Barbara L. Schwartzentruber^[1]

1887 - 1985  (98 years)

• Name	Barbara L. Schwartzentruber
  Born	24 Apr 1887	East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Barbara L. Leis
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-50164
  Died	29 May 1985	Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	East Zorra Amish Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario   [2]
  Person ID	I50164	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Joel R. Schwartzentruber,   b. 20 Jul 1850, Of, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario ,   d. 4 Jan 1906  (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Catherine Yantzi,   b. 26 Dec 1860, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Jul 1939, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F25532	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Christian E. Leis,   b. 28 Sep 1889, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Jan 1967, , Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Married	1 Jul 1909	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4]
  Children	1. Emma Melinda Leis,   b. 4 Oct 1909, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Nov 1947, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada  (Age 38 years)   2. Elton S. Leis,   b. 3 Mar 1930, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Aug 1999, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F25515	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Leis.- Barbara, died at Tavistock, Ont., May 28, 1985; aged 98 y. She was married to Christian Leis, who preceded her in death. Surviving are 4 sons (Daniel, Millis, Oscar, and Elton), 3 daughters (Aleda-Mrs. Wilfred Bender, Katie-Mrs. Leander Ramseyer, and Violet), 34 grandchildren, 109 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson. She was preceded in death by one daughter (Emma-Mrs. Sylvester Baer), one brother (Joel), 2 stepbrothers (Daniel and Jacob), and one stepsister (Mrs. Katie Ruby). Funeral services were held at East Zorra Mennonite Church on May 31, in charge of Gordon Bauman and Henry Yantzi; interment in East Zorra Cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume 78, Number 29 -July 16, 1985, page 506

  
  

• Sources

  [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020430-09. Christian Leis, 20, occ. Farmer, res. of Tavistock, son of Daniel K. Leis and Mattie Erb Married Barbara L. Schwartzentruber, 22, res. of Tavistock, daughter of Joel Schwartzentruber and Catherine Yanzie, Witn: Lafayette Hostetler and Sybilla Yager of New Hamburg, 1 July 1909 in New Hamburg [S8] News - Gospel Herald, July 16, 1985 - Obituary of Barbara Schwartzentruber. [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, birth certificate 25854 (1887), Barbara Schwartzentruber. Barbara Schwartzentruber Date of Birth: 24 Apr 1887 Gender: Female Birth County: Oxford Father's Name: Joel Schwartzentruber (farmer of East Zorra) Mother's Name: Catherine Yantze Schwartzentruber [S8] News - Gospel Herald, February 7, 1967 - Obituary of Christian E. Leis.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 24 Apr 1887 - East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 1 Jul 1909 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 29 May 1985 - Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Buried - - East Zorra Amish Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth