Peter Köhler and Elisabeth

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Peter Köhler was born in about 1727 in Losen, an unidentified town in the Electorate of Trier in Germany. He was Catholic and a farmer.

Peter married Elisabeth —. Elisabeth was born about 1734 in Germany. She married first Hans Adam Hein, who probably died during the process of moving from Germany to a settlement in Russia.

The Köhlers settled in Chasselois, Russia 2 August 1766. This German colony was destroyed by the Kirghiz (nomadic tribesmen who raided the colony) in 1785 and the survivors moved to other colonies. It is not known how many of the family were killed, how many were captured and sold as slaves, and how many survived but in 1798, there was a Michael Hein in Graf, a Maria Hein and her husband in Louis, a Katharina Koller in Graf, and Matthias Hein in Mariental, all reportedly from Chasselois, who are probable surviving family members.

Hans Adam and Elisabeth’s children are:

1	Probably Matthias Hein, born in about 1753, probably in Germany, living in Mariental in 1798 (where he is listed as being from Chasselois, though he does not appear on the Chasselois First Settlers List), married 1) — — and 2) Anna Elisabeth Weber 23 Jun 1797 in Mariental, Samara, Russia. Wife 1: name not known. Wife 2: Anna Elisabeth Weber. Children (by first wife): Baltasar Hein and Maria Hein. Children (by Anna Elisabeth): Barbara Hein, Catharina Hein, Johan Peter Hein, and Anna Catharina Hein.
2	Michael Hein, born in about 1755, probably in Germany, married Elisabetha Frank. Wife: Elisabetha Frank, b. abt. 1767 in Kaneau, Samara, Russia. Children: Lorenz Hein (m. Catharina Jaekel), Margaretha Hein, Peter Agapitus Hein, Maria Teresia Hein, and Michael Hein (m. Maria Katherine —).
3	Susanna Hein, born in about 1756, probably in Germany.
4	Anna Maria Hein, born in about 1759, probably in Germany, married 1) Peter Stoller and 2) Matthias Bollig 15 May 1791 in Louis, Samara, Russia. Husband 1: Peter Stoller, b. abt. 1744 in Trier, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, settled in Chasselois with his first wife Margaretha —, d. bef. 15 May 1791. Husband 2: Matthias Bollig, b. abt. 1766 in Trier, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany or on the way to Chasselois, settled in Chasselois with his family 2 Aug 1766. Children (by Peter): Anna Katharina Stoller and Elisabeth Stoller. Child (by Matthias): Anna Maria Bollig.
5	Sebastian Hein, born in about 1765, probably in Germany.

Peter and Elisabeth’s probable child is:

Katharina Koller, born about 1776 in Chasselois, Saratov, Russia, married Andeas Jäkel, listed in Graf, Russia in 1798 (but may have been temporarily in the colony of Stahl am Kamaran or Schwed due to a loss of the family's livestock to plague).

Husband: Andeas Jäkel, b. abt. 1773 in Graf, Samara, Russia, d. 1822 in Graf, Samara, Russia to Friedrich Jäkel and Maria Margaretha Wulff.

There may or may not have been other Köhler children, perhaps some who died in the massacre, but they were not currently known because of the gap in records.

Summary of Sources

Pleve, Igor, Einwanderung in das Wolgagebiet 1764-1767, Band 1 (Kolonien Anton - Franzosen), Göttingen: Der Göttinger Arbeitskreis, 1999.
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.
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 colony, December 10, 1834, Lincoln, NE: American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 2001.

Source Materials

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First Settlers List

Kolonie Cheisol
gegründet am 2. August 1766

7. Köhler, Peter, 39, kath., Ackerbauer aus Trier, Losen?
Frau: Elisabeth, 32
in der Kolonie eingetroffen am 2.8.1766
erhalten von der Kanzlei in Petersburg 12 Rbl., von der Voevodenkanzlei in Saratov 150 Rbl.
nach dem Tode des Kolonisten Hans Adam Hein bei der Ehefrau verbliebene Schulden von 18 und 150 Rbl.
1768 gab es in der Wirtschaft 2 Pfd., 2 Kühe, gerflügt: 1/2 Des., gesät: 4 Četverik Roggen

7a. Hein, Michael, 11
Stiefsohn
Br.: Sebastian, 1,5; Schw.: Susanna, 10; Maria, 7
leben nach dem Tode des Vaters Hans Adam Hein im Haushalt ihres Stiefvaters Peter Köhler

13. Bollich, Nicolaus, 32, kath., Ackerbauer aus Trier
Frau: Margaretha, 26
Ki.: Matthias, 1/2; Anna Barbara, 7; Margaretha, 4
in der Kolonie eingetroffen am 2.8.1766
erhalten von der Kanzlei in Petersburg 16 Rbl., von der Voevodenkanzlei in Saratov 150 Rbl.
1768 gab es in der Wirtschaft 2 Pfd., 2 Kühe, gerflügt: 1/2 Des., gesät: 4 Četverik Roggen

34. Stoller, Peter, 22, kath., Ackerbauer aus Trier
Frau: Margaretha, 32, aus Würzburg
in der Kolonie eingetroffen am 2.8.1766
erhalten von der Kanzlei in Petersburg 4 Rbl., von der Voevodenkanzlei in Saratov 150 Rbl.
nach dem Tod des Kolonisten Johannes Werner bei der Ehefrau verbliebene Schulden von 14 und 150 Rbl. übernommen
1768 gab es in der Wirtschaft 2 Pfd., 1 Kuh, gesät: 4 Četverik Roggen

34a. Werner, Johannes, 9, kath., aus Würzburg
Stiefsohn
Br.: Christoph, 2
leben nach dem Tode ihres Vaters Johannes Werner im Haushalt des Stiefvaters Peter Stoller

Source: Pleve, Igor, Einwanderung in das Wolgagebiet 1764-1767, Band 1 (Kolonien Anton - Franzosen), Göttingen: Der Göttinger Arbeitskreis, 1999.

Rohleder Parish Records 1801 to 1857

Births and Baptisms

Photo: 24-2
Line: 14
Baptism date: 4 Apr 1806
Child: Catharina Elisabetha
Father: Jaekel Andreas
Mother: Kohlmeier Catharina
Village: Rohleder
Witness: Catharina Hoffman
Note: Translator mistranscribed mother's last name as Kohlmeier. A look at the original record shows that her last name was recorded as Kohlner. MB

Photo: 27-2
Line: 11
Birth date: 18 Mar 1808
Baptism date: 19 Mar 1808
Child: Anna
Father: Jaekel Andreas
Mother: Kohlmeier Catharina
Village: Graf
Witness: Adam Aaf & Elisabetha Brandt
Note: Translator mistranscribed mother's last name as Kohlmeier. A look at the original record shows that her last name was recorded as Koller. MB

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

Mariental Parish Records 1789 to 1810

Photo Line Birth date Baptism date Child Father Mother Village Witnesses

139.3-2 61 26 Nov 1792 8 Dec 1792 Anna Maria Mathias Bollig Anna Maria Hein Louis Mathias Neiff? & Anna Maria Bollig

139.13-1 24 1 Apr 1795 4 Apr 1795 Peter Agapitus Michael Hein Elisabetha Frank Graf Franciscus Donat & Catharina Kulner? & Johannes Chrstophor Urbach & Elisabetha Urbach (Lutheran)

139.26-1 46 17 Aug 1799 21 Aug 1799 Barbara Mathais Hein Anna Elisabeth Weber Mariental Barbara Kerner & Johannes Haz

139.43-1 24 17 Apr 1805 17 Apr 1805 Catharina Mathias Heins Elisabeth Weber Mariental Johannes Husch & Catharina Hass

139.50-1 29 7 May 1807 7 May 1807 Johan Peter Mathias Heins Elisabeth Weber Mariental Johan Peter Hanses & Elisabeth Weirich

139.57-1 26 24 Jun 1809 25 Jun 1809 Anna Catharina Mathias Heins Elisabeth Weber Mariental Jo. Georg Lineberger & Catharina Weber

Photo: 150-1
Line: 8
Date: 15 May 1791
Groom: Bollig    Mathias
    Marital status: S
Bride: Stoller    Anna Maria
    Marital status: W
Where married: Louis
Witnesses: Nicolaus Becker, Joseph Kessler    Susanna Lederhos

Photo: 156-1
Line: 7
Date: 23 Jun 1797
Groom: Hein    Mathias
    Marital status: W
Bride: Weber    Elisabeth
    Marital status: S
Where married: Mariental
Witnesses: Peter Wolf    Melchior Kelbler

Source: Boyd, Darryl and Dreiling, Trecil (comp.), Mariental Parish Records 1789 to 1810, https://volgaparishes.com/mariental_page.html, 2022.

1978 Census

Graf

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

...

Gf30     Michael Hein                   h            37             from Chasselois
             Elisabeth Frank                sp           31             from Kaneau
             Lorenz Hein                      s             10
             Margaretha Hein            d             7
             Maria Teresia Hein          d             1

Workers: 1
Horses: 5
Cows: 7
Swine: 8
Chickens: 15
Planted - 1796/1797
Wheat: 1 chetvert 4 chetverik
Millet: 1 chetverik
Potatoes: 6 chetverik
Harvested - 1797
Wheat: 9 chetvert 5 chetverik
Millet: 2 chetvert 2 chetverik
Potatoes: 2 chetvert 4 chetverik

Louis
Ls34     Mattias Bollig                     h             31            from Chasselois
            Maria Hein                         sp           36            from Chasselois; deceased husband: Peter Stoller
            Maria                                  d            5
            Anna Katharina Stoller     sd           14            father: Peter Stoller
            Elisabeth Stoller                 sd           8              father: Peter Stoller

Workers: 1
Horses: 5
Cows: 5
Swine: 8
Chickens: 12
Planted - 1796/1797
Rye: 1 chetvert
Wheat: 2 chetvert 4 chetverik
Barley: 4 chetverik
Oats: 1 chetvert
Millet: 1 chetverik
Harvested - 1797
Barley: 6 chetvert 2 chetverik
Oats: 12 chetvert 4 chetverik
Millet: 2 chetvert
Peas: 6 chetvert 2 chetverik
Potatoes: 1 chetvert

Mariental
Mt29    Matthias Hein*                   h            45            from Chasselois
             Elisabeth Weber               sp          21
             Baltasar Hein                     s            11            son by his 1st wife
             Maria Hein                         d           14            daughter by his 1st wife

Workers: 1
Horses: 10
Cows: 6
Swine: 8
Chickens: 10
Planted - 1796/1797
Wheat: 4 chetvert
Oats: 1 chetvert
Millet: 1 chetverik
Potatoes: 4 chetverik
Harvested - 1797
Wheat: 28 chetvert
Oats: 9 chetvert
Millet: 1 chetvert
Potatoes: 1 chetvert 2 chetverik

* Agricultural Census lists him as Mattias Heinz.

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

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

Michael Hein
Birth: 1761                            From the colony of Chasselois (Chaisol), Russia
Spouse: Elisabeta Frank
Birth: 1767

Children
1M:    Lorenzius Hein
          Birth: 1788
          Spouse: Katherine ?

2M:    Michael Hein
          Birth: 1810               Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
          Spouse: Maria Katherine ?

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.