Senator Aaron Amon^[1]

1858 - 1933  (74 years)

• Name	Aaron Amon
  Prefix	Senator
  Born	5 Nov 1858	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Elected Office	1915	, Michigan, USA
  	senator
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9376255
  Eby ID Number	00110-6696.3
  Died	20 Jan 1933	Remus, Mecosta, Michigan, USA   [3]
  Buried	Wambold Cemetery, Remus, Mecosta, Michigan, United States
  Person ID	I19294	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	John Amon,   b. 11 Nov 1834, Rhineland, Germany ,   d. 15 Aug 1917, Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Veronica "Fanny" Shantz,   b. 12 Apr 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 May 1896  (Age 56 years)
  Married	26 Mar 1854	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4, 5]
  Family ID	F4918	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eliza Schiedel,   b. 1863, , Michigan, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F6267	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  AARON AMON IS DEAD; FORMER STATE SENATOR BIG RAPIDS, Jan. 21 (P) -Aaron Amon, former state senator and representative, who was called the "father of consolidated schools in Michigan," died at his home in Remus today. He was 74 years old. Mr. Amon served in the legislature from 1915 until 1922. He was president of the Remus State bank and was connected with bank: in Six Lakes, Blanchard, and Evart. The funeral will be at Remus Monday. Lansing State Journal, Lansing, Michigan Sat, Jan 21, 1933 Page 4

  
  

• 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..., 397. [S291] Census - Michigan, Kent, Caledonia - 1880, 189D. [S3007] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952. aaron Amon, b. Remus, Michigan, 20 Jan 1933 aged 73, 2m 154d, Waterloo, s/o John Amon b. Germany and Fannie Shantz, b. Waterloo, Ontario. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. John Amon, farmer of Waterloo married 26 Mar 1854 At Berlin by banns to Veronica Schantz of Waterloo, witnesses: Friedrich Gottlieb of Berlin, Louise Gottlieb of Berlin [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose, 30 Mar 1854 Pg 13. AMMON, John married 26 Mar 1854 To Veronica SCHANTZ. Both of Waterloo.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Nov 1858 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - senator - 1915 - , Michigan, USA Died - 20 Jan 1933 - Remus, Mecosta, Michigan, USA Buried - - Wambold Cemetery, Remus, Mecosta, Michigan, United States  = Link to Google Earth