Excerpt from “Materialien zur Geschichte und Statistik des
Kircheb-und Schulwesens der Ev. Luth. Geneinden in Russland “ by E.S. Busch
1862; translated by Bill Pickelhaupt
My husband, Darrell Hert, has Germans from Russia heritage
from both sides of his parents. So when his DNA test revealed he had Turkish and
Greek heritage we were surprised. I have
heard numerous times that Germans from Russia “never” intermarried outside
their faith or culture. So much for “never”.
I am a very curious person and could not rest until I solved
this puzzle, so I started to re-read my resource materials.
The sited material stated, “Colonists from the adjacent
German villages repeatedly married women from Estonian villages and don’t
consider this a “misalliance” even though the Estonians don’t have the
privileges of the colonists, but rather only the rights of the crown farmers.
For worship and communion the Estonians go to the church in Weizenfeld.
Now I need to locate records pertaining to the Greek Orthodox
faith, perhaps at the Family History Library.
The Community FamilySearch site may also be a source as individuals post
research questions and challenges.
Responses are always helpful.
The village of Alexanderdorf may have been home to our
ancestors, and this information pertains to the Volga area.
Previous researchers and translators deserve much
appreciation.
Contributed by Dee Hert
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