Hildebrand, Jacob (1893-1986)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 26 Mar 1987 p. 11

Birth date: 1893

text of obituary:

JACOB HILDEBRAND

Jacob Hildebrand was born Feb. 17, 1893, in Marion County, Kan., to David and Maria Schmidt Hildebrand. He died Oct. 12, 1986.

He was baptized at Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church near Goessel on June 18, 1913, by Henry Banman.

On Sept. 30, 1917, he was married to Mary Schmidt at Sichar Mennonite Church in Cordell, Okla. They lived on a farm in Marion County for a few years, then moved to Newton. In 1940 the family moved to Wichita, where they joined Lorraine Avenue Mennonite Church.

His wife passed away on Feb. 19, 1963. On May 18, 1967, he married Maria Unruh Schmidt and they moved to Newton.

He is survived by his wife, Maria, of Newton; one son and his wife, Levi and Cleora of Newton; two daughters and their husbands, Averille and John Macy of Wichita and Phyllis and Alfred Smith of Denver, Colo.; one step-daughter and her husband, Mildred Jean and Melvin Franzen of Newton; 11 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by four sisters and three brothers.

Transcribed by Ralph Shetler, Oregon