Reizenstein

Spelling Variations: 
Reizenstein
Рейзенштейн
Riezanstein
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Discussion & Documentation: 

Melchior Reizenstein and his family are recorded on the 1775 census of Grimm in Household No. 76.

In 1788, Michael Reizenstein and his wife moved from Rothammel to Grimm.

In 1789, Jakob Reizenstein and his wife moved from Rothammel to Grimm.

Melchior Reizenstein and his sons (Johann Michael, age 31; Johann Friedrich, age 15) are recorded on the 1798 census of Grimm in Household No. Gm147.

Reizenstein descendants are recorded on the 1834 census of Grimm in Households No. 253, 255, & 288.

Michael Reizenstein, son of Jakob Reizenstein, and his family are recorded on the 1857 census of Grimm in Household No. 281 along with a note that they relocated to the colony of Rosenberg in 1852.

Michael Reizenstein from Grimm and his family are recorded on the 1857 census of Rosenberg in Household No. 62.

Konrad Reizenstein, son of Jakob Reizenstein, and his family are recorded on the 1857 census of Grimm in Household No. 313 along with a note that they relocated to the colony of Rosenberg in 1852.

Konrad Reizenstein from Grimm and his family are recorded on the 1857 census of Rosenberg in Household No. 58.

Sources: 

- 1775 Grimm Census (Household No. 76).
- 1834 Grimm Census (Households No. 253, 255, 288).
- 1857 Grimm Census (Households No. 281, 283, 313).
- 1857 Rosenberg Census (Households No. 58, 62).
- 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): Gm126, Gm147, Mv2491.

Contributor(s) to this page: 

Brent Mai

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