Joseph Sherk

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00018-1389.2

Joseph — Mary Betzner. Mary was born Abt 1768, Of, Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Catharine Brubacher
• Name: Catherine Scherich
• Eby ID Number: 00101-5638
• Residence: 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Catharine Shirk, "was born February 11th, 1798. She was married to Deacon John Brubacher. They resided near Berlin where they both died. She died October 8th, 1882"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Catharine married Deacon John E. Brubacher 6 Mar 1817. John (son of Jacob Brubacher and Susannah Erb) was born 11 Jul 1793, Elizabeth Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 10 Oct 1875, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00018-1390
• Residence: 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Jacob Brubacher, "the eldest son, was born April 9th, 1818. On February 11th, 1840, he was married to Mary Weber who was born December 10th, 1815, and died April 20th, 1888. After their marriage they moved near Bridgeport, Ontario, on the farm now possessed by Benjamin M. Eby, where they resided four years, then they moved three miles west of Berlin, on north central part of lot No. 35 where she died. Here he still resides with his youngest son. Their family consisted of four children"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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BRUBACHER - On the 6th of December 1896, near Berlin, Ont., Bro. Jacob Brubacher, aged 78 years, 7 months and 27 days. He was married to Maria Weber in 1846. He leaves behind him, three children, fourteen grandchildren, three great-grandchildren. He was a consistent member of the Mennonite church. He was buried in C. Eby's burying ground where services were conducted by Daniel Wismer and Noah Stauffer.

Herald of Truth, Vol. XXXIV, No. 3, February 1, 1897 - Page 45, 46

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Died - Jacob Brubacher, who lived on the Petersburg road, near Berlin, died on Sunday, 6th Dec 1896, at 3.30 p.m. at the age of 77 years. Funeral on Wednesday at 10 a.m., from his late residence to the Old Mennonite cemetery, Berlin. A brother and four sisters survive him

Berlin News Record, December 7, 1896

Jacob married Mary Weber 11 Feb 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Benjamin Weber and Veronica Martin) was born 10 Dec 1815, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 20 Apr 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Susannah Weber
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1395
• Residence: 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Susannah Brubacher, "eldest daughter of John and Catharine (Sherk) Brubacher, was born June 28th, 1819. In 1839 she was married to John Weber. They resided about one and half miles west of Breslau for many years, then, when old, they moved to Bridgeport where they both died. She died May 21st, 1891. To them was born one child named Veronica. See John M. Weber's family."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Susannah married John Weber 9 Apr 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. John (son of Benjamin Weber and Veronica Martin) was born 23 Mar 1814, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died May 1879, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Elizabeth Bingeman
• Name: Lizzie Brubacher
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1396
• Residence: 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Elizabeth Brubacher, "second daughter in the family, was born December 13th, 1820. In 1842 she was married to Jonas Bingeman who was born April 9th, 1817. Soon after their marriage they moved on their farm about three miles west of Berlin where they resided many years. Some years ago they moved to Berlin where they still reside. To them was born a family of nine children"

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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On the 22d of January 1899, at her residence, Frederick St., Berlin, Ont., of Lagrippe and pneumonia, Sister Elizabeth Brubacher, widow of the late Bro. Jonas Bingeman, aged 78 years, 1 month and 7 days. Sister Bingeman had been enjoying good health up to the 17th ult., when she was seized with an attack of the grippe. Two days later she took her bed, and although medical aid was promptly summoned the disease took its course, and she quietly passed away with the glorious hope of meeting her Redeemer in the world of light. She was the daughter of the late John Brubacher, one of the early residents of this locality and in her childhood was a pupil of the well known Bish. Benjamin Eby. She was united in marriage to Jonas Bingeman in 1842. Of their nine children eight survive her, all married but one, who, with true filial devotion, cared for her parents in their declining years. She leaves also many grandchildren and numerous friends to mourn their lose. Her funeral on the 25th at the C. Eby M. H. was very largely attended. Services by Daniel Wismer in German and by Noah Stauffer in English.

The Herald of Truth, Vol. XXXVI, No. 4, February 15, 1899 - pages 61,62

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Fatal LaGrippe
Mrs. Jonas Bingeman Receives the Final Summons

Mrs. Jonas Bingeman one of Berlin's oldest and most highly respected ladies, passed quietly away at 3 o'clock on Sunday afternoon, after an illness of about a week's duration. She was suffering with LaGrippe, which, though broken up, weakened her that she fell a victim to heart failure. The funeral will be held on Wednesday morning at 9:30 from the family residence, Five Points, Frederick St., to the East End Mennonite church and cemetery.

Deceased was revered by all who knew her for her Christian graces and kindly life, her many words and acts of assistance cheering the pathway of life for many a fellow traveller. She leaves behind to mourn her loss eight children, all grown up, four sons and four daughters. Messrs John Joseph, Jonas and Elias, of Berlin, Mrs. M. Weber, town; Mrs. M B Shantz and Mrs. R Dewart, Rochester, N. Y., and Miss K. Bingeman, at home. Mrs. Bingeman attended school in a little red school house near where the Mennonite church now stands, and which was taught by Mr. Benj. Eby. Her husband predeceased her a little over a year ago.

Berlin News Record, January 23, 1899

Elizabeth married Jonas B. Bingeman 8 Dec 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Jonas (son of Bingeman, son of Johannes "John" Bingeman and Hannah S. Bergey) was born 9 Apr 1817, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 11 Sep 1897, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Historic Building: Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 025, Waterloo County, Ontario; The Schweitzer House
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1397
• Residence: 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Historic Building: 1850, Columbia Street West, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

Notes:

John E. Brubacher, "second son of John and Catharine (Sherk) Brubacher, was born August 9th, 1822. On February 6th, 1846, he was married to Magdalena, daughter of David and Esther (Martin) Musselman. She was born December 16th 1827, and died July 5th, 1877. After her deceased he was married, in December, 1882, to Esther Musselman, sister to his first wife. She was the widow of the late Amos Martin, and was born November 18th, 1842. To him and his first wife was born a family of fourteen children"

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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Waterloo County lost another of its pioneers on Sunday evening, when Mr. John E. Brubacher passed away at his home, about two miles northwest of Waterloo. Deceased was 80 years of age and was one of the oldest settlers. A family of ten children survive. They are- David, St. Jacobs; Martin, Kansas; John and Benjamin, near home; Noah, at home; Mrs. Samuel Snyder and Mrs. O. S. Martin, Waterloo; Mrs. Levi Groff, Lexington; Mrs. David Martin, Elmira, and Harriet at home. The funeral took place at 9 o'clock on Wednesday morning to the old Mennonite church, Berlin.

Elmira Signet 28 Aug 1902

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Death of Mr. J. E. Brubacher

This district lost another of its pioneers on Sunday evening when Mr. John E. Brubacher passed away at his home about two miles northwest of Waterloo. Deceased was 80 years of age and was one of the oldest settlers. A family of ten children survive. They are David, St. Jacobs; Martin, Kansas; John and Benjamin, near home, and Noah at home; Mrs. Samuel Snyder and Mrs. O. S. Martin, Waterloo; Mrs. Levi Groff, Lexington; Mrs. David Martin, Elmira; and Harriet at home. The funeral will be held at 9 o'clock on Wednesday morning to the old Mennonite church, Berlin.

Berlin News Record, August 25, 1902
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Death of John E. Brubacher

John E. Brubacher, one of the oldest pioneers of Waterloo County, passed away to the great beyond at 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, the 24st inst., at his country home near Waterloo. Deceased had been ill for about three weeks with stomach trouble. This with the infirmities of old age gradually weakened him and his end was unexpected. He had reached the ripe old age of 80 years and 15 days. The funeral takes place at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning, August 27th, from his late residence, 2 miles northwest of Waterloo, to the Mennonite church, Berlin, for service and interment.

Berlin Daily Telegraph, August 25, 1902

Historic Building:
In 1846, John Brubacher married Magdalena Musselman, settling on Lot 25, German Company Tract. Their son John E. Brubacher married in the late 1800s and built a house on the farm.. John E. Brubacher had a daughter who married into the Groff family. The Groff family eventually inherited the house and lived there until it was passed on to their daughter, who married Stanley Schweitzer. In 1957 the Schweitzer family sold the farm to the Waterloo College Associate Faculties, which would soon become the University of Waterloo. In 1972 the Graduate Student Association leased the house. [from The Record, December 22, 2007]

Historic Building:
Beautifully situated on a hill overlooking Columbia Lake on the north campus of the University of Waterloo, the home was built in 1850 of granite fieldstone.
No two of the structure's four elevations are alike. The one to the south is the most interesting. A noteworthy feature is a large verandah spanning the length of the building on the south facade. The gables on both the east and west elevations exhibit return eaves and the attic, on each side, is lit by two small four paned windows. These features are typical of the Mennonite version of the plain Georgian style.
A fire in 1968 seriously damaged the structure's interior and prompted the restoration of the home. The generous financial support of the University of Waterloo, the Ontario Heritage Foundation and the Waterloo Regional Heritage Foundation allowed the restoration to be completed by 1975. The basement now contains a meeting room, the focal point of which is a large fireplace. The ground floor houses a furnished museum depicting the interior of a Pennsylvania-German farmhouse. The second storey provides accommodation for the Curator.1a

1aDesignated Properties List www.waterloo.ca

John married Magdalena Musselman 3 Feb 1846, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Magdalena (daughter of David Musselman and Esther Z. Martin) was born 16 Dec 1827, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jul 1877, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

John married Esther Musselman Dec 1882. Esther (daughter of David Musselman and Esther Z. Martin) was born 18 Nov 1842, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Apr 1926; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00018-1412
• Occupation: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonist
• Residence: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Henry Brubacher, "was born February 12th, 1824. On January 6th, 1852, he was married to Mary, daughter of David and Esther Musselman. She was born November 24th, 1833, and died November 20th, 1867. Soon after their marriage they moved on his father's old homestead, a little east of Berlin, where they resided until their deaths. He died March 5th, 1893. To them was born a family of ten children".


