Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Nancy S. Gingrich[1, 2]

Female 1878 - 1954  (75 years)


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  • Name Nancy S. Gingrich 
    Born 2 Dec 1878  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00101-5647.8 
    Died 1 Nov 1954  Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Buried Shore Mennonite Cemetery, Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I4500  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Rev. Jacob B. Gingrich,   b. 13 Jun 1840, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Oct 1920  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Sherk,   b. 27 Jul 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Nov 1934  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 9 Dec 1866  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9, 10
    Family ID F1428  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Hostetler, Nancy Gingerich, was born at Preston, Ont., Dec. 2, 1878; went to be with her Lord Nov. 1, 1954, at the Henry Hostetler home, Goshen, Ind.; aged 75 y. 10 m. 30 d. She and her husband Levi returned to Goshen from Sarasota, Fla., only a week before her passing after residing there for the past 10 years. She married Levi Hostetler Sept. 18, 1901. Surviving in addition to her husband, are a son (LeRoy, Winona Lake, Ind.), a daughter (Sylvia Elizabeth-Mrs. Wesley Baker, Elkhart), 12 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, 2 brothers (Enoch, Kitchener, Ont., and Dilman, Freeport, Ill.), and a sister (Mrs. Elizabeth Bingaman, Shabbona, Ill.). A son (Norman) preceded her in death. She was formerly a member of the North Goshen Mennonite Church. At the time of her death she was a member of the Tuttle Avenue Mennonite Church, Sarasota, Fla. Funeral services were held at the North Goshen Mennonite Church Nov. 4, with Myron Augsburger and Russell Krabill, officiating. Burial was made in the Shore Mennonite Church Cemetery.

      Gospel Herald - Volume XLVII , Number 48 - November 30, 1954 --- page 1149, 1150, 1151

  • Sources 
    1. [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..., 240.

    2. [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..., 693.

    3. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 2 Page 27.

    4. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Nancy Gingerich Hostetler - November 30, 1954 --- page 1149, 1150, 1151.

    5. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate (1907), Hostetler-Ginrich.
      Levi L. Hostetler, 29, hardward merchant from Elkhart, b. Indiana s/o L. Hostettler & Sarah Miller, married Nancy Ginrich 22, res. & b. Waterloo twp., d/o J. B. Gingrich & Elizth Sherk married 19 Sep 1901 Waterloo Twp

    6. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 3 Page 8.

    7. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Jacob Gingrich Birth Place: Waterloo RESIDENCE: Waterloo Age: 25 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1841 Father Name: John Gingrich Mother Name: Anna Gingrich Spouse Name: Elizabeth Sherk Spouse's Age: 21 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1845 Spouse Birth Place: Waterloo Spouse Residence: Waterloo Spouse Father Name: David Sherk Spouse Mother Name: Elizabeth Sherk Marriage Date: 9 Dec 1866 Marriage County: Waterloo

    8. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, November 25, 1920.
      Obituary of Jacob B. Gingerich

    9. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 3 Page 7.

    10. [S2767] aaaWaterloo Township 1871 South, Sect. 2 Page 49.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Dec 1878 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Nov 1954 - Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Shore Mennonite Cemetery, Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana Link to Google Earth
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