Morrill, Scotts Bluff Co., Nebraska
Includes the following communities:
Morrill, Scotts Bluff Co., Nebraska
History:
Following development of the sugar beet industry in the area, Volga Germans settled in and around Morrill.
Surnames:
Volga German Families:
The following Volga German families settled in and around Morrill:
Graf from Schilling
Hahler from Jost
Hauff from Merkel
Heigel / Hiegel from Norka
Hopp from Frank
Kahler from Beideck
Kukas from Kukkus
Lackman from Dietel
Leikam from Laub
Lissmann from Dönhof
Maul from Schilling
Schlotthauer from Kraft
Weitzel from Frank
Welsch from Nieder-Monjou
Zitterkopf from Huck
Sources:
- Sallet, Richard. Russian-German Settlement in the United States (Fargo, ND: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1974): 52.
Resources:
- Forest Lawn Cemetery (findagrave.com)
External Links:
Morrill, Nebraska (Wikipedia)
Pre-Volga Origin
Volga Colonies
Latitude: 49.113584
Longitude: 8.508800