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Jacob Axt[1]

Male 1879 - 1960  (81 years)


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  • Name Jacob Axt 
    Born 12 Jan 1879  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1910  Guernsey, Saskatchewan Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    farmer 
    Occupation 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Trucker, Gravel Truck 
    Residence 1921  28 Pequegnat Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Residence 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00110-6662.3 
    Died 25 Jun 1960  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Buried Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I19175  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Andrew Axt,   b. 28 Jan 1850, Queck, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jul 1923, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Catharine Shantz,   b. 6 Nov 1844, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Oct 1942  (Age 97 years) 
    Married 25 Dec 1873  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8, 9] 
    Family ID F4900  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Livia Cressman,   b. 15 Mar 1878, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 May 1967, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 16 Feb 1910  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
     1. Russel Arnold Axt,   b. 1911, Guernsey, Saskatchewan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jan 2002, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     2. Irene Axt,   b. 28 Jul 1912, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 2002  (Age 90 years)
     3. Luella Elona Axt,   b. 1915, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Aug 2002, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     4. Lillian Axt,   b. 1916, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Dec 2003, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     5. Andrew Ralph Axt,   b. 1 Feb 1918, Guernsey, Alberta Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 1979, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
     6. Alice Marie Axt,   b. 20 Mar 1922,   d. 2 Dec 2010, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F5991  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Axt, Jacob, son of Andrew and Catherine (Shantz) Axt, was born Jan. 12, 1879, in Wilmot Twp., Ont.; died June 25, 1960, at Kitchener, Ont.; aged 81 y. 5 m. 13 d. He was married to Livia Cressman, who survives. Also surviving are 2 sons and 4 daughters (Russel, Andrew, Luella, Irene, Alice--Mrs. Henry Gingerich, and Lillian--Mrs. Stanley Bowman), one brother (Elam), 2 sisters (Mrs. H. W. Bean and Matilda), and 4 grandchildren. He was a member of the Shantz Church, where funeral services were held June 29, in charge of L. H. Witmer and C. C. Cressman.

      Gospel Herald - July 19, 1960 - Vol LIII Number 28, Page 639, 640

  • Sources 
    1. [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..., 391.

    2. [S159] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Shantz Mennonite CC#4566 Internet Link.
      Axt / Jacob Axt / 1879-1960 / His beloved wife / Livia Cressman / We shall all be changed /

    3. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 32030-1879 Jacob Axt.

    4. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, July 19, 1960 - Obituary of Jacob Axt.

    5. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 3 Page 37.

    6. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 21617 (1910), Axt-Cressman.
      Jacob Axt, 31, Farmer, Guernsey Saskatchewan, S/O Andrew Axt & Catherine Shantz Married Livia Cressman, 31, New Hamburg, D/O Daniel E. Cressman & Hannah Shantz, Witn: Elam Axt Of Baden & Ada Cressman Of New Hamburg, 16 February 1910 In New Hamburg

    7. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 27 Page 3.

    8. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, August 2, 1923 Obituary of Andrw Axt.

    9. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 009895-74 Andrew Axt and Catherine Shantz.
      Andrew AXT, 24, farmer, Hessia Darmstadt Germany, Wilmot Twp, s/o John AXT & Catharine DIEBEL married Catharine SHANTZ, 29, Wilmot Twp, Wilmot Twp, d/o Jonas SHANTZ & Hannah SNYDER, witn: Michael & Eliza MENGER both of New Hamburg, 25 December 1873 in Wilmot Twp

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Jan 1879 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - farmer - 1910 - Guernsey, Saskatchewan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 16 Feb 1910 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Trucker, Gravel Truck - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Jun 1960 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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