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[[Image:Virginia-berg-ad-charlesroi-mail-1943-sept-7-pg3.jpg|thumb|Newspaper advertisement from ''The Charlesroi Mail'', 1943-09-07, pg. 3]] | [[Image:Virginia-berg-ad-charlesroi-mail-1943-sept-7-pg3.jpg|thumb|Newspaper advertisement from ''The Charlesroi Mail'', 1943-09-07, pg. 3]] | ||
[[Image:Redlands-daily-facts-1953-oct3.jpg|thumb|newspaper advertisement, Redlands Daily Facts (CA), 1953-10-03]] | [[Image:Redlands-daily-facts-1953-oct3.jpg|thumb|newspaper advertisement, Redlands Daily Facts (CA), 1953-10-03]] | ||
| − | Rev. '''Virginia Lee Brandt Berg''' was a Christian evangelist, and mother of [[David Berg|David Brandt Berg]]. She is the daughter of [[John Lincoln Brandt]], and wife of [[Hjalmer Emmanuel Berg]]. She was born on May | + | Rev. '''Virginia Lee Brandt Berg''' (née Nina Virginia Lee Brandt<ref name="Brandt1351">Brandt, John L (1982). "{{pubs|1351|My Family Tree}}". ML#1351.</ref>) was a Christian evangelist, and mother of [[David Berg|David Brandt Berg]]. She is the daughter of Rev. Dr. [[John Lincoln Brandt]] and Nina Lee Marquis, and wife of [[Hjalmer Emmanuel Berg]]. She was born on 27 May [[1886]] in Ronceverte, West Virginia and died on 15 March [[1968]] in [[California]]. She descended from German immigrants who settled in America in 1745.<ref name="Moos">Moos, Kaj (197?). "Kærlighedsfamilien - fokus på Guds Børn" (Danish). ''Forlaget Havmågen, Silkeborg''. 125 pages. THU78737.</ref> She was related to Robert E. Lee, the Civil War general.<ref name="Moos"/> |
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| + | As young woman, she was engaged to be married to Bruce Bogart, a relation of actor Humphry Bogart. At the engagement party she meet a young Swedish immigrant, Hjalmer Emmanuel Berg, who was hired to entertain the crowd. Hjalmar was "saved" by his father-in-law and started studying theology in Des Moines, Iowa.<ref name="Moos"/> | ||
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| + | In 1913, she gave birth to their first child, Hjalmar Jr. Shortly after she slipped and fell and broke her back in two places.<ref name="Berg172">Berg, David (1972). "{{pubs|172|Survival}}". ML#172.</ref> While recovering she had a religious experience and claimed that she had been divinely healed. Mr. and Mrs. Berg's newfound Pentecostalism caused them to be thrown out of their church. They instead became freelance preachers. Mrs. Berg later became a relatively famous American Pentecostal preacher.<ref name="Moos"/> | ||
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| + | ==Personal family== | ||
| + | Hjalmer Emmanuel Berg and Virginia Lee Brandt had the following children: | ||
| + | *Hjalmer (b. 1911/1913 in Des Moines, Iowa<ref name="Berg172"/>) | ||
| + | **m#1. ''unknown'' | ||
| + | **m#2. Velma<ref name="Virginia1791">Berg, David (1984). "{{pubs|1791|News from My Sister Virginia}}". ML#1791.</ref> | ||
| + | ***Regina<ref name="Virginia1791"/> | ||
| + | *Virginia (b. 1915) | ||
| + | **m. Melvin Booth (married in 1930, when Virginia was 15-years old) | ||
| + | ***David Booth | ||
| + | ***''unknown'' | ||
| + | ***''unknown'' | ||
| + | ***''unknown'' | ||
| + | ***Connie (youngest of five children; was missionary in Mexico)<ref name="Virginia1791"/> | ||
| + | *[[David Berg|David Brandt]] (18 February 1919 – October 1994) | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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==Press== | ==Press== | ||
*[[Davenport Democrat and Leader: Hurled Rock At Evangelist in Miami Church]] — [[1926]]-07-25 | *[[Davenport Democrat and Leader: Hurled Rock At Evangelist in Miami Church]] — [[1926]]-07-25 | ||
*[[Nevada State Journal: Elderly Man Sought in Florida Attack]] — 1926-07-25 | *[[Nevada State Journal: Elderly Man Sought in Florida Attack]] — 1926-07-25 | ||
| − | * [[Nevada State Journal: Evangelists Hold Program Series At Sparks Church]] — [[1946]]-11-02 | + | *[[Nevada State Journal: Evangelists Hold Program Series At Sparks Church]] — [[1946]]-11-02 |
*[[Indiana Evening Gazette: Berg Evangelistic Party Opens Services At Girty Orange Hall]] — [[1954]]-10-01 | *[[Indiana Evening Gazette: Berg Evangelistic Party Opens Services At Girty Orange Hall]] — [[1954]]-10-01 | ||
| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | *[http://virginiabrandtberg.net/ Virginia Brandt Berg.net] — a website run by [[The Family International]] about her life and work. | ||
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[[Category:Non-Members|Brandt, Virginia Lee]] | [[Category:Non-Members|Brandt, Virginia Lee]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:19, 17 February 2013
Rev. Virginia Lee Brandt Berg (née Nina Virginia Lee Brandt[1]) was a Christian evangelist, and mother of David Brandt Berg. She is the daughter of Rev. Dr. John Lincoln Brandt and Nina Lee Marquis, and wife of Hjalmer Emmanuel Berg. She was born on 27 May 1886 in Ronceverte, West Virginia and died on 15 March 1968 in California. She descended from German immigrants who settled in America in 1745.[2] She was related to Robert E. Lee, the Civil War general.[2]
As young woman, she was engaged to be married to Bruce Bogart, a relation of actor Humphry Bogart. At the engagement party she meet a young Swedish immigrant, Hjalmer Emmanuel Berg, who was hired to entertain the crowd. Hjalmar was "saved" by his father-in-law and started studying theology in Des Moines, Iowa.[2]
In 1913, she gave birth to their first child, Hjalmar Jr. Shortly after she slipped and fell and broke her back in two places.[3] While recovering she had a religious experience and claimed that she had been divinely healed. Mr. and Mrs. Berg's newfound Pentecostalism caused them to be thrown out of their church. They instead became freelance preachers. Mrs. Berg later became a relatively famous American Pentecostal preacher.[2]
Personal family
Hjalmer Emmanuel Berg and Virginia Lee Brandt had the following children:
- Hjalmer (b. 1911/1913 in Des Moines, Iowa[3])
- Virginia (b. 1915)
- m. Melvin Booth (married in 1930, when Virginia was 15-years old)
- David Booth
- unknown
- unknown
- unknown
- Connie (youngest of five children; was missionary in Mexico)[4]
- m. Melvin Booth (married in 1930, when Virginia was 15-years old)
- David Brandt (18 February 1919 – October 1994)
References
- ↑ Brandt, John L (1982). "My Family Tree". ML#1351.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Moos, Kaj (197?). "Kærlighedsfamilien - fokus på Guds Børn" (Danish). Forlaget Havmågen, Silkeborg. 125 pages. THU78737.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Berg, David (1972). "Survival". ML#172.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Berg, David (1984). "News from My Sister Virginia". ML#1791.
Press
- Davenport Democrat and Leader: Hurled Rock At Evangelist in Miami Church — 1926-07-25
- Nevada State Journal: Elderly Man Sought in Florida Attack — 1926-07-25
- Nevada State Journal: Evangelists Hold Program Series At Sparks Church — 1946-11-02
- Indiana Evening Gazette: Berg Evangelistic Party Opens Services At Girty Orange Hall — 1954-10-01
External links
- Virginia Brandt Berg.net — a website run by The Family International about her life and work.
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