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Brunnental
Brunnental was daughter colony founded in 1855 by resettlers from the mother colonies of Frank, Kolb, Walter, Schilling, Pobochnaya, and Norka.
While Norka was the center of the Brethren movement on the Bergseite (hilly side of the Volga River), Brunnental was the center on the Wiesenseite (plains side of the Volga River). In 1871, under the leadership of Norka's Rev. Wilhelm Stärkel, a Brüderschaft Konferenz (Brethren Conference) was held in Brunnental by leaders of this movement.
While Norka was the center of the Brethren movement on the Bergseite (hilly side of the Volga River), Brunnental was the center on the Wiesenseite (plains side of the Volga River). In 1871, under the leadership of Norka's Rev. Wilhelm Stärkel, a Brüderschaft Konferenz (Brethren Conference) was held in Brunnental by leaders of this movement.
All of the Brunnental residents who emigrated in 1907 are shown standing in front of the school. Source: Sherrie Gettman Stahl.
The 1857 census of Brunnental indicates that there were 15 households that originated in Norka. Family names from Norka include: Feuerstein, Spady, Kleiber, Döring, Schiffman, Störkel (Stärkel), Blum, Jost, Schleuning, Brehm, Hohnstein, Ziegler, Nagel, Kaiser, Brun, Hahn, Bäcker (Becker), Traudt, Keller, Eusel, Knippel, Aschenbrenner, Herdt, Deines, Weitzel, Schwabenland, Hartung, Ziegler, and Dörr.
Brunnental is also known by its Russian name of Krivoyar.
Brunnental is also known by its Russian name of Krivoyar.
Sources
Mai, Brent Alan, trans. 1857 Census of Brunnental in the District of Samara, Russia: 2010. Print. <http://cvgs.cu-portland.edu/genealogy/CensusLists.cfm>
Stahl, Sherrie Gettman. "BRUNNENTAL, KRIWOJAR, SAMARA, RUSSIA (VOLGA)." Web. 11 May 2016. <http://www.brunnental.us/brunnental/>.
Stahl, Sherrie Gettman. "BRUNNENTAL, KRIWOJAR, SAMARA, RUSSIA (VOLGA)." Web. 11 May 2016. <http://www.brunnental.us/brunnental/>.
Last updated August 6, 2020.