Germanic Origins Project

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Gaal?^FN: said by the Preuss FSL to be from^UC Birkheim, Kur Trier.  This may have been the Hall family.

Gaal?^FN: said by the Preuss FSL to be from^UC Wergheim/Werkheim(?), Kur Trier.  Also spelled Gall.

Gaar^FN: see Har.

Gaas^FN: said by the Norka FSL to be from^UC Hessen (no locality mentioned).  Later spelled Haas (Mai1798:Nr123).

Gabel^FN: said by the Goebel FSL to be the maiden name of one of the Stamm men.

Gabel^FN: said by the Graf FSL to be from^UC Seiz(?), Mirtepolska(?).  For a possible 1798 see Mai1798:Lz19.

Gabel^FN: said by the Grimm FSL to be from^UC Hessen (no locality mentioned).  Later records show this to be a Happell family.

Gabel{M.Dorothea}: in 1798 the Luzern census said she came there from Schaffhausen (Mai1798:Lz4); her family name is found in no FSL and there is no mention of an earlier colony, so she may well represent a Schaffhausen first settler family.

Gabel^FN: said by the Schulz FSL to be from^UC Metzenhausen?, Kurpfalz[sic?].   Spelled Abel and Ebel in 1798 (Mai1798:Sz20).

Gabel ^FN: the wife was said by the Schulz FSL to be from^UC Bischoff.  I could not find her in Mai1798.

Gabel ^FN: said by the1798 census (Sh25) to be from^UC Susannental but I could not identify them in any FSL.  The husband is in T4776.

Gaben^GL: an unidentified place said by the Neidermonjou FSL to be home^UC to a Michelsack family.

Gaden(?)^GL, Holstein: an unidentified place said by the Dinkel FSL to be home^UC to a Dohs? family.  There is a Garding some 53 miles W of Kiel.  Bill Doos found a Gaden near Kiel on an early 1800’s map on a website – things maybe it was swallowed up by an expanding Kiel city …

Gadern^GL, Erbach: is some 9 miles SW of Erbach city, and said by a Friedberg ML to be home^UC to a Bauer man who in 1766 married a Nild woman (Mai&Marquardt#338).  By 1767 this couple was in the Belowescher Kolonien.

Gadernheim^GL, Erbach County: see Gatsheim and Kaderhein.

Gabet{Peter}:  Kulberg47 says he was single from^UC Polen.  Not found in T or in any published FSL.

Gadheim^GL, Bavaria^GL: see Gardheim.

Gaechingen^GL, Urach [Amt], Wuerttemberg: is some 4.5 miles SSW of Bad Urach city, and proven by the GCRA to be home to the Meier family which went to Bergdorf; see their book for more details.

Gaedheim, Bavaria^GL: see Gardheim.

Gaenseblum^FN: said by the Cheisol FSL to be from^UC Saarburg, [Kur-]Trier.  Spelled Gaensenblum in 1798 (Mai1798:Ls21).

Gaenseblum^FN: this stepson of Herr Marx was said by the Louis FSL to be from^UC Saarburg, Kurtrier.  In 1798 his family name was spelled Gaensenblum (Mai1798:Ls21).

Gaensenblum^FN: see Gaenseblum.

Gaenslin?^FN : see Vischer.

Gaenzemueller^FN: said by the Bettinger FSL to be from^UC Bernitz(?).  This widow must have died prior to the 1798 Volga census.

Gaert ^FN: see Gart, Garten and  Gert.

Gaerten/Gaertener ^FN{Katharina}: married Schaeffer{Conrad} in Buedingen 21 April 1766; both were from^UC  Huettengesaess (Mai&Marquart#565).  KS129 says that Huettengesaess was near Hanau city (now in Hesse) and that she was a Gaertener.  KS153 said she was a Gaertner. They were listed in Balzer FSL (#66).  Bonner also said that this Gart/Gaert woman was from ^UC Huettengesas.  said she was a Gert. 

Gaertner^FN: said by the Katharinenstadt FSL to be from^UC Alzey.

Gaertner^FN: said by the Katharinenstadt FSL to be from^UC Dermbach, Sachsen.

Gaertner^FN of Strassburg’s wife is said by the Katharinenstadt FSL to be from^UC Rostock, Mecklenburg.

Gaertner^FN: said by the Katharinenstadt FSL to be from^UC Strassburg, Elsass.

Gaertner^FN: said by the Mariental FSL to be from^UC Dagsburg, Frankreich. 

Gaertner ^FN: said by the Seelmann FSL to be from^UC Hoffen, Kurmainz.  I did not locate them or any descendants in Mai1798.

Gaertner^FN: see also Gaert, Gaerten, Gart, Gertner and Hertner.

Gaertner{Stepfan}: on 24 June 1765 married Jakobi {Engel} in Rosslau (Mai&Marquardt#865 & KS129).  KS136 said her name was {Engel A. Maria}.  I did not find them in any published FSL.

Gaertringen, Boeblingen [Amt], Wuerttemberg: is 5.5 miles SW of Boeblingen city, and was proven by the GCRA to be home to Wetzler/Metzler{Melchior, Johannes} who settled in Neudorf.

Gaggenau, Ratstatt [Amt], Baden: is 6 miles SE of Ratstatt city, and was mistakenly said by both the 1816 Neudorf census (#26) and KS:282 to have been home^UC  to a Graf/Graff family.

Gagnus{Gustaw+w}: Kulberg235 said they were from^UC [Kur-]Pfalz and went to Livonia.

Gaildorf^GL: is some 7 miles S of Schwaebisch Hall.

Gailing^FN: see Geiling.

Gainlen^FN: see Hort of Laub.

Gairing^FN: see Haering.

Gaisen^GL,  Podolia: nka Gaysin, Ukraine, 123 miles SW of Kiev

Gaiser^FN: said by both the 1816 Neudorf census (#47) and KS:273 to have come from^UC Dettingen, Nuertingen [Amt], Wuerttemberg. Using FHL#1,055,7??, the GCRA proved that origin.  See the GCRA book for more.    Also spelled Geisler and Geissler.

Gak{widow}: she left Luzern in 1785 to marry in Zug (Mai1798:Mv1611);  see Mitter[Katharina} of Luzern.  Her Gak was not the much younger Hack{Conrad} (Lk43a).

Gak{Dorothea}:  she was in Lurzern in 1798 as the wife of Regner{Andreas} (Mai1798:Lz28);  she was found in no FSL but may have been born just after the FSLs were done; she may well have represented a Luzern first family.

Gak/Hack/Haag?^FN: said by the Volmer FSL to be from^UC Alzey, Kurpfalz.

Galborsht(?)^GL, Prussia: an unidentified place, said by the Merkel FSL to be home^UC to a Foerster family.

Galburg^GL an unidentified German locality or state (might be Glauburg, 5 miles WNW of Buedingen) said by the Stahl-am-Karaman FSL to be home^UC of a Glikler family.

Galenzewo^GL,  Wreschen Kreis, Posen Department, Warsaw Duchy]: nka Galezewice, Poland, 8 miles SW of Wreschen.  According to the GCRA it wa associated with Dieterle and Henne families in 1812.

Galicia^GL: see Galizien.

Galizien^GL: aka Galicia, starting in 1772 was the northernmost province of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, stretching from the Wisla river in the E to beyond present-day L’vov in the W.  Today the eastern part is in the Ukraine, and the western part is in Poland.  The capital was Lemberg, now known as L’vov, Ukraine.

Galka^VV:  aka Meierhoefer and Ust-Kulalinka, was a German Lutheran village on the western side of the Volga founded in 1764. The  FSL is published in Pleve, Einwanderung …, vol.II, pp. 19-36.  According to this, the first settlers were from the following places with the family names shown here in parens. If a name is in italics it comes from the Kuhlberg lists.  If a family name occurs more than once among the first settlers, given names in {} brackets follow the family name.  The number after a name is its FSL household number.  It is probably related to the fact that this was one of the first colonies settled, that the places in the FSL are nearly useless: many countries are missing; most countries listed never contained the localities they are listed with.  I have tried to salvage at least a little useful information.

from Abo: (Bartelson14);

from Altenberg?, Stolberg[?]: (Goebel/Gebel57);

from Bass: (Egeus?11);

from Bischofsheim, Kurpfalz [?]: (Schick{Balthasar}37, {Ludwig}36);

from Bitterfeld, Wittenberg: (Ziegler42);

from Bork: (Spring2);

from Carcassonne, [Frankreich]: (Berg7);

from [Hessen-]Darmstadt: (Grunner25);

from Elmenhorst?: (Bergmann24);

from Friedrichsgabe, [Holstein-Gottorp Duchy?]:  (Erbenson6);

from Friedrichsheim: (Albrecht12);

from Gikinberg?: (Schneider60);

from Glauburg, [Isenburg County?]: (Fuchs{J.Kaspar}55, Nickel51, Schenck/Schenk58, Voelker56);

from Grosshausen, [Hessen-]Darmstadt: (Olf59);

from Helenhof, Kurpfalz: (Wegner41);

from Horbach, [Hanau County?]: (Nagel50);

from Ilbing: (Hirschbeck13);

from Ischenroth?, [Hessen-]Darmstadt[?]: (Ladner{J.Peter}45, {Konrad}44, and possibly Wenzel44a);

from Isselbach, Kurmainz[?]:  (Bender35);

from Jena, [Altenburg Duchy]: (Glasar15);

from Kebring?, Brandendorf: (Arni/Arne33);

from Keksholm, [Russia]: (Kandelin10);

from Klitten, Wittenberg[?]: (Krebs28);

from Kochstedt?, Wittenberg[?]: (Lorenz43);

from Kulzfeld: (Steinert26);

from Langenalb, Baden-Durlach: (Dalinger{Christoph}38, {Maria}39/Dahlinger);

from Libau, Kurland: (Frank{Andreas}23);

from Lind, Oesterreich: (Bauer46);

from Linheim, [Friedberg Imperial City?]: (Weisheim{Christian}53, {Peter}54);

from Litschen, Wittenberg[?]: (Fischer34);

from Lovis?: (Hoffmann8);

from Luvis?, Schweiz?: (Norberg62);

from Meisdorf, [Magdeburg Duchy], Preussen:: (Elzow20);

from Menzingen [Barony]: (Tefer?1);

from Michelfeld: (Knetzer18);

from Mittel-Seemen, Stolberg-Gedern County: (Schott{J.Jacob}47);

from Mittelsinn?[sic], Stolberg[?]: (Schott47);

from Orlen? Isenburg[?]: (Bickart{Konrad}48, {Veronika}49/Buechert);

from Otzberg, Wittenberg[?]:  (Schmidt{Kaspar}31, {Michael}32, {Nikolaus}30);

from Pappenheim [Barony]: (Wuensch/Wunsch5);

from Petersburg: (Hirsch21);

from Rastatt, [Baden-Baden Margraviate]: (Frank{J.Wilhelm}3);

from Riga, Livland: (Hahn61);

from Schlech?, Preussen: (Malm63);

from Schwellbrunn?, Oesterreich: (Denner/Diener/Tiner27);

from Setzingen, [Ulm Imperial City]:  (Holstein16);

from Steinbach, Hangenloch?: (Schanzenbach64);

from Steinberg: (Fuchs{Katharine}52);

from Tarttila: (Gelwer?/Gelwer19);

from Viersen, Baden-Durlach[?]: (Waltz?/Waltz40);

from Werse, [Muenster Bishopric]: (Beichel17);

from Westerhilden?: (Fried9);

from Westlanger, Baden-Durlach: (Klaus/Kloss29);

from Windesheim, Mittelpfalz: (Baum22);

from Zeilsheim, [Kurmainz]:  (Ott/Otto4).

Gall ^FN: see Gaal and Hall.

Galler/Haller?^FN{Johannes}:  said by the Leichtling FSL to be from^UC Seligenstadt (no locality mentioned).  He married in Buedingen 9 March1766 Mahler{Margaretha}, no origin given for either; other sources give his family name as Goller (Mai&Marquardt#394 and KS144 & 131).

Gallinger^FN: said by the Hildman FSL to be from^UC Heiligenstadt.  For 1798 see: {Konrad} (Ma1798:Kl43, Lg30) and {Johannes} (Hd27).

Gallinger^FN: also see Hellinger.

Gallowa^FN{Pierre}: was baptized on 17 August 1739 in Neu-Isenburg, [Isenburg-Birstein County]. This Galloy man married in Buedingen 7 April 1766 Wester(A.Eliesabeth) both of them from Neu-Ysenburg (Mai&Marquardt#489). For more detail go to http://cvgs.cu-portland.edu/origins/g/gallowa_moor.cfm.  KS129 spells it Neu-Isenburg saying it was near Offenbach (now in Hesse). The Moor FSL (#30) says he was from^UC Isenburg (no locality mentioned) .  In 1798 the family name was given as Galufa and the wife’s maiden name was given as Weiss (Mai1798:Mo53). 

Galloy^FN: see Gallowa.

Galufa^FN: see Gallowa.

Gambach^FN{Karl}: from^UC Rodenbergen he married Steinbach{Anna} 9 April 1766 in Buedingen (Mai&Marquardt#502). KS129 said Rodenberg was in the Dillkreis (now in Hesse). The Moor FSL (#52) said he was from^UC Isenburg (no locality mentioned).  The family name was spelled Kalmbach in 1798 (Mai1798:Mv1783). 

Gambier: see Gampier.

Gampier{J.Philipp}: his widow {Sabine}  married Pre{Francois} 13 March 1766 in Buedingen {Mai&Marquardt#421).  I did not identify her in any published FSL.

Gamet^FN:  said by the1798  Koehler census to be the maiden name of frau Schneider (Mai1798:Kl87).

Gammel^FN: said by the Bangert FSL to be from^UC Kleeberg, Wetterau, Darmstadt.  May have been spelled Hammel in 1798 (Mai1798:Bg10?).

Gammelsbach, Erbach County (now in Baden-Wuerttemberg): is 14 km S of Erbach-im-Oldenwald and 3 km S of Beerfelden.  Proven as the birthplace of  Gutherich{J.Christian}.

Gammerikh/Hammerich?^FN: said by the Preuss FSL to be from^UC Ersrach(?), Kur Trier.  This might be a corrupted spelling of Hettrich.

Gammerstrath{Joseph}:  Lang proved he was born about 1737 in Staffort, Kurpfalz, north of Karlsruhe (today in Baden-Wuerttemberg), and  that he immigrated to Denmark (now Schleswig-Holstein) where he first settled in the colony of Christiansheide on 7 December 1761 on the farmstead of Bärens Hof, moving on 31 October 1762 to the farmstead of Basballes Hof.  Later he immigrated, and evidently was among the first settlers in Beideck on the Volga.  He married Zwecker{M.Margaretha} the widow of Gruenemeier{J.Matthias} either just before or just after arrival in Russia. Either way he is one of Beideck’s First Settlers. {Joseph} is listed as Kammerstrahl{Joseph}, a widower in the 1798 census (Mai1798:Bd36).  For more detail go to both http://cvgs.cu-portland.edu/origins/g/gammerstrath_beideck.cfm and to http://cvgs.cu-portland.edu/origins/g/gruenemeier_beideck.cfm.

Gamolka?^FN: see Hamalka.

Gan/Hahn^FN: said by the Leichtling FSL to be from^UC Alzey (no locality mentioned).

Gandiberg?, Kurpfalz: an unidentified place said by the Schaefer FSL to be home^UC to the Nicolaus{Johann} family.

Ganerbschaft: in geo-political terms a Ganersbschaft was a country or other political entity, owned and operated something like a modern corporation, with several to many people, and/or political and/or religious entities owning shares.  See Staden.

Ganerin?^GL: an unidentified place said by the Paulskaya FSL to be home^UC to a Dorn family and possibly a Kraft family.  Kuhlberg said this was in Darmstadt.

Gangerschild^GL: see  Gaterschlein.

Ganish^FN: also see Hanisch

Ganje^FN: see Gnang.

Gans^FN: according to a Luebeck ML this woman married a Baumbach man in 1766 (Mai&Marquardt#140, KS120).  This may be the couple that was in Belowescher Kolonien by 1767.

Gans^FN: said by the Shcherbakovka FSL to be from^UC Assling?.    In 1788 and 1798 spelled Gantz and Ganz (Mai1798:Mv2770,Ml20, Sv20, 21 and 34).

Gansch^FN: see Hinsch.

Ganser^FN: said by the Laub FSL to be from^UC Colmar, Elsass. In 1798 the wife’s maiden name was given as Vogt (Mai1798:Lb54).

Ganshorn^FN: said by the Anton FSL to be from^UC Heidelberg Oberamt, Kurpfalz.  In 1798 it was spelled both Ganshorn (Mai1798:Bd70) and Ganzhorn with the maiden name of the wife given as Jorter (An20).

Gantzen: see Bantzen.

Ganter?^GL: an unidentified place said by the Neidermonjou FSL to be home^UC to a Genzel? family.

Gantz^FN: may be the maiden name of a woman from^UC Koeln who first married a Weber and then a Diehl; see Mariental FSL household 28 and Mai1798:Mt42.

Gantz^FN: also see Gans and Hansel.

Ganvaka^FN: said by the1798  Brabander census to the maiden name of frau Schmidt{J.Adam}.

Ganz^FN:  said by the Koehler FSL to be the maiden name of frau Lechner.

Ganz^FN: also see Gans and Hanses.

Ganzer^FN: see Quenzer.

Ganzheimer^FN: see Hunzheimer.

Ganzhorn^FN: see Ganshorn.

Ganzwich^FN: said by the Brabander FSL to be from^UC Muenster, Kurmainz.  I could not find this family in the 1798 Volga censuses.

Gapel^FN: not found in an FSL but was in the 1775 Grimm census #138.  Spelled Happel in 1798 (Mai1798:Gm104).

Gar^FN: see v, Gorr, Haar,  Horn and Nor.

Gar^FN:  see Georg.

Gardheim/Hardheim(?)^GL, Wuerzburg: an unidentified place said by the Volmer FSL to be home to a Akhtshteter/Hochstetter? family.  I don’t see any Hardheim in Bavaria; there are a Gadheim 4 miles NNE and a Gaedheim 23 miles NE of Wuerzburg.

Gareis^FN{Joseph}: per the Koehler FSL (#6) he was from^UC Eger, Oesterreich,  his frau’s maiden name was  Bernhardt{A.Maria}, and his brother-in-law, Wagner{Johannes}, was living in the household.    The family name was spelled both Gareis (Mai1798:Kl63) and Goreis (Mai1798:Kl36) in 1798.

Gareis^FN{Matthias}: KS129 says he and his wife, [the widow] Wagner{A.Maria} left for Leichtling in 1766.  It would seem that {Joseph} and {Matthias} are the same man

Garmer^GL, Kurmainz: an unidentified locality said by the Leichtling FSL to be home^UC to a Sager family.

Garmitsas?^GL: an unidentified place said to have been home^UC to the Graefenstein family (Lk3), possible early settlers in Zuerich.

Garnisch?^FN: said by the Warenburg FSL to be from^UC Annaberg, [Kur-]Sachsen.  They must have died before the 1798 Volga censuses.

Gart/Gaert^FN:  Bonner proved that this woman who married the Schaefer man who settled in Balzer was from Huettengesas. 

Garz^FN: said by the Warenburg FSL to be from^UC Aken, Anhalt-Koethen [Principality].  I could not find this man in Mai1798.

Gass{J.Kaspar}: KS129 says he left Meiches near Lauterbach (now in Hesse).  I did not find him in any published FSL or in Mai1798.

Gassmann^FN: said by the Mariental FSL to be from^UC Weissenburg, Frankreich.

Gassner^FN:  said by the Koehler FSL to be the maiden name of a frau Mensing.

Gast{Gottfried+wife+4 kids}: Kulberg70 said they came  from^UC Koenitz.  Not found in T or in any published FSL.

Gasteheim^GL: an unidentified place said by the Paulskaya FSL to be home^UC to a Wolter family.

Gat?: said by the Seelmann FSL to be home^UC to a Hemmel family.  Kuhlberg said this was in Boehmen; if so it might today be in Croatia 42 km S of Pecs, Hungary.

Gateau^FN: said by the Katharinenstadt FSL to be from^UC Serser(?).  For 1798 see Mai1798:Lz27.

Gateau{Margaretha}; wife of Regner{Anton} said to be from Zug (Mai1798:Lz27). 

Gaterschlein?, [Schleswig-]Holstein [Royal Duchy]:  said by the Warenburg FSL to be home^UC to  Meier{J.Augustus}.  This probably was Gangerschild 20 km NE of Schleswig city and 25 km SW of Flensburg.

Gath?^FN: said by the Bangert FSL to be from^UC Philippstein, Nassau-Weilburg.  In 1798 spelled Gatt or Hatt (Mai1798:Bg19).

Gathoff^FN: see Gatthof.

Gatscha?^GL: an unidentified place said by the Ober-Monjou FSL to be home^UC to a Fuchs/Funkfamily and possibly to their Duchscherer/Tuchscherer step-children.  There is a Gatschach, Austria 75 miles SSE of Salzburg city.

Gatsheim^GL, Erbach County: said by the Walter FSL to be home^UC to a Missler family.  The Walter research Group has suggested this place is Hattersheim-am-Main, but I suspect that Hattersheim at the time was controlled by the Imperial City of Frankfurt and not by Erbach County … There was a Gadernheim in Erbach County, some 11 miles WNW of Erbach city.

Gatt^FN: see Gath.

Gatthof^FN: said by the Leichtling FSL to be the wife of a Singer man.  According to the Buedingen ML a Gathoff woman, no origin given, married in 1766 a Sanyer man; this couple later went to Leichtling (Mai&Marquardt#428).

Gattinger^FN: said by the Katharinenstadt FSL to be from^UC Zuerich, Schweiz.

Gattung^VV: another name for Zug^VV.  

Gau^GL: an unidentified place said by the Katharinenstadt FSL to be home^UC to a Mueller family.

Gau Angelloch^GL, Bammental Amt, Baden: is some 3 miles ESE of Bammental, Baden-Wuerttemberg, and was home to a Klingmann family that settled in Gueldendorf, Odessa.

Gauch^FN: see Bakus of Neudorf.

Gauersheim^GL, Kurpfalz: is 13 miles WNW of Worms city, and was said by the Keller FSL to be home^UC to a Thomas{Heinrich} family.

Gauersmann^FN: said by the Dehler FSL to be from^UC Wirges, [Kur-]Trier.  I could not find this family in the 1798 Volga censuses.

Gauerstadt, Bamberg [Bishopric]:  an unidentified place said by the Seelmann FSL to be home^UC to a Schaefer family.

Gauger^FN: said by the Reinwald FSL to be from^UC Stein, [Baden-]Durlach [Margraviate].   Spelled Gauser and Gauzer in 1798 (Mai1798:Rw9, 19, 23, 25).

Gau Heppenheim^GL: see Heppenheim.

Gaul^FN: said by the Kukkus FSL to be from^UC Albig, Kurpfalz.

Gauna^GL: see Haun

Gaup^FN: said by the 1816 Glueckstal census (KS:672, 274) to be from Markgroeningen, Ludwigsburg [Amt], Wuerttemberg.  Using FHL(1,056,750-1 & 550,796), the GCRA verified this origin. See the GCRA book for more details.  Also spelled Gaupp.

Gaupp^FN: see Gaup.

Gaurer?^FN: said by the Lauwe FSL to be from^UC Willmandingen, Wuerttemberg.  It may be that in 1798 frau Kleim, nee Grasmueck, was the remarried widow of Herr Gaurer (Mai1798:Lw20).

Gauri^FN: said by the Norka FSL to be from^UC Isenburg (no locality mentioned).  Later may have been spelled Sauer (Mai1798:Nr91).

Gauri^FN: said by the Norka FSL to be from^UC Zweibruecken (no locality mentioned).  I cannot find this family in the index to the 1798 censuses.

Gaurshtein/Hauerstein^FN{Michael}: said by the Stahl-am-Karaman FSL (#9) to be from^UC Ansbach.

Gaus^FN: said by the Kano FSL to be step-daughters in the Leichner household; Kuhlberg gave their origin^UC as [Anhalt-]Dessau [Principality].  I could not find these younger women in the 1798 Volga censuses, but frau Lichtner is there with her maiden (sic married widowed name) as Gaus (Mai1798:Kn18). 

Gaus ^FN: said by the Neidermonjou FSL to be from^UC Olzfeld? with a Tell stepdaughter in the household.   I could not find either family in the 1798 censuses.

Gaus^FN: also see Kaust.

Gauser^FN:  see Gauger.

Gauss^FN: Gerhard Lang found that she married Beisel{Friedrich Jacob} in Meimsheim in 1746.  Mistakenly rendered Kraus in the 1798 Dreispitz census.

Gaustadt^GL, [Bamberg Bishopric]: is some 1.5 miles W of Bamberg city, and said by a Woehrd ML to home^UC to a Distler woman who in 1766 married a Huck man; by 1767 this couple was in Brabander (Mai&Marquardt#776).  KS:136 said Gaustadt was near Bamberg.

Gautier^FN: said by the Franzosen FSL to be from^UC Avene?, Frankreich with a wife whose maiden name was Floro.  I could not find either family name in the 1798 Volga censuses.

Gauzen^FN{Konrad}:  said by the first transcription of the Stahl-am-Karaman FSL (#26) to be from^UC Lauterbach.

Gauzer ^FN:  see Gauger.

Gays{Heinrich}: KS129 says he was from Grebenhain near Lauterbach (now in Hesse) and left secretly with his wife.  I did not find them in any published FSL or in Mai1798.

GCRA: for details contact the Glueckstal Colonies Research Association, 611 Esplanade, Redondo Beach, CA 90277-4130, e-mail address: GCRA31@aol.com.  Web site at http://www.glueckstal.org/.    You may be interested in purchasing from AHSGR the book The Glueckstalers of New Russia and North America: A Collection of History, Genealogy and Folklore with CD to which the entries in this GO index refer.  Families are arranged alphabetically in this book/CD.

Gdansk^GL is Polish for Danzig.

Gebauer^FN: said by the Neidermonjou FSL to be from^UC Endorf.  For 1798 see Mai1798: Mv1903.

Gebauer{Johannes}:  said by Recruiter Beauregard’s list to have been from^UC Born (Lk101). I could not find this couple or any obvious descendants in Mai1798. (Lk68).

Gebel{Liebs+w}: Kulberg130 said they were Reformed from^UC Braunfels (no locality identified). Not found in T or in any published FSL.

Gebel^FN: a Luebeck ML says this woman from^UC Hessen-Darmstadt in 1766 married a Schleuning man; by 1767 this couple was in Norka (Mai&Marquardt#256).

Gebel^FN: also see Goebel.

Gebersdorf ^GL, [Hessen-Kassel Landgraviate]: is 13.5 miles N of Alsfeld city, and was said by the Neidermonjou FSL to be home^UC to a Schmidt{Kaspar} family.  Kuhlberg said this was in Hessen.  There were at least 11 other Gebersdorf in the Germanies.

Gebhard^FN: listed by the 1816 Glueckstal census (KS:672, 274) with no origin, but origin in Heilbronn, Heilbronn [Amt], Wuerttemberg proved by the GCRA using FHL 1,055,540; see their book for detail.

Gebhard^FN: said by the Herzog FSL to be from^UC Neuburg, [Kur-]Bayern.

Gebhard{Jakob}: KS129 says he went to^UC Huck.  I did not find him in any published FSL or in Mai1798.

Gebhard^FN: said by the Keller FSL to be from^UC Oftersheim?, Kurmainz.  I could not find this family in the 1798 Volga censuses.

Gebhart{Maria}: married Stichler{Daniel} 9 April 1766 in Rosslau (Mai&Marquardt#927 and KS159).  KS129 said the year was 1765.

Gebhardt^FN: this family name was found recorded in Schotten parish records for many generations prior to 1767; see Flegel trip.

Gebler^FN: said by the Kano FSL to be from^UC Muenchhausen.  I could not find this family in the 1798 Volga censuses.

Gebwing?, Wuerzburg [Bishopric]: an unidentified place said by the Seelmann FSL to be home^UC to a Klein family.

Geckel^FN: see Hegel.

Geckenheimer^GL: arrived in Glueckstal in 1817 and origin was proved in Hagsfeld, Karlsruhe [Amt], Baden by the GCRA using FHL 1,189,443.  Also spelled Goeckenheimer.  See the GCRA book for detail.

Gecker^FN: see Geker.

Gedde^FN: according to the Norka FSL this orphaned son of Heinrich Gedde was living in the Breitenstein household.  I could not find him in  Mai1798.

Gedde^FN: also see Gitte or Hede.

Geddelsbach^GL, Loewenstein: is some 12 miles E of Heilbronn city, and said by the Bauer FSL to be home^UC to a Fertig family.

Geddernheim^GL, Kurmainz: an unidentified place said by the Preuss FSL to be home to a Dipener? family.  There is a Gundersheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, some 21 miles S of Mainz.

Gedek?^FN: said by the Orlovskaya FSL to be the maiden name of frau Schuster (Mai1798:Or2).  Also spelled Hedicke.

Gedeke^FN: said by the Kano FSL to be from^UC Wien.  I could not find this family in the 1798 Volga censuses.

Gedern^GL, Stolberg[-Gedern]: this city was acquired by the Stolberg-Wernigerode Counts in 1535 and in 1677 became the capital of the new country of Stolberg-Gedern County, later Duchy and Principality.  It now lies in Hessen some 10 miles NNE of Buedingen city.

Gedrich?^FN: said by the Kano FSL to be from^UC Gerzerom?.  I could not find this family in the 1798 Volga censuses.

Geer ^FN: see Geier.

Geeren{Regina}: KS:118 said she married an Amheiser man in 1794 in Neu-Saratowka.

Geewald^FN{Gottlieb}: Dr. Waeschke says Anhalt archival records say that he left for Russia from Woerlitz (Mai&Marquardt#1069).  KS129 says Woerlitz was near Dessau (in Saxony today). The Boaro FSL (#30) said this Gerward man was from^UC Dessau (no locality mentioned).  Later the name was spelled (references to  Mai1798) : Herrwald in 1776, 1784 and 1798  (Mv287, Mv305 and Pl38) as well as Herwald in 1798 (Ka125).

Gegd^FN: see Hecht.

Geger^FN: see Jaeger.

Gegin^FN: see Login.

Geglain: see Heglein?{Michael} of Luzern.

