Emmanuel B. Zehr

1893 - 1968  (74 years)

• Name	Emmanuel B. Zehr
  Born	26 Nov 1893	East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-137849
  Died	14 Oct 1968	Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I137849	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Christian I. Zehr,   b. 30 Apr 1866, , Canada ,   d. 24 Feb 1952  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Bender,   b. 1866, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F42001	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emma Brenneman,   b. 13 Feb 1895, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Mar 1979, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Married	23 Sep 1915
  Children	1. Austin Sylvester Zehr,   b. 4 Jul 1916, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Nov 2008, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)   2. Dorothy Ellen Zehr,   b. 23 Mar 1930,   d. 14 Apr 2009, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F57263	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Zehr.- Emanuel B., son of Christian I. and Elizabeth (Bender) Zehr, was born in East Zorra Twp., Ont., Nov. 26. 1893; died at Tavistock, Ont., of a heart attack, Oct. 14, 1968; aged 74 y. 10 m. 18 d. On Sept. 23, 1915, he was married to Emma Brenneman, who survives. Also surviving are 3 sons (Austin, Edward, and Elmer), 3 daughters (Elizabeth-Mrs. Amos Zehr, Ada- Mrs. Oliver Yantzi, and Dorothy-Mrs. Orval Lichty), 22 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. He was a member of the Tavistock Church. Funeral services were held at the East Zorra Church, Oct. 17, with Wilmer R. Martin, Henry Yantzi, and Daniel Wagler officiating; interment in East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume LXI, Number 44 - November 5, 1968, pages 1008

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, E., America, N., Municipality, O., Zorra-Tavistock, E., & Cemetery, E. (1893). Emanuel B Zehr (1893-1968) - Find A Grave.... Findagrave.com. Retrieved 22 June 2019, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35509821.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 Nov 1893 - East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 14 Oct 1968 - Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Buried - - East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth