[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] France to Volhynia immigration

[Michael Stockhausen]

Eduardo,

"German-speakers from France" quite likely came from the Elsass/Alsace area.
I am also not aware of any war in the mid 19th century, after which 
German-speakers had to leave the country, though.
This happened after WW1, but that was a lot later, of course.
Kommers doesn't really sound like a German name, more Dutch (?)
Or could it be a germanized form of an originally French name?

Michael


-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- 
From: Richard Benert
Sent: Monday, February 15, 2016 1:38 AM
To: Eduardo Kommers
Cc: ger-poland-volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org
Subject: Re: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] France to Volhynia immigration

Eduardo,

It’s not at all clear why a German living in France would have left for 
Volhynia at mid-century.  The Revolution of 1848 created internal turmoil in 
some places, but he would only have been 11 years old.  Did his whole family 
leave with him?   France was not a repressive state, so I doubt that one 
should refer to his leaving as an “escape” (unless he had broken the law). 
A remote possibility, perhaps, is that he got into the French army during 
the Crimean War (1853-56) and was sent to Russia, and stayed.

Dick

From: Eduardo Kommers
Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2016 4:57 PM
To: Richard Benert
Cc: ger-poland-volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org
Subject: Re: France to Volhynia immigration

Hello Dick.

I'm looking for Ludwig Kommers place of birth. He was born in 1837 
(according to an old family report he was born in France). He escape to 
Volhynia and married in 1863 to Auguste Weich. We never found his birth 
record in Volhynia/Poland or even in the Black Sea region. So, the fact he 
was born in France started to make sense. When the Family left Europe in 
1897 they departed from Marseille. So, another link to France.

Any idea where to look for it?

Best regards,

Eduardo Kommers





Em domingo, 14 de fevereiro de 2016, Richard Benert <benovich at live.com> 
escreveu:


  Hello Eduardo,

  I think the basic answer to your question is "no."  At least I have never 
heard of such a migration of German-speakers from France to Volhynia.  Your 
question, however, implies that YOU have heard of it.  If this is true, it 
might help if you would tell us where you heard or read about this 
migration.

  Kind regards,
  Dick Benert

  -----Original Message----- From: Eduardo Kommers
  Sent: Friday, February 12, 2016 11:40 AM
  To: ger-poland-volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org
  Subject: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] France to Volhynia immigration

  Hello dear friends,

  Has someone already heard about German-speaking people escaping from 
France
  to Volhynia after some war in the XIX century?

  Best regards,
  Eduardo Kommers


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