Catherine the Great ascended the Russian throne and issued a great manifest to open up colonization in the Volga river valley in southern Russia. Through effective marketing of her manifest, thousands of people throughout Germany immigrated to the area and founded colonies near Saratov. The colonies to the west of the Volga were on...
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Johannes Adam Pfeifer, Sr. was my 3rd Great Grandfather, and the first and eldest Pfeifer relative to immigrate to the United States from Russia. His son, my Great Great Grandfather also came with him. They were considered a part of the Volga Germans and settled near Herzog Kansas in 1878. The following is the...
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Johannes Adam Pfeifer, Jr. or Adam J. Pfeifer as he was known by was my Great Great Grandfather. Son of Johannes Adam Pfeifer Sr. and husband to Cecilia Rupp, he was born in Russia and immigrated with his parents to Kansas as part of the Volga River German migration. Here’s a timeline I’ve put...
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Johannes Adam Pfeifer, Jr. (who went by his middle name, Adam) and his wife Cecilia (Rupp) Pfeifer are my Great-Great Grandparents through their son Anton A. Pfeifer (1893-1946). Johannes Adam Pfeifer Birth – 10 May 1859, Herzog (Susly), Wolga, Russia Death – 30 Oct 1917, Hays, Ellis, Kansas Burial – St. Josephs, Hays, Kansas...
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Johannes Adam Pfeifer, who went by Adam, is my Great-Great Grandfather through his son Anton A. Pfeifer (1893-1946) who married Anna Zimmerman (1891-1978). Johannes Adam Pfeifer Birth – 10 May 1859, Herzog (Susly), Wolga, Russia Death – 30 Oct 1917, Hays, Ellis, Kansas Burial – St. Josephs, Hays, Kansas Father – Johannes Adam Pfeifer...
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Johannes Adam Pfeifer, who went by Adam, is my Great-Great Grandfather through his son Anton A., pictured far left in the family photo below. This photo was emailed to me from Gary Pfeifer who has done a significant amount of research on the Pfeifer family and has been very helpful with my research. I...
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Anton A. Pfeifer is my Great Grandfather. I know very little about him and his life, though I’ve read much about the rich history of his ancestors the Volga Germans. Anton A. Pfeifer Birth – Feb 1893, Walker, Ellis, KS Death – 1946, Salem, Marion, OR Burial – ? Father – Johannes Adam Pfeifer...
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