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Title
Date(s)
- 1879-1902 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
0.15 Cubic Feet
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Born September 14, 1845, in Altenau, West Prussia. Married first wife, Maria Fieguth, on July 16, 1872, in Prussia. Maria Fieguth born November 28, 1847, in Palschau, West Prussia. He became a minister and moved to Russia at some point. Maria died August 11, 1891, in Lysanderhöh, Trakt Colony, Russia. Married Johanna Fieguth Bergman, sister of Maria, in Russia. Johanna was born November 9, 1851, in Rückenau, West Prussia. Came to United States by 1896. To California by 1898? Pastor of San Marcos Mennonite Church in Paso Robles, California. Died May 11, 1922, in Paso Robles. Johanna died November 15, 1931, in Paso Robles.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The papers are all hand-written German in the old script. There are a few items of correspondence, several sermons, poetry, and other documents.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
open for research use
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- German