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

Clara May Grenzebach

Female 1888 - 1976  (88 years)


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  • Name Clara May Grenzebach 
    Born 7 Mar 1888  South Grimsby, Lincoln Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74551865 
    Name Clara May McGregor 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-231952 
    Died 24 Jul 1976  Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Grace United (Zion Evangelical) Cemetery , Tavistock, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I231952  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father William Hipple Grenzebach,   b. 8 Nov 1858, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Nov 1946  (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Emma Wegenast,   b. 4 Jul 1863, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Dec 1946  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 10 Jun 1885  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F281912  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Benjamin McGregor,   b. 23 Aug 1887, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1959, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Children 
     1. Clara Viola McGregor,   b. 27 Mar 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1996, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     2. Pearl Ada McGregor,   b. 24 Dec 1912, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1985  (Age 72 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F223603  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • MCGREGOR, Mrs. Benjamin - In the R.E.C.U. of the Stratford General Hospital, on Saturday, July 24, 1976, Clara Mae Grenzebach, of 20 Adam St., Tavistock, in her 89th year.

      Beloved wife of the late Benjamin McGregor, (1959); dear mother of Gordon, Embro: Howard, Tavistock; Wilfred, Route 6, Woodstock; Mrs. Ralph (Violet) Wiffen. Tavistock: Mrs. Wesley (Pearl) Nowack, Sebringville; Mrs. George (Lenore) Wilhelm, Route 2. Tavistock; Mrs. Ruby (Myrtle) Yecny, of Woodstock; dear sister of Lorne Grenzebach, Hickson; 17 grand- children, 40 great-grandchildren: predeceased by six brothers, two sisters and three grandchildren.

      Friends will be received in the Francis Funeral Home, 77 Woodstock St. N., Tavistock, on Sunday from 2 to 4:30 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral service in Grace United Church, Tavistock, Monday, July 26 at 2:30 p.m. The Rev. John L. Tweedie will officiate. Interment in Grace United cemetery, Tavistock.

  • Sources 
    1. [S342] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1911, Div. 6 Pg. 11.

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, G., America, N., Municipality, O., & Cemetery, G. (1888). Clara Mae Grenzebach McGregor (1888-1976) - Find.... Findagrave.com. Retrieved 19 March 2018, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74551865/clara-mae-mcgregor.

    3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 11806-85.
      William Grenzebach, 26, occ. Farmer, b. East Zorra, res. Grimsby, son of Valentine and Mary, Married Emma Wegenast, 21, b. Berlin Ont., res. New Hamburg, daughter of Martin and Elizabeth, Wittness(es) - John Grenzebach of Sebringville and Laura Wegenast of New Hamburg, 10 June 1885 at New Hamburg

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 24 Jul 1976 - Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Grace United (Zion Evangelical) Cemetery , Tavistock, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
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