Anna Entz (c.1820)

Anna Entz Wiebe

c.1820 – ?

Christopher’s 3rd great-grandmother · ancestor no. 41 · generation 6
Evidence: identity documented (named as parent in Aron’s 1922 obituary)

Family

• Spouse: Jacob Wiebe (c.1815)
• Family notes: Jacob Wiebe + Anna Entz (m. unknown)
• Children in this vault: Aron J. Wiebe (1845–1922)

Life and evidence

Found in the Ladekopp family register (2026-10-31)

“Anna geb. Enz, 16.12.1817 … [died] 06.1896 … [father] Aron Enz, Altmünsterberg”. She outlived her husband by 24 years. Her son Aron was evidently named after her father.

Aron’s mother (Reid tree). Entz was one of the largest Heubuden names in the 1770s–90s, so she can’t be placed from the lists alone.

Named in their son's obituary

Aron J. Wiebe’s 1922 obituary (Christlicher Bundes-Bote) names his parents as “Jakob und Anna Wiebe, geb. Entz”, of Altenau; Aron went to school at Prangenau and was baptized (1864) by the elder of Ladekopp. So the family were Ladekopp congregation members in the 1850s–60s: the Ladekopp church records are the next place to find Jacob’s and Anna’s own parents. Source: Internet Archive full-text sweep (2026-10-31).

In their lifetime

• 1833 — 1833 First Swiss Mennonite settler in Putnam County, Ohio
• 1835 — 1835 The Ramseyers sail on the Richmond
• 1852 — 1852 Swiss Mennonites found Berne, Indiana
• 1869 — 1869 The Fieguths move from Prussia to Am Trakt
• 1874 — 1874 Military service ends the exemptions

Sources

• Reid-Schroeder family tree (reidgen.com)

Narratives and research

• History: 1833 First Swiss Mennonite settler in Putnam County, Ohio, 1835 The Ramseyers sail on the Richmond, 1852 Swiss Mennonites found Berne, Indiana, 1869 The Fieguths move from Prussia to Am Trakt, 1874 Military service ends the exemptions
• Congregations: Ladekopp Mennonite congregation
• Sources: Reid-Schroeder family tree (reidgen.com)

Research log

• 2026-10-31: KB LA 0.3: father Aron Enz of Altmünsterberg; mother not named; Heubuden births 1817 not yet checked
• 2026-10-31: Heubuden book ends 1806; Ladekopp KB LA 0.1 1817 births: an Ana born 20 Jun 1817 to Aron Entz of Bröske (not 16 Dec 1817, Altmünsterberg); her mother still unnamed

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.