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Elma D. Rabethge

Female 1922 - 1983  (61 years)


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  1. 1.  Elma D. Rabethge was born 1922 (daughter of Franz Carl "Frank" Rabethge and Ella Marie Margaretha Doering); died 1983; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Elma D. Heimpel
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-206429

    Elma — Howard H. Heimpel. Howard (son of George Heimpel and Edith Peppler) was born 1919, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Mar 1980, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Lois Elma Heimpel was born 1955; died 1986; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Franz Carl "Frank" Rabethge was born 30 Jan 1893, , Germany (son of Carl W. Franz "Frank" Rabethge and Louise Schomberg); died 19 Oct 1980, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Frank Rabethge
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-175999
    • Immigration: 1893, , Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Button Turner
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1946, 151 Albert St. S., Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    RABETHGE, Frank C. - On Sunday, Oct. 19, 1980, at Freeport Hospital, Frank Carl Rabethge, in his 88th year, formerly of Madison Ave. S., Kitchener.

    He was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Kitchener and had been employed with the City of Kitchener Parks Board until his retirement.

    Husband of the late Ella Doering of Phillipsburg; dear father of Evelyn (Mrs. Stanley Hohl) of New Hamburg, Mrs. Alma Heimpel of Heidelberg, Irene (Mrs. Donald Cunningham) of Elmira, Blanche (Mrs. Roy Doering) of Philipsburg and Laverne of Kitchener; brother of Mrs. Erna Hartleib and Mrs. Dorothy Weist, both of Waterloo, Eric of Kitchener and William of Cambridge. Also survived by 15 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

    Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, after 7 pm today. Funeral service in the Ratz-Bechtel Chapel on Wednesday at 3 pm with Rev. Eric Reble officiating. Interment in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery.

    Kitchener-Waterloo Record Oct 20 1980 pg 27

    Franz married Ella Marie Margaretha Doering 19 Dec 1917, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Ella (daughter of Adam Doering and Elizabeth Axt) was born 16 Oct 1899, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Feb 1946, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Ella Marie Margaretha Doering was born 16 Oct 1899, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Adam Doering and Elizabeth Axt); died 5 Feb 1946, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Ella C. Doering
    • Name: Ella Marie Margaretha Rabethge
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-79940
    • Residence: 1911, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1946, 151 Albert St. S., Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Mrs. Frank Rabethge, Jr.

    The death of Mr. Frank Rabethge, Jr., occurred at her residence, 151 Albert St. S., yesterday.

    The former Ella Maria Doering, she was the daughter of Adam Doering, Philipsburg, and the late Elizabeth Axt, and was born In Philipsburg, Oct. 16, 1899, Her marrriage to Frank Rabethge, who survives, took place in Kitchener Dec. 19, 1917. She was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church.

    Surviving besides her husband and father are one son, Laverne, at home; four daughters, Mrs. Stanley (Evelyn) Hohl, New Hamburg and Elma, Irene and Blanche all at home, three brothers, Austin and Gordon, Philipsburg; Howard, Kitchener, and two sisters Mrs. Jack Frank, Kitchener, and Mrs. Oscar Hackbart, Heidelberg,

    The remains are resting at the Schreiter-Sandrock Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements.


    Kitchener Daily Record 6 Feb 1946 pg 15

    Children:
    1. Verna Ann Rabethge was born 15 Sep 1920, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Jan 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 1. Elma D. Rabethge was born 1922; died 1983; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Irene C. Rabethge was born 2 Aug 1923.
    4. Blanche C. Rabethge was born 25 Feb 1927, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Aug 2014, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Philipsburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Laverne Carl Rabethge was born 25 May 1929, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Oct 2014; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Carl W. Franz "Frank" Rabethge was born 2 Feb 1867, , Germany; died 31 Dec 1958; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Frank Rabethge
    • Name: Franz Rabethge
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-175997
    • Immigration: 1893, , Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Water Worker
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Carl — Louise Schomberg. Louise was born 16 Sep 1869, , Germany; died 13 Jul 1937; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Louise Schomberg was born 16 Sep 1869, , Germany; died 13 Jul 1937; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Lewisa Schomberg
    • Name: Louise Rabethge
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-175998
    • Immigration: 1893, , Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. 2. Franz Carl "Frank" Rabethge was born 30 Jan 1893, , Germany; died 19 Oct 1980, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Lewisa Rabethge was born Dec 1894, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Arbeina Rabethge was born May 1897, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Laverne Minnie "Erna" Rabethge was born Jun 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Bef 2013; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Eric Carl Rabethge was born 14 Jan 1903, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1983; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Olga Fredericka Rabethge was born Mar 1905, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1965; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Broniltha Dorotha "Dorothy" Rabethge was born 5 Mar 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Jun 1995, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 15 Jun 1995, Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. William Rabethge was born Oct 1910, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 6.  Adam Doering was born 27 Apr 1870, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Abel Doering and Catherine Schmidt); died 21 Jun 1946; was buried , Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Philipsburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-52660
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1911, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter, House Bulding
    • Residence: 1911, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Adam married Elizabeth Axt 12 Feb 1895, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of Andrew Axt and Catharine Shantz) was born 14 May 1874, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1934; was buried , Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Philipsburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Elizabeth Axt was born 14 May 1874, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Andrew Axt and Catharine Shantz); died 1934; was buried , Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Philipsburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Elizabeth Doering
    • Name: Lizzie Axt
    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6662.2
    • Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1911, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. Frieda Catherine Doering was born 22 Mar 1896, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Dec 1971, Kitchener Daily Record Newspaper, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Private Adam Andrew Doering was born 4 Oct 1897, , Ontario, Canada; died 24 Mar 1920, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Philipsburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 3. Ella Marie Margaretha Doering was born 16 Oct 1899, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Feb 1946, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Eugenia Emma Doering was born 18 May 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 May 1988, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 2 Jun 1988, Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Reinhardt Abel J. Doering was born 30 Mar 1904, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Jul 1925, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Philipsburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Austin William Doering was born 28 Apr 1907, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Jul 1962, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Philipsburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Gordon George Doering was born 6 Apr 1911, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Aug 1977, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Philipsburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Howard Edward Doering was born 1 Dec 1918; died 17 May 1978; was buried , First St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery, Wellesley Village, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Abel DoeringAbel Doering was born 9 May 1847, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Andreas "Andrew" Doering and Anna Elizabeth "Elizabeth" Ullner); died 3 Sep 1934, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 7 Sep 1934, Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Philipsburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Family Photograph: Abel Doering and Catherine Schmidt
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-52666
    • Residence: 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Lutheran
    • Residence: 1869, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1911, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1911, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    A lifelong and highly esteemed resident of Philipsburg, Mr. Abel Doering, passed away on Monday, September 3rd, 1934, at the advanced age of 87 years, 3 months and 25 days. The deceased had enjoyed fairly good health until about a month ago when he began to fail rapidly due to the infirmities of old age. The deceased was a kind man and friendly neighbor and endeared himself to a large circle of friends during his long life and activities in the community and in his church. He was a faithful adherent of Zion Lutheran Church at Philipsburg.

    The late Mr. Doering was born on May 9th, 1847, a son of the late Mr. And Mrs. Andrew Doering, of Wilmot. He was married on November 21st, 1869, to Catharine Schmidt, of Philipsburg, who predeceased him 10 years ago. He farmed successfully for many years on the homestead where he passed away.

    Three sons, Adam of Philipsburg, John of North Easthope, Edward on the homestead, and two daughters, Mrs. Andrew Hamel, of Bridgeport, and Mrs. Russel Heipel, of Wellesley Township, are left to mourn his demise. He also leaves 21 grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren.
    One daughter, Mrs. Wm. P. Becker, and one son, David, predeceased him, the former 26 years ago and the latter two years ago. The funeral will be held this Friday afternoon from his late home to the Philipsburg Lutheran Church and Cemetery. The pastor, Rev. J. L. Kirchhofer, will be in charge of the funeral services.

    Kitchener Daily Record 4 Sep 1934

    Abel married Catherine Schmidt 21 Nov 1869, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Catherine (daughter of Jacob Schmidt and Margaret) was born Dec 1847, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 15 Nov 1924, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Philipsburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 13.  Catherine SchmidtCatherine Schmidt was born Dec 1847, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada (daughter of Jacob Schmidt and Margaret); died 15 Nov 1924, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Philipsburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Family Photograph: Abel Doering and Catherine Schmidt
    • Name: Catherine Doering
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-52667
    • Residence: 1869, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1911, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. 6. Adam Doering was born 27 Apr 1870, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Jun 1946; was buried , Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Philipsburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. John S. Doering was born 1872, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , New Hamburg Reformed Menn. Cem., New Hamburg, Waterloo, ON.
    3. Marie "Mary" Doering was born 15 Feb 1874, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Mar 1943, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Henry David Doering was born 11 Sep 1876, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Feb 1933, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Philipsburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Anna Doering was born 3 May 1879, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Feb 1908; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Jacob Edward "Edward" Doering was born 20 Feb 1883, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Philipsburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Emma Doering was born 7 Feb 1886, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Jun 1966, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Marks Lutheran Cemetery, Wellesley, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. George S? Hoffman was born Jun 1899, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 14.  Andrew Axt was born 28 Jan 1850, Queck, , Hessen, Germany; was christened 10 Feb 1850, Queck, , Hessen, Germany (son of Johann Christoph "John" Axt and Catharina Diebel); died 7 Jul 1923, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Andres Axt
    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6662.1
    • Immigration: 1855, , Ontario, Canada
    • Immigration: 1858, , Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
    • Naturalization: 1867, , Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farm Servant
    • Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; No Religion
    • Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Reg. Baptist
    • Occupation: 1888, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Naturalization: 1891
    • Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1911, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1911, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Andrew Axt was born Jan. 28, 1850 in Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany; came to Canada with his parents when four years of age; was married to Kathrine Shantz, Dec. 25, 1873. This union was blessed with 2 sons and 4 daughters. One daughter died in infancy. He died near Baden, Ont., July 7, 1923; aged 73y. 5m. 9d. He leaves a deeply bereaved widow, 5 children, 21 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren; also 3 brothers and 3 sisters. Funeral services were conducted by Orphen Wismer and Mannassah Hallman. Text, II Cor. 5: 1. Interment in Shantz Cemetery. May God comfort the bereaved family. "All is over. Hands are folded, O'er a quiet and peaceful breast; All is over, pain is ended, Now dear father is at rest.

    Gospel Herald - Volume XVI, Number 18 - August 2, 1923

    Andrew married Catharine Shantz 25 Dec 1873, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Catharine (daughter of Jonas C. Shantz and Hannah Snyder, daughter of Jonas C. Shantz and Mary Snyder) was born 6 Nov 1844, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Oct 1942; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 15.  Catharine Shantz was born 6 Nov 1844, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Jonas C. Shantz and Hannah Snyder, daughter of Jonas C. Shantz and Mary Snyder); died 8 Oct 1942; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Catharine Axt
    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6662
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Other Methodist
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1911, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1940, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Catharine Shantz, "was born November 6th, 1844. On December 25th, 1873, she was married to Andrew Axt. They reside near Philipsburg P. O., Ontario, where he is engaged in farming. Their family consists of six 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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    Axt. - Catharine, beloved wife of Andrew Axt, was born in Waterloo Co., Ont., Nov. 6, 1844; died Oct. 8, 1942; aged 97 y. 11 m. 2 d. "Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in his season." She was married to Andrew Axt Dec. 25, 1873. This union was blessed with 6 children, 2 sons and 4 daughters. One daughter (Hannah) prede-ceased her Feb. 17, 1889, and another daughter (Lizzie, Mrs. Adam Doering) July 6, 1934. Her husband died July 7, 1923. She was the last surviving member of the Jonas Shantz family; her sister (Mrs. Rosenberger) having passed a-way only a few months ago, at the age of 96 years. She leaves 2 sons and 2 daughters: Ja-cob, of Petersburg; Elam, of Baden; Maggie (Mrs. Warren Bean) of New Dundee; and Lillie, at home. There also survive 19 grandchil-dren, 21 great-grandchildren, and many other relatives and friends. "She was a mother in Israel" and was wonderfully blessed with health all through her life until the last few years she began to fail. The last nine weeks of her life she spent mostly in bed, when life just seemed to ebb away. She was the oldest resident of Wilmot Township and in her passing one of the oldest landmarks has been removed. Funeral services were held Oct. 12 at the home and at the Shantz Mennonite Church, in charge of Bros. Orphen Wismer, Leslie Witmer, and Manassah Hallman. Interment in the adjoining cemetery.

    Gospel Herald - Vol. XXXV, No . 32 - November 5, 1942 - pages 686-688

    Children:
    1. 7. Elizabeth Axt was born 14 May 1874, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1934; was buried , Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Philipsburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Jacob Axt was born 12 Jan 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Jun 1960, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Matilda Axt was born 22 Nov 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Feb 1963; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Margaret Axt was born 14 Jun 1884, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Dec 1972, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    5. Hannah Axt was born 5 May 1886, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Feb 1889; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Elam Axt was born 21 Dec 1888, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Jan 1974, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


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