"Pfarrer Elisa Peta. Ordiniert am 18.4.'37 an der Synode in Kumba. Peta ist Grasländer, arbeitet aber (seit ca. 1928) unter den Grasländern des Kumbabezirks. Seit der Internierung des Dikumemissionars ist ihm der dortige grosse Bezirk übergeben. Bächtold. "
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Title:
"Pfarrer Elisa Peta. Ordiniert am 18.4.'37 an der Synode in Kumba. Peta ist Grasländer, arbeitet aber (seit ca. 1928) unter den Grasländern des Kumbabezirks. Seit der Internierung des Dikumemissionars ist ihm der dortige grosse Bezirk übergeben. Bächtold. "
Alternate title:
"Rev. Elisa Peta, ordained on April 18th 1937 at the synod in Kumba. Peta is a Grassfields man, but worked among the Grassfields people in Kumba district from about 1928 onwards. Since the internement of the Dikume missionary that large district has been entrusted to him. Bächtold."
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Names
Creator:
Bächtold, Heinrich (Mr)Name: Bächtold, Heinrich (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 2263
Date of Birth: 18.08.1901
Date of Death: 06.11.1988
Biography: Secretary of the home board ( "Committee") of the Basel Mission, in the Mission House Basel, from 1953 to 1959(?) or 1969 - and thus at that time also responsible for the archive.
Profession: carpenter (Schreiner)
Geographic references: Mission area: Cameroon {mission area}
Relationships: verheiratet mit: Bächtold-Heiser, Martha (Ms)
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Basel mission membership number: 2263
Date of Birth: 18.08.1901
Date of Death: 06.11.1988
Biography: Secretary of the home board ( "Committee") of the Basel Mission, in the Mission House Basel, from 1953 to 1959(?) or 1969 - and thus at that time also responsible for the archive.
Profession: carpenter (Schreiner)
Geographic references: Mission area: Cameroon {mission area}
Relationships: verheiratet mit: Bächtold-Heiser, Martha (Ms)
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Dates
Date early:
01.01.1937
Date late:
31.12.1939
Proper date:
01.01.1937-31.12.1939
Geography
Location:
[Geography]: Africa {continent}: Cameroon {modern state}: South West Province {province}: Meme {division}: Kumba {place}People:
Subject
Keywords:
religion and philosophy (general), Christianity, pastor m, portrait m Individuals:
Bächtold, Heinrich (Mr)Name: Bächtold, Heinrich (Mr)Basel mission membership number: 2263
Date of Birth: 18.08.1901
Date of Death: 06.11.1988
Biography: Secretary of the home board ( "Committee") of the Basel Mission, in the Mission House Basel, from 1953 to 1959(?) or 1969 - and thus at that time also responsible for the archive.
Profession: carpenter (Schreiner)
Geographic references: Mission area: Cameroon {mission area}
Relationships: verheiratet mit: Bächtold-Heiser, Martha (Ms)
Need more information?, Petha, Elisa (Mr)Name: Petha, Elisa (Mr)
Biography: Petha was ordained on 18th April 1937.
Profession: pastor (Pastor)
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Physical
Type:
Still Image
Format:
[Format]: 9.8cm x 6.7cm
[Condition]: good
[Process]: b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver
[Condition]: good
[Process]: b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver
Identifier
Reference:
QE-30.018.0043
Citation:
Reference: BMA QE-30.018.0043
Title: "Pfarrer Elisa Peta. Ordiniert am 18.4.'37 an der Synode in Kumba. Peta ist Grasländer, arbeitet aber (seit ca. 1928) unter den Grasländern des Kumbabezirks. Seit der Internierung des Dikumemissionars ist ihm der dortige grosse Bezirk übergeben. Bächtold. "
Creator: Bächtold, Heinrich (Mr)
Date: 01.01.1937-31.12.1939
Bächtold, Heinrich (Mr), “Pfarrer Elisa Peta. Ordiniert am 18.4.'37 an der Synode in Kumba. Peta ist Grasländer, arbeitet aber (seit ca. 1928) unter den Grasländern des Kumbabezirks. Seit der Internierung des Dikumemissionars ist ihm der dortige grosse Bezirk übergeben. Bächtold. ,” BMArchives, accessed April 18, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/74603.
Title: "Pfarrer Elisa Peta. Ordiniert am 18.4.'37 an der Synode in Kumba. Peta ist Grasländer, arbeitet aber (seit ca. 1928) unter den Grasländern des Kumbabezirks. Seit der Internierung des Dikumemissionars ist ihm der dortige grosse Bezirk übergeben. Bächtold. "
Creator: Bächtold, Heinrich (Mr)
Date: 01.01.1937-31.12.1939
Bächtold, Heinrich (Mr), “Pfarrer Elisa Peta. Ordiniert am 18.4.'37 an der Synode in Kumba. Peta ist Grasländer, arbeitet aber (seit ca. 1928) unter den Grasländern des Kumbabezirks. Seit der Internierung des Dikumemissionars ist ihm der dortige grosse Bezirk übergeben. Bächtold. ,” BMArchives, accessed April 18, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/74603.
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