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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BRUBACHER - On the 5th of March, 1893, near Berlin, Waterloo Co., Ontario, of an affection of the lungs, Bro. Henry Brubacher, aged 69 years and 21 days. The deceased was born on the 12th of February, 1824. In January, 1852, he married Mary Mussleman. To this union were born 5 sons and 5 daughters, of whom 4 sons and 3 daughters remain. Sister Brubacher died on the 20th of November, 1867. Bro. Brubacher had been confined to house nearly all winter and to his bed for about 4 weeks before his death. He was resigned to God's will. The remains were interred at C. Eby's meeting house, Berlin, on the 8th, followed by a large concourse of relatives and sympathizing friends. Funeral services at the house by D. Wisner and Moses Bowman in German from John 5: 24, 25 and by Noah Stauffer in English from Phillipians 1: 21.

Obituary - Herald of Truth, April 1, 1893

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Mr. Henry Brubacher, an esteemed and widely known gentleman, who has resided near Berlin for many years, died at his late residence last evening after an illness of a few weeks. Deceased was in his sixty-ninth year of age and was the son of John Brubacher, one of the original settlers of the site where Berlin now stands. The dead citizen was very well known throughout the county and followed farming for the greater portion of his life, though for some years he was engaged, or had an interest in certain enterprises in the town. He was of a kindly disposition and leaves a family of seven grown children, four sons and three daughters, to mourn his loss. One of his sons is Mr. "Solly" Brubacher, so well and popularly known in Berlin. His death has aroused many expressions of condolences for his bereaved family, and the county loses a whole-hearted genial resident. He was born in Berlin, Feb 12 1821 and died of congestion of the lungs and will be buried on Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock in the Old Mennonite Cemetery. [Henry Sherk Brubacher]

The Daily Telegraph 6 Mar 1893

Henry married Mary Musselman 6 Jan 1852, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of David Musselman and Esther Z. Martin) was born 24 Nov 1833, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Nov 1867, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 23 Nov 1867, First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00018-1423

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00018-1424

Other Events:

• Honoured: Samuel St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Samuel Street in Kitchener is named for him.
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1425
• Residence: 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Historic Building: 1867, 209 Frederick St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Samuel Brubacher, "was born January 4th, 1829. On March 4th, 1862, he was married to Lydia, daughter of David and Esther (Martin) Musselman. She was born June 22nd, 1838. After his marriage he purchased his father's farm situated a little to the south-east of the Berlin Central School. Here he followed the agricultural life until his death which took place December 2nd, 1875. To them was born a family of nine children"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Historic Building:
Built in 1867 it was a one story frame house. In 1978 it was listed in very good condition and was demolished about 2004. It was a example of the Regency style with a low hipped roof, verandah along the facade with some attempt at some trelliage. A style rarely used in Kitchener.

Samuel married Lydia Musselman 4 Mar 1862, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Lydia (daughter of David Musselman and Esther Z. Martin) was born 22 Jun 1838, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Oct 1918, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00018-1435

Other Events:

• Name: Anna "Nancy" Shantz
• Name: Nancy Brubacher
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1436
• Residence: 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Anna Brubacher, "was born September 19th, 1832. On December 6th, 1853, she was married to Jacob Y. Shantz. They resided on the old 'Shantz Farm' about a mile south-east of Berlin. She died at Pottstown, Pennsylvania, October 1st, 1870,(Mr. and Mrs. Shantz went to Pennsylvania on a visit and while there she contracted typhoid fever and died. Her body was brought home and interred in the Eby Burial Ground, a little east of Berlin) leaving a family of seven children."

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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Shantz On the 1st of October, in Chester county, Pa., in the house of widow Wenger, of Typhoid fever, Anna, wife of Jacob Y. Schantz, of Waterloo Co., Ont., Canada, aged 38 years and 12 days. (Her maiden name was Brubaker). On the 13th of September she, and husband and daughter left home with the intention of making a visit to Pennsylvania. In the evening of the 14th she complained of headache and weariness, from which time she gradually grew weaker until the 20th, after which she was confined to bed. Her disease still growing more severe. She departed from this world with a strong hope of meeting God and the Lamb in peace, and to love and praise them through all the ages of eternity with all the blood washed saints. Upon being asked in regard to her departure, she said, "I would fain die, for I could go in peace." These were her last words. She did not complain because she was not at home, but was quiet and patient. On the 4th her husband and daughter, accompanied by their friend, George Wenger, brought her remains home to Canada, where children, parents, brothers and sisters, and friends assembled to mourn her sorrowful fate. On the 5th her mortal remains were consigned to the grave in the presence of a large concourse of relatives and friends. Funeral discourses were delivered by George Schmidt and Enoch Detweiler.

Herald of Truth, November, 1870

Anna married Mayor Jacob Yost Shantz 6 Dec 1853, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Jacob (son of Jacob Shantz and Mary Yost) was born 2 May 1822, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Oct 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Magdalena "Polly" Musselman
• Name: Polly Brubacher
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1437
• Residence: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Income
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Magdalena Brubacher, "was born March 10th, 1834. On December 7th, 1852, she was married to David M. Musselman. They reside in the town of Berlin."

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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Musselman. - Magdalena Brubaker, widow of the late David Musselman, was born at Berlin, Ont., Mar. 10, 1834, and died at Berlin, Dec. 12, 1915. She lived in holy matrimony over 52 years. To them were born 13 children, 7 of whom are living. There are 8 grandchildren. She lived in widowhood for 11 years. She was converted 64 years ago and joined the Mennonite Church of which she remained a faithful member. She will be especially remembered by her loving and kind disposition. She passed much of her time in her declining years by singing hymns. Not long before she died she sang the hymn, "Sweeping through the gates of the New Jerusalem. Funeral on Dec. 15 at the Berlin Mennonite Church. Services were conducted by Samuel Bowman and S. Tautenshlager of the U. B. Church.

Gospel Herald - Volume VIII, Number 41 - January 6, 1916 - page 671

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Mrs. Magdalena Musselman

A respected and widely known resident of the city, Mrs. Magdalena Musselman, relict of the late David Musselman, has been called to the Great Beyond. Death, which was caused by the infirmities of old age occurred on Sunday morning.

The deceased was in her eighty-second year and had resided here for about thirty years. She is survived by three sons and four daughters.
The funeral will be held at two o'clock on Wednesday afternoon at the residence, 36 Cameron North Street, thence to the East End Mennonite Church.

Berlin News Record, December 13, 1915

Magdalena married David M. Musselman 7 Dec 1852, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. David (son of David Musselman and Esther Z. Martin) was born 26 May 1832, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Jan 1905, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Maria Brubacher
• Name: Mary Martin
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1438
• Residence: 1855, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Mary Brubacher, "was born August 29th, 1836. On March 13th, 1855, she was married to Moses Martin, a farmer. They resided in Woolwich Township, two miles north of St. Jacobs where she died March 23rd, 1859, leaving a family of two sons"

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Mary married Moses W. Martin 13 Mar 1855, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Moses (son of John Z. Martin and Anna Weber) was born 11 Aug 1832, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Nov 1887, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 30 Nov 1887, Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Catharine Betzner
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1439
• Residence: 1855, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Catharine Brubacher, "was born July 5th, 1838. On April 3rd, 1855, she was married to David Betzner. They reside in Berlin, Ontario. To them was born a family of six sons"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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Mrs. David Betzner

Death came suddenly through heart failure Monday morning at 9 o'clock to one of Berlin's oldest residents in the person of Mrs. David Betzner, who resided with her son, Hy. B. Betzner on 62 Scott street.

The deceased was in her 74th years and spent most of her time in the County of Waterloo. She was widely known in Berlin and throughout the County and many homes will be saddened by the news of her death. She had been ailing for some time but of late had improved considerably and was able to attend to her duties when death overtook her.

The maiden name of the deceased was Catherine Brubacher. She is survived by her husband and five sons, John, Joseph, Henry and David in Berlin and Eliah of Ohio. Two sons predeceased her. She was a faithful member of the Mennonite church and a daughter of the late John Brubacher, being a family of 15 children of whom only two survive, namely Mrs. Moses Betzner, and Mrs. David Musselman, both of this town.

The funeral will take place on Wednesday afternoon when services will be held at the residence of her son Mr. H. B. Betzner, 62 Scott street, at 2 o'clock and thence to the east end Mennonite Church. Internment will take place in the East End cemetery.
Friends are requested to omit flowers.

Berlin Daily Telegraph, September 27, 1911

Catharine married David Betzner 3 Apr 1855, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. David (son of Johannes B. "John" Betzner and Magdalena Eby) was born 14 Nov 1833, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Oct 1922, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201364299
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1440
• Residence: 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Benjamin Brubacher, "was born April 24th, 1841. In 1867 he was married to Barbara, daughter of John and Mary (Wenger) Meyer. She was born May 12th 1849. After their marriage they moved two miles west of St. Jacobs, on the farm now owned by David M. Brubacher. Here they resided until his death which took place January 23rd, 1871. To them were born two sons, namely: Albert, who resides in Elkhart, Indiana, and Josephus who resides at Caledonia, Michigan."

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Benjamin married Barbara Meyer 26 Sep 1867, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Barbara (daughter of John N. Meyer and Mary Wenger) was born 12 May 1849, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Feb 1937, Merritt, Missaukee, Michigan, USA; was buried , Gaines Cemetery, Gaines Township, Kent Co., Michigan. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Veronica Betzner
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1441
• Residence: 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Veronica Brubacher, "the youngest member of John and Catharine (Sherk) Brubacher's family, was born May 16th, 1843. On February 2nd, 1864, she was married to Moses Betzner, a farmer. They reside on the old 'Bishop Benjamin Eby' farm at east end of Berlin. Their family consists of five children,."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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Betzner - Veronica (Brubacher) Betzner, widow of the late Moses Betzner of Kitchener, Ont., died at her home Nov. 18, 1935; aged 92 y. 6 m. 4 d. Together they lived 186 years. The striking thing about both was that they died without disease, the body merely breaking down in general by old age. She was a faithful member of the First Mennonite Church of Kitchener. She was the oldest member, and member the longest number of years - 73 years. Grandma Betzner will be remembered for having been the last pioneer of the first settlers who came to Kitchener area in 1815. Her father, John Brubacher, came from Lancaster Co., and was among the first deacons of the Church. She will also be remembered for her good memory, and keen mind. This faculty she kept to within 8 months of her death. Her love for Christian song was also a marked characteristic of her life. In earlier days their home was the "soul of hospitality." Farewell, till we meet on that "Beautiful Shore," in the "Sweet-bye-and-bye," of which she loved to sing. She is survived by 4 children, 9 grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren. The children are Mrs. E. B. Kolb, Mrs. Charles Quickfall, of Kitchener; Allen Betzner, Berkeley, Calif.; Mrs. B. B. Shuh, Guernsey, Sask. The services and burial were conducted at the First Mennonite Church by C. F. Derstine, whose wife was a granddaughter, and by Moses Brubacher, a grand-nephew.


Obituary - Gospel Herald, December 5, 1935

Veronica married Moses E. Betzner 2 Feb 1864, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Moses (son of Johannes B. "John" Betzner and Magdalena Eby) was born 18 Feb 1838, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Sep 1931, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45345818
• Name: Susannah Schmitt
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1391
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Susannah Brubacher, "was born February 1st 1841. On March 27th, 1866, she was married to George B. Schmidt. They reside hear St. Jacobs, on the north side of Heidelberg Road where he is engaged in farming. Their family consists of five children, namely: Mary, married to Samuel Good, Sarah (dead), Jacob, Lizzie, married to Simeon Good, and Susannah (dead)."

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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SCHMITT. - Susannah, daughter of Jacob and Mary (Weber) Brubacher was born near Bridgeport, Waterloo Co., Ont., Feb. 1, 1841. She was married to Geo. B. Schmitt in 1866. To this union were born five children of whom 3 still live. She died Jan. 5, 1930, at the ripe old age of 88 y. 11 m. 4 d. There remain to mourn her departure; Mary (Mrs. Samuel Good), Lizzie (Mrs. Simeon Good), and Jacob of Elida, Ohio, at present teaching at Hesston College. Also, 15 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, one brother (Christian), and many relatives and friends. She was converted at the age of 19, united with the Mennonite Church and lived an exemplary Christian life to the end. She was widely known and much respected for her sterling Christian qualities, for her devotion to her family, and for her interest in the welfare of others. In early youth she committed to memory many poems and songs. During the last few years her memory failed in many things, but these songs stayed with her. One of the last things she did in full consciousness was to sing that grand hymn, "Asleep in Jesus." Funeral services Jan. 8, were conducted by Jesse B. Martin and C. F. Derstine at St. Jacob's Mennonite Church. Interment at Martin's Cemetery.


GOSPEL HERALD - Volume XXII, Number 43 - January 23, 1930, p. 895

Susannah married George B. Schmitt 27 Mar 1866, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. George (son of Rev. Dr. George R. Schmitt and Salome "Sally" Becker) was born 30 Jan 1840, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Nov 1904, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00018-1392

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00018-1393
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Income
• Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Moses Brubacher, "was born August 5th, 1847. On October 6th, 1872, he was married to Elizabeth Musselman. They reside near St. Jacobs, on north side of Heidelberg Road, on the old 'Miller Farm'. To them were born seven children,."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Moses married Elizabeth Musselman 6 Oct 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of David Musselman and Esther Z. Martin) was born 27 Nov 1845, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Apr 1926; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00018-1394
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Income
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1921, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1921, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Christian Brubacher, "was born May 20th, 1850. On January 27th, 1874, he was married to Lydia Good. They reside on the old homestead of his father. Their family consisted of two children".


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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Brubacher.-Christian Brubacher, the last surviving member of the Jacob Brubacher family, was born May 20, 1850, at the same home, two miles west of Kitchener, Ont., where he passed away Dec. 18, 1935; aged 85 y. 6 m. 20 d. His wife, Emma Shantz, survives, with 1 son, Jacob G., of Bro. Brubacher's former wife, Lydia Good, who predeceased him 25 years ago. Four grandchildren also survive. Bro. Brubacher was a member of the First Mennonite Church and was known for a deep interest in the welfare of the Church. The life he lived and his conduct in the community at large gave its own effective testimony. He lived and died with the respect and love of the Church and community and his generosity was greatly appreciated as well. Funeral and burial services at the First Mennonite Church at Kitchener in charge of the Brethren C. F. Derstine and J. B. Martin. Theme, "The Vacant Chair."


Gospel Herald, January 16, 1936 - Vol. XXVIII, No.42 - page 895, 896

Christian married Lydia Good 27 Jan 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Lydia (daughter of Daniel S. Good and Elizabeth Martin) was born 23 May 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Dec 1910, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Christian married Emma Shantz 3 Mar 1920, , Ontario, Canada. Emma (daughter of Moses Shantz and Susannah Snider) was born 5 Feb 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Jul 1951; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Frances Weber
• Name: Veronica "Fanny" Horst
• Eby ID Number: 00127-7860
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Income
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Veronica Weber," was born November 25th, 1840. On May 14th, 1861, she was married to Benjamin, son of David and Magdalena (Martin) Horst. He was born September 18th, 1837, and died of Typhoid fever, October 26th, 1871. They resided on her father's farm near Breslau where he died. Their family consisted of two children named VII Susannah and VII Mary."

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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Horst. - Veronica Horst was born Nov. 25, 1840; died at Bridgeport, Ont., April 3, 1916; aged 75 y. 4 m. 9 d. She was united in matrimony with Benjamin Horst May 14, 1860, who preceded her nearly 45 years ago, leaving to mourn her departure 2 daughters, 6 grandchildren, and 1 great-grandchild. She was a faithful member of the Mennonite Church at Waterloo for many years, being present whenever opportunity afforded it, an attentive listener, and had the welfare of the church at heart. She was well as usual until Thursday morning, March 30, when she got up, dressed herself, and remaining longer than usual the daughter went to look after her, when she was lying on the floor, unconscious. In this state she remained till the following Monday night, when she peacefully passed away. Funeral services April 6, conducted at the house by J. S. Woolner and at the Cressman Church by N. Stauffer from Jno. 14: 4, and N. Hunsberger from Phil. 1: 21.

Gospel Herald - Volume IX, Number 3 - April 20, 1916 - pages 54,55

Veronica married Benjamin Horst 14 May 1861. Benjamin (son of David Horst and Magdalena Martin) was born 18 Sep 1837, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Oct 1871, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Anna B. "Nancy" Martin
• Name: Nancy Weber
• Eby ID Number: 00075-4596.1
• Residence: 1870, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1911, St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Martin. - Mrs. Gideon P. Martin died at the home of her daughter, Elizabeth (Mrs. J. Knarr) near Waterloo, Ont., in her 88th year. Four children survive the mother; namely, Michael and Susie of Michigan; Elizabeth and Judith of Elmira Ont. She had been in failing health for about fifteen years. Gone but not forgotten.1a

Gospel Herald November 5, 1931 - Vol. XXIV, No.32 - page 702, 703

Anna married Gideon P. Martin 6 Feb 1870, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Gideon (son of Peter G. Martin and Maria Bauman) was born 25 Dec 1847, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jul 1927, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Conestogo Old Order Mennonite Cemetery, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35004269
• Eby ID Number: 00009-1052
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Income
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Retired: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

John B. Bingeman," was born September 18th, 1843. He is married to Catharine Snider. They reside on his father's old homestead west of Berlin where he is engaged in farming. Their family consists of six children".

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

John married Catharine Snider 4 Apr 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Catharine (daughter of Samuel Shantz Snider and Anna Snider) was born 21 Apr 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Sep 1922, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00009-1053

Notes:

Menno B. Bingeman," was born May 1st, 1845. Died in infancy. "

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Other Events:

• Interesting: life story
• Name: Joe Bingeman
• Eby ID Number: 00009-1054
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; teacher
• Occupation: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; station booker
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; E. Mennonite
• Occupation: 1888, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; book seller
• Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Business: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Berlin Brush Company
• Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; traveller

Notes:

Joseph B. Bingeman, "was born November 9th, 1847. On May 28th, 1872, he was married to Leah Hallman who was born August 30th, 1851. When a young man Mr. Bingeman was engaged as a teacher in our public schools for a number of years. In this profession he proved himself to be one of the most successful men of the county. He is well posted on all political questions of the day, a good counselor, always giving inquiring parties the most healthy advice. He is also an eloquent advocate in all questions pertaining to the vexed prohibition question causing so much uneasiness in our day. He is very much interested in our present school system and has been one of the members of the board of Trustees for the Berlin Schools for a number of years. At present he resides in the town of Berlin where he is engaged in the manufacturing of brushes. His family consists of nine children".

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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Bingeman.-On April 1, 1907, at his residence in Berlin, Ont., of tuberculosis, of which he had suffered for some months, Joseph B. Bingeman, aged 59 Y., 4 M., 23 D. He was united in matrimony to Leah Hallman May 28, 1872, and is survived by his companion, seven daughters and one son. He secured a good education in his youth, and was for many years one of the prominent teachers in Waterloo Co., Ont. He united with the Mennonite church early in life, and later identified himself with the Mennonite Brethren in Christ branch. He had been in failing health for some time, and at about 2 A. M. of the night on which he died his wife went to his room, but thinking he was sleeping, did not try to disturb him. Going again at about 4 A. M. she found him cold in death. Funeral services were conducted on the 4th. Interment in the cemetery adjoining the Berlin Mennonite M. H.

