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Our collection - photographs of people born in Kleinliebental. The photos are provided by and placed here with permission of the researchers Marjorie Gisi, Doris Dickenson, Michael Heier, Viktor Root and Frank Vetsch. Click on the photos for a larger view.

	Peter and Helena Imberi Gabriel with their daughter Maria. Peter was born in 1864 in Kleinliebental to Michael Johannes Gabriel and Magdalena Heier. Helena was born in 1867 in Kleinliebental to Isidore Imberi and Margaretha Kreitel. Peter, Helena and their son Theophil immigrated to South Dakota in 1889. Maria was born in Hillsview, South Dakota. Photo taken: abt 1892-1893, probably in Hillsview, SD.
	Helene Wagner Malsam. Helene was born in 1846 to Joseph and Barbara Wagner, died abt 1928 in Kleinliebental. Her husband Sebastian Malsam was also born in Kleinliebental in 1843 to Peter and Katharina Malsam, died before 1900 in Kleinliebental.
	Malsam-Heier Families. Georg and Katharina Heier Malsam's family is on the left. Franz and Lidwina Heier Malsam's family is on the right. Katharina and Ludwina were born in Kleinliebental to Anton Heier and Katharina Wilhelm. Georg and Franz were also born in Kleinliebental. Katharina Malsam in the center is the mother of Georg and Franz. Photo taken: 1897, South Dakota.
	Peter and Anna Maria Waldmann Vetsch (Fetsch), both born in Kleinliebental, married in 1879. Peter was born in 1853, died on May 10, 1899 in Hillsview, South Dakota. Anna Maria was born in 1857 to Franz and Elisabeth Waldmann, died on August 17, 1929 in South Dakota.
	Joseph and Theresia Heinzmann Heier. Joseph was born in 1859 in Kleinliebental to Joseph Heier and Barbara Daniel. Theresia was born in 1864 in Neu-Liebental to Bernhard Heinzmann and Helena Fix. Joseph and Theresia immigrated to Hosmer, South Dakota in 1893.
	John and Marianna Heier Lowenstein's wedding. Marianna was born in 1889 in Kleinliebental to Joseph Heier and Theresia Heinzmann. Photo taken: 1910, South Dakota.
	Philip and Barbara Lowenstein Heier's wedding. Philip was born in 1887 in Kleinliebental to Joseph Heier and Theresia Heinzmann. Photo taken: 1911, Roscoe, South Dakota.
	Baldaser and Theresia Heier Gisi with children. Baldaser was born in 1873 in Mariental to Johannes Gisi and Eva Koch. Theresia was born in 1877 in Kleinliebental to Joseph Heier and Barbara Daniel. Photo taken: abt 1914, Hosmer, South Dakota.
	Philip and Barbara Heier Hartman's wedding. Philip was born in Kleinliebental to Philip Hartman and Katharina Schnurr. Barbara was born in 1898 to Joseph Heier and Theresia Heinzmann. Photo taken: 1920, South Dakota.
	Children of Johann and Magdalena Streicher - Katharina (on the left) born abt 1887 and two adopted children, Aloisius born abt 1908 and Katharina born in 1903 (probably in a Schnurr family), died in 1994, Damme, Germany. Photo taken: 1920, Kleinliebental.
	Joseph and Katharina Heier Hartman's wedding. Joseph was born in 1898 in Kleinliebental to Lorenz Hartman and Paulina Lutz. Katharina was born in 1900 to Joseph Heier and Theresia Heinzmann. Photo taken: 1921, Hosmer, South Dakota.
	Gabriel and Katharina Kraft Heier. Gabriel was born in 1871 in Kleinliebental to George Heier and Martha Goetz.
	Kleinliebental residents. Notes shown in Russian: 3rd Brigade "Petrowsky" Artel Village Kleinliebental Spartakowsky District Harvest Day October 8, 1933
	Maria and Kaspar Kraft - children of Kaspar Kraft and Katharina Streicher. Photo taken: 1942, Odessa.
	Philipp and Mathilde Kraft Heier with children, all born in Kleinliebental. Philipp was born in 1896 to Johannes Heier and Barbara Malsam. Mathilde was born in 1899 to Jakob and Anna Maria Bertsch Kraft.
	Lydia Kraft, Mariane Götz and Mathilde Kraft. Lydia and Mathilde are daughters of Kaspar Kraft and Katharina Streicher. Photo taken: 1953, Siberia, Russia.
	Mathilde Kraft (daughter of Kaspar Kraft and Katharina Streicher) and Emma Dillmann. Photo taken: 1954, Siberia, Russia.
	Johannes and Elisabeth Kraft Heizmann's 50th Anniversary. Low row: center - Johannes and Elisabeth Kraft Heizmann, right - Theresa Kraft Maffenbeier, Elisabeth's sister (their parents: Jakob and Anna Maria Bertsch Kraft). With a drum: Philipp Heizmann, son of Johannes and Elisabeth Kraft Heizmann. Middle row: left - Agatha Kraft Gabriel, daughter of Jakob and Magdalena Kocher Kraft, center - Lydia Kraft Root, daughter of Kaspar and Katharina Streicher Kraft. Photo taken: late 1960's, Karaganda, Kazakhstan.