Die Welt-Post, Thursday, 4 January 1923
Page 5, "Distribution List"
Distribution list of those in Kukkus on the Volga who received food from the 50 packets of food sent to the community of Kukkus by the Kukkusers in Lincoln, Nebraska, through the American Relief Association (A.R.A.).
House
No.
Family Name
Souls in
the Family
3Heinrich Maser7
5Johannes Klaus2
6Johannes Rosenthal10
7the widow Becker1
8the widow Debus5
9Johannes Maser7
10Peter Ohlberg15
12Johannes Ohlberg6
13Alexander Hartwig2
14Alexander Busick8
15Philipp Felsing13
16Philipp Heinrich7
18Christian Kuebling5
20Heinrich Hirstein8
21Peter Becker6
23the widow Debus6
24Johannes Schweizer5
25Johannes Engelman4
26Heinrich Maser8
27Georg Kiemm6
28the widow Klemm4
29Jakob Schneider5
31Adam Engelman4
32Heinrich Felsing8
33Heinrich Engelman4
34the widow Eurich3
35Gerhard Schengel5
36Andreas Naft10
37Philipp Hirstein3
38Philipp Hirstein8
39Jakob Baum6
40Heinrich Schneider5
41Heinrich Felsing8
42Christina Reitz8
43the widow Felsing6
44Amalia Heizenreder4
45Jakob Becker
8
46Jakob Busick17
47Konrad Krumm13
48Georg Busick9
48Jakob Busick9
49Johannes Krumm13
50Schoolmaster Schlotthauer3
50Johannes Eurich9
51Mar. Chr. Heizenreder2
52Philipp Heizenreder10
54Johannes Maser6
55Peter Busick14
56Johannes Rosenthal6
57Geo. Hein. Schaefer5
58Johannes Eurich3
59Jakob Heinrich9
60Jakob Krumm4
60Philip Krumm8
61Peter Krumm7
62Andreas Maser8
63Jakob Eurich9
64Heinrich Becker1
65Jakob Rosenthal5
66Andreas Maser3
66Margareta Klaus1
67Katharina Lehr1
70Jakob Schlegel2
71Andreas Eurich7
72Philip Busick8
73Mar. Elis. Eurich2
74Philipp Hergenreder3
75Georg Eurich9
76Johannes Heinrich9
77Johannes Hergenreder11
78Georg Eurich9
78Theodor Berschoner3
79Johannes Schlegel7
79Ottilie Dell2
80Jakob Rosenthal9
80Amalia Rosenthal5
80Emelie Hergenreder1
81Johannes Eurich23
82Adam Roos19
83Georg Busick9
84Johanes Weigandt9
85Heinrich Schengel13
86Heinrich Petersohn6
87Jakob Busick8
88Philip Johannes15
89Heinrich Weigandt22
90Philipp Baum7
91the widow Reifschneider3
92Adam Engelman10
93Peter Weigandt8
95Philip Becker19
96Heinrich Johannes6
98Philip Klaus4
99Philip Krum8
100Friedrich Ohlberg7
101Peter Ohlberg8
102Philip Heinrich7
103Johannes Kukkus6
104Konrad Baum10
105Peter Johannes44
106Jakob Felsing6
107Georg Heinrich8
108Konrad Heinrich6
109Georg Johannes3
110Heinrich Herzog6
111Adem Bell12
112Johannes Schengel6
113Johannes (illegible)11
114Konrad Baum5
115Heinrich Felsing8
116Peter Baum9
117Heinrich Weigandt6
118Peter Engelman7
119Peter Krumm7
120Philip Johannes7
120Alexander Busick4
121Johannes Engelman7
122Philip Felsing6
123Doktor Ganz3
123Feldschera Dering5
123Helena Heilman1
123Alexei Gerber1
123Iwan Blechanow1
124Philip Debus7
124Emma Gerlach1
125Konrad Weigandt12
126Johannes Busick3
126Andreas Busick5
128Andreas Busick7
129Konstantin Borneman1
129Lentine Pflaumer1
129Johannes Elers1
129Johannes Janzen1
129Luise Ehrlich1
129Eisenhut1
129Jakob Krumm3
130Alexander Metzler4
131Johannes Krumm4
132Andreas Rosenthal5
133Johannes Hergenreder5
133Alexander Ostwald5
134Karl Schultz3
135Philip Busick3
136Heinrich Weigandt7
138August Schumm6
139Jakob Hergenreder4
141Heinrich Eurich6
141Anna Eurich3
142Konrad Reitz9
143Philip Eurich14
144Jakob Eurich9
144Philip Eurich6
145Heinrich Eurich3
146the widow Eurich17
147Kathar. Schafer5
147Johannes Reifschneider2
148Georg Wick2
149Emilie Meier3
150Jakob Baum6
151Jakob Rosenthal5
151Konrad Bell2
151Alexander Bitter6
151Jakob Baum3
151Philip Donis9
152Philip Rosenthal6
153Johannes Rosenthal3
154Georg Gries4
155Andreas Eurich8
156Johannes Rosenthal9
157Philip Bell5
158Anton Becker16
159Jakob Busick9
160Johannes Schaefer12
161Gottfried Hinkel4
162Philip Rosenthal2
162Georg Roos3
163Philip Schengel9
167Philip Schaub7
168Heinrich Schengel12
169Johannes Hirstein5
170Mar. Chr. Weigandt3
171Philip Reitz11
173Philip Klaus5
174Konrad Engelman8
175Georg Hein. Engelman8
176Konrad Engelman10
177Georg Debus10
179Georg Beltz7
180Johannes Felsing13
181Johannes Felsing9
182Eva Doberstein2
183Ann. Mar. Horch4
184Jakob Eurich12
185Heinrich Bronauer5
186Philip Becker5
187Peter Reitzillegible
188Heinrich Becker18
189the widow Engelman2
190Adam Debus7
191Katharina Spaedt2
192Johannes Kisselman10
192Mar. Elis. Heinrich2
192Alexander Bronauer1
193Kath. Marg. Reitz3
194Johannes Kuehling5
195Heinrich Felsing4
196Heinrich Kisselman3
198Konrad Hirstein5
199Katharina Engelman5
199Jakob Dittenbier11
200Gottfried Felsing6
201Jakob Becker7
202Jakob Hirstein2
203Konrad Becker14
204Konrad Baum16
205Andreas Kisselman6
206Philip Baum10
207Heinrich Kukkus9
208Philip Becker9
209Johannes Baum10
210Heinrich Felsing10
211Philip Batius11
212Andreas Heinrich7
213Heinrich Dittenbier8
214Peter Felsing5
215Johannes Baum9
216Philip Maser6
216Johannes Busick2
217Heinrich Peterson1
217August Seibert1
217Wilhelm Weber3
217Alexander Neff3
217Felix Seibert2
217Alexander Weber1
217Alexander Ries1
217Johannes Laub1
217Theodor Masson2
217Karl Leisle1
219Johannes Schenkel19
220Jakob Hergenreder7
220Heinrich Hergenreder5
221Joh. Jost Schweizer3
222Elisabeth Roos3
224Philip Rosenthal3
224Heinrich Rosenthal11
225Johannes Weigandt2
225Johannes Isheim6
226Peter Baumm9
227Pastor J. Erbes3
228Heinrich Becker7
228Alexander Wagner2
229Katharina Hergenreder1
230Katharina Rosenthal3
232the widow Maser2
233Andreas Heinrich10
234Heinrich Schaefer13
235the widow Reifschneider3
236the widow Wick2
237Philip Rosenthal2
238Konrad Schweizer9
239Philip Weigandt6
240the widow Becker3
241the widow Busick3
245Heinrich Eurich9
246Katharina Rosenthal4
247Peter Eurich4
248Peter Heinrich5
250Johannes Schweizer7
251the widow Schengel4
252Iwan Skworzow3
253Heinrich Krumm8
254Johannes Reitz7
255the widow Debus2
256the widow Hergenreder5
257Jakob Eurich14
258Andreas Weigandt10
259the widow Krumm3
259the widow Krumm1
260Johannes Debus
9
260Nikolaus Wurtel4
260the widow Hirstein2
260Alexander Major3
262Mar. Els. Schneider1
263Johannes Krumm11
264Joh. Pet. Debus13
265Philip Becker9
266Jakob Beier7
267Johannes Eurich8
270Christian Schneider4
271Johannes Schweizer10
272Heinrich Becker4
275Philip Baum4
276the widow Debus1
277Philip Kukkus7
278Andreas Kuhn4
279Heinrich Debus7
279Dorothea Bell2
280Christian Gerlach7
281Philip Becker4
281Jakob Debus4
282Jakob Reifschneider5
283Georg Bell8
284Jakob Debus6
285Kath. Marg. Becker4
287Jakob Becker6
288Johannes Krumm4
289the widow Herzog2
290the widow Herzog5
290Jakob Scherbel2
292Jakob Schneider4
294Adam Kuehling2
295Alexander Mueller3
298Peter Johannes9
299Johannes Baumillegible
300Konrad Gerlach13
301Johannes Gerstein2
302Mar. Elis. Rosenthal6
303Peter Krumm4
304Heinrich Hergenreder12
305Jakob Schlegel3
306J. Hein. Schweizer4
309Georg Becker3
310Katharina Mohr4
310Katharina Schneider6
311Heinrich Eurich3
312the widow Schweizer6
313the widow Schweizer3
314Adam Meier6
315Andreas Bell4
316Jakob Weigandt2
320Johannes Fruehling4
321the widow Bell4
322Joh. Hein. Debus5
325Heinrich Eurich5
326Jakob Heizenroeder3
327Jakob Eurich6
329Philip Reifschneider7
330Heinrich Fruehling6
331Christian Klemm6
332Heinrich Becker3
334Johannes Herzog8
336Heinrich Knippenberg4
337the widow Reifschneider3
339Georg Wiederkehr5
339Anna Mar. Pineckenstein2
339Eduard Feld5
339Peter Herzog2
339Philip Debus4
339Heinrich Reifschneider8
339Philip Engelman2
339the widow Krumm2
339Georg Klemm5
339Johannes ?eltz3
339Joseph Braun4
339Konrad Gerlach2
339Heinrich Seifenreiter3
339Heinrich Felsing3
339Jakob Felsing5
340Peter Felsing5
341the widow Reifschneider6
342Gottfried Heinrich7
343Johannes Reitz8
346Adam Schlegel6
347Heinrich Eurich5
348Philip Hergenreder4
349Jakob Beret3
349Anna Wunscher1
349Woldemar Kerner2
349Abraham Kusumbekow3
349Johanens Rost1
349Jakob Herzog2
349Peter Herzog2
349Maria Baum2
349Adam Becker26
349Jakob Becker13
349Heinrich Busick14
349Iwan Sussanow3
349Alexei Kusnezow5
349Jegor Kusnezow1
Total 2,321
The contents of the 50 packets of food received from Lincoln were distributed equally among the above 2,321 souls in Kukkus on 3 October 1922.
Chairman of the Church Council,
Jakob Eurich
Secretary,
Johannes Schlotthauer
This distribution list came to Philip Reifschneider, 946 New Hampshire Street, Lincoln, Nebraska, from the A.R.A. on 22 November 1922.
[Note from translator: The print quality in this Welt-Post article was so bad in places that I made guesses at the numbers based on the shape of the blob ... 8's and 3's looked alike, 5's and 6's looked alike, etc. While most of the numbers were correctly transcribed, I did make a number of guesses.]
Page 6, "From Russia"
Kolb, 22 November 1922
To: Conrad Meininger in Hastings, Nebraska
May the grace of God and the love of Jesus Christ be with you in America and with us here in Russia, Amen.
Beloved Children:
You are all affectionately greeted by me, your father, and everyone in the household. Thankfully, we are all still in good health today. God has shown us many good deeds without our having earned them, as the poet sings: "In many such emergencies, has not the Lord spread His wings over you." When I think back on the days of the previous year, I still shudder. We had nothing to look forward to except death by starvation because we only had 2 months of provisions and had to closely ration all food so that there were 2 to 3 potatoes per person with "Suessholztee" [tea made from the roots of licorice plants - translator]; in the evening there was soup made of potatoes, red beets or pumpkin, that was our daily fare. It echoes in my mind again and again: "Remember what the Almighty can do for those he loves."
Today we are able to fully satisfy ourselves with 3 meals a day. Thank God for that. But next to God we must thank you, dear children, many times thank you, because you fed us from your table and clothed us with your clothes. As far as we can tell from your letters, we have everything, be it food or clothing, that you sent to us. The letter, dear son Konrad, that you wrote on 23 July, we received 40 days later. The 2 large bundles we received intact on 11 November. Alexander and Fritz wrote in the spring that they had sent 5 bundles of which we have received only 4. We have received 9 Food Drafts, 5 from Conrad, 3 from Alexander and Fritz, and one from Karl Koch. The clothing that Mr. Volz brought with him, Schoolmaster Rusch has.
About your question, Conrad, if mother was buried in a coffin, I can answer "yes." The people were shocked because we covered the coffin with green and yellow paper. I have already described everything in 3 previous letters to you and I will keep repeating it until you finally get the information. We are especially thankful for the shoes that Amalia and her husband and also Emma and her husband sent to us and I intend to thank them. And now I have another request for them: send me your pictures so I can see your husbands and children.
Konrad Hoff sends his best thanks for the 2 shirts. And now I come to a close with greetings to you all.
Write again soon to your father Meininger.
This translation provided courtesy of Hugh Lichtenwald.