Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Volga German families settled in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
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Dreith, Joseph Floyd
The Rev. Dr. J. Floyd Dreith, son of Johannes Dreith & Catharina Ostermuller, was born 9 May 1909 in Weld County, Colorado.
He completed his theological training at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri.
Pastor Dreith was a career Navy Chaplain and the first Lutheran to become Navy Chief of Chaplains. He attained the rank of Rear Admiral in the US Navy.
Pastor Dreith died 21 April 1884 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
His Volga German ancestors came from the colony of Beideck.
Hoffmann (Unknown-6)*
Nikolaus Hoffmann, a farmer, his wife Maria, and daughter Maria (age ½) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 11 June 1766 aboard a ship named Der Junge Heinrich (The Young Henry) under the command of Skipper Heinrich Niemann.
Widow Maria Hoffmann is recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that she died in route.
If the daughter Maria was with her and survived the transport, it is not known in which colony she settled.
Killian*
Two Killians migrated to Russia. Their relationship to each other, if any, needs further research.
(1) Philipp Jakob Killian, a single parchment master (Pergamentmeister), arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 14 June 1766 aboard a ship named Die Neue Fortuna (The New Fortune) under the command of Skipper Ahrens Steingraber.
The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Philipp Jakob Killian came from the German region of Frankfurt am Main.
Meier (Unknown-12)*
Johann Meier, a farmer, his wife Margaretha, and children (Johann Jakob, age 10; Andreas, age 8; Elisabeth, age 3; Nikolaus, age 8-days) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 14 June 1766 aboard a ship named Die Neue Fortuna (The New Fortune) under the command of Skipper Ahrens Steingraber.
Peter Johann Meyer is recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.
It is not known in which colony they settled.
Heimann (Unknown)*
Widow Katharina Heimann and her daughter Maria Katharina (age 5) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 14 June 1766 aboard a ship named Die Neue Fortuna (The New Fortune) under the command of Skipper Ahrens Steingraber.
Widow Catharina is recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.
It is not known in which colony they settled.
The Oranienbaum passenger list records that widow Katharina Heimann came from the German region of Runkel.
Breunining (Did Not Arrive)*
Johann Breuninger, a cobbler (Schuster), arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 14 June 1766 aboard a ship named Die Neue Fortuna (The New Fortune) under the command of Skipper Ahrens Steingraber.
Johann Breuninger is recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that he died in route.
The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Johann Breuninger came from the German region of Fulda.
Maxheimer*
Wilhelm Maxheimer, a farmer, and Anna Elisabeth Maxheimer, also recorded as a farmer, arrived together from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 14 June 1766 aboard a ship named Die Neue Fortuna (The New Fortune) under the command of Skipper Ahrens Steingraber. Their relationship to each other, if any, is not recorded.
Wilhelm Maxheimer and Maria Elisabeth Maxheimer are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.
It is not known in which colony they settled.
Bernhardt (Did Not Arrive)*
Nikolaus Bernhardt, a single gardner (Gärtner), arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 14 June 1766 aboard a ship named Die Neue Fortuna (The New Fortune) under the command of Skipper Ahrens Steingraber.
Niclas [sic] Bernhardt is recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that he died in route.
The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Nikolaus Bernhardt came from the German region of Hanau.
Niederhausen, Kr. Südwestpfalz, Rheinland-Pfalz
Until 1792, Niederhausen belonged to the territory of Pfalz-Zweibrücken.
Today, Niederhausen is administratively part of the municipality of Winterbach.