Who's Who at Elm Springs Bible Hall, KS

Elm Springs Bible Hall, Tampa, KS (OB) 1930's-1970's

Families

Base family

The Palmer Base (son of John) & Rufus Base (son of Isaac) families were raised at Elm Springs Bible Hall. Benjamin & Susannah were parents of John & Isaac.

• Benjamin Boese (b. 1844 Russia - d. 1915 Moundridge, McPherson, KS)
• Susannah Richert Boese (b. 1848 Russia - d. 1936 Galva, McPherson, KS)

• • Isaac B. Base (b. 1882 S.D. - d. 1966 Hillsboro, Marion, KS); Wife: Eva "Effie" Base (b. 1884 - d. 1967 Durham, Marion, KS), daughter of Abraham A. Base (b. 1847 Russia) & Eva Unruh Base (b. 1845 Russia)
    • Hilma E. Base Bartel-Enns (b. 1916 Marion Co., KS - d. 2008 Lansing, Leavenworth, KS). 2nd Husband: William Clifford Enns (b. 1917 Chinook, Blaine, MT - d. 1946 San Bernardino, CA), son of David J. Enns (1888-1966) & Elizabeth Reddig Enns-Knaack (1889-1966).
    • Rufus Monroe Base +1977 (b. 1922 Logan, Marion, KS - d. 1991 Gypsum, KS); wife: Rozina Mae Hubele Base +1977 (b. 1923 McPherson Co., KS - d. 2007 Ellis, Ellis, KS), daughter of Emil Karl Hubele (b. 1902 Kipp, Saline, KS - d. 1986 Roxbury, McPherson, KS) & Pearl E. Nichols Hubele (b. 1901 Gypsum Creek, McPherson, KS - d. 2000 Niles, Berrien, MI).
      • Stuart Dean Base ? (b. 1947 Lindsborg, McPherson, KS - d. 2006 Gypsum, KS). Wife: Linda Marlene Sutton Base (b. 1947 Lindsborg, KS - d. 2009 Gypsum, KS), daughter of Darrield Sutton (d. 1950) & Helen E. Ellis Sutton (1906-1994 Gypsum, KS).
      • Jackie P. Base Gilbert ? (b. 1950 Lindsborg, KS - d. 2016 Gypsum, KS). Husband: Jim Lawayne Gilbert (b. 1948 Fort Wayne, DeKalb, AL - d. 2017 Rifle, CO).

• • John B. Base (b. 1877 S.D. - d. 1958 KS); wife: Susanna B. Base (b. 1881 KS, m. 1900, d. 1954 Durham, KS), daughter of unknown.
    • Rosina Helen Base Campbell (b. 1903 Logan, Marion, KS - d. 1993 Assaria, Saline, KS). Husband: Samuel Monroe Campbell (b. 1894 English, Crawford, IN - d. 1977 Assaria, KS), son of Thomas Jefferson Campbell (b. 1863 Campbellsburg, Henry, KY - d. 1929 Evansville, Vanderburgh, IN) & Margaret F. "Maggie" Colbert Campbell (b. 1865 IN - d. 1928 New Albany, Floyd, IN). Samuel was Lutheran.
    • Delbert Heath Base (b. 1907 Logan, Marion, KS - d. 1978 Salina, Saline, KS). Wife: Iva Mae Miller Base (b. 1914 Sterling, Rice, KS - d. 1998 Salina, KS), duaghter of George Washington Miller (b. 1865 Jasper Co., IL - d. 1920 Sterling, KS) & May Lillian Bradshaw Miller (b. 1880 MO - d. 1951 Sterling, KS).
    • Tolbert Ammons Base (b. 1912 Tampa, Marion, KS - d. 1989 Mansfield, Scott, AR). Wife: Agnes Marie Snooks Base (b. 1919 Gypsum Creek, McPherson, KS), daughter of Allen Benona Snook (b. 1884 McPherson, KS - d. 1964 Gypsum, KS) & Maggie F. Sloop Snook (1892-1982 Gypsum, Saline, KS).
    • Hattie Rosetta "Dollie" Base (b. 1915 Marion Co., KS - d. 1926 Durham, Marion, KS).
    • Paul Jesse Base (b. 1922 Logan, Marion, KS - d. 1991 Durham, Marion, KS); Wife: Alice Virginia Eldridge Base (b. 1922 Mott, Hettinger, N.D. - d. 2015 Goessel, Marion, KS), daughter of Homer Russell Eldridge (b. 1895 Wabash, Tippecanoe, IN -d. 1995 Colfax, Placer, CA) & Zella May Ewalt Eldridge (b. 1895 La Belle, Lewis, MO - d. 1982 Colfax, Placer, CA).
    • Palmer Tolson Base ? (b. 1928 Tampa, Marion, KS - d. 2016 Salina, KS); wife: Lucille Linda Thiesen Base ? (b. 1935 Goessel, Marion, KS - d. 2015 Hillsboro, Marion, KS), daughter of Daniel Samuel Thiesen (b. 1899 West Branch, Marion, KS - d. 1988 Goessel, Marion, KS) & Esther Olga Franz Thiesen (b. 1909 Menno, Marion, KS - d. 1984 Goessel, KS). Esther Thiesen was baptized in 1927 into the Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church, then 1934-1984 @ Tabor Mennonite.
      • Merrill Palmer Base ? (b. 1960 Goessel, KS - d. 1994 Hillsboro, KS). Never married. Farmer & Dairyman. Funeral @ Temple Church, Gypsum, officiated by Dennis Mullins.
      • Pamela Sue Base Hartman ? (b. 1957 Goessel, KS - d. 2016 Elmo, Dickinson, KS). Husband (1983 @ UB Abilene, off. by Dennis Mullins & Ralph Faber): Merle Conard Hartman, son of Conard Frank Hartman (b. 1921 Elmo, Dickinson, KS - d. 2013 Salina, KS) & Anna Catherine Fisher Hartman (b. 1928 Abilene, KS - d. 2012 Salina, Saline, KS).

• • Karoline Base Koehn (b. 1885 McPherson, Marion, KS - 1959 Newton, Harvey, KS). Husband: Cornelius Pete Koehn (b. 1880 McPherson, KS - d. 1965 Goessel, Marion, KS), son of Peter Andrew Koehn (b. 1847 Russia) & Elizabeth Unruh Koehn (b. 1844 Russia). Peter & Elizabeth Koehn married in 1862, emigrated in 1874 initially to Philadelphia, PA.

• • Jonas Base (b. 1889 Galva, McPherson, KS - d. 1970 Wichita, Sedgwick, KS). Wife: Esther Ethel Dixon Base (b. 1890 KS - d. 1982 Sedgwick, Harvey, KS), daughter of George Charles Dixon (b. 1866 - d. 1922 Durham, Marion, KS) & Effie Unruh Dixon (b. 1867 - d. 1934 Durham, Marion, KS). Effie was a daughter of Abraham Unruh (b. 1837 Poland - d. 1895 Topeka, KS) & Susannah Deckert Unruh (b. 1842 Poland - d. 1922 Roxbury, McPherson, KS). By WWII, Jonas was residing in Wichita, self-employed as a farmer in Newton.

• • Aganetha "Nettie" Base Unruh (b. 1887 Galva, McPherson, KS - d. 1954 Moundridge, McPherson, KS). Husband: Enoch T. Unruh (b. 1885 Halstead, Harvey, KS - d. 1966 Moundridge, KS), son of Tobias J. Unruh (b. 1844 Ukraine - d. 1937 Halstead, KS) & Maria Johnson Unruh (b. 1853 Ukraine - d. 1904 Halstead, KS).

Becker family

• Jacob J.B. Becker (b. 1866 Russia - d. 1947 Roxbury, McPherson, KS)
• Mary H. Koehn Becker (b. 1869 Russia - d. 1942 Roxbury, KS)

• • Alfred Becker ? (b. 1916 Galva, McPherson, KS - d. 1982 Gypsum, Saline, KS), son of Jacob J.B. Becker (b. 1866 Russia - d. 1947 Roxbury, McPherson, KS) & Mary H. Koehn Becker (b. 1869 Russia - d. 1942 Roxbury, KS). Jacob was presumably a nephew of Peter Andrew Koehn, see Base family. Funeral for Alfred @ Salina Bible Church, Schumacher & Harris officiated. Wife: Lillian Rose Nichols Becker ? (b. 1910 - d. 1999 Lindsborg, McPherson, KS), daughter of Hayden Oble Nichols (b. 1874 - d. 1944 Roxbury, McPherson, KS) & Minta May "Minnie" Ash Nichols (b. 1877 - d. 1968 Roxbury, KS).
    • Dale Glenn Becker ? (b. 1930 Gypsum, KS); wife: Joyce Louise Crowther Becker ? (b. 1930 Gypsum Creek, KS - d. 2006 Gypsum, KS), daughter of Robert Arthur Crowther Sr. (b. 1897 Salina, KS - d. 1983 Lindsborg, KS) & Emma Marie Rittgers Crowther (b. 1906 Roxbury, KS - d. 1980 Lindsborg, KS);
      • Mike Becker ?
      • Deborah Becker ?
      • Denise Becker ?
      • Mark Becker ?
    • Phyllis Lavonne Becker O'Neil ? (b. 1933 McPherson, KS - d. 1998 Manhattan, Riley, KS). Husband: William E. O'Neil, Jr. Moved from Gypsum to Manhattan in 1961. Everett Johnson officiated the funeral.

• • Frank Becker ? (b. 1902 Galva, McPherson, KS - d. 1996 Longmont, Boulder, CO). Wife: Virginia Decker Becker ? (b. 1904 Galva, KS - d. 1987 Longmont, CO), daughter of Isaac Decker (b. 1878 McPherson Co., KS - d. 1959 Marion Co., KS) & Susanna Ratzlaff Decker (b. 1884 Moundridge, KS - d. 1949 Marion Co., KS). See Decker family.
    • Doris Becker Weibert ? (b. 1926 Marion Co., KS - d. 1999 Wichita, KS). Husband: David E. "Dave" Weibert (b. 1921 - d. 2010 Hillsboro, KS), son of Peter Weibert & Mollie Steinle Weibert (b. 1896 - d. 1964 Durham, KS). Peter Weibert's 1st wife was Mollie Ruch Weibert (1892-1918). Dave Weibert's brother was Pete Weibert (see Weibert family).
    • Sidney Dean "Sid" Becker ? (b. 1939 - d. 1995 Longmont, CO).
    • Don Becker. Wife: Lucile Becker. Longmont, CO.
    • Gladys Becker Greeson. Husband: Dick Greeson. Longmont, CO.

Burkle family

• John Phillip Burkle, Sr. (b. 1862 Deckenpfronn, Württemberg, Germany, m. 1907 Poughkeepsie, N.Y., d. 1913 Gypsum, KS), son of Johannes Buerkle (b. 1833 Deckenpfronn, Württemberg, Ger., m. 1859 Zwerenberg, Württemberg, Ger., death unknown) & Anna Maria Schaible Burkle (b. 1837 Aichhalden, Württemberg, Ger., death unknown), daughter of Johann Georg Schaible (b. 1805 Berneck, Württemberg, Ger. - d. 1895 Aichalden, Württemberg, Ger.) & Christina Blaich Schaible (b. 1809 Zwerenberg, Württemberg, Ger. - d. 1881 Aichalden, Württemberg, Ger.).
• Eugenia Marie Luise Wolf Burkle (b. 1870 Hochdorf, Württemberg, Ger. - d. 1933 Roxbury, McPherson, KS), daughter of Karl Johannes Wolf (b. 1837 Ger. - d. 1904) & Marie Luise Schwarz Wolf (b. 1839 Ger.)
  • George Burkle (b. 1909 - d. 1998 Gypsum, KS); wife: Grace Ann Burkle
    • Arnold Burkle
    • Mercedes Burkle
    • Shirley Burkle
    • Barb Burkle
    • Sha_ Burkle
  • John Burkle; wife: Hazel Redger Burkle
    • Pat Burkle
    • Mike Burkle
    • Susan Burkle
    • Marlene Burkle

Decker family

• Clyde Decker - later to McPherson
• Esther Decker
  • Phyllis Decker
  • Carroll Decker

Dyck family

• Menno Dyck
• Edna Wedel Dyck (1921-2022), daughter of Dan & Mollie Wedel (see Wedel family)
  • Stu Dyck
  • Feryl Dyck
  • Lane Dyck
  • Toni Dyck

Friesen family

• Orlando Friesen
• Ethyl Friesen
  • Twila Friesen
  • Gala Friesen

Johnson family

• Arvid Johnson
• Martha Nichols Johnson
  • Marvin Johnson; wife Patricia Webster Johnson;
    • Paul Johnson
    • Greg Johnson
  • Bruce Johnson
  • Everett Johnson; wife: Anna Pauls Johnson;
    • Randi Johnson
    • Jane Ann Johnson

Redger family

• Neal Redger
• Marie Redger
  • Milton Redger
  • Dallas Redger
  • Hazel Redger Burkle; husband: John Burkle; see Burkle family.
  • Neola Redger
  • Enid Redger
  • more kids

Staley family

• Bob Staley
• Betty Staley
  • Rob Staley
  • Greg Staley
  • Kathy Staley

Unruh family

• Alvin Unruh - co-founder, former Mennonite, Edna Dyck remembers Alvin used to hand out songbooks;
• Alta Decker Unruh
  • Ed Unruh; wife: Edith Unruh
    • Eddie Unruh
    • Judy Unruh
  • Frank Unruh; wife: Ruby Decker Unruh

Wedel family

• Daniel C. Wedel (1885-1950) built the Hall with assistance of Menno Dyck, Alfred Base, etc. Son of Cornelius Benjamin Wedel (1833-1909) & Agnetha (or Aganeta) "Nettie" Richert Wedel (1849-1933). Cornelius emigrated in 1874 from Belarus. Nettie emigrated in 1875 from Russia. Both emigrated initially to Philadelphia, and were married and living in Lone Tree, Mcpherson, Kansas by 1880. They were Mennonite prior to starting Elm Springs.
• Mollie Jantz Wedel (1886-1969)
  • Ethel Irene Wedel Friesen (1912-2001)
  • Edna Wedel Dyck (1921-2022) husband: Menno Dyck; see Dyck family

Weibert family

• Pete Weibert
• Edna Decker Weibert
  • Larry Weibert
  • Ron Weibert
  • Janet Weibert

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family from Lost Springs, KS

• Max
• Laura