George Allan Reist^{[1, 2]}

1870 - 1961  (90 years)

• Name	George Allan Reist
  Born	5 Jun 1870	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Agricultural Laborer
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1911	Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Commercial Traveler
  Residence	1911	Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite - Bretheren ?
  Occupation	1921	Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1921	Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	New Mennomite
  Eby ID Number	00090-5238.2
  Died	7 May 1961	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Buried	Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Person ID	I20464	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Jacob Reist,   b. 7 Nov 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Catherine Zeller,   b. 25 Dec 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Nov 1892, Near Conestogo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 43 years)
  Married	22 Aug 1869	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8, 10]
  Family ID	F457	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Jacob Reist,   b. 7 Dec 1853, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F18432	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth "Lizzie" Koch,   b. 3 Jul 1866, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Jan 1963, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 96 years)
  Married	14 Sep 1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  		Reist,GeorgeA-ElizabethKoch-001-WomensInstituteRosendaleBranch.jpg George A. Reist and Lizzie Koch Women's Insitute Tweedsmuir History Rosendale Vol. 2
  Children	1. Elsina I. "Elsie" Reist,   b. 16 Oct 1892, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Apr 1984  (Age 91 years)   2. Clayton J. Reist,   b. 25 Oct 1894, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1969  (Age 74 years)   3. Myra May Reist,   b. 12 Nov 1897, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Dec 1968, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)   4. Clarence Stanley Reist,   b. 21 Sep 1899, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Victor Roy Reist,   b. 25 Jul 1903, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1997  (Age 93 years)   6. Edgar David Reist,   b. 22 Nov 1909, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Nov 2004, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F18431	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  George and Elizabeth Reist purchased the Rosendale property from David and Mary Ann Bott March 28, 1908, for $1,450 including a horse, some cows and various implements. Trading horses was a favorite pastime of George Reist. Many horses passed through his hands and he had a favorite cure for balky animals. When a horse balked, ground was put into its mouth and the unpleasant taste diverted the animal's mind and made it co-operate for the time being at least. On more than one occasion two or three animals were traded in one day. George Reist was employed as a travelling salesman by Dumarts Limited (now Burns & Company) for eight to ten years and in his absence Mrs. Reist and the older children operated a market gardening business and attended the Berlin weekly market. The 16 year old son Clayton was employed at the Sugar factory and on Nov. 10, 1910 he wo s so severely scalded in an accident there, that doctors despaired for his life . He was taken to the Berlin Hospital in an ambulance drawn by horses. His good health and constant attendance by nurses were factors in his miraculous recovery. He was in hospital until Christmas and the entire cost was $84 for hospitalization, nurses and doctors. George Reist was a firm believer in planting in the time of the moon, and also in the practice of charming for ailments. The sauerkraut business began on a small scale. Mrs. Reist cut the cabbage by hand and made sauerkraut by the dish pan full. They soon supplied sauerkraut for the suppers peculiar to this district and Polish wedding receptions. For a time sauerkraut suppers were served at their home in Rosendale. The largest supper was served to 72 people on the lawn. The Reists were by now producing large quantities of sauerkraut and it was made by machinery. At the Kitchener market customers were lined three deep at the Reist stall to buy their weekly supply. One man remarked that the Reist stall was "one place where we get Scripture measures". Mr. and Mrs. George Reist enjoyed good health and continued to be active. A 60th wedding anniversary was celebrated on Sept. 15, 1951. betters were received iron Prime Minister St. Laurent, Louis 0. Breithaupt, M.P., and Mayor S. Leavine of Kitchener. Five years later a 65th wedding anniversary was held at a family dinner at the Old Landmark, Conestoga. Mrs. Reist was 88 years old at this time and Mr. Reist 86. Mr. Reist said on this occasion - "when a person is getting old one snould take something to keep his blood thin". He went on to explain that this counteracts the tendency of the blood to clot which often causes death. He recommended mineral salts to be taken each morning before breakfast. He also advocated he use flax seed for its benficial effects. Womens' Intitute Tweedsmuir History - Rosendale Volume 2

  
  

• 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..., 175. [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..., 694. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Division 2 Page Number 48 Household Number 251. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-3 Page 11. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div 4, Page 45. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Division 2 (Bloomingdale) Page 4. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, BloomingdalePage 5. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 24. [S226] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery CC#4581 Internet Link. Reist/ George A. Reist/ 1870-1961/ His Beloved Wife/ Elizabeth Koch/ 1866-1963/ Myra 1897-1968 [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Jacob Reist Born: Waterloo Township Age: 22 Father: Joseph Reist Mother: Magdalena Reist Born: abt 1847 Spouse: Catharine Zellar Age: 21 born: Waterloo Township Father: Philip Zellar Mother: Sarah Zellar married 22 Aug 1869 married: Waterloo, Preston

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Jun 1870 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Agricultural Laborer - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 14 Sep 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Commercial Traveler - 1911 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - Bretheren ? - 1911 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1921 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - New Mennomite - 1921 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 7 May 1961 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth