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. List of about 140 Russian Mennonite immigrant families living in Brotherfield Township,
and about 36 families living elsewhere but recorded in the Brotherfield Church Records,
from 1874 to 1884.
Found in GRANDMA, the Brotherfield Mennonite Brethren Church congregational list,
BLM land patents, the Turner County plat map of Brotherfield Township and elsewhere.
Some are pictured in the Brotherfield Gallery.
Name
GRANDMA
d#

Birth
Year

Brotherfield
Church Book
line #

Brotherfield
land
Section #

Spouse
ADRIAN, Heinrich Sr. 26985 1822 19 20 wife KLASSEN, Sarah
ADRIAN, Maria 103888 1846 26 21 Mrs. LOEWEN, Heinrich
ADRIAN, Justina* 117204 1849 13 21 Mrs. LOEWEN, Isaac
ADRIAN, Heinrich Jr. 27288 1851 14 29 wife LOEWEN, Helena
ADRIAN, Peter K 86774 1853 41 13 wife DIRKS, Susanna
ADRIAN, Jacob 70091 1857 97 20 wife GUENTHER, Maria
ADRIAN, Sarah 70090 1859 96 20 Mrs. VOTH, Abraham
ADRIAN, Katharina 484356 1861 10 20 Mrs. FUNK, David
ADRIAN, Elisabeth 70088 1865 110 20 Mrs. THOMAS (Thoms), Jakob From Schwetz-Living on father-in-law's farm-Went to Shafter
BEIER, Abraham 32165 1855 26 wife BORN, Elisabeth also Johann's brother
BEIER, Johann 342627 1849 32 wife ENGBRECHT, Aganetha also Abraham's brother
BOESE, Johann 8799 1851 30 wife GOSSEN, Justina
BORN, Elisabeth 32674 1858 26 Mrs. BEIER, Abraham also sister of BORN, Helena
BORN,Helena 103998 1856 27 Mrs. LOEWEN, Heinrich also sister of BORN, Elisabeth
BORN, Katharina 31901 1841 26 Mrs. KUNKEL, Friedrich unknown if related to Born sisters Helena and Elisabeth
BORN, Maria 33670 1870 23 Mrs. VOTH, Cornelius
BRAND, Peter 399466 1848 35 2 children with Elisabeth?
BULLER, Heinrich 28413 1835 25 wife DIRKS, Aganetha Sister of Benjamin Dirks (changed his name to Dirksen).
BULLER, Jacob 106205 1841 59 19 Wife VOTH, Anna Was he related to Mary Buller, 2 yrs his junior?
BULLER, Mary* 107974 1843 36 7 Mrs. WALL, Peter
BULLER, Susana 28547 1816 23 Mrs. VOTH, Tobias
DECKERT, Amelia 280134 1866 24 Mrs. KOEHN, Jacob H Elisabeth's sister and 1st cousin to DECKERT, George
DECKERT, Elizabeth 280132 1863 24 Mrs. UNRUH, Johann B Amelia's sister and 1st cousin to DECKERT, George
DICK, Katharine* 342796 1838 106 23 Mrs. VOGT, Heinrich
DIRKS, Eva 13381 1853 29 Mrs. FRANZ, Leonhard Wohlegmuth connection! Related to other Dirks?
DIRKS, Aganetha 103991 1843 25 Mrs. Heinrich Buller. Also Benjamin's sister
DIRKS, Benjamin 103920 1824 21 8 Aganetha's brother
DIRKS, Eva* 345201 1857 28 Mrs. UNRUH, Peter
DIRKS, Helena 284297 1860 28 Mrs. UNRUH, Johann H Related to Eva, Maria, or any of the Susannas?
DIRKS, Susanna 179812 1840 25 Mrs. VOTH, Andreas These two Susanna Dirks are 6th cousins.
DIRKS, Susanna 73525 1828 33 Mrs. UNRUH, Peter P These two Susanna Dirks are 6th cousins.
DIRKS, Susanna Carolina 86775 1859 42 13 Mrs. ADRIAN, Peter K
DIRKS (EN), Anna Pauline* 86775 1864 8 Mrs. WALL, Peter Chester Son of immigrant WALL, Peter
DIRKS (EN), Cornelius B* 103922 1858 23 17 Wife Jacob Dirksen's 1st daughter Elisabeth (church line 24) then his 2nd daughter Anna.
DIRKSEN, Abraham H* 33904 1844 7 M-31 Wife FUNK, Sarah Sec 31 Wellington twnp, just north of Brotherfield sec 8.
DIRKSEN, Cornelius 33997 1847 17 Wife PLETT, Gertruda
DIRKSEN, Elisabeth 33999 1868 72 18 Mrs. HIENRICHS, Isaac He died in Russia then she married his brother Peter Heinrichs in America.
DIRKSEN, Eva* 33998 1856 2 17 Mrs. Cornelius F Guenther.
DIRKSEN, Jacob H* 33996 1842 5 9 Wife Elisabeth Funk then Sarah Funk.
ENGBRECHT, Aganetha 342629 1852 32 Mrs. BEIER, Johann
ENGBRECHT, Johann 265241 1848 28 Wife UNRUH, Katherina
ENGBRECHT, Johann D 106036 1858 28
ENGBRECHT, Peter Absolon 102401 1808 32
ENNS,Anna 399820 1840 30 14 Mrs. Heinrich Reimer
EWERT, Agganata 399865 1822 56 19 Mrs. Jacob Voth
FRANZ, Leonhard 283774 1849 29
FRANZ, Peter 282562 1823 29
FRANZ,Maria 31902 1845 34 Mrs. Heinrich Kunkel
FUNK Elisabeth 34246 1846 6 9 Mrs. Jacob Dirksen
FUNK, Anna 54467 1843 4 8 Mrs. Heinrich Wall
FUNK, David* 399460 1861 9 20 Son of He Funk and An Unruh
FUNK, Heinrich* 60203 1822 20 died 1879
FUNK, Sarah* 34248 1844 8 M-31 Mrs. Abraham Dirksen Sec 31 Wellington twnp, just north of Brotherfield sec 8.
GOSSEN, Justina 8801 1852 30 Mrs. BOESE, Johann
GUENTHER Cornelius F* 399506 1853 1 17
GUENTHER, Franz Sr.* 343049 1827 15
GUENTHER, Gerhard 343054 1864 77 15 son of Franz Guenther
GUENTHER, Maria 343053 1862 78 20 Mrs. Jacob Adrian, dau of Franz
HEINRICHS Isaac 82133 1835 18
HEINRICHS, Anna 484333 1858 69 18 Mrs. Cornelius Wedel and Mrs. Isaac Heinrichs
HEINRICHS, Heinrich J* 706633 1867 75 18 Wife Justina Fast
HEINRICHS, Isaac* 432259 1863 73 18 Wife Anna Heinrichs and Minnie Matthies.
HEINRICHS, Johann 706631 1864 74 18 Wife Anna Wall.
HEINRICHS, Peter 399873 1839 61 23
ISAAC, Maria P 342621 1862 51 and 89 29 Mrs. Jacob M Peters
KLASSEN, Maria 103825 1824 27 Mrs. Jacob Loewen
KLASSEN, Sarah 26986 1824 20 20 Mrs. Heinrich Adrian
KOEHN, Jacob H. 106415 1859 24
KOOP, Johann Johann 4381 1826 29 Wife Susanna Kroeker. Father of John Coupe married to Maria Sperling
KOTH, Elisabeth 8107 1857 30 Mrs. Johann R Peters
KRAUSE, Katharina 25998 1841 40 22 Mrs Aron J Peters
KROEKER, Martin 399136 1830 24
KROEKER, Susanna. 4421 1828 29 Mrs. Johann Johann Koop
KROEKER, Sarah 343836 1851 28 21 Mrs. Dietrich Loewen
KUNKEL, Friedrich 31899 1839 26
KUNKEL, Friedrich Sr. 31763 1807 26
KUNKEL, Heinrich 31900 1844 34 son of Friedrich Sr.
KUNKEL, Tobias* 31570 1842 34
LOEWEN, Cornelius* 103827 1852 84 33
LOEWEN, Dietrich 265242 1840 20 Apparently not related to the other 2 Brotherfield Dietrich Loewens (?)
LOEWEN, Dietrich 343835 1849 27 21
LOEWEN, Franz 103829 1858 22
LOEWEN, Heinrich 103887 1816 25 21
LOEWEN, Heinrich* 103826 1850 27 Wife Helena Born
LOEWEN, Helena 27289 1853 15 29 Mrs. Heinrich Adrian. Daughter of Heinrich Loewen (b1816)
LOEWEN, Isaac* 117205 1847 12 21 Wife Justina Adrian
LOEWEN, Jacob 103824 1819 27 Wife Maria Klassen. 7 children came, also bro-in-law He Loewen (b1816).
LOEWEN, Jacob L 86296 1842 33 21
LOEWEN, Mary 103828 1856 28 Mrs. Cornelius T Unruh
NACHTIGAL, Helena 73709 1864 53 33 Mrs. Henry P Unruh
NEUFELD, Mary 399137 1830 24 Mrs. Martin Kroeker
PENNER, Anna 14557 1830 33 Mrs. Heinrich H Unruh
PETERS, Justina* 224797 1851 35 Mrs. Tobias Schmidt
PETERS, Aaron Sr. 53064 1826 29
PETERS, Aron A 702932 1856 29
PETERS, Aron J 25997 1826 22
PETERS, Jacob 408992 1861 88 22
PETERS, Johann 342632 1855 30
PETERS, Katharina 31469 1847 34 Mrs. Tobias Kunkel
PLETT, Gertruda 13181 1845 17 Mrs. Cornelius Dirksen
REIMER, Heinrich 399819 1836 29 14
REIMER, Katharina 26002 1867 109 29 Mrs. Aaron Peters
SCHMIDT, Tobias* 224796 1852 35
SIEMENS,Mary 336316 1821 23 Mrs. Peter Heinrichs
SPERLING, Katharina* 103898 1825 33 Mrs. Tobias B Unruh
SPERLING, Wilhelmina 70452 1810 26 Mrs. Friedrich Kunkel
TIESZEN, Maria 103791 1862 28 Mrs. Johann D Engbrecht
UNRAU, Anna 60239 1817 20 Mrs. Heinrich Funk
UNRUH, Cornelius G 281225 1839 33 Wife Eva Becker
UNRUH, Cornelius T 103899 1857 33 First Brotherfield Settler, Section 33/34.
UNRUH, Elisabeth D* 103796 1855 18 8 Mrs. Heinrich Wall
UNRUH, Heinrich H 14556 1825 33 Wife Anna Penner
UNRUH, Johann B 280150 1860 24 Wife Elisabeth Deckert
UNRUH, Johann H 284296 1858 28 Wife Helena Dirks. Unrelated to Benjamin Dirks (?)
UNRUH, Katharina 265239 1853 28 Mrs. Johann Engbrecht
UNRUH, Maria P 280262 1850 27 Mrs Tobias P Unruh
UNRUH, Mary* 104198 1841 93 20 Mrs. Abraham J voth
UNRUH, Peter* 265238 1851 28 Wife DIRKS, Eva
UNRUH, Peter P 72951 1825 33 Wife DIRKS, Susanna
UNRUH, Tobias 282265 1838 27 Wife Maria P Unruh (after Helena Unruh)
UNRUH, Tobias B* 103897 1822 33 Wife Katharina Sperling
UNRUH, Helena* 86297 1849 34 21 Mrs. Jacob Loewen
UNRUH, Anna 265240 1859 85 33 Mrs. Cornelius Loewen
UNRUH, Helena 265237 1845 20 Mrs. Dietrich Loewen
VOGT, Heinrich 402037 1851 23 Killed by lightning 1880
VOTH, Abraham J* 104197 1828 92 20 Wife Maria Unruh
VOTH, Aganeta 399867 1861 11 and 58 20 Mrs. David Funk
VOTH, Andreas* 28549 1841 25 Wife Susanna Dirks
VOTH, Anna 106204 1844 60 19 Mrs. Jacob Buller
VOTH, Cornelius 28550 1842 23 Wife Maria Born
VOTH, Jacob 399864 1822 55 19 Wife Aganetha Ewert
VOTH, Tobias 20334 1812 23 Wife Susanna Buller
WALL, Peter* 107973 1840 35 7 Wife Maria Buller
WALL, Peter Chester* 107975 1862 37 8 Wife Anna Pauline Dirks(en). Benjamin's daughter.
WALL, Heinrich* 54466 1843 3 8 Wife Anna Funk then Elisabeth D Unruh
WARKENTIN, Helena 67902 1827 22 Mrs. Aron Peters b1826
WARKENTIN, Margaretha 102402 1812 32 Mrs. Peter Absolon Engbrecht
WEDEL, Susanna 103921 1830 22 8 Mrs. Benjamin Dirks(en)
WOHLGEMUTH, Catharina 13386 1814 29 Mrs. Peter Franz
_____, Elizabeth 399467 c1846 35 Mrs. BRAND, Peter

The following people are listed in the Brotherfield MB congregation so must have been living on nearby land or with Brotherfield relatives (?)
BAUMBACH, Johanna Justina* 345344 1826 32 Mrs. REIMCHE, George Konrad
BRAUN, Katharina 467239 63 Mrs. LOEWEN, Dietrich Apparently not related to the other Loewens (?)
BERNDT, Dorothea 141038 104 Mrs. BUCHOLTZ, Johann Peter
BUCHOLTZ, Johann Peter 141037 1836 103 wife BERNDT, Dorothea
BUCHOLTZ, Wilhelmina 107 Who is she? Not in 1880 census or GM. Related to Johann Peter Buckholtz?
DELK, Heinrich 240451 1846 47 Wife REIMCHE, Katherine Elizabeth and REISWIG, Maria Katherina GM #240898
EWERT, Barbara 108 ? #51768 ?
FALK, Anna 1821 62 ?
GUENTHER, Anna 343055 1867 79 dau of Franz Guenther. Mrs. John Fast. Related to Fast sisters ?
GUENTHER, Franz 343052 1858 76 son of Franz Guenther
HAGER, Gustav 508876 1847 43 Wife Sophia Reimche
ISAAC, Peter 117645 1837 49 Wife Anna Unruh
JANTZ, Helena 73979 1864 81 Mrs. Franz Richert
REIMCHE, George Konrad* 414389 1822 31
REIMCHE, Margaretha 508884 1845 100 Mrs. Heinrich Schafer
REIMCHE, Maria 240452 1846 48 Mrs. George Reiswig
REIMCHE, Scharlotta 508881 1855 46 Mrs. Ludwig Seibel
REIMCHE, Sophia 414388 1854 44 Mrs Gustav Hager
PANKRATZ, Elizabeth 402047 1846 16 Never married? From Bruderfeld Crimea
KROEKER, Maria* 415067 1848 71 Mrs. David Toews, West in Hutchinson Township
RICHERT, Franz 74002 1859 82
SEIBEL, Ludwig 508875 1856 45
SCHAFER, Heinrich* 508879 1838 99
TEICHGRAEF, Katharine 346862 1851 91 Mrs. Daniel Unruh
TOEWS, David D* 415081 1844 70
UNRUH, Abraham* 104184 1862 83
UNRUH, Heinrich P 73535 1861 52 and 86 (?)
VOTH, Abraham 399866 1857 57 and 95 Wife Sara Adrian
WEDEL, Anna 399890 1860 66
WEDEL, Heinrich 399886 1831 64
WEDEL, Jacob* 399892 1865 67 Wife Susie Hiebert
WEDEL, Cornelius 399888 1856 68 Wife Anna Heinrichs
WEDEL, Maria* 73719 1861 87 Mrs. Henry P Unruh
WEDEL, Maria 103794 17 and 54 Mrs. Daniel Unruh Rosenfeld Congregation
WEDEL, Wilhelmina 399887 1838 65 Mrs. Heinrich Wedel
UNRUH, Anna 117646 1843 50 Mrs. Peter F Isaac Probably lived in Childstown near her father Daniel Unruh
UNRUH, Daniel 346859 1847 90 Wife Catharina Teichgraef Probably lived in Childstown near his father Daniel Unruh