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| − | + | Jacob Martens was an elder of the [[Memrik and Kalinovo Mennonite Church (Ukraine)|Memrik Mennonite Church]], and was born at Tiegenhagen, [[Molotschna Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Molotschna Mennonite settlement]] in South [[Russia|Russia]], in 1870. He attended the [[Halbstadt Zentralschule (Halbstadt, Molotschna Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Halbstadt Zentralschule]], became a member of the [[Halbstadt Mennonite Church (Halbstadt, Molotschna Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Ohrloff-Halbstadt Mennonite Church]], and married Katharina Janzen in 1891. For a while he resided at Ohrloff, Zagradovka settlement. In 1900 he moved to the Don Basin and in 1905 purchased a farm in the village of Kalinovo of the Memrik settlement. He was elected chorister (<em>Vorsänger</em>) and in 1910 elected and ordained minister. After the death of Elder P. Janzen, Jacob Martens became the elder of the Memrik Mennonite Church in 1919. In February 1920 he died of typhoid fever. He was an outstanding farmer, minister, and promoter of education. | |
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Goerz, H. <em>Memrik : eine mennonitische Kolonie in Russland</em>. Rosthern, SK: Echo-Verlag, 1954. | Goerz, H. <em>Memrik : eine mennonitische Kolonie in Russland</em>. Rosthern, SK: Echo-Verlag, 1954. | ||
Goerz, H. <em>Memrik : a Mennonite settlement in Russia</em>. Winnipeg, Man. : CMBC Publications, 1997. | Goerz, H. <em>Memrik : a Mennonite settlement in Russia</em>. Winnipeg, Man. : CMBC Publications, 1997. | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:55, 20 August 2013
Jacob Martens was an elder of the Memrik Mennonite Church, and was born at Tiegenhagen, Molotschna Mennonite settlement in South Russia, in 1870. He attended the Halbstadt Zentralschule, became a member of the Ohrloff-Halbstadt Mennonite Church, and married Katharina Janzen in 1891. For a while he resided at Ohrloff, Zagradovka settlement. In 1900 he moved to the Don Basin and in 1905 purchased a farm in the village of Kalinovo of the Memrik settlement. He was elected chorister (Vorsänger) and in 1910 elected and ordained minister. After the death of Elder P. Janzen, Jacob Martens became the elder of the Memrik Mennonite Church in 1919. In February 1920 he died of typhoid fever. He was an outstanding farmer, minister, and promoter of education.
Bibliography
Goerz, H. Memrik : eine mennonitische Kolonie in Russland. Rosthern, SK: Echo-Verlag, 1954.
Goerz, H. Memrik : a Mennonite settlement in Russia. Winnipeg, Man. : CMBC Publications, 1997.
| Author(s) | Cornelius Krahn |
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| Date Published | 1957 |
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Krahn, Cornelius. "Martens, Jacob (1870-1920)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 16 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Martens,_Jacob_(1870-1920)&oldid=89412.
APA style
Krahn, Cornelius. (1957). Martens, Jacob (1870-1920). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 16 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Martens,_Jacob_(1870-1920)&oldid=89412.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 513. All rights reserved.
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