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Ludwig (Unknown)*

Simon Ludwig, a linen weaver (Leineweber), and his wife Maria are recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Beauregard in Household No. 42.

It is not known in which colony they settled.

The 1767 census records that Simon Ludwig came from the German village of Aschaffenburg.

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

Schwieger*

Martin Schwieger, a tailor (Schneider), and his wife Kunigunde are recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Beauregard in Household No. 47.

It is not known in which colony they settled.

The 1767 census records that Martin Schwieger came from the German village of Bechtolegaden [?].

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

Vogeler*

Nikolaus Vogeler, a mason (Maurer), and his wife Christina are recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Beauregard in Household No. 48.

It is not known in which colony they settled.

The 1767 census records that Nikolaus Vogeler came from the German region of Bayreuth.

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

Seiler (Unknown)*

Nikolaus Seiler, a farmer, and his wife Margaretha are recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Beauregard in Household No. 49.

It is not known in which colony they settled.

The 1767 census records that Nikolaus Seiler came from the German region of Bamberg.

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

Hoffmann (Unknown-2)*

Johann Martin Hoffmann, a linen weaver (Leineweber), and his wife Dorothea are recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Beauregard in Household No. 57 along with his stepdaughter, Anna Margaretha Wagner (age 4).

It is not known in which colony they settled.

The 1767 census records that Johann Martin Hoffmann came from the German village of Borg [?].

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

Wagner (Unknown-1)*

Anna Margaretha Wagner (age 4) is recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Beauregard in Household No. 57 along with her stepfather Johann Martin Hoffmann.

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

Bruckmann*

Peter Bruckmann, a widowed farmer, is recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Beauregard in Household No. 59 along with his two stepsons, Johannes Neuhaus (age 17) & Christian Neuhaus (age 13). The Neuhaus brothers settled in the colony of Bettinger in 1768, and it is assumed that Peter Bruckmann settled there with them.

The 1767 census records that Peter Bruckmann came from the German village of Schwelm.

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

Ho(h)mann (Unknown)*

Nikolaus Hohmann (age 45), a linenweaver (Leineweber), and his wife Christina are recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Beauregard in Household No. 61.

It is not known in which colony they settled.

The 1767 census records that Nikolaus Hohmann came from the German village of Unterweld [Unterweid?].

Hohenfelser (Unknown)*

Ignatius Hohenfelser, a glazier (Glaser), his wife Sophia, and daughters (Justina, age 7; Johanna, age 3-months) are recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Beauregard in Household No. 62.

It is not known in which colony they settled.

The 1767 census records that Ignatius Hohenfelser came from the German region of Dessau.

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

Schneider (Unknown)*

Andreas Schneider, a farmer, and his wife Katharina are recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Beauregard in Household No. 64.

It is not known in which colony they settled.

The 1767 census records that Andreas Schneider came from the German village of Kaden [?] in the Darmstadt region.

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