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Vadenrod, [Hessen-Darmstadt Landgraviate]: said by the Ernestinendorf FSL to be home^UC to a Dirlau family.  Said by the Neidermonjou FSL to be home^UC to a Roth family; Kuhlberg said this was in Darmstadt.

Vadenrod^GL, Alsfeld Amt, [Hessen-]Darmstadt: is 6.5 miles S of Alsfeld city and said by the Neidermonjou FSL to be home^UC to two Fiedler men.  I could not find either man in the 1798 Volga censuses.

Vaihingen-an-der-Enz [Amt], Wuerttemberg: is some 14 miles NW of Stuttgart city, and was a District administrative center.

Vaihingen-auf-den-Fildern^GL, Stuttgart Oberamt, Wuerttemberg: is now a suburb on the Fildern plateau immediately  S of Stuttgart city, and said by the 1858 Bergdorf census to be home to an Elsaesser family. This origin was verified by the GCRA using FHL(1,055,888); see their book for more detail.  Said by the 1816 Bergdorf census to be home^UC to the Metzger family.  Proven by Curt Renz to be home to a Seher family that settled in Gueldendorf, Odessa.

Vaitshain(?)^GL, Riedesel: is some 8.4 miles SE of Ulrichstein town, and said by the Kraft FSL to be home^UC to a Stein family.

Vajas/Foltz^FN: said by the Walter FSL to be from^UC Laurenbach, Laubach County.  The original FSL entry said Vajas, but a later note written in the margin said Foltz.  The Walter Research Group has identified this as a Volz family.

Valence, Frankreich: an unidentified place said by the Franzosen FSL to be home^UC to a Fesch man.  There are at least 8 Valences in France.

Valentin^FN: said by the Doenhof FSL to be from^UC Darmstadt (no locality mentioned).

Valk/Falk?^FN: said by the Leichtling FSL to be from^UC Seligenstadt (no locality mentioned).

Valko, George^RN: after 8 years of extensive research has confirmed in church records that his Foeller/Veller ancestor who settled in Krasnoyar was from Seulberg, Hessen-Darmstadt.

Valme^GL: see Wollmar

Valsburg?^FN: said by the Kano FSL to be from^UC Hitzling?.  I could not find this family in the 1798 Volga censuses.

Valter^FN: said by the Stahl-am-Karaman FSL to be from^UC Schwerin in Neiberg.

Vandelans^GL, Frankreich: is some 53miles E of Dijon city, and was said by the Boregard FSL to be home^UC to a Barbier family.

van der Manen^FN: said (no locality mentioned) by the Neidermonjou FSL to be from^UC Holland.  I could not find this family in the 1798 censuses.

van der Nauweland^FN: said by the Katharinenstadt FSL to be from^UC Bebrinheim, West Holland.

Varnotte^FN: said by the Katharinenstadt FSL to be from^UC Liege, London with a Vertott wife.  Surely the London is a mistake.  Pleve thought this might be Warnold.

Varth^FN: said by the Kano FSL to be from^UC Nassau (no locality mentioned).  I could not find this family in the 1798 Volga censuses.

Vasilevka^VV: a variation of the Russian name for Basel^VV. 

Veber^FN said by the Stahl-am-Karaman FSL to be from^UC Darmstadt.  According to a Luebeck ML, this Weber man from the Darmstadt area married in 1766 a Schleegel woman from Isenburg County (Mai&Marquardt#226).

Veenendaal(?)^GL:is some 19 miles ESE of Utrecht city, and said by the Katharinenstadt FSL to be home^UC to a .Fisch family.

Veil^FN:  listed by the 1816 Glueckstal census (KS:675, 468) as having come via^UC Polen from^UC either Ohmden or Gutenberg in Nuertingen [Amt], Wuerttemberg and using FHL 1,055,850 the GCRA verified a Gutenberg, Kirchheim [Amt], Wuerttemberg origin.  However, KS:298 presented this same family as Heil, with no origin given, and the GCRA using FHL 1,193,401 concluded, but did not prove, that the family came via^UC Neu-Verbas, Hungary probably from^UC Neuhof, Fulda [Amt], Hesse.   In addition, using FHL 493,330, the GCRA found that a possible Heyl ancestor of this family had lived in Medard, Meisenheim [Amt], Pfalz.  Also spelled Heil, Heyl, Veyhl, and Voit.  Check the three different entries for this family in the GCRA book.

Veil^FN: also see Feil.

Veileraporekenokh^GL, Baden-Baden Margravite: said by the Walter FSL to be home^UC to a Morlan family.  The Walter Research Group has identified this as a Mohrland family from Waldprechtsweier, Baden-Wuerttemberg.

Veiock^FN: see Faiock.

Veit^FN: said by the Goebel FSL to be from^UC Busecker Tal, Wuerzburg.

Veit^FN: said by the Hildman FSL to be from^UC Freiburg.  Spelled Feit in 1798:{J.Heinrich} (Mai1798:Hd13), {A.Elizabeth} (Hd12, 14), and  {Franz} (Hd1).

Velburg^GL, Kurpfalz: said by the Herzog FSL to be home^UC to a Knoll family.  This may be in Bavaria some 31 miles SE of Nuernberg city.

Velde/Felde^FN: said by the Krasnoyar FSL to be from^UC Bissersheim, Darmstadt.

Velde^FN: said by KS:468 to be from Muenchingen, Leonberg [Amt], Wuerttemberg. Using FHL#1,056,691-4 and 1,184,744, the GCRA proved this origin, knowing they lived for a time in Neudorf.  See the GCRA book for more.   Also spelled Velte.

Velde^FN: also see Welt.

Veldenz^GL: in the 1760s and until 1778 this was a Kreis i.e. district administrative center for the country of Kurpfalz.  After 1778 it was part of Bavarian-owned Rheinpfalz.  The town is some 18 miles NE of Trier city.

Veller^FN: said by the Krasnoyar FSL to be from^UC Darmstadt (no locality mentioned).  After 8 years of extensive research, George Valko has confirmed in church records that this family name was Foeller from Seulberg, near Friedrichsdorf, Hessen.

Vellinghausen(?)^GL: Said by the Boaro FSL to be home^UC to a Wahlschmidt family.  This probably is one of the three North Rhine-Westphalia Vellinghausen or Voellinghausen SE of Muenster city: one 24 miles, one 37 miles (both in Westphalia Duchy) and another 52 miles (in Mark County).

Vellinghausen^GL: also see Voellinghausen.

Velte^FN: see Velde.

Venedig^GL, Italien: Venice, some 100 miles SW of Stossau, Austria, and said by the Brabander FSL to be home^UC to an Adamo family.  Said by the Katharinenstadt FSL to be home^UC to a Deroma family.

Venice, Italy: the German is Venedig.

Vening^GL, Isenburg: said by the Walter FSL to be home^UC to a Roth family.  This place was indentified by the Walter Research Group as Wenings, Hessen.

Verchnjaja Grjaznucha^VV: a variation of the Russian name for Kraft^VV.

Verchnaja Kulalinka^VV: a version of the Russian name for Holstein^VV.

Verdun^GL: see Werden.

Verg^GL, Freie Adelprovinz der alten Ritter: said by the Walter FSL to be home^UC to a Melkhert family.  The Walter Research Project identified this place as Woerth-am-Main, Bavaria, which is unlikely turf for the alten Ritter.  I suspect that is wrong and that it is more likely near Fulda, Hessen either Welkers (some 4 miles SSE) or Wehrda (some 13 miles N) -- more likely the latter since it is in the midst of known alten Ritter lands.

Verkehrt?^FN: said by the Boaro FSL to be from^UC Breslau.  I could not find this family in the 1798 Volga censuses.

Verkhnaya Dobrinka^VV:  a Russian name for Dreispitz^VV.

Verkhnaya Grasnukha^VV: a variation of the Russian name for Kraft^VV.

Verkhnaya Kulalinka^VV: a version of the Russian name for Holstein^VV.

Verkhovye^VV is the Russian name of Seewald.

Versen(?)^GL, Duenburg: is in Lower Saxony some 69 miles WSW of Bremen city center, and said by the Katharinenstadt FSL to be home^UC to a Dietrich family.

Vershinka/Werschinka^VV: the Russian name for Kautz^VV.

Versteeg^FN: said by the Katharinenstadt FSL to be from^UC Amsterdam, Holland.

Vertott^FN: said by the Katharinenstadt FSL to be from^UC Liege, London.  Surely the London is a mistake.

Vescoux, Frankreich: an unidentified place said by the Franzosen FSL to be home^UC to a Lebrun family.

Vester^FN: Bonner proved this woman was baptized in Neu-Isenburg, Isenburg[-Birstein Principality]. She married a Galloy in Buedingen on their way to Moor (Mai&Marquardt#489).

Vetzberg?^GL: said by the Kano FSL to be home^UC to a Schmidt family.  This probably was in Nassau-Weilburg Principality some 5 miles NE osf Wetzler city.

Veyhl^FN: see Veil.

Viehrat^FN: said by the Katharinenstadt FSL to be from^UC Dse(?).

Viehrath^FN: said by the Katharinenstadt FSL to be from^UC Berlin with a Stiegenland wife from^UC Den Haag.

Viel^FN: a Rosslau ML says this woman married in 1766 a Rein man (Mai&Marquardt#981).  See Rein of Lauwe.

Vielbach, Kurmainz: an unidentified place said by the Leitsinger FSL to be home^UC to a Holz family.  The only Vielbach I can find is 12 miles NE of Koblenz city and would then have been in Kurtrier, not Kurmainz..

Vienna^GL: according to Steven Schrieber, Prof. Pleve says the Warenburg FSL says this was home^UC to a Molko family.

Vienna^GL, Austria: Said by the Leichtling FSL to be home^UC to a Eder? family.  Said by the Merkel FSL to be home^UC to a Fortner family.  Also see Wien.

Vierschenk^FN: see Henecker and Sachs.

Viersen, Baden-Durlach[?]:an unidentified place said by the Galka FSL to be home^UC to a Waltz family.  I can find no Viersen that was in lands formerly of Baden-Durlach, but there is one 17 miles W of Duesseldorf city that was then in Guelders Duchy (Prussian).

Vierstammstadt(?)^GS: an unidentified country; see Stanewo.

Viet^FN: listed by the 1816 Glueckstal census (KS:678) with no origin, but KS:468 said she was from^UC Schwieberdingen, Ludwigsburg [Amt], Wuerttemberg.  The GCRA found other evidence that one of her sisters may have been born in^UC Markgroeningen, Ludwigsburg [Amt], Wuerttemberg.  No origin has been proven; see the GCRA book for more information.

Vigek?^FN: see Wikster.

Vilercotrie?, Frankreich: an unidentified place said by the Franzosen FSL to be home^UC to a Bougie family.

Viliriginta ^FN: said by the 1798 Laub census to be the maiden name of frau Lohmann (Mai1798:Lb49).

Villach^GL, Oesterreich: is some 92 miles SE of Salzburg and is said by the Pfeiffer FSL to be home^UC to a Schmal family. 

Villbach(?)^GL, Darmstadt: is some 9 miles SE of Gelnhausen, Hessen, and said by the Kraft FSL to be home^UC to a Schwab family.

Villhauer^FN: see Felhauer.

Villingen^GL: an unidentified place said by the Kano FSL to be home^UC to Lotz{Daniel} and Pauly{Sebastian} families.  This probably was in Solms-Laubach County some 3.5 miles SW of Laubach town.

Villingen?^GL: an unidentified place said by the Kano FSL to be home^UC to a Goebel? family.  But there was another Villingen in Hapsburg lands 32 miles ENE of Freiburg city.

Villingen [Amt]^GL, Baden: is some 27 miles SSW of Freudenstadt city, and was a District administrative center.  It was then a twin city with Schwenningen, Wuerttemberg.

Villingen^GL, [Solms-Laubach County]:  said by the Kano FSL to be home^UC to a Zimmer family.  Kuhlberg said this was in Braunfels; the travel papers may have been issued by Solms-Braunfels County, but the town itself appears to have been in the related Solms-Laubach County.

Villingen^GL: also see Flingi.

Villingen-Schwenningen^GL: in very recent times these twin cities were combined into one city with the hyphenated name.

Villmar^FN: see Filmar.

Villmar^GL, Kurtrier: is 6 miles E of Limburg-am-der-Lahn, and said by the Keller FSL to be home^UC to a Schaf, and possibly to a Brehn family.

Vilseck?, [Bamberg Bishopric?]: said by the Dietel FSL to be home^UC to a Moser family.  If this was Vilseck it was in the Bamberg Bishopric 44 miles SE of Bamberg city.

Vischer?/Gaenslin?^FN: left Nagold, Wuerttemberg for the Caucasus in the 1800s.  The family name is uncertain due to the settler’s mother’s remarriage.

Vitois^FN: said Pleve to be a 1798 spelling for Witna of Hoelzel;  I could not find this spelling.

Vitry, Champagne, [Frankreich]: said by the Brabander FSL to be home^UC to a Widiu? family.  There are at least six Vitrys in Champagne povince, the largest of which is Vitry-le-Francois, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France, 45 miles SE of Reims city.

Vitsel^FN: said by the Stahl-am-Karaman FSL to be from^UC Saxony.

Vixum^FN: see Vizum.

Viz^FN: said by the Walter FSL to be from^UC Burkan, Freie Adelprovinz der alten Ritter.  The Buedingen ML says this Gies man from^UC Burghuhn married in 1766 a Rauber woman; Stumpp says the Gies man was from^UC Burghaun near Huenfeld (Mai&Marquardt#687).

Vizum^FN: according to a Rosslau ML this woman married in 1766 a Weise man who settled in Hoelzel (Mai&Marquardt#998). KS:161 says she was a Vixum. According to the 1798 census the maiden name of frau Weiss was Fuchs (Mai1798:Hz7).

Vliograd(?)^GL, Hamburg: an unidentified place said by the Merkel FSL to be home^UC to a Bruns family.

Vockerode^GL: see Vockenrode.

Vockenrode^GL, Anhalt-Dessau: must be Vockerode, Anhalt-Dessau, some 5 miles ENE of Dessau city, and said by Stumpp to have been home to a Jost man [who later went to Paulskaya] (Mai&Marquardt#939).

Voegele^FN: said by the 1816 Glueckstal census (KS:670, 673, 207) to be from Nebringen, Boeblingen [Amt], Wuerttemberg.  Using FHL(1,475,200-1), the GCRA verified this origin.  See the GCRA book for more detail.

Voegele^FN: also see Ruf of Glueckstal.

Voegler/Vogler^FN: said by the Holstein FSL to be from^UC Rendsburg, Holstein.

Voegler^FN: this family name was found recorded in Tann marriage records 1762-1767; see Flegel trip.

Voelcker^FN: the Buedingen ML says this woman from^UC Orberach married a Kaemmereer man in 1766; by 1767 this couple was in Goebel; Stumpp also spells it Voelker and says she was from Urberach (Mai&Marquardt#357).

Voelkart^FN: see Holgart.

Voelker^FN: said by the Galka FSL to be from^UC Glauburg, Gelnhausen.  For 1796 see Mai1798:Mv680, and for 1798 see Dr27?.

Voelker^FN said by the Huck FSL to be from^UC Isenburg (no locality mentioned).

Voelker^FN: said by both versions of the Jagodnaja Poljana FSL to be from^UC Erbach in the state of Hessen.

Voelker^FN:  said by the Koehler FSL to be the maiden name of frau Manz.

Voelker^FN: said by the Phillipsfeld FSL to be from^UC Grossmannsrode.  For 1789 see Mai1798:Mv2312, and for 1798 see Pp10, Sh27, Pl05.  A son may have died in Luebeck in 1766 (Mai&Marquardt#1281).

Voelker^FN: also see Felker and Voelcker.

Voeller^FN: said by the Neidermonjou FSL to be from^UC [Wied-]Runkel [County]. I could not find this family in the 1798 censuses.

Voeller^FN: also see Gramm.

Voellinger^FN: see Fochlinger.

Voellinghausen?^GL: an unidentified place said by the Neidermonjou FSL to be home^UC to a Weiss {Johann} family; in notes Pleve thought this might be a Weise family from^UC Vellinghausen.

Voellinghausen^GL: also see Vellinghausen.

Voerter: see Ferter.

Vogel^FN: said by the Dietel FSL to be from^UC Elsass (no locality indicated).

Vogel^FN: said by the Dobrinka FSL to be from^UC Oberpesin(?), Zorn(?).  One of these couples may have been 1766 godparents to a Weitzel child in Buedingen (Mai&Marquardt#1297).

Vogel^FN: said by the Doenhof FSL to be from^UC Darmstadt (no locality mentioned).

Vogel^FN: listed by the 1816 Glueckstal census (KS:671, 470) with no origin.  Using FHL(1,569,090), the GCRA proved origin in Reutlingen, Reutlingen [Amt], Wuerttemberg.  See the GCRA book for more detail.

Vogel^FN: said by the Graf FSL to be from^UC Mannheim, Kurpfalz.  The Rosslau ML says this man married a Fick woman in 1765 (Mai&Marquardt#833).

Vogel^FN: said by the Grimm FSL to be from^UC Isenburg (no locality mentioned).

Vogel^FN: said by the Kamenka FSL to be from^UC Weissensulz(?)/Weisensulz.

Vogel{Abraham}^FN: said by the 1816 Kassel census (#9) and by KS:469 to be from^UC Doerrenbach, Bergzabern [Amt], Pfalz.  However, the GCRA could not find him in either of the three Dorrenbachs.  See their book for more.

Vogel^FN: said by the Katharinenstadt FSL to be from^UC Sigila(?), Nassau.  The Buedingen ML says this man married a Kratz woman in 1766 (Mai&Marquardt#437).

Vogel^FN: the 1798 Norka census gives this as the maiden name of Alt’s wife (Mai1798:Nr54).  Said by the Buedingen ML to be from^UC Schwarzenfels and to have married in Buedingen in 1766; by 1767 this couple was in Norka (Mai&Marquardt#567).

Vogel^FN: said by the Ober-Monjou FSL to be from^UC Albstadt? with Lenkof/Leikam step-sons in the household.

Vogel^FN: said by the Orlovskaya FSL to be from^UC Belleresdorf. .  The wife’s maiden name was given as Bessler in 1798 (Mai1798:Or17).

Vogel^FN: also see Fogal.

Vogelein^FN: a Luebeck ML says this woman married a Mueller man in 1765; by 1766 this couple was in Katharinenstadt (Mai&Marquardt#24).  The Katharinenstadt FSL says Mueller’s wife was from Gross-Umstadt, Hessen.

Vogeler^FN: said (no locality mentioned) by the Boregard FSL to be from^UC Bayreuth.  I could not find this family in the 1798 Volga censuses.

Vogelhuber^FN: also see Foerderer of Glueckstal.

Vogelmann^FN: said by the Kamenka FSL to be from^UC Elwangen.

Vogelsang^GL: see Fogelsang.

Vogler^FN: said by the Norka FSL to be from^UC Hessen (no locality mentioned).

Vogler^FN: also see Voegler.

Vogt^FN: said by the Bauer FSL to be from^UC Wiebelsheim, Kurpfalz-Leiningen.

Vogt^FN: said by the Belowescher Kolonien FSL to be from^UC Mainz (no locality mentioned).

Vogt^FN: said by the Dietel FSL to be from^UC Leiterhausen(?), Kurpfalz.

Vogt^FN: said by the Stumpp supplement to the Dietel FSL to be from^UC Mecklenburg (no locality indicated).

Vogt^FN: said by the Kamenka FSL to be from^UC Krautheim, Kurmainz.

Vogt^FN: said by the Katharinenstadt FSL to be from^UC Alsterbach, Pfalz.

Vogt^FN: see Ganser of Laub.

Vogt^FN: said by the Orlovskaya FSL to be from^UC Stassfurt.

Vogt^FN: said by the Simon family (Warenburg colony) chart to be from^UC Klieburg, Saxony.

Vogt^FN: this family name was found recorded in Schotten parish records for many generations prior to 1767; see Flegel trip.

Vogt^FN: also see Focht, Fokht, and Voit.

Vogtstadt^GL: said by the Buedingen ML to be near Hamelburg and to be home^UC to a Rohner woman who in 1766 married a Bretz man; by 1767 this couple was in Koehler; Hoffman spelled it Hammelburg (Mai&Marquardt#632).  This must be Fuchsstadt of the Fulda Bishopric, some 2 miles SW of Hammelburg city.

Voit^FN: said by the Husaren FSL to be from^UC Gnewin?, Polen. Spelled in 1798 Voit (Mai1798:Hn19), Woyd, (Sv24), and Vogt (Wt90).

Voit^FN: also see Veil.

Voitling^FN: according to a Woehrd ML this woman from^UC Bruck married  in 1766 a Lampel man also from^UC Bruck (Mai&Marquardt#790).

Volbin^FN: according to a Luebeck ML, a Volbin woman married a Geist man in 1766; by 1767 this couple was in Walter (Mai&Marquardt#194).

Volck^FN: the Buedingen ML says this woman from Birckel,Breuberg married in 1766 a Stumpff man (Mai&Marquardt#659).  By 1767 this couple was in the Belowescher Kolonien.

Volck^FN: according to the Buedingen ML a Volck woman from^UC Weickersheim married a Kraus man in 1766; by 1767 this couple was in Krasnoyar; Stumpp said her maiden name was Volk from^UC Waigandshain in the Westerwald near Rennerod (Mai&Marquardt#553).

Volckers/Volker s^FN: Bonner proved both that this was the maiden name of the widow Weber of Balzer (FSL #98) and that she was baptized in Leustadt.

Volert^FN: two families said by the Dreispitz FSL to be from^UC Haefnerhasslach, Wittenberg.  In 1798 the family name was spelled Volet (Mai1798:Mv515).

Volet^FN: see Volert and Wolet.

Volger^FN: according to the Buedingen ML a Volger woman married a Grens man in 1766; by 1767 the couple was in Holstein (Mai&Marquardt#72).

Volhynia: an area now in northern Ukraine which covered most of the present-day provinces of Volynska, Rivnenska, and Zhytomyr, plus some to the south.

Volk^FN: said by the Katharinenstadt FSL to be from^UC Penshausen, Sachsen.

Volk^FN: said by the Kukkus FSL to be from^UC Allendorf, Braunfels.

Volk^FN: said by the Paulskaya FSL to be from^UC Staufenberg.  According to the 1798 Kind census frau Volk’s maiden name was Hasselbach (Mai1798:Kd07).

Volk^FN: also see Folk and Volck.

Volkach?^GL: see Folkakh.

Volkers^FN: see Volckers.

Volkersweiler^GL, Zweibruechen: is some 21 miles ESE of Stambach: a transcription of Weisbach records says that the Artzer man who married in Winterbach and then went to Seewald came from here, according to Darrell Brungardt.

Volkovo^VV: a variation of the Russian name for Schaffhausen^VV.

Volksberg, Zabern [Amt], Elsass: is some 14 miles N of Zabern/Saverne, and thought by the GCRA to be home^UC to the Mueller who went to Glueckstal.

Voll^FN: settled in 1817 in Gueldendorf, Odessa; family records found by Curt Renz in Kirchardt, Sinsheim parish, and Bockschaft, all in Baden.

Voll^FN: the Buedingen ML says this woman from^UC Ornshausen married in 1766 a Ziegler man; by 1767 they were in Pfeiffer (Mai&Marquardt:#594).

Vollert?^FN: said by the Paulskaya FSL to be from^UC Lembach.  I could not find this family in the 1798 Volga censuses.  Also see Holgart of Paulskaya.

Vollerwiek?^GL, Holstein: is some 53 miles W of Kiel city, and said by the Laub FSL to be home^UC to a Benedickt family.

Vollingen^GL, Braunschweig: an unidentified place said by the Katharinenstadt FSL to be home^UC to Seibert of Dunkelspuehl’s wife.

Vollmer^FN: said by the Katharinenstadt FSL to be from^UC Langeraltar(?).

Vollmer^FN: also see Volmar.

Vollmer^VV: another spelling for Volmer^VV.

Vollmer Lugowoj^VV: a combined German-Russian name for Volmer^VV.

Vollmerz^GL: is some 15 miles SSW of Fulda city, and said by the Orlovskaya FSL to be home^UC to a Zinnkann family.  In the 1760’s this was territory either of Hanau County or Fulda Bishopric.

Volmar/Vollmer^FN: said by the Volmer FSL to be from^UC Dirkheim, Kurpfalz.  Later spelled Volmer.

Volmar^VV: another spelling for Volmer^VV.

Vollmar^VV: another spelling for Volmer^VV.

Volmer^FN: said by the Brabander FSL to be from^UC Berlingen, Kurmainz.

Volmer ^FN: said by the Neidermonjou FSL to be from^UC Wabern?.

Volmer^FN: also see Volmar.

Volmer^VV (aka Folmar, Folmer, Kopenka, Kopjonka, Kozenka, Lugowoj, Lugovoye, Volmar, Vollmar, Vollmer, Vollmer Lugowoj) is a Catholic village on the western side of the Volga River.  Its FSL was first published in Pleve, The German Colonies …, pp.467-474.  According to that, the first settlers were from the following places with the family names shown here in parens:

from Alzey, Kurpfalz: (Dornus, Fuss, Gak/Hack/Haag?, Wentzel);

from Amorbach, Mainz: (Damm);

from Aschaffenburg, Kurmainz: (Ril/Riel/Roehl?);

from Bamburg: (Sauer);

from Biburg: (Iskhom?);

from Branfels: (Becker);

from Bril/Bruehl(?): (Platz);

from Burg, Kurmainz: (Brost);

from Dirkheim, Kurpfalz: (Volmar/Vollmer);

from Frankenheim, Wuerzburg: (Schering);

from Fulda: (Braun);

from Gardheim/Hardheim(?), Wuerzburg: (Akhtshteter/Hochstetter?);

from Geperkh/Hepberg(?), Kurmainz: (Sieb);

from Gernsheim, Kurmainz: (Stang, Zorn);

from Gruenstadt, Pfalz: (Gross);

from Heilbronn: (Hohlmann, Schmidt);

from Hertzheim, Kurmainz: (Lang);

from Kaiserslautern, Kurpfalz: (Schroh);

from Karlstadt, Wuerzburg: (Feser?);

from Kervel(?), Kurpfalz: (Stohr);

from Kirchheimbolanden, Kurpfalz: (Litikh/Littig/Littich?);

from Krentznach, Kurpfalz: (Beilmann);

from Kromburg: (Schwartz);

from Kusel, Zweibruechen: (Mosmann);

from Memmingen: (Wiessner);

from Neustadt, Kurpfalz: (Gutkeim);

from Neustatt Haardt(?), Kurpfalz: (Roth);

from Offenbach, Kurpfalz: (Huss);

from Roshta(?), Kurpfalz: (Armbruster);

from Rothenburg: (Eberle, Kraus);

from Selz, Kurpfalz: (Aks/Ochs?);

from Starenkburg(?), Heppenheim: (Weikauf);

from Ulm: (Dreher);

from Wittlich, Trier: (Roskopf/Grosskopf?);

from Worms, Kurpfalz: (Eter?, Gertner/Gaertner, Graf);

from Wuerzburg: (Riegelmann);

from Zweibruechen: (Tag, Uhrich).

Volskoye^VV: a variation of the Russian name for Kukkus^VV.

Voltz^FN: see Volz.

Volz^FN: said by the Balzer FSL to be from Oehringen^GL, [Hohenlohe County/Principality].  This origin for the Volz/Voltz family was proven by Bonner.

Volz{Jacob of Balzer? and then Nebraska}^RN: in the 19th century did up partial lists of setters for many colonies often indicating Hessen origins.

