Johann
(Hans)
Penner
Born in Silberfeld, Slavgorod, Altai Krai, Russia
Ancestors 
Son of Jacob Penner
and Katharina (Thiessen) Penner
Brother of
Jacob Jacob Penner, Hans Penner, Katharina (Penner) Ekkert, Helena (Penner) Janz, Peter Penner, Maria (Penner) Goossen and Helmut Penner
Husband of
Sara (Unger) Penner
— married
27 Nov 1948 in Landskrone, Fernheim, Paraguay
[children unknown]
Died
at age 77
in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Mar 2014
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Biography
Johann "Hans" Penner was born on 4 Nov 1925 in Silberfeld, Slavgorod, Russia, the son of Jacob Penner and Katharina Thiessen.
Johann (age 4) and his family emigrated as refugees to Paraguay. They departed from Germany on 15 Mar 1930 on the SS Bayern, destined for Buenos Aires, Argentina.[1]
Hans married Sara Unger on 27 Nov 1948 in Landskrone, Fernheim, Paraguay. They had 10 children together.
In 1952, Hans and his family moved to Brazil.[2] In 1962, they emigrated to Canada.
After his first wife passed away, Hans married Sara Thiessen on 4 July 1992 in Abbotsford.[3]
He passed away on 30 Sep 2003 in Abbotsford aged 77.[3][4] He was buried in Maclure Road Mennonite Cemetery in Abbotsford.[5]
Sources
- ↑ "Mennonite Passenger lists for Refugee Transport to Paraguay in 1930". Transport #1 SS Bayern, 15 March 1930. Arrived Buenos Aires, Argentina. Transport family #1.55.Compiled by Ron Isaak.
Jacob Jac. Penner (36), Katharina (30), Jacob (10), Katharina (6), Johann (4), Helena (2). Dorf: Silberfeld, Kries: Slawgoroder, Heimat.: Siberien.
- ↑ "Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Immigration Cards, 1900-1965", FamilySearch Record: 27NS-2DV FamilySearch Image: 33S7-95BD-9FSJ Image number 00080, Name: Hans Penner, Immigration Date: 1952, Immigration Place: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, Birth Date: 4 Nov 1925, Birth Place: Silberfel-Russia, Marital Status: Married, Nationality: Paraguay, Travel Children Flag: No, Misc Flag Travel Children Orig: N; citing FHL microfilm: 4919817;.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Obituary for Hans Penner (Clearbrook, BC)", Die Mennonitische Rundschau, archive.org. (https://archive.org/details/die-mennonitische-rundschau_2004-02-01_127_2/page/30/mode/2up : accessed 30 Aug 2022); Winnipeg, MB, 1 Feb 2004, p. 30.
- ↑ "Obituary for PENNER Hans (Aged 77)", The Abbotsford News, Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, (Tue) 23 September 2003, Page 18, Newspapers Clip: 40731073
- ↑ Find a Grave (has image), Find A Grave: Memorial #75592016, Memorial page for Hans Penner (4 Nov 1925-20 Sep 2003), citing Maclure Road Mennonite Cemetery, Abbotsford, Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada (plot: B125-01); Maintained by naisenu (contributor 47559167).
- GRanDMA Online (Genealogical Registry and Database of Mennonite Ancestry), CMHS Genealogy Database Project. (https://grandmaonline.org/guest?IND=756421 : accessed 30 Aug 2022).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Hans by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Hans:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Hans by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Hans:
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~12.50%
Steven Penner
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~6.25%
Dieter Penner :
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