Rev. Nelson Litwiller

1898 - 1986  (88 years)

• Name	Nelson Litwiller
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	1 Feb 1898	St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Amish
  Occupation	1930	Pehuajó, , Buenos Aires, Argentina
  	missionary
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-80824
  Died	18 Nov 1986	Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA   [3, 4]
  	Cause: cancer
  Buried	Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I80824	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Jacob Litwiller,   b. 7 Mar 1874, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Jun 1928  (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Rachel Jantzi,   b. 2 May 1878, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Apr 1960, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Married	22 Sep 1896	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Family ID	F20985	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ada Ramseyer,   b. 18 May 1900, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jul 1999, Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA  (Age 99 years)
  Married	12 Apr 1919  [3]
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F35643	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Litwiller, Nelson, son of Jacob and Rachel (Jantzi) Litwiller, was born in St. Agatha, Ont., Feb. 16, 1898; died of cancer at Goshen, Ind., Nov. 18, 1986; aged 88 y. On Apr. 12, 1919, he was married to Ada Ramseyer, who survives. Also surviving are 4 daughters (Lois Buckwalter, Beulah Gonzales, Eunice Miller, and Esther Schertz), 16 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, one brother (Orie), and one sister (Eleanor Litwiller). He was preceded in death by one son (John Timothy Nelson), 2 sisters (Edna Swartzentruber and Ella Snyder), and 3 brothers (Milton, Reuben, and Delton). In 1925 he and his wife were appointed as missionaries to Argentina, and also served in Uruguay. He was a member of College Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Nov. 20, in charge of James Waltner; interment in St. Agatha, Ont. Gospel Herald - Volume 79, Number 52 - December 30, 1986 - page 903,904

  
  

• Sources

  [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-5 Page 13. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 9 Page 4. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Nelson Litwiller - December 30, 1986 - page 903,904. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, S., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, S. (1898). Nelson Litwiller (1898-1986) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 12 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14862381/nelson-litwiller. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, August 2, 1928 - obituary of Jacob Litwiller. [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

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 Feb 1898 - St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Amish - 1911 - St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - missionary - 1930 - Pehuajó, , Buenos Aires, Argentina Died - Cause: cancer - 18 Nov 1986 - Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA Buried - - Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth