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

Sidney Gingerich[1]

Male 1877 - 1940  (63 years)


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  • Name Sidney Gingerich 
    Born 10 Jan 1877  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number 00039-3209.2 
    Died 8 Sep 1940  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Royerstown Cemetery, Near Myerstown, , Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I6059  Generations
    Last Modified 19 Dec 2024 

    Father Elias Martin Gingrich,   b. 8 May 1854, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Oct 1940, Myerstown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Anna Bricker "Nancy" Martin,   b. 19 Jan 1855, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Mar 1936, Ephrata, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 18 Jan 1876  [4
    Family ID F1859  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nancy Bauman,   b. 8 Sep 1878, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jul 1928, Myerstown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years) 
    Married 26 Nov 1899  , Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    Last Modified 19 Dec 2024 
    Family ID F9335  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Sidney Gingrich, son of Elias Gingrich and Anna Martin, was born in Waterloo Co., Ont., Jan. 10, 1877. At the age of 11 years he moved with his parents to Iowa, and later to Pennsylvania. In June, 1940, he went to Canada on a visit, where he took sick and died on Sept. 8. Brief services were held the same day at the Elmira Church, after which his body was sent to Myerstown, Pa., where his children reside. In 1899, he was married to Nancy Bauman. This union was blessed with 6 children. His wife and 1 son predeceased him about 12 years ago. There survive 4 daughters and 1 son, from whose place the funeral was held Sept. 11, with burial in the Royerstown Cemetery near Myerstown, Pa. Services by Joseph Hochstetter and Amos Martin. Text, II Tim. 4: 7. --By his brothers.

      Gospel Herald - Vol. XXXIII, No 31 - October 31, 1940 --- page 670, 671

  • 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..., 698.

    2. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 31117-1877 Sidney Gingerich.

    3. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, October 31, 1940 - Obituary of Sidney Gingrich.

    4. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, April 16, 1936 - Obituary of Anna B. Martin.

    5. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, August 23, 1928 - Obituary of Nancy Baumann.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Jan 1877 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 26 Nov 1899 - , Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 8 Sep 1940 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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