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Veronica "Fannie" Schwartzentruber

Female 1881 - 1962  (80 years)


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  1. 1.  Veronica "Fannie" Schwartzentruber was born 16 Oct 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Joel Schwartzentruber and Elisabeth Brenneman); died 20 Mar 1962, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; was buried , East Zorra Amish Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.

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    • Name: Veronica "Fannie" Bender
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-76875
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1910, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1939, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Bender, Veronica S., daughter of Joel and Elizabeth (Brenneman) Swartzentruber, was born at Petersburg, Ont., Oct. 16, 1881; died, after an extended illness, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Millis Leis, Tavistock, Ont., March 20, 1962; aged 80 y. 5 m. 4 d. On Sept. 29, 1910, she was married to Jacob R. Bender, who preceded her in death on April 23, 1947. Her husband was ordained to the ministry in 1914, and she served faithfully with him in his work. Also preceding her in death was one daughter. Surviving are 3 sons (Wilfrid, Tavistock; Cleason, Scottdale, Pa.; and Wallace, Tavistock), 2 daughters (Annie-Mrs. Millis Leis and Violet-Mrs. Elmer Zehr, Hesston, Kans.), 19 grandchildren, and one sister (Mrs. Nancy S. Roth, Stratford). She was a member of the East Zorra A.M. Church, where funeral services were conducted March 24, by Dale Schumm, Henry Yantzi, and Elmer Schwartzentruber.

    Gospel Herald - Volume LV, Number 15 - April 10, 1962 - page 350, 351

    Veronica married Jacob R. Bender 29 Sep 1910, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Jacob (son of Bishop Jacob M. Bender and Maria Ruby) was born 28 Jul 1867, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 28 Sep 1952; was buried , East Zorra Amish Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Joel Schwartzentruber was born 27 Apr 1854, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Christian S. Schwartzentruber and Veronica M. "Fronica" Erb); died 30 Mar 1939, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-76873
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1869, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farm Laborer
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1911, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1911, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Joel married Elisabeth Brenneman 18 Jan 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elisabeth (daughter of Daniel S. Brenneman and Barbara Litwiller) was born 25 Nov 1862, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Elisabeth Brenneman was born 25 Nov 1862, , Ontario, Canada (daughter of Daniel S. Brenneman and Barbara Litwiller); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Elisabeth Schwartzentruber
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-76874
    • Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1911, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Children:
    1. 1. Veronica "Fannie" Schwartzentruber was born 16 Oct 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Mar 1962, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; was buried , East Zorra Amish Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    2. John B. Schwartzentruber was born 25 Oct 1882, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Mar 1956; was buried , East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada.
    3. Joseph B. Schwartzentruber was born 21 Nov 1884, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1961; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Peter B. Schwartzentruber was born 26 Sep 1886, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Oct 1959, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Catharine Schwartzentruber was born 25 Oct 1888, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Oct 1943, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Anna "Nancy" Schwartzentruber was born 21 Apr 1894, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Mary Schwartzentruber was born 12 Mar 1896, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Aaron Schwartzentruber was born 1 Feb 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Christian S. Schwartzentruber was born CALC 22 Dec 1805, , Hessen, Germany; died 7 Dec 1874, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195168665
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-76942
    • Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Christian — Veronica M. "Fronica" Erb. Veronica (daughter of Christian H. Erb and Maria "Polly" Miller) was born 4 Apr 1830, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Sep 1913, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Veronica M. "Fronica" Erb was born 4 Apr 1830, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Christian H. Erb and Maria "Polly" Miller); died 19 Sep 1913, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/220993856
    • Name: Feronicka Erb
    • Name: Fronica Erb
    • Name: Veronica M. "Fronica" Schwartzentruber
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-59493
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1911, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Children:
    1. Jacob Schwartzentruber was born 1838, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Joseph Schwartzentruber was born 1852, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Joseph E. Schwartzentruber was born 9 Sep 1852, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Mar 1932, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 2. Joel Schwartzentruber was born 27 Apr 1854, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Mar 1939, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Leah E. Schwartzentruber was born 21 Nov 1854, , Ontario, Canada; died 21 Sep 1930; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Mary Schwartzentruber was born 1855, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Maria Schwartzentruber was born 2 Jul 1855, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Apr 1915; was buried , Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Leah Schwartzentruber was born 1856, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Letty Schwartzentruber was born 1857, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Lydia Schwartzentruber was born 7 Sep 1858, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Sep 1922, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Maple View Amish Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Barbara Schwartzentruber was born CALC 6 Sep 1859, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Sep 1876; was buried , Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Veronica Schwartzentruber was born 30 Nov 1862, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Apr 1914, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    13. John Schwartzentruber was born 5 Jun 1864, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Jan 1957, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    14. Christian Schwartzentruber was born 30 Oct 1865, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Apr 1957; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    15. Daniel Schwartzentruber was born 8 Mar 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Jan 1943, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    16. Menno Schwartzentruber was born CALC 6 Oct 1871; died 9 Sep 1872; was buried , Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  Daniel S. Brenneman was born 25 May 1835, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Daniel Brenneman and Catherine Sommer); died 28 Dec 1866, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-30028
    • Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
    • Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1858, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Daniel married Barbara Litwiller 5 Jan 1858, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Barbara (daughter of Rev. Peter Litwiller and Elizabeth Lichti) was born 1836, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Barbara Litwiller was born 1836, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Rev. Peter Litwiller and Elizabeth Lichti); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Barbara Brenneman
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-46025
    • Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish
    • Residence: 1858, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Children:
    1. 3. Elisabeth Brenneman was born 25 Nov 1862, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Daniel Brenneman was born 25 Apr 1865, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 13 Nov 1928; was buried , Poole Mennonite Cemetery, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  Christian H. Erb was born CALC 20 Aug 1796, Mittelbergheim, , Alsace, France (son of Jacob Erb and Magdalena Hartig); died 17 Dec 1882, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Philipsburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47274086
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-122073
    • Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farm Laborer
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

    Christian — Maria "Polly" Miller. Maria was born CALC 15 Oct 1800, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 30 Mar 1896, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 11.  Maria "Polly" Miller was born CALC 15 Oct 1800, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 30 Mar 1896, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47274043
    • Name: Maria "Polly" Erb
    • Name: Polly Miller
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-122074P
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    ERB - On the 30th of March 1896, near St. Agatha, Waterloo Co., Ont., Maria Erb, maiden name Miller, aged 95 years, 5 months, 15 days. She lived in matrimony 61 years, and in widowhood for 13 years, 3 months and 13 days. Of her 12 children 5 preceded her. Her posterity numbers 42 grandchildren, 13 dead; 103 great-grandchildren, 16 dead. She was for many years afflicted with a cancer, but she suffered patiently, and looked forward in faith to the time of her redemption. She was confined to her bed about 5 months. Buried on the second of April in Lichty's graveyard. Funeral services by C. Zehr, from John 11:25, 26 and J. Gascho, from Rev. 7:9.

    Herald of Truth, Vol. XXXIII, No. 9, May 1, 1896

    Children:
    1. Catharine Erb was born 9 Mar 1823, Of, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Nov 1906; was buried , Sugar Creek Mennonite Cemetery, Wayland, Henry, Iowa, United States.
    2. Magdalena Erb was born CALC 29 Dec 1825, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Jun 1914, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada.
    3. 5. Veronica M. "Fronica" Erb was born 4 Apr 1830, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Sep 1913, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Barbara M. Erb was born 3 Jun 1832, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Dec 1910; was buried , Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Joseph Erb was born 1838, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Leah Erb was born 1 May 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Dec 1936, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Rebecca Erb was born 20 Jun 1845, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1935; was buried , Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 12.  Daniel Brenneman was born CALC 6 Sep 1806, , Germany (son of Johannes George Brenneman and Maria Magdalena); died 30 Apr 1876, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-216454
    • Residence: 1838, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish

    Daniel — Catherine Sommer. Catherine was born 1801, , Germany; died 8 Jan 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 13.  Catherine Sommer was born 1801, , Germany; died 8 Jan 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Catherine Brenneman
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-134450
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Children:
    1. Leah Brenneman was born 19 Sep 1831, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Aug 1932, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. John S. Brenneman was born 17 Sep 1832, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Oct 1867, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada.
    3. Christian Brenneman was born 9 Feb 1834, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Aug 1834, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 6. Daniel S. Brenneman was born 25 May 1835, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Dec 1866, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Jacob Brenneman was born 25 Jul 1836, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Oct 1837, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Joseph S. Brenneman was born 18 Apr 1838, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Sep 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Barbara S. Brenneman was born 18 Jun 1839, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Sep 1864.
    8. Jacob S. Brenneman was born 17 Jun 1840, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1878.
    9. Peter S. Brenneman was born 5 Oct 1840, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Apr 1873, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Catherine Brenneman was born 30 Sep 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Nov 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 14.  Rev. Peter Litwiller was born 8 Jan 1809, Illfurth, , Alsace, France (son of Jacob Litwiller and Anna Maria Maurer); died 7 Jul 1878, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-24854
    • Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Yeoman
    • Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish
    • Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Yeoman
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region: Bef 2012, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Religious leader

    Notes:

    Litwiller, Peter (1809-1878)

    Peter Litwiller was born 8 January 1809, in Illfurth, Upper Alsace. His parents were Anna Maria (the name she went by) Maurer and Jacob Litwiller. Jacob died in 1814. Widow Maria, three married daughters and their families, two single daughters and Peter left France and arrived in New York on 12 July 1827.

    On their arrival in Waterloo, they selected lots in the newly-surveyed centre block in Wilmot Township and set to work. Young Peter selected Lot 7, on the north side of Erb's Road, but did little work on his own lot until after his marriage to Elizabeth Lichti in 1830. By 1835, however, he had completed his settlement duties and received his patent for the front fifty acres from the Crown.

    In 1838 Peter bought a little notebook which he called his "Notizbuch." It illustrates the settlers' system of bartering goods and services. Litwiller frequently hired persons by the day or to do certain tasks. This may have been the labourer's only way to get a little needed cash as much as Litwiller's need for assistance. Goods supplied in exchange for work might be yarn for stockings, material for a coat, a pound of "dubock" (tobacco), or postage for a letter. A study of the names appearing in Litwiller's notebook is a veritable "who's who" of new Amish-Mennonite arrivals in Canada. Litwiller also had dealings with his non-Amish neighbours, most of whom were Roman Catholic.

    Peter's compassionate business acumen won for himself the respect of his co-religionists and, at the age of 28, he was chosen for the ministry in the Wilmot Amish Mennonite congregation in 1845. That was also the year that he served as one of the trustees who purchased the school site which the Amish had established at the site of the present St. Agatha Mennonite Church.

    Peter's brother-in-law, Rudolph Roth, a gifted preacher, had been ordained minister in 1835 and bishop in 1843. Family relationships during the next few years must have been very trying for Peter and his sisters and in-laws when Rudolph Roth, his wife Maria (nee Litwiller), Jacob and Barbara (Litwiller) Gardner, and Veronica (Litwiller) Gingerich (but not her husband) joined the Reformed Mennonites . Rudolph's early demise in 1853 removed him from any conflict which Peter might have had with him.

    Rudolph's leaving the Amish-Mennonite fold and the deaths of both Bishop John Oesch in Hay and Bishop Christian Miller in Wilmot, left the aged Bishop Christian Wagler, recent immigrant from Alsace, as the only bishop for the whole Amish-Mennonite constituency. It must have been Bishop Wagler who ordained Peter Litwiller that same year, and after Wagler's death the following year, Peter was left with bishop oversight over the whole Amish-Mennonite community from Wilmot to Lake Huron.

    Joseph Ruby was ordained bishop for the South Easthope-East Zorra congregation in 1853 and John Jantzi for the North Wilmot-Wellesley congregation in 1859. The Hay congregation, however, did not ordain a bishop, and were served by those in East Zorra or Wilmot for the next 100 years.

    Peter Litwiller's farm buildings were across the street and up the road a short distance from the Catholic Church. In 1857, a dedicated young man by the name of Eugene Funcken arrived in St. Agatha to serve in the Congregation of the Resurrection. Father Funcken was full of zeal and energy. These two men might have had good reasons to ignore each other, at best, or engage in a running feud, at worst, but they did neither. According to family tradition, they met with each other regularly to discuss topics of a religious nature. They set the stage for a peaceful community, rather than one where various factions are in conflict.

    Peter Litwiller died 7 July 1878. It is said that when the funeral cortege passed the Catholic church on its way to the Amish cemetery, Father Funcken had the bells tolled. A broadside printed at the time of his death is also attributed to Father Funcken. In it he extolled the bishop's character and his ministry.1

    1Roth, Lorraine. "Litwiller, Peter (1809-1878)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. October 2004. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 13 Nov 2005

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    Herald of Truth - Volume XV, Number 8 - August 1878, pages 141, 143 and 144

    LITZWILER.-July 8th, of long suffering with rheumatism, PETER LITZWILER, bishop of the Amish Mennonite church, at the age of 69 years, 5 months and 27 days. He was beloved by all who knew him.



    Peter married Elizabeth Lichti 1830. Elizabeth (daughter of Johannes F. "John" Lichti and Magdalena Joder) was born 2 Oct 1808, , France; died 25 Feb 1882; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 15.  Elizabeth Lichti was born 2 Oct 1808, , France (daughter of Johannes F. "John" Lichti and Magdalena Joder); died 25 Feb 1882; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Elizabeth Litwiller
    • Name: Lizzie Lichty
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-24855
    • Immigration: 9 Jul 1825, New York City, New York, USA.
    • Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish
    • Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Immigration:
    Departed Le Harve, France on the passenger ship "Elizabeth" arrived New York City 9 Jul 1825"
    John Leichy, age 67, farmer, from France
    Madelina Leichty, age 52
    Joseph Leichty,, age 26
    Maria Leichty, age 18
    Elizabeth Leichty, age 16
    Nicholas Leichty, 1

    Children:
    1. Magdalena "Lena" Litwiller was born 18 Jan 1831, , Ontario, Canada; died 31 May 1916, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Anna Maria Litwiller was born 16 Aug 1833, , Ontario, Canada; died 1 Aug 1911, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Maple View Amish Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Catharina "Catherine" "Katherine" Litwiller was born 20 Dec 1833, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Jacob Litwiller was born 1835, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. 7. Barbara Litwiller was born 1836, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Veronica "Fannie" Litwiller was born 1838, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. John Litwiller was born 25 Sep 1842, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Aug 1927, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Peter L. Litwiller was born 23 Nov 1844, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Aug 1904, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Elizabeth L. Litwiller was born 1846, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Rev. Christian Litwiller was born 13 Sep 1848, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Aug 1924, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Anna Litwiller was born 26 May 1850, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Jul 1915; was buried , Riverside Cem., Elkton, Huron, Michigan, United States.


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