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Peter Eckhardt was born about 1724 and was from Meisenheim, Rheinland Palatinate, Germany. He married Maria Anna —. Maria Anna was born about 1728 and probably also from Meisenheim.
Peter and his family settled in Louis, Samara, Russia. Peter was listed as a Catholic and a Handwerker (craftsman).
Peter and Maria Anna’s children are:
| 1 | Anna
Maria Eckhardt, born about 1748 in Meisenheim,
Rheinland Palatinate, Germany, married Nikolaus Schäfer,
died 20 October 1793 in Graf, Mariental, Samara, Russia. Husband: Nikolaus Schäfer, b. abt. 1750 in Meisenheim, Rheinland Palatinate, Germany to -- Schäfer and Anna Margaretha --, settled in Louis, Samara, Russia 14 Jun 1766, m. 2) Anna Maria Engel, d. 1820 in Graf, Samara, Russia. Children (by Anna Maria Eckhardt): Catharina Schäfer (d. as a young woman), Nicolaus Schäfer (m. Dorothea Schmidt), Katharina Schäfer (m. Peter Knoll), and Jacob Heinrich Schäfer. |
| 2 | Katharina
Eckhardt, born about 1750 in Meisenheim, Rheinland
Palatinate, Germany. |
| 3 | Philipp Jacob Eckhardt,
born about 1752 in Meisenheim, Rheinland Palatinate, Germany,
married Marianna Maier. Wife: Marianna Maier, b. abt. 1767. Children: Philipp Eckhart, Ottilia Eckhardt, Barbara Eckhardt, Anna Eckhardt, Margaretha Eckhardt, Johannes Adam Eckhardt, Maria Ekard (d. young), Johannes Ekard, and Peter Joseph Ekard. |
| 4 | Charlotta Eckhardt,
born about 1756 in Meisenheim, Rheinland Palatinate, Germany. |
| 5 | Johannes Peter Eckhardt,
born about 1764 in Meisenheim, Rheinland Palatinate, Germany,
living with his brothers and listed as insane in 1798, died 14 Mar
1811 in Louis, Samara, Russia. |
| 6 | Elisabeth Maria Eckhardt,
born about 1765 in Meisenheim, Rheinland Palatinate, Germany. |
| 7 | Johann Eckhardt, born
about 1769, probably in Louis, Samara, Russia, married Barbara
Maier. Wife: Barbara Maier, b. abt. 1772. Child: Catharina Eckhardt. |
| 8 | probably Margaretha
Eckhardt, born about 1777, probably in Louis, Samara,
Russia, married Peter Schäfer, died before 1834. Husband: Peter Schäfer, b. abt. 1756 in Meisenheim, Rheinland Palatinate, Germany to — Schäfer and Anna Margaretha —, listed as having resided in Graf, Samara, Russia prior to 1798 and in Louis, Samara, Russia in 1798 (likely moved from Louis to Graf, then back to Louis), probably married 1) — — (as Margaretha was too young to be the mother of Peter's eldest child Andreas. Children (by Margaretha): Anna Maria Schäfer and Johannes Schäfer. |
Summary of Sources
- Pleve, Igor, Einwanderung in das Wolgagebiet 1764-1767, Band 3 (Kolonien Laub - Preuss), Göttingen: Nordost-Institut, 2005.
- Drieiling, Trecil and Boyd, Darryl (comp.), Mariental Parish Records, Volga Parish Records, https://volgaparishes.com/mariental_page.html, last accessed 11 Mar 2022.
- Mai, Brent Alan, 1798 Census of the German Colonies along the Volga: Economy, Population, and Agriculture, Volumes 1 and 2, Lincoln, NE: American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1999.
- Boyd, Darryl, 1834 Louis Census, 2022.
Source Materials
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First Settlers List
Kolonie Louis
(russischer Ortsname: Otrogovka)
gegründet am 14. Juni 1767
5. Eckhard [Eckhardt], Peter, 42, kath., Handwerker aus Zweibrücken,
Meisenheim
Frau: Maria Anna, 38
Kinder: Philipp Jacob, 14; Peter, 4; Anna Maria, 18; Katharina, 16;
Charlotta, 10; Elisabeth Maria, 1,5
in der Kolonie eingetroffen am 14.6.1766
erhalten von der Kanzlei in Petersburg 24 Rbl., von der
Voevodenkanzlei in Saratov 150 Rbl.
1768 gab es in der Wirtschaft 2 Pfd., 2 Kühe, gepflügt: 1 Des., gesät:
1 Četvert' Roggen
Source: Pleve, Igor, Einwanderung in das Wolgagebiet 1764-1767,
Band 3 (Kolonien Laub - Preuss), Göttingen: Nordost-Institut, 2005.
