Bender Hill, Russell Co., Kansas
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.
Surnames:
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)
Pre-Volga Origin
Volga Colonies
Latitude: 54.441840
Longitude: 9.435464