Amanda Yost^[1]

1868 - 1935  (66 years)

• Name	Amanda Yost
  Born	11 Dec 1868	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Amanda Stumpf
  Residence	1891	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Methodist
  Residence	1911	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Evangelical
  Residence	1912	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Eby ID Number	00137-8376.6
  Died	27 Feb 1935	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Buried	Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Person ID	I96948	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob Yost,   b. 19 Oct 1833, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Apr 1917, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Margaret Reichert,   b. 28 Oct 1833, , , Germany ,   d. 29 May 1912, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Married	17 Dec 1853  [9]
  Family ID	F468	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mayor Peter F. Stumpf,   b. 22 Jan 1868, St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Jun 1934, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Married	28 Sep 1893	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Children	1. Emerson Stumpf,   b. 7 Sep 1894, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Wilfred Leonard "Leonard" Stumpf,   b. 20 Sep 1896, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Apr 1967, Seal Beach, Orange, California, United States  (Age 70 years)   3. Averto Stumpf,   b. 21 Nov 1897, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Walter Wellington Stumpf,   b. 19 Jul 1904, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1982  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F24987	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Wife Of Elmira's First Mayor Dies Mrs. P. F. Stumpf Dies On Wednesday; Husband Predeceased Her Last June Mrs. Peter F. Stumpf, wife of the late P. F. Stumpf Elmira's first mayor and a former Warden of Waterloo County, died at the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital on Wednesday morning. She had been ailing for some time but only a week ago did her illness become serious. She had been in the hospital only a few days before her death. Her husband predeceased her only on June 15 last. She was born in Elmira, a daughter of the late Mr. Jacob Yost Leaving to mourn her loss are four sons, Emerson B., of Fontana, Cal.; Leonard W., of Los Angeles, Cal.; Averdo L., of Kitchener and Walter W., of Saskatoon, Sask. A brother, Mr. Levi Yost, a Kitchener photographer, resides in Bridgeport. The late Mrs. Stumpf was born in Elmira and lived her practically all her life. She was 65 years of age. Funeral arrangements had not been made up to the time The Signet goes to press.

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 690. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Sub-district A Division 2 Page Number 11. [S161] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1901, Elmira (Village) B. Page 18. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 2 Page 11. [S176] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1911, Div. 49 Pg. 2. [S2057] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1891, Pg. 43. [S98] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Elmira Union CC#4578 Internet Link. [Pillow Marker] In Memory Of/ Amanda Yost/ Wife Of/ Peter F. Stumpf/ 1869 - 1935/ At Rest [S956] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Advertiser, "obituary of Margaret Mrs. Jacob Yost," May 30 1912. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Jacob Yost - 5 Apr 1917. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), 05 Oct. 1893 pg 4, col. 3. Local News Items: Married: The residence of Mr. Jacob Yost was last Thursday, the scene of a very pleasant event, viz: the marriage of Amanda, third daughter of Mr. Yost, to Mr. Peter Stumpf, an employee of the Elmira foundry. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Mr. Spies, of Hawkesville.…The Elmira M. S. Band, of which Mr. Stumpf is a member, serenaded the happy couple in the evening.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Dec 1868 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 28 Sep 1893 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1912 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 27 Feb 1935 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth