Josiah Nahrgang^{[1, 2]}

1859 - 1926  (66 years)

• Name	Josiah Nahrgang
  Born	6 Jun 1859	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Josias Nahrgang
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	C. Mennonite
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1911	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00085-5033.2
  Died	5 Jun 1926	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 10]
  Buried	Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Person ID	I4187	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Rev. Joseph S. Nahrgang,   b. 26 Jul 1834, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Feb 1903, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Shantz,   b. 24 Aug 1834, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Mar 1917, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Married	22 Dec 1857  [1, 11]
  Family ID	F1336	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Esther Reist,   b. 20 Jan 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Mar 1950, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Married	21 Oct 1879	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Melinda Nahrgang,   b. 1880, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Sarah Melinda Nahrgang,   b. 22 May 1880, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Jul 1916  (Age 36 years)   3. Ida Priscilla Nahrgang,   b. 16 Feb 1884, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 May 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 25 years)   4. Lawson Nahrgang,   b. 1885, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Lanson Edgar Nahrgang,   b. 22 Aug 1885, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Feb 1948, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada  (Age 62 years)   6. Hilda May Nahrgang,   b. 4 Jul 1892, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 May 1963  (Age 70 years)   7. Arthur Vernon Nahrgang,   b. 4 Mar 1898, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Ralph Royden Nahrgang,   b. May 1909, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F2121	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Nahrgang.-Josiah Nahrgang was born on June 6, 1859; died June 5, 1926; aged 66 y. 11 m. 30 d. On October 21, 1879 he was married to Esther Reist. To this union were born three girls and two boys, two daughter (Ida and Melinda) having predeceased him. There are left to mourn his sudden departure, his sorrowing companion, four children (Lanson, Vernon, Ralph, and Hilda), seven grandchildren, two brothers (Menno and Henry), two sisters (Mrs. M. C. Cressman and Mrs. Irvin Snider). The funeral was held June 9 from his late home to the Cressman Mennonite Church, Breslau, for services and adjoining cemetery for burial. The services were conducted by Oscar Burkholder. Text, II Cor. 5: 10. Gospel Herald - Vol. XIX, No. 14 - July 1, 1926 _____________ Josias Nahrgang The death of Josias Nahrgang occurred at his home near Shants's Station on Saturday, June 5, in his 67th year. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife, two sons, Vernon at home and Lanson in Winnipeg, and one daughter, Mrs. Harold Smith of Port Elgin. Two daughters predeceased him. Five grandchildren, in addition to two brothers, Menno and Henry of New Hamburg, and two sisters, Mrs. M. C. Cressman of Kitchener and Mrs. Ervin Snider of Baden also survive. The funeral was held on Wednesday afternoon from the home to the Cressman Mennonite church for services, Interment was made In the adjoining cemetery. Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 17 Jun 1926, p. 5

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 139. [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 172. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Josia Nahrgang Age: 21 Born: abt 1858 born, Wilmot Father: Joseph Nahrgang Mother: Maira Nahrgang Spouse: Esther Reist Age: 20 Born: abt 1859 born: Waterloo Township Father: Moses Reist Mother: Catherine Reist married 21 Oct 1879 married: Waterloo, Preston [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-6 Page 1. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 1 Page 14. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, July 1, 1926 - Obituary of Josiah Nahrgang. [S342] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Township Div. 5 Page 15. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 2 Page 6. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 25. [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link . N/ In memoriam/ Josias Nahrgang/ born June 6, 1858/ died June 5, 1926/ his wife/ Esther Reist/ born Jan.20, 1859/ died Mar. 19, 1950/ Nahrgang [S32] News - Herald of Truth, Obituary of Joseph Nahrgang - March 12, 1903.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 6 Jun 1859 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 21 Oct 1879 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1911 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 5 Jun 1926 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth