Leah Reist^{[1, 2]}

1892 - 1953  (60 years)

• Name	Leah Reist
  Born	29 Oct 1892	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Leah Schallhorn
  Residence	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00002-468.8
  Died	12 Jul 1953	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Buried	Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I8271	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Moses G. Reist,   b. 25 Jan 1854, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Oct 1928  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Esther B. Bauman,   b. 22 Dec 1856, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 May 1952  (Age 95 years)
  Married	5 Mar 1878  [2]
  Family ID	F2444	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Josiah Schallhorn,   b. 3 Jan 1884, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Sep 1972, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F5831	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. Josiah Schallbhorn Mrs. Josiah Schallhorn, 60, of RR1 Elmira, died yesterday at the Elmira Private Hospital. The former Leah Reist, she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Moses Reist. She was born in Woolwich Township Oct. 29, 1892. Surviving are her husband, one sister, Lydia Reist, RR 1, Elmira, three brothers, Moses of Elmira, Daniel B. of Orlando, Fla., and Joseph of Hilliers, BC. The body is at the residence where the funeral will be held tomorrow at 9.30 a.m. A service will follow at the Elmira Mennonite Meeting House. Burial will take place in the adjoining cemetery. Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Monday, July 13, 1953 Page 7

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 153. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 164. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-4 Page 7. [S154] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Mennonite CC#4584 Internet Link. In/ memory of/ Leah Reist/ beloved wife of/ Josiah Schallhorn/ born/ Oct. 29,1892/ died/ July 12,1953/ age 60 yrs. 9 ms 13 ds/ Rest in peace/ [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), July 13, 1953 - Obituary of Mrs. Josiah Schallhorn. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 15 page 6.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 29 Oct 1892 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 12 Jul 1953 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth