Henry K. Brenneman^[1]

1868 - 1938  (70 years)

• Name	Henry K. Brenneman
  Born	11 Mar 1868	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Amish
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-219231
  Died	26 Apr 1938	Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I219231	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Peter S. Brenneman,   b. 5 Oct 1840, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Apr 1873, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 32 years)
  Mother	Catherine Kuepfer,   b. 1839, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	19 Feb 1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Family ID	F33326	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine Oesch,   b. 20 Feb 1869, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Aug 1907, , Ontario, Canada  (Age 38 years)
  Children	1. Susanna Brenneman,   b. 20 Nov 1890,   d. 6 Nov 1965, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)   2. Elmer Brenneman,   b. 10 Feb 1893, , Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Oct 1935, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario  (Age 42 years)   3. Emma Brenneman,   b. 13 Feb 1895, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Mar 1979, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   4. Rudolph "Rudy" Brenneman,   b. 6 Dec 1902, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Jun 1977, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F19680	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  GOSPEL HERALD - Vol. XXXI, No. 9 - June 2, 1938, Page 189, 190, 191, 192 Brenneman - Henry, son of Peter and Catherine (Kuepfer) Brenneman, was born in Waterloo Co., Ont., March 11, 1868; died at his late home in Tavistock, Ont., April 26, 1938; aged 80 y. 1 m. 11 d. His father died when he was four years old, and his mother, as wife of Nicholas Roth, moved to Henry Co., Ia., in 1876, where he went to public school and Sunday school. At the age of 14 years he returned with his widowed mother to St. Agatha, Ont. In his youth he accepted Christ as his Saviour and was received into church fellowship of the East Zorra A.M. congregation by water baptism upon confession of faith, and was a faithful member of this congregation until his death. On March 5, 1889, he was united in matrimony to Sister Catherine Oesch of Huron Co., Ont. This union was blest with 7 children of whom two preceded him in infancy, and 1 son (Elmer) died in 1935. The mother passed away in 1907. On Sept. 24, 1908, he was joined in matrimony to Sister Magdalene Bender of East Zorra, Ont. This union was blest with 1 daughter, who passed away in infancy. He leaves his loving companion, 1 son (Rudolph of Tavistock, Ont.), and 3 daughters (Susanna, wife of Joseph Zehr; Emma, wife of Emmanuel Zehr; Annie, wife of Chris Ruby, all of East Zorra), 22 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren. He was the last member of the Peter Brenneman family of 9 children, all of whom passed away in youth and infancy. There also survive 2 stepsisters (Catherine, wife of Martin Eicher, Milford, Neb.; Mary, wife of Dan Troyer, Shickley, Neb.); 1 stepbrother (Ben Roth, of New Hamburg, Ont.). Bro. Brenneman was an active Christian worker. As Sunday school superintendent he served the East Zorra A.M. congregation for nearly thirty years, taking an active part in all services, and also in young people's meeting, where he seldom failed to be present. He also took an active part in using his influence in bringing about the opening of a new place of worship for this congregation at the 17th line, where he attended from the beginning in 1935, as long as health permitted. Funeral services April 29 at the home were conducted by Bro. Jacob R. Bender, and the East Zorra A.M. Church by Bros. Menno Kipfer and Dan S. Iutzi, where a large concourse of friends gathered to pay their last tribute to the departed one. Interment in adjoining cemetery. Jac. R. Bender

  
  

• Sources

  [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Brenneman / Rudy Brenneman / 1902-1977 / beloved husband of / Susanne Iutzi / 1905-1988 / in loving memory [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 4 Page 8. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Peter Brenneman b. Wilmot Township res: Wilmot Township Age: 21 born abt 1840 father: Daniel mother: Catherine married Catherine Kipfer Age:: 21 born abt 1840 b. Wilmot Township Spouse res: Wilmot Township father: Jacob mother: Mary married 19 Feb 1861 county: Waterloo

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Mar 1868 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Amish - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 26 Apr 1938 - Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Buried - - East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth