Wenatchee, Chelan Co., Washington
Volga German families settled in and around Wenatchee, Washington.
Jewell County, Kansas
Volga German families settled in Jewell County, Kansas.
Puyallup, Pierce Co., Washington
Volga German families settled in and around Puyallup, Washington.
San Antonio Metropolitan Area, Texas
Volga German families have settled in and around San Antonio, Texas.
Austin Metropolitan Area, Texas
Volga German families have settled in and around Austin, Texas.
Houston Metropolitan Area, Texas
Volga German families settled in and around Houston, Texas.
San Diego Metropolitan Area, California
Volga German families have settled in the San Diego Metropolitan Area.
Burlington, Kit Carson Co., Colorado
Volga German families settled in and around Burlington, Colorado.
Kimbel (Grimm)
Friedrich Kimbel (born about 1762) and his family are recorded on the 1834 census of Grimm in Household No. 91. His son Johann Christoph Kimbel and his family are recorded there in Household No. 230.
Johann Georg & Konrad Kimbel, sons of Friedrich Kimbel, and their families are recorded on the 1857 census of Grimm in Household No. 99 along with a note that Johann Georg and his family relocated to the daughter colony of Erlenbach in 1852.
The death of Johann Georg Kimbel in 1856 is recorded on the 1857 census of Erlenbach in Household No. 49.
Scherr, Jacob
Father Jacob Scherr studied theology at the Roman Catholic Seminary in Saratov. He was ordained 1 May 1888 and served as vicar in the parish of Mariental for one year.
Father Scherr also founded a Community of Third Order Sisters of Saint Francis in Karlsruhe (Black Sea Region) to work in the orphanage there. This orphanage existed until 1923-24 when it was closed by Bolshevik authorities. Father Scherr's sister, Sister Helene Scherr, was also involved in Catholic ministries during this time.