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Lei / Ley (Schuck)

In 1792, Nikolaus Lei moved from Schuck to Volmer. Nikolaus Lei from Schuck and his family are recorded on the 1798 census of Volmer in Household No. Vm13.

Johannes Lei from Volmer and his family are recorded on the 1857 census of Josefstal in Household No. 88 along with his brothers (Joseph, age 19; Wilhelm, age 13).

Krämer (Schuck)

In 1790, Jakob Krämer and his family moved from Schuck to Degott, and later moved to Dehler.

Jakob Krämer from Schuck and his family are recorded on the 1798 census of Dehler in Household No. Dl25.

The death of Jakob Krämer in 1801 is recorded on the 1811 census of Dehler in Household No. 24.

Georg Krämer and his brother Lorenz Krämer, sons of Jakob Krämer, are recorded on the 1811 census of Dehler in Household No. 24 along with a note that they relocated to the colony of Seelmann in 1806.

Dettlof

In 1797, Johann Heinrich Dettloff moved from Volmer to Semenovka.

Georg Heinrich [sic] Dettloff from Volmer and his family are recorded on the 1798 census of Semenovka in Household No. Se16.

Teiler*

Maria [Teiler] is recorded on the 1767 census of Volmer in Household No. 24 along with her daughter and son-in-law Mattias Graf. They had settled there on 18 July 1766.

Her surname is recorded as her daughter's maiden name on the 1798 census of Volmer in Household No. Vm41.

The 1767 census does not record from where Maria Teiler came.

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

Heinrich (Volmer)

In 1789, Johannes Heinrich [Hacks recorded in error] moved from Volmer to Leichtling.

Johannes Heinrich from Volmer and his family are recorded on the 1798 census of Leichtling in Household No. Lg40.

The death of Johannes Heinrich in 1824 on the 1834 census of Leichtling in Household No. 28. His descendants are recorded on the 1834 census of Leichtling in Households No. 23, 28, 51, 87).

Brothers Andreas, Balthasar, and Johannes Heinrich from Leichtling are recorded on the 1857 census of Josefstal in Household No. 85.