Volkmar History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Volkmar family

The surname Volkmar was first found in Bavaria, where the name Vollman was anciently associated with the tribal conflicts of the area. They declared allegiances to many nobles and princes of early history, lending their influence in struggles for power and status within the region. They branched into many houses, and their contributions were sought by many leaders in their search for power.

Early History of the Volkmar family

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Volkmar Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Vollman, Vollmar, Volmar, Follemans, Veulemans, Valman, Vellmen and many more.

Early Notables of the Volkmar family

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Volkmar migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Volkmar Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Godf Henry Volkmar, aged 30, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1807 1
Elisabeth Volkmar, who settled in Baltimore in 1834
Philipp Volkmar, aged 22, who landed in Texas in 1844 aboard the ship "Weser" 1
Margaretha Elisa Volkmar, who arrived in 5 aboard the ship "Everhard", with 6 family members 1

Volkmar migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Volkmar Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Friedrich Wilhelm Volkmar, who arrived in Quebec in 1776

Contemporary Notables of the name Volkmar (post 1700) +

William H. Volkmar (1845-1904), American politician, U.S. Vice Consul in Puerto Cabello, 1897-1904 2
Henry S. Volkmar, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1904 2
Volkmar Wentzel (1915-2006), German-born American photographer and cinematographer who worked for nearly 50 years for the National Geographic Society
Volkmar Thiede (b. 1948), East German bronze medalist sprint canoer at the 1974 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
Volkmar Würtz (b. 1938), German fencer at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Volkmar Welker, German mathematics professor Philipps-Universität in Marburg

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html