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

Catharine B. Meyer

Female 1862 - 1943  (81 years)


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  • Name Catharine B. Meyer 
    Born 14 Feb 1862  [1
    Gender Female 
    Birth 14 Feb 1870  Stanley Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Name Catharine B. Gascho 
    Name Katie 
    Name Katie Meyer 
    Residence 1911  Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-71569 
    Died 26 Nov 1943  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Buried Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I71569  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Jacob Meyer,   b. 1 Apr 1839, , Alsace Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jun 1931, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Mother Barbara Brenneman,   b. 1830, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 1 Mar 1859  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7
    Family ID F31681  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Menno E. Gascho,   b. 16 Mar 1871, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jun 1948, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 1892  [4
    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 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F18331  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Gascho.-Catherine Gascho, daughter of Jacob and Barbara Meyer, was born in Huron Co., Ont., Feb. 14, 1862; passed away at the Kitchener and Waterloo Hospital, Nov. 26, 1943, following a double fracture of the hip; aged 81 y. 9 m. 12 d. She was united in marriage to Menno Gascho of Wilmot, Jan. 5, 1892. Surviving are her husband, a son (Simeon, of Wilmot), and 2 daughters (Barbara, wife of Peter Gingerich, Baden; and Susan, wife of John Zehr, Lockport, N.Y.). One daughter, Olivia, died in 1910. Also surviving are 2 sisters (Mrs. Menno Swartzentruber, Kitchener, Ont.; and Mrs. David Gingerich, Zurich, Ont.), 3 brothers (John and Jacob Meyer, Kitchener; and Menno, Baden, Ont.), 16 grandchildren, and a great-grandchild. Three sisters predeceased her. Funeral services were held Nov. 30, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Peter Gingerich, and at the Steinman Church where Bro. Peter Nafziger had charge. Burial was made in the adjoining cemetery.

      Gospel Herald - Vol. XXXVI, No . 51 - March 16, 1944, page 1086 and 1087

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Catherine Gascho - March 16, 1944.

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

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

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

    5. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Jacob Moyer - July 16, 1931 - pp. 367, 368.

    6. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Jacob Moyer, 19, res. Wilmot, b. France, son of Jacob and Catherine, married 1 Mar 1859 Barbara Brenneman, 27, res. Wilmot, b. Wilmot, daughter of John and Magdalena

    7. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 9 Page 56.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 14 Feb 1870 - Stanley Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 26 Nov 1943 - Kitchener, 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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