Maria Janzen
Married Name:
Maria Janzen Hiebert
Born: September 25, 1856
Place: Kleefeld, South Russia
Died: April 17, 1931
Place: Marion County, Kansas
MOTHER:
Eva Flaming
FATHER:
Peter F. Janzen
SIBLINGS:
Elizabeth Janzen
Eva Janzen (2/6/1855 - 3/6/1855)
Peter P. Janzen
Franz Janzen (died at age 14)
John P. Janzen
Aganetha Janzen
Jacob P. Janzen
Katharina Janzen
SPOUSE:
Heinrich P. Hiebert (10/27/1847 - 2/14/1923)
Married: April 1, 1880
Place: Marion County, Kansas
CHILDREN:
Peter H. Hiebert (8/23/1881 - Unknown)
Eva Hiebert (2/11/1883 - Unknown)
Cornelius H. Hiebert (2/6/1884 - Unknown)
Gerhard H. Hiebert (5/8/1885 - 8/28/1888)
Mary Hiebert (1/1/1889 - Unknown)
Tina Hiebert (3/10/1892 - Unknown)
Gustav H. Hiebert (11/2/1893 - Unknown)
Widowed: February 14, 1923
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 the age of 23, Maria married Heinrich P. Hiebert in Marion County, Kansas on April 1, 1880. To this union seven children were born.
Maria spent the remainder of her years here and died at the age of 74.
