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An extensive family tree of the Peter Epp family and brief biographies of the first four generations is included in this file, of 34 pages. Three of the Epp's sons held ecclesiastical office in the Mennonite Brethren church. The Peter Epp (b.1690-) family was one of the prominent among the Prussian-Russian Mennonites. - (1 file) Box 235

File consists of the following:
1) "Russland, Die Deutschen am Karman:Ein Steppebild von den Jahren 1770 bis 1780" written in 1902", autobiography of Joseph M Linenberger, 1838-1911. Translated into English by Mrs. Louise Rylko in 1954
2) "Grandfather's Story" by Helen L Hall. - (1 file) Box 233

File consists of the following:
1) "Lebensbeschreibung", autobiography of Jacob Loewen 1772-1870 was written by hand in Goetische Schrift in German. He was born in Heubuden, West Prussia.
2) A short autobiography in English is written by grandson Peter Loewen 1845-1920.
-- Both documents contained in one file, Box 233

File consists of the following:
1) "Lebens Erfahrung von Abraham Klassen um eine Kunde zu hinterlassen fuer seine Nachkommenschaft", autobiography of Abraham Klassen, 1880-1934. - (1 file) Box 233

File consists of the following items:
1) Andrew (Andreas) Jantz autobiography.
2) Andreas Jantz family record compiled by his grandson Peter C. and Olga Schmidt Jantz. Andreas was born 1820 in Karolswalde, Volhynia and died in 1904 in Dolton, South Dakota.
3) Family records of Abraham Becker, Tobias Schartner, Jacob B Dirks, Abraham Friesen, Henry Thiessen, Peter Toews.
-- Al documents contained in one file, Box 233

File consists of the following:
1) "Erinnerungen"; autobiography of Peter Wiebe, 85 pages - (1 file) Box 234

File consists of the following item:
1) Heinrich B Friesen, 1837-1926, autobiography. Translated from German by August Schmidt in 1974. - (1 file) Box 233

File consists of the following:
1) Heinrich Unruh, 1845-1928. Autobiography of teacher and preacher Unruh. 35 pages.
2) Genealogy of the Unruh family - (1 file) Box 234

Life Story of Helen (nee Thielman) Wieler Martens. 19 pages. A family genealogy is listed on Pages 16 to 19. - (1 file) Box 235

File consists of the following item:
1) "Journeying through this World and its Stages", autobiography of Jacob Hoeppner - (1 file) Box 233

File consists of the following:
1) "He Has Qualified Us: Memories of our parents Henry and Sara Kornelsen", autobiography of Henry Kornelsen, 1890-1974 and Sara Reimer Kornelsen, 1897-2003. Translated into English by daughter Elvira Dueck in 1995.
2) Kornelsen family register beginning in 1858.
3) How Small Events and Happenings Contributed to a Large Mennonite Emigration in 1923 by H.H. Kornelsen, translated by John B. Toews. 12 pages.
-- All documents contained in one file, Box 233

File consists of the following items:
1) Table of Contents of 20 pages written in English; A list of journal articles written by Hermann Neufeld; notes written by John B. Toews; Family Group Sheet is included.
2) Book 1 "Lebensgeschichte oder Tagebuch von Hermann und Katarina Neufeld". Hermann Neufeld, 1860-1931, was an evangelist. He was ordained Bishop of the Mennonite Brethren Church in 1899. 528 pages
3) Book1 Unsere Lebensgeschichte, Typed, begun in 1899 , 145 pages and a Revised Version, 77 pages.
4) Book II Lebensgeschichte oder Tagebuch, 1904-1911, 138 pages.
5) Book III Unsere Lebensgeschichte, 1912-1917, 138 pages.
6) Missionsreisen 1904-1905, 77 pages.
7) Die Rechnung von den Missionsreisen seit 1888 bis 1919; Im Auftrage der Bundeskonference der Mennoniten Bruedergemeinde in Russland. 1926. 77 pages typed and 233 pages handwritten - (7 files) Box 235

File consists of the following items:
1) Isaak Peter Braun, 1862-1942, Autobiography, and translation "Journal of Isaac Braun".
2) Obituary of Anna Braun 1853-1935, sister of Isaak P Braun.
3) Family Group Sheet of the Peter Braun 1830-1867.
4) Family Group sheet of Heinrich Duerksen, 1853-1920 - (1 file) Box 233

File consists of the following item:
1) "Ihr Werdet Meine Zeugen Sein", autobiography of Hermann Jantzen,1866-1959, missionary to the Mohammedans.
Translation: "You Shall Be My Witnesses". 167pages. - (1 file) Box 233

File consists of the following items:
1) "What a Heritage" an autobiography of Elizabeth Schulz (nee Unruh), 1866-1943.
It recounts the trek into central Asia and emigration to America. 147 pages.
2) Correspondence from Anna Keyes (Schulz) to John B Toews, 1972
3) Maps of North America and Russia - (1 file) Box 234