Revision as of 12:30, 2 November 2021

• Aberdeen Meeting Room, Aberdeen, Idaho (EB) +1908-1909 (TW) +1909-1992; (TW-N) 1992-2021+

Early Correspondents

Early 1900's

• George Jacob Storrer +1908-1918+ (1886-1958)
• Jacob Elias Landvatter 1908-1933+ (1886-1958)
• Rudolph Horsch +1923-1927+ (1889-1971)
• Cornelius Klassen 1911-1950 (1877-1950)

1930's+

• Arthur Jacob Klassen +1937-1966+ (1907-1993)
• Henry C. Geisbrecht +1937-1966 (1900-1966)

1960's+

• Otto Rudolph Klassen 1917-1994+ (1917-2001)
• Timothy Edward Brown +1966-2010+ (1925-2017)
• Ralph Daniel Klassen 1930-1948+, +1969-2010+ (b. 1930)

1980's+

• Richard Herman Geisbrecht 1942-1960+, +1985-2010 (1942-2010)

Families

Barela family

• George Barela 1968-1980 (Pocatello, ID)

Brown family

• Timothy Edward Brown +1966-2010+ (b. 1925 Sierra Madre, Los Angeles, CA - d. 2017 Aberdeen, ID)
  • David Brown +1973+ (Pocatello, ID)
  • James Brown
  • Neil Brown
  • Dan Brown

Geisbrecht family

• Henry C. Geisbrecht +1937-1966 (b. 1900 Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo, CA - d. 1966 Aberdeen, ID)
  • Richard Herman Geisbrecht 1942-1960+, +1985-2010 (b. 1942 Aberdeen, ID - d. 2010 Aberdeen, ID)

Horsch family

• Rudolph Horsch +1923-1927+ (b. 1889 Hammersheune Bavaria, Germany - d. 1971 Aberdeen, ID)
  • emigrated in 1911, homesteading Aberdeen; Mennonite in later years;

Klassen family

• Cornelius Klassen +1911-1950 (b. 1877 Germany - d. 1950 Aberdeen, ID). Cornelius and Paula both emigrated to the U.S. in 1893.
• Paula Hege Klassen +1911-1975 (b. 1885 - d. 1978 Aberdeen, ID)
  • Erna Kathryn Klassen Giesbrecht +1911-1924+ (b. 1906 CA - d. 1999 Aberdeen, ID). Husband: Henry C. Giesbrecht (b. 1900 San Miguel, San Luis Obispo, CA - d. 1966 American Falls, Power, ID), son of Herman Giesbrecht (b. 1858 Mennoniten, Danzig Stadt, Westpreussen, Germany - d. 1931 Santa Cruz, CA) & Mary Tiahrt Giesbrecht (b. 1863 Montau (Kr. Schwetz), Westpreußen, Preußen, Germany - d. 1929 Aberdeen, ID). Herman's family emigrated in 1878, Mary's family in 1880, they married in 1885.
    • Edith Marie "Edie" Giesbrecht Sartorius (b. 1930 Aberdeen, ID - d. 1991). Husband: Herbert Keith Sartorius (b. 1927 Freeport, IL - d. 1996 Los Angeles, CA), son of Fred C. Sartorius (b. 1902 Harlem, Stephenson, IL - d. 1970 Phoenix, AZ) & Marie Kiester Sartorius (b. 1901 Avon, Rock, WI - d. 1983 Contra Costa, CA). Married 1962 @ American Falls, Power, ID, Keith was living in Los Angeles, CA at the time, and lived in Madison, WI in 1935, and in Beaver Dam, Dodge, WI in 1940.
    • Donald Henry Giesbrecht 1931-1954?; 1962-2018 (b. 1931 Aberdeen, ID - d. 2018 American Falls, Power, ID). Wife: Esther Louise Kilcup Giesbrecht 1962-present (b. 1933). Married 1954, relocated to Walla Walla, returning in 1962 to American Falls, Donald's career was as a farmer.
      • Kit Giesbrecht Tysor
      • Tim Giesbrecht
      • Tony Giesbrecht
      • Celia Giesbrecht Funk
      • Nina Giesbrecht Jacobson
      • Anne Giesbrecht Bambauer
      • Luci Giesbrecht Ellison
    • Richard Giesbrecht (d. infant)
    • Carolyn Ann Giesbrecht Buchanan 1937-1955+ (b. 1937 Aberdeen, ID). husband: Ralph Ernest Buchanan III (b. 1936 Saint Francisville, Lawrence, IL - d. 2010 Lawrenceville, Lawrence, IL), son of Ralph Ernest Buchanan II (b. 1909 Lawrence Co., IL - d. 1978 Saint Francisville, IL) & Phebe Lillian Macey Buchanan (b. 1915 Bloomington, McLean, IL - d. 1992 Lawrenceville, IL). Married 1961 @ Aberdeen, ID. Ralph III's sister was Patricia Jane Buchanan Maurer (b. 1939 Denison, Lawrence, IL - d. 2019 Morton, Tazewell, IL), wife of Dr. Albert Maurer of the Bloomington Christian Assembly.
    • Dorothy Giesbrecht Eggers - husband: Fred Eggers.
    • Alice Giesbrecht Petersen - husband: Mike Petersen
    • Richard Giesbrecht - wife: Lou Giesbrecht
  • Arthur Jacob Klassen +1911-1966+ (b. 1907 Aberdeen, ID - d. 1993 Seattle, WA). Wife: Edith Adele Duncan Klassen (b. 1909 O'Fallon, St. Clair, IL - d. 1992 Kirkland, King, WA, daughter of William Duncan (b. 1868 Carter Co., KY - d. 1926 Buhl, Twin Falls, ID) & (William's 2nd wife) Ada Mae Stone Duncan (b. 1884 Columbia, Monroe, IL - d. 1952 Walla Walla, WA). William's 1st wife was Naomi G. Collins Whitt (b. 1870 Greenup, KY - d. 1948 Delaware, OH).
    • Arthur Paul Klassen 1935-1953+ (b. 1935 Aberdeen, ID). Wife: Helen Anne Redhead Klassen (b. 1936 SK - d. 2019 Vancouver, Clark, WA.
      • Paul Scott Klassen (b. May 20, 1958 American Falls, ID - d. May 21, 1958).
    • Esther Mae Klassen Kilcup (b. 1937 Aberdeen, ID - d. 1992). Husband: Rodney W. Kilcup (b. 1937 Hoquiam, WA). Married 1958 @ American Falls, Power, ID, officiated by Walter H. Dyck of Aberdeen. 2nd husband: William Albert Branch (b. 1926 Seattle, WA), married 1981 @ Kitsap, WA.
  • Olga Elizabeth Klassen Dear +1911-1929+ (b. 1909 Aberdeen, ID - d. 1999 Greenville, IL). Husband: Clement J. Dear (d. 2008). In 1930, Olga was working as a servant in Newton, Kansas for Albert LaRue Duff (b. 1893 Illiopolis, Sangamon, IL - d. 1980 Newton, KS) & Eva George Wilcox Duff (b. 1895 Florence, Marion, KS - d. 1988 Osage Beach, Camden, MO), and their family, who co-owned a local furniture store. In 1994, Olga lived in Chicago, Illinois.
  • Clara Louise Klassen Thonney +1911-1928+ (b. 1910 Aberdeen, ID - d. 2011 Walla Walla, WA)
  • Irvin Herbert Klassen 1912-1930+ (b. 1912 Aberdeen, ID - d. 2003 Waitsburg, Walla Walla, WA). Wife: Gladys Maxwell Cook Klassen (b. 1915 Spokane, WA - d. 1987 Walla Walla, WA). Daughter of Grace Evelyn Kann Cook (b. 1891 Cheever Twp., Dickinson, KS. Grace was a daughter of Howard William Kann (b. 1846 Adams Co., PA - d. 1930 Spokane, WA) & Emma Kann. Grace's siblings included: Frank Kann (Spokane, WA), John Kann (Spokane, WA), Will Kann (Clyde, WA), Mrs. Charles Thonney (Dixie, WA), Mrs. Harry Fhjandmaar (Stella, Spokane, WA), and Mrs. Dave Casey (Portland, OR).
    • Ronald I. Klassen (b. 1935 Walla Walla, WA)
    • Ruth Gladys Klassen (1937-1993 Walla Walla, WA)
    • Mary Lou Klassen Mitchell (b. 1940 Walla Walla, WA - d. 2006 Weston, Umatilla, OR). Husband: Ralph Edward Mitchell (b. 1933 Weston, OR). Married 1966 @ Nez Pierce, ID.
  • Martha Marie Klassen Bell 1913-1931+ (b. 1913 Aberdeen, ID - d. 1951 Lawrence, Douglas, KS). Husband: Dr. Philip Osborne Bell (b. 1908 Sampsel, OK - d. Criders, Rockingham, VA. From 1920-1930, Philip was living in Kansas City, MO. Married 1936 @ Pocatello, ID. Living in 1935 in Berkeley, CA, and employed in 1940 by the University of Kansas as a professor of mathematics. Philip was a son of William Osborne Bell (b. 1880 Miami, Saline, MO - d. 1961 Walla Walla, WA) & Letitia Belle Dejarnette Bell (b. 1879 Hardinsburg, Breckinridge, KY - d. 1971 Walla Walla, WA). Philip had a sister named Anna Ruth Bell Storrer (b. 1916 Kansas City, MO? - d. 2005 Santa Ana, Orange, CA), married to Ernest J. Storrer (b. 1911 Aberdeen, ID - d. 1986 Walla Walla, WA) at a Baptist church.
  • Kurt C. Klassen 1915-1925 (1915-1925 Aberdeen, ID). Died from an accidental dirt cave-in in a boy's play pit.
  • Otto Rudolph Klassen 1917-1994+ (1917-2001 Aberdeen, ID). Wife: Eunice Buchanan Klassen (b. 1920 Saint Francisville, Lawrence, IL - d. 2016 American Falls, Power, ID), daughter of Ralph Ernest Buchanan I (b. 1883 - d. 1959 Lawrence Co., IL) & Gertrude Minnie Beckwith Buchanan (b. 1884 St. Louis, MO - d. 1957 Lawrence Co., IL).
    • Edith Lucille Klassen Brown 1927-1945+ (1927-2019 Aberdeen, ID). Husband: Timothy Edward Brown (b. 1925 Sierra Madre, Los Angeles, CA - d. 2017 Aberdeen, ID), son of Arthur Brown & Alma Brown. Tim served as a medic on the front lines during WWII in France and Germany. He and Edith met after the War at an assembly Bible conference, and married in 1947, a 70 year union.
  • Ralph Daniel Klassen 1930-1948+, +1969-2010+ (b. 1930 Aberdeen, ID)

Landvatter family

• Jacob Elias Landvatter 1908-1933+ (b. 1885 Unterersesheim, Germany - d. 1966 Portland, OR); emigrated 1908;

Storrer family

• George Jacob Storrer +1908-1918+ (b. 1886 Hielbrone, Germany, emigrated 1905; d. 1958 Walla Walla, WA)

Sources

• TW-EB AAB
• Ancestry.com