*JOHANN (LUDWIG) SR. WENDEL

The land where Neudorf sits,
was owned by Ludwig in 1891,
and He Donated part of his Homestead
to the Village,
with the condition the town be named
after his last home town
 Neudorf, Galicia, Austria (now Ukraine)
He taught German and Music in Neudorf
when he first arrived.
He was also the First Postmaster in the Village.
He was also elected Councillor of the Village.
In 1901 He was the Enumerator
for the first Neudorf Census,
the last census of Neudorf Assiniboia, NWT
Many streets in Neudorf are named
after this Pioneer family:
-Ludwig Ave -Wendel Ave -Louis St  -May St

My Grandfather,
on my Mother's Paternal side,
Gustav August Gesell,
was one of the First Overseer's of the Village.
Guss Gesell was also the
Justice of the Peace in Neudorf in 1909.
In 1906 He was the Enumerator
 of the Neudorf Census,
the First Census in Neudorf,
 Saskatchewan, Canada.

GUSTAV (GUSS) AUGUST GESELL
Born-Oct 1, 1879 - Russia
Died-May 27, 1958 - Wolsley Saskatchewan
Buried in Estevan City Cemetery
Most of Guss and Mae Gesell's family,
including my Mother,
were born in or near Neudorf
Mae was Ludwig Wendel's Daughter.

*note- Ludwig's photo courtesy  of Miles Wendell
son of John Wendell, son of Pete Wendell