Family tree for Johann Schwindt and Anna, of the Lutheran faith; a shoemaker from Friedberg, Germany, ; arrived in Oranienbaum on 23 August 1766; they arrived in Kraft colony, Russia on 18 August 1767.

George H. Foos (1845-1884), probably a son of John Foss and Eva Shield, married Katherine E. Gillig. After his death, Katherine and the family immigrated from Russia to Bison, Kansas in 1885. Descendants and relatives lived in Kansas, Missouri, Colorado, Nebraska, Washington and elsewhere. Includes some possible ancestors in various towns in the Volga area of Russia where Foos ancestral immigrants from Germany probably settled. Includes Batty, Boxberger,...

Peter Schwindt, son of Nicolaus Schwindt (b. 1822) and Anna Schäfer (b. 1822), was born in 1841 in Norka, Russia. He married Christina Lehl, daughter of Johannes Lehl (1802-1857) and Magdalena Gibelhaus (b. 1814), in 1863.

Martin Schwindt, son of (b. 1822) of Nicolaus Schwindt (b. 1822) and Anna Catharina Schäfer (b. 1822), was born in 1844 in Norka, Russia. He married Catherine Elizabeth Lehl (b. 1846), daughter of Johannes Lehl (1802-1857) and Magdalena Gibelhaus (b. 1814), in 1864. Their ancestors emigrated from Germany to Russia in 1766 and 1767.

Maria Hölzer, daughter of Heinrich Hölzer (b. 1850) and Christina Feuerstein (b. 1853), was born in 1886, probably in Norka, Russia. Her ancestors emigrated from Germany to Russia in 1767. Includes surnames Hölzer, Feurstein, Spadÿ, Wolf, Bock, Schwindt, Sauer, Scharlotta, Leser, Paulÿ, Loos, Müller, Fuks, Loc.

The earliest Talsma to come to the United States was Egbert Attes Talsma (1834-1909). He married Minke Hieltjes Ynzonides in August of 1871. Minke died on July 16, 1881. Egbert remarried on June 3, 1883, to Grietje Jans Hiemstra. They and their family immigrated to the United States in 1886 and settled in the Holland, Michigan, area. Descendants and relatives lived in Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, California, Canada and elsewhere.