Johann Michael Klunk and Anna Christina Eckstein

Citing this biography: Boyd, Michelle, "Johann Michael Klunk and Anna Christina Eckstein," article, Olive and Eliza, last accessed [current date]."

Johann Michael Klunk was born about 1729 and was the son of Johann Peter Klunk and Anna Magdalena Treuer. He was an Erzgräber (ore miner) from Fischbach, Birkenfeld, Rheinland-Palatinate, Germany. The fact that Johann Michael was mining ore points to the Fischbach in the Birkenfeld area. According to Stefan Eberhard, "As there was ore-mining in Monzelfeld (copper, some silver and ore) and not coal-mining like in the Saarbrücken-Fischbach there should be certitude about the Fischbach at the river Nahe."

Johann Michael married Anna Christina Eckstein 22 Feb 1757 in Monzelfeld, Rheinland-Palatinate, Germany. Christina was christened 16 Oct 1738 in Morscheid-Riedenburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, the daughter of Johann Michael Eckstein and Anna Christina Quint.

The family arrived in the colony of Schäfer, Saratov, Russia 1 August 1766 and settled there. When he settled in this colony, Johann Michael was listed as a farmer.

As for the family's religion, it seems to have varied. Johann Michael first appears marrying in a Catholic church. It was noted that Anna Christina had previously converted to Catholicism. Stefan Eberhard gives further insight: "In case of the Eckstein-Quint vagrants there are two additional problems. The vagrants roamed around an sometimes they did not remember the christian name of their parents exactly. The pastors (reverends) did not like to make the marriages as they did not receive enough money; they did not have the correct informations about day and place of birth, the Christian names, the correct writing of the names etc. As no one was allowed to marry twice, the pastors had a lot of writing with the other parishes and the episcopal office. They did not like that. Sometimes our ancestors changed religion (Lutheran <> Catholic)...As there was the rule: cuius regio eius religio (Whose realm, his religion) some of the Quints, Ecksteins , Kluncks, Treuers can have been christianed and married in a different religion. As the area in the Hunsrück was partially Lutheran and the river-valley of the Moselle mainly Catholic, a lot of church book entries can not be found in the (catholic) episcopal library."

Later, the Klunks appear in the records of a Lutheran church, having a daughter christened. In Russia, at the time of their settlement in their new colony, Johann Michael is listed as Lutheran.

Michael and Christina’s children are:

1	Anna Elisabeth Klunk, born 24 Sep 1758, christened 27 Sep 1758 in Niederwörresbach, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, married Johann Peter Bauer. Husband: Johann Peter Bauer, b. abt. 1756 in Winterbach, Kreis St. Wendel, Saarland, Germany to Johann Peter Bauer and Elisabeth —. Children: Catharina Bauer (m. 1) Johann Peter Hoffman and 2) Anton Graf), Anna Elisabetha Bauer, and Maria Elisabetha Bauer.
2	Michael Klunk, christened 26 Sep 1761 in Fischbach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
3	Susanna Margarethe Klunk, christened 22 Mar 1763 in Niederwörresbach, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
3	Johann Andreas Klunk, born about 1765 in Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

They also probably had the following sons:

4	Johann Jacob Klunk, born 6 Aug 1760, christened 10 Aug 1760 in Werlau, Rheinland-Palatinate, Germany. Werlau is 54.5 miles (87.8 km) from Monzelfeld and 52 miles (83.7 km) from Niederwörresbach, so it is not close. However, since Anna Christina came from a vagrant background and the names of the parents in the records are right, it may be possible that the couple wandered a little further from the Birkenfeld area and had a child there.
5	Johannes Klunk, born about 1767 in Schäfer, Saratov, Russia, married Magdalena Nikolaus. Wife: Magdalena Nikolaus.
6	August Klunk, born about 1771, of Schäfer, Saratov, Russia.

Summary of Sources

Pleve, Igor, Einwanderung in das Wolgagebiet 1764-1767, Band 4 (Kolonien Reinhardt - Warenburg), Göttingen: Nordost-Institut, 2008.
Rye, Richard (trans.), Lipovka/ Schäfer 1798 Census, Lincoln, NE: American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1995.
"Deutschland, Geburten und Taufen 1558-1898," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VH72-X5T : accessed 12 Sep 2014), Michael Klunck in entry for Anna Elisabetha Klunck, 27 Sep 1758; citing ; FHL microfilm 489894.
"Deutschland, Geburten und Taufen 1558-1898," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NDK4-52J : accessed 12 Sep 2014), Johann Michel Klunck in entry for Susanna Margretha Klunck, 22 Mar 1763; citing Niederwörresbach, Oldenburgh, Germany; FHL microfilm 489893.
"Deutschland Heiraten, 1558-1929," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JHHG-NSD : accessed 16 December 2015), Michael Klunck and Christina Exstein, 22 Feb 1757; citing Katholisch, Monzelfeld, Rheinland, Prussia; FHL microfilm 585,927.
Ancestry.com. Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Germany, Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
Fischbach/Weierbach church book, excerpt provided by Stefan Eberhard.
Ortsfamilienbuch, provided by Stefan Eberhard.

Special thanks to Stefan Eberhard for his valuable research!

Source Materials

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Deutschland, Geburten und Taufen 1558-1898

Name:           Anna Elisabetha Klunck
Gender:        Female
Christening Date:   27 Sep 1758
Christening Place: EVANGELISCH, NIEDERWORRESBACH, OLDENBURG, GERMANY
Birth Date:     24 Sep 1758
Father's Name:        Michael Klunck
Mother's Name:      Anna Christina Eckstein
Indexing Project (Batch) Number:        C97713-3
System Origin:         Germany-VR
GS Film number:     489894
Reference ID:          2:148FV82

Source: "Deutschland, Geburten und Taufen 1558-1898," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VH72-X5T : accessed 12 Sep 2014), Michael Klunck in entry for Anna Elisabetha Klunck, 27 Sep 1758; citing ; FHL microfilm 489894.

Name:           Susanna Margretha Klunck
Gender:        Female
Christening Date:   22 Mar 1763
Christening Place: Niederwörresbach, Oldenburg, Germany
Birthplace:    Niederwörresbach, Oldenburgh, Germany
Father's Name:        Johann Michel Klunck
Mother's Name:      Anna Christina Stein
Indexing Project (Batch) Number:        C97713-2
System Origin:         Germany-ODM
GS Film number:     489893
Reference ID:

Source: "Deutschland, Geburten und Taufen 1558-1898," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NDK4-52J : accessed 12 Sep 2014), Johann Michel Klunck in entry for Susanna Margretha Klunck, 22 Mar 1763; citing Niederwörresbach, Oldenburgh, Germany; FHL microfilm 489893.

Deutschland Heiraten, 1558-1929

Name:    Michael Klunck
Spouse's Name:    Christina Exstein
Event Date:    22 Feb 1757
Event Place:    Katholisch, Monzelfeld, Rheinland, Prussia
Father's Name:    Joannis Petri Klunck
Mother's Name:    Annae Magdalenae Treuer
Spouse's Father's Name:    Michaelis Exstein
Spouse's Mother's Name:    Christinae Quint
Indexing Project (Batch) Number:    M97547-1
System Origin:    Germany-ODM
GS Film number:    585927

Source: "Deutschland Heiraten, 1558-1929," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JHHG-NSD : accessed 16 December 2015), Michael Klunck and Christina Exstein, 22 Feb 1757; citing Katholisch, Monzelfeld, Rheinland, Prussia; FHL microfilm 585,927.

Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898

Name:                       Johann Jacob Klunck
Gender:                    Male
Birth Date:                6 Aug 1760
Baptism Date:         10 Aug 1760
Baptism Place:         Evangelisch, Werlau, Rheinland, Prussia
Father:                        Johann Michel Klunck
Mother:                      Anna Christina Eckstein
FHL Film Number:     493356
Reference ID:           2:RCHR4X

Source: Ancestry.com. Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Germany, Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.

Kirchenbuch, Fischbach/Weierbach

1018    oo vor 1761 Weierbach
             Klunck Michael 𐊑 ...                                                in Fischbach
             S. v. K. ...
             ....    Christina 𐊑 ...
             Kinder:
             Michael        = 26.09.1761

Source: Fischbach/Weierbach church book, excerpt provided by Stefan Eberhard.

Ortsfamilienbuch, provided by Stefan Eberhard

ECKSTEIN, ECSTEIN, EXSTEIN Johann Michael [1], Vagant, S. v. E. Nikolaus und NN Elisabeth
* um 1705 Bremm (Q.: Omega-CD (Mosel))             † 1776 Monzelfeld
I. ∞ v um 1725 (Dem Ehepaar wurden in den Jahren 1735-1744 noch 4 andere Kinder in Morscheid-Wahlholz geboren.)
QUINT Anna Christina [2]
* um 1705                                                                            † 24.05.1759 Kröv (Q.: Bungert, FB Morbach, E10)
II. ∞ 27.11.1759 Lieser (Q.: Monz 1/255/1) (Michael ECKSTEIN (Witwer aus Monzelfeld) heiratet Anna Rapp (T.v. Heinrich RAPP aus Lieser). Die Heirat fand in Lieser («Lyser») statt.)
RAPP, RAAB Anna [3], T.v. R. Heinrich und Licht Anna Gertrud
*26.03.1734 Lieser (Q.: Bungert, FB Lieser, Nr. 910)

Kinder aus 1. Ehe
v1.        Anna Maria            *um 1726                                    <576>
                ∞ 1753 KROPP, KROPF, KROP, KRUPP Nikolaus
2.           Susanne Christina [4]    *26.07.1733 Graach (Q.: Graach 1/147/1)
                P.: Nikolaus BONNET u. Susanna Christina PRÜLIN
∞ 22.02.1757 Monzelfeld (Michael Klunck, Erzgräber, S.v. Johann Peter KLUNCK u. Anna Magdalena TREUER aus Fischbach) heiratet [nachdem er zuvor zum katholischen Glauben konvertierte) Christina EXSTEIN (T.v. Michael EXSTEIN u. Christina QUINT) aus Monzelfeld.
                    KLUNCK Michael [5], Erzgräber, S.v. K. Johann Peter und TREUER Maria Magdalena
                    *24.02.1731 Fischbach (Q.: Bühler, Einwanderung, S. 59)
3.         Peter [6]            *25.04.1735 Hirschfeld (Q.: Schmieden, FB Hirschfeld, Nr. 54)
                                      † ? 02.07.1781 Monzelfeld

4.        Anna Margaretha            *24.01.1737 Morscheid-Wahlholz (Q.: Bungert, FB Morbach, E10)                                   <477>
                ∞ 1757 HOFFMANN, HOFFMAN Johann Michael
5.        Maria Agnes [7, 8]            */~05/06.12.1741 Monzelfeld
                P.: Maria Agnes DRESCH u. Johann CASPARI
               Magd, Trier - St. Antonius, Trier - St. Gervasius
                   vI. ∞ 25.11.1777 Trier - St. Antonius (Q.: Omega-CD (St. Antonius))
                   MALLIÉ, MALLIEU Johann Baptist [9], Kaufmann
                    * ? um 1740            † 04.03.1785 Trier - St. Antonius (Q.: Omega-CD (St. Antonius))
                    [I. ∞ NN]
                    vII. ∞ 23.02.1786 Trier - St. Gervasius (Q.: Omega-CD (St. Gervasius))
                    SCHLERATH Valentin [10], * Gefild
6.        Nikolaus            */~09.07.1747 Monzelfeld                                                                            <286>
                P.: D. Nikolaus SCHETTGEN (Gerichtsschöffe) u. Anna Maria [THOMAS], Ehefrau v. Matthias TRESCH
                   ∞ vor 1773 STEINBRECHER, STEITBERGER, STEIN, SATTELBERGER Anna

Source: Ortsfamilienbuch, provided by Stefan Eberhard.

First Settlers List

Kolonie Schäfer
(russischer Ortsname: Lipovka)
gegründet am 1. August 1766

18. Klunk, Johann Michael, 37, luth., Ackerbauer aus Zweibrücken, Birkenfeld
Frau: Anna Christina, 27
Kinder: Johann Andreas, 1; Anna Elisabeth, 10; Susanna Margarethe, 5
in der Kolonie eingetroffen am 1.8.1766
erhalten von der Kanzlei in Petersburg 12 Rbl., von der Voevodenkanzlei in Saratov 150 Rbl.
1768 gab es in der Wirtschaft 4 Pfd., 1 Kuh, gepflügt: 1 Des., gesät: 6 Četverik Roggen

Source: Pleve, Igor, Einwanderung in das Wolgagebiet 1764-1767, Band 4 (Kolonien Reinhardt - Warenburg), Göttingen: Nordost-Institut, 2008.

Schäfer Census, 10 June 1798

Peter Bauer                                     43           Able to work

Wife:
Anna Elisabeta Klunk                     41

Daughters:
Anna Elisabeta                                14
Maria Elisabeta                               10

1 worker
5 horses
7 cows
7 sheep
7 swine
50 chickens

In 1796 and spring 1797, he planted:
3 chetvert and 4 chetverik of rye
6 chetvert of wheat
4 chetverik of barley
1 chetvert of oats
1 chetverik of millet
1 chetvert and 4 chetverik of potatoes

In 1798, he had a harvest of:
9 chetvert of rye
15 chetvert of wheat
2 chetvert of barley
3 chetvert of oats
1 chetvert of millet
3 chetvert of potatoes

Johannes Klunk                              31           Able to work

Wife:
Magdalena Nikolaus                    26

Son:
Johann Jakob                              4             Unable to work

Daughters:
Elisabeta                                          5
Maria Elisabeta                              3 mo

Brother:
August Klunk                                 27            Able to work                                      Worker in Lipov Kut (Urbach)

2 workers
7 horses
7 cows
11 sheep
10 swine
27 chickens

In 1796 and spring 1797, he planted:
2 chetvert of rye
5 chetvert of wheat
4 chetverik of barley
1 chetvert and 4 chetverik of oats
1 chetverik of millet
3 chetverik of potatoes

In 1798, he had a harvest of:
8 chetvert of rye
25 chetvert of wheat
2 chetvert and 4 chetverik of barley
9 chetvert of oats
4 chetvert of millet
2 chetvert of potatoes

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

Peter Bauer
Amount of yearly payment 59 rubles 3 1/2 kopeks
Payment current up to the year 1796
Total state debt 649 rubles 38 1/2 kopeks

Source: Rye, Richard (trans.), Lipovka/ Schäfer 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.