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Jacob attended school at Weisshof and was baptized in 1854. In 1858 he visited his relatives in Russia. In 1860 he married and in 1864 he was ordained to the ministry by Johann Wiebe. In 1869 he migrated to Russia and took part in the establishment of the [[Am Trakt Mennonite Settlement (Samara Oblast, Russia)|Am Trakt Mennonite settlement]] in Saratov. In 1880 he joined the group that moved to Central Asia to escape government service and to be prepared to meet the Lord. On 10 October 1884, they arrived in Newton, Kansas. In 1886 he was elected elder of the First Mennonite Church and installed by [[Sudermann, Leonard (1821-1900)|Leonhard Sudermann]], which office he held for 31 years. In 1916 he resigned and moved to Aberdeen, Idaho, where he died 2 January 1922. [[Toews, David (1870-1947)|David Toews]] was his son. | Jacob attended school at Weisshof and was baptized in 1854. In 1858 he visited his relatives in Russia. In 1860 he married and in 1864 he was ordained to the ministry by Johann Wiebe. In 1869 he migrated to Russia and took part in the establishment of the [[Am Trakt Mennonite Settlement (Samara Oblast, Russia)|Am Trakt Mennonite settlement]] in Saratov. In 1880 he joined the group that moved to Central Asia to escape government service and to be prepared to meet the Lord. On 10 October 1884, they arrived in Newton, Kansas. In 1886 he was elected elder of the First Mennonite Church and installed by [[Sudermann, Leonard (1821-1900)|Leonhard Sudermann]], which office he held for 31 years. In 1916 he resigned and moved to Aberdeen, Idaho, where he died 2 January 1922. [[Toews, David (1870-1947)|David Toews]] was his son. | ||
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= Bibliography = | = Bibliography = | ||
− | + | "Aeltester Jacob Toews." <em>Bundesbote-Kalender</em> (1923): 24. | |
Entz, J. E. "First Mennonite Church—Newton." <em>Mennonite Life</em> VIII (October 1953): 153. | Entz, J. E. "First Mennonite Church—Newton." <em>Mennonite Life</em> VIII (October 1953): 153. | ||
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: No. 4990. | 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: No. 4990. | ||
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= Additional Information = | = Additional Information = | ||
− | + | The father of Jacob was Jacob Toews (6 June 1806 - 1864). | |
The wife of Jacob was Maria Wiebe (16 June 1838, Neuendorf, Gross Werder, Prussia - 16 April 1924, Aberdeen, Idaho, USA). Maria was the daughter of Christian Wiebe (b. 18 December 1805, Neuendorf, Gross Werder, Prussia) and Catharina (Andres) Wiebe (4 December 1813, Irrgang, Gross Werder, Prussia - 17 October 1881). Jacob and Maria were married on 15 March 1860 in Prussia. | The wife of Jacob was Maria Wiebe (16 June 1838, Neuendorf, Gross Werder, Prussia - 16 April 1924, Aberdeen, Idaho, USA). Maria was the daughter of Christian Wiebe (b. 18 December 1805, Neuendorf, Gross Werder, Prussia) and Catharina (Andres) Wiebe (4 December 1813, Irrgang, Gross Werder, Prussia - 17 October 1881). Jacob and Maria were married on 15 March 1860 in Prussia. | ||
Jacob and Maria had eight children: Jacob, Heinrich, Johannes, Cornelius, [[Toews, David (1870-1947)|David]], Katharina, Luise, and Anna. | Jacob and Maria had eight children: Jacob, Heinrich, Johannes, Cornelius, [[Toews, David (1870-1947)|David]], Katharina, Luise, and Anna. | ||
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Revision as of 19:02, 20 August 2013
Jacob Toews: an elder of the First Mennonite Church of Newton, Kansas; born at Wotzlaf, West Prussia, 26 June 1838, son of Jacob Toews (1806-1864). On 15 March 1860 Jacob married Maria Wiebe (1838-1924). Jacob and Maria had eight children (see additional information for further information regarding Jacob's family).
Jacob attended school at Weisshof and was baptized in 1854. In 1858 he visited his relatives in Russia. In 1860 he married and in 1864 he was ordained to the ministry by Johann Wiebe. In 1869 he migrated to Russia and took part in the establishment of the Am Trakt Mennonite settlement in Saratov. In 1880 he joined the group that moved to Central Asia to escape government service and to be prepared to meet the Lord. On 10 October 1884, they arrived in Newton, Kansas. In 1886 he was elected elder of the First Mennonite Church and installed by Leonhard Sudermann, which office he held for 31 years. In 1916 he resigned and moved to Aberdeen, Idaho, where he died 2 January 1922. David Toews was his son.
Bibliography
"Aeltester Jacob Toews." Bundesbote-Kalender (1923): 24.
Entz, J. E. "First Mennonite Church—Newton." Mennonite Life VIII (October 1953): 153.
GRANDMA (The Genealogical Registry and Database of Mennonite Ancestry) Database, 5.00 ed. Fresno, CA: California Mennonite Historical Society, 2006: No. 4990.
Additional Information
The father of Jacob was Jacob Toews (6 June 1806 - 1864).
The wife of Jacob was Maria Wiebe (16 June 1838, Neuendorf, Gross Werder, Prussia - 16 April 1924, Aberdeen, Idaho, USA). Maria was the daughter of Christian Wiebe (b. 18 December 1805, Neuendorf, Gross Werder, Prussia) and Catharina (Andres) Wiebe (4 December 1813, Irrgang, Gross Werder, Prussia - 17 October 1881). Jacob and Maria were married on 15 March 1860 in Prussia.
Jacob and Maria had eight children: Jacob, Heinrich, Johannes, Cornelius, David, Katharina, Luise, and Anna.
Author(s) | Cornelius Krahn |
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Richard D. Thiessen | |
Date Published | April 2012 |
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Krahn, Cornelius and Richard D. Thiessen. "Toews, Jacob (1838-1922)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. April 2012. Web. 14 Aug 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Toews,_Jacob_(1838-1922)&oldid=78221.
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Krahn, Cornelius and Richard D. Thiessen. (April 2012). Toews, Jacob (1838-1922). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 14 August 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Toews,_Jacob_(1838-1922)&oldid=78221.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, pp. 735-736. All rights reserved.
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