7.3 Krasna Immigrant Families

There were four groups of immigrant families: See also 1.3, The Origin of the German Colonists of Bessarabia

• German origin colonists from Warsaw (Poland)
• Polish origin colonists from Warsaw (Poland)
• Immigrants from other Bessarabian colonies
• Immigrants from Odessa colonies around 1840

Names (varied spellings)

• Almas, Alwinger(Albinger), Arlot, Arnold
• Baldus(Baltus), Barth, Becker(Beker), Benka, Both(Boht), Brandt, Brückner(Brikner), Buchart(Bucher)
• Dam(Damm), Deichert(Taychert/Teycher/Teichert), Dirk(Türk/Dyrk/Dürk/Türek), Dressler(Dresler, Tressler)
• Erker(Erger/Aerger)
• Fähnrich(Fenrich/Fenrych.Fendrich), Fischbach(Fiszbach), Fleckenstein(Fleckensztein), Franck(Frank),
• Furch
• Gross, Grünwald
• Haag(Hüke/Hok/Hak), Habrich(Habrych), Harsche(Herse/Hersz/Hersze), Hart, Hartmann,
• Heidrich(Heydrich/Heidrik/Haydrich), Hein(Hayn/Hayne), Herrmann(Herman/Erman),
• Hinz(Hinc/Hincz/Hentz/Henz/Henc), Hittel(Hüttel/Hyttell/Hüttl)
• Janz
• Kahl(Call), Kopp(Kop), Krams(Grams), Krenzel(Gräncel/Krenzell), Kuhn, Kuss(Kuz/Kusz)
• Lauterbach(Lauderbach/Layderbach), Löb(Leeb/Leyba/Leybow)
• Maas(Mass), Mandernach(Mandernach), Marte(Martin/Martha/Marta/Martow), Meer(Mäer/Mehr),
• Menges(Mangis/Mengess), Mers(Merc/Marc),
• Merschbacher(Merspacher/Merszbacher/Miszbacher/Mirczbacher), Milbrat(Milbratt/Milbrad/Mirbrat),
• Mohr(Mor), Moldenhauer, Müller(Miller)
• Neumann(Neyman), Novak
• Paul, Pross
• Ressler, Riehl(Ryll/Riel/Rill), Ritz(Rytz/Ryc/Ritc), Rückert(Rixkert/Rikert/Rykiert)
• Schäfer(Schaeffer/Szefer/Szöfer), Schlick(Szlik), Schnabel(Sznabel/Sznabl),
• Schreiner(Szrayner/Szreyner/Szreiner/Schreyner), Schulz(Szulz/Szulc),
• Schwalich(Szwage/Szwalik/Schwalisz;Szwali), Seifert(Sayfert/Seyfert), Söhn(Zenios/Senis/Söhno),
• Speicher(Szpeicher/Szpaycher/Speiger), Sturmer(Szermer/Schermer)
• Ternes(Terness)
• Wagner, Weber(Weyber), Weiss(Wiz/Wis/Wicz/Wics), Wingenbach(Windibach), Winter
• Ziebart(Cybart/Cibart/Cibard)

• Bogolowski(Bogatowskisz/Bogztowskisz/Bokalowski/Bogolowskich), Bonjakowski(Bonakowski), Bruschinski(Brzesinski)
• Ciosek
• Ganski(Gancki), Gedak(Gdak)
• Kagovski
• Plotzki(Plocki/Plotcki)
• Ruscheinski(Ruscheinsky, Rosanzki/Rosanzkisz/Rozynzki)
• Schulkowski(Szulkowskich/Ziolkowski)
• Tschischmak(Czyzmak/Czyzmic)
• Wuitschik(Wyucik/Woycick/Woycik)

• Leinz, Franz (1793) from Borodino to Krasna 1843
• Steinke, Johann (1781) from Alt-Elft to Krasna ?.
• Taschner, Daniel (1798) from Arzis to Krasna ?.

• Bachmeier, Annachn (1790), from Kleinliebenthal/Josephstal to Krasna 1843
• Bauer, Mateas (1802), to Krasna 1845
• Braun, Gebhard (1792), from Mariental/Franzfeld to Krasna 1843
• Drefs, Michael (1800), from Kleinliebenthal to Krasna 1843
• Götz, Christian (1798), from Kleinliebenthal to Krasna 1843
• Herrschaft, Johannes (1808), from Straßburg to Krasna 1849
• Ihli, Joseph (1801), from Kleinliebenthal to Krasna 1843
• Ihli, Sebastian (1799), from Baden to Krasna 1843
• Keller, Georg (1809), from Speier to Krasna 1843
• Keller, Jacob (1819), from Speier to Krasna 1843
• Koch, Jakob (1808), from Josefstal to Krasna 1843
• Kreis, Florian (1806), from Alexanderhilf to Krasna 1816
• Kunz, Georg (1797), from Sulz to Krasna 1843
• Matery, Kaspar (1802), from Franzfeld to Krasna 1843
• Nagel, Elias Peter (1802), from Baden to Krasna 1843
• Nold, Joseph (1808), from Franzfeld to Krasna 1843
• Schreiber, Jakob (1805), from Landau to Krasna 1843
• Spitznagel, Heinrich (1801), from Glückstal to Krasna 1845
• Steiert, Johannes (1791), from Franzfeld to Krasna 1843
• Volk, Klemens (1802), from Baden to Krasna 1843
• Wolf, Leonhard (1791), from Josefstal to Krasna 1843

Comparing the names of the immigrants with the names of the resettlers in 1940, one can note differences. Some names disappeared entirely, new names were added. There are several reasons for this. Over the 126 years of the existence of the German village of Krasna, several families died out. There were people moving in and some moved out. Some families simply changed the spellings of their names.