Wife of Child #1 Katharina Barbara Riel, age 20, from Stephan
Child #2 Johann Georg Wittmann, age 2
Child #3 Margaretha Louisa Wittmann, age 18
Child #4 Katharina Elisabeth Wittmann, age 14
Child #5 Sophia Barbara Wittmann, age 9
Child #6 Juliana Wittmann, age 7
Child #7 Anna Margaretha Wittmann, age 4
She appears to be his second wife. His first wife in the 1775 census is the same age as he is; her name is Margaretha Barbara. His second wife is three years younger than he is, named Anna Barbara.
Sources
↑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 #8 in the 1798 census, Martin Wittmann family.
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I disconnected Anna Barbara as the child of William Smither. Her father was *not* William Smither, who was born in Maryland in the United States. Her father would have been born in Germany, probably in the Darmstadt or Württemberg areas. Their family had lived in the area for generations before immigrating to Russia in 1765. As Anna Barbara was only 10 years old that year, she likely traveled with her parents or with her widowed mother. Her father could not have been born in Maryland. Hope this explanation helps. If you have any questions, please let me know.