Ezra W. Geiger^[1]

1870 - 1950  (80 years)

• Name	Ezra W. Geiger
  Born	18 Jun 1870	Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	New Mennonite
  Occupation	1891	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Agricultural Laborer
  Residence	1891	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1911	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00038-3069.5
  Died	5 Jul 1950  [3, 5]
  	Cause: accident in the hayfield
  Buried	Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 5]
  Person ID	I12169	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	David Geiger,   b. 9 Nov 1838, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Mary A. Winters,   b. 10 Feb 1838, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Nov 1859  [8]
  Family ID	F3392	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann Heckedon,   b. 4 May 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Sep 1960  (Age 93 years)
  Married	22 Jun 1893  [3]
  Children	1. Mabel May Geiger,   b. 22 Dec 1894, Washington, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Jul 1979, Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   2. John Irvin H. Geiger,   b. 24 Oct 1897, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Jan 1958, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)   3. Ida Lucinda Geiger,   b. 22 Nov 1899, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Arthur Geiger,   b. Mar 1904, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Gordon Geiger,   b. Apr 1910, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F6404	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Geiger. --- Ezra W. Geiger, was born in Zurich, Ont., June 18, 1870; died suddenly as a result of an accident in the hayfield July 5, 1950; aged 80 y. 17 d. On June 22, 1893, he was married to Mary Ann Heckendorn, who remains. Also surviving are 5 children (Mabel-Mrs. William Gossman, Dashwood; Irvin, at home; Ida-Mrs. Clarence Snyder, Kitchener, Ont.; Arthur, Detroit, Mich.; Gordon, at home), 15 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, and one brother (David, of Galt, Ont.). Over fifty years ago he united with the Mennonite Church at Roseville. Funeral services were held July 7 at his late home and at the Cressman Mennonite Church. Burial was made in the cemetery adjoining the church. Oscar Burkholder officiated. Text: I Sam. 20: 3. Gospel Herald - Volume XLIII, Number 30 - July 25, 1950 --- page 750, 751.

  
  

• 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..., 676. [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, Division 1 Page Number 14 Household Number 63. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Ezra Geiger - July 25, 1950. [S399] Census - ON, Brant, South Dumfries - 1901, Dumfries (South/Sud) E-2 Page 3. [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link . Geiger / In loving memory of / Ezra W.Geiger / June 18,1870-July 5,1950 / his wife / Maryann Heckendorn / May 4,1867-Sept.5,1960 / At rest / Father Mother [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, Div. 1 Page 14. [S342] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Township Div. 5 Page 10. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 1 Page 32.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 18 Jun 1870 - Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - New Mennonite - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Agricultural Laborer - 1891 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1901 - South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1911 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth