HELENENTHAL
I. In the Spring of 1838, preparations were made to begin staking out lots
for the building of houses, in anticipation of the settlement of
emigrants.
II. The colony was established near an area of country road centered
between Odessa and Nicolajoff on the steppe and river valley of
Uroditschiee Balaytschutzky, a distance of 70 werst to either village. It
is bordered by certain noble estates like: Natschel, Sarenke, Knies, Balay,
Knjaschewitsch and
the colony Neufreudenthal. The land is almost level and the ground is
covered by fertile black earth with an occasional underlying of white to
reddish clay
beneath. One finds good rock that is appropriate for building, but no
woods.
III. The naming of the colony originated from His Excellency Weiland's
suggestion to the leader of the Welfare Committee for settlers in South
Russia, General von Insow, to name it Helenenthal.
IV. The families that had originally settled in Helenenthal were from (A)
The Liebenthal district: from Grossliebenthal 1 Family, from Petersthal
18, from Freudenthal 2. (B) The Landauer district: from Worms 1 family,
from Gueldendorf 1. (C) The Gluecksthaler area: From Bergdorf 2 families.
Altogether 25 families, of these were 45 male and 44 female. Helenenthal
totaled 89 on the revisions list. Presently there are 161 people.
Name of Colonist |
Where born
District/Colony |
Foreign Country
Kingdon/Prov |
capital |
town |
Name of Party |
Leader |
Area |
Colony |
Funds |
Johannes Laudermilch |
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Baden Sensheim |
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Jakob Zeeb |
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Jakob Koch |
Liebenthal/Petersthal |
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Nikolaus Roth |
Liebenthal/Petersthal |
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Gerog Ziegler |
Liebenthal/Petersthal |
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Anton Gimbel |
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Johan Nathaun |
Liebenthal/Petersthal |
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Gottlob Schmidt |
Liebenthal/Petersthal |
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Daniel Schock |
Liebenthal/Petersthal |
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Joseph Ade |
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Jakob Becker |
Liebenthal/Freudenthal |
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Jakob Kast |
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Christ.,Koch |
Liebenthal/Petersthal |
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Peter Fuchs |
Liebenthal/Petersthal |
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Phillip Hust |
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Adam Biedelheimer |
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Adam Sieler |
Liebenthal/Freudenthal |
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Peter Oberlaender |
Liebenthal/Petersthal |
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Johann Bareth |
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Nikolaus Humann |
Liebenthal/Petersthal |
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Philipp Geigle |
Bergdorf |
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Peter Leno |
Liebenthal/Petersthal |
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Johann Schock |
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Christ. Koch |
Liebenthal/Petersthal |
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Friedrich Wunder |
Liebenthal/Petersthal |
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Kaspar Steiger |
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Jakob Koch |
Liebenthal/Petersthal |
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Johann Bauer |
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Samuel Grenz
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V. The produced and here attached name index gives information where the
above families may have originated from. (see table)
VI. The steppes on which the above were to settle, according to the
Welfare committee, was occupied by so-called Tschornohorejers. There
were a total of nineteen houses and semenlanken built from stone. There
were nine wells in this Uroditsche Balyschutzky prairie river valley
measuring 2 1/2 to 3 Faden deep. The wells were not from natural springs;
instead they were constructed by hand and contained good drinking water.
Below the village in the river valley, a dam was erected to contain
water. For the entire settlement, the 25 families agreed to compensate
the Tschornohorejers a sum of 857 rubel and 15 kopeks in silver.
VII. What little support the colonists acquired for the settlement came
from their ancestors in Petersthal and from their own property they
brought with them. No support came from the authorities.
VIII. The settlers were not subjected to special happenings nor
misfortunes( Thank God) except for cattle epidemics and bad crops. They
lost a lot of livestock due to a harsh winter and shortage of feed. The
loss was 600 silver rubel, not counting the expense for feed. It would
take several good harvests to heal the wounds and bring back decent living
conditions.
IX. The community owes their favorable conditions and welfare to the mercy
of God. To the goodness of the emperor, His Majesty Nicoley Paulowitsch
for providing the land to grow crops and to graze cattle. To the efforts
of the local Welfare committee for foreigners in South Russia.
The above historical briefing is compiled and signed below by
Colony Helenenthal, 8 June 1848
Teacher Jakob Taxis.
As translated by Elli Wise 6/96
Coordinated with GRHS Village Research Clearing House
Coordinated with AHSGR/GRHS Translation Committee Chairman
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