John B. Schwartzentruber

1882 - 1956  (73 years)

• Name	John B. Schwartzentruber
  Born	25 Oct 1882	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmer Son
  Residence	1939	East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-76876
  Died	31 Mar 1956
  Buried	East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I76876	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Joel Schwartzentruber,   b. 27 Apr 1854, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Mar 1939, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Elisabeth Brenneman,   b. 25 Nov 1862, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	18 Jan 1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F20085	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lydia Bender,   b. 23 Jul 1886, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Aug 1940  (Age 54 years)
  Children	1. Serenus Schwartzentruber,   b. 15 Apr 1915,   d. 31 Mar 1985  (Age 69 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F55355	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Schwartzentruber, John B., son of the late Joel and Elizabeth (Brenneman) Schwartzentruber, was born in Petersburg, Ont., Oct. 25, 1882; died March 31, 1956, at the home of his daughter and son-in-law; aged 73 y. 5 m. 6 d. In the year 1946 he suffered a stroke and remained an invalid for 9 years. Three days prior to his death he suffered another stoke from which he never recovered. In his youth he accepted Christ as his Saviour and united with the Amish Mennonite Church of which he remained a faithful member. On Nov. 24, 1909, he married Lydia Bender, who preceded him in death on Aug. 1, 1940. He is survived by his daughter (Lily Mae-Mrs. Henry Yantzi, of Eat Zorra), 2 sons (Serenus, of East Zorra, and Corson, of New Hamburg), 16 grandchildren, 2 brothers (Joseph and Peter of Petersburg), and 2 sisters (Mrs. Jacob R. Bender, of South Easthope, and Mrs. Nick L. Roth of New Hamburg). Two brothers, 2 sisters, and 2 grandchildren preceded him. Funeral services held at the East Zorra Church on April3 were in charge of Daniel Wagler and David Swartzentruber, with interment in the adjoining cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume XLIX , Number 18 - May 1, 1956-page 431, 432

  
  

• Sources

  [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-3 Page 11. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 2 Page 68. [S118] News - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo - Waterloo Chronicle, Obituary of Joel Schwartzentruber - Mar 31 1939 pg 3.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Oct 1882 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer Son - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1939 - East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth