Bartsch, Franz (1854-1931)
Franz Bartsch, a Mennonite preacher in Lysanderhöh in the Russian province of Samara, author of the book, Unser Auszug nach Mittel-Asien (Halbstadt, 1907, 2d ed., North Kildonan, Manitoba, 1948), in which he described the 1880 emigration of Mennonites of the Köppental congregation (Samara) to Khiva. Bartsch was in the first group of emigrants, but after a few years he returned to Samara.
Bibliography
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: I, 128.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Scottdale, Pennsylvania, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 240. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.
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