Rev. Christian Litwiller^[1]

1848 - 1924  (75 years)

• Name	Christian Litwiller
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	13 Sep 1848	St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14865159
  Residence	1852	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Amish
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1889	Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Amish
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-124973
  Died	27 Aug 1924	Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5, 10]
  	Cause: heart failure
  Buried	Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 10]
  Person ID	I124973	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Rev. Peter Litwiller,   b. 8 Jan 1809, Illfurth, , Alsace, France ,   d. 7 Jul 1878, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Lichti,   b. 2 Oct 1808, , France ,   d. 25 Feb 1882  (Age 73 years)
  Married	1830
  Family ID	F6299	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Rev. Peter Litwiller,   b. 8 Jan 1809, Illfurth, , Alsace, France ,   d. 7 Jul 1878, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Lichti,   b. 1808, , France ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F264624	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maria "Mary" Miller,   b. 13 Dec 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Aug 1921, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Married	27 Sep 1870  [12]
  Children	1. Barbara Litwiller,   b. 5 Oct 1872, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1936  (Age 63 years)   2. Jacob Litwiller,   b. 7 Mar 1874, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Jun 1928  (Age 54 years)   3. Moses Litwiller,   b. 1 Jul 1876, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Sep 1916, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 40 years)   4. Annie Litwiller,   b. 3 Aug 1878, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Jan 1968, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)   5. Samuel Litwiller,   b. 16 Jan 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Nov 1955, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)   6. Mary Litwiller,   b. 20 Dec 1882, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Feb 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)   7. Veronica "Frances" Litwiller,   b. 18 Jul 1885, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 May 1920, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 34 years)   8. Lydia Litwiller,   b. 7 Jun 1889,   d. 16 Mar 1932  (Age 42 years)   9. David Litwiller,   b. 4 Mar 1895, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Apr 1959, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F30996	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Litwiller.--Chr. Litwiller was born in St. Agatha, Ont., Sept. 13, 1848; died of heart failure at his home in Petersburg, Ont., Aug. 27, 1924; aged 75 y. 11 m. 14 d. He had been in good health till about six months ago when he began to fail. Seven weeks before his death he had a desire to go to church and said, "It will be the last time" (which it also was), and after that he thought he wasn't able to go any more. He gradually got weaker and was bedfast for only five days. Bro. Litwiller united with the Amish Church when yet a young man. He was ordained to the office of deacon when yet in his twenties, and in the same year was ordained to the ministry, which place he filled whenever possible. He was married to Maria Miller, who preceded him in death three years on the day that he was buried. He leaves 7 children (Barbara, Jacob, Annie, wife of M. O. Jantzi, Samuel, Mary, wife of Jac. Mussselman, Lydia, wife of Irvon Block, and David). He also leaves 32 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, 2 sisters, and 1 brother. We believe that father has gone to be with Jesus. May we all prepare our hearts to meet him. He was buried on Aug. 30. Funeral services were conducted at the house by Daniel Steinman and at the church by Dan Jutzi and Eli Frey. Text. "For what is your life?" Buried in adjoining cemetery. "Weep not for me, children, I have passed all grief and pain: But live and labor for Christ the Savior, That we may meet in heaven again." A Daughter. Gospel Herald - Vol. XVII, No. 28 - October 16, 1924 - pages 575 __________________ In Memoriam Died On Wednesday, August 27th, 1924, at the Family Residence, Petersburg, Ontario, Rev. Christian Litwiller, aged 75 years, 11 months, 14 days. The Funeral Will take place from his late residence, on Saturday, August 30th, at 1. 30 p. m, to St. Agatha A. M. Church for services. We miss him - oh! How sadly None but aching hearts can tell; We have lost him, Heaven has found him, our Father doeth all things well. Funeral Card

  
  

• Sources

  [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 12853-96. Jacob Litwiller, 22, occ. Farmer, b. Wilmot Twp., res. same, son of Christian and Maria, married Rachel Jantzi, 18, b. Wellesley Twp., res. same, daughter of Christian and Anna, Witness(es): Moses Litwiller and Jacob Jantzi, Both of Wilmot, 22 Sept 1896 At Wellesley [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-5 Page 13. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 1 Page 8. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, October 16, 1924 - Obituary of Christian Litwiller. [S266] Funeral Card - - Funeral Card Notices of Waterloo County Volume 2, Funeral card of Christian Litwiller. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 9 Page 4. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div. 4 Page 10. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 3 Page 7. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 14 Page 93. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, S., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, S. (1848). Christian Litwiller (1848-1924) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 12 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14865159/christian-litwiller. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: Lydia Litwiller Event Type: Birth Event Date: 20 Jun 1889 Event Place: Wilmot Twp., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Gender: Female Father's Name: Christian Litwiller - farmer - Baden Mother's Name: Maria Miller [S8] News - Gospel Herald, October 6, 1921 - Obituary of Maria Miller.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 13 Sep 1848 - St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Amish - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1889 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Amish - 1911 - St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth