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Michael Zehr

Male 1872 - Yes, date unknown


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  1. 1.  Michael Zehr was born 7 Nov 1872, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Rev. Christian B. Zehr and Veronica Schultz); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-125007
    • Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Rev. Christian B. Zehr was born 19 Aug 1842, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Michael Zehr and Barbara Boshart); died 29 Jul 1928.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-51838
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1862, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Retired: 1901, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1911, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Income
    • Residence: 1911, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Zehr. - Pre. Christian B. Zehr was born in Wellesley Twp., Ont., Aug. 19, 1842; died July 29, 1928; aged 86 y. 11 m. 10 d. He was married to Veronica Schultz. To this union were born 7 children, 5 of whom survive. He leaves 5 children, 28 grandchildren, and 44 great-grandchildren. He was a preacher for a number of years in the Amish Mennonite congregation at Wellesley, Ont. He had been in failing health for a number of years. Funeral services were held at his home Aug. 1, 1928.

    Gospel Herald - Volume XXI, Number 41 - January 10, 1929, p. 862-864

    Christian married Veronica Schultz 2 Dec 1862, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Veronica (daughter of George Schultz and Magdalena Erb) was born 26 Apr 1844, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Veronica Schultz was born 26 Apr 1844, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of George Schultz and Magdalena Erb); died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Name: Fronicka Schultz
    • Name: Veronica Zehr
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-51839
    • Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1862, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1911, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Children:
    1. Barbara S. Jantzi was born 29 Aug 1863, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Dec 1963, Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA; was buried , Pigeon River Amish Mennonite Cemetery, Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA.
    2. Rev. Christian S. Zehr was born 25 Dec 1864, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Mar 1938; was buried , Maple View Amish Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Jacob S. Zehr was born 22 Jul 1866, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Feb 1953.
    4. Magdalena Zehr was born 26 Feb 1869, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 May 1945; was buried , Mapleview Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Ontario, Canada.
    5. Catherine S. Zehr was born 23 Dec 1869, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Sep 1902, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Amish Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 1. Michael Zehr was born 7 Nov 1872, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. John S. Zehr was born 30 Jul 1874, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 May 1906, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mapleview Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Michael Zehr was born 1813, Ludzinger, France; died 3 Feb 1899, 7th Line Amish Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Amish Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Michael Zeer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-376354
    • Residence: Bef 1840, Watson, Lewis, New York, USA
    • Occupation: 1840, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Yeoman
    • 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; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Retired: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    ZEHR. - On the 3d of February, 1899, in Wellesley township, Waterloo Co., Ont., Michael Zehr, in his 87th year. Deceased was a member of the Amish Church and was highly esteemed. A large concourse of people followed the remains to the grave on the 6th, in the Amish cemetery on the farm of the deceased. He leaves an aged widow and grown up family to mourn their loss.


    The Herald of Truth, Vol. XXXVI, No. 5, March 1, 1899 - pages 76,77

    Michael married Barbara Boshart 13 Sep 1840, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Barbara was born 24 Jun 1822, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died 1908; was buried , Amish Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Barbara Boshart was born 24 Jun 1822, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died 1908; was buried , Amish Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-124938P
    • Immigration: 1826, , Canada
    • 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
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    The death of Mrs. Zehr, relict of the late M. Zehr, occurred at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Chr. Jantzi, last Friday. Deceased was one of the very oldest inhabitants having lived here continuously for about 80 years. The funeral occurred on Monday.
    Wellesley Maple Leaf, March 17, 1904

    Children:
    1. Christian Zehr was born 1839, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 2. Rev. Christian B. Zehr was born 19 Aug 1842, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Jul 1928.
    3. Catherine Zehr was born 14 Jun 1843, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Dec 1922, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Michael B. Zehr was born 2 Mar 1845, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Dec 1920; was buried , Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Annie Zehr was born 9 Sep 1849, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Nov 1934, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Barbara B. Zehr was born 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1876; was buried , Maple View Amish Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Magdalena Zehr was born 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Veronica Zehr was born 9 Dec 1855, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Leah Zehr was born 15 Aug 1857, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 May 1944, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Mary B. Zehr was born 16 Sep 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Mar 1944, , Wabasha Co., Minnesota; was buried , Cedar Grove Amish Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly 3rd Line], Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Elizabeth B. "Lizzie" Zehr was born 13 Apr 1863, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Amish Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Barbara Zehr was born 1874, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 6.  George Schultz was born 24 Feb 1801, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died 13 Feb 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Kropf/Baden Cemetery, Baden, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-49000P

    Notes:

    A-1-75 George Shultz Appointment of Guardians to the children of George Shultz, Wilmot, deceased.

    [Children's names are spelled Schultz and Shultz]

    The humble petition of Joseph Shultz, Sheweth:- That George Shultz, late of the Township of Wilmot, Yeoman, died in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty-five, having your Petitioner Joseph Schultz, Meno Schultz, Frenicka Shultz and Barbara Schultz, all infants within the age of Eighteen years him surviving and that they and your Petitioner have no legal Guardians. That Magdalena Erb Shultz, their mother, widow of the said George Shultz is a fit and proper person and deserves to be appointed Guardian of her said children. And that John Erb and Christian Ernst are fit and proper persons to become and willing to become securities that the said Magdalena Erb Shultz shall faithfully perform the said trust…

    Copy of Bond given:
    …That Magdalena Erb Shultz of the Township of Wilmot, widow of George Shultz, Yeoman, deceased, and Peter Litwiler, of the said Township of Wilmot, Yeoman, and Nicolaus Lichty, of the same place, Yeoman, are held and firmly bound unto Joseph Shultz of the said Township of Wilmot, infant son of the said George Shultz, now deceased, and of her the said Magdalena Erb Shultz, in the Penal Sum of Three Hundred Pounds to be paid to the said Joseph Shultz, or to his heirs, executors administrators, to which payment will and truly be made…sealed with our Seals at Berlin, in the said County of Waterloo, the fifteenth day of October in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty-Five.

    Magdalena Erb Shultz, to be Guardian of the said Joseph Shultz, her own infant son…

    Signed by Magdalena Erb Shultz (her mark), Peter Litwiller and Nicolaus Lichti

    Children: Joseph Menno, Veronica, Barbara

    (Note: The said Magdalena Erb Shultz, though not able to read and write, appeared to [be] fully cognizant of the meaning and import of the foregoing affirmation, C. Enslin)

    Guardianship granted to Magdalena 15th September 1855.

    Surrogate Court Records Copybook Register A 1853-1871 transcript to 1863. Frances Hoffman transcriber.

    George — Magdalena Erb. Magdalena was born CALC 9 Mar 1805, , Alsace-Lothringen, France; died 9 Feb 1886, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Magdalena Erb was born CALC 9 Mar 1805, , Alsace-Lothringen, France; died 9 Feb 1886, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Magdalena Schultz
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-49001
    • Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Magdalena could not read nor write.

    Children:
    1. Magdalena Schultz was born 1830, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. John E. Schultz was born 7 Apr 1833, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Bef 1911.
    3. Joseph Schultz was born 1838, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Menno Schultz was born 1840, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Menno E. Schultz was born 22 Oct 1841, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Jul 1920, Ellice Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada.
    6. 3. Veronica Schultz was born 26 Apr 1844, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Barbara Schultz was born 25 Jan 1846, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Oct 1934; was buried , Mapleview Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Ontario, Canada.


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