Hist Mss 1-142
Eli
J. Bontrager, 1868-1958
Papers,
contained in 1 box
Biographical Sketch
Eli J. Bontrager was an Amish
minister and bishop. He was born near Shipshewana, IN., moved to North
Dakota in 1895 and then to Wisconsin. In 1916 he returned to Indiana.
He served as editor of the Herold der Wahrheit and was active in
helping CO's during the first and second World Wars. He was chosen as
the first representative of the Old Order Amish with MCC.
Inventory
Box 1
Friedrich Herring journal, 1873-1877
"My Life Story", by Eli J. Bontrager (49 pp.)
John J. Mast biography (1 p. )
Miscellaneous
Notebook, 1953-54
Subject Tracings
Amish Mennonites (Old Order)
Chronology, 1873-1877
Herring, Friedrich
Mast, John J., 1867-1950
March 15, 2004 / Reformatted by Kathryn Yoder
July 27, 2001 / Update by Monica Zimmerman
February 19, 2001 / Typed into computer and posted on web by Erin Wilson
File "hm1-142.doc"
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