Ella, In the book "Odessa Germans, 1803-1920" by Eh. G. Plesskaya-Sebold in a section on various commercial enterprises in Odessa there is the following item: "Bergau, Friedrich Friedrichovich (= son of Friedrich), Production of carriages since 1885. Small carriages (drozhky) with and without bonnets. Sophievskiy Pereulok 5." Note that one of the meanings for drozhky is a funeral hearse, but small ones were generally built for two, sometimes four, had springs for a gentler ride, and were used for going to town or running short errands. That was the only Bergau item and the only Kraft item concerned a Nicolaus Kraft (1875-1921), who was a Roman Catholic Priest in the colony of Mariental 1910-1921. Nothing given on genealogy for either. Donn Koenig In a message dated 9/13/03 12:16:37 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ella_macleod_melik@yahoo.com writes: > I am researching families BERGAU, KRAFT. What I'm finding is that the St. > Petersburg and Odessa files have little on the last decade or two of the 19th > century. I'm making little headway at this point. > > Names: > BERGAU, Friedrich Theodor (Familienvater, born 1862 in Ostpreussen); his > wife (maiden name BENSING or NAUJOKS); their children Helmut; Anna; Ella; Fritz; > grandchild Oskar. > KRAFT, ? Anna's husband. Anna and husband were not heard from again after > 1937. Helmut, Oskar and family disappeared during WW II. > I want to find out what became of them. > Place: Odessa > >