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Bison, Rush Co., Kansas

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Bison, Rush Co., Kansas
History

Volga German families settled in and around Bison, Kansas.

Volga German Families

The following Volga German families settled in and around Bison:

Appel from Schöntal
Basgall from Rothammel
Befort from Katharinenstadt
Beltz from Kutter
Betz from Neu-Messer
Bisterfeldt from Nieder-Monjou
Bott from Norka
Brack from Schönfeld
Breit from Pfeifer
Brungardt from Herzog
Decker
Dinkel from Herzog
Dome from Pfeifer
Eitel from Beideck
Erb
Foos from Friedenfeld
Fritzler from Grimm
Funk from Hussenbach
Gillig from Friedenfeld
Gisick
Hanhardt from Kutter
Hinkel from Kutter
Holzmeister from Pfeifer
Jacobs from Pfeifer
Kaiser
Kisner from Pfeifer
Kleweno from Yagodnaya Polyana
Kuhn from Herzog
Lebsack
Litzenberger from Yagodnaya Polyana
Lohrey
Lorenz
Lotz
Luft from Beideck
Margheim from Merkel
Mohr from Beideck
Moore from Moor
Niedenthal
Rein
Reisig
Schaefer
Schaffer from Liebental
Scheideman from Norka
Scheuermann from Yagodnaya Polyana
Schwartzkopf from Neu-Dönhof
Schwindt from Norka
Sell from Norka
Simon from Neu-Bauer
Stang
Strecker from Grimm
Stremel from Kamenka
Urban from Kamenka
Weber from Liebental
Wilhelm from Pobochnaya

Notable Individuals
Resources

- Baptist Cemetery (gravefinder.com)
- Homesteading in Rush County (Fort Hays State University)

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Volga Colonies

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