Ephraim Daniel High^{[1, 2, 3]}

1873 - 1943  (70 years)

• Name	Ephraim Daniel High
  Born	15 Jan 1873	Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110456859
  Occupation	1891	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Agricultural Laborer
  Residence	1891	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1939	New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	00029-2304.3
  Died	24 Apr 1943	New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Buried	Crossfield Cemetery, Crossfield, Alberta   [8]
  Person ID	I22885	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Samuel Kratz High,   b. 6 Jul 1842, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Apr 1906  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Detweiler,   b. 29 Jun 1843, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Mar 1929, Red Deer, Alberta  (Age 85 years)
  Married	3 Jan 1871	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 9]
  Family ID	F263623	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Susannah Schweitzer,   b. 7 May 1875, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1938, Crossfield, , Alberta, Canada  (Age 62 years)
  Married	6 Mar 1895	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Children	1. Abigail May High,   b. 6 Feb 1896, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Alton High,   b. 20 Jun 1899, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1990, , Alberta, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F6327	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Angeline H. Sherk,   b. 30 Mar 1873, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Jul 1964  (Age 91 years)
  Married	1939
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F6325	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Ephraim High (By Chronicle Correspondent) NEW DUNDEE.- Ephraim High, 71, passed away at his home here Saturday morning after an illness of several weeks. A resident of New Dundee since 1939, Mr. High was born near Roseville, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel High. Married twice, he and his first wife, Susanah Schweitzer, moved to Blair in 1895. Mrs. High died in Crossfield, Alta., in 1938, and Mr. High moved east and took up residence in New Dundee, where in 1939, he maried Mrs. Angeline Sararus. Surviving, besides his wife, are seven sons, Alton, Lester, Clayton, Arnold, Alfred, all living in Alberta; Roy, Preston; Daniel, in the R.C.A.F.; one step-son, step-son, Weston Sararus, New Dundee; three daughters, Mrs. Irvin Geick, Madden, Alberta; Mrs. William Bales, Crossfield, Alta. Mrs. Russell Jameson, Calgary; one brother. Daniel, Red Deer, Alta.; three sisters, Mrs. James Shannon, White" Rock, B.C.; Mrs. W. Flemming, Crossfield, Alta.; Maggie High, Red Deer, Alta.; nineteen grandchildren and one great-grandchild Waterloo Chronicle 30 Apr 1943, p. 3

  
  

• Sources

  [S173] Ancestry.com. [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..., 523. [S175] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - New Dundee Union CC#4561 Cemetery Internet Link. S Levi Sararas born April 27,1867 died Sept.2,1933 Angeline Sherk wife of Levi Sararas and E.D. High 1873-1964 Sararas [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012534-95. Ephraim D. HIGH, 22, farmer, Dumfries, Dumfries, s/o Samuel & Mary Ann married Susannah SCHWEITZER, 18, Wilmot, Waterloo Co.., d/o John SCHWEITZER & Catherine DUNNEWORTH, witn Leander SCHWEITZER & Minnie DRAVERS, 6 March 1895 at Bride's Parents. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Ephraim High Born: 15 Jan 1873 County: Waterloo Father: Samuel High Mother: Mary Ann Detwiler [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-2 Page 4. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 25. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110456859. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Samuel High Born: Canada Age: 28 Father: Daniel High Mother: Margaret High Born: abt 1843 Spouse: Mary Ann B Detwiler Age: 27 born: Canada Father: Enock R Detwiler Mother: Abigail Detwiler married 3 Jan 1871 married: Waterloo

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 Jan 1873 - Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Agricultural Laborer - 1891 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 6 Mar 1895 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1939 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 24 Apr 1943 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth