Citing this biography: Boyd, Michelle, "Johann Adam Schmidt and Dorothea Geigel," article, Olive and Eliza, last accessed [current date]."
Johann Adam Schmidt was born about 1741 in Ulm,
Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He arrived as a single man in Russia and
settled at Graf, Samara, Russia 10 June 1766. He was listed as a
Lutheran and a craftsman (Handwerker), working as a wage worker for the
Vorsteher (mayor) of Graf.
Johann Adam married Dorothea Geigel. Dorothea was born about
1751. It is not currently known who her parents were or where she came
from. She would have been teenaged when she arrived in Russia but no
record has been found of her before 1798 or of her family.
Johann Adam died 23 May 1816 in Graf, Samara, Russia.
Johann Adam and Dorothea’s children are:
1 | Anna
Maria Schmidt, born about 1777, married Jacob Haas,
died suddenly 22 Jun 1840 in Graf, Samara, Russia. Husband: Jacob Haas, b. abt. 1773 in Chasselois, Russia, d. 1845 in Graf, Samara, Russia. Children: Anna Maria Margaretha Haas (m. Jacob Oduen), Anna Elisabeth Haas, Peter Haas (m. Margaretha --), Johann Georg Hass, Vincent Hass, Jacob Hass (m. Anna --), Gabriel Conrad Hass (m. Katharine --), Anna Barbara Hass, Anna Maria Hass, Christoph Hass (m. Anna --), Dorothea Hass, Johannes Hass (m. Maria Anna --), Margaret Hass, and Catharina Hass. |
2 | Augustin Schmidt, born
about 1779 in Graf, Samara, Russia, married 1) Anna Maria
Rohleder and 2) Elisabeth Dörfler or Dechant 20 Nov
1832, died 1854. Wife 1: Anna Maria Rohleder, d. 12 Jun 1832 in Graf, Samara, Russia. Wife 2: Elisabeth Dörfler or Dechant, b. abt. 1789, of Wittman, Russia at the time of her marriage to Augustin, m. 1) -- --. Two records show Elisabeth as Elisabeth Dörfler/Doerfler and two show her as (Maria) Elisabeth Dechant. Likely, one last name was her maiden name and the other was the last name of her first husband but it is not certain which is which. A look at the 1798 census for Wittman does not show a Dörfler family in town but there is a five-year-old girl named Elisabeth Dechant, daughter of Georg Dechant and Elisabeth Baumann. It is not certain if our Elisabeth actually originated from Wittman or if she had moved there upon her first marriage. Children (by Anna Maria): Georg Peter Schmidt (d. young), Anton Schmidt (d. young), Nicolaus Schmidt (m. Margaretha Niederquell), Joseph Schmidt (d. young), Peter Schmidt (m. Elisabeth --), Jacob Schmidt (m. Barbara --), and Johannes Schmidt (m. Catharina --). Child (by Elisabeth): Christoph Schmidt (also called Christian; d. young). |
3 | Dorothea
Schmidt, born about 1786 in Graf, Samara, Russia,
married Nicolaus Schäfer 2 Nov 1804 in Graf, Samara,
Russia, alive
in 1857 and living with her son Peter and his wife,
as well as some of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Husband: Nicolaus Schäfer, b. abt. 1780 in Louis, Samara, Russia to Nicolaus Schäfer and Anna Maria Eckhardt, d. 31 Jan 1838 in Graf, Samara, Russia. Children: Adam Franz Schäfer, Peter Schäfer (m. Barbara Walter), Anna Maria Schäfer (d. young), Anna Maria Schäfer (m. Peter Geier), Magdalena Schäfer (m. 1) Sebastian Schönberger and 2) Michael Götz), Margaretha Schäfer (m. Andreas There), Margaretha Schäfer (d. young), Bartholomeus Gottlieb Schäfer, and Elisabetha Schäfer (m. Peter Bach). |
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.), 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.
- Graf church records in Russian state archives, research by Dr. Igor Pleve, January 2020, communicated by Wadim Eichmann. Transcribed by Michelle Boyd.
- 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.
- Leus, Pavel M. (trans.) and Rupp, Kevin D. (comp.), Graf, Russia (Krutoyarovka): A census of the colony, July 28, 1850, 2005.
- Mai, Brent (trans.), 1857 Census of Graf in the District of Samara Russia, Beaverton, OR: Dynasty Publishing, 2011.
Source Materials
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First Settlers List
Kolonie Graf
(russischer Ortsname: Krutojarovka)
gegründet am 10. Juli 1766
…
44. Schmidt, Johann Adam, 25, luth., Handwerker aus Ulm
ledig
in der Kolonie eingetroffen am 10.6.1766
erhalten von der Kanzlei in Petersburg 8 Rbl., von der Voevodenkanzlei
in Saratov 150 Rbl.
1768 gab es in der Wirtschaft 2 Pfd., gesät: 5 Četverik Roggen
lebt als Lohnarbeiter bei Vorsteher Graf
Source: Pleve, Igor, Einwanderung in das Wolgagebiet 1764-1767,
Band 2 (Kolonien Galka - Kutter), Göttingen: Nordost-Institut, 2001.
Mariental Parish Records 1789 to 1810
Photo Line Birth date Baptism date Child Father Mother Village Witnesses
139.13-1 25 16 Apr 1795 17 Apr 1795 Anna Maria Margaretha Jacob Haas Anna Maria Schmidt Graf Peter Heili & Anna Maria Dorothea Schmidt
139.19-1 7 4 Feb 1797 8 Feb 1797 Anna Elisabeth Jacob Haas Anna Maria Schmidt Graf Anna Elisabetha Heber? Johannes Jacob Eckhardt
Source: Boyd, Darryl and Dreiling, Trecil (comp.), Mariental Parish Records 1789 to 1810, https://volgaparishes.com/mariental_page.html, 2022.
Rohleder Parish Records 1801 to 1857
Photo Line Birth date Baptism date Child Father Mother Village Witnesses
24-2 34 1804 Georg Augustin Schmidt Anna Maria Rohleder
34-1 25 28 Jul 1807 28 Jul 1807 Anton Augustin Schmidt Anna Maria Rohleder Graf Anton Wasinger & Margaretha Bollig
28-2 40 31 Oct 1808 1 Nov 1808 Nicolaus Augustin Schmidt Anna Maria Rohleder Graf Nicolaus Schaefer & anna Catharina Rohleder
47-1 47 13 Dec 1810 13 Dec 1810 Joseph Augustin Schmidt Anna Maria Rohleder Graf Joseph Riedel & Susanna Rohleder
52-1 1 5 Jan 1814 6 Jan 1814 Peter Augustin Schmidt Anna Maria Rohleder Graf Peter Rohleder & a Maria Cugel
120-2 34 2 Aug 1816 6 Aug 1816 Jacob Augustin Schmidt Anna Maria Rohleder Graf Jacob Haas & M Anna Gerber
519-1 112 30 Nov 1834 1 Dec 1834 Christoph Augustin Schmidt Elisabetha Doerfler Graf Christoph Kajer & Margaretha Kajer
1.7-1 13 18 Nov 1801 Johann Georg Jacob Hass Anna Maria Schmidt Graf Johannes Georg Hass & Maria Anna Scheifelbein
24-1 6 1804 Vincent Jacob Hass Anna Maria Schmidt
24-2 11 25 Mar 1806 Gabriel Conrad Jacob Hass Anna Maria Schmidt Graf Conrad Niederquell & Anna Maria Schmidt
31-1 20 4 May 1809 Anna Barbara Jacob Hass Anna Maria Schmidt Graf Conrad Niederquell
47-2 28 14 Jun 1811 15 Jun 1811 Anna Maria Jacob Hass Anna Maria Schmidt Graf Gottfried Niederquell & A Maria Rohleder
52-1 7 8 Feb 1814 8 Feb 1814 Christoph Jacob Hass Anna Maria Schmidt Graf Christoph Sutner & Magdalena Merker
120-2 37 15 Aug 1816 16 Aug 1816 Dorothea Jacob Hass Anna Maria Schmidt Graf August Schmidt & Dorothea Schimdt
Marriages
Photo:
142-1
Line: 15
Date: 20 Nov 1832
Groom: Schmidt Augustin
Village: Graf
Bride: Dechant Maria Elisabetha
Marital status: W
Village: Wittman
Photo:
25-1
Line: 8
Date: 2 Nov 1804
Groom: Schaefer Nicolaus
Marital status: S
Bride: Schmidt Dorothea
Marital status: S
Village: Graf
Witness: Martin Wilhelm
Deaths
Photo:
35-2
Line: 12
Date: 7 Jun 1805
Age: 9 mo 10 d
Name: Schmidt Georg Peter
Village: Graf
Photo:
36-2
Line: 31
Date: 30 Oct 1807
Age: 3 mo
Name: Schmidt Anton
Village: Graf
Photo:
50-1
Line: 23
Date: 7 Dec 1810
Age: 3 d
Name: Schmidt Joseph
Village: Graf
Photo:
121-2
Line: 12
Date: 23 May 1816
Age: 70
Name: Schmidt Johann Adam
Village: Graf
Photo:
187-1
Line: 15
Date: 12 Jun 1832
Age: 47
Name: Schmidt Anna Maria
Village: Graf
Photo:
60-1
Line: 4
Date: 31 Jan 1838
Age: 60
Name: Schaefer Nicolaus
Village: Graf
Photo:
61-2
Line: 37
Date: 24 Nov 1838
Age: 4
Name: Schmidt Christian
Village: Graf
Cause: fever
Parents: Augustin Schmidt & Eliabeth Dechant
Photo:
78-2
Line: 35
Date: 22 Jun 1840
Age: 63
Name: Hass Anna Maria
Village: Graf
Cause: sudden death
Additional information in the record: wife of Jacob Hass, left sons
Georg Jacob Conrad Christoph Johannes, dau Margaret Barbara Dorothea
Margaret & Catharina
Source: Boyd, Darryl and Dreiling, Trecil (comp.), Rohleder Parish Records 1801 to 1857, https://volgaparishes.com/rohleder_page.html, 2022.
Rohleder church records in the Saratov Province State Archive
Colony:
idem [Krutojarovka]
Ao Dni 1814 die 19 Aprils Ego IF Cornet baptisari infantem pridie
natam no[min]e Magdalena filiam LL CC Nicholai Schaefer et Dorothea
Schmidt patrini fuere Jacob Schaefer et Magdalena Graaff [oes?] ex
Krutoj.
Translation: 19 April 1814 AD, I, IF Cornet, baptized an infant born
the day before, named Magdalena, daughter of legitimate spouses
Nicholai Schaefer and Dorothea Schmidt. Godparents were Jacob Schaefer
and Magdalena Graaff [?] from Krutojarovka [Graf].
Name: Magdalena Schaefer
Source: Graf church records in Russian state archives, research by Dr.
Igor Pleve, January 2020, communicated by Wadim Eichmann. Transcribed
by Michelle Boyd.
1798 Russian Census
Graf
Gf08 Jakob Haas
h 25
from Chasselois
Anna
Maria Schmidt
sp 20
Margaretha
d
4
Anna
Elisabetha
d
2
Workers: 1
Horses: 6
Cows: 8
Sheep: 5
Swine: 4
Chickens: 15
Planted - 1796/1797
Wheat: 3 chetvert 1 chetverik
Barley: 2 chetverik
Oats: 2 chetvert
Millet: 1 chetverik
Harvested - 1797
Wheat: 18 chetvert 6 chetverik
Barley: 1 chetvert 5 chetverik
Millet: 6 chetvert 2 chetverik
Potatoes: 6 chetverik
Gf29 Johann Adam
Schmidt
h 58
Dorothea
Geigel
sp 48
Augustin
s 19
Dorothea
d 12
Workers: 2
Horses: 7
Cows: 9
Sheep: 18
Swine: 8
Geese: 6
Chickens: 30
Planted - 1796/1797
Wheat: 3 chetvert
Millet: 1 chetverik
Potatoes: 6 chetverik
Harvested - 1797
Wheat: 15 chetvert
Oats: 10 chetvert
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.
Graf Census, 10 Dec 1834
Jacob Haas
Birth: 1773
Spouse: Anna Maria ?
Birth: 1778
Children
1F: Margaret Haas
Birth: 1794
Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
Death: bef
1850 Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
Spouse: Jacob
Oduen
2M: Peter Haas
Birth: 1800
Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
Spouse:
Margaret ?
3M: Jacob Haas
Birth: 1804
Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
Spouse: Anna ?
4M: Konrad Haas
Birth: 1806
Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
Spouse:
Katharine ?
5M: Christoph Haas
Birth: 1813
Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
6F: Dorothea Haas
Birth: 1818
Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
7M: Johannes Haas
Birth: 1819
Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
8F: Margaret Haas
Birth: 1821
Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
9F: Katherine Haas
Birth: 1823
Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
Nickolaus Schaefer
Birth: 1780
Father: Nickolaus Schaefer (1751-1820)
Mother: ? ?
Spouse: Dorothea ?
Birth: 1786
Children
1M: Peter Schaefer
Birth:
1807 Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
Spouse: Barbara
?
Augustine Schmidt
Birth: 1779
Father: Johann Adam Schmidt (1740-1817)
Mother: Dorotea Gaigil (Geigel) (1750-)
Other spouses: ? ?
Marriage: bef 1833
Spouse: Elisabeth ?
Birth: 1789
Children
1M: Christian Schmidt
Birth:
1834 Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
Augustine Schmidt
Birth: 1779
Father: Johann Adam Schmidt (1740-1817)
Mother: Dorotea Gaigil (Geigel) (1750-)
Other spouses: Elisabeth ?
Marriage: bef 1807
Spouse: ? ?
Children
1M: Nickolaus Schmidt
Birth:
1808 Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
Spouse:
Margaret ?
2M: Peter Schmidt
Birth:
1813 Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
3M: Jacob Schmidt
Birth:
1817 Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
4M: Johannes Schmidt
Birth:
1820 Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
Johann Adam Schmidt
Birth: 1740
Death: 1817 Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
Spouse: Dorotea Gaigil (Geigel)
Birth: 1750
Children
1M: Augustine Schmidt
Birth: 1779
Spouse: ? ?
Marriage: bef
1807
Spouse:
Elisabeth ?
Marriage: bef
1833
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.
Graf Census, 28 Jul 1850
Jacob Haas
Birth: 1773
Death: 1845 Graf (Krutoyarovka),
Russia
Spouse: ? ?
Children
1M: Peter Haas
Birth: 1799
(1801) Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
Spouse:
Margaretha ?
2M: Jacob Haas
Birth: 1804
Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
Spouse: Anna ?
3M: Conrad Haas
4M: Christoph Haas
Birth: 1813
Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
Spouse: Anna ?
5M: Johannes Haas
Birth: 1819
Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
Spouse: Maria Anna ?
Nickolaus Schaefer
Birth: 1780
Death: 1838 Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
Spouse: ? ?
Children
1M: Peter Schaefer
Birth:
1807 Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
Spouse: Barbara
?
August Schmidt
Birth: 1779
Other spouses: Elisabeth ?
Spouse: ? ?
Death: bef 1834 Graf (Krutoyarovka),
Russia
Children
1M: Nickolaus Schmidt
Birth:
1808 Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
Spouse:
Margaretha ?
2M: Peter Schmidt
Birth:
1813 Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
Spouse:
Elisabeth ?
4M: Johannes Schmidt
Birth:
1820 Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
Spouse:
Catharina ?
3M: Jacob Schmidt
Birth:
1817 Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
Spouse: Barbara
?
Augustine Schmidt
Birth: 1779
Other spouses: ? ?
Spouse: Elisabeth ?
Birth: 1789
Children
1M: Christian Schmidt
Birth:
1834 Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
Death:
1838 Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
Source: Leus, Pavel M. (trans.) and Rupp, Kevin D. (comp.), Graf, Russia (Krutoyarovka): A census of the colony, July 28, 1850, 2005.
Graf Census, 4 Nov 1857
No. in 1850 No. in 1857 Name Relationship Age in 1850 Age in 1857 Notes
27
31
Dorothea Schäfer née Schmidt
h
91
Peter
s
43
50
Barbara
Walter
dl
48
Peter
gs
23
30
Katharina
Brungardt
gdl
18
2nd wife
Anna
Maria
ggd
7
by 1st wife
Peter
ggs
4
"
Johannes
ggs
3w
by 2nd wife
Johannes
gs
14
21
Katharina
Reim
gdl
20
Margaretha
gd
15
Barbara
gd
6
29
30
August Schmidt
h
71
†1854
Elisabeth
Dörfler
sp
68
Nikolaus
s
42
49
Margaretha
Niederquell
dl
49
Johannes
gs
20
27
Anna Maria
Heile
gdl
24
Katharina
ggd
5
Peter
ggs
2
Peter
gs
16
23
Maria Anna
Meier
gdl
19
Anna
ggd
¼
Gottfried
gs
12
19
Anna
Margaretha
gd
17
Barbara
gd
13
Teresia
gd
8
Jakob
s
33
†1853
Ferdinand
gs
10
†1855
Maria
Anna
gd
10
Anna
Maria
gd
6
Johannes
gs
2
Source: Mai, Brent (trans.), 1857 Census of Graf in the District of Samara Russia, Beaverton, OR: Dynasty Publishing, 2011.
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