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Potthof*

Johann Friedrich Potthof, a saddle maker (Sattler), his wife Dorothea, and daughters (Maria, age 19; Margaretha, age 8) are recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Paulskaya in Household No. 100 along with a note that they relocated to the colony of Katharinenstadt in 1768.

The 1767 census records that Johann Friedrich Potthof came from the German village of Beuna.

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

Olgaten*

Johann Wilhelm Olgaten, a stocking maker (Strumpfwirker), his wife Katharina, and daughter Juliana (age 8) are recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Nieder-Monjou in Household No. 75 along with a note that they relocated to the colony of Katharinenstadt in 1768.

The 1767 census records that Johann Wilhelm Olgaten came from the German region of Wittenburg.

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

van der Manen

Bauter van der Manen, a wool carder (WollSchläger), his wife Ida, and sons (Gerhardt, age 12; Kornelius, age 7) are recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Nieder-Monjou in Household No. 28 along with a note that they relocated to the colony of Katharinenstadt in 1768.

The 1767 census records that Bauter van der Manen came from Holland.

Ludwig (Katharinenstadt)

There are two Ludwig families from Gera that settled in the Volga German colonies. Their relationship to each other, if any, needs further research.

(1) Georg [sic] Christian Ludowig [sic] & Anna Eleonora Dietrich were married on 9 June 1766 in the cobbler's house in Lübeck.

Georg Ludwig, a baker, and his wife Anna arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 24 July 1766 aboard a barque named Georg under the command of Skipper Adam Bairnsfair.

Lippert (Katharinenstadt)

Johann Christian Lippert, a cloth weaver (Tuchweber), and his wife Anna settled in the Volga German colony of Katharinenstadt on 27 August 1766. They are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 9.

The 1767 census records that Johann Christian Lippert came from the village of Dohna in Poland.

Lambert (Katharinenstadt)*

Ersen Lambert, a farmer, and his wife Wilhelmina are recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Nieder-Monjou in Household No. 43 along with a note that they relocated to the colony of Katharinenstadt in 1768.

The 1767 census records that Ersen Lambert came from the German village of Fenn.

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

Kummel*

Johann Christoph Kummel, a single baker (Bäcker), settled in the Volga German colony of Katharinenstadt on 3 August 1767. He is recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 235 along with a note that he relocated to the colony of Boisroux in 1768.

The 1767 census records that Johann Christoph Kummel came from the German village of Waserschlech.

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

Scherer (Keller-1)*

Johannes Scherer, a farmer, his wife Anna Maria, and his brother Peter (age 20) are recorded on the 1767 census of Keller in Household No. 34. They had settled there on 12 May 1767.

The 1767 census records that Johannes Scherer came from the German village of Westhofen in the Kurpfalz region.

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

Paulÿ (Keller)*

Adam Paulÿ, a wheelwright, his wife Anna [Dorothea], and children (Maria [Magdalena], age 17; Marianna, age 14; Johann Adam, age 13; Johann, age 7; Anton; age 3) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 11 June 1766 aboard the ship named Der Junge Heinrich under the command of Skipper Heinrich Niemann.

They settled in the Volga German colony of Keller on 15 July 1767 where the father died on 5 October 1767. The widow and surviving children are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 71.

Kastel

Orphan Michael Kastel (age 11) is recorded on the 1767 census of Keller in Household No. 57 along with the Johann Lemrich family. The 1767 census does not record a relationship between the Kastel and Lemrich families.

In 1797, Martin Kastel, believed to be the son of Michael Kastel, moved from Wittmann to Boisroux.

Martin Kastel from Wittmann and his family are recorded on the 1798 census of Boisroux in Household No. Bx12.

The death of Martin Kastel in 1830 is recorded on the 1834 census of Boisroux in Household No. 123.