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

Clayton Eby

Male 1904 - 1957  (53 years)


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  • Name Clayton Eby 
    Born 11 Oct 1904  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1921  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Famer's Son, Father's Farm 
    Residence 1921  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Mennonite Brethren in Christ 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-45612 
    Died 11 Oct 1957  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Cause: brief illness 
    Buried Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I45612  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Moses E. Eby,   b. 25 Mar 1864, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Sep 1943  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Esther "Hettie" Kraft,   b. 21 Aug 1868, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Oct 1937  (Age 69 years) 
    Married Mar 1890  [6, 7
    Family ID F5276  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Serena Lydia Shantz,   b. 4 Oct 1905, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jun 1993, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 2 Oct 1934  [3
    Children 
     1. David Laverne Eby,   b. 31 Aug 1937,   d. 12 Dec 2018, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     2. Hazel Marlene Eby,   b. 1939, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Aug 1939, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F11852  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Eby, Clayton, son of the late Moses and Esther Eby, was born Oct. 11, 1904; died at the South Memorial Hospital, Galt, Ont., after a brief illness, Sept. 17, 1957; aged 52 y. 11m. 6 d. He accepted Christ as his Saviour in youth, united with the Mennonite Church, and remained a faithful member until death. On Oct. 2, 1934, he was married to Serena Shantz. To this union were born 4 children, 3 of whom survive (David, Gladys, and Richard). One grandchild also survives. Funeral services were held at the Preston Mennonite Church, Sept. 20, in charge of B.B. Shantz, Howard Good, and C. N. Good. Interment in the Hagey Cemetery

      Gospel Herald - Volume L, Number 53 - December 31, 1957 - page 1137, 1138

  • Sources 
    1. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Clayton Eby Born: 11 Oct 1904 County: Waterloo Father: Moses Eby Mother: Esther Kraft

    2. [S146] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Hagey Mennonite CC#5431 Cemetery Internet Link .
      Eby / Clayton Eby / 1904-1957 / his beloved wife / Serena Shantz / 1905-

    3. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, December 31, 1957 - Clayton Eby.

    4. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 3 Page 9.

    5. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sud District 3 - Lexington 1921 Page 15.

    6. [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..., 592.

    7. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 3 Page 57.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Oct 1904 - Waterloo City, 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 MapsOccupation - Famer's Son, Father's Farm - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite Brethren in Christ - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: brief illness - 11 Oct 1957 - Galt (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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