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Volmer - Kopenka |
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Stang Families of Volmer |
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Member of the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia. This site is owned by Angela Gartner. |
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The Original Settlers List, dated July 18, 1766, lists a Stang family coming from Gernsheim, Germany which is in the Kurmainz region in Germany. Sebastian Stang (36), was a Catholic farmer who came to Volmer (Vollmer) with his wife Anna Maria (25), and daughter Walpurgia(2).
There is a lot of interest in this Stang family and many people are researching it. We are lucky to be able to find some much information about the Volmer Stangs as they have preserved their genealogy very well. There are many books that are rich with information, but there is also a lot of assumptions being made about who Sebastian’s father and sibling may have been. It is thought that another Stang family that is found in the Yagodnaya Polyana (YP) Colony are related to Sebastian. I have spoken with the Village Coordinator for YP and we agree that there is no concrete evidence to prove or disprove a blood relationship between the colonies.
The Stang familiy must have liked living in Volmer a lot because as far as what is recorded in the 1834 and the 1850 Volmer Census none of the male Stang family members left the Volmer Colony.
Check out the family trees that have been completed. |
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If anyone has anything to add to this page please email me and I would be happy to add it.
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Alternate spelling:
Stang, Stange, Schtang, Schtank |
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Stang Families that Stayed in Russia
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