Oliver Gingrich^[1]

1871 - 1937  (65 years)

• Name	Oliver Gingrich
  Born	29 Apr 1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Dunker
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Carpenter
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Dunkard
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Carpenter
  Occupation	1911	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Contractor, House Building
  Residence	122 Walker St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Oliver Gingerich was a carpenter and house contractor. That explains the innovative garage floor that rotated 180 degrees with pulleys so that a car didn't have to back down of what was a fairly steep driveway.
  		Cambridge-WalkerSt.0122-Facebook2019DonnaHopcraft.jpg 122 Walker Street, Cambridge, Ontario, Canada Image from Donna Hopcraft Facebook 2019
  Residence	1911	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	00039-3100
  Died	17 Jan 1937	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Person ID	I5703	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Solomon Gingrich,   b. 13 Mar 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Jun 1928, Stevensville, Bertie Twp., Welland Co. , Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Anna "Annie" Cober,   b. 18 May 1836, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Dec 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Married	1 Mar 1864	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 8, 9]
  Family ID	F1749	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann Malinda Wildfong,   b. 31 May 1872, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Oct 1959  (Age 87 years)
  Married	15 Nov 1893  [2]
  Children	1. Alvin Wilbert Gingrich,   b. 19 Dec 1894, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Jan 1968  (Age 73 years)   2. John Harvey "Harvey" Gingrich,   b. 23 Jun 1897, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Dec 1967  (Age 70 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F1752	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Oliver Gingerich, "was born April 9th, 1871. On November 15th, 1893, he was married to Mary Ann Malinda Wildfong. They reside near Hespeler where he is engaged with the carpenters. No family." 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

  [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..., 461. [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..., 682. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-4 Page 9. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 2 Page 3. [S392] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1911, Div. 21 Pg. 20. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 3 Page 25. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28317943/oliver-gingrich. [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..., 681. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Solomon Gingerich Birth Place: Waterloo RESIDENCE: Waterloo Age: 25 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1839 Father Name: Michael Mother Name: Mary Spouse Name: Ann Cober Spouse's Age: 28 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1836 Spouse Birth Place: Puslinch Township Spouse Residence: Puslinch Township Spouse Father Name: Nicholas Spouse Mother Name: Nancy Marriage Date: 1 Mar 1864 Marriage County: Waterloo

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 29 Apr 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Dunker - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Carpenter - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Dunkard - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Carpenter - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Contractor, House Building - 1911 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 17 Jan 1937 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth