Byron Eby

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-194616
• Residence: 1975, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada

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• Residence: Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 62 Chapel St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-52873
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; New Mennonite
• Military: 1914, WW1; WW1, 53rd Depot Battery, Service #334771
• Military: 1914, WW1; WW1, Corporal
• Occupation: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Druggist
• Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Pentecostal

Glenn married Ellise Marguerite "Marguerite "Margy" Bechtel 15 Nov 1922, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada. Ellise (daughter of Byron Erb Bechtel and Anna Margaret Taylor) was born 20 Nov 1896, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 May 1975, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Ellise Marguerite "Marguerite "Margy" Eby
• Name: Margaret Bechtel
• Name: Marguerite Bechtel
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-52872
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1927, Tara, Arran Township, Bruce, Ontario, Canada

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EBY, Mrs. Glenn Earl (Marguerite Bechtel)

At St. Mary's Hospital, on Thursday, May 8, 1975, Marguerite Bechtel, age 78 years, formerly of Route 1, Waterloo; mother of Byron Eby of Toronto, David Eby of Kitchener and Janet (Mrs. Gordon Brooks) of Atlanta, Ga.; sister of Myrtle (Mrs. Clive Bean) of Kitchener, Edith (Mrs. Howard Reed) of Kitchener, Jane (Mrs. Hugh VanEvery) of Bloomingdale and Ruth (Mrs. Sanford Whiting) of Oliphant; seven grandchildren also survive; she was predeceased by her husband, Glenn Earl Eby, in 1962, one brother, Charles, one sister, Minnie and her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Byron Bechtel. She was a member of the Waterloo County Unitarian Fellowship. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener. Funeral and committal service in the Ratz-Bechtel Chapel, Saturday, at 2 p.m. Robert Whitton will officiate. Following cremation interment will be made in the Blair cemetery.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record 9 May 1975 pg 35

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• Eby ID Number: 00031-2612
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Store Clerk
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Menno M. Eby, "was born July 7th, 1869. He is unmarried and is engaged as clerk with Smyth Bros., Berlin."


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.].

Menno — Sarah Ann Eby. Sarah (daughter of Rev. Solomon Eby and Catharine "Catherine" Shantz) was born 6 Dec 1872, , Ontario, Canada; died 8 Oct 1902; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Sarah Ann Eby
• Eby ID Number: 00031-2612.1000

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• Business: Buckberrough and Bechtel Insurance
• Elected Office: Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; councillor - Waterloo City
• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21594846
• Name: B. E. Bechtel
• Eby ID Number: 00007-0788
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Free Thinker
• Residence: 1871, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Teacher
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christadelphian
• Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Insurance Agent
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Brick Maker
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christadelphian
• Occupation: 1915, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; insurance inspector - Waterloo Mutual Insurance Company
• Residence: 1926, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1927, 59 Allen St. W., Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Byron Erb Bechtel "was born September 30th, 1859. He resides in the town of Waterloo where he is engaged in the insurance business. He is married to Anna M. Taylor."

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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Bechtel, Byron. E., teacher. Was born at Blair, in this county, 1859.

Illustrated Atlas of the County of Waterloo, H. Parsel & Co., Toronto - 1881

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B.E. BECHTEL PASSES AWAY AT WATERLOO

Prominent and Widely Knows Citizen Died Suddenly

INSURANCE INSPECTOR AND MANUFACTURER

The sudden passing shortly after one o'clock on Tuesday morning of Mr. Byron E. Bechtel, Inspector of the Waterloo Mutual Fire Insurance Company and for years one of the best known brick manufacturers of the province, came as a distinct shock to his family and friends. As he was about to retire on Monday evening after a busy day he was seized with a heart attack to which he succumbed shortly after one o'clock in the morning. His death removes a leading and highly regarded citizen of the town of Waterloo where he had resided for a period of over fifty years.

Born in Blair, Sept. 30th, 1859, the son of Isaac and Jane Bechtel, he resided there with his parents until about 10 years of age when the family removed to Bridgeport. Following two years' residence in that village they moved to Waterloo where he had since resided. He received his education in the public school at Waterloo and at the K-W. High School, and after securing his teaching certificate he taught school in Haysville and Williamsburg for two years. He then became a member of the staff of the Waterloo Mutual Fire Insurance Company. A few years later he severed his connection with the company to enter into partnership with the late Mr. Buckberrough, forming the insurance agency of Buckberrough and Bechtel. In the year 1903, after fifteen years in agency work, the firm sold out to Mr. C. A. Boehm. Mr. Bechtel, who had been brought up a brick- maker, his father, the late Isaac Bechtel, having operated a brickyard for years, then became active in the business of brick manufacturing and also for a time carried on the manufacture of brick-making machinery, taking charge of the plant in 1892. He was of an inventive turn of mind and held valuable patents to brick-making machinery designed by him, which have been installed in brickyards in both Canada and the United States.

In 1915 he was appointed inspector of the Waterloo Mutual Fire Insurance Company, a position he held until his death. He also continued to operate the brickyard north of Waterloo which he owned for many years.

The late Mr. Bechtel was recognized as one of the best informed brick men in the Dominion and in earlier years was active in the Canadian National Clay Products Association of Canada of which he enjoyed the distinction of being the first president.

He was also active in municipal circles for about ten years during which he was a valued member of the town council.

The late Mr. Bechtel was an Odd fellow, having been a member for many years of the local lodge.

His wife, Anna Margaret Taylor, daughter of the late C. M. Taylor, survives, together with a family of seven children, viz: Charles, of Edmonton, Alta.; Wilhelmina, Toronto; Myrtle (Mrs. C. S. Bean) of near Preston; Edith (Mrs. Howard Reed) Waterloo; Margie (Mrs. Glen Eby) Tara; Jane (Mrs. Hugh Van Every) Waterloo; and Ruth, (Mrs. Sanford Whiting), of Waterloo. He also leaves five sisters and one brother, viz: Mrs. A. C. Biggs, Burlington; Mrs. William McBain, Mountain View, Cal.; Eloine, Waterloo; Mrs. R. O. Dobbin, Waterloo; Mrs. Carrie R. Ratz, Toronto, and W. B. Bechtel, Kitchener. Three sisters and one brother predeceased him, viz: Mrs. Homer Watson, Doon; Mrs. Emily Martin, Waterloo; Ella May, Water- loo, and Milton, Elmira.
The funeral will take place from his late residence, 59 Allen St., Waterloo, on Thursday at two o'clock p.m., to the Blair cemetery for Interment.

Waterloo Chronicle 27 Oct 1927, p. 1

Byron married Anna Margaret Taylor 1 Jul 1881, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Anna (daughter of Cyrus Miller Taylor and Wilhelmina Hacking) was born 7 Jan 1859, , Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 31 May 1947, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Anna Margaret Bechtel
• Eby ID Number: 00007-0788.1
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christadelphian
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christadelphian
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Brick Maker
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

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• Land: Woolwich Township German Company Tract 065, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: 00031-2605
• Occupation: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonist
• Occupation: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gardner
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Benjamin L. Eby, "the fourth member of Peter Eby's family, was first married, September 9th, 1851, to Barbara Martin who was born September 26th, 1830, and died July 23rd, 1876. They resided on a farm near St. Jacobs, Ontario. Some time after the decease of his wife he was married to Magdalena Detweiler. (See No. 2300) They reside in the town of Berlin. Mr. Eby's family consists of twelve children, of whom seven were born unto his first wife."


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.].

Benjamin married Barbara Martin 9 Sep 1851, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Barbara (daughter of Daniel Z. Martin and Veronica Schneider) was born 26 Sep 1830, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Jul 1876, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Barbara Eby
• Eby ID Number: 00075-4365
• Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonist
• Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Barbara Martin, "the second daughter of Daniel and Veronica (Schneider) Martin, was born September 26th, 1830. On September 9th, 1851, she was married to Benjamin L. Eby. She died at St. Jacobs, July 23rd, 1876.


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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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44339112
• Interesting: story, religion
• Eby ID Number: 00031-2715
• Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonist
• Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; labourer for Moses Springer
• Residence: 1852, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1874, Bloomingdale Mennonite Church, Bloomingdale, Waterloo, Ontario; minister
• Occupation: 1886, Breslau Missionary Church, Breslau, Ontario; minister
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; New Mennonite
• Retired: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Penticostal
• Retired: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1931, 54 Edward St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Rev. Solomon Eby, "the eldest in the family, was born May 15th, 1834. When a young man he joined the Old Mennonite Church, of which body, some years thereafter, he was ordained minister. Some twenty years ago, on account of some difference of opinion between him and the authorities of the church, he was separated from that body, and afterwards became one of the instruments in the organization of what is at present known as the church of the Mennonite Brethren in Christ, usually called New Mennonites, of which body he was the first Presiding Elder. He was re-elected as Presiding Elder for quite a number of years in succession, but at present he is stationed on the Bethel, Ontario, field of labor where he is doing a grand work for the Lord. As a minister he has few superiors, speaks in both languages, and his sermons are full of life and spirit, refreshing to souls craving for spiritual manna. Many have been brought from darkness unto light through his labors. May he prove faithful unto the end, and when done here receive that crown of glory promised to all who do the Lord's will. He is married to Catharine Shantz and has had a family of twelve children, of whom six are dead. Their names are as follows: Lydia, Hannah (dead), Lovina (dead), Priscilla (dead), Jeremiah, Josiah, Magdalena (dead), Fannie (dead), Sarah Ann, Franklin (dead), Nellie, and Ida."


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, Solomon (1834-1931)

Solomon Eby (15 May 1834-1931) was one of the founders of the Mennonite Brethren in Christ Church (now Evangelical Missionary Church), the son of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Cressman) Eby. He was born May 15, 1834 in Waterloo Co., ON, was raised on the farm, and attended public school. On June 17, 1855 he married Catharine Shantz, and they had 12 children. He moved to Port Elgin, ON.

In 1858 he was ordained to the ministry in the Mennonite Church, and served in that capacity for 14 years. According to his testimony, he was not converted until eleven years after his ordination (1869, Port Elgin, ON). Following his conversion he became a zealous advocate for a definite religious experience. Eventually he was expelled from the Mennonite Church, and in 1874 he and Daniel Brenneman of Indiana organized the Reformed Mennonites, a group that later became a part of the Mennonite Brethren in Christ Church (now the Evangelical Missionary Church).

For various terms totaling 18 years Eby was presiding elder in the Ontario Conference, and for 14 years he served as pastor, holding pastorates at Breslau, Elmwood, New Dundee, Markham, and Kitchener circuits. He was a member of the first six general conferences, and was chairman of the first one (Zionsville, PA, 1885). Eby retired from active work in 1906. A few years later he became interested in the Pentecostal movement, and in 1912 he transferred his membership to that organization. He died in 1931.

Eby, Solomon (1834-1931) - GAMEO. (2018). Gameo.org. Retrieved 26 September 2018, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Eby,_Solomon_(1834-1931)

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Wanner Mennonite Church
Begun: 1829

A small wooden meeting house was built in 1829 on a corner of the farm belonging to Samuel Bechtel which was located in the vicinity of the present-day regional headquarters of the Ministry of Natural Resources near the intersection of Highways 24 and 401. The site for this community meeting house, as well as a school and a burial ground, had been chosen on August 8, 1829. The land was donated by Samuel Bechtel and his wife Barbara (Baumann) on March 15, 1830. A new meeting house, of white brick, was built in 1837 on the east side of Henry Wanner's farm, somewhat north of the first meeting house. Meetings at first were held every eight weeks. The deed of land for the meeting house known as Wanner's was dated October 15, 1837. Early preachers were David Sherk, who had been ordained by Benjamin Eby in July 1837, Jacob Bretz, Jr., and Joseph Hagey.

Joseph Hagey was ordained bishop in 1851. During his time divisions occurred in the church by a surge of enthusiasm for a Methodist form of revivalism. Solomon Eby of Port Elgin, who announced his own conversion in December 1869, was leader of a group which believed that members could be converted through participation in revival meetings. John Baer of Wanner's became associated with Solomon Eby, and was compelled to leave the church in the spring of 1874, as were Eby and his other followers. The new church movement resulted in organization conferences which culminated in the conference on March 23, 1875 at Bloomingdale where New Mennonites and Reforming (or Reformed) Mennonites joined together as United Mennonites. The United Mennonites favored revival meetings, Sunday Schools and prayer meetings, and were opposed to the use of alcohol and tobacco.

