Minerva Swartz^{[1, 2, 3]}

1880 - 1954  (74 years)

• Name	Minerva Swartz
  Born	13 Aug 1880	Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, USA   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Minerva Koch
  Residence	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00004-896.5
  Died	15 Oct 1954	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6, 9]
  Buried	St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6, 9]
  Person ID	I6863	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Abraham H. Swartz,   b. 12 Mar 1852, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Oct 1932, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Susannah Bergey,   b. 5 Oct 1854, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Feb 1925, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Married	19 Nov 1872  [10]
  Family ID	F2058	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Carl R. "Charles" Koch,   b. 16 Mar 1878, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Feb 1956, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Married	24 Aug 1904	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 5]
  Children	1. Stanley Koch,   b. 20 Jan 1905, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 May 1941, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 36 years)   2. Lester S. Koch,   b. May 1906, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Aug 1993, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 87 years)   3. Mabel Barbara Koch,   b. 30 Jan 1908, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Nov 1999  (Age 91 years)   4. Orton Koch,   b. 23 Apr 1909, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2001  (Age 91 years)   5. Phares Koch,   b. 28 Aug 1910, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Oct 2000  (Age 90 years)   6. Oliver S. Koch,   b. 29 May 1912, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Jan 2008, Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)   7. Rev. Roy Swartz Koch,   b. 6 Sep 1913, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Jun 2010, Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA  (Age 96 years)   8. Gladys Koch,   b. 9 Aug 1915, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Jun 2010  (Age 94 years)   9. Vera Koch,   b. 19 Jun 1917, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Feb 1989, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)   10. Charles Koch,   b. 1919, , Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F34720	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Koch, Minerva, daughter of the late Abram and Susannah (Bergey) Swartz, was born at Brown City, Mich., Aug. 13, 1880; died after a lengthy illness at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Nelson Snyder near Conestogo, Ont., Oct. 15, 1954; aged 74 y. 2 m. 2 d. On Aug. 24, 1904, she was united in marriage to Charles R. Koch, who survives her. Also surviving are 6 sons (Lester and Orton, New Hamburg; Phares, Kitchener, Ont.; Oliver, Conestogo; Roy, St. Jacobs, Ont.; and Charles, Glen Allan, Ont.), 3 daughters (Mabel-Mrs. Herbert Kufske, Kitchener; Gladys-Mrs. Norman Martin, St. Jacobs, and Vera-Mrs. Nelson Snyder, Conestogo), 40 grandchildren, one great-grandchild, one brother (Wellington Swartz, Kitchener), and 4 sisters (Mrs. Isaiah Witmer, Mrs. Wendell Shantz, and Mrs. Clifford Cressman, all of Kitchener, and Mrs. Milton Weber, Waterloo). A son (Stanley) preceded her. In her youth she accepted Christ as her Saviour and united with the Mennonite Church of which she was a faithful member until death. Funeral services were conducted at the St. Jacobs Mennonite Church, Oct. 19, by Noah Hunsberger, assisted by Oliver D. Snider. Interment was made in the cemetery at Three Bridges. Gospel Herald - Volume XLVII , Number 48 - November 30, 1954 --- page 1149, 1150, 1151

  
  

• 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..., 367. [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..., 236. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 018755-04. Charles R. Koch, 26, Occ. Farmer, b. Conestogo, Res. Bloomingdale, son of David Koch and Elizabeth Reichert married Minerva Swartz, 24, b. Brown City, Res. Waterloo Twp, daughter of Abram Swartz and Susanna Bergey, Witn: Norman Koch of Conestogo and Susie Swartz of Berlin, 24 August 1904 in Waterloo Twp [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-3 Page 3. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, November 30, 1954 - Obituary of Minerva Swartz. [S151] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - St. Jacobs Mennonite (Central Woolwich Mennonite) CC#4583 Internet Link. Koch / Charles Koch / 1878-1956 / his beloved wife / Minerva Swartz / 1880-1954 / At rest [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 16 Page 5. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Sub Dist.. 13 Page 10. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16619252. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, February 26, 1925 - Obituary of Susannah Bergey.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 13 Aug 1880 - Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, USA Married - 24 Aug 1904 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 15 Oct 1954 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth