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

Rienzi Reier

Male 1887 - 1961  (73 years)


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  • Name Rienzi Reier 
    Born 16 Apr 1887  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-76411 
    Died 11 Jan 1961  [2
    Buried First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I76411  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Frederick Reier,   b. 23 Sep 1858, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1939  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Angeline Hallman,   b. 26 Feb 1863, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1924  (Age 60 years) 
    Married 7 Nov 1882  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Family ID F1937  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Agnes Isabella Shantz,   b. 19 Sep 1887, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Dec 1934  (Age 47 years) 
    Children 
     1. Eldred S. Reier,   b. 13 Jun 1913, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jul 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F34715  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Reier, Rienzie, son of Fred and Angeline Reier, was born April 16, 1888, in Wilmot Twp., Ont.; died after a lengthy illness Jan. 11, 1961, at Kitchener, Ont.; aged 72 y. 8 m. 26 d. He was married to Agnes Shantz, who survives. Also surviving are 4 children (Eldred, Erma, Alice, and Doris), and one brother and two sisters (Abia Reier, Gertrude Smith, and Louise Brubacher). He was a member of the First Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held Jan. 14, in charge of C. F. Derstine and Edgar Metzler.


      JANUARY 31, 1961 - Volume LIV, Number 5 - Gospel Herald page 111

  • Sources 
    1. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-3 Page 3.

    2. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, JANUARY 31, 1961 - Obituary of Rienzi Reier.

    3. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 5 Page 16.

    4. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 10.

    5. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 9 Nov 1882.
      07 Nov 1882 Angelina Hallmann of Manheim and Friedrich Reier of Berlin were married by Preacher D.H. Brand.

    6. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011618-82.
      Frederick Reier, 25, occ. Farmer, b. Germany, res. Manheim, son of (No Father's Name Given) and Louise Reier married Angeline Hallman, 19, b. Canada, res. Manheim, daughter of John and Sarah, Witness(s): C. Brand and Amelia Niehaus (?) Both of Berlin, 7 November 1882 in Berlin.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Apr 1887 - 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 MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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