Anna JANZEN, 1862–1948 (aged 85 years)

Name
Anna /JANZEN/
Name
Anna /Wiebe/
Birth
August 14, 1862 26 26
Molotschna Colony, South Russia
Note: Julian (Old Style) calendar date; 26 Aug 1862 in the Gregorian calendar.
Birth
Marriage
March 7, 1882 (aged 19 years)
Tashkent, Turkestan (modern Uzbekistan)
Birth of a daughter
July 17, 1883
Nikolaipol, Turkestan (modern Kazakhstan)
Birth of a daughter
December 25, 1884
Turkish Province, Turkestan (modern Kazakhstan)
Birth of a daughter
August 22, 1886
Turkish Province, Turkestan (modern Kazakhstan)
Note: Julian (Old Style) calendar date, as used in the Russian Empire; 3 Sep 1886 in the Gregorian calendar.
Birth of a daughter
Death of a daughter
Birth of a son
May 23, 1888
Aulie-Ata (modern Taraz), Turkestan, Russian Empire
Birth of a daughter
April 23, 1890
Turkish Province, Turkestan (modern Kazakhstan)
Birth of a daughter
September 27, 1893
Alexanderfeld, Marion County, Kansas, United States
Birth of a daughter
September 22, 1894
Hillsboro, Marion County, Kansas, United States
Citation details: Hulda Frieda Hurley; born 22 Sep 1894, Kansas; died 17 Mar 1944, Tulare County; father's surname Wiebe, mother's maiden name Janzen. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5180/records/3531559; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPVB-L82
Citation details: Hulda Wiebe, born 22 Sep 1894, Korn (Corn), Washita, Oklahoma; father Peter Wiebe, mother Anna Janzen. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2C5-9RB; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HFTF-ZX6Z; Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60364/records/43648
Citation details: Marion County; page 6; Holda Wiebe, 1, born Kansas, in the household of Piter Wiebe. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL8K-HDNW
Note: Born 22 Sep 1894, daughter of Peter Wiebe and Anna Janzen, who came to the United States from Turkestan in 1892.

Born 22 Sep 1894, daughter of Peter Wiebe and Anna Janzen, who came to the United States from Turkestan in 1892.

  • California Death Index: born 22 Sep 1894 in Kansas; father Wiebe, mother Janzen
  • Kansas census, 1 Mar 1895: "Holda," age 1, born Kansas, with her parents in Marion County
  • U.S. censuses of 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1940 all give her birthplace as Kansas
  • A births-and-christenings index gives the same date with the birthplace Korn (Corn), Washita County, Oklahoma

CONFLICT: birthplace Kansas (censuses, death index) versus Korn, Oklahoma (christening index, which may record where she was christened). No record found names Hillsboro. Left as recorded.

Birth of a daughter
February 7, 1897
Hillsboro, Marion County, Kansas, United States
Census
1900 (aged 37 years)
Cloud Chief, Washita County, Oklahoma, United States
Birth of a son
April 1, 1902
Corn, Washita County, Oklahoma, United States
Death of a son
Baptism of a daughter
1903
Roscommon County, Michigan, United States
Note: Baptized in the lake by the fruit farm of Heinrich Janzan.
Birth of a son
April 17, 1903
Corn, Washita County, Oklahoma, United States
Death of a son
Death of a father
January 16, 1904
Corn, Washita County, Oklahoma, United States
Birth of a daughter
January 20, 1906
Roscommon County, Michigan, United States
Birth of a daughter
January 20, 1906
Roscommon County, Michigan, United States
Death of a daughter
Death of a daughter
Census
1910 (aged 47 years)
Nester Township, Roscommon County, Michigan, United States
Death of a husband
January 8, 1911
Nester Township, Roscommon County, Michigan, United States
Burial of a husband
after January 8, 1911
Butman Cemetery, Gladwin County, Michigan, United States
Marriage of a daughter
Marriage of a daughter
Death of a mother
February 25, 1917
Reedley, Fresno County, California, United States
Marriage of a daughter
Census
1920 (aged 57 years)
Reedley, Fresno County, California, United States
Marriage of a daughter
Citation details: 8 Nov 1921, p. 1, marriage licences: Preston G. Hurley, 24, Dinuba, and Hulda Wiebe, Reedley. https://www.newspapers.com/image/531415364/
Note: Married after their marriage licence was issued at Visalia, Tulare County, on 8 Nov 1921.

Married after their marriage licence was issued at Visalia, Tulare County, on 8 Nov 1921.

No record of the wedding itself has been found.

Death of a daughter
Death of a daughter
May 22, 1929
Kern County, California, United States
Marriage of a son
Death of a daughter
March 17, 1944
Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Citation details: Hulda Frieda Hurley; born 22 Sep 1894, Kansas; died 17 Mar 1944, Tulare County; father's surname Wiebe, mother's maiden name Janzen. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5180/records/3531559; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPVB-L82
Citation details: 19 Mar 1944, p. 8, "Mrs. Hulda Hurley" (Dinuba, 18 Mar). https://www.newspapers.com/image/701601651/
Note: Died at her home in Dinuba on 17 Mar 1944, aged 49, after a long illness.

Died at her home in Dinuba on 17 Mar 1944, aged 49, after a long illness.

Her obituary in The Fresno Bee says she was a native of Kansas and had lived in Dinuba for 25 years. It lists her survivors:

  • Her husband, P. G. Hurley, Dinuba
  • Four sons: Donald C. Hurley, U.S. Army in Florida; Vernon P., Stanley E. and Henry Hurley, all of Dinuba
  • A daughter, Miss Frieda Hurley, Dinuba
  • Four sisters: Miss Anna Wiebe and Catherine Heidebrecht, both of Reedley; Mrs. Marie Hargis, Dinuba; and Mrs. Bertha Lomholdt, Long Beach (the scanned text reads "Alma" and "Lumholdt")
  • A brother, Henry Wiebe, Los Angeles

Funeral services were set for Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock at the Dopkins Parlors, Dinuba, with burial in Smith Mountain Cemetery.

Burial of a daughter
March 19, 1944
Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Citation details: Hurley, Hulda F.; block 3, row 9C, space 18; 9/22/1894 - 3/17/1944
Citation details: 19 Mar 1944, p. 8, "Mrs. Hulda Hurley" (Dinuba, 18 Mar). https://www.newspapers.com/image/701601651/
Citation details: Hulda Frieda Wiebe Hurley, died 17 Mar 1944, burial Dinuba. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVZ-X353
Note: Buried in Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba: block 3, row 9C, space 18.

Buried in Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba: block 3, row 9C, space 18.

CONFLICT: burial date 19 Mar 1944 (this record, unsourced) versus her obituary, published Sunday 19 Mar 1944, which set the funeral and burial for the following Tuesday, 21 Mar 1944. Left as recorded.

Death of a daughter
February 26, 1946
Fresno County, California, United States
Death of a daughter
Burial of a mother
Reedley Cemetery, Reedley, Fresno County, California, United States
Citation details: Find a Grave Memorial ID 58185863
Death
August 4, 1948 (aged 85 years)
Reedley, Fresno County, California, United States
Burial
August 9, 1948 (5 days after death)
Reedley Cemetery, Reedley, Fresno County, California, United States
Citation details: Find a Grave Memorial ID 52091433
Research log
Note: Find a Grave memorial 52091433 (Anna Janzen Wiebe; Reedley Cemetery): born 14 Aug 1862; died 4 Aug 1948, Reedley. Burial cited. The memorial biography gives her birthplace as Lichtfelde, Molotschna Colony, and her parents as Heinrich Janzen and Anna Funk. Sourced, grade B (California Death Index).

Find a Grave memorial 52091433 (Anna Janzen Wiebe; Reedley Cemetery): born 14 Aug 1862; died 4 Aug 1948, Reedley. Burial cited. The memorial biography gives her birthplace as Lichtfelde, Molotschna Colony, and her parents as Heinrich Janzen and Anna Funk. Sourced, grade B (California Death Index).

