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Heinrich Jantzen

Birth	:	18 Apr 1830 Germany
Death	:	20 Jul 1902 Canada
Burial	:	First Mennonite Church Cemetery, Beatrice, Gage County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.2856800, -96.8120500
Plot	:	L-57
Inscription	:	geb. (geboren--born) in Westpreußen; gest. (gestorben--died)
Description	:	This stone is a cenotaph-- Heinrich J. Jantzen, died in Canada and is buried in Saskatchewan, Canada. He was born in West Prussia (Westprueszen). West Prussia was divided up after World War I, and some of it is in Poland. The people spoke German, however, and always considered themselves either Prussian or more generally German. In 1878, West Prussia was within the Kingdom of Prussia, within the German Empire, as of 1878. The Province of West Prussia (German: Provinz Westpreußen; Kashubian: Zôpadné Prësë; Polish: Prusy Zachodnie) was a province of Prussia from 1773 to 1829... Read More	This stone is a cenotaph-- Heinrich J. Jantzen, died in Canada and is buried in Saskatchewan, Canada. He was born in West Prussia (Westprueszen). West Prussia was divided up after World War I, and some of it is in Poland. The people spoke German, however, and always considered themselves either Prussian or more generally German. In 1878, West Prussia was within the Kingdom of Prussia, within the German Empire, as of 1878. The Province of West Prussia (German: Provinz Westpreußen; Kashubian: Zôpadné Prësë; Polish: Prusy Zachodnie) was a province of Prussia from 1773 to 1829 and 1878 to 1922.--Wikipedia. Most of the Mennonites left Prussia in the 1870's-1880's. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mennonite Church cemetery records; Wikipedia; family knowledge; kind assistance of FindaGrave volunteers Debbie and Bob Kennel #47792730; Rudy Brockmuller ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It is thought that Heinrich was part of the ill fated Claas Epp trek across Europe. The Wikipedia article is below (I replaced "nonresistant" with the more common Mennonite term "pacifist"--they didn't go to war; replaced "chiliastic" with Millennialism--the more common term for the belief that Christ will reign 1000 years (a millennium) here on earth before the new heavens and new earth come, to replace the old. The Russian government referred to was headed by Catherine the Great, a German, who had married a tsar and moved to Russia. She invited German Jews, German Lutherans, and German Mennonites to come to Russia to help improve Russia. However, later came tsars and the Bolsheviks and Lenin and Stalin who did not honor these promises. The German Mennonites were the first to leave, because now they would be forced into the military. They came to America--many of my relatives came to Kansas and Nebraska in the 1880's. Many of the Jews perished at the hands of the Russians during World War II. Claas Epp Jr. (September 21, 1838 – January 19, 1913) was a Russian Mennonite minister known for leading his followers into Central Asia where he predicted Christ would return in 1889. Epp was born in Fürstenwerder, Prussia. His family moved to the Trakt Mennonite settlement in the Russian province of Samara in 1853. He was married to Elisabeth Jantzen in 1862. Most of their twelve children died before reaching adulthood. His son, Claas Epp III migrated to Beatrice, Nebraska, in 1891, and his numerous descendants live in the United States. The 1870s were a time of stress and transition in the Mennonite settlements of Russia. The population of the colonies was more than could be supported by available land. The Russian government announced in 1870 that it would end all special privileges granted to colonists by 1880, including the exemption from military service, which was so important to pacifist Mennonites. Those most concerned with these changes were looking toward North America as a resettlement option. There was widespread distribution of millennial writings by prophetic authors such as Jung Stilling and others among the Mennonite colonies. It was in this uncertain environment that Epp distributed a self-published book in 1877 in which he put forth his own prophetic interpretation of the Bible. Epp predicted that Christ would return in 1889 and meet the faithful in central Asia. According to Epp, his own congregation was Philadelphia of the seven churches of the Book of Revelation, which would become a doorway into heaven. As 1880 and the end of special privileges approached, a group of Epp's followers prepared for a trek east. A party traveled to Saint Petersburg where they obtained permission to settle near Tashkent from Konstantin Petrovich Von Kaufman, the first Governor-General of Russian Turkestan. Over a hundred families in four groups set out in summer and fall of 1880, arriving in the vicinity of Tashkent after an arduous fifteen-week journey. When they learned that the military exemption now no longer applied to Russia's Asiatic possessions, a disagreement arose among the group. Those willing to accept forestry service in lieu of military service, separated from the main group and settled at Aulie-Ata, 240 km (150 mi) northeast of Tashkent. Epp took his group of some sixty families to Bukhara, hoping to be out of the reach of Russian jurisdiction and the associated conscription requirements. The emir of Bukhara refused to accept the settlers, sending Epp and his followers back into Turkestan. After much traveling back and forth in the border area of Bukhara and Turkestan, the group was invited to settle near the Laudan canal on the upper Amu Darya river in the Khanate of Khiva. Their journey was at its end, but new problems arose. When nearby bandits learned that the Mennonites would not defend themselves their thievery advanced from taking horses and livestock to boldly coming into homes and taking possessions at will. As the violence escalated, a young Mennonite man was murdered, straining the group's nonviolent values. The khan offered a permanent solution by inviting the Mennonites to relocate in a walled garden called Ak Metchet a dozen kilometers southeast of Khiva. Epp became ever more fanatical. He predicted Christ's return on March 8, 1889. When the date came and nothing happened, Epp adjusted his calculations — claiming the original date was based on a leaning clock — and corrected the year to 1891. That year passed and Epp, ever more eccentric, declared himself to be Christ's son. His congregation dwindled over the decades. Epp died in 1913 in Ak Metchet, two days after his wife's death. The community survived until 1935, and is considered by historians as a successful Mennonite settlement that was dissolved under the Soviet collectivization program.

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Where is Heinrich Jantzen's memorial?
Heinrich Jantzen's memorial is located at: First Mennonite Church Cemetery, Beatrice, Gage County, USA.
When did Heinrich Jantzen death?
Heinrich Jantzen death on 20 Jul 1902 in Canada
Where are the coordinates of the Heinrich Jantzen's memorial?
Latitude: 40.2856800
Longitude: -96.8120500

Family Members:

Spouse

Barbara H Hamm Jantzen

(1832 - 1892)

Children

Helene Jantzen Penner

(1856 - 1936)

Cornelius Jantzen

(1866 - 1958)

Barbara Jantzen Jantzen

(1872 - 1922)

David Jantzen

(1875 - 1949)

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