George Melvin Schwindt^[1]

1890 - 1967  (77 years)

• Name	George Melvin Schwindt
  Born	30 Jun 1890	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Methodist
  Occupation	1911	Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Laborer Farm
  Residence	1911	Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Evangelical
  Occupation	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer, Own Farm
  Residence	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Evangelical
  Residence	1933	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Residence	1965	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-56356
  Died	25 Sep 1967	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Buried	Calvary Conservative Mennonite Cemetery Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I56356	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Conrad Schwindt,   b. 26 Aug 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Jan 1933, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Josephine Riebel,   b. 14 May 1865, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Jan 1927, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)
  Married	1882  [7]
  Family ID	F14561	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Marian Miller,   b. 11 Nov 1895, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Jul 1986  (Age 90 years)
  Married	14 Nov 1918	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Homer Schwindt,   b. 4 Mar 1919, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Oct 2013, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)   2. Arnold Roy "Arnie" Schwindt,   b. 30 Aug 1920, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Jul 2006, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)   3. Rev. Floyd Glen Schwindt,   b. 26 Oct 1922   4. Melba Audrey Schwindt,   b. 9 Oct 1924, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Dec 2009, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)   5. Rev. Bruce Murray Schwindt,   b. 20 Aug 1926   6. Ward Elvin Schwindt,   b. 22 Jul 1928,   d. 1995  (Age 66 years)   7. Howard Ernie Schwindt   8. Susan Wilma Schwindt,   b. 15 Jun 1932,   d. 8 Oct 2018, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)   9. Eileen Joyce Schwindt
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F232962	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Susannah "Susie" Miller,   b. 10 Aug 1892, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 May 1918, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 25 years)
  Married	4 Apr 1917	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F232988	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mr. George M. Schwindt, age 77, of Elmira died on Monday, Sept. 25, at the Elmira Private Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was born in Woolwich Twp., Jan. 30, 1890, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Schwindt. He farmed in the N. Woolwich District until he retired in 1952 and moved to Elmira. He was a member of Zion E.U.B. Church, Elmira. Surviving are his wife the former Marion Miller, six sons, Homer, Arnold and Ward of Elmira; Rev. Floyd of High Prairie, Alberta; Rev. Bruce of Portage La Prairie, Manitoba; Howard of Grand Prairie, Alberta. Three daughters, Mrs. Lorne (Melba) Martin, Elmira; Mrs. Vernon (Eileen) Gingrich of Elmira and Mrs. Walter (Susan) Holst, Waterloo. Three sisters, Mrs. Herbert (Luella) Feil and Mrs. Philip (Florence) Sippel of Dearborn, Mich., and Mrs. Norman (Emma) Koch, Waterloo. Two brothers, Edmund of North Woolwich, Andrew of Salem also twenty-nine grandchildren. Two sisters and one brother predeceased her. The body will be at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlour. The service will be in the chapel today (Wednesday) at 2:30. Burial in N. Woolwich E.U.B. Cemetery. Rev. M.E. Reuber will officiate. Elmira Signet Sep 27 1967 pg 4

  
  

• Sources

  [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Grace May Schwindt - Jarvis - 8 Sep 1965, pg 6. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-5 Page 9. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div.. 17 Page 8. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 5 Page 19. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Sub Dist. 16 Page 5. [S485] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Calvary Conservative Mennonite CC#7091 Internet Link. George M.Schwindt/ 1890-1967/ his wife/ Marion Miller/ 1894-1986/ Susie Miller/ wife of George Schwindt/ died May 8,1918/ aged 25 yrs.8 mo.29 d./ Schwindt/ [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Conrad Schwindt - 26 Jan 1933. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Mrs. Charles Hoffer - 3 Apr 1965.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 30 Jun 1890 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer Farm - 1911 - Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1911 - Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 4 Apr 1917 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 14 Nov 1918 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer, Own Farm - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1933 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1965 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 25 Sep 1967 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Calvary Conservative Mennonite Cemetery Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth