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Elizabeth Stumpf[1]

Female 1869 - 1963  (93 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth Stumpf 
    Born 4 Dec 1869  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] 
    Gender Female 
    Name Elizabeth Bechtel 
    Name Lizzie Stumpf 
    Residence 1871  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1891  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Servant 
    Residence 1891  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1911  Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1921  Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00007-0662.1 
    Died 2 Sep 1963  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7, 12] 
    Buried 5 Sep 1963  Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 12] 
    Person ID I11329  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2025 

    Father Daniel Stumpf,   b. 9 Jun 1832, Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Sep 1920, Lexington (Waterloo City), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Margaretha F. "Margaret" Schweitzer,   b. CALC 22 Jul 1836, , Baden, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Oct 1899  (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Married 18 Jan 1859  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 14] 
    Family ID F12564  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Mother Marguerethe,   b. 1835, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F31491  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John M. Bechtel,   b. 11 Jul 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Dec 1935, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 25 Dec 1891  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    Children 
     1. Milton Arthur Bechtel,   b. 31 Oct 1892, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 1983, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     2. Norman A. Bechtel,   b. 25 Oct 1894, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1969  (Age 74 years)
     3. Edna Reist,   b. Sep 1897, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 13 May 2025 
    Family ID F3203  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Bechtel, Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Stumpf, was born Dec. 4, 1869; died at the Martin's Rest Home, Elmira, Ont., Sept. 2, 1963; aged 93 y. 8 m. 29 d. Her husband, John M. Bechtel, died in 1953. Surviving are 2 sons (Milton and Norman), 7 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren. She was a member of the Wanner Church, where funeral services were conducted by Howard Stevanus, assisted by Howard Schmitt.

      Gospel Herald - Volume LVI, Number 39 - October 1, 1963 - page 879.
      Bechtel, Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Stumpf, was born Dec. 4, 1869; died at the Martin's Rest Home, Elmira, Ont., Sept. 2, 1963; aged 93 y. 8 m. 29 d. Her husband, John M. Bechtel, died in 1953. Surviving are 2 sons (Milton and Norman), 7 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren. She was a member of the Wanner Church, where funeral services were conducted by Howard Stevanus, assisted by Howard Schmitt.1a

      1aGospel Herald - Volume LVI, Number 39 - October 1, 1963 - page 879.


      Mrs. Elizabeth Bechtel

      Aged 93, died Monday, September 2, at Martin's rest home, after a brief illness. Born Dec. 4, 1869, she was a daughter of the late Mr. And Mrs. Daniel Stumpf. she lived in Bloomingdale and Kossuth, before moving to Elmira, three years ago. She was a member of Wanner Mennonite Church and the Ladies Aid Society of the church. Her husband, John M. Bechtel, died in 1935. Surviving are two sons, Milton and Norman of Kitchener; seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. She was the last surviving member of the Daniel Stumpf family. The body will be at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, Kitchener, then to Wanner Mennonite Church, Hespeler, for the funeral at 2: 30 p.m., Thursday. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery.

      The Elmira Signet 2 Sep 1963 pg 4

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 198.

    2. [S163] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Mennonite CC#6479 (formerly Waterloo Township).

    3. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-5 Page 9.

    4. [S177] Census - ON, Waterloo - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-5 Page 9.

    5. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 1 Page 13.

    6. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 2 Page 9.

    7. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, October 1, 1963 - Obituary of Elizabeth Stumpf.

    8. [S342] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Township Div. 5 Page 12.

    9. [S2057] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1891, Pg. 42.

    10. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, BloomingdalePage 7.

    11. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, Birth Certificate 005309 (1869).
      Name:Elisabeth Stumpf Date of Birth:4 Dec 1869 Gender:Female Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Daniel Stumpf Mother's name:Margretha Schweitzer

    12. [S2588] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Cemetery Internet Link.
      BECHTEL/ in memory of/ John M. BECHTEL/ 1866-1935/ Elizabeth STUMPF/ his wife/ 1869-1963/ At rest/

    13. [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian), Vol 4 pg 2.
      Daniel Stumpf aged 26 res Woolwich, born Ahlsfeld, Germany, son of Georg Stumpf and Doretha to Margaretha Seizer res Woolwich, born Baden, Germany daughter of Phillip Sweizer and Magalena Frei

    14. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Daniel Stumpf Birth Place: Ahlefeld, Germany Residence: Woolwich Township Age: 26 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1833 Father Name: Georg Mother Name: Dorothea Spouse Name: Margaretha Swiezer Spouse's Age: 19 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1840 Spouse Birth Place: Baden, Germany Spouse residence: Woolwich Township Spouse Father Name: Philip Spouse Mother Name: Magdalena Marriage Date: 18 Jan 1859 Marriage County: Waterloo

    15. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 011884 (1891).
      Name:John Bechtel Age:25 Birth Year:abt 1866 Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario Marriage Date:25 Dec 1891 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Joseph Bechtel Mother:Sarah Bechtel Spouse:Elizabeth Stumpf

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 4 Dec 1869 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Servant - 1891 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 25 Dec 1891 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1921 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 2 Sep 1963 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 5 Sep 1963 - Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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