Katharina Janzen
Married Name:
Katharina Janzen Penner
Born: May 5, 1869
Place: Kleefeld, South Russia
Died: September 11, 1954
Place: Marion County, Kansas
MOTHER:
Eva Flaming
FATHER:
Peter F. Janzen
SIBLINGS:
Elizabeth Janzen
Eva Janzen (2/6/1855 - 3/6/1855)
Maria Janzen
Peter P. Janzen
Franz Janzen (died at age 14)
John P. Janzen
Aganetha Janzen
Jacob P. Janzen
SPOUSE:
Heinrich H. Penner (1/19/1863 - 9/27/1932)
Married: March 29, 1891
Place: Marion County, Kansas
CHILDREN:
Susanna (Susie) Penner (7/17/1892 - Unknown)
Eva Penner (12/20/1893 - Unknown)
Louise Penner (12/22/1895 - Unknown)
Peter H. Penner (3/4/1898 - Unknown)
Tena Penner (4/24/1900 - Unknown)
Marie Penner (3/6/1902 - Unknown)
Heinrich Penner (3/20/1904 - 8/21/1907)
Alvin Penner (5/31/1906 - Unknown)
Frieda Penner (12/24/1908 - Unknown)
Daniel Penner (4/7/1910 - Unknown)
Selma Penner (11/13/1912 - Unknown)
Theodore Penner (10/23/1916 - Unknown)
Widowed: September 27, 1932
BIOGRAPHY
In July 1875, Peter and Eva Janzen, their children and the Franz Janzen family sold what they could; foresaking the remainder of their possessions, other brothers, sisters and relatives; and left to emigrate to the United States. They left Europe from Antwerp, Belgium, sailing on the steamship, "State of Nevada" and arrived in New York on
August 4, 1875. Following the emigration journey, the families settled near Goessel, Kansas.
At age 21, Katharina married Heinrich H. Penner in Marion County, Kansas on March 29, 1891. Katharina and Heinrich had 12 children, one of whom died in infancy.
Katharina and Heinrich spent the remainder of their years in Marion County, Kansas. Heinrich died on September 27, 1932 at age 69. Twenty-two years later, Katharina passed away at the age of 85.
