File 2 - J. J. Nickel published notes

Aeltester Jacob J. Nickel minister, teacher and farmer was born on March 21, 1886 in the village of Lindenau, Am Trakt Colony, Southern Russia. His parents were Jacob J. and Elizabeth (nee Huebert) Nickel and he was the fourth of ten children. He attended village school and then high school in Koeppental. In 1902 he was baptized by Aeltester Johannes Quiring. By 1905 Nickel had completed his training to be a teacher and took his first teaching post in Medental. Two years later he married Anna Wiebe. Their marriage produced 10 children, sadly three of these died as children. Nickel was 26 years old when he was elected and ordained to the ministry on July 2,1912. Following war and revolution Nickel and his family emigrated to Canada in 1924. They made their first home in Aberdeen, Saskatchewan but sold the farm and moved to Langham when Nickel was called to serve the Zoar Church. It was there that he was called and ordained as Aeltester on May 18, 1941 by Aeltester David Toews. Besides his duties in the church, Nickel also served at Rosthern Bible School and the Canadian Mennonite Bible College. Jacob J. Nickel died on January 13, 1977.