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Peter (Schwab)

Friedrich Peter, a cobbler (Schuhmacher), his wife Magdalena, and daughter Margaretha (age 1) are recorded on the 1767 census of Schwab in Household No. 14. They had settled there on 8 July 1767.

The 1767 census records that Friedrich Peter came from the German village of Rodenbach.

Müller (Schwab)

Johann Christian Müller, a farmer, and his wife Anna Maria settled in the Volga German colony of Schwab on 12 September 1767. They are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 42.

Adam Müller is recorded on the 1798 census of Schwab in Household No. Sb45 with a note that he is working in Dreispitz.

The 1767 census records that Johann Christian Müller came from the German village of Eschau.

Knorr (Schwab)*

Johann Heinrich Knorr, a farmer, his wife Julianna, and daughters (Eva Katharina, age 14; Barbara, age 13; Elisabeth, age 7; Anna Elisabeth, age 6) are recorded on the 1767 census of Schwab in Household No. 28. They had settled there on 12 September 1767.

The 1767 census records that Johann Heinrich Knorr came from the German village of Teschow.

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

Herdt (Schwab)

There are 4 Herdt families associated with the colony of Schwab. Their relationship to each other, if any, requires additional research.

(1) In 1790, Peter Herdt moved from Schwab to Dobrinka.

Peter Herdt from Schwab is recorded on the 1798 census of Dobrinka in Household No. Db18.

Immanuel Herdt, son of Peter Herdt, his brothers, and their families are recorded on the 1834 census of Dobrinka in Households No. 29 & 121.

Erdmann (Schwab)

Johann Jakob Erdmann, a farmer, and his wife Anna Maria settled in the Volga German colony of Schwab on 8 July 1767. They are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 10.

The 1767 census records that Johann Jakob Erdmann came from the German village of Teschow.

Engwald*

Johannes Engwald, a farmer, his wife Maria Elisabeth, and daughter Katharina (age 5) are recorded on the 1767 census of Schwab in Household No. 29. They had settled there on 12 September 1767.

The 1767 census records that Johannes Engwald came from the German village of Aldenburg [Waldenburg?].

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

Beig*

Johann Georg Beig, a weaver (Weber), and his wife Maria Magdalena settled in the Volga German colony of Schwab on 12 September 1767. They are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 31.

The 1767 census records that Johann Georg Beig came from the German village of Buena in the Sachsen (Saxony) region.

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

Arndt (Schwab)

There are two Arndt families that settled in the Volga German colony of Schwab on 8 July 1767. Their relationship to each other is not recorded, but they are assumed to be father and son.

(1) Johann Heinrich Arndt (age 60), his wife Maria Christina, and son Johann Karl (age 18) are recorded on the 1767 census of Schwab in Household No. 22.

(2) Johannes Arndt (age 30), his wife Elisabeth, and children (Johann Adam, age 11; Georg Peter, age ½) are recorded on the 1767 census of Schwab in Household No. 21.

Bartazeie

Franz Bartazeie, a single merchant (Kaufmann), settled in the Volga German colony of Schulz on 8 September 1766. He is recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 19 along with a note that he relocated to Saratov in 1768.

The 1767 census records that Franz Bartazeie came from the German region of Hessen-Kassel.