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

Menno E. Gascho

Male 1871 - 1948  (77 years)


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  • Name Menno E. Gascho 
    Residence 1871  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Mennonite 
    Born 16 Mar 1871  Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Agricultural Laborer 
    Residence 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1901  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Laborer 
    Occupation 1911  Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Farmer 
    Residence 1911  Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-71568 
    Died 21 Jun 1948  Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I71568  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father Rev. Johannes P. "John" Gascho,   b. 21 Feb 1830, , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Dec 1909, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Barbara Erb,   b. 13 Jul 1831, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Aug 1876, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years) 
    Married 21 Sep 1852  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Family ID F15290  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catharine B. Meyer,   b. 14 Feb 1862,   d. 26 Nov 1943, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 1892  [2
    Children 
     1. Simeon Gascho,   b. 8 Dec 1893, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Apr 1979, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     2. Barbara Gascho,   b. 27 Jan 1895, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 May 1960  (Age 65 years)
     3. Susanna Gasko,   b. 22 Jul 1898, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jan 1980, Medina, Orleans, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     4. Olivia Gascho,   b. 21 Nov 1900, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1948  (Age < 47 years)
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F18331  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Gascho. -- Menno, son of the late John and Barbara (Erb) Gascho, was born in Baden, Ont., March 16. 1871; passed away at the home of his daughter (Mrs. Peter Gingerich), with whom he resided, June 21, 1948; aged 77 y. 3 m. 4 d. In 1892 he was married to Catharine Meyer, who predeceased him on Nov. 26, 1943. One daughter (Olivia) passed away at the age of ten. Surviving are one son (Simeon, Baden, Ont.), 2 daughters (Barbara - Mrs. Peter Gingerich, of Baden; and Susan - Mrs. John Zehr, Lockport, N.Y.), 16 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, one brother (Daniel, Wellman, Iowa), and one sister (Susannah( Wellesley, Ont.). Funeral services were held at the home on June 24 and at the Steinman Church, in charge of Peter Nafziger and Moses O. Jantzi. Burial was made in the adjoining cemetery.

      Gospel Herald - Volume XLI, Number 32 - August 10, 1948 - pages 751, 752

  • Sources 
    1. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 3 Page 32.

    2. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, August 10, 1948 - Obituary of Menno Gascho.

    3. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-4 Page 3.

    4. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 2 Page 24.

    5. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 11 Page 11.

    6. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 2 Page 18.

    7. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852.
      John Gasha, To Barbara Erb, Both Of Wilmot. 21 Sept. 1852. Rev. Roth. Wit. Jacob Kropf And Peter Lilwiller [Or Litwiller].

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Mar 1871 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Agricultural Laborer - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Jun 1948 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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