Christina Gerber^[1]

1871 - 1938  (67 years)

• Name	Christina Gerber
  Born	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Female
  Name	Christina Zehr
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-37685
  Died	Feb 1938	near, Alden, Erie, New York, USA
  Buried	Croghan, Lewis, New York, USA
  Person ID	I37685	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	John Gerber,   b. 5 Jun 1846, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Oct 1874, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 28 years)
  Mother	Susanna P. Gascho,   b. 16 Jun 1846, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 3 Feb 1892, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 45 years)
  Married	18 Apr 1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Family ID	F63662	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Michael M. Zehr,   b. Abt 1870, of, Indian River, Lewis, New York, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	4 Oct 1894	Indian River, Lewis, New York, USA   [3]
  Children	1. Lawrence Zehr,   b. 1899, Lewis County, New York, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F34199	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Zehr. -Christina, daughter of John and Susan (Gascho) Guber, was born near Wellesley, Ont.; died near Alden, N. Y., after a lingering illness of almost a year; aged 66 y. 11 m. 2 d. She was united in marriage to Michael M. Zehr at Indian River, N. Y., Oct. 4, 1894. Her parents, 1 half sister, 1 daughter, and 2 grandchildren preceded her in death. She leaves her sorrowing husband, 2 daughters (Mrs. Alma Jantzi and Lola of Alden, N. Y.), 7 sons (Lawrence, Harold, Ben S., Roy, Abner and Olin of Lewis Co., N. Y., and Vernon of Greenwood, Del.) 17 grandchildren, 1 half sister (Mrs. Dan Albright) 1 half brother (Leonard Streicher of Beaver Falls, N. Y.). She often expressed her desire to leave this world and be at rest. She was very much concerned about her family and many times would she call them to her bedside and admonish them. Funeral services were held from the home on Jan. 10, conducted by John Bontrager in English and Joe Roth in German. After this the body was taken to Croghan, N. Y., where services were held at the Amish Mennonite Church by Jos. Lehman in English and Joe Roth in German. Burial in cemetery near by. "Rest on, dear mother, your labors are o'er, Your willing hands will toil no more; A faithful mother, true and kind, No friend on earth like you we'll find." Gospel Herald - Vol. XXX, No. 46 - February 10, 1938 - pages 991-992

  
  

• Sources

  [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020714-24. Lawrence Zehr, 24, occ. Farmer, b. Lewis Co. N.Y., res. Erie Co. N.Y., son of Mike M. Zehr and Christina Gerber married Frieda Kipfer, 19, occ. House Work, b. East Zorra, res. Wilmot, daughter of Nicalous Kipfer and Lena Albrecht, Witn: Harold Zehr of Alden New York and Clarence Miller of Wellesley, 25 September 1924 in Wilmot. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: John Gerber Sex: Male Age: 24 Birth Year (Estimated): 1847 Wilmot Tp. Occ: farmer - Wilmot Father's Name: Joseph Gerber Mother's Name: Anna Gerber Spouse's Name: Susanne Gascho Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Age: 24 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1847 Pennsylvania Res: Wilmot Spouse's Father's Name: Christian Gascho Spouse's Mother's Name: Christina Gascho Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 18 Apr 1871 Event Place: Wilmot, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada [S8] News - Gospel Herald, February 3, 1938 - Obituary of Sydney Snider.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 4 Oct 1894 - Indian River, Lewis, New York, USA Died - Feb 1938 - near, Alden, Erie, New York, USA Buried - - Croghan, Lewis, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth