Johann Rekowski and Maria Magdalena —

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Johann Rekowski was born 1744 in Copenhagen, Kobenhavn, Denmark to Joseph Rekowski and Christina Nielsdr.. Johann married Maria Magdalena —. Maria Magdalena was born about 1747. It is not currently known where she was born or whether she was Danish, German, or otherwise.

They settled in Kamenka, Saratov, Russia 6 Jul 1765. He was listed as a shoemaker and a Catholic. By 1775, he had taken over his father's farm in Kamenka.

Johann and Maria Magdalena had apparently died by the time of the 1798 census.

Johann and Maria Magdalena’s children are:

1 Nikolaus Rekowski, born about 1767 in Kamenka, Saratov, Russia, married Christina Gal.

Wife: Christina Gal, b. abt. 1766.

2 Maria Elisabetha Rekowski, born about 1772 in Kamenka, Saratov, Russia, married Michael Wiesner in 1792 in Volmer, Saratov, Russia.

Husband: Michael Wiesner, b. abt. 1768 in Volmer, Saratov, Russia, probably son of Johannes Wessner and Katharina --, m. 2) Elisabetha Lang, d. 1840.

3 Anna Maria Rekowski, born about 1773 in Kamenka, Saratov, Russia, married Samuel Maurer.

Husband: Samuel Maurer, b. abt. 1766 to -- Maurer and Barbara --.

4 Susanna Rekowski, born about 1775 in Kamenka, Saratov, Russia, worked in Saratov, Saratov, Russia in 1798.

5 Magdalena Rekowski, born about 1784 in Kamenka, Saratov, Russia.


Summary of Sources

  1. Pleve, Igor, Einwanderung in das Wolgagebiet 1764-1767, Band 2 (Kolonien Galka - Kutter), Göttingen: Nordost-Institut, 2001.
  2. Rye, Richard (trans. 1775) and Kholmatov, Bachtiar (trans. 1798), The 1775 and 1798 Census Revisions of the Volga German Colony of Kamenka, Lincoln, NE: American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1995.
  3. 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.


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Kolonie Kamenka
gegründet am 7. Juli 1765

96. Rekowski, Johann, 21, kath., Schuhmacher aus Kopenhagen
Frau: Maria Magdalena, 18
in der Kolonie eingetroffen am 6.7.1765
1768 gab es in der Wirtschaft 2 Pfd., 1 Kuh, 2 Ziege, gepflügt: 1/2 Des., gesät: 1 Četvert' und 1 Četverik Roggen

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


1775

Kamenka, Russia

                                            Male     Female     Age
75.     Johann Rekovski      1                             29
          wife Magdalena                   1                27
          son: Nikolaus            1                              8
          Elizabeta                                1                4
          Anna Maria                           1                2

Horses: 2
Cows: 1
Calves: 2
Swine: 1
Plows: 2
Wagons:1
Pitchforks: 1
Scythes: 2
Sickles: 1
Shovels: 2
Horsecollars: 2
Bridles: 1
Homes (owned): 1
Stables (owned): 1
Granaries (owned): 1

Grain insufficient for 2 months.


                                            Male     Female     Age
105.     Josef Rekovski        1                             15

Worker in this colony. His father's farm was taken over by his brother, Johann Rekovski.


Source: Rye, Richard (trans. 1775) and Kholmatov, Bachtiar (trans. 1798), The 1775 and 1798 Census Revisions of the Volga German Colony of Kamenka, Lincoln, NE: American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1995.



1798
Kamenka, Russia

Km042    Samuel Maurer                  h     32
               Anna Maria Rekowsky      sp    25
               Michael                              s      6mo
               Anna Margaretha             d     4
               Elisabeth                             d     2
               Barbara                              m    57            widow; his mother; surname not listed
               Elisabeth                             sis    22            his sister; working in Kopenka

Workers: 1
Horses: 4
Cows: 2
Sheep: 8
Swine: 2
Chickens: 8
Planted - 1796/1797
Rye: 6 chetvert 3 chetverik
Wheat: 1 chetvert 7 chetverik
Oats: 2 chetvert 6 chetverik
Millet: 1 chetverik
Potatoes: 6 chetverik
Harvested - 1797
Rye: 6 chetvert
Wheat: 3 chetvert
Oats: 4 chetvert
Potatoes: 2 chetvert 4 chetverik

Km068    Nikolaus Rekowsky             h      31
               Christina Gal [?]                  sp    32
               Martin                                   s      2
               Susanna                               sis     23           his sister; working in Saratov
               Magdalena                         sis     14           his sister

Workers: 1
Horses: 4
Cows: 3
Swine: 2
Chickens: 12
Planted - 1796/1797
Rye: 3 chetvert 1 chetverik
Wheat: 2 chetvert 4 chetverik
Oats: 2 chetvert 4 chetverik
Millet: 1 chetverik
Potatoes: 1 chetvert
Harvested - 1797
Rye: 7 chetvert
Wheat: 6 chetvert
Oats: 7 chetvert
Millet: 3 chetvert
Potatoes: 1 chetvert 2 chetverik

Mv1102      19      1792     Maria Elisabeth, daughter of Johann Rekowsky, married Michael Wiesner in Volmer (Vm14)


Volmer, Russia

Vm14     Michael Wiesner           h     30
               Elisabeth Rekowsky      sp   26          from Kamenka
               Valentin                         s     1
               Michael                         s     3mo
               Peter                              b    24          his brother; has a broken leg and cannot work

Workers: 1
Horses: 4
Cows: 2
Sheep: 10
Chickens: 10
Planted - 1796/1797
Rye: 3 chetvert 2 chetverik
Wheat: 3 chetvert 3 chetverik
Oats: 4 chetvert
Millet: 1/2 chetverik
Potatoes: 1 chetvert
Harvested - 1797
Rye: 5 chetvert
Wheat: 12 chetvert
Oats: 16 chetvert
Millet: 1 chetverik
Potatoes: 3 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.




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