Christopher: You were looking for family members of Henry Ickes of Frank. Right now I don't know where Harold Ickes would fit in if he does. There was a Harold L. Ickes who appointed Secretary of the Interior by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1933. He continued to serve until 1946. Sincerely, Pauline Brungardt Dudek

I received this from another list, and thought you all might want to check it out. It is very interesting. Elaine McDowell ----- Original Message ----- From: Gloria Olson To: GR-GENEALOGY@LISTSERV.NODAK.EDU Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 11:29 AM Subject: German-Russian Immigrant Memoirs Henry Remple, of Lawrence, Kansas is publishing his diary. This article was in the Topeka Capitol-Journal this morning. http://cjonline.com/stories/020202/kan_ukraine.shtml

Looking for Henry Ickes and all family members from Frank. Thank you Chris Ex

Loveland newspaper Loveland, Colorado 02-02-02 Glenn A. Sechler of Johnstown died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2002, at Bonell Good Samaritan Center in Greeley. He was 85. Mr. Sechler was born Jan. 22, 1917, in Jamestown, N.D., to Harvey and Ruth De Lozier Sechler. He married Wilma Ballinger April 8, 1950, at her mother's home in Johnstown. He graduated from Mead High School in 1936, then joined the U.S. Army. He served in the African and European theaters for four years during World War II. He worked for the Great Western Sugar Co. for more than 27 years. He was a "jack of all trades" and was able to fix anything. He loved helping people. A volunteer firefighter in Johnstown for 22 years, Mr. Sechler also was a member of Johnstown Post No. 2585 Veterans of Foreign Wars and was a life member of Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 8, in Greeley. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Homer and Lynn. Mr. Sechler is survived by his wife of Johnstown; a sister, Zelma Barr of Medford, Ore.; and several nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, at Mizpah Cemetery in Platteville. Visitation will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. today, Sunday, Jan. 27, at Adamson Memorial West Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to the Johnstown Volunteer Fire Department in care of Adamson Memorial West Chapel, 2000 47th Ave., Greeley 80634

Loveland newspaper Loveland, Colorado 02-02-02 Robert C. Montgomery of Greeley died Sunday, Jan. 27, 2002, at Kenton Manor in Greeley. He was 90. He was born Dec. 23, 1911, to Clark C. and Marie (Schreiter) Montgomery on the farm his grandfather homesteaded near Lafayette. He graduated from State Preparatory School in Boulder. On Nov. 30, 1937, he married Muriel Hoffmann in Boulder. They lived in Lafayette, Hygiene and Boulder. He operated a dairy farm, building a herd of more than 100 head of Holstein cattle that were locally and nationally known for their high standard of excellence. He retired in 1992. Mr. Montgomery was active in the Boulder County Fair, and he and his family were the first recipients of the KLMO Distinguished Family Award for their work with the Fair. He was a 4-H Club leader for more than 25 years. He was a life member of the Grange, the IOOF Lodge No. 9 of Boulder, the BPO Elks Lodge No. 566, the Colorado Holstein Association, of which he was a past president, the National Holstein-Friesian Association, the National and Colorado Cattlemen's Association, the National and Weld County Angus Association, the American Pride Co-op of Longmont and the United Presbyterian Church of Boulder. Mr. Montgomery was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, including Otto and Frank Montgomery; a sister, Esther; and a grandson, Matthew. He is survived by his wife of Greeley; two daughters, Marsha Leichliter of Dallas and Jeanne Heltibridle and her husband Donovan of Fowler, Colo.; two sons, David Montgomery of Laramie, Wyo., and Dean Montgomery and his wife Peggy of Aladden, Wyo.; a sister, Ruth Snow of Longmont; nine grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 1, at Stoddard Funeral Home in Greeley, with the Rev. Dave L. Garrett officiating. Burial will follow

Fort Morgan Times Fort Morgan, Colorado 02-02-02 Clara Wolfe, 84, of Brush died Wednesday at the St. Anthony North Medical Center in Denver. Mrs. Wolfe was born April 30, 1917, in Atwood to Henry and Eva Fritzler. She graduated from Merino High School. On Dec. 12, 1943, in Hillrose she married Henry Wolfe. They farmed in the area until their retirement in 1980 when they moved to Brush. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Hillrose. Survivors include one daughter, Carrie Berkheim of Denver; one son, Tom Wolfe of Colorado Springs; two sisters, Henrietta Schumann and Bertha Luft, both of Sterling; four brothers: Robert Fritzler of Greeley, Raymond Fritzler of Sterling, Bill and Harold Fritzler, both of Merino; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry, in 1996; one son, Kurt; one sister, Esther Kaiser; one brother, Henry Fritzler Jr., and her parents

Greeley Tribune Greeley, Colorado 02-02-02 Dave Weinmeister Jr. Dave Weinmeister Jr., 94, of Greeley, formerly of Kersey, died Thursday, Jan. 31, at Hospice and Palliative Care of Northern Colorado inpatient unit. He was born Nov. 21, 1907, in Windsor to Dave and Mary Elizabeth (Hoffman) Weinmeister. On Aug. 1, 1927, he married Pauline Welhelm in Fort Collins. She died Jan. 16, 1979. Mr. Weinmeister was educated in the Kersey area. He farmed in the Eaton-Severance area and in Larimer County from 1940-66. In 1966-70, he farmed in the Windsor area. He moved to Kersey in 1973. He went to work for the Kern Cattle Ranch in 1970 and retired in 1982. Mr. Weinmeister was a member of Faith United Church of Christ, Windsor, and Kersey Seniors, American Association of Retired Persons and Platte Valley Grange. Survivors are four daughters, Betty Stromberger of Windsor, Ruth Lovato and Violet Walter, both of Greeley, and Mary Yabsley of Fort Collins; two sons, Albert Weinmeister of Greeley and Clarence Weinmeister of Brighton; 17 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Two sons, Raymond and Robert Weinmeister, a sister, Mary Weinmeister, and a brother, Jake Weinmeister, are deceased. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Faith United Church of Christ. Interment will be in Lakeview Cemetery, Windsor. Friends may visit from noon-7 p.m. Monday at the Adamson Memorial West Chapel. Contributions may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Northern Colorado Inc. in care of the West Chapel.

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [GV] 2 new Wyoming census indexes added, Laramie & Goshen Counties From: Patrice Miller <patrice@attbi.com> To: GER-VOLGA-L@rootsweb.com 2 new Wyoming census indexes of Germans from Russia have been added to the census list. They are for Laramie county and Goshen county. http://www.webbitt.com/volga/census.htm Gene Jenkins (jenkinsgen@nwinfo.net) completed each of these in a day, they are small by his standards, only a few hundred people each. To put it in perspective, Gene has indexed 60,000 Germans from Russia! Yes thats correct, 60,000. Kind of boggles the mind. Combine that with the 4,000 that Janet Laubhan Flickinger indexed, and we are up to 64,000. Since there were approximately 120,000 Volga Germans in America for the 1920 census according to Richard Sallet, half of the Volga Germans are indexed here. Wow, I never thought we would get that many. (Note: if you cannot see the Wyoming links on the census page, hit the refresh or reload button on your browser) Here is population table of GRs in the 1920 census form Richard Sallets book, Russian-German Settlements in the United States. http://www.webbitt.com/volga/settle-pop.htm This book is available in the AHSGR bookstore on their website. Patrice Miller

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: New Census index online for G-Rs in McPherson County, Kansas From: Patrice Miller <patrice@attbi.com> To: German Volga Mail List <GER-VOLGA-L@rootsweb.com>, jenkinsgen@nwinfo.net, German Genealogy Mail List <GR-GENEALOGY@LISTSERV.NODAK.EDU> McPherson County Kansas has been added to the growing list of German Russian census indexes online. It can be found at: http://www.webbitt.com/volga/census.htm Gene Jenkins (jenkinsgen@nwinfo.net) is once again responsible for this index of 4,051 individuals. Many of the G-Rs in McPherson county Kansas were from Volhynia, Tourien, Taurida and Poland. Many of them may be Mennonite. Patrice Miller

Dear Listers, I would like to thank Patrice Miller for all of the work that she has put into the Census Index Web Page. She has not only made the entire page searchable by means of a search engine but has reorganized the entire page to ease in searching each census index individually. Thanks Patrice. Gene Jenkins Selah, WA.

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: New G-R Census Indexes, Marion Cty, KS & Huron Cty, MI From: Patrice Miller <patrice@attbi.com> To: German Volga Mail List <GER-VOLGA-L@rootsweb.com> I am please to announce 2 additions to the German Russian Census Indexes. http://www.webbitt.com/volga/census.htm Marion County Kansas has now been completed by Janet Laubhan Flickinger (janflick@informatics.net). This massive index contain 7,312 individuals. Wow. Previously the Marion county index included only half the county. The complete county is now on the website. So if you could not find your ancestors in this county before, try again. Also Gene Jenkins (jenkinsgen@nwinfo.net) has completed Huron County, Michigan. Thank you once again Janet and Gene!! Also you may notice all the G-R census indexes are on their own page now at: http://www.webbitt.com/volga/census.htm There is a new search box for just the census indexes. The search will only find exact matches and with so many mispellings in the censuses, you may not find your ancestors using the search function. If not, be sure to browse the census index for your county. Patrice Miller

Greeley Tribune Greeley, Colorado 01-26-02 Martha Wilson Martha J. Wilson, 69, of Greeley died Thursday, Jan. 24, at Hospice and Palliative Care of Northern Colorado inpatient unit Mrs. Wilson was born on March 9, 1932, in WaKeeney, Kan., to Fredrick K. and Magdalena Dietz. She married Marion Wilson; they later divorced. Mrs. Wilson loved classical music, bridge and golf; she was a member of the Kodak golf league. She enjoyed cooking, cheering on the Broncos, traveling, and her maltese “Willow.” Survivors are two sons, Kim Wilson of Greeley and Chris Wilson of Loveland; a sister, Helen Lebsack of Fort Morgan; a brother, Herman Dietz of Fort Morgan; and two grandchildren, Jarrell Wilson and Carissa Wilson. Her parents, two brothers, Ferd Dietz and Fred Dietz, and a sister, Frieda Chilcote, are deceased. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, at Stoddard Funeral Home, 3205 28th St. Cremation. Memorial gifts may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Northern Colorado Inc., 2726 11th St. Road, Greeley, CO 80634.

Greeley Tribune Greeley, Colorado 01-26-02 Glenn Sechler Glenn A. Sechler, 85, of Johnstown died Wednesday, Jan. 23, at Bonell Good Samaritan Center. He was born Jan. 22, 1917, in Jamestown, N.D., to Harvey and Ruth (De Lozier) Sechler. On April 8, 1950, he married Wilma Ballinger at her mother’s home in Johnstown. Mr. Sechler graduated from Mead High School in 1936. He served in the army for four years in the African and European theaters of operation during World War II. He was employed by the Great Western Sugar Co. for 27œ years before he retired. A jack of all trades, Mr. Sechler was able to fix just about anything. He loved helping people. He was a volunteer fireman in Johnstown for 22 years. He was a member of Johnstown Post No. 2585, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and a life member of Disabled American Veterans Chapter 8, Greeley. Survivors are his wife, Wilma Sechler of Johnstown; a sister, Zelma Barr of Medford, Ore.; and several nieces and nephews. Two brothers, Homer and Lynn, are deceased. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Mizpah Cemetery, Platteville. Friends may visit from 1-4 p.m. Sunday at Adamson Memorial West Chapel. Contributions may be made to the Johnstown Volunteer Fire Department in care of Adamson Memorial West Chapel, 2000 47th Ave., Greeley, C0 80634.

Where would one find a list of schoolmasters for the Volga region including Frank? Thank You Christopher Ex

Dear Listers, The Tuscola County, Michigan extraction of Germans from Russia in now on web site. You may view it at the following web site. < http://www.webbitt.com/volga/census.htm >. Sincerely, Gene Jenkins Selah, WA.

>>From Joseph Schnurr's book we glean the following information: > > Frank (Medvedizko-Krestovoi Buyerak) > - founded in 1768 > - the parish had 28,039 members in 1905 > > 1) 1768-1770 - Johann Friedrich Mittelstaedt > 2) 1771-1776 - Johann Friedrich Heitzig > 3) 1778-1782 - Laurentius Ahlbaum; a Swede, died 1786 in Saratov; he > also served Beidek 1771-1778; 1773-1786; Rosenheim 1786-1788; Dietel > 1780-1782; Grimm 1782-1786 > 4) 1782-1786 - Samuel Traugott Buettner; he also served Omsk in Siberia > 1788-1792 > 5) 1788-1817 - Franz August Flittner from Saxony > 6) 1818-1820 - David D, Flittner from Saxony; he also served as a > chaplain in the 1st cadet corps in St. Petersburg 1830-1859, in > Naeb(Volga) 1820-1830 and in St. Michaelis, St. Petersburg 1830-1859 > 7) 1820-1837 - Franz Hoelz from Wuppertal in Germany (then Prussia?); > he also served in Slaoust 1814-1816; Rosenheim 1816-1820 > 8) 1838-1868 - Jakob Wuerthner, born in Schwenningen, Wuerttemberg; > died Oct. 30, 1884 in Sarepta > 9) 1867-1878 - Ernst Theophil David, born Sept. 14, 1835, ordained > December 12, 1865 died 1907 in Saratov; He also served Morgentau > 1865-1867, Bettinger 1879-1889; Balzer 1893-1903 and Gnadenflur 1895-? > 10) 1879-1882 - Samuel Petrus Dittrich, born May 6, 1834 in Livland, > ordained January 6, 1861 died April 4, 1882 in Frank - He also served > in Morgentau 1863-1864 and Riebensdorf 1865-1879 > 11) 1884-1901 - Karl Rudolph Roos, Senior Pastor (Dean), born July 2, > 1825 in Reval, Estonia, Russia, ordained February 24, 1854 - He also > served in Katharinenfeld, Caucasus 1854-1864 and in Tbilisi, Georgia > 1864-1884 12) 1901-1914 - Michael Somelt, born August 31, 1868, > ordained December 15, 1896 > 13) 1917-1920 - Arthur Julius Kluck, born Oct. 28, 1891 in Dunajewzy, > Podolia - He also served in Saratov 1916-1918 and in Katharinenstadt > 1920-1927; also traveled to Siberia in order to hold worship services > there during this time; in 1928 he was deported to Siberia and perished > there. 14) 1926- ? Konrad Stab(Staab), born 1891 in the Volga > colonies; attended the seminary in Leningrad He also served in > Kamyshin 1922-1925? - arrested 1934 in Kamyshin and died before 1938 > > Horst W. Gutsche

Pastors in Frank & Brunnental As printed in the Brunnental Village Newsletter, May 1998 Issue, edited by Sherrie Stahl, 15234 NW Troon Wy, Portland OR 97229-0917 (Email: sherriestahl@attbi.com) ------------------------------------------------------ Editor's Note: I want to thank Joanne Krieger who lives here in Portland, Oregon for sharing a book she found which gives us the names of the Pastors who served in the various churches in Russia and also has pictures of some of these pastors and their respective churches. In this book, entitled, "DIE KIRCHEN UND DAS RELIGIÖSE LEBEN DER RUSSLAND DEUTSCHEN, by Joseph Schnurr. This particular book was printed in Stuttgart, 1972, and has the catholic (Teil I) and evangelical/protestant (Teil II) sections in the same book. AHSGR also has copies of the book from 1978 and 1980, that contain the catholic and evang./prot. sections in separate volumes. We were able to find information about the various pastors, including the years they served, their birth and death dates (if known), and other interesting facts. You will note under each village it gives the date the church was built first, and then gives the population for the village in 1905. For many of you who have the "family registers" from your ancestral village, you will note the pastors signature at the bottom. Some of you may even have baptismal papers, or copies of the church records obtained from Dr. Igor Pleve in Russia. Information on these pastors will be of interest to you. One of these pastors may have married or baptized your ancestors. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * FRANK-----Page 344... 38. Kirchspiel FRANK (Medwedizko-Krestowoi Bujerak) gegr. 1768 1905: 28 038 Eingepfarrte 345 Mittelstädt, Johann Friedrich 176801770 346 Heitzig, Johann Friedrich 1771-1776 347 Ahlbaum, Laurentius (s.337) 1778-1782 348 Büttner, Samuel Traugott 1782-1786 349 Flittner, Franz August a. Sachsen 1788-1817 350 Flittner, David 1818-1820 351 Hölz, Franz, a. Wuppertal 1820-1837 352 Würthner, Jakob, * in Schwenningen/Württ. 1838-1868 353 David, Ernst Theophil, *14.9.1835, ord. 5.12.1865 1867-1878 354 Dittrich, Samuel Petrus, *6.5.1834, ord. 6.1.1861 1879-1882 355 Roos, Karl Ruldolph, Oberpastor, *2.7.1825 in Reval, ord. 24.2.1854 1884-1901 356 Somelt, Michael, *31.8.1868, ord. 15.12.1896 1900-1914 357 Kluck, Arthur Julius, *28.10.1891 in Dunajewzy/Podolien 1917-1920 358 Stab, Konrad, *1891, Wolgadt. (Predigerseminar) 1926 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----- BRUNNENTAL......Page 350 -- 64. Kirchspiel BRUNNENTAL, gegr. 1882 4 Gemeinden 1905: 10 267 Eingepfarrte 513a Kosciol, Johannes, * 29.5.1855 1886 514 Stubner, Johann Jakob, a. Ochsenhausen/Vaihingen/Württ. 1884-1906 515 Inser, Otto (s.502) 1908-1910 516 Grasmück, Johannes, *11.6.1883, 1912-1929 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----- PASTORS: Page 334.... #1013 Würthner, Jakob D., a Schwenningen/Württ., died 30.10.1884 in Sarepta/W. 352 -- Frank/W.: 1838-1868 Page 295... #269 Grasmück, Johannes, (V+), born 11.6.1883 301a -- Grimm/W.: 1912/1913; 516 -- Brunnental/W.: 1913-1932 Page 303... #476 Inser, Otto August, born 11.8.1877 in Stepanko, Gouv. Pleskau 502 -- Weimar/W.: 1907-1908; 575 -- Brunnental/W.: 1907-1910; 1910-1921 wieder Weimar Page 328... #910 Stuber, Johann Jakob, D, born 6.8.1839 in Ochsenbach/Vaihingen/Württ., died 16.4.1906 in Brunnental/W. 1374 -- Alexanderhilf/Kau.: 1865-1871; 1414 -- Helenendorf/ Kau.: 1873-1881; 1095 -- Alt-Freudental/Od.: 1881-1884; 514 -- Brunnental/W.: 1884-1906. Page 308... #563 Kosciol, Johannes, Probst -- b 29.5.1855 in Bartelsdorf/Schlesien, died 28.2.1926 in Brunnental/W., bei seinem Schwiegersohn Grasmück 513a -- Brunnental/W.: 1886 - 362a -- Balzer/W.: 1887-1892; 505 -- Gnadentau/W.: 1892-1924 Page 494 (picture of the Brunnental Church with the following caption: "Brunnental (Brockental, Kriwoi Jar). Holzkirche, erbaut 1877 im Kontor-Stil. 1200 Sitzplätze. [Translation (provided by David F. Schmidt): Brunnental. Wooden church, built in 1877 in the Kontor (Chancery?) style. Seats 1200. ] THE END Sherrie Stahl sherriestahl@attbi.com Personal Homepage: http://home.attbi.com/~sherriestahl/index.html Brunnental Homepage: http://home.attbi.com/~brunnental/index.html "It is a revered thing to see an ancient castle not in decay, But how much more it is, to behold an ancient family which has stood against the waves and weathers of time." --Francis Bacon ----- Original Message ----- From: "The Exs" <thexs@netzero.net> To: <RUS-SARATOV-FRANK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 10:46 AM Subject: [Rus-Frank] > Where would one find a list of Lutheran ministers for the area of Frank, > Russia around the years 1870-1890? > > Thanks > > Christopher Ex > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

I found a listing of pastors serving Frank in _Das Frankerer Nachrichtsblatt_, a Frank Newsletter, Volume 1, Fall 1986, p. 7: Ernst Theophil David 1867-1878 Samuel Petrus Dittrich 1879-1882 Karl Rudolf Roos 1884-1901 Michael Sommelt 1901-? The source is not given. Pauline Brungardt Dudek The Exs wrote: > Where would one find a list of Lutheran ministers for the area of Frank, > Russia around the years 1870-1890? > > Thanks > > Christopher Ex > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Where would one find a list of Lutheran ministers for the area of Frank, Russia around the years 1870-1890? Thanks Christopher Ex

My great grandparents, Anna Elizabeth SCHAEFER Lesser and Jacob Frederick LESSER were born in Frank in 1868 and 1860. My great-aunt Anna was born in Frank in 1891. Jacob and Anna Elizabeth applied for US citizenship in Kansas in 1892. My grandfather, Frederick Adolph Lesser was born in Lehigh, Kansas, Marion County in 1898. His sisters Evelyn and Lyla were later born in Warden, Washington (near Ritzville.) His other brothers were Adolph and Theodore. He grew up in the Warden, Ritzville, Moses Lake area of Eastern Washington. He later moved to Seattle to go to college. He met my grandmother while living in Spokane. They later moved to Seattle and raised their family. His brother Adolph (Happy) Lesser (b. Lehigh Kansas, 1893) died in Colville, WA in 1964. Anna Elizabeth ran a boarding house (in Moses Lake? Colville?) and died in Colville in 1932. Evelyn and Lyla moved to California - no children. If anyone knew them, would love to hear. I am researching for a children's book which tells the story of Frank, Russia from its beginning in 1767 to its end in WWII. The story is told through the eyes of the daughters and great great granddaughters through the generations. It traces these great great (etc.) granddaughters through the years in Frank, to Siberia, to Germany and to modern day US. I would be interested in any information about details of life in Frank - of any period, as well as details of the lives of those later exiled or emigrated. If there is anyone who would like to share their stories I would be happy to hear. Thanks, Laura Hurley lkh@qwest.net (address will be changed to lkhurley@msn.com in two weeks.)