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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John Georg Metzger was born on 25 May 1904 in Saginaw, Michigan, USA (son of Adam Metzger and Katharina Bell).

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 5655
    • Birth: 1905, Nebraska, USA
    • Residence: 1910, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Adam Metzger was born on 16 Jun 1870 in Friedenstal, Kuban River area of Northern Caucasus, Russia (son of George Wilhelm Metzker and Elisabeth Kerber); died on 11 Jan 1935 in Hardin, Big Horn, Montana, USA.

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    • Birth: Russia
    • Reference Number: 5651
    • Birth: 1871, Russia
    • Arrival: 1903, USA
    • Residence: 1910, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA

    Adam married Katharina Bell in 1890 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia. Katharina (daughter of Georg Philipp Bell and Anna Katharina Metzger) was born on 29 Sep 1871 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia; died on 8 Oct 1945 in Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Katharina Bell was born on 29 Sep 1871 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia (daughter of Georg Philipp Bell and Anna Katharina Metzger); died on 8 Oct 1945 in Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, USA.

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    • Name: Katharina L Metzger
    • Reference Number: 5650
    • Birth: 1872, Russia
    • Arrival: 1903
    • Residence: 1910, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA

    Children:
    1. Katharina Metzger was born on 29 Jun 1891 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia.
    2. Philipp Metzger was born on 1 Aug 1894 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia.
    3. Adam Metzger was born on 5 Sep 1896 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia.
    4. Jakob Metzger was born on 25 Mar 1901 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia.
    5. 1. John Georg Metzger was born on 25 May 1904 in Saginaw, Michigan, USA.
    6. Elisabeth Metzger was born on 11 Apr 1906 in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  George Wilhelm Metzker was born in 1845 in Stahl Am Tarlyk, Samara, Russia; died in 1896.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 16013
    • Residence: 1850, Stahl Am Tarlyk, Samara, Russia; Family#77
    • Residence: 1857, Stahl Am Tarlyk, Samara, Russia; Family#104

    Notes:

    Information provided by Theresa Hess Jennings-
    per his obituary in the Kirchenbote 7Feb1935, Adam Metzker was born on Jun 26, 1870, on the Kuban (river) Caucasus in the Friedenstal colony of Russia. "Er var am 26 Juni 1870 am Kuban Caucasus in der Kolonie Friedenstal, Russia".

    He was the son of George Wilhelm Metzker (1845-1896) and Elisabeth Kerber (b 1850) who were from Stahl am Tarlyk. See George Wilhelm in the Stahl am Tarlyk census - Fam#77 in 1850 and family #104 in 1857.

    Adam's obit also notes he was confirmed by Pastor Allendorf in 1886, and I believe this would be in Kukkus.

    Adam Metzker married Katherine Bell in about 1889 or 1890. Their first child was born in Jun 1890. They left Kukkus for a village outside Omsk in 1893, and migrated to the US in 1903.

    It is interesting to note that Adam's father, George Wilhelm Metzker, was the brother (or likely half-brother) of his wife's mother, Anna Katharina Metzker Bell (1853-1913).

    George married Elisabeth Kerber. Elisabeth was born in 1850. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Elisabeth Kerber was born in 1850.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 16014

    Notes:

    Birth:
    lived in Stahl Am Tarlyk

    Children:
    1. 2. Adam Metzger was born on 16 Jun 1870 in Friedenstal, Kuban River area of Northern Caucasus, Russia; died on 11 Jan 1935 in Hardin, Big Horn, Montana, USA.

  3. 6.  Georg Philipp Bell was born on 27 Nov 1844 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia (son of Konrad Bell and Maria Margaretha Becker); died on 23 Apr 1893 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 4936
    • Birth: 1845, Kukkus, Samara, Russia
    • Birth: 1846, Kukkus, Samara, Russia
    • Residence: 1850, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH39
    • Residence: 1857, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH47

    Georg married Anna Katharina Metzger. Anna (daughter of Christian Gottfried Metzger and Anna Katharina Kromm) was born on 3 Jan 1853 in Stahl Am Tarlyk, Samara, Russia; died on 16 Aug 1913 in Worden, Yellowstone, Montana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Anna Katharina Metzger was born on 3 Jan 1853 in Stahl Am Tarlyk, Samara, Russia (daughter of Christian Gottfried Metzger and Anna Katharina Kromm); died on 16 Aug 1913 in Worden, Yellowstone, Montana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 10601
    • Residence: 1857, Stahl Am Tarlyk, Samara, Russia; Family# 104

    Notes:

    Information provided by Theresa Jennings Hess-

    Katharina Metzker (1853-1913) who married George Philip Bell (1844-1893) was born in Stahl am Tarlyk on January 3, 1853. She was the daughter of Christian Gottfried Metzker, born 1809, and his 3rd wife, Anna Katharina Kromm, born 1816. She is listed in Family #104 in the 1857 Stahl am Tarlyk census with her parents, she is age 4. Her full name was Anna Katharina Metzker. In about 1894, Katharina Metzker Bell and her 4 children migrated east to a village outside Omsk Siberia. Katharina Metzker Bell migrated to the US in 1903 with her daughters, Katherine Elisabeth Bell Hess and Katherine Bell Metzker, and their families. She joined her son Konrad Bell and her other daughter Katherine Margaret Bell Baum

    Children:
    1. 3. Katharina Bell was born on 29 Sep 1871 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia; died on 8 Oct 1945 in Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, USA.
    2. Johann Konrad Bell was born on 11 Oct 1873 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia; died on 9 Sep 1937 in Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, USA.
    3. Margaret Bell was born after 1873.
    4. Katharina Elisabeth Bell was born on 6 Nov 1875 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia; died on 9 Aug 1943 in Dinuba, Tulare, California, USA.
    5. Katherine Margaretha Bell was born on 28 Nov 1880 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia; died on 15 Nov 1918 in Worden, Yellowstone, Montana, USA.
    6. Georg Phillip Bell was born on 18 Feb 1884 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia; died on 7 May 1888 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia.
    7. Elisabetha Bell was born on 19 Aug 1886 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia.
    8. Georg Phillip Bell was born on 7 Jul 1889 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia; died in 1892 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Konrad Bell was born in 1807 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia (son of Konrad Bell and Margaretha Geisner).

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 3328
    • Birth: 1806, Kukkus, Samara, Russia
    • Residence: 1816, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH102
    • Residence: 1834, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH25
    • Residence: 1850, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH39
    • Residence: 1857, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH47

    Notes:

    Appears on the 1834 and 1850 Kukkus census in the household of Johann Peter Ohlberg b. 1786 as an adopted son.

    Konrad married Maria Margaretha Becker. Maria was born in 1812 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Maria Margaretha Becker was born in 1812 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia.

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    • Name: Katharina Margaretha Unknown
    • Reference Number: 3329
    • Residence: 1834, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH25
    • Residence: 1850, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH39
    • Residence: 1857, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH47

    Children:
    1. Johannes Bell was born in 1829 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia.
    2. Anna Elisabeth Bell was born in 1832 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia.
    3. Christina Bell was born in 1835 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia.
    4. Johann Jakob Bell was born in 1838 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia.
    5. Konrad Bell was born in 1841 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia; died on 12 Feb 1890 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia.
    6. 6. Georg Philipp Bell was born on 27 Nov 1844 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia; died on 23 Apr 1893 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia.
    7. Katharina Bell was born in 1846 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia.
    8. Andreas Bell was born in 1848 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia; died in 1850 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia.
    9. Elisabeth Bell was born in 1852 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia.

  3. 14.  Christian Gottfried Metzger was born in 1809.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 16015

    Christian married Anna Katharina Kromm. Anna was born in 1816. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Anna Katharina Kromm was born in 1816.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 16016

    Children:
    1. 7. Anna Katharina Metzger was born on 3 Jan 1853 in Stahl Am Tarlyk, Samara, Russia; died on 16 Aug 1913 in Worden, Yellowstone, Montana, USA.