Born 13 Oct 1736 in Romrod, Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany

Husband of Anna Barbara (Schäfer) Icks — married 7 Apr 1766 in Buedingen, Hesse

Descendants

Died about 1822 in Grimm, Saratov, Russia

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Georg (Yckes) Ichs is a Volga German.

Georg (Yckes) Ichs has German Roots.

Family #75 in the 1767 Grimm census.
Family #144 in the 1775 Grimm census.
Family #110 in the 1798 Grimm census.
Family #65 in the 1834 Grimm census.

According to the Center for Volga German Studies at Concordia University, the original spelling of this surname was Yckes. ^[1] The spelling of the surname in all Volga German records uses an I instead of a Y, so the surname for these family members will be spelled Icks or Ichs.

George Icks was the son of Johann Yckes, born 1686 and died 22 January 1747, and Anna Gertraut, last name at birth unknown. Georg was born on 13 October 1736 in Romrod near Alsfeld in Hessen. He married Anna Barbara Schäfer in Büdingen on 07 April 1766 before immigrating to Russia and settling in Grimm. ^{[1] [2]}

The only immigration record that looks like a match is found in the Kulberg Reports under the name Ikes : ^[3] Ikes, Johann, Lutheran farmer from Darmstadt document number 2725, wife Anna. The couple departed from Luebeck and arrived in Russia on 31 July 1766. ^[3]

Georg Icks is listed in the first census of Grimm, Russia.

1767 Grimm Census ^[4]

Family # 75

Head of the Household Georg Icks, age 31, Lutheran craftsman from Darmstadt

Wife Barbara Icks, age 21

By the time of the 1775 census, the couple had three children: Johann Konrad, Johann Just, and Juliana.

1775 Grimm Census ^[5]

Family # 144

Head of the Household Georg Iks [Ickes?], age 42

Wife Barbara Iks [Ickes?], age 29

Child #1 Johann Konrad Iks [Ickes?], age 6 years 6 months

Child #2 Johann Just Iks [Ickes?], age 4

Child #3 Juliana Iks [Ickes?], age 1 year 3 months

1798 Grimm Census ^[6]

Family # 110

Head of the Household Georg Icks, age 68

Wife Anna Barbara Sefler [sic] should be Schäfer, age 52

Child #1 Johann Konrad Icks, age 30

Wife of Child #1 Katarina Elizabeta [sic] Strecker, age 21

Grandchild #1 Elizabeta Strecker, age 6 months

Child #2 Johann Friedrich Icks, age 24

Child #3 Wilhelm Ludwig Icks, age 21

Child #4 Margareta [sic] Barbara Icks, age 13

According to the 1834 census, Georg Icks passed away in 1822.

1834 Grimm Census ^[7]

Family # 65

Head of the Household Georg Ichs, age 85 in 1816, deceased 1822

Child #1 Johann Konrad Ichs, age 47 in 1816, to household #152

Child #2 Johann Friedrich Ichs, age 41, deceased 1823

Wife of Child #2 Katharina Ichs, age 54

Grandchild #1 Konrad Iches, age 34

Wife of Grandchild #1 Anna Margaretha Ichs, age 31

Great Grandchild #1 Elisabeth Margaretha Ichs, age 12

Great Grandchild #2 Maria Katharina Ichs, age 6

Great Grandchild #3 Maria Elisabeth Ichs, age 4

Great Grandchild #4 Johann David Ichs, age 1 year 6 months

Grandchild #2 Christian Ichs, age 3 in 1816, deceased 1834

Grandchild #3 Anna Regina Ichs, age 17

Grandchild #4 Friedrich Ichs, age 15

Grandchild #5 Philipp Ichs, age 12 years 6 months

Child #3 Wilhelm Ludwig Ichs, age 38 in 1816, to household #323

Grandchild #6 Johann Jakob Ichs, age 14 in 1816, to household #323

Grandchild #7 Johann David Ichs, age 6 in 1816, to household #323

Grandchild #8 Johann Wilhelm Ichs, age 3 in 1816, to household #323

Grandchild #9 Johann Karl Ichs, age 6 months in 1816, to household #323

Grandson-in-Law Jakob Alexander Ramig, age 26 in 1816, to Household #152, married to granddaughter Elisabeth

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} VolgaGermans.org online resources, research from The Center for Volga German Studies at Concordia University, Who Are Volga Germans, Origins, Surnames, Ickes / Ix / Yck(e)s, see: https://www.volgagermans.org/who-are-volga-germans/origins/surnames/ickes-ix-yckes.
2. ↑ Mai, Brent Alan and Dona Reeves-Marquardt, German Migration to the Russian Volga (1764-1767), (Lincoln, NE: American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 2003): 62.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Pleve, Igor. List of Colonists to Russia in 1766, "Reports by Ivan Kulberg," Ministry of Education and Science of Russian Federation, Saratov State Technical University; Published in Saratov, Russia 2010; page 186,Ikes, Johann, Lutheran farmer from Darmstadt document number 2725, wife Anna.
4. ↑ Pleve, Igor. Einwanderung in das Wolgagebiet 1764-1767, Band 2, Herausgegeben von Alfred Eisfeld under Mitarbeit von Sabine Eichwald, Published by the Nordost-Instsitut - 38085 Göttingen, 2005; family #75, Georg and Barbara Icks.
5. ↑ 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 #144 in the 1775 census, Georg Iks/Ickes family.
6. ↑ 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 #110 in the 1798 census, Georg Icks family.
7. ↑ 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 20, family #65, Georg Ichs family.

See also:

• 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.

• Büdingen Parish Records (LDS Film No. 1197023).

• Romrod Parish Records (LDS Film No. 1195664).

• Ehringshausen Parish Records (LDS Film No. 1195715).

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