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Esau, Abraham T. (1902-1959)
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Abraham T. Esau, the oldest child of Gerhard and Anna Toews Esau, was born on a farm near Inman, Kansas, on Dec. 18, 1902, where he spent his early childhood years. |
Abraham T. Esau, the oldest child of Gerhard and Anna Toews Esau, was born on a farm near Inman, Kansas, on Dec. 18, 1902, where he spent his early childhood years. |
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| − | In February 1911 the family moved to Collinsville, Okla. where Abe attended the Eureka public school. In 1919 the family moved back to Kansas and settled on a farm about four miles east of Buhler where Abe became the right hand of father in the work of the farm. There he gave his strength and energy, toiling to rescue the farm which had been bought at First World War prices, which were followed by crop failures and the depression years. He stayed at home on the farm all of his life. He deeply felt the loss of his mother, who passed away on Nov. 30, 1942. In the spring of 1951 he suffered a stroke which impaired his health to the extent that he never |
+ | In February 1911 the family moved to Collinsville, Okla. where Abe attended the Eureka public school. In 1919 the family moved back to Kansas and settled on a farm about four miles east of Buhler where Abe became the right hand of father in the work of the farm. There he gave his strength and energy, toiling to rescue the farm which had been bought at First World War prices, which were followed by crop failures and the depression years. He stayed at home on the farm all of his life. He deeply felt the loss of his mother, who passed away on Nov. 30, 1942. In the spring of 1951 he suffered a stroke which impaired his health to the extent that he never aqain could work as before. |
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| + | When father passed away on June 11, 1957 it became clear that he and his sister Sarah could no longer manage the farm so they went to South Texas to assist in the work of their brother and sister-in0law, Rev. and Mrs. H. T. Esau. The complete change of climate and environment had a healing effect on Abe so that he improved greatly. There in completely new surroundings among the Mexican people he rallied to take over more and more of the garden and yard work as well as the cleaning of the mission buildings. The yard became his joy and pride. These last years were among the happiest of his life, for he realized he was useful and needed in giving forth the Gospel. |
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Revision as of 14:50, 21 June 2018
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1959 Nov 26 p. 8
Birth date: 1902 Dec 18
text of obituary:
ABRAHAM T. ESAU
Abraham T. Esau, the oldest child of Gerhard and Anna Toews Esau, was born on a farm near Inman, Kansas, on Dec. 18, 1902, where he spent his early childhood years.
In February 1911 the family moved to Collinsville, Okla. where Abe attended the Eureka public school. In 1919 the family moved back to Kansas and settled on a farm about four miles east of Buhler where Abe became the right hand of father in the work of the farm. There he gave his strength and energy, toiling to rescue the farm which had been bought at First World War prices, which were followed by crop failures and the depression years. He stayed at home on the farm all of his life. He deeply felt the loss of his mother, who passed away on Nov. 30, 1942. In the spring of 1951 he suffered a stroke which impaired his health to the extent that he never aqain could work as before.
When father passed away on June 11, 1957 it became clear that he and his sister Sarah could no longer manage the farm so they went to South Texas to assist in the work of their brother and sister-in0law, Rev. and Mrs. H. T. Esau. The complete change of climate and environment had a healing effect on Abe so that he improved greatly. There in completely new surroundings among the Mexican people he rallied to take over more and more of the garden and yard work as well as the cleaning of the mission buildings. The yard became his joy and pride. These last years were among the happiest of his life, for he realized he was useful and needed in giving forth the Gospel.
