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Jakob Waldner: a minister of the [[Hutterian Brethren (Hutterische Brüder)|Hutterian Brethren]]; was born 16 January 1838, the son of Friedrich Waldner (20 February 1811, Radichev, Russia – 8 May 1914) and Barbara (Walter) Waldner (b. 22 October 1807, Radichev, Russia). He married Susanna Waldner (20 November 1839 – 23 October 1900), the daughter of Zacharias Waldner (13 November 1812, Radichev, Russia – 19 September 1873) and Rachel (Gross) Waldner (31 December 1810, Radichev, Russia – 2 June 1852, Hutterthal, Molotschna, South Russia), on 15 May 1858 and had one child, Michael (1860-1941). He died 16 August 1897, at the age of 59, having served in the ministry for 22 years.

Jakob was chosen in 1875 by the Bruderhof in [[Bon Homme Hutterite Colony (Tabor, South Dakota, USA)|Bon Homme]], South Dakota to be a minister, and was confirmed 7 July 1877. By trade he was a smith and was one of the first to join the [[Schmiedeleut|Schmiedeleut]] wing of the Hutterian Brethren, of which [[Waldner, Michael (1834-1889)|Michael Waldner]] (his wife's brother) and [[Hofer, Jakob (1830-1901)|Jakob Hofer]] were ministers. Both of these men were blacksmiths in Russia. Jakob Waldner also served as a teacher for 14 years.
= Bibliography =
GRANDMA (The <strong>G</strong>enealogical <strong>R</strong>egistry <strong>an</strong>d <strong>D</strong>atabase of <strong>M</strong>ennonite <strong>A</strong>ncestry) Database, 5.00 ed. Fresno, CA: [http://calmenno.org/index.htm California Mennonite Historical Society], 2006: #519932.
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