Samuel Litwiller

1881 - 1955  (74 years)

• Name	Samuel Litwiller
  Residence	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Mennonite
  Born	16 Jan 1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32046105
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer Son
  Occupation	1911	Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-125039
  Died	27 Nov 1955	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I125039	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Rev. Christian Litwiller,   b. 13 Sep 1848, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Aug 1924, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Maria "Mary" Miller,   b. 13 Dec 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Aug 1921, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Married	27 Sep 1870  [6]
  Family ID	F30996	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Veronica Schrag,   b. 12 Sep 1882, Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Nov 1940, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 58 years)
  Married	1 Jan 1906  [4]
  Children	1. Lorena Litwiller,   b. Dec 1906, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F188032	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Litwiller, Samuel, of Kitchener, Ont., was born Jan. 16, 1881; died Nov. 27, 1955, at the K & W Hospital following a lengthy illness at the age of 74 y. 10 m. 11 d. Born in St. Agatha, he was a son of the late Christian Litwiller and Maria Miller. Jan. 1, 1906, he was united in marriage to Veronica Schrag, who predeceased him Nov. 29, 1940. He was a member of First Mennonite Church. He is survived by two sons (Manasseh of Wisconsin and Melvin of Toronto), 4 daughters (Laurene-Mrs. Wellesley, Carnahan, of New Lowell, Ont.; Phoebe-Mrs. Gordon Sanders, and Madelene-Mrs. Arno Hartwig of Kitchener; and Velma-Mrs. Stanley Schweitzer of Rummelhardt), one brother (David of Preston), one sister (Mrs. Moses Jantzi of Baden), and 4 granddaughters. Two brothers and 4 sisters predeceased him. Funeral at First Mennonite Church, conducted by C. F. Derstine. Theme: "The Living Will Lay It to Heart." Gospel Herald - Volume XLIX , Number 1 - January 3, 1956-page 23, 24

  
  

• Sources

  [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 1 Page 8. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-5 Page 13. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 11 Page 7. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Samuel Litwiler - January 3, 1956-page 23, 24. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 3 Page 7. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, October 6, 1921 - Obituary of Maria Miller.

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Born - 16 Jan 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer Son - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 27 Nov 1955 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth