Citing this biography: Boyd, Michelle, "Michael Wiesner and
Maria Elisabetha Rekowski," article, Olive and Eliza, last accessed [current date]."
Michael Wiesner (last name also spelled Wasner, Wessner,
Weisner, Wisner, etc.) was born about 1768 in Volmer, Saratov, Russia,
probably to Johannes Wessner and
Katharina --.
Michael married first Maria Elisabetha Rekowski in 1792 in
Volmer, Saratov, Russia. Maria Elisabetha was born about 1772 in
Kamenka, Saratov, Russia to Johann
Rekowski and Maria Magdalena --.
Michael married second Elisabetha Lang 13 April 1808 in Volmer,
Saratov, Russia. Elisabetha was born about 1790.
Michael died in 1840.
Michael and Maria Elisabetha’s children are:
1
Valentin
Weisner, born about 1797 in Volmer, Saratov, Russia, married
Katerina --, died in 1841.
Wife: Katerina --, b. abt. 1792.
2
Johann Michael Weisner,
born in 1798 in Volmer, Saratov, Russia, moved to Leichtling,
Saratov, Russia in 1823, married 1) Anna Margaritha Becher
and 2) Barbara Schultz 11 Sep 1832 in Leichtling, Saratov,
Russia, died in 1836.
Wife 1: Anna Margaritha Becher, b. abt. 1790, d. 13
Jun 1832 in Leichtling, Saratov, Russia from complications of
childbirth.
Wife 2: Barbara Schultz, b. abt. 1809.
3
Philip Weisner, born
about 1800 in Volmer, Saratov, Russia, married Elizabeta
Goppel or Happel, died in 1857.
Wife: Elizabeta Goppel or Happel, b. abt. 1805.
4
Friedrich Weisner,
born about 1805 in Volmer, Saratov, Russia, married 1) Anna
Maria -- and 2) Anna Maria Sauer.
Husband: Johannes Nepom. Berger, b. 5 Apr 1806 in
Leichtling, Saratov, Russia to Peter Berger and Maria Dorothea
Biehn, brother of Nikolaus Berger below, bp. 15 Apr
1806, m. 2) Elisabeta --.
Michael and Elisabetha’s children are:
6
Johannes Weisner, born
about 1809 in Volmer, Saratov, Russia, married 1) Katerina
Preuss and 2) Cecilia --.
Wife 1: Katerina Preuss, b. abt. 1810.
Wife 2: Cecilia --, b. abt. 1817.
7
Georg Weisner, born
about 1810 in Volmer, Saratov, Russia, married 1) Katerina --
and 2) Barbara Fries.
Wife 1: Katerina --, b. abt. 1815.
Wife 2: Barbara Fries, b. abt. 1815.
8
Catharina Wiesner,
married Nikolaus Berger 30 Jan 1828 in Leichtling,
Saratov, Russia.
Husband: Nikolaus Berger, b. 11 Nov 1808 in
Leichtling, Saratov, Russia to Peter
Berger and Maria Dorothea Biehn, brother of Johannes
Nepom. Berger above, baptized 13 Nov 1808.
9
Georg Adam Weisner,
born about 1814 in Volmer, Saratov, Russia, married 1) Elizabeta
Lechmann and 2) Katharina --.
Wife 1: Elizabeta Lechmann, b. abt. 1818.
Wife 2: Katharina --, b. abt. 1834.
10
Johan Peter Weisner,
born about 1816 in Volmer, Saratov, Russia, married 1) Elizabeta
Beilman, 2) Anna Maria --, and 3) Anna Margareta
--.
Wife 1: Elizabeta Beilman, b. abt. 1825.
Wife 2: Anna Maria --, b. abt. 1820.
Wife 3: Anna Margareta --, b. abt. 1824.
11
Maria Anna Weisner,
born about 1818 in Volmer, Saratov, Russia.
12
Katerina Weisner, born
about 1821 in Volmer, Saratov, Russia.
