Descendants of Gottlieb Altergott, Sr.

as best we can come up with

in the Fall of 1999, one of my cousins hired a Russian Geneaologist who traces the Genealogy for the German Villages along the Volga River (German Russians, or GRs). The Russian Genealogist, Dr. Pleve, has found documentation which we believe DEBUNKS the data I've listed below. My info was merely family heresay, whereas he has documentation. Soooo, if you are interested in finding out more about that, contact me & I will be happy to get you in contact with my cousin who has the 8 foot long chart from Dr. Pleve. Also, there are other contacts, one being a mailing list for the Village of Schwed, which I'd happily help you get in with. Why then am I leaving up my info below? Well, because that is how my mother & aunt told it. And if anyone out there has heard similar info, I'd dearly love to hear from you.




You will notice that the list begins with GOTTLIEB Sr.'s last wife instead of his first wife. This is a function of my Family Tree Maker program, which puts the last first because that's my own branch of the tree & so was the first data entered into the file.


Also, please take note of this IMPORTANT piece of info: The only 2 of GOTTLIEB Sr.'s children that I know for certain who is their birth mother:

SOPHIA KLEINER is, for certain, GOTTFRIED's mother.
KATHERINE DEYAS is, for certain, GOTTLIEB KARL's mother.

The rest of GOTTLIEB SR.'s children are up for grabs as to which wife is their mother. I do not know their birth order. I've chosen to list them under the mother I have, based upon the dates and places of their birth. It is my hope that any ALTERGOTT surname searchers out there will be able to put heads together with me to straighten out this puzzle. However, the story goes that, if all children had lived, there would have been 7 daughters & 7 sons for GOTTLIEB SR.


The story my mom always told me is this: My grandfather, GOTTLIEB KARL ALTERGOTT, was born in Russia because his mother & father had gone there on vacation while pregnant with him. They liked it so much that they went back home to somewhere in the Black Forest of Germany, packed up their stuff, and moved back to Russia.

As I've learned more about the genealogy of the family, I've unearthed the fact that the ALTERGOTT family, in general, had already settled in SCHWED, Russia. Schwed was one of the German villages that Empress Catherine of Russia had given land for to the Germans.

Judging by the dates of birth & the birth places of some of GOTTLIEB SR.'s children, it would appear that GOTTLIEB SR. had already lived in Russia at some point prior to this, with prior wives. Where he met my great grandmother, KATHERINE DEYAS, is an unknown fact. The Germans in the villages in Russia did NOT marry outside of their German nationality. Therefore, I am assuming GOTTLIEB SR. met her somewhere else.

The spelling of KATHERINE is unknown. It has always been thought by my mother & her sisters to be with that spelling. Also, the spelling for DEYAS is open for discussion. It was thought that Katherine was of Spanish descent, as she had a darker complexion than that of Germans. Also, my grandfather, her son, was darker & had very dark brown eyes & hair. Some of the Germans in the villages did go to South America at one point; it might be that GOTTLIEB, upon being widowed, might have gone to South America & met her there & taken her back to Germany, instead of back to Russia. I have no documentation on any of that; it's only pure conjecture.

At any rate, do not take this family tree as "gospel", because it is not documented. I have many people, mostly cousins, across the country working with me on this. I have other ALTERGOTT friends who are working too, to attempt to find the missing link that fits their family tree onto mine. If you are also searching the surname of ALTERGOTT, please join the search. The more, the merrier. It's kinda like a giant game of "Clue".


This list is quite long & so would be better viewed by way of a hard copy. If you can't print it up, e-mail me & I'll send you this list in a 2 or 3 part series of files for your ease.


1 Gottlieb Altergott, Sr.

+ (wife #3) Katherine (sp?) Deyas (sp?)

....2 Gottlieb Karl Altergott (1892 - 1951)

....+ Magdalena Simon(n) (1898 - 1986)

........3 Pauline (Paula) Katherine Altergott (1919 - 1997)

........+ Richard Grananda Hayden (1919 - 2007)

............4 Sondra Lee Hayden (1941 -)

............+ Harold (Hal) Barta, Jr.

................5 Dennis (Denny) Richard Barta (1962 -)

................+Denise Michelle Perry (1960 -)

....................6 Sean Perry Barta (1986 - )

....................6 Richelle Nicole Barta (1989 - )

...................6 Nicholas Richard Barta (1993 - )

.................5 Dayna Pauline Barta (1966)

.................+ Michael (Mike) Eugene Hayes (1966)

....................6 Jeremy Eugene Hayes

....................6 Alexander Eugene Hayes

.............4 James Dennis Hayden (1948 - )

.............+ Diane Lombardo

.................5 Garth Trevor Hayden (1972 - )

.................+ Julie

.............+ (Jim's 2nd wife) Linda Bernadette Muriella Pace Nowyhed

.................5 Anthony James Hayden (1991 - )

.................(Linda's daughter, previous marriage) Leila Jolie Nowyhed (1976 - )

........3 Olga Altergott (1921 - 1999)

........+ Clarence Alvan (C.A. or Whitey) Reynolds (1915 - 2001)

............4 Craig Alan Reynolds (1946 - )

............4 Nancy Ann Reynolds (1954 - )

............+ Keith Robert Weitemeyer (1951 - )

................5 Stephanie Erin Weitemeyer (1978 - )

................+ Jeffrey Jacob Espenschied (1977 - )

.................... 6 Thomas Daniel Espenschied (2007 - )

................5 Melanie Ann Weitemeyer (1980 - )

................+ Wayne Allen Gross (1979 - )

........3 Waldemore (Wally) Altergott (1926 - 1985)

........+Ruth (? - 1984)

............4 Michael (Mike) Altergott

............+ unknown

............+ (Mike's 2nd wife) Susanna

................5 ? Altergott

............4 Sharon Altergott (1952 - )

............+ James (Jim) Franklin

................5 Nicole Raine Franklin (1972 - )

............4 Daniel (Danny) Altergott

............+ unknown

................5 Amber Altergott

................5 maybe others

........3 Idalena (Ida) Altergott (1929 - )

........+ Robert (Bob) Byrne (? - June 26, 2006)

............4 Janet Marie Byrne (1954 - )

............+ Joseph (Joe) Grosso

................5 Jennifer Lynn Grosso (Abt 1981 - April 20, 2002 )

+ (Gottlieb Sr's 1st wife) unknown name

....2 Marie Altergott (I'm following Marie's ALTERGOTT line, not her husband's)

....+ Heinrich Altergott (son of Christian Altergott: don't know who Christian is though)

........3 Heinrich (Henry) Altergott (1896 - 1940)

........+ Beate (Ada) Margraft (1897 - 1918)

............4 ?

........+(Henry's 2nd wife) Frances Cordes or Cortes (1897 - ?)

............4 Henry Altergott (1921 - 1953)

............+ unknown

................5 Michael Altergott

................5 Wendy Altergott

................5 ? Altergott

........+(Henry's 3rd wife) Helene (Helen) Marie Olson (1906 - 1996)

............4 Henry Olaf Altergott (1926 - )

............+ Clairibel Schmit (1919 - )

................5 Mark Harvey Altergott (1950 - )

................+ Sandra Dickrell (1950 - )

....................6 Brett Altergott (1976 - )

....................6 Abby Altergott (1981 - )

...........5 Marlene Marie Altergott (1955 - )

...........+ David Ladner

.......4 Harry Daniel Altergott (1927 - )

.......+ Evelyn Lucille Rush (1934 - )

...........5 Harry Daniel Altergott, Jr. (1966 - )

...........5 Helen Elsie Altergott (1969 - )

.......4 Helene Marie Altergott (1929 - )

.........+ Charles Huver (1933 - )

...........5 Helene Marie Sylvia Huver (1966 - )

.......4 Harvey Karl Altergott (1935 - )

.......+ Elise Marie Gallagher (1936 - )

...........5 Elise Marie Altergott (1959 - )

...........5 Gretchen Lee Altergott (1960 - )

...........+ Marty Rankin

+ (Gottlieb Sr's 2nd wife) Sophia Kleiner

....2 Gottfried Altergott (1876 - 1965)

.....+ Sophia Klickner (1885 - 1955)

........3 Sophia Altergott (1908 - )

........+ Carl Wehrwein (? - 1995)

............4 S. Wehrwein

............4 D. Wehrwein

............4 K. Wehrwein

............4 R. Wehrwein

............4 C. Wehrwein

............4 H. Wehrwein

........3 Dorothy (Dora) Altergott (1910 - 1988)

........+ Sam Vraher

........3 Henry Altergott (1912 - )

........+ Betty

........3 David Altergott (1916 - 1987)

........3 Amalia Altergott (1917 - 1989)

........+ Ray Metzler

........3 Gottlieb Altergott (1919 - 1995)

........+ Dorothy Sundzundt

............4 adopted son Altergott (1956 - )

............4 (Dorothy's daughter) Donna (1940 - )

........3 Gottfried Altergott (1918 - )

........+ Jackie (sp?) Hideko

........3 Frieda Altergott (1928 - )

........+ Bud.....

........3 Emily Altergott (1951 - )

........+ ? George

............4 D. Lechner

........3 Molly Altergott

.......+ unknown

............4 ? unknown

............4 ? unknown

....2 Gene Altergott

....2 Karl Altergott

....2 Frederick Altergott




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