Includes the following communities
Unionville, Tuscola Co., Michigan
History
Volga German families settled in and around Unionville.
Volga German Families
The following Volga German families settled in Unionville and the surrounding area:
Balzer from Wiesenmüller
Brinkman
Eckhardt
Geis
Gies from Walter
Gorte from Reinwald
Holzwarth from Reinwald
Jacoby from Dönhof
Jekel from Wiesenmüller
Jurk (York) from Reinwald
Köhler
Marker
Mertz from Reinwald
Mill from Dietel
Ostwald from Kautz
Schwartzkopf from Dönhof
Seibel
Spangler from Wiesenmüller
Spannagel from Urbach
Stromberger from Dönhof
Walter
Weisheim
Sources
- Sallet, Richard. Russian-German Settlement in the United States (Fargo, ND: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1974): 54.
External Links
Unionville, Michigan (Wikipedia)
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Volga Colonies
Migrated From
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