Christine Miller

1858 - 1935  (76 years)

• Name	Christine Miller
  Born	8 Jun 1858	Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Christine Jantzi
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1911	St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Amish
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-80906
  Died	9 May 1935	Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 6]
  	Cause: lingering heart disease
  Buried	Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I80906	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	George Freidrich "Frederick" Mueller,   b. CALC 30 Aug 1821, , Germany ,   d. 17 Jan 1889, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Mother	Sophia Lau,   b. 16 Oct 1837, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany ,   d. 31 Oct 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F30273	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rudolph B. Jantzi,   b. 16 Oct 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Oct 1935, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Married	30 Oct 1877	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Children	1. Michael Jantzi,   b. 27 Sep 1878, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Sep 1906, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 27 years)   2. Rudolph Jantzi,   b. 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Elizabeth M. Jantzi,   b. 24 May 1886, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Dec 1957, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)   4. Christina Jantzi,   b. 28 Feb 1890, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Mar 1918  (Age 28 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F21003	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Jantzi. - Sister Christina (Miller) Jantzi was born in Petersburg, Ont., June 8, 1858; died May 9, 1935 of a lingering heart disease, at the home of her daughter in Baden; aged 76 y. 11 m. 1 d. In October, 1877, she was united in marriage to Rudy B. Jantzi. To this union were born 5 children. She leaves her beloved aged companion, 1 daughter (Mrs. Noah G. Steinman), 4 grandsons, 1 granddaughter, and 9 great-grandchildren. Two sons (Michael and Rudy), 2 daughters (Mrs. Peter Nafziger, and one who died in infancy), 2 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren preceded her in death. Also surviving are 4 brothers, 1 sister, and a host of other relatives and friends. In her youth she joined the Wilmot Amish Mennonite Church, and remained a faithful member to the end. She was a kind, loving, and faithful companion, mother, grandmother, and friend. She was very much devoted to her grandchildren for whom her willing hands were always busy as long as health permitted. Funeral services were conducted at the Upper Street Amish Mennonite Church by Bros. Dan S. Jutzi and Christ Schultz. Burial in the adjoining cemetery. "As we loved her so we miss her; in our memory she is dear; Loved, remembered, thought of always, bring many a silent tear. Your loving smile and kindly ways are pleasant to recall; You always has a cheerful word, and were dearly loved by all." --- By her granddaughter. Gospel Herald - Vol. XXVIII, No. 12 - June 20, 1935 - pages 270, 271

  
  

• Sources

  [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-5 Page 14. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 1 Page 48. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, June 20, 1935 - Obituary of Christina Miller. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Rudalph Yantzie (occ. farmer of Wilmot) b. Wilmot Township Age: 25 born abt 1852 father: Michael Yantzie mother: Maria Yantzie married Christina Miller Age:: 18 born abt 1859 b. Wilmot Township father: Frederick Miller mother: Sophia Miller married 30 Oct 1877 Marriage Place: Waterloo, Wilmot [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 9 Page 3. [S497] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - St. Agatha Mennonite CC#4569 Internet Link. Jantzi/ Rudolph B. Jantzi/ 1852-1935/ Christina Miller/ his beloved wife/ 1858-1935/ safe in the arms of Jesus [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 3 Page 28. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 3 Page 8. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 1 Page 47.

  
  

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  Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 30 Oct 1877 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Amish - 1911 - St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: lingering heart disease - 9 May 1935 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth