Includes the following communities
Bender Hill, Russell Co., Kansas
History
The Bender Hill community is located in southern Russell County, Kansas. It is named after the Bender family from Kratzke which settled there in 1876.
Volga German Families
The following Volga German families settled in the Bender Hill community:
Bender from Kratzke
Blehm from Kratzke
Deines from Kratzke
Dietz from Kratzke
Flegler from Dietel
Herdt
Krug from Kratzke
Maier from Kratzke
Niedens
Schwein / Schwien from Kratzke
Stricker from Shcherbakovka
Volga Colonies
Resources
- Bender Hill Cemetery (Internment.net)
- Bender Hill Cemetery (USGW Tombstones)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery (FindAGrave)
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Volga Colonies
Migrated From
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