Waterloo Region Generations
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Lydia Ann Nahrgang

Lydia Ann Nahrgang[1]

Female 1870 - 1958  (87 years)

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  • Name Lydia Ann Nahrgang 
    Born 8 Apr 1870  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Female 
    Name Lydia Ann Hunsperger 
    Name Lydian Nahrgang 
    Residence 1871  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1901  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Domestic 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1956  Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Eby ID Number 00085-5035.7 
    Died 26 Jan 1958  Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11
    Buried 28 Jan 1958  Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11
    Person ID I4216  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Deacon John S. Nahrgang,   b. 15 Feb 1839, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Maria Shantz,   b. 8 Aug 1841, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 May 1886, Near Wilmot Centre, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years) 
    Married 21 Mar 1865  Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 12, 13
    Family ID F1341  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dilman Hunsperger,   b. 20 Jan 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jan 1949, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 10 Dec 1902  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [14, 15
    Children 
     1. Enan Hunsperger,   b. 17 Mar 1904, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jun 1989, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     2. Mary Elizabeth Hunsperger,   b. 13 May 1906, Of, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jul 1991, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     3. Edna Hunsperger,   b. 26 Sep 1912, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jul 2002, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F808  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Lydia A. Hunsperger

      Funeral for Mrs. Lydia Ann Hunsperger, 87, of Breslau, will be conducted Tuesday, at 2: 30 p.m., at Wanner Mennonite Church. Rev. Merle Shantz, pastor, will officiate. Interment will be in Wanner Mennonite Cemetery. The body of Mrs. Hunsperger, who died Sunday, at Coutts Pavilion, Freeport, is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, until 11 a.m., Tuesday. Friends may pay respects until the service is held. Born in Wilmot Township, she lived near Preston, for many years. A daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Nahrgang, she was a member of Wanner Mennonite Church. Her husband, Dilman Hunsperger, died Jan. 20, 1949. Survivors include one son, Enan of Preston; two daughters, Mrs. Cecil (Mary) Gingrich of Breslau, Mrs. H. B. (Edna) Bowman of Preston; one brother, Allen of Kitchener; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 27 Jan 1958 pg 5

  • Sources 
    1. [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..., 140.

    2. [S163] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Mennonite CC#6479 (formerly Waterloo Township).
      Dilman Hunsperger / Apr.20,1870-Jan.11,1949 / his beloved wife / Lydia Ann Nahrgang / Apr.8, 1870-Jan.26, 1958 / Hunspberger

    3. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-1 Page 11.

    4. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 2 Page 56.

    5. [S272] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1911, Div. 7 Page 5.

    6. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 2 Page 9.

    7. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 2 Page 62.

    8. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, Birth Certificate 018487 (1870).
      Name:Lydian Nahrgang Date of Birth:8 Apr 1870 Gender:Female Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:John Nahrgang Mother's name:Mary Shantz

    9. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), obituary of Mrs. Ephreim Baer - 12 Jun 1956.

    10. [S163] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Mennonite CC#6479 (formerly Waterloo Township).

    11. [S2588] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Cemetery Internet Link.
      Dilman HUNSPERGER/ Apr. 20, 1870 - Jan. 11, 1949/ His beloved wife/ Lydia Ann NAHRGANG/ Apr. 8, 1870 - Jan. 26, 1958/ HUNSPERGER/

    12. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 6 Apr 1865.
      Mar. 21, 1865 Mary Schantz and John Nahrgang, both of Wilmot Tp., by Rev. G. Schmidt in Philippsburg

    13. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      John Nahrgang, 25, res. Wilmot, b. Wilmot, son of Christoph and Mary, married 21 Mar 1865 Mary Schantz, 23, res. Wilmot, b. Wilmot, daughter of Joshua and Magdalene (Martin)

    14. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Gospel Herald - Volume XLII, Number 20 - May 17, 1949, page 485, 486, 487.

    15. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate.
      Name:Lydian Nahrgang Age:32 Birth Year:abt 1870 Marriage Date:10 Dec 1902 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:John Nahrgang Mother:Mary Shantz Spouse:Silman Honsberger

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 8 Apr 1870 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Domestic - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 10 Dec 1902 - , 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 MapsResidence - 1956 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 26 Jan 1958 - Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 28 Jan 1958 - Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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