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Weber (Krasnoyar)

Peter Weber, a stocking weaver (Strumpfwirker), and his wife Anna Elisabeth settled in the Volga German colony of Krasnoyar on 20 July 1767. They are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 3.

The 1767 census records that Peter Weber came from the German village of Büdingen in the Isenburg region.

Waltz (Krasnoyar)

Georg Philipp Waltz (age 2) is recorded on the 1767 census of Krasnoyar in Household No. 44 along with his mother Anna Margaretha and stepfather Philipp Funk.

In 1798, Philipp Waltz moved from Krasnoyar to Enders where he is recorded on the 1798 census in Household No. En31.

The 1767 census records that Anna Margaretha came from the German region of Laubach.

Wahl (Krasnoyar)

Melchior Wahl, a craftsman (Handwerker), and his wife Anna Margaretha settled in the Volga German colony of Krasnoyar on 20 July 1767. They are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 91.

Melchior Wahl  and his wife are recorded on the 1798 census of Krasnoyar in Household No. Ks110 along with a note that he was serving as the schoolmaster in the colony of Schulz.

Melchior Wahl is recorded on the 1811 census of Krasnoyar in Household No. 108 along with a note that he relocated to the colony of Näb [year not recorded].

Stertz / Stürtz (Krasnoyar)

Andreas Stertz, a farmer, and his wife Anna Elisabeth settled in the Volga German colony of Krasnoyar on 20 July 1767. They are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 95.

Some translations record this surname as Stürtz.

The 1767 census records that Andreas Stertz came from the German village of Wächtersbach in the Isenburg region.

Schneider (Rosenheim-2)

Widow Katharina Schneider and her children (Anna Maria, age 24; Johann Heinrich, age 18; Barbara, age 11) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 9 August 1766 aboard the pink Slon under the command of Lieutenant Sergey Panov.

The surviving children settled in the Volga German colony of Krasnoyar on 20 July 1767 and are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 57 along with Johann Wolfgang Seignitz who was married to Anna Maria Schneider. A note on the 1767 census records that Heinrich Schneider relocated to the colony of Rosenheim in 1768.

Freiberg

Johann Peter Freiburg [sic], a leather worker (Lederarbeiter), and his wife Maria Elisabeth settled in the Volga German colony of Kratzke on 7 August 1766. They are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 7.

Peter Freiberg and his family are recorded on the 1798 census of Meinhard in Household No. Mn02.

The descendants of Peter Freiberg are recorded on the 1834 census of Meinhard in Household No. 8.

The 1767 census records that Johann Peter Freiburg came from the Finish village of Åbo.

Fischer (Kratzke)*

Arnold Anton Fischer, a silversmith (Silberschmied), and his wife Anna Maria settled in the Volga German colony of Kratzke on 7 August 1766. They are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 26.

The 1767 census records that Arnold Anton Fischer came from the German region of Hamburg.

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

Blum (Kratzke)*

Samuel Christian Blum, a wool weaver (Wollweber), and his wife Anna Elisabeth settled in the Volga German colony of Kratzke on 7 August 1766. They are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 8.

The 1767 census records that Samuel Christian Blum came from the German region of Hamburg.

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

Bäcker / Becker (Kratzke)*

Widower Johann Becker, a farmer, settled in the Volga German colony of Kratzke on 7 August 1766. He is recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 14.

The 1767 census records that Johann Becker came from the German region of Mecklenburg.

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