John Ernst^{[1, 2]}

1826 - 1895  (69 years)

• Name	John Ernst
  Born	13 Feb 1826	, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1861	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1861	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	day labourer
  Residence	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00033-2957
  Died	24 Aug 1895  [4, 9]
  Buried	Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 9]
  Person ID	I2382	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Heinrich "Henry" Ernst,   b. 24 Nov 1803, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 20 Oct 1878  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Susannah Reist,   b. 4 Jan 1799, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 3 Mar 1873  (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F466	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sophia Rank,   b. 17 Dec 1838, Obergimpern, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany ,   d. 10 Apr 1903  (Age 64 years)
  Children	1. Catharine Ernst,   b. 1857, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Louis Ernst,   b. 11 Apr 1860, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 May 1938, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)   3. Johann R. "John" Ernst,   b. 1 Jan 1864, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Feb 1903  (Age 39 years)   4. Susannah Ernst,   b. Jan 1866, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. May 1866, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 0 years)   5. Samuel Rank Ernst,   b. 1 Apr 1868, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1943  (Age 74 years)   6. Sophia Ernst,   b. 25 Mar 1869, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Aug 1871  (Age 2 years)   7. Mary Ann Ernst,   b. 2 Aug 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Nov 1871  (Age 0 years)   8. Sarah Ernst,   b. 8 Aug 1872, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Joseph Ernst,   b. 30 Jun 1874, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Nov 1874  (Age 0 years)   10. Josiah Ernst,   b. 31 Jul 1874, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Dilman Ernst,   b. 10 Dec 1875, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Jun 1876  (Age 0 years)   12. Lavina Ernst,   b. 1876, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   13. William Ernst,   b. 28 Jun 1877, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   14. Louisa Ernst,   b. 23 Dec 1878, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F770	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Sophia Lang,   b. 9 Nov 1838, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Jennie Ernst,   b. 8 Aug 1887, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1915  (Age 27 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F20073	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John Ernst, "is married to Sophia Rank. They reside at Crosshill, Ontario, where he is engaged in farming. No report received in regard to family." Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 656. [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 169. [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div 1 pg 4. [S159] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Shantz Mennonite CC#4566 Internet Link. Father / John Ernst / Died / Aug. 24, 1895 / Aged / 69 Yrs. 6 Mo. / & 11 Dys. / Verse / [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div 1 Page 45 Family 195. John ERNST M M 48 French USA Daylaborer Mennonite John ERNST M 18 French Ontario Mennonite Sappia ERNST F M 38 French Ontario Mennonite Samual ERNST M 13 French Ontario Mennonite Cathrina ERNST F 23 French Ontario Mennonite Salopey ERNST F 8 French Ontario Mennonite Levine ERNST F 2 French Ontario Mennonite [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Louis Ernst Born: Wellesley Township Age: 62 Father: John Ernst Mother: Sophia Rank Born: abt 1860 Spouse: Magdalena Walter Age: 58 born: Waterloo Twp Father: David Sararus Mother: Martha Brower married 22 Nov 1922 married: Waterloo, Kitchener John Ernst father (b. Lancaster, Penn.) [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 5 Page 12. [S855] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1861, Div. 12 Page 78. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, M. (1864). John R. Ernst (1864-1903) - Find A Grave Memorial. Retrieved 14 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203867722/john-r_-ernst. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div 1 Page 45 Family 195.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 13 Feb 1826 - , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Occupation - Laborer - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - day labourer - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth