Schönfeld, Aloysius
Aloysius (Alois) Schönfeld, son of Mathias Schönfeld, was born 13 April 1872 in the colony of Pfeifer.
He studied theology at the Roman Catholic Theological Seminary in Saratov and was ordained on 10 December 1895.
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Rozhdestvenskaya, Stavropol Krai (North Caucasus)
Rozhdestvenskaya, known in German as Fürstendorf, was founded in the North Caucasus on the banks of the Kuban River in 1864 by Volga German colonists from Semenovka. However, colonists from Köhler may have been living there already as early as 1858.
Today, Rozhdestvenskaya is part of the metropolitan area of Nevinnomyssk.
Pokornoye, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan
Volga German families settled in the village of Pokornoye following the 1941 deportation.
Today, Pokornoye is known as Baymyrza.
Yelovoye, Emelyanovsk District, Krasnoyarsk Krai (Siberia)
Volga German families from Neu-Bauer were deported to Yelovoye in the Krasnoyarsk Krai of Siberia in 1941.
Volchy Rakit, Burlinsky District, Altai Krai (Siberia)
The rural village of Volchy Rakit was founded in 1939. Volga German families from Neu-Bauer were deported there in 1941.
Orland, Glenn Co., California
Volga German families settled in and around Orland, California.
Butler County, Iowa
Volga German families settled in Butler County, Iowa.
Kazan, Tartarstan
Through the years, Volga German families moved to the city of Kazan in the Republic of Tartarstan to pursue economic interests and obtain higher education.
Kindal, Kargasosk District, Tomsk Oblast (Siberia)
Following the 1941 Deportation, Volga German families from Kukkus were relocated to the Siberian village of Kindal in 1942.
Smirnovka, Bolotninsk District, Novosibirsk Oblast (Siberia)
Volga German families from Kukkus were deported to the Siberian village of Smirnovka in 1941.