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Rev Heinrich Wohlgemuth

Birth	:	27 Apr 1849 Poland
Death	:	4 Mar 1899 Blumenort, Steinbach Census Division, Manitoba, Canada
Burial	:	Blumenhof Community Cemetery, Blumenort, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate	:	49.5896000, -96.6633200
Description	:	Heinrich Wohlgemuth was the son of Peter Wohlgemuth (1805-73) of Wolle, Poland. In 1863 the Wohlgemuth family moved to the Johannesruh, near Annafeld in the Crimea. Heinrich and his older brother received a scare when they were notified that they would not be recognized as Mennonites and, hence, were drafted into the army. In order to avoid military service it was necessary for them to prove they were Mennonites by birth and members of a recognized Mennonite denomination. The Kleine Gemeinde assisted Heinrich by filing a petition on his behalf. The situation developed into a protracted affair with... Read More	Heinrich Wohlgemuth was the son of Peter Wohlgemuth (1805-73) of Wolle, Poland. In 1863 the Wohlgemuth family moved to the Johannesruh, near Annafeld in the Crimea. Heinrich and his older brother received a scare when they were notified that they would not be recognized as Mennonites and, hence, were drafted into the army. In order to avoid military service it was necessary for them to prove they were Mennonites by birth and members of a recognized Mennonite denomination. The Kleine Gemeinde assisted Heinrich by filing a petition on his behalf. The situation developed into a protracted affair with a number of letters written and certificates issued on his behalf. On August 13, 1873, he drove to Ekatherinoslav in order to have a further attestation authenticated by the authorities. The trip was successful as the Plotskisch government now issued the necessary pass. Heinrich had come to know various of the Kleine Gemeinde farmers in the Borosenko area, northwest of Nikopol, including Cornelius Plett, for whom he worked. During the course of his employment, he fell in love with the Plett's daughter Katharina. Unfortunately the two were separated by events which lay ahead, events beyond their control. In the great migration of 1874, Heinrich, together with his widowed mother and siblings, immigrated to Kansas, USA. But he parted company with them in Liverpool, England, boarding a steam ship bound for Canada. Presumably he was hoping against hope, to be reunited with Katharina, coming the following year with her parents. Heinrich was never to see any of his family again. He arrived at the Forks in Winnipeg on August 1, 1874, together with the first contingent of Mennonite settlers. He then filed for a homestead in the village of Gruenfeld. In 1875 Heinrich was supposed to celebrate “Verlobung” (betrothal) with Maria Brandt Plett, the wealthy widow of Isaac Plett. Evidently Heinrich changed his mind as the marriage never took place. When Katharina and her family arrived in June, 1875, Heinrich again worked for them. On November 7, 1875, Heinrich and Katharina were finally married. The couple lived and farmed in the village of Blumenhof. They farmed here until they bought the Cornelius Plett farm on his retirement. After the dissolution of the village of Blumenhof Heinrich started a new farmyard where he lived until his death in 1899. The Wohlgemuth family history states: “Heinrich was always known as Polish, and also spoke in a dialect that marked him as not a Molotschana Mennonite. He must have been a spiritually concerned man, and that from his very youth.... When a group of them agreed to go over to baptism by immersion, he chose to stay behind. Then later when true salvation by faith upon repentance was preached by John Holdeman, he was one of the first one to accept it. Katharina was not inclined that way but finally joined (the Holdeman Church) also in order to keep peace in the family. They became true and devoted members of the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite. (also known as “the Holdeman Church”). Heinrich was elected as a minister on December 12, 1894. He was a gifted servant of the Word.” Heinrich Wohlgemuth died on March 4, 1899 of cancer. He had suffered from stomach pains. He was buried on his own yard. Altester Peter Toews, who wrote Heinrich's obituary in the “Botschafter der Wahrheit” noted that the church in Manitoba had suffered a sever loss by his death and would deeply mourn his early passing. Adapted from: Johann Plett: A Mennonite Family Saga, by Delbert Plett, pp 573-575. Note: the above article states he was buried on his farm. However his tombstone can be found in the Bluemenhof Cemetery. _______________________________________________________________ Birth: 27 Apr 1849, Wola by Warsaw, Prussia Baptism: 1868, Russia Immigration: 17 Jul 1874, S. S. Austrian; arrived Quebec City, Quebec Death: 4 Mar 1899, Blumenhof, Manitoba Family: SPOUSE: Plett, Katharina L., 8 Feb 1854 Married: 7 Nov 1875; Manitoba Children: 1 Wohlgemuth, Cornelius P., 22 Sep 1876 2 Wohlgemuth, Heinrich P., 3 Oct 1877 3 Wohlgemuth, Cornelius P., 6 Nov 1879 4 Wohlgemuth, Sara P., 9 Apr 1881 5 Wohlgemuth, Katharina P., 8 Feb 1883 6 Wohlgemuth, Anna P., 23 Mar 1885 7 Wohlgemuth, Heinrich P., 18 Feb 1887 8 Wohlgemuth, Margaretha P., 31 Dec 1888 9 Wohlgemuth, Peter P., 11 Feb 1891 10 Wohlgemuth, Maria P., 1 Jun 1892 11 Wohlgemuth, Johann P., 10 Jul 1894 Parents: Father: Wohlgemuth, Peter, 17 Mar 1805, #73222 Mother: Ewert, Katharina, 15 Sep 1815, #283104

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Rev Heinrich Wohlgemuth's memorial is located at: Blumenhof Community Cemetery, Blumenort, Steinbach Census Division, Canada.
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Rev Heinrich Wohlgemuth death on 4 Mar 1899 in Blumenort, Steinbach Census Division, Manitoba, Canada
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Latitude: 49.5896000
Longitude: -96.6633200

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Katherina Plett Wohlgemuth

(1854 - 1945)

Siblings

Cornelius Balzer Wohlgemuth

(1867 - 1950)

Children

Rev Cornelius P. Wohlgemuth

(1879 - 1959)

Sarah Wohlgemuth Penner

(1881 - 1943)

Katherina P. Wohlgemuth Penner

(1883 - 1905)

Anna Wohlgemuth Penner DeVeer

(1884 - 1976)

Heinrich P. “Henry” Wohlgemuth

(1887 - 1970)

(unknow - unknow)

Maria P. Wohlgemuth

(1892 - 1894)

Johann Plett “John” Wohlgemuth

(1894 - 1966)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Blumenhof Community Cemetery
Blumenort, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.5896000, -96.6633200

2. Blumenort E.M.C. Cemetery
Blumenort, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.5896100, -96.6892100

3. Evangelical Mennonite Church of Blumenort Cemetery
Blumenort, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.6051800, -96.6895800

4. Ridgewood Evangelical Mennonite Cemetery
Giroux, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.5750710, -96.6149710

5. Clearsprings Cemetery
Steinbach, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.5556500, -96.6427670

6. Blumenort Evangelical Mennonite Cemetery
Blumenort, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.6041260, -96.7192820

7. Steinbach Heritage Cemetery
Steinbach, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.5326500, -96.6703100

8. Original Greenland Mennonite Church Cemetery
Sainte-Anne, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.6190280, -96.7435600

9. Greenland Church of God in Christ Mennonite
Greenland, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.6351190, -96.7323020

10. Steinbach Pioneer Cemetery
Steinbach, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.5249158, -96.6875950

11. Hochfeld CMC Cemetery
Hanover, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.5918670, -96.7675670

12. Bergthal Chortitzer Mennonite Cemetery
Blumenort, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.5741870, -96.7740270

13. Steinbach Memorial Cemetery
Steinbach, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.5170200, -96.6928400

14. Saint Anne Roman Catholic Cemetery
Sainte-Anne, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.6688360, -96.6456770

15. Mitchell Memorial Gardens
Mitchell, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.5339200, -96.7694000

16. Blumengard Cemetery
Hanover, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.6067480, -96.7984270

17. Felsenten Cemetery
Friedensfeld, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.5003140, -96.6834560

18. Vollwerk Cemetery
Mitchell, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.5310900, -96.7712200

19. Evangelical Lutheran Brethren Church Cemetery
Mitchell, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.5255970, -96.7672200

20. St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
Steinbach, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.4794530, -96.6902070

21. Saint John Lutheran Cemetery
Friedensfeld, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.4733840, -96.6470770

22. Randolph CMC Cemetery
Randolph, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.5455430, -96.8300100

23. Silberfeld CMC Cemetery
Hanover, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.6080890, -96.8449120

24. Saint Joachim Roman Catholic Cemetery
La Broquerie, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.5251390, -96.5088420