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.Germans From Russia Living in the Dakotas
German
citizens who immigrated to Russia and then immigrated to the
United States
By Coleen (Walker) Mielke
My
paternal grandfather was JAKOB WALKER (originally spelled Walcker). The Walcker's
originated in Steinheim, Marbach, Württemberg, Germany. In 1817, they
left Germany (due to war and famine) and moved to Neu-Freudenthal, Russia,
where they were promised
freedom, farming land and no mandatory military service. In 1885, when
it looked as though they would
be forced into military service, the Walcker's left Russia and immigrated
to McPherson County South Dakota.
My
paternal grandmother was ROSINA OPP. The Opp family originated in Rockenhausen,
Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. The Opp's left Germany in 1784 (due to war and
famine) and temporarily settled in Tscherwenka, Hungary until 1805. From
Hungary, they moved to Glueckstal, Russia.
In 1884, the Opp's immigrated to America, settling in McPherson County, South
Dakota. All of my paternal grandparents (Walker and Opp) are buried
in the Ashley Cemetery, McIntosh County, North Dakota.
My
Paternal grandparents: Jacob Walker and Rosina Opp in 1915
with their children:
(left to right) Welentina
(b.1915), Leah (b.1913), Adolph (b. 1909),
Pauline (b. 1906) and in
back is Samuel Walker (b. 1899)
My
grandfather, JacobWalker (b.1873 Neu Freudenthal) is the son of
Jakob Walcker and Magdalena Hoffman.
Rosina Opp, my grandmother
(b.1880 Glueckstal) is the daughter of Daniel F. Opp and Magdalena
Klein.
Jacob
and Rosina Walker farmed in the Eureka and Long Lake area for many years
before they retired to
Ashley, North Dakota.
My grandparents were very
proud people, perhaps that is why they never learned to speak
English
(they spoke the Schwäbisch
German dialect). Perhaps it was their way of holding on their German
heritage; I wish I could have asked them
about so many things.
German Russian names that I am researching:
My (direct line) family
names are Walcker, Klein, Opp, Eberle, Renschler, Wolf, Brandner,
Bentz and Hoffman.
Other branches I've researched
are: Bauer, ,Beck, Bertsch, Bieber, Dockter,
Fauth, Fischer, Flemmer,
Fuchs, Gaub, Gohl, Hausauer, Hilgemann, Jacober,
Jahraus, Jundt, Kaul,Ladner,
Lautt, Leicht, Mehlhoff, Meidinger, Mettler, Neuharth
Retzer, Scheuffele,
Spitzer, and many others.
I invite you to browse through
the surname links listed below to see if you find any familiar
names.
(If
you are searching for a surname listed ABOVE, but you don't
see it in the list BELOW,
click on the WALCKER or OPP link and you'll
find them INSIDE of those
files)
WALCKER
- WALKER
If you are looking for birth,
marriage or death records for your German Russian ancestors, I urge you to
check out
the Odessa Web site. It has tons of information, including pre-immigration
records from St. Petersburg. My only warning is
that the web site is VERY spelling specific, so try any/every spelling variation
of your surname that you can think of.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE
ODESSA WEB SITE
FAMILY SURNAMES FROM ENGLAND
Furniss/Furness
Family Research (more Furniss links below)
England
Tinworth
Family / Elmdon, Essex, England
Bailey
Family History - Stetchworth England
Wiseman
Family / Ringwood, Hampshire, England to Wisconsin
OTHER FAMILY
SURNAMES
Mielke
Family / Germany to Minnesota
Fraasch Family / Germany to Wisconsin
Klint
Family / Sweden to Minnesota
Gustafson
Family / Sweden to Minnesota
2nd
Lt. Luther Sidney Gustafson
*Alaska
Genealogy (looking for your roots?) *
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PHOTO
LINKS
BRANDNER
FAMILY PHOTO's
WALCKER-WALKER-OPP-RENSCHLER-HOFFMAN-BENTZ-WOLFF
FURNISS
- FURNESS - TIN(S)WORTH - NUNN - OFFLEY - TARRANT
BAKER
FAMILY PHOTO's
Hardin, Montana 1932 Class Photo
Click Here for More German Russian
Research Information:
German-Russian
Village Name Information
The
History of the German-Russian Village of GLUECKSTAL
PLEASE SIGN MY GUEST BOOK BELOW
A Note about myself:
My husband and I were born
in Alaska. I've been researching my family (as well as my husbands
family) tree for 30+ years.
It is a hobby that I find very rewarding and I love helping
people solve genealogy puzzles.
Because all of my grandparents were born outside of the United States (my paternal grandparents were born in Russia and my mother & maternal grandparents were born in England), I did not have the pleasure of being raised near grandparents, aunts, uncles or cousins. Maybe that is the reason I feel so compelled to learn all I can about them; where did they came from? Why they came to America? How do I fit into that picture?
There
are over 10,000 surnames in my family genealogy, however,
I've only included
names through approximately
1975 on this web page for privacy reasons.
These
pages are dedicated to my parents and grandparents pioneering
spirit,
their strength and sense
of adventure.
Thank
You For Visiting
You are Visitor #
I have worked very hard to
extract the information you see on these
web pages. You are
welcome to link back to my pages, however,
please respect my
efforts by giving credit where credit is due.
If you choose to link back
to any of my pages, I would appreciate a courtesy e-mail.
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John & Coleen
Alaska
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You can e-mail me at: coleen_mielke@hotmail.com
