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Kuban Colony Census, 1869

As found in the records of the Guardianship Committee for Foreign Settlers in Southern Russia (Fund 6, Inventory 5, File 278) in the Odessa Region State Archives, Odessa, Ukraine, initially translated from Russian by Nikolai Penner in February 2004. Nikolai Penner’s translation was financially sponsored by Glenn Penner. Edited in March 2004 by Tim Janzen, Portland, Oregon.

Explanatory comments by Tim Janzen

This document provides information about a group of 67 families who were living in the Kuban Colony in the Caucasus Region in South Russia as of February 29, 1869. All of the people included on the list were Mennonite Brethren. Most of the people on this list were from the Molotschna Colony, but some were also from the Chortitza Colony. Those people from the Molotschna Colony are found in the first portion of the list and those people from the Chortitza Colony are found in the last portion of the list. The document is found among a large collection of documents pertaining to the Mennonite Brethren in File 278. The list is found on pages 635 to 643 in the original file and may be found on frames 1102 through 1119 on the microfilm of this file.

All of the families from the Molotschna Colony who are found in this list with the exception of Aganetha Schmidt and her son Johann Penner’s family who are the 55th family in this list are also found in the 1864 List of Families Intending to Settle in the Kuban Colony. None of the families from the Chortitza Colony who are the 56th through 67th families in this list are found in the 1864 List of Families Intending to Settle in the Kuban Colony. [See also List of Families Living in the Kuban Colony, 1866]

In this translation the names of the Mennonites and the locations have been translated into their most common form. Ages that appear in parentheses in the translation have been crossed through in the original document. This was done because the person had either married and thus was no longer living in the family or because the person had died. The ages of people who had died are their ages at the time of their death. The villages mentioned in the column where the settlers names are found are the villages they were living in prior to moving to the Kuban Colony in 1863 or shortly thereafter. Information that has been placed in brackets does not appear in the original but has been added for clarification. A question mark has been placed where selected words or phrases are difficult to read in the original. The comment for Johann Friesen, age 15, in family #57 has not yet been entirely translated.

The original document from which this translation was made may be found on microfilm at the following archives:

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

Alex Voth provided helpful suggestions for the improvement of this translation.

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Register of the Molotschna colonists who are settled in Zelenchuk region,
who possess lands of 65 dessiatines [175.5 acres] per family and
who have to be excluded from their former colony of residence.

GRANDMA
Number
Family Number
Names
Age
Location where listed in the most recent census (1858 Census)
Comments
Molotschna Region, Berdyansk District, Taurida Province
Village of Rudnerweide
2504 1 Benjamin Becker 35 Waldheim #25
his wife Anna 22
son Heinrich 4 Born in the Caucasus
daughter Anna 2 Born in the Caucasus
his mother Mrs. Wedel 66
his sister Maria 26
2517 2 Jacob Becker 41 Waldheim #22
his wife Margaretha 30
his sons: Jacob 4 Born in the Caucasus
     Franz 1 Born in the Caucasus
11895 3 Abraham Regier 41 Rudnerweide #40
his wife Anna 40 She died in 1868
his sons: Abraham 15
     Jacob 7
his daughters: Anna 19
      Helena 9
3166 4 Sara Block 28 Franzthal #12 Married to Abraham Eitzen (family #26)
Katharina Block 24 Married to Peter Buller (family #19)
Maria Block 23 Married in the Caucasus
her husband Gerhard Gaede 23 Liebenau #14
daughter Agatha 1 Born in the Caucasus
Village of Franzthal
5 Peter Siemens 30 He died in 1865
his wife Renatha 26
son Kornelius 5 Born in the Caucasus
daughter Anna 4 Born in the Caucasus
Village of Ladekopp
51872 6 David Klassen 62 Sparrau #44
his wife Helena 61
son Johann 24
daughter Aganetha 26
7 Abraham Peters 43 Blumenort #14
his wife Katharina 37
sons: Abraham 10
     Jacob 1 Born in the Caucasus
daughter Aganetha 12
413902 8 Peter Martens 55 Ladekopp #35
his wife Renatha 50 She died in 1865
his second wife Elizabeth 26 daughter of Johann Pankratz (family #31)
his sons: Peter 25
     Jacob 24
     Johann 21
     Kornelius 13
     Abraham 11 Blind
     Heinrich 10
     David 1 Born in the Caucasus
9 Johann Klassen 54 Ladekopp #34
his wife Maria 49
his sons: Abraham 24 Mentally disabled
      Johann 16
      Peter 4
daughters: Maria 19
      Renatha 14
10 Katharina Reimer 29 Ladekopp #31 She died in 1866
her brother Jacob 25
his wife Helena 18 daughter of Heinrich Krause from the Ekaterinoslav Province (family #61)
62964 11 Abraham Isaak 58 Lichtfelde #28
his sons: Jacob 18
      Johann 16
daughters: Anna 29 She died
      Helena 27 Married to Jacob Schmidt from the Ekaterinoslav Province (family #61)
      Katharina 12
his married son
Abraham Isaak 24
his wife Justina 31 Formerly a Buller with family #19
daughter Maria 1 Born in the Caucasus
Village of Liebenau
283353 12 Simon Harms 39 Schardau #37
his wife Agatha 35
sons: Heinrich 9 He died in 1865
      Simon 3 Born in the Caucasus
daughters: Anna 9
      Maria 6
9236 13 Klaas Hiebert 34 Muensterberg #13
his wife Katharina 27 Formerly a Klassen, from the Mennonite district in the Saratov Province
2539 14 Peter Nickel 43 Sparrau #49
his wife Sara 40
sons: Peter 16
      Heinrich 13
      Abraham 4
      Jacob 1 Born in the Caucasus
daughters: Anna 18
      Sara 11
36531 15 Peter Gaede 27 Liebenau #14
his wife Helena 29
his sons: Heinrich 5 Born in the Caucasus
     Peter 4 Born in the Caucasus
     David 1 Born in the Caucasus
daughter Agatha 1 Born in the Caucasus
29088 16 Heinrich Nickel 49 Rudnerweide #30
his wife Katharina 47
daughters: Katharina 11
      Aganetha 8
12411 17 Johann Klassen 47 Sparrau #44
his wife Katharina 40
sons: Jacob 16
      David 12
daughters: Maria 7
      Aganetha 4
      Katharina 2 She died
102944 18 Kornelius Reimer 45 Schoensee #41
his wife Gertruda 30 She died in 1867
his second wife Anna 22 Born to a Mr. Wiebe; she was a stepdaughter of Abraham Toews of Fuerstenau in the Taurida Province
his sons: Abraham 7
     Peter 4
Village of Liebenau
3341 19 Peter Buller 25 Liebenau #2
his wife Katharina 24 Formerly a Block with family #4
son David 3 Born in the Caucasus
daughter Katharina 1 Born in the Caucasus
his brother Gerhard
his sisters: Helena 27 She died in 1867
      Justina 31 Married to Abraham Isaak (family #11)
      Eva 23 Married to Johann Neufeld (family #42)
Village of Elisabeththal
2311 20 Franz Klassen 59 Rudnerweide #51
his wife Margaretha 69
2306 21 Abraham Wiens 38 Elisabeththal #18
his wife Maria 35
sons: Abraham 8
     Johann 7
     Franz 6
     Gerhard 5 Born in the Caucasus
     Kornelius 3 Born in the Caucasus
     Jacob 1 Born in the Caucasus
daughter Margaretha 10
2305 22 Kornelius Wiens 41 Elisabeththal #18
his wife Sara 34
his sons: Franz 9
     Kornelius 7
daughter Anna 11
Village of Elisabeththal
23 Martin Mierau 41 Waldheim #73
his wife Maria 40 She died in 1865
his second wife Florentina 27 Formerly of Prussian nationality
his sons: Johann 5 He died in 1864
      Franz 4 He died in 1864
      Martin 1 He died in 1864
