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Schlager (Brabander-2)

Philipp Schlager, a weaver, his wife Sabina, and daughter Katharina (age 5) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 15 September 1766 aboard the Danish galliot Nord Stern under the command of Skipper Detlev Belling along with a servant Johann Gausmann (age 17½).

Philip Schlager, his wife Sabina Barbara, and son Johann Georg (born en route) are recorded on the list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

Röthling (Brabander)*

Orphan Margaretha Röthling (age 14) is recorded on the 1767 census of Brabander in Household No. 53 along with the Peter Bartel family. The 1767 census does not record a relationship between the Röthling and Bartel families. A note on the 1767 census records that Margaretha Röthling's parents died in Germany.

The 1767 census does not record from where Margaretha Röthling came.

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

Russmann

Joseph Russmann and his unnamed wife settled in the Volga German colony of Brabander on 11 August 1767. This unnamed wife died on 20 September 1767.

The 1767 census records that Joseph Russmann came from the German village of Altoberndorf in the Schwaben (Swabia) region.

Redel

Johannes Peter Redel, a farmer, and his wife Maria settled in the Volga German colony of Brabander on 19 August 1767. They are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 98.

Johann Peter Redel and his family (including son Thomas) are recorded on the 1798 census of Brabander in Household No. Bn14.

The death of Johann Peter Redel in 1801 is recorded on the 1811 census of Brabander in Household No. 14.

Prosius*

Philipp Prosius, a farmer, his wife Magdalena, and son Christian (age 9) are recorded on the 1767 census of Brabander in Household No. 100. They had settled there on 13 August 1767.

The 1767 census records that Philipp Orosius came from the German village of Zinling [?] in the Kurpfalz region.

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

Pemsel*

Jakob Pemsel, a farmer, his wife Anna, and daughters [some of whom must be step-daughters] (Eva, age 17; Barbara, age 15; Ida, age 11 [Eva & Barbara are believed to have the surname Kippes]) are recorded on the 1767 census of Brabander in Household No. 6. They had settled there on 13 August 1767.

The 1767 census records that Jakob Pemsel came from the German village of Ulm in the region of Schwaben (Swabia).

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

Walter (Brabander)*

Johann Georg Walter, a miller, his wife Katharina, and children (Eva Katharina, age 8; Dominikus, age 6) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 14 June 1766 aboard the ship named Die Neue Fortuna under the command of Skipper Ahrens Steingraber.

Johann Georg Walter, a miller (Müller), his wife Rosine Katharina, and children (Eva Katharina, age 7; Dominikus, age 6) are recorded on the 1767 census of Brabander in Household No. 31. They had settled there on 11 August 1767.

Kaster*

Orphan Johannes Kaster (age 3), whose unnamed parents died on the transport of Oberlieutenant Leontev, is recorded on the 1767 census of Brabander in Household No. 24 along with the Johannes Haas family. The 1767 census does not record a relationship between the Kaster and Haas families.

The 1767 does not record from where Johannes Kaster came.

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

Opp*

Orphan Johannes Opp (age 11) is recorded on the 1767 census of Brabander in Household No. 43 along with the Peter Müllecker family. The 1767 census does not record a relationship between the Opp and Müllecker families.

The 1767 census does not record from where Johannes Opp came.

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