Geher^FN: see Jaeger.

Gehlinger^FN: see Hellinger and Gellinger.

Gehlweiler^GL, [Kurpflaz]: is some 36 miles WSW of Mainz city and some 6 miles N of Kirin, Rhineland-Palatinate, and said by the Buedingen ML to be home^UC to a Paul woman who married in 1766 a Wolff man; by 1767 the couple was in Kraft (Mai&Marquardt#682).  Also said by the Buedingen ML to be home^UC to a Paul woman who in 1766 married a Soether man; by 1767 this couple was in Norka (Mai&Marquardt#681).

Gehre^FN{Andreas}: Dr. Waeschke found Anhalt-Dessau archival sources which said this Anhalt-Bernburg Regiment soldier from Quellendorf left for Russia with his wife and son (Mai&Marquardt#1968 and KS129).  The Boisroux FSL (#34) has them as a Gere? family.  In 1783 and 1798 they are list as Geier folk (Mai1798:Mv301 and Hm15).

Gehring?^FN: also see Goehring and Hering.

Gehrling^FN: see Gerlinger.

Geibel^FN: listed by both the 1816 Kassel census (#46) and KS:275 without origin.  Using FHL#193,085-6, the GCRA proved origin in Nussdorf, Landau [Amt], Rheinpfalz.  See their book for more.  Better spelled Heupel.

Geichel?^GL: an unidentified place said by the Neidermonjou FSL to be home^UC to a Blum family.  This may have been Gaichel, Luxemburg, some 12 miles WNW of Luxemburg city.

Geidel^FN: see Heindel.

Geidereich^FN: said (no locality mentioned) by the Orlovskaya FSL to be from^UC Nassau; a Kegler step-daughter was living with them which would indicate that frau Geidereich was previously frau Kegler.    I could not find the Geidereich family in the 1798 censuses.

Geidigem?, Mecklenburg: an unidentified place said by the Urbach FSL to be home^UC  to a Mertz family.

Geien?^GL: said by the Mueller FSL to be home^UC to a Mueller family, while Kuhlberg gives Stolberg as the state.  Might this be Gedern, seat of western Stolberg?

Geier^FN: see Meinicke of Boaro.

Geier^FN{Ludwig}: said by the Dobrinka FSL to be from^UC Pokhausen.

Geier^FN: said by the Kromm version of the Jagodnaja Poljana FSL to be have come from^UC Buedingen later than the first settlers (p.137).

Geier^FN: said by the 1798 Norka census to be the maiden name of frau Georg (Mai1798:Nr122).

Geier^FN: the 1798 Norka census gives this as the maiden name of the wife of an Isenburger Spiegel (Mai1798:Nr12).  A Luebeck ML says she was a Geil (Mai&Marquardt#1184).

Geier{Jost/Just}: he is in the Schilling 1775 census at #35 and is a likely first settler there.  Kulberg5004 says he was from^UC Isenburg (no indication which one, and no locality mentioned). 

Geier^FN{Johann}: said by the Warenburg FSL to be step-children in the Eng household.  For 1798 perhaps see Mai1798:Yp97??

Geier^FN: see also Gehre, Genf and Gere and Herr.

Geiger^FN: said by the Graf FSL to be from^UC Heidelberg, Kurpfalz.

Geiger^FN: arrived in Soth Russia in 1819 and later settled in Gueldendorf, Odessa; family records found by Curt Renz in Berwangen, Eppingen Amt, Wuerttemberg.

Geigle^FN:  listed in the Bergdorf 1816 census (KS:660) without origin.  The GRCA suggests he may have been from^UC Hermaringen, Heidenheim [Amt], Wuerttemberg from whence other Geigle families are known to have come.

Geigler^FN{A.Dorothea}:  the Rosslau ML says this woman (no origin given) married Suttner{Johannes} 28 May 1765; by 1766 this couple was in Graf (FSL #17} (Mai&Marquardt#838). KS129 said the year was 1765. 

Geil^FN: see Geier.

Geilhausen^GL: an unidentified place said by the Shcherbakovka FSL to be home^UC to the  Hammer  family.  There was a Geilshausen, Hessen-Darmstadt Landgraviate l6 km NE of Giessen city.

Geiling{Margaretha}: from^UC Rheinmuenster she married 7 April 1766 Schipper{J.Michael}; by June 1767 he, with a newer wife, was in Stahl-am-Karaman (FSL (#40); other sources give the maiden name of the first wife as Gailing (Mai&Marquardt#485).

Geilling{J.Michael}: married Brunn{Elisabeth} in Luebeck 16 June 1766 (Mai&Marquardt#91).  KS129 said the year was 1765.  I did not find them in any published FSL or in Mai1798.

Geilshausen^GL: see Geilhausen.

Geinitz: see Linde.

Geinsheim(?)^GL, was an unidentified locality which according to the Frank FSL was in the state of Erbach and to be home^UC to a Hoffaerber family.  Geig1says this probably was a miswriting of Hainstadt, Breuberg Condominium.

Geis^FN: said by the Messer FSL to be from^UC Isenburg (no locality mentioned). ). In 1798 the family name was spelled Geiss and the wife’s maiden name was given as Meisinger (Mai1798:Ms69). Bonner proved the maiden name of this wife as Meissinger from Aulendiebach.

Geis^FN: said by the Moor FSL to be from^UC Isenburg (no locality mentioned).

Geis^FN: said by the Moor FSL to be from^UC Isenburg (no locality mentioned). ). The family name was spelled Geiss and the wife’s maiden name was given as Kaiser in 1798 (Mai1798:Mo61).

Geis^FN: this family name was found recorded in Schlitz marriage records 1762-1767; see Flegel trip.

Geise? ^FN: said by the Schulz FSL to be from^UC Altenau, Daenemark [Kingdom].  I could not find them  in Mai1798.

Geisel?^FN: said by the Neidermonjou FSL to be from^UC Grohnde?. I could not find this man in the 1798 censuses

Geiselbach, [Kurmainz]: said by the Ober-Monjou FSL to be home^UC to a Krapp/Krapf family.

Geiselwind?^GL, [Schwarzenberg County]: is some 21 miles WSW of Bamberg city, and said by the Paulskaya FSL to be home^UC to a Holzleitner family. Kuhlberg mistakenly said this was in Bamberg, it was near Bamberg.

Geiselwind, Schwarzenberg [County]: said by the Hoelzel FSL to be home^UC to a Fichtel family.  Same place as the previsous entry.

Geisen? ^FN: the maiden name of frau Kaiser of Caesarfsfeld according to the 1798 census (Mai1798:Bb15).

Geisenstam^GL, Hesse is some 17.6 miles NNW of Alzey and is said by the Seewald FSL to be home^UC of a Kaiser family.

Geiser^FN: said by the Kraft FSL to be from^UC Bieber(?).

Geisern^FN: said by the Neidermonjou FSL to be from^UC Alzbach.  I could not find this woman in the 1798 censuses.

Geisler{J.Balthasar}: married Ruchges{A.Elisabeth} in Luebeck 15 July 1766 (Mai&Marquardt#181).  KS129 had their names as  Geissler and Ruehges. I did not find them in any published FSL or in Mai1798.

Geisler^FN: also see Gaiser.

Geislitz?^GL, [Hanau County]: is 2.5 miles SE of Gelnhausen city, and said by the Neidermonjou FSL to be home^UC to a Krop? family.  Kuhlberg said this was in Hanau.

Geiss^FN: the Katharinenstadt FSL gives this as Sabelfeld’s wife’s maiden name, says he is from Nassau-Usingen and gives no place of origin for her.  See von Hess.

Geiss^FN: also see Geis, Geist, and Heiss.

Geissert{Philipp}: from^UC [Kur-]Maynz he married Heilmann{Marianna} 4 March 1766 in Buedingen (Mai&Marquart#362).  KS129 said he was from^UC Mainzischen.  I did not find them in any published FSL or in Mai1798.

Geissheim^GL: an unidentified place said by the Shcherbakovka FSL to be home^UC to the  Ipohoefer{Ferdinand} and {Bernard} families.

Geissler^FN: see Gaiser and Geisler.

Geist^FN: said by the Balzer FSL to be from^UC Kurpfalz (no locality mentioned).  There was an unamed Geiss couple who left from Aulendiebach in 1766 (Mai&Marquardt#1259).  This couple must have died prior to the 1798 Volga census.

Geist{Wilhelm}: KS129 says he left in 1766 for Balzer.  The Balzer FSL (#17) says he came from Kurpfalz and that his wife was {Catharina}.  I did not find them in Mai1798.

Geist^FN: said by the Dobrinka FSL (db64) to be from^UC Rigelsen(?), Erbach.  Proven that this was Heist from Reichelsheim, Erbach County (Geig1).

Geist ^FN: said by the 1816 Glueckstal census (KS:672, 674, 276) to be from^UC Murrhardt, Backnang [Amt], Wuerttemberg.  Using FHL(770,569, 717,097), the GCRA proved origin in Goersdorf, Hunspach parish, Woerth [Amt], Elsass; they also found reason to believe the family stayed some time in Tscherwenka, Batschka, Hungary, before proceding to Glueckstal.  See the GCRA book for more details.

Geist{J.Caspar}: He married Volbing{Katharina} 22 August 1766 in Luebeck (Mai&Marquardt#194).  Kulberg#6609 has Geist{Caspar} from^UC Darmstadt with wife {Anna} [A.Katharina??].  I did not find them in any FSL.

Geist^FN{Johannes}: from^UC Reppeshain  he married Schmidt {A.Catharina} 15 May 1766 in Buedingen (Mai&Marquardt#651). The Mueller FSL (#36) said this Heiss man was from^UC Reinheim.  KS129 says he was from^UC Rebgeshain near Lauterbach (now in Hessen).

Geist^FN: said by the Ober-Monjou FSL to be from^UC Alzey.  For 1798 see Mai1798:Om9, 14?, 32?, 33?, 35, Hr28, Sn6.

Geist^FN: said by the Rosenheim FSL to be from^UC Kirnbach, Oesterreich.  I could not identify them or any descendant in Mai1798.

Geist{J.Caspar}: Kulberg#6221 has Geist{J.Caspar} from^UC Darmstadt with wife {A.Margaretha and daughter {A.Catharina} age 1 and sister-in-law Rath {Elisabeth} 20.  The Pleve version of the Walter FSL (#76) has a man with this name from^UC Eichen?, Hessen-Darmstadt [Landgraviate] whose wife is named {A.Margaretha} with no living offspring listed.  The WRG version spells the family name Yaist.

Geist{J.Gottlieb: from^UC Steinbach 29 May 1766 in Buedingen married Scheffer{Anna} (Mai&Marquardt#658).  I did not find them in any published FSL or in Mai1798.

Geist^FN: see also Yaist and Heissof Mueller.

Geisterscheid^FN: said by the Preuss FSL to be from^UC Affeln, Kelheim.

Geiter^FN: said by the Warenburg FSL to be from^UC Seelbach, Nassau[-Weilburg Principality], with Instedt orphans in the household.  Surely the Geiters had died prior to the 1798 Volga censuses.

Geke^FN: see Hesse.

Geker/Hecker/Heckert?^FN: said by the Preuss FSL to be from^UC Oberhausen, Kur Trier.  Later spelled Gecker.

Gekert?^FN: said by the Katharinenstadt FSL to be from^UC Anhalt-Dessau.  Pleve suggests that this may have been Eckert but so far I find no evidence for this.

Gel?^FN: said by the Merkel FSL to be from^UC Ulm (no locality mentioned).  Later may have been spelled Giske.

Gelau{Christian}: KS129 says he left^UC Wolfenhausen near Weilberg with wife and child.  I did not find them in any published FSL or in Mai1798.

Geld^FN: said by the Doenhof FSL to be from^UC Darmstadt (no locality mentioned).  Later may have been spelled Heldt.

Geld^FN: said by the Katharinenstadt FSL to be from^UC Ulm, Schwaben.

Geld^FN: said by the Paulskaya FSL to be from^UC Ansbach?.  I could not find this family in the 1798 Volga censuses.  According to a Woehrd ML this Held man from^UC Schwabach [which was in Ansbach Margraviate], son of a Nuernberg merchant, married in 1766 the widow Kohlmann (Mai&Marquardt#807).

Geld^FN: said by the Schuck FSL to be from^UC Heppenheim, [Kur-]Mainz.  Later spelled Heldt.  I could not find them in Mai1798 under any likely spelling.

Geldersheim?^GL,[Wuerzburg Bishopric]: is some 3 miles WSW of Schweinfurt city, said by the Paulskaya FSL to be home^UC to a Weiseise? family.

Gelfert^FN:  see Helbert.

Gelfrit^FN: said by the Walter FSL to be from^UC Spitza..ton, Yanauzen County.  The Walter Research Group has confirmed in parish records that this is the corruption of the given name (Helfrich) of a Hill family member from  Spitzaltern), Hanau (now Hessen).

Gelnhaar, Hanau [County]. Jean Roth of  the Walter Research Group has confirmed in local parish records that this was Gelnhaar, Isenburg (now Hessen). 

Gelnhaar/Gelgar/Kelengar/Kelgar/Kelgor/Keligar/Keling^GL, Isenburg County: said by the Walter FSL to be home^UC to Beck, Beckel, Fogal, Homburg, Linz,and Wiederspahn families.  The Walter Research Group has confirmed in local parish records that this place actually was Gelnhaar, Isenburg (now Hessen), and that the family names are Beck, Boegel, Vogel, Hamburg, Linck and Wiederspahn.

Gelhausen^GS: said by the Belowescher Kolonien FSL to be home^UC to Kreiter/Kreuter, Krenter, Krongant, Schaefer, and Seifert families.  Surely this is Gelnhausen.

Gelheim: is near Mannheim (Mai&Marquardt#785).  KS123 suggests Golheim may be Gondelsheim near Bruchsal. 

Gelhorn^FN: see Helhorn.

Gell^FN: see Hell.

Gellendorf^GL, Trebnitz [Kreis, Prussian Silesia]:  aka Gillendorf, nka Skokowa, Poland, was some 10 miles NNW of Trebnitz, and the GCRA believes this was home^UC for a time (1797) to the Bruechler family that went to Glueckstal.  They also found it associated with Jundt family (1795).

Geller^FN: see Hell.

Gellhausen^GS: said by the Belowescher Kolonien FSL to be home^UC to a Hof family.  Surely this is Gelnhausen.

Gellinger^FN: see Hellinger.

Gellmersbach^GL, Weinsberg [Amt], Wuerttemberg: is 2 miles NNE of Weinsberg town, and was proven by GCRA to be home to the Jakober family that went to Glueckstal.  See the GCRA book for more details.

Gelm^FN: said by the Bettinger FSL to be from^UC Strebendorf.  Spelled Helm in 1798 (Mai1798:Bo20 and 12).

Gelmut{Katharina}^FN:  listed in the 1772 Pobochnaya first settlers’ list as the wife of Appel{Ernst}; actual spelling might be Helmut (pb21).

Gelnhaar^GL: said by the Buedingen ML to be home^UC to the Ritzel woman who married a Beckel man in 1766 (Mai&Marquardt#696).  By 1767 this couple was in the Belowescher Kolonien.

Gelnhaar^GL,  [1/2]Isenburg, [1/2 Stolberg-Gedern]: is some 5 miles NNE of Buedingen, Hessen, see Gelgar.  The Walter Research Group has confirmed in local parish records that this was home to Beck, Boegel, Vogel, Hamburg, Linck and Wiederspahn families that went to Walter.

Gelnhausen [Imperial City]^GS: is in Hessen some 19 miles ENE of Frankfurt-am-Main.  It long was an independent city-state owning a small amount of territory outside the city itself; per Remmick: in 1745 it came under the joint control of Kurpfalz and Hanau who held its mortage(!).  None of the following references mention any locality.  Said   by the Doenhof FSL to be home^UC to Hess, Kaiser, Krauss, Lauck, Ley, Nafts, and Reil families.  Said   by the Dobrinka FSL to be home^UC to a Schulz and perhaps a Filius? family.  Said by the Grimm FSL to be home^UC   to Abich, Hepp, Schroeder and, possibly, Pea, and Strecker families. Said by the Hildmann FSL to be home^UC to Lusacker/Loseker and Renser/Reser families.  Said by the Kraft FSL to be home^UC to a Eurich family.  Said by the Leichtling FSL to be home^UC to a Rakk? family. Said   by the Moor FSL to be home^UC to a Weber family.  Said by the Roethling FSL to be home^UC to a Apfel family.  by the Schwab FSL to be home^UC to the Zisch and  Elsasser families.The Buedingen ML says this was home^UC to a Gies man who married in 1766 a Schleicht woman; by 1767 this couple was in Walter (Mai&Marquardt#513).  Said by a Luebeck ML to be home to Christ{J.Ernst} who married  Fris{Catharina} in 1766 (Mai&Marquardt#137) but they were not found in any FSL.   See also Gelhausen, Gellhausen, Gernhausen and Kellhausen.

Gelnhausen^GS, Isenburg[sic]: said by the Dreispitz FSL to be home^UC to a Hessel family.  Gelnhausen was bordered on two sides by Isenburg County, but it was in the 1760s its own country as an Imperial City and was not part of Isenburg.

Gelpern?, [Kur-]Trier: an unidenified place said by the Hoelzel FSL to be home^UC to a Neu family.

Gelroth{no name listed}: KS129 says he was from^UC Hamburg.  I found him in no published FSL or in Mai1798.

Gelstein^GL, Henburg County: an unidentified place, said by the Walter FSL to be home^UC to a Heidenreich family.  The Walter Research Group has identified this as a Heitzenrider family from Hellstein, Hesse.  I think there is an outside possibility that Hellstein about 1766 was under the control of the Henneberg Duchy.

Gelwer?^FN: said by the Galka FSL to be from^UC Tarttila.    Spelled Gelwer in 1798 (Mai1798:Gk5, 37).

Gelwig^FN: said by the Norka FSL to be from^UC Isenburg (no locality mentioned).  Spelled Helwig in 1798 (Mai1798:Nr95).   

Gelzer^FN: see Helzer.

Geminden/Gemuenden(?)^GL, Swabisch, Swabia: is an unidentified locality said by the Rothammel FSL to be home^UC to a Fuchs family.  Most of the current Geminden/Gemuenden seem to be too far north for Swabia.

Gemmingen^GL/GS: this was an ancient but somewhat anomalous country sometimes referred to as a Knight’s Holding, sometimes as a Barony, sometimes as a Free Republic.  At the time our ancestors left for the Volga it encompassed over 50 scattered localities almost all within the confines of present-day Baden-Wuerttemberg.  Few were near more than a couple of the others, except for a group of 7 to the SE of Pforzheim city.  Others were scattered to the S of Heilbronn, to the E, SE and NE of Sinsheim, and maybe two dozen to the N and E (sometimes far-flung) of Neckarslum is 17 km WNW of Heilbronn city.  The town which gave its name to the country is 13 km SE of Sinsheim.  Gerhard Lang says Detterer{J.Adam} was born in Gemmingen (town?) and Danish records agreed that the Gemmingen Knights Holding was home to him before he came to Denmark.  The Doenhof FSL #8 had the place as Keminisch?.

Gemmrigheim^GL, Ludwigsburg [Amt], Wuerttemberg: mistakenly said KS:295 to have been home^UC to the Haug/Hauck family that settled in Kassel.

Gemnitz^FN: said by the Stumpp supplement to the Dietel FSL to be from^UC Sachsen (no locality indicated).  This may have been Heinitz? but I have not been able to find him in the 1798 Volga censuses under any spelling I can  think of so far.

Gemrot^GL, Hesse-Darmstadt: see Zehlenroth.

Gemsemer{no name listed}: KS129 said he was from^UC [Kur-]Pfalz heading for Schwab with is wife from^UC Dauernheim near Friedberg (now in Hesse).  I found him in no published FSL, nor in the Kuhlberg Lists nor in the Transport Lists, but the family name is found in 1798 (Mai1798:Gk48).

Gemuend/Gmuend(?)^GL, Kurpfalz: an unidentified place said by the Kautz FSL to be the home^UC of a Reuter/Reiter family.  The only Gemuend I found was way down right on the Luxembourg border.  Much more likely is the Gemuenden that is some 36 miles WSW of Mainz.

Gemuenden?^GL: said by the Pfeiffer FSL to be home^UC to a Deible family.  Kuhlman says the state was Wuerzburg. This is likely the Gemeunden some 20 miles NW of Wuerzburg city.

Gemuenden, [Hessen-]Darmstadt [Landgraviate]: nka Burg-Gemuenden 26 km NEof Giessen city.  Said by the Warenburg FSL to be home^UC to Kraemer{J.Philipp}. 

Gemuenden, Wuerzburg [Bishopric]: is 33 km NW of Wuerzburg city and was said by the Seelmann FSL to be home^UC to Baldaf,  Hoefner,  Seelman and Siegler families.  This is the same place as the next entry

Gemuenden-am-Main^GL, [Wuerzberg Bishopric]: said by the Koehler FSL to be home^UC to Kirchgessner, Reisch, and Klein families, and possibly to Koehler, Kuemmel, and Schmidtlein families.  Kuhlberg said this was in the state of Wuerzburg.

Gemuenden(?)^GL: also see Geminden.

Gen?^FN: said by the Neidermonjou FSL to be an orphan girl in the Maus household.  I could not find her in the 1798 Volga censuses.

Gen?, Boehmen: an unidentified place said by the Seelmann FSL to be home^UC to a Reinhardt family and perhaps to Mensing{Magdalena}, an orphan girl.

Gen(?)^GL, Darmstadt: an unidentified place said by the Boaro FSL to be home^UC to a Mueller family.

Genchel?^GL: an unidentified place said by the Paulskaya FSL to be home^UC to a Michel family.

Genderkingen?^GL, [Augsburg Bishopric]: is some 23 miles N of Augsburg city, and said by the Paulskaya FSL to be home^UC to a Dom family.

Gene^FN: said by the Franzosen FSL to be from^UC Paris, Frankreich.  I could not find this family in the 1798 Volga censuses.

Genf ^FN:  I could not find them in any published FSL but members of this family were reported as having come from Schulz in 1798 (Mai1798:Mv2662).  Spelled Geier in 1798 (Sf27).  May also have been spelled Henff?

Genie^FN: said by the Franzosen FSL to be from^UC Nans, Frankreich.  I could not find this family in the 1798 Volga censuses.

Gening^GS : the spelling used in the first transcription of the Stahl-am-Karaman FSL for what David Schmidt proved was the Thuengen Barony.   Said by the Stahl-am-Karaman FSL to be home^UC of the following : Appel48, Grau (Kraus in FSL)49, Henneberg32, 33, Kewel (his widow, now wife of Schipper) 40, 40a, Kraus (wife of Schneider)36,  37, 43, Krutsch (sic Kraus in FSL)38, Kuehnreich45b, Loresch34, 39, 44, Martin(his wid now wife of Seibel)45, 45a,  Martin46, 47,  Pfeifer (widow of Johann, wife of Krutsch)38, 38a, Rot/Roth41, Scheidt(wife of Loresch)44, Schmidt42, Schnarr?(wife of Kraus)43, 43a,  Schneider35, 36, (wife of Kraus) 37, (wife of Schmidt)42, Shipper/Schiffler31, 40, and Zeifel/Seibel45,  and possibly frau Hennenberg nee Friedrich?33, and Keil wife of Appel48, and Nickel wife of Schneider35 );  David Schmidt has found the marriage record in Weissenbach, Thuengen, of the  Schneider -Kraus couple listed in the Stahl-am-Karaman FSL (#42)..

Gening(?)^GS: Said (no locality mentioned) by the Boaro FSL to be home^UC to a Schroeder family.  Said by the Katharinenstadt FSL to be home^UC to a Brin? family.

Genke^FN: said by the Stephan FSL to be from^UC Barenburg?, [Hoya County, Kurbraunsweig].  I did not find them or any descendants in Mai1798.

Genkingen^GL, Siekingen: an unidentified place said by the Brabander FSL to be home^UC to a Herrlein family.  There is a Genkingen 6 miles S of Reutlingen city, but it was then in Wuerttemberg Duchy, not in Sickingen County which was NW and SW of Kaisterlautern city in the Pfalz.

Genlein^FN: said by the Bettinger FSL to be from^UC Hilpoltstein(?).  Dr. Pleve suggested this might be spelled Henlein.  They may have died prior to the 1798 census.

Gensch^FN: said by the Kano FSL to be from^UC Anhalt-Dessau (no locality mentioned).  Spelled Hensch in 1798 (Mai1798:Kn22).

Genser^FN: said by the Norka FSL to be from^UC Hessen (no locality mentioned).  Spelled Gentzer in the 1775 Norka census.  I cannot find them in the index to the 1798 censuses.

Gentz{Peter}^FN: he is listed in Rosenheim in 1798 (Rm51), and a likely daughter is listed as coming from Rosenheim (Ka19)  but I cannot find him in any FSL.

Gentz/Heinz{Ludwig}:  this man was listed in Susannental in 1798 with these two alternative family names (Mai1798:Ss13) but I cannot locate him in any FSL or in T.

Gentzer^FN: see Genser.

Genze^FN: see Hensse.

Genzel?^FN: said by the Neidermonjou FSL to be from^UC Ganter?.  I could not find this family in the 1798 censuses.

Georg^FN: said by the Norka FSL to be from^UC Isenburg (no locality mentioned).  In 1798 the wife’s maiden name was given as Geier (Mai1798:Nr122).

Georg^FN: said by the Reinwald FSL to be from^UC Moelz, Sachsen.  Spelled Gorr and Gar in 1788 and 1798 (Mai1798:Mv2401, Rw56, Sw24, and Sw2).

Georg^FN: also see Gorr and Jorg.

Georgenhausen, [Hessen-Darmstadt Landgraviate]:  is 11 km ESE of Darmstadt city, and was said by the Buedingen ML to be home^UC to a Held woman who married in 1766 a Mey man; by 1767 this couple was in Holstein (Mai&Marquardt#586).  Brent Mai proved this the origin of Friedrich{J.Adam} who settled in Laub FSL (#14).

Georgensgmuend^GL: said by the Orlovskaya FSL to be home^UC to a Schnurr family.  This probably was in the Ansbach Margraviate some 17 miles S of Nuermberg city.

Georghold^FN: said by the Schoenchen FSL to be from^UC Arnstein.   Spelled Herold in 1798 (Mai1798:Sn23).

Georgi{Heinrich}: KS129 said with wife and 6 children he left^UC either Bieber or Lohrhampten near Gelnhausen in 1765.  I did not find them in any published FSL or in Mai1798.

Georgievka^VV: a variation of the Russian name for Biberstein^VV.

Georgiewka^VV: a variation of the Russian name for Biberstein^VV.

Georgii^FN: see Jerge.

Geperkh/Hepberg(?)^GL, Kurmainz: an unidentified place said by the Volmer FSL to be home to a Sieb family.

Gephardt^FN: said by the Jost FSL to be from^UC Halle, Brandenburg.  I could not find this family in the 1798 Volga censuses.

Gera^GL: Said by the Boaro FSL to be home^UC to a Raabe family.  This is likely the same place as the next two entries.

Gera^GL, [Kur-]Sachsen: Said by the Boaro FSL to be home^UC to a Ludwig family. 

Gera^GL, Thueringen is some 160 miles ENE of Frankfurt-am-Main,  and said by the Katharinenstadt FSL to be home^UC to Ludwig, and Schmidt families.  Same place as the previous entry.

Geratshofen?^GL: said by the Koehler FSL to be home^UC to a Hartmann family, and possibly to a Burgardt family.  This may be in Kurbayern, some 7 miles SW of Kulz, Bavaria.

Gerau^FN: said by the Franzosen FSL to be from^UC Besancon, Frankreich.  I could not find this family in the 1798 Volga censuses.

Gerbach, [Falkenstein Duchy]: is 10 km W of Kircheim-Bolanden city and was said to have been home^UC to the Lieber family (Lk32), likely early settlers in Zuerich.

Gerber^FN{Rosina}:  married Windholm{Anton} 28 May 1765in Rosslau (Mai&Marquardt#832 and KS164).  KS129 had her name as {Rosia?}. She apparently died before reaching Graf and Herr Windholz had remarried with her brother or nephew, Gerber{Anton Andreas}, in tow (Graf FSL #6 and 6a).

Gerber^FN: this orphan [apparently his sister or aunt had died between Rosslau and the Volga] was said by the Graf FSL to be living with a Windholz family from^UC Regesnburg.

Gerber^FN{Joseph}: said by the Hoelzel FSL #36) to be from^UC Regensburg (no locality mentioned).    Spelled Gerbert in 1793 and 1798 (Mai1798:Mv948, Hz32, Hd12).

Gerber/Herber(t){Philipp}: Using LDS film 1269796, Bill Pickenhaupt proved that at least four of their children, {Johannes} in 1750, {J.Michael} in 1751, {J.Bernard} in 1754 and {A.Maria} in 1762, were born in Bad Nauheim, [Hanau County]. Kulberg #5495 said  he, his wife, 2 sons and 2 daughters arrived in Russia on 12 Sept. 1766 from Hanau [County].  He, his wife, 2 sons and one remaining daughter are recorded as leaving Oranienbaum for the Volga (TL1252-1256).   Bill Pickenhaupt believes {Philipp} and his Krass/Gress wife {Christina} were among the first settlers of Kind.  Sons {J.Bernhard} and {J.Michael} were in Kind in 1798 (Mai1798:Kd2, Kd3). Their sister{A.Elisabeth} left Kind to go to Basel  to marry Schmidt{George} in 1774 (Mai1798:Mv1276, Bs41).

Gerber^FN: said by the Koehler FSL to be from^UC Fulda (no locality given), and his frau’s maiden name was given as Hess (no origin given). The family name was also spelled Herber in 1798 (Mai1798:Kl09/Mv1318).

Gerber^FN: said by the Neidermonjou FSL to be from^UC Herzfeld.  For 1798 see Mai1798: Nm18.

Gerber^FN: also see Herber.

Gerbershein(?), Hanau: an unidentified place said by the Kolb FSL to be home^UC to a Rein family.

Gerbert^FN: see Gerber.

Gerbig^FN: according to a Luebeck ML this woman married in 1766 a Schroeder man (Mai&Marquardt#89).

Gerchehein^FN: said by the Norka FSL to be from^UC Hessen (no locality mentioned).  I cannot find them in the index to the 1798 censuses.

Gerden(?)^GL: an unidentified place said by the Grimm FSL to be home^UC to a Wohlender family.  There is a Gehrden, Lower Saxony some 6 miles SW of Hannover city center or it might be Gedern.

Gere^FN: see Geewald.

Gerene(?)^GL, was an unidentified region of France which according to the Frank FSL was in the Frankreich.  Mentioned in conjunction with a Philipper family.

Gerestam(?)^GS: Said (no locality mentioned) by the Boaro FSL to be home^UC to a Rausch family.  This might be Geretsham, now in Bavaria.

Geretsham^GL: see Gerestam.

Gerfet^GL (might be Herrfet?), Wuerzburg an unidentified locality said by the Seewald FSL to be home^UC of a Schell family.

Gerger^FN: see Herger.

Gerhard^FN: said by the Brabander FSL to be a single man in the Monschau family household.

Gerhard^FN: said by the Kukkus FSL to be from^UC Braunfels (no locality mentioned).

Gerhard{Jost}: KS129 said he was from^UC Steinbach near Giessen (now in Hesse).  Luebeck baptismal records say that this Gerhardt man was a sponsor at a baptism there on 29 April 1766 (Mai&Marquardt#1286).

Gerhard{M.Magdalena}: KS129 said she was from^UC Steinbach near Giessen (now in Hesse) and was the 2^nd wife of Horn{J.Jakob}.  He arrived in Paulskaya in August 1767 as a widower (FSL #152).

Gerhard{Philipp}: KS129 says he left^UC Gross-Altenstaedten near Wetzlar (now in Hesse).  I did not find him in any published FSL.

Gerhard^FN: this family name was found recorded in Haiger parish records during the years prior to 1767, and in Schotten parish records for many generations prior to 1767; see Flegel trip.

Gerhard^FN: also see Gerhardt and Rergard.

Gerhardt^FN: according to the Bangert FSL he was a step-son to Herr Huber who was said to be from^UC Grimmellfingen, Ulm, Schwaben.  For 1798 possibly see Mai1798:Wr74??.

Gerhardt ^FN: said by the Bettinger FSL to be from^UC Dresden, [Kur-]Sachsen.  Spelled Gerhard in 1798 (Mai1798:Or28).

Gerhardt ^FN{J.Just}: KS129 says he left^UC Arheilgen, [Hessen-]Darmstadt [Landgraviate] in 1766 to go to Straub. The Straub FSL(#25) said he was from^UC Argheiligen?, [Hessen-]Darmstadt [Landgraviate] and that {A.Margarethe} was his wife, {J.Heinrich} his son.  KS129 spelled the name Gerhard saying he was born in 1729, and {Margarete} his wife born in 1728, with son {J.Henrich} born 1751.  Spelled Gerhard in 1798 (Mai1798:Sr31).

Gerhart{A.Katharina}^FN:  listed in the 1772 Pobochnaya first settlers’ list as the wife of Schneider{Georg} (pb7).

Gerhart^FN: see Ehergardt.

Gerhauser^FN: said by the Mariental FSL to be from^UC Hohenburg.  The name was later spelled Herrhausen (Mai1798:Mt09,Mv1635).

Gericht: German for jurisdiction.

Gerin^FN: see Goehring.

Gering^FN: see Goehring and Hering.

Geringer^FN: said by the Hoelzel FSL to be from^UC Ostendorf, Bamberg [Bishopric]. For 1798 see Mai1798:Hz1, Ps8).  The maiden name of the wife is given as Korger (Hz1).

Geringer^FN: see Kerner of Lauwe.

Geritzdorf or Heritzdorf^FN: said by the Hoelzel FSL to be from^UC Neubrunn, Bamberg [Bishopric].  I could not find this family in the 1798 Volga censuses. The 1767 household included a stepdaughter who may have been a Tumerauf (Mai1798:Bn46?).

Gerk^FN: said by the Koehler FSL to be from^UC Fulda (no locality given), and his frau’s maiden name was given as Halbich (no origin given).

Gerke?^FN: said by the Paulskaya FSL to be from^UC Born.

Gerkelposin^FN: mis-transliteration of Hohnstein.

Gerkhered{M.Katharina}^FN:  listed in the 1772 Pobochnaya first settlers’ list as the wife of Wagner{J.Heinrich}; actual spelling might be Hergert (pb)4.

Gerklotz^FN: said by the Straub FSL to be from^UC Roth?, Nassau-Usingen [Principality][sic?], with Hieronymus step-children in the household.  For 1798 see Mai1798:Sr12 and 30.

Gerlach^FN{Johannes}: KS130 said he left Isenburgischen (now in Hesse) in 1767 to go to Balzer.  The Balzer FSL (#73) in June 1767 said he was from Isenburg.  Using LDS film #1201847, Bonner proved that {Johannes}’s son was baptized  on 2 October 1735 in  Aulendiebach. This Gierlach couple left Aulendiebach in 1766 (Mai&Marquardt#1261).  For a bit more information go to http://cvgs.cu-portland.edu/origins/g/gerlach_moor.cfm.  This couple may have died prior to the 1798 Volga censuses. 

Gerlach^FN: also see frau Jakel (nee Burbach?) of Balzer.

Gerlach^FN: said by the Dinkel FSL to be from^UC Stade, Wettraus(?).

Gerlach^FN{J.Reinhard}: said by the Dobrinka FSL (#80) to be from^UC Poppenhausen, Hanau.  Using LDS Film #1340328, Brent Mai proved that he married Heyer{Christina Sophia} 26 July 1763 in Babenhausen, [Hessen-Darmstadt Landgraviate].  For a bit more detail go to: http://cvgs.cu-portland.edu/origins/g/gerlach_dobrinka.cfm.    Later spelled Gerloch (Mai1798:Db61, 75).

Gerlach^FN: said by the Keller FSL to be from^UC Hausen, Hessen-Kassel.

Gerlach^FN: said by the Kukkus FSL to be from^UC Allendorf, Braunfels.

Gerlach{Johann}: KS129 says he left^UC Wolf near Buedingen (now in Hesse). 

Gerlach{Christoph}: Using LDS film #1201847, Bonner proved that he was son to{Johannes} who settled in Balzer and that {Christoph} was baptized  on 2 October 1735 in  Aulendiebach, Isenburg-Buedingen Coounty.  {Christoph} with wife {Sibilla} settled in Moor (FSL (#42) which said he was from Isenburg.  Bonner proved that family came from Aulendiebach, Isenburg[-Buedingen County] and that {Christoph} married there on 4 October 1763 to Diehl {Anna Sybilla} who had been baptized on 7 March 1739 in nearby Wenigs.  For more detail go to http://cvgs.cu-portland.edu/origins/g/gerlach_moor.cfm.

Gerlach^FN: said by the Norka FSL to be from^UC Isenburg (no locality mentioned).  For family members in 1798 see Mai1798:Nr186, 48, and 81.

Gerlach{Gertrude}^FN:  listed in the 1772 Pobochnaya first settlers’ list as the wife of Schneider{J.Peter} (pb8).

Gerlach{Christine}: {Christina} married Schneider{David} 20 March 1766 in Buedingen (Mai&Marquardt#453).  They arrived at Oranienbaum in Russia on 19 July 1766 with his origin given^UC as Gelnhausen (Kulberg Lists #2666).  I did not find them either in the Transport Lists or in any published FSL.

Gerlach{Conrad}: KS129 says he left^UC Bechlingen near Wetzlar (now in Hesse).  I did not find him in any published FSL.

Gerlach{Friedrich}: KS129 said he left^UC Neudorf near Wetzlar (now in Hesse}.  I did not find him in any published FSL

Gerlachsheim, Kurpfalz [sic?]: said by the Warenburg FSL to be home^UC to Koehler{Anton}.  I can only find one Gerlachsheim and it was then not in Kurpfalz, but was in the Wuerzburg Bishopric, 29 km SW of Wuerzburg city.

Gerliart^FN: see Ehergardt.

Gerling^FN: said by the Kamenka FSL to be from^UC Oberkirch/Oberkirche.

Gerling^FN: said by the Kano FSL to be from^UC Welgesheim?.  For 1798 see possibly  Mai1798:Km30.

Gerlingen^GL, Leonberg parish, Wuerttemberg: 2 miles E of Leonberg city, and was proven home to a Wagner family that settled in Gueldendorf, Odessa.   This was given (evidently mistakenly) by KS:409 as the origin of the Rometsch family that went to Kassel.

Gerlinger^FN: said by the Orlovskaya FSL to be from^UC Neustadt; a Schulz step-daughter was living with them which would indicate that frau Gerlinger was previously frau Schulz.  The family name was spelled Gehrling and Herrlinger in 1798 (Mai1798:Or61/Or70).

Gerlinheim?, [Kur-]Trier: an unidenified place said by the Hoelzel FSL to be home^UC to a Jaeger/Geger/Geher family.

Gerlitz^FN: According to St. Jacob’s Lutheran, Luebeck, a Gerlitz woman from^UC the Darmstadt area married a Boitel man from the same area in 1766; later the couple went to Jagodnaja Poljana.  Stumpp gives here family name as Goerlitz (Mai&Marquardt#270).

Gerloch^FN: see Gerlach.

German Shcherbakovka^VV: a modified name for Shcherbakovka^VV.

Germann{Heinrich}: KS130 says this son of {Richard} from Ranstadt near Buedingen (now in Hesse), wife Schwab{A.Maria} born 1729, and sons {Johannes} born 1757 and {J.Georg} born 1762.  I did not find this couple in any published FSL.

Germersberg?^GL, Freiburg: an unidentified place said by the Brabander FSL to be home^UC to a Monschau family, and possibly to a Gerhard family.  There is a Germersberg 14 miles NE of Nuernberg city centre, then in the lands of Nuernberg Imperial City.

Germersheim^GL: in the 1760s and until 1778 this was an Amt or Kreis i.e. district administrative center for the country of Kurpfalz.  After 1778 it was part of Bavarian-owned Rheinpfalz.  It is some 14 miles N of Karlsruhe city.

Germersheim^GL, Baden (surely Baden is a mistake here … rak); see the previous entry.

Gern^GL (may be Gerna) an unidentifed locality said by the Stahl-am-Karaman FSL to be in the Empire of Schlesien [Silesia; there is a Gern in Austria 26 miles WSW of Vienna] and said to be home^UC to a Rose family.

