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Applegate, Sanilac Co., Michigan

Includes the following communities
Applegate, Sanilac Co., Michigan
History

Volga German immigrants from Paulskaya settled in and around Applegate, Michigan. They were joined by families from other Volga German colonies.

Volga German Congregations

Volga Germans families attended St. John Lutheran Church which had been organized in 1860. It was originally located on Greening Rd between Applegate and Port Sanilac. Today, this congregation is located  in Port Sanilac.

Volga Germans first appear in the records of St. John's beginning in 1905.

Sources

- USA Settlement List (Patricia Miller)
- Weeder, Tim. "When Volga Germans Worked Sanilac's Fields." Sanilac County News (9 May 2018). [Online]

External Links

Applegate, Michigan (Wikipedia)

The following Volga German families settled in and around Applegate, Michigan:
Bachman
from
Paulskaya
Belger
from
Kind
Dubs
from
Rosenheim
Emmerich
from
Kind
Enders
from
Enders
Falk
from
Kind
Fink
Herber
from
Kind
Hermann
Jurke
Knoll
Lehmann
from
Kind
Loeber
Loeffler
from
Grimm
Markgraf
from
Paulskaya
Markus
Naumann
from
Meinhard
Oehlert
from
Enders
Reichert
Reige
Reinick
Roth
Rusch
from
Enders
Scherer
from
Paulskaya
Schmidt
Schmoll
from
Grimm
Schneider
Schwabauer
Spar
from
Kind
Wede
from
Paulskaya
Wehrwein
Wirtz
Wolf

Colonies

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Volga Colonies

Migrated From