Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

John Ziegler Lichty[1, 2]

Male 1889 - 1959  (70 years)


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  • Name John Ziegler Lichty 
    Born 29 May 1889  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Male 
    Military WW1  [6
    Occupation 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Laborer 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1919  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    farmer 
    Occupation 1921  Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Laborer, Odd Jobs 
    Residence 1921  Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Evangelical 
    Occupation 1925  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Laborer 
    Eby ID Number 00072-4253.5 
    Died 8 Jul 1959  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Person ID I9824  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father Solomon Lichty,   b. 4 Aug 1861, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jul 1943  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Sarah Ziegler,   b. 27 Oct 1860, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Oct 1920  (Age 59 years) 
    Family ID F2751  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Anna Oetzel,   b. 26 Oct 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 1924  (Age 32 years) 
    Children 
     1. Edward John Lichty,   b. 1924,   d. 7 Jan 2009  (Age 85 years)
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F45260  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Cornelia "Nellie" Shantz,   b. 4 Oct 1893, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Feb 1972, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 25 Nov 1925  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F45261  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • JOHN LICHTY

      After a brief illness, John Z. Lichty, 70, 16 Main St.. Waterloo, died at his home Wednesday, July 8.

      Born May 29, 1889, In Woolwich township, he was the son of the late Solomon Lichty and Sarah Ziegler. He had lived in Waterloo for the past 35 years.

      Surviving are his wife, the former Nellie Shantz; one son Edward of Waterloo; one step-son Stanley Shantz of Waterloo; one brother, Sidney of Waterloo; two sisters, Mrs. Martin of Drayton and Mrs. Menno (Hattie) Burkhardt of Waterloo; and six grandchildren. One brother predeceased him.

      His first wife, the former Annie Oetzel, predeceased him in 1924.

  • Sources 
    1. [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..., 881.

    2. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020618-25.
      John Z. Lichty, 36, occ. Laborer, b. Woolwich Twp, res. Waterloo, Widower, son of Solomon Lichty (B. Waterloo Co) and Sarah Ziegler married Nellie Shantz, 32, occ. Domestic, b. Wilmot, res. Waterloo, Spinster, daughter of Nelson Shantz (B. Wilmot Twp) and Barbara Snyder, Witn: Alma Nixdorf and Mrs. S. E. Schrader both of Kitchener, 25 November 1925 in Kitchener.

    3. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.

    4. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-4 Page 16.

    5. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 4 Page 1.

    6. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.
      LICHTY, JOHN ZIEGLER Regimental number(s): 3132351 Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 5636 - 58 Date of Birth: 29/05/1889 Elmira,

    7. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Sub Dist. 16 Page 12.

    8. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45421706/john-z-lichty.

    9. [S602] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Waterloo Region Record (March 2008- ), Obituary of Douglas Forgarty - Jan. 6, 2009.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 29 May 1889 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - farmer - 1919 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer, Odd Jobs - 1921 - Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelical - 1921 - Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer - 1925 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 25 Nov 1925 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 8 Jul 1959 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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