Original German - Timeline of MB Beginnings in Dakota - original scans sent by Kathy Sperling 2004

Check marks as they are appear on the original.

Line			Birth	Baptised	Immigration	GRANDMA	Notes
1	Cornelius Guenther		8 Feb 1853	4 May 1873	1876 Vaderland	399506	The Brotherfield MB Guenthers were children of Franz. Cornelius was 1st leader of Brotherfield MB, 17 May 1877. Remained MB.
2	Mrs ✓ ✓..	Eva Dirksen	17 Sep 1856	17 Aug 1873	1876 Vaderland	33998	The Brotherfield MB Dirksens were children of Heinrich, from Dircks farm 11 in Alexanderthal.
3	Heinrich Wall		2 Jun 1844	26 Apr 1874	1876 Vaderland	54466	The Brotherfield MB Wall brothers were raised by their mother's brothers on the Funk farm (12) in Alex'thal. Heinrich married Elisabeth Unruh in 1881. He became SDA on 26 Aug 1882. I think he is Here in the Sontag Collection.
4	Mrs ✓ ✓..	Anna Funk	26 Jun 1842		1876 Vaderland	54467	The Brotherfield MB Funks were children of brothers Heinrich or Peter from Funk farm (12) in Alex'thal. Anna died bearing a child, 1880.
5	Jacob Dirksen		13 Oct 1841	26 Apr 1874	1876 Vaderland	33996	The Brotherfield MB Dirksens were children of Heinrich, from Dircks farm 11 in Alexanderthal. Here in the Sontag Collection.
6	Mrs ✓ ✓..	Elizabeth Funk	1 Dec 1846	✓ ✓ ✓	1876 Vaderland	34246	The Brotherfield MB Funks were children of brothers Heinrich or Peter from Funk farm (12) in Alex'thal.
7	Abraham Dirksen		3 Jan 1846	26 Apr 1874	1876 Vaderland	33904	The Brotherfield MB Dirksens were children of Heinrich, from Dircks farm 11 in Alexanderthal. Abraham was killed by lightning 1886. Here in the Sontag Collection.
8	Mrs ✓ ✓..	Sarah Funk	1 Dec 1846	✓ ✓ ✓	1876 Vaderland	34248	The Brotherfield MB Funks were children of brothers Heinrich or Peter from Funk farm (12) in Alex'thal. Later married 5 1896. Here in the Sontag Collection.
9	David Funk		29 Apr 1861	27 Sep 1874	1876 Vaderland	399460	The Brotherfield MB Funks were children of brothers Heinrich or Peter from Funk farm (12) in Alex'thal. 1st B'field MB leader with 1 17 May 1877. Became SDA. Married 3 times.
10	Mrs ✓ ✓..	Katharina Adrian	20 Dec 1861	21 May 1877	1874 Hammonia	484356	The Brotherfield MB Adrians were children of Heinrich (19). She died 1879.
11	✓ ✓ ✓ ..	Agnetha Voth	11 May 1861	24 Apr 1876	1874 Hammonia	399867	The Brotherfield MB Voths were children of brothers Jacob (55) or Abraham (92) from Crimea. Agnetha died about 1886 leaving David with 4 children.
12	Isaac Loewen		29 Mar 1847	21 May 1877	1874 Silesia	117205	The Brotherfield MB Loewens were children of brothers Jacob or Heinrich (26). Isaac and 14 replaced 1 and 9 as leaders of Brotherfield MB Nov 1877.
13	Mrs ✓ ✓..	Justina Adrian	11 Mar 1849	✓ ✓ ✓	1874 Silesia	117204	The Brotherfield MB Adrians were children of Heinrich (19).
14	Heinrich Adrian		22 Mar 1851	21 May 1877	1874 Hammonia	27288	The Brotherfield MB Adrians were children of Heinrich (19). Heinrich (jr) and 12 were elected leaders of Brotherfield MB Nov 1877. He wrote this report.
15	Mrs ✓ ✓..	Helena Loewen	11 Mar 1853	✓ ✓ ✓	1874 Hammonia	27289	The Brotherfield MB Loewens were children of brothers Jacob or Heinrich (26).
16		Elizabeth Pankratz	12 Sep 1846	21 May 1877	1874 SS Herder NY	402047	Came with many siblings. 31 yrs at baptism. Mother was Heinrichs. Had she been "loaned" to a Brotherfield family, as Justina Klassen was in 1853, at age 9?
17		Maria Wedel		16 May 1880	1874 Unknown ship	73719	IF this is correct ID, she is also 54. Orphaned young. Rosenfeld Station
18		Elizabeth Unruh	9 Nov 1855	19 Sep 1880		103796	Unruh's daughter. Married widower 3 aboout 1881. Childstown Station
19	Heinrich Adrian (Sr)		6 Feb 1822	1 Jul 1877	1874 Hammonia	26985	Father of the Brotherfield MB Adrians.
20	Mrs..	Sara Klassen	14 Jul 1824	✓ ✓ ✓		26986
21	Benjamin Dirks(en)		5 Jun 1824	8 Sep 1878		103920	Changed his name from Dirks to Dircksen between 1876 and 1881. Not related to Brotherfield Dirksens. Possibly related to Waldheim's David Dirks #83184
22	Mrs..	Susanna Wedel	26 May 1830			103921	Her sister's husband Henry Wedel (GM #399886) was a brother-in-law to Daniel Unruh (#103793). She died 13 Jan 1882
23	Cornelius Dirks(en)		17 Dec 1858	11 Apr 1880		103922	Son of 21 and brother to 38. Here in the Sontag Collection.
24	Mrs..	Anna (Dirksen)	10 Dec 1864	✓ ✓ ✓		399475	Daughter of 5. Here in the Sontag Collection.
25	Heinrich Loewen (Sr)		18 Jun 1816	8 Sep 1878		103887	The Brotherfield MB Loewens were children of brothers Jacob or Heinrich (26).
26	Mrs..	Maria Adrian	9 Nov 1847	✓ ✓ ✓	1874 Hammonia	103888	The Brotherfield MB Adrians were children of Heinrich (19).
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27	Dietrich Loewen		28 Apr 1849	8 Sep 1878		343835	The Brotherfield MB Loewens were children of brothers Jacob or Heinrich (26).
28	Mrs..	Sarah Kroeker	8 Jun 1851	✓ ✓ ✓		343836	Was she related to Maria Kroeker Toews (#415067)?
29	Heinrich Reimer		15 Jan 1836 ✓	12 May 1872		399819	His daughter (109) married Aaron Peters.
30	Mrs..	Anna Enns	5 May 1840 ✓	✓ ✓ ✓		399820
31	George Conrad Reimche		17 Jun 1822 ✓	28 Oct 1878	Middleton	414389	His Genealogy is available.
32	Mrs..	Johanna Baumbach	9 Dec 1826 ✓	✓ ✓ ✓	✓	345344	Hutchinson County Baumbachs were from Crimea, but not Mennonites. -S Lewis
33	Jacob Loewen		20 Aug 1842 ✓	25 May 1879		86296	The Brotherfield MB Loewens were children of brothers Jacob or Heinrich (26).
34	Mrs..	Helena Unruh	17 Mar 1849 ✓	✓ ✓ ✓		86297	The Brotherfield MB Unruhs were children of brothers Cornelius or Tobias (26).
35	Peter Wall		14 Sep 1840 ✓	25 May 1879		107973	The Brotherfield MB Wall brothers were raised by their mother's brothers on the Funk farm (12) in Alex'thal. Peter came to Brotherfield with Shellenberg from Kansas to revitalize the MB congregation in 1881. Here in the Sontag Collection.
36	Mrs..	Maria Buller	25 Jul 1843 ✓	1 Oct 1866		107974	Was she related to Jacob on line 59 ? Here in the Sontag Collection.
37	Peter Chester Wall		5 Oct 1862 ✓	11 Apr 1880		107975	First son of Peter Wall on line 35
38	Mrs..	Anna Pauline Dirks	6 Jan 1853 ✓	2 Jun 1879	Rosenfeld	103923	Daughter of Benjamin line 21 and sister to 23
39	Aaron Peters (Sr)		9 Aug 1839 ✓	2 Jun 1879		25997	His son Aaron married Reimer's (29) daughter (109)
40	Mrs..	Katharina Krause	26 Feb 1841 ✓	✓ ✓ ✓	Rosenfeld	25998
41	Peter K. Adrian		1 Apr 1853 ✓	21 May 1877	1874 Hammonia	86774	The Brotherfield MB Adrians were children of Heinrich (19).
42	Mrs..	Carolina Dirks	24 Oct 1859 ✓	8 Jun 1880		86775	Susanna Carolina in GM
43	Gustav Hager		21 Jan 1847 ✓	11 Apr 1880		508876
44	Mrs..	Sophia Reimche	6 Apr 1854 ✓	25 Nov 1878		664336	Daughter of George Konrad line 31. 1st husband died 1876
45	Ludwig Seibel		2 Jan 1856 ✓	26 Jun 1881		508875
46	Mrs..	Charlotta Reimche	1 Jan 1855 ✓	2 Nov 1877	Middleton	508881	Daughter of George Konrad line 31.
47	Heinrich Delk		24 Apr 1846 ✓	26 Jun 1881	Middleton	240451	1st wife Reimche, another daughter of George Konrad line 31. Married Reiswig 1878
48	Mrs..	Maria Reiswig	19 Apr 1853 ✓	25 Apr 1872		240898	She was 23 when father settled in Scotland, SD. Is she here, or here, in the Sontag Collection?
49	Peter Isaac		20 Apr 1837	21 Sep 1879	Childstown	117645
50	Mrs..	Anna Unruh	17 Aug 1843	✓ ✓ ✓	✓	117646
51		Maria Isaak	18 Nov 1862	2 Jul 1879	✓	342621	Married Peters
52	Heinrich P. Unruh		13 Apr 1861	16 May 1880		73535	Same as line 86 ??
53	Mrs..	Helena Nachtigal	8 Aug 1864	17 Apr 1885		73709
54	Mrs..	Maria Wedel		16 May 1880		73719
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55	Jacob Voth		29 May 1822 ✓	15 Sep 1876		399864
56	Mrs..	Aganetha Ewert	12 Oct 1822 ✓	✓ ✓ ✓		399865
57	Abraham Voth		12 Oct 1857 ✓	✓ ✓ ✓		399866	The Brotherfield MB Voths were children of brothers Jacob (55) or Abraham (92) from Crimea.
58		Aganetha Voth	11 May 1861 ✓	24 Apr 1876	Also on line 11	399867	The Brotherfield MB Voths were children of brothers Jacob (55) or Abraham (92) from Crimea.
59	Jacob Buller		12 Apr 1841 ✓	24 Apr 1877		106205
60	Mrs..	Anna Voth	4 Mar 1844 ✓	✓ ✓ ✓		106204	The Brotherfield MB Voths were children of brothers Jacob (55) or Abraham (92) from Crimea.
61	Peter Heinrichs		21 Jun 1839 ✓	12 Jul 1878		399873	Brother-in-law of Elisabeth 72, whom he later married.
62	Mrs..	Anna Falk	5 Apr 1821 ✓	✓ ✓ ✓		336316	Also Maria. See Notes.
63		Katharine Braun	✓	11 Apr 1880		343181	IF correct, she came with Elisabeth Heinrich's brother-in-law Peter Heinrichs. Mother was Schellenberg!
64	Heinrich Wedel		20 May 1831 ✓	18 May 1878		399886
65	Mrs..	Wilhelmina Wedel	18 Jul 1835 ✓	✓ ✓ ✓		399887
66		Anna Wedel	19 Mar 1860 ✓	9 Nov 1879		399890	child of line 64
67	Jacob Wedel		30 Jun 1865 ✓	11 Apr 1880		399892	child of line 64
68	Cornelius Wedel		3 Oct 1856 ✓	30 May 1878		399888	child of line 64
69	Mrs..	Anna Heinrichs	7 May 1858 ✓	✓ ✓ ✓		484333
70	David Toews		22 Sep 1844 ✓	14 Jul 1878		415081
71	Mrs..	Maria Kroeker	25 Apr 1849 ✓	✓ ✓ ✓		415067
72		Elisabeth Heinrichs	28 Sep 1843 ✓	14 Jul 1868		33999	One of the Brotherfield MB Dirksens, children of Heinrich, from Dircks farm 11 in Alexanderthal. Her three sons immigrated with Cornelius (not in this record). 1st husband died in Russia. Later married his brother Peter line 61.
73	Isaac ✓		23 Aug 1863 ✓	11 Apr 1880		432259	Elisabeth's (72) son.
74	Johann ✓		17 Aug 1864 ✓	✓ ✓ ✓		706631	Elisabeth's (72) son. Married Heinrich Wall's (3) dau Anna.
75	Heinrich ✓		8 Jun 1866 ✓	✓ ✓ ✓		706633	Elisabeth's (72) son.
76	Franz Guenther		3 Aug 1858	11 Apr 1880		343052	Sibling of Cornelius, line 1
77	Gerhard ✓		10 May 1864 ?	✓ ✓ ✓		343054	Sibling of Cornelius, line 1
78	Maria ✓		15 Nov 1867 ?	✓ ✓ ✓		343053	Sibling of Cornelius, line 1. Also line 98?
79	Anna ✓		15 Nov 1867	✓ ✓ ✓		343055	Sibling of Cornelius, line 1
80	Franz Richert		17 Nov 1859	9 May 1880	Childstown	74002	Same as line 82 ??
81		Maria Janzen	12 Sep 1864	11 Apr 1880	Rosenfeld	73979	GM Helena Jantz
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82	Franz Richert		17 Nov 1859 ✓	9 May 1880	Childstown		Same as line 80 ??
83	Abraham Unruh		18 Dec 1862 ✓	9 Apr 1880		104184
84	Cornelius Loewen		21 Oct 1852 ✓	16 Apr 1880		103827	The Brotherfield MB Loewens were children of brothers Jacob or Heinrich (26).
85	Mrs..	Anna Unruh	5 Nov 1859 ✓	✓ ✓ ✓		265240
86	Heinrich Unruh		13 Apr 1861 ✓	16 Apr 1880		73535	Same as line 52 ??
87	Mrs..	Maria Wedel	✓	16 Apr 1880		73719	Same as line 54 ??
88	Jacob Peters		8 Apr 1861 ✓	16 Apr 1880		408992	Is this entry OK ??
89	Mrs..	Maria Isaak	18 Nov 1862 ✓	2 Jul 1879		342621	Same as line 51 ??
90	Daniel Unruh		3 Sep 1847 ✓	6 Jun 1880		346859	GM Daniel D.
91	Mrs..	Katharina Teichgraef	26 Sep 1851 ✓	✓ ✓ ✓		346862
92	Abraham Voth		1828 ✓	29 Aug 1880		104197	The Brotherfield MB Voths were children of brothers Jacob (55) or Abraham (92) from Crimea.
93	Mrs..	Maria Unruh	16 Jul 1841 ✓	✓ - Aug - ✓		104198
94	✓ ..	Vogt	✓	29 Aug 1880			Also line 106? Or did Voth remarry?
95	Abraham Voth		10 Oct 1857 ✓	15 Sep 1876		399866	The Brotherfield MB Voths were children of brothers Jacob (55) or Abraham (92) from Crimea.
96	Mrs..	Sarah Adrian	23 Jun 1859 ✓	21 May 1877	1874 Hammonia	70090	The Brotherfield MB Adrians were children of Heinrich (19).
97	Jacob Adrian		19 Mar 1857 ✓	11 Apr 1880	1874 Hammonia	70091	The Brotherfield MB Adrians were children of Heinrich (19).
98	Mrs..	Maria Guenther	20 Jan 1862 ✓	✓ ✓ ✓		343053	Same as line 78
99	Heinrich Schafer		6 Jul 1838 ✓	15 Apr 1878		508879
100	Mrs..	✓ ✓	8 Jan 1842 ✓	✓ ✓ ✓		508884	Margaretha Reimche daughter of George Konrad line 31.
101	Peter Chester Wall		5 Oct 1862 ✓	11 Apr 1880		107975
102	Mrs..	Anna Dirks	10 Dec 1864 ✓	✓ ✓ ✓		103923	Dau of Line 21
103	Johann Bucholtz			1868		141037(??)	Not in Brotherfield
104	Mrs..	✓ ✓		1867		141038 (??)	Uncertain
105	Heinrich Vogt			1862		402037	Killed by lightning 1880
106	Mrs..	✓ ✓		1867		342796	Katharina Dueck(?)
107		Wilhelmina Bucholtz ?		1871			Not in 1880 census
108	Mrs..	Uncertain		1869			Comparison of her church book entry line 108 compared with line 56 (Ewert).
109	Mrs..	Aaron Peters	2 Oct 1867	20 Jul 1880	1874 Hammonia	26002	Katharina Reimer
110	Mrs..	Jacob Thomas	30 Nov 1865	11 Apr 1880	1874 Hammonia	70088	Elisabeth Adrian. Dau of Line 19