From Beresan District Odessa to Sandusky, Ohio

The first immigrants to go from the Beresan District to the United States was in the autumn of 1849. Most of what is known about this group was recorded by George Rath, Die Russlanddeutschen in denvereinigten Statten vol Nort Amerika, in Heimatbuch der Deutschen aus Russland (Stuttgart: Die Landsmannshaft der Deutschen aus Russland, 1963).

In 1849 Johann Ludwig Bette and a small following of friends from the Black Sea German Colony of Johannestal, boarded the sailing vessel Constantia on July 1*, 1849 at Odessa and arrived in New York on October 22, making it a trip of 101 days. The group of 21 families totaled 83 people, with the majority of the family heads being skilled laborers or had acquired a profession with only nine listed as "peasant" (farmer).

Passenger List of the Constantia
Vessel: Sailship Constantia
Port of Embarkation: Odessa Russia
Date of Embarkation: July 1*, 1849
Port of Arrival: New York
Date of Arrival: October 22, 1849

Name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Country to which they severally belong
Grünwald
...Henry	55	M	Locksmith	Switzerland
...Agathe	50	F		"
...Henry	23	M		"
...Elizabeth	17	F		"
...Agathe	13	F		"
...William	12	M		"
...John	7	M		"
Bader
...Frederica	24	F		Würtemberg
Sprenger
...Abraham	48	M	Smith	Bavaria
...Barbara	43	F		"
...Caroline	17	F		"
...Barbara	10	F		"
...Abraham	8 or 18?	M		"
...Helena	2/12	F		"
...Frederic	13	M		"
Lauer
...Anton	38	M	Merchant	Russia
...Johanna	35	F		"
...Anton	16	M		"
...Theobold	14	M		"
...Leonite	5	F		"
...Adolf	2	M		"
...Robert	8/12	M		"
Klein
...Wilhelm	50	M	Teacher	Würtemberg
...Catherina	38	F		"
...Gottlob	16	M		"
...Henry	11	M		"
...Sophia	8	F		"
...?	4	M		"
...Carolina	1	F		"
Sprenger
...Michael	44	M	Painter	Bavaria
...Magdalena	32	F		"
...Henry	6	M		"
...Emilie	3	F		"
...Michael	1	M		"
Jeske
...Andreas	15	M	Servant	Prussia
Werner
...David	42	M	Peasant(farmer)	Würtemberg
...Christina	37	F		"
...Jacob	16	M		"
...David	14	M		"
...Bernard	12	M		"
...Christina	5	F		"
...Samuel	3	M		"
.. .Catherina	1	F		"
Bett
...Lewis	28	M	Peasant(farmer)	Prussia
...Anna Maria	27	F		"
...Mathew	18	M		"
...Christina	14	F		"
...Michael	6	M		"
...Jacob	4	M		"
...Andreas	1	M		"
Flokin
...Michael	20	M	Mechanic	Bavaria
...Frederic	18	M	Mechanic	"
Düsterhefd
...Gottlieb	48	M	Peasant(farmer)	Prussia
...Anna	36	F		"
...Christina	10	F		"
...Gottlieb	9	M		"
Düsterhefd
...Daniel	37	M	Peasant(farmer)	Prussia
...Catherine	36	F		"
...Carolina	14	F		"
...Christina	12	F		"
...Sophia	1	F		"
Ehret
...Samuel	28	M	Peasant(farmer)	Würtemberg
...Catherina	30	F		"
...Johann	5	M		"
...Christina	1	F		"
Burkhardt
...Michael	28	M	Peasant(farmer)	Bavaria
...Conrad	23	M	Smith	"
...Adam	17	M	Smith	"
Rohrbach
...Andrews	23	M	Locksmith	Austria
Pudig
...Charles	38	M	Gardener	Prussia
...Lewise(Louise)	30	F		"
...Charles	13	M		"
...Theodor	11	M		"
...Ludwig	2	M		"
Meyer
...Adolf	36	M	Peasant(farmer)	Prussia
Scheller
...Andreas	28	M	Peasant(farmer)	Prussia
...August	22	M	Peasant(farmer)	Prussia
Link
...Frederic	30	M	Peasant(farmer)	Würtemberg
...Christina	27	F		"
...Ludwig	6	M		"
...Frederica	2	F		"
Rohrbach
...Christian Adolf	30	M	Peasant(farmer)	Prussia
Pugner or Pugnet
... Johann	43	M	Mechanic	Austria

The eventual place of residence of only a few of the 21 families is known. Abraham Sprenger , Michael Burkhardt and Anton Lauer lived in Burlington, Iowa. After a short stay in Cleveland, Ohio, Ludwig Bette and his next of kin went to Kelleys Island in Lake Erie near Sandusky, Ohio, where they became successful winegrowers.

* The Old Style or Julian calendar was 12 days behind the New Style or Gregorian calendar in the 19th century. Russia used the Julian calendar until 1918.