Rocky Ford, Otero Co., Colorado
Volga German families settled in and around Rocky Ford. Many were enticed to move to Rocky Ford to work for the American Crystal Sugar Company and in the sugar beet industry that supported the plant.
The following Volga German families are known to have lived in Rocky Ford:
Bender from Kratzke
Brandt
Dahmer from Wiesenmüller
Dreher from Neu-Ober-Monjou
Elsesser
Engelman
Frank
Hettinger from Dietel
Johannes from Kukkus
Kaplan
Kindsvater
Lohrey
Meier
Pinnecker from Wiesenmüller
Propp from Hussenbach
Reifschneider from Langenfeld
Schaefer from Wiesenmüller
Schwien
Starkheim
Stenzel from Ährenfeld
Otero County Census Indices (1900, 1910, 1920)
Rocky Ford, Colorado (Wikipedia)
Pre-Volga Origin
Crystal Sugar Factory in Rocky Ford.
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