Johann Jakob Rahn (1834 - 1913)

Born 14 Feb 1834 in Altendorf, Gross Werder, Prussia

Husband of Katharina (Gossen) Rahn — married 7 Sep 1861 in Halbstadt, Molotschna, South Russia

Descendants

Died 5 Mar 1913 at age 79 in Menlertschik, Crimea, South Russia

Biography

Johann was born in 1834. He was the son of Jakob Isbrand Rahn and Anna Penner. He passed away in 1913.

Johann Jakob Rahn married Maria Letkeman on April 7, 1960 in Halbstadt, Molotschna, South Russia. Their children included:

1. Rahn, Maria, 18 January, 1861, Halbstadt, Molotschna, South Russia

Johann Jakob Rahn married Katharina Gossen on September 7, 1861 in Halbstadt, Molotschna, South Russia. Their children included:

1. Rahn, Hermann, 27 October, 1863, Halbstadt, Molotschna, South Russia
2. Rahn, Ida, 27 October, 1863, Halbstadt, Molotschna, South Russia
3. Rahn, Franz Johann, 3 November, 1865, Halbstadt, Molotschna, South Russia
4. Rahn, Anna, 4 November, 1868, Halbstadt, Molotschna, South Russia
5. Rahn, Johann, 11 March, 1871, Halbstadt, Molotschna, South Russia
6. Rahn, Peter J., 13 December, 1873, Tokultschak, Crimea, South Russia
7. Rahn, Tina, 1875, Johannesruh, Crimea, South Russia
8. Rahn, Katharina "Tina", 15 July, 1876, Johannesruh, Crimea, South Russia
9. Rahn, Susanna Johann, 15 August, 1878, Johannesruh, Crimea, South Russia
10. Rahn, Susanna, 24 April, 1881, Johannesruh, Crimea, South Russia
11. Rahn, Helena, 12 September, 1884, Tokultschak, Crimea, South Russia

Sources

• GRanDMA Online (Genealogical Registry and Database of Mennonite Ancestry), CMHS Genealogy Database Project. (https://grandmaonline.org/guest?IND=109466: accessed 7 Jan 2024).
• Note: He transferred from the Busau Church to the Spat Church. His old style birth date was 14 Feb 1834. Busau Church Book Vol. 1, p. 88 states he was baptized in 1852. One source states he married Katharina Gossen 7 Dec 1861. He was a deacon in the Krimmer Mennonite Brethren church.

Marriage #1 note: Dueck says they were married 15 Mar 1860.