Leah Gingrich^[1]

1844 - 1920  (75 years)

• Name	Leah Gingrich
  Born	5 Jun 1844	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Leah Hershberger
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Dunkard
  Eby ID Number	00039-3106
  Died	20 Feb 1920	Near, Goltry, Alfalfa, Oklahoma, USA   [3, 4]
  Buried	Protection Mennonite Cemetery, Protection, Comanche, Kansas, United States   [4]
  Person ID	I5728	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Michael Groh Gingrich,   b. 13 Mar 1802, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 May 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Mary M. Wanner,   b. 2 Nov 1806, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 21 Feb 1886, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F1744	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Tobias Hershberger,   b. 22 Mar 1843, , Somerset Co, , Pennsylvania ,   d. 4 May 1918, Near, Goltry, Alfalfa, Oklahoma, USA  (Age 75 years)
  Married	, Kent Co., Michigan   [6]
  Children	1. Simon Hershberger   2. William Hershberger
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F1756	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Leah Gingerich, "is married to Tobias Hershberger. They reside at Dutton, Michigan. Their family consists of two 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.]. ______________________ Hershberger.-Leah (Gingrich) Hershberger, widow of the late Tobias Hershberger, was born in Waterloo Co., Ont., June 5, 1844; died at her late home near Goltry, Okla., Feb. 20, 1920; aged 75 y. 8 m. 15 d. On Aug. 18, 1872, she was married to Tobias Hershberger who preceded her in death May 4, 1918. To this union 2 sons were born (Simon and William). In June, 1873, she united with the Mennonite Church and remained a faithful member till death. She had poor health the last 36 years of her life. She suffered more or less with rheumatic fever, these 36 years. On Dec. 12, 1915, she was paralyzed on her right side and was bedfast till death. She bore affliction patiently, waiting for the Lord to call her home. She has lived in Canada, Michigan, Tennessee, and Oklahoma. She is survived by 2 sons, 3 grandsons, 2 granddaughters, 3 brothers, 1 sister, and a number of nephews and nieces. Funeral services at her late home and at the Milan Valley Church. Burial in the cemetery nearby on Feb. 23. Services were conducted by Bro. S. C. Miller and Bro. D. Y. Hooley. Text, Rev. 14: 13. Gospel Herald - Volume XII, Number 49 - March 4, 1920 - pp. 926, 927

  
  

• 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..., 682. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851. gives age and country of birth [S8] News - Gospel Herald, March 4, 1920 - Obituary of Leah Gingerich. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26493099/leah-hershberger. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 10 Page 72. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, May 23, 1918 - Obituary of Tobias Hershberger.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Jun 1844 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Dunkard - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 20 Feb 1920 - Near, Goltry, Alfalfa, Oklahoma, USA Buried - - Protection Mennonite Cemetery, Protection, Comanche, Kansas, United States Married - - , Kent Co., Michigan  = Link to Google Earth