There has been much news coverage around the world related to the plight of the Syrian refugees. Journalist, Larry Cornies, wrote an opinion column that recently was published in the London Free Press and St. Catharines Standard comparing the plight of the Syrian refugees with that of his Grandparents who left Ukraine for Canada in 1924.
That column can be read by clicking the link below...
http://www.lfpress.com/2015/11/27/cornies-refugee-tales-stir-echoes-of-nations-past
Friday, December 4, 2015
Additional information related to Group Photograph from O(h)rloff
Jerry Dick provided additional information related to the post Group Photograph from Orloff:
English...
The Jacob Cornies identified as the owner of property #27 could possibly be this individual:
This is the same individual shown in the post here.
English...
Katharina Petker and I tried to find out more about the Cornies family by examining letters written between 1927 and 1941 by a young Ohrloff woman named Susan Toews (1892-1943). The letters were translated, edited and compiled by historian John B. Toews and published in 1988 by Bethel College, North Newton, Kansas. The book is called "Letters from Susan" and Bethel College has recently made it available On-line, see http://mla.bethelks.edu/books/wedel_series/letters_from_susan.pdf
Our initial effort involved matching the Ohrloff property owners shown in the schoolhouse picture (postings on May 20, 2015 and January 2, 2010) with the Gerhard Toews property map in Appendix B of "Letters from Susan". The landowners with their property numbers plus a portion of the map identifying the properties are shown below. The man identified as "Jacob Cornies" owned Property #27 in Ohrloff. He appears to be a big man and might even be the man in a picture posted April 2, 2010, also shown below. It is also significant that the logo below the portrait is that of the local Ohrloff photographer, unlike that of most of the other men in the same posting.
Susan's letters all convey local news about relatives, friends and neighbours in Ohrloff. In a letter on March 29, 1929 she writes, "As you heard big Cornies recently received his pass". It is almost certain that "big Cornies" was Jacob Cornies as his property (#27) was just across the street from the Toews family property, which was #3. Since we are told that he received his passport in early 1929, he probably emigrated later in 1929. Perhaps his appearance, property location and emigration date will help someone find out more about this branch of the Cornies family.
German...
Katharina Petker und ich haben versucht mehr über die Familie Cornies zu entdecken durch die Untersuchung der Briefe von einer jungen Ohrloffer Frau namens Susan Toews (1892-1943). Zwischen 1927 und 1941 geschrieben, wurden die Briefe später vom Historiker John B. Toews übersetzt, bearbeitet und zusammengestellt und im Jahr 1988 von Bethel College, North Newton, Kansas, veröffentlicht. Das Buch heißt "Letters from Susan" und wurde kürzlich von Bethel College On-line zugänglich gemacht, sehe
Zum Anfang haben wir die Namen von den Ohrloffer Gutsbesitzer am Schulhaus Bild (sehe Postings am 20. Mai 2015 und 2. Januar 2010) mit den Gutsbesitzern der Ohrloffer Karte von Gerhard Toews verglichen (sehe Anhang B des "Letters from Susan"). Die Gutsbesitzer mit ihren Güternummern und ein Teil der Ohrloffer Karte sind unten gegeben. Man sieht dass der "Jacob Cornies" die Wirtschaft #27 besaß. Er scheint ein großer Mann zu sein, und möge sogar der Mann auf dem Bild von 2. April 2010 sein, auch unten zu sehen. Es ist auch bezeichnend dass das Logo der Porträt dem Ohrloffer Fotograf gehört, im Gegensatz zu den meisten Bildern von Männern in der gleichen Fotosammlung.
Susans Briefe vermitteln Nachrichten über Verwandten, Freunden und Nachbarn in Ohrloff. In einem Brief vom 29. März 1929, schreibt sie, "Wie wir gehört haben, hat der große Cornies unIängst seinen Pass erhalten, wie schön das sein wird jetzt zum Frühling oder Sommer dorthin zu fahren, es ist fast nicht zu denken, wie herrlich das würde sein." Es ist beinahe sicher dass der "große Cornies" der Jacob Cornies ist, weil seine Wirtschaft #27 fast genau über die Straße von der Töws Wirtschaft #3 ist. Da uns gesagt ist dass er seinen Reisepass Anfang 1929 erwarb, ist er wohl später im Jahr 1929 ausgewandert. Vielleicht ist sein Aussehen, Lage der Wirtschaft und Datum seiner Auswanderung für jemanden hilfreich, mehr über diesen Zweig der Familie Cornies zu entdecken.
The Jacob Cornies identified as the owner of property #27 could possibly be this individual:
This is the same individual shown in the post here.
Thursday, November 5, 2015
Mennonitisches Familienforschungs Forum
For our German readers, a forum has been established by Hermann Schirmacher from Quito, Ecuador for researching genealogical history. You can reach that forum by clicking on the link below...
http://mefor.org/forum/
http://mefor.org/forum/
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Life Story of Anna (Töws) Hübert / Lebensgeschichte von Anna (Töws) Hübert
Anna was the daughter of Helena Cornies and great-granddaughter of David Cornies (1794-1873).
Helena Cornies married Jacob Wilhelm Toews (surname used interchangably with Töws). They had four children. This is the life story of their daughter Anna. The story and images were provided by
Katharina Petker. The story in the German language and English language follow…
German
Anna Töws war das zweite Kind von Jacob Wilhelm Töws und Helene Cornies (Jakobs 1.Ehe). Sie war 13.03.1875 in Ohrloff, Molotschna geboren und starb 1944 in Sibirien. Sie hatte aber drei Brüder: David der älter war, Jacob und Johann die jünger waren. Im Jahre 1895 heiratete Anna einen reichen Gutsbesitzer Peter Hübert, der von den Banditen Machno am 30.10.1919 vor dem Hof erschossen wurde.
Anna und Peter Hübert hatten 10 Kinder, die groß wurden (das erste Kind, Peter, starb klein).
1. Elisabeth 16.04.1897-1975
2. Peter, geb. 06.03.1901, vermisst
3. Jakob 03.05.1903 -1938
4. David 25.04.1905 -1958
5. Anna, 13.04.1907 - 1993
6. Johann, 22.09.1908 -1938
7. Margareta, 05.06.1910- Dez 1938
8. Abraham, 05.01.1912-1938
9. Gerhard, 05.12.1913-1938
10. Wilhelm, 27.11.1915-1938 Auf den folgenden Bildern sind Annas Kinder.
Im Jahre 1931 wurde Anna Hübert mit 6 Kindern nach Nishnij Tagil verbannt. Zwei Kinder, Elisabeth und Jakob, waren in Ohrloff geblieben, verheiratet beide seit 1925. Andere zwei, Johann und David, waren im Dienst in Donbass. Die beiden kamen 1932 frei und blieben zuerst in der Ukraine, David war Buchhalter und Johann- Buchbinder. Der letzte muss später wohl zu seiner Mutter nach N. Tagil gezogen sein.
In Tagil mussten alle schwer arbeiten, Peter war sehr erkältet und an Rheuma krank geworden, wurde später noch weiter verschickt, wahrscheinlich auch im Jahre 1937 umgekommen. Jakob mit Familie (Frau Maria Janzen) zog 1934 aus Ohrloff zu seiner Mutter, er hatte Söhne Jakob und Viktor.
Elisabeth hatte Irene (b.1929) und Gerhard (1932-2002). 1941 musste ihr Mann Abraham Riediger in die Trudarmee, es kamen 2 Briefe, weiter nichts. Sie mit Kindern kam im Herbst 1941 nach Sibirien, Irene musste schon mit 12 Jahren um ihr Stückchen Brot arbeiten. Es gab 100-200 g Weizen oder Roggen pro Tag pro Person.
David heiratete Sara Penner (1911-1989) aus Konteniusfeld, die hatten eine Tochter, er wurde 1937 ohne Gericht verhaftet, war bei Archangelsk 10 Jahre. In dieser Zeit kein einziges Mal satt zu essen gehabt, die Männer wurden auch noch gequält, die wussten nicht einmal, dass es den 2. Weltkrieg gegeben hat. David starb 1958 in Novosibirsk.
Anfang 1938 wurden 5 Söhne Hüberts, Schwiegersohn Ewert (Ehemann von Tochter Anna) und die Margareta verhaftet. Von den Männern war nichts mehr zu hören, Margareta kam Ende 1938 aus dem Gefängnis nach Hause krank an Unterleibtyphus und starb zu Hause.
Tochter Anna (Hübert) Ewert hatte eine Tochter, Ärztin, sie hat 5 Kinder und 17 Enkeln.
Anna (Töws) Hübert starb an Hunger 1944, 69 Jahre alt.
English
Anna Toews was the second child of Jacob Wilhelm Toews and Helene Cornies (Jacob 1st marriage). She was born 03.13.1875 in Ohrloff, Molotschna and died in 1944 in Siberia. She had three brothers: David who was older, Jacob and Johann were younger.
In 1895 Anna married a wealthy landowner, Peter Hübert, who was shot by the Nestor Makhno anarchists on 30.10.1919 in the courtyard.
Anna and Peter Hübert had 10 children who grew to adulthood (the first child, Peter died as an infant).
1. Elisabeth 16.04.1897-1975
2. Peter, geb. 06.03.1901, missing
3. Jakob, 03.05.1903 -1938
4. David, 25.04.1905 -1958
5. Anna, 13.04.1907 - 1993
6. Johann, 22.09.1908 -1938
7. Margareta, 05.06.1910- Dec 1938
8. Abraham, 05.01.1912-1938
9. Gerhard, 05.12.1913-1938
10. Wilhelm, 27.11.1915-1938 The family picture shows Anna’s children.
In 1931, Anna Hübert was exiled with six children to Nizhniy Tagil. Two children, Elisabeth and Jakob, remained in Ohrloff and were both married in 1925. The other two, Johann and David, were on duty in Donbass. These two returned home in 1932. David was an accountant and Johann was a book binder. Johann was later forced to move to his mother in Nizhniy Tagil.
All had to work hard in Nizhniy Tagil. Peter became ill with rheumatism from the cold and probably died in 1937. Jakob, with family (wife Maria Janzen), moved from Ohrloff in 1934 to where his mother was in Nizhniy Tagil. He had sons Jakob and Viktor.
Elisabeth had children Irene (b.1929) and Gerhard (1932-2002). In 1941, her husband Abraham Riediger, had to join the TrudArmee (Work Army). He sent two letters back home and then nothing more was heard from him. Elisabeth moved with her children to Siberia in the fall of 1941. Irene had already been working for years just for a loaf of bread. They were given 100-200 g wheat or rye per day per person.
David married Sara Penner (1911-1989) from Konteniusfeld who had a daughter. He was arrested in 1937 without trial and sent to Arkhangelsk where he lived for 10 years. During that time, food was severely rationed and the men were also tortured. They did not even know about the ongoing 2nd World War. David died in 1958 in Novosibirsk.
In early 1938, the five other Hübert sons, Anna’s husband (surname Ewert) and Margareta were arrested. Of the men, nothing more was heard. Margareta came home at the end of 1938 from prison and sick with typhoid fever. She died at home.
Daughter Anna (Hübert) Ewert had a daughter who became a doctor. She has 5 children and 17 grandchildren.
Anna (Toews) Hübert died of starvation in 1944, 69 years old.
Helena Cornies married Jacob Wilhelm Toews (surname used interchangably with Töws). They had four children. This is the life story of their daughter Anna. The story and images were provided by
Katharina Petker. The story in the German language and English language follow…
German
Anna Töws war das zweite Kind von Jacob Wilhelm Töws und Helene Cornies (Jakobs 1.Ehe). Sie war 13.03.1875 in Ohrloff, Molotschna geboren und starb 1944 in Sibirien. Sie hatte aber drei Brüder: David der älter war, Jacob und Johann die jünger waren. Im Jahre 1895 heiratete Anna einen reichen Gutsbesitzer Peter Hübert, der von den Banditen Machno am 30.10.1919 vor dem Hof erschossen wurde.
Anna und Peter Hübert hatten 10 Kinder, die groß wurden (das erste Kind, Peter, starb klein).
1. Elisabeth 16.04.1897-1975
2. Peter, geb. 06.03.1901, vermisst
3. Jakob 03.05.1903 -1938
4. David 25.04.1905 -1958
5. Anna, 13.04.1907 - 1993
6. Johann, 22.09.1908 -1938
7. Margareta, 05.06.1910- Dez 1938
8. Abraham, 05.01.1912-1938
9. Gerhard, 05.12.1913-1938
10. Wilhelm, 27.11.1915-1938 Auf den folgenden Bildern sind Annas Kinder.
Im Jahre 1931 wurde Anna Hübert mit 6 Kindern nach Nishnij Tagil verbannt. Zwei Kinder, Elisabeth und Jakob, waren in Ohrloff geblieben, verheiratet beide seit 1925. Andere zwei, Johann und David, waren im Dienst in Donbass. Die beiden kamen 1932 frei und blieben zuerst in der Ukraine, David war Buchhalter und Johann- Buchbinder. Der letzte muss später wohl zu seiner Mutter nach N. Tagil gezogen sein.
In Tagil mussten alle schwer arbeiten, Peter war sehr erkältet und an Rheuma krank geworden, wurde später noch weiter verschickt, wahrscheinlich auch im Jahre 1937 umgekommen. Jakob mit Familie (Frau Maria Janzen) zog 1934 aus Ohrloff zu seiner Mutter, er hatte Söhne Jakob und Viktor.
Elisabeth hatte Irene (b.1929) und Gerhard (1932-2002). 1941 musste ihr Mann Abraham Riediger in die Trudarmee, es kamen 2 Briefe, weiter nichts. Sie mit Kindern kam im Herbst 1941 nach Sibirien, Irene musste schon mit 12 Jahren um ihr Stückchen Brot arbeiten. Es gab 100-200 g Weizen oder Roggen pro Tag pro Person.
David heiratete Sara Penner (1911-1989) aus Konteniusfeld, die hatten eine Tochter, er wurde 1937 ohne Gericht verhaftet, war bei Archangelsk 10 Jahre. In dieser Zeit kein einziges Mal satt zu essen gehabt, die Männer wurden auch noch gequält, die wussten nicht einmal, dass es den 2. Weltkrieg gegeben hat. David starb 1958 in Novosibirsk.
Anfang 1938 wurden 5 Söhne Hüberts, Schwiegersohn Ewert (Ehemann von Tochter Anna) und die Margareta verhaftet. Von den Männern war nichts mehr zu hören, Margareta kam Ende 1938 aus dem Gefängnis nach Hause krank an Unterleibtyphus und starb zu Hause.
Tochter Anna (Hübert) Ewert hatte eine Tochter, Ärztin, sie hat 5 Kinder und 17 Enkeln.
Anna (Töws) Hübert starb an Hunger 1944, 69 Jahre alt.
English
Anna Toews was the second child of Jacob Wilhelm Toews and Helene Cornies (Jacob 1st marriage). She was born 03.13.1875 in Ohrloff, Molotschna and died in 1944 in Siberia. She had three brothers: David who was older, Jacob and Johann were younger.
In 1895 Anna married a wealthy landowner, Peter Hübert, who was shot by the Nestor Makhno anarchists on 30.10.1919 in the courtyard.
Anna and Peter Hübert had 10 children who grew to adulthood (the first child, Peter died as an infant).
1. Elisabeth 16.04.1897-1975
2. Peter, geb. 06.03.1901, missing
3. Jakob, 03.05.1903 -1938
4. David, 25.04.1905 -1958
5. Anna, 13.04.1907 - 1993
6. Johann, 22.09.1908 -1938
7. Margareta, 05.06.1910- Dec 1938
8. Abraham, 05.01.1912-1938
9. Gerhard, 05.12.1913-1938
10. Wilhelm, 27.11.1915-1938 The family picture shows Anna’s children.
In 1931, Anna Hübert was exiled with six children to Nizhniy Tagil. Two children, Elisabeth and Jakob, remained in Ohrloff and were both married in 1925. The other two, Johann and David, were on duty in Donbass. These two returned home in 1932. David was an accountant and Johann was a book binder. Johann was later forced to move to his mother in Nizhniy Tagil.
All had to work hard in Nizhniy Tagil. Peter became ill with rheumatism from the cold and probably died in 1937. Jakob, with family (wife Maria Janzen), moved from Ohrloff in 1934 to where his mother was in Nizhniy Tagil. He had sons Jakob and Viktor.
Elisabeth had children Irene (b.1929) and Gerhard (1932-2002). In 1941, her husband Abraham Riediger, had to join the TrudArmee (Work Army). He sent two letters back home and then nothing more was heard from him. Elisabeth moved with her children to Siberia in the fall of 1941. Irene had already been working for years just for a loaf of bread. They were given 100-200 g wheat or rye per day per person.
David married Sara Penner (1911-1989) from Konteniusfeld who had a daughter. He was arrested in 1937 without trial and sent to Arkhangelsk where he lived for 10 years. During that time, food was severely rationed and the men were also tortured. They did not even know about the ongoing 2nd World War. David died in 1958 in Novosibirsk.
In early 1938, the five other Hübert sons, Anna’s husband (surname Ewert) and Margareta were arrested. Of the men, nothing more was heard. Margareta came home at the end of 1938 from prison and sick with typhoid fever. She died at home.
Daughter Anna (Hübert) Ewert had a daughter who became a doctor. She has 5 children and 17 grandchildren.
Anna (Toews) Hübert died of starvation in 1944, 69 years old.
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Group Photograph from Orloff
In a previous post showing a photograph from Orloff, Jerry Dick has provided further information. The same image with better resolution is shown below:
Das Bild zeigt Mennonitscher Gutsbesitzer kurz vor der Ermordung (ca. 1918 abgenommen):
(The picture shows Mennonite landowners shortly before the assassination)
1- Aron Schellenberg, 2 - Peter Unruh, 3- Kornelius Janzen (b. 1869), 4- Kornelius Janzen (b. 1893)
5- Peter Hübert, 7- Abraham Riediger
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Nachkommen von Martin Cornies version 20150426.pdf
A new updated document has been placed in the Documents Folder that outlines the complete Cornies family tree. This document is called Nachkommen von Martin Cornies version 20150426.pdf and is available for download.
This document originates from Johann Cornies in Germany and is very comprehensive. A lot of time and effort has been devoted to creating this document and keeping it current. Thank-you very much Johann. Vielen Dank!!
This document originates from Johann Cornies in Germany and is very comprehensive. A lot of time and effort has been devoted to creating this document and keeping it current. Thank-you very much Johann. Vielen Dank!!
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Mennonite Migration to Russia, 1788-1828 by Peter Rempel
On Page 78 ¹ , it reads....
¹ Printed by permission Manitoba Historical Society.
² Peter Rempel, Mennonite Migration to Russia, 1788-1828, Alfred H. Redekop and Richard D. Thiessen, eds. (Winnipeg: Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society, 2007)78.
"Johann Cornies 62 (b. ca. 1742) with his wife Maria 43 (b. ca. 1761), sons Johann 15 (b. ca. 1789), Peter 13 (b. ca. 1791), David 11 (b. ca. 1793), daughter Katharina 5
(b. ca. 1799). From Marienburg.
In Grodno they received 47 rubles 73 kopeks in silver for food (from July 1,1804 until the departure date July 4,1804 plus an additional 40 days) and 50 rubles in banknotes for animal feed for the trip."
²
² Peter Rempel, Mennonite Migration to Russia, 1788-1828, Alfred H. Redekop and Richard D. Thiessen, eds. (Winnipeg: Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society, 2007)78.
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