History of Rothe & Drude Family as recorded in Searching for Freedom by Richard Rothe & Mother's Faith - Our Heritage Mrs. Agathe Rothe & sons Fred & Richard Rothe
History of Rothe & Drude Family as recorded in Searching for Freedom by Richard Rothe & Mother's Faith - Our Heritage Mrs. Agathe Rothe & sons Fred & Richard Rothe
Annette (Anety/Aneta), Novohrad-Volynskyi, Zhytomyr, Russian Empire (Ukraine) 503430 273030 Анета
ReplyDeleteLiebe Michael Rothe, leider kann ich kein Englisch, und ich schreibe Deutsch in der Hoffnung, dass Sie oder jemand in der Verwandtschaft deutsch kann.
DeleteSeit meiner Pensionierung widme ich mich der Genealogie und habe die "Wurzel" von meiner Großmutter Regina Drude(geborene Rink), dank meinem Großonkel Friedrich Rink gefunden.
Jetzt suche ich nach Vorfahren oder sogar nach Verwandten von meinem Großvater. An einer Internetseite habe ich Ihren Blog gefunden.
lhttps://rothehistory.blogspot.com/2011/05/year-1816-colonies-of-annette-josephine.html
Und dafür bin ich sehr dankbar! Ich habe sehr viel über die Lilly und ihre Familie erfahren.
Wenn meine Angaben stimmen, war Ihre Großmutter Agata Rothe (geb. Drude), geb. 9.01.1884 in Annette, ältere Schwester meines Großvaters Rudolf Drude, geb. 18.03.1892.
Der Sohn von Agata, Friedrich, heiratete Lilly Rink, die kleine Schwester meiner Großmutter Regina Drude, geborene Rink.
Wenn meine Informationen korrekt sind und wir gemeinsame familiäre Wurzeln haben, würde ich mich sehr freuen, wenn Sie sich mit mir in Verbindung setzten.
Damit ich mit Ihrer Hilfe einige Lücken in der Familien- und Ahnenforschung schließen kann. Wenn Sie den Kontakt nicht wünschen, habe ich volles Verständnis dafür.
Mit herzlichen Grüßen
Margarita Wiegleb (geb. Drude).
The Parish of Zhitomir (1801)
ReplyDeletehttp://www.sggee.org/research/parishes/parish_histories/VolhyniaDiocese/ZhitomirParish/ZhitomirHist.html
Although a Lutheran Church was established in Koretz (Korist) in 1783 by Prince Czartoryski, it was Zhitomir that became the seat of a parish for Volhynia in 1801. In that year Alexander I decreed that Volhynia should have a Lutheran pastor there who would receive an annual government stipend of 400 Rubles. It was a parish of about 33,000 square miles.
Worshippers met in homes and rented buildings in Zhitomir until a chapel and manse were built in 1854. A stone church was not built until 1896. The pastor served all the new German colonies in Volhynia as they developed.
Annette and Josephine were first, in 1816, and later, after the 1831 uprising in Poland, colonies arose in the counties of Rowno and Luzk. Daughter colonies of Annette and Josephine grew up between Nowograd-Wolynsk and Zhitomir. By 1859 the area was home to about 6,000 Germans and 45 German colonies.
A great influx of settlers in the 1860s, especially after the Polish Rebellion of 1863, placed a great burden on the pastor in Zhitomir, who could visit each colony only once a year. This made it, in the words of the 1909 publication, an "easy game" for the Baptists in the area, and made it necessary to begin breaking down this huge parish into smaller units. In the "first round" of parish formation, the Parish of Roshischtsche was formed in 1863, and the Parish of Heimtal followed in 1869.
All Volhynian villages were in Zhitomir Parish before 1863. Apart from those in Roshischtsche Parish, all other Volhynian villages were in Zhitomir Parish between 1863 and 1869.
Pastors in Zhitomir Parish
1801 – 1825 Georg Burchardt von RUHL
1826 – 1841 Johannes Gottfried BECKER
1842 – 1866 Peter STELZ
1869 – 1907 Heinrich Martin David WASEM
1907 – 1914 Johannes Theodor Ernst BARTH
1926 – 1931 Nikolai Adolf TOMBERG
1933 – Gustav UHLE
DEPORTATION OF GERMANS IN 1915
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Donald N. Miller
ROAD OF TRIBULATION
When World War I broke out on August 1, 1914, the Germans in Volhynia were not particularly worried about being deported. It probably never even crossed their minds. But they were concerned about the possibility of losing their land. Already in 1910 the Russian Government introduced legislation in the Duma in an attempt to put a limit on the acquisition of new land on the part of foreigners, including those of German origin. The debate went back and forth for a number of years. Finally on February 2, 1915 the government issued an Expropriation Decree to liquidate the land of all Russian subjects of German descent (also Austrian and Hungarian) within certain boundary zones. This encompassed all of Poland and Volhynia. The land was to be voluntarily sold within a 10-month period. Land not liquidated within that time period was to be sequestered until auctioned off, with the Peasant Land Bank as the privileged purchaser. The bank had the right to fix its own price and terms. They determined not to pay cash for the land, but with registered bonds redeemable in 25 years, which was a good deal on their part. Almost immediately after passage of the law, local authorities were authorized to implement the law. Many farmers protested and appealed the action, including Adolph. A. Schultz, my grandfather, but without success.
