In the News – 02 January 2025 – The Ellis Review

Augustines visit Museum

Guy Windholz
Posted October 03, 2024


The coming of Christmas time brings relatives together from far and near. Such was the case for a far-away Karla Augustine-Harrison and her two daughters Katelyn and Jennifer. They live in the city called Point of Rocks, Maryland. The car trip was a straight through drive of 24 hours.

Karla is the sister of Kevin Augustine and all are descendants of the family of Robert Lee & Luella (Gabel) Augustine. What has become an annual visit allowed them to meet together at the Bukovina Society museum in Ellis, Kansas. For Katelyn and Jennifer it was a chance to see some artifacts and especially some gallery photos of other Augustine relations that also married into other Volga Germans and the Austrian Germans from Bukovina.


Bukovina Ancestors:

  • Josef Augustin, *1865, Fürstenthal – +1941, Ellis
  • Barbara Augustin geb. Kappel, *1874, Fürstenthal – +1949, Ellis
  • Josef Augustin, *1900, Fürstenthal – +1992, Ellis
  • Anton Kappel, *1845, Fürstenthal – +1914, Ellis
  • Klara Kappel geb. Hoffmann, *1846, Fürstenthal – +1921, Ellis

Volga German Ancestors:

  • Anton J. Gabel, *1829, Russia – +1911, Ellis
  • Katharina Elizabeth Gabel geb. ??. *1826 – +1901, Ellis
  • Anton J. Gabel, *1868, Russia – +1941, Ellis
  • Anna Maria geb. Katzendorn, *1872, Russia – +1943, Munjor
  • Josef Gassmann, *1868, Marienthal, – +1904, Munjor
  • Anna Katharina Gassmann geb. Linenberger, *1873, Marienthal, – +1898, Munjor
  • Anton Jakob Katzendorn, *1848, Russia – +1921, Bryant
  • Maria Anna Katzendorn geb. Stutline, *1845, Russia – +1928, Bryant
  • Johannes B. Korbe, *1856, Marienthal – +1931, Antonino
  • Anna Maria Korbe geb. Gassmann, *1871, Obermunjor – +1917, Antonino
  • Michael Leiker, *1849, Russia – +1932, Munjor
  • Katharine Leiker geb. ??, *1852, Russia – +1937, Ellis
  • Josef D. Unrein, *1874, Russia – +1928, Hays

Kansas Ancestors:

  • Cunnigunda Augustin geb. Korbe, *1902, Munjor – +1970, Hays
  • Luella Marie Augustine geb. Gabel, *1940, Ellis, – +2017, Hays
  • Melchior Gabel, *1911, Munjor, – +1997, Hays
  • Cecilia Gabel geb. Unrein, *1913, Hays, – +1987, Munjor
  • Klara Unrein geb. Leiker, *1879, Munjor – +1962, Hays