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From: Robert A Wood <>
Subject: Fw: VOLGA-DEUTSCH
Date: Sat, 1 Feb 1997 16:25:03 GMT


> I have been researching my wife's family for some time
>
> with the understanding that they came from East Prussia
> and Lithuania prior to 1945. They were
> Lutheran-Evangelisch in their religion and primarily
> German speaking in their homes. The one's who lived in
> Lithuania lived very close ( 1/2-15 Kilometre) to what
> was
> once the OST PREUSSEN/LITAUEN border.
> One of the families (named KASPEREIT) we have found
> probably came to the East Prussia area in the early
> 1700's
> after being persecuted by the Catholic church in Austria
>
> because they followed the principles of Martin Luther.
> The other family ( named PARACHNOWITSCH and sometimes
> PROCHNOV)) we know less about. They were German speaking
> in their home in WILKOWISCHKEN ( now VILKAVISKIS) in
> Lithuania and in KAUNISCHKEN ( now KAUPISKIA) in
> Lithuania.
> There has been a suggestion in our family for us to
> research in the area where the VOLGA-DEUTSCH lived.
> Where is this? Where would we find information about
> the
> VOLGA-DEUTSCH ( besides the LDS)?
> PARACHNOWITSCH is obviously not a German name at its
> root and does sound very Russian.Does anyone know of any
> lists of people who were called the VOLGA-DEUTSCH?
> I would appreciate any suggestions of where I should
> look
> for information about VOLGA-DEUTSCH.
> I thank you in advance for any help you can give me.
> Robert A. Wood
> COLLINGWOOD, Ontario
> CANADA
>

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