Barbara Betzner^{[1, 2]}

1844 - 1928  (83 years)

• Name	Barbara Betzner
  Born	9 Dec 1844	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Gender	Female
  Interesting	pioneer, story
  Name	Barbara Stauffer
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1867	Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada   [12]
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00006-0956
  Died	22 May 1928	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [13]
  	Cause: infirmities of her age
  Buried	Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [13]
  Person ID	I9729	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob B. Betzner,   b. 5 Sep 1818, Near Doon, Waterloo Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Nov 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 97 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Scheirich,   b. 17 Jun 1822, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Mar 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 27 years)
  Married	15 Apr 1842	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 14, 15, 16]
  Family ID	F2773	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rev. Noah Stauffer,   b. 13 Feb 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 May 1928, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Married	12 Nov 1867	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 12]
  Children	1. Ida B. Stauffer,   b. 9 Aug 1868, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Feb 1966, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 97 years)   2. Mills Stauffer,   b. 1870, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Obal Betzner Stauffer,   b. 9 Mar 1870, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Jun 1956, Burnaby, , British Columbia, Canada  (Age 86 years)   4. Jacob B. Stauffer,   b. 11 May 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Jan 1940, Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F2823	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Betzner, Barbara 1844-1928.jpg

  
  

• Notes

  Barbara Betzner "was born December 9th, 1844. She is married to Rev. Noah Stauffer. They reside at Strasburg, Ontario. Their family consists of three children". Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.]. ________________________________ Stauffer - Pre. Noah Stauffer was born in Waterloo Co., Ont., Feb. 13, 1842; died in his late home in Waterloo Co., Ont., May 20, 1928; aged 86 y 3 m. 7 d., of the infirmities of age and pneumonia. Barbara Betzner, wife of Pre. Noah Stauffer, was born near Breslau, Ont., Dec. 19, 1844; died in Waterloo, Ont., May 22, 1928 (twenty-nine hours after the departure of her husband) of the infirmities of her age, aged 83 y. 5 m. 3 d. Brother Stauffer was the only survivor of a family of four brothers and four sisters. There remain of sister Stauffer's family, of half-brother and sisters; Moses, Aaron, and Samuel Betzner. Mrs. Aaron Cressman and Mrs. Ephraim Cressman. Of the immediate family of their children, all survive: Mrs. Ida Snyder (who resided with and cared for her parents for the past seven years) Obal Stauffer, and Jacob Stauffer. After a union of sixty years and six months, in which they shared the sorrows and joys in the labors of life, and engaged in the service of the Lord for nearly fifty-two years, blessed with joy of Christian labor and fellowship they laid down their life together to enter the long expected, and earnestly looked for, rest of the servants of the Lord. Brother Stauffer was ordained to the ministry if the Mennonite Church for the Strassburg congregation, near the place of his birth, Nov. 9 1876, by bishops Joseph Hagey, Amos Cressman, and Abram Martin. Early in his ministry he was active in building up the Church, in strengthening the spiritual life of the membership. In company with the ministering brethren - Solomon Gehman, Jacob Gingerich, and Joseph Nahrgang - evangelistic services were conducted in the homes of the brotherhood in Christ, in evening services at which the unsaved were admonished to repentance and faith in Christ, and many were led to Christ in these first evening evangelistic efforts. Brother Stauffer is said to have preached the first English sermon in the Waterloo Mennonite congregation, at the Hagey Church, near Preston, Ont. His services were much in demand on account of his ability in this language. He was nominated for the office of bishop at least on three different occasions - at the ordination of Elias Weber, Jonas Snider, and Abram Gingerich. His labors and influence in the conference work were invaluable, and his counsels were deliberate and wholesome. In his duties and service for the Church in general his efforts were appreciated in the organization of the first evangelizing Board, organized at Elkhart, Indiana. He with Bro. Jonas Snider, were the Canadian representatives at the preliminary meeting leading to the organization of the General Conference. His heart was in the growth and progress of the Church. He labored constantly and faithfully for the young and the old in the kingdom of Christ as long as the Lord gave him strength. His labors are ended. His co-laborers will miss him, the Church will honor his memory, the Lord alone will reward His servant. Funeral services were conducted May 25, from the home, where brief services were conducted by Bro. C. F. Derstine, and thence to the Waterloo Mennonite Church, services were conducted by the brethren, Jonas Snider, S. F. Coffman, and C. F. Derstine. An assembly which filled all the available space in the audience room, lobbies and basement, and some waiting outside the building, gave silent and impressive testimony to the esteem in which Brother and Sister Stauffer were held by the many who knew them. The remains were laid to rest side by side in the Mennonite cemetery. They wait the day of their resurrection, when they shall be like Him who redeemed them and for whose love they served their Lord and coming King. Gospel Herald, June 7, 1928

  
  

• 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..., 513. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 21 Nov 1867. Married 12 Nov 1867 By Rev. Wurster, Noah Stauffer was married to Barbara Betzner, both of Waterloo Township. [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..., 248. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-1 Page 8. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, June 7, 1928. Obituary of Noah Stauffer. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, 4 Waterloo / page 12. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 37. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 3 Page 32. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 4 Page 12. [S1946] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (South Division), Div. 6 Page 42. [S2560] aaaWaterloo Township South 1891, Sect. 1 Page 47. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Noah Stauffer, 25, res. Waterloo, b. Waterloo, son of Daniel and Susanna (Kenzie), married 12 Nov 1867 Barbara Betzner, 20, res. Port Elgin Bruce Co, b. Waterloo, daughter of Jacob and Magdalena (Schurick) [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, May 22, 1928. Obituary of Noah Stauffer and Barbara Betzner [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..., 226. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Eby, Benjamin Rev., Minister of the Mennonist Society #19. Jacob Betzner, To Magdalene Sheirich, Both Of Waterloo. 5 Apr. 1842. Rev. Eby. Wit. John Sheirich And John Betzner [S20] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Telegraph (title varies: Berlin Telegraph, Berlin Daily Telegraph) (1853-1922), November 2, 1915. Obituary of Jacob B. Betzner

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 9 Dec 1844 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1867 - Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 12 Nov 1867 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: infirmities of her age - 22 May 1928 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth