Friedrich Jäckel and Maria Margaretha Wulff/Anna Maria Laber

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Friedrich Jäkel was born in 1744 in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He was listed as Catholic and a farmer in 1766. His family name appears in Russian records as Jäkel, Eckel, Jeckel, Heckel, and so on.

Friedrich married Maria Margaretha Wulff 28 May 1765 in Rosslau, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Maria Margaretha was born about 1740. Rosslau was a common gathering place for those headed from Germany to Russia and a number of couples were married here). It is not known whether Maria Margaretha came from the same place as Friedrich and married him as they traveled towards Russia or if she came from an unknown place and met Friedrich along the way. However, it is interesting that a couple old enough to be her parents, Heinrich Wolf and Anna Katharina —, originating from Mannheim, settled in Graf. The possibility exists that Maria Margaretha was the daughter of this couple.

Friedrich and Maria Margaretha settled in Graf, Samara, Russia 10 June 1766.

Friedrich married second Anna Maria Lauber. Anna Maria was reportedly in her forties in the 1798 census (though her recorded age is said to be difficult to read) and was from Herzog, Samara, Russia, married first — Hofstetter.

In 1798, the Eckel family had lost their livestock to plague. To get by, they hired out as cattle herders in the colonies of Stahl am Karaman and Schwed. No records of an Anna Maria Laber has been found in the First Settlers List. If the illegible age was recorded or translated incorrectly and she was actually younger than her forties or she was inadvertently left off the list, she could be the daughter of Johann Friedrich Lauber and Eva Elisabeth —.

Friedrich was certainly the grandfather of Elisabetha Jaeckel, the wife of Gregorius Johannes Knoll. She would have been the daughter of Andreas (his son by Maria Margaretha) or his son Heinrich (his son by Anna Maria) but it has not been determined which of the two was her father.

Friedrich and Maria Margaretha’s children are:

1 Anna Maria Jaekel, born in about 1766 in Graf, Samara, Russia, married Nikolaus Obermann, was working in the colony of Louis (as was Nikolaus) in 1798.

Husband: Nikolaus Obermann, b. abt. 1759, probably in Germany, lived in Katherinenstadt, Russia.
2 Andreas Jaekel, born about 1773, probably in Graf, Samara, Russia, married Catharina Koller, died 1822 in Graf, Samara, Russia.

Wife: Catharina Koller, born about 1776 in Chasselois, Saratov, Russia, almost certainly to Peter Köhler and Elisabeth —, almost certainly present when the colony of Chasselois was destroyed by the Kirghiz (nomadic tribesmen who raided the colony) in 1785.

Children: Philipp Jaekel (m. 1) Agnes Billinger and 2) Elisabetha Krenzer), Anton Jaekel, Catharina Elisabetha Jaekel, Anna Jaekel, and Konrad Jaekel.

Friedrich and Anna Maria's children are:

3 Heinrich Jaekel, born about 1779, probably in Graf, Samara, Russia, married Anna Maria Donau 31 Jan 1805 in Rohleder parish, Samara, Russia, died in 1821.

Wife: Anna Maria Donau, perhaps born about 1784 in Graf, Samara, Russia to Franz Donad and Christina —.

Children: Maria Elisabetha Jaekel, Anna Catharina Jaekel, Nicolaus Jaekel, and Teresa Jaekel.
4 Barbara Jaekel, born about 1783.
5 Catharina Jaekel, born about 1785, married Lorenz Hein 7 Feb 1809 in Rohleder parish, Samara, Russia, died 9 Jul 1848 in Graf, Samara, Russia of cholera.

Husband: Lorenz Hein, b. abt. 1788 to Michael Hein and Elisabetha Frank, d. 29 Feb 1839 in Graf, Samara, Russia of fever. According to the 1850 Graf census, Lorenz was born in Chasselois, Russia. However, that colony was destroyed in 1785 and the survivors, of which his father was one, settled in other colonies. Assuming Lorenz's birth year is accurate, Lorenz was more likely born in Graf.

Child: Elisabetha Hein, Anna Maria Hein (m. Peter Herrhauser), and (son) Hein(?).
6 Maria Magdalena Jaekel, born 29 Dec 1791 in Graf, Samara, Russia, baptized 31 Dec 1791, had an illegitimate child in 1815 (presumably, the father was -- Wintermeier), perhaps the Magdalena Jegel who was married to Johannes Schoenberger by 1808 (date of the baptism of Magdalena Schoenberger).

Possible husband: Johannes Schoenberger.

Illegitimate child: Johannes Wintermeier.

Possible child: Magdalena Schoenberger.
7 Maria Theresia Jaekel, born 28 Mar 1796 in Graf, Samara, Russia, baptized 30 Mar 1796, died 23 Dec 1796 in Louis, Samara, Russia.
8 Probably Anna Jegel, had an illegitimate child in 1808 (father unknown). While there are no records connecting her as Friedrich's daughter, there are no other families by the name of Jaekel/Jegel in the area and the witnesses to her daughter's baptism was Heinrich and his wife, Anna, suggesting a strong tie between Anna and this family. While it is uncertain which of Heinrich's wives would have been Anna's mother, it is most likely that Anna was in her teens or early twenties at the time that her baby was born and therefore, she is more likely to have been Anna Maria Lauber's daughter.

Illegitimate child: Anna Jegel.

Summary of Sources

  1. Source: Mai, Brent Alan and Reeves-Marquardt, Dona, German Migration to the Russian Volga (1764-1767): Origins and Destinations, Lincoln, NE: American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 2003.
  2. Boyd, Darryl and Dreiling, Trecil (comp.), Mariental Parish Records 1789 to 1810, https://volgaparishes.com/mariental_page.html, 2022.
  3. Boyd, Darryl and Dreiling, Trecil (comp.), Rohleder Parish Records 1801 to 1857, https://volgaparishes.com/rohleder_page.html, 2022.
  4. Pleve, Igor, Einwanderung in das Wolgagebiet 1764-1767, Band 2 (Kolonien Galka - Kutter), Göttingen: Nordost-Institut, 2001.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.


Source Materials

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German Migration to the Russian Volga (1764-1767)

Friedrich Jäckel & Maria Margaretha Wulff married 28 May 1765 in Rosslau


Source: Mai, Brent Alan and Reeves-Marquardt, Dona, German Migration to the Russian Volga (1764-1767): Origins and Destinations, Lincoln, NE: American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 2003.
Note: Footnote says, "Stumpp lists Maria Marg. Wulff (p. 136); Maria Marg. Wueff (p. 165).



Mariental Parish Records 1789 to 1810

Births and Baptisms

Photo: 139.1-2
Line: 40
Birth date: 29 Dec 1791
Baptismal date: 31 Dec 1791
Child: Maria Magdalena
Father: Jeckel    Frideric
Mother: Lauber    Anna Maria
Village: Graf
Witnesses: Michael Heyn & Maria Magdalena Greitzer

Photo: 139.16-1
Line: 26
Birth date: 28 Mar 1796
Baptismal date: 30 Mar 1796
Child: Maria Theresia
Father: Jeckel    Friderick
Mother: Lauber    Anna Maria
Village: Graf
Witnesses: Maria Theresia Schoenberger & Jacob Schoenberger


Deaths

Photo: 203-2
Line: 4
Date: 23 Dec 1796
Name of decedent: Jegel    Maria Theresia
Age: 9 mo
Village: Louis


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  Line  Birth date      Baptismal date  Child                                Father                      Mother                          Village        Witnesses

31-1     21                            24 May 1809       Maria Elisabetha            Henry Jaekel         Anna Maria Donau      Graf             Anton Donau & Elisabetha Meyer

51-1     42     5 Oct 1812    6 Oct 1812          Anna Catharina            Henry Jaekel          Anna Maria Donau      Graf             Anton Graff & Catharina Bauer

120-2   29     17 Jul 1816    19 Jul 1816           Nicolaus                         Henry Jaekel         Anna Maria Donau       Graf             Nicolaus Schaefer & M Anna Schaefer

Note: A look at the original records show that Henry Jaekel in the above three records should be transcribed as Henricus Jaekel. MB

24-2     14                            4 Apr 1806           Catharina Elisabetha   Andreas Jaekel     Catharina Kohlmeier    Rohleder     Catharina Hoffman

Note: A look at the original record shows that Catharina Kohlmeier should be transcribed as Catharina Kohlner. MB

27-2     11     18 Mar 1808  19 Mar 1808         Anna                              Andreas Jaekel     Catharina Kohlmeier    Graf            Adam Aaf & Elisabetha Brandt

Note: A look at the original record shows that Catharina Kohlmeier should be transcribed as Catharina Koller. MB

51-1     63     10 Dec 1814  11 Dec 1814        Elisabetha                      Lorenz Hein           Catharina Jegel            Graf            Anton Niedermeyer & Elisabetha Bach

51-1     2      16 Jan 1815    17 Jan 1815        Johannes       Wintermeier (illegitimate)    Magdalena Jegel         Graf            Johammes Klein & Anna Maria Donau

488-2   12     not listed        21 Feb 1832        Magdalena   Johannes Schoenberger    Magdalena Jegel         Herzog        Peter Kuhn & Magdalena his wife

27-2     17     3 May 1808    7 May 1808         Anna              Peter Ignohr                         Anna Jegel                    Graf             Henry Jegel & Anna Donau

Note: A look at the original record shows that Peter Ignohr should be transcribed as pater ignotus (Latin for "unknown father"). MB


Marriages

Photo: 34-1
Line: 2
Date: 31 Jan 1805
Groom: Jaekel    Henry
Bride: Donau    Anna Maria
    Marital status: S

Photo: 32-1
Line: 1
Date: 7 Feb 1809
Groom: Hein    Lorenz
    Marital status: S
Bride: Jaekel    Catharina


Deaths

Photo: 46-2
Line: 19
Date: 29 Feb 1839
Age: 53
Name of decedent: Hein    Lorenz
Village: Graf
Cause: fever
Additional information in the record: left wife Catharina Jeckel, 1 son

Photo: 111-2
Line: 76
Date: 9 Jul 1848
Age: 64
Name of decedent: Hein    Catharina
Village: Graf
Cause: cholera


Source: Boyd, Darryl and Dreiling, Trecil (comp.), Rohleder Parish Records 1801 to 1857, https://volgaparishes.com/rohleder_page.html, 2022.


First Settlers List

Kolonie Graf
(russischer Ortsname: Krutojarovka)
gegründet am 10. Juli 1766

...
14. Eckel, Friedrich, 22, kath., Ackerbauer aus Kurpfalz, Mannheim
Frau: Margaretha, 26
in der Kolonie eingetroffen am 10.6.1766
erhalten von der Kanzlei in Petersburg 12 Rbl., von der Voevodenkanzlei inSaratov 150 Rbl.
1768 gab es in der Wirtschaft 3 Pfd., 1 Kuh, gesät: 5 Četverik Roggen


Source: Pleve, Igor, Einwanderung in das Wolgagebiet 1764-1767, Band 2 (Kolonien Galka - Kutter), Göttingen: Nordost-Institut, 2001.


Graf Census, 1798

Gf05     Friedrich Jäkel               h              50           this family lost its livestock to plague and is currently located in Stahl am Karaman and
                                                                                    Schwed where they are herding cattle for the inhabitants there; they have been there since
                                                                                    the beginning of this year
             Anna Maria Laber        sp             4(?)        from Herzog; formerly married to Hofstetter; age illegible
             Heinrich                          s               19  
             Barbara                          d              15   
             Katherina                       d              13   
             Magdalena                   d               6    
             Andreas                          s               25          Burghard's [sic] [Jäkel's ?] son by his deceased wife
             Katherina Kohlner         dl              22          from Chasselois
             Anna Maria                   d               32          Burghard's [sic] [Jäkel's ?] daughter by his deceased wife; working in Louis
             Nikolaus Obermann     sl               39           from Katherinenstadt; working in Louis

Workers: 4
Horses: 3
Cows: 4
Swine: 4
Planted - 1796/1797
Wheat: 1 chetvert 2 chetverik
Millet: 1 chetverik
Harvested - 1797
Wheat: 8 chetvert 6 chetverik
Millet: 1 chetvert 4 chetverik
Potatoes: 2 chetvert 2 chetverik


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, 1834

Friedrich Hekel
Birth: 1748
Wife: Anna Maria Lauber
Birth: From the colony of Herzog (Susly), Russia

Children:
1M:  Henrich Hekel
        Birth: 1779
        Death: 1821                  Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
        Spouse: ??

2F:   Magdalena Hekel
        Birth: 1792                      Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
        Spouse: ??


Henrich Hekel
Birth: 1779
Death: 1821                           Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
Father: Friedrich Hekel
Mother: Anna Maria Lauber
Spouse: ??

Children:
1F:  Teresa Hekel
Birth: 1820                               Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia


Andreas Heckel
Birth: 1773
Death: 1822                         Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
Spouse: ??

Children:
1M:  Philipp Heckel
        Birth: 1800                    Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
        Spouse: Elisabeth ?
        Wife: ??
        Marriage: bef 1822

2M:  Anton Heckel
        Birth: 1803                     Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
        Death: 1824                 Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia

3M:  Konrad Heckel
        Birth: 1810                     Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
        Death: 1818                 Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia


Lorenzius Hein
Birth: 1788
Father: Michael Hein (1761- )
Mother: Elisabeta Frank (1767- )
Wife: Katharine ?
Birth: 1785

Children:
1F:  Anna Maria Hein
        Birth: 1808                  Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
        Spouse: Peter Herrhauser


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.



Graf Census, 1850

Lorenz Hein
Birth: 1788                        Chasselois (Chaisol), Russia
Death: 1839                    Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
Other spouses: Anna Maria ?
Wife: Catharina ?
Birth: 1785

Children:
1F:  ? Hein
        Spouse: Peter Herrhauser


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.



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