Simeon Good Gingrich^[1]

1871 - 1949  (77 years)

• Name	Simeon Good Gingrich
  Born	19 Dec 1871	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14767209
  Name	Simon Gingerich
  Occupation	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Agricultural Laborer
  Residence	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	00039-3184
  Died	30 May 1949	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I5973	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Rev. Joseph Gingerich,   b. 31 Mar 1842, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Elizabeth Good,   b. 13 Jun 1840, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	29 Mar 1864	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Family ID	F1829	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hannah Rudy,   b. 6 Mar 1880, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Feb 1951, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Married	13 May 1938
  Children	1. Clement R. Gingrich,   b. 21 Jan 1906,   d. 17 Mar 1973  (Age 67 years)   2. Winston R. Gingrich,   b. 23 Dec 1907, , Saskatchewan, Canada ,   d. 21 Oct 1981, McAffee Cemetery, Fort Erie, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)   3. Hope Gingrich,   b. 14 Sep 1912,   d. 21 Sep 1998  (Age 86 years)   4. Eloise Hannah Gingrich,   b. 1914,   d. 1995  (Age 81 years)   5. Reynard Walter Gingrich,   b. 12 Feb 1922, Saskatoon, , Saskatchewan, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F9662	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Simeon Gingerich, "was born December 19th, 1871. He is unmarried and resides at Christian Brubacher's, near Berlin." 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.]. _________________________ Gingrich - Simon, son of the late Joseph Gingrich, was born Dec. 19, 1871, in Elmira, Ont.; died at the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital in Ontario after a lingering sickness, May 30, 1949; aged 77 y. 5 m. 11 d. On May 13, 1938, he was married to Hannah Rudy in Waterloo. He was a faithful member of the Mennonite Church. Surviving are his wife, 3 sons (Clement, Regina, Ont.; Winston, Galt, Ont.; Reynard, Toronto, Ont.), 2 daughters (Hope - Mrs. Henry Bowman and Eloise - Mrs. Wilton Near, both of Waterloo, Ont.), one brother (Solomon, Elvira, Ont.). 2 sisters (Mrs. Annie Cressman, New Hamburg, Ont.; Mrs. Levi Bowman, Elmira, Ont.), and 6 grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted by Burton Weber and J. B. Martin at the Erb Street Mennonite Church, Waterloo. Gospel Herald - Volume XLII, Number 30 - July 26, 1949 - page 734, 735 ____________ SIMEON GINGRICH Simeon Gingrich, 77, of 19 Fischer St., Waterloo, died Monday afternoon at K-W Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was born Dec. 19, 1871, in Elmira, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gingrich. Mr. Gingrich attended Erb St. Mennonite church. He was married to Hannah Rudy May 13, 1903, in Waterloo. Surviving are his wife; three sons, Clement, Regina; Winston, Galt; Reynard, Toronto; two daughters, Mrs. Henry (Hope) Bowman and Mrs. Wilton (Eloise) Near, both of Waterloo; a brother, Solomon Gingrich, Elmira; two sisters, Mrs. Annie Cressman, New Hamburg; Mrs. Levi Bowman, Elmira; and six grandchildren. The body will be at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until Friday at 1 p.m. when removal will be made to Erb St. Mennonite Church, Waterloo, for service at 2:30 p.m. Rev. J. B. Martin, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Waterloo Mennonite Cemetery. Elmira Signet 1 Jun 1949

  
  

• 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..., 707. [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..., 694. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 2 Page 57. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 5 Page 20. [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..., 693. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Joseph Gingerich Birth Place: Woolwich Township RESIDENCE: Waterloo Age: 22 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1842 Father Name: John Mother Name: Anne Spouse Name: Elizabeth Good Spouse's Age: 23 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1841 Spouse Birth Place: Woolwich Township Spouse Residence: Woolwich Township Spouse Father Name: Daniel Spouse Mother Name: Elizabeth Marriage Date: 29 Mar 1864 Marriage County: Waterloo

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 19 Dec 1871 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Agricultural Laborer - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 30 May 1949 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth