Phillip Reichert (1844)

Born 15 Apr 1844 in Katharinenstadt, Marxstadt, Samara, Russian Empire

Ancestors

Husband of Maria Barbara (Mertz) Reichert — married 3 Feb 1869 in Schoenchen, Samara, Russian Empire

Descendants

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Biography

Phillip Reichert has German Roots.

Phillip Reichert was a Volga German.

Phillip Reichert alias Heppner was possibly born in Katharinenstadt, as he was known to live there as well as Schoenchen. In 1857 he was listed in a census in Schoenchen.^[1]

Phillip's parents were not married when he was born. He is the son of Catharina Elizabeth Heppner and an unnamed Reichert. The 1834 census record of Katharinestadt shows only two Reichert males: Heinrich Reichert age 77 and his son Heinrich Mattias Reichert age 24. ^[2] Heinrich Mattias would have been the only eligible Reichert to have been Phillip's father in 1844.

Phillip married Barbara Metz on the 3rd of February 1869 in Schoenchen, Russia.^[3] They had several children, all born in Schoenchen.

1. Phillip Reichert
2. Isidore Reichert married twice
3. Maria Reichert died at the age of 3 of smallpox on 8 March 1889, burial was on the 10th of March. ^[4]

Germans From Russia

Catherine the Great of Russia was a fellow German who was interested in building an agricultural region along the Volga and Karaman rivers. Confident that the German people could help her achieve success by introducing modern agricultural methods, she promised colonists freedom from taxes, assistance moving, and exemption from military service. Between 1763 and 1768 more than 25,000 Germans, mostly from the west central region, established 104 colonies on the Russian plains. There in farming communities they lived in relative peace and prosperity for more than 100 years, having limited interaction with the local population.

Alexander II revoked the military exemption after Russia's defeat in the Crimean War. Many of the Volga Germans sought peace in the United States. These settlers established the German-speaking communities of Liebenthal, just outside Ellis county, then Catharine (Katharinestadt), Herzog, Munjor, Pfeifer, and Schoenchen. There they continued the distinct traditions and dialects of their ancestors. They established retail businesses and services like German language newspapers, which strengthened their community bonds, and churches that strengthened their faith. They used the farming skills they had refined on the Russian plains.^[5]

Research Notes

There are no Reichert births listed in the 1802-1812 index in Katharinenstadt.

From a descendent, N. Pipkin

  Philip Reichert born April 15, 1844, illegitimately to Catharina Elizabeth Heppner. He was baptized in Katharinenstadt, Russia (I have the record) and it is noted that he was born in Boaro (aka Boisroux). No father is listed on the church record. However, Philip is given the name Reichert of his father.

  Catharina Elizabeth Heppner, 19, soon marries a widower Joseph Binder, 37, in Schoenchen Russia Feb. 6, 1845. Her son, Philip Reichert, goes with her and on the 1857 Schoenchen Census is listed as a stepson of Joseph Binder. Catharina and Joseph have other children on this census: Jakob, Anna Katharina and Johann Joseph.

  Next record that is found of Philip, 22, is his marriage to Barbara Mertz, 18, Feb. 3, 1869, Schoenchen, Russia. The researcher in Russia, Anna Pleve, found the marriage record but Philip marries as Philip Heppner and his mother is listed on the record as Catharina Elisabeth Heppner. No father is listed for Philip.

  Philip and Barbara have their first child Philip, 1870, and he is named Reichert. Then my grandfather, Isidore, is born in 1871 and is given the last name Reichert. They have more children born in Schoenchen, Russia and all are Reichert.

Additional Research note: Here is a list of Reichert families in the Volga region in the late 1700s. Note that there are 2 families in Boisroux.

Sources

1. ↑ 1857 Schoenchen [Paniskaya], Samara, Russia Census - Pavel Leus, as researched by Anthony Leiker. Household #85
2. ↑ Mai, Brent, 1834 Revised Census of Katharinestadt, household #313
3. ↑ Document in the possession of a descendent, N. Pipkin.
4. ↑ Church Parish Records, received from D. Brungardt
5. ↑ Kansas Historical Society. "Germans from Russia in Ellis County," April 2015, viewed on kshs.org 27 March 2023.

• AHSGR VC Katharinenstadt (Volga enclave); www.ahsgr.org
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• Katharinenstadt (Volga enclave) Other Names and Spellings Baronsk, Jekaterinenstadt, Jekaterinograd, Markstadt, Marx, Marxstadt, Current Name:Marks, Saratov Oblast, Russia
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Acknowledgments

Thanks to Ron Norman for starting this profile.