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Johann Kornelsen

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#707193 ♂

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Birth:

Born:

9 June 1884, Nepluyevka Colony, South Russia

2,3,4

Baptism:

Baptized:

June 1904

Death:

Died:

13 October 1974, Watrous, Saskatchewan

2,5

(90 years, 4 months, 5 days)


Buried:

Watrous, Saskatchewan


Facts &
events:

Immigrated:

arrived

1929, Germany

4


Immigrated:

S. S. Montrose; arrived

23 March 1930, Saint John, New Brunswick

4,6  View Ship List 


 Last update of Individual data:

24 July 2022

Parents:


Family #246663

Father:

Kornelsen, Jacob

1860


Mother:

Wiebe, Katharina

16 August 1861

#297212

Spouse:

Penner, Margaretha

31 December 1883


Married:

14 June 1905, Russia

4

Children:


   1 —

+

Kornelsen, Isaac

8 April 1906, Russia


   2 —

+

Kornelsen, Johann

20 July 1907, South Russia


   3 —

+

Kornelsen, Katharina

28 December 1908, Alexandrovka, Ekaterinoslav, South Russia


   4 —

  

Kornelsen, Jacob

24 August 1910


   5 —

+

Kornelsen, Margaretha

9 May 1912, Alexandrovka, Ekaterinoslav, South Russia

#97189

Spouse:

Derksen, Maria I.

22 October 1892, Alexandrovka, South Russia


Married:

6 March 1918

4

#190208

Spouse:

Janzen, Katherina

12 October 1895, Gnadenthal, Baratov, South Russia


Married:

30 June 1919, Gnadenthal, Baratov, South Russia

2,4

Children:


   1 —

  

Kornelsen, Helen

17 September 1920, Alexandrovka, Ekaterinoslav, South Russia


   2 —

+

Kornelsen, Jacob "Jake"

2 November 1922, Alexandrovka, Ekaterinoslav, South Russia


   3 —

  

Kornelsen, Maria

8 March 1925


   4 —

  

Kornelsen, Sara

24 February 1926, Gnadenthal, Baratov, South Russia


   5 —

+

Kornelsen, William

23 December 1929, Hammerstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany


   6 —

+

Kornelsen, Anne

9 January 1932, Watrous, Saskatchewan


   7 —

+

Kornelsen, Edward John

20 August 1934, Watrous, Saskatchewan


   8 —

  

Kornelsen, Cornelius

17 February 1936, Watrous, Saskatchewan

#97192

Spouse:

Penner, Katharina

4 March 1894, Alexandrovka, South Russia


Married:

14 October 1956, Watrous, Saskatchewan

5

Notes:

  • Note: Johann and Katherina immigrated to Canad in two steps - first to Germany and then a year later to Canada. The Kornelsens live in Watrous, SK. See Mennonite Historian Mar 1999, p3 for review of "Our Family Tree: Cornelsen - Kornelsen : The Johann Jacob Kornelsen Family 1884-1974" by Helen Kornelson.

Citations:




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[1746]

Braun, John Philip; (b. 1955) BK6 file submitted 15 Aug 2005

2 

[507]

Janzen, Katharina (b. 9 Feb 1919) of Abbotsford, B. C.; descendants of Julius Janzen (Genealogy book. Primarily of the descendents of Julius Janzen (ca 1781) (Grandma #199133), compiled in 2001. Copy in possession of Tim Janzen (b. 3 Dec 1960).) [4]

3 

[6]

Die Mennonitische Rundschau (Most issues are available online at archive.org) ( https:​/​/archive​.org​/details​/pub_​die-​mennonitische-​rundschau), Published in Elkhart, Indiana 1880-1908; Scottdale, Pennsylvania 1908-1923; Winnipeg, Manitoba 1923-2007 [16 Mar 1979, p28]

 NF 

This issue of the Mennonitische Rundschau was not found.

4 

[4328]

Kornelsen, Helen From the family "Geschlechtsregister" as edited by Helen Kornelsen, Box 1194, Watrous, SK S0K 4T0 up to, Krause Klassen Family Tree

5 

[56]

Der Bote [Winnipeg, Manitoba], Bote (First published in Rosthern, Saskatchewan. Merged with Christlicher Bundesbote in 1947. Publication ceased in 2008.), Winnipeg, Manitoba [8 Jan 1987, p7]

6 

[470]

Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization Records (These records provide information about Mennonites who immigrated from Russia to Canada between 1923-1930 and between 1947-1960. The 1923-1930 records are available online at: https:​/​/www​.mharchives​.ca​/holdings​/organizations​/CMBoC_​Forms​/ Because of*), Mennonite Heritage Archives. [Record number 5556] View 5556

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