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Wohljung

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Wohljung
Вольюнгъ
Wohlgung
Wolion
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Discussion & Documentation

Georg Adam Wohljung was born in approximately 1776. He served in Napoleon's army and fought against the Russians. He was captured by the Russians, and in 1812, was settled in the Volga German colony of Hildmann.

He married in Hildmann on 11 April 1816 to Barbara Prediger.

He is recorded on the 1834 Hildmann Census in Household No. 43.

The death of Johann Georg [sic] Wohljung is recorded in the parish register of Hildmann on 11 April 1843.

Sources

- 1834 Census of Hildmann.
- Belousov, S.V. "Prisoners of war of Napoleon's army in the Volga region: the arrangement, content, relationships with the local population." Bulletin of the Samara State University, No. 1 (Samara, Russia: Samara State University, 2006): 48-55.
- Parish register of Hildmann.

Contributor(s) to this page

Brent Mai

Entry on the 1834 Census of Hildmann recording Georg Wohljung.
Source: Brent Mai.

Pre-Volga Origin

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Volga Colonies

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