Gospel Herald / Herald of Truth April 11, 1907, page 144 Volume XLIV, Number 15

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Sudden Death of Jos. Bingeman
Highly Esteemed Citizen Passed Peacefully Away During the Night
Grim Reaper Busy

The somewhat unexpected death of one of Berlin's best known citizens in the person of Mr. Joseph B. Bingeman took place during the early hours of this morning. The deceased had been in ill health for over a year, suffering from the dread disease, tuberculosis. He retired as usual last evening and at 2 o'clock this morning his wife went to his room and found him as she thought, sleeping and he was not awakened. At four o'clock she went to his bedside again and found that he had passed peacefully away and was cold in death.

The deceased was the third son of the late Jonas Bingeman, and was born on November 9th, 1817. He secured a splendid education and when a young man engaged in school teaching for some years and was considered one of the best in the country. He moved to Berlin many years ago and engaged in the bookstore business at present occupied by Messrs. F. I. Weaver & Co. He was also in the brush manufacturing business for some years. In recent years he has been travelling extensively and was interested in several mining enterprises.

The deceased took a keen interest in educational and municipal matters and served several terms as member of the School Board and Town Council. He was a staunch Liberal, and a member of the Mennonite faith.

The deceased was married to Miss Leah Hallman, who survives, together with seven daughters and one son, namely, Mrs. I. D. Coutts, Georgetown; Mrs D. M. McLennan, Port Neus, Que., Mrs. M. E. Shantz, Berlin; Malissa, Corning, N. Y.; Ella, Boston, Mass., Ethel and Alfleda Pearl, at home, and Milton, of Winnipeg.

The funeral will be held on Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the house, Bingeman street, to the East End Mennonite church and cemetery.

Berlin Daily Telegraph, April 1, 1907

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The following, though not ministers, have served in an Editorial capacity, because of which they are included here.

Bingeman, Joseph - Born November 9, 1847.

Converted at the age of eighteen years, and united with the Church in the same year.

Taught school for twelve years.

Was Editor of the Gospel Banner from April 1, 1885, to 1886, filling the unexpired term of T. H. Brenneman.

Engaged in the book business in Berlin, Ontario, and later in other commercial lines.

Died on April 1, 1907.

History of the Mennonite Brethren in Christ Church., Jasper Abraham Huffman ... editor-in-chief., The Bethel Pub. Co, New Carlisle

Business:
Berlin Brush Company started in the Berlin/Kitchener around 1891 with offices and plant located on Foundry (Ontario) Street. Joseph Bingeman, E. H. Schiedel, who was general superintendent and Jonas B. Bingeman were involved.

Joseph married Leah Hallman 28 May 1872, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Leah (daughter of Samuel Hallman and Mary Snyder) was born 30 Aug 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Feb 1929; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00009-1055
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1873, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1873, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1921, 22 Pequegnat Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Retired: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Elias Bingeman,"was born April 29th, 1850. On March 17th, 1873, he was married to Amanda Eby who was born October 31st, 1851. After their marriage they moved on the farm now possessed by Philip Beachy where they resided ten years, then they moved on the old "Abraham Oberholtzer farm" near Bloomingdale. After being there for two years they purchased Isaac S. Weber's farm two miles east of Bridgeport where they resided four years. In 1889 Mr. Bingeman purchased the old "Benjamin W. Weber" farm where he now resides. He now owns the two "Weber" farms adjoining each other. His family consists of eight children".


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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Elias Bingeman

Another aged resident of Kitchener in the person of Elias Bingeman passed peacefully away at his home, 22 Pequegnat Avenue, on Sunday, November 23, in his 81^st year. He had been ill for several months. He is survived by his wife, three sons and three daughters, Angus Bingeman of Loverna, Sask., Mrs. G. H. Kraft, Waterloo, David Bingeman, Kitchener, Mrs. Ephraim Frey, Accadia Valley, Alta., Miss Linda Bingeman at home and Newton of Loverna, Sask. Also one brother, Jonas, of Bloomingdale, and two sisters, Mrs. S. Sander, Kitchener, and Mrs. Menno Weber, Waterloo. Two sons, Melvin and Nelson, and deceased's first wife, Amanda Eby, died some years ago. The funeral will be held on Friday afternoon at two o'clock to the Bethany Mennonite Church for service. Interment will be made in the East End Mennonite cemetery. Rev. E. Sievenpiper and Rev. S. Cressman will be in charge of the services. The remains were removed from the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home to his late residence on Wednesday afternoon.

Waterloo Chronicle, Thursday, November 27, 1930, pg 4

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Elias Bingeman

The death occurred at the family residence, 22 Pequegnat avenue on Sunday, November 23 of Elias BIngeman in his 81st year. The deceased had been ill for several months. He was born in Waterloo county and is survived by his wife, three sons and three daughters, Angus Bingeman of Loverna, Sask.; Mrs. G. H. Kraft, Waterloo; Mr. David Bingeman, Kitchener, Mrs. Ephraim Frey, Acadia Valley, Alta., Miss Linda Bingeman at home and Newton of Loverna, Sask.

Also surviving are one brother, Jonas of Bloomingdale and two sisters, Mrs. S. Sauder, Kitchener and Mrs. Menno, Waterloo. The deceased was predeceased by two sons, Melvin and Nelson and by his first wife, Amanda Eby.

The remains are resting at the Ratz and Bechtel Funeral Home, 178 South Queen street. Funeral announcements will be made later.

Kitchener Daily Record, November 24, 1930

Elias married Amanda Eby 16 Mar 1873, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Amanda (daughter of David B. Eby and Lydia Bauman, daughter of David Eby and Lydia) was born 31 Oct 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Jun 1910, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Elias — Lydia Zeller. Lydia (daughter of Philip Zeller and Sarah Schiedel) was born 15 Nov 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Hannah B. Weber
• Eby ID Number: 00009-1056
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Hannah Bingeman," was born April 9th, 1852. She is married to Menno S. Weber, a farmer. They reside about two miles north of Waterloo on the "Mattias Haug" farm. Their family consists of two children".

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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Weber.-Hannah Bingeman, wife of the late Menno S. Weber, was born west of Waterloo, Ont., April 9, 1852; died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 1939; in her 88th year. She was married to Menno S. Weber in 1874. She was predeceased by her husband six years ago. Surviving are their 2 children (Irvin B., of Waterloo, and Ida, Mrs. J. D. Yoder of Kent, Ohio), 1 brother Jonas Bingeman, of Bloomingdale), 9 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. She, with her husband, became a member of the Waterloo Mennonite Church in 1885. She was of a deeply religious nature and was always very much interested in the various activities of her chosen church. Services were held in Waterloo, Ontario, Mennonite Church. The memorial service was conducted by J. B. Martin, assisted by M. K. Weber and Jonas Snyder. Texts, I Cor. 2: 9,10; Psa. 17: 15.

Gospel Herald October 12, 1939 - Vol. XXXII, No 28 - pages 606, 607 and 608

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CELEBRATED THEIR GOLDEN WEDDING

Two of Waterloo township's most highly esteemed and best known residents, Mr. and Mrs. Menno S. Weber, who reside two miles north of Waterloo, celebrated their golden wedding quietly at their home on Friday, January 14.

On January 11, 1874, Rev. Herman Seghorn, pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church, Waterloo, married Mr. Weber to Hannah Bingeman, daughter of the late Jonas Bingeman, after whom Bingeman St. in Kitchener is named. She was born on her father's farm and is aged 72 years. She recalled the eating of venison from deer from the woods adjoining the farm.

Mr. Weber is the son of the late Joseph M. Weber, and was born in 1851 on the farm of his father, north of Waterloo, on the Elmira highway. Mr. and Mrs. Weber have two children. Irvin K. Weber, with whom they have resided for the past fifteen years, and a daughter, Mrs. Jonas. Yoder, who resides at Fentress, Virginia. There are also nine grand children, three brothers and two sisters, Noah S. and Joseph residing on the Elmira Highway and an other brother in Mannheim, while the sisters reside in St. Mary's and Markham. Mrs. Weber also has two brothers, Elias and Jonas of Kitchener and three sisters, Mrs. S. Sauder of Kitchener and two sisters in Rochester, N.Y.

Waterloo Chronicle 24 Jan 1924, p. 5

Hannah married Menno S. Weber 11 Jan 1874, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Menno (son of Joseph M. Weber and Veronica Shantz) was born 20 Mar 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Oct 1933, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Catherine B. "Kate" Sauder
• Name: Kate Bingeman
• Eby ID Number: 00009-1057
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Servant
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Zion Church

Notes:

Kate Bingeman," was born in 1854. She is unmarried and is residing with her parents for whom she is doing so much to make life happy and cheerful in their old days."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Catherine — Solomon Sauder. Solomon (son of Joseph Sauder and Christina Margaret Kalfass) was born 29 Feb 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Jan 1943; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Fanny Bingeman
• Name: Francis Bingeman
• Name: Veronica Shantz
• Eby ID Number: 00009-1058
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Mennonite

Notes:

Veronica Bingeman," was born in 1856. She is married to Moses B. Shantz. They reside in the city of Rochester, New York, where he is engaged in the manufacture of buttons. Their family consists of eight children".


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Veronica married Moses B. Shantz 7 Dec 1875, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Moses (son of Mayor Jacob Yost Shantz and Barbara Biehn) was born 24 Aug 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1934, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00009-1059
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farm Hand
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren
• Business: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Berlin Brush Company - manager
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Congregational
• Occupation: 1921, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1921, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Congregrationalist

Notes:

Jonas B. Bingeman, "was born August 26th, 1858. He is married to Lillie Oberholtzer. They reside at Bloomingdale on the farm lately owned by William Erb. He has proved himself to be one of our most successful farmers of late years. His family consists of three children".

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Business:
Berlin Brush Company started in the Berlin/Kitchener around 1891 with offices and plant located on Foundry (Ontario) Street. Joseph Bingeman, E. H. Schiedel, who was general superintendent and Jonas B. Bingeman were involved.

Jonas — Elizabeth Cook "Lillie" Oberholtzer. Elizabeth (daughter of Owen Oberholtzer and Alice Alvira Cook) was born 25 Feb 1858, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Nov 1925, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Elizabeth Dewart
• Eby ID Number: 00009-1060
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Elizabeth Bingeman," the youngest member of Jonas and Elizabeth (Brubacher) Bingeman's family, was born in May, 1861. In May, 1894, she was married to Robert Dewart. They reside in the city of Rochester, New York, where he is engaged in the manufacturing of buttons."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Elizabeth married Robert Dewart 15 May 1894, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Robert (son of William Dewart and Jessie) was born 1855, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-142734
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00018-1398

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00018-1399
• Birth: 23 Feb 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

Notes:

David Brubacher, "was born February 23rd, 1848. He is married to Susannah Sitler. They reside two miles west of St. Jacobs, Ontario, where he is engaged in farming."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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Brubacher.-David M., son of John and Magdalena (Musselman) Brubacher was born Feb. 21, 1848; died Sept. 12, 1917; aged 69 y. 6 m. 19 d. He was married to Susanna Sitler, to which union were born 12 children, 3 of whom died in infancy. Four sons, 5 daughters, 16 grandchildren, and many relatives and friends are left to mourn his departure. During the last months of his life he suffered a great deal from gangrene on one of his feet, and although the pain was at times almost unbearable he was a patient sufferer and waited and longed for the hour that would relieve him from all pain and sorrow, and we have the hope that he is now safe with Jesus. Funeral services Sept. 14, by Pre. E. S. Bauman in German from II Cor. 5: 1 and Bishop Jonas Snider in English from Rev. 14: 12, 13.


Gospel Herald - Volume X, Number 27 - October 4, 1917 - pp. 502, 503

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Brubacher, at the home of his son-in-law, Mr. George W. Lichty, Peel, Sept. 12rh, David Brubacher, aged about 68 years. The funeral will be held from the house to Martin's Cemetery, at 1 o'clock noon, Friday, Sept. 14.

Elmira Signet Sep 13 1917


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In the 1901 census is a Maurice Brubacher an illegimate son of one David's children born 24 Dec 1900.

David — Susannah Sitler. Susannah (daughter of Johann "John" Sitler and Sarah Clemmer) was born 5 Sep 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Dec 1906, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Mary Ann Martin
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1400
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Mary Ann Brubacher, "was born January 4th, 1850. She is married to David M. Martin, a farmer. They reside in Peel Township, Wellington County, Ontario. Their family consists of three children"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Mary married David M. Martin 3 Mar 1868, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. David (son of Henry Z. Martin and Catharine Miller) was born 27 Jun 1846, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1923; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Anna "Nancy" Groff
• Name: Lucy? Brubacher
• Name: Nancy Brubacher
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1401
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1911, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Anna Brubacher, "was born January 7th, 1852. She is married to Levi Groff. They reside about two miles north-west of Waterloo where he is engaged in farming. To them was born one child named .."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Anna married Levi Groff 10 Oct 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Levi (son of Abraham Groff and Maria "Mary" Eby) was born 24 Dec 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Dec 1923; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36705965
• Name: Mattie Brubacher
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-342473
• Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: Magdalena Brubacher
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Magdalena Brubacher, "was born January 7th, 1854. She is married to Samuel S. Snider. They reside west of Waterloo where he is engaged in farming. They have a family of four children, .."

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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Snider - Magdalene, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John E. Brubacher, was born Jan. 7, 1854; died at her residence in Waterloo, Ont., June 4, 1938; aged 84 y. 4 m. 27 d. Surviving are her husband, 3 sons (Edwin, Alvin, and Herbert of Waterloo), 1 daughter (Mrs. M.B. Stauffer, also of Waterloo), 1 brother (Noah Brubacher) and 3 sisters (Mrs. David Martin, Mrs. Oliver S. Martin, and Harriet Brubacher), 2 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren. She accepted Christ some sixty years ago, united with the Mennonite Church, in which faith she lived and died. Services were held at the Erb St. Mennonite Church, Waterloo, in charge of C.F. Derstine and J.B. Martin. Burial in David Eby cemetery.

Gospel Herald - Vol. XXXI, No. 11 - June 16, 1938, Page 238, 239

Magdalena married Samuel S. Snider 5 Oct 1875. Samuel (son of Samuel Shantz Snider and Anna Snider) was born 30 Sep 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Oct 1940, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00018-1403
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Tilman Brubacher, "was born August 27th, 1855. He is married to Louisa Cressman. They reside two miles west of St. Jacobs where he is engaged in farming. To them are born six children".

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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DEATH OF DILMAN BRUBACHER

The death of Mr Dilman Brubacher occurred on Friday morning at his home about two miles west of St Jacobs. Deceased was 44 years of age. Death was due to an abcess in conjunction with an attack of cholera morbus. Mr. Brubacher was a gentleman of many sterling qualities and his demise will be a decided loss to a very large circle of friends. He leaves a widow and a family of small children who have the sincere sympathy of the community in their sad bereavement. The funeral was held on Sunday to the Old Mennonite Church and burial ground at the East End of Berlin, and was one of the largest seen in Berlin for a long time. Revs E Bowman of Woolwich and J Woollner spoke impressively in English and German respectively from the text "Prepare to meet thy God".

Waterloo County Chronicle 27 Sep 1900, p. 5

Dilman married Louisa Cressman 22 Sep 1880, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Louisa (daughter of Henry Cressman and Sarah Woolner) was born 1 Jun 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Jul 1934; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Susannah Eby
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1404
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; New Mennonite

Notes:

Susannah Brubacher, "was born March 27th, 1857. She is married to Peter Eby, a farmer. They reside a little west of the town of Waterloo, on the old 'Daniel Synder' farm. They have four children"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Susannah married Peter M. Eby Oct 1881. Peter (son of Benjamin L. Eby and Barbara Martin) was born 26 Jun 1857, Near St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Mar 1930; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: John M. Brubacker
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1405
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1898, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Income
• Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Retired: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

John M. Brubacher, "was born March 8th, 1859. He was married to Angeline Rudy who died in February, 1891. They resided on part of the old 'Daniel Snyder' farm a little west of Waterloo where she died. To them were born four children".


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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John M. Brubacher Dead

The death of John M. Brubacher, of Elmira, formerly of near Waterloo, took place on Saturday, Oct. 20th, 1917, at his home in this village. The deceased who was 68 years of age, was married twice. His first wife was Angeline Ruby, to whom was born two sons and two daughters, one son at present being at the front in France. His second wife, who survives, was Lucinda Stauffer, to whom was born one daughter. Three brothers, five sisters, and two grandchildren also survive.

The deceased had an operation for appendicitis, which was successful, but pleurisy, and other complications set in and brought about his death.

The funeral was held on Tuesday afternoon from his home on Church street to the East End Mennonite Church and cemetery at Kitchener, where service and burial took place. The bereaved family have the sympathy of their friends in their unexpected bereavement.

Elmira Signet Oct 25 1917

John married Angeline Rudy 4 Oct 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Angeline (daughter of Abraham Rudy and Mary Snyder) was born 18 Oct 1860, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Feb 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

John married Lucinda Stauffer 7 Nov 1898, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Lucinda (daughter of Isaac S. Stauffer and Barbara Weber) was born 2 Oct 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Aug 1939, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00018-1406
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer Son

Notes:

Benjamin M. Brubacher, "was born June 9th, 1861. He has purchased part of his father's farm whereon he has erected fine buildings and is now the possessor of a beautiful farm. He is unmarried."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00018-1407
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1885, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1902, , Kansas

Notes:

Martin M. Brubacher, "was born February lst, 1863. He is married to Catharine Martin. They reside near Garden City, Kansas, where he is engaged in farming and stock raising. Their family consists of four children".


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Martin married Catharine S. Martin 12 Nov 1884, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Catharine (daughter of Rev. Peter M. Martin and Mary Snyder) was born 27 Mar 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1944; was buried , Olathe Memorial Cemetery, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, United States. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00018-1408
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Enoch Brubacher, "was born March 14th, 1865, and died September 21st, 1887. He was unmarried and was at home assisting his father in tilling his large farm when death removed him."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00018-1409
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer Son
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer,on Farm
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Noah M. Brubacher, "was born August 9th, 1866. He is unmarried and is at home on his father's farm."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Other Events:

• Name: Amanda Martin
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1410
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

Notes:

Amanda Brubacher, "was born May 22nd, 1868. She is married to Oliver Martin. They reside in the town of Berlin where he is engaged in the J. Y. Shantz Button Factory. They have one son named Earl."

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Amanda married Oliver S. Martin 25 Nov 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Oliver (son of Benjamin S. Martin and Agnes "Nancy" Snyder) was born 28 Sep 1866, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 21 Jan 1910, 5 miles west of Nairn, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00018-1411
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Sewing
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Sewing, White Wear Factory
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

Notes:

Harriet Brubacher, "the youngest in the family, was born June 7th, 1870. She is unmarried and resides at home with her parents where she is engaged in sewing and dressmaking."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Other Events:

• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46336902
• Name: Magdalena Weber
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1413
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Magdalena Brubacher, "the eldest, was born January 7th, 1853. She is married to Martin Weber. They reside on part of lot No. 117, German Company's Tract, where he is engaged in farming. They have had a family of five children, .."

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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Weber. - Magdalena Brubacher Weber was born Jan. 7, 1853, at Kitchener, Ont.; died of a paralytic stroke Feb. 8, 1929; aged 76 y. 1 m. 1 d. She was married to Bro. Martin Weber in 1872. They had a family of 6 children, all of whom died in infancy except Mary. Her husband died 14 years ago. She was converted and joined the Mennonite Church 60 years ago and remained a faithful member ever since. Funeral services were held at the First Mennonite Church on Feb. 10, by C. F. Derstine assisted by Mr. Munro. Text, Psa. 27: 4, 5. Burial in the adjoining cemetery.

