Papers, 1890-1914.

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Papers, 1890-1914.

The Katherina Seifert Debus Papers consist of a photocopy of a diary kept by Katherina. The diary is written entirely in German and dates from 1890 to 1914. The diary was translated into English for inclusion in the publication In the Beginning, Hebron, North Dakota, 1876-1912 written by Jane Berg and Kathy Elmer. The Department holds this book in its North Dakota Book Collection. The diary was loaned for duplication by Walter G. Klick of Hebron, on April 21, 1980.

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Debus, Katherina, 1857-1928

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Katherina Seifert was born on March 7, 1857 in Baden, Germany. She married Rev. August Debus in August 1881, in Three Oaks, Michigan. Rev. Debus was born in 1854, in Lahr, Germany. In 1881, they moved to Indiana, where Rev. Debus served a congregation in Urbana and Wabash. In 1886, he answered a call in Hebron, North Dakota. They lived in Hebron for thirty seven years and were very active in both church and local affairs. Katherina acted as organist for the church from 1886 to 1910, while also t...

Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection (Chester Fritz Library)

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Debus family.

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St. John Church (Hebron, N.D.)

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