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| − | Strohm (Strahm), a Mennonite family, formerly living in [[Switzerland]]. Ulrich Strohm emigrated to the [[Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)|Palatinate]], Germany, in 1671; Martin Strahm (Strohm), of Höchstetten, was in prison at [[Bern (Switzerland)|Bern]], Switzerland, because of his Mennonite convictions, and was expelled from the country in 1711; he probably also settled in the Palatinate. Here Heinrich Strohm was a preacher of the [[Ober-Flörsheim (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)|Oberflörsheim]] and Griesheim congregations 1758-90, and Johannes Strohm was a preacher of the [[Erpolzheim (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)|Erpolzheim]] and [[Friesenheim (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)|Friesenheim]] united congregation 1757-80. Another Johannes Strohm (born 1781 at[[Kriegsheim (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)| Kriegsheim]], died 1852 at West Point, Iowa), a preacher of Schway, Bavaria, 1821-47, immigrated to America with some children and many grandchildren. One of these was the preacher Matthias Strahm. | + | Strohm (Strahm), a Mennonite family, formerly living in [[Switzerland]]. Ulrich Strohm emigrated to the [[Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)|Palatinate]], [[Germany]], in 1671; Martin Strahm (Strohm), of Höchstetten, was in prison at [[Bern (Switzerland)|Bern]], Switzerland, because of his Mennonite convictions, and was expelled from the country in 1711; he probably also settled in the Palatinate. Here Heinrich Strohm was a preacher of the [[Ober-Flörsheim (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)|Oberflörsheim]] and Griesheim congregations 1758-90, and Johannes Strohm was a preacher of the [[Erpolzheim (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)|Erpolzheim]] and [[Friesenheim (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)|Friesenheim]] united congregation 1757-80. Another Johannes Strohm (born 1781 at[[Kriegsheim (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)| Kriegsheim]], died 1852 at West Point, Iowa), a preacher of Schway, Bavaria, 1821-47, immigrated to America with some children and many grandchildren. One of these was the preacher Matthias Strahm. |
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<em>Mennonite Quarterly Review</em>: XXX (1956): 164, No. 62. | <em>Mennonite Quarterly Review</em>: XXX (1956): 164, No. 62. | ||
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Strohm (Strahm), a Mennonite family, formerly living in Switzerland. Ulrich Strohm emigrated to the Palatinate, Germany, in 1671; Martin Strahm (Strohm), of Höchstetten, was in prison at Bern, Switzerland, because of his Mennonite convictions, and was expelled from the country in 1711; he probably also settled in the Palatinate. Here Heinrich Strohm was a preacher of the Oberflörsheim and Griesheim congregations 1758-90, and Johannes Strohm was a preacher of the Erpolzheim and Friesenheim united congregation 1757-80. Another Johannes Strohm (born 1781 at Kriegsheim, died 1852 at West Point, Iowa), a preacher of Schway, Bavaria, 1821-47, immigrated to America with some children and many grandchildren. One of these was the preacher Matthias Strahm.
Bibliography
Mennonite Quarterly Review: XXX (1956): 164, No. 62.
Müller, Ernst. Geschichte der Bernischen Täufer. Frauenfeld: Huber, 1895. Reprinted Nieuwkoop : B. de Graaf, 1972: 202, 307.
Naamlijst der tegenwoordig in dienst zijnde predikanten der Mennoniten in de vereenigde Nederlanden. Amsterdam.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1959). Strohm (Strahm) family. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Strohm_(Strahm)_family&oldid=100553.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 646. All rights reserved.
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