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Flint, Genesee Co., Michigan

Includes the following communities
Clio, Genesee Co., Michigan
Davison, Genesee Co., Michigan
Flint, Genesee Co., Michigan
Grand Blanc, Genesee Co., Michigan
Mount Morris, Genesee Co., Michigan
History

Early Volga German immigrants who settled in Flint came from the following colonies:

Balzer
Erlenbach
Fischer
Grimm
Huck
Messer
Oberdorf
Rosenberg
Schilling
Stahl am Tarlyk

In the northern part of Flint, in a neighborhood known as Pasadena, there were approximately 150 Volga German families living at one time, most employed in the automobile industry.

Sources

- Festschrift zum Zehnjährigen Gemeindejubiläum der Ersten Reformierten Gemeinde, Flint, Michigan am 21 Juli 1929 (booklet for the Celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the founding of First Reformed Church in Flint, Michigan on 21 July 1929).
- Sallet, Richard. Russian-German Settlement in the United States (Fargo, ND: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1974): 54.
- Yurk, Ted (researcher).
- USA Settlement List (Patricia Miller)

Resources

- Flint Memorial Park (Findagrave)
- Gracelawn Cemetery (Findagrave)
- Sunset Hills Cemetery (Findagrave)

The following Volga German families settled in Flint and the surrounding area:
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Diehl
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Ertel
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Gebhardt
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Hein
Hoff
Hoffmann
Huber
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Ichs
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Kehler
Keil
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Koch
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Konradi
Krämer
Kraus
Krieger
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Lang
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Lehr
Lochmann
Lorenz
Lose
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Zug
Martin
Maul
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Meier
Michel
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Miller
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Mohr
Rau
Remick
Roh
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Schark
Schlotthauer
Schmalz
Schmidt
Schneider
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Schütz
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Strakel
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Stroh
Stuckert
Völker
Wacker
Wagner
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