Mariental Church Records
Births and Baptisms
Photo Line
Birth date Baptism date Given
name
Father
Mother
Village Witnesses
139.2-2 28 7 Jun 1792 8 Jun 1792 Jacob Heinrich Nicolaus Schaefer Anna Maria Eckhardt Graf Jacob Heinrich Boes & Anna Barbara Wilhelm
139.3-1 38 23 Jul 1792 8 Aug 1792 Anna Philip Eckhardt Maria Anna Maier Louis Johannes Spiess & Anna Auer
139.16-2 30 10 Apr 1796 13 Apr 1796 Margaret Philip Eckhardt Maria Anna Maier Louis Margaretha Eckhardt & Anton Auer
139.22-2 38 30 May 1798 8 Jun 1798 Johannes Adam Philip Eckhardt Maria Anna Maier Louis Johannes Adam Frank & Christina Krefflinger
139.29-1 30 24 Jun 1800 8 Jul 1800 Maria Phillip Ekard Mariana Maier Louis Maria There
139.42-2 12 17 Feb 1805 17 Feb 1805 Johannes Phillip Ekard Maria Anna Maier Louis Johannes Therri & noname Salzmann
139.51-2 50 26 Sep 1807 30 Sep 1807 Peter Joseph Phillip Ekard Maria Anna Mayer Louis Peter Schuffer & Catharina Margaret Nicolai
139.3-1 46 3 Sep 1792 5 Sep 1792 Anna Maria Peter Schaefer Margaretha Eckhardt Graf Franciscus Donat & Anna Maria Schaefer
139.20-2 44 13 Nov 1797 15 Nov 1797 Johannes Peter Schaefer Margaretha Eckhardt Louis Johannes Volces? & Mariana Eckhardt
139.25-1 27 16 May 1799 22 May 1799 Catharina Johannes Eckhardt Barbara Maier Louis Catharina Maier & Peter Schefer
Deaths
Photo: 201-1
Line: 6
Date: 20 Oct 1793
Name: Schaefer Anna Maria
Age: 35
Village: Graf
Photo: 210-1
Line: 24
Date: 24 Sep 1801
Name: Ekard Maria
Age: 1
Village: Louis
Photo: 223-1
Line: 2
Date: 14 Mar 1811
Name: Eckard Johannes Peter
Village: Louis
Additional information in the record: bro of Phillip Eckard
Source: Drieiling, Trecil and Boyd, Darryl (comp.), Mariental Parish Records, Volga Parish Records, https://volgaparishes.com/mariental_page.html, last accessed 11 Mar 2022.
1798 Russian Census
Louis
Ls18 Philipp Eckhardt
h 40
Marianna Maier
sp 31
Philipp
s 12
Ottilia
d 11
Barbara
d 8
Margaretha
d 2
Peter
b 35
his brother; insane
Johann
b
29 his brother
Barbara
Maier
sisl
26 his
brother's wife
Workers: 2
Horses: 10
Cows: 14
Sheep: 6
Swine: 5
Chickens: 15
Planted - 1796/1797
Rye: 1 chetvert
Wheat: 5 chetvert
Barley: 4 chetverik
Oats: 1 chetvert
Millet: 1 chetverik
Harvested - 1797
Barley: 2 chetvert 6 chetverik
Oats: 31 chetvert 2 chetverik
Millet: 2 chetvert 1 chetverik
Peas: 2 chetvert 6 chetverik
Potatoes: 8 chetvert
Ls40 Peter
Schäfer
h
38 from Graf
Margaretha
Eckhardt
sp 21
Andreas
s 12
Johann
s 6mo
Maria
d 6
Workers: 1
Horses: 5
Cows: 8
Sheep: 5
Swine: 8
Chickens: 10
Planted - 1796/1797
Rye: 1 chetvert
Wheat: 3 chetvert
Barley: 2 chetverik
Oats: 1 chetvert
Millet: 1 chetverik
Potatoes: 1 chetvert
Harvested - 1797
Barley: 5 chetvert
Oats: 20 chetvert
Millet: 1 chetvert
Peas: 4 chetvert
Mv1588 32 1788 Nikolaus Schäfer and family moved to Graf (Gf31)
Graf
Gf31 Nikolaus
Schäfer
h
47 from Louis
Anna Maria Engel
sp
22 from Wittmann
Anton
s 4
Peter
s 2
Nikolaus
s
18 son by his 1st wife
Jakob
s
6 son by his 1st wife
Katharina
d
8 daughter by his 1st wife
Workers: 2
Horses: 7
Cows: 6
Sheep: 18
Swine: 6
Chickens: 15
Planted - 1796/1797
Rye: 5 chetverik
Wheat: 4 chetvert 3 chetverik
Millet: 1 chetverik
Potatoes: 1 chetvert
Harvested - 1797
Rye: 3 chetvert
Wheat: 18 chetvert
Oats: 3 chetvert 1 chetverik
Potatoes: 2 chetvert
Source: Mai, Brent Alan, 1798 Census of the German Colonies along
the Volga: Economy, Population, and Agriculture, Volumes 1 and
2, Lincoln, NE: American Historical Society of Germans from Russia,
1999.
Louis Census, 1834
Household Name Relationship Age in 1816 Age in 1834
45
Peter Schäfer h
56
74
Andreas
s
30
48
Margaretha dl
27
Peter
gs
3
21
Elisabeth
gdl
19
Andreas
gs
1
† 1817
Maria
Anna gd
17
Anna
Maria gd
15
Katharina
gd
13
Franziska
gd
10
Johannes
gs
7
Elisabeth
gd
5
Barbara
gd
2
Source: Boyd, Darryl, 1834 Louis Census, 2022.
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