San Simón

Names

Aldea San Simón; Colonía San Simón

History

Colonía San Simón was founded in 1892, east of the La Esperanza and about 10 miles from Lucas Gonzalez.

The following are founding families of Aldea San Simón:

Jorge Jacob & Catalina Roth
Miguel Schäfer & Lucia Wendler
Carlos Dupuy & Elisa Schönfeld
Francisco Rau & Brigida Rudel
Nicolás Billinger
Francisco Seewald & Carolina Gareis
José Unrein & Margarita Wendler
Barbara Wachtmeister (widow)
Francisco Rudel & Elisa Kamlovsky
Alejandro Rau & Elena Rudel
Alexander Rau
Juan Pedro Froschhauer & Margarita Dome
Andrés Herrlein & Bárbara Burgart

Volga German Families

The following Volga German families are known to have settled in San Simón:

Billinger
Breit
Burgart
Dupuy
Eberle
Froschhauer
Hartwig
Hasenauer
Heil
Herrlein
Jacob
Keiner
Kliphan
Krenz
Lenhard
Mildenberger
Müller
Rau
Regner
Rommel
Rosskopf
Rothar
Rudel
Rupp
Schäfer
Schaifler
Schamme
Schwindt
Seewald
Sommer
Spahn
Unrein
Wachtmeister
Waigel

 

 

Sources

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

Elena Vega Stehle