Michael Lutz (abt. 1742 - 1806)

Born about 1742 in Nürnberg, Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire

Husband of Elisabeth (Kesisch) Lutz — married about 1765 in Roßlau

Husband of Christina Elisabeth (Wagner) Lutz — married before 1798 in Frank, Saratov, Russian Empire [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 1806 at about age 64 in Frank, Saratov, Volga, Russian Empire

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Biography

Michael Lutz has German Roots.

Michael Lutz was born about 1742.^[1][2]

Michael began his emigration from Nürnberg.^[1][2]

Michael married Elisabeth sometime between 1765 and 22 May 1766 in Roßlau.^[3][4]

Michael Lutz was a Volga German.

Michael left Lübeck on 14 September 1766 via the Galliot "Der Jan" with the Skipper Markus Dragun with his wife Elisabeth and son, Johann.^[1]

When Michael arrived in the colony of Frank in the Saratov province of the Russian Empire, he was with his wife, Susanna and his son, Georg Franz.^[1][2]

By 1798, Michael had married Christina Wagner and the family continued to live in Frank.^[1][5]

Michael died in 1806 in Frank.^[6]

First Settler's List

Information provided by Einwanderung in das Wolgagebiet 1764-1767^[2] is often called the first settler's list.

Immigration and Census Records

Full Lutz census records can be found at Lutz Family Census Records

• 14 September 1766
  • Michael, Lutheran, cooper from Nuernberg, Lutheran^[1]
• 1767
  • Michael Lutz, 26, Lutheran, arable farmer from Nürnberg^[2]
• 1798
  • Michael Lutz, 56, head^[5]
• 1811
  • Michael Lutz, died 1806^[6]

Research Notes

• In "German Migration to the Russian Volga (1764-1767), Origins and Destinations"^[3], the entry for Michael Lutze and Elisabeth Kesisch and has a marriage date of 22 May 1766. Mai notes that Karl Stumpp, in "The emigration from Germany to Russia in the years 1763 to 1862"^[4] has a marriage date of 1765. Both have the marriage in Roßlau.
• It is unknown if Elisabeth and Susanna are the same or different individuals. When Michael left Lübeck, he was recorded with Elisabeth and his son Johann. When he arrived in Frank, he was recorded with wife, Susanna and son, Georg. Neither George nor Johann are in the 1798 census for Frank. It was not uncommon for settlers to marry en route and many settlers died en route. By 1798, the sons could also have migrated elsewhere.
• An Ahnentafel chart can be requested for descendants of Michael by contacting the Village Coordinators for Frank. A list of VCs is available here: https://ahsgr.org/village-coordinators/#F

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, Ahnentafel Chart for Maria Katharina Lutz; supplied by Maggie Hein, Village Coordinator, Frank-Kolb Database, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 10 August 2020; Privately held by Allison Mackler. This chart provides a compilation of data and notes with sources.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Igor Pleve, translator, "Einwanderung in das Wolgagebiet 1764-1767," 4 vols., (Göttingen, Nordost-Institut, 2005), 1 : 430, entry 76, for "Michael Lutz.".
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Brent Alan Mai and Dona Reeves-Marquardt, "German Migration to the Russian Volga (1764-1767), Origins and Destinations" (Lincoln, Nebraska: American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 2003), p 141, entry 988.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Karl Stumpp, "The emigration from Germany to Russia in the years 1763 to 1862" (Lincoln, Nebraska: American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1973); digital copy, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/emigrationfromge00stum/mode/2up : accessed 25 October 2022), p 144, for "Michael Lutze."
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Brent Alan Mai, "1798 Census of the German Colonies along the Volga: Economy, Population, and Agriculture," vols. 2 (Lincoln, Nebraska, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1999), 1 : 407, entry Fk007, for "Michael Lutz."
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Dr. Igor R Pleve, "Frank: A German Colony on the Volga" (Lincoln, Nebraska: American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1997), p 96, entry for "Lutz, Michael."

See also:

• The Volga Germans - Settlements along the Volga - Frank: https://www.volgagermans.org/who-are-volga-germans/settlements/original/frank
• American Historical Society of Germans from Russia - Frank: https://ahsgr.org/villages/view/frank-saratov-volga/
• Volga German Institute at the University of North Florida - Frank: https://volga.domains.unf.edu/colonies/frank