Looking for information and other decendants. My Great Grandfather was Jacob J Gertzen and was born around Morden,MB in the 1890's and later came to the northern plains of the U.S. and met my Great Grandmother Katherine King. They later settled and had a family in Lafayette, Indiana. The information I have is that his fathers name was also Jacob and his mothers name may have been Katrina and that they were Mennonites born in Russia.

canada soldiers of WW1
Name: Jacob Gertzen
Residence: Morden, Manitoba, Canada
Birth Date: 8 Aug 1895
Birth Location: Morden, Manitoba, Canada
Relative: Katherine Gertzen
Relationship: Mother
Regiment Number: 2504303

all 4 family trees online show parents as katerina janzen (12 may 1855 - 19 jan 1923) & jacob gertzen (12 dec 1855 - 21 dec 1905)

if i can find my book on the manitoba mennonites i will post on here

http://www.mennonitegenealogy.com/canada/super/supergin.htm

look under goertzen birthdate for jacob sr 29 sept 1855

jacob(jr)manitoba vital statistics


LAST NAME: GOERTZEN
FIRST NAME: JACOB
DATE OF BIRTH: 12/08/1895
PLACE OF BIRTH: MORDEN SEX: MALE
REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1895,004927

jacob sr death
LAST NAME: GOERTZEN
GIVEN NAMES: JACOB
DATE OF DEATH: 12/05/1933
AGE: 59
UNITS OF AGE: YEARS SEX: MALE
PLACE OF DEATH: MORDEN
REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1933,019234

katharine death
LAST NAME: GOERTZEN
GIVEN NAMES: KATHARINA
DATE OF DEATH: 19/01/1923
AGE: 62
UNITS OF AGE: YEARS SEX: FEMALE
PLACE OF DEATH: MORDEN
REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1923,004240

hope this helps

Thank you