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

Rachel Jantzi[1]

Female 1878 - 1960  (81 years)


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  • Name Rachel Jantzi 
    Born 2 May 1878  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14862894 
    Name Rachel Litwiller 
    Residence 1881  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1911  St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Amish 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-80823 
    Died 26 Apr 1960  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6
    Cause: heart attack 
    Buried Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I80823  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Christian Jantzi,   b. CALC 7 Jul 1835, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Dec 1911, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years) 
    Mother Annie Lichti,   b. 1839, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1911  (Age < 71 years) 
    Family ID F18277  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jacob Litwiller,   b. 7 Mar 1874, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jun 1928  (Age 54 years) 
    Married 22 Sep 1896  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7
    Children 
     1. Rev. Nelson Litwiller,   b. 1 Feb 1898, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Nov 1986, Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     2. Milton Litwiller,   b. 26 Dec 1899, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 1978, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     3. Edna Litwiller,   b. 22 May 1901, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Dec 1976  (Age 75 years)
     4. Reuben Litwiller,   b. 16 Jan 1905, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Nov 1978  (Age 73 years)
     5. Eltrude "Ella" Litwiller,   b. 3 Apr 1906, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 1976, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F20985  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Litwiller, Rachel, daughter of Christian and Annie (Lichti) Jantzi, was born May 19, 1878, in Wellesley Twp., Ont.; died of a heart attack at Kitchener, Ont., April 26, 1960; aged 81 y. 11 m. 7 d. In 1896 she was married to Jacob Litwiller, who died in 1928. Surviving are 5 sons (Nelson, Uruguay; Milton and Delton, Kitchener; Reuben, Preston; and Orrie, Waterloo), 3 daughters (Edna--Mrs. Amos Swartzentruber, Argentina; Ella--Mrs. Clifford Snider, Kitchener; and Eleanor--Mrs. Anson Litwiller, Toronto), and one sister (Mrs. Fannie Gerber). She was a member of the Steinman Church, where funeral services were held April 29, in charge of Orland Gingerich, assisted by Leslie Martin and John Mosemann.

      Gospel Herald - June 21, 1960 - Vol. LIII, No.25 - page 574

  • Sources 
    1. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 12853-96.
      Jacob Litwiller, 22, occ. Farmer, b. Wilmot Twp., res. same, son of Christian and Maria, married Rachel Jantzi, 18, b. Wellesley Twp., res. same, daughter of Christian and Anna, Witness(es): Moses Litwiller and Jacob Jantzi, Both of Wilmot, 22 Sept 1896 At Wellesley

    2. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-5 Page 13.

    3. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, June 21, 1960 - obituary of Rachel Jantzi.

    4. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 4 Page 5.

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

    6. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, S., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, S. (1878). Rachel Jantzi Litwiller (1878-1960) - Find A... Retrieved 12 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14862894/rachel-litwiller.

    7. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, August 2, 1928 - obituary of Jacob Litwiller.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 May 1878 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1881 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 22 Sep 1896 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Amish - 1911 - St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: heart attack - 26 Apr 1960 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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