Herzog (Susly), a German Catholic colony, was established on the "wiessen seite"  or "meadow side" of the Volga River on the 14th of June 1766. The Russian name for Herzog, "Susly" means "Hops".

Population of the Village

YEAR	Households	Total	Male	Female
1767	35	114	60	54
1769		127
1773	32	141	70	71
1788		142
1798		196	109	87
1816		364
1834		642
1850		966
1857
1859		1,290
1886		1,383
1891		1,393
1894		2,010
1897		1,953
1904		2,357
1910		2,136
1912		1,066

1926

1,427

According to researcher, Dr. Igor Pleve, he lists those first settlers in his book "Einwanderung in das Wolgagebeit, 1764-1767, Band 3" as:

FIRST SETTLERS LIST - HEADS of FAMILIES: Balthasar Schell, Joseph Niedermeier, Thomas Ortmann, Jakob Rome, Georg Anthony, Johannes Becker, Georg Welscherketz, Andreas Knoll, Sebastian Koch, Leonhard Kener, Augustin Riedel, Andreas Billinger, Thomas Haalen, Johannes Fossel, Joseph Gerstner, Andreas Herber, Jakob Meibeier, Johannes Pfundner, Heinrich Arnst, Johannes Krastel, Michael Rurenschop, Jakob Dinkel, Peter Beier, Ignatius Glaser, Michael Richmeier, Johann Georg Schmidtberger, Johannes Adam Gebhard, Johannes Krenzer, Franz Joseph Marmis, Thomas Weigel, Valentin Rickel, Peter Scheck, Johann Michael Wittmann, Simon Hofstatter, Johann Kuhn, Martin Kantner, Mathias Herzog, Michael Frank.

1798 HEADS of FAMILIES:  Beyer, Kuhn, Tire, Leberich, Richmeier, Mermis, Knoll, Scheck, Goetz, Brungardt, Wittmann, Kiebler, Dreiling, Topler, Lederhos, Kantner, Beyer, Junker, Kerster, Paul, Kenner, Fisch, Rome, Herr, Hergert, Denig, Schoenberger, Weichel, Becker, Maier, Riedel, Schmidtberger, Leichleidner,

1816/1834 SURNAME INDEX of FAMILIES: Beyer, Billinger, Braun, Brungardt, Dening, Graf, Hall, Hergert, Goetz, Goetz, Junker, Kantner, Kenner, Kiebler, Knoll, Kohlmeier, Kuhn, Levenbrick, Linenberger, Mermis, Meyer, Pfeiffer, Reichmeier, Reidel, Rohleder, Rome, Sander, Scheck, Schenberger, Schmidtberger, Schreiner, Scheivogel, Sturm, There, Vonfeld, Weber, Weichel/Weigel, Windholz, Wittman.

1850 HEADS of FAMILIES: Appelhans, Beyer, Beyer, Billinger, Braun, Brungardt, Dening, Dinkel, Dreiling, Goetz, Graf, Hall, Hergert, Junker, Kantner, Kenner, Knoll, Kohlmeier, Krug, Kuhn, Levenbrick, Linnenberger, Mermis, Meyer, Pfeiffer, Reichmeier, Riedel, Rohleder, Rome, Sander, Scheck, Schmidtberger, Schoenberger, Schreiner, Sturm/Storm, There, Vonfeld, Weber, Weichel/Weigel, Windholz, Wittman.

1857 SURNAME INDEX of FAMILIES: Abt, Appelhans, Auer, Bach, Bechler, Becker, Befort, Betigheimer, Beyer, Billinger, Bollig, Braun, Breit, Brungardt, Dack, Dening, Denn, Dinkel, Dobler, Dreiling, Eckardt, Eckel, Engel, Exner, Faller, Gaal, Geinner, Gerber, Goetz, Gronfeld, Haaf, Haas, Hall/Gaal, Hammerschmidt, Heil, Hergert, Hermann, Herrhauser, Hertz, Hofmann, Junker, Kantner, Kapp, Kelbler, Kenner, Koenig, Kessler, Kimmel, Klephahn, Kloberdanz, Klocker, Knoll, Kohlmeier, Krinick, Krug, Kuhn, Lauber, Lebenbrik, Lechleider, Leidecker, Leidemann, Lineberger, Lowenbruck, Mermis, Meyer, Monsch, Mueller/Miller, Niedermeier, Nikolai, Nikolaus, Nussbach, Ort, Ortmann, Paul, Pfeifer, Quindt, Rechner, Richmeier, Riedel, Ries, Rohleder, Rohr, Rome, Rumbach, Rupp, Salzmann, Sander, Schamne, schaefer, Scheck, Schoenberger, Schiffelelbein, Schlotter, Schmidtberger, Schmieder, Schreiner, Schuwie, Stecklein, Sturm, There, Vonfeld, Wagner, Walder, Walter, Wasinger, Weber, Weichel/Weigel, Weingart, Weirich, Wilhelm, Windholz, Wittmann, Wolf.