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Moritz (Stahl am Tarlyk)

Andreas Moritz, cloth maker (Tuchmacher), and his wife Dorothea settled in the Volga German colon of Stahl am Tarlyk on 13 August 1767. They are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 16.

The 1767 census records that Andreas Moritz came from the German village of Neumünster in the Holstein region.

März / Mertz (Stahl am Tarlyk-2)*

Christian März, a farmer, his wife Maria, and son Christian (age 8-weeks) are recorded on the 1767 census of Stahl am Tarlyk in Household No. 37. They had settled there on 5 September 1767.

The 1767 census records that Christian März came from the Danish village of Dorup [?].

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

März / Mertz (Stahl am Tarlyk-1)

Jakob März, a hunter (Jäger), and his wife Elisabeth are recorded on the 1767 census of Stahl am Tarlyk in Household No. 2 along with orphan Julianna [surname not recorded] (age 18). The 1767 census does not record a relationship between the März family and the orphan girl.

They had settled there on 13 August 1767. The 1767 census records that Jakob März came from the Danish town of Maribo.

Kretzinger

Widower Melchior Kretzinger is recorded on the 1767 census of Stahl am Tarlyk in Household No. 66 along with his mother Anna Katharina (age 52) and a note recording that his wife had died during the trip between St. Petersburg and Saratov while part of the group led by Mr. Hildebrandt. They had settled in Stahl am Tarlyk on 30 September 1767.

The 1767 census records that Melchior Kretzinger came from the German village of Regensburg.

Kloppmann

Johann Klopmann, a farmer, and his wife Maria Elisabeth settled in the Volga German colony of Stahl am Tarlyk on 13 August 1767. They are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 18.

The 1767 census records that Johann Klopmann came from the German village of Lütersburg in the Holstein region.

Karl (Stahl am Tarlyk)

Peter Karl, a linen weaver (Leineweber), and his wife Anna Sophia settled in the Volga German colony of Stahl am Tarlyk on 13 August 1767. They are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 21.

The 1767 census records that Peter Karl came from the Danish village of Scherschir [?].

Jessen (Stahl am Tarlyk)

Jakob Jessen, a farmer, and his wife Anna Margaretha settled in the Volga German colony of Stahl am Tarlyk on 5 September 1767. They are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 29.

The 1767 census records that Jakob Jessen came from the Danish village of Schlouchs [?].