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Where did the Dutch Volkert family come from? What is the Dutch Volkert family crest and coat of arms? When did the Volkert family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Volkert family history?
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Volkershoven, Volker, Volka, Volckershoven, Volkershollen, Volkershuisen, Wolkshoven, Wolishofen, Folkhoven and many more.First found in Holland, where the name became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. The name was first recorded in Limburg, the smallest, southernmost province of the Netherlands. The capital of the province is Mastricht, noted for its contribution to the modern treaty for the E.E.C. Other notable towns are Crefeld and Breda and Nijmwegan. In their later history the surname became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into this most influential family.
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Volkert Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Joseph Volkert, who emigrated from the Palatinate to Carolina in 1738
- Joseph Volkert, who landed in Carolina in 1738
- Bartholomaeus Volkert, who settled in America in 1775
Volkert Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Joh Heinr Volkert, who landed in America in 1846
- Christopher Volkert, who came to Philadelphia in 1850
- Frederick Volkert, who came to St. Clair Co. , IL in 1860
- Frederick Volkert, who landed in St Clair County, III in 1860
- Anthony Volkert, who arrived in Ohio sometime between 1864 and 1876
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- Edward Charles Volkert (1871-1935), American Impressionist artist
- Werner Volkert (b. 1911), German painter and professor at an art academy
- Georg 'Schorsch' Volkert (b. 1945), retired German football player
- Stephan Volkert (b. 1971), retired German rower
- Merl Volkert (b. 1940), retired German racing driver
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