daughters: Margaretha 13 She died in 1864
      Anna 12
Village of Marienthal
3424 24 Dietrich Klassen 30 Sparrau #44
his wife Maria 24 She died in 1867
his second wife Elizabeth 24 Born to a Mr. Wall; she was a stepdaughter of Jacob Siemens of the Village of Elisabeththal
3422 25 Dietrich Klassen 59 Sparrau #44
his wife Justina 45
his sons: Isbrand 27
      Johann 23
      Jacob 20
daughters: Justina 16
      Anna 15
      Katharina 12
      Maria 7
Village of Blumstein
3391 26 Abraham Eitzen 39 Lindenau #20
his wife Sara 28 Formerly a Block with family #4
his sons: Johann 10
     Abraham 8
     Daniel 6
daughter Katharina 12
6192 27 Daniel Eitzen 36 Lindenau #20
his wife Katharina 30
his sons: Abraham 10
      Daniel 1 Born in the Caucasus
daughters: Anna 8
      Katharina 6
Village of Schardau
35563 28 Heinrich Flaming 40 Marienthal #15
his wife Katharina 37
his sons: Johann 10
      Heinrich 4 He died in 1866
daughters: Katharina 14
      Maria 4
      Elizabeth 1 Born in the Caucasus
111491 29 Peter Stobbe 38 Schardau #14
his wife Maria 34
his sons: Peter 6
      Johann 3
daughters: Maria 8
      Helena 1 Born in the Caucasus
132531 30 Widow Katharina Schmidt 62 Schardau #11
her sons: Abraham 19
daughter Katharina 23 Married in the Mennonite district in Poland
married son Heinrich 24
his wife Katharina 34
Village of Gnadenfeld
27717 31 Johann Pankratz 53 Gnadenfeld #39
his wife Maria 50
his sons: David 15
      Heinrich 12
      Johann 11
daughters: Anna 30 Married to Peter Block (family #38)
      Elizabeth 26 Married to Peter Martens (family #8)
      Susanna 23 Married to Franz Wall (family #36)
      Katharina 20
      Gertruda 8
Son of 57156 32 Bernhard Penner 30 Gnadenfeld #2
his wife Agatha 19 daughter of Heinrich Neufeld from the Ekaterinoslav Province (family #56)
daughter Maria 1 Born in the Caucasus
Village of Wernersdorf
Wife of 54070 33 Widow of Johann Hiebert 49 Wernersdorf #1
sons: Abraham 29
Johann 8
54220 34 Kornelius Kornelsen 64 Wernersdorf #21
his wife Katharina 54
his stepsons: Johann Dick 21
      Abraham Loewen 18
stepdaughter: Elizabeth Loewen 13
Village of Waldheim
33915 35 David Dirksen 39 Lichtenau #22
his wife Katharina 24
his sons: Abraham 6
      David 1 Born in the Caucasus
daughters: Maria 12
      Helena 10
      Carolina 9
Son of 44162 36 Franz Wall 29 Blumenort #9
his wife Susanna 23 daughter of Johann Pankratz (family #31)
his son Johann 1 Born in the Caucasus
daughter Maria 2 Born in the Caucasus
3369 37 Friedrich Strauss 28 Waldheim #59
his wife Aganetha 31
his sons: Johann 6
     Friedrich 1 He died
     Friedrich 1 Born in the Caucasus
Village of Landskrone
399985 38 Peter Block 27 Landskrone #24
his wife Anna 30 daughter of Johann Pankratz (family #31)
his son Peter 2 He died in 1868
daughter Anna 1 Born in the Caucasus
89989 39 Kornelius Penner 31 Landskrone #18
his wife Anna 26
son Johann 3
daughters: Elizabeth 8
      Anna 6
      Helena 4
      Katharina 1 Born in the Caucasus
      Maria 1 Born in the Caucasus
Village of Grossweide
40 Abraham Dick 27 Pastwa #20
his wife Helena 29 Formerly a Friesen with family #43
his son Abraham 1 Born in the Caucasus
Village of Tiegenhagen
Likely son of 103148 41 Jacob Giesbrecht 30 Tiegenhagen #21
his wife Gertruda 38
his son Gerhard 7
daughter Margaretha 5
stepdaughters: 19
Gertruda Neufeld
Anna Neufeld 15
Village of Sparrau
Son of 61072 42 Heinrich Neufeld 30 Blumstein #28
his wife Helena 29
his sons: Heinrich 4 Born in the Caucasus
     Peter 1 Born in the Caucasus
daughter Anna 3 Born in the Caucasus
his brother Johann 24
his wife Eva 23 Formerly a Buller with family #19
his son Johann 1 Born in the Caucasus
daughter Eva 1 Born in the Caucasus
274249 43 Helena Friesen 29 Sparrau #27 Married to Abraham Dick (family #40)
Son of 53568 44 Peter Goerz 24 Sparrau #40
his wife Anna 20 Formerly a Schlier [spelling ?], of Prussian nationality
daughter Anna 1 Born in the Caucasus
Village of Lichtfelde
101722 and 399839 45 Abraham Wiens 46 Muntau #26
his wife Anna 44
his sons: Jacob 19
     Abraham 5
     Johann 1 Born in the Caucasus
daughter Susanna 4 She died in 1866
9308 46 Jacob Kroeker 47 Blumstein #33
his wife Maria 45
his sons: Jacob 20
      Peter 17
      Heinrich 9
daughters: Maria 14
      Margaretha 12
Village of Gnadenheim
52123 47 Johann Friesen 52 Gnadenheim #11
his wife Helena 49
his son Johann 21
daughter Maria 18
married son Franz 23
