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Yontz, David (1873-1958)
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| + | <center><h3>DAVID YONTZ</h3></center> |
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| + | In the early years of the 1850's a group of Mennonite families in Germany left their homeland to settle in South Russia upon an invitation of the Russian Government. They settled near Warsaw, Poland to put under cultivation a large area of wasteland. |
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| + | It was among these groups that the Yontzon family found themselves in Russia. These German mennonites, in the 20 years that followed, were blessed of God and their labor rewarded. Nevertheless, this was observed by the government and the bonds of reliious freedom became tighter. Due to these trying circumstances in 1874 Henry |
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Revision as of 10:15, 24 August 2011
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1958 Jan 23 p. 3
Birth date: 1873
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1958 Jan 30 p. 8
text of obituary:
DAVID YONTZ
In the early years of the 1850's a group of Mennonite families in Germany left their homeland to settle in South Russia upon an invitation of the Russian Government. They settled near Warsaw, Poland to put under cultivation a large area of wasteland.
It was among these groups that the Yontzon family found themselves in Russia. These German mennonites, in the 20 years that followed, were blessed of God and their labor rewarded. Nevertheless, this was observed by the government and the bonds of reliious freedom became tighter. Due to these trying circumstances in 1874 Henry