Two birth dates, 14 Aug 1862 and 26 Aug 1862 (California Death Index), are twelve days apart: Julian (Old Style) and Gregorian dates for the same day. Note added.

Last change
October 9, 2026 – 18:48:41
Author of last change: daveh
Family with parents
father
1836–1904
Birth: July 18, 1836 29 25 — Molotschna Colony, South Russia
Death: January 16, 1904 — Corn, Washita County, Oklahoma, United States
mother
1835–1917
Birth: September 15, 1835 26 22 — South Russia (modern Ukraine)
Death: February 25, 1917 — Reedley, Fresno County, California, United States
Marriage Marriage — November 30, 1858 —
4 years
herself
1862–1948
Birth: August 14, 1862 26 26 — Molotschna Colony, South Russia
Death: August 4, 1948 — Reedley, Fresno County, California, United States
Family with Peter Wiebe
husband
1852–1911
Birth: November 3, 1852 21 21 — Wernersdorf, Molotschna Colony, Ukraine, South Russia
Death: January 8, 1911 — Nester Township, Roscommon County, Michigan, United States
herself
1862–1948
Birth: August 14, 1862 26 26 — Molotschna Colony, South Russia
Death: August 4, 1948 — Reedley, Fresno County, California, United States
Marriage Marriage — March 7, 1882 — Tashkent, Turkestan (modern Uzbekistan)
17 months
daughter
1883–1946
Birth: July 17, 1883 30 20 — Nikolaipol, Turkestan (modern Kazakhstan)
Death: February 28, 1946
18 months
daughter
1884–1887
Birth: December 25, 1884 32 22 — Turkish Province, Turkestan (modern Kazakhstan)
Death: December 18, 1887
20 months
daughter
1886–1969
Birth: August 22, 1886 33 24 — Turkish Province, Turkestan (modern Kazakhstan)
Death: January 28, 1969 — Fresno County, California, United States
21 months
son
1888–1971
Birth: May 23, 1888 35 25 — Aulie-Ata (modern Taraz), Turkestan, Russian Empire
Death: August 7, 1971 — Bakersfield, Kern County, California, United States
23 months
daughter
1890–1970
Birth: April 23, 1890 37 27 — Turkish Province, Turkestan (modern Kazakhstan)
Death: June 17, 1970 — Fresno County, California, United States
4 years
daughter
1893–1929
Birth: September 27, 1893 40 31 — Alexanderfeld, Marion County, Kansas, United States
Death: May 2, 1929
1 year
daughter
Hulda Wiebe
1894–1944
Birth: September 22, 1894 41 32 — Hillsboro, Marion County, Kansas, United States
Death: March 17, 1944 — Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
2 years
daughter
1897–1984
Birth: February 7, 1897 44 34 — Hillsboro, Marion County, Kansas, United States
Death: September 27, 1984 — Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, United States
5 years
son
1902–1902
Birth: April 1, 1902 49 39 — Corn, Washita County, Oklahoma, United States
Death: April 1, 1902
13 months
son
1903–1903
Birth: April 17, 1903 50 40 — Corn, Washita County, Oklahoma, United States
Death: April 17, 1903
3 years
daughter
1906–1906
Birth: January 20, 1906 53 43 — Roscommon County, Michigan, United States
Death: January 23, 1906
daughter
1906–1906
Birth: January 20, 1906 53 43 — Roscommon County, Michigan, United States
Death: January 25, 1906
Peter Wiebe + Maria Dueck
husband
1852–1911
Birth: November 3, 1852 21 21 — Wernersdorf, Molotschna Colony, Ukraine, South Russia
Death: January 8, 1911 — Nester Township, Roscommon County, Michigan, United States
husband’s wife
1853–1881
Birth: about 1853
Death: after February 1881 — Asiatic Russia
Marriage Marriage — about 1878 — Halbstadt, South Russia
14 months
stepdaughter
1879–…
Birth: March 9, 1879 26 26 — South Russia
2 years
stepson
1881–1881
Birth: February 1881 28 28 — Turkestan
Death: after February 1881 — Turkestan
Birth
Burial
Citation details: Find a Grave Memorial ID 52091433