We have been working on a web page for several years. This page has much information about immigrants who came to Russell County from Kratzke Russia. These immigrants were of German ancestry who went to the Volga valley in Russia.

They were enticed by the Manifesto published by the tzarina Katherine The Great. [1764] About 26000 people responded.

You will find many Russell families on this site.

Bob L. Berschauer
Webmaster http://www.thegrid.net/kratzke