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Hist. Mss. 1-6
Christian Zook Mast (1885-1974)
Papers, 1928-31, 1941, 1948-53, 1968
1 Box (Green)

Biographical Sketch

Christian Zook Mast (1885-1974) was a Mennonite historian and genealogist of the Conestoga Valley.These papers were deposited into the Archives by C. Z. Mast, Elverson, Pennsylvania, in 1961. The correspondence from Allgyer was deposited into the Archives by Grant Stoltzfus, Harrisonburg, Virginia, in 1970. Jonathan Yoder, Goshen, Indiana, deposited his 1941 letter into the Archives in 1989.

1885 Born on November 4 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania to Christiana Zook and John S. Mast
1901 Baptized; joined the Conestoga Mennonite Church; began farming
1911 His first book, A Brief History of Bishop Jacob Mast and Other Mast Pioneers, was published
1914-16 Served as Sunday school superintendent at the Conestoga Mennonite Church
1917 Married Della Mae Kurtz; together they had 3 sons
1917-30 Wrote articles about Amish Mennonite history for Honey Brook Herald, Gospel Herald and Christian Monitor
1941 Co-authored Annals of the Conestoga Valley with Robert E. Simpson
1951 Retired, continued to write, gave tours of Berks and Lancaster counties
1974 Died in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania on January 25 at the age of 88


Sources:
Gospel Herald February 19, 1974; obituary
Mennonite Quarterly Review April 1946 Vol. 20 pages 139-141
Mast, J. Lemar and Lois Ann. As Long As Wood Grows And Water Flows: A History of the Conestoga Mennonite Church. Conestoga Mennonite Historical committee, Morgantown, PA. 1982

Inventory

Box 1 (Green)

1/1 Allgyer, S.E., Correspondence, 1948-1952
Also contains letters addressed to John S. Mast, Elverson,
Pennsylvania.


1/2 Allensville A.M. Meetinghouse, 1931
Contains history of this church, located at Allensville, Pennsylvania, with information provided by Uriel S. Zook and contains a photograph of the church. Material is dated February 25, 1931.

1/3 Bender, H. S. , Correspondence, 1928
C. Z. Mast writes about the history of the Amish in early American history.

1/4 Belleville History by John Y. Hartzler
Located at Belleville, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, 1931.

1/5 Central Mennonite Church, Elida, Ohio
Contains a photograph of the building and the material was provided by N. L. Troyer, church historian.

1/6 Holly Grove, Westover, MD., History
This history is dated November 1909 to March 11, 1931.

1/7 Maple Grove, New Wilmington, PA., History.
This history by S. S. Miller and J. H. Lantz, includes a photograph of the church building.

1/8 Mattawana, PA., Mennonite Church, 1931.

1/9 Millwood and Maple Grove Histories
Located at Gap and Atglen, PA., these histories were given by Joseph Kennel in 1931.

1/10 Morris Plank Article, 1968
This article, written by C. Z. Mast, was printed in the Mennonite Weekly Review, February 8, 1968, when Morris Plank observed his 100th birthday.

1/11 Oak Grove History, West Liberty, Ohio
This history was written by S. E. Allgyer, April 13, 1931.

1/12 Providence A. M. History by David Yoder
This church is located at or near Oyster Point, Virginia and was submitted by the church historian in 1931.

1/13 Sonnenberg Swiss Congregation, Ohio
Located in Wayne County Ohio, near Dalton. History and photograph from a publication, written February, 1931.

1/14 Wauseon, Ohio, Letter by E. B. Frey.
Dated March 5, 1931.

1/15 Yoder, Silvanus, 1941
Murder.

Subject Tracing

Allensville, Pa. MC
Allgyer, Samuel Evans, 1859-1953
Amish
Bender, H.S., Correspondence, 1928
Central MC, Elida, Ohio
Frey, E.B.
Hartzler. John Y.
Holly Grove MC, Westover, Md.
Kennel, Joseph
Lantz, J. H
Maple Grove MC, Atglen, PA
Maple Grove MC, Belleville, PA
Maple Grove MC, New Wilmington, PA
Mast, C.Z.
Mast, John S.
Mattawana, PA, MC
Miller, S.S.
Millwood, MC, Gap, PA
Murder
Oak Grove MC, West Liberty, Ohio
Plank, Morris
Providence MC, Newport News, VA
Sonnenberg MC, Apple Creek, Ohio
Troyer, N.L.
Wauseon, Ohio
Yoder, David
Yoder, Silvanus
Zook, Uriel S.

 

April 6, 2006 / Editions by Dennis Stoesz
April 30, 2004 / Reformatted by Kathryn Yoder
July 18, 2001 / Update by Monica Zimmerman
February 13, 2001 / Posted on Web by Erin Wilson
April 4, 2000 / Zach Landis
File "HM1-006.doc"
Mennonite Church USA Archives - Goshen, 1700 S. Main St., Goshen, IN 46526


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