Henry M. Reist

1837 - 1906  (69 years)

• Name	Henry M. Reist
  Born	1 Feb 1837	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Dairy Laborer
  Occupation	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	dairy labourer
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	United Brethren
  Retired	1901	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Eby ID Number	00090-5218
  Died	13 Sep 1906  [5]
  Buried	Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I53863	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	David Reist,   b. 21 Jan 1805, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 26 Nov 1895, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Mary Mosser,   b. 9 Nov 1812, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 3 Sep 1866, Near Kossuth, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 53 years)
  Married	10 Jan 1830  [10, 11]
  Family ID	F1259	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sophia Elise Dorothea Wideman,   b. 13 Apr 1849, , Germany ,   d. 14 Mar 1894, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 44 years)
  Married	15 Mar 1869	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Children	1. John C. W. Reist,   b. 21 Aug 1869, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Sophia Reist,   b. 1873, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Solomon Reist,   b. 23 Jun 1882, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Mary Reist,   b. Abt 1884, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F2500	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Henry Reist, "the fifth son of David and Mary Reist, was born February 1st, 1837. He was married to Sophia Weiman. They resided in Bloomingdale where she died in April 1894. Their family consisted of four children" Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

  
  

• 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..., 172. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-2 Page 4. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851. gives age and country of birth [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Sophia Dor. Wideman Born: Nuremburg Hanover Age: 21 Father: Christopher Wideman Mother: Ernestine Sophia Teage Wideman Born: abt 1848 Spouse: Henry Riest Age: 33 born: Tp Waterloo Father: David Riest Mother: Maria Riest married 15 Mar 1869 [S226] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery CC#4581 Internet Link. In Memory Of/ Henry M. Reist/ Born Feb. 1, 1837/ Died Sept. 13, 1906/ Gone but no Forgotten/ Reist [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Division 1 Page Number 21 Household Number 92. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 1 Page 21. [S2545] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Township North 1891, Waterloo Township, Sect. 1 Page 16. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 8 Page 59. [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..., 170. [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..., 116.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 Feb 1837 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 15 Mar 1869 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Dairy Laborer - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - dairy labourer - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - United Brethren - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Retired - 1901 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth