Amos B. Gingrich

1896 - 1991  (94 years)

• Name	Amos B. Gingrich
  Born	2 Feb 1896	Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Historic Building	Country Squire Dr., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	The house on Country Squire (now Bridge St.) was the Snyder-Gingrich house, part of Schneider's Corner (3 farmhouses, 4 lots). The top floor logs were rebuilt as the Quilt House at the St. Jacobs Market (closed now)
  Occupation	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Hired Man, Farm
  Residence	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1959	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-297763
  Died	7 Jan 1991	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4]
  Buried	St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4]
  Person ID	I297763	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Moses M. Gingerich,   b. 15 May 1856, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Jun 1931, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Bauman,   b. 18 Sep 1856, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Apr 1944, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Married	26 Oct 1884  [6]
  Family ID	F1860	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susanna Gingerich,   b. 9 Jul 1898, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 May 1980, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Married	15 Feb 1921  [7]
  Children	1. Leonard G. Gingrich,   b. 25 Feb 1924,   d. 24 May 2013, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)   2. Mervin G. "Merv" Gingrich,   b. 23 Jun 1927, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Sep 2015, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F29664	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Gingerich, Amos, 94, Kitchener, Ont. Born: Feb. 2, 1896, Peel Twp., Ont. Died: Jan. 7, 1991. Survivors-sons: Leonard, Mervin; 6 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Predeceased by Susanna Gingerich (wife). Funeral and burial: Jan. 10, St. Jacobs Mennonite Church, by Sue C. Steiner. Gospel Herald - Volume 84, Number 7 - February 12, 1991 - page 15.

  
  

• Sources

  [S171] Census - ON, Wellington, Peel - 1901, Peel I-2 Page 5. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, February 12, 1991 - Obituary Amos Gingerich. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sud District 3 - Lexington 1921 Page 18. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20175034/amos-gingrich. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, September 22, 1959 - Obituary of Leah Gingerich. [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..., 90. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, June 10, 1980 - Obituary of Susanna Gingerich.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 Feb 1896 - Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Hired Man, Farm - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1959 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 7 Jan 1991 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth