Abner W. Bearinger

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116987629
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-265997

Notes:

Bearinger, Abner W. - Peacefully at his home, RR 1, Elmira on Thursday, September 12, 2013 at the age of 83 years. Husband of Eva (Martin) Bearinger. Dear father of Elo and Pauline Bearinger of RR 3, Moorefield, Eileen and Israel Brubacher of RR 1, Wallenstein, Erma and Frank Bauman of RR 2, Drayton, Mervin and Diane Bearinger of RR 3, Moorefield, Esther and Stuart Horst of RR 1, Elmira. Also survived by 31 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Brother of Ivan (Ida) Bearinger, Lovina Bauman, Cleason (Salome) Bearinger, Annie (Emmanuel) Bowman, Edna (Orlan) Martin. Predeceased by his parents Oziah and Susannah (Weber) Bearinger, brother Elam in infancy, sister Lucinda (Noah) Bauman and brother-in-law Leonard Bauman. Friends may call at his home, 2191 Arthur Street North, on Saturday, September 14th from 2-6 p.m. and on Sunday, September 15th from 2-7 p.m. where a family service will be held on Monday, September 16th at 9 a.m. then to Elmira Mennonite Meeting House for burial and further service. Arrangements entrusted to the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira.

(2023). Retrieved 24 January 2023, from https://www.dreisingerfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Abner-W-Bearinger?obId=24745375

Abner — Eva B. Martin. Eva (daughter of Josiah M. Martin and Susanna Bauman) was born 2 Nov 1930; died 6 Jun 2022, RR2, Drayton, Wellington Co., Ontario; was buried , Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32452242
• Eby ID Number: 00005-640.10
• Occupation: 1921, St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer, Farm
• Residence: 1921, St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

OZIAH M. BEARINGER

Funeral services were held Thursday, Sept. 5 for the late Oziah M. Bearinger, who passed away Monday. September 2, 1974.

The deceased who died in his 80th year, is survived by his wife Susanna, sons, Ivan, Abner, and Cleason, daughters Mrs. Noah (Lucinda) Bauman, Mrs. Leonard (Lovina) Bauman, Mrs. Emanuel (Annie) Bowman and Mrs. Orlan (Edna) Martin, sisters Mrs. Ivan (Lizzie) Martin brother David Bearinger, 40 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

A private service at the Bearinger home Thursday afternoon was followed by a service at the Elmira Mennonite Meeting House. Interment, adjoining cemetery.

The Elmira 11 Sep 1974 pg 13

Oziah married Susanna G. Weber 27 Jan 1926, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Susanna (daughter of Daniel W. Weber and Elizabeth "Betsy" Gingrich) was born 3 Jul 1897, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Apr 1980, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32452200
• Name: Susanna G. Bearinger
• Eby ID Number: 00005-640.12
• Residence: 1911, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1921, St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

BEARINGER, Mrs.Oziah

On Tuesday, April 15, 1980, at her home, 12 William St., Elmira, Susanna Weber, widow of Oziah Bearinger, aged 82 years.

Mother of Mrs. Noah (Lucinda) Bauman of Wallenstein and Mrs. Leonard (Lovina) Bauman of Wallen- stein, Ivan of R.R. 2, West Montrose, Abner and Clea- son of RR 1, Elmira, Mrs. Emanual (Annie) Bowman of St. Jacobs and Mrs. Orlan (Edna) Martin of RR 1, Lin- wood; sister of Josiah Weber of St. Jacobs; 41 grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren also survive. She was predeceased by one son and two sisters.

The funeral was held from the home of her son, Mr. and Mrs. Cleason Bearinger, RR 1, Elmira, on Thursday, April 17. Removal was then made to the Elmira Mennonite Meeting House for further service and burial in the adjoining cemetery.

Elmira Signet 30 Apr 1980 pg 19

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• Misfortune: blind, arthritris and bed bound
• Eby ID Number: 00005-640
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Implement Dealer
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agent
• Residence: 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Noah Bearinger "was born December 4th, 1858, and resides in Elmira, Ontario, where he is engaged as agent, selling all kinds of farming implements. He is married to Nancy Martin and has a family of 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.].

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Obituary of Mr. Noah Bearinger

Noah H. Bearinger, whose death we chronicled last week, was born on December 4th, 1858 in Waterloo township, where he lived until he moved up to Woolwich about 21 years ago. He was married to Nancy Martin, and to them were born eight children, all of whom are in this neighborhood. They are: Israel, Amos, David, Abraham, Noah, Jonas, Oziah and Lizzie. He acted as a local implement agent as long as he was able to be about. For about 20 years he had been suffering from a rheumatic affection of the joints, called by medical men, Arthritis Deformans. For over fourteen years he has been helpless in bed and for the last nine years he was also blind. But during all his affliction he was always cheerful, and was in this way a living lesson to all who knew him The immediate cause of death was an attack of peritonitis - inflammation of the membrane surrounding the bowels. In spite of the stormy weather on Saturday morning, a large number of relatives and friends paid the deceased a last tribute of respect by attending the funeral.

Noah married Anna B. "Nancy" Martin Apr 1884. Anna (daughter of Bishop Abraham W. Martin and Elizabeth Bauman) was born 27 Feb 1858, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Mar 1933; was buried , Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Anna B. "Nancy" Bearinger
• Name: Anna B. "Nancy" Housser
• Name: Anna Martin
• Name: Nancy Martin
• Eby ID Number: 00075-4443
• Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Anna Martin, "the eldest daughter, was born February 27th, 1858. She is married to Noah Bearinger, a machine and implement agent. They reside near Elmira. Their family consists of 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.].

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• Eby ID Number: 00127-7937
• Occupation: 1890, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Income
• Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Daniel W. Weber," born March 23rd, 1866."


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.].

Daniel married Elizabeth "Betsy" Gingrich 8 Apr 1890, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of Menno B. Gingrich and Rebecca Martin) was born 22 Apr 1870, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Jul 1949; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Betsey Gingerich
• Name: Elizabeth "Betsy" Weber
• Eby ID Number: 00039-3191
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1911, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Elizabeth Gingerich, "was born April 22nd, 1870. She was married, April 8th, 1890, to Daniel Weber. They reside on a farm one mile south of the village of Conestogo."


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: David Baehringer
• Name: David Baeringer
• Name: David Berringer
• Eby ID Number: 00005-634
• Land: Abt 1841, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 026E, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Residence: 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Residence: 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• 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
• Misfortune: 1892, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; killed by accident

Notes:

David Bearinger "was born in Waterloo Township, a little east of Preston, October 30th, 1819. In 1841 he was married to Catharine Lorentz, a step-daughter of old John Huber. She was born September 20th, 1822. Soon after their marriage they moved on the farm* now possessed by his youngest son, Aaron. Here she died August 30th, 1854. Some time after his wife's decease, he was married to Lydia Horsch who was born July 5th, 1832, and died January 25th, 1866, leaving a family of small children. In 1867 he was married to Susannah Miller, widow of the late Christian Groh.** He died August 9th, 1892, Since his death the widow has her home with her son, Aaron Groh, who resides in Hespeler, Ontario. Mr. Bearinger had a family of ten children, four with his first wife, and six with the second wife. Their names, dates of birth, to whom married, etc."

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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*about three miles north-west of the town of Waterloo

David married Lydia Horst 28 Oct 1856, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Lydia was born 5 Jul 1832, Europe; died 25 Jan 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Lydia Bearinger
• Eby ID Number: 00005-634.2
• Residence: 1856, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

On the 26th of Jan., in Waterloo Co., C. W., wife of David Baringer, aged about 34 years. She was beloved sister in our church


Herald of Truth March 1866 - Vol. III, No. 3 Page 24

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• Interesting: religion, story, pioneer
• Eby ID Number: 00075-4442
• Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonist
• Occupation: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
• 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: 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

Notes:

Bishop Abraham Martin, "the second son of John and Anna (Weber) Martin, was born April 27th, 1834, and was raised on the farm he still possesses. On March 17th, 1857, he was married to Elizabeth, the youngest daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Hoffman) Baumann. She was born in Waterloo Township, March 7th, 1838. Soon after their marriage they took possession of his father's farm where they still reside. During the year 1860 it was deemed necessary by the church officials of the Mennonite body to have a minister appointed to assist the aged brethren in the ministry. At the conference held the following spring it was decided that a minister should be appointed to give assistance to the brethren at the Martin, Conestogo, West Woolwich, Elmira, and other fields of labor. On September 1st, 1861, Bishop Joseph Hagey had the chosen parties for the ministry assembled at the Martin Mennonite Meeting House. The lot was cast and it fell on Abraham Martin who was then ordained by the worth Bishop Hagey as a minister of the Mennonite Church. This position he held with honor and credit until September 17th, 1867, when he was ordained bishop at the Christian Eby Meeting House by Bishop Hagey, which position he has held ever since. His preaching is altogether extemporaneous and as a rule has a good effect upon the large audience assembling wheresoever he preaches. He is not a sensational preacher but addresses the judgment of man as well as the feelings, and his sermons abound in arguments and reasonings, listened to with admiration by all who are willing to be spiritually instructed. His personal appearance is in his favor, being of medium height, well proportioned and rather fleshy, a square, even forehead and of a pleasing countenance. His deportment is easy and dignified. Of late he has suffered some from heart disease and rheumatism, so much so that he has been unable to attend to his ministerial duties. Let us all unite in wishing him a speedy recovery and that he may be spared for many years to come to administer to the spiritual wants of his followers. The bishop has 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.].

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Martin, Abraham W. (1834-1902)

Abraham Weber Martin: bishop and farmer; b. 27 April 1834 near St. Jacobs in Waterloo County, Ontario to John and Anna (Weber) Martin. He was the second son and third child in a family of three sons and nine daughters. On 17 March 1857 he married Elizabeth Bauman (1838-1902). Soon after their marriage they took possession of the farm on which Abraham was born and they lived there the rest of their lives. Abraham and Anna had three sons and seven daughters. Abraham died 8 February 1902. Elizabeth died 30 April of the same year.

Little is known of Abraham Martin's education, although it was certainly limited to the primary schools of the day. He was said to be of "medium height, well proportioned and rather fleshy," with a "pleasing countenance" and an easy and dignified bearing.

On 1 September 1861 Joseph Hagey ordained Abraham Martin as the minister for the congregations in the Woolwich Township area north of the village of Waterloo. On 17 September 1867 Hagey ordained Martin as the bishop for these congregations-one of three bishops in the Waterloo County Mennonite community.

Abraham Martin can be considered the father of the Old Order Mennonite movement in Ontario. He corresponded frequently with leaders of the earlier conservative movement in the United States, and he took traditional positions on most of the contentious issues. In the 1870s he called a meeting of ministers and deacons at his home to discuss disputed issues within the Mennonite Conference of Ontario. The conservatives indicated that they would drop their objections to protracted evening meetings and English-language preaching only if Sunday schools were not continued in the conference. Their objections to Sunday schools included the following: 1) Sunday schools promoted associations with other churches that were not nonresistant; 2) teaching was often done from books or materials other than the Bible, and 3) Sunday schools usurped the parental role of teaching their children. This effort at reconciliation ceased, and conservative opposition on all these issues continued. Evening meetings and English preaching also encouraged relationships beyond the Mennonite community, and the emerging Old Order group ultimately rejected these innovations as well.

In 1885 preachers Noah Stauffer and Solomon Gehmen held evening meetings in Woolwich Township, the geographic area in which Abraham Martin was bishop. Thirty persons requested baptism because of their experience in the meetings, but Martin refused to give them instruction or to baptize them because of the nature of these meetings. Bishop Elias Weber later baptized the group, but this quickly led to a more formal schism in 1889 when the two factions within the Mennonite Conference of Ontario held separate annual meetings with their ordained leaders.

Despite his conservative theology, Martin was not as rigid as other conservative leaders. In 1885 he decried the "inflexible" discipline of the Stauffer Mennonites in Pennsylvania.

As bishop of the largest group of Old Order Mennonites in Ontario, Abraham Martin had enormous influence on the first years of the group's development. He was not a flamboyant, charismatic leader, but he represented the theological views of a high percentage of those in congregations for which he was responsible.

Steiner, Sam. "Martin, Abraham W. (1834-1902)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. July 2002. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 13 Nov 2005

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Martin Meeting House

According to Isaac Horst, "Martins meeting house was the first of the Old Order places of worship to be built. A meeting house is reported to have been built in 1830; burial was begun in the adjoining cemetery in 1831. Martins was aptly named. The first three bishops of the area were Martins, all descended from the pioneer, Peter Martin. The land on which the house stands was formerly owned by Martins (1979: 376)." Peter Martin, Jr. purchased 220 acres of land from his brother, Henry Martin, on May 8, 1824. Apparently he set aside four acres for a meeting house and burying ground at that time. The first burial is reported to have been that of Peter Martin, Sr., who died March 2, 1831. The meeting house was enlarged in 1900.

John Weber was the first minister, followed by Abraham W. Martin, Samuel Weber, Paul Martin, Tobias Martin and Urias Martin. At one time surrounded by countryside, the meeting house and cemetery are now completely encircled by the commercial development brought about by the rapid expansion northward of the city of Waterloo.

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

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MARTIN. - On the 8th of Feb., 1902, at his home four miles north-west of Waterloo, Ont., after a lingering illness, Abraham Martin, aged 67 years, 9 months, 12 days. He was the second son of John and Anna (Weber) Martin and was born on the farm where he lived and died. He was married to Elizabeth Bauman, March 17, 1857. Of their ten children eight are left with their mother to mourn his death. Deceased was ordained to the ministry in the Mennonite church by Bish. Joseph Hagey, at the Martin M. H. in Sept., 1861, and to the office of bishop at the C. Eby M. H., Berlin, in 1867, also by Bish. Hagey. In 1887, owing to some difference of opinion in the Canada conference as to the propriety of holding Sunday schools, evening services etc., he and some other ministers and members withdrew and formed their own conference, now locally known as the conference of the "Martin people," and which have since united in conference work with the ultra conservatives in Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylvania.

Herald of Truth, Vol. XXXIX, No. 5, March 1, 1902 - Page 77, 78

Abraham married Elizabeth Bauman 17 Mar 1857. Elizabeth (daughter of Joseph Bauman and Elizabeth Hoffman) was born 7 Mar 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Apr 1902; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Elizabeth Martin
• Eby ID Number: 00002-206
• Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Elizabeth Baumann, "the youngest daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Hoffman) Baumann, was born March 7th, 1837. On March 17th, 1857, she was married to Abraham W., son of John and Anna (Weber) Martin. He was born April 27th, 1834. They reside on his father's first old homestead, about three miles north of the town of Waterloo, in the township of Woolwich. On September 1st, 1861, he was ordained minister of the Mennonite body, and September 17th, 1867, he was ordained Bishop of the same body. For full particulars see information under his name in the "Martin Family". Their family consists 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.].

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00127-7932
• 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
• Occupation: 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

Notes:

Daniel Weber," the youngest son of Daniel and Anna (Martin) Weber, was born on lot No. 2, Woolwich Township, January 11th, 1836. On January 6th, 1857, he was married to Veronica, daughter of Benjamin M. and Anna (Shantz) Weber. She was born October 30th, 1836. Soon after their marriage they moved on his father's old homestead about a mile south of Conestogo where he was engaged in farming. He died November 27th, 1888. They had a family of thirteen 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.].

Daniel married Veronica Weber 6 Jan 1857, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Veronica (daughter of Benjamin M. Weber and Nancy Shantz) was born 30 Oct 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Oct 1896; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Veronica Weber
• Eby ID Number: 00127-7849
• Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Veronica Weber," the eldest daughter, was born October 30th, 1836. On January 6th, 1857, she was married to Daniel M. Weber."


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.].

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00039-3189
• Residence: 1867, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Retired: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Retired: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Menno Gingerich, "son of John and Anna (Burkhard) Gingerich, was born December 16th, 1843. On February 12th, 1867, he was married to Rebecca, daughter of John and Anna (Weber) Martin. She was born February 13th, 1847. They reside on the old "Peter Martin Farm" about three miles north of town of Waterloo. They have a family of five 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.].

Menno married Rebecca Martin 12 Feb 1867, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Rebecca (daughter of John Z. Martin and Anna Weber) was born 13 Feb 1847, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 May 1931, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 10 May 1931, Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Rebecca Gingrich
• Eby ID Number: 00075-4458
• Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonist
• Residence: 1867, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Rebecca Martin, "the seventh daughter of John and Anna (Weber) Martin, was born February 13th, 1847. Ono February 12th, 1867, she was married to Menno, son of John and Anna (Burkhard) Gingerich."


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.].
Mrs. Rebecca Gingrich

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Mrs. Rebecca Gingrich

An esteemed and well known resident of Waterloo township passed away on Thursday, May 7th, in the person of Mrs. Rebecca Gingrich, at the home of her son, Menno M. Gingrich, two miles north of Waterloo, in her 85th. year. Her husband predeceased her three years. There survive two sons and two daughters, Mrs. Daniel Weber, Heidelberg, Mrs. Enoch M. Weber, Elmira, Enos M. Gingrich, Elmira, and Menno M. Gingrich, near Waterloo. One daughter, Mrs. George Martin, predeceased her nine years. The funeral was held Sunday at 9 a.m. from the resident of her son to Martin's Meeting House for service's and adjoining cemetery for interment. Many friends and relations attended the funeral.

Waterloo Chronicle 14 May 1931 pg 7