Maria DOERKSEN^[1]

1863 - 1896  (32 years)

• Name	Maria DOERKSEN
  Born	14 Sep 1863	South Russia   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Immigration	28 Jul 1876	Vaderland; Philadelphia   [3]
  Baptism	25 Jun 1882	Inman, McPherson, Kansas   [2]
  Reference Number	051ma
  Buried	Abt Aug 1896	Hoffnungsau Mennonite Church Cemetery, Inman, McPherson, Kansas
  Died	19 Aug 1896	Kansas   [4]
  Person ID	I35768	Reid Family | Lynn's side of the family
  Last Modified	11 May 2014

  
  

  Father	Bernhard DOERKSEN,   b. 10 Nov 1831, Fischau, Molotschna Colony, South Russia ,   d. 10 Aug 1910, Medford, Grant, Oklahoma  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Justina WILLEMS,   b. 8 Apr 1838, Fuerstenwerder, Molotschna Colony, South Russia ,   d. 25 Aug 1902, Medford, Grant, Oklahoma  (Age 64 years)
  Married	19 Nov 1859	Molotschna Colony, South Russia   [2]
  Ships		S.S. Vaderland-1873 Built by Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Co, Jarrow-on-Tyne. She was a 2,748 gross ton ship, length 320.5ft x beam 38.5ft, one funnel, three masts, iron construction, single screw and a speed of 13 knots. Launched on 21st Aug.1872 for the Red Star Line of Antwerp, she sailed from Antwerp on her maiden voyage to Falmouth, Halifax and Philadelphia on 20th Jan.1873. On 25th Mar.1873 she started her first Antwerp - Philadelphia direct sailing and on 29th Nov.1876 commenced her first Antwerp - New York voyage. Between 1877-87 she sailed between Antwerp and New York or Philadelphia, starting her last New York voyage on 26th Oct.1887, subsequently sailing to Philadelphia until in March 1889 she was sold to French owners and renamed GEOGRAPHIQUE. She was sunk in collision in Oct.1889.
  Family ID	F24473	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Heinrich Maurice BOESE,   b. 1 Nov 1862, Luesbruland, South Russia ,   d. 20 Feb 1957  (Age 94 years)
  Married	10 Dec 1885	McPherson Co., Kansas   [4]
  Family ID	F24468	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Baptism - 25 Jun 1882 - Inman, McPherson, Kansas Married - 10 Dec 1885 - McPherson Co., Kansas Died - 19 Aug 1896 - Kansas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  Doerksen, Maria-1863 (HS)

  
  

  Ships

  S.S. Vaderland-1873 Built by Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Co, Jarrow-on-Tyne. She was a 2,748 gross ton ship, length 320.5ft x beam 38.5ft, one funnel, three masts, iron construction, single screw and a speed of 13 knots. Launched on 21st Aug.1872 for the Red Star Line of Antwerp, she sailed from Antwerp on her maiden voyage to Falmouth, Halifax and Philadelphia on 20th Jan.1873. On 25th Mar.1873 she started her first Antwerp - Philadelphia direct sailing and on 29th Nov.1876 commenced her first Antwerp - New York voyage. Between 1877-87 she sailed between Antwerp and New York or Philadelphia, starting her last New York voyage on 26th Oct.1887, subsequently sailing to Philadelphia until in March 1889 she was sold to French owners and renamed GEOGRAPHIQUE. She was sunk in collision in Oct.1889.

  
  

• Sources

  [S98] Genealogical Registry and Database of Mennonite Ancestry (GRANDMA 3.0), (Published by the Genealogy Project Committee of the California Mennonite Historical Society; 4824 East Butler Avenue, Fresno, California 93727-5097; Phone (559) 453-2225). [S74] Hoffnungsau Mennonite Church, Inman, Kansas Kirchenbuch, Pg. 194. [S109] Brothers in Deed to Brothers in Need, compiled and edited by Clarence Hiebert, (published by Faith and Life Press, Newton, Kansas, 1974.), Pg. 296. [S74] Hoffnungsau Mennonite Church, Inman, Kansas Kirchenbuch, Pg. 195.