Josiah S. Moyer^[1]

1845 - 1931  (86 years)

• Name	Josiah S. Moyer
  Born	19 Apr 1845	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/242759422
  Residence	1868	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Occupation	1870	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	carpenter
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1872	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1878	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	carpenter
  Eby ID Number	00081-4856
  Died	4 Jun 1931	Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
  Buried	Roberts Cemetery, Wheatland Township, Mecosta Co., Michigan
  Person ID	I14960	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Henry S. Moyer,   b. 1 Oct 1816, , Bucks Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 30 Nov 1851, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 35 years)
  Mother	Catharine Schiedel,   b. 24 Nov 1826, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 28 Apr 1871, Near, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 44 years)
  Married	5 May 1844	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 9]
  Family ID	F1089	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Moyer
  Mother	Catherine,   b. 1826, , USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F33564	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lydia Ann Shantz,   b. 20 Jan 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Apr 1915, Wheatland, Mecosta, Michigan, USA  (Age 68 years)
  Married	24 Nov 1868	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 5, 10]
  Children	1. Lydia Ann Moyer   2. Harriet Matilda "Matilda" "Tilly" Moyer,   b. 11 Jan 1870, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Jul 1941, Oshtemo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States  (Age 71 years)   3. Isaac Milo "Milo" Moyer,   b. 15 Jul 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Aug 1942, Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA  (Age 70 years)   4. Henry Melvin Moyer,   b. 29 Apr 1878, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Jun 1882, Wheatland, Mecosta, Michigan, USA  (Age 4 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F4038	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Josiah Moyer, "was born April 19th, 1845. On November 24th, 1868, he was married to Lydia Ann Shantz. They reside in Remus, Michigan, where he is engaged in farming. To them were born four 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.].

  
  

• 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..., 397. [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..., 110. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851. gives age and country of birth [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 59. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 26 Nov 1868. Nov. 24, 1868 Lydia Schantz and Josia Moyer, both of Waterloo Tp., by Rev. Kaessmann [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Isaac Milo Moyer Date of Birth: 15 Jul 1872 Gender: Male Birth County: Waterloo Father's Name: Josiah Moyer (carpenter of Waterloo Township) Mother's Name: Lydia Ann Shantz [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Isaac Milo Moyer Date of Birth: 15 Jul 1872 Gender: Male Birth County: Waterloo Father's Name: Josiah Moyer (farmer of Waterloo Township) Mother's Name: Lydia Ann Shantz [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Henry Melvin Moyer Date of Birth: 29 Apr 1878 Gender: Male Birth County: Waterloo Father's Name: Josiah Moyer (carpenteer of Waterloo Township) Mother's Name: Lydia Ann Shantz [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Jacob Huether, Minister of The Gospel of The Evangelical Lutheran Church At Preston report 39. Heinrich Mayer to Catharina Shiedel, both of Waterloo. 5 May 1844. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Josia Mogk, 22, res. Waterloo, b. Waterloo, son of Heinrich and Catharina (Schiedel), married 24 Oct 1868 Lydia Schantz, 20, res. Waterloo, b. Waterloo, daughter of Isaac and Catherine (Clemmer)

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 19 Apr 1845 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1868 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 24 Nov 1868 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - carpenter - 1870 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1872 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - carpenter - 1878 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 4 Jun 1931 - Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States Buried - - Roberts Cemetery, Wheatland Township, Mecosta Co., Michigan  = Link to Google Earth