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Toews, Sara Voth (1888-1972)
(Created page with "''Mennonite Brethren Herald'' obituary: 1972 Apr 21 p. 31 Birth date: 1888 Oct 12 text of obituary: <center><h3>SARA TOEWS</h3>/h3></center> Sara Toews was born Ootober 12...") |
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| − | Sara Toews was born |
+ | Sara Toews was born October 12, 1888 |
| − | in |
+ | in Franztal, Molotschna, in southern Russia, to Heinrrch and Tina (nee Buller) |
| − | Voth |
+ | Voth. She was the ninth of eleven |
| − | children, five sisters and five |
+ | children, five sisters and five brothers. |
| − | Her family moved to Orenburg |
+ | Her family moved to Orenburg when |
she was eight years old. Ten years later |
she was eight years old. Ten years later |
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| − | she moved back to |
+ | she moved back to Franztai to live with |
| − | an uncle, Johann Voth |
+ | an uncle, Johann Voth. She was baptized |
| − | upon her confession of faith |
+ | upon her confession of faith in 1907 at |
the age of 19, in Alexanderthal, and |
the age of 19, in Alexanderthal, and |
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| − | + | joined the Mennonite Brethren Church. |
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| − | In |
+ | In 1910, at the age of 22, she came to |
| − | Orloff where she met and married |
+ | Orloff where she met and married Wilhelm Toews in 1912. They lived in Orloff |
| − | + | until 1926 when they emigrated to |
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| − | + | Canada. She lived in Leamington, Ontario |
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| − | until |
+ | until her death on March 14. |
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Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Peter |
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Peter |
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J. (Betty) Dick, of Leamington; two sons, |
J. (Betty) Dick, of Leamington; two sons, |
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| − | William of Windsor and Ernest |
+ | William of Windsor and Ernest of Peterborough; six grandchildren and five great |
grandchildren. She had reached an age |
grandchildren. She had reached an age |
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of 83 years. |
of 83 years. |
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Revision as of 15:56, 21 September 2016
Mennonite Brethren Herald obituary: 1972 Apr 21 p. 31
Birth date: 1888 Oct 12
text of obituary:
SARA TOEWS
/h3>Sara Toews was born October 12, 1888 in Franztal, Molotschna, in southern Russia, to Heinrrch and Tina (nee Buller) Voth. She was the ninth of eleven children, five sisters and five brothers. Her family moved to Orenburg when she was eight years old. Ten years later she moved back to Franztai to live with an uncle, Johann Voth. She was baptized upon her confession of faith in 1907 at the age of 19, in Alexanderthal, and joined the Mennonite Brethren Church. In 1910, at the age of 22, she came to Orloff where she met and married Wilhelm Toews in 1912. They lived in Orloff until 1926 when they emigrated to Canada. She lived in Leamington, Ontario until her death on March 14.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Peter J. (Betty) Dick, of Leamington; two sons, William of Windsor and Ernest of Peterborough; six grandchildren and five great grandchildren. She had reached an age of 83 years.
