Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Elroy Riebel

Male 1878 - Yes, date unknown


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Elroy Riebel was born 20 Jun 1878, Blenheim, Harwich Twp., Kent Co., Ontario (son of David Riebel and Margaret Ann Clemens); died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Eby ID Number: 00023-1676.3


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  David Riebel was born 7 Aug 1855, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada (son of David Riebel and Catherine, son of David Riebel and Agatha Haller); died 29 Jul 1935; was buried , Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio.

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    • Eby ID Number: 00023-1676.1
    • Occupation: 1881, Bosanquet Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario; carpenter

    David married Margaret Ann Clemens 3 Nov 1875, Bosanquet Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario. Margaret (daughter of Jacob M. Clemens and Mary Bretz) was born 26 Dec 1854, Blenheim, Harwich Twp., Kent Co., Ontario; died 28 Aug 1923; was buried , Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Margaret Ann Clemens was born 26 Dec 1854, Blenheim, Harwich Twp., Kent Co., Ontario (daughter of Jacob M. Clemens and Mary Bretz); died 28 Aug 1923; was buried , Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio.

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    • Name: Margaret Ann Riebel
    • Eby ID Number: 00023-1676

    Notes:

    Margaret Ann Clemens, "was born December 26th, 1854. She is married to David Riebel, an architect. They reside in Columbus, Ohio. To them are born Four 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].

    Children:
    1. Mary Edna Riebel
    2. Laura Riebel was born 17 Aug 1876, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 1. Elroy Riebel was born 20 Jun 1878, Blenheim, Harwich Twp., Kent Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Frederick Riebel was born 6 Dec 1882, Bosanquet Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Stillborn Riebel was born 5 Jul 1885, Bosanquet Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  David Riebel was born Abt 1825, Of, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Eby ID Number: dnf-36360

    David — Catherine. Catherine was born Abt 1825, Of, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Catherine was born Abt 1825, Of, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Name: Catherine Riebel
    • Eby ID Number: dnf-36361

    Children:
    1. 2. David Riebel was born 7 Aug 1855, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 29 Jul 1935; was buried , Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio.

  3. 6.  Jacob M. Clemens was born 13 Jul 1832, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Jesse M. Clemens and Margaret Miller); died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Eby ID Number: 00023-1675

    Notes:

    Jacob Clemens, "the youngest son of Jesse and Margaret (Miller) Clemens, was born July 13th, 1832. He is married to Polly, daughter of Jacob and Nancy (Wiehler) Bretz. She was born April 25th, 1831. They reside in Lambton County, Ontario, near Forest, where he is engaged in farming. To them were born 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.].

    Jacob married Mary Bretz 25 Apr 1854, Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Rev. Jacob Bretz and Nancy Weiler) was born 1830, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Mary Bretz was born 1830, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Rev. Jacob Bretz and Nancy Weiler); died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Name: Mary Clemens
    • Name: Polly Bretz
    • Eby ID Number: 00015-1208

    Notes:

    Polly Bretz, "is married to Jacob Clemens. They reside in Bosanquet Township, Lambton County, 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.].

    Children:
    1. 3. Margaret Ann Clemens was born 26 Dec 1854, Blenheim, Harwich Twp., Kent Co., Ontario; died 28 Aug 1923; was buried , Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio.
    2. Lucretia Clemens was born 29 Nov 1856, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Maria Clemens was born 26 Sep 1858, Bosanquet Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Benjamin F. Clemens was born 30 Dec 1860, , Ontario, Canada; died 1948; was buried , Beechwood Cemetery, Lambton Co., Ontario.
    5. Agnes Clemens was born 25 Nov 1862, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Lydia Clemens was born 19 Mar 1869, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Angeline Clemens was born 24 Jun 1872, Bentinck Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Jesse M. Clemens was born 13 Jun 1791, , Chester Co., Pennsylvania (son of Abraham C. Clemens and Rebecca Miller); died 6 Jan 1882, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29444043
    • Eby ID Number: 00023-1634
    • Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Jesse Clemens, second son of Abraham and Rebecca (Miller) Clemens, was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, June 12th 1791. In 1809 he came to Canada and settled in Waterloo County, near Hespeler. He was married in 1813 to Margaret Miller, who was born in July, 1789, and died October 18th, 1861. They resided on the farm now in possession of Noah Scheirich, about three miles north-east of Preston where they commenced to farm soon after their marriage. 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.].

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    Clemens, - on the 6th of January, in Waterloo Co. Ont., of the infirmities of old age and dropsy, Bro Jesse Clemens, aged 90 yrs.,6 mos. and 24 days. he was born in Chester Co.Pa in 1791 and was a faithful member (sp) of the Mennonite Church. He bore his bodily afflictions with great patience, and showed an unbroken faith in Christ to the end. He was buried in Hagey's burying ground. services in English and German by J. Woolner.

    Herald of Truth - April 15, 1882 - page 125,126

    Jesse married Margaret Miller 1813. Margaret (daughter of John Miller and Hester Steiner) was born 1789, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 18 Oct 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 13.  Margaret Miller was born 1789, , Pennsylvania, USA (daughter of John Miller and Hester Steiner); died 18 Oct 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29445358
    • Name: Margaret Clemens
    • Eby ID Number: 00079-4779
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Margaret Miller, "daughter of John and Hester (Steiner) Miller and sister to Magdalena, was born in 1789, and was married, in 1813, to Jessie M. Clemens who was born June 12, 1791, and died January 6th, 1882. They resided north-east of Preston, on the farm now possessed by Noah Shiry. Here she died October 18th, 1861. See No. 1634. (Could not ascertain whether Magdalena and Margaret Miller were any relation to I Jacob Miller."

    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.].

    Children:
    1. Clemens
    2. Mary A. Clemens was born 1 Feb 1814, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 May 1893, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Elizabeth Clemens was born 6 Jul 1816, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 May 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. David Miller Clemens was born 26 Jun 1818, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Jun 1887, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    5. Abraham M. "Abram" Clemens was born 26 May 1820, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Mar 1910, Bosanquet Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario; was buried , Ravenswood Cemetery, Ravenswood, Lambton Co., Ontario.
    6. Jesse Clemens was born 1 Jan 1823, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Jul 1824; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Sarah Clemens was born 1 Jan 1825, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Sep 1826; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Henry M. Clemens was born 3 Jun 1827, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Nov 1898, Ravenswood, Lambton Co., Ontario; was buried , Ravenswood Cemetery, Ravenswood, Lambton Co., Ontario.
    9. Esther Clemens was born 15 Apr 1830, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Jan 1905, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. 6. Jacob M. Clemens was born 13 Jul 1832, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 14.  Rev. Jacob Bretz was born 11 Jan 1800, , Pennsylvania, USA (son of Jacob Bretz and Maria Strickler); died 17 Aug 1879, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.

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    • Eby ID Number: 00015-1206
    • Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Jacob Bretz, "son of Jacob and Maria (Strickler) Bretz, was married to Nancy Wiehler and resided on the old homestead where they had a family 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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    Aug. 17th near Plattsville, ON, Pre. Jacob Bretz, at the age of 79 years, 7 month and 6 days. He frequently manifested a desire to depart this life and be with the Lord, which is far better. On the morning of his death, his prayer was that the Lord would take him to Himself very soon, if it was the divine will and before 11 o'clock his spirit was gone, and the family left to mourn their loss; but their loss is his eternal gain. He was in the ministry 40 years. He was buried on the 20th. Funeral services by George Smith & ______ Fisher, from the latter part of the seventh chapter of Revelation.


    Herald of Truth Obituary - January 1880

    Jacob — Nancy Weiler. Nancy (daughter of Gerhard Wieler and Agnes Classen) was born CALC 1 Jun 1809, , USA; died 1 May 1894, Washington, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]


  4. 15.  Nancy Weiler was born CALC 1 Jun 1809, , USA (daughter of Gerhard Wieler and Agnes Classen); died 1 May 1894, Washington, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.

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    • Name: Anne Weiler
    • Name: Nancy Bretz
    • Eby ID Number: 00015-1206.1
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    BRETZ.-On May 1st, 1894, at Washington, Oxford Co., Ontario, of the infirmities of age, sister Nancy (Wieler) Bretz, widow of the late Pre. Jacob Bretz, aged 84 yrs., 11 months. She was a faithful member of the Mennonite denomination for many years, and leaves, to mourn her loss, seven sons and one daughter. She survived her husband for 15 years. Buried in the Blenheim Mennonite cemetery on May 4th, where funeral services were conducted in German by Jos. Nahrgang, and in English by Pre. Kennedy, from Phil. 1: 21. During her last years she expressed herself as waiting for the summons.


    HERALD OF TRUTH , Vol. XXXI, No. 11, June 1, 1894 - pp 174,175

    Children:
    1. Gerhard Bretz was born 20 Apr 1829, Fisher Mills, (Cambridge) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Mar 1905; was buried , Buena Vista Cemetery, , Canadian, Oklahoma, United States.
    2. 7. Mary Bretz was born 1830, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Benjamin Bretz was born CALC 24 Feb 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Mar 1882, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. John Bretz was born 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Samuel Bretz was born 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. James Bretz was born 1840, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Jacob Bretz was born 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Henry Bretz was born 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Abraham Bretz was born 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Aaron Bretz was born 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.