Jacob Z. Gingerich^[1]

1869 - 1956  (87 years)

• Name	Jacob Z. Gingerich
  Born	31 May 1869	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Church Membership	Saint Agatha Amish Mennonite Church, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34009323
  Occupation	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1892	Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1901	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1911	St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Amish
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-80462
  Died	6 Sep 1956	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Buried	Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I80462	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Rudolph L. Gingerich,   b. 19 Jan 1842, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Aug 1918, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Maria "Mary" Zehr,   b. 27 Aug 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Nov 1930, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Married	19 Jan 1868	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Family ID	F20358	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Rudy Gingerich,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Maria,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F287539	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Leah W. Bast,   b. 18 Jul 1869, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Dec 1906  (Age 37 years)
  Married	27 Mar 1892	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Rudolph "Rudy" Gingerich,   b. 14 Oct 1894, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1970  (Age 75 years)   2. Allan B. Gingerich,   b. 3 Dec 1900, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Jun 1972, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F20921	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Magdalena L. Erb,   b. 25 Oct 1882, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Mar 1942, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)
  Married	18 Feb 1908  [8]
  Children	1. Rudolph Gingerich
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F21005	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  JACOB Z. GINGERICH Wellesley - Jacob Z. Gingerich, 87, died yesterday at the home of his son Allen, RR 1, St. Agatha. He was a member of the St. Agatha Amish Mennonite Church. He was born May 31, 1869 in Wilmot Township, a son of the late Rudolph Gingerich and Mary Zehr. He was married twice. His first wife, Leah Bast, died in 1906. Two years later he married Magdalina Erb, who died in 1942. Surviving are two sons, Allen, and Rudolph of Little Lakes, Mich.; three step-sons, Rudolph Yantzi of Waterloo, Joel Yantzi of RR 2, Baden and Irvin Yantzi of RR 1, St. Agatha; three brothers, Benjamin of New Hamburg, Abraham and John of RR 2, Baden; two sisters, Mrs. John Roth of Baden and Mrs. Christian Steinman of RR 2, Baden; thirteen grandchildren and one great-grandchild. The body is at Allen Gingerich's home where a short service will be conducted Sunday, at 2 p.m. followed by a memorial service at the St. Agatha Church at 2: 30 p.m. Rev. Peter Nafziger will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 7 Sep 1956

  
  

• Sources

  [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012314-92. Jacob Gingerich, 22, occ. Farmer, b. Wilmot, res. Baden, son of Rudy and Maria Gingerich, Married Lea Bast, 22, b. Wellesley, res. Wilmot, daughter of George and Lea Bast, Witn: Christian Wagler and Christian Zehr, Both of Wilmot, 27 March 1892 at Wellesley [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-5 Page 7. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 2 Page 58. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Wilmot Twp. 1911 Div. 9 Page 11. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Jacob Z. Gingerich - 7 Sep 1956. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 2 Page 53. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Rudolph Gingrich Birth Place: Wilmot RESIDENCE: Wilmot Age: 25 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1843 Father Name: Jacob Gingrich Mother Name: Veronica Gingrich Spouse Name: Maria Zehr Spouse's Age: 20 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1848 Spouse Birth Place: Wilmot Spouse Residence: Wilmot Spouse Father Name: Joseph Zehr Spouse Mother Name: Maria Zehr Marriage Date: 19 Jan 1868 Marriage County: Waterloo [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Mattie Erb Gingerich - April 30, 1942. Obituary of Katherin Zehr - February 9, 1954

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 31 May 1869 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Church Membership - - Saint Agatha Amish Mennonite Church, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1892 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 27 Mar 1892 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1911 - St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Amish - 1911 - St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 6 Sep 1956 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth