Register of persons living outside the Chortitza Colony in 1852 As found in the records of the Guardianship Committee for Foreign Settlers in Southern Russia (Fond 6, Inventory 3, File 15751) in the Odessa Region State Archives, Odessa, Ukraine Translated by Mennonite Heritage Centre volunteer Ed Enns, Winnipeg, Manitoba (May 2002); edited by Tim Janzen, Portland, Oregon (September 2002) Explanatory comments by Tim Janzen: This document was apparently compiled to provide information to the Guardianship Committee about all Mennonites from the Chortitza Colony who were living elsewhere. The file in which this document is found contains similar lists for many of the German colonies located throughout South Russia, including the Molotschna Colony. In this translation the names of the Mennonites are shown with the exact same spelling as they appear in the original document. The names of locations and of non-Mennonite people are translated to their most common modern forms. The words wife, son, and daughter have been abbreviated as “w”, “s”, and “d”, respectively. This document provides considerable insight into the initial dispersal of Mennonites from the Chortitza Colony to other locations. While many of these people were living outside of the Chortitza Colony at the time the 1850 Chortitza Colony Census was taken, this document reveals that they were listed in that census in their home village in the Chortitza Colony where they (or in a few cases, their parents) originally came from. The original document from which this translation was made may be found on microfilm at the following archives: the Center for Mennonite Brethren Studies, Fresno, California; the Center for Mennonite Studies, Tabor College, Hillsboro, Kansas; the Mennonite Heritage Society of British Columbia, Abbotsford, British Columbia; and the Mennonite Heritage Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba. No. Names of Family Ages Since Current residence What does Occupation Does he reside Which family in Does he make Is he living How is he able to Members what he have for in his home his home village payment of village outside of his continually reside year has a passport? village or have was he listed with dues and other home village outside of his home he been relatives that in the 9th Revision fees? on a continual village? absent live there? List (1850 basis or not? from his Census)? home Or was he listed village? in the census as the head of his own family? M F CHORTITZA 1 Heinrich Thiessen 58 1817 In the city of Two year Miller Not resident but Listed as a separate Promptly With the He owns his own w - Margareta Ekaterinoslav passport, has relatives family at No. 42 permission of house, 2 treadmills, s - Johann 58 No. 2695, church and and a vinegar brewery d - Margareta 21 dated Oct. local in Ekaterinoslav. Helena 18 10, 1852 authorities Susana 16 8 2 Peter Thiessen 26 Has Lives since 1848 on No passport Farming Not resident but Listed with the Promptly With the He has established w - Helena 28 always his own land, that of has relatives family of his father permission of himself on the land of s - Heinrich 4 been his father Heinrich Heinrich Thiessen church and his father. d - Helena 2 absent Thiessen in the at No. 42 local Alexandrovsk authorities District 3 Peter Ens 46 1836 On the estate of Mr. No passport Farming as a Not resident but Listed as a separate Promptly With the He owns his own w - Maria 46 Pechotinsky in the renter has relatives family at No. 12 permission of residence. s - Johann 19 Ekaterinoslav church and Peter 5 Region near the local d - Agatha 19 Chortitza District authorities Katharina 14 Maria 10 Margareta 8 Anna 1 4 Dirk Epp 33 1839 In a Jewish colony No passport Village Not resident but Listed with the Promptly With the w - Katharina 31 in the Kherson manager has mother and family of his permission of s - Peter 5 Province siblings deceased father church and Dirk 3 David Epp at No. 2 local d - Helena 10 authorities Katharina 8 brother - David Epp 39 5 Klas Wiens 39 1837 On the estate of Mr. Two year Manager Not resident but Listed with the Promptly Has settled w - Helena 52 Maslova in the passport, has distant family of his temporarily Kherson Province No. 1278, relatives deceased father dated Feb. Klas Wiens at No. 18, 1852 79 6 Hermann Wiens 27 1837 In the village of No passport Miller Not resident but Listed with the Promptly With the He owns a residence w - Elisabeth 20 Bergthal in the has distant family of his permission of and a windmill. mother: the widow Mariupol relatives deceased father church and Margaretha Wiens Mennonite District Klas Wiens at No. local sister-in-law: the 67 79 authorities widow Susana Wiens daughter of above: Katharina 23 3 7 Gerhard Wiebe 45 1839 On the estate of Mr. No passport Farming Not resident; has Listed as a separate Promptly With the He owns his own w - Anna 37 Ossinsky in the relatives in other family at No. 54 permission of house. s - Gerhard 8 Ekaterinoslav villages church and David 6 District in the local Johann 5 vicinity of the authorities Abraham 3 volost d - Sara 16 Aganeta 14 Judith 11 8 Anton Penner 26 1848 In the crown village No passport Painter Not resident but Listed with the Promptly With the He owns his own w - Helena 27 of Tomakovka in has relatives family of his permission of house. s - Peter 2 the Kherson deceased Peter church and Province Siemens at No. 4 local authorities 9 Johann Schmidt 38 1844 On the estate of Mr. No passport Farming Not resident but Listed as a separate Promptly With the He owns his own w - Elisabeth 33 Tolbitsch in the has parents and family at No. 3 permission of house. s - Johann 12 Alexandrovsk siblings in church and Martin 11 District Schoenwiese local Cornelius 7 authorities Peter 5 d - Elisabeth 13 10 Jacob Kehler 24 1844 On the estate of Mr. No passport Farming Not resident but Listed with the Promptly With the He owns his own w - Katharina 31 Tolbitsch in the has parents and family of Johann permission of house. s - Peter 6 Alexandrovsk siblings Schmidt at No. 3 church and d - Katharina 4 District local Anna 2 authorities 11 Peter Penner 41 1839 In the village of No passport Laborer Not resident but Listed with the Promptly With the He owns his own w - Katharina 40 Schoenfeld village has relatives family of his father permission of house. d - Anna 18 in the Mariupol Jacob Penner at church and Katharina 15 Mennonite District No. 59 local Sara 4 authorities 12 Klas Heide 29 1851 In a Jewish colony No passport Farming Not resident Listed with the Promptly With the He is settled as a w - Helena 41 in the Kherson now; relatives in family of the permission of farmer in the Jewish s - Jacob 2 Province other villages deceased Johann church and colony. d - Margareta 4 Peters at No. 13 local Katharina 3 authorities Stepchildren: Johann Peters 18 Peter Peters 16 Cornelius Peters 15 Helena Peters 14 Sara Peters 9 13 Peter Kampen 39 1851 In a Jewish colony No passport Village Not resident Listed with the Promptly Resident w - Christina 33 in the Kherson manager now, but has family of his father temporarily s - Jacob 13 Province parents and Jacob Kampen at Martin 10 siblings No. 18 Johann 2 d - Margareta 7 14 Daniel Peters 58 1838 Lives on his own No passport Farming Not resident but Listed as a separate Promptly After knowing He has set himself up w - Helena 37 land in the has relatives family at No. 84 the reply on the on a farm. s - Johann 20 Ekaterinoslav part of the Franz 10 District in the church and Cornelius 4 Chortitza Volost local d - Maria 15 authorities to Anna 7 his request to Helena 5 reside outside Grandchildren: of the colony Daniel Peters 10 Heinrich Peters 8 Katharina Peters 5 Married sons: Daniel Peters 35 w - Maria 29 s - Daniel 10 Franz 4 Heinrich Peters 25 w - Katharina 25 15 Jacob Epp 33 1852 In a Jewish colony No passport School teacher Not resident but Listed with the Promptly His relocation He owns his own w - Maria 32 in the Kherson has mother and family of the has been house. s - David 4 Province siblings deceased David approved by d - Helena 8 Epp at No. 2 the church and Katharina 5 the local Maria 1 authorities. Sister-in-law: Agatha Klassen 17 16 Johann Dÿck 28 1852 In the city of Half-year Business Is resident Listed with the Promptly Resident w - Maria 25 Ekaterinoslav passport, family of his father temporarily d - Susana 4 No. 353, Dirk Dÿck who dated Feb. moved in 1852 to 5, 1852 Chortitza from Blumengart 17 Jacob Thiessen 24 1852 In the city of One year Milling Has mother and Listed as a separate Promptly With the He owns a farm with a Kherson passport, business siblings in the family at No. 30 permission of treadmill in Kherson. No. 46, colony church and dated Jan. 7, local 1853 authorities 18 Isaak Siemens 29 1852 In a Jewish colony No passport Farming Not resident but Listed with the Promptly With the He is settled on his w - Margareta 26 in the Kherson has relatives family of the permission of own farm. s - Dirk 2 Province deceased Peter church and d - Katharina 5 Siemens at No. 4 local authorities 19 Julius Siemens 23 1852 In a Jewish colony No passport Farming Not resident but Listed with the Promptly With the He is settled on his w - Agatha 23 in the Kherson has relatives family of the permission of own farm.