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| Liska Family Migration from Bohemia to Crimea
We have evidence of the LISKAs prior to Crimea in Rastadt, South Russia. If Monsignor George P. Aberle of North Dakota had the correct family in his book, "Pioneers and their Sons", and we believe he did, then they are in Rastadt in 1811. John and Margaret LISKO are listed as cofounders of the colony Rastadt, with German nationals. And on that record they give an origin of Nodendorf, Moravia. We believe this is our family. In a related book by Reverand Conrad Keller, translated by Anthony Becker, "The German Colonies in South Russia, Volume II", page 239, #83, we find "Johann Liska (age) 38 from Nodendorf, Moravia. WIFE: Margaretha (age) 37. No children are listed with them. These would be the same people as referred to in Monsignor Aberle's account. They are one of 105 families plus eleven additional single people who were the Settlers of Rastadt in the Beresan in 1811, and who are listed with their homes of origin. According to Rev. Conrad Keller in his book, by 1 January 1811, in a census of sort, Rastadt had 244 males, 225 females, 95 horses, 353 horned cattle, 108 wagons, 527 loads of hay, 60 tschetwert wheat and 24 tschetwert oats. Johann Liska is listed as one of twenty-seven tradesmen and as a WEAVER. Other tradesmen titles included: baker, shoemaker, joiner, saddlemaker, bell-maker, butcher, carpenter, brush-maker, miller, bricklayer, lumberman, comb-maker and musician. The family origin of Nodendorf, Moravia, is a point of contention, of course, when you believe you are Bohemian. Others more professional than us at research of both Czech and Crimean ancestries, tell us that Nodendorf has always been in Austria and never Moravia. At least one, however, entered an interesting Email debate with us and another on the Internet. He maintained that while Nodendorf is in Austria proper such was not always the case. In Rastadt, this LISKA family was of the original settlers, most, or all families, except for the LISKAs were German. Is it possible that Nodendorf, Moravia was an origin given for convenience purposes, that being Austrian fit better in a German settlement than admitting to their Bohemian homeland? Nodendorf is a very small spot on the earth. It is right on the north border of Austria of that day. Could they have dreamed up that community name if they had not lived there? Could they have learned it from a German colonist? One could speculate that if they are not originally from Nodendorf, then they likely passed through or lived there for some time on the way to South Russia and Crimea, ultimately. We continue to try to fill this gap between the 1905 and 1811. We are fairly certain however, that the LISKA ancestors came to Crimea from points west, and that they did this maybe four or five generations before Anton Lisko & Mary Fisher came to America in 1905 |