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Solomon Brenneman

Male 1891 - 1951  (60 years)


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  • Name Solomon Brenneman 
    Born 4 Jan 1891  North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-133295 
    Died 8 Apr 1951  [1
    Buried East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I133295  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Family Lydia Roi,   b. 5 Sep 1893, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jul 1954, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Married 30 Dec 1915  [2
    Children 
     1. Dorothy Brenneman,   b. 14 Oct 1918, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Apr 1960, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F41986  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Brenneman, -- Solomon, son of the late Nicklas and Katie (Erb) Brenneman, was born in North East Hope, Jan. 4, 1891; passed to his eternal reward April 8, 1951; aged 60 y. 3 m. 4 d. In his early youth he accepted Christ as his personal Saviour and was a faithful member of East Zorra A. M. Church until the end. On Dec. 30, 1915, he was united in marriage to Lydia Roi of East Zorra. He leaves to mourn his beloved companion, 1 daughter (Dorothy-Mrs. Clayton Wagler, Bade, Ont.), 3 sons, (Archie, East Zorra; Jerry and Earl, at home), 3 grandchildren, 1 sister (Mrs. Simon Roi), and 3 brothers (Daniel, South East Hope; Moses, East Zorra; Elmer, Wellesley). Two brothers (Nicklas and Jacob) preceded him. Funeral services were conducted in the home by Joel Swartzentruber and at the East Zorra A. M. Church by Daniel Zehr and Henry Yantzi. Burial was made in near-by cemetery.

      Gospel Herald - Volume XLIV , Number 26 - June 26, 1951 - page 621, 622, 623

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Solomon Brenneman - June 26, 1951.

    2. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Lydia Brenneman - August 24, 1954.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 4 Jan 1891 - North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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