Person:Johann Falk (1)

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Johann B. Falk
m. 23 Oct 1913
m. 3 Feb 1957
Facts and Events
Name Johann B. Falk
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 15 May 1888 West Reserve, Manitoba, Canada
Baptism[1] 9 Jun 1908 West Reserve, Manitoba, Canada
Marriage 23 Oct 1913 West Reserve, Manitoba, Canadato Elisabeth Sawatzky
Marriage 3 Feb 1957 Altona, Manitoba, Canadato Elisabeth Sawatzky
Death[3] 17 Apr 1974 Altona, Manitoba, Canada

Note: Both his wives were named Elisabeth Sawatzky, and each Elisabeth was the daughter of a Jacob Sawatzky who married a Maria Harder (in one case, Elisabeth was the daughter of Maria Harder; in the other case, she was the daughter of a second wife). The two Elisabeths and their parents were all distinct individuals.

References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society; Sommerfeld Mennonite Church; Henry Unger; Martha Martens; and Adolf Ens. Sommerfeld Gemeinde Buch: Registers of the Church at West Lynne 1881-1935. (Winnipeg, Manitoba: Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society, 2004)
    page 1B224.

    Johann Falk, born 1864 Feb 2, baptized 1884 Jun 2, died 1889 Jul 19, [son of David Falk and Katarina Wall], ref. 1A094
    married 1885 Dec 29:
    Anna Rempel, born 1866 Mar 17, baptized 1885 May 25, [daughter of Johann Rempel and Anna Sawatzky], ref. 1A155
    Children of this marriage:
    Johann Falk, born 1888 May 15, baptized 1908 Jun 9, [married Elisabeth Sawatzky], ref. 3A165

    "Ref." indicates a reference to a page in this or another church book. Information in square brackets [] was added by the editors, from other sources.
    Dates prior to immigration to Canada may be given according to the Julian ("old world") calendar, which was 12 days behind the Gregorian (modern) calendar in the 1800's.

  2. registration #1888-003671, in Manitoba Vital Statistics Online Database.

    Johann Falk born 15/05/1888 in R.M. of Elton [should be RM of Douglas]
    mother: Anna Rempel

    Birth registrations for the RM of Douglas for the years 1884-1890 were incorrectly coded as being in the RM of Elton (which includes a community called Douglas).

  3. Johann B. Falk #447701, in California Mennonite Historical Society. GRANDMA: Genealogical Registry and Database of Mennonite Ancestry.

    Death: 17 Apr 1974, Altona, Manitoba (citing Menno Peter & Dorothy Bergman)

  4.   Manitoba, Lisgar, Rhineland, in Canada. 1916 Census of Prairie Provinces.

    Johann B Falk, age 28, born in Man., feed stable keeper
    wife: Lisa Falk, age 22, born in Man.
    son: Peter Falk, age 1, born in Man.
    mother: Helena Braun, age 60, born in Russia
    all Mennonite, living in township 2, range 1, west of 1st meridian, RM of Rhineland

  5.   Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society; Sommerfeld Mennonite Church; Henry Unger; Martha Martens; and Adolf Ens. Sommerfeld Gemeinde Buch: Registers of the Church at West Lynne 1881-1935. (Winnipeg, Manitoba: Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society, 2004)
    page 1A115.

    Jacob Sawatzky, born 1839 Feb 6, baptized 1859 Jun 1, died 1900 Jun 4, [son of Peter Sawatzky and Helena Mantler]
    second marriage: married 1887 Jan 9 - widow of Johann Peters:
    Helena Kauenhofen, born 1858 Oct 12, [daughter of Abram Kauenhofen and Elisabeth Dyck], ref. 1A166
    Children of this marriage:
    Johan Sawatzky, born 1888 Oct 15, [married Margaretha Sawatzky], ref. 2B483
    Heinrich, born 1889 Aug 18, died 1890 Jan 12
    Cornelius, born 1891 Jun 8, baptized 1909 May 31, [married Elisabeth Sawatzky], ref. 2B561
    Elisabeth, born 1894 Jun 28, baptized 1912 May 27, married Johann Falk, ref. 3A165
    Sahra, born 1898 May 12

    "Ref." indicates a reference to a page in this or another church book. Information in square brackets [] was added by the editors, from other sources.
    Dates prior to immigration to Canada may be given according to the Julian ("old world") calendar, which was 12 days behind the Gregorian (modern) calendar in the 1800's.