Elizabeth "Eliza" Jahn^[1]

1872 - 1927  (55 years)

• Name	Elizabeth "Eliza" Jahn
  Born	20 Jun 1872	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Elizabeth "Eliza" Rabe
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1911	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00119-7455.3
  Died	31 Oct 1927	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 6]
  Buried	Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I20263	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Charles Jacob Jahn,   b. 31 Oct 1841, , Mecklinburg Schwerin, Germany ,   d. 13 Feb 1922, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Lydia Ann Strickler,   b. 14 Oct 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Jan 1924  (Age 77 years)
  Married	17 Dec 1865	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 8]
  Family ID	F5039	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Rabe,   b. 26 Jun 1873, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1956  (Age 82 years)
  Married	1894  [6]
  Children	1. Clarsie E. Rabe,   b. 6 May 1896, Kossuth, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1949  (Age 52 years)   2. John Ervin Rabe,   b. 29 May 1901,   d. 31 May 1901  (Age 0 years)   3. Henry Norman Rabe,   b. 26 Sep 1903, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Sep 1972, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)   4. Ivan Charles Rabe,   b. CALC 14 Jan 1908,   d. 30 Aug 1908  (Age ~ 0 years)   5. Melvin Rabe,   b. Oct 1910, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F12417	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Rabe.--Elizabeth Jahn was born July 20, 1872; died at the home of her daughter near hespeler, Ont., Oct. 31, 1927; aged 55 y. 4 m. 11 d. In 1894 she was married to John Rabe, to which union were born five children, two dying in infancy. She leaves a sorrowing husband, one daughter, two sons, and three sisters. In her early married life she united with the Mennonite Church and departed this life loyal to the faith of her Master. The funeral was held on Nov. 3 at the Cressman Mennonite Church. Breslau, Ont. Ministers who conducted the services were A. B. Snyder and Oscar Burkholder. Text, Jno. 6: 63 Gospel Herald - Vol. XX, No. 33 - November 17, 1927, pages 735

  
  

• 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..., 526. [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link . Elizabeth Jahn / wife of / John Rabe / born 1872 died 1927 / John Rabe / 1873-1956 / Rabe [S197] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1881, Div 1 Page 27 Family 125. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-5 Page 4. [S342] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Township Div. 5 Page 7. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Elizabeth Jahn Rabe - November 17, 1927, pages 735. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 32. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Lydia Strickler Born: Waterloo Res: Waterloo Age: 19 Father: Henry Strickler Mother: Elizabeth Strickler Born: 1846 Spouse: Charles Yawin Age: 24 born: Mecklenburg Germany Res: Waterloo Born: 1841 Father: Lewis Yawin Mother: Mary Yawin married 17 Dec 1865 county: Waterloo

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Jun 1872 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 31 Oct 1927 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth