Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Menno Jacobs

Male 1848 - 1924  (76 years)


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  • Name Menno Jacobs 
    Born 30 Oct 1848  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1851  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1861  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1871  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Farm Laborer 
    Residence 1871  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-218971 
    Died 25 Dec 1924  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Cause: feeble minded, invalid, very old 
    Buried Cedar Grove Amish Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly 3rd Line], Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Person ID I218971  Generations
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 

    Father Joseph Jacobs,   b. 1805, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1876, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Catherine S. Schwartzentruber,   b. 8 Oct 1811, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 May 1895, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Family ID F39947  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 3 Page 46.

    2. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Sect. 5 Page 181.

    3. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 11 Page 67.

    4. [S533] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley - Cedar Grove Amish Mennonite Internet Link.
      Menno Jacob/ died Dec.25,1924/ aged 76 years 1 month & 26 days (Menno Jacob (sic) son of Joseph Jacobs (sic) & Catherine Schwartzentruber, died December 25,1924 age 76 years 1 month 26 days (from township & family records re: Bruce W Jantzi)

    5. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Name:Menno Jacobs
      Gender:Male
      Age:76
      Birth: 30 Oct 1848
      Birth Place:Wilmot, Ontario
      Death Date:25 Dec 1924
      Death Place:Wellesley Tp. Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Cause of Death:Feeble Minded
      d/o Joseph Jakob

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 30 Oct 1848 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1851 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farm Laborer - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: feeble minded, invalid, very old - 25 Dec 1924 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Cedar Grove Amish Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly 3rd Line], Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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