Philip Zeller^[1]

1818 - 1896  (77 years)

• Name	Philip Zeller
  Born	2 Aug 1818	Rhein Bajerin, Germany   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1848	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00138-8399
  Died	1 Mar 1896	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I1383	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Johann Philip "Philip" Zeller,   b. 2 Feb 1791, Rhein Bajerin, Germany ,   d. 18 Jul 1854, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Glueck,   b. 10 Jan 1792, Rhein Bajerin, Germany ,   d. 18 Sep 1844, St. Catharines, Lincoln Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 52 years)
  Family ID	F432	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Schiedel,   b. 22 Dec 1826, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Dec 1900  (Age 73 years)
  Married	29 Feb 1848	Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 6, 8]
  Children	1. Catherine Zeller,   b. 25 Dec 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Nov 1892, Near Conestogo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 43 years)   2. Susannah Zeller,   b. 24 Sep 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Jul 1908  (Age 57 years)   3. Phoebe Zeller,   b. 29 Nov 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Feb 1935  (Age 80 years)   4. Mary Ann Zeller,   b. 28 Dec 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Jan 1947  (Age 87 years)   5. Lydia Zeller,   b. 15 Nov 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Amelia Zeller,   b. 30 Jul 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Jul 1947  (Age 81 years)   7. Jacob S. Zeller,   b. 24 Sep 1870, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1936  (Age 65 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F456	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Philip Zeller, "was born August 2nd, 1818. He was married, February 28th, 1848, to Sarah Schiedel who was born December 22nd, 1826. Soon after their marriage they moved on the farm where they still reside, about a mile or so south of Breslau. To them was born a family of seven children". Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.]. _______________________ Death of an Old Resident of Waterloo Township Philip Zeller, one of the old residents of Waterloo Twp., died at his residence in Breslau on Sunday morning. Mr. Zeller was born in Bavaria, Germany, on the 1st of August, 1818 and came to this country with his parents and their other children, about the year 1830. After a few years sojourn on a farm at St. Catharines. His father sold out there and bought the Cressman farm at Breslau, containing about two hundred and thirty acres, which he made into two, giving one to each of his two sons, Jacob and Philip. Deceased married Martin Schiedel's daughter, Sarah, who survives him and with whom and the family that grew up around them, he lived prosperously on his farm, until April of last year, when on account of failing health and vigor, he retired from the farm and moved into a comfortable home, which he purchased in Breslau village and where he and his wife and one of his daughters intended to live during what days might remain for him. His health, however, continued steadily to decline, until he passed away painlessly and peacefully. He was an exceedingly kind husband and father, well beloved and highly esteemed, by all who knew him. The Weekly Reformer 5 Mar 1896 pg 11

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 251. [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 694. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851. gives age and country of birth [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link . Zum Andenken an / Philip Zeller / geboren / Aug. 2,1818 / gest. Maerz 1,1896 / Alter / 77 Jahr 6 Mo. / 29 Tage / [verse] [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 49. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 7. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 7 Page 47. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Philipp Zealler, farmer of Waterloo married 29 Feb 1848 at Greenbush by banns to Sara Schiedel of Waterloo. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 50.

  
  

• Event Map

  Occupation - farmer - 1848 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 29 Feb 1848 - Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 1 Mar 1896 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth