Jakob ABRAHAMS^[1]

1851 - 1932  (81 years)

• Name	Jakob ABRAHAMS
  Born	2 Feb 1851	Schardau, Molotschna Colony, South Russia   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	19 May 1868	Molotschna Colony, South Russia   [3]
  History	p. p418: "Aufnahme: Mit Attest gek. von der Hoffnungsau Gem. den 30 Okt. 1901". Birth date comes from Hoffnungsau I p. 77. His age is given as 34 on the ship passenger list in 1876, which is incorrect. Christlicher Bundesbote, 24 Jan 1933, p. 13 gives 21 Jan 1851 as birth. His old style birth date was 21 Jan 1851.
  Immigration	28 Jul 1876	Vaderland; Philadelphia   [4]
  Reference Number	001ja
  Died	29 Dec 1932	Inman, McPherson, Kansas   [5]
  Buried	3 Jan 1933	Hoffnungsau Mennonite Church Cemetery, Inman, McPherson, Kansas
  Person ID	I35772	Reid Family | Lynn's side of the family
  Last Modified	20 May 2014

  
  

  Father	Heinrich ABRAHAMS,   b. Abt 1825, South Russia ,   d. Bef 1857, Schardau, Molotschna Colony, South Russia  (Age ~ 31 years)
  Mother	Anna JANZEN,   b. Abt 1832, South Russia ,   d. Abt Sep 1891, McPherson Co., Kansas  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Married	Abt 1845	South Russia
  Family ID	F24471	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Anna FLAMING,   b. 16 May 1851,   d. 18 Apr 1899, McPherson Co., Kansas  (Age 47 years)
  Married	5 Jun 1873  [3]
  Children	+ 1. Anna ABRAHAMS,   b. 18 Mar 1877, McPherson Co., Kansas ,   d. 7 Jun 1962, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana  (Age 85 years)
  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	F24470	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Anna SCHMIDT,   b. 20 Nov 1858, Mariawohl, Molotschna Colony, South Russia ,   d. 29 Mar 1933, Goessel, Marion, Kansas  (Age 74 years)
  Married	19 Jun 1901
  Family ID	F24472	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Baptism - 19 May 1868 - Molotschna Colony, South Russia Died - 29 Dec 1932 - Inman, McPherson, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  Abrahams, Jakob-1851 (HS)

  
  

• 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). [S57] Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church Records, Pg. 141. [S74] Hoffnungsau Mennonite Church, Inman, Kansas Kirchenbuch, Pg. 77. [S109] Brothers in Deed to Brothers in Need, compiled and edited by Clarence Hiebert, (published by Faith and Life Press, Newton, Kansas, 1974.), Pg. 295. [S291] Christlicher Bundesbote, 24 Jan 1933, Pg. 13.