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The Thiessen's of Oklahoma Genealogy:
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1. Social Security Death Index at RootsWeb, "Electronic."
2. 1835 Molotschna Colony census, "Electronic," Sparrau #25 Johann is listed as being 15 years old. .
3. 1835 Census of the Molotschna Colony (handwritten manuscript).
4. Unruh, Benjamin Heinrich. Die niederlandisch-niederdeutschen Hintergrunde der mennonitischen Ostwanderungen im 16., 18. und 19. Jahrhundert pub. in 19, 329.
5. 1835 Census of the Molotschna Colony (handwritten manuscript).
6. "The Lawton Constitution," Obituaries, June 30, 2006, Dave B. Barker CACHE -- Graveside service for Dave B. Barker, 88, Cache, will be at 3 p.m. today at Cache Cemetery with the Rev. John Webb officiating. Mr. Barker died Wednesday, June 28, 2006, in a Lawton hospital. Arrangements are under direction of Jackson Funeral Home of Frederick. He was born Oct. 6, 1917, at Fletcher, to James Henry and Martha Elizabeth Hestand Barker. He attended Spring Valley School. He served in the Army during World War II. He married Helen Norweda Springer on Oct. 17, 1942, at Marksville, La. She died in 2000. He was a member of Cache Masonic Lodge. Survivors include a daughter, Suellen Thiessen, Cache; two sons and daughters-in-law: Ronald and Pat Barker, and Jimmy and Jackie Barker, all of Cache; a sister, Marie Robinson, Cache; nine grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers: James "Buck" and Frederick Barker; and a son-in-law, Glendon Thiessen.
7. Dietrich J. Classen, "History of the Classen Family," November 1946.
8. Personal recollection of Retha Iola Carney.
9. Personal recollections of David Glen Thiessen.
10. Dietrich J. Classen, "History of the Classen Family," November 1946.
11. Kenneth L. Ratzlaff, A Family's Mennonite History, Volume I, 2nd Edition, (©1998 Kenneth L. Ratzlaff), 199.
12. Dietrich J. Classen, "History of the Classen Family," November 1946.
13. Social Security Death Index at RootsWeb, "Electronic."
14. Dietrich J. Classen, "History of the Classen Family," November 1946.
15. "The Lawton Constitution," Obituaries, June 30, 2006, Dave B. Barker CACHE -- Graveside service for Dave B. Barker, 88, Cache, will be at 3 p.m. today at Cache Cemetery with the Rev. John Webb officiating. Mr. Barker died Wednesday, June 28, 2006, in a Lawton hospital. Arrangements are under direction of Jackson Funeral Home of Frederick. He was born Oct. 6, 1917, at Fletcher, to James Henry and Martha Elizabeth Hestand Barker. He attended Spring Valley School. He served in the Army during World War II. He married Helen Norweda Springer on Oct. 17, 1942, at Marksville, La. She died in 2000. He was a member of Cache Masonic Lodge. Survivors include a daughter, Suellen Thiessen, Cache; two sons and daughters-in-law: Ronald and Pat Barker, and Jimmy and Jackie Barker, all of Cache; a sister, Marie Robinson, Cache; nine grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers: James "Buck" and Frederick Barker; and a son-in-law, Glendon Thiessen.
16. Social Security Death Index at RootsWeb, "Electronic."
17. Personal recollection of Muriel Turner nee Thiessen.
18. Social Security Death Index at RootsWeb, "Electronic."
19. Personal recollection of Muriel Turner nee Thiessen.
20. Death Certificate, Clarence Perry Thiessen.
21. "Obituary, Bakersfield Californian, Clarence P. Thiessen," Thursday, April 26, 1979.
22. Dietrich J. Classen, "History of the Classen Family," November 1946.
23. Death Certificate, Peter Thiessen, Father listed as John Thiessen, Mother as _____ Esau.
24. Death Certificate, Peter Thiessen, Kern Co., California Deaths, Book 5, Page 255.
25. Social Security Death Index at RootsWeb, "Electronic."
26. Personal recollection of Retha Iola Carney.
27. Dietrich J. Classen, "History of the Classen Family," November 1946.
28. Personal recollection of Retha Iola Carney.
29. Social Security Death Index at RootsWeb, "Electronic."
30. "Obituary, The Purcell Register," Fred Thiessen Graveside services for Fred Thiessen, 63, of Wayne were held Aug. 6, 2005 at Hopping Cemetery in Wayne with the Rev. Joseph Winfield officiating. Services were under the direction of Wilson-Little Funeral Home in Purcell. Mr. Thiessen died Aug. 4, 2005 at Purcell Municipal Hospital. He was born Aug. 22, 1941 in Oklahoma City, the son of Grant Jefferson Thiessen and Dorothy Leona Neeley Thiessen. He was reared in Oklahoma City, attending Crooked Oak Schools. Following school he began working for the Fine Candy Company where he worked for many years. He later worked for the R.C. Bottling Company in Oklahoma City where he was supervisor. He retired from there in 1998 and in 2000 moved to Wayne. Mr. Thiessen married Glenda Faye Hunt Nov. 10, 1961 in Del City. They reared four children and lived most of their lives in Moore. He was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include his wife, Faye Thiessen, of the home; two sons, Ed Thiessen of Vista, Calif., and Scott Thiessen and his wife, Angela, of Houston, Texas; two daughters, Sherri Peters and her husband, Mike, of Choctaw and Angela Robertson of Moore; four brothers, Grant Thiessen and his wife, Wanda, and Karol Thiessen and his wife, Linda, all of Oklahoma City, Bob Thiessen and his wife, Judy, of Plano, Texas, and Johnnie Thiessen and his wife, Linda, of Wisconsin; three sisters, Jenell Charlton of Oklahoma City, Mary Smith and her husband, John, of Chatanuga, Tenn., and Debby Fortenberry of Missouri; his mother-in-law, Jannie Hunt of Wayne; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
31. Kenneth L. Ratzlaff, A Family's Mennonite History, Volume I, 2nd Edition, (©1998 Kenneth L. Ratzlaff), 199.
32. Dietrich J. Classen, "History of the Classen Family," November 1946.
33. Social Security Death Index at RootsWeb, "Electronic."
34. California Death Index, "Electronic."
35. Personal recollection of Carrie Amanda Schlumbohm.
36. "Obituary, The Lawton Constitution, Gary Schlumbohm."
37. Personal recollection of Carrie Amanda Schlumbohm.
38. "Obituary, The Lawton Constitution, Gary Schlumbohm."
39. Kenneth L. Ratzlaff, A Family's Mennonite History, Volume I, 2nd Edition, (©1998 Kenneth L. Ratzlaff).
40. Dietrich J. Classen, "History of the Classen Family," November 1946.
41. Kenneth L. Ratzlaff, A Family's Mennonite History, Volume I, 2nd Edition, (©1998 Kenneth L. Ratzlaff).
42. Kenneth L. Ratzlaff, A Family's Mennonite History, Volume I, 2nd Edition, (©1998 Kenneth L. Ratzlaff), Pages 163,164, "Then in the fall of 1876, Johann began experiencing the fevers of swamp fever. Friends moved him into the village where they could help care for him more easily, but he died that winter at the age of only 56. He left behind four children born in Molotschna whose mother was Katharina Reimer Claassen: Jakob, David Ivanovich, Maria and Aganetha. Three more children born to Katharina Schmidt Claassen had survived: Katharina, Anna and Johann. His fourth surviving child born in the Kuban arrived after his death, in April of 1877, Dietrich J. Claassen. Johann, for all his significance, was buried in a poorly marked grave, and a few years later it could not be found. Katharina re-married two years later to Peter Thiessen." .
43. Dietrich J. Classen, "History of the Classen Family," November 1946.
44. Death Certificate, Peter F. Thiessen.
45. Dietrich J. Classen, "History of the Classen Family," November 1946.
46. 1857-58 Molotschna School Registers Compiled by Tim Janzen Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society http://www.mmhs.org/russia/school/school.htm Abraham is listed as being the son of Johann Thiessen in the village of Sparrau. .
47. Dietrich J. Classen, "History of the Classen Family," November 1946.
48. Personal recollection of Retha Iola Carney.
49. Social Security Death Index at RootsWeb, "Electronic."
50. Personal recollection of Muriel Turner nee Thiessen.
51. Death Certificate, Clarence Perry Thiessen.
52. "Obituary, Bakersfield Californian, Clarence P. Thiessen," Thursday, April 26, 1979.
53. Personal recollection of Carrie Amanda Schlumbohm.
54. "Obituary, The Lawton Constitution, Gary Schlumbohm."
55. "Obituary, The Purcell Register," Fred Thiessen Graveside services for Fred Thiessen, 63, of Wayne were held Aug. 6, 2005 at Hopping Cemetery in Wayne with the Rev. Joseph Winfield officiating. Services were under the direction of Wilson-Little Funeral Home in Purcell. Mr. Thiessen died Aug. 4, 2005 at Purcell Municipal Hospital. He was born Aug. 22, 1941 in Oklahoma City, the son of Grant Jefferson Thiessen and Dorothy Leona Neeley Thiessen. He was reared in Oklahoma City, attending Crooked Oak Schools. Following school he began working for the Fine Candy Company where he worked for many years. He later worked for the R.C. Bottling Company in Oklahoma City where he was supervisor. He retired from there in 1998 and in 2000 moved to Wayne. Mr. Thiessen married Glenda Faye Hunt Nov. 10, 1961 in Del City. They reared four children and lived most of their lives in Moore. He was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include his wife, Faye Thiessen, of the home; two sons, Ed Thiessen of Vista, Calif., and Scott Thiessen and his wife, Angela, of Houston, Texas; two daughters, Sherri Peters and her husband, Mike, of Choctaw and Angela Robertson of Moore; four brothers, Grant Thiessen and his wife, Wanda, and Karol Thiessen and his wife, Linda, all of Oklahoma City, Bob Thiessen and his wife, Judy, of Plano, Texas, and Johnnie Thiessen and his wife, Linda, of Wisconsin; three sisters, Jenell Charlton of Oklahoma City, Mary Smith and her husband, John, of Chatanuga, Tenn., and Debby Fortenberry of Missouri; his mother-in-law, Jannie Hunt of Wayne; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
56. Dietrich J. Classen, "History of the Classen Family," November 1946.
57. Personal recollection of Retha Iola Carney.
58. Personal recollections of David Glen Thiessen.
59. Personal recollections of David Glen Thiessen, I remember it was 120 degrees the day we buried my dad.
60. "Obituary, The Purcell Register," Fred Thiessen Graveside services for Fred Thiessen, 63, of Wayne were held Aug. 6, 2005 at Hopping Cemetery in Wayne with the Rev. Joseph Winfield officiating. Services were under the direction of Wilson-Little Funeral Home in Purcell. Mr. Thiessen died Aug. 4, 2005 at Purcell Municipal Hospital. He was born Aug. 22, 1941 in Oklahoma City, the son of Grant Jefferson Thiessen and Dorothy Leona Neeley Thiessen. He was reared in Oklahoma City, attending Crooked Oak Schools. Following school he began working for the Fine Candy Company where he worked for many years. He later worked for the R.C. Bottling Company in Oklahoma City where he was supervisor. He retired from there in 1998 and in 2000 moved to Wayne. Mr. Thiessen married Glenda Faye Hunt Nov. 10, 1961 in Del City. They reared four children and lived most of their lives in Moore. He was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include his wife, Faye Thiessen, of the home; two sons, Ed Thiessen of Vista, Calif., and Scott Thiessen and his wife, Angela, of Houston, Texas; two daughters, Sherri Peters and her husband, Mike, of Choctaw and Angela Robertson of Moore; four brothers, Grant Thiessen and his wife, Wanda, and Karol Thiessen and his wife, Linda, all of Oklahoma City, Bob Thiessen and his wife, Judy, of Plano, Texas, and Johnnie Thiessen and his wife, Linda, of Wisconsin; three sisters, Jenell Charlton of Oklahoma City, Mary Smith and her husband, John, of Chatanuga, Tenn., and Debby Fortenberry of Missouri; his mother-in-law, Jannie Hunt of Wayne; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
61. Dietrich J. Classen, "History of the Classen Family," November 1946.
62. Social Security Death Index at RootsWeb, "Electronic."
63. 1835 Molotschna Colony census, "Electronic," Sparrau #25 Johann is listed as being 15 years old. .
64. Death Certificate, Peter Thiessen, Kern Co., California Deaths, Book 5, Page 255.
65. 1857-58 Molotschna School Registers, "Electronic," Compiled by Tim Janzen Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society http://www.mmhs.org/russia/school/school.htm Johann is listed as being son of Johann Thiessen in village of Sparrau. .
66. 1835 Census of the Molotschna Colony (handwritten manuscript).
67. Unruh, Benjamin Heinrich. Die niederlandisch-niederdeutschen Hintergrunde der mennonitischen Ostwanderungen im 16., 18. und 19. Jahrhundert pub. in 19, 329.
68. 1835 Census of the Molotschna Colony (handwritten manuscript).
69. Unruh, Benjamin Heinrich. Die niederlandisch-niederdeutschen Hintergrunde der mennonitischen Ostwanderungen im 16., 18. und 19. Jahrhundert pub. in 19, 329.
70. Rempel, Peter; Mennonite Migration to Russia, 1788-1828, 96.
71. 1835 Molotschna Colony census, "Electronic," Sparrau #25 Johann is listed as being 15 years old. .
72. Personal recollection of Muriel Turner nee Thiessen.
73. "Obituary, Bakersfield Californian, Loren Harold Thiessen," Wednesday, Oct. 10, 1979.
74. California Death Index, "Electronic."
75. Social Security Death Index at RootsWeb, "Electronic."
76. California Birth Index, "Electronic."
77. 1862-1863 Molotschna School Registers, "Electronic," Peter (age 8) is listed as being the son of Johann Thiessen in the village of Sparrau .
78. Death Certificate, Peter Thiessen, Kern Co., California Deaths, Book 5, Page 255.
79. Kenneth L. Ratzlaff, A Family's Mennonite History, Volume I, 2nd Edition, (©1998 Kenneth L. Ratzlaff), Pages 163,164, "Then in the fall of 1876, Johann began experiencing the fevers of swamp fever. Friends moved him into the village where they could help care for him more easily, but he died that winter at the age of only 56. He left behind four children born in Molotschna whose mother was Katharina Reimer Claassen: Jakob, David Ivanovich, Maria and Aganetha. Three more children born to Katharina Schmidt Claassen had survived: Katharina, Anna and Johann. His fourth surviving child born in the Kuban arrived after his death, in April of 1877, Dietrich J. Claassen. Johann, for all his significance, was buried in a poorly marked grave, and a few years later it could not be found. Katharina re-married two years later to Peter Thiessen." .
80. "Obituary, Bakersfield Californian, Peter Thiessen," Monday, October 18, 1920 and Tuesday, October 19, 1920.
81. Brothers in Deed to Brothers in Need, Clarence Hiebert, Page 411, The passenger list for the Lessing that I found has our Thiessen's spelled as Kiessen. I am confident these are our Thiessen's as Mennonite archives say that they arrived on the "Lessing". "Lessing" sailed from Hamburg to Havre to New York. Arrived in NY 5 July 1883. The passenger manifest lists the following individuals (Note: I have corrected the Kiessen misspelling): Name Sex Birthdate Age Occupation/notes Thiessen, Peter M 12 July 1854 29 workman Catharina F 12 July 1852 31 wife Catharina F 7 July 1875 8 child Anna F 6 July 1876 7 child John M 6 July 1877 6 child Dietrich M 6 July 1878 5 child Petrus M 5 July 1881 2 child Heinrich M 5 July 1883 6m infant Note that Catharina(Tina), Anna, John, and Dietrich are Klaassen's. I assume that they were all listed as Thiessen for simplicity. Also note that Peter F. was listed as Petrus. This illustrates how the German Mennonites were already being pressured by the Russian government to use the Russian language. This suggests that perhaps these children knew a little of the Russian language. I do not know why the birthdates are listed the way they are.
82. "A Family's Mennonite History ", Volume I, 2nd Edition, by Kenneth L. Ratzlaff, Page 164, "Katharina re-married two years later to Peter Thiessen. She bore four more children in the Kuban. In July, 1884, the Thiessen family emigrated to America. They purchased a quarter-section farm for $1,440 in Durham Park Township of Marion Co., north of Waldeck, Kansas, a now-extinct railroad village that had been located northwest of Lehigh, Kansas. Additional information has not yet been located except that Katharina died in Corn, Oklahoma, in 1915."
83. Kenneth L. Ratzlaff, A Family's Mennonite History, Volume I, 2nd Edition, (©1998 Kenneth L. Ratzlaff), Pages 163,164, "Then in the fall of 1876, Johann began experiencing the fevers of swamp fever. Friends moved him into the village where they could help care for him more easily, but he died that winter at the age of only 56. He left behind four children born in Molotschna whose mother was Katharina Reimer Claassen: Jakob, David Ivanovich, Maria and Aganetha. Three more children born to Katharina Schmidt Claassen had survived: Katharina, Anna and Johann. His fourth surviving child born in the Kuban arrived after his death, in April of 1877, Dietrich J. Claassen. Johann, for all his significance, was buried in a poorly marked grave, and a few years later it could not be found. Katharina re-married two years later to Peter Thiessen." .
84. Dietrich J. Classen, "History of the Classen Family," November 1946.
85. Death Certificate, Peter F. Thiessen.
86. Dietrich J. Classen, "History of the Classen Family," November 1946.
87. Social Security Death Index at RootsWeb, "Electronic."
88. Dietrich J. Classen, "History of the Classen Family," November 1946.
89. Death Certificate, Peter F. Thiessen.
90. "Obituary, Bakersfield Californian, Peter F. Thiessen," Saturday, February 27, 1943.
91. Death Certificate, Clarence Perry Thiessen.
92. "Obituary, Bakersfield Californian, Clarence P. Thiessen," Thursday, April 26, 1979.
93. Dietrich J. Classen, "History of the Classen Family," November 1946.
94. 1835 Census of the Molotschna Colony (handwritten manuscript).
95. Rempel, Peter; Mennonite Migration to Russia, 1788-1828, 96.
96. Personal recollection of Muriel Turner nee Thiessen.
97. Kenneth L. Ratzlaff, A Family's Mennonite History, Volume I, 2nd Edition, (©1998 Kenneth L. Ratzlaff).
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