Christina Schlegel

1838 - 1915  (76 years)

• Name	Christina Schlegel
  Born	31 Dec 1838	Mulhausen, , Alsace, France   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35910375
  Name	Christina Bender
  Residence	1858	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-81566
  Died	7 Jul 1915	East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Buried	East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I81566	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Nicholaus Schlegel,   b. 17 Jan 1808, Froeningen, , Alsace, France ,   d. 10 Jun 1877, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Barbara Roth,   b. CA 1808, , Alsace Lorraine, France ,   d. East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F11842	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jacob B. Bender,   b. 10 Jul 1830, , Hesse, Germany ,   d. 12 Dec 1902  (Age 72 years)
  Married	28 Mar 1858	South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Barbara Bender,   b. 26 Feb 1859, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Feb 1925, , Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)   2. Jacob S. Bender,   b. 14 Sep 1862, Of, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario ,   d. 21 Sep 1927  (Age 65 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F21232	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BENDER - - Christena Bender (nee Schlegel) was born in Muhlhaussen, Alsace, Dec. 31, 1838; died July 7, 1915; aged 76y. 6m. 7d. She came with her parents to Canada when young, where they settled near Tavistock, Ont., and she lived in the same neighborhood ever since. She united with the A.M. Church in her early youth and was a faithful member to the end. She was married to Jacob Bender March 30, 1858, and lived in matrimony 44 y. 8m. 12d., and was a widow over 12 years. To this union were born 2 sons and 3 daughters. Her husband, 1 son, 4 grandchildren, have gone to the spirit world before her and she leaves to mourn 1 son, 3 daughters, 17 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. The last three years of her life she was unable to walk without crutches, caused by a fall in the house and from which she never fully recovered. She bore it with Christian patience and always had a good word for everybody. Her husband was ordained to the ministry and to him she was a faithful companion. Buried at the East Zorra A.M. Cemetery where a large concourse of relatives and friends had gathered to pay their last tribute to the departed and beloved sister. Services at the home of her son Jacob S. Bender were conducted by Bro. Dan Yutzi reading the 90th. psalm and at the meeting house by Bros. Chr. Kropf and Mich. K. Yantzi from I Jno. 1:6-8, the same being chosen by our departed sister and both brethren having the same text. May God comfort and bless the bereaved ones. GOSPEL HERALD - Volume VIII, Number 20 - August 12, 1915 - Page 335

  
  

• Sources

  [S1254] Cemetery - ON, Oxford, East Zorra - East Zorra Mennonite. Hier Ruhet in Gott Jacob BENDER gest Dez 12 1902 alter 72 jah. 6 m. 2. T. seine frau Christina SCHLEGEL gest Juli 7 1915 alter 76 jah. 6 m. 7 t. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Christina Bender, d. 7 Jul 1915 East Zorra, b. Alsace, Germany, aged 76y, 6m, 7d d/o Nicholas Schlagel and Barbara Roth [S22] Vit - ON, Perth - Perth County Baptism, Marriage & Burial Register 1852 - 1859, Return of Rev'd Joseph Ruby, Mennonist Community at South Easthope (pg. 99). Jacob Bender to Christine Schlegel, both of Wilmot 28 Mar 1858 by banns, witnesses: Peter Zehr and John Bender.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 31 Dec 1838 - Mulhausen, , Alsace, France Residence - 1858 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 28 Mar 1858 - South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 7 Jul 1915 - East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth