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

Moses O. Jantzi

Male 1881 - 1965  (83 years)


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  • Name Moses O. Jantzi 
    Born 6 Nov 1881  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1911  St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Farmer 
    Residence 1911  St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Amish 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-78014 
    Died 28 Mar 1965  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Buried Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I78014  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Daniel B. Jantzi,   b. 30 Oct 1849, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 1932, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Magdalena Oesch,   b. 30 Nov 1855, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Nov 1942, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 23 Jan 1877  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Family ID F27909  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Annie Litwiller,   b. 3 Aug 1878, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jan 1968, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 14 Dec 1905  [3
    Children 
     1. Beatrice Mary Jantzi,   b. 13 Sep 1907, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jun 1994, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     2. Bernice Jantzi,   b. 7 Mar 1913,   d. 27 Sep 1966  (Age 53 years)
     3. Clinton Ray "Clint" Jantzi,   b. 11 Apr 1920,   d. 17 Dec 2012, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F188448  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Jantzi, Moses O., son of the late Daniel and Magdalene (Oesch) Jantzi, was born in Wellesley Twp., Ont., Nov. 6, 1881; died at the K. W. Hospital, March 28, 1965; aged 83 y. 4 m. 22 d. On Dec. 14, 1905, he was married to Annie Litwitter. Bro. Jantzi served his Lord and the church faithfully in various ways. In February, 1932, he was ordained as deacon to serve the Steinman and St. Agatha churches; in 1936 he was ordained as minister, and on Nov. 2 of the same year he was ordained as bishop of the Wilmot congregations. He conscientiously stood for the faith and truth of God's Word as he understood it. Surviving, besides his wife, are one son (Clinton), 2 daughters (Beatrice - Mrs. William Lichty and Bernice - Mrs. Wilfred Iutzi), 11 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, one brother (Daniel), and one sister (Mathilda - Mrs. John Holst). Funeral services were held March 31, in charge of Orville Jantzi, Urie Bender, and Elmer Schwartzentruber.

      Gospel Herald - Volume LVIII, Number 15 - April 20, 1965 - pages 353, 354

  • Sources 
    1. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-4 Page 15.

    2. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 9 Page 4.

    3. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Moses O. Jantzi - April 20, 1965 - pages 353, 354.

    4. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, S., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, S. (1881). Moses O Jantzi (1881-1965) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 27 April 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43364712/moses-o-jantzi.

    5. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Magdalena Oesch Jantzi - December 10, 1942 - pages 798, 799.

    6. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: Daniel Yantzie
      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 23 Jan 1877
      Event Place: Wilmot, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Gender: Male
      Age: 27
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1850 Wilmot Twp
      Occ: farmer - Wellelsley - widower
      Father's Name: Michael Yantzie
      Mother's Name: Maria Yantzie
      Spouse's Name: Magdalena Oesch
      Spouse's Gender: Female
      Spouse's Age: 21
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1856 Hay Twp
      Res: Hay Twp
      Spouse's Father's Name: John Oesch
      Spouse's Mother's Name: Barbara Oesch

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Nov 1881 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1911 - St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Amish - 1911 - St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Mar 1965 - 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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