Jonas Hunsperger^[1]

1866 - 1904  (37 years)

• Name	Jonas Hunsperger
  Born	20 Sep 1866	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/246268944
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Dunkard
  Occupation	1901	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Laborer
  Eby ID Number	00057-3865.5
  Died	8 Jul 1904	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 7]
  	Cause: Phthisis (3 years)
  Buried	Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario   [2]
  Person ID	I386978	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Moses H. Hunsberger,   b. 8 Jun 1838, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Nov 1894, New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Snyder,   b. 19 Sep 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Jun 1904, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Married	13 Oct 1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Family ID	F804	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy Shantz,   b. 22 Apr 1865, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Aug 1945, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F262007	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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..., 812. [S138] Cemetery - ON, Oxford, Blenheim - Blenheim Mennonite Internet Link Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery online. In Memory of/ Jonas Hunsperger/ died Jul 8/ 1904/ aged 37 yrs/ 9 mos & 18 d/ [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-2 Page 8. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 1 Page 20. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 4 Page 48. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 27. [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 028190 (1904). Name:Jonas Hunsperger Gender:Male Age:36 Birth Date:abt 1868 Birth Place:Wilmot, Ontario Death Date:8 Jul 1904 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada [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..., 303. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Moses Hunschberger aged 23 res Waterloo Twp. born Waterloo Twp. son of William Hunschberger and Veronica Hallman to Elisabeth Snyder aged 25 res Waterloo Twp. born Canada West daughter of Christ. Snyder, and Anna Cressman married 13 Oct 1861 [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Moses Hunsberger Birth Place: Wilmot Residence: Wilmot Age: 23 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1838 Father Name: William Mother Name: Veronica Hallman Spouse Name: Elisabeth Snyder Spouse's Age: 25 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1836 Spouse Birth Place: CW Spouse residence: Waterloo Spouse Father Name: Christian Spouse Mother Name: Ann Cressman Marriage Date: 13 Oct 1861 Marriage County: Waterloo [S20] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Telegraph (title varies: Berlin Telegraph, Berlin Daily Telegraph) (1853-1922), 18 Oct 1861. Hunchberger - Schneider: 13th inst., Mr. Moses Hunchberger, to Miss Elizabeth Schneider, of Wilmot. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 17 Oct 1861. Oct. 13, 1861 Elisabeth Schneider and Moses Hunschberger, both of Wilmot, by Rev. Bindemann

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Sep 1866 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Dunkard - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Phthisis (3 years) - 8 Jul 1904 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth