Moses G. Reist^[1]

1854 - 1928  (74 years)

• Name	Moses G. Reist
  Born	25 Jan 1854	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Interesting	story,
  Residence	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1881	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Income
  Residence	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Retired	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Residence	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Retired	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Eby ID Number	00090-5171
  Died	7 Oct 1928  [4]
  Buried	Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Person ID	I11868	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Samuel E. Reist,   b. 30 Jan 1825, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Oct 1915  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Gingerich,   b. 14 Sep 1828, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Mar 1898  (Age 69 years)
  Married	10 Oct 1848	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 11]
  Family ID	F2075	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Esther B. Bauman,   b. 22 Dec 1856, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 May 1952  (Age 95 years)
  Married	5 Mar 1878  [2]
  Children	1. Daniel B. Reist,   b. 26 Oct 1879, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Elias Reist,   b. 6 Jun 1883, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1883   3. Moses B. Reist,   b. 2 Jul 1886, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1960  (Age 73 years)   4. Joseph Bowman Reist,   b. 9 Dec 1888, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Feb 1971, Hilliers, , British Columbia, Canada  (Age 82 years)   5. Leah Reist,   b. 29 Oct 1892, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Jul 1953, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)   6. Israel Reist,   b. 4 Nov 1892, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Lydia Ann Reist,   b. 26 Sep 1897, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F2444	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Moses Reist, "second son, was born January 25th, 1854. On March 5th, 1878, he was married to Esther Baumann. They reside on a farm one mile north of Elmira. Their family consists of five 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.]. _________________ Moses Reist Sr. Moses was a real character and a real Christian of the Mennonite faith. I walked up one time and got a feeling about his Schreitz [?] factory which really was something to see. Also the old story about Moses going to the Waterloo Park for a stroll, when he came to the terraces at the top, a bunch of girls were below and when they seen him they said Holy Moses and Moses took that to heart and wrote a book claiming he was the second Moses. Now there must be some truth in this because my mother bought a book from him. It was printed in German and named Die Goldene Bible. Where the book got too I don't know but there are some around. Also he had ideas about the Maple Syrup and [was] the first one to collect sap instead of walking tree to tree. He purchased some eavetrough to run the sap to one location. I believe this was the forerunner of what they are doing now with plastic pipes. Dad and Moses had many a chat in the old tinshop. Memories of Bill Rudow, transcript of an original in the Elmira Branch, Waterloo Region Library by Marion Roes 2011

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 153. [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 164. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-4 Page 7. [S154] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Mennonite CC#4584 Internet Link. In/ memory of/ Moses G. Reist/ born/ Jan. 25,1854/ died/ Oct. 7,1928/ aged/ 74 yrs. 8 mos. / 12 days/ [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 2 Page 74. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 15 page 5. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 31. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Township of Woolwich 1861 Div. 4 Page 31. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Sub Dist. 15 Page 7. [S154] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Mennonite CC#4584 Internet Link. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Eby, Benjamin Rev. - Minister of the Mennonist Society, Berlin report 114. Samuel E. Reist, to Magdalean Gingrich, both of Woolwich. 10 Oct. 1848. Rev. Eby.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Jan 1854 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Income - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Retired - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Retired - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth