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Meier (Unknown-6)*

Orphan Eva Elisabeth Meier (age 8) is recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Nieder-Monjou in Household No. 135.

It is not known in which colony she settled.

There are no known surviving male lines of this Meier family among the Volga German colonies.

Andreas (Unknown)*

Margaretha Andreas, a farmer's widow, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 24 July 1766 aboard a barque named Georg under the command of Skipper Adam Bairnsfair.

Marg. Andress [sic] is recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

Widow Margaretha Andreas is recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Nieder-Monjou in Household No. 133.

It is not known in which colony she settled.

The 1767 census records that Margaretha Andreas came from the German region of Nürnberg.

Schreng*

Widow Anna Elisabeth Schreng is recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Nieder-Monjou in Household No. 132.

It is not known in which colony she settled.

The 1767 census records that Anna Elisabeth Schreng came from the German region of Nassau-Siegen.

There are no known surviving male lines of this Schreng family among the Volga German colonies.

Merkel (Unknown-1)*

Widow Katharina Merkel is recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Nieder-Monjou in Household No. 131.

It is not known in which colony she settled.

The 1767 census records that Katharina Merkel came from the German region of Hamburg.

There are no known surviving male lines of this Merkel family among the Volga German colonies.

Lorenz (Unknown-1)*

Konrad Lorenz, his wife Anna, and son Konrad (age ½) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 28 August 1766 aboard the ship Der Junge Heinrich under the command of Skipper Heinrich Niemann.

It is possible that this is the same person as Georg Lorenz who is recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Nieder-Monjou.

Georg Lorenz, a single miller (Müller), is recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Nieder-Monjou in Household No. 129.

It is not known in which colony he settled.

Günther (Unknown-1)*

Christoph Günther, a single farmer (age 21), is recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Nieder-Monjou in Household No. 124.

It is not known in which colony he settled.

The 1767 census records that Christoph Günther came from the German region of Brandenburg.

There are no known surviving male lines of this Günther family among the Volga German colonies.

Os(t)wald / Os(t)walt (Unknown-1)*

Adam Ostwald, a farmer, and his wife Christina are recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Nieder-Monjou in Household No. 116.

It is not known in which colony they settled.

The 1767 census records that Adam Ostwald came from the German region of Hanau.

There are no known surviving male lines of this Ostwald family among the Volga German colonies.

Bäcker / Becker (Unknown-3)*

Johann Bäcker, a single man, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 22 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Eva Maria under the command of Skipper Franz Christopher Schröder.

Johann Becker is recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

Johannes Bäcker, a single farmer (age 21), is recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Nieder-Monjou in Household No. 119.

It is not known in which colony he settled.

The 1767 census records that Johannes Bäcker came from the German village of Bassenheim.

Fiedler (Unknown)*

Johann Fiedler, a single miller, and Johann [again] Fiedler, a single farmer, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 24 July 1766 aboard a barque named Georg under the command of Skipper Adam Bairnsfair.

Johannes Fiedler and his brother Conrad are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

Konrad Fiedler, a single farmer (age 21), is recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Nieder-Monjou in Household No. 126.

Tochtermann*

Bernhard Tochtermann, a tanner (Gerber), and his wife Anna arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 7 May 1766 aboard the galliot named Anna Katharina under the command of Skipper Daniel Heyer.

Bernhard Tochtermann, a tanner (Gerber), and his wife Anna Korb are recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Nieder-Monjou in Household No. 90.

It is not known in which colony they settled.

Both the Oranienbaum passenger list and the 1767 census record that Bernhard Tochtermann came from the German region of Württemberg.