John E. Lichty

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101734100
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-121705
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish
• Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultual Laborer
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farm Laborer, Farm
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish Mennonite

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John E. Lichti

The death of Mr. John E. Lichti took place early on Sunday morning at his home in Waterloo at the age of 68 years following an illness of some duration. The deceased was a son of Mrs. Leah Lichti and a brother of Mrs. Ben S. Roth, of New Hamburg. The deceased was born on April 12th, 1868, at St. Agatha, but resided in Waterloo for many years where he was an employee of the Globe Furniture Company. He was a faithful member of the Mennonite Church. Surviving are his wife, formerly Annie Kropf, his mother Mrs. Leah Lichti, of New Hamburg, six sons, Christian Lichti, of New Hamburg. David of Waterloo, Louis of Kitchener, Emerson at home, William and Delton, of Kitchener, four daughters, Mrs. Earl Harper at home, Mrs. W.R. Marshall, Bridgeport, Mrs. James G. Stevens, Waterloo, and Mrs. C. Yack, Bridgeport. Two brothers, Christian of Baden, and Joel Lichti, of Tavistock, and two sisters, Mrs. Benjamin Roth, and Miss Mary Lichti, both of New Hamburg, also survive, with 23 grandchildren. One son and one daughter predeceased him. The funeral was held on Wednesday at 2 o'clock from his late residence, thence to Stirling Ave. Mennonite Church,Kitchener, for service. Internment took place at the David Eby cemetery, Waterloo. Rev. U.K. Weber, pastor of Stirling Ave. Mennonite Church officiated.

New Hamburg Independent, April 10, 1936

John — Anna L. Kropf. Anna (daughter of David N. Kropf and Magdalena "Lena" Lichty) was born 26 Oct 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Apr 1945, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

1. Christian K. Lichty was born 13 May 1890, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Nov 1967, Barrie, Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada.
2. Mary Lichty was born 6 Dec 1891, , Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada; died 21 May 1985, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
3. Esther K. Lichty was born 18 Sep 1893; died Yes, date unknown.
4. Magdalena "Mattie" Lichty was born 18 Sep 1893, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Jan 1972, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
5. David K. Lichty was born 27 Oct 1895, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 24 Dec 1978, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bridgeport Memorial Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
6. Louis K. Lichty was born 13 Feb 1898, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Feb 1966, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Kingwood Reformed Mennonite Cemetery [formerly Roeser's Hill Mennonite Cemetery], Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
7. Leah Lichty was born 24 Dec 1901, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Feb 1996, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
8. Vera Lichty was born 26 May 1904, Ellice Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1 Jan 1971, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
9. Elvina Lichty was born 1 Jun 1906, Ellice Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 16 Dec 1906, Ellice Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Poole Mennonite Cemetery, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario.
10. Emerson Lichty was born Nov 1907, , Ontario, Canada; died 26 Dec 1994, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
11. Alvin Lichty was born 1909; died 1910; was buried , Poole Mennonite Cemetery, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario.
12. William K. Lichty was born 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Apr 1975, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
13. Delton K. Lichty was born 17 Jun 1913, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Sep 1988, Haliburton, , Ontario; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-80519P
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish
• Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Income
• Residence: 1911, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Retired: 1911, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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LICHTY. - Christian Lichty was born in Wilmot Tp., Waterloo Co., Ont., in 1846; died Aug. 3, 1915, at New Hamburg, Ont., aged 69 years. In June, 1867, he was married to Leah Erb, which union was blessed with 4 sons and 2 daughters. He united with the A.M. Church in his youth and remained faithful to the end. He was in failing health the last few years, but endured it with patience to the end, always having a great desire to hear God's Word. He leaves to mourn 4 sons, 2 daughters, a bereaved wife, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

Gospel Herald - Volume VIII, Number 25 - September 16, 1915 - Pages 415, 416

Christian married Leah Erb 11 Jun 1867, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Leah (daughter of Christian H. Erb and Maria "Polly" Miller) was born 1 May 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Dec 1936, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Leah Lichti
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-80520P
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish
• Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1911, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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Lichti.-Leah, wife of Bro. Christian K. Lichti, was born near New Hamburg, Ont., May 24, 1843; died Dec. 18, 1936; aged 93 y. 6 m. 24 d. She was united in marriage to Christian K. Lichti June 11, 1867. To this union were born 4 sons and 2 daughters- Her husband preceded her in death Aug. 3, 1915; also 2 sons (John of Waterloo and Menno of Tavistock). She leaves 2 sons (Christian of Baden and Joel of Tavistock), 2 daughters (Mrs. Ben Roth of New Hamburg and Mary at home), 17 grandchildren, 44 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great-grandchild, and a host of relatives and friends to mourn her departure. She accepted Christ as her Savior in her youth and remained faithful to the end. She was the last of a family of 12 to pass away. Funeral services were conducted at the house by Bro. Ben Gingerich, and at Steinman's meeting house by Brethren Mose 0. Jantzi (Text, John 16 : 5) and Peter Nafziger (Heb. 9: 27). Burial in adjoining cemetery. P. Nafziger.

Gospel Herald, Jauary 7, 1937 - Vol. XXIX, No.41 - page 862, 863

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Pioneer Resident Passes Mrs. Leah Lichty Was 93 Years

Old Death called to her eternal rest the oldest resident of the New Hamburg district in the person of Leah Erb, relict of the late Christian Lichty, who passed away at the home of her son-in-law, Mr. Ben S. Roth, of Friday, December 18th, at the age of 93 years, 6 months and 24 days. The deceased was born in Wilmot Township on the farm now owned by Mr. Wesley Erb, east of this village. After her marriage to Christian Lichty, she resided on a farm near St. Agatha and about twenty-seven years ago they moved to a home on Bleam's Road on the outskirts of this town. After the death of her husband in 1915 she made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Ben S. Roth. The deceased was a devoted member of the Amish-Mennonite Church and was beloved by a wide circle of friends. She had been bedfast since last summer but was in full possession of her mental faculties until death claimed her. In her death the last member of the pioneer Christian Erb family is removed from this earthly sphere. She is survived by two sons and two daughters, Christian Lichty, of Bade, Joel, of Tavistock, Mrs. Ben S. Roth and Miss Mary Lichty, both of New Hamburg. She is also survived by 17 grandchildren, 44 great-grandchildren and one great great grandchild. Two sons predeceased her. The funeral was held on Monday afternoon from Mr. Roth's residence to the Steinman A.-M. Church for service, followed by internment in the adjoining cemetery. A large concourse of sorrowing relative and friends attended the funeral which was in charge of Rev. Moses Jantzi, of Baden. The pallbearers were all grandsons of the deceased, namely, Nicholas L. Roth, Lorne Roth, Alvin Roth, Wm. Lichti, Chris. Lichti and Emerson Lichti.

New Hamburg Independent, December 25, 1936

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• Name: J. L. Lichty
• Name: John Lichti
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-239492
• Residence: 1840, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Yeoman
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish
• Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Yeoman
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Johannes married Elisabeth Kropf 23 Feb 1840, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elisabeth (daughter of Jacob Kropf and Magdalena Rothaker) was born 22 Jan 1822, Leacock Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 10 Apr 1853, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Kropf/Baden Cemetery, Baden, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Elisabeth Lichti
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-239494
• Residence: 1840, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-122073
• Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farm Laborer
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

Christian — Maria "Polly" Miller. Maria was born CALC 15 Oct 1800, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 30 Mar 1896, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Maria "Polly" Erb
• Name: Polly Miller
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-122074P
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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ERB - On the 30th of March 1896, near St. Agatha, Waterloo Co., Ont., Maria Erb, maiden name Miller, aged 95 years, 5 months, 15 days. She lived in matrimony 61 years, and in widowhood for 13 years, 3 months and 13 days. Of her 12 children 5 preceded her. Her posterity numbers 42 grandchildren, 13 dead; 103 great-grandchildren, 16 dead. She was for many years afflicted with a cancer, but she suffered patiently, and looked forward in faith to the time of her redemption. She was confined to her bed about 5 months. Buried on the second of April in Lichty's graveyard. Funeral services by C. Zehr, from John 11:25, 26 and J. Gascho, from Rev. 7:9.

Herald of Truth, Vol. XXXIII, No. 9, May 1, 1896

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• Land: Wilmot Township - Block B Concession 4 Lot 15, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Name: Christian Lichti
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-95922
• Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Yeoman
• Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Yeoman
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish
• Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish

Christian — Magdalena Litwiller. Magdalena was born 1791, , France; died Bef 1871. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Magdalena Lichti
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-95944
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-87116
• Birth: CALC 2 Dec 1784, Epfig, , Alsace, France
• Residence: 1840, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Retired Farmer
• Residence: 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Land: 1855, Wilmot Township - Concession North of Snyder's Road Lot 14, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Retired
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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Jan. 29, in Waterloo Co., Canada, Bro Jacob Kropf, at the advanced age of 90 years, 1 month and 26 days. He enjoyed remarkably good health up to the 26th of December, 1874, when he had a stroke of palsy whereby his right side and also his tongue became paralyzed. He served as deacon in the Amish Church in Canada about 50 years, during which time his seat was seldom vacant when he was able to go. He leaves an aged widow about two years his junior, with whom he lived in matrimony 64 years.

Obituary - Herald of Truth, February, 1875

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The Kropf Family

In 1819, Jacob Kropf and his wife Magdalena Rothaker applied for a passport to leave Lower Alsace. The Kropfs had resided in Leacock Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, but in the fall of 1823 they accompanied the Brennemans to Upper Canada. Although Kropf laid claim to a lot next to Joseph Goldschmidt's in the German Block, he took his family to Woolwich Township. When Goldschmidt left for Ohio in 1831, Kropf moved to Wilmot, purchased Goldschmidt's 50 acres and registered his intent to purchase both lots 13 and 14, NSR, with King's College. Goldschmidt had already built a sawmill on his property, and Jacob Kropf and his sons continued to operate it. Although the Kropf family seemed fairly well situated with their sawmill and 400 acres of land, tragedy stalked them on all sides. Daughter Catherine, age 20, died in 1840 and Jacob Jr. in 1848. He had been married to Jacobena Bender, but did not have any surviving heirs. In the spring on 1853, death claimed daughter Elizabeth who was married to John L. Lichti. She left seven young children. In the fall of the same year the Kropf sawmill burned to the ground. Son Henry died in 1855, leaving his wife, Anna Nafziger, and seven young children. In 1855, the Kropfs acquired their deeds from the University of Toronto - David for Lot 13 and Jacob Sr. for Lot 14. Perhaps the expense of building a new mill or an economic slump caused both David and Christian to consider leaving their aging parents to seek their fortunes elsewhere. David, who was married to his neighbour Magdalena Oesch, sold his last piece of land in Wilmot in 1862 and Christian his in 1864. Both of them eventually settled in Missouri. Jacob and Magdalena lived to a ripe old age. Jacob died in 1875 at the age of 90 and Magdalena in 1878 at the age of 91. Their graves on the family farm are unmarked.


The Amish and Their Neighbours, The German Block, Wilmot Township, 1822-1860" by Lorraine Roth, 1998

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Jacob Kropf was the son of Christian Kropf (1736-1802) and Elisabeth Goldschmidt. They were married before 1766, and he was a farmer and lease-manager. After marrying they moved several times, and lived near Bernardswiller, Bas-Rhin (Alsace), in 1767, in Hattstatt, Haut-Rhin (Lorraine), in 1776, in Rouffach, Haut-Rhin, in 1778, and, in the spring of 1779, together with his wife, leased the Gollweilerhof outlying Epfig, Bas-Rhin. Their son Jacob was born there in 1784. Christian died there on Nov. 16, 1802 (25 Brumaire XI in the Republican Calendar). The fate of Elisabeth Goldschmidt is not known, except that she was still alive in 1811. They had eight known children: Joseph (1767), Christian (1768), Heinrich (1772), Anna Maria (1776), Magdalena (1778), Barbara (1780/81), Jacob (1784) and Elisabeth (1787/88).

Excerpt from "French Records About the Kropf Family of Epfig, Bas-Rhin", Mennonite Family History Juky 2001, by Neil Ann Stuckey Levine

Jacob married Magdalena Rothaker 15 Apr 1811, Epfig, , Alsace, France. Magdalena was born 7 Aug 1786, Strassburg, , Alsace, France; died 24 May 1878, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Family Farm, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Magdalena Kropf
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-150320
• Residence: 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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May 24, 1878 Magdalena Kropf in Baden, widow of Jakob Kropf died at the age of 93 years. She was one of the oldest residents in Wilmot.

Obituary - Berliner Journal, June 6, 1878

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Her marriage record from Epfig says she was "nee le sept aout mil sept cent quatre vingt six a Strasbourg" - 7 Aug 1786 at Stasburg, Her surname was Rothaker, daughter of David and Magdalena Boshard

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-239568
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish

Jacob — Magdalena Hartig. Magdalena was born CA 1773; died Bef 1852. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Magdalena Erb
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-239569