In the meantime, with the advance of the German army, the Russian government took advantage of the situation, and ordered the evacuation of all those living in Volhynia (and Poland) on the pretext that the Germans were carrying on espionage for Germany behind Russian lines. It was hoped that this would automatically take care of the “German problem,” (including land ownership), once and for all. As a result the Germans were thrust out of Poland as early as May and the order for the evacuation of those living in Volhynia was given in the middle of June. The evacuation was to be swift and the Germans were to be across the border by the tenth of the month. While most colonists were given two weeks to prepare for the trek, some were required to move out in just a few hours notice. Pastors, teachers, judges and other influential community leaders were immediately taken hostage to assure the orderly withdrawal of the German population. Wives and children of men serving in the Russian army were allowed to remain temporarily, but eventually they, too, were ordered out. In a matter of just a few weeks over 7,000 families were expelled.
The people were allowed to take whatever their wagons could carry. The police escorted them on their first leg of journey. At the end of the wagon trek, the people were forced to sell their horses and wagons for a pittance of what they were worth and board railroad cars to continue the trip. Since there were many
hardships and deprivations along the way, many people fell victim to hunger, sickness, especially typhoid fever, and death. Many children were born in wagons and boxcars and the dead were hurriedly buried by the side of the road.
The deportees were transported over many thousands of km and eventually unloaded in Siberia, Central Asia and the Ural region, although some were allowed to settle in Ukraine and Russia, some miles from home. In their new and strange environment they were required to work at a variety of jobs in order to survive. Most of them fared badly, but with the fall of the Tsarist government in 1917, they soon began trickling back home. The majority returned in 1918, though some did not make it back until 1920 and later. No sooner was one war finished than another began. It was called the Civil War between the Whites and the Reds. During this time the Volhynians were caught in the in-fighting and had to defend themselves as there was no longer any authority. At the same time the Volhynians were often caught in the chaotic upheavals between the newly resurrected Poland and Russia.
(Excerpt from the book The Old Country by Donald N. Miller)
LIST OF LAND EXPROPRIATED
ReplyDeleteThe list of those whose land was to be expropriated originally appeared in the Volhyn’s Gubernia News (No. 56) on June 2, 1916. It is important to remember that this is a land expropriation listing, not a deportation listing, although most, if not all of the people whose land was taken away from them, were eventually deported. Even then the list is not 100% complete or accurate, as a number of discrepancies in the various newspaper listings have been found. Some corrections of the most obvious errors have been made in this listing. The list has also been culled of duplicate and undecipherable names. Also, only the landowners or their heirs are listed, not renters, which means that there were many more German colonists living within these boundary zones when the law took effect than what is found here.
This lists identifies the name of the head of the family, including the patronymic name (father’s name), and the family name. In the original newspaper article, the name of the village where the land was located and the amount of land expropriated is also given. In 1993 I originally obtained the listing of the landowners in the newspaper from the State Archives in Zhitomir and made it available to the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia in Lincoln, Nebraska. It was subsequently was translated by Brent Alan Mai of Purdue University (1997). It should be noted that where a name is not certain, it is followed by a single question mark. (Editor’s note: The listing of names is used by permission of AHSGR and Brent Mai, May 2005).
http://www.inthemidstofwolves.com/articles/deportation1915.pdf
Do you happen to have the source of the village plat map shown above? Looks like it's from a book.
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Rothe! Will you please send me the title of the book that includes the maps you have above here. I have ancestors that were born in Nataliendorf (Annette). I would love to read any books you recommmend. I appreciate all the work you are doing. Excellent research.
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DeleteAs recorded, in part, by Mrs. Agathe Rothe and her sons, Fred and Richard Rothe
H.E. von Wittgenstein
A. Olfert & Sons, Ltd., Printers
Clearbrook, British Columbia
My husband's family land plot is in the book (Rode) and his Dad was very excited to have received the book and learn more about the family history. I hope you can find a copy for your family.
Charlotte
My great-grandfather a native of the colony the Annette. Last Name Henke. Do you know about the village of Pilipovichi? With a family / yard plan? Email me please viznertv@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteTheodor Henke 1844-1905 heiratet am 28 März Anna Rink 1847-1920, Anna Rink ist die Schwester meines Großvaters Ludvig Rink.
ReplyDeleteSie hatten 2 Kinder Gustav 1867-1931 und Anna Henke 1884-??
Gustav Henke heiratet Salma Müller 1870-1925, sie haben.
Leider kann ich kein Englisch, nur Russisch und Deutsch, aber ich habe große Interesse an der Geschichte meinen Vorfahren.
Herzliche Grüße
Margarita Wiegleb
Gustav Henke und Salma Muller hatten 11 Kinder:
ReplyDelete1. Emil1891-1949 heiratet am 4 Mai 1924 Marie E Weber 1902-1990,
2. Adolphena Henke 1893-1952,
3. Bertha Henke 1895-1914,
4. Rudolph Henke 1896-1949verheiratet am 9.12.1924 mit Allie Mae Weber,
5. Artur Henke 1898-1951 und Amelia E.Vance,
6. Agatha Henke 1900-1982 heiratet Henry Carl "Hank" Wilde 1896-1976,
7. Ida Henke 1902-1958 heiratet am 22.11.1919 Henry Farber 1886-??
8.Hertha Henke 1905-1972 heiratet am 23.08.1925 Adolph Theodore Emde 1905-1977,
9. Frieda Henke 1907-1972 heiratet Eddie E.Wheeler 1905-1982,
10. Bernhardt G. Henke 1909-1962 heiratet Mae Rauline Montgom... 1915-1993,
11. Edward Hermann Henke 1912-1970 heiratet 20.09.1936 Hazel Marjory Hurst 1918-1009.
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ReplyDeleteWill be very glad to find this book "Mother's Faith-Our Heritage" in electronic format.
ReplyDeleteTrying to find map of Adamovka, not far from Annette & Josephine, czech settlement. If anybody have some information, please share: berezyuka@gmail.com
Alex, I have the card, unfortunately I don't speak English and I write on Google TranslateI will send the card to your email address. Margarita Wiegleb.
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