Census Lists
The censuses of the old Russian Empire were not the same as those in the United States. Where the primary purpose of the U.S. Census is to determine apportionment in the House of Representatives, the Russian Census structure is intended to keep track of people, particularly men who might be of military service age. In 1702, Peter the Great commissioned the first census of Russia. Following this first census, there were a series of revisions.
- 1st Revision – ~1719
- 2nd Revision – ~1743
- 3rd Revision – ~1767 (“Original Settlers”)
- 4th Revision – ~1775
- 5th Revision – ~1798 (List of Corrections to this Revision)
- 6th Revision – ~1811
- 7th Revision – ~1816
- 8th Revision – ~1834
- 9th Revision – ~1850
- 10th Revision – ~1857
There was a complete census (not a revision) of the Russian Empire conducted in 1897, but most of it was destroyed in a fire during the early Soviet years. Some pieces evidently survived.
The first two were conducted before the Volga German colonies were settled.
Sources:
- AHSGR = American Historical Society of Germans from Russia
- Einwanderung = Einwanderung in das Wolgagebiet, 1764-1767, by Igor Pleve (3 volumes, thus far) available from AHSGR
- Edith Bottsford
- Ed Hoak
- Rosemary Larson
- Brent Mai
- Kevin Rupp
- Peter Schantz
- Dennis Zitterkopf
Those available for the succeeding years, and from whom, follow:
- Anton
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.1
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 – Brent Mai
- 1857 – Brent Mai
- Balzer
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.1
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 – Brent Mai
- 1857 – Brent Mai
- Bangert
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.1
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 - Brent Mai
- Basel
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 – AHSGR
- Bauer
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.1
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 – Brent Mai
- 1857 – Brent Mai
- Beauregard
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.1
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1850 – Kevin Rupp
- 1857 – Kevin Rupp
- Beideck
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 – Brent Mai
- 1857 – Brent Mai
- Bettinger
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.1
- 1798 – AHSGR
- Biberstein
- 1798 – AHSGR
- Boisroux
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.1
- 1798 – AHSGR
- Brabander
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.1
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 - Brent Mai
- Cäsarsfeld
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.1
- Cheisol
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.1
- Degott
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.1
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 – Brent Mai
- 1857 – Brent Mai
- Dehler
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.1
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 - Brent Mai
- 1850 – Kevin Rupp
- Dietel
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.1
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 – Brent Mai
- 1857 – Brent Mai
- Dinkel
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.1
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 - Brent Mai
- 1857 – Leroy Nikolaisen
- Dobrinka
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.1
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1850 - Peter Schantz and Brent Mai
- 1857 - Peter Schantz and Brent Mai
- Dönhof
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.1
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 – Brent Mai
- 1857 – Brent Mai
- Dreispitz
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.1
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 – Ed Hoak
- 1850 – Ed Hoak
- 1857 – Ed Hoak
- Enders
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.1
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 – Randi Bolyard
- 1850 – Randi Bolyard
- Erlenbach
- 1857 – Brent Mai or Hilda Weber
- Ernestinendorf
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.1
- 1798 – AHSGR
- Fischer
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.1
- 1798 – AHSGR
- Frank
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.1
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 – AHSGR Book
- 1857 – AHSGR Book
- Franzosen
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.1
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 – Brent Mai
- 1857 – Brent Mai
- Friedental
- 1850? – Kevin Rupp
- Galka
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.2
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 – Peter Schantz and Brent Mai
- 1857 – Peter Schantz and Brent Mai
- Göbel
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.2
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 - Rosemary Larson
- 1857 - Brent Mai
- Graf
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.2
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 – Kevin Rupp
- 1850 – Kevin Rupp
- Grimm
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.2
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 – Brent Mai
- 1857 – Brent Mai
- Herzog
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.2
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 – Kevin Rupp
- 1850 – Kevin Rupp
- Hildmann
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.2
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 – Rosemary Larson
- Hockerberg
- 1798 – AHSGR
- Holstein
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.2
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 – Edith Bottsford
- 1850 – Edith Bottsford
- 1857 – Edith Bottsford
- Hölzel
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.2
- 1798 – AHSGR
- Huck
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.2
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 – Dennis Zitterkopf
- 1857 – Dennis Zitterkopf
- Hummel
- 1798 – AHSGR
- Husaren
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.2
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 - Brent Mai
- 1857 - Brent Mai
- Hussenbach
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 - Brent Mai
- 1857 - Brent Mai
- Josefstahl
- 1857 – Ted Gerk
- Jost
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.2
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 - Brent Mai
- Kamenka
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.2
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 – Rosemary Larson
- 1850 – Rosemary Larson
- Kaneau
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.2
- 1798 – AHSGR
- Katharinenstadt
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.2
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1850 - Kevin Rupp
- 1857 - Kevin Rupp
- 1873 - Kevin Rupp
- Kautz
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.2
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 – Brent Mai
- 1857 – Brent Mai
- Keller
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.2
- 1798 – AHSGR
- Kind
- 1798 – AHSGR
- Köhler
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.2
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 – Barbara Bretz
- 1850 – Barbara Bretz
- 1857 – Barbara Bretz
- Kolb
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.2
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 – AHSGR Book
- 1857 – AHSGR Book
- Kraft
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.2
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 – Brent Mai
- 1850 – Brent Mai
- 1857 – Brent Mai
- Krasnoyar
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.2
- 1798 – AHSGR
- Kratzke
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.2
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 – Brent Mai
- 1857 – Brent Mai
- Kukkus
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.2
- 1798 – AHSGR
- Kutter
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.2
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 – Brent Mai
- 1857 – Brent Mai
- Laub
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.3
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 - Brent Mai
- Lauwe
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.3
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 - Brent Mai
- Leichtling
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.3
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 – Darryl Boyd
- 1850 – Darryl Boyd
- Leitsinger
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.3
- Liebenthal
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1857 – Kevin Rupp
- 1874 - Kevin Rupp
- Louis
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.3
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 – Kevin Rupp
- 1850 – Kevin Rupp
- Luzern
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1857 - Kevin Rupp
- Marienfeld
- 1857 – Ted Gerk
- Mariental
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.3
- 1834 – Kevin Rupp
- 1850 – Kevin Rupp
- Meinhard
- 1798 – AHSGR
- Merkel
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.3
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 – Brent Mai
- 1857 – Brent Mai
- Messer
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.3
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 – Brent Mai
- 1857 – Brent Mai
- Moor
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.3
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 – Brent Mai
- 1857 - Brent Mai
- Müller
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.3
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 – Brent Mai
- 1850 – Brent Mai
- 1857 – Brent Mai or Maria Leimann
- Näb
- 1798 – AHSGR
- Neu-Hussenbach
- 1857 – Paul Lais
- Neu-Kolonie
- 1798 – AHSGR
- Neu-Norka
- 1857 – Brent Mai
- Neu-Ober-Monjou
- 1862 - Kevin Rupp
- Nieder-Monjou
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.3
- 1798 – AHSGR
- Norka
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.3 and Jerry Krieger
- 1775 - AHSGR
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1811 - AHSGR
- 1834 – Brent Mai
- 1857 - Brent Mai
- Oberdorf
- 1857 – Teri Helzer
- Ober-Monjou
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.3
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 – Kevin Rupp
- 1850 – Kevin Rupp
- 1857 - Kevin Rupp
- Orlovskaya
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.3
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 - AHSGR
- Paulskaya
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.3
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 - AHSGR
- Pfeifer
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.3
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 – Kevin Rupp
- 1850 – Rosemary Larson
- 1857 – Kevin Rupp
- Philippsfeld
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.3
- 1798 – AHSGR
- Pobochnaya
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 - AHSGR
- Preuss
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.3
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 - Brent Mai
- Reinhard
- 1798 – AHSGR
- Reinwald
- 1767 - Kevin Rupp
- 1798 – AHSGR
- Rohleder
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 – Kevin Rupp
- 1850 – Kevin Rupp
- Rosenberg
- 1857 – Brent Mai or Richard McGregor
- Rosenheim
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 – Randi Bolyard
- 1850 – Randi Bolyard
- Rothammel
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 – Barbara Bretz
- 1857 – Barbara Bretz
- Schäfer
- 1798 – AHSGR
- Schaffhausen
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1857 – Kevin Rupp
- Schilling
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1857 – Brent Mai
- Schönchen
- 1767 - Kevin Rupp
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1857 - Kevin Rupp
- Schuck
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 – Brent Mai
- 1850 – Lola Stattleman
- Schulz
- 1798 – AHSGR
- Schwab
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 – Peter Schantz and Brent Mai
- 1850 – Peter Schantz and Brent Mai
- 1857 – Peter Schantz and Brent Mai
- Schwed
- 1798 – AHSGR
- Seelmann
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 - Brent Mai
- Semenovka
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 – Ted Gerk
- 1850 – Ted Gerk
- 1857 – Kevin Rupp
- Sewald
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 – Brent Mai
- 1857 – Barbara Bretz
- Shcherbakovka
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 – Peter Schantz and Brent Mai
- 1850 – Peter Schantz and Brent Mai
- 1857 – Peter Schantz and Brent Mai
- Stahl am Karaman
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1850 – David Schmidt
- Stahl am Tarlyk
- 1798 – AHSGR
- Stephan
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1850 - Peter Schantz and Brent Mai
- 1857 - Peter Schantz and Brent Mai
- Straub (Neu-Straub)
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 – AHSGR
- Susannental
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1857 – Kevin Rupp
- Unterdorf
- 1857 – Brent Mai
- Urbach
- 1798 – AHSGR
- Volmer
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 – Angela Gartner
- 1850 – Angela Gartner
- Walter
- 1798 – AHSGR
- Warenburg
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 - Brent Mai
- Wiesenmüller
- 1857 – Betty Ashley
- Wittmann
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 - Kevin Rupp
- 1857 – Kevin Rupp
- 1861 – Kevin Rupp
- Yagodnaya Polyana
- 1767 – Einwanderung, v.2
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 - AHSGR
- Zug
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 – AHSGR
- 1857 – Kevin Rupp
- Zürich
- 1798 – AHSGR
- 1834 - AHSGR