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Friend, Saline Co., Nebraska

Includes the following communities
Friend, Saline Co., Nebraska
History

The settlement at Friend was started by Volga German emigrants from Red Oak, Iowa, in the 1870s.

Congregations
German Congregational Church - Friend
Notable Individuals
Scheibel, Franz Wilhelm
Sources

- Sallet, Richard. Russian-German Settlement in the United States (Fargo, ND: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1974): 43.

Resources

- Andrew Cemetery (findagrave.com)

External Links

Friend, Nebraska (Wikipedia)

The following Volga German families settled in and around Friend:
Amen
from
Frank
Bender
from
Kratzke
Bruntz
from
Merkel
Deines
from
Norka
Dietz
from
Kratzke
Eckhard
from
Frank
Eckhardt
from
Frank
Eurich
from
Balzer
Ganshorn
from
Anton
Glanz
from
Norka
Haberman
from
Balzer
Heckman
Hein
from
Frank
Huber
Kahler
Kisling
from
Warenburg
Loos
from
Norka
Pabst
Sack
Wambold
from
Dietel
Weber
Yokel
from
Balzer
Yost
from
Norka

Colonies

40.65, -97.283333

Volga Colonies

Migrated From