Genealogy of the
Russian Mennonites
who settled
Brotherfield Township
Turner County, South Dakota
Mennonite - Adventist
Parker, South Dakota's
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New Home, North Dakota
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Dakota Territory was surveyed and platted in the 1860s. A plat map divides land into townships, further divided into square sections a mile on each side.
Brotherfield Township is two miles north of Parker, South Dakota, the seat of Turner County. It's Russian Mennonite immigrant pioneers are the subject of this genealogy.
The maps below were used, along with census and land data, to compile the composite Brotherfield Plat Map on the right. It will show who they were, what ship they came on, when they arrived, where they settled and provide links to their family pages.
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Old Turner County Newspaper
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South Dakota Topo |
Satellite of Brotherfield |
Oldest Brotherfield Plat |
Later Brothersfield Plat |
1909 Brotherfield Plat |
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