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

Rebecca Sararas

Female 1854 - 1895  (41 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Rebecca Sararas was born 1854, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Jul 1895; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Rebecca Zinn
    • Eby ID Number: 00145-5510.8
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Rebecca married Charles Henry Zinn Dec 1881. Charles (son of Henry Zinn and Anna Barbara Müller) was born 5 Jan 1856, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 11 May 1856, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Jan 1929; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Oliver Sararas Zinn  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Sep 1882, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 22 Sep 1968, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 25 Sep 1968, New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. Rachel Zinn  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Dec 1883, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 4. Isaac Zinn  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Sep 1886, , Ontario, Canada; died 1909; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    4. 5. Isabella S. "Bella" Zinn  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Jul 1888, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. 6. Mabel Zinn  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Sep 1889, , Ontario, Canada; died 1970; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    6. 7. Ida S. Zinn  Descendancy chart to this point was born CALC 17 Feb 1891, , Ontario, Canada; died 19 Sep 1891; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    7. 8. Edna Zinn  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Apr 1892, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. 9. Victor Wright  Descendancy chart to this point was born Jul 1897, , England; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Oliver Sararas Zinn Descendancy chart to this point (1.Rebecca1) was born 27 Sep 1882, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 22 Sep 1968, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 25 Sep 1968, New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-73520P
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1901, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer Son
    • Occupation: 1908, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Occupation: 1911, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer, Farm
    • Residence: 1911, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    Oliver Zinn - Oliver Sararas Zinn, of RR 1, Blair, died Sunday at St. Mary's Hospital after a brief illness. He was 85. Born in Blenheim Township, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Zinn. He farmed and sold farm equipment in Blair for 60 years. He married the former Johanna Hank in Wilmot Township in 1908. Survivors include his wife; three sons, Milton and Russell of Blair, and Darcy of New Dundee; two daughters, Mrs. Wilbert (Eva) Gowing, Glen Allan, and Mrs. Wilfred (Iva) Weber, Ayton; two sisters, Mrs. Alton (Isabella) Timm and Mabel Zinn, Kitchener; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a brother and three sisters. The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, where Rev. Oliver Repo, pastor of St. James Lutheran Church, New Dundee, will conduct the funeral service Wednesday at 2: 30 p.m. Burial will follow in Union cemetery, New Dundee.

    Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

    Oliver married Hannah Hauck 4 Nov 1908, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Hannah (daughter of Frederick Hank, daughter of Frederick Hank and Maria Johanna "Johanna" Kavelman) was born 11 Jan 1886, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Jun 1983, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 10. Russell Zinn  Descendancy chart to this point died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 11. Darcy Zinn  Descendancy chart to this point died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 12. Iva Zinn  Descendancy chart to this point died Yes, date unknown.
    4. 13. Eva I. Zinn  Descendancy chart to this point was born Sep 1909, , Ontario, Canada; died 20 Dec 1982, Wallenstein, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 21 Dec 1982, Glenallan Union Cemetery, Glenallan, Wellington, Ontario.
    5. 14. Milton R. Zinn  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1915; died 27 Mar 1983, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 30 Mar 1983, New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  2. 3.  Rachel Zinn Descendancy chart to this point (1.Rebecca1) was born 5 Dec 1883, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-73521
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Servant
    • Residence: 1910, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada


  3. 4.  Isaac Zinn Descendancy chart to this point (1.Rebecca1) was born 27 Sep 1886, , Ontario, Canada; died 1909; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-73522
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite


  4. 5.  Isabella S. "Bella" Zinn Descendancy chart to this point (1.Rebecca1) was born 10 Jul 1888, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Isabella S. "Bella" Timm
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-73523
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Isabella married Alton Frederick Timm 27 Jun 1917, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Alton (son of Ludwig "Louis" Timm and Sophia Sass) was born 2 Aug 1890, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 15. Ruth Timm  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Apr 1919, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Aug 2004, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 6.  Mabel Zinn Descendancy chart to this point (1.Rebecca1) was born 23 Sep 1889, , Ontario, Canada; died 1970; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-73524
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite


  6. 7.  Ida S. Zinn Descendancy chart to this point (1.Rebecca1) was born CALC 17 Feb 1891, , Ontario, Canada; died 19 Sep 1891; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-162871
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite


  7. 8.  Edna Zinn Descendancy chart to this point (1.Rebecca1) was born 30 Apr 1892, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Edna Lang
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-73525P
    • Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Domestic
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren

    Edna — Frederick Lang. Frederick (son of Urias M. Cressman and Melinda S. Martin) was born 9 Sep 1890, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 16. Anson Vernice Lang  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1915; died 4 Feb 2007, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  8. 9.  Victor Wright Descendancy chart to this point (1.Rebecca1) was born Jul 1897, , England; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-243879
    • Immigration: 1905, , Canada
    • Adopted: Bef 1911, , Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite



Generation: 3

  1. 10.  Russell Zinn Descendancy chart to this point (2.Oliver2, 1.Rebecca1) died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-373173


  2. 11.  Darcy Zinn Descendancy chart to this point (2.Oliver2, 1.Rebecca1) died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-373174


  3. 12.  Iva Zinn Descendancy chart to this point (2.Oliver2, 1.Rebecca1) died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Iva Weber
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-373175

    Iva — Wilfred Weber. Wilfred died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  4. 13.  Eva I. Zinn Descendancy chart to this point (2.Oliver2, 1.Rebecca1) was born Sep 1909, , Ontario, Canada; died 20 Dec 1982, Wallenstein, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 21 Dec 1982, Glenallan Union Cemetery, Glenallan, Wellington, Ontario.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Eva I. Gowing
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-199032
    • Residence: 1911, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    Gowing, Mrs. Wilbert - On Monday, Dec. 20, 1982, at her home, RR 2, Wallenstein, Eva Zinn, aged 73 years. Beloved wife of Wilbert Gowing; dear mother of Mrs. Clarence (Gwen) Keith of RR 2, Wallenstein and D'Arcy of New Dundee. Two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren also survive. Sister of Russel and Milton, both of New Dundee and Mrs. Wilfred (Iva) Weber of Ayton. Friends may call at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira. Funeral service in the chapel on Tuesday, Dec. 21, at 2 pm. Interment in the Glen Allan Cemetery.

    Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

    Eva — Wilbert Henry Gowing. Wilbert (son of William Gowing) was born 1909; died 1988; was buried , Glenallan Union Cemetery, Glenallan, Wellington, Ontario. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 17. Gwen Gowing  Descendancy chart to this point died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 18. D'Arcy Gowing  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 14.  Milton R. Zinn Descendancy chart to this point (2.Oliver2, 1.Rebecca1) was born 1915; died 27 Mar 1983, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 30 Mar 1983, New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-37336P

    Notes:

    ZINN, Milton - At K-W Hospital, on Sunday, March 27, 1983, aged 68 years, Milton Zinn, of RR 1, New Dundee. A member of St. James Lutheran Church; co-owner of Zinn Equipment Ltd. and Fairland Farms Ltd., RR 1, New Dundee. Son of the late Oliver Zinn and Johanna Hank; brother of Russel of RR 1, New Dundee, D'Arcy of New Dundee and Iva (Mrs. Wilfred Weber) of RR 2, Ayton. Predeceased by one sister, Eva (Mrs. Wilbert Gowing) in December 1982. Visitation at the Schreiter-Sandrock Funeral Home and Chapel, 51 Benton St. at Church, Kitchener, after noon on Tuesday, until 11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 30, when transfer will be made to St. James Lutheran Church, New Dundee, for funeral services at 2 p.m., Rev. Andre R. Lavergne officiating Interment Union cemetery.

    Unidentified Newspaper Obituary


  6. 15.  Ruth Timm Descendancy chart to this point (5.Isabella2, 1.Rebecca1) was born 16 Apr 1919, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Aug 2004, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Ruth Bechtel
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-183345
    • Residence: 1976, 21 Ruby St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    BECHTEL, Ruth Esther - Passed away unexpectedly, on Wednesday, August 25, 2004, in her 86th year, at Cambridge Memorial Hospital. Ruth was a well-loved resident of Marsdale Manor, Cambridge. Beloved mother of Terry and his wife Annabelle of Waterloo, Wendy Coull and her husband Douglas of Toronto and Lori Palmer of London, Ontario. Dear grandmother of Trevor, Karen and Christopher. Also survived by her brother Louis Timm and his wife Barbara of Rochester, New York. Predeceased by her parents Alton and Isabella Timm and her husband Percy Bechtel (1976). Ruth was born on April 16, 1919 at New Dundee, Ontario. The family will receive friends at the Westmount Funeral Chapel, 1001 Ottawa St. S., Kitchener on Sunday, August 29, 2004 from 2 until 4 p.m. with the funeral service to be held at 4 p.m. A reception will follow the service in the funeral home reception lounge. Cremation to follow. As expressions of sympathy, donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario would be appreciated by the family. Tributes can be made online at www.mem.com

    Ruth — Percy Bechtel. Percy (son of Mervin Bechtel and Adelia Brighton) was born 5 Nov 1915; died 8 Jan 1976, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 19. Terry Bechtel  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 20. Lori Bechtel  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 21. Wendy Bechtel  Descendancy chart to this point

  7. 16.  Anson Vernice Lang Descendancy chart to this point (8.Edna2, 1.Rebecca1) was born 1915; died 4 Feb 2007, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-49099

    Notes:

    LANG, Anson - Passed away peacefully at The Village of Winston Park, Kitchener at the age of 91 on February 4, 2007. Beloved husband of the late Betty Lang. Survived by his sister, Thelma Zlateff of Kitchener. Also survived by his sister-in-law, Myrtle Koch of Waterloo and by his nephews, David (Peggy) Morrow of Waterloo, Robert (Karon) Morrow of St. Jacobs, Cameron Koch of Philadelphia, Douglas (Maureen) Koch of Victoria B.C. and his niece, Carol Elliot of Waterloo. Predeceased by his parents, Fred and Edna (Zinn) Lang. Brothers-in-law, Earl (Mildred) Morrow, Claude Koch and John Zlateff. Anson was a longtime employee of the New Dundee Creamery for over 46 years, he was a member of the New Dundee Board of Trade and the New Dundee Baptist Church. Anson also played in the New Dundee Band and Volunteered with the Fire Dept. for a number of years. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. West on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A funeral service will be held on Thursday at 11 a.m. in the funeral home chapel, a reception will follow in the Ratz-Bechtel Family Centre. Private interment will take place at Union Cemetery, New Dundee. As expressions of sympathy, Donations made to the New Dundee Baptist Church or to the charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family and can be arranged by calling the funeral home 519-745-9495. www.ratzbechtelfuneralhome.com.


    The Record Newspaper 6 Feb 2007

    Anson — Emma Elizabeth Koch. Emma (daughter of Norman R. Koch and Emma S. Schwindt) was born 1916; died 2002; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 4

  1. 17.  Gwen Gowing Descendancy chart to this point (13.Eva3, 2.Oliver2, 1.Rebecca1) died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Gwen Keith
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-371368

    Gwen — Clarence Keith. Clarence died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 18.  D'Arcy Gowing Descendancy chart to this point (13.Eva3, 2.Oliver2, 1.Rebecca1)

  3. 19.  Terry Bechtel Descendancy chart to this point (15.Ruth3, 5.Isabella2, 1.Rebecca1)

  4. 20.  Lori Bechtel Descendancy chart to this point (15.Ruth3, 5.Isabella2, 1.Rebecca1)

  5. 21.  Wendy Bechtel Descendancy chart to this point (15.Ruth3, 5.Isabella2, 1.Rebecca1)