Identity area
Reference code
US BCMLA 00/MS.209
Title
Cornelius H. Voth Papers
Date(s)
- 1941-1964 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
0.30 Cubic Feet
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Born 8 April 1883 near Buhler, Kansas. Parents Johann Voth and Helena Nachtigal Voth.
Baptized 1903 at Hoffnungsau Mennonite Church.
Attended Reno County Teachers Institute at Nickerson, Kansas, and taught grade school for 3 years.
Married Elizabeth Sperling, 7 November 1907.
Lived in western Kansas near Syracuse (Hamilton County) and Plains (Meade County or Seward County) 1908-1915. Then moved back to Hoffnungsau community.
Elected minister at Hoffnungsau 10 December 1922.
Retired from farming and moved to Buhler in 1950.
Died in auto accident 24 March 1971.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by his daughter Eleanor (Mrs. Ben) Ediger.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Sermons
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
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unprocessed
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Conditions governing access
open for research use
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
- German
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Description identifier
ArchonInternalCollectionID:37