Anton, Russia
Research continues for the village of Anton. Also known as Antonow, Antonowka, Sadovoye, Sebastinovka, Sebastjanowka,
Sebastyanovka, Sewastjanowka, Sevastinovka, Sevastjanovka, Sevastyanovka (after
1941, Sadovoye)
Located
at: 51º2' N 45º51' E. Map #6 at AHSGR
Anton was
found in 1764 by 270 Evangelical Lutherans- parish headquartered in the village of
Messer.
Movement
was recorded between Anton and the following villages: Alexanderdorf, near
Tiflis in the Caucasus, Balzer, Franzosen, Kraft, Kukkus, Lauwe, Merkel, and
Neu-Straub. As research continues I am sure there will be additional villages
with connections to Anton.
My
personal interest in Anton are the following surnames: Hert/Herdt,
Hart/Hardt/Hard, Stark/Stork. I am in
the process of updating the surname database, which will be available at the
AHSGR conventions.
Anton was
industrious as it had a sugar beet factory owned and operated by Mr. Sigrist.
Researchers have reported that the Anton villagers were originally from
Thuringia, Germany.
- I am searching
for the photo and additional history of the sugar beet factory.
The AHSGR
village files index noted an article “History of Anton, by Emilie von Liphart,
which is missing.
- I
hope to locate a copy.
According
to an article in “Die Lauwe Lampe”, Spring 2001 a surprising number of arranged
marriages were from villages on the west side (bergseite) of the Volga.
The colonies of Anton and Balzer were predominant sources for brides.
Die Welt-Post,
Thursday, 8 December 1921, reported of hunger and starvation in Russia including
the villages of Kukus, Dinkel, New Anton, and New Moor.
I accepted the
position as Village Coordinator recently due to the fact that the position was
vacant, and I wanted to further the history of my family.
Please feel free
to contact me if you have questions or information to share; together we can
answer some questions.
I plan to
explore the availability of records in Russia.
Thanks to
Sharon White for agreeing to assist!
Dee Hert
President and
Membership Chair
