Rachel Jantzi^[1]

1878 - 1960  (81 years)

• Name	Rachel Jantzi
  Born	2 May 1878	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [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   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1911	St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Amish
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-80823
  Died	26 Apr 1960	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 6]
  	Cause: heart attack
  Buried	Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I80823	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Christian Jantzi,   b. CALC 7 Jul 1835, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Dec 1911, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 76 years)
  Mother	Annie Lichti,   b. 1839, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   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 ,   d. 2 Jun 1928  (Age 54 years)
  Married	22 Sep 1896	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 7]
  Children	1. Rev. Nelson Litwiller,   b. 1 Feb 1898, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Nov 1986, Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA  (Age 88 years)   2. Milton Litwiller,   b. 26 Dec 1899, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Sep 1978, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)   3. Edna Litwiller,   b. 22 May 1901, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Dec 1976  (Age 75 years)   4. Reuben Litwiller,   b. 16 Jan 1905, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Nov 1978  (Age 73 years)   5. Eltrude "Ella" Litwiller,   b. 3 Apr 1906, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Nov 1976, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  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

  [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 [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-5 Page 13. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, June 21, 1960 - obituary of Rachel Jantzi. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 4 Page 5. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 9 Page 4. [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. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, August 2, 1928 - obituary of Jacob Litwiller.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 May 1878 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 22 Sep 1896 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Amish - 1911 - St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: heart attack - 26 Apr 1960 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth