San José, Departamento San Javier, Córdoba Province
San José was founded in Córdoba Province. Volga German immigrants, relocating from elsewhere in Argentina, settled there.
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Basavilbaso, Departamento Uruguay, Entre Ríos Province
Originally founded by Jewish immigrants (it was the first Jewish colony in Argentina), the town grew up around the the Gobernador Basavilbaso Station of the Ferrocarril Central Entrerriano railway company. The first train arrived on 30 June 1887, and this is now regarded as the foundation date of Basavilbaso. The Jewish immigrants called the colony Lucienville and it extended south to include the nearby community of Gilbert in Departamento Gualeguaychú.
Many Volga German families later settled in Basavilbaso.
Bovril, Departamento La Paz, Entre Ríos Province
The history of Bovril dates back to 26 March 1913 when railroad reached this location about 125 kilometers northeast of the city of Paraná. The Provincial Government had acquired the land from Bovril Limited, a British company. A train station was constructed and a town grew up around it.
Many Volga German families settled in and around Bovril.
Brasilera, Departamento Diamante, Entre Ríos Province
Brasilera was founded in Entre Ríos Province in 28 October 1879 by Volga Germans who had first settled in Brazil in 1878 and then resettled to Argentina the following year. They had been granted the right to settle on Farm No. 224.
The following are listed as founders of Brasilera:
Spatzenkutter, Departamento Diamante, Entre Ríos Province
The Volga German colony of Spatzenkutter was established on 21 July 1878.
The following people were founders:
Moor (Wiesenseite)
Daughter Colonies
Zacharewitsch, Ignatius
Father Zacharewitsch was a member of the Order of the Society of Jesus (Jesuit Order). He served the parish of Rohleder from March 1803 to 26 September 1807. He served the parish of Semenovka from 27 September 1807 to September 1820.
Zimmermann, Johannes
Father Johannes Zimmerman, son of Andreas Zimmermann, was born in 1885 in the Volga German colony of Seelmann. After completing his studies at the seminary in Saratov to 1908 he was ordained a priest and began serving the parishes in Astrakhan and then Tsaritsyn (Volgograd).
He served the parish in Liebental from 1910-1913; the parishes in Dehler and Brabander from 1913-1918; the parishes of Rothammel and Seelmann from 1918-1923; and finally, the parishes of Dehler and Brabander again from 1923-1925. In January 1929 he was again serving parishners in Brabander.
Zimmer, Karl
The Rev. Karl Zimmer, son of joiner Johannes Zimmer, was born 7 January 1863 in Mirau (Kurland). He married Julia Amalie Nilsson on 15 September 1892 in the Crimea. She was born 31 July 1870 in Pernau and died 4 September 1921 in Baku (Caucasus). Pastor Zimmer died on 19 October 1939 in Rohr b. Stuttgart (Germany).
He studied theology at the Basel Mission and was ordained on 10 July 1890 [some sources: 13 July 1890] in Ludwigsburg. He served the following congregations in Russia:
Zocher, George L.
Pastor Zocher was a native of Dresden, Germany, born there in 1872. He came to the United States in 1890 to study for the ministry. He attended the University of the Pacific at San Jose, California, and became an American citizen on 9 September 1895. A few days later he married Barbara Lou Lindemeyer. After serving Ebenezer German Congregational Church in Portland, Oregon, Pastor Zocher went on to the Zion Congregational Church in Ritzville, Washington (1928-1933), the First German church in Dryden, Washington (1934-1936) and St. Mark’s Church in Olympia, Washington (1931-1940).