29. Wiens Family History

The Wiens family lived in Hamberg in the Molotschna Colony.  Hamberg and the neighboring town of Küppenfeld were the last two villages established in Molotschna and the inhabitants came from other Molotschna villages.  Anna's Father Johann was born in 1842 and his first marriage was in 1867 so he would have been of the age when he was looking for a farm of his own and this new village would have given him the opportunity he needed.  His older brother Jakob would have inherited the land that his Father owned.  The village of Hamberg had 25 full farms (175 Acres), 2 half farms and 5 small farms.  The village had a school but no church building so it probably met in the school

Photo courtesy of Heritage Remembered p. 99

The Wiens family would have lived in a house like the one. The barn is attached on the left of the house, and a solid firewall was built between the two sections.  They brought this style of home with them from Prussia.

Courtesy Heritage Remembered p. 125

Hamberg is in the upper right side of this map.