The date of construction of the meeting house which replaced the one built in 1837 is somewhat in doubt. It is possible that a new building was erected in the early 1870s; it is also possible that the 1837 building only underwent extensive renovations at that time. There is no doubt, however, that a new brown brick church was built in 1938. An education wing was added in 1969.

The earliest Mennonite Sunday School in North America was begun in 1842 and was held jointly by the Wanner and Hagey Meeting Houses. It was discontinued after a short time because of a division of opinion within the congregations. An attempt was made later, in the mid-1860s, to begin another Sunday School, but this, too, did not last long. Many years later, on June 10, 1896, a meeting was held to organize a Sunday School. Anson Groh was appointed superintendent..

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

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Bloomingdale (Schneider or Snyder) Mennonite Church

Services began in 1824, and in 1826 a first meeting house, known as Schneider's or Snyder's, was built northwest of Bloomingdale, and east of the Grand River, on land (part Lot 7) donated by Jacob Schneider. Henry Weber was the first minister to this congregation, from 1824 until 1854. He was followed by Moses Erb who was ordained minister to the congregation on April 14, 1854. The church building was primarily used as a school in the beginning; the first teacher was John Bauman from Pennsylvania. Church services were held in homes. Dorothy Sauder, in her 1972 history of the church, states that "Prior to 1860, Schneider's was the only [Mennonite] place of worship on the Grand River and, until the 1889 Martin schism, it was one with the Martin congregation with ministers serving both groups" (Sauder 1972: 8). Services were held on a two-week schedule, at one meeting house and then at the other.

Snyder's was affected by division in the church in the early 1870s. The majority of the congregation joined the Reforming (or Reformed) Mennonites, a group organized by Solomon Eby on May 15, 1874, and from 1875-1879 the meeting house was used almost exclusively by them. It was here that the conference was held on March 23, 1875 in which the New Mennonites and the Reforming (or Reformed) Mennonites joined together as the United Mennonites. However, because the original deed to the church property had been lost or perhaps never duly executed, a new deed was drawn up on January 15, 1879, giving ownership of building and property to the group of more conservative Mennonites in the congregation.

The present church was built in 1878 on approximately the same site as the first meeting house. Renovations to the church building were carried out in 1951. One main entrance, to replace the two separate entrances, was part of the changes made. Further improvements were made in 1985. The name of the church is now Bloomingdale Mennonite Church.

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

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Breslau Missionary Church

Meetings are reported to have been held in 1872 in a building at the corner of Woolwich Street and Mader Lane by a group who were followers of Solomon Eby. Conferences to consider reorganization of the church were held in 1874 and 1875, the most important of which was considered to have been the meeting at the Bloomingdale Mennonite Church on May 23, 1875. Members of the New Mennonites and the Reforming (or Reformed) Mennonites joined together at that meeting as the United Mennonites. At a meeting in Blair in 1879 a union, called the Evangelical United Mennonites, was formed from the United Mennonites and the Evangelical Mennonites. Four years later, in 1883, the Ohio Brethren in Christ (Tunker) joined with the Evangelical United Mennonites to form the Mennonite Brethren in Christ.

Dedication services were held on Christmas Day, 1882, for the new Breslau Mennonite Church which had been built during the year. Henry Goudie was minister to the congregation from 1881-1884. He was followed by Peter Geiger (1884-1885) and Frank Moyer (1885-1886). Solomon Eby, a member of the congregation who was minister from 1886-1889, had been one of the organizers on May 15, 1874 of the Reforming Mennonites.

On May 6, 1959 a decision was made to construct an 1800 square foot addition to the church. The sanctuary was enlarged and new pews were installed in 1978; dedication was in September of that year. Rev. Leonard DeWitt, president of the Missionary Church was guest speaker on Sunday, November 21, 1982, when the church's 100th Anniversary service was held. Of interest: the sign eteched in the glass above the doors on the northwest side of the back section reads "United Missionary Church."

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

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Pioneer Minister Dies At Kitchener

Another link with the pioneer history of Waterloo County was severed when Rev. Solomon Eby, one of the founders of the Mennonite Brethren in Christ Church, and Kitchener's oldest minister died in his 97th year. Death occurred after a comparatively short illness. Until a year ago deceased was able to read the finest print without glasses.

Rev. Mr. Eby was born in 1834, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Eby, who settled in Waterloo County in 1804, coming here from Pennsylvania. He was ordained a minister in 1858 at the age of 24. He continued as a preacher in the Old Mennonite church until 1872, when he was excommunicated because of the radically different doctrines which he was promulgating at that time. When this occurred he gathered others who were of the same belief and formed the Mennonite Brethren in Christ Church. He was a leader in this church for years, serving 18 years as presiding elder of the Ontario Conference and filling pastorates at Breslau, Elmwood, Bethel, Markham and Kitchener. In 1912 he withdrew from this denomination, having embraced the doctrines of the Pentecostal Assembly, of which he was a member at the time of his death. He was an ordained minister for 78 years, but was not an active preacher for the past 15 years, although he frequently delivered short sermons and exhortations up to a year ago.

He is survived by four children, Josiah and Jeremiah, two sons; Miss Lydia and Mrs. John Kimmel, all of Kitchener.

New Hamburg Independent, February 6, 1931

Occupation:
The majority of the congregation joined the Reforming (or Reformed) Mennonites, a group organized by Solomon Eby on May 15, 1874, and from 1875-1879 the meeting house was used almost exclusively by them. It was here that the conference was held on March 23, 1875 in which the New Mennonites and the Reforming (or Reformed) Mennonites joined together as the United Mennonites. However, because the original deed to the church property had been lost or perhaps never duly executed, a new deed was drawn up on January 15, 1879, giving ownership of building and property to the group of more conservative Mennonites in the congregation.. <sup>1a

1a</sup>Ambrose, Rosemary. Waterloo County Churches A Research Guide to Churches Established Before 1900. Kitchener, Ontario, Canada: Waterloo-Wellington Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society, 1993. [used the kind permission of Rosemary Ambrose 2011]

Solomon married Catharine "Catherine" Shantz 17 Jun 1855, , Ontario, Canada. Catharine (daughter of Benjamin P. Shantz and Lydia Kolb) was born 17 May 1836, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Feb 1917; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Catharine "Catherine" Eby
• Eby ID Number: 00110-6957
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; New Mennonite

Notes:

Catharine Shantz, "was born May 17th 1836. She is married to Rev. Solomon Eby. They reside at Bethel, Ontario."

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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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21715950
• Eby ID Number: 00007-0783
• Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Free Thinker
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Teamster
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Protestant
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist

Notes:

Isaac Bechtel "was born October 8th, 1829. He resided in the town of Waterloo where he was engaged in the making of brick and tile, and died July 22nd, 1892. He was married to Jane Tilt and had a family of eleven 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.].

Isaac — Jane Tilt. Jane (daughter of William Tilt and Jane Cosens) was born 19 Nov 1829, Capel, , Surrey, England; died 1 Feb 1915, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Jane Bechtel
• Eby ID Number: 00007-0783.1
• Immigration: 1832, , Ontario, Canada
• Immigration: 1832, , Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christadelphian
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Chistadelphian
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christian Science

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• Employer: Waterloo Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario
• Invention: , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lamp boiler
• Name: C. M. Taylor
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-150585
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Insurance Agent
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christadelphian
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Insurance Manager
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christadelphian
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Manager
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christian

Notes:

Invention:
No. 131,712. Peter Harvey Sims, of Waterloo, Canada, assignor to Cyrus Miller Taylor, of the same place, for a " Lamp boiler."

Claim.'97"1, a lamp boiler, consisting of the metallic chimney B, base A, lamp C, inverted cones H, I, boiler F, and spiral rings Q, G, all constructed, arranged, and operated in the manner and for the purpose set forth. 2, the inverted cone-reflector H, provided with air apertures e, and resting on the upper part of the burner, in combination with the inverted cone 1, resting on the lower rim or the burner, and metallic chimney B and boiler F, as and for the purpose set forth. 3, the spiral wire-rings G, G, hi combination with the metallic chimney Band boiler F, substantially as described."<sup>1a

1a</sup>Great Britian Paten Office, The Commissioners of Patent's Journal. 2 Jul 1872 pg 2431

Cyrus — Wilhelmina Hacking. Wilhelmina was born CALC 18 Feb 1839, , Ontario, Canada; died 21 May 1893, Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, USA; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Wilhelmina Taylor
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-150596
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christadelphian
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christadelphian
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christian