Peter Schäfer and Anna Margaretha —

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Peter Schäfer married Anna Margaretha —. Anna Margaretha was born about 1733 in Meisenheim, Rheinland Palatinate, Germany. It is not currently known if Peter died in Germany or if he lived long enough to have migrated to Russia with his wife and children. If he was alive when the family went to Russia, he would have died on the way or near St. Petersburg while awaiting

Anna Margaretha married second Matthias Kumpallo. Matthias was born about 1743 in Bernkastel, Rheinland Palatinate, Germany. He was an Ackerbauer (farmer).

Anna Margaretha settled, along with Matthias and her children from her first marriage, in Louis, Samara, Russia 14 June 1766.

Peter and Anna Margaretha’s children are:

1 Nikolaus Schäfer, born about 1750 in Meisenheim, Rheinland Palatinate, Germany, married 1) Anna Maria Eckhardt, moved to Graf, Samara, Russia in 1788, married 2) Anna Maria Engel 25 Jan 1794 in Graf, Samara, Russia, died in 1820 in Graf, Samara, Russia.

Wife 1: Anna Maria Eckhardt, b. abt. 1748 in Meisenheim, Rheinland Palatinate, Germany to Peter Eckhardt and Maria Anna —, d. 20 Oct 1793 in Graf, Samara, Russia.

Wife 2: Anna Maria Engel, b. abt. 1776, either in Wittmann, Samara, Russia or Graf, Samara, Russia.

Children (by Anna Maria Eckhardt): Catharina Schäfer (d. as a young woman), Nicolaus Schäfer (m. Dorothea Schmidt), Katharina Schäfer (m. Peter Knoll), and Jacob Heinrich Schäfer.

Children (by Anna Maria Engel): Anton Schäfer (m. Maria Eva Goetz), Johannes Peter Schäfer (m. Margaretha Dahlheimer), Christoph Schäfer (d. as a young man), Anna Barbara Schäfer, Magdalena Schäfer, Anna Margaretha Schäfer, Michael Schäfer, Catharina Schäfer (m. 1) Johannes Staub and 2) Sebastian Boes), and Augustin Schäfer (m. 1) Anna Maria Lederhos and 2) Magdalena Weissbecker).
2 Anna Barbara Schäfer, born about 1753 in Meisenheim, Rheinland Palatinate, Germany, married 1) Nikolaus Chaminé and 2) Martin Wilhelm, moved to Graf, Samara, Russia in 1788.

Husband 1: Nikolaus Chaminé, b. abt. 1736 in Trier, Rheinland Palatinate, Germany, m. 1) Margaretha —.

Husband 2: Martin Wilhelm, b. abt. 1754 (according to 1798 census) or 1767 (according to death record), lived in Louis, Samara, Russia prior to 1788, d. 1829 in Graf, Samara, Russia, d. 3 May 1829 in Graf, Samara, Russia.

Child (by Nikolaus): Nikolaus Chaminé (last name also spelled Schamne; m. Walburga —).

Children (by Martin): Anna Maria Magdalena Wilhelm and Peter Wilhelm (m. Susanna —).
3 Peter Schäfer, born about 1756 in Meisenheim, Rheinland Palatinate, Germany, listed as having resided in Graf, Samara, Russia prior to 1798 and in Louis, Samara, Russia in 1798 (likely moved from Louis to Graf, then back to Louis), married 1) — — and 2) Margaretha Eckhardt.

Wife 1: name not known. Her existence is implied by the fact that Peter's second wife was far too young to be the mother of his eldest child.

Wife 2: Margaretha Eckhardt, b. abt. 1777, prob. dau. of Peter Eckhardt and Maria Anna —.

Child (by probable first wife): Andreas Schäfer (m. Margaretha —).

Children (by Margaretha): Anna Maria Schäfer and Johannes Schäfer.

Summary of Sources

  1. Pleve, Igor, Einwanderung in das Wolgagebiet 1764-1767, Band 3 (Kolonien Laub - Preuss), Göttingen: Nordost-Institut, 2005.
  2. Boyd, Darryl and Dreiling, Trecil (comp.), Mariental Parish Records 1791 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. 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.
  5. Leus, Pavel M. (trans.) and Leiker, Anthony J. (ed.), The List of First Settlers from the Colony of Louis, Russia, also known as (Ostrogovka), Established 4 Jun 1766, Census Date 1767, 2002.
  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. Boyd, Darryl, 1834 Louis Census, 2022.


