Helen Beitz

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-382458

Henry married Laura May Oberholtzer 21 Oct 1916, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Laura (daughter of Josiah Erb Oberholtzer and Laura Hammah Snyder) was born 5 Oct 1896, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Oct 1991, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Laura May Beitz
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-23299
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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• Eby ID Number: 00086-5057.3
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1894, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1900, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Josiah married Laura Hammah Snyder 12 Dec 1894, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Laura (daughter of Aaron Snyder and Sarah Catherine Eaton) was born 14 Jul 1872, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Feb 1899, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Hammah Snyder
• Name: Hammy Snyder
• Name: Laura Hammah Oberholtzer
• Eby ID Number: 00106-5912.2
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Methodist
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

Notes:

Oberholtzer - On the 6th of February, in Waterloo Twp., Ontario, of pulmonary tuberculosis, Laura Hamah, beloved wife of Josiah Oberholtzer, aged 26 years, 6 months and 23 days. Deceased had been ailing for some time and was still growing weaker till at last she agreed to consult a physician who told her that her case was hopeless and her time at the longest no more than three weeks, which also proved true. When she saw death staring in her face and no hope for the future, it caused her a very deep conviction, and she became seriously concerned about her soul's salvation, and soon sent for a minister to help her on the right way to get salvation, and requested ministers and Christians to come and encourage her in her great distress. She repented and prayed and asked others to pray with her and for her. She was not ashamed to pray in the presence of strangers, but called unto God for pardon and salvation. She often said in presence of the writer, "I believe all you say, I believe in all the promises of the Bible, and in all the encouragements you give me, yet I am not saved." I sometimes asked her, "Is there anything keeping or holding you?" The answer was every time, "Nothing but my sins." In this state she bad been for seven days. Then she confessed a great evil which she had committed. By this time she was very weak in body and at times somewhat weak in her mind, still had her mind continually fixed on her Savior, and every time I came to see her she seemed to be so glad and talked, and even if voice had failed she whispered and told all about her welfare. On the 8th day of her distress I visited her again, then she looked cheerful and bright and said, "Now I have peace, now I am saved, I feel easy and my burden has left me. Thank the Lord." Upon asking her what had happened she said that she bad confessed her sin to God and her husband and received forgiveness as soon as she asked it. She said "I could rest and sleep all night, and now I am willing to do all that God requires of me. I want to be baptized and unite with the church which has been my choice for some time. Bish. Jonas Snider was called the next day, and administered water baptism and received her as a member in our church. Then we held communion, but on account of her being very weak we did not mention feet-washing, but when we were about to close the meeting, she whispered to me, "I would also like to observe feet washing." We said, "That shall be granted you, only we thought you were too weak and tired?" "O no! I am strong enough to do that yet." Then she said, "Now I am ready to die, still I am willing to live and suffer as long as the Lord sees fit to leave me here." On the 3d of February she was received in the church militant, and on the 6th, God saw fit to take her into the church triumphant. She leaves a sorrowing husband and two little daughters, parents, and many other friends to mourn their lose, yet she left a bright evidence that she was going where Jesus is, there to live in glory forever. Only a few days in peace with God. O! how sad if she had not received salvation until it had been forever too late. This should be a solemn warning to all who are still outside of the ark of safety. Our departed sister said that she often was convinced of her sad condition, and often felt the necessity of being a Christian, and forsaking the fashions and follies of this world and living in the simplicity enjoined in the Sacred Word. She was fully consecrated to the Lord's will and had done away with all of self, and was entirely willing to live a life separate from the world. O! sinner, yield to God's calling while you are yet strong in body and mind, and serve the Lord with a full purpose of heart, and do not put it off until your dying hour; you might be cut off instantly, and not have the privilege this young sister bad to become converted on your bed of affliction, but might be lost forever. Sister Oberholtzer was buried on the 8th of February at Hagey's M. H. near Preston, where a large concourse of friends and neighbors were gathered. Services by J. B. Gingrich from Hebrews 4: 16


The Herald of Truth , Vol. XXXVI, No. 7, April 1, 1899 - pages 108-110

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68479343
• Eby ID Number: 00086-5057
• Residence: 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Retired: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Income
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Abraham Oberholtzer, "was born November 30th, 1834. He is married to Sarah Erb who was born December 16th, 1840. They reside on a farm on the east bank of the Grand River, a little above the village of Doon. Several years ago he was ordained a deacon for the Mennonite Church, a position he well and worthily represents. His family consists of six children".


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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Preston (Bechtel or Hagey) Mennonite Church

The second meeting house in Waterloo County was built, probably in 1814, by John Erb, a wealthy miller of Preston. This brick meeting house served as a community church and was located "near Jacob Hagey's", which was on the road running from the top of the Kress Hill west and "adjoining the Kitchener Highway" (Witmer 1967: 26). Another meeting house, known as the Union Meeting House, was built in the area around 1824. A meeting was held in the Union church on November 20, 1824 to commence recording the accounts of the congregation in Hagey's Deacon Book. The deed of land for the Union Meeting House and burial ground, which was for one acre of part Lot 22, Beasley's Broken Front, was transacted in 1835.
Hagey Meeting House was buiilt of red brick in 1842 on part Lot 23, just north of Preston on the west side of the Breslau Road, and slightly north of the Union Meeting House site. The deed, dated February 2, 1842, recorded the purchase of the land from John Hilborn and stressed that the property was to be for "the purpose of public worship by the Mennonist Society" (Witmer 1967: 28). Joseph Bechtel was the first minister in the area, from 1804-1837; he was followed by David Sherk (1838-1843). Next came Joseph Hagey (1844-1877), who was ordained bishop in 1851, and then Jacob B. Gingrich from 1878 to 1901. Services were held every four weeks until 1890 when bi-weekly services were begun. A Sunday School was established in 1842 with the congregation of Wanner Meeting House near Hespeler, but it was discontinued because of a difference of opinion regarding the need for Sunday Schools. On April 26, 1891 a Sunday School was organized at Hagey's, with deacon Abraham Oberholtzer as superintendent. Five years later, on June 10, 1896, a Sunday School was organized at the Wanner church.
Major changes were made to the church building in 1927-1928 when the basement was excavated, new windows were installed and the roof was raised two feet. Fire on January 15, 1950 caused extensive damage to the interior and furnishings of the church. The building was completely renovated and also enlarged at the same time; dedication was on July 2, 1950. Another fire, on Feburary 19, 1953, completely destroyed the church. A congregational decision was made to build a new church, on Concession Road in Preston, and the cornerstone was laid on Thanksgiving Day, October 12, 1953. Official dedication services in the new Preston Mennonite Church were held on May 16, 1954. The building was enlarged in the summer of 1989.

Waterloo County Churches A Research Guide To Churches Established Before 1900 By Rosemary Ambrose

Abraham married Sarah Erb 15 Feb 1859, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Sarah (daughter of Peter C. Erb and Mary Ann Clemens) was born 16 Dec 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Jun 1909; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68479346
• Name: Sarah Oberholtzer
• Eby ID Number: 00032-2916
• Residence: 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Sarah Erb, "was born December 16th, 1840. She is married to Abraham Oberholtzer, a farmer. They reside near Freeport, on the old 'Bechtel Farm'. To them are born six children"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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• Eby ID Number: 00106-5912
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Methodist
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Aaron Snyder, "was born July 2nd, 1851. On January 18th, 1872, he was married to Sarah Catharine Eaton who was born December 5th, 1851, and died February 28th, 1887. They resided on his father's old homestead where she died. To them was born a family of four children"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Aaron married Sarah Catherine Eaton 18 Jan 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Sarah (daughter of Anson Eaton and Loruhamah Sutton) was born 5 Dec 1851, East Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 28 Feb 1887, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Catherine Eaton
• Name: Sarah Catherine Snyder
• Eby ID Number: 00106-5912.1
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; NC Methodist
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Methodist

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Rsrch. Note:
33. Sarah Catharine EATON (Anson5, John E.2, John1) was born on 5 Dec 1851 in East Flamborough, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada, was baptized on 21 Mar 1852 in East Flamborough, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada, and died on 28 Feb 1887 in Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada at age 35. Another name for Sarah was Sarah Catharine S. EATON.

Sarah married Aaron E. SNYDER , son of Levi S. SNYDER and Elizabeth CLEMENS , on 18 Jan 1872 in Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Aaron was born on 2 Jul 1851 in Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and died on 1 Sep 1912 in , , Ontario, Canada at age 61.

Children from this marriage were:

153 F i. Laruhama SNYDER was born about 1873 in , , Ontario, Canada. Another name for Laruhama was Lorn Hamah SNYDER.

154 F ii. Ida Elizabeth SNYDER was born on 7 Jun 1874 in Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

+ 155 F iii. Hannah Melinda SNYDER was born on 11 Jun 1880 in Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and died on 27 Jul 1957 in Cambridge , Waterloo, Ontario, Canada at age 77.

156 M iv. Lawrence SNYDER