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Ransom, Ness Co., Kansas

Includes the following communities
Brownell, Ness Co., Kansas
Danby Valley, Ness Co., Kansas
Ransom, Ness Co., Kansas
History

Volga German families settled in and around Ransom.

Congregations
St. Aloysius Gonzaga Catholic Church - Ransom
Resources

- Ransom Cemetery (findagrave.com)
- St. Aloysius Cemetery (findagrave.com)

External Links

- Ransom, Kansas (Chamber of Commerce)
- Ransom, Kansas (Wikipedia)

The following Volga German families settled in and around Ransom:
Bahm
from
Kutter
Basgall
Breit
Dechant
from
Wittmann
Dinkel
from
Herzog
Eichmann
from
Schwab
Engel
Filbert
from
Schilling
Foos
from
Friedenfeld
Herman
from
Liebental
Herrman
from
Liebental
Hertel
from
Ober-Monjou
Horning
from
Luzern
Kraft
from
Shcherbakovka
Kreutzer
from
Liebental
Mai
Paul
from
Mariental
Pfannenstiel
Randa
from
Liebental
Rohr
from
Mariental
Rupp
from
Ober-Monjou
Schell
Schoenberger
from
Liebental
Schoeppel (Kreutzer)
from
Liebental
Schreiner
from
Herzog
Schuckman
from
Schönchen
Schupman
from
Schönchen
Schwartzkopf
from
Dönhof
Sewald
Stecklein
from
Zug
Steinert
from
Eckheim
Stricker
Unrein
from
Ober-Monjou
Werth
from
Schönchen
Wiedeman
from
Neu-Bauer
Younger
from
Herzog
Zimmerman
from
Schönchen

Colonies

38.633333, -99.916667

Volga Colonies

Migrated From

Roding, Kr. Cham, Bayern
49.2, 12.516667
Roding, Kr. Cham, Bayern
49.2, 12.516667
Sassendorf, Kr. Bamberg, Bayern
49.989167, 10.949722