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Kornelius graduated from the [[Ohrloff Mennonitische Zentralschule (Ohrloff, Molotschna Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Ohrloff Zentralschule]] and the Halbstadt Normal School and was for a number of years an elementary teacher in the [[Molotschna Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Molotschna settlement]], Russia. He attended the Theological Seminary (Predigerschule) at Basel and taught Bible and German at the Halbstadt Mädchenschule. In 1907 he became teacher of the [[Halbstadt Zentralschule (Halbstadt, Molotschna Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Halbstadt Zentralschule]] where he was also elected minister of the [[Halbstadt Mennonite Church (Halbstadt, Molotschna Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Halbstadt Mennonite Church]] in 1910. He is likely the co-author of <em>Biblische Geschichten für mennonitische Elementarschulen</em> (Halbstadt, 1902), prepared by [[Unruh, Kornelius Benjamin (1849-1910)|K. Unruh]], W. Neufeld, and K. Wiens. He received a medal from the Russian government in recognition of his educational achievements. | Kornelius graduated from the [[Ohrloff Mennonitische Zentralschule (Ohrloff, Molotschna Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Ohrloff Zentralschule]] and the Halbstadt Normal School and was for a number of years an elementary teacher in the [[Molotschna Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Molotschna settlement]], Russia. He attended the Theological Seminary (Predigerschule) at Basel and taught Bible and German at the Halbstadt Mädchenschule. In 1907 he became teacher of the [[Halbstadt Zentralschule (Halbstadt, Molotschna Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Halbstadt Zentralschule]] where he was also elected minister of the [[Halbstadt Mennonite Church (Halbstadt, Molotschna Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Halbstadt Mennonite Church]] in 1910. He is likely the co-author of <em>Biblische Geschichten für mennonitische Elementarschulen</em> (Halbstadt, 1902), prepared by [[Unruh, Kornelius Benjamin (1849-1910)|K. Unruh]], W. Neufeld, and K. Wiens. He received a medal from the Russian government in recognition of his educational achievements. | ||
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Friesen, Peter M. <em>Die Alt-Evangelische Mennonitische Brüderschaft in Russland (1789-1910) im Rahmen der mennonitischen Gesamtgeschichte</em>. Halbstadt: Verlagsgesellschaft "Raduga", 1911: 604, 626. | Friesen, Peter M. <em>Die Alt-Evangelische Mennonitische Brüderschaft in Russland (1789-1910) im Rahmen der mennonitischen Gesamtgeschichte</em>. Halbstadt: Verlagsgesellschaft "Raduga", 1911: 604, 626. | ||
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Schapansky, Henry. <em>Mennonite Migrations (and the Old Colony, Russia)</em>. New Westminster, BC: Henry Schapansky, 2006: 283. | Schapansky, Henry. <em>Mennonite Migrations (and the Old Colony, Russia)</em>. New Westminster, BC: Henry Schapansky, 2006: 283. | ||
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Kornelius Abraham Wiens: teacher and minister; born 28 October 1864 in Schönau, Molotschna Mennonite Settlement, South Russia, the son of Abraham Wiens (1834, Schoenau, Molotschna, South Russia - January 1920, Blumstein, Molotschna, South Russia), minister in the Halbstadt Mennonite Church from 1867, and Elisabeth (Klassen) Wiens (16 February 1837 - 1899, Schoenau, Molotschna, South Russia). Kornelius married Maria Penner (17 February 1863, Halbstadt, Molotschna, South Russia - 1939) and they had five children: Kornelius, Abraham, Margaretha, Heinrich, and Elisabeth. Kornelius died on 5 October 1941 in Halbstadt, Molotschna.
Kornelius graduated from the Ohrloff Zentralschule and the Halbstadt Normal School and was for a number of years an elementary teacher in the Molotschna settlement, Russia. He attended the Theological Seminary (Predigerschule) at Basel and taught Bible and German at the Halbstadt Mädchenschule. In 1907 he became teacher of the Halbstadt Zentralschule where he was also elected minister of the Halbstadt Mennonite Church in 1910. He is likely the co-author of Biblische Geschichten für mennonitische Elementarschulen (Halbstadt, 1902), prepared by K. Unruh, W. Neufeld, and K. Wiens. He received a medal from the Russian government in recognition of his educational achievements.
Bibliography
Friesen, Peter M. Die Alt-Evangelische Mennonitische Brüderschaft in Russland (1789-1910) im Rahmen der mennonitischen Gesamtgeschichte. Halbstadt: Verlagsgesellschaft "Raduga", 1911: 604, 626.
Görz, H. Die Molotschnaer Ansiedlung. Steinbach, 1951: 165.
GRANDMA (The Genealogical Registry and Database of Mennonite Ancestry) Database, 7.0 ed. Fresno, CA: California Mennonite Historical Society, 2012: #320649.
Schapansky, Henry. Mennonite Migrations (and the Old Colony, Russia). New Westminster, BC: Henry Schapansky, 2006: 283.
| Author(s) | Cornelius Krahn |
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| Richard D. Thiessen | |
| Date Published | October 2012 |
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Krahn, Cornelius and Richard D. Thiessen. "Wiens, Kornelius Abraham (1864-1941)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. October 2012. Web. 25 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Wiens,_Kornelius_Abraham_(1864-1941)&oldid=86054.
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Krahn, Cornelius and Richard D. Thiessen. (October 2012). Wiens, Kornelius Abraham (1864-1941). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Wiens,_Kornelius_Abraham_(1864-1941)&oldid=86054.
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