Lehrerleut
Introduction
Lehrerleut, one of the Hutterite kinship groups, so named because their founder, Jacob Wipf, was a teacher in Russia and also in South Dakota. His group of thirteen families (a few joined the other two groups in South Dakota on arrival) was the last to come from Russia to South Dakota, arriving in 1877, the other two, the Dariusleut and the Schmiedeleut, having come in 1874-1875. The Lehrerleut families all came from the village of Johannisruh, Molotschna, where they had not lived in community. In South Dakota they founded the Old Elmspring Bruderhof near Parkston, which they occupied until 1932. From this original single Bruderhof twenty-two colonies had sprung by 1950, for which statistics are given below. Although the Lehrerleut are organized as a unit with their own leader (Vorsteher), they differ from the other two kinship groups only in very minor points, such as the wearing of buttons by the men in place of hooks and eyes.
Census of Lehrerleut Bruderhofs -- 1 July 1957
| Name of Colony | Address | Founded | Population | Head Preacher, 1957 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehrerleut Bruderhofs in Alberta | ||||
| Acadia Valley | Oyen | 1952 | 86 | Peter J. Entz |
| Big Bend | Woolford | 1920 | 127 | John J. Waldner |
| Crystal Spring | Magrath | 1937 | 97 | Peter A. Entz |
| Elmspring | Warner | 1929 | 122 | Michael J. Mändel |
| Handhill | Hanna | 1956 | 85 | Samuel S. Kleinsasser |
| Hutterville | Magrath | 1932 | 115 | John J. Waldner |
| MacMillan | Cayley | 1937 | 84 | Jacob J. Wipf |
| Miami | New Dayton | 1924 | 128 | Peter P. Hofer |
| Milford | Raymond | 1918 | 95 | John P. Wipf |
| New Dale | Queenstown | 1950 | 92 | Samuel S. Decker |
| New Elm Spring | Magrath | 1918 | 85 | John J. Entz |
| New Milford | Winfred | 1951 | 99 | John J. Hofer |
| New Rockport | New Dayton | 1932 | 102 | John J. Wipf |
| O. K. Colony | Raymond | 1934 | 153 | Jacob J. Waldner |
| Old Elm Spring | Magrath | 1918 | 98 | Andrew J. Wurz |
| Rockport | Magrath | 1918 | 125 | John D. Hofer |
| Rooklake | Wrentham | 1935 | 115 | John A. Gross |
| Rosedale | Etzekom | 1952 | 89 | Michael M. Hofer |
| Springside | Duchess | 1955 | 100 | Joseph J. Waldner |
| Sunnyside | Warner | 1935 | 135 | Jacob M. Hofer |
| Total | 2,131 | |||
| Lehrerleut Bruderhofs in Saskatchewan | ||||
| Benck | Shaunavan | 1949 | 95 | Jacob J. Wipf |
| Cypress | Maple Creek | 1950 | 50 | Jacob J. Entz |
| Slade | Tompkins | 1952 | 80 | Andrew A. Wipf |
| Total | 225 | |||
| Lehrerleut Bruderhofs in Montana | ||||
| Birch Creek | Valier | 1947 | 125 | Jacob A. Waldner |
| Glacier | Cut Bank | 1950 | 115 | Michael J. Entz |
| Hillside | Sweet Grass | 1950 | 129 | Andrew A. Wurz |
| Miami | Pendroy | 1948 | 145 | John P. Wipf |
| Milford | Augusta | 1945 | 150 | Joseph Kleinsasser |
| Miller Ranch | Choteau | 1949 | 162 | David D. Hofer |
| New Rockport | Choteau | 1948 | 90 | Peter D. Hofer |
| Rockport | Pendroy | 1948 | 127 | Joseph J. Waldner |
| Total | 1,043 | |||
Thus the 1957 total of Lehrerleut Bruderhofs was 31, with a total population of 3,400. The elder of the Lehrerleut in 1957 was Peter D. Hofer.
| Author(s) | Harold S Bender |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1957 |
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Bender, Harold S. "Lehrerleut." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 18 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Lehrerleut&oldid=117533.
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Bender, Harold S. (1957). Lehrerleut. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Lehrerleut&oldid=117533.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, pp. 315-316. All rights reserved.
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