Jakobsdorf
     
German name: Jakobsdorf
Alternative name: Jacobsdorf
Todays Name: Danowo
District: Naugard, vor 1818 = Saatzig
Today district: Zachodniopomorskie
Location: 14°57‘ Ost, 53°31‘ Nord
Location description: approx. 14 km southeast of Gollnow, approx. 30 km east of Stettin, approx. 35 km behind the GermanPolish border
Religion: ev.luth.
Church districtl: Speck
Civil records: Großenhagen
Militaey unit: Kanton 18, Infanterieregiment 8 (in year 1734)
Municipality encyclopedia: IV-16-47

No detailed information to my knowledge. Founded before 1734.

Population:
1734:   23 fireplaces, approx. 120-140 persons
1871: 215 persons, of which 190 in the estate-district, see census data
1905: 254 persons, of which 205 in the estate-district
1925: 262 persons
1939: 250 persons
2000: 234 persons

Census data at the 1.December 1871 in the village:
25 Inhabitants, 12 male, 13 female, 5 localnative, 25 evangelist, 0 catholic, 0 jews, 53 children under 10 years, of the persons over 10 years 24 can read and write, 0 illiterates, 1 without indication. persons with physical defects: 0 blind ones, 1 deaf-mutes, 2 "stupids and lunatics", 1 are localabsent, altogether 5 residential buildings, 1 living place, 6 family households, 0 single households

Census data at the 1.December 1871 in the estate-district:
190 Inhabitants, 83 male, 107 female, 126 localnative, 190 evangelist, 0 catholic, 0 jews, 53 children under 10 years, of the persons over 10 years 127 can read and write, 10 illiterates, 0 without indication. persons with physical defects: 0 blind ones, 0 deaf-mutes, 0 "stupids and lunatics", 2 are localabsent, altogether 10 residential buildings, 1 living place, 24 family households, 0 single households

Sources for ancestor research in Harmsdorf:
Mormons:
Films:
Christenings, Marriages, Deaths 1819-1859 -  FHL INTL Film [ 1334594 Item 1 ]
Christenings, Marriages, Deaths 1860-1874 -  FHL INTL Film [ 1273258 Item 4 ]
Christenings, Marriages, Deaths 1860-1873 (Jakobsdorf) -  FHL INTL Film [ 1334594 Item 2 ]

New !!!
Pictures of my attendance in October 2004:
unfortunately i didn't make it to this village, because i was short of time

If someone speaks polish: Here is a description of the village from the polish Gollnow-Homepage:
http://www.goleniow.pl/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=135