Josiah Gingrich^[1]

1889 - 1972  (83 years)

• Name	Josiah Gingrich
  Born	14 Jun 1889	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Laborer Farm
  Residence	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00039-3212.3
  Died	6 Dec 1972	Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Buried	North Woolwich Mennonite Meeting House Cemetery, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I6079	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Rev. Amos M. Gingerich,   b. 8 Jul 1860, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Mar 1923  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Esther M. Eby,   b. 4 Feb 1864, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Nov 1956  (Age 92 years)
  Married	21 Dec 1886	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F1863	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Hannah Martin,   b. 27 Jan 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Jan 1919, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 27 years)
  Children	1. Minerva Gingrich,   b. 11 Feb 1915, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Feb 2004, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)   2. Ivan M. Gingrich,   b. 22 Dec 1919, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Jul 1999, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F18758	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Ann Freeman,   b. 26 Jan 1890, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Oct 1990  (Age 100 years)
  Married	30 Nov 1926	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F47268	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Josiah Gingrich Funeral service and burial took place Friday at the North Woolwich Mennonite meeting house for Josiah Gingrich. He died last Wednesday at his home in Floradale at the age of 83. He was the husband of the former Maryann Freeman; father of Minerva (Mrs. Manassah Martin) of Elmira and Ivan of Wallenstein; brother of Emanuel of Saskatchewan, Norman and Noah of Elmira; grandfather of 12 and great-grandfather of 12. His first wife, Hannah Martin, predeceased him in 1919; four sisters also predeceased him. Elmira Signet 13 Dec 1972 pg 17

  
  

• 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..., 699. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-4 Page 5. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-4 page 5. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 15 page 4. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, N., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, N. (1889). Josiah Gingrich (1889-1972) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 23 March 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44503894/josiah-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..., 594. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011777-86. Amos Gingrich, 26, occ. Farmer, b. Woolwich, res. same, son of Moses and Susanna, married Esther Eby, 22, b. Woolwich, res. Peel Twp., daughter of Martin and Mary, Witness: David Martin and Moses Gingrich, both of Woolwich, 21 Dec 1886 at Woolwich

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 14 Jun 1889 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer Farm - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 30 Nov 1926 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 6 Dec 1972 - Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth