Kandyagash, Mugalzhar District, Aktobe Region, Kazakhstan
Kandyagash was founded in 1905. In 1967, it was renamed to Oktyabrsk to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the October Revolution.
On 17 June 1997, the name was changed back to Kandyagash.
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Bezyazykovo, Balakhtinsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai (Siberia)
Volga German families were settled in Bezyazykovo following the 1941 Deportation.
Las Moscas, Departamento Urugúay, Entre Ríos Province
Las Moscas (originally called Colonia Leven) was founded for Russian Jews by the Jewish Colonization Association (J.C.A.) under the leadership of Baron Mauricio de Hirsch.
The Jewish colonists were later joined by both Protestant and Catholic Volga German families.
Jansen (Unknown-1)*
Widow Magdalena Jansen arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 22 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Eva Maria under the command of Skipper Franz Christopher Schröder.
It is not known whether or not the Widow Magdalena Jansen made it to the Volga German colonies.
Herle*
Widow Margaretha Herle and her children (Peter, age 12; Barbara, age 10¼; Eva, age 2½) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 22 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Eva Maria under the command of Skipper Franz Christopher Schröder.
The Herle family does not appear on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with other families with which they arrived in Oranienbaum. It is probable that they never made it to the Volga German colonies.
Witscher*
Leonhard Witscher and his wife Katharina arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 22 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Eva Maria under the command of Skipper Franz Christopher Schröder.
Leonhard Witseher [sic] and his wife Katharina are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that Leonhard died en route.
It is not known in which colony the widow Katharina Witscher settled.
There are no known surviving male lines of this family among the Volga German colonies.
Kneier*
Friedrich Kneier, his wife Anna, and children (Maria, age 17; Jakob, age 11; Maria [again], age 7; Johannes, age 6; Adam, age 3) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 22 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Eva Maria under the command of Skipper Franz Christopher Schröder.
Friedrich Kneyer, his wife Anna, and children (Maria, age 17½; Jacob, age 11; Maria Catharina, age 7; Johannes, age 6¼; Adam, age 3) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that they all died en route.
Mann (Did Not Arrive)*
Widow Anna Mann and her children (Anna, age 13; Anna [again], age 9; Johann, age 6¼) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 22 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Eva Maria under the command of Skipper Franz Christopher Schröder.
Widow Anna Mann and her children (Anna Margaretha, age 13; Anna Barbara, age 9; Johann, age 6¼) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that they all died en route.
There are no known surviving male lines of this Mann family among the Volga German colonies.
Herbst (Did Not Arrive)*
Franz Herbst, a single man, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 22 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Eva Maria under the command of Skipper Franz Christopher Schröder.
Franz Herbst is recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that he died en route.
There are no known surviving male lines of this Herbst family among the Volga German colonies.
Schmidt (Unknown-12)*
Anna Maria Schmidt, a single woman, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 22 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Eva Maria under the command of Skipper Franz Christopher Schröder.
Maria Schmidt is recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.
It is not known in which colony she settled.
There are no known surviving male lines of this Schmidt family among the Volga German colonies.