Lei / Ley (Schuck)

Spelling Variations: 
Lei (Schuck)
Ley (Schuck)
Лей (Schuck)
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Discussion & Documentation: 

In 1792, Nikolaus Lei moved from Schuck to Volmer. Nikolaus Lei from Schuck and his family are recorded on the 1798 census of Volmer in Household No. Vm13.

Johannes Lei from Volmer and his family are recorded on the 1857 census of Josefstal in Household No. 88 along with his brothers (Joseph, age 19; Wilhelm, age 13).

Sources: 

- 1857 Josefstal Census (Household No. 88).
- Mai, Brent Alan. 1798 Census of the German Colonies along the Volga: Economy, Population, and Agriculture (Lincoln, NE: American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1999): Vm13, Mv2637.

Contributor(s) to this page: 

Brent Mai

Volga Colonies