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

George Rellinger

Male 1863 - 1938  (74 years)


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  • Name George Rellinger 
    Born 22 Mar 1863  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69437659 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    RC 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-263013 
    Died 9 Jan 1938  Wakarusa, Elkhart, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Olive Cemetery, Olive Township, Elkhart Co., Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I263013  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Mathaus "Matthew" "Matthias" Rellinger,   b. 1 Apr 1824, , France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Aug 1903  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Mary "Polly" Reichart,   b. 1 Feb 1825, , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jul 1901, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 1843  Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F3094  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Esther Ann Glimanhaga,   b. 3 Nov 1862, , Elkhart Co., Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Apr 1944, , Elkhart Co., Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 7 Jan 1884 
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F52788  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • George Rellinger, 74, who lived with his son-in-law and daughter, Mr and Mrs Elmer Risser, six miles northeast of Wakarusa, died Sunday afternoon, a few hours after he had suffered a stroke of paralysis.

      Mr Rellinger was born in Ontario, Canada, on March 22, 1863, the son of Mathias and Mary Rickert Rellinger. He came to Wakarusa when he was 19. He was a member of the Mennonite Brethren in Christ church, and attended the Bethel church.

      He leaves his wife, Esther Climanhaga, who he married Jan 7, 1884; one daughter, Mrs Risser; a son, Clyde of Coleman, Mich; 10 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and a brother, John Rellinger of Clayton, Ohio.

      Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon 1: 30 o'clock in the Olive Mennonite church. The Rev D Paul Huffman of Elkhart, pastor of the Bethel church, and the Rev A B Yoder of Goshen officiated. Burial in the Olive cemetery.

      Wakarusa Tribune 13 Jan 1938

  • Sources 
    1. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 65.

    2. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Frederick W. Bindemann, Minister of The German Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Church, At Greenbush, Waterloo Township, Halton County, 1 Sept. 1843 to 1 July 1844 report 32.
      Matheus Rellinger, Farmer, of Waterloo, to Mary Ann Bickert, of Wilmot. Wit. Abraham Bricker, Farmer and John Cereris, Farmer, both of Wilmot.

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Mar 1863 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - RC - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 Jan 1938 - Wakarusa, Elkhart, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Olive Cemetery, Olive Township, Elkhart Co., Indiana Link to Google Earth
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