I was told he died in the 1960's. March 17, 1916, Hyacinth, Ellis County, Kansas; d. July 30, 1996, Augusta, Main. JOHANNES3 SATTLER, b. Abt. 1805; 1808 Remmler m. abt 1853 d. abt. Notes for Heinrich Kuhn: Note: Could Heinrich be the son of Deboldus Kuhn? Generation No. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 9 to 9:45 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. The Wasingers Johannes Wasinger married Catherine Rome. She was born January 14, 1953. He married (2) ANNA MARIA KUHN May 26, 1903. For all practical purposes the only television he watched were programs on religionHis interests even in retirement were apostolic." Catherine Pfannenstiel m. Peter Younger 10. Lidwina MARRIED Schmidt, BORN AUGUST 15, 1901 in Hays, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas. Martin Stoecklein m. Anna Depperschmidt A) Virginia Stoecklein m. Sr. Clarita, A.D. PPS. Children of Mary SaNDER AND dAVID sTEINER ARE: Adam Steiner, born January 24, 1984 Angela Steiner, born 1989 Ann Frances Sander was born December 26, 1956 in Hays, Ellis County, Kansas. She was born December 1857 in Russia, and died January 21, 1893. JOHN WAYNE ROBINSON, born JULY 09, 1956, LaCrosse, Rush County, Kansas; MARRIED SHERILL ARMSTRONG, MARCH 1985, Orange PArk, Clay County, Florida. Chapter 11, MAPS PF FORMER AND PRESENT PLACES OF RESIDENCE OF KRANNAWITTER FAMILIES IN GERMANY, RUSSIA, THE U.S., CANADA, AND ARGENTINA, includes 13 maps displaying the former and current homes of Krannewitter/Kranewitter/KRANNAWITTER/KRONEWITTER/KRONEWITT families in Europe, Asia, North America, and South America. MARGARETH LAVERN GARECHT, b. February 28, 1920, Richardton, Stark, ND; d. January 20, 1963. xv. March 04, 1983. Children of Anna Ruder and Peter Leiker are: Maria Rosa Leiker, born JUNE 19, 1880 in Munjor, Ellis County, Kansa; died OCTOBER 06, 1961 in Hays, Ellis County, Kansas. She married Dennis J. Hammerschmidt May 03, 1969, son of Servilian Hammerschmidt and Theresa Brungardt. Daniel J. DeBaldo Oct. 27, 1961 98. VOYAGE TO AMERICA A few years after their marriage, together with other emigrants of Schoenchen, Munjor, and Liebenthal, Frederich and Lucyy Werth, and their childre, left the upper Volga region in June, 1876, to tavel to Saratov. Shortly thereafter, he set sails to America. FAMILY OF MICHALE BOSIO FATHER: Michael Bosio Nov. 19, 1944 MOTHER: Marie Gottschalk Dec.2, 1945 MARRIED: Jun 21, 1969 CHILDREN: 109. May 21, 1858Children: They had six children plus one that was adopted; Wilhelm Toepher.Marriage: 15 Apr 1901Agnes Wittman, b. Jacob J. Befort, b. September 09, 1903, Hays, Ellis County, Kansas; d. July 09, 1937, Hays, Ellis County, Kansas. 85. iii. v. FRANCIS MECKLER. ii. DARLENE MECKLER. She married Bruce Bogdan September 23, 1967. Hays, KS.She married Anton Frederick RUpp/Meis June 17, 1913, son of Michael Rupp and Anna Waldschmidt.He was born February 10, 1890 in Munjor, KS, and died July 04, 1974 in St. Anthony Hosp. She was born July 19, 1952. Martina Dreher, b. April 23, 1922, Hays, Ellis County, Kansas. More about Nicholas Pfannenstiel: Burial: Munjor, Kansas Fedilis Pfannenstiel, b, January 28, 1900. William David Mouser, born August 17, 1976 in Garden City, Finney County, Kansas; died September 04, 1976 in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas. 1904 to Act. She MARRIED JOHANNES STUPPERT. 8. She married (1) Dwayne Billinger. He married (3) Brenda Stoppel Child of Donald Dreher and Shirley Hersley is:donald Alexander Dreher II.Children of Donald Dreher and Brenda Stoppel are: Julie ann DreherDustin DreherHarold Dean Dreher was born December 05, 1951. 1989 Anderson, Fred b.1880 d.1951 Anderson, Louisb. ii. Vernon Francis Binder. More about Anna Catherine Stark: Departed: 1876, Wittman, Russia. When I first read about my great grandparents, Konrad Befort and Anna Margaretha Kranawitter, I knew I wanted to write about her pioneer childhood. Children of JOHANNES DECHANT and DOROTEA HEIL are: JOSEPH DECHANT, born 1810, OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA. Paul Befort, b. February 04, 1898, Munjor, Ellis County, Kansas; m. Stella Duncan, June 09, 1928; b. August 1904. Katherina (Mary Catherine) Gottschalk Feb 22, 1870 to May 19, 1871 4. Children of Donald Dreher and Brenda Stoppel are: Julie Ann Dreher Dustin Dreher Harold Dean Dreher was born December 05, 1951. Gerald James Stockmen, b. August 15, 1947, Ness City, Ness County, Kansas; d. August 15, 1947, Ness City, Ness County, Kansas. It became clearer to me, that if there was to be a Family Tree Record, I had better take the task in hand now. Joseph Bieker (Anna M. Leiker) 6. Includes information on the number of people traveling within groups to new villages, as well as surname and religious affiliation. She was born February 05, 1960. JAMES ALBERT KOHLMAN, b. August 17, 1942, Shelby, MT. March 29, 1939, Antonio, Ellis County, Kansas; d. January 16, 1988, Lancaster, California. She married (2) Harvey James Schmidtberger June 08, 1974, son of Alvin Schmidtberger and Martina Dreher. PAULINA BEFORT was born April 23, 1892, in Munjor, Ellis County, Kansas and died February 29, 1968. She married Sigfried Kelting. This chapter includes an itinerary of all the ports of call and war-time duties of the Sarasota. Suddenly in January a letter arrived from Germany, telling me that Mr. Witteman had located a living relative in that area, named Elizabeth Gottschalk, age 74 years, together with her address. It has been said that Barbara was doing housekeeping for the Bahl's, possibly her stepmother's sister Annie Bahl and, as the story goes, there was a Werth in Schoenchen who was a matchmaker and got John C. Befort and Barbara Steinbock to marry on OCTOBER 24, 1911 making her 18 years old NOTE; I don't have much on Henry Steinbock. 26, 1940) Anton--April 15, 1884 (m. Anna Barbara Schmidtberger) (d. April 9, 1935) Johannes Fidelis--Dec. 10, 1885 (m. Anna Brungardt) (d. Nov. 3, 1957) Michael--April 18, 1889 (m. Anna Sander) (d. Aug. 30, 1961) Catherine--July 24, 1892 (m. Anton Wagner) (d. May 6, 1964) m March 30, 1897 Anna Elizabeth Geist nee Bieker b. Sept. 8, 1875 d. Nov. 18, 1954 p. Conrad Bieker Magdalena Pfannenstiel Dorothea--Feb. 22, 1898 (d. July 5, 1899) Leo--March 30, 1899 (d. April 10, 1900) Josephine--Aug. 30, 1900 (d. Aug. 25, 1903) Mary--Jan. 23, 1902 (m. Joseph J. Dreiling) (d. Feb. 24, 1980) Clara--Aug 24, 1903 (d. Aug 27, 1903) Jacob--Aug. 24, 1903 (d. Aug 25, 1903) Wendelin--Sept 1, 1904 (m. Catherine Gassman) (d. June 27, 1972) Bonaventure--May 2, 1906 (m. Catherine Brungardt) (2) Mary Rupp Leiker nee Hertlein) Otto-Oct. 19, 1907 (m. Evelyn Windholz) (d. Jan. 16, 1984) Philomena Hilda--Feb 13, 1909 (m. Anton Windholz) Anselm--Dec. 1, 1910 (m. Aureila Stabb) (d. Feb. 15, 1975) Leo--Feb. 17, 1911 (d. Feb 20, 1911) Herman Joseph--June 23, 1912 (m. Teckla Sander) Lawrence--Oct 26, 1913 (m. Rose Haas) Carolina Anna--May 5, 1915 (m. Edward Schrant (2) Joe Dubois) Catherine Elizabeth Geist--Aug 23, 1892 (m. B.J. She married Donald J. Lang May 26, 1979 in St. Peter, Kansas, son of Joseph Lang and Velma Kuhn. Immigrants to Pennsylvania, 1600-1800 Johann Georg Steinbock 1727-1775 Steinbock, and Fredrick Augustine age 9, from Bremen, Arrived November 12, 1846. Konrad Befort embraced his family. She married SCOTT NORSTROM in Portland, OR. iii. He married Ida Koerner, November 21, 1965, in Munjor, the daughter of Julius and Florence Koerner, Hays. Stories The rest of Johannes' children remained in New Mexico, but he and his wife also eventually returned to ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS where they settled in Hays, the county seat (Pleve 1998; KRANNAWITTER (Michael J. Their first residences were simple sod house. He married Anna Dorothea Wasinger in Wittmann (Solothurh), Russia, daughter of Gregory Wasinger and Wilhemina Gellin. Theresa Knoll was born December 12, 1828 in Herzog, Russia, and died November 23, 1901 in Victoria, KS, b-St. Fidelis Cem., Victoria, KS.She married Michael Pfeifer 1849 in Herzog, Russia, son of Adam Pfeifer and Justina Billinger.He was born November 18, 1828 in Herzog, Russia, and died August 07, 1912 in Victoria, KS, b-St Fidelis Cem. He finally died of cancer, and following this, she would stay with the children of her family, spending some time with all of them. Philomena Befort, b. October 20, 1911; m. Frank C. Werth; b. June 16, 1907, Schoenchen, Ellis County, Kansas. Christine Ann Billinger, born April 22, 1972 in Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas. 12. v. MATHILDA GEISS, b. Abt. MARGARET BEFORT was born January 08, 1885 in Munjor, Ellis County, Kansas and died August 27, 1978 in Munjor, Ellis County, Kansas. iv. Contact information has been provided for pre-ordering those charts. He was born February 11, 1948 in Hays, Ellis County, Kansas. Children of Phyllis Bollig and Bruce Bodgan are: Tony Bogdan, born April 22, 1968. The abrogation of these concessions prompted the Volga Germans to take advantage of an escape clause in the second of Catherine's TWO manifestos of invitations: the right to quit RUSSIA at any time after paying a tax on profits made in the empire. Caroline Befort, b. Abt. Anton Gottschalk Jan 17, 1902 to Nov 10, 1965 8. WebHerzog (Susly), a German Catholic colony, was established on the "wiessen seite" or "meadow side" of the Volga River on the 14th of June 1766. But famines came with each drought. Elliott. Johann Heinrich Gottschalk May 6, 1839 to Mar 9, 1907 10. Dreiling. Their body consisted of departures from Herzog, Obermonjour, Louis, Graf, Wittman, Marienthal, Schoenchen, and Gattung. She was born September 11, 1919. 82. iv. He married Joanne Flynn August 01, 1970. 1894 d. 1989Anderson, Fred b. He was preceded in death by five brothers, Alex, Connie, Francis, Clarence and John and three sisters, Albina Pfeifer, Irene Wilson, and Elizabeth Befort. March 14, 1903, Munjor, Ellis County, Kansas; d. February 04, 1970, Ness City, Ness County, Kansas. He MARRIED MARGARETHA ? Bread was baked at least every day. He married constance Driscoll Children of Dale Dreher and Constance Driscollare:Douglas Troy DreherMark Anthony DreherJerry Lee Graf was born April 13, 1950. He was born July 28, 1908 in Munjor, Ellis County, Kansas, and died January 31, 1969 in Ness City, Ness County, Kansas. Anna Maria Ruder, born AUGUST 06, 1893 in Munjor, Ellis County, Kansas; died OCTOBER 12, 1981. Donald Albert Pfannenstiel, b. Within a few years the parish added 16 feet to the original church. Notes for Christina Enslinger: Christina was a farmer, creamery and feed store operator, an avid gardener, ironed clothes for a living and her last employment was as a housekeeper for St. Anthony's Hospital until she retired. DOUGLAS GIORGETTA. We then retuned to the family farm in Rush County, and have remained there where our family was reared. Child of Allen Gerstener and Waya Garrett is: Wae Gerstner, born 1976.Mark Alan Klaus was born March 11, 1960 in Hays, Ellis County, Kansas. JOHN JOSEPH MECKLER, b. September 21, 1909, Taylor, ND. Generation No. 55. ii. 3. Robert James McAfee May 30, 1968 40. Martina Befort, b. Abt. He married Nancy Wagner October 27, 1979, daughter of Norbert Wagner and Josephine Dreiling. The number of Volga Germans that remained in what later became the Volga German Republic increased to around 600,000 in 1914. He was a smoker of cigarettes. He completed application to homestead the south 1/2 of the NE 1/4 of section 32-13-16 on 26 December 1877. March 09, 1898; d. November 11, 1946, Ashland, Kansas Jacob Schreibvogel, b. Abt. Peter's wife died shortly after arriving in Mariental as she was the first settler to die. 28, 1903 to Dec. 20, 1903 85. Maria Gottschalk (no dates) lives Hitler, Germany Klara Gottschalk (no dates) lives in G. M. Huette, Germany 20. Children of Victor Weilert and Catherine Wohler are: Elaine Marie Weilert, b. June 07, 1957. Emanuel Befort, b. June 05, 1930. 53. ii. MARRIED: June 25, 1967 33. Jakob Befort b. Francis Polifka, b. November 02, 1902; d. November 24, 1990. Generation No. Children of Isidore Pfannenstiel and Barbara Sauer are: Clarence A. Pfannenstiel, b. April 03, 1925, Ness City, Ness County, Kansas; d. April 06, Ness City, Ness County, Kansas. She married (2) DAVID LAWRENCE. Notes for KEVIN DOUGLAS KUNTZ: Deceased viii. Sharon Gay Weilert, March 04, 1959. From the beginning this corporate creation experienced serious difficulties. He married Rose Jrjewski January 26, 1985. Paul Befort, b. February 04, 1898, Munjor, Ellis County, Kansas; m. Stella Duncan, June 09, 1928; b. August 1904. Jeremy Thomas McAfee Sept 22, 1969 41. Until 1952 she cooked on a kerosene stove, had no refrigerator, and used gas iron to iron clothing. He married Susan Marie Seymour September 06, 1980. Chester Wendler, b. Ness City, Ness County, Kansas. George Befort, m. Partricia Talie Ferro. Click on "Search Database", Also see this history as seen through the Filbert family: Generation No. degree in Business, 1970, and a Masters in Business Accounting, 1974. Dreiling Generation No. 8, 1901 to Apr. Isidore J. Pfannenstiel, was born August 08, 1901, in Munjor, Ellis County, Kansas, and died November 06, 1977 in Ness City, Ness County,Kansas, daughter of John Sauer and Katherine Wassinger. She married JOHANN MICHAEL LEIKER January 20, 1870 in Obermunjou, Russia, son of PETER LEIKER and CATHERINE ENGEL. GLENN MYRAN. 71. One of the most unique buildings in Remsede is the little parish church, under the patronage of St. Augustine. She knew what the land meant to her husband. Generation No. He was born May 07, 1910 in On a farm south of Ogallah, KS and died June 14, 1992 in HMC, St. Anthony Campus, Hays, KS, b-Mt. England Irene Befort, b. December 13, 1919; d. August 16, 1965; m. Leroy Wilson Aloysius Befort, b. October 31, 1931; 1931; d. 1948Conrad Befort, b. November 02, 1931, d. 1948Francis Befort, b. October 06, 1933; d. August 22, 1961; m. Darlene Hammersmith; b. July 19, 1935Anna B. Befort was born August 20, 1886 in Munjor, Ellis County, Kansa, and died July 02, 1967 in Hays, Ellis County, Kansas. Henry Befort was born February 02, 1925. Anton Pfannenstiel m. Theresa Bernes 7. DEBRA MARIE9 BUCK, b. December 22, 1960, Portland, Multnomah, OR; d. December 23, 1960, Portland, Multnomah, OR. ? ALEXANDER A. BEFORT was born May 10, 1878 in Munjor, Ellis county, Kansas and died April 09, 1964 in Munjor, Ellis County, Kansas. Gottschalk of Limburg, Germany. Generation N. 6 Denis LeRoy Hertel was born June 30, 1938 in Hays, KS.He married Claudia Clare Schulte, daughter of John Schulte and Amelia Dinkel.She was born July 04, 1945. 1824; born 1808; married (2) Anna Maria Mermis Aft. She was born October 28, 1948. 1980, in addition to Werth families that I know who live in other states, number 108 Werth families not listed in the WERTH FAMILY HERITAGE BOOK. Firma Jean Binder, b. November 18, 1933, Hays, Ellis County, Kansas. 7, 1927 MARRIED: Oct. 14, 1950 92. NICOLAUS JOSEPH GARECHT, b. February 11, 1925, Richardton, Stark, ND. They were part of the last large body to immigrate to Ellis County and consisted of the following families: ANTON DENNING KATHARINA CHILDREN GEORG, JOHANNES, ANNA, BARBARA, MARIANNA ADAM ERNEST ANNA CHILDREN NIKOLAUS, FRANCISKA, MARGARETHA, KATHARINA, ELIZABETHA, KATHARINA JOHANNES ERNST KATHARINA CHILDREN MARGARETHA JOSEPTEMBERH GASSMAN KATHARINA CHILDREN JOSEPTEMBERH, SIMON, PETER KONRAD, ANNA, ELIZABETHA ANDREAS KORBE EVA CHILDREN DAVID, KATHARINA, NIKOLAUS, JOSEPTEMBERH, MICHAEL, JOHANNES, MARGARETHA, BARBARA, MARIANNA PETER PFANNENSTIEL KATHARINA CHILDREN MATHIAS, ELIZABETHA, JOHANNES, KATHARINA, PETER, NIKOLAUS, ADAM, PETER, MARTIN The Munjor settlers were poor people, as were most of the Volga-Germans in the other local settlements. Jacob, Jr., died in childhood in Wells County. She was born January 14, 1953. Seraphine Stoecklein m. Leo Meis A) Mary Alice Meis deceased B) Cyrilla Meis m. Clarence Stenzel C) Melvin Meis m. Lora Rohr D) Raymond Meis m. Vivian Hadle E) Cecil Meis deceased F) Donald Meis m. Carol Curran G) Willard Meis m. Elizabeth Shoup H) Dennis Meis m. JEANNE Falke I) Gerald Meis m. Jeannie Opperman J) Julie Meis m. Boyd Buetler K) Eleanor Meis m. Vern Klaus L) Delores Meis m. Donald Mussoto M) Arlin Meis m. Julie Frawley 12) Mary Stoecklein m. Paul Seib A) Eleanor Seib m. Edwin Knoll B) Anthony Seib m. Velma Stoecklein C) Benita Seib (twin) m. Daniel Snyder D) Lorita Seib (twin) m. Leonard Franz E) Florence Seib m. Sr. Denissa, A.D.PPS F) Eugene Seib m. Joann Kosta G) Mary Catherine Seib m. James Hilmes H) Robert Seib m. Joanne Straws I) Thomas Seib m. Ellen Bible J) Vernon Seib m. Loa Beuckamp K) James Seib deceased L) Jerry Seib (twin) m. Judith Tanek M) Garry Seib (twin) single 13. I do know he and his wife, Mary, had two daughters and lived in Chicago, Ill. Louise Befort, b. February 26, 1919, Schoenchen, Ellis County, Kansas; d. June 26, 1998, LaCrosse, Rush County, Kansas. Departing Saratov, this group occupied 17 coaches, some progressed to Hamberg and the remainder to Bremen. Two professors of "Economic History of Eastern Europe" agree no better realtime study was done. More about ELIZABETH BEFORT Burial: Munjor, Ellis County, And Kansas Departed: 1876, from Obermonjour, Russia Immigration: July 17, 1878, Arrived in New York on SS DONAU from Bremen. FAMILY OF KURT BRUKE FATHER: Kurt Brunke Jul 24, 1925 MOTHER: Paula Gottschalk Jun 26, 1921 MARRIED: August 29, 1953 CHILDREN: 24. The causes of the initial situation of the immigrants in their first years of residence in the Saratov region and their successful economic activities during this time are revealed. was BORN About 1757, and died Bef. The ancestors of the Volga Germans were among an estimated 27, 000 Western Europeans, primarily Germans, who migrated to RUSSIA from 1764 to 1767 upon the invitation of the RUSSIAN empress Catherine II, better known as Catherine the Great. Peter Wasinger was born Aug. 11, 1872 and died Feb. 5, 1949. Ignatius Befort, b. September 01, 1906, Antonio, Ellis County, Kansas; d. December 14, 1995, Hays, Ellis County, Kansas. Franziska Yunker, BORN MARCH 23, 1874 in Herzog, RUSSIA; died MARCH 03, 1939 in Catherine, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas. 7 Alex Benedict S. Leiker was born 1912 in Munjor, KS.He married Victorine Suppes, daughter of Kaspar Suppes and Cecelia Weber.She was born June 1913 in Liebenthal, KS and died 1986. More about Paulina Ruder: Burial: JANUARY 15, 1885, St. Francis Cemetery, Munjor, Ellis County, Kansas. Johannes "Weisse" Kranewitter and his wife Margaretha C. LEIKER migrated to Valle Maria in 1880. Anton Schumacher, b. July 22, 1881. Peace was restored only after its dissolution. He did not have taste for discipline his children and would rarely become irritated or angry. Richard John Brull, b. August 15, 1918, Hays, Ellis County, Kansas; m. Laura Juanita Bailes, August 15, 1941; b. December 16, 1923; d. August 18, 1974. She was born March 04, 1882. William Weber was born August 01, 1948. Catherine 18. 1798Georg Welscher Goetz, born 1739 in Kronach, Bauberg, Germany. FAMILY OF GARY GOTTSCHALK FATHER: Gary Gottschalk Feb. 10, 1946 MOTHER: Melody Ann Sair Sept. 9, 1947 MARRIED: APR 8, 1967 CHILDREN: 100. The founders wasted little time in arrangements for church services. 1925; March 21, 1970, Bell Garden, California Rose Ann Befort, m. Charles Giebler, May 16, 1953; b. April 11, 1930. Sophia Weilert, b. February 02, 1881, Catherine, Ellis County, Kansas; d. February 09, 1911, Catherine, Ellis County, Kansas. I also spoke with two gentlemen by telephone in Warburg who were namned Werth; one was a printer and the other was a dealer in lumber. 8/25/1879; Victoria, Ellis County m. 8/10/1897; Schoenchen, Ellis d. 11/1/1959; Hays, Ellis County Spouses: Franz C. Frank Bieker Leonard Hammersmith b. Children of Angela Schmidt and Aloysius Rohr are: Lila Fay Rohr, b. November 24, 1932, Hays, Ellis County, Kansas; d. October 31, 1961; m. (1) Charles Sloan, November 23, 1949, Hays, Ellis County, Kansas ; b. Clara Dreiling, born Aug. 03, 1903; died Dec. 09, 1986 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas. His home was in Sharpsburg, Pa. We have a strong suspicion that he came alone, and that the other brothers followed later. Children of JUDITH ZIEBARTH and LEO BILLINGS are: i. REGINALD9 BILLINGS. iv. 1955; d. 1955.Isadore Julius Binder was born February 14, 1905 in Munjor, Ellis County, Kansas, and died September 25, 1992 in Hays, Ellis County, Kansas. He died at a comparatively early age, and it is said, he died of painters colic. 1839, Obermonjour, Russia. 52. WebMy husband has known Volga German ancestry. Melissa Anne McAfee Jull 1, 1973 72. She was born December 18, 1955. had fine race horses, and did much harness racing at county fairs and other events. Children of Jacob Weber and Michelle Moore are: Aaron Weber, born April 16, 1976. Simon Schumacher, b. July 1876; d. 1876 on board ship coming to U.S. Agatha Schumacher, b. August 18, 1876.