Volz^FN: also see Falz and Vajas.

von Bracken? ^FN: said by the Enders FSL to be from^UC Luebeck (no locality given). ).  I could not find this family in the 1798 Volga censuses.

von der Giese^FN: said by the Boregard FSL to be from^UC Rotterdam.  I could not find this family in the 1798 Volga censuses.

von Gutein(?)^GL, Baden: said by the Dietel FSL to be home^UC to a Michel family.

von Gutstein(?) Domaene^GS, Pfalz: an unidentified German state, see Marnsaberg.

Vonhausen, Isenburg-Buedingen County: is 2 miles SSW of Buedingen city.  Bonner proved that Reiss married his Schad wife here, that Lohrengel had married a woman whose family name is unclear here, and that Iskam married a Doerr woman here, before they all left for Balzer.  The Buedingen ML said this was home^UC to a Jaekel man [who ment to Moor] (Mai&Marquardt#538).  Bonner proved that the Helwig man who settled in Moor married here where his Bomersheim bride was baptized; he also proved that Iskam{J.Georg} who settled in Moor was baptized here.  Bonner proved that Hohnstein {Johannes} was baptized here and that Hohnstein {Johannes} married a Siebold woman said to be from^UC here; all of whom settled in Norka.

von Hess^FN: a Luebeck ML says this woman married a Sabelfeld man in 1766; by 1767 this couple was in Katharinenstadt (Mai&Marquardt#190).  See Geiss.

von Holstein^FN: said by the Merkel FSL to be from^UC Mecklenburg.

von Momol^FN: see Kartlein.

Von Nordig^FN: said by the Neidermonjou FSL to be from^UC [Hessen-]Darmstadt. I could not find this family in the 1798 censuses.

von Rau^FN: said by the Kano FSL to be an orphan boy in the Mueller{J.Christian} household.  I could not find him in the 1798 Volga censuses.

von Ulm Barony^GS: was a small barony just W of Biberach city.

von Wipler^FN: said by the Kano FSL to be from^UC Untitz.  I could not find this family in the 1798 Volga censuses.

Voon?^FN: said by the Rothammel FSL to be from^UC Filmar/Villmar, Trier.

Vorarlberg Barony^GS: a large barony situated at the eastern end of Lake Constance and owned by the Habsburg family.

Vorath ^FN: said by the 1798 Laub census to be the maiden name of frau Sommer (Mai1798:Lb40).

Vorath^FN: see Vorrath.

Vorbach^FN: see Forbach.

Vorderweidentahl^GL, Bergzabern [Amt], Rheinpfalz: was 5.5 miles NW of Bad Bergzabern. Using FHL#193,201 was proven by the GCRA to be home to the Faiock/Veiock family that settled in Kassel as well as going to Rohrbach, Odessa; at least three of the Feiock children were born in Darstein just north of Vorderweidentahl.  Vorderweidentahl was also proven by the GCRA as home to the Hof/Hoff and Tschitibner/Stebner families that went to Kassel.

Voronezh: see Riebensdorf.

Vorrath^FN: said by the Laub FSL to be from^UC Krusenfeld?, Mecklenburg.  In 1798 spelled Vorath (Mai1798:Lb39).

Vorstadt^GL: an unidentified place said by the Kano FSL to be home^UC to the Fischer{Karl Christian} family.  Kuhlberg said this was in Sachsen.  Vorstadt is the principal German word for suburb and is almost invariably used with a second word giving the name of the suburb.  Here the second name has been dropped out or Vorstadt is likely an incorrect rendering of the Russian. This probably is the same place that was rendered Fahrstedt for the other Kano Fischer.

Vorweichloch?, Wuerzburg [Bishopric]: an unidentified place said by the Leitsinger FSL to be home^UC to a Graf family.

Vosler ^FN:  listed in the Bergdorf 1816 census (KS:659) without origin. Origin in Moenschweiler, Villingen [Amt], Baden was deemed possible by the GCRA using FHL(1,188,834).  See the GCRA book for more details.  Also spelled Vossler (KS:471).

Vossler^FN: see Vosler.