Joel A. Reist

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-24001

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Reist.- Joel, son of Elias and Annie (Auker) Reist, was born in South Haven, Mich., Nov. 13, 1895; died of cancer at Linden, Alta., Aug. 9, 1983; aged 87 y. On July 27, 1921, he was married to Vera Good, who survives. Also surviving are 3 daughters (Helen Spicer, Dorothy Fretz, and Mildred Rendle), one son (Roy), 19 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, one sister (Leah Reinbold), and one brother (Abe). One daughter and one son preceded him in death. He was a member of West Zion Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Aug. 12, in charge of Ormond Sherick and Gordon Buschert; interment in West Zion Cemetery.

Gospel Herald - Volume 77, Number 12 -March 20, 1984, page 210

Joel married Vera Good 27 Jul 1921. Vera (daughter of Silas Sittler Good and Lucinda Weber) was born 8 Jun 1899, Centreville (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Dec 1989, Olds, Alberta; was buried , West Zion Mennonite Cemetery, near, Carstairs, , Alberta, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00018-1480.7

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Reist, Elias B., son of Abraham and Magdalena (Brubaker) Reist, was born July 28, 1863, in Waterloo Co., Ont.; died at the Mennonite Home for the Aged, Albany, Oreg., May 3, 1957; aged 93 y. 9m. 5 d. In earlier years he was a member of the Mennonite Church, but for the past 20 years he was a member of the Christian Church at Sheridan, Oreg. On Oct. 21, 1889, he was married to Annie Auker, who preceded him in death in 1926. On April 8, 1928, he was married to Julia Larrew, who preceded him in death in 1934. He is survived by 5 sons and 2 daughters (Solomon, Sanford, Mich.; Leah-Mrs. Jas. Reinbold, Alanson, Mich.; Mary-Mrs. Noah Dettwiler, Denver, Colo.; Abe and Joel, Alberta; Reuben, Salem, Oreg., and Irvin, Martindale, Pa.), also one stepdaughter (Mrs. Leroy Cowan, McMinnville, Oreg.), and numerous relatives and friends. Funeral services were held May 7 at the Sheridan Christian Church in charge of Frank W. Zook, with interment in the Macabe Cemetery.

Gospel Herald - May 28, 1957

Elias married Annie Auker 21 Oct 1889. Annie was born 7 Jan 1864, , Juniata Co., Pennsylvania; died 15 Oct 1926, Sheridan, Yamhill, Oregon, USA; was buried , South Yamhill Baptist Cemetery, Yamhill, Oregon, USA. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Annie Reist
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-34000

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Reist.-Annie Auker was born in Juniata Co.,Pa., Jan. 7, 1864, where she spent her girlhood days and at the age of 24 she emigrated to May City, Iowa, with a small colony of Mennonites of which she was a member. At the age of 25 she was united in marriage to Elias B. Reist of Huron Co., Ont. They made their home at May City, Iowa a few years and then moved to Michigan where they lived for 15 years. In 1910 they moved to Alberta, where they lived until two and one-half years ago when they came to Oregon. To this union were born five sons and three daughters: Mary, Solomon, Abraham, Joel, Leah, Lydia who passed away in infancy, Reuben and Irvin. Mother had always been well, hardly knowing what it was to be sick. October 15 she performed her work as usual, ate a hearty supper and went to bed. Shortly after midnight she had a stroke and in a few hours she passed away. Funeral services at Sheridan, Oreg., church Oct. 19, were conducted by Bro. Daniel Shenk of Sheridan and Bro. Allan Good of the Portland Mission. Text, Rev. 14: 13. She has always been a faithful member and an earnest worker. Almost her last work was caring for the sick. Interment at the South Yamhill Baptist Cemetery.

"Dearest mother, thou hast left us,
And thy loss we deeply feel;
But 'tis God who has bereft us,
He will all our sorrows heal." -By members of the family.

GOSPEL HERALD - Vol. XIX, No. 33 - November 11, 1926 - pg 717

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• Eby ID Number: 00090-5183
• Occupation: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonist
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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Abraham Reist, "the fourth son of Samuel and Salome (Erb) Reist, is married to Magdalena Brubacker. They reside in May City, Iowa"


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.].

Abraham married Mary Brubacher Brubacher 6 May 1851, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Johannes Sherk "John" Brubacher and Elizabeth Burkhard) was born 29 Dec 1831, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Dec 1910; was buried , Brutus Mennonite Cemetery, Brutus, Emmet, Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Magdalena Brubacher
• Name: Mary Brubacher Reist
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1480
• Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonist

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Mary B. Brubacher, "the eldest daughter of John S. Brubacher, was born December 29th, 1831. She is married to Abraham Reist, a farmer. They reside near May City, Osceola County, Iowa. Their family consists of eight 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: 00090-5167
• Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonist

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Samuel Reist, "was born January 1st, 1795. He was married to Salome, daughter of Jacob and Salome (Graybill) Erb. She was born August 4th, 1808, and died in Berlin, January 15th, 1888. He died on his farm in Woolwich Township, near St. Jacobs, January 20th, 1883. To them was born a family of seven 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.].

Samuel — Salome Erb. Salome (daughter of Jacob Erb and Salome Graybill) was born CALC 4 Aug 1804; died 15 Jan 1888, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Salome Reist
• Eby ID Number: 00032-2857
• Birth: 4 Aug 1808, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; EA
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

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Salome Erb, "the fourth daughter, was born August 4th, 1808. She was married to Samuel Reist who was born January 1st, 1795, and died January 20th, 1883. They resided on a farm in Woolwich Township, near St. Jacobs, where he died. She died in Berlin with her daughter, Sarah Ann (Mrs. Philip Briding), on January 15th, 1888. To them was born a family of seven 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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• Name: John S. Brubacher
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1479
• Occupation: 1852, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Famer
• 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

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John S. Brubacher, "(known as Cooper Brubacher) son of Abraham and Mary (Sherk) Brubacher, was born in Juniata County, Pennsylvania, U.S., August 12th, 1807. In 1828 he came to Canada and took up land along the Conestogo River. His farm was composed of lot No. 40, German Company's Tract, Woolwich Township, about one mile west of St. Jacobs. Here they resided until his death which took place October 1st, 1887. On November 24th, 1830, he was married to Elizabeth Burkhard who was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, November 9th, 1808. She came to Canada with her parents when about 12 years of age and died June 23rd, 1881. They had a family of ten 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.].

Johannes — Elizabeth Burkhard. Elizabeth (daughter of Peter Burkhard and Barbara Guth) was born 9 Nov 1808, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 23 Jun 1881, 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: Elizabeth Brubacher
• Eby ID Number: 00019-1499
• Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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Elizabeth Burkhard, "was born November 9th, 1808. She was married to John S. Brubacher, a farmer. They resided about a mile west of St. Jacobs where she died June 23rd, 1881. To them were born nine 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.].