Mennonite Historical Society of Alberta – 1850 Molotschna Colony Census Data for the Settlers in Paulsheim in 1852

January 16, 2014 2:50 pm

Prepared July 2007 by Tim Janzen

In 1852 the village of Paulsheim was founded in the Molotschna Colony. During the period of time that the village was being founded various documents pertaining to the settlement of the village were sent to the Guardianship Committee for Foreign Settlers in South Russia. These documents were placed in the Odessa Region State Archives in Fond 6, Inventory 3, File 15751. Included with the documents were extractions from the 1850 Molotschna Colony Census (Revision List) for those families that moved to Paulsheim.

I have translated that census material from Russian and it is found below. Additional documents such as heads of household lists for those villages from which the Paulsheim settlers were from have not yet been transcribed. A portion of one page (page 51) is missing on the microfilm. A copy of that page should be acquired from the Odessa Archives at some point.

File 15751 was microfilmed in 2000 and copies of the microfilm of this file may be found at the following archives:

The Center for Mennonite Brethren Studies, Fresno, California
The Center for Mennonite Studies, Tabor College, Hillsboro, Kansas
Mennonite Historical Society of British Columbia, Abbotsford, British Columbia
Mennonite Heritage Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

1850 Census data for Mennonites who settled in Paulsheim, Molotschna Colony in 1852 from Odessa Region State Archives, Fond 6, Inventory 3, File 14910
Name	Age	Village and household number where listed in the 1850 Census ( Revision List)	Year family immigrated to Russia	Page #
Peter Klassen’s first son:				p. 25
Gerhard Peter Klassen	36	Petershagen #1	1804
his sons Gerhard	4
Johann	2
his wife Katharina Herman	30
his daughters Katharina	8
Gertruda	6
Helena	1/2

Heinrich Epp’s second son:				p. 27
Cornelius Heinrich Epp	24	Elisabeththal #3	1803
his son Heinrich	1/8
his wife Katharina Jacob	23

Heinrich Schroeder’s third son:				p. 29
David Heinrich Schroeder	30	Alexanderwohl #12	1820
his son David	1/2
his wife Katharina Johann	24
his daughter Anna	2

Heinrich Wiens’ second son:				p. 31
Gerhard Heinrich Wiens	20	Gnadenheim #18	1803
his wife Katharina Gerhard	19

Peter Rempel’s first son:				p. 33
Peter Peter Rempel	36	Lichtfelde #7	1817
his son Peter	5
his wife Elizabeth Heinrich	33
his daughter Maria	10
Elizabeth	7
Katharina	2

Accepted into the family of Dirk Rempel:				p. 35
Johann Johann Braun	49	Halbstadt #3	1827
his sons Johann	15
Gerhard	13
Jacob	11
Peter	7
Cornelius	2
his wife Anna Peter	40
his daughter Anna	9

Jacob Rempel’s first son by his second wife:				p. 37
Gerhard Jacob Rempel	32	Tiegenhagen #21	1803
his son Gerhard	3
his wife Gertruda Johann	23

Isaac Driedger’s second son:				p. 39
Johann Isaac Driedger	37	Rueckenau #18	1819
his sons Isaac	7
Jacob	5
Johann	3
his wife Susanna Jacob	27
his daughter Susanna	1

Martin Klassen’s first son:				p. 41
Martin Martin Klassen	27	Rudnerweide #55	1844
his sons Martin	6
Johann	3
Dietrich	1/2
his wife Elisabeth Wilhelm	29
his daughter Agatha	2

David Goertzen’s fourth son				p. 43
Johann David Goertzen	26	Lichtfelde #14	1818
his son Johann	1
his wife Maria Franz	25
his daughters Maria	6
Anna	3

Abraham Klassen’s second son by his first wife:				p. 45
Gerhard Abraham Klassen	28	Tiegerweide #32	1838
his son Gerhard	4
his wife Maria Peter	25
his daughter Maria	2

Klaas Enns’ second son by his first wife:				p. 47
Jacob Klaas Enns	24	Gnadenheim #17	1827
his son Klaas	1
his wife Sara Gerhard	20

Peter Kroeker’s third stepson:				p. 49
Peter Abraham Fast	35	Ladekopp #15	1820
his son Peter	5
his wife Anna Daniel	35

Klaas Friesen’s son:				p. 51
Klaas Klaas Friesen	36	Lindenau #15
his son (see translator’s comment below)	7
his wife Katharina Isaac	31
his daughters Elisabeth	11
Katharina	6
Margaretha	3
Anna	1

Peter Friesen’s second son:				p. 79
Johann Peter Friesen	33	Gnadenheim #12	1811
his son Johann	2
his wife Anna Bernhard	31
his daughters Anna	7
Sara	1/2

Bernhard Regier’s first son:				p. 81
Peter Bernhard Regier	36	Gnadenheim #20	1803
his son by his second wife Peter	1/2
his wife Aganetha Franz	23
his daughters by his first wife Anna	11
Helena	7

Gerhard Nickel’s fourth stepson:				p. 83
Cornelius Jacob Funk	26	Prangenau #29	1839
his son Jacob	2
his wife Aganetha Jacob	24
his daughter Anna	1/4

Jacob Jacob Pankratz	46	Gnadenfeld #28	1835	p. 85
his sons Peter	20
Heinrich	17
Johann	13
Alexander	8
Benjamin	5
his wife Maria Johann	46
his daughters Eva	16
Ernestina	11

Abraham Isaak’s third son:				p. 87
Dirk Abraham Isaak	31	Fischau #21	1804
his sons Peter	7
Abraham	4
Dirk	3
his wife Anna Peter	31
his daughter Katharina	5

Philip Warkentin’s second son:				p. 89
Cornelius Philip Warkentin	34	Tiegenhagen #1	1804
his wife Elisabeth Klaas	27
his daughters Elisabeth	6
Maria	5
Aganetha	3

Peter Thiessen’s first son:				p. 91
Peter Peter Thiessen	31	Pordenau #8	1819
his son Peter	1/2
his wife Maria Abraham	29
his daughters Anna	6
Maria	4

Heinrich Balzer’s son:				p. 93
Peter Heinrich Balzer	22	Grossweide #23	1819

David Balzer’s son:				p. 95
Franz David Balzer	24	Grossweide #25	1819

Isaac Wiens’ second son:				p. 97
Isaac Isaac Wiens	22	Altonau #14	1803

Johann Harms’ fourth son:				p. 99
Peter Johann Harms	22	Margenau #10	1803
his wife Katharina Johann	20

Jacob Buller’s second son:				p. 101
Peter Jacob Buller	26	Alexanderwohl #10	1820
his wife Helena Peter	21

Translator’s comment: The page giving this son’s name is missing from the microfilm, but is found in the original document; a copy of that page will need to be obtained from the Odessa Archives.