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

Elizabeth "Lizzie" Koch[1]

Female 1866 - 1963  (96 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth "Lizzie" Koch 
    Born 3 Jul 1866  Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Gender Female 
    Name Elizabeth "Lizzie" Reist 
    Name Lizzie Koch 
    Residence 1871  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1911  Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Mennonite - Brethern ? 
    Residence 1921  Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    New Mennonite 
    Residence 1963  RR2, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number 00067-4112.6 
    Died 22 Jan 1963  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10
    Buried Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Person ID I4839  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father David Koch,   b. 1 Sep 1840, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Feb 1916, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Reichert,   b. 10 Aug 1839, Mönchzell, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 1932, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 29 Oct 1861  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12, 13, 14
    Family ID F13901  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family George Allan Reist,   b. 5 Jun 1870, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 May 1961, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 14 Sep 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Reist,GeorgeA-ElizabethKoch-001-WomensInstituteRosendaleBranch.jpg
    Reist,GeorgeA-ElizabethKoch-001-WomensInstituteRosendaleBranch.jpg
    George A. Reist and Lizzie Koch
    Women's Insitute Tweedsmuir History Rosendale Vol. 2
    Children 
     1. Elsina I. "Elsie" Reist,   b. 16 Oct 1892, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 1984  (Age 91 years)
     2. Clayton J. Reist,   b. 25 Oct 1894, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1969  (Age 74 years)
     3. Myra May Reist,   b. 12 Nov 1897, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Dec 1968, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     4. Clarence Stanley Reist,   b. 21 Sep 1899, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Victor Roy Reist,   b. 25 Jul 1903, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1997  (Age 93 years)
     6. Edgar David Reist,   b. 22 Nov 1909, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Nov 2004, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F18431  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • MRS. ELIZABETH BEIST - Mrs. Elizabeth Reist, 94, of RR 2, Waterloo, died Tuesday, Jan. 22, at K-W Hospital after a brief illness. She was born July 3, 1868, at Conestogo, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. David Koch. Her husband, George A. Reist, died May 7, 1961.

      Mrs. Reist was a member of the United Missionary Church, Breslau.

      Surviving are four sons, Clayton J. and Victor R., both of RR 2, Waterloo, Clarence S. of Kitchener, and D. Edgar of Waterloo; two daughters, Mrs. Elsie Dahmer, of RR 2, Waterloo, and Myra M. Reist of Hamilton; a sister, Mrs. Titus Hallman of Rochester; 12 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by three sisters and ten brothers.

      Elmira Signet Jan 23 1963 pg 15

  • Sources 
    1. [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..., 855.

    2. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Division 3 Page Number 23 Household Number 118.

    3. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-3 Page 11.

    4. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 3 Page 23.

    5. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Division 2 (Bloomingdale) Page 4.

    6. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 4, Pg. 29.

    7. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Div. 2 Page 9.

    8. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, BloomingdalePage 5.

    9. [S226] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery CC#4581 Internet Link.
      Reist/ George A. Reist/ 1870-1961/ His Beloved Wife/ Elizabeth Koch/ 1866-1963/ Myra 1897-1968

    10. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Mrs. Elizabeth Reist - Jan 23 1963 pg 15.

    11. [S20] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Telegraph (title varies: Berlin Telegraph, Berlin Daily Telegraph) (1853-1922), 1 Nov 1861.
      By the Rev. Mr. Bindeman at Berlin "Koch - Reschert: Oct. 29th: Mr. David Koch, of Woolwich, to Miss Elizabeth Reschert. of Waterloo Township"

    12. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.

    13. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, March 16, 1916 - Obituary of David R. Koch.

    14. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Jul 1866 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 Sep 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - Brethern ? - 1911 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - New Mennonite - 1921 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1963 - RR2, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 22 Jan 1963 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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