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Owosso

HISTORY

Many Volga Germans moved to the Owosso, Michigan, area to work in the sugar beet industry. The Owosso Sugar Company factory was constructed in 1902.

 

VOLGA GERMAN CONGREGATIONS

 

VOLGA GERMAN FAMILIES

The following Volga German families are known to have settled in and around Owosso:

Becker
Bitter from Lauwe
Ehrlich
Jurk from Reinwald

Sources

Oak Hill Cemetery (FindAGrave.com) 

Owosso, Michigan (Wikipedia)

Owosso Sugar Company (shiawasseehistory.com)