Includes the following communities
Lisbon, Ransom Co., North Dakota
Casey, Ransom Co., North Dakota
Enderlin, Cass Co., North Dakota
Gwinner, Sargent Co., North Dakota
Stirum, Sargent Co., North Dakota
History
Lisbon was settled by immigrants from Neu-Hussenbach who had originally settled in Nebraska.
Volga German Families
The following Volga German families are known to have settled in and around Lisbon:
Bachman from Norka
Dick from Norka
Dietz from Walter
Glantz from Norka
Greenmyer from Beideck
Kemple from Norka
Kern
Libsack
Mai from Kratzke
Martin
Mohr from Norka
Rotenberger from Neu-Hussenbach
Schiffner from Neu-Hussenbach
Schoessler from Walter
Simon
Stroh
Strom
Urbach
Weber
Wiederspahn from Norka
Volga Colonies
Sources
- Sallet, Richard. Russian-German Settlement in the United States (Fargo, ND: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1974): 53.
External Links
Lisbon, North Dakota (Wikipedia)
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Volga Colonies
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