Magdalena Hunsberger^[1]

1875 - 1950  (74 years)

• Name	Magdalena Hunsberger
  Born	22 Dec 1875	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Lena Honsberger  [2]
  Name	Lena Hunsberger
  Name	Magdalena Honsberger
  Residence	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00057-3890.9
  Died	13 Sep 1950	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Buried	Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I2612	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Abraham Hunsberger,   b. 5 Mar 1834, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Oct 1912, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Sherk,   b. 30 Jan 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Jun 1924  (Age 81 years)
  Married	1 Apr 1862	Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Family ID	F841	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Miss Magdelena Hunsberger, 74 of Waterloo Township, died Wednesday, September 13, after a lengthy illness. Born Dec. 21, 1875, in Wilmot Township, she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Hunsberger. She was a member of Erb St. Mennonite Church, Waterloo. Surviving are three brothers, Moses and Abram, Bridgeport; Noah, St. Jacobs; and two sisters, Mary Ann, Preston; Mrs. Jacob (Elmina) Brubacher, Kitchener. The funeral service was held at Erb St. Mennonite Church, Waterloo, Saturday at 3: 30 p.m. with burial in Waterloo Mennonite Cemetery, Rev. J. B. Marti, pastor of the church officiated. The Elmira Signet, Thursday, Sept. 21, 1950, pg 8 ______________________ Hunsberger. --- Magdalena, daughter of the late Abraham and Elizabeth (Sherk) Hunsberger, was born in Wilmot Twp., Ont., Dec. 21, 1875; died Sept. 13, 1950, after a lengthy illness; aged 74 y. 8 m. 22 d. In her youth she accepted Christ as her Saviour and remained a faithful member of the Erb Street Mennonite Church until death, always showing her desire for worship in the house of the Lord. Surviving are 3 brothers (Moses and Abraham, Bridgeport, Ont.; Noah, St. Jacobs, Ont.), and 2 sisters (Mary Ann, Preston, Ont.; and Elmina-Mrs. Jacob Brubacher, Kitchener, Ont.). Five brothers (David, John, Enos, Menno, and Ira), and one sister (Lydia-Mrs. Ezra Shantz) preceded her. Funeral services were held at the Erb Street Church in Waterloo, conducted by Clare Shantz and J. R. Martin. Gospel Herald - Volume XLIII, Number 40 - October 3, 1950 ---- page 990.

  
  

• 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..., 816. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-4 Page 9. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 1 Page 40. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Sept. 21, 1950 - Obituary of Magdalena Hunsberger. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, October 3, 1950 - Obituary of Magdalena Hunsberger. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 47 Pg. 8. [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: [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 [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Abraham Hunsberger - November 14, 1912. [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

  Born - 22 Dec 1875 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 13 Sep 1950 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth