Gideon Zehr^[1]

1899 - 1959  (59 years)

• Name	Gideon Zehr
  Born	10 Oct 1899	Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1921	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Laborer, Farm
  Residence	1921	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1923	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-305183
  Died	12 May 1959	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Buried	7th Line Amish Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Person ID	I305183	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Daniel Y. Zehr,   b. 2 Oct 1872, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Mar 1934  (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Maria Wagler,   b. 31 May 1875, Of, Millbank, Perth Co., Ontario ,   d. 27 Jan 1939  (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F29939	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Schmidt,   b. 24 Aug 1894, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1987  (Age 92 years)
  Married	13 Dec 1923	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Mary Zehr   2. Nancy Zehr   3. Lavina Zehr,   b. 3 May 1925,   d. 16 Jun 1991  (Age 66 years)   4. Zehr,   b. 1930,   d. 1930  (Age 0 years)   5. Menno Zehr,   b. 2 Apr 1936, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 May 1942, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 6 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F58799	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Zehr, Gideon, son of Daniel and Mary (Wagler) Zehr, was born Oct. 10, 1889, at Mornington Twp., Ont.; died of a heart attack on May 12, 1959, at Wellesley, Ont.; aged 69 y. 7 m. 2 d. He was married to Mary Schmidt, who survives. Also surviving are 3 daughters (Lavina-Mrs. Milton Bender, Gowanstown, Ont.; Mary and Nancy, at home), 4 brothers and 3 sisters (Solomon, Linwood, Ont.; Jonathan and Katie, Milverton; Cornelius, Daniel, Mrs. Andrew Kuepfer, and Mrs. Solomon Albrecht, all of Newton, Ont.), and 3 grandchildren. He was a member of the Amish Mennonite, Private House, E. District. Funeral services at the home were in charge of Amos Z. Albrecht; burial in the Seventh Line Amish Cemetery, Wellesley.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 022457-23. Gideon Zehr, 24, occ. Farmer, b. Mornington, res. Wellesley, son of Daniel Zehr and Mary Wagler married Mary Schmidt, 29, b. Wellesley, res. Wellesley, daughter of Menno Schmidt and Nancy Jantzi, Witnessed by: Jonathan Zehr of Linwood and Samuel Kuepfer of Newton, 13 December 1923 in Wellesley Twp. [S2107] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1921, Wellesley Twp. 1921 Sub Dist. 12 Page 6. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, 7., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, 7. (1899). Gideon Zehr (1899-1959) - Find A Grave Memorial. Retrieved 3 August 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94580023/gideon-zehr. [S2382] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley - Wellesley Amish Mennonite 7th Line CC#6076, Gideon Zehr/ Born/ 1899 - Died 1959. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: Gideon Zehr Event Type: Birth Event Date: 10 Oct 1899 Event Place: Mornington, Perth, Ontario, Canada Gender: Male Father's Name: Daniel Zehr Mother's Name: Mary Wagler

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Oct 1899 - Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer, Farm - 1921 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1923 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 13 Dec 1923 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 12 May 1959 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - 7th Line Amish Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth