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Four generations of Martin Friesen and Margareta Klippenstein family. Martin was born 1 May 1836 in Bergthal Col. and died 22 June 1910 He was the son of Abram Friesen b. 1 May 1807, d. 1886, Chortitza Col. and Margaret Penner b. 17 Aug 1807 d. 1886. Margareta Klippenstein was born 30 Aug 1841, Bergthal Col. and died Nov 1909. Margareta was the daughter of Johann Klippenstein b. 10 Oct 1805 died 15 Jul 1877 and Margaret Sawatzky b. 18 Nov 1807

Gen 1: Martin Friesen, 1836 and wife Margareta Klippenstein 1841

Gen 2: Martin M. Friesen b. 21 June 1879, died 21 Feb 1942 and wife Nettie Toews b. 1 May 1884 d. 26 Jan 1963

Gen 3: William Friesen b. 19 Mar, 1904 and wife Tina Reimer and family:
L-R: Irene Johannah Friesen b. 29 Jul 1934, Tina Reimer Friesen, Richard William Friesen b. 23 Aprl 1936, William Friesen, 1904, Thelma Katharina b. 7 Jan 1933

Gen 4: Richard Wm Friesen, 1936 and wife Donna Amy Lacombe and children: Janelle Dawn b. 5 May 1964, Tanis Jerlayne b. 25 Sep 1964, Richard Daryl b. 18 May 1959, Lori Joanne, b. 29 Aug 1961

Neg: Gen 1: #155; Gen 2: #152; Gen 3: #143; Gen 4: # 160

Four generations of the Jacob Giesbrecht and Anna Fehr family.

Four generations of Dietrich and Maria (Hiebert) Toews family. Dietrich was born 4 Feb 1872. Maria was born 19 Jul 1874, on the voyage across the Atlantic. She was the daughter of Peter Hiebert and Lena Wieler. Dietrich's father was Peter Toews b. 3 Dec 1939. His first wife was Agata Kehler b. 18 Aug 1848. His second wife was Sara Friesen, Widow Jakob Funk.

Five generations of John and Margareta Rempel family. Feb 12, 1853 Johann and Margareta were married. There are 12 children listed.

Five generations of Martin Friesen and Maria (nee Rempel). Martin was born. 24 Jan 1847 in Puchtin, Russia, died 21 Jul 1922 . He was always a farmer. Maria was born 29 Feb 1852 Heuboden, Russia , died 25 Apr 1909.

This series features photo from four generations of the Jacob Braun 1834-1903 family. Mrs. Braun was nee Maria Fast 1834-1914.
Gen 1: Jacob, 1834 and Maria ( Fast) 1834 and daughter Anna.
Gen 2: Gerhard Braun, 1857 and wife Anna Janzen, 1857.
Gen 3: George G. Brown, 1883, his wife, Elizabeth E. Dyck, 1885, and son Wilfred, 1913.
Gen 4: Wilfred Brown, 1913, wife Anna Bettoff, children: Leslie 1949, Russell and wife Ivty Hardy 1941, Dorothy, and husband, Douglas Wiebe, and grandchildren.
2 houses: of Gerhard Brown: log house, 1895 home.

Neg. Gen 1: #19; Gen 2: #166; Gen 3: #17; Gen 4: #164

Five generations of Abram and Maria (nee Heinrichs) Friesen. Abram was the son of Johann Friesen, 1797-1872

Gen 1: Portrait of Abram Friesen 1823 and portrait of Mrs. Friesen ( Maria Heinrichs)

Gen. 2: Portrait of Johann Friesen, 1851; Portrait of Mrs. Johann Friesen, (Katharina A. Hiebert) 1852

Gen 3: Katharina Friesen, 1878 and husb. Abram Janzen. 2 copies

Gen 4: Mary Janzen, 1902 and husb David Wall family- children, Armin Herbert, 1927, Elfrieda, 1925 and Marlene 1934

Gen 5: Armin Wall, 1927 wife Iris Viola Henwood, 1932, children, Elizabeth 1956 and William 1952 (2 copies)

Neg. Gen 1: #135; Gen 1: #136; Gen 1: # 147; Gen 1: # 150; Gen 2: # 133; Gen 2: #134; Gen 2: #148; Gen 2: #149; Gen 4: #132; Gen 5: # 132

Five generations of the Abraham Jakob Friesen and Katrharina Schwarz 1819 family. Abraham Friesen was born in Prussia and lived in Sparau., He died in the Bergthaler Colony, Russia

This sub series consists of correspondence to the Waisenamt grouped chronologically (pre-1900, 1900-1919, 1920-1929, 1930-1939, 1940-1949, 1950-1967) and then alphabetically within each time frame. In the 1920s and 1930s there is correspondence from families in Mexico and in the 1930s-1960s correspondence from families in Paraguay.
Location: volume 6326-6328.

Five generations of Gerhard and Margaretha (Penner) Schroeder family. Gerhard's father was Johann Schroeder b. 1807. He lived in the old Colony in Russia and later in the Bergthaler Colony. Johann was married 3 times; 1. Justina Schellenberg, 2. Maria Schellenberg,, 3. Maria Dyck. Gerhard 's mother was Maria Schellenberg. Gerhard married in 1867 to Anna Harder. His second marriage was to Margaretha Penner. Gerhard Schoreder was a Municipal Reeve. He lived in Eigenhof (Chortitz) East Reserve.

Volume 2432
7 Original Gerhard Epp diary. - Sept. 15 1892 - June 11 1909 .
8 Original Gerhard Epp diary, Dec. 25 1910 - Apr. 14 1917 (follows his July 1906 entry in his mother, Judith [Dyck] Epp's diary and precedes the Apr. 14 1917 entry in the Judith [Dyck] Epp diary). - 1910-1917.

Four generations of the Jacob Heide 1850 and Helena Rempel 1857 family.

Four generations of Heinrich (Henrick) Klippenstein 1849 and Sara Friesen 1852 family. Heinrich Klippenstein's father Johann Klippenstein was deacon of the Bergtaler Church in Russia for 39 years. Johann Klippenstein was the son of Bernard Klippenstein. Heinrich was born October 1849 in Bergtal, Russia and died 12 Feb 1929 in Altona. Sara Friesen was born 22 March 1852, died 15 Nov. 1932 Heinrich was 25 years old when and his wife came to the West Reserve and settled in Bergtal.

Gen 1: Heinrich and Sara (Friesen) Klippenstein family: Bernhard , 1880 and wife Maria Dueck 1882, Henrick 1876 and wife ? Wieler 1881-1940; Peter 1878 and ? Dueck, Abram 1886, Johann 1882, Margareta, 1888, Sara, 1890

Gen 2 Sara Klippenstein 1890 and husband Abram Braun 1888 and family, Martin, 1911, Heinrich 1912, Abram 1914, Willi, 1916, Olga 1917, Bernhard K. 1919, Gerhard, 1922, Tom 1925,, Peter 1924, Johann 1927, Hilda 1931, Lydia 1932

Gen 3: Olga Braun and husb. Peter H. Penner family. Leona, 1945, Calvin, 1942, Martha 1944, Richard, 1947, Viola, 1955, Henry 1952.

Gen 4: Calvin, 1942 and Ruth Penner and daughter Sherri Lynn 1971

The subseries consists of the following:
1) Letters of Heinrich J. Thiessen of Michailowka, Siberia writing to his siblings in Mountain Lake, U.S.A. He describes village life as he observed it.
2) John B Toews translated portions of some of the letters which were sent to him by Katherine Hooge.
3) Thiessen, Franz und Grete, written to Familie Isaak in 1926 in Rosthern Sask., 1 page

Five generations of Jakob and Maria (Buhr) Peters family. Jakob father was Jakob Peters, the delegate married 1834 to Elisabeth Friesen b. 1814.

Gen 1: Jakob Peters, 1844 and his second wife Maria Buhr b. 1849 are sitting together on chairs with their hands on their laps. Jakcob's first wife was Katarina Wiiebe, whom he married in 1865. She died in 1868..

Gen 2: Jakob B. Peters, 1869 and family are seated at the extreme right of the photo. Jakob B. Peters's wife was Anna Harder. She is holding son Erdmann, on her knee, Jacob H. Peters is leaning against his father.Daughter Helen is standing beside Mrs. Peters. Also on the photo are Anna Harder's siblings and parents?? : Children of Heinrich Harder, Ebenfeld in 1897. In the back are Mr. & Mrs. Peter Harder and and some children of Heinrich Harder. In the front are Mr. & Mrs. Heinrich Harder, Mr & Mrs. Erdman Peters, nee Susan Harder and Mrs. & Mrs. Jacob B. Peters and family.

Gen 3: Jacob H. Peters with 1st wife Maria Wieler. His second wife was Tina Harder.

Gen 4: Henry W. Peters , wife Linda Toews and daughters, Marcia and Marilyn Rae.

Gen 5: Engagement picture of Marcia Peters b. 1951, married James Steele of Steinbach.