Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Ezra Burkhart[1]

Male 1879 - 1954  (74 years)


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  • Name Ezra Burkhart 
    Born 6 Oct 1879  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1901  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Occupation 1911  Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Farmer 
    Residence 1911  Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1954  23 Riverside Dr., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number 00019-1497.8 
    Died 27 Jan 1954  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Cause: stroke 
    Buried Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I16453  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father Joseph Burkhart,   b. 1831, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1901  (Age < 69 years) 
    Mother Sarah Sitler,   b. 2 Jan 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 1913, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 8 Apr 1856  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9
    Family ID F3118  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Susannah Martin,   b. 25 Jul 1879, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jun 1956  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 8 May 1898  [6
    Children 
     1. Alvin Burkhardt,   b. 29 Nov 1898, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1966  (Age 67 years)
     2. Edith M. Burkhardt,   b. 9 Mar 1905, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Sep 1927, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 22 years)
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F18672  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Burkhart, Ezra, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Burkhart was born near Floradale, Ont., Oct. 6, 1879; passed away at the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital, Jan. 27, 1954, after a few months' illness; aged 74 y. 3 m. 1 d. On May 8, 1898, he was married to Susanna Martin, who survives. Also surviving are one son (Alvin, of Kitchener), 3 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren. One daughter (Edith-Mrs. Arthur Hebebrandt) predeceased him. On Sunday before New Year he suffered a stroke from which he gradually grew weaker until the Lord called him home. He was a member of the Elmira Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held Jan. 29 at the Elmira Church, in charge of Oliver D. Snider and Howard Bauman, with interment in the adjoining cemetery.

      Gospel Herald - Volume XLVII , Number 9 - March 2, 1954--- page 213, 214, 215

      ___________________

      EZRA BURKHART

      Ezra Burkhart, 74, 23 Riverside Drive, died early Wednesday, January 27, at K-W Hospital, after a short illness.
      Born in Woolwich Township, Oct. 6, 1879, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Burkhart. Last surviving member of his family, Mr. Burkhart lived his entire life in this district.
      Surviving are his wife, the former Susannah Martin; one son, Alvin, Kitchener; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. One daughter predeceased him 27 years ago.
      The body was at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor, Elmira, where service took place Friday at 2 p.m. A memorial service was conducted later at the Elmira Mennonite Church, by Bishop O. D. Snider. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery.

      Elmira Signet 30 Jan 1954



  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 371.

    2. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Division 2 Page Number 63 Household Number 291.

    3. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-4 Page 6.

    4. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 2 Page 63.

    5. [S504] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1911, Hawkesville Div 8 Page 6.

    6. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Ezra Burkhart - March 2, 1954--- page 213, 214, 215.

    7. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 5 Page 14.

    8. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 370.

    9. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Joseph Burkhard farmer of Woolwich married 8 Apr 1856 Berlin by banns to Sarah Sittler of Woolwich, witnesses: Jonathan Sittler of Waterloo Twp & Jacob Gingerich of Waterloo Twp

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Oct 1879 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1901 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1911 - Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: stroke - 27 Jan 1954 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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