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Bontrager, Barbara (1870-1954)

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1954 Nov 18 p. 1

Birth date: 1870

text of obituary:

AGED GRANDMOTHER OF RENO COUNTY, KANS. LEAVES 122 DESCENDANTS

Hutchinson, Kans. — Mrs. Barbara Bontrager of the Amish community near here died Nov. 13 at the age of 84. A native of Lagrange county, Indiana, she had lived in Reno county, Kansas for the past 21 years.

She leaves a total of 122 descendants, including 11 children, 72 grandchildren and 39 great-grandchildren. Three brothers also survive.