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

Ephraim Kinzie[1, 2, 3]

Male 1881 - 1958  (76 years)


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  • Name Ephraim Kinzie 
    Born 2 Jul 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1901  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Farm Laborer 
    Occupation 1909  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Dairyman 
    Occupation 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Farmer, Milk Dealer 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00065-4092.3 
    Died 10 Jan 1958  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7
    Cause: heart ailment 
    Buried Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7
    Person ID I3291  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Henry M. Kinzie,   b. 18 Feb 1853, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 1926, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Steiner,   b. 5 Mar 1860, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jul 1917, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Married 27 Oct 1878  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9
    Family ID F1072  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nancy Detweiler,   b. 28 Aug 1883, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Nov 1969, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 3 Feb 1909  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7
    Children 
     1. Elton Steiner Kinzie,   b. 6 Jan 1910, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1984, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     2. Rheta Kinsie,   b. 1913, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Mar 1969, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
     3. Verda Mae Kinzie,   b. 26 Jul 1914, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Sep 1999, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     4. Della Marion Kinzie,   b. 4 Aug 1915, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 1992, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     5. Orpha Lucille Kinzie,   b. 10 May 1920, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Apr 2017, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F5531  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Kinzie, Ephraim, son of the late Henry and Elizabeth (Steiner) Kinzie, was born near Preston, Ont., July 2, 1881; passed away at the South Waterloo Hospital, Jan. 10, 1958; aged 76 y. 6 m. 8 d. Death was due to a heart ailment. On Feb. 3, 1909, he was married to Nancy Detweiler. He is survived by his wife, one son (Elton, Breslau, Ont.), 4 daughters (Rheta, Toronto, Ont.; and Verda, Della, and Orpha, at home), 3 brother (Harry and Edwin, Blair, Ont.; and Isaiah, Hespeler, Ont.), and one sister (Mrs. Abraham Wismer, Preston, Ont.). He dedicated his talents in service to the Preston Mennonite Church and witnessed through his many business contacts during the forty years he operated Preston's first dairy. Funeral services were held at the Preston Church, Jan. 12, in charge of Howard L. Good and B. B.Shantz. Burial in the Hagey Cemetery

      Gospel Herald - Volume LI, Number 12 - March 18, 1958-page 262, 263

  • 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..., 850.

    2. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Volume LI, Number 12 - March 18, 1958-page 262, 263.
      Kinzie, Ephraim, son of the late Henry and Elizabeth (Steiner)Kinzie, was born near Preston, Ont., July 2, 1881; passed away at the South Waterloo Hospital, Jan. 10, 1958; aged 76 y. 6 m. 8 d. Death was due to a heart ailment. On Feb. 3, 1909, he was married to Nancy Detweiler. He is survived by his wife, one son (Elton, Breslau, Ont.), 4 daughters (Rheta, Toronot, Ont.; and Verda, Della, and Orpha, at home), 3 brother (Harry and Edwin, Blair, Ont.; and Isaiah, Hespeler, Ont.), and one sister (Mrs. Abraham Wismer, Preston, Ont.). He dedicated his talents in service to the Preston Mennonite Church and witnessed through his many business contacts during the forty years he operated Preston's first dairy. Funeral services were held at the Preston Church, Jan. 12, in charge of Howard L. Good and B. B.Shantz. Burial in the Hagey Cemetery.

    3. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020499-09.
      Ephraim Kinzie, 27, occ. Dairyman, res. of Waterloo Twp, son of Henry Kinzie and Lizzie Steiner Married Nancy Detweiler, 25, res. of Waterloo Twp, daughter of Noah Detweiler and Nancy Weber, Witn: Abram Wismer of Hespeler and Lydia Ann Kinzie of Blair, 3 February 1909 in Waterloo.

    4. [S146] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Hagey Mennonite CC#5431 Cemetery Internet Link .
      Kinzie / Ephraim Kinzie / 1881-1958 / his beloved wife / Nancy Dettweiler / 1883-1969 / daughter Rheta / 1913-1969

    5. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-2 Page 13.

    6. [S272] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1911, Div. 7 Page 7.

    7. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Volume LI, Number 12 - March 18, 1958-page 262, 263.
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    8. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Elizabeth Steiner - September 6, 1917.

    9. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011183-78.
      Henry Kinsey, 25, occ. Farmer, b. Dumfries Twp., res. Waterloo Twp., son of Joseph and Martha, Married Elizabeth Steiner, 18, b. Wilmot Twp., res. Woolwich Twp., daughter of Daniel and Barbara, Witn: John and Abraham Steiner of Wilmot Twp., 27 Oct 1878 at Res of John Steiner, Wilmot

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Jul 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farm Laborer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Dairyman - 1909 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 3 Feb 1909 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer, Milk Dealer - 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 MapsDied - Cause: heart ailment - 10 Jan 1958 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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