Spreng
Johann Spring, a farmer, and his wife Anna Margaretha settled in the Volga German colony of Galka on 15 December 1764. They are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 2 along with their newborn son, Karl Gustav.
In 1790, Karl Spring moved from Galka to Dobrinka.
In 1834, Philipp Spreng, son of Karl Spreng, and his family moved from Dobrinka to Dönhof and are recorded on the 1834 census of Dönhof in Household No. 269.
In 1834, Christian Spreng, son of Karl Spreng, and his family moved from Dobrinka to Kratzke and are recorded on the 1834 census of Kratzke in Household No. 76.
The 1767 census records that Johann Spring came from the German village of Bork.
- 1834 Dobrinka Census (Household No. 60).
- 1834 Dönhof Census (Household No. 269).
- 1834 Kratzke Census (Household No. 76).
- 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): Db68, Mv0669.
- Pleve, Igor. Einwanderung in das Wolgagebiet, 1764-1767 Band 2 (Göttingen: Der Göttinger Arbeitskreis, 2001): 19.
Brent Mai