Frick, Maria Magdalena [maiden name unknown] (age 38)

Gideon, Johann Heinrich (age 9)

Gross, Elisabeth [maiden name unknown] (age 30)
Gross, Johann Martin (age 4)

Kern, Georg (age 15)

Kisner, Johann Zacharias (age 51)
Kisner, Johann Friedrich (age 14)

Knaus, Peter (age unknown)
Knaus, Anna Susanna (age 7)

Krug, Anna Dorothea (age 10)
Krug, Friedrika (age 5)
Krug, Johann Jakob (age 11)
Krug, Johann Jakob (age unknown - could have died before reaching Kratzke)
Krug, Magdalena [maiden name unknown] (age 28)
Krug, Maria Louisa (age 13)

Lindegrien (Lundgren), Jonas (age 36)
Lindegrien (Lundgren), Christina Odilia [maiden name unknown] (age 30)
Lindegrien (Lundgren), Maria Barbara (infant)

The following two children were adopted by the Lundgren family in Copenhagen as they came to Russia. Their surnames may not have been Lundgren.

Lindegrien (Lundgren), Johann (age 6)
Lindegrien (Lundgren), Lorenz (age 8)

Michaelis, Johann Philipp (age 37)
Michaelis, Maria Magdalena (age 1)

Mick?, Christian (age 6)

Müller, Johann Friedrich (age 16)
Müller, Karolina Dorothea (age 13)

Niedens, Johann Samuel or Heinrich Samuel (age 32)
Niedens, Maria Katharina or Katharina Dorothea [maiden name unknown] (age 28)
Niedens, Anna Maria Katharina (age 1)

Petri, Michael (age 12)

Reich, Christoph (age unknown)

Rippka, Peter (age 38)
Rippka, Christina Magdalena [Mrs. Peter] (age 28)

Schneider, Johann Adam (age 10)
Schneider, Johann Friedrich (age 1)
Schneider, Maria Katharina [maiden name unknown] (age unknown - could have died before reaching Kratzke)
Schneider, Nicolaus (age 38)

Schräder, Samuel Gottfried (age 13)

Sommer, Anna Rosina (age 9)

Traut, Johann Georg (age 12)
Traut, Margaretha Elisabeth (age 7)


100 years of Immigration from/to areas listed below:

Emigration
Period
Countries of Origin Areas of Settlement
1763-68 Hesse, Rhineland, the Palatinate,
Saxony, Wurttemberg, Switzerland
Volga area (Evangelical & Catholic)
1765 Sulzfeld,,Wurttemberg Riebensdorf (Evangelical)
1766 Hesse, Wurtemberg,
Brandenburg
near Petersburg
1766 Hesse Belowesh (Evangelical & Cathholic)
1780 Prussia, Wurttemberg, Bavaria, Josephstal, Fischendorf,
Jamburg near Dnieper
1782 Sweden Alt Schwendorf (Evangelical)
1786 Prussia Alt-Danzig
1789-90 Danzig, West Prussia Chortiza (Mennonites)
1804-06
. a. Alsace, the Palatinate, Baden Tranzfeld, Mariental, Josefstal by Odessa
. b. Wurttemberg, Alsace, the Palatinate,
Baden, Hungary
Grosliebental, Alexanderhilf, Neuberg,
Peterstal by Odessa (Evangelical)
. c. Danzig, West Prussia Halbstadt, Molotschna (Mennonites)
. d. Wurttemberg, Baden, Hesse Prischib, Molotschna (Evangelical & Catholic)
. e. Wurttemberg, Switzerland Crimea: Neusatz, Zurichtal (Evangelical & Catholic)
1808-10
. a. Wurttemberg, Alsace, the Palatin-
ate, Baden, Hungary
Bergdorf, Gluckstal, Kassel,
Neudorf, Area of Odessa (Evangelical)
. b. Alsace, Baden, Poland Baden, Elsass, Kandel, Selz, Mannheim, Strassburg (Catholic)
. c. Alsace, Baden, the Palatinate,
Wurttemberg
Beresan and Odessa areas (Evangelical & Catholic
1812-27 Wurttemberg, Baden, Hesse Prischib, Molotschna (Evangelical)
1814-16
& 21-34
Wurttemberg, Prussia, Poland, Bavaria Bessarabia, Colonies near Odessa
1817-18 Wurttemberg South Causcasus (Evangelical)
1822-31 Wurttemberg Swabian colonies near Berdjansk (Evangelical)
1823-42 Danzig, West Prussia, Rhine-Hesse, Baden Grunhau area (Planer colonies)(Evangelical & Catholic)
1853 Danzig, West Prussia Samara (Mennonites)
and
1859-1862 Last emigration from Germany

Ships to Russia

Oranienbaum was the colonist's first disembarkation point in Russia. It was there that most of them spent their first winter in Russia, departing for the Volga area in the spring and summer of the following year. In the 1760's Oranienbaum was a "German" settlement near St. Petersburg and is today part of metropolitan St. Petersburg.

There are numerous discrepancies for the birth years of most of the individuals listed below. This is the result of reliance on a series of Russian Census records that list an individual's age at a given time. The ages reported on the various census records are not necessarily consistent.

Family numbers identified refers to a list Brent Mai is preparing for the Kratzke Village. They are not sequential by date but by order of discovery.

1766, 18 June - aboard the Deperle arriving in Oranienbaum, Russia

Family 3915 - arrived in Kratzke in 1767
Johann Jacob Krug (born.?) & Magdalena mnu (born 1739) - Magdalena later married Peter Rippka.
...children: Maria Lousia (born 1750/1752), later Mrs Georg Fabrizius,
later Mrs. Johann Heinrich Gideon.
Johann Jacob (born 1754/1755)
Anna Dorothea (born 1756/1758)
Friedrica (born 1762)

1766, 25 July - ship under the command of s Mr. Sorner.

Arrived in Kratzke in 20 July 1767
Conrad Frickel (born 1725) - descendants of this family married into Kratzke families.

1766, 25 July - aboard the Maria Sophia arriving in Oranienbaum, Russia

Family 4550 - arrived in Dönhof on 18 June 1767, part of the family moved to Kratzke between 1798-1816
Johann Georg Deines (born 1721/1722) & Barbara Elisabeth mnu (born 1729)
...children: Johann Wilhelm (born 1749)
Johannes (born 1755)
Anna Margaretha (born 1755-1759), later Mrs. Burhard Kraus,
later Mrs. Joachim Schultz, still later Mrs. Andreas Helmut
Elisabeth (born 1760/1761)

1766, 31 July - aboard the Gips arriving in Oranienbaum, Russia

Family 3808 - arrived in Holstein on 7 July 1767
Johann Georg Mai (born c1710) & Maria Katharina mnu (born c1731)
...children: Johann Adam (born 1753)

Family 3961 - arrived in Holstein on 7 July 1767 - sons moved to Kratzke betwen 1798-1802
Eva (mnu) Mai
...children: Johann Jacob (born 1747/1748)
Johann Adam (born 1756/1757)

Family 3962 - arrived in Holstein on 7 July 1767
Johann Peter Mai (born 1746) & Maria Dorothea Walter (born 1741) - newly weds

Family 3963 - arrived in Holstein on 7 July 1767
Johann Georg Mai (born 1745/1746) & Anna Christina Heldt (born 1741) - newly weds

1766, 8 August - aboard the Mercury arriving in Oranienbaum, Russia

Arrived in Kautz on 20 July 1767
Philipp Frank (born 1719) & family, decendants of this family moved into Kratzke families.

Arrived in Kautz on 20 July 1767
Johann Conrad Knauß (born 1751) & siblings, decendants of this family moved into Kratzke families.

1766, 8 August - Arriving in Oranienbaum, Russia

Family 4475 - arrived in Huck on 17 August 1767
Johann Philipp Schneider (born 1729-1724) & Anna Barbara mnu (born 1725/1726)
...children: Anna Marie Schneider (born 1746)
Johann Adam Schneider (born 1751)
Anna Elisabeth Schneider (born 1757), later Mrs. Johann Philipp Baumann
Johann Jakob Schneider (born 1759/1760) - This family moved to Kratzke in 1790
Anna Regina Schneider (born 1767), later Mrs. Johann Zitterkoph

1766, 13 September - aboard the Grap arriving in Oranienbaum, Russia

Arrived in Kautz on 3 August 1767
Valentin Benzel & family. Those famlies from Kratzke with Frickel ancestors will also find the Benzel surname in their ancestry.

Source:

Researched and compiled by Professor Brent Mai, Purdue University (1998)