his wife Anna 23 Formerly a Penner, of Prussian nationality
Son of 52123 48 Gerhard Friesen 26 Gnadenheim #11
his wife Anna 24 Formerly a Strauss, from the village of Waldheim
daughter Maria 2 Born in the Caucasus
399381 and 51496 49 Heinrich Boldt 41 Friedensdorf #30
his wife Anna 39
his sons: Heinrich 15
      Johann 8
      Jacob 6
      Peter 1 He died on the journey [to the Kuban Colony]
daughters: Sara 18
      Anna 11
Village of Blumenort
50 Franz Martens 75 Blumenort #34
his wife Maria 78
Village of Prangenau
60840 51 Jacob Delesky 33 Blumenort #13
his wife Maria 31
his sons: Abraham 3
      Jacob 1
daughters: Aganetha 11
      Katharina 6
150215 52 Widow Agatha Hildebrand 48 Lichtfelde #10
his sons: Heinrich 26
      Jacob 12
      Nikolai 10
daughters: Agatha 22
      Elizabeth 20
Village of Muntau
101674 53 Wilhelm Giesbrecht 35 Muntau
his wife Katharina 27
his son Wilhelm 1 Born in the Caucasus
daughters: Katharina 4
      Helena 3 She died
Village of Tiege
2287 54 Bernhard Janzen 37 Schoensee #39
his wife Anna 35
his sons: Bernhard 6
      Abraham 4
daughters: Helena 15
      Margaretha 12
      Anna 9
      Maria 1 Born in the Caucasus
Village of Pastwa
102112 55 Widow Aganetha Schmidt Pastwa #1
accommodates her son from
the first marriage
Johann Penner 36
his wife Aganetha 35
his sons: Johann 14
      Jacob 11
      Abraham 4
      Aron 2
daughters: Aganetha 8
      Anna 6
Chortitza District, Ekaterinoslav Province
Village of Einlage
14782 56 Heinrich Neufeld 49 Schoenhorst
his wife Maria 32
his sons: Abraham 5
      Isaak 3
daughter: Maria 1 Born in the Caucasus
married son Heinrich 25
his wife Elizabeth 26
his sons: Heinrich 1 He died
      Heinrich 1 Born in the Caucasus
Village of Schoenhorst
36775 57 Johann Friesen 41 Schoenhorst
his wife Gertruda 44
his sons: Heinrich 14? [His age appears to have been originally entered as 15, but this was overwritten by another number, likely either 14 or 17]
      Johann 15 He still lives in the Ekaterinoslav Province father ?
      Dietrich 12
daughters: Margaretha 17 She still lives in the Ekaterinoslav Province in similar fashion as her brother Johann
      Katharina 9
      Helena 7
      Maria 3
Village of Kronsweide
524402 58 Gerhard Isaak 37 Chortitza
his wife Susanna 39
his sons: Gerhard 12
      Peter 5
daughters: Susanna 13
      Anna 9
      Agatha 7
      Helena 3 She died in 1868
351847 59 Johann Isaak 27 Chortitza
his wife Katharina 26
138267 60 Heinrich Peters 44 Kronsweide
his wife Helena 46
his sons: Abraham 16
     Heinrich 12
     Jacob 8
     Kornelius 6
     Johann 3
daughter Aganetha 22
9248 61 Heinrich Krause 50
his wife Katharina 45
his sons: Kornelius 21
      Jacob 15
      Johann 6
daughters: Helena 18 Married to Jacob Reimer from the Taurida Province (family #10)
      Aganetha 11
      Anna 5
      Agatha 3
married son Peter 28
his wife Anna 26
daughters: Katharina 3
      Anna 1 Born in the Caucasus
stepsons and stepdaughters:
Abraham Schmidt 19
his sister Katharina 18
brother Jacob 22
his wife Helena 27 daughter of Abraham Isaak from the Taurida Province (family #11)
his son Abraham 1 Born in the Caucasus
9234 62 Widow of Wilhelm Janzen 40
sons: Peter 9
     Kornelius 5
Village of Nieder Chortitza
9376 63 Peter Nickel 41 Nieder Chortitza
his wife Judith 32
his sons: Peter 12
      Benjamin 6
daughters: Agnetha 10
      Helena 5
      Katharina 4
      Maria 1
179610 64 Franz Bergman 46
his wife Maria 35
his sons: Jacob 17
     Abraham 15
     Gerhard 12
     Wilhelm 4 He died
     David 1 He died
daughters: Katharina 13 She still lives in the Ekaterinoslav Province
      Maria 10
      Anna 5 She died
      Anna 1 Born in the Caucasus
Village of Neuendorf
524396 65 Peter Berg 38
his wife Anna 38
his sons: Jacob 17
      Peter 16
      Heinrich 7
      Johann 5
daughters: Anna 13
      Katharina 2
Village of Insel Chortitza
8167 66 Abraham Neufeld 26 Insel Chortitza
his wife Agatha 39
his sons: Abraham 1 He died
      Abraham 2 Born in the Caucasus
stepsons: Johann Reimer 17
      Jacob 15
      Kornelius 6
stepdaughters:
      Aganetha Reimer 12
      Katharina 9
Alexandrovsk District
Village of Schoenwiese
185566 67 Abraham Goerzen 35 Schoenwiese
his wife Helena 37
his son Abraham 10
daughters: Margaretha 13
      Maria 6
      Helena 2
his brother Gerhard 33
his wife Helena 34
his sons: Gerhard 4
      Abraham 2
daughters: Margaretha 6
      Helena 5

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