Marktheidenfeld, Kr. Main-Spessart, Bayern (Post-1941)
Volga German families settled in Marktheidenfeld following the dissolution of the Volga German colonies in 1941.
Ihly, Nikodemus
Nikodemus Ihly, son of Philipp Ihly, was born 8 February 1882 in Karlsruhe (Odessa District).
He studied theology at the Roman Catholic Seminary in Saratov. He was ordained 8 September 1910.
Father Ihly served the following Volga German parishes: Mariental (1910) and Hölzel (1911-1914).
Hamm (Stadt), Nordrhein-Westfalen (Post-1941)
Volga German families settled in the city of Hamm in the German state of Nordrhein-Westfalen following the 1990 collapse of the Soviet Union.
Volsk, Saratov Oblast
Volga German families relocated to the Russian town of Volsk along the Volga River northeast of Saratov.
Neuses, Kr, Main-Kinzig, Hessen
Today, Neuses (along with Altenmittlau, Bernbach, Horbach, and Somborn) is administratively part of the municipality of Freigericht.
The Catholic parish of St. Anna is located in Somborn.
Ochs, Lawrence "Larry"
Lawrence David "Larry" Ochs, son of David Ochs & Matilda Emma Strecker, was born 9 March 1924 in Russell, Kansas. He was an American politician, serving as the 36th mayor of Colorado Springs, Colorado, from 1975-1979.
He died on 23 April 2003 in Colorado Springs.
Larry's Volga German ancestors came from the daughter colony of Schönfeld.
Ruppel (Unknown)*
Johann Caspar Rüppel [sic] from Wallernhausen married on 26 June 1766 in Büdingen to Anna Elisabeth Appel, daughter of the deceased Heinrich Appel from Unter-Lais [see Appel Family in Yagodnaya Polyana]. Anna Elisabeth had been baptized in August 1730 in Unter-Lais.
Johann Kaspar Ruppel, a farmer from Darmstadt, and his wife Elisabeth arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 15 September 1766 aboard the galliot Johannes under the command of Skipper Stahl.
Hornbach, Kr. Main-Kinzig, Hessen
Historically, Hornbach was located in the district of Gelnhausen. Today, it is administratively part of the municipality of Freigericht in the district of Main-Kinzig.
Vernon Parish, Louisiana
Volga German families settled in Vernon Parish, Louisiana.
Volodarskaya, Volodarskaya, Aiyrtau District, North Kazakhstan Oblast, Kazakhstan
Volga German families settled in the village of Volodarskaya following the 1941 Deportation.
On 2 May 1997, the name of the village was changed to Saumalkol.