Village Names - Clues (2)

AHSGR, Clues, 1978 Edition

Names of Families Residing in the Volga Villages
Submitted by Gerda S. Walker

(Excerpts)
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FRANK (Russn. Name: Medweditskij or Medwedizkoi Krestowoj Bujerak), present name is Medweditza, (see Work Paper #23, p. 3). Kanton: Frank, Wolost: Frank.
Established May 16, 1767, 115 families, 525 settlers. Lutheran Colony on the Bergseite, located in A-4 quadrant in Stumpp map #6.
As given by Mr. Carl Eckhardt, Hastings, Nebraska in Die Welt Post, 19 Oct. 1939.

(MY NOTES: This is in no way a complete list. The following contains only family names which may or may not lead to blood relatives. I will expand this list later on, need be.)

28. Hartung

74. Wagner

“Some names are not written clearly.” – Jacob Volz, to whom this list was sent.

Population:
1897 – 11700
1912 – 11577
1926 – 5195

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON FRANK
Surnames found in Frank, Russia. Based on list given by Mr. Fred Grosskopf of Greeley, Colorado in 1968.

4. Bath, Bott

14. Elenberger

63. *Wagner

64. Webber, Weber

* Fred Grosskopf thought these families came from Saxony.

RELIGIOUS HISTORY
The Parish of FRANK (Wedwedizko-Krestowoi Bujerak) was founded in 1768. (From Die Kirchen und das Religiose Leben der Russland-deutschen, page 344.)
28,039 Parish members in 1905….


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GRIMM (Rssn. Name: Lesnoi-Karamysch) Kanton: Balzer, later Kanton: Komenke, Wolost: Sosnowka.
Est. 1767, 179 settlers, Lutheran Colony on Bergseite. Located in B-5 quadrant of Stumpp map #6. Names as sent in to Jacob Volz by Mr. Jacob Geist, Fort Collins, Colorado. (Jacob Volz thought this list was pretty complete.) Die Welt Post, 11 Apr. 1940.

5. Batt

8. Bott

Names for Grimm from other sources:
3. Wagner

Population:
1788 – 962
1798 –1125
1816 – 1701
1834 – 3130
1850 – 4452
1857 – 4497
1860 – 5074
1886 – 5746
1891 – 8233
1894 – 9257
1897 – 10761 (?) [sic]
1905 – 10374
1910 – 10934
1912 – 11788
1926 – 5300



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HUCK (Rssn. Name: Splawnucha) Kanton: Balzer, Wolost: Norka.
Founded in 1767 by 380 Lutherans. It was located on the west side of the Volga River (Bergseite), B-4 quadrant of the Stumpp map #6.
From Die Welt Post, 7 Sept. 1939, p. 8, as given by Mr. P.H. Hein of Harvard, Nebr. He writes, “I have been in America since 1887 but I can still recall the names and have done what I could,” –in a letter to Jacob Volz.

2. Becker

44. Weber

Population:
1788 – 570
1796 – 643
1816 – 1209
1834 – 2120
1850 – 3491
1857 – 4241
1860 – 4328
1886 – 5191
1891 – 7384
1894 – 7309
1897 – 9169
1910 – 9433
1912 – 9600
1926 – 4921



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KAUTZ/KAUZ (Rssn. Name: Werschinka) Kanton: Frank, Wolost: Oleschna.
Located on the Bergseite, in the B-5 quadrant on Stumpp map #6. Founded 1767 by 141 Lutherans. Names as sent in by Mr. Jacob Geist, Ft. Collins, Colorado to Jacob Volz. Pub. in Die Welt Post, 11 Apr. 1940, p. 8, col. 5. (Jacob Volz does not believe these are all the names even though Kauz was a small village.)

Families living in Kautz, Russia in 1913, at the time J. David Frank left Russia. A detailed plan was drawn from memory and the names of the families listed. There were 3 streets listed: Main Street, Upper Street, and Back Street.

Weber………………………………3 families

2 Frank’s Stores
1 Friekel Store
1 School
1 Teacher’s House

Note: The bottom of the legal size original copy was folded back and missed the copy machine. The name of the person submitting this list was thus not on this sheet.


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KRAFT (Rssn. Name: Werchnaja Grjashnucha) Kanton: Kamenka, later Kanton: Dobrinka, Wolost: Ust Kulalinka.
Est. in 1767 by 246 settlers, Ev. Lutheran Colony. Located on the Bergseite in the B-7 quadrant on the Stumpp map #6.
Sent in by Mr. George Heimbuch of Scottsbluff, Nebraska. In the 21 mar. 1940, p. 7 issue of Die Welt Post.

31. Wagner

These names were sent to Jacob Volz who published them but questioned some of the spelling and whether it included all the names of Kraft.

Population:
1788 – 362
1798 – 432
1816 – 670
1834 – 1336
1850 – 2036
1857 – 2514
1860 – 2531
1886 – 2779
1891 – 3967
1894 – 4593
1897 – 5759
1905 – 6387
1912 – 6572
1926 – 2759