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Sarah Block

a,1


#34686 ♀

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Birth:

Born:

07 Nov 1837, Konteniusfeld, Molotschna, South Russia

2  village details 

Baptism:

Baptized:

1879

Death:

Died:

20 Sep 1916, Sahuarita, Arizona

3

(78 years, 10 months, 14 days)


Facts &
events:

Immigrated:

S. S. Cimbria; arrived

27 Aug 1874, New York, New York

2  View Ship List 


Parents:


Family #24400

Father:

Block, Peter Peter

20 Aug 1797, Klein Lubin, Graudenz, Prussia


Mother:

Janzen, Katharina

31 Dec 1806, Schoenau, Molotschna, South Russia

#15739

Spouse:

Goerzen, Franz

11 Dec 1832, Fuerstenwerder, Molotschna, South Russia


Married:

1858

Children:


   1 —

+

Goerzen, Franz S.

18 Jun 1859, Taschenak, South Russia


   2 —

+

Goerzen, Peter

10 Aug 1862, Fuerstenwerder, Molotschna, South Russia

#1961

Spouse:

Koop, Heinrich

22 Jun 1826, Muntau, Molotschna, South Russia


Married:

07 Nov 1886, Gnadenau, Marion County, Kansas

#24399

Spouse:

Pankratz, Jacob

13 Jan 1828, Alexanderwohl, Molotschna, South Russia


Married:

1894

Notes:

a

The Reedley records incorrectly call her Sarah Pankratz. Her obituary states that she was raised by her Uncle Janzen in Schoenau, Molotschna. She died at son Franz' home in Arizona.

Citations:




1

 

[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]

2

 

[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]

https://grandmaOnline.org/bookPages/BID2BIN/BroIndeed2BroInNeedB - 0189.png


3

 

[88]

Christlicher Bundesbote (https:​/​/mla​.bethelks​.edu​/mediawiki​/index​.php​/Category:Christlicher_​Bundesbote_​obituaries) (Official German newspaper of the General Conference Mennonite Church from 1882 to 1947. Formed by the merger of Das Christliche Volksblatt, Zur Heimath, and Nachrichten aus der Heidenwelt in 1882. In 1947 it merged with Der Bote.) [1 Feb 1917, p6]

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