Okeene, Blaine Co., Oklahoma
Includes the following communities:
Okeene, Blaine Co., Oklahoma
History:
Volga Germans settled in and around Okeene, Oklahoma.
Many settled in the area north of Okeene along the Blaine / Major County border.
Surnames:
Volga German Families:
The following Volga German families are known to have settled in and around Okeene:
Baker / Becker from Messer
Beisel from Dreispitz
Bierig from Bauer
Conradi from Messer
Farhar from Semenovka
Faust from Oberdorf
Geis from Neu-Messer
Heit from Semenovka
Hergert from Erlenbach
Kabobel from Oberdorf
Kammerzell from Frank
Kuxhausen in Oberdorf
Nuss from Dobrinka
Ortner from Johannesdorf (Caucasus)
Schnell from Norka
Weber from Straßburg
Winter from Wiesenfeld
Volga Colonies:
Resources:
- Bierig Cemetery, Major Co., Oklahoma (FindAGrave)
External Links:
Okeene, Oklahoma (wikipedia)