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Last Mountain Valley District, Saskatchewan

Includes the following communities
Cymric, Saskatchewan
Last Mountain Valley, Saskatchewan
Duval, Saskatchewan
History

Volga German families settled in the Last Mountain Valley district which includes the towns of Cymric and Duval. Many came from the colonies of Holstein and Hussenbach.

The town of Cymric no longer exists.

Volga German Congregations

The congregation of St. Paul's Lutheran Church (southwest of Cymric; northwest of Duval) was the primary congregation of the community.

Volga German Families

 The following Volga German families are known to have settled in the Last Mountain Valley district:

Adam
Beitz
Bender
Bitter
Borger from Holstein
Buchhammer from Kraft
Daubert
Decker
Erhardt from Holstein
Frank
Fries
Fritzler from Grimm
Fritzler from Holstein
Green
Gritzfeld from Holstein
Heller
Herber
Hilderman from Holstein
Jauck from Holstein
Karst from Holstein
Kelln from Holstein & Unterdorf
Kerbs from Holstein
Knaus
Krentz from Holstein
Kuxhaus from Holstein
Leis from Hussenbach
Magel
Markus from Lauwe
Martin
Miller
Oblander
Romich from Grimm
Schadt
Schira from Erlenbach
Schmidt
Schultz
Weimer from Kraft
Yauck / Youck from Holstein

Sources

The Encyclopedia of Sasketchewan (online)

Resources

St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery (FindAGrave)
St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery (Sask. Cemeteries Project)
- Saskatchewan Cemetery Project: Duval Cemetery (online)
- Saskatchewan Cemetery Project: St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery (online)

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