John Oesch

1846 - 1940  (94 years)

• Name	John Oesch
  Born	14 May 1846	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-99521
  Died	10 Sep 1940	Garden City, Cass, Missouri, USA   [1]
  Buried	Clearfork Cemetery Garden City, Cass, Missouri   [1]
  Person ID	I99521	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Christian Oesch,   b. 1 Apr 1821, Of, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Apr 1897, , Cass Co., Missouri  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Catharina Zehr,   b. 29 Mar 1820, of, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Mar 1867, Hickson, Oxford Co., Ontario  (Age 46 years)
  Married	2 Mar 1842	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Family ID	F23547	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Amanda Smith,   b. 20 Jan 1855, , Hamilton Co., Ohio ,   d. 12 Sep 1931, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Married	15 Feb 1872  [3]
  Children	1. Carrie Mae Oesch,   b. , Missouri, USA ,   d. Bef 1900, , Missouri, USA   2. Joseph C Oesch,   b. Of, Garden City, Cass, Missouri, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Samuel Oesch,   b. Of, Garden City, Cass, Missouri, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Jacob Oesch,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. William W. Oesch,   b. Of, Garden City, Cass, Missouri, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Oesch,   b. Of, Garden City, Cass, Missouri, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Oesch,   b. Of, Garden City, Cass, Missouri, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Anna S. Oesch,   b. Of, Garden City, Cass, Missouri, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. John W. Oesch,   b. 10 Dec 1872, , Hickory Co. , Missouri ,   d. 23 Sep 1936, Creston, Flathead, Montana, USA  (Age 63 years)   10. Ida Catherine Oesch,   b. Bef 1900, , Missouri, USA ,   d. Bef 1900, , Missouri, USA  (Age < 0 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F25644	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Oesch, John, son of Christian and Catherine Zehr Oesch, was born May 14, 1846, near Baden, Ont.; died Sept. 10, 1940, at his Garden City farm home, which he owned for the past 45 years. When 14 years of age his parents moved to Davis Co., Iowa, and later to Hickory Co., Mo. When 25 years old he was married to Mary Amanda Smith. They moved to the Garden City, Mo., community where they continued to live for the past sixty years. They were the parents of 5 boys and 5 girls. Two daughters (Carrie Mae and Ida Catherine) died in infancy. His wife died Sept. 12, 1931, and his eldest son (John W.) died Sept. 23, 1936. His 4 sons and 3 daughters surviving are: Joseph C., Spartanburg, Pa.; Samuel and Jacob of the home; William W., Bristol, Ind. Mrs. S. D. Kenagy, Kansas City; Mrs. Melvin Yoder, Shipshewana, Ind.; and Anna S. Oesch, Kansas City. One sister (Mrs. Barbara Moore) preceded him in death by 3 months, being 86 years of age. He is also survived by 1 sister (Mrs. Anna V. Cape, Spokane, Wash.), 1 half-brother (Christian Oesch, Sedalia). There are 22 grandchildren, and 25 great-grandchildren. Soon after he became of age he took out citizenship papers and became a citizen of the United States. He was actively engaged in farming and stock raising until his health began to fail about eleven years ago. As a stockman he had business dealings throughout the central states, and had a rare faculty for remembering people and incidents until the end. In his youth he confessed Christ and united with the church of his choice, and remained faithful until death. Funeral services were held Saturday at the home by John A. Kauffman, and at the Sycamore Grove Church by Raymond Hershberger and I. G. Hartzler. Burial in Clearfork cemetery. Gospel Herald - Vol. XXXIII, No 28 - October 10, 1940 --- page 607

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, October 10, 1940 - Obituary of John Oesch. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd John Oesch, Minister Of The Society Of German Mennonites, In The Township Of Wilmot #20. Christian Oesch, Yeoman, Of Wilmot, To Catharina Zehr, Of Woolwich. 2 Mar. 1842, Wilmot. Rev. Oesch. Wit. Michael Roth, And John Brenneman, Both Of Wilmot, Yeomen [S8] News - Gospel Herald, October 8, 1931 - Obituary of Mary Amanda Smith Oesch.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 14 May 1846 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 10 Sep 1940 - Garden City, Cass, Missouri, USA Buried - - Clearfork Cemetery Garden City, Cass, Missouri  = Link to Google Earth