Magdalena Hergert Becker
Magdalena Hergert Becker (4 August 1878, Ebenfeld, Kansas to 7 July 1938, Indiahoma, Oklahoma) was a pioneer missionary. She served as Field Matron at Post Oak Missionary in Oklahoma for 28 years.[1] The matron position was one created by the US government to assist with assimilation efforts.[2] Becker was considered a success[3] in the matron program as some Native Americans did identify as Christian.
Becker was married to Abraham “A.J.” Becker, a Mennonite missionary. They had 7 children with 1 dying in infancy.[4]
References
- ^ Reimer, Luetta. "Magdalena Hergert Becker (1878–1938)". Mennonite Brethren Historical Commission. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
- ^ Wishart, David J. "Field Matron". Encyclopedia of the Great Plains. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
- ^ Kroeker, Marvin E. (1997). Comanches and Mennonites on the Oklahoma plains. Centers for Mennonite Brethren Studies. ISBN 0-921788-42-8.
- ^ Deckert, Lois; Richard D. Thiessen (March 2008). "Becker, Magdalena Hergert (1878-1938)". Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 2 November 2011.