John and Levina Brenneman

Classification scheme:

Hist.Mss.2.105 (s.c.)

Title: John B. and Lavina (Brenneman) Brenneman family fonds

Dates of creation: 1923-2001

Physical description: 1 cm of textual records

Biographical sketch: John B. (Jack) Brenneman (1899-1973) was born in Mornington Township. He married Lavina Brenneman (1903-1996) of East Zorra Township in 1923. The couple had eight children and were members of St. Agatha Mennonite Church. They lived in Baden and Milverton, Ontario.

Custodial history: Donated to the Archives by Herb Brenneman in about 2018

Scope and content: Fonds consists of the original genealogical form pages from the family Bible presented to John and Lavina by her father David L. Brenneman on the occasion of their marriage. Included are birth, marriage and death entries for the couple and their children. The Bible as a whole was not kept by the Archives.

Notes: Original archival description created 2021 by Laureen Harder-Gissing