Anna Bertha Wiebe (1914–2010)

Anna Bertha “Anne” Wiebe Miller

19 Sep 1914 – 5 Feb 2010, born at Beatrice (Nebraska)

Christopher’s grandmother · ancestor no. 5 · generation 3
Evidence: identity documented · link to parents documented

Family

• Parents: Gerhard A. Wiebe (1873–1942) and Anna Gertrude Claassen (1878–1971)
• Spouse: D. Paul Miller (1917–2018)
• Family notes: D. Paul Miller + Anna Bertha Wiebe (m. 1948)

Life and evidence

Christopher’s paternal grandmother. Born Beatrice, Nebraska (Christopher’s recollection, confirmed by her obituary), one of seven children of Gerhard A. Wiebe and Anna Gertrude Claassen. Bethel College graduate; taught music and elementary school; lived in Normal from 1960. Her line is the Low German (Dutch-Prussian) Mennonite stream — see Where the Wiebes came from.

Where they lived

• 1914 — Beatrice (Nebraska)
• 1960 — Normal (Illinois)

In their lifetime

• 1940 — 1940 MCC relief in Vichy France
• 1941 — 1941 Civilian Public Service begins

Pedigree

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  n92946304["Johann Claassen (1810–1874)"]
  n24926976["Jacob Toews (1819–1877)"]
  n32840579["Anna Warkentin (1816–1848)"]
  n96977883["Anna Gertrude Claassen (1878–1971)"]
  n30980422["Sara Reimer (1828–c.1883)"]
  n23837591["Gerhard A. Wiebe (1873–1942)"]
  n69728369["Maria Fieguth (1847–1890)"]
  n65014384["Johann Claassen (1840–1886)"]
  n32302127["Catharine Epp (1826–1886)"]
  n21186926["Anna Bertha Wiebe (1914–2010)"]
  n76779922["Anna Entz (c.1820)"]
  n58047152["Gertrude Toews (1850–1943)"]
  n91399190["Jacob Wiebe (c.1815)"]
  n54584388["Aron J. Wiebe (1845–1922)"]
  n47643998["Gerhard Fieguth (1823–1896)"]
  n21186926 --> n23837591
  n23837591 --> n54584388
  n54584388 --> n91399190
  n54584388 --> n76779922
  n23837591 --> n69728369
  n69728369 --> n47643998
  n69728369 --> n32302127
  n21186926 --> n96977883
  n96977883 --> n65014384
  n65014384 --> n92946304
  n65014384 --> n32840579
  n96977883 --> n58047152
  n58047152 --> n24926976
  n58047152 --> n30980422
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Sources

• Christopher Miller (family recollection)
• Obituary, Lenz Memorial Home
• Thomas Miller obituary (‘Anna Berta Wiebe’)

Narratives and research

• Stories: Cornelius Krahn - the family’s historian of Dutch Anabaptism, Double ancestors, The world around the migrations - Europe, Russia, the US and Canada, Where the Wiebes came from
• History: 1940 MCC relief in Vichy France, 1941 Civilian Public Service begins, Faith traditions
• Sources: Christopher Miller (family recollection), Smith - Smith’s Story of the Mennonites (1981)

Record compiled 31 October 2026.

About this research

Supporting documentation is linked throughout. This project is an exercise in AI-assisted research and development, and I haven’t manually verified every link or conclusion. All transcriptions and translations of Swiss parish records were made with AI, and their accuracy should be treated accordingly.