Citing this biography: Boyd, Michelle, "Johann Peter Hoffman and Catharina Bauer," article, Olive and Eliza, last accessed [current date]."
Johann Peter Hoffmann was born about 1768 and was of Rohleder,
Samara, Russia. He was probably the son of Johannes
Hoffmann and Barbara — (as they are the only Hoffmanns in
Rohleder old enough to be his parents).
Peter married Catharina Bauer in 1794 in Graf, Samara, Russia.
Catharina was born about 1777 to Johann
Peter Bauer and Anna Elisabeth Klunk and was of Schäfer,
Saratov, Russia. Peter is recorded as having moved to Graf, Samara,
Russia in 1795.
Peter died 3 June 1814 in Graf, Samara, Russia, perhaps after being paralyzed. Catharina married second Anton Graf 21 July 1814 in Graf, Samara, Russia. Anton was born about 1769 in Graf, Samara, Russia. He married first Anna Barbara Spies and third Elisabetha Kreitzer. Catharina died 16 May 1830 in Herzog, Samara, Russia. Anton died in 1837 in Herzog, Samara, Russia.
Peter and Catharina’s children are:
1 | Maria
Elisabeta Hoffmann, born about 1795 in Graf, Samara, Russia,
married Johannes Klein 4 Jul 1811 in Graf, Samara, Russia. Husband: Johannes Klein, b. abt. 1789 in Franzosen, Samara, Russia, d. 1824. Children: Barbara Klein, Magdalena Klein, Eva Klein, Sabina Klein, and Jacob Klein. |
2 | Johann Georg Hoffmann,
born 24 Mar 1798 in Graf, Samara, Russia, baptized 26 Mar 1798. |
3 | Marianna Hoffman, born
27 Mar 1803 in Graf, Samara, Russia, baptized 28 Mar 1803. |
4 | Anna Catharina Hoffman,
born 6 Mar 1805 in Graf, Samara, Russia, baptized 6 Mar 1805. |
5 | Ursula Christina Hoffman,
baptized 25 Oct 1806 in Graf, Samara, Russia. |
6 | Anna Catharina Hoffman,
born 20 Feb 1809 in Graf, Samara, Russia, baptized 20 Feb 1809. |
7 | Michael
Hoffmann, born 20 Apr 1811 in Graf, Saratov, Russia,
baptized the same day, married Anna Maria Kuhn 22 Jan 1829
in Graf, Samara, Russia. Wife: Anna Maria Kuhn, b. 30 Apr 1808 in Herzog, Samara, Russia to Johannes Kuhn and Anna Catharina Dening, bp. 3 May 1808. Children: Catharina Hoffman (m. Peter Rome), Peter Hoffman (m. Anna Maria Klepphahn), Michael Hoffman (m. 1) Margaretha Schönberger and 2) Katharina Spies), Anna Maria Hoffman (m. Peter Klephahn), Christoph Hoffman (m. -- --), Margaretha Hoffman (m. Jakob Schamne), Peter Hoffman (d. young), Johannes Hoffman (m. 1) Anna Eva Schönberger, 2) Anna Maria Kohlbeck, and 3) Anna Maria Biehn), Jacob Hoffman (m. Margaretha Schönberger), and Gottfried Hoffman. |
Anton and Catharina’s children are:
8 | Peter Graf, born 18
Nov 1815 in Graf, Samara, Russia, baptized the same day, married
1) Anna Maria Hergert 19 Jan 1832 in Herzog, Samara,
Russia and 2) Barbara Sturm. Wife 1: Anna Maria Hergert, b. abt. 1814 in Herzog, Samara, Russia, d. 9 Sep 1844 in Herzog, Samara, Russia. Wife 2: Barbara Sturm, b. abt. 1824. Children (by Anna Maria): Magdalena Graf, Joseph Graf (m. Walburga Leidecker), Joseph Conrad Graf, Johannes Graf, Peter Graf, and Martin Graf. Child (by Barbara): Barbara Graf, Georg Graf, and Johann Josef Graf. |
9 | Andreas Graf, born
about 1821, of Herzog, Samara, Russia, married Barbara Dening
14 Nov 1839 in Herzog, Samara, Russia. Wife: Barbara Dening, b. abt. 1819 in Herzog, Samara, Russia to Johannes Dening and Elisabetha Seitz. Children: Barbara Graf (d. young), Johannes Graf, Catharina Graf, Matthias Graf (d. young), Magdalena Graf, and Anna Barbara Graf. |
Summary of Sources
- Boyd, Darryl and Dreiling, Trecil (comp.), Mariental Parish Records 1789 to 1810, https://volgaparishes.com/mariental_page.html, 2022.
- Boyd, Darryl and Dreiling, Trecil (comp.), Rohleder Parish Records 1801 to 1857, https://volgaparishes.com/rohleder_page.html, 2022.
- Church records for Graf and Herzog, included in email from Wadim Eichmann to Darryl Boyd, reporting the research by Dr. Igor Pleve in church records in Russian archives, January 2020. Transcribed by Michelle Boyd.
- Rye, Richard (trans.), Lipovka/ Schäfer 1798 Census, Lincoln, NE: American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1995.
- Rye, Richard (trans.), Raskaty/Rohleder 1798 Census, Lincoln, NE: American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1995.
- 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.
- Leus, Pavel M. (trans.) and Rupp, Kevin D. (comp.), Graf, Russia (Krutoyarovka): A census of the Village in 1834, 10 December 1834, Hays, KS: Kevin D. Rupp, 2001.
- Leus,
Pavel M. (Trans.), Rupp, Kevin D. (Comp.), and Leiker, Anthony
(Comp.), Revision List (Census) of the Colony of Herzog,
Russia (Susly): A Census of the Village in 1834, Hays, KS,
2002.
- Leus, Pavel M. (trans.) and Rupp, Kevin D. (comp.), Graf, Russia (Krutoyarovka): A census of the Village in 1850, 28 July 1850, Hays, KS: Kevin D. Rupp, 2002.
- Leus,
Pavel M. (trans.), Rupp, Kevin D. (comp.), Herzog, Russia
(Susly): A census of the Village in 1850, December 12, 1850,
Hays, KS: Kevin D. Rupp, 2002.
- Mai, Brent (trans.), 1857 Census of Graf in the District of Samara, Russia, Beaverton, OR: Dynasty Publishing, 2011.
- Pflug,
Waldemar (trans.), 1857 Census of Herzog (Susly), Russia,
translated from FHL 2373592, microfilmed from the original records
in the state archives of Samara province.
Source Materials
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Mariental Parish Records 1789 to 1810
Births and Baptisms
Photo:
139.22-2
Line: 33
Birth date: 24 Mar 1798
Baptism date: 26 Mar 1798
Child: Johannes Georg
Father: Hoffmann Peter
Mother: Bauer Catharina
Village: Graf
Witness: Johannes Georg Klipan
Source: Boyd, Darryl and Dreiling, Trecil (comp.), Mariental Parish Records 1789 to 1810, https://volgaparishes.com/mariental_page.html, 2022.
Rohleder Parish Records 1801 to 1857
Births and Baptisms
Photo: 19-1
Line: 5
Birth date: 27 Mar 1803
Baptism date: 28 Mar 1803
Child: Marianna
Father: Hoffman Johnn Peter
Mother: Bauer Catharina
Village: Graf
Witnesses: Peter Hepp & Mariana Herch
Photo: 31-2
Line: 11
Birth date: 6 Mar 1805
Baptism date: 6 Mar 1805
Child: Anna Catharina
Father: Hoffman Johnn Peter
Mother: Bauer Catharina
Village: Graf
Witnesses: Christoph Bach & Anna Catharina Wasinger
Photo: 25-2
Line: 41
Baptism date: 25 Oct 1806
Child: Ursula Christina
Father: Hoffman Johnn Peter
Mother: Bauer Catharina
Village: Graf
Witnesses: Johan Peter Meyer & Christina Bollig
Photo: 31-1
Line: 9
Birth date: 20 Feb 1809
Baptism date: 20 Feb 1809
Child: Anna Catharina
Father: Hoffman Johnn Peter
Mother: Bauer Catharina
Village: Graf
Witnesses: Henry Jegel & Catharina Hepp
Photo: 27-2
Line: 16
Birth date: 30 Apr 1808
Baptism date: 3 May 1808
Child: Maria
Father: Kuhn Johannes
Mother: Dening Catharina
Village: Herzog
Witnesses: Anna Wolf & Conrad Scheck
Photo: 47-2
Line: 17
Birth date: 20 Apr 1811
Baptism date: 20 Apr 1811
Child: Michael
Father: Hoffman Johnn Peter
Mother: Auer Catharina
Village: Graf
Witnesses: Michael Graf & Magdalena Donau
*A look at the original record shows that the mother's last name was
Bauer, not Auer. MB
Photo: 120-1
Line: 48
Birth date: 18 Nov 1815
Baptism date: 18 Nov 1815
Child: Peter
Father: Graf Anton
Mother: Bauer Catharina
Village: Graf
Witnesses: Peter Rohleder & Maria Anna Friederich
Photo Line Birth date Baptism date Child Father Mother Village Witnesses
24-2 12 27 Mar 1806 Augusta Elisabetha Anton Graf Anna Barbara Spies Graf Georg Klephan & Maria Meyer
31-1 50 27 Dec 1808 27 Dec 1808 Anna Maria Anton Graf Anna Barbara Spies Graf Johannes Peter Hepp & Anna Maria Schaefer
50-2 19 27 Apr 1812 28 Apr 1812 Barbara Johannes Klein Elisabetha Hoffman Graf Andreas Houtain? & Barbara Spies
52-1 16 30 Mar 1814 31 Mar 1814 Magdalena Johannes Klein Elisabetha Hoffman Graf Anton Donau & Magd Graf
496-1 82 29 Oct 1832 1 Nov 1832 Magdalena Peter Graf Anna Maria Hergert Herzog Johannes Scheck & Magdalena Lienberger
513-2 63 17 Jun 1834 17 Jun 1834 Joseph Peter Graf Anna Maria Hergert Herzog Joseph Tingel & Catharina Herher
181-2 67 31 Jul 1836 2 Aug 1836 Conrad Peter Graf Anna Maria Hergert Herzog Conrad Hergert & Anna Maria Scheck
192-2 74 3 Sep 1838 4 Sep 1838 Johannes Peter Graf Anna Maria Hergert Herzog Johannes Linenberger & Margaret Hergert
133-1 113 8 Nov 1840 8 Nov 1840 Peter Peter Graf Anna Maria Hergert Herzog Peter Riedel & Catharina Kuhn
146-1 15 10 Feb 1843 10 Feb 1843 Martin Peter Graf Anna Maria Hergert Herzog Martin Appelhans & Agnes Hergert
130-2 87 2 Sept 1840 4 Sept 1840 Barbara Andreas Graf Barbara Dening Herzog Peter Storm & Barbara Schefer
139-1 111 23 Nov 1842 26 Nov 1842 Johannes Andreas Graf Barbara Dening Herzog Johannes Scheifler & Catharina Brungardt
197-1 41 7 Apr 1845 8 Apr 1845 Catharina Andreas Graf Barbara Dening Herzog Michael Dening & Catharina Mermis
197-2 59 16 Mar 1848 17 Mar 1848 Matthias Andreas Graf Barbara Dening Herzog Mathias Schaefer & Margaret Haal
237-2 46 15 Mar 1851 18 Mar 1851 Magdalena Andreas Graf Barbara Dening Herzog Kaspar Scheck & Katharina Riedel
349-1 3 9 Jan 1856 10 Jan 1856 Anna Barbara Andreas Graf Barbara Dening Herzog Michael Graf, Anna Elisabeth (wife of Michael) Knoll
Marriages
Photo:
49-2
Line: 8
Date: 4 Jul 1811
Groom: Klein Johannes
Marital status: S
Village: Rosochi
Bride: Hoffman Maria Elisabetha
Marital status: S
Village: Graf
Where married: Graf
Witness: Andreas Gerber
Photo:
53-1
Line: 11
Date: 21 Jul 1814
Groom: Graf Anton
Marital status: W
Village: Graf
Bride: Bauer Catharina
Marital status: W
Village: Graf
Where married: Graf
Witness: Nicolaus Paul
Photo:
131-2
Line: 3
Date: 22 Jan 1829
Groom: Hoffman Michael
Marital status: S
Bride: Kuhn Anna Maria
Marital status: S
Where married: Graf
Witness: Johannes Kuhn
Photo:
140-1
Line: 4
Date: 19 Jan 1832
Groom: Graf Peter
Marital status: S
Village: Herzog
Bride: Hergert Anna Maria
Marital status: S
Village: Herzog
Where married: Herzog
Witness: Michael Graf
Photo:
143-2
Line: 9
Date: 25 Jan 1833
Groom: Graf Anton
Marital status: W
Bride: Kreitzer Elisabetha
Marital status: W
Village: Obermonjou
Where married: Herzog
Witness: Johannes Hergert
Photo:
52-2
Line: 16
Date: 14 Nov 1839
Groom: Graf Andreas
Age: 18
Marital status: S
Village: Herzog
Bride: Dening Barbara
Age: 20
Marital status: S
Village: Herzog
Groom's parents: Anton Graf & Catharina Bauer
Bride's parents: Johannes Dening & Elisabetha Seitz
Where married: Herzog
Witness: Johannes Linenberger
Deaths
Photo:
54-1
Line: 6
Date: 3 Jun 1814
Age: 48
Name: Hoffman Peter
Village: Graf
Cause: paralysis?
Photo:
182-2
Line: 16
Date: 16 May 1830
Age: 48
Name: Graf Catharina
Village: Herzog
Photo:
132
Line: 54
Date: 2 Dec 1841
Age: 1
Name: Graf Barbara
Village: Herzog
Cause: convulsion
Parents: Andreas Graf & Barbara Dening
Photo:
68-1
Line: 28
Date: 9 Sep 1844
Age: 30
Name: Graf Anna
Village: Herzog
Additional information in the record: left husb Peter & 5 children
Photo:
126-2
Line: 73
Date: 10 Jun 1851
Age: 3
Name: Graf Matthäus
Village: Herzog
Cause: cough
Parents: Andreas Graf and Barbara Denning
Source: Boyd, Darryl and Dreiling, Trecil (comp.), Rohleder Parish Records 1801 to 1857, https://volgaparishes.com/rohleder_page.html, 2022.
Church records for Graf and Herzog
Colony: Graf
Anno Domini 1829. Ego qui supra praemissis tribus bannis dictus
Dominicis et Tertivis continnis nulloque Impedimento canonico detecto
praevio Examine benedici Matrimonium legitime contractum inter
Michaelem Juvenem Hoffmann et Annammariam Kuhn Virginem testes fuerunt
Michael Mermis et Joannes Kuhn de Colonie Susla.
Translation: 1829 AD. I, the above named, after reading banns three
Sundays and, on the third continuous time, detected no lawful
impediment, blessed the lawful marriage contract between young man
[single man], Michael Hoffmann, and Anna Maria Kuhn, virgin. Witnesses
were Michael Mermis and Johannes Kuhn of Susla [Herzog] colony.
Marriage parties: Michael et Anna Maria
Source: Church records for Graf and Herzog, included in email from
Wadim Eichmann to Darryl Boyd, reporting the research by Dr. Igor
Pleve in church records in Russian archives, January 2020. Transcribed
by Michelle Boyd.
Schäfer Census, 10 June 1798
Register completed for the Office [Kontora] of Immigrant Oversight by Fellow of the Chief Justice, Court Counsellor Popov, in the colony of Lipovka [Schäfer] about those foreigners of both sexes who have left the colony, and those maidens and widows who married in other colonies, as indicated by the community. June 10, 1798.
No. |
Who departed the colony and where |
Year |
16. |
Maiden Katarina, daughter of Peter Bauer, married Peter
Hoffman in Krutoyarovka [Graf] |
1794 |
Source: Rye, Richard (trans.), Lipovka/ Schäfer 1798 Census,
Lincoln, NE: American Historical Society of Germans from Russia,
1995.
Rohleder Census, 1798
Register done for the Office [Kontora] of Immigrant Oversight by Fellow of the Chief Justice, Court Counsellor Popov, in the colony of Raskaty [Rohleder], listing those foreigners of both sexes who left the colony for various places, and those maidens and widows who were given in marriage, as indicated by the community. June 1798.
No. |
Who departed the colony and where |
Year |
24. |
Johann Peter Hoffman moved to Krutoyarovka [Graf] |
1795 |
Source: Rye, Richard (trans.), Raskaty/Rohleder 1798 Census, Lincoln, NE: American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1995.
Graf Census, 1798
Gf06 Peter
Hoffmann h
30 from Rohleder
Katharina Bauer sp
21 from Schäfer
Johann Georg
s 1
Maria Elisabeth
d 3
Workers: 1
Horses: 6
Cows: 5
Sheep: 6
Swine: 4
Chickens: 10
Planted - 1796/1797
Rye: 5 chetverik
Wheat: 2 chetvert
Potatoes: 4 chetverik
Harvested - 1797
Rye: 5 chetvert
Wheat: 8 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.
Graf Census, 10 Dec 1834
Michael Hoffman
Birth: 1810 Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
Spouse: Anna Maria ?
Birth: 1809
Children
1F: Katherine Hoffmann
Birth:
1829 Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
2M: Peter Hoffmann
Birth:
1831 Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
3M: Michael Hoffmann
Birth:
1833 Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
Johannes Klein
Birth: 1789 Franzosen (Rossohi), Russia
Death: 1824 Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
Spouse: ? ?
Children
1F: Eva Klein
Birth: 1818
Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
2F: Sabina Klein
Birth: 1821
Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
3M: Jacob Klein
Birth: 1824
Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
Source: Leus, Pavel M. (trans.) and Rupp, Kevin D. (comp.),
Graf, Russia (Krutoyarovka): A census of the colony, December 10,
1834, Lincoln, NE: American Historical Society of Germans from Russia,
2001.
Herzog Census, 12 Dec 1834
Anton Graf
Birth: 1769
Other spouses: ? ?
Spouse: Elisabeth ?
Birth: 1786
Children
1M: Peter Graf
Birth: 1815
Spouse: Anna Maria ?
2M: Andreas Graf
Birth: 1820
Peter Graf
Birth: 1815
Father: Anton Graf (1769- )
Mother: Elisabeth ? (1786- )
Spouse: Anna Maria ?
Birth: 1814
Children
1M: Joseph Graf
Birth: 1833
2F: Magdalena Graf
Birth: 1832
Source: Leus, Pavel M. (Trans.), Rupp, Kevin D. (Comp.), and Leiker, Anthony (Comp.), Revision List (Census) of the Colony of Herzog, Russia (Susly): A Census of the Village in 1834, Hays, KS, 2002.
Graf Census, 28 Jul 1850
Michael Hoffman
Birth: 1810 Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
Spouse: Ann Maria ?
Birth: 1808
Children
Peter Hoffman
Birth: 1831 Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
Michael Hoffman
Birth: 1833 Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
Anna Maria Hoffman
Birth: 1835 Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
Christian Hoffman
Birth: 1837 Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
Margaretha Hoffman
Birth: 1840 Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
Johannes Hoffman
Birth: 1844 Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
Jacob Hoffman
Birth: 1846 Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
Source: Leus, Pavel M. (trans.) and Rupp, Kevin D. (comp.), Graf,
Russia (Krutoyarovka): A census of the colony, July 28, 1850,
2005.
Herzog Census, 29 Jul 1850
Andreas Graf
Birth: 1820 Herzog (Susly), Russia
Father: Anton Graf (1769-1837)
Mother: ? ?
Spouse: Barbara ?
Birth: 1818
Children
1M: Johannes Graf
Birth: 1843 Herzog (Susly), Russia
2F: Katharine Graf
Birth: 1845 Herzog (Susly), Russia
3M: Matthias Graf
Birth: 1848 Herzog (Susly), Russia
Anton Graf
Birth: 1769 Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
Death: 1837 Herzog (Susly), Russia
Spouse: ? ?
Children
1M: Peter Graf
Birth: 1815 Herzog (Susly), Russia
Spouse: ? ?
Spouse: Barbara ?
2M: Andreas Graf
Birth: 1820 Herzog (Susly), Russia
Spouse: Barbara ?
Peter Graf
Birth: 1815 Herzog (Susly), Russia
Father: Anton Graf (1769-1837)
Mother: ? ?
Other spouses: Barbara ?
Spouse: ? ?
Children
1M: Joseph Graf
Birth: 1834 Herzog (Susly), Russia
2M: Joseph Konrad Graf
Birth: 1836 Herzog (Susly), Russia
3M: Johannes Graf
Birth: 1838 Herzog (Susly), Russia
4M: Peter Graf
Birth: 1840 Herzog (Susly), Russia
5M: Martin Graf
Birth: 1843 Herzog (Susly), Russia
Peter Graf
Birth: 1815 Herzog (Susly), Russia
Father: Anton Graf (1769-1837)
Mother: ? ?
Other spouses: ? ?
Spouse: Barbara ?
Birth: 1824
Children
1F: Barbara Graf
Birth: 1848 Herzog (Susly), Russia
Source: Leus, Pavel M. (trans.), Rupp, Kevin D. (comp.), Herzog, Russia (Susly): A census of the Village in 1850, December 12, 1850, Hays, KS: Kevin D. Rupp, 2002.
Graf Census, 4 Nov 1857
Household number: 91 (71)
Age in 1850 Age in 1857 Notes
Michael
Hoffman
head
40
47
Anna Maria
Kuhn
wife
49
Peter
son
19
26
Anna Maria
Klephan
daughter-in-law
23
Katharina
granddaughter
3
Barbara
granddaughter
1
Michael
son
17
24
Margaretha
Schönberger
daughter-in-law
19
Anna
Maria
daughter
22
Christoph
son
13
20
Margaretha
daughter
17
Johannes
son
6
13
Jacob
son
4
11
Source: Mai, Brent (trans.), 1857 Census of Graf in the District of Samara, Russia, Beaverton, OR: Dynasty Publishing, 2011.
Herzog Census, 4 Nov 1857
Household number: 116 (96)
Age in 1850 Age in 1857 Notes
Peter
Graf
head
35
42
Barbara Sturm
spouse
33
2nd wife
Josef
son
16½
23
by 1st wife
Walburga Leidecker
daughter-in-law
20
Anna Maria
granddaughter
1
Konrad
son
14
21
by 1st wife
Johannes
son
12
19
by 1st wife
Peter
son
10
17
by 1st wife
Martin
son
7
14
by 1st wife
Georg
son
6
by 2nd wife
Johann Josef
son
2
by 2nd wife
Andreas
brother
30
1856 to Household #117
Johannes
nephew
7
"
Matthias
nephew
2
† 1853
Household number: 117 (96)
Age in 1850 Age in 1857 Notes
Andreas
Graf
head
37
1856 from Household #116
Barbara Dening
spouse
39
Johannes
son
14
Katharina
daughter
12
Magdalena
daughter
6
Barbara
daughter
2
Source: Pflug, Waldemar (trans.), 1857 Census of
Herzog (Susly), Russia, translated from FHL 2373592, microfilmed
from the original records in the state archives of Samara province.
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