Bullenheim, Kr. Kitzingen, Bayern
Bullenheim is located in the Upper Franconia region of Bayern (Bavaria). Today, Bullenheim is administratively part of the municipality of Ippesheim.
Mengeringhausen, Kr. Waldeck-Frankenberg, Hessen
Today, Mengeringhausen is administratively part of the municipality of Bad Arolsen.
März / Mertz (Krasnoyar)*
Johann Adam Mertz, his wife Margaretha, and children (Margaretha, age 13; Elisabeth, age 11; Georg, age 8; Johann, age 5; Hans, age 3) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 15 September 1766 aboard a ship under the command of Skipper Franz Nikolaus Schröder.
Johann Adam Mertz, his wife Margaretha, and children (Margaretha, age 13; Elisabeth, age 11; George, age 8; Johann, age 5¼; Hans, age 3) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that all of them died en route except for daughter Elisabeth.
Welsch, Roger Lee
Roger Lee Welsch was an American news reporter, professor, author, humorist, folklorist, and activist. He is noted as a senior correspondent with the CBS News Sunday Morning program which featured his segments called "Postcards from Nebraska." He was also a professor of German and folklore at Nebraska Wesleyan.
He was born 6 November 1936 in Lincoln, Nebraska, son of Christian Welsch & Bertha Flach. He died 30 September 2022 in Dannebrog, Nebraska.
Roger Welsch's Volga German ancestors came from the colony of Schäfer.
Walter (Unknown-3)*
Johann Philipp Walter, his wife Anna, and children (Anna, age 11; Anna [again], age 7; Johann, age 3) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 15 September 1766 aboard a ship under the command of Skipper Franz Nikolaus Schröder.
Johann Peter [sic] Walter, his wife Anna, and children (Anna Catharina, age 11; Anna Elisabeth, age 7; Johann, age 3) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that all the children died en route.
It is not known in which colony the surviving parents settled.
Esel*
Philipp Esel, his wife Katharina, and children (Anna, age 10½; Joseph, age 3¼ [sic]; Anna [again], age 3) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 15 September 1766 aboard a ship under the command of Skipper Franz Nikolaus Schröder.
Philipp Esel, his wife Katharina, and children (Joseph, age 18; Anna Barbara, age 10; Anna Catharina, age 3) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that the parents and youngest daughter died en route.
It is not known in which colony the surviving children settled.
Hauser*
Johann Heinrich Heiser [sic] arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 15 September 1766 aboard a ship under the command of Skipper Franz Nikolaus Schröder.
Johann Heinrich Hauser is recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that he died en route.
There are no known surviving male lines of this Hauser family among the Volga German colonies.
Schmidt (Unknown-9)*
Mattias Schmidt and his wife Anna arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 15 September 1766 aboard a ship under the command of Skipper Franz Nikolaus Schröder.
Mattias Schmidt and his wife Anna are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.
It is not known in which colony they settled.
The Oranienbaum passenger list does not record from where Mattias Schmidt came.
There are no known surviving male lines of this Schmidt family among the Volga German colonies.
Mechler*
In 1788, Johann Georg Mechler moved from Dönhof to Kutter.
In 1790, Johann Philipp Mechler left Grimm.
There are no known surviving male lines of this family among the Volga German colonies.
Bossen*
Johann Friedrich Bonsen [sic], his wife Elisabeth, and children (Anna, age 15; Johann, age 7) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 15 September 1766 aboard a ship under the command of Skipper Franz Nikolaus Schröder.
Johann Friedrich Bossen, his wife Elisabeth, and children (Anna, age 15; Johann, age 7) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.
It is not known in which colony this Bossen family settled.
The Oranienbaum passenger list does not record from where Johann Friedrich Bossen came.