John B. Meyer

1864 - 1954  (90 years)

• Name	John B. Meyer
  Born	20 Mar 1864	Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-76314
  Died	13 Oct 1954	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I76314	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Jacob Meyer,   b. 1 Apr 1839, , Alsace Lorraine, France ,   d. 11 Jun 1931, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Mother	Barbara Brenneman,   b. 1830, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	1 Mar 1859	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4]
  Family ID	F31681	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Leah Gascho,   b. 1875,   d. 1958  (Age 83 years)
  Married	8 Oct 1895  [1]
  Children	1. Emmanuel Meyer,   b. 16 Jun 1895, Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Oct 1957, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 62 years)   2. John G. Meyer,   b. 31 May 1902, Zurich Mennonite Cemetery, Zurich, Huron Co., Ontario ,   d. 12 Apr 1988, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)   3. Iona May Meyer,   b. 7 Mar 1912, Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Jul 2009, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 97 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F28623	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Meyer, John, Sr., was born in Zurich, Ont., March 20, 1864; died Oct. 13, 1954, at the K-W Hospital; aged 90 y. 6 m. 24 d. He was united in marriage to Leah Gascho on Oct. 8, 1895. He was a faithful member of First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, since his reception in March 1927. He will be remembered by his sincere, quiet interest in all things of God. He is survived by his wife, 3 sons (Emmanuel and John of Kitchener, and Jacob, of London). 2 daughters (Peril-Mrs. Frank Brock of Toronto, and Iona-Mrs. Lorrne Horst, of Kitchener), one brother (Jacob of Kitchener) 2 sisters (Mrs. David Gingerich of Zurich and Mrs. Menno Schwartzentruber of Kitchener), 20 grandchildren, and 17 great-grandchildren. Funeral services held Oct. 16 at the First Mennonite Church were in charge of C. F. Derstine and J. H. Hess. Interment was made in the First Mennonite Cemetery at Kitchener. Gospel Herald - Volume XLVII , Number 47 - November 23, 1954-page 1126, 1127

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of John Meyer Sr. - November 23, 1954-page 1126, 1127. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Jacob Moyer - July 16, 1931 - pp. 367, 368. [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 [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 9 Page 56.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Mar 1864 - Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 13 Oct 1954 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth