Already it is clear that since the name Beschka comes from Turkish, that the village already existed during Turkish times.  On maps from the 15th and 17th century, which I inspected in the National Library in Vienna, the name Beschka is not listed.  The present day Serbian pastor of Beschka shared with me that the village was established in the year 1702.

Immigrant List

On the strength of the data by Friedrich Scherer (in the year 1878) I could put together the following immigrant list:

From 1860 to 1863 the following ethnic Germans immigrated to Beschka:

Name                     Reg. No.            

• Busch, Andreas       282

• Leopold, Jakob        1206?

• Urschel, Heinrich      2091

• Leopold, Nikolaus     ?

• Urschel, Philipp        2090

• Klein, Peter             980.1

• Urschel, Jakob          ? 

• Wohl, Philipp            2273

• Beck, Jakob             ?

• Butscher, Jakob        290

• Beck, Fritz               ?

• Klerner, Christian       ?

• Beck, Jakob              ?

• Wagner, 5-6 sons      2118

• Weiß, Johann            2193

• Heidt, Wilhelm           745

• Gabert, Daniel           589

• Kniesel, Peter           1009

• Gabert, Johann          590/588?

• Kniesel, Franz            1008?

• Strecker                   1958?

• Kniesel, Philipp           1007?

• Ziegler, Peter             ?

• Kniesel, Philipp           1004

In the later 60's the following came:

• Nehlich, Adam      ?

• Dörr, Jakob          ?

• Betsch, Philipp     147

• Walter, Daniel      2134?

• Albrecht, Philipp   7?

• Weber, Nikolaus    ?

• Kappes, Heinrich   ?

• Spieß family         ?

In the 70's the following came:

• Wick, Michael          2256

• Filippi, Jakob           535?  

• Kniesel, Nikolaus,     1011?

• Bubenheimer family   257?

In 1882 the following came:

• Henn, Adam                                  783/784?

• Blasius, Heinrich                             196

• Henn, Philipp                                 785

• Nonnenmacher, Peter                      1412

• Henn, Adam                                  784

• Mahler, Georg                                1250

• Kappes, Heinrich                             ? 

• Ewinger, Georg (Cousin of the above)  449

The data from Friedrich Scherer must not be absolutely complete, but at least it gives an almost complete overview.

Up to the fleeing from Beschka in 1944 there were still additions (Zuzüge) of course.  But these were not counted as "settlers."