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Grenz Families European Settlement
Pattern To get a satellite
view of each settlement place mouse pointer over each settlement on maps and
Google Maps will take you to that specific village. Or, on the left side
of the Google map you will see "My Maps". Click on that and you will see "Grenz Family
Ancestral Villages". Click on that and it will take you to a list of the
villages and the World with all the villages. Once there you can visit
each village and zoom in and out. However you will need to install
the Google Earth Application if you do not have it on your computer. It is
free.
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The Grenz family name first appears in Germany, so far, with
Ewald Grenz in 1661 Next earliest
is Thilmann Grenz in 1706. Michael Grenz appears in 1765 in the Holstein area on the Volga River in
Russia. Our earliest record in Samland, Prussia is 1790 for
Christof Grenz. Gottlieb and Samuel Grenz are found in 1795 in the
Ukraine, which at that time was South Russia, in the town of Gueldendorf just outside of Odessa and other
small villages in the region. |
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Grenz Branches in present day
Germany, Ukraine, and Russia |
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Not all villages listed in the ancestry are included.,
either because of incorrect spelling or are not in the Data base of
Virtual Earth or Google Earth. Mistakes may occur for the following
reasons: many villages are listed in either Russian, or
Ukrainian, or both. Many have multiple spellings depending on which
map one looks at, or who provided the information. There are multiple villages and towns with the
same name. Great care has been taken to try and list the correct
name with the correct town. If a mistake is noticed please let me
know.
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| "berg" = mountain or hill |
"hof"
= farmstead, or yard |
| "burg" = castle |
"klein"
= little, small or short |
| "dorf" = village |
"lieben"
= to be in love or fond of |
| "feld" = field |
"ruhe"
= rest, peace or quiet |
| "gross" = big, large or much |
"stadt"
= city |
| "heim" = home |
"tal" =
valley |
If you cannot use the Google application for aerial photos of the various towns please go to
TOWNS
Germany - Samland (now part of Russia)
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1.)
Johann Christoph Grenz - Pillau, Samland, (now Russia) |
6.) Robert
Grenz - Schleusingen, Thuringia County, Germany |
| 2.) John Grenz - Kobblebude - Samland,
(now Russia) |
7.) Thilmann / Anna Maria
Grenz - Britten, Germany |
| 3.) John Grenz - Lauenburg,
Germany |
8.) Ewald Grenz
- Steinbuch, Germany |
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4.) John Grenz - Barkow,
West Pomerania, Germany |
9.) Ewald Grenz - Odenwald,
Baden-Wurttemburg, Germany |
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5.) John Grenz,
Posen, Thuringia, Germany |
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Ukraine - Odessa Region and the
Village of Holstein In Russia (15) |
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The following are the primary settlements of Germans in Southern
Ukraine
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E = Evangelical Community C =
Catholic Community M = Mennonite Community |
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= Colony Historical Information |
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Western Colonies - South Ukraine -
Odessa Region |
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Eastern Colonies - South Ukraine -
Odessa Region |
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Southern Colonies - South Ukraine
- Odessa Region |
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