Source Materials

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First Settlers List

Kolonie Louis
(russischer Ortsname: Otrogovka)
gegründet am 14. Juni 1767
…
2. Kumpallo, Matthias, 23, kath., Ackerbauer aus Kurtrier, Bernkastel
Frau: Anna Margaretha, 33, aus Zweibrücken, Meisenheim
in der Kolonie eingetroffen am 14.6.1766
erhalten von der Kanzlei in Petersburg 10 Rbl., von der Voevodenkanzlei in Saratov 150 Rbl.
1768 gab es in der Wirtschaft 5 Pfd., gesät: 6 Četverik Roggen
2a. Schäfer, Peter, 10, kath.
Stiefsohn
Bruder: Nicolaus, 16
Schwester: Barbara, 13
leben nach dem Tode ihres Vaters im Haushalt von Matthias Kumpallo
...
12. Schaminais [Chaminé], Nicolaus, 30, kath., Ackerbauer aus Trier
Frau: Margaretha, 30
Sohn: Peter, 1,5
in der Kolonie eingetroffen am 14.6.1766
erhalten von der Kanzlei in Petersburg 12 Rbl., von der Voevodenkanzlei in Saratov 150 Rbl.
1768 gab es in der Wirtschaft 2 Pfd., 2 Kühe, gepflügt: 1/4 Des., gesät: 6 Četverik Roggen

Source: Pleve, Igor, Einwanderung in das Wolgagebiet 1764-1767, Band 3 (Kolonien Laub - Preuss), Göttingen: Nordost-Institut, 2005.


Mariental Parish Records 1791 to 1810

Births and Baptisms

Photo: 139.3-1
Line: 46
Birth date: 3 Sep 1792
Baptism date: 5 Sep 1792
Child: Anna Maria
Father: Schaefer    Peter
Mother: Eckhardt    Margaretha
Village: Graf
Witnesses: Franciscus Donat & Anna Maria Schaefer

Photo: 139.3-2
Line: 60
Birth date: 1 Dec 1792
Baptism date: 7 Dec 1792
Child: Anna Maria Magdalena
Father: Wilhelm    Martin
Mother: Schaefer    Anna Barbara
Village: Graf
Witnesses: Joseph Wasinger & Maria Magdalena Boes

Photo: 139.20-2
Line: 44
Birth date: 13 Nov 1797
Baptism date: 15 Nov 1797
Child: Johannes
Father: Schaefer    Peter
Mother: Eckhardt    Margaretha
Village: Louis
Witnesses: Johannes Volces? & Mariana Eckhardt


Marriages

Photo: 152-2
Line: 2
Date: 25 Jan 1794
Groom: Schaefer    Nicolaus
   Marital status: W
Bride: Engel    Anna Maria
   Marital status: S
   Village: Graf
Witnesses: Peter Schaefer    Jacob Beyz


Source: Boyd, Darryl and Dreiling, Trecil (comp.), Mariental Parish Records 1791 to 1810, https://volgaparishes.com/mariental_page.html, 2022.



Rohleder Parish Records 1801 to 1857

Deaths

Photo: 180-2
Line: 14
Date: 3 May 1829
Age: 62
Name: Wilhelm    Martin
Village: Graf

Photo: 60-1
Line: 4
Date: 31 Jan 1838
Age: 60
Name: Schaefer    Nicolaus
Village: Graf


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


1767 Louis Census

2.

Kumpalo/Kompalas Matthias 23 + Anna Margaret Scheffer ? 33 (2-nd). From Chur-Trier, Bergnessel. The wife from Meisenheim. Farmers.

    stepchildren from deceased Peter Scheffer: Peter 10, Nickolaus 16, Barbara 13.


Source: Leus, Pavel M. (trans.) and Leiker, Anthony J. (ed.), The List of First Settlers from the Colony of Louis, Russia, also known as (Ostrogovka), Established 4 Jun 1766, Census Date 1767, 2002.



1798 Russian Census

Graf

Gf24     Martin Wilhelm                      h          44     from Louis
             Anna Barbara Schäfer         sp        41     from Louis; deceased husband: Nikolaus Chaminé
             Peter                                       s          1
             Maria Magdalena               d          4
             Margaretha                          d          18     daughter by his 1st wife
             Nikolaus Chaminé                ss         17     father: Nikolaus Chaminé

Workers: 2
Horses: 8
Cows: 13
Sheep: 31
Swine: 4
Chickens: 15
Planted - 1796/1797
Rye: 10 chetvert 4 chetverik
Wheat: 4 chetvert 2 chetverik
Barley: 2 chetverik
Oats: 2 chetverik
Millet: 1 chetverik
Potatoes: 1 chetvert 5 chetverik
Harvested - 1797
Rye: 10 chetvert
Wheat: 31 chetvert 2 chetverik
Barley: 1 chetvert 7 chetverik
Oats: 6 chetvert 2 chetverik
Millet: 2 chetvert 2 chetverik
Potatoes: 5 chetvert


Gf31     Nikolaus Schäfer           h          47     from Louis
             Anna Maria Engel         sp        22     from Wittmann
             Anton                             s           4
             Peter                              s            2
             Nikolaus                         s           18     son by his 1st wife
             Jakob                            s            6      son by his 1st wife
             Katharina                      d           8      daughter by his 1st wife

Workers: 2
Horses: 7
Cows: 6
Sheep: 18
Swine: 6
Chickens: 15
Planted - 1796/1797
Rye: 5 chetverik
Wheat: 4 chetvert 3 chetverik
Millet: 1 chetverik
Potatoes: 1 chetvert
Harvested - 1797
Rye: 3 chetvert
Wheat: 18 chetvert
Oats: 3 chetvert 1 chetverik
Potatoes: 2 chetvert


Louis

Ls40      Peter Schäfer                        h          38     from Graf
             Margaretha Eckhardt          sp        21
             Andreas                                 s          12
             Johann                                  s           6mo
             Maria                                     d          6

Workers: 1
Horses: 5
Cows: 8
Sheep: 5
Swine: 8
Chickens: 10
Planted - 1796/1797
Rye: 1 chetvert
Wheat: 3 chetvert
Barley: 2 chetverik
Oats: 1 chetvert
Millet: 1 chetverik
Potatoes: 1 chetvert
Harvested - 1797
Barley: 5 chetvert
Oats: 20 chetvert
Millet: 1 chetvert
Peas: 4 chetvert


Mv1587     31      1788     Martin Wilhelm and family moved to Graf (Gf24)

Mv1588     32      1788     Nikolaus Schäfer and family moved to Graf (Gf31)


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, 10 Dec 1834

Nickolaus Schaefer
Birth:     1751
Death: 1820      Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
Other spouses: ? ?
Spouse: Anna Maria ?
Birth:   1776

Children
1M:    Anton Schaefer
          Birth: 1794
          Spouse: Eva ?

2M:    Peter Schaefer
          Birth: 1796
          Spouse: Margaret ?

3M:    Christoph Schaefer
          Birth: 1799
          Death: 1820    Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia

4M:    Augustin Schaefer
          Birth: 1814    Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia

Notes for Anna Maria ?
Anna Maria is the second wife of Nickolaus Schaefer.


Nickolaus Schaefer
Birth:     1751
Death: 1820      Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
Other spouses: Anna Maria ?
Spouse: ? ?

Children
1M:    Nickolaus Schaefer
          Birth: 1780
          Spouse: Dorothea ?

2M:    Jacob Schaefer
          Birth: 1792
          Death: 1830     Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia


Martin Wilhelm
Birth:     1754
Death: 1829      Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
Spouse: ?

Children
1M:    Peter Wilhelm
          Birth: 1797
          Death: 1832      Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
          Spouse: Susanna ?

2M:    Nickolaus Schamne (Step)
          Birth: 1781
          Death: 1816     Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
          Spouse: Walburga ?


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.



Louis Census, 1834

Household      Name                Relationship         Age in 1816    Age in 1834

45                    Peter Schäfer    h                            56                    74
                        Andreas             s                            30                    48
                        Margaretha      dl                                                   27
                        Peter                  gs                           3                     21
                        Elisabeth            gdl                                                19
                        Andreas             gs                           1                     † 1817
                        Maria Anna       gd                                                 17
                        Anna Maria       gd                                                 15
                        Katharina          gd                                                  13
                        Franziska            gd                                                  10
                        Johannes          gs                                                    7
                        Elisabeth           gd                                                   5
                        Barbara            gd                                                    2


Source: Boyd, Darryl, 1834 Louis Census, 2022.



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