Waterloo Region Generations
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Elias Bender

Male 1890 - 1949  (59 years)


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  • Name Elias Bender 
    Born 24 Jan 1890  East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-188181 
    Died 3 Mar 1949 
    Buried Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I188181  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father Jacob S. Bender,   b. 14 Sep 1862, Of, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Sep 1927  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Barbara Schwartzentruber,   b. CALC 27 May 1867, Of, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Feb 1926  (Age ~ 58 years) 
    Family ID F40703  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Magdalena Zehr,   b. 24 Dec 1890, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Aug 1976, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 27 Oct 1914 
    Children 
     1. Verna Mae Bender,   b. 6 Aug 1915, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Oct 2008, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F53768  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Bender.-Elias, son of the late Jacob S. and Barbara Bender, was born in East Zorra Twp., Ont., Jan. 24, 1890; passed to his eternal reward March 3, 1949; aged 59 y. 1 m. 7 d. He had been in failing health for two years, due to a heart condition. In 1906 he accepted Christ as his Saviour and was received into the East Zorra A.M. congregation by the late Jacob M. Bender. He remained a faithful member until death. On Oct. 27, 1914, he was married to Lena Zehr, who survives. Also surviving are one daughter (Verna Mae-Mrs. Alvin Jutzi, Baden, Ont.), 2 grandchildren, 2 brothers (Noah and Manasseh, both of East Zorra, Ont.), 4 sisters (Amanda-Mrs. Menno Zehr, Ida-Mrs. Simon Bender, Christina-Mrs. Norman Roi, of East Zorra; and Emma-Mrs. Albert Oesch, Milverton, Ont.), and a large number of other relatives and friends. Funeral services were conducted at the home by Daniel Wagler and at the East Zorra A.M. Church by Moses O. Jantzi and Henry Yantzi. Text: II Tim. 4: 7. Burial was made in the Steinman A.M. Cemetery.

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Jan 1890 - East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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