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Antonino, Ellis Co., Kansas

Antonino is an unincorporated community in Ellis County, Kansas. It was established in 1904 by parishoners from St. Francis Catholic Church in Munjor who wanted to establish a parish nearer to their homes. Most of these re-settlers originially came from the colony of Ober-Monjou. They wanted to name the town St. Anthony, but because there was already a town called Anthony in Harper County, they settled on the name of Antonino, the name of the town in Brazil in which several of the families had lived before they came to Kansas.

Red Oak, Montgomery Co., Iowa

The history of exactly which colonists were the first to arrive in Red Oak is unknown, but it is related to the group led by Heinrich Schwabauer that left Saratov on 11 June 1875. The group consisted of 12 families and a number of single men. They arrived in New York City in August of that year. Members of this group ended up settling in Red Oak, although some went on to Nebraska and returned later.

The Volga German families in Red Oak came from the colonies of Messer, Balzer, and Kutter.