Searched the Internet Archive’s full text for “A. C. Ramseyer” (174 hits), “Aron J. Wiebe” / “Aaron J. Wiebe” (13), “Gerhard A. Wiebe” (10), and others. The items below were read. Each is a contemporary published record, so evidence is documented unless noted.
Wiebe line
| Item | What it gives | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Christlicher Bundes-Bote (General Conference German weekly), 1922: “Lebenslauf des Rev. A. J. Wiebe” | Aron J. Wiebe’s obituary: parents Jakob and Anna Wiebe, née Entz; born 14 Sep 1845 Altenau; school at Prangenau 1851–61; baptized Pentecost 1864 by Elder Johann Toews of Ladekopp; left Prussia June 1869 for military freedom; married Maria Fieguth 4 Jul 1872 (old style); 12 children; minister from 8 Feb 1881 (o.s.); Maria died 19 Aug 1890 (o.s.); married widow Johanne Bergmann née Fieguth 9 Feb 1893 (o.s.); to Beatrice spring 1896, Paso Robles Oct 1897; died 11 May 1922 of cancer | archive.org |
| The Mennonite, July 1942 | Gerhard A. Wiebe’s obituary: born Lysanderhöh; parents Rev. Aron J. Wiebe and Maria née Fieguth; arrived Beatrice 4 Jul 1894 “to be true to the principle of non-resistance”; children Anna and Edgar (at home), Arthur J., Mrs. Louis A. Penner, Mrs. Henry D. Hirschler, Mrs. Orlando Harms, Mrs. Cornelius Krahn; siblings Henry A. Wiebe and Mrs. Erhard H. Schroeder; stepbrother John A. Bergmann (all of Paso Robles) | archive.org |
| Christlicher Bundes-Bote, 1942 | German obituary of Gerhard A. Wiebe (parents “aus Preussen”) — snippet only | archive.org |
| Mennonite Life, April 1950: “Wiebe’s Dairy” | Gerhard bred pedigreed collies, White Wyandotte chickens, then Poland China hogs; son Arthur J. Wiebe began bottling milk in 1932 with ten Guernseys, three miles north of Beatrice; over 50 cows by 1950; no Sunday delivery | archive.org |
| Mennonitische Blätter, 1890s | Letter from Aron Wiebe at Lysanderhöh: about 500 baptized members in 10 villages, 16,500 desyatins; crop failures 1879, 1880 and 1885; members leaving for Turkestan and Khiva | archive.org |
| Mennonite Historical Bulletin 2007; California Mennonites (2015); Guided Lives (2004) | Aron J. Wiebe led six families from Beatrice to near Paso Robles in 1897, co-minister of the first Mennonite church there | snippets only |
A. C. Ramseyer
| Item | What it gives |
|---|---|
| Xenia Evening Gazette, 3 and 28 Oct 1927 | One of twenty Ohioans named Master Farmers by The Ohio Farmer (winter 1926–27); 150 acres of potatoes; 606 bushels on one acre (1927), “the champion potato grower of Ohio and perhaps of the United States” |
| Better Crops with Plant Food, May 1928 | the 606-bushel yield |
| The Guide Post (Pennsylvania Potato Growers’ Association), May 1937 | His own article, “A New Light”: growing up to 150 acres before 1927; joined Dr. E. L. Nixon’s Pennsylvania potato tour |
| The Guide Post, Feb 1942 | Medal of Award, the association’s highest honor, presented by Dr. Nixon |
| Who’s Who in Potter County (1947) | Edward D. Fisher “started farming and potato growing with A. C. Ramseyer” in Potter County, Pa., about 1935 (Guide Post 1943: Fisher produced foundation seed “for his partner”) |
| Oil & Gas Journal, 17 Dec 1942 | Gas well, Hanley & Bird No. 1 A. C. Ramseyer, Sec. 22, Green Twp., Wayne Co., Clinton sand, 500,000 cu ft |
| Guernsey Breeders’ Journal 1910–29; Hoard’s Dairyman; Progressive Farmer 1918–20; Ohio agricultural bulletins | Mara Alva Farm Guernseys; sale manager of the Ohio Guernsey Breeders’ Association; annual sales; one of the 1918 importers of Guernseys |
| The Mennonite, 1940 and Jan 1944 | ”a large gift from Mr. A. C. Ramseyer” remodelled the Bluffton College chapel (1940; later the “A. C. Ramseyer Chapel”); $8,000 for College Hall, Dec 1943, “member of the Board of Trustees” |
| Bush, Dancing with the Kobzar (2000) | Bluffton board of trustees 1927–1948 (snippet) |
| Goshen Reflector 1904, Goshen College Record 1901–11, Elkhart Institute | Student at Elkhart Institute / Goshen College, class of 1904; literary-society president, class treasurer, orator; articles in Herald of Truth (“China”, 1902; “The Missing Link of Modern Civilization”, 1904) |
| Wayne County cemetery inscriptions; Descendants of Barbara Hochstedler and Christian Stutzman (1938) | First wife Grace Melvine (“Mellie”) Yoder, 31 Jan 1881 – 25 May 1907; daughter Irene b. 10 Feb 1907; married Mary Ellen (“Mary June” in the book) Schrock 11 Apr 1909 |
| Washington Post, 21 Jan 1928, society column (7th scanned page) | Two-line note: Dorothy E. Teeple of Akron at the Grace Dodge Hotel for the weekend, “accompanied by Mr. A. G. Teeple, also of Akron; Mr. A. C. Ramseyer and Miss Edna Ramseyer, both of Smithfield [Smithville], Ohio.” No reason for the trip given.  archive.org page |
| Marion Star, 20 Feb 1948 | ”Smithville’s ‘potato king’” encouraged the start of Boys’ Village at Smithville |
Not ours: hits for an A. C. Ramseyer of Houstonia and Sedalia, Missouri (1927–46), and scientists “A. C. Ramseyer” after 1990.
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.