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Racine, Racine Co., Wisconsin

Includes the following communities
Franksville, Racine Co., Wisconsin
Mount Pleasant, Racine Co., Wisconsin
Racine, Racine Co., Wisconsin
Union Grove, Racine Co., Wisconsin
Waterford, Racine Co., Wisconsin
History

Volga German immigrants began arriving in Racine from Grimm and Reinwald in 1904. They were joined by immigrants from Warenburg and Straub.

Congregations
German Congregational Church - Racine
Sources

- Sallet, Richard. Russian-German Settlement in the United States (Fargo, ND: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1974): 55.
- USA Settlement List (Patricia Miller)

External Links

Racine, Wisconsin (Wikipedia)

The following Volga German families settled in and around Racine, Wisconsin:
Borgardt
from
Schwed
Borger
from
Holstein
Dahmer
from
Beideck
Dalhaimer
from
Mariental
Dreiling
from
Herzog
Ebe
from
Urbach
Elenberger
from
Brunnental
Feagler
from
Norka
Hermann
from
Schäfer
Hilgenberg
from
Philippsfeld
Jacoby
from
Neu-Laub
Jorsch
from
Schäfer
Kechter
from
Langenfeld
Klauser
from
Dobrinka
Krikau
from
Warenburg
Krum
from
Kukkus
Kunstmann
from
Reinhard
Laupan
from
Shcherbakovka
Mauter
from
Messer
Meininger
Menzer
from
Grimm
Ostwald
from
Franzosen
Peppler
from
Hussenbach
Pinekenstein
from
Bangert
Pinnecker
from
Moor
Rohleder
from
Rohleder
Ruppel
from
Reinwald
Schuckman
from
Schönchen
Spannagle
from
Urbach
Stieben
from
Franzosen
Treise
from
Wiesenmüller
Worster
from
Schilling

Colonies

42.726131, -87.782852

Volga Colonies

Migrated From