Well there U have it! And see what a ROLL CALL can deliver! Jay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Derek J Witt" <dwitt1@kc.rr.com> To: "JM_on_GR_G" <JM_on_GR_genealogy@telus.net> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 12:59 AM Subject: Re: Leiker > Ah, thank you. I have been to that very site and didn't look hard > enough. LOL > > I didn't know when Joe was born or how old he was. > > On Wed, 2004-08-25 at 22:43, JM_on_GR_G wrote: > > Have U seen: > > http://members.aol.com/MGill0%20292/genea.htm#Leiker > > > > ? > > > > There U have LEIKER and Kansas... > > As well as > > http://globalguest.com/gb/OBERMUNJOR/guestbook5.html with: > > Joseph Leiker b. 2-2-1844 Obermonjou, Russia d. 12-19-1917 Munjor, Kansas > > 13. > > Agnes Dechant b. 11-2-1841 Obermonjou, Russia d. 12-25-1918 Munjor, Kansas > > 14. > > > > and further down: > > "" The founders of Munjor were part of the largest single expedition of > > Unsere Leute to emigrate from Russia. Under the leadership of Balthazar > > Brungardt 108 families left Saratov by train on July 8, 1876. Their body > > consisted of departures from Herzog, Obermonjou, Louis, Graf, Wittman, > > Marienthal, Schoenchen, and Gattung. The group SEPTEMBER rated at > > Eydtkuhnen, with the Munjor founders among these electing to sail via the > > Hamburg-American line. Arriving in New York, they then proceeded by train to > > Herzog. After remaining there several days, they repaired to a site on Big > > Creek a short distance north of the present village of Munjor. Some two > > months later they moved to the present town site in Section 25, Town ship > > 14, Range 18 in Wheatland Township. The MUNJOR settlers were poor people, as > > were most of the Volga-Germans in the other local settlements. "" etc. etc. > > > > That file is a bit of a mess , as it is all run together, but i think U can > > make some sense of it... > > > > Good luck, > > > > Jay > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Derek J Witt" <dwitt1@kc.rr.com> > > To: <GermanRussian-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 11:54 PM > > Subject: [GERmanRUSsian] Roll Call > > > > > > > Hi. :) > > > > > > Nice mailing list. I'm curious about my great-great grandfather, Joseph > > > LEIKER. He emigrated from OBERMUNJOR Russia on 20 July 1876 and was one > > > of the founders of MUNJOR, Kansas. > > > > > > I noticed on one website that the 1798 census of Obermunjor mentions the > > > surname of Leiker. > > > > > >