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Unruh is a widespread family name among the Mennonites of Prussia, Danzig, [[Russia|Russia]], and [[North America|North America]]. Herbert Wiebe found the name first recorded in 1568. It was found in the communities of [[Schönsee (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Schönsee]], [[Przechovka (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Przechovka]], [[Jeziorka (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Jeziorka]], [[Deutsch Konopath (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Konopath]], [[Deutsch-Kazun (Poland)|Kazun]], [[Tragheimerweide (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Tragheimerweide]], and [[Thiensdorf and Preußisch Rosengart Mennonite Church (Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland)|Thiensdorf]]. Whether all Unruhs found among Mennonites today have the same ancestor is not known. [[Hulshoff, Hendrik (1664-1745)|Hendrik Berents Hulshoff]], who visited the Mennonites at [[Przechovka (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Przechovka]] near [[Culm (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Culm]] in 1719, reported that Abram Unrau was elected to the ministry. Among the 35 families who established [[Brenkenhoffswalde and Franztal (Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland)|Brenkenhoffswalde and Franzthal]] in Mark Brandenburg in 1765 the Unruh family was one of the names represented. From here the family was transplanted to [[Poland|Poland]], the [[Molotschna Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Molotschna settlement]] in Russia, and elsewhere. Particularly the Unruhs in Poland spread widely; many migrated to [[Kansas (USA)|Kansas]] and North and [[South Dakota (USA)|South Dakota]] in 1874-75, led by [[Unruh, Tobias A. (1819-1875)|Tobias A. Unruh]]. A significant number of this group joined the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite (CGC). Among the [[Alexanderwohl (Molotschna Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Alexanderwohl]] Mennonites settling near [[Goessel (Kansas, USA)|Goessel]], Kansas, there were also many Unruhs; from here they have spread into several other communities. After World War I many Unruhs from [[Russia|Russia]] migrated to [[Canada|Canada]] and [[South America|South America]]. [[Unruh, Heinrich Peter (1845-1927)|Heinrich P. Unruh]] (d. 1927) was a prominent elder of the Halbstadt Mennonite Church, Molotschna, Russia. | Unruh is a widespread family name among the Mennonites of Prussia, Danzig, [[Russia|Russia]], and [[North America|North America]]. Herbert Wiebe found the name first recorded in 1568. It was found in the communities of [[Schönsee (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Schönsee]], [[Przechovka (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Przechovka]], [[Jeziorka (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Jeziorka]], [[Deutsch Konopath (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Konopath]], [[Deutsch-Kazun (Poland)|Kazun]], [[Tragheimerweide (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Tragheimerweide]], and [[Thiensdorf and Preußisch Rosengart Mennonite Church (Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland)|Thiensdorf]]. Whether all Unruhs found among Mennonites today have the same ancestor is not known. [[Hulshoff, Hendrik (1664-1745)|Hendrik Berents Hulshoff]], who visited the Mennonites at [[Przechovka (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Przechovka]] near [[Culm (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Culm]] in 1719, reported that Abram Unrau was elected to the ministry. Among the 35 families who established [[Brenkenhoffswalde and Franztal (Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland)|Brenkenhoffswalde and Franzthal]] in Mark Brandenburg in 1765 the Unruh family was one of the names represented. From here the family was transplanted to [[Poland|Poland]], the [[Molotschna Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Molotschna settlement]] in Russia, and elsewhere. Particularly the Unruhs in Poland spread widely; many migrated to [[Kansas (USA)|Kansas]] and North and [[South Dakota (USA)|South Dakota]] in 1874-75, led by [[Unruh, Tobias A. (1819-1875)|Tobias A. Unruh]]. A significant number of this group joined the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite (CGC). Among the [[Alexanderwohl (Molotschna Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Alexanderwohl]] Mennonites settling near [[Goessel (Kansas, USA)|Goessel]], Kansas, there were also many Unruhs; from here they have spread into several other communities. After World War I many Unruhs from [[Russia|Russia]] migrated to [[Canada|Canada]] and [[South America|South America]]. [[Unruh, Heinrich Peter (1845-1927)|Heinrich P. Unruh]] (d. 1927) was a prominent elder of the Halbstadt Mennonite Church, Molotschna, Russia. | ||
| − | A number of Unruhs served as deacons and preachers in the Prussian churches. Preachers at [[Montau (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Montau]] have been Andreas Unruh (Unrau) of [[Dragass (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Dragass]] 1739-d. 1774; Heinrich Unruh (Unrau) (1740-1774) of Montau serving only June-23 November 1774; Peter Unruh of Dragass 1776-ca. 1788. The Dutch <em>[[Naamlijst der tegenwoordig in dienst zijnde predikanten der Mennoniten | + | A number of Unruhs served as deacons and preachers in the Prussian churches. Preachers at [[Montau (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Montau]] have been Andreas Unruh (Unrau) of [[Dragass (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Dragass]] 1739-d. 1774; Heinrich Unruh (Unrau) (1740-1774) of Montau serving only June-23 November 1774; Peter Unruh of Dragass 1776-ca. 1788. The Dutch <em>[[Naamlijst der tegenwoordig in dienst zijnde predikanten der Mennoniten in de Vereenigde Nederlanden|Naamlijst]]</em> mentions besides these Abraham Unruh, preacher of the Schweingrube Old Flemish congregation ca. 1730-ca. 1765; Heinrich Unruh serving at Konopat-[[Przechovka (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Przechovka]] ca. 1779-ca. 1800; Heinrich Unruh serving at [[Brenkenhoffswalde and Franztal (Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland)|Brenkenhoffswalde-Franzthal]] ca. 1782-1788. |
| − | in de Vereenigde Nederlanden|Naamlijst]]</em> mentions besides these Abraham Unruh, preacher of the Schweingrube Old Flemish congregation ca. 1730-ca. 1765; Heinrich Unruh serving at Konopat-[[Przechovka (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Przechovka]] ca. 1779-ca. 1800; Heinrich Unruh serving at [[Brenkenhoffswalde and Franztal (Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland)|Brenkenhoffswalde-Franzthal]] ca. 1782-1788. | ||
J. A. Boese, who traced to 1930 the lines of two Unruhs born ca. 1740, found that they had 6,500 descendants. The genealogy of the Alexanderwohl Unruh family by P. U. Schmidt lists 251 names. | J. A. Boese, who traced to 1930 the lines of two Unruhs born ca. 1740, found that they had 6,500 descendants. The genealogy of the Alexanderwohl Unruh family by P. U. Schmidt lists 251 names. | ||
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Unruh is a widespread family name among the Mennonites of Prussia, Danzig, Russia, and North America. Herbert Wiebe found the name first recorded in 1568. It was found in the communities of Schönsee, Przechovka, Jeziorka, Konopath, Kazun, Tragheimerweide, and Thiensdorf. Whether all Unruhs found among Mennonites today have the same ancestor is not known. Hendrik Berents Hulshoff, who visited the Mennonites at Przechovka near Culm in 1719, reported that Abram Unrau was elected to the ministry. Among the 35 families who established Brenkenhoffswalde and Franzthal in Mark Brandenburg in 1765 the Unruh family was one of the names represented. From here the family was transplanted to Poland, the Molotschna settlement in Russia, and elsewhere. Particularly the Unruhs in Poland spread widely; many migrated to Kansas and North and South Dakota in 1874-75, led by Tobias A. Unruh. A significant number of this group joined the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite (CGC). Among the Alexanderwohl Mennonites settling near Goessel, Kansas, there were also many Unruhs; from here they have spread into several other communities. After World War I many Unruhs from Russia migrated to Canada and South America. Heinrich P. Unruh (d. 1927) was a prominent elder of the Halbstadt Mennonite Church, Molotschna, Russia.
A number of Unruhs served as deacons and preachers in the Prussian churches. Preachers at Montau have been Andreas Unruh (Unrau) of Dragass 1739-d. 1774; Heinrich Unruh (Unrau) (1740-1774) of Montau serving only June-23 November 1774; Peter Unruh of Dragass 1776-ca. 1788. The Dutch Naamlijst mentions besides these Abraham Unruh, preacher of the Schweingrube Old Flemish congregation ca. 1730-ca. 1765; Heinrich Unruh serving at Konopat-Przechovka ca. 1779-ca. 1800; Heinrich Unruh serving at Brenkenhoffswalde-Franzthal ca. 1782-1788.
J. A. Boese, who traced to 1930 the lines of two Unruhs born ca. 1740, found that they had 6,500 descendants. The genealogy of the Alexanderwohl Unruh family by P. U. Schmidt lists 251 names.
P. H. Unruh was a pastor of the Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church, and a Mennonite Central Committee representative to Russia during the famine in 1922. B. H. Unruh was an educator and a minister who was a member of the Studienkommission that travelled on behalf of the Mennonites of Russia and was instrumental in doing research to help them find new homes in Canada and South America. He is the author of Die niederländisch-niederdeutschen Hintergründe der mennonitischen Ostwanderungen im 16., 18. und 19. Jahrhundert (Karlsruhe-Rüppurr, 1955). His brother A.H. Unruh of Winnipeg was an educator and Mennonite Brethren (MB) minister who taught in Russia, Winkler, and Winnipeg and wrote Die Geschichte der Mennoniten-Brüdergemeinde 1860-1954 (1954). Heinrich B. Unruh, the father of Benjamin and Abraham, was a prominent elder of the Karassan Mennonite Church in the Crimea, Russia. Heinrich's brother K. B. Unruh was a prominent educator in Russia. John D. Unruh, served as president of Freeman College, and is the author of In the Name of Christ (Scottdale, 1952). H. T. Unruh was a General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM) minister at Halstead, Bluffton, and Hillsboro. W. F. Unruh was a missionary in India and secretary of the (GCM) Western District Conference. Verney Unruh did mission work in Japan. Walter F. Unruh was pastor for a long time at First Mennonite Church in Newton, Kansas In 1957 there were 21 ordained men of the Unruh family in U.S. and Canada, 5 Unraus (2 MB, 2 GCM, and an Evangelical Mennonite Brethren), and 16 Unruhs (5 MB, 5 CGC, and 6 GCM). Of these, 11 were serving in Canada, and 10 in the United States.
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| Author(s) | Abe J. Unruh |
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| Nanne van der Zijpp | |
| Date Published | 1959 |
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Unruh, Abe J. and Nanne van der Zijpp. "Unruh (Unru, Unrau, Onrouw) family." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 25 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Unruh_(Unru,_Unrau,_Onrouw)_family&oldid=101608.
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Unruh, Abe J. and Nanne van der Zijpp. (1959). Unruh (Unru, Unrau, Onrouw) family. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Unruh_(Unru,_Unrau,_Onrouw)_family&oldid=101608.
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