Lisbon, Ransom Co., North Dakota
Includes the following communities:
Lisbon, Ransom Co., North Dakota
Casey, Ransom Co., North Dakota
Enderlin, Cass Co., North Dakota
Gwinner, Sargent Co., North Dakota
Stirum, Sargent Co., North Dakota
History:
Lisbon was settled by immigrants from Neu-Hussenbach who had originally settled in Nebraska.
Surnames:
Volga German Families:
The following Volga German families are known to have settled in and around Lisbon:
Dick from Norka
Dietz from Walter
Glantz from Norka
Greenmyer from Beideck
Kemple from Norka
Kern
Libsack
Mai from Kratzke
Martin
Mohr from Norka
Rotenberger from Neu-Hussenbach
Schoessler from Walter
Simon
Stroh
Strom
Urbach
Weber
Wiederspahn from Norka
Volga Colonies:
Sources:
- Sallet, Richard. Russian-German Settlement in the United States (Fargo, ND: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1974): 53.
External Links:
Lisbon, North Dakota (Wikipedia)