Gernhausen(?)^GL, Kurmainz(?)^GL: Said by the Boaro FSL to be home^UC to a Bostel/Postel? family.  Might this be Gelnhausen?  Probably not.

Gernieier?^FN: said by the Boregard FSL to be from^UC Bernstein, and the frau’s maiden name was given as Mueller, with a Mueller stepson in the household.  I could not find the Gernieier family in the 1798 Volga censuses.

Gernsheim^GL, Darmstadt: is some 11 miles SW of the city of Darmstadt, and said by the Preuss FSL to be home to a Naust family.

Gernsheim^GL, Kurmainz: an unidentified place said by the Volmer FSL to be home to Stang and Zorn families.  This may be the same place as the previous entry.

Gerod^FN:  said by the Koehler FSL to be the maiden name of frau Haag.

Geroldshofen^GL: said by a Woehrd ML to be home^UC  to the father of the Bauer man who married a Harpf widow in 1766; Stumpp (KS119) says this was the Geroldshofen that was near Wuerzburg, Bavaria (Mai&Marquardt#794).

Gerolstein County^GS: seated in the town of Gerolstein which is 25 km NE of Mandersheid town seat of Mandersheid County.  For background see Mandersheid County.

Gerolzhofen?, [Wuerzburg Bishopric]: is 19 miles NE of Wuerzburg city, and was said by the Ober-Monjou FSL to be home^UC to a Waldheuser/Waldgener?/Waltgeiser family and possibly to their Seifert step-daughter.  Kuhlberg said this was in Wuerzburg [Bishopric].

Gersfeld^GL, Freie Adelprovinz der alten Ritter: is some 13 miles SE of Fulda city, and was recorded as Kerschvelt by the Walter FSL which said it was home^UC to Bartelmei, Bartolmei, Bartolomei, Burkhart, Kammerzell, Limpert, Ofman, and Streck families.

Gersfeld^GL: see also Hirschfeld and Kerschvelt.

Gerst{J.Georg}: left Susannental for Basel(??) with a Liver wife in 1786 (Mai1798:Mv2874) but was not in the Susannental FSL nor in the 1798 Volga censuses.

Gerstetten^GL, Waiblingen [Amt], Wuerttemberg: said mistakenly by KS:387 to be home^UC to the Nuding{Jakob} family that went to Glueckstal.  See their book for more detail.

Gerstheim?^GL: an unidentified place said by the Ober-Monjou FSL to be home^UC to a Rumbach family.  Kuhlberg said this was in Wuerzburg [Bishopric].  I found one Gerstehim but it was in the Alsace far from the Wuerzburg Bishopric.

Gerstner^FN: said by the Herzog FSL to be from^UC Sinzing, [Kur-]Bayern.  Later spelled Kerster (Mai1798:Hr18).

Gerstner^FN: for frau Gerstner’s origins see Herber.  Her married name later spelled Kerster (Mai1798:Hr18).

Gerstrung^FN: said by the Koehler FSL to be from^UC Fulda (no locality given), and his frau’s maiden name was given as Plock (no origin given). I could not find this family name in the 1798 censuses.

Gerstung{Valentin}: from^UC Seifferts, Fulda (Bishopric) married 26 April 1766 in Buedingen Block{Hedwig} from^UC Blanckenau (Marquardt#595).  KS130 says he was from Seiferts and Blankenau was near Fulda. I did not find them in any published FSL or in Mai1798.

Gerstung^FN: this family name was found recorded in Tann marriage records 1762-1767; see Flegel trip.

Gert^FN: see Gaert and  Gerth.

Gerte?^FN: said by the Rothammel FSL to be from^UC Waldagesheim, Kurpfalz.

Gertenberg?^FN: said by the Brabander FSL to be from^UC Haufofen?, Oberesterhof?.  I could not find this family in the 1798 Volga censuses.

Gerth{Catharina}: said to be the maiden name of frau Conrad Schneider of Balzer.  Also spelled Gaert, Gaerth, and Gert.

Gerthausen^GL: an unidentified place said by the Bettinger FSL to be home^UC to a Seibel family.  This may be Gerthausen, Thueringen, some 22 miles E of Fulda.

Gertle^FN: see Hartle.

Gertling^FN: see Hertling.

Gertman/Gertmann^FN: said by the Walter FSL to be from^UC Kleinstadt, Hanau County.  The Buedingen ML says this Hartmann man from^UC Klestadt/Kleistadt near Bobenhausen married in 1766 a Bleitz woman; Stumpp says he was from Kleestadt near Dieburg (Mai&Marquardt#698).  The Walter Research Group has confirmed in parish records that this was a Hartmann from Kleestadt, Hanau (now Hessen).

Gertner/Gaertner^FN: said by the Volmer FSL to be from^UC Worms, Kurpfalz.

Gertrikh?^FN: said by the Preuss FSL to be from^UC Gorderig(?)-am-Mindelheim, Bavaria.  According to a Woehrd ML this Horderig man from^UC Mindelheim married in 1766 a Schnabel woman (Mai&Marquardt#773).

Gervig^FN, see Herwig.

Gerward^FN: said by the Boaro FSL to be from^UC Dessau (no locality mentioned).  Spelled Herrwald in 1776, 1783 and 1798 (Mai1798:, Mv287, Ka125, Mv305 and Bx15).

Gerwelheim?^FN: said by the Laub FSL to be from^UC Hof, Bayreuth.

Gerz^GL: an unidentified place said by the Grimm FSL to be home^UC to a Braun family.

Gerzerom?^GL: an unidentified place said by the Kano FSL to be home^UC to a Gedrich? family.  Kuhlberg said this was in Nassau.

Ges^FN: not found in an FSL but was in the 1775 Grimm census #89.  Spelled Hess in 1798 (Mai1798:Gm49).

Gesau^GL: said by the Phillipsfeld FSL to home^UC to a Tischer and possibly to a Koch family.  The only Gesau that I can find is 7 miles N of Zwickau city, and was in the Schoenburg County, Kursachsen.

Geschetet?: an unidentified place said by the Boaro FSL to be home^UC to a Berger widower.  There was a Gesztete nka Hostice, Slovakia, some 68 miles NE of Budapest.

Geschorki: aka Geschurki, the GCRA thinks this may have been Jeschurki, nka Jeziorki (1.5 miles NW of Strelno and 16 miles W of Radziejow).  They found it associated with Lang and Reich families 1797-1806.

Geschsweiler ^GL: a so far  unidentified place.  It might be Goeschweiler which is 38 km SW of Tuttlingen city.

Geschurki: aka Geschorki.

Geseke^GL, Koeln: is some 82 miles NE of Koeln city and said by the Mariental FSL to be home^UC to a Hanses family.

Gesell{Anthon}: from^UC Elsass married in Luebeck 2 September1766 Weinering{M.Magdalena} from^UC Gotha [Duchy (Mai&Marquardt#217).  KS130 had name as {Anton} and his origin as Steinmetz, Elsass.  I did not find them in any published FSL or  in Mai1798.

Geske^GL: an unidentified place said by the Mariental FSL to be home^UC to a Spikermann family.  Might this be Geseke?

Geslokh/Hassloch(?)^GL, Mainz: see Hessloch.

Gesmer?^FN: see Hessemar.

Gess^FN: said Hess.

Gessel^FN: see Heisling.

Gessen: an unidentified German locality or state (might be Hesse?), said by the Stahl-am-Karaman FSL to be home^UC of a Pek family and of settler Johann Eger’s wife.

Gesztete: see Geschetet.

Get^FN: said by the Warenburg FSL to be from^UC Meizin?, [Hessen-]Darmstadt [Landgraviate].  For 1798 see Mai1798:Wr71(the maiden name of the wife is given as Schmidt{Elizabeth}),17.

Geter{H.Wilhelm}: married Leber{A.Maria} 28 May 1765 in Rosslau (Mai&Marsquardt#850 and KS130).  I did not find them in any printed FSL.

Getlein^FN: said by the Hildmann FSL to be from^UC Alt Hofheim.  Spelled Guettlein in 1798 (Mai1798:Hd14,17,22).

Getse/Goetz?^FN: said by the Merkel FSL to be from^UC Saxony.

Getsel^FN, see Getzel.

Gette^FN: said by the Kano FSL to be from^UC Nassau-Usingen [Principality] (no locality mentioned).  For 1798 see possibly Mai1798:Sw5, and may also have been spelled Kehm in 1798 [Kn08??]

Gette^FNalso  see Goette.

Getter/Hetter?^FN: said by the Preuss FSL to be from^UC Algesheim(?), Mainz.

Getterich^FN: said by the Goebel FSL to be from^UC Lichtenhausen, Franken.

Gettikh/Hettig?^FN: said by the Leichtling FSL to be from^UC Reningen (no locality mentioned).

Gettman: see Goethmann.

Gettmann^FN: see Goettmann.

Gettorf?^GL, [Schleswig-Holstein Royal Duchy]: is some 8 miles NW of Kiel city, and said by the Paulskaya FSL to be home^UC to a Klaus family.

Getzel/Hoetzel/Hetzel/Getsel^FN: said by the Kamenka FSL to be from^UC Wuerzburg.

Gevmenrod?: an unidentified place said by the Ernestinendorf FSL to be home^UC to a Felden?/Feld/Feldt family.

Geyer^FN{Christine E}:daughter of {Wilhelm Ludwig} from^UC Buedingen on 8 April 1766 in Buedingen  married Guthmann{Christoph} son of {Johannes} also from Buedingen (Mai&Marquardt#498).  By 1767 they were in Kutter FSL #82. The Kutter FSL #82, KS130 and 132 spelled his name Gutmann.

Geyer{Maria}: she married Metzel{Joseph} 10 June 1766 in Rosslau (Mai&Marquardt#1007).  They were among the first settlers in the Belowesch colonies.

Geyer{Johannes}:KS130 said he left Buedingen town (now in Hesse).  I could not find him in any published FSL.

Geyl{Philipp}: KS130 says he was from^UC Fulda.  I did not find him in any published FSL or in Mai1798.

Geyrer{Johannes}: KS130 says he was from^UC Grossenhausen near Gelnhausen (now in Hesse).  I did not find him in any published FSL or in Mai1798.

Updated 10/2012