Names
Colonía San Miguel
History
San Miguel was founded on 21 May 1899.
The following from Valle María and surrounding area were founders of Colonía San Miguel:
Antonio Seib
Adán Gassmann
Miguel Neiff
Eduardo Oberlein
José Dreher
Matías Gassmann
Pedro Neiff
Conrado Krapp (from El Chaleco)
Pedro Schunk
Federico Schweigert
José Gerstner
Nicolás Kessler
Andrés Krapp
Felipe Derfler (from El Chaleco)
Volga German Families
The following Volga German families are known to have settled in Colonía San Miguel:
Derfler
Dreher
Gassmann
Gerstner
Kessler
Krapp
Neiff
Oberlein
Schunk
Schweigert
Seib
Volga German Congregations
Iglesia San Miguel Arcángel served the area residents.
Britos, Orlando. Alemanes del Volga, el pueblo que emigró dos veces - Elena Vega Stehle