Mervin H. Weber

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-24434P
• Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Weber. - Mervin H. , son of Ephraim and Maria (Steckle) Weber, died at Fairview Mennonite Home, Cambridge, Ont. , Feb. 24, 1988; aged 73 y. He was married to Grace Baer, who survives. Also surviving are 2 sons (Richard and Robert) , 3 grandchildren, 3 step-grandchildren, one sister (Laura Hamsher) , and 2 brothers (Clayton and Eldon) . He was preceded in death by an infant brother and one brother (Ion) . He was a member of First Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Feb. 27, in charge of Glenn Brubacher; spring interment in First Mennonite Cemetery.1a

1aGospel Herald- Volume 81, Number 13 - March 29, 1988, pages 229, 230.

Mervin — Grace Violet Baer. Grace (daughter of Simon B. Baer and Luannah Shantz) was born Abt 1918, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Aft 1987. [Group Sheet]

1. Richard George Weber
2. Robert Weber

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00127-7895
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer Son
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer, farm
• Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Ephraim H. Weber," born June 29th, 1875."


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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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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Weber. - Ephraim H., son of Daniel and Elizabeth Weber, was born June 29, 1875; died June 22, 1934; aged 58 y. 11 m. 23 d. He was born and resided near Kitchener all his life. He is survived by his wife (Maria Steckel), 4 sons (Clayton, Ion, Eldon, Mervin), 1 daughter (Mrs. Laura Hamsher, Berlin, Ohio). and 2 brothers (Josiah H. and George A., of Kitchener). He was a faithful member of the Mennonite Church and well esteemed in the community at large. He was known as a man of integrity and dependability and possessed of a quiet dignity and modesty. He was the incarnation of the common virtues of life, so often undervalued, nevertheless they are what make men and nations great. His self-controlled speech was a desirable quality that all Christians might well covet. His sudden passing in the night while asleep is a loud call to all to prepare to meet their God in peace. His passing will leave a vacant place, and memory will treasure his personality "till we meet again." The services were conducted at the First Mennonite Church, in charge of Bros. C. F. Derstine and 0. Burkholder. Sermon, "The Ministry of Hard Knocks and Affliction." II Cor. 4 : 16,17.


Gospel Herald - Vol. XXVII, No. 15 - July 12, 1934 - pages 318,319

Ephraim — Maria Steckle. Maria (daughter of Henry Stoeckle and Lydia Shantz, daughter of Heinrich B. "Henry" Steckle and Lydia Shantz) was born 15 Sep 1880, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Jan 1971; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Maria Stoeckle
• Name: Maria Weber
• Eby ID Number: 00127-7895.1000
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, 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

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00127-7892
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• 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
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Retired: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Daniel M. Weber," the third son of Abraham C. Weber, was born September 11th, 1843. On November 14th, 1865, he was married to Elizabeth, daughter of George and Veronica (Scheirich) Histand. She was born September 11th, 1846. After their marriage they moved on her father's farm two miles south of Berlin. At present they reside on the place formerly owned by Tilman B. Snider of German Mills, Ontario. Their family consists of 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.].

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Weber. - Daniel Weber was born in Berlin, Ont., Sept. 11, 1843, and died at his home near German Mills, Ont. Aug. 26, 1920 after a short illness, aged 76 y. 11 m. 15 d. In his youth he was converted and joined the Mennonite Church and had been a member of that body ever since. At the age of 23 he was married to Elizabeth Histand, to which union 4 sons were born 3 of whom survive, who together with 10 grandchildren, also 3 brothers and 4 sisters mourn the loss of a kind parent and brother. His wife predeceased him over 3 years ago. The funeral was held on Aug. 29 at the First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, with Bro. U. K. Weber speaking in English and Bro. Jonas Snider in German. Interment in the adjoining cemetery.


Gospel Herald - Volume XIII, Number 25 - September 16, 1920 - Page 495

Daniel married Elizabeth Histand 14 Nov 1865, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of George Histand and Veronica "Franny" Scheirich) was born 11 Sep 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Apr 1917; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Elizabeth Weber
• Eby ID Number: 00054-3763
• Residence: 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Elizabeth Histand, "the only living daughter of George and Veronica (Scheirich) Histand, was born September 11th, 1846. On November 14th, 1865, she was married to Daniel M. Weber who was born September 11th, 1843. They resided on her father's old homestead until lately when they moved about sixty rods to the south, on the small farm formerly possessed by Tilman B. Snider. To them was born a family of four sons"


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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Weber. - Sister Elizabeth, only daughter of the late Bro. Geo. Histand, was born near German Mills, Ont., Sept. 11, 1846. Nov. 14, 1865, she was married to Bro. Daniel Weber with whom she lived in holy matrimony over 51 years. She had a paralytic stroke nearly a year and a half ago, since which time she had been quite helpless though her mind was quite clear to the end. As a result of another stroke she passed away quite suddenly on the evening of April 6. Aged 70 y. 7 m. 51 d. She leaves to mourn her loss a bereaved husband, 3 sons and their families, and 1 adopted daughter; but they do not mourn as such who have no hope. Funeral services on the 29th by Bro. Samuel Bowman at the house and the brethren, U. K. Weber and Noah Stauffer, at the Mennonite Church at Kitchener, Ont. Interment in the adjoining cemetery.

1aGospel Herald - Volume X, Number 7 - May 17, 1917, page 127

Other Events:

• Name: Henry
• Name: Henry B. Steckle
• Name: Henry B. Stoeckle
• Residence: 811 Bleams Rd., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: 00118-7453
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• 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

Notes:

Henry Stoeckle, "was born December 20th, 1846. On January 11th, 1879, he was married to Lydia Schantz of North Dumfries. She was born August 31st, 1848. They reside on the old homestead of his father near Strasburg."


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.].

Heinrich married Lydia Shantz 11 Jan 1869, , Ontario, Canada. Lydia (daughter of Bishop Heinrich "Henry" Schantz and Lydia Martin) was born 31 Aug 1848, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Apr 1908; was buried , Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Lydia Steckle
• Eby ID Number: 00110-6950
• Residence: 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Lydia Shantz, "was born August 31st, 1848. On January 11th, 1872, she was married to Henry Stoeckle. They live on a large farm near Strasburg and have 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.].

Other Events:

• Name: Abraham Weaver
• Name: Abram Weber
• Residence: 748 Old Zeller Dr., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: 00127-7889
• 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; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Abraham C. Weber," the youngest son of Abraham and Elizabeth (Cressman) Weber, was born in Berlin, Waterloo County, Ontario, March 14th, 1817. On October 23rd, 1838, he was married to Judith, youngest daughter of Peter and Anna (Zimmerman) Martin. She was born January 2nd, 1821, and died March 12th, 1884. After their marriage he moved on his father's farm, being composed of part of lot No. 15, German Company's Tract. Here they resided until the Grand Trunk Railway was built in 1855, when they sold their large farm and purchased that of Benjamin Shantz and Stafford's farms at Freeport. Here they resided until his death which took place July 6th, 1874. She resided until his death which took place July 6th, 1874. She resided with her son, Moses, on the west side of the Grand River, near Chicopee, where she died. He was ordained as minister of the Gospel for the Mennonite denomination, December 22nd, 1850. He preached regularly and attended frequently at funerals. His time was largely occupied in visiting the sick and giving words of consolation to such who were seeking their spiritual welfare, and his life was a busy one. So much of his time was devoted to his pastoral duties that he was almost unable to attend to his private affairs. Although sacrificing much of his time in the service of the church of his choice, he would not receive any compensation for the time devoted in behalf of the church, but looked for his reward beyond the present life where the faithful labors in His vineyard shall be spiritually rewarded for all ages of eternity. They had a numerous family, being composed of sixteen 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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First Mennonite Church

The first church built in Waterloo County was erected in Berlin in 1813, and was known as Benjamin Eby's Meeting House.

Benjamin Eby had come to Canada in 1807 and in 1809 was ordained preacher. Three years later, in 1812, he was ordained bishop. His "parish included sections of Waterloo, Wilmot and Woolwich" (Uttley 1937: 27). In 1818 a frame addition, which was to be used as a winter school, was built on to the church. The log meeting house was replaced in 1834 by a larger frame church, and the old building was taken to Breslau to become the first meeting house in that community. (The Breslau church was known as Cressman Meeting House, a name which was changed in 1968 to Breslau Mennonite Church.) A Sunday School was opened in the church in 1841.

Benjamin Eby died in 1853. He was followed by Abraham C. Weber who served the congregation until his death in 1874. In that same year, a division in the church brought about the departure of a group who organized a congregation of Reforming (or Reformed) Mennonites, to become United Mennonites in 1875 and then Mennonite Brethren in Christ in 1883. Their church is the present-day Bethany Missionary Church on Lancaster Street East. Christian Eby was the next minister of the Berlin Mennonite Church, until 1879. The church was known over the years as Benjamin Eby's Church, Christian Eby's Church (from 1854-1904), and the Berlin Church (from 1904 until 1917.) The name of the church became First Mennonite Church in 1917.

A new brick church was built in 1902. A Bible Study School was begun in 1907, and in 1928 a separate brick Bible Study School building was erected. Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church was formed by some members in 1924 as a result of a division in the church.

Of interest: when the new church was built in 1902, the 1834 frame church was bought by D.B. Betzner who moved it to Cedar Street where it became a woodenware business and then a furniture factory. It was destroyed by fire in 1937.

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

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In the 1851 Census of Waterloo Township the birthdates of the children don't agree with Eby's book.

Residence:
The Woolner Farmstead buildings, located at 748 Zeller Drive, are situated in the north end of the City of Kitchener on 6.47 acres off scenic Zeller drive. The original Mennonite Georgian farmhouse and outbuildings were constructed in 1830. The farmhouse addition was built circa 1858, and the barn and concrete silo were built circa 1870.

Abraham married Judith Martin 23 Oct 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Judith (daughter of Peter Martin and Anna Zimmerman) was born 2 Jan 1821, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Mar 1884, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Judith Weber
• Eby ID Number: 00075-4503
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Judith Martin, "the eighth and youngest daughter of Peter and Anna (Zimmerman) Martin, was born in Waterloo County, January 2nd, 1821. On October 23rd, 1838, she was married to Rev. Abraham C. 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.].

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the 13 th of March, in Waterloo township, Waterloo county, Ontario, of dropsy, Sister Judith(Martin), widow of Pre. A. E. Weber, aged 63 years. Buried on the 15 th of March, at Christian Eby's burying-ground. She was the mother of 16 children of which 14 are still living.


Herald of Truth - Volume XXI, Number 8 - APRIL 15, 1884, page 125,126

Other Events:

• Name: George Hiestand
• Residence: Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 051, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Residence: 253 Clark Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: 00054-3761
• Residence: 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Retired: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

George Histand, "the eldest in the family, was born November 1st, 1820, and was raised near Preston. On March 10th, 1844, he was married to Esther, daughter of John and Barbara (Groh) Scheirich. She was born May 18th, 1825. After their marriage they moved on her father's place two miles south of Berlin where she died February 18th, 1845. After his first wife's decease he was married to Veronica Scheirich, sister to his first wife. She was born November 6th, 1827, and died November 10th, 1848. After the decease of second wife he was married to another sister, Elizabeth Scheirich, widow of the late Jacob Bleam. She was born May 1st, 1816, and died December 17th, 1890. After her decease he was married to Magdalena Biehn, July 10th, 1892. She was born August 13th, 1841. They reside on his old place near Berlin. His family consisted of 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.].

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HIESTAND - On the 24th of July, 1901, near German Mills, Waterloo Co., Ont., Bro. George Hiestand, eldest son of the late Bro. David Hiestand, who moved from Chester Co., Pa., to Canada, in 1816. Bro. George Hiestand was born Nov. 1, 1820, was married March 10, 1844, to Esther Scheirich who died Feb. 18, 1845. He was married to his deceased wife's sister, Veronica Scheirich, who died Nov. 10, 1848. After her decease he was married to another sister, Elizabeth Scheirich, widow of the late Jacob Bleam. She died Dec 17, 1890. On the 10th of July, 1892, he was married to Magdalena Biehn. He reached the ripe old age of 80 years, 8 months and 23 days, and was for many years a member of the Mennonite Church. Of his family of one son and three daughters, one daughter survives. The funeral, at the C. Eby meeting house, Berlin, was very largely attended, there being 136 vehicles in the funeral cortege.


Herald of Truth, Vol. XXXVIII, No. 16, August 15, 1901 - Page 254, 255

George married Veronica "Franny" Scheirich 6 Nov 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Veronica (daughter of John Scheirich and Barbara Groh) was born 6 Nov 1827, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Nov 1848; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Frany Scherich
• Name: Veronica "Franny" Histand
• Eby ID Number: 00100-5570
• Residence: 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Veronica Scheirich, "was born November 6th, 1827, and died November 10th, 1848, She was married to George Histand and had a family of two 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:

• Honoured: 811 Bleams Rd., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Interesting: pioneer, story, weaver
• Name: Johannes Stoeckle
• Name: John Steckle
• Name: John Steckley
• Residence: 811 Bleams Rd., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: 00118-7447
• Land: Bef 1831, Bechtel Tract, Waterloo Township, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Occupation: 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennnonite

Notes:

John Stoeckle, "was born November 25th, 1802. He left Germany and emigrated to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, U.S., where he arrived October 2nd, 1829. Here he remained until the summer of 1831 when he moved to Canada and arrived at Berlin, Waterloo County, Ontario, August lst, 1831. Here he followed his profession (weaving) for about eighteen months. On January 29th, 1833, he was married to Esther Bliehm who was born March 16th, 1808. They moved on their large farm north of Strasburg and about four miles southwest of Berlin where they resided until his death which took place April 22nd, 1879. He was a member of the Mennonite Church of which body he was a minister for many years. His family consisted 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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Pioneer Park (Weber/Strasburg) Christian Fellowship Mennonite Church

Early services were held in the homes of the first settlers, perhaps as early as 1833. Services often were held at the home of David Weber who lived across from where the church would be located. David Sherk was ordained deacon to serve the group in 1837, and in the next year, 1838, he was ordained minister. He was followed in 1840 by John Steckle (Stoeckle).

In 1842, David Weber donated one acre of land for a meeting house and burial ground. The deed was dated March 23, 1854, although the meeting house had been built in 1843. A new yellow brick church was built in 1894 on the same site. Noah Stauffer, who had been ordained in 1876 to assist John Steckle, was minister at the time. A Sunday School was organized in the 1890s; Sunday School records date from 1898. In 1899 the first Bible Conference to be held in an Ontario Mennonite church was held in the Weber church.

In 1971-1972 the church was enlarged and completely renovated. During that time - from October 17, 1971 to January 23, 1972 - the congregation met in the Herbert Feick home on Doon Village Road. On September 24, 1872 the congregation celebrated the 130th Anniversary of the building of the first meeting house. The name of the church was changed to Pioneer Park Christian Fellowship Mennonite Church in 1972.

In 1951 the congregation had purchased from Clifford Snider an additional acre of land located behind the church. In 1976, for the sum of $1, the congregation acquired a sixty-five foot strip of land along the south edge of the church property from Major Holdings & Development Co. A new church was built within several feet of the old yellow brick one which was removed; the date on the cornerstone is 1980. The 150th Anniversary of the construction of the first meeting house is to be celebrated in 1993.

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

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April 22nd, in Waterloo Co., Ont., Preacher JOHN STECKLE, aged 76 years and 4 months. He served as minister 38 years. Buried at Weber,s burying ground the 25th.

HERALD OF TRUTH - Volume XVI, Number 7 - July 1879 - page 137, 138

Honoured:
The J. Steckle Heritage Homestead is named in honour of John Steckle (Stoeckle), a farmer, weaver, and pastor of Mennonite faith, originally from Switzerland. He and his wife, Esther Bleam, built the Homestead in 1833. The site was the ideal location due to its proximity to a spring/artesian well, which had a history of native use that predated European occupation. The Steckle Homestead has remained in the hands of the Steckle family since the time of the original settlers, with many of the original buildings still intact. In 1978 Dr. Jean Steckle purchased the Homestead and remaining 10.2 acres from her parents. In 1983 the J. Steckle Heritage Homestead was designated a heritage property in the City of Kitchener under the Ontario Heritage Act. In 1988 a non-profit organization was established to preserve the site as an education centre for youth.

Steckle Heritage Farm

John married Esther B. Bliehm 22 Jan 1833, , Ontario, Canada. Esther (daughter of Philip Bliehm and Esther Bechtel) was born 16 Mar 1808, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 May 1892, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Esther B. Stoeckle
• Residence: 811 Bleams Rd., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: 00010-1096
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Esther Bliehm "was born March 16th, 1808 and on January 29th, 1833, she was married to John Stoeckle."


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:

• Name: Henry Shantz
• Occupation: Roseville Mennonite Church, North Dumfries Township, Ontario; minister
• Residence: North Dumfries Concession 10 Lot 35, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: 00110-6942
• Occupation: 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Henry Shantz, "the second youngest son of Christian and Hannah (Paul) Shantz, was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, November 3rd, 1804. In 1810 he came to Canada with his parents and spent his boyhood days on his father's farm on the west side of the Grand River at the Toll Bridge (Freeport). On September 23rd, 1828, he was married to Lydia, daughter of Peter and Anna (Zimmerman) Martin. She was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, August 2nd, 1810, and came to Canada when nine years old (1819). In 1829 they moved to North Dumfries Township, about two miles south of Roseville, where they resided until his death which took place October 4th, 1877. He was a minister of the Mennonite Church for a number of years and later on he was ordained bishop which position he filled with honor unto his end. He 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.].

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Roseville Mennonite Church (Detweiler Meeting House)

Services began in homes in the area with the arrival of the first settlers around 1822. A first meeting house was built about 1830 approximately a half-mile west of Roseville, on the south side of the road. One acre of land on the northeast corner of Lot 37, Concession 11, North Dumfries Township, was transferred from Samuel C. Snyder. The deed for the property was dated 1830, but it was not registered until August 1842. A stone meeting house was built in 1855 just slightly east of the old log meeting house; the church was dedicated on November 25, 1855 by the congregation's first minister, Jacob F. Detweiler. Henry Shantz, Enoch Detweiler and Solomon Gehman were the ministers who followed Jacob F. Detweiler.

Sunday School began in 1924 and in 1933 Young People's Bible Meetings were organized. The latter meetings were held in conjunction with those of the Blenheim Mennonite Church. A Sunday School classroom was added to the Detweiler church in 1956.

Moses Bowman, a layman from First Mennonite Church in Kitchener, was ordained minister to Detweiler Mennonite Church in 1938 where he continued to serve until the time of his death in 1964. The small congregation was served by visiting ministers until it disbanded in January 1966. Some of the remaining families are reported to have joined with Blenheim Mennonite Church at that time.

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

Heinrich married Lydia Martin 23 Sep 1828. Lydia (daughter of Peter Martin and Anna Zimmerman) was born 24 Aug 1810, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 12 Feb 1899; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Lydia Schantz
• Eby ID Number: 00075-4463
• Residence: 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Lydia Martin, "the sixth daughter of Peter and Anna (Zimmerman) Martin, was born August 2nd, 1810, and came to Canada in 1819. On September 23rd, 1828, she was married to Bishop Henry Shantz. He was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, November 3rd, 1804, and died October 4th, 1877. Since the decease of her husband she has her home with her daughter, Rececca (Mrs. Martin Baumann). She is quite well and seems to enjoy life, but of late, through a mild stroke of paralysis, she lost the use of her lower limbs.":


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.].