Ila Johnson <johnsonila@sbcglobal.net> wrote: VILLAGE OF HOFFUNGSTAL, Kherson, South Russia Fiechtner/Fichtner; Harsch; Voellm; Bauer; Bitsch; Burkle & Kienzle. VILLAGE OF EIGENFELD, Kherson, South Russia (Dau colony of Hoffnungstal) Fiechtner/Fichtner; Bauer; & Gieck. VILLAGE OF GLUECKSTAL Fink/Finck VILLAGE OF ALEXANDERHILF, Kherson, South Russia Kreis/Kreiss; & Berg. VILLAGE OF BERLIN/NEU BERLIN Fink/Finck; & Renner VILLAGE OF PETERSTAL Huether; & Schock. VILLAGE OF TEPLITZ, Bessarabia, South Russia Fiechtner/Fichtner; Fink/Finck; Gieck; & Erfle. VILLAGE OF MAKAROWKA Berg; & Fichtner VILLAGE OF FREUDENTAL Freuer VILLAGE OF NEUHOFF Harsch VILLAGE OF NEU BERESINA Freuer VILLAGE OF KASSEL Mueller VILLAGE OF NEUDORF Weinz VILLAGE OF ROSENFELD, Kherson, South Russia Fiechtner/Fichtner; Schock VILLAGE OF HOFFUNGSTAL, Bessarabia, South Russia Aldinger VILLAGE OF BERGDORF Scheuffle My families also lived in Paulsthal, Lubuski, and Grossliebental. The following came to America: Jacob Fichtner married to Anna Maria Harsch, North Dakota then Saskatchewan, Canada; Heinrich Fichtner married to Katharina Berg, North Dakota then Montana; Karl Fiechtner married to Paulina Freuer, North Dakota, Montana, and North Dakota; Konrad Fichtner married Elisabeth Mueller, North Dakota and Montana; Luisa Fichtner married to Johannes Erfle, North Dakota, Montana and Washington; Heinrich Fink, Washington and North Dakota; Friedrich Berg married to Christina Kreiss/Kreis, North Dakota and California(had four brothers also come to America); Johann Berg married to Katharine Scheuffle, North Dakota and California; Jakob Aldinger married to Louisa Kalensky, South Dakota and North Dakota; Simon Schock married to Eva Overhauser, North Dakota; Jacob Mueller married to Elisabeth Huether, North Dakota;others remained in Russia and their descendents starved to death or where shipped to Siberia. I have found some on the EWZ files and am looking sti! ll for others. I have the following Census records and family church books and would be glad to look up information. 1858 Census,Kherson Kassel; Glueckstal; Helental; Neudorf; Neu Freudetnal; Peterstal; Alexanderhilf; Freudental; Grossliebental; Hoffungunstal. Teplitz, Bessarabia 1835 Census Bessarabian Census:Beresina 1850, Borodino 1850; Brienne 1834; Frienstal 1850; Hoffnungstal 1850; Kloesitz 1850; Leipzy 1850. Liebental District Census in 1812 Fransfeld; Freudental; Josephstal; Mariental; Neuberg; Peterstal Family Church books 1841-1860 & 1861-1880 for Freudental and have ordered the ones for Peterstal. Ila Johnson