Heimertshausen, Kr. Vogelsberg, Hessen
Heimertshausen is located about 3 kilometers northwest of Zell. Today, it is administratively part of the municipality of Kirtorf.
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Reich (Louis)
Nikolaus Reich served in Napoleon's army and fought against the Russians. He was captured by the Russians, and in 1812, was settled in the Volga German colony of Louis.
The parish register of Mariental records on 18 January 1815 the marriage in Louis of Nikolaus Reich from Germany to Katharina Peter, widow of Johannes Peter, from Louis.
Nikolaus Reich and his family are recorded on the 1834 census of Louis in Household No. 12.
Fleck, Raphael
Raphael Fleck studied theology at the Roman Catholic Seminary in Saratov. He was ordained on 31 October 1876.
He served the Roman Catholic parish in Saratov from 1879-1893.
Fuchs, Johannes
Johannes Fuchs studied theology at the Roman Catholic Seminary in Saratov. He was ordained in 1911.
Pastor Fuchs served the parish of Sewald.
Fastena, Julius Theodor
Julius Theodor Fastena, son of Julius Heinrich Fastena & Emma Brenner, was born 8 June 1865 in Riga.
He studied theology at the University of Dorpat and was ordained 13 December 1892 in Mitau.
Pastor Fastena married on 23 August 1894 to Elisabeth Amalie Carlson.
Marktheidenfeld, Kr. Main-Spessart, Bayern (Post-1941)
Volga German families settled in Marktheidenfeld following the dissolution of the Volga German colonies in 1941.
Ihly, Nikodemus
Nikodemus Ihly, son of Philipp Ihly, was born 8 February 1882 in Karlsruhe (Odessa District).
He studied theology at the Roman Catholic Seminary in Saratov. He was ordained 8 September 1910.
Father Ihly served the following Volga German parishes: Mariental (1910) and Hölzel (1911-1914).
Hamm (Stadt), Nordrhein-Westfalen (Post-1941)
Volga German families settled in the city of Hamm in the German state of Nordrhein-Westfalen following the 1990 collapse of the Soviet Union.