Cyrus "Saruch" Eby^{[1, 2]}

1849 - 1923  (74 years)

• Name	Cyrus "Saruch" Eby
  Born	28 Jan 1849	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69597986
  Name	Saruch Eby
  Residence	1851	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Other Methodist
  Residence	1893	, Elkhart Co., Indiana   [7]
  Eby ID Number	00031-2376
  Died	26 Oct 1923	, Elkhart, Indiana, USA   [3, 6]
  Buried	Olive Cemetery, Wakarusa, Elkhart, Indiana, United States   [6]
  Person ID	I20777	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Jacob Eby,   b. 18 Oct 1815, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Aug 1896, , Elkhart Co., Indiana  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Maria "Mary" "Polly" Bingeman,   b. 9 Dec 1820, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 17 Nov 1915, Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States  (Age 94 years)
  Married	7 Apr 1840	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Family ID	F4246	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Wenger,   b. 26 Jun 1853, , Ohio, USA ,   d. 1 Aug 1928  (Age 75 years)
  Married	5 Sep 1869	, Indiana   [1]
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2025
  Family ID	F5140	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Saruch Eby, "was born January 28th, 1849. He is married but name of wife not received" Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.]. ___________________________________ Eby.-Cyrus, the last survivor of the Jacob B. and Mary Eby family, was born in Berlin (now Kitchner), Ont., Jan. 28, 1849. At about the age of twelve, he moved with his parents to Elkhart Co., Ind., where he has resided since. On Sept. 5, 1869, he was united in marriage to Anna Wenger, to which union were born the following children: Mrs. Albert Enders, Mrs. S. E. Weaver, Mrs. David Schrock, Mrs. Ralph Paritt, Elmer Eby, Mrs. Frank Sawyer, and Mrs. C. L. Amick. He united with the Mennonite Church in 1911 and remained a faithful member until death. He departed this life Oct. 26, 1923; aged 74 y. 8 m. 28 d., leaving his companion, 7 children, 21 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, besides a large circle of relatives and friends, to mourn the loss of a husband, father, grandfather, and neighbors. Funeral services at the Olive Mennonite Church conducted by C. A. Shank and D. A. Yoder. II Cor. 5: 1. Gospel Herald - Volume XVI, Number 32 - November 8, 1923 - pp. 669, 670 _____________ Cyrus Eby, age 74 one of the best known retired farmers of this vicinity, and a resident of Penn township, St Joseph county, for 62 years, died Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of his daughter, Mrs C L Amick, after an illness of six weeks. The body was taken to the family home 7 miles northwest of town from which place the funeral was held, Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock. The final service was held from the Olive church, Rev D A Yoder of the Mennonite church of which he was a member, officiating. Burial in adjoining cemetery. Mr Eby was born in Berlin now Kitchner, Ontario, Canada, and came to this state with his parents when but 12 years of age. He was married 54 years ago to Miss Anna Wenger who survives. He also leaves seven children. The children are Mrs Albert Enders, Mrs S E Weaver, Elmer Eby of Olive township, Elkhart Co, Mrs C L Amick of Wakarusa, Mrs David Schrock, Mrs Ralph Parret of Penn township, and Mrs Frank Sawyer of Mishawaka. Wakarusa Tribune 1 November 1923

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 540. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 272. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, November 8, 1923 Obituary of Cyrus Eby. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Sect. 5 Page 187. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 15 Page 97. [S3231] Find A Grave, (2019). Findagrave.com. Retrieved 22 April 2019, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69597986/cyrus-eby. [S1131] Book - Pictorial and Biographical Memoirs of Elkhart and St. Joseph Counties, Indiana, Biography of Amos Bechtel. [S17] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Der Morgenstern (1839-1841), Marriage notice of Jacob Eby and Polly Bingeman - 9 Apr 1840. Jacob Eby and Polly Bingeman, both of Waterloo, were married by Rev. Bindeman 7 Apr 1840 [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 11 Apr 1840:1. recently Rev Bindeman m. Jacob Eby, son of David Eby, to Mary Bingeman, daughter of Johann Bingeman, all of Waterloo Tp. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, December 2, 1915 - Obituary of Mary Bingaman.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 Jan 1849 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1851 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Other Methodist - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 5 Sep 1869 - , Indiana Residence - 1893 - , Elkhart Co., Indiana Died - 26 Oct 1923 - , Elkhart, Indiana, USA Buried - - Olive Cemetery, Wakarusa, Elkhart, Indiana, United States  = Link to Google Earth