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Franz Goerzen
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He is called "Goertz" in the Buhler church records and in the Mennonitische Rundschau obituary. The 1835 Molotschna Census says he is 1 year old at that time, but family records give the exact birth date, indicating he was actually 2. His wife's obituary indicates they had four children altogether, with only one surviving his wife.
Citations:
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[165]
Duerksen, Velda (Richert); Duerksen, Jacob A., Church Book of the Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church in the Molotschna Colony
(Translation of Kirchen buch der Gemeinde zu Alexanderwohl.),
Goessel, Kansas, Mennonite Immigrant Historical Foundation, 1987, Mennonite Library & Archives - Fresno. [247]
Die Mennonitische Rundschau,
Published in Elkhart, Indiana 1880-1908; Scottdale, Pennsylvania 1908-1923; Winnipeg, Manitoba 1923-2007 [7 Apr 1886 p1]
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[10]
Hiebert, Clarence, ed., Brothers in Deed to Brothers in Need: a Scrapbook about Mennonite Immigrants from Russia, 1870-1885,
Newton, Kansas / Faith & Life Press, 1974 [171]
