Johann Bernhard Wolf (abt. 1748 - bef. 1816)

Born about 1748 in Georgehausen, Hesse, Darmstadt, Germany

Descendants

Died before 1816 before about age 68 in Grimm, Saratov, Russia

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Biography

Bernhard Wolf was a Volga German.

Bernhard Wolf has German Roots.

Germany-Denmark-Russia

A 45-39 in The Immigration of German Colonists to Denmark and Their Subsequent Emigration to Russia in the Years 1759-1766.

B-1821 in The Immigration of German Colonists to Denmark and Their Subsequent Emigration to Russia in the Years 1759-1766.

Rus 14-53 The Immigration of German Colonists to Denmark and Their Subsequent Emigration to Russia in the Years 1759-1766.

Family #44 in the 1775 Grimm census.

Family #77 in the 1798 Grimm census.

Birth Date and Place

• 1748
• Georgehausen, Hesse, Darmstadt, Germany

Parents

• Heinrich Daniel Wolf
• Susanna Catharina Maria (Unknown) Wolf

Marriage

• Anna Katharina (Romig) Wolf
• by 1767
• Grimm, Saratov, Russia

Children

• Johann Jakob Wolf, born 1768
• Christina Margaretha (Wolf) Schäfer, born 1770
• Maria Sophia Wolf, born 1772
• Johann Georg Wolf, born 1780
• Johann Dietrich Wolf, born 1783
• Johann Valentin Wolf, born 17789

Death Date and Place

• before 1834, probably before 1816
• Grimm, Saratov, Russia

Bernard Wolf was born in Georgehausen in the Hessen-Darmstadt area to Daniel Heinrich and Susanna Catharina Wolff/Wulf in 1748. He traveled to Denmark with the rest of his family when his parents decided to immigrate there in 1763. ^[1]

His siblings were:

• Johann Jacob, born 1750
• Ludewig Wendel, born 1753
• Johann Michael, born 1755
• Maria Barbara, born 1750
• Maria Elisabeth, born 1758
• Susanna Maria, born 1760

The family arrived in Flensburg, Schleswig on 12 Jun 1762, with more than 300 other Germans under the direction of Christoph Paquet. ^[1] The adults in the family took their oath of allegiance on 19 July 1762 and were considered reserve colonists. ^[1] As of 20 June 1763 they lived at 4 Dehnen Hof in Colony F6 Friderichsheide. ^[1] While his father remained in Denmark with some of his family, Bernard and his brother Jacob requested to leave Denmark for Russia on 24 April 1765.^[1] Bernhard married fellow Germany-Denmark-Russia immigrant Anna Katharina Romig/Ramig before they left Denmark.

After they arrived in Russia, they were settled temporarily in another colony, such as Dobrinka, until the other colonies along the Volga River were ready to be settled. He and his wife were eventually settled in the colony of Grimm.^[1] His wife gave birth to their first child in 1768, possibly in Grimm, or perhaps in their first temporary colony. The couple went on to have at least six children. They were first listed in the 1775 Grimm census.

1775 Grimm Census ^[2]

Family # 44

Head of the Household Bernhard Wolf, age 26

Wife Anna Katharina Wolf, age 25

Child #1 Johann Jakob Wolf, age 7 [the elder]

Child #2 Christina Wolf, age 5

Child #3 Maria Sophia Wolf, age 3

1798 Grimm Census ^[3]

Family # 77

Head of the Household Bernhard Wolf, age 51

Wife Anna Katharina Romig/Ramig, age 51

Child #1 Johann Jakob Wolf, age 30 [the elder]

Wife of Child #1 Anna Maria Bleichroth, age 19

Grandchild #1 Jakob Wolf, age 2 weeks [the younger]

Child #2 Johann Georg Wolf, age 18

Child #3 Johann Dietrich Wolf, age 16

Child #4 Johann Valentin Wolf, age 9

Bernard Wolf is not listed in the 1834 census with his sons and their families. The most likely reason is because he had passed away. Had he survived to 1834, he would have been 86 years old. In the Russian census records, the death date of the males was always recorded. For this reason it is likely that he passed away before 1816, at which time his death would have been noted in the interim, male-only census taken that year. In 1816, he would have been 68 years old.

A copy of the family's entry in the 1834 census is listed below to connect him to his children and grandchildren. His eldest son, Johann Jakob, was the head of the household in 1834.

1834 Grimm Census ^[4]

Family # 158

Head of the Household Johann Jakob Wolf, age 66

Wife Anna Maria Wolf, age 56

Child #1 Johann Jakob Wolf, age 36

Wife of Child #1 Katharina Margaretha Wolf, age 34

Grandchild #1 Philipp Jakob Wolf, age 8

Grandchild #2 Georg Konrad Wolf, age 5

Grandchild #3 Johannes Wolf, age 3

Grandchild #4 Katharina Margaretha Wolf, age 1 year 3 months

Child #2 Georg Konrad Wolf, age 29

Wife of Child #2 Maria Katharina Wolf, age 28

Grandchild #5 Johann Konrad Wolf, age 1 year 3 months

Child #3 Johann Philipp Wolf, age 26

Wife of Child #3 Maria Barbara Wolf, age 25

Grandchild #6 Katharina Elisabeth Wolf, age 3 months

Child #4 Johannes Wolf, age 23

Child #5 Katharina Margaretha Wolf, age 20

Child #6 Elisabeth Margaretha Wolf, age 18 years 6 months

Child #7 Johann Daniel Wolf, age 14

Child #8 Johann Heinrich Wolf, age 11, twin with Anna Margaretha

Child #9 Anna Margaretha Wolf, age 11, twin with Johann Heinrich

Brother #1 Johann Georg Wolf, age 35 in 1850, to household #157

Child #10 Valentin Wolf, age 4 in 1850, to household #157

Brother #2 Johann Valentin Wolf, age 26 in 1850, to household #238

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} 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; pages 304, 648, 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 #44 in the 1775 census, Bernhard Wolf family.
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 #77 in the 1798 Grimm census, Bernhard Wolf family.
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; page 49, family #158, Johann Jakob Wolf family.

See also:

• The American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, ahsgr.org, online research, German Origins, via LDS Film #1190558, Wolf/Wolff/Wulf, Heinrich Daniel, Johann Bernhard, & Johann Jacob.