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Ludwig Dies, a gardner (Gärtner), and his wife Elisabeth settled in the Volga German colony of Müller on 16 August 1767. They are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 21.

Anna Elisabeth, widow of Ludwig Dies, and her children are recorded on the 1798 census of Müller in Household No. Ml15.

Jakob Friedrich Dies is recorded on the 1834 census of Müller records in Household No. 80 that he relocated to the colony of Shcherbakovka. He is recorded on the 1834 census of Shcherbakovka in Household No. 35.

Nikolaus Bachmann (age 17) is recorded on the 1767 census of Nieder-Monjou in Household No. 19 along with his stepfather Johann Schröder.

The 1767 census does not record from where Nikolaus Backmann came.

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

Johannes Heining, a farmer, and his wife Barbara settled in the Volga German colony of Nieder-Monjou on 3 August 1767. They are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 82.

The 1767 census records that Johannes Heining came from the German village of Winner.

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

Orphan Anna Kunigunda Henn [?] is recorded on the 1767 census of Nieder-Monjou in Household No. 38 along with Daniel Maus. The 1767 census does not record a relationship between the Henn and Maus families.

Anna Kunigunda is believed to be recorded on the 1798 census of Nieder-Monjou under the name Anna Kunigunda Aut [?] as the husband of Engelbert Betz.

The 1767 census does not record from where Anna Kundigunda came.

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

David Hahn is recorded on the 1798 census of Nieder-Monjou in Household No. Nm61.

It is possible that he is recorded on the 1767 census of Nieder-Monjou in Household No. 8 as the stepson of Ludwig Rübling. The boy's surname is not recorded there.

Anton Haas, a blacksmith (Schmied), and his wife Ottilia settled in the Volga German colony of Nieder-Monjou on 3 August 1767. They are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 55.

The 1767 census records that Anton Haas came from the German village of Winterbach.

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

Joh. Conrad Herber, a linen weaver (Leineweber) from Neuengronau in the baronial district of Düngen, son of the late Joh. Adam Herber, & Anna Maria Schmidt, daughter of Ulrich Schmidt from Elm in the district of Brandenstein, were married on 22 July 1766 in the Lutheran Church of Schlitz.

Johann Konrad Herber and his wife Anna arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 15 September 1766 aboard a ship under the command of Skipper Franz Nikolaus Schröder.

Bernhard Genzel, a farmer, and his wife Barbara settled in the Volga German colony of Nieder-Monjou on 3 August 1767. They are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 47.

There is a Widow Maria Margaretha Genzel née Bock recorded on the 1798 census of Hockerberg in Household No. Hb06. It is not known whether she is connected to Bernhard Genzel.

The 1767 census records that Bernhard Genzel came from the German village of Ganter [?].

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

Konrad Seibolt, a miller (Müller), and his wife Magdalena settled in the Volga German colony of Nieder-Monjou on 7 June 1767. They are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 41.

The Anna Dorothea Seibolt recorded on the 1798 census of Nieder-Monjou in Household No. Nm39 is believed to be their daughter.

The 1767 census records that Konrad Seibolt came from the German region of Bayreuth.

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

Jakob Schulz, a gardner (Gärtner), and his wife Katharina settled in the Volga German colony of Nieder-Monjou on 3 August 1767. They are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 64.

The 1767 census records that Jakob Schulz came from the German region of Iber.