Raabe, Friedrich (1841-1896)

Friedrich Raabe: minister and elder; born 8 October 1841 in Gnadenfeld, Molotschna Mennonite settlement, Ukraine to Gottfried Raabe (b. 1796) and Hanna Charlotte (Schmidt) Raabe (b. ca. 1801). Friedrich married Katharina Regehr (b. 12 August 1845 in Sparrau, Molotschna) on 3 December 1870 in Saribasch, Crimea, Ukraine, and They had nine children. Friedrich died 3 February 1896 in Saribasch, Crimea, Ukraine.

Raabe was elected minister of the Karassan Mennonite Church, Crimea, Russia, in 1874 and elder in 1883. In 1884 he became the elder of the Busau Mennonite Church, and served until 1890, when he was relieved of his responsibilities as elder.

Bibliography

Friedrichsen, H. H. "Die Geschichte der Busauer Menn.-Gemeinde." Unser Blatt II, No. 8 (May 1927): 236-38.

Friesen, Peter M. Die Alt-Evangelische Mennonitische Brüderschaft in Russland (1789-1910) im Rahmen der mennonitischen Gesamtgeschichte. Halbstadt: Verlagsgesellschaft "Raduga", 1911: 709.

GRANDMA (The Genealogical Registry and Database of Mennonite Ancestry) Database, 5.05 ed. Fresno, CA: California Mennonite Historical Society, 2008: 531037.

Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 240. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.

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