Gerhard A. WARKENTIN^[1]

1868 - 1918  (50 years)

• Name	Gerhard A. WARKENTIN
  Born	12 Mar 1868	Konsteniusfeld, Molotschna Colony, South Russia   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	24 Jun 1879	Switzerland; Philadelphia   [4]
  Baptism	27 Aug 1882  [2]
  History	He immigrated with his stepfather Jakob Graewe and his family. His surname is thus incorrectly given as Graeve on the ship passenger list. One record says he was born in 1867. Gerhard died 9 days after immigration to Canada from Goessel, Kansas. Goessel MB p. 8: married by C.P. Wedel.
  Reference Number	253ge
  Buried	Abt Nov 1918	Waldheim, Laird, Saskatchewan, Canada
  Died	9 Nov 1918	Waldheim, Laird, Saskatchewan, Canada   [2, 3, 5, 6]
  Person ID	I39763	Reid Family | Lynn's side of the family
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2011

  
  

  Father	Aron WARKENTIN,   b. 11 Jun 1807, Schoenau, Molotschna Colony, South Russia ,   d. Abt 1875, South Russia  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Elisabeth QUIRING,   b. 18 Feb 1841, Konsteniusfeld, Molotschna Colony, South Russia ,   d. 4 Jul 1922, Corn, Washita, Oklahoma  (Age 81 years)
  Married	Abt 1863	South Russia   [7]
  Family ID	F14023	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maria HEINRICHS,   b. 27 Aug 1868, South Russia ,   d. 12 Mar 1944, Waldheim, Laird, Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Married	29 Apr 1892  [3]
  Children	+ 1. Hermann H. WARKENTIN,   b. 3 May 1895,   d. 17 Mar 1980, Reedley, Fresno, California  (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F26987	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - Abt Nov 1918 - Waldheim, Laird, Saskatchewan, Canada Died - 9 Nov 1918 - Waldheim, Laird, Saskatchewan, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S247] Genealogical Registry and Database of Mennonite Ancestry (GRANDMA 4.0), (Published by the Genealogy Project Committee of the California Mennonite Historical Society; 4824 East Butler Avenue, Fresno, California 93727-5097; Phone (559) 453-2225). [S56] Mennonite Brethren Gemeindebuch (Corn, Oklahoma), (Center for Mennonite Brethren Studies; Fresno, CA; Hillsboro, KS; Winnipeg, Manitoba), Pg. 114. [S403] Mennonite Brethren Church, Brotherfield, Saskatchewan, Canada, (CMBS holdings), Pg. 84. [S109] Brothers in Deed to Brothers in Need, compiled and edited by Clarence Hiebert, (published by Faith and Life Press, Newton, Kansas, 1974.), Pg. 360. [S173] Die Mennonitische Rundschau, (Published in Elkhart, Indiana 1880-1908; Scottsdale, Pennsylvania 1908-1923; Winnipeg, Manitoba 1923-2007), 30 Dec 1981, Pg. 24. [S192] Zionsbote, 27 Nov 1918, Pg. 11. [S68] Henderson, Nebraska, Evangelical Mennonite Brethren Church Family Book, Vol. 1, Pg. 66.