Includes the following communities
Wauseon, Fulton Co., Ohio
History
Wauseon was first settled along the newly laid Michigan Southern Air Railway in 1853. It was named after the native chief, Wauseon, who once lived in the county. Because of the railroad, the village soon grew larger than the county seat Ottokee, and took over as county seat in 1869.
In 1886, a group of Volga German immigrants from Dönhof settled in Wauseon in northwestern Ohio.
Volga German Congregations
Emmaus Lutheran Church
Trinity Lutheran Church
Congregations
Sources
- Sallet, Richard. Russian-German Settlement in the United States (Fargo, ND: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1974): 57.
- USA Settlement List (Patricia Miller)
Resources
- Bayes Cemetery (FindAGrave)
- Wauseon Union Cemetery (FindAGrave)
- Zion Cemetery (FindAGrave)
External Links
Wauseon, Ohio (Wikipedia)
The following Volga German families settled in and around Wauseon:
41.549218, -84.141615
Migrated From
49.230319, 8.963611
49.21446, 9.413437
49.842708, 8.826458
49.103563, 8.476085
50.3575, 8.984167
49.874969, 8.826425
49.842708, 8.826458
49.167719, 8.892526