Christian I. Zehr^[1]

1866 - 1952  (85 years)

• Name	Christian I. Zehr
  Born	30 Apr 1866	, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-171428
  Died	24 Feb 1952
  Buried	East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I171428	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph L. Zehr,   b. 10 Oct 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Jun 1912  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Lydia Iutzi,   b. 3 Nov 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Sep 1939  (Age 94 years)
  Married	19 Feb 1865	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Family ID	F48616	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Bender,   b. 1866, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Simon B. Zehr,   b. 17 Oct 1886, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Feb 1956  (Age 69 years)   2. Joseph B. Zehr,   b. 6 Mar 1889,   d. 15 Dec 1965  (Age 76 years)   3. Emmanuel B. Zehr,   b. 26 Nov 1893, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Oct 1968, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)   4. Clayton Benjamin Zehr,   b. 27 Oct 1905, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Feb 1950  (Age 44 years)   5. Christian Ohmer "Chris" Zehr,   b. 10 May 1908, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Apr 1982, RR2 Tavistock, Oxford Co., Ontario  (Age 73 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F42001	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Christian I., was born in East Zorra township in which he was a lifelong resident and passed away at the age of 85. He was a member of the East Zorra Amish Mennonite Church, Tavistock, Ont. Surviving are 6 sons (Simon, Bade, Ont.; Joseph and Emmanuel, East Zorra, Ont.; Reuben, Isaac, and Christian, Tavistock, Ont.), 2 daughters (Mrs. John Tiemens and Katie Steinman, East Zorra, Ont.), one sister (Mrs. Mary Wagler, East Zorra, Ont.), 45 grandchildren, 60 great-grandchildren, and 2 great-great-grandchildren. His wife and one son (Clayton) preceded him in death. Funeral services were held at the East Zorra Amish Mennonite Church in charge of Henry Yantzi. Burial was made in the adjoining cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume XLV , Number 39 - September 23, 1952 - paged 950, 951

  
  

• Sources

  [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 046339-26. Clayton Zehr, 21, occ. Farmer, b. East Zorra, res. East Zorra, son of Christian Zehr (B. Canada) & Elizabeth Bender married Saloma Brenneman, 18, occ. At Home Housemaid, b. South Easthope, res. East Zorra, daughter of Peter Brenneman (B. Canada) & Mary Oesch, Witn: Sidney & Violet Roth Both of New Hamburg, 30 October 1926 in Kitchener [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Zehr Joseph, 21, res. Wilmot, b. Wilmot, s/o Joseph & Maria, married 19 Feb 1865 Lydia Yatzie, 20, res. Waterloo, b. Waterloo, d/o George & Catherine

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 30 Apr 1866 - , Canada Buried - - East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth