Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

John Hembling Gingrich[1, 2]

Male 1876 - 1962  (86 years)


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  • Name John Hembling Gingrich 
    Born 4 Jan 1876  Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1900  Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Wood Carver 
    Eby ID Number 00039-3196.7 
    Died 13 Aug 1962  Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Buried Rest Lawn Memorial Park, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I5999  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father John B. Gingrich,   b. 24 Jul 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Oct 1919, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann Hembling,   b. 17 Jul 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Nov 1928, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 19 Jan 1869  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8
    Family ID F1841  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father John B. Gingrich,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Mary A.,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F289623  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Clara Alice Speare,   b. 29 Sep 1876, Ratho, Blandford Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jul 1957, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 27 Jun 1900  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F289622  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [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..., 695.

    2. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 016306-00.
      John H. Gingrich, 24, occ. Wood Carver, b. Floradale, res. Grand Rapids Michigan, son of John B. and Mary A. Married Clara A. Speare, 23, b. Ratho, res. Preston, daughter of William and Mary A., Witnessed by: Jessie Gingrich of Berlin and Ida Roesgen of Preston, 27 June 1900 in Preston

    3. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Film 1375901 District 162 Sub-district A Division 2 Page Number 29 Household Number 129.

    4. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.

    5. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 2 Page 29.

    6. [S3231] Find A Grave, Park, Rest, North America, Kent County, Grand Rapids, and Rest Park. 1876. " John Hembling Gingrich (1876-1962) - Find A Grave...". Findagrave.Com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186427505/john-hembling-gingrich.

    7. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register, No. 398 Return of marriages solemnized by Abraham. W. Martin, a minister of the Mennonite Society.
      GINGRICH, John, 21, Waterloo, Waterloo, s/o John & Anna GINGRICH to Marian HAMBLING, 17, Woolwich, Woolwich, d/o William & Marian HAMBLING, witnesses: John GINGRICH, Waterloo & William HAMBLING, Woolwich, January 19, 1869

    8. [S46] Gingrich, John B. - Account book.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 4 Jan 1876 - Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Wood Carver - 1900 - Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 27 Jun 1900 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Aug 1962 - Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Rest Lawn Memorial Park, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States Link to Google Earth
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