Chewelah, Stevens Co., Washington
Volga German families settled in and around Chewalah, Washington.
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Barnett, Morgan Co., Missouri
Volga German families settled in and around Barnett, Missouri.
Richland, Valley Co., Montana
Volga German families settled in and around Richland, Montana.
Cambridge, Furnas Co., Nebraska
Volga German families settled in and around Cambridge, Nebraska.
Seward, Seward Co., Nebraska
Volga German families settled in and around Seward, Nebraska.
Osakis, Douglas Co., Minnesota
Volga German families settled in and around Osakis, Minnesota.
Munce, Alex
Alex Munce, Jr., son of Alexander Munce & Minnie Duval, was born 11 February 1931 in Tacoma, Washington.
Alex was a professional wrestler in the 1960s and went by the handles Mad Man Munce and Bull Dog Bates.
He died 22 August 2020 and is buried in Lakewood, Washington.
The Munce family (originally Manz) came from the Volga German colony of Kolb.
Waycross, Ware Co., Georgia
Volga German families settled in and around Waycross, Georgia.
Begler
Inna Behler reports on the forum of the Wolgadeutsche.net site that the marriage of Franz Begler (born in about 1750) to Ursula Waldschmidt is recorded in Luzern. This Franz Begler has not been located on other documents.
Ursula Kaiser née Waldschmidt is recorded on the 1798 census of Luzern in Household No. Lz31 along with her children (Leonhardt, age 23; Adam, age 19; Johannes, age 8; Christina, age 7). Later records identify these children with the surname of Begler.
(1) Leonhardt Begler died Luzern in 1815.
David City, Butler Co., Nebraska
Volga German families settled in and around David City, Nebraska.