Glendora, Berrien Co., Michigan
Includes the following communities:
Glendora, Berrien Co., Michigan
New Troy, Berrien Co., Michigan
History:
Volga German immigrants settled in Glendora. Here they were living among ethnic Germans from Russian Volhynia.
Surnames:
Volga German Families:
The following Volga German families settled in and around Glendora, Michigan:
Brueck from Laub
Busick from Kukkus
Dinges from Kukkus
Forraht from Laub
Freehling from Kukkus
Reitz from Kukkus
Sources:
- Sallet, Richard. Russian-German Settlement in the United States (Fargo, ND: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1974): 54.
External Links:
Weesaw Township, Michigan (Wikipedia)
Pre-Volga Origin
Volga Colonies
Latitude: 53.844937
Longitude: 13.393734