David Flittner, son of Pastor Franz August Flittner & Anna Margaretha Eckhardt, was born 23 November 1796 in Frank. He died 15 July 1869 in St. Petersburg.
In 1818, he married Amalie Katharina Busch. She was born 15 April 1801 and died 14 June 1878 in St. Petersburg.
He studied theology at the Seminary in Dorpat [Tartu, Estonia] and was ordained 15 July 1818 in St. Petersburg.
He served the Volga German congregations in Frank & Hussenbach (1818-1820) and Näb (1820-1830). He also served the St. Michael's parish in St. Petersburg (1830-1859).
- Flittner David (Wolgadeutsche.ru) [Online]
- Schnurr, Joseph. Die Kirchen und das religiöse Leben der Russlanddeutschen – Evangelischer Teil (Stuttgart: AER Verlag Landsmannschaft der Deutschen aus Rußland, 1978): 135.