Johannes Melchior Bretthauer (abt. 1767 - 1831)

Born about Mar 1767 in Sterbfritz, Sinntal, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hessen, Germany [uncertain]

Husband of Elisabeta (Heberlein) Bretthauer — married about 1789 in Walter, Saratov, Russia

Descendants

Died 1831 at about age 63 in Walter, Saratov, Volga, Russia

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Biography

Johannes Bretthauer was a Volga German.

Johannes Melchior Bretthauer was born about March 1767 in Sterbfritz, Hessen prior to his parents immigration to Walter, Saratov, Russia. Records cannot be located online but Walter researchers list the location as his birth. Johannes was listed at six months of age by Fall of 1767, so it is possible he was born enroute after emigrating from Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hessen. Russian census records list him as Melchior as a baby but then Johannes by 1798. He married and had three known children in Walter, Saratov Russia and died about 1831.

Birth

• Feb or Mar 1767 - Sterbfritz, Sinntal, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hessen, Germany or enroute to Russia

Marriage

• Abt. 1789 to Elisabeta Heberlein in Walter, Saratov, Russia

Children

1. Jakob Friedrich Bretthauer - 1790 - Aft. 1834
2. Johannes Bretthauer - 1793 - Aft. 1834
3. Johann Peter Bretthauer - 1795 - Bef. 1834

First Settlers to Walter

Walter, Frank, Saratov, Russia was also called Gretschinaja Luka in Russian its local nickname "Buckwheat Meadows" located on the Bergseite or hilly side of the Volga River. Walter was 70 miles from Saratov, a 3- to 4-day journey via wagon.^[1]

Walter village was narrow and about a mile in length, divided into two sides: "Hinerdorf" and "Federdorf". It was situated along the east bank of the Medweditza ("She Bear") River, a tributary of the Don River which flows into the Black Sea.^[2]

1767 Census in Household No. 3. - Walter First Settlers

• First Settlers Listing
  • Bretthauer, Kilian [first translated as Julian], age 34, Lutheran, Roman Empire, Hesse county, Starfritz [Sterbfritz], craftsman.
  • Wife: Barbara [Anna Barbara Johann Bretthauer], age 28
  • Son: Melchior, age 1/2
  • Received: 2 Horses, 1 cow, 2 horse collars, 2 bridles, 19 sahzen rope, 15 rubles.^[3]

Walter Census

Family #58 in the 1798 Census^[4]

1798 Census of Walter, Saratov, Russia

No. 58

1. Bretthauer, Johannes, age 31
2. Elisabeta Heberlein, wife, age 32
3. Jakob Friedrich, son, age 8
4. Johannes, son, age 6
5. Johann Peter, son, age 3

• 1811 Walter Census, 6th revision, dated August 1811 (males only).^[5]

HH#58 (1798/1811)

Johannes Bretthauer, h, 31 / 44

Jacob Friedrich, s, 8 / 21

Johannes, s, 6 / to HH #73

Johann Peter, s, 3 / 16

Family #113 in the 1834 census.^[6]

1834 Walter Census

No. 113

1. 1084 Bretthauer [Бреттауерь), Johannes, head of the household, +1831 (died 1831)
2. 1085 Jakob, son, age 43
3. 1086 Anna Maria, daughter-in-law, age 42
4. 1087 Magdalena, granddaughter, age 20
5. 1088 Heinrich Jakob, grandson, age 14
6. 1089 Margaretha, granddaughter, age 7
7. 1090 Johannes, son, [to Household #242]

Death

• 1831 - Walter, Saratov, Russia

Sources

1. ↑ American Historical Society of Germans from Russia (AHSGR); Walter Village Documents; Walter Khutor Village Research Project, undated, Walter Village Research Project Undated pdf
2. ↑ American Historical Society of Germans from Russia (AHSGR); Walter Village Documents; Walter Khutor Village Research Project, Walter Village Research Project Report 1996 pdf
3. ↑ American Historical Society of Germans from Russia (AHSGR); Walter Village Documents; Walter Original Settlers List, August 25 and September 10 1767; Walter 1767 Settlers List Saratov Archives.pdf, page 1, www.ahsgr.org
4. ↑ 1798 Walter Census, No. 2862 A Description of the Saratov Colony of Grechinaya Luka also known as Walter, no. 143; American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, Lincoln, NE, USA. Published 1996. Page 11 Register, Family #58 Bretthauer, Johannes, total of 4 males and 1 female in household.
5. ↑ 1811 Walter Census, 6th revision, dated August 1811 (males only). AHSGR, St. Petersburg Achieves - Fond 383, Opis 29, Delo 1060. Translated by Dr. Mila Koretnikov, edited by Kevin D Rupp. 2021. Household Wt58, pg. 407, lines 11026-11029 (329-332) www.ahsgr.org
6. ↑ 1834 Census of Walter in the District of Saratov, Russia, Dated 10 November 1834; Translated by Dr. Brent Mai, Fairfield University, Fairfield CT; Dynasty Publishing, Fairfield, CT; Published 2016; page 31, family #113, lines 1084-1090, Johannes Bretthauer.

• Fyler, Michael. Descendants of Johannes Bretthauer-49509; AHSGR Walter VC; Kilian Johannes Bretthauer-16923; emailed to Koreen Goodman 30 Aug 2018.

• Bretthauer Chart (Village of Walter), Commissioned by Lauren Brethauer Brantner, Records by Anna Kasterina Pleve, Russia, 2020; email to Koreen Goodman 10 Mar 2020.

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