Sorbian Americans or Wendish Americans are
Americans
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of
Sorb/
Wend
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descent. The largest community of Sorbs in the United States is in
Texas
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, with a population of around 588 Sorbs/Wends.
Notable people
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Arthur Fehr
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John Kilian
John Kilian also german: link=no, Johann Kilian, hsb, Jan Kilian (March 22, 1811 – September 12, 1884) was a Lutheran pastor and leader of the colony known as the Wends of Texas.
Background
John Kilian was born in Doehlen, in the King ...
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Mato Kósyk
Mato Kósyk (18 June 1853 – 22 November 1940) was a German minister and Sorbian language poet. He was born in Werben, Prussia, emigrated from Lower Lusatia to the United States, and died at his rural home near Albion, Oklahoma.
Youth
Kósy ...
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John Symank
John Richard Symank (August 31, 1935 – January 23, 2002) was an American college and professional American football, football player who was a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons during the 1950s and 1960s. S ...
See also
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Sorbians in Texas
The Texas Wends or Wends of Texas are a group of people descended from a congregation of approximately 558 Sorbian/ Wendish people under the leadership and pastoral care of John Kilian ( wen, Jan Kilian, german: Johann Killian) who emigrated fr ...
References
See also
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Wends of Texas
The Texas Wends or Wends of Texas are a group of people descended from a congregation of approximately 558 Sorbian/ Wendish people under the leadership and pastoral care of John Kilian ( wen, Jan Kilian, german: Johann Killian) who emigrated fr ...
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Giddings Deutsches Volksblatt The Giddings ''Deutsches Volksblatt'' was a trilingual German-American newspaper published in Giddings, Texas. Most of the content was in German, while many stories were in English and some short supplements were in Wendish ( Sorbian), the language ...
European-American society
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