Gospel Herald - Volume XXI, Number 47 - February 21, 1929 - page 990, 991

Magdalena married Martin M. Weber 7 Apr 1872. Martin (son of Rev. Abraham C. Weber and Judith Martin) was born 22 Sep 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Apr 1915. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Esther Weber
• Name: Hettie Brubacher
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1414

Notes:

Esther Brubacher, "was born April 8th, 1854. She was married to Moses M. Weber. They resided on part of lot No. 117, German Company's Tract, near Chicopee, where she died October 30th, 1875. She left no issue."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Esther married Moses M. Weber 21 Mar 1875, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Moses (son of Rev. Abraham C. Weber and Judith Martin) was born 29 Aug 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Aug 1890, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00018-1415

Notes:

Susannah Brubacher "was born August 10th, 1865, and died March 27th, 1876. She was unmarried."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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March 18th, in Berlin, Canada, of typhoid fever, Susanna, daughter of Henry Brubaker, aged 20 years, 7 months and 17 days.


Death Announcement - Herald of Truth, September, 1876

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00018-1416
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Mary Brubacher, "was born May 17th, 1857. She is unmarried and has her home with her brother, Henry, who resides on the old homestead."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00018-1417
• Occupation: 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1880, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Isaac M. Brubacher, "was born April 19th, 1859. He was married to Mary Ann Betzner. They resided on a farm about three miles east of Berlin where he died March 18th, 1882. To them were born two children, namely: Lillie and Isaac B. His widow with the two children reside with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Noah Betzner."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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Brubacher - March 18th, in Waterloo county, Ontario, of typhoid fever. Isaac Brubacher, aged 22 years and 10 months. Buried at Christian Ebys burying-ground.


Death Announcement - Herald of Truth, May 15, 1882

Isaac married Mary Ann Betzner 25 Dec 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Noah Betzner and Barbara Snyder) was born 23 Sep 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1941; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Residence: Frederick St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1418
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Henry M. Brubacher, "was born July 4th, 1861. He is the owner of part of the old 'John Brubacher Farm' (The brick house on this farm was erected in 1839 and the old part of the barn in 1822) about a mile east of Berlin. Here his father resided for more than sixty-nine years, and now young Henry has been the owner of it for some time. He is not married."

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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"BRUBACHER - Henry M. Brubacher was born July 4, 1860; died at his home at Kitchener, Ont. March 27, 1921, aged 60yrs, 8mos, 23 days. He was married to (...lena) Stauffer. Bro. and Sister Brubacher had spent the winter months in Florida returning home recently in apparent good health, but his life was very suddenly cut short by heart failure. Funeral at the First Mennonite Church."

Gospel Herald, April 1921

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Henry Brubacher Dies Suddenly Sunday Evening

The sudden and unexpected death of Mr. Henry Brubacher occurred at his home on Frederick street at 11.45 o'clock last night. The cause of death was heart failure. The deceased attended a funeral near Bloomingdale during the afternoon, and had visited at the home of friends during the early part of the evening. Before retiring he complained of suffering a pain in the side, and after he had slept for a short time he informed Mrs. Brubacher that he was extremely weak, and shortly after he collapsed and expired.

The late Mr. Brubacher was in his 61st year and was born on the old Brubacher farm near the House of Refuge, his father being the late Henry Brubacher. He was married to Miss Lena Stauffer, who survives. The funeral will take place on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence to the East End Mennonite church and cemetery.

Berlin Daily Telegraph, March 28, 1921

Henry — Mary Magdalena "Lena" Stauffer. Mary (daughter of Benjamin Stauffer and Maria "Mary" Betzner) was born 3 Dec 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Dec 1938, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59269438
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1419
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Retired: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Joseph M. Brubacher, "was born May 21st, 1862. He is married to Louisa Groff and resides on the old 'Sailor Farm' about two and a half miles north-east of the town of Waterloo. Here he has resided since 1885. To them were born two children"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Joseph married Louisa Groff 25 Mar 1885, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Louisa (daughter of Jacob Groff and Lydia Martin) was born 3 Mar 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Aug 1942, Nine Pines, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Business: Kitchener Daily Record Newspaper, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada; Dominion Button Co. [partner]
• Interesting: sports, football
• Sports Team Membership: Berlin High School Football Club, the Canadian (Football) Association football team, the Berlin Rangers
• Name: Solly Brubacher
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1420
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Manager
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Accountant
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1914, 17 Irvin St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Solomon M. Brubacher, "was born December 3rd, 1863. He is engaged in the J. Y. Shantz & Son Button Works, Berlin, as book-keeper. On September 5th, 1893, he was married to Cornelia Clemmer. They reside on Frederick Street, Berlin. Their family consists of one child named Olive."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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In the fall of 1888, a team made up of players from the Western Football Association of Ontario toured the British Isles with notable success. Many of the players who made this trip became very distinguished persons in later life. The year 1888 marked the beginning of England's famous Football League, and the Canadian team played Notts County, Newton Heath (now Manchester United), Blackburn Rovers, Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion, who were members of that league. They also played such famous clubs as Glasgow Rangers, Queens Park, Ayr (not Ayr United in those days) and Hearts, plus a team made up of some of the best Scottish players, but not the actual Scottish national team. The Canadians made quite an impression on the British soccer scene at that time, and the English papers, in particular, are full of praise for the players. Seventeen of the 18 players who made the trip were born in Canada. The only one who was not was David Forsyth, who was brought to Canada from Scotland at the age of two.

Players who made the trip:

Harry Bewell, Harry P. Bingham, Walter W. Bowman, Solomon Brubacher, Dr. William Burnet, Alexander Noble Garrett, Alex Gibson, Tom Gibson, Dr. Edward Payson Gordon, Fred Killer, Charles (Carl) Kranz, Tom W. Murray, Dr Wilfred Pirt Mustard, Dr. Henry Hempton "Harry" Pirie, Dr. Walter Proudfoot Thomson, E.W. Webster, David Forsyth.

Canadian Soccer History-Canada in Gt Britain 1888. (2019). Canadiansoccerhistory.com. Retrieved 13 April 2019, from https://www.canadiansoccerhistory.com/Canadiantoursabroad/Gt%20Britain%201888.html?fbclid=IwAR2Nvf6ufO8L9T0wkGsbXhBsOSsCNVK8Lssm38AqtBifZzLsQ70xBVgUjkc

Solomon married Cornelia Clemmer 5 Sep 1893. Cornelia (daughter of Abraham C. "Abram" Clemmer and Caroline Hermance) was born 27 Jan 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1941; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208308811
• Name: Catharine "Katie" Weber
• Name: Katie Brubacher
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1421
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Catharine Brubacher, "was born September 18th, 1865. She is married to Noah Weber, a farmer, and resides about two miles north of the town of Waterloo. They have no family."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Catharine married Noah S. Weber 23 Sep 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Noah (son of Joseph M. Weber and Veronica Shantz) was born 11 Jan 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Apr 1963, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00018-1422
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

John M. Brubacher, "the youngest in the family, was born March 18th, 1867. Some years ago he went to the Canadian North West and settled at Moosejaw, Manitoba, where he took up land and is now engaged in farming. He is not married."

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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Mr. John Brubacher

The sad intelligence was received by Mr. S. Brubacher, 17 Irvin street, on Wednesday evening of the death of his brother, Mr. John M. Brubacher, which took place earlier in the day near Moosejaw, Sask., where he was engaged in farming. No particulars as to the cause of death were received. The deceased was a son of the late Henry Brubacher and was born on Brubacher homestead, in the East Ward. He was in his 47th year and was unmarried. The remains will be brought to Berlin for burial.

Berlin Daily Telegraph, December 3, 1914

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-131620
• Occupation: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Other Events:

• Name: Esther Eby
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1426
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1921, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Esther Brubacher, "the eldest in the family, was born February 5th, 1863. She is married to Benjamin M. Eby. They reside near Bridgeport, Ontario, where he is engaged in farming. Their family consists of six children"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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Eby.--Esther Eby (nee Brubacher) was born Feb. 5, 1863; died at her home, 53 Menno St., Waterloo, Ont., Aug. 30, 1924; aged 61 y. 6 m. 25 d. She was united in marriage Nov. 8, 1881 to Benjamin Eby, which union was blessed with 3 sons and 7 daughters: Phares, of Kitchener; Luella, Mrs. Edgar Snider, Waterloo; Mable, Mrs. Joshiah Bearinger, Waterloo; Mina, Mrs. Alvin Shantz, Waterloo; Beulah, Mrs. Abram Shantz, Waterloo; Samuel, Alpheus, and Vera at home. Two daughters preceded her to the glory world. A sorrowing husband, 8 children, 7 grandchildren, 2 brothers and 2 sisters remain to mourn her loss. Early in life she gave her heart to the Lord and joined the Mennonite Church of which she remained a faithful member till death. She had been suffering patiently from cancer for two years. Funeral services were conducted at the home and at East End Mennonite Church. Burial in adjoining cemetery. Brethern Jonas Snider and Noah Hunsberger were in charge of the services.


Gospel Herald Obituaries - Vol. XVII, No. 24 - September 18, 1924 - pages 495

Esther married Benjamin M. Eby 8 Nov 1881. Benjamin (son of Benjamin L. Eby and Barbara Martin) was born 13 Apr 1860, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Oct 1948; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Honoured: Simeon St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Simeon Street in Kitchener is named for him.
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1427
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Business: 1906, Kitchener Daily Record Newspaper, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada; Simeon Brubacher's Planing Mills
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Simeon Brubacher, "was born April 28th, 1864. After being of age he purchased the old homestead belonging to his father's estate, a part(the [part thus surveyed was the North-west corner of farm, bordering on Lancaster Street and along the 'Poor House' farm, of which he had since surveyed and laid out in regular town lots. These are now nearly all sold to different parties who have erected beautiful residences thereon. (This is now one of the cleanest and most healthy parts of the town of Berlin) After the sale of these lots Mr. Brubacher purchased the greater part of his grandfather 'Brubacher's' old homestead on which he has since erected grand new buildings becoming to such a fine tract of land and thus making it one of the most desirable and best farms in the county of Waterloo. Mr. Brubacher is married to Lucinda Snyder. Their family consists of two children, .."

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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Brubacher. - Simeon, son of Samuel and Lydia Brubacher, was born at Berlin, Ont., April 28, 1864; died Feb. 2, 1915; aged 50 y. 9 m. 5 d. In 1889 he was married to Lucinda Snyder, with whom he lived in matrimony 26 years. The union was blessed with 4 children, 3 of whom survive. Owing to the death of his father, he was called upon to assume at the age of 15 years, the responsibilities of a man, by taking charge of his father's farm. At the age of 20 years he purchased the homestead on Brubacher Street, where he resided until 1893, when he moved to the farm on Edna Street, where he lived until his death. In addition to his occupation of farming, he carried on a lumber business for 20 years. Deceased was of a quiet and retiring disposition, a man who had many friends, and, so far as is known, not a single enemy. His integrity in all his dealings, his liberality in matters of charity, and his sympathetic nature, gained for him the respect of the entire community and of all with whom be came in contact. As a husband and father, he was kind and indulgent to his family, and while be will be greatly missed in the family circle, they have the assurance that he has gone to his heavenly home where he will be waiting to meet his loved ones and where there will be no more parting. Funeral services were held Feb. 5 from his late residence on Edna Street to the East End Mennonite Church and Cemetery, Berlin, Ont., for services and interment.. Bro. Jonas Snider officiated at the house and at the church impressive sermons were preached by Bro. Urias Weber from Jno. 6: 67,68, and Luke 12: 40; and by Bro. Fred Coffman from Jno. 14.

Gospel Herald - Volume VII, Number 47 - February 18, 1915 - page 759

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"Fri. Feb. 5 Morning mild - about 20 above sky red - p.m. sleet, rain & wet snow - evening at 9 stopped snowing. - a.m. don jores - took a order of turnips to the Co-op grocery - also planted the lily of the valley I got yesterday - planted them in the same pots with the fuschia trees. - p.m. drove Mother & Bella to Simmion Brubachers funeral, Mennonite Church. About the largest funeral they ever had - church all filled up, even the basement fairly crowded."

Gordon C. Eby (2022) Mennonite Archives of Ontario. Available at: https://uwaterloo.ca/mennonite-archives-ontario/personal-collections/gordon-c-eby (Accessed: 5 October 2023).

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Died At Berlin, Ont., on Tuesday, February 2nd, 1915 Simeon Brubacher Aged 50 years, 9 months and 5 days. The Funeral will take place from the late residence, Edna St., Berlin, on Friday, February 5th, 1915 at 1. 30 o'clock, p. m., thence to the East End Mennonite Church and Cemetery for service and interment. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation.

Funeral Card

Simeon married Lucinda Snyder Mar 1889. Lucinda (daughter of Joseph C. Snyder and Elizabeth Betzner) was born 6 Nov 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Oct 1936; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Rebecca Snyder
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1428
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Rebecca Brubacher, "was born August 18th, 1865. She was married to Allan Snyder, a farmer. They resided a little north-west of Bridgeport where he died of fever, March 7th, 1891, leaving a family of four children,"

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Rebecca married Allan S. Snyder 10 Mar 1886, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Allan (son of Joseph B. Snyder and ?, son of Joseph B. Snyder and Naomi Shoemaker) was born 3 May 1860, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Mar 1891, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Sarah M. Quickfall
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1429
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Protetant

Notes:

Sarah Brubacher, "was born January 2nd, 1867. She is married to Allan Quickfall, proprietor of the 'Evergreen Farm', near Bridgeport, Ontario. To them are born three children"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Sarah married Allen Edwin Quickfall 4 Dec 1888, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Allen (son of Richard M. Quickfall and Leah Groff) was born 8 Jan 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Oct 1943; was buried , Bridgeport Memorial Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Mary Cressman
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1430
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Mary Brubacher, "was born June 7th, 1868. On January 23rd, 1895, she was married to Josiah Cressman, a farmer. They reside near Strasburg, Ontario."

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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A Young Life Ended
Death of Mrs. Josiah Cressman on Monday

The intelligence of the death of Mrs. Josiah Cressman which occurred at her home, a short distance from the town, on Monday, will come as a severe shock to all who enjoyed her acquaintance. Although naturally of a frail constitution and in delicate health a great deal, she was active and energetic. The illness that resulted in her death, inflammation of the kidneys, was only of two weeks' duration, and up till a few days before the end came, her death was never anticipated.

Mrs. Cressman was a comparatively young woman, being only in her 30th year. She was a kind and conscientious woman and endeared herself into the affections of all who knew her. She was universally popular and profound sympathy is extended to the bereaved husband in his hour of affiction.

The funeral will take place from the family residence at 9 o'clock on Thursday morning to the Strasburg cemetery.

Berlin Daily Telegraph, April 26, 1898

Rsrch. Note:

Herald of Truth, Vol. XXXV, No. 10, May 15, 1898 page 156, 157.

CRESSMAN.-On the 25th of April, 1898, near Strasburg, Waterloo Co., Ont., of inflammation of the kidneys, from which she suffered but a few days, Sister Mary, beloved wife of Bro. Josiah Cressman, and youngest daughter of Samuel and Lydia Brubacher, aged 29 years, 10 months and 10 days. Buried in the Strasburg cemetery on the 28th. Our sister had been indelicate health for some years, but her sudden demise was a shock to all, for she was well known and highly esteemed as a faithful, consistent Christian. Her surviving husband, to whom she had been married but a few short years, has the sympathy of the whole community in his sore affliction. She also leaves her mother, three brothers and three sisters, and many other relatives and friends to mourn her early death. God comfort them in their sore affliction. Funeral services at the house by Jacob Gingrich, and at the Weber meetinghouse by E. S. Hallman in English from Isa. 35:10, and by Noah Stauffer in German from Phil. 1:21. The new meeting house was filled to overflowing.
Not dead, but sleeping,
Then cease your weeping,
Dear Mary's with the blest;
She went before us
To join the chorus
Of those in endless rest.
A. B. K.

Mary married Josiah Cressman 23 Jan 1895. Josiah (son of Isaac S. Cressman and Barbara Snyder) was born 29 Oct 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Dec 1935, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00018-1431

Other Events:

• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46443600
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1432
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Not Given
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farm Laborer
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Income
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Ephraim Brubacher, "was born September 18th, 1873. He is learning the art of printing and is at present engaged in the office of the 'Berlin Telegraph'. He resides with his mother."

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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Brubacher -- Ephraim, son of Samuel Brubacher and Lydia Musselman, was born in Kitchener, Ont., Sept. 18, 1873; died at the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital on Sunday, Dec. 25, 1938; aged 65 y. 3 m. 7 d. He was married to Annie Gingerich at Waterloo in 1916. He is survived by his widow and 2 sisters (Mrs. Allan Quickfall and Mrs. Allan Snyder, both of Kitchener). He was predeceased by 2 brothers and 2 sisters. He was a faithful member of First Mennonite Church in Kitchener, deeply interested in the cause of Christ. He received one of the first diplomas of the Ontario Mennonite Bible School, and remained a student of the Bible until the end of his life. The services were conducted at the First Mennonite Church, in charge of Bros. C. F. Derstine and Moses Roth. Theme, "Perfect Peace, Because." Isa. 26: 3,4. Interment in adjoining cemetery.

Gospel Herald Obituaries - January 19, 1939 - Vol. XXXI, No.42 - pages 902, 903, 904

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In Loving Memory In Loving Memory of Ephraim Brubacher Beloved Husband of Annie Gingerich who fell asleep at the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital on December 25th, 1938, in his 65th year. Interment at First Mennonite Church Cemetery, Kitchener, on Wednesday, December 28th.

Funeral Card

Ephraim married Annie Gingerich 3 Oct 1916, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Annie (daughter of John E. Gingerich and Rachel Oesch) was born 10 May 1886, Stanley Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; died 5 Oct 1971; was buried 5 Oct 1971, First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00018-1433

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00018-1434
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Servant
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Samuel Brubacher, "was born June 8th, 1876. He is following the agricultural pursuit of life and is at present engaged with Rev. Mr. N. Stauffer of Strasburg, Ontario."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Samuel — Rosetta Bricker. Rosetta (daughter of Noah B. Bricker and Catharine Kiefapper) was born 16 Aug 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Residence: 25 Courtland Ave. E., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: 00110-6760
• Residence: 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren
• Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Manufacturer, Buttons
• Residence: 1921, 136 Queen St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Jacob B. Shantz, "was born March 8th, 1855. He is married to Catharine Hipple and resides on his father's and grandfather's old homestead where he is engaged in farming. They have no family."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Jacob married Catharine "Catherine" Hipple Dec 1877, Clinton, Hullett Twp., Huron Co., Ontario. Catharine (daughter of Lawrence Hipple and Catharine Bushey) was born 14 May 1854, Clinton, Hullett Twp., Huron Co., Ontario; died 8 Oct 1930; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Susannah B. Moyer
• Eby ID Number: 00110-6761
• Residence: 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1876, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Susannah Shantz, "was born March 25th, 1856. She was married to Dilman G. Moyer and resided near Bridgeport, Ontario, where she died August 25th, 1881, leaving two children, .."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Susannah married Dilman Gehman Moyer 9 Apr 1876, Centreville (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Dilman (son of Jacob L. Moyer and Barbara Gehman) was born 18 Dec 1852, Clinton Twp., Lincoln Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Interesting: story, business
• Residence: 55 Margaret Avenue, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: 00110-6762
• Residence: 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Historic Building: 1879, 55 Margaret Avenue, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Invention: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Button Polisher
• Occupation: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Book Keeper
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Mennonite
• Occupation: 1889, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; merchant
• Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Button Manufacturer
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Button Factory
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Manufacturer, Button Factory
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

Notes:

Dilman B. Shantz, "was born November 18th, 1857. He is married to Lizzie Martin. They reside in the town of Berlin where he is engaged in manufacturing vegetable ivory and pearl buttons. His family consists of two children"

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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DILMAN BRUBACHER SHANTZ

Dilman Brubacher Shantz is a well-known figure in business circles, being president of the Jacob Y. Shantz & Son Company, Limited, of Berlin, and also of a company operating under the same name at Buffalo, New York. In these connections he is engaged in the manufacture of buttons, and under his capable management the enterprise has developed to large proportions. The policy of the company has ever been a commendable one. All transactions are conducted on strict business principles and the trust of those with whom they have had dealings has been unequivocally given them.

Mr. Shantz of this review was born in Berlin, November 18, 1857, his parents being Jacob Yost and Anna (Brubacher) Shantz, both of whom were natives of Berlin, where their parents settled in 1806. They came from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where the first representatives in the maternal line had settled on coming to America about 1650. The Shantz family was founded in the new world a few years later. His maternal ancestors bought their first land fifty miles west of Philadelphia and were among the very first settlers in that part of Pennsylvania. They were farmers and merchants and also built the first grist mill of the locality, which is still in possession of the family.

In the year 1806 the parents of Jacob Yost Shantz came from Pottstown, Pennsylvania, to Canada, took up land and cleared the bush country in Waterloo county. They, too, were pioneer residents and aided in reclaiming a hitherto wild and undeveloped region for the purposes of civilization. They operated the first sawmill in this section and were in many ways connected with the material growth and upbuilding of this portion of the province. Being United Empire Loyalists, they followed the British flag into Canada. The maternal grandfather of Mr. Shantz took a very active and helpful part in laying out the early roads of the county and in otherwise advancing those interests which indicated that the seeds of civilization had been planted and that this was to become some day a populous and prosperous district.

Jacob Yost Shantz, the father of our subject, was reared in Berlin, where he acquired a common school education. His early life was devoted to lumber interests. He engaged in the operation of a sawmill, conducted a lumberyard and became an extensive contractor and builder. He has also been prominently identified with manufacturing interests in later years, operating a factory for the manufacture of boots and shoes. In 1870 he established the button factory, becoming associated with a German button manufacturer and a few years later he bought out the interests of his partner, continuing to carry on the business in his own name until a few years ago, when he retired to enjoy a well-earned and richly merited rest. He is now eighty-five years of age. His life has been one of intense and well- directed activity, in which he has made good use of his opportunities, and he belongs, too, to that class of representative men who while promoting individual success also advance the general welfare. His family numbered twelve children, five sons and seven daughters. He has always been deeply interested in the welfare of Berlin, but has been content to do his public service as a private citizen, never seeking or desiring office. He acted, however, as mayor of Berlin for one year and brought to the discharge of his duties the same excellent business qualifications that characterized his career in commercial and manufacturing circles. Another important labor which Mr. Shantz has performed has been in connection with the development and upbuilding of Manitoba and the North-West. He began operations there in 1874 and on behalf of the Mennonites has devoted a large portion of his time up to the present to this work in making a general prospectus setting forth the advantages of the country, its natural resources and its climate in the districts mentioned. In order to accomplish these results he has given liberally of his own private fortune, and through his endeavors has secured large sums from other friends of the Mennonite Society for the purpose of forming the colony, and for the development of that country which constitutes the first white settlement in Manitoba and the North-West. He has thus been instrumental in thousands of the people of this sect becoming colonists in that district and thus settling up the country, aiding in its reclamation from a wild and unimproved district and converting it to the uses of civilization.

Mr. Shantz of this review was the seventh in order of birth in his father's family and is a representative in the sixth generation of the family since the arrival of his ancestors in America and the planting of the name on the soil of the new world. His education was acquired in the Central public school of Berlin, supplemented by a business course pursued in the United States. At the age of twenty years he was admitted to partnership by his father and for many years has been the general manager of the button factory. When he entered the business he made it his duty to master it in principle and detail, thoroughly acquainting himself with every department of the work. The company was incorporated in 1891, at which time Mr. Shantz was chosen president and general manager. Employment is now furnished to two hundred operatives in the Berlin factory and an equal number in the Buffalo factory. The company are the largest button manufacturers of Canada and the trade extends throughout the Dominion, also to Halifax, New York and Chicago. The plant is equipped with the latest improved machinery for carrying on the business, and a spirit of justice and consideration is ever maintained toward the employees, while the many patrons of the house know that the company is thoroughly reliable and trustworthy in all its transactions. Moreover, Mr. Shantz has been not only a follower in the progress that has been made in the special line of his manufacturing interests, but has on the contrary been a leader. About seventy-five per cent, of the improvements made in the button industry have originated in his plant, to be adopted later extensively not only in Canada but also in the United States. Owing to the improved machinery which Mr. Shantz has invented the labor saving devices amount to sixty per cent. while the quality of the product has been developed to the highest standard. He has used every effort to acquaint himself with the business and served for a period under one of the leading professors of Berlin, Germany, for the acquirement of knowledge pertaining to the development of the button industry, including the styles and the processes of simplifying the methods of production. He also pursued a course for developing the basic in connection with the machinery from a mechanical point of view. His father, during the early manhood of the son, was largely interested in the development of Manitoba and the North-West, beginning his operations there in 1874, so that much of the burden and responsibility of the enterprise rested upon the shoulders of the young man, who resolutely took up his task and with the thoroughness which characterized him in all lines of life he gained a mastery of the business, which has placed him in the front rank as one of the representatives of the button trade in the new world. A visitor at the factory cannot but be interested and impressed with the methods that are there pursued. A most excellent system has been evolved whereby the maximum of result is attained through the minimum of labor. This is the secret of all genuine success that the output may be produced at the low- est possible cost, yet not at the sacrifice of good results. This study of the economy of time, labor and machinery has brought forth the captains of industry and with this class Mr. Shantz deserves to be numbered.

In 1889 Mr. Shantz was married to Miss Elizabeth F. Martin, a daughter of Amos Martin of Waterloo county, also a representative of one of the early pioneer families on the frontier, the Martins having resided here since about 1811. They, too, were United Empire Loyalists and of Pennsylvania Dutch stock. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Shantz have been born three children : Mary Wilma, Arnott Martin and Russell Ellsworth.

Mr. Shantz is a Methodist in religious faith and in politics is a Conservative. He has served as water and park commissioner, but otherwise has held no public offices, having devoted his entire time to his business interests. Various positions of public trust have been tendered him, but he has not desired to become an official, and he feels that he has done more for his city in the establishment of industries which have furnished employment to a large force of workmen. A man of strong individuality and indubitable probity, one who has attained to a due measure of success in the affairs of life and whose influence has ever been exerted in the direction of the good, the true and the beautiful, this prominent manufacturer and worthy citizen assuredly deserves representation in this volume.


A History of Ontario: its resources and developement

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Daman Shantz - A former button manufacturer of Kitchener, and widely known here, Dilman Shantz, 81, died Thursday in Buffalo after an eight weeks illness. Born in Kitchener on Nov 6, 1857, Mr. Shantz was associated with his father in the button firm of Jacob Y. Shantz and Sons, Berlin, for many years. The local firm established branches at Buffalo and New York, and Mr. Shantz went to Buffalo about 20 years ago to take charge of the plant there. Mr. Shantz was known in the industry in Buffalo and abroad as the inventor of a basically new movement in machinery that is still in use in the manufacture of buttons all over the world. An able business executive, Mr. Shantz trained many capable young men in his plant. He studied abroad as a younger man and at that time had met Kaiser Wilhelm. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Shantz, a daughter, Mary, and two sons, Arnott M. Shantz, advertising manager of the Buffalo Automobile Company, and Russell E. Shantz, a government inspector.

The Waterloo Chronicle May 26 1939 pg 3

Historic Building:
Built by Louis Breihaupt in 1879-1881 for Judge Lacourse, later owners included Dilman Shantz & Judge Herne. In 1978 is was listed in very good condition built of brick it is in the Renaissance Revival style.

Invention:
https://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/patents/001038-119.01-e.php?&patent_id_nbr=13346&page_sequence_nbr=1&interval=20&page_id_nbr=37029&

Dilman married Elizabeth Martin 18 Jun 1889, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of Amos D. Martin and Esther Musselman) was born 20 Nov 1863, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Dilman married Lizzie Martin Jun 1889. Lizzie was born 1863, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-154624
• Residence: 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Other Events:

• Name: Mary S. Detwiler
• Eby ID Number: 00110-6763
• Residence: 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Bretheran
• Residence: 1921, 105 Queen St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethern

Notes:

Mary Shantz, "was born May 9th, 1859. She is married to Noah B. Detweiler. They reside in Buffalo, New York."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Mary married Noah Bechtel Detwiler 14 Dec 1880, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Noah (son of Detwiler, son of Rev. Enoch R. Detwiler and Abigail Bechtel) was born 3 Jun 1858, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Jul 1928, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00110-6764
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Button Maker
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

John B. Shantz, "twin brother to Mary, was born May 9th, 1859. He is married to Joannah Bowman (No. 230) and resides in Buffalo, New York, where he is engaged in the button business. To them were born two children,.."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

John married Joannah B. Bowman 30 Mar 1881, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Joannah (daughter of Samuel S. Bowman and Levia Shantz) was born 24 Apr 1860, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Mar 1938; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

John — Johanna Bowman. Johