Neu Hutteral
Notes:
Founded in 1866 in the Saporoshje/Melitopol area of Russia. Neu
Huttertal was also known as Debricha. Neu Hutteral is daughter colony of
Huttertal, located north of Hutterdorf, about 80 miles north of Huttertal. Handbuch Russland-Deutsche by
Ulrich Mertens states: from 1874—1879 all Hutterites (except two families
who joined the Mennonites) left Russia and came to the United States where they
settled in South Dakota.
Pioneer Settler Surnames:
Gross, Hofer,
Mendel, Tschetter, Waldner, Walter, Wipf, and
Wollman.
There are many books that will help you with
researching ancestors from this village:
- From Catherine to Khruschev by Dr.
Adam Giesinger (pages 111 & 132)
- History of the Hutterite Mennonites
by Arnold M. Hofer and Kenneth J. Walter (page 96)
- Hutterite Roots by Arnold M. Hofer
and Norman Hofer (page 89)
- The Russia Record - Hutterite Family
Records from the early 1700s to ~1874 by Tony Waldner
Map of the Hutterite Colonies:
From Catherine to Khruschev by Dr. Adam Giesinger (page 100)
Ship Records
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Many of the ship names and dates can be found
in the book Hutterite Roots