Johannes Klug and his family immigrated to Russia from the German village of Salmünster.
Johann[es] Klug, a weaver, his wife Anna Maria, and son Philipp (age 6) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 19 July 1766 aboard a pink named Новая Двинка (New Dvinka [a river in Russia]) under the command of Lieutenant Ivan Perepechin.
Johannes Resch, son of Johannes Resch of Ulmbach, & Anna Margaretha Betz, daughter of the deceased Johannes Betz of Sarrod, were married 14 February 1743 in Ulmbach. They had a number of children: (1) Catharina, born 21 September 1744 in Ulmbach; (2) Johannes, born 7 October 1746 in Ulmbach, died 26 February 1747; (3) Nikolaus Resch, born 23 April 1748 in Ulmbach; (4) Johann Adam Resch, born 11 January 1751 in Ulmbach; (5) Johann Melchior Räsch, born 14 January 1753 in Marborn; and (6) Anna Maria Resch, born 25 July 1755 in Marborn.
Johann Heinrich Schau(en)berger, son of Caspar & Anna Schauenberger, was born 28 April 1727 in Neustall.
Johann Heinrich Schauberger married on 14 January 1751 to Catharina Schneider, daughter of Johann Heinrich Schneider from Oberrulrichsberg.
Conrad Keib, son of Johann Georg Keib & Anna Dorothea Kraft, was baptized 31 May 1739 in Soden.
Conrad Keip from Romsthal married in the chapel of Soden on 11 May 1762 to Anna Catharina Räsch, daughter of Johannes Räsch & Anna Margaretha Betz [see Resch family].
The births of two of their children are recorded: (1) Maria Martha, born 7 April 1763 in Marborn; and (2) Anna Margaretha, born 28 October 1764 in Marborn.
Johann Georg Henrich [sic], son of Peter Henrich & Catharina Kohl, was born 9 December 1706 in Soden. He married there on 16 January 1727 to Catharina Auhl, daughter of Johann Adam Auhl & Anne Eva Happ. She had been born in Soden on 4 October 1707.
Johannes Rübsam, son of Johannes Rübsam, married on 19 October 1718 in Alsberg to Margartha, widow of Balthasar Span of Hohenzell. Margaretha died 19 May 1734 in Salmünster.
Johannes Rübsam remarried in Salmünster on 7 November 1734 to Anna Margaretha née Müller, widow of Johannes Freyenstein [sic]. [She had been married to Johannes Freystein [sic] on 4 March 1725, and he died 22 September 1731.] Anna Margaretha Müller had been born 7 June 1703 in Salmünster.
Since 1 July 1974, Salmünster has been administratively combined with its neighboring village into Bad Soden-Salmünster.
The parish register of Salmünster records the marriage of Conrad Bergerich from Eckardroth and the widow Anna Margaretha Krack on 28 November 1740. [Anna Margaretha Schnarr from Sarrod had been previously married on 15 November 1735 to Conrad Krack.]
Today, Storndorf is administratively part of the municipality of Schwalmtal.
Church:
The first church in Storndorf was completed in 1570. A new church was constructed in 1681. It was almost completely destroyed in 1727 and reconstruction was not completed until 1755. The architect was Johann Helfrich Müller. A renevation was completed from 1969-1971.
The steeple has an octagonal shape typical of the area and houses a clock and the belfry. The oldest bell dates to 1480.
Johann Peter Beefuß and Anna Elisabetha Kraft were married on 25 January 1753 in Storndorf. The births of three of their children have been located in the parish register of Storndorf: (1) Anna Julianna, born 6 December 1753; (2) Johann Adam, born 9 January 1757; and (3) Johann Andreas, born 24 May 1761.