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Zentner (Yagodnaya Polyana)

Joseph Zentner was born in approximately 1795. He served in Napoleon's army and fought against the Russians. He was captured by the Russians, and in 1812, was settled in the Volga German colony of Yagodnaya Polyana.

Joseph Zentner is recorded on the 1834 census of Yagodnaya Polyana in Household No. 100.

Joseph Zentner is recorded on the 1850 census of Yagodnaya Polyana in Household No. 155.

Joseph Zentner is recorded on the 1857 census of Yagodnana Polyana in Household No. 160.

San Isidro, Partido San Isidro, Buenos Aires Province (Buenos Aires Metro Area)

Volga German families from Buenos Aires Province moved into San Isidro, a northern suburb of the capital city of Buenos Aires.

Dayton, Lyon Co., Nevada

Volga German families settled in and around Dayton, Nevada.

Mackinac County, Michigan

Volga German families settled in Mackinac County, Michigan.

Novo-Chemrovka, Altai Krai (Siberia)

Volga German families settled in Novo-Chemrovka following the 1941 Deportation.

Novaya-Chemrovka is located on the bank of the Chemrovka River, 17 kilometers southeast of Zonalnoye.

Büdesheim, Kr. Main-Kinzig, Hessen

Today, Büdesheim is administratively part of the municipality of Schöneck. It is located about 18 kilometers southeast of Friedberg.

Church:

The historical hall-style church in Büdesheim was built in 1424. It is dedicated to St. Andrew and known as Andreaskirche.

In the first quarter of the 18th century, a hexagonal, slate-roofed turret was added to the gable roof of the nave on the west end.

Olsberg, département Moselle, France

Olsberg is located about 11 kilometers north of Bitche. Olsberg is located in the French region of Lorraine, historically part of the German region of Lothringen.

Lamprecht, Kr. Bad Dürkheim, Rheinland-Pfalz

The current village of Lamprecht, about 6 kilometers northwest of Neustadt an der Weinstraße, was originally founded as the Benedictine Convent of Saint Lamprecht near the village of Grevenhausen. In 1838/39, St. Lamprecht and Grevenhausen merged and took the name of Lamprecht.

Rottenburg am Neckar, Kr. Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg

Until 10 July 1964, Rottenburg am Neckar was known simply as Rottenburg.

Sembach, Kr. Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz

Today, Sembach is administratively part of the municipality of Enkenbach-Alsenborn. Historically, Sembach was part of the Electorate of Mainz (German: Kurmainz).

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