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

Menno S. Hunsberger[1]

Male 1874 - 1908  (34 years)


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  • Name Menno S. Hunsberger 
    Born 12 Feb 1874  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1881  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1901  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Farmer Son 
    Eby ID Number 00057-3890.8 
    Died 13 Jul 1908  near Cressman, , Saskatchewan Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Cause: tuberculosis 
    Buried Sharon Mennonite Cemetery, Cressman, , Saskatchewan Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I2611  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Abraham Hunsberger,   b. 5 Mar 1834, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Oct 1912, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Sherk,   b. 30 Jan 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jun 1924  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 1 Apr 1862  Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 8, 9, 10
    Family ID F841  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Habermehl,   b. 21 Oct 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Apr 1963, Vineland, Welland Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Children 
     1. Melvin Hunsberger,   b. 8 Nov 1904, Carstairs, , Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1988, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     2. Ada Hunsperger,   b. 9 Mar 1908, Guernsey, Saskatchewan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Aug 1969, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F29408  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Hunsberger. - Menno S. Hunsberger was born near Baden, Waterloo Co., Ontario; died near Cressman, Sask., July 13, 1908; aged 34 y. 5 m. Seven years ago he went West, and took up a claim in the Waterloo settlement, near Carstairs, Alberta. Two years later he was married to Lizzie Habermehl. To this union were born four children, two of which died in infancy. One and a half years ago he moved in the Mennonite settlement at Cressman, Sask. The past few years he has been ailing considerably, and the last few months grew weaker until the death angel relieved him of his sufferings from tuberculosis. He leaves a loving wife and two children, besides many friends. He was a devoted and faithful member of the Mennonite Church, which means much in "these last days." The burial services were conducted on the 14, and the body was laid to rest in the Sharon Mennonite Cemetery. The funeral services were held on the 15, by E. S. Hallman and David Garber. Text, Rev. 14: 13, assisted by Isaiah Rosenberger and D. N. Lehman.

      Gospel Herald - Vol. I, No. 19 - August 8, 1908 -page 303

  • Sources 
    1. [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..., 816.

    2. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-4 Page 9.

    3. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 1 Page 40.

    4. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, August 8, 1908 - Obituary of Menno S. Hunsberger.

    5. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, May 7, 1963 - Obituary of Elizabeth Habermehl.

    6. [S20] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Telegraph (title varies: Berlin Telegraph, Berlin Daily Telegraph) (1853-1922), 4 Apr 1862.
      "Hunschberger - Scherk: 1st inst: Abraham Hunschberger to Elizabeth Scherk, of Wilmot." By Rev. Mr. Bindeman, at Greenbush, Berlin:

    7. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Abram Hunsberger Birth Place: Wilmot Township Residence: Wilmot Township Age: 28 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1834 Father Name: Archibald Mother Name: Molly Jantz Spouse Name: Elisabeth Scherch Spouse's Age: 19 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1843 Spouse Birth Place: Wilmot Township Spouse residence: Wilmot Township Spouse Father Name: John Spouse Mother Name: Magdalene Grobe Marriage Date: 1 Apr 1862 Marriage County: Waterloo

    8. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.

    9. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Abraham Hunsberger - November 14, 1912.

    10. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 3 Apr 1862.
      Apr. 1, 1862 Elisabeth Scherch and Abraham Hunschberger, both of Wilmot, by Rev. Bindemann

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Feb 1874 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer Son - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Sharon Mennonite Cemetery, Cressman, , Saskatchewan Link to Google Earth
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