Andreas Knoll and Katharina

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Andreas Knoll was born in 1733 in Velburg, Bayern, Germany. He was a Catholic and a farmer.

Andreas married Katharina —. Katharina was born about 1722, probably also in Velburg.

They arrived in Herzog, Samara, Russia 14 July 1766.

Andreas and Katharina’s child is:

Franz Knoll, born about 1760 or 1763 in Velburg, Bayern, Germany, married Elisabetha Hochweiss, probably the Franz Knoll who died 27 May 1828 in Herzog, Samara, Russia.

Wife: Elisabetha Hochweiss, b. abt. 1768, of Rohleder, Mariental, Samara, Russia, probably dau. of Franz Hochweiss and Maria Katharina —.

Children: Barbara Knoll (m. Johannes Mermis), Peter Knoll (m. Catharina Schaefer), Agnes Knoll (m. Peter Schönberger), Anna Maria Knoll, Andreas Knoll, probably Johannes Knoll (d. young), Mathias Knoll, Gregorius Johannes Knoll (m. 1) Elisabetha Jeckel and 2) Elisabeth Herrmann), probably Michael Knoll (m. Anna Elisabetha Resche), Franz Knoll (m. 1) Christina Lauber and 2) Barbara Dukardt), and Teresia Knoll (m. Michael Kenner).

Summary of Sources

Pleve, Igor, Einwanderung in das Wolgagebiet 1764-1767, Band 2 (Kolonien Galka - Kutter), Göttingen: Nordost-Institut, 2001.
Boyd, Darryl and Dreiling, Trecil (comp.), Rohleder Parish Records 1801 to 1857, https://volgaparishes.com/rohleder_page.html, 2022.
Kholmatov, Bachtiar (trans.), Susly/Herzog 1798 Census, Lincoln, NE: American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1995.

Source Materials

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First Settlers List

Kolonie Herzog
(russischer Ortsname: Susly)
gegründet am 14. Juli 1766

8. Knoll, Andreas, 34, kath., Ackerbauer aus Kurpfalz, Velburg
Frau: Katharina, 44
Sohn: Franziskus, 6
in der Kolonie eingetroffen am 14.7.1766
erhalten von der Kanzlei in Petersburg 18 Rbl., von der Voevodenkanzlei in Saratov 150 Rbl.
1768 gab es in der Wirtschaft 2 Pfd., gepflügt: 0,5 Des., gesät: 6 Četverik Roggen

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

Rohleder Parish Records 1801 to 1857

Deaths

Photo: 178-2
Line: 15
Date: 27 May 1828
Age: 55
Name of decedent: Knoll Franz
Village: Herzog

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

Herzog Census, 1798

Franz Knoll                                   35            Able to work

Wife:
Elisabeta Hochweis                    30                                                            From Raskaty (Rohleder)

Sons:
Peter Knoll                                    8           Unable to work
Andreas Knoll                               1             Unable to work

Daughters:
Barbara Knoll                               11
Agnesa Knoll                                6
Anna Maria Knoll                         3

1 worker
3 horses
4 cows
5 swine
2 geese
20 chickens

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

In 1797, he had a harvest of:
7 chetverik of rye
7 chetvert and 7 chetverik of wheat
6 chetverik of barley
1 chetvert and 4 chetverik of oats

Source: Kholmatov, Bachtiar (trans.), Susly/Herzog 1798 Census, Lincoln, NE: American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1995.