Rachel Oesch^[1]

1859 - 1944  (85 years)

• Name	Rachel Oesch
  Born	10 Jan 1859	Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22419918
  Name	Rachel Gingerich
  Residence	1911	Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-13693
  Died	28 Jul 1944	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I13693	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	John S. Oesch,   b. 5 Mar 1821, , France ,   d. 3 Jun 1904, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Barbara Nafziger,   b. 11 Sep 1816, Imling, , France ,   d. 18 Jun 1896, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F5685	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John E. Gingerich,   b. 7 Sep 1860, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Jun 1951, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Married	10 Jan 1884	Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. Annie Gingerich,   b. 10 May 1886, Stanley Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Oct 1971  (Age 85 years)   2. Magdalena "Mattie" Gingerich,   b. 18 Oct 1887, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Feb 1969, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)   3. Peter O. Gingerich,   b. 9 Oct 1889, Blake, Stanley Twp., Huron Co., Ontario ,   d. 30 Aug 1973, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)   4. Edmund Gingerich,   b. 27 Dec 1893, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1967  (Age 73 years)   5. Enos Gingerich,   b. 26 Aug 1900, Ellice Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Mar 1993, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F8258	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Rachel Oesch in 1940

  
  

• Notes

  Gingerich.-Rachel, daughter of John and Barbara Oesch, was born in Huron Co., Ont., Jan. 10, 1859; died at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, Ont., July 28, 1944; aged 85 y. 6 m. 18 d. On Jan. 10, 1884, she was united in marriage to John E. Gingerich. This union was blessed with 5 children. Surviving are her husband, 3 sons and 2 daughters (Peter, Edmund, Enos, and Annie-Mrs. E. Brubacher, of Baden; and Mattie-Mrs. Aaron Bender, of Linwood), 4 sisters (Barbara-Mrs. John Brenneman, Waterloo; Katie-Mrs. Dan Brenneman, Milverton; Mary-Mrs. Peter Brenneman, New Hamburg; and Nancy-Mrs. John Roth. Imlay City, Mich.), 2 brothers (Joseph, Saskatchewan; and John, Milverton), 16 grandchildren, and 1 great-grandchild. Two sisters and one grandchild preceded her. She united with the Amish Mennonite Church in her youth and remained a faithful member until death. Funeral services were in charge of Samuel Schultz and Moses Roth. Gospel Herald - Vol. XXXVII, No . 26 - September 29, 1944, page 519, 520 ___________ In Loving Memory Died At St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, on Friday, July 28th, 1944 Rachel Gingerich Beloved wife of John E. Gingerich Aged: 85 years, 6 months and 18 days. The Funeral Will take place from her late residence, Baden, on Monday, July 31st, at 2 o'clock p.m., to Steinman's A.-M. Church and Cemetery. A loving mother from us has gone, A voice we loved is stilled, A place is vacant in our home That never can be filled. Funeral Card

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Ephraim Brubaker Born: Kitchener Ont Age: 43 Father: Samuel Brubaker Mother: Lydia Musselman Born: abt 1873 Spouse: Annie Gingerich Age: 30 born: Hay Township Huron CO Ont Father: John E Gingerich Mother: Rachel Oesch Gingerich married 3 Oct 1916 married: Waterloo Township [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. John Gingrich Born: Wilmot Waterloo Co. Age: 23 Father: Peter Gingrich Mother: Anna Gingrich Born: abt 1861 Spouse: Rachel Oesch Age: 24 born: Hay Father: John Oesch Mother: Barbara Oesch married 10 Jan 1884 married: Huron , Hay Township [S8] News - Gospel Herald, September 29, 1944 - Obituary of Rachel Oesch. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Wilmot Twp. 1911 Div. 8 Page 15.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Jan 1859 - Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 10 Jan 1884 - Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 28 Jul 1944 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth