La Llave

Names

Colonia La Llave

Location

32°44' S 59°06' W

History

On 14 January 1899 the colony of La Llave was officially founded by a decree issued by Governor Maciá.  However, Volga German families who had first settled in Brazil had already been living there for ten years.  There were also some Italians in the colony.

Volga German Families

The following Volga German families are known to have been living in Colonia La Llave:

Bernhardt, Conrado & Franz, Matilde.
Bernhardt, Enrique & Liebrecht, Estela.
Dubs, Georg Konrad (from Rosenheim) & Sauer, Ana Elisabeth.
Dubs, Federico & Strauch, Elisabeth.
Dubs, Adan & Motz, Magdalena.
Dubs, Guillermo & Weimer, Hilda.
Dubs, Juan Melchor & Franz, Ilda.
Dubs, Juan Gaspar & Franz, Maria Elisa.
Dubs, Juan & Franz, Sofia Maria.
Dubs, Juan Andres & Fries, Emilia.
Franz, Johan Jakob & Schneider, Susanna (midwife).
Franz, Johann Karl & Schneider, Amalia.
Franz, Heinrich & Schneider, Katharina.
Franz, Johann Heinrich & Hilgenberg, Katharina Elisabeth.
Franz, Jakob Heinrich & Rosenberger, Katharina.
Franz, Guillermo & Meier, Amalia.
Franz, Oscar & Nagel, Otilia.
Franz, Enrique Cristobal & Dubs, Maria Catalina.
Franz, Juan Carlos & Horst, Elisabeth.
Franz, David & Staubert, Elvira.
Franz, Juan & Motz, Emma.
Franz, Adan & Hilgenberg, Emma.
Franz, Juan & Sinner, Ana Elisabeth.
Hildebrandt
Hilgemberg, Enrique & Hardt, Maria Katharina.
Hilgenberg, Enrique & Franz, Anna.
Hilgenberg, Gaspar & Weisheim, Emilia.
Hilgenberg, Federico & Ott, Sofia.
Horst, Johann Friedrich (from Rosenheim) & Huber, Maria Katharina.
Horst, Pedro & Erbes, Ana Elisabeth.
Horst, Godofredo & Marker, Ana.
Horst, Pedro & Hilgenberg, Matilde.
Horst, Juan Guillermo & Franz, Olga.
Horst, Jorge & Fail, Katharina Elisabeth.
Lind, Felipe & Hilgenberg, Sofia.
Pipus, Reinaldo & Strauch, Susanna.
Regner, Pedro Luis & Stang, Catalina.
Regner, Juan & Krenz, Mariana.
Reinhardt, Daniel & Fries, Maria.
Schäfer, David & Dubs, Sofia.
Schneider, Conrad (from Beideck) & Strauch, Susanna.
Schneider, Carlos & Wenner, Bárbara.
Strauch, Enrique & Schneider, Susana.
Strauch, Jorge & Rosemberger, Maria.
Strauch, Jorge & Hanemann, Emilia.
Völker, Conrado (from Krasnoyar) & Weber, Susanna.
Wagner, Juan & Catalina.

Volga German Congregations

Congregación Evangélica del Río de la Plata
Iglesia Evangélica Luterana La Llave

 

Sources

Franz, Antonio Néstor. Huellas de Colonos, 100 años de las colonias La Esperanza y La Llave.

Elena Vega Stehle