Johann Michael Stehli (abt. 1729)

Born about 1729 in Württemberg, Germany

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in Grimm, Saratov, Russia

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Biography

Michael Stehli was a Volga German.

Michael Stehli has German Roots.

Germany-Denmark-Russia

Family A20-27 in The Immigration of German Colonists to Denmark and Their Subsequent Emigration to Russia in the Years 1759-1766.

Family B-1619 in The Immigration of German Colonists to Denmark and Their Subsequent Emigration to Russia in the Years 1759-1766.

Family Rus-14-44 in The Immigration of German Colonists to Denmark and Their Subsequent Emigration to Russia in the Years 1759-1766.

Family #63 in the 1775 Grimm census.

Family #56 in the 1798 Grimm census.

According to Danish records, Michael Stähle/Stehli was born in Württemberg around 1735; this date does not match his birth year given in the 1775 census which is 1729, but clearly the men are the same person.

He traveled with his wife, Maria Regina, who was born in 1742. At the time they arrived in Denmark in 1761, the couple was married but had no children. ^[1] They arrived in the City of Schleswig on 09 May 1761 and took their oath of allegiance in July. ^[1] In August they were recorded as living at #10 Gruetzkost in Colony G2 Friderichsfeld, in the region of Gottorf. ^[1] The family remained there until January of 1765 when they were documents as leaving for Russia on 12 January 1765. ^[1] Their final destination was the Volga German Colony of Grimm. ^[1]

Since he arrived in the Volga region before the bulk of the Volga German settlers, he settled in another village first, such as Dobrinka, before making his final move to Grimm. He is first noted in the 1775 Grimm census.

1775 Grimm Census ^[2]

Family # 63

Head of the Household Johann Michael Stehli, age 46

Wife Maria Regina Stehli, age 33

Child #1 Johann Friedrich Stehli, age 13

Child #2 Johann Michael Stehli, age 12

Child #3 Philip Stehli, age 7

Child #4 Johann Heinrich Stehli, age 5

Child #5 Johann Georg Stehli, age 3

Child #6 Anna Charlotta Stehli, age 9

1798 Grimm Census ^[3]

Family # 56

Head of the Household Michael Stehli, widower, age 71

Child #1 Heinrich Stehli, age 27

Wife of Child #1 Margaretha Major, age 28

Grandchild #1 Charlotta Stehli, age 7

Grandchild #2 Eva Elisabeth Stehli, age 1

Child #2 Christoph Stehli, age 12

Child #3 Regina Stehli, age 9

Note Daughter Katharina Stehli Fink was already married and living with family #67.

Johann Michael Stehli is not mentioned in the 1834 census and had most likely passed away. ^[4] Typically, male deaths were noted in the next official census. It is likely he passed away before 1816 and his death was noted in the census that came out later that year Had he survived to 1834, he would have been 105 years old.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Eichhorn, Alexander, Dr., and Dr. Jacob and Mary Eichhorn. The Immigration of German Colonists to Denmark and Their Subsequent Emigration to Russia in the Years 1759-1766,, Druck and Bindung: Druckerei and Verlap Steinmeier GmbH & Co. KG, 86738, Deiningen, Germany; Published 2012; pages 254, 612 and 674.
2. ↑ The 1775 and 1798 Census of the German Colony on the Volga, Lesnoy Karamysh, also known as Grimm; Published by the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Published date: 1995; family #63 in the 1775 Grimm census.
3. ↑ The 1775 and 1798 Census of the German Colony on the Volga, Lesnoy Karamysh, also known as Grimm; Published by the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Published date: 1995; family #56 in the 1798 Grimm census.
4. ↑ 1834 Census of Grimm in the District of Saratov, Russia, dated 2 February 1835; Translated by Brent Mai, Concordia University, Portland, Oregon; Published by Dynasty Publishing, Beaverton, OR, USA; Published 2011.