Levi Ernst^{[1, 2]}

1860 - 1938  (77 years)

• Name	Levi Ernst
  Born	23 Mar 1860	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1916	Plunkett, , Saskatchewan, Canada   [7]
  Eby ID Number	00007-0690.6
  Died	7 Mar 1938	Near Plunkett, Saskatchewan, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I12757	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	David Ernst,   b. 1835, , USA ,   d. 2 Dec 1916, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Bechtel,   b. 11 Oct 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Mar 1866, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 30 years)
  Family ID	F3516	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charlotte Brown,   b. 1 Jun 1864, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	22 Mar 1883	Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Children	1. Titus Ernst,   b. 17 Jan 1883, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Jan 1883  (Age 0 years)   2. Angus Ernst,   b. 28 Nov 1884, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Ida Ernst,   b. 31 Jul 1886, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Clara Ernst,   b. Abt 1888, Of, Guernsey, , Saskatchewan ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Ira Ernst,   b. 1 Dec 1888, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. David Ernst,   b. 14 Sep 1890, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Barbara Ernst,   b. 12 Sep 1892, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Herbert Ernst,   b. 5 Mar 1896, Macton, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Lorne Ernst,   b. 29 May 1900, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F3531	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Levi Ernst "is married to Charlotte Brown. They reside in Peel township where he is engaged in farming." 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.]. _______________________ Ernst - Levi Ernst was born in Wilmot Tp., Waterloo Co., March 23, 1860; died March 7, 1938, at his home near Plunkett, Sask,; aged 77 y. less 16 d. Surviving are his wife (Charlotte), 2 daughters (Mrs. Ida Schields of Dodson, Mont., and Mrs. Clara Busch of Guernsey, Sask.), 6 sons (Dr. Angus Ernst of Watrons, Sask.; Ira, David, and Herbert of Guernsey, Sask.; Lorne and Stanley of Plunkett), 2 brothers (Henry and George of Elmira, Ont.), and 1 step-sister, Mrs. Lovina Brubacker of St. Jacobs, Ont. About 2 years ago he suffered a stroke and has since been in poor health, confined to his bed since last November. Funeral services were conducted March 10 at the Sharon Mennonite Church by M.H. Schmitt. Interment in adjoining cemetery. GOSPEL HERALD - Vol. XXXI, No. 3 - April 21, 1938, Page 62, 63

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 205. [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..., 658. [S171] Census - ON, Wellington, Peel - 1901, Peel I-1 Page 16. [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, Div 1, Page 60. [S172] Census - ON, Wellington, Peel - 1881, Division 1 Page Number 40 Household Number 169. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, April 21, 1938 - Obituary of Levi Ernst. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. Ernst, Herbert - Attestation Papers pg 1.gif Ernst, Herbert - Attestation Papers pg 2.gif Ernst, Herbert - Attestation Papers pg 3.gif [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Charlott Brown Born: Woolwich Tp Age: 17 Father: Daniel Brown Mother: Mary Brown Born: abt 1866 Spouse: Levi Ernest Age: 21 born: Ontario Father: David Ernest Mother: Magdaline Ernest married 22 Mar 1883 married: Wellington

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 Mar 1860 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 22 Mar 1883 - Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1916 - Plunkett, , Saskatchewan, Canada Died - 7 Mar 1938 - Near Plunkett, Saskatchewan, Canada  = Link to Google Earth