VGI Updates
Zeilbach, Kr. Vogelsberg, Hessen
Today, Zeilbach is administratively part of the municipality of Feldatal.
Church:
The small half-timbered church in Zeilbach was constructed in 1668-1669. Its pulpit dates from the beginning.
Cornell, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin
Volga German families settled in and around Cornell, Wisconsin.
Grand Rapids, Itasca Co., Minnesota
Volga German families settled in and around Grand Rapids, Minnesota.
Saint-Floret, département Puy-de-Dôme, France
Saint-Floret was located in the Auvergne Region of France. In 2016, the area merged with a neighboring region to become the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region.
Hubert (Did Not Arrive)*
Johann Georg Hubert, a farmer, and his wife Eva Katharina arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 11 August 1766 aboard the Russian galliot named Citadel under the command of Midshipman Gregory Bukharin.
Johann Georg Hubert and his wife Eva Catarina are recorded on the list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that both of them died en route.
The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Johann Georg Hubert came from the German region of Erbach.
Nasen (Unknown)*
Magdalena Nasen, a single woman, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 11 August 1766 aboard the Russian galliot named Citadel under the command of Midshipman Gregory Bukharin.
She is recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.
It is not known in which colony she settled.
The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Magdalena Nasen came from the German region of Erbach.
There are no known surviving male lines of this Nasen family among the Volga German colonies.
Heilmann (Unknown-2)*
Andreas Heilmann, a farmer, his wife Katharina, and daughters (Rosina, age 25; Katharina, age 23; Margaretha, age 19; Anna Maria, age 13) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 11 August 1766 aboard the Russian galliot named Citadel under the command of Midshipman Gregory Bukharin.
Andreas Heilmann, his wife Catarina, and daughters (Rosina, age 25; Catarina, age 23; Margaretha, age 19; Anna Maria, age 13) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that Andreas died en route.
Fuchs (Did Not Arrive)*
Johann Philipp Fuchs, a farmer, and his wife Anna Margaretha arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 11 August 1766 aboard the Russian galliot named Citadel under the command of Midshipman Gregory Bukharin.
They are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that both died during the journey.
The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Johann Philipp Fuchs came from the German region of Erbach.
There are no known surviving male lines of this Fuchs family among the Volga German colonies.