Becker, Abraham J. (1872-1953)
Abraham J. Becker: Mennonite Brethren missionary to the Comanche people; born in Wohldemfuerst, Kuban, South Russia on 25 February 1872 to Jacob P. and Margaretha (Wiens) Becker. He married Magdalena Hergert in Fairview, Oklahoma, in 1897. Abraham and Magdalena had seven children: Daniel, William, Augusta (died young), Peter, Herwanna, Samuel, and Glenn. Magdalena died in 1938, and Abraham married Katharina Poetker in 1941.
Abraham's public school education was in Hillsboro, Kansas. He attended the Vereins Schule in Buhler, Kansas; McPherson College, Kansas; and Moody Bible Institute. He married Magdalena Hergert in 1897. In 1901 Abraham and Magdalena went to work at the Post Oak mission in Indiahoma, Oklahoma. This was the first Mennonite Brethren mission to Indigenous. Abraham also began evangelistic work with Hispanic people in Comanche County, Oklahoma. During his 50 years with the mission he interceded with government agencies, advocating for Indigenous interests and improved living conditions.
Abraham died 15 January 1953 in Lawton, Oklahoma.
Bibliography
Becker, A. J. "Post Oak Mission." Mennonite Library and Archives, Bethel College (North Newton, Kansas, USA).
GRANDMA (The Genealogical Registry and Database of Mennonite Ancestry) Database, 5.05 ed. Fresno, CA: California Mennonite Historical Society, 2008: #2526.
Janzen, A. E. "Tribute to Missionary Abraham J. Becker." Christian Leader 17 (1 February 1953): 1, 5, 6.
Kroeker, Marvin E. Comanches and Mennonites on the Oklahoma Plains: A. J. and Magdalena Becker and the Post Oak Mission. Winnipeg, MB and Hillsboro, KS: Kindred Press, 1997.
Springer, Nelson and Klassen, A. J., compilers. Mennonite Bibliography, 1631-1961, 2 vols. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1977, v. 2, p. 419.
Warkentin, A. and Melvin Gingerich, compilers. Who's Who Among the Mennonites. North Newton, KS: Bethel College, 1943 : 20.
| Author(s) | Lois Deckert |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1987 |
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