Austin Metropolitan Area, Texas
Volga German families have settled in and around Austin, Texas.
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Houston Metropolitan Area, Texas
Volga German families settled in and around Houston, Texas.
San Diego Metropolitan Area, California
Volga German families have settled in the San Diego Metropolitan Area.
Burlington, Kit Carson Co., Colorado
Volga German families settled in and around Burlington, Colorado.
Kimbel (Grimm)
Friedrich Kimbel (born about 1762) and his family are recorded on the 1834 census of Grimm in Household No. 91. His son Johann Christoph Kimbel and his family are recorded there in Household No. 230.
Johann Georg & Konrad Kimbel, sons of Friedrich Kimbel, and their families are recorded on the 1857 census of Grimm in Household No. 99 along with a note that Johann Georg and his family relocated to the daughter colony of Erlenbach in 1852.
The death of Johann Georg Kimbel in 1856 is recorded on the 1857 census of Erlenbach in Household No. 49.
Scherr, Jacob
Father Jacob Scherr studied theology at the Roman Catholic Seminary in Saratov. He was ordained 1 May 1888 and served as vicar in the parish of Mariental for one year.
Father Scherr also founded a Community of Third Order Sisters of Saint Francis in Karlsruhe (Black Sea Region) to work in the orphanage there. This orphanage existed until 1923-24 when it was closed by Bolshevik authorities. Father Scherr's sister, Sister Helene Scherr, was also involved in Catholic ministries during this time.
Edwards, Vivian
Silent film star Vivian Edwards was born as Katharina Hardt in Laub, Russia. She is recorded as Katherine Foy, his sister, in the obituary of Michael Hart who died in Fresno, California, in 1938. Her birth date is recorded as 10 September 1896 by most Hollywood sources, but is not independently verified. The passenger list and 1910 census calculate her birth year as 1894.
Lehman, Richard Henry
Richard Henry "Rick" Lehman was born 20 July 1948 in Fresno, California.
After attending Fresno City College and graduating from the University of California at Santa Cruz, he joined the staff of California State Senator George Zenovich. He was elected as a Democrat to serve in the California State Legislature from 1976 to 1982. He was elected to the US House of Representatives and served from 1983 to 1995, first representing the 18th District and following redistricting the 19th District.
Kamloops, British Columbia
Volga German families have settled in Kamloops, British Columbia, over the years.