Rev. William John Yager^[1]

1863 - 1938  (75 years)

• Name	William John Yager
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	1863	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Name	W. J. Yager
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-216216
  Died	23 Dec 1938	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Sebringville Cemetery, Sebringville, Perth Co., Ontario   [2]
  Person ID	I216216	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Conrad Yager,   b. Abt 1817, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Marie Wilker,   b. Abt 1817, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F10027	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sybilla Catherine Litt,   b. 2 May 1863, Sebringville, Ellice Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Jan 1945  (Age 81 years)
  Married	1899
  Children	1. Clarence W. Yager   2. Clarence William Yager,   b. 1895, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F59117	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Rev. W. J. Yager Passes at Waterloo Rev. William John Yager, a former pastor of the New Hamburg Evangelical Church, passed away at his home in Waterloo on Friday, December 23rd. He was in his 76th year and had been ill for several months. The late Mr. Yager served as a pastor for the Canada Conference of the Evangelical Church for 49 years, retiring in 1936, after completing his pastorate at the St. Jacobs church, and moved to Waterloo. The other parishes he served during practically half a century in the ministry were Pembroke, Sebringville, Waterloo, Dashwood, Hespeler, Campden, Zurich, Hanover, Stratford, and Ottercliffe. Rev. Mr. Yager was presiding elder of Crediton district of the Evangelical Church from 1923 to 1925. In his later years he was a member of the Masonic order. A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Yager, he was born in New Hamburg. He was the last surviving member of a family of seven. Mr. Yager was married to Sybilla C. Litt, of Sebringville, in 1899. Rev. and Mrs. Yager observed their 49th wedding anniversary, Nov. 20th. He is survived by his wife and one son, Clarence W. Yager, Detroit, Mich. The late Mrs. John Wing, Mrs. (Senator) Valentine Ratz, of New Hamburg, and the late Valentine Yager, of Shakespeare, were sister and brother of the deceased. The funeral was held on Tuesday afternoon with service at Emmanuel Evangelical church, Waterloo. Interment took place in the Sebringville cemetery. Rev. H. A. Kellerman, pastor of the Waterloo church was in charge of the services, assisted by other pastors of the district. New Hamburg Independent, Dec 30, 1938, p 5

  
  

• Sources

  [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020922-25. Clarence William Yager, 29, occ. Optician, b. Waterloo, res. 634 Hancock St. W. Detroit Michigan, son of Rev. W.J. Yager (B. New Hamburg) and Sybilla Litt Married Wilhelmina Ehlers, 26, occ. School Teacher, b. Stephen Twp, res. 49 Cedar St. N. Kitchener, daughter of William Ehlers (B. Wilmot Twp) and Catherine Hessenaur, Witnessed by: Jack Binning and Gladys Hall Both of Listowel, 15 July 1925 in Kitchener. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177759946/william-j.-yager.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1863 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 23 Dec 1938 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth