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Listing of Surnames included in the Norka Database as of 18 June 2003

Family Surnames with variations

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Original Colonists

Place of origin in Germany 

Name and Date of Ship Arriving in Russia Arrival Date in Norka of Original Colonists
Adam              

Albert, Albrecht, Alvert

 

   

Yes

     

Albrecht

 

   

 

     

Alt, Ault, Olt

 

   

Yes

Johann Heinrich Alt

Schwartzenfels/Schlüchtern, Hessen
 

   

Arndt, Arnt, Artz

 

   

 

     

Aschenbrenner

Alex Wolf

  Herdecke, Germany

 

     
Aschenbrenner Stan Aschenbrenner+   Portland, Oregon Pleve chart on order      
Axt Ken Axt   Portland, Oregon        
Bach              
Bachman              

Bäcker, Baecker, Becker, Baker, Beicker, Beiker, Beckerin

 

   

 

     

Bartel, Bartle, Bardel, Bartule

 

   

 

Johannes and Magdalena Bartel and son Johannes who was born in 1761

Büdingen, Isenburg

   

Batz, Betz, Bast, Petz

Frederick Betz

   

 

     
Batein              

Bauer, Baur, Bower, Bour

Tricia Evans

   

Yes

     

Bechtold, Beckthold, Pechtholdt

 

   

Yes

     
Berger              
Bernhardt Joey Jones            

Bender

 

   

 

     

Biehn, Bihn, Bin

 

   

Yes

     

Blum, Plum

Ruth Schultz+

   

Yes

Johannes Blum arrived as single person and was a servant in the family of Jacob Hohman (Hochman) He later married Anna Maria Repp.

Margareta Repp was a widow who arrived with two teenagers in Norka. Johannes Blum married her teenage daughter, Anna Maria, shortly after they arrived in Norka.

Hessen

Elephant

 

15 Aug 1767
Bolender              

Bott, Batt, Bat

 

   

 

     
Brauch, Brauk              

Brehm, Brenz, Grenz

Shirley York Anderson

Carl Henry Brehm  

Yes

     
Brehm Virginia Less            
Brehm The Brehm Lapella Family Tree

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Federal Way, Washington        

Brennerstein,Breitenstein, Bransteiner

 

   

 

     
Brester              

Brill, Prill

Donna Baxmeyer    

 

     
Brill Joey Jones            

Brun

 

   

Yes

     

Buchholz, Bucholz

 

   

 

     
Burbach Joanne Krieger+   Portland, Oregon Pleve chart to 1906 on order      

Burbach

Steve Schreiber

  Portland, Oregon

 

     
Burbach Joey Jones            
Burback, Burbach Tom Burback   St. Paul, Minnesota        
Burbach Rick Wacker            
Burbach Lois and Jim Burbach   Colorado        

Cristel

 

   

 

     

Deines, Donis

 

Deines  

Yes

     
Deines Chantal Deiness   France        
Deis, Deitz, Deiz, Ditz, Tais, Teist              

Derr, Dohr, Dihr, Dorr, Terr

Fred Hahn   Oregon City, Oregon Yes      
Dick, Dik, Dyck

Marcia Staunton

Dick Web Site Portland, Oregon

Yes

Conrad Dick

Hanau, Hessen

Ship commanded by Reders

14 Sep 1766

 

Dick, Dik, Dyck

Warren Dick

  Portland, Oregon

Yes

     
Dick Janna Diggs Dick Family Ancestry website

Dick web page

Oakes, North Dakota        

Dillmann, Dillman, Dilman, Tillman

 

    Pleve chart on order      

Dinges

 

   

Yes

     
Dittenber              

Döring, Doering, Derring, Dering, Deering, Diring, Derin

Steve Schreiber+

Roy Derring+

  Portland, Oregon

Yes

Isenburg ? 15 Aug 1767

Eberhardt, Eberhard

 

   

 

     
Eberling              
Eiler, Eihler, Ellir              

Eisel, Eusel, Ensel

 

   

Yes

Johannes and Anna Christina Eusel

Hesse

  15 Aug 1767
Eisenhut, Eisengut, Eizegut              
Eisig, Aisik              
Erbold, Herbold              

Fagler, Fegler

 

   

 

     
Fehn, Fei              

Feuerstein, Firestein, Firestone, Feyerstein, Firestine

Dr. Peter Feuerstein

http://www.peterfeuerstein.com/ Florida

Yes

     

Fink

Kim Taylor

   

Yes

     

Fischer, Fisher

 

   

 

     
Forster              
Frank