13
Elizabeta Weisner,
born about 1823 in Volmer, Saratov, Russia.
14
Maria Eva Weisner,
born about 1826 in Volmer, Saratov, Russia, married Kasper
Lauman.
Husband: Kasper Lauman, b. abt. 1817.
15
Margareta Weisner,
born about 1829 in Volmer, Saratov, Russia.
16
Heinrich Weisner, born
about 1830 in Volmer, Saratov, Russia.
Identifying Elisabetha Wiesner and Catharina
Wiesner's Parents
The only household in Leichtling in 1834 with
a name similar to Wiesner is that of Michael Wazner, his wife Barbara, and
son Peter. Michael was 35 at that time, meaning he was born about 1799,
far too young to be Elisabetha's father but of the right age to be a
brother. There is no family by that name in the 1798 census or First
Settlers List for Leichtling.
In the 1834 Volmer census, a Michael, son of
Michael Wazner/Wiesner, is listed as having "Moved to Leichtling in 1823."
It is possible that Elisabetha Wiesner was the younger Michael's sister
and that she came with him to Leichtling. One of Elisabetha's
sisters-in-law was a Catharina Wiesner, one married Nikolaus Berger, and
it is possible that Catharina was their half-sister.
Summary of Sources
Boyd, Darryl (compiler) & Gartner, Angela (translator), Leichtling,
Russia 1834 Census, Concord, CA, 2006.
Boyd, Darryl (compiler) & Gartner, Angela (translator), Leichtling,
Russia 1850 Census, Concord, CA, 2006.
Church records of Semenovka parish from Saratov Province State
Archive. Retrieved by Wadim Eichmann and extracted by Michelle Boyd.
Forwarded information from Cathy Hawinkels, quoted in: Boyd, Darryl,
"Fwd: Wiesner," email to Michelle Boyd, 15 Jan 2020.
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.
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.
Records related to Weisner family but not copied below due to
copyright considerations:
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Church records of Semenovka parish from Saratov Province State
Archive
[Jan 1828]
Colony: Ilavla [Leichtling]
Die 30. Ego qui Sup: Pramiss: 3bus bannis facto pravio examine nulloq
detecto impedimento benedicti Matrimonium contractum inter Sposum
Juvenam Nicolaum Berger et Catharinum Wisnerin Testes: Petrus Dieser
et Petrus Schneider.
Translation: 30th day. I the aforenamed [V. Schwartz] having read
banns 3 times found no impediments blessed the marriage contract
between young [unmarried] man Nicolaus Berger and Catharina Wisner.
Witnesses: Peter Dieser and Peter Schneider.
Name: Nicolaus Berger
Catharina Wisnerin
Year collection: 1828
Image: 4
[Jan 1830]
Colony: Ilavla
Die 10. Ego qui sup: bap: Inf: Nne Theresiam nat: ead: CCLL Joannes
Berger et Elisabetha Wisnerin LW: Joannes Altme˙er cum Theresia uxore
sua
Translation: The 10th. I, the abovenamed [V. Snarsky] baptized the
infant named Theresia, born the same day. Legitimate spouses Johannes
Berger and Elisabetha Wisner. Godparents: Johannes Altme˙er with
Theresia his wife.
Name: Theresia Bergerin
Year collection: 1830 Births
Image: 2
[Jan 1830]
Colony: Ilavla
Die 10. Ego qui sup: bap: Inf: Nne Catharinam nat: ead: CCLL Joannes
Berger et Elisabetha Wisnerin LW: Christophorus Senger cum Catharina
uxore sua
Translation: The 10th. I, the abovenamed [V. Snarsky] baptized the
infant named Catharina, born the same day. Legitimate spouses Johannes
Berger and Elisabetha Wisner. Godparents: Christopher Senger with
Catharina his wife.
Name: Catharina Bergerin
Year collection: 1830 Births
Image: 2
[Feb 1832]
Colony: Ilawla
Die 17. Ego qui sup: bap: Inf: Nne An: Mariam nat: 16 h: CCLL Michael
Wesner et An: Margaritha Becherin LW: Nicolaus Holtzman cum An: Maria
uxore sua
Translation: The 17th, I, the abovenamed [V. Snarsky] baptized the
infant named Anna Maria, born the 16th. Legitimate spouses Michael
Wesner and Anna Margaritha Becher. Godparents: Nicolaus Holtzman with
Anna Maria his wife.
Name: Margaritha Wesnerin
Year collection: 1832 Births
Image: 3
[Jun 1832]
Colony: Ilawla
Die 13. Mortua est Margaritha Wesnerin ex Partu etatis sua 42 anno:
Sepulta a Sacerdote cong. [miss.?] Vincentis [Snarsky?] [ao.?]
Sacramentis munita
Translation: The 13th, Margaritha Wesner died from complications of
childbirth in her 42nd year. Buried by the priest of [?] conregation
Vincentis [Snarsky?], [all?] sacraments given.
Name: Margaritha Wesnerin
Year collection: 1832 Deaths
Image: 6
[Sep 1832]
Colony: Ilawla
Die 11. Ego qui Sup: Pramissis 3bus bannis facto pravio examine nulloq
detecto impedimento benedicti Matrimonium contractum inter Sposum
Viduum Michael Wisner et Barbaram Schultzin. Testes Andreas Mesler
Josephus Bin.
Translation: The 11th, I the aforenamed [V. Snarsky] having read banns
3 times found no impediments blessed the marriage contract between
widower Michael Wisner and Barbara Schultz. Witnesses: Andreas Mesler,
Joseph Bin.
Name: Michael Wesner
Barbara
Schultzin
Year collection: 1832 Marriages
Image: 7
[Nov 1832]
Colony: Ilavla
Die 14 Ego qui sup: bap: Inf Nne Elisabetham natam ead: CCLL Joannes
Berger et Elisabetha Wisnerin LW: Joannes H[ol]zman cum Elisabetha
uxore sua
Translation: The 14th, I, the abovenamed [V. Snarsky] baptized the
infant named Elisabetha, born the same day. Legitimate spouses
Johannes Berger and Elisabetha Wisner. Godparents: Johannes Holzman
with Elisabetha his wife.
Name: Elisabetha Bergerin
Year collection: 1832 Births
Image: 21
Source: Church records of Semenovka parish from Saratov Province State
Archive. Retrieved by Wadim Eichmann and extracted by Michelle Boyd.
...If so, she would have been born to Elisabetha Rekowski, as Michael
Wiesner (1758) married Elisabetha Lang April 13, 1808. Page 1, #15.
Elisabetha Rekowski was confirmed as married to Michael in 1798, when
son Johann Michael was born. Page 2, #22.
Source: Forwarded information from Cathy Hawinkels, quoted in: Boyd,
Darryl, "Fwd: Wiesner," email to Michelle Boyd, 15 Jan 2020.
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
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
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
Mv1102 19
1792 Maria Elisabeth, daughter of Johann
Rekowsky, married Michael Wiesner in Volmer (Vm14)
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.
1834
Leichtling, Russia
No.
Names
Age (1834)
Moved or died
Age at last census (1815)
80
Michael Wazner
35
wife: Barbara
25
sons
1. Peter Wazner
˝
Source: Boyd, Darryl (compiler) & Gartner, Angela (translator),
Leichtling, Russia 1834 Census, Concord, CA, 2006.
1850
Leichtling, Russia
No.
Names
Age (1850)
Moved or died
Age at last census (1834)
99
Michael Weznser
--
Died 1836
35
son:
1. Peter Weznser
--
Died 1847
˝
Source: Boyd, Darryl (compiler) & Gartner, Angela (translator),
Leichtling, Russia 1850 Census, Concord, CA, 2006.