Johannes Lutz (abt. 1740 - bef. 1798)

Born about 1740 in Germany

Husband of Elisabeth Dorothea (Unknown) Dumler — married 1783 in Grimm, Saratov, Russia

Descendants

Died before 1798 before about age 58 in Grimm, Saratov, Russia

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Biography

Johannes Lutz was a Volga German.

Johannes Lutz has German Roots.

Germany-Denmark-Russia

Family #A39-10 in The Immigration of German Colonists to Denmark and Their Subsequent Emigration to Russia in the Years 1759-1766.

Family #B-1013 in The Immigration of German Colonists to Denmark and Their Subsequent Emigration to Russia in the Years 1759-1766.

Family #89 in the 1767 Grimm census.

Family #S-7 in the Supplemental list of colonists in the 1775 Grimm census.

Family #10 in the Appendix of the 1798 Grimm census.

Johannes Lutz is listed in the 1697 Grimm census as an orphan, with his brother, Johann Heinrich, and in the supplemental list of colonists in the 1775 Grimm census, again, with his brother. No parents are listed for them. Although they obviously had parents who most likely started the journey from Germany to Russia, those parents perished en-route or in the early days after settling in Grimm.

Confirmed information about Johannes is:

• He was born in 1756
• His brother Johann Heinrich was born in 1762 in Denmark
• The two brothers ended up in Grimm
• By 1775, the brothers are listed solely as a single household with no parents. Johannes was 19 and Johann Heinrich was 13.

There are no families in the Kulberg Report who match this family as it would have been in 1766. There are, however, a number of Lutz families in the The Immigration of German Colonists to Denmark and Their Subsequent Emigration to Russia in the Years 1759-1766. ^[1]

• Georg Lutz: He was born in 1725, traveled to Denmark in 1760, and brought with him his wife and one child, aged four. There is no mention that he left Denmark for Russia. Not a match

• Hans Michael Lutz: Born in 1720, he traveled to Denmark in 1760 with his wife and two children, a son aged six and a daughter aged one. The children and their ages don't match what we know about Johannes Lutz and his family. The family did, however, leave Denmark for Russia in 1766. According to The Immigration of German Colonists to Denmark and Their Subsequent Emigration to Russia in the Years 1759-1766, the family went to Oranienbaum, eventually headed for Hirschenhof, a Russian colonial plantation located in Latvia. Not a match.

• Johann Adam Lutz: There were two men with this name, one with a wife and child, and the other single. Both are listed in the same entry, leading the reader to believe that they are somehow related. The names and ages of all are not given. Both left Denmark for Russia, ending up in Hirschenhof, Latvia. Not a match.

• Johannes Lutz (1): He was one of two Johannes Lutzs who are listed separately. The first gentleman was single, from Hessen-Darmstadt. He arrived in Flensburg in June 1762. This is not a match for the Johannes Lutz in this profile, since he was too old to be the same person. This Johannes Lutz in this profile would have only been 6 in 1762, while the one listed in family #B-1012 would have been at least 18 years of age. He also was not this Johannes Lutz's father because he was unmarried with no children at the time of his arrival. There is no mention that he left Denmark for Russia.

• Johannes Lutz (2): This is the second of two Johannes Lutzs, #B-1013 in The Immigration of German Colonists to Denmark and Their Subsequent Emigration to Russia in the Years 1759-1766. He traveled to Denmark with his wife and son Johannes in June 1763. This appears to be more of a match with the Johannes in this profile fitting the description of his son. The only problem is that it looks like the age of son Johannes was 16, while the age of the Johannes in this profile in 1762 was 6. There may be an error or typo in the age, which would then be a match with a reasonable margin of error, but there isn't enough information to confirm that. This Johannes arrived in Flensburg on 24 April 1762. He was considered a reserve colonist in Tondern. By 28 April 1765, it says, "wollte er desertieren, wurde aber ergriffen und wollte trotzdem wegziehen." According to Google Translate, this means: He wanted to desert, but he was seized and still wanted to move away. Obviously that's not a perfect translation and it could mean a number of things. Was he prevented from leaving by Danish officials? Did he request permission to leave but then pass away before he could actually leave Denmark? Did he change his mind and decide to stay?

• Michael Lutz: This person arrived in Denmark as a single person on 17 March 1761, and no additional information about him was known. He could not be young Johannes' father.

Based on what we know, Johannes could be the son of Hans Michael Lutz of family #B-1010 or Johannes Lutz of family #B-1013. The Johannes of this profile was most likely the son of Johannes Lutz, who wanted to leave Denmark with his wife and children but for some reason probably never made it to Russia.

Johannes Lutz is listed with his brother in the 1767 Grimm census. This record confirms that his father's name was Johann Lutz.

1767 Grimm Census ^[2]

Family # 89

Head of the Household Johannes Lutz, age 13, Lutheran from Mannheim, orphan

Brother Johann Heinrich Lutz, age 6, orphan

Father Johann Lutz, Pastor Tornau [sic]

1775 Grimm Census ^[3]

Family # 7 in the Supplemental List of Colonists

Head of the Household Johannes Lutz, age 19

Brother Johann Heinrich Lutz, age 13

Johannes married Elisabeth Dorothea and the couple had at least three children:

• Katharina Barbara, born 1784
• Maria Elisabeth, born 1790
• Katharina Regina, born 1796

1798 Grimm Census ^[4]

Family # 10 in the Appendix

Head of the Household Elisabeth Dorothea Lutz, age 39, widow of Johann Lutz

Child #1 Katharina Barbara Lutz, age 14

Child #2 Maria Elisabeth Lutz, age 8

Child #3 Katharina Regina Lutz, age 2

Since his wife was a widow in 1798 and his youngest daughter was born in 1796, he must have died between 1796 and 1798.

Sources

1. ↑ Eichhorn, Dr. Alexander, Dr. Jacob and Mary Eichhorn, The Immigration of German Colonists to Denmark and Their Subsequent Emigration to Russia in the Years 1759-1766; Bonn, Germany and Midland Michigan, USA; Drukerei und Verlag Steinmeier GmbH & Co. Kg, Deiningen, Germany, 2012.
2. ↑ Pleve, Igor. Einwanderung in das Wolgagebiet 1764-1767, Herausgegeben von Alfred Eisfeld under Mitarbeit von Sabine Eichwald, Published by the Nordost-Instsitut - 38085 Göttingen, 2005; page 84, family #89.
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 #7 in the Supplemental List o Colonists in the 1775 census.
4. ↑ 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 #10 in the Appendix of the 1798 census.

See also:

• Russia Colonists, Hirschenhofe, see: https://bit.ly/2OumYBz.

• VolgaGermans.org online database, research from Concordia University Center for Volga German Studies, History, Journey Through Denmark, see https://www.volgagermans.org/history/journey-through-denmark.

• VolgaGermans.org online database, research from Concordia University Center for Volga German Studies, Who Are Volga Germans, Settlements, Original, Grimm, see https://www.volgagermans.org/who-are-volga-germans/settlements/original/grimm.