Collection 00/MS.224 - John and Elizabeth Thiessen Papers

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US BCMLA 00/MS.224

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John and Elizabeth Thiessen Papers

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  • 1940-1960 (Creation)

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1.65 Cubic Feet

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Biographical history

Born 25 May 1893 near Moundridge, Kansas. Parents Jacob Thiessen and Sara Janzen.

Attended Bethel College, McCormick Seminary in Chicago, Witmarsum Seminary in Bluffton, Ohio.

Married Elizabeth Wiens 4 May 1921 in Chicago. Children: Harold Paul, Arthur David, Eleanor Betty, Muriel Ruth, Dorothy Ann.

Ordained 1921 at Bethel Mennonite Church, Inman, Kansas.

Missionaries in India 1921-1949.

Secretary of General Conference Board of Missions 1951-1960, in Newton, Kansas.

Interim pastor at:

Bethesda Mennonite Church, Henderson, Nebraska; Faith Mennonite Church, Newton, Kansas; Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church, Goessel, Kansas; Brudertal Mennonite Church, Hillsboro, Kansas. Chaplain at Bethel Deaconess Hospital and Home for Aged 1964-?.

Bethel College distinguished alumnus award 1963.

Died 16 Feb 1967, Newton, Kansas.

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Donated by daughter Muriel Stackley.

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Box 1: diaries, correspondence, photos, sermons, books, clippings

Box 2: books, autobiography

Box 3: scrapbook, pamphlets

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unprocessed

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open to research use

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  • English

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