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Zinock*

Jakob Zinock, a single man (age 26), is recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Nieder-Monjou in Household No. 83.

It is not known in which colony he settled.

The 1767 census records that Jakob Zinock came from the German village of Hellburg.

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

Milliozzi*

Pasquale Milliozzi, a winemaker (Weinbauer), and his wife Katharina are recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Nieder-Monjou in Household No. 79.

It is not known in which colony they settled.

The 1767 census records that Pasquale Milliozzi came from Italy.

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

Bortdorf*

Anton Bortdorf, a single farmer (age 18), is recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Nieder-Monjou in Household No. 80 along with a note that he settled in the colony of Biberstein in 1768.

The 1767 census records that Anton Bortdorf came from the German region of Berlin.

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

Geisel (Schaffhausen)*

Widower Andreas Geisel, a cloth weaver (Tuchweber), is recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Nieder-Monjou in Household No. 59 along with a note that he settled in the colony of Schaffhausen in 1768.

The 1767 census records that Andreas Geisel came from the German village of Grohnde.

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

Martin (Unknown)*

Konrad Martin, a single farmer (age 18), is recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Nieder-Monjou in Household No. 60.

It is not known in which colony he settled.

The 1767 census records that Konrad Martin came from the German village of Oberbrennbach. [This Oberbrennbach is probably one of the component parts of the parish of Dietersburg, Kr. Rottal-Inn, Bayern (Bavaria).]

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

Klein (Unknown)*

Katharina Klein, a single woman (age 23), is recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Nieder-Monjou in Household No. 61.

It is not known in which colony she settled.

The 1767 census records that Katharina Klein came from the German village of Sechshelden.

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

Karera*

Joseph Karera, a single tin worker (Zinnarbeiter), is recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Nieder-Monjou in Household No. 64.

It is not known in which colony he settled.

The 1767 census records that Joseph Karera came from the German village of Menualt [?].

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

Mingelbach*

Widow Anna Mingelbach is recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Nieder-Monjou in Household No. 65.

She is believed to be recorded on the 1798 census of Basel in Household No. Bs27 as the wife of Kaspar Triller.

The 1767 census records that Anna Mingelbach came from the German village of Kransburg.

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