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Mennonite Genealogy with Michael Penner |
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History of Landmark, Manitoba |
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Some early residents of Landmark, Manitoba and its surroundings. Those listings with page numbers are taken from 100 Years In Our Community: A Centennial Project of the Landmark 4-H Home Ec. Club, 1970. The others are taken from Blumenort, second edition, by Royden Loewen.
Some of the pioneers of the Landmark area:
Gaspard Dufaux, 1889-1896 (p. 30) 10-8-5E Mathias Fortine, ? - 1891 (p. 20) 3-8-5E Alphonse Fortine, 1891-1912 (p. 20) 3-8-5E Johann Krause, 1892-1910 (p. 22) 4-8-5E J. B. Filion, 1890s? (p. 22) 4-8-5E Peter Hiebert, 1895-1935 (p. 34) 12-8-5E J. Louis Richard, 1900-1905 (p. 26) 7-8-5E Gerhard Kehler, 1900 (p. 32) 11-8-5E Erdman B. Peters, 1900 (p. 32) 11-8-5E Alphonse Dugas, 1900 (p. 46) 20-8-5E Johann Hiebert, 1900-1928 (p. 35) 12-8-5E Peter B. Harder, 1902 (p. 38) 14-8-5E Heinrich Friesen, 1902-1905 (p. 41) 16-8-5E John Esau, 1903-1907 (p. 34) 12-8-5E Gerhard W. Reimer, 1905, (p. 62) 35-8-5E John Harder, 1905, (p. 62) 11-8-5E John Barkman, 1905-1907 (p. 55) 25-8-5E Peter G. Toews, 1907 (p. 62) 35-8-5E John G. Toews, 1907 (p. 62) 35-8-5E George Friesen, 1907-1914 (p. 55) 25-8-5E Jacob Harder, 1909-1926 (p. 34) 12-8-5E Peter Neufeld, 1909 (p. 32) 11-8-5E Cornelius Krause, 1910-1951 (p. 22) 4-8-5E Paul Konowalchuk, 1911 (p. 62) 35-8-5E James Kuczma, 1911, (p. 62) 35-8-5E Johann Doerksen, 1912-1926 (p. 23) 5-8-5E Jim Mitchell, 1916 (p. 41) 16-8-5E Archie Graham, 1916 (p. 41) 16-8-5E Abraham Krahn, 1916 (p. 40) 15-8-5E Abram Doerksen, 1916-1924, (p. 29) 9-8-5E Alfred Joyce, 1917 (p. 46) 20-8-5E Harry Joyce, 1917 (p. 46) 20-8-5E Cornelius K. Plett: 1918 Isaac Loewen, 1918 (p. 38) 14-8-5E Isaac F. Loewen 1918: 29-8-5E (same as above?) John U. Brandt, 1918 (p. 38, 80) 14-8-5E Diedrich Giesbrecht, 1919 (p. 41) 16-8-5E Jacob H. W. Reimer, 1919 (p. 46) 20-8-5E Peter T. Kroeker, 1919 (p. 48) 21-8-5E Frank T. Kroeker, 1919 (p. 48) 21-8-5E Abram L. Reimer, 1919 (p. 48) 21-8-5E David Plett, 1919, (p. 49) 22-8-5E Isaac R. Reimer, 1919, (p. 49, 52) 23-8-5E George Friesen, 1919, (p. 55) 25-8-5E Peter B. Koop (13-8-5E): 1919 David K. Plett (22-8-5E): 1919 John B. Koop (13-8-5E): 1920 Peter F. Loewen: 1920 John A. K. Plett: 1920 Cornelius A. Plett (18-8-5E): 1920 Abram R. E. Reimer : 1920
Peter M. Penner, 1906 (p. 71) Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Penner moved to this area (called Lorette district) from Alberta in 1906. They were one of the first settlers. In 1918 more people moved into the district, which was then called Prairie Rose. In 1920, Mr. Penner was influential in organizing the first school district. Just prior to this, he and one of his sons gave the east part of Prairie Rose the name “Landmark” picked at random from a list of names in the “Farmer’s Advocate”. They had seven children, five son and two daughters and later adopted two girls. Four of the sons are farmers and live in Landmark. They used to be in the lumber business for many years. The youngest son holds a PhD degree and teaches at Malone College in Ohio. Of the 45 grandchildren, fourteen are teachers and one is a preacher. There are 76 great-grandchildren.
Jacob M. Penner, 1906 (p. 35) Mr. and Mrs. Penner settled in the Landmark area in 1906. In 1913 they moved closer to Greenland. Mrs. Penner passed away in 1918 but God provided another mother and wife to fill the void. They retired from farming in 1957 and built a home in Greenland, where they resided till the end of 1969. Now they make their home at the Greenland Home for Senior Citizens. In 1932, Mr. Penner was ordained a deacon in the Greenland Church. This family circle now includes fifteen children, of which eleven make their homes in this area; eighty-one grandchildren, some also have established homes here, and sixty-four great-grandchildren.
Abram M. Penner, 1907 (p.43) Mr. and Mrs. Penner moved to the Landmark area from Alberta in 1907. They settled on an oxcart trail leading from Giroux to Winnipeg. The land they settled on was all swamp and bush. Through the years a total of 960 acres were cleared and farmed. A retail lumber yard was also established as a joint business with the saw mill that the family operated at Falcon Lake. Mr. Penner served on the Municipality of Tache Council for one term and on the school board for some twenty years. He took a keen interest and an active part in all community efforts. They had twelve children and sixty grandchildren. Four sons are poultry farmers and one daughter also makes her home on a farm in this area. One son is a grain farmer and owns a road construction outfit. Two sons own businesses in Landmark (a Lumber Yard and a garage) and are very active in community affairs. One has served on the council of the Tache Municipality for some twenty years, on the Hanover hospital board for ten years and also with the Emergency Measures Organization since its inception. Another was instrumental in organizing the local Chamber of Commerce and served as president the first tem.
George K. Wiebe, 1914 (p. 21) Mr. and Mrs. Wiebe have lived and farmed in this area since 1914, when they established their own farm in Section 25, Township 7, Range 5E. Though they have retired from active farming they still reside here, for this is truly home here. This very section is Mrs. Wiebe’s birthplace (in 1890), so Mrs. Wiebe is possibly our resident with the longest standing in this research area. Mr. Wiebe served as a teacher from 1910 to 1915, in the private school which was located in the same section where they now make their home. He also served on the board of directors of the Landmark Dairy Co-op, from about 1934 to 1948. They were blessed with two sons. One was fatally injured in a traffic mishap, leaving a daughter-in-law and grandson in their care for a while. The other son took over the family farm in 1957. Now their family circle has blossomed out to include four grandsons, one grand-daughter, and two great-grandsons.
Jacob Remple, 1914 (p.21) At twenty-three, Mr. Remple was a young man in years, but old in experience. He had already lost his young wife and a few months later their infant son, too, died in his arms. God took pity on this young man and in his distress and showed him very clearly that this contribution to this would was just to begin and then directed his thoughts to another young lady, Betty Krause. In 1914, this young couple established a home in Silberfeld, which was certainly not new territory to Mrs. Remple. She had already lived in this area as a wee girl (1892-1910). Here they farmed and raised eight children, three of whom make their homes in our area. One of their children operates a small store in Silberfeld. They can also boast of about forty grandchildren (several of whom have established their own homes here) and about as many great-grandchildren. Mr. Remple was the leader (like a mayor) of the new little settlement of Silberfeld and also served on the school board for a number of years. Now they live with one of their sons in a neat and comfortable home just across the road from their established homestead.
Pete Keating, 1916 (p. 25, 30) 10-8-5E Mr. Keating has farmed here for fifty four years. Till 1930 he usually left for a few months in winter. This gave him an opportunity to get away from household chores and to taste someone else’s cooking; for Mr. Keating was a confirmed bachelor till 1949 when he did decide to venture onto the road of matrimony. This brought many new experiences into his life. The almost forgotten experiences of sharing your home with someone, the exciting experience of welcoming a chosen son, the painful experience of seeing someone else suffer, and the grief of parting when Mrs. Keating passed away in 1962. Although Mr. Keating generally seemed to go about just “minding his own business,” he did serve as our counselor on the Tache Municipal Council from 1938-1941.
John M. Penner, 1920 (p. 83) John M. Penners moved to their farmstead (12-8-5E) in 1920. They have lived at this same location till the present time, although since their retirement they have lived in a new home close to the old house. He has served as an ordained minister (leading pastor a number of years) in the Church of God in Christ since 1931. He has been on of the Historic Peace Committee and served as a school trustee for a number of years. He also served as president of the Ste. Anne Co-op when it started. During the Second World War he served as pastor in C. O. camps. In 1946, he went to Europe to see about giving relief to war-ravaged countries. Only one of their seven children lives here now (F. A. Klassens in the old family home). One son is a minister and several daughters have done mission work among Indians.
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