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Dirksen, a Mennonite family name of Frisian origin, appeared in all Mennonite West Prussian congregations. It was first mentioned in 1568 at [[Danzig (Poland)|Danzig]] and in 1605 at [[Gross Lubin (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Gross-Lubin]]. Most of the families in the Vistula Valley and their descendants adopted the form Dirks. In 1776, 42 families of this name were counted in [[West Prussia|West Prussia]] (without Danzig), and in 1935 (without [[Elbing (Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland)|Elbing]]) 62 persons. Some members of the family immigrated to [[Russia|Russia]] and [[North America|North America]]. The name has come to be widely represented among North and South American Mennonites. | Dirksen, a Mennonite family name of Frisian origin, appeared in all Mennonite West Prussian congregations. It was first mentioned in 1568 at [[Danzig (Poland)|Danzig]] and in 1605 at [[Gross Lubin (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Gross-Lubin]]. Most of the families in the Vistula Valley and their descendants adopted the form Dirks. In 1776, 42 families of this name were counted in [[West Prussia|West Prussia]] (without Danzig), and in 1935 (without [[Elbing (Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland)|Elbing]]) 62 persons. Some members of the family immigrated to [[Russia|Russia]] and [[North America|North America]]. The name has come to be widely represented among North and South American Mennonites. | ||
| − | Some of the well-known representatives of this name were [[Derks, Alle (1670-1733) |Alle Derks]], | + | Some of the well-known representatives of this name were [[Derks, Alle (1670-1733) |Alle Derks]], [[Dirks, Heinrich (1842-1915)|Heinrich Dirks]], and [[Dürksen, David Gerhard (1850-1910)|David G. Dürksen]]. |
= Bibliography = | = Bibliography = | ||
Conrad, G. <em>Geschichte der Familie Dirksen und der Adelsfamilie von Dirksen</em>. Görlitz, 1905. | Conrad, G. <em>Geschichte der Familie Dirksen und der Adelsfamilie von Dirksen</em>. Görlitz, 1905. | ||
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Dirksen, a Mennonite family name of Frisian origin, appeared in all Mennonite West Prussian congregations. It was first mentioned in 1568 at Danzig and in 1605 at Gross-Lubin. Most of the families in the Vistula Valley and their descendants adopted the form Dirks. In 1776, 42 families of this name were counted in West Prussia (without Danzig), and in 1935 (without Elbing) 62 persons. Some members of the family immigrated to Russia and North America. The name has come to be widely represented among North and South American Mennonites.
Some of the well-known representatives of this name were Alle Derks, Heinrich Dirks, and David G. Dürksen.
Bibliography
Conrad, G. Geschichte der Familie Dirksen und der Adelsfamilie von Dirksen. Görlitz, 1905.
| Author(s) | Gustav Reimer |
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| Date Published | 1956 |
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MLA style
Reimer, Gustav. "Dirksen (Dircksen, Dirks, Duerksen, Derksen, Doerksen, Dercksen, Dyrksen, Dirssen, Dirck, Dircks, Derks) family." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 19 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Dirksen_(Dircksen,_Dirks,_Duerksen,_Derksen,_Doerksen,_Dercksen,_Dyrksen,_Dirssen,_Dirck,_Dircks,_Derks)_family&oldid=119575.
APA style
Reimer, Gustav. (1956). Dirksen (Dircksen, Dirks, Duerksen, Derksen, Doerksen, Dercksen, Dyrksen, Dirssen, Dirck, Dircks, Derks) family. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 19 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Dirksen_(Dircksen,_Dirks,_Duerksen,_Derksen,_Doerksen,_Dercksen,_Dyrksen,_Dirssen,_Dirck,_Dircks,_Derks)_family&oldid=119575.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 68. All rights reserved.
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