Jacob Leis^[1]

1865 - 1941  (76 years)

• Name	Jacob Leis
  Born	15 Jul 1865	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37565907
  Residence	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lot 14 Con. 1 (Wellesley) Wellesley Township
  Residence	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1881	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1890	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1901	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Labourer
  Occupation	1911	Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Laborer Drawing Cream
  Residence	1911	Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-52449
  Died	5 Dec 1941	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Maple View Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I52449	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Joseph Leis,   b. 9 Feb 1817, , Bavaria, Germany ,   d. 6 Jul 1896, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Catherina "Catherine" Kennel,   b. 15 Jul 1825, , Alsace Lorraine, France ,   d. 12 Nov 1903, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Married	1 Mar 1844	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 8, 9]
  Family ID	F18030	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth "Lizzie" Kennel,   b. 20 Nov 1869, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Dec 1944, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Married	1 Jun 1890	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Rachel Leis,   b. 15 May 1892, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Emma Leis,   b. 4 Sep 1893, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Catherine Leis,   b. 28 Mar 1895, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Veronica K. Leis,   b. 12 Oct 1897, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Mar 1993, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)   5. Ida Leis,   b. 10 May 1900, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Edith Leis,   b. 10 May 1900, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Apr 1967  (Age 66 years)   7. Magdalena "Mattie" Leis,   b. 1 Apr 1902, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Nov 1997, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)   8. Nancy K. Leis,   b. 3 Oct 1904, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Jul 1992  (Age 87 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F13515	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  In Loving Memory Passed Away At Wellesley, Ont., on Friday, December 5th, 1941 Jacob Leis Beloved Husband of Elizabeth Kennel Aged 76 years, 4 months and 20 days The Funeral Private services will take place at his late home on Sunday, December 7th, at 1.30 p.m., followed by public services at the Maple View Mennonite Church, Third Line. Burial in adjoining cemetery. All is over, hands are folded On a calm and peaceful breast, All is over, suffering ended, Now dear father is at rest. Funeral Card

  
  

• Sources

  [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012250-90. Jacob Leis, 24, occ. Farmer, b. Wellesley, res. same, son of Joseph and Catharina Leis, married Lizzie Kennel, 20, b. Mornington Township, res. North Easthope, daughter of Joseph and Rosa Kennel, Witness(es) Christian Zehr, (?) and Jacob Schrag, Wellesley Township, 1 June 1890 at Wellesley Township [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-6 page 22. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 3 Page 21. [S504] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1911, Div. 11 page 6. [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, Div. 4, Pg. 2. [S2534] aaaWellesley Township 1871, Section 4 Page 2. [S32] News - Herald of Truth, August 1, 1896 - Obituary of Joseph Leis. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd John Oesch, Wilmot report 37. Joseph Leiss, to Catharine Kennel, both of Wilmot. 1 Mar. 1844. Rev. Oesch. Wit. John Gerber and John Yantzy. [S855] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1861, Sect. 16 Page 103.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 Jul 1865 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lot 14 Con. 1 (Wellesley) Wellesley Township - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1890 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 1 Jun 1890 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Labourer - 1901 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer Drawing Cream - 1911 - Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 5 Dec 1941 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Maple View Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth