Ellingerode, Kr. Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Hessen
Today, Ellingerode is administratively part of the municipality of Witzenhausen.
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Göbel (Moor)*
Johann Christian Göbel, son of Johann Adam Göbel & Anna Martha Schlegel, was born in Ellingerode on 10 December 1735 and baptized on 11 December 1735.
Johann Christian Göbel married on 23 February 1766 in Landefeld to Catharina Kehr née Döring, widow of Andreas Kehr [see Kehr Family].
Landefeld, Kr. Schwalm-Eder, Hessen
Today, Landefeld is administratively part of the municipality of Spangenberg.
Buena Vista, Chaffee Co., Colorado
Volga German families have settled in and around Buena Vista, Colorado.
Tucson Metropolitan Area, Arizona
Volga German families have moved into the Tucson, Arizona, area.
McPherson, McPherson Co., Kansas
Volga German families have settled in and around McPherson, Kansas.
Marissa, St. Clair Co., Illinois
Volga German families settled in and around Marissa, Illinois.
Cass County, Nebraska
Volga German families settled in Cass County, Nebraska.
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha Co., South Dakota
Volga German families settled in and around Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Ehrlich, Milton N.
Milton N. Ehrlich, son of Asea Thomas Ehrlich & Anna Elisabeth Schultz, was born 22 July 1908 in Marion Co., Kansas. He served as a Brigadier General in the U.S. Army. He served in World War II and was awarded the Silver Star and the Bronze Star.
Brig. Gen. Ehrlich died 7 April 2007 in Aurora, Colorado, and is buried in Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver, Colorado.
His Volga German ancestors came from the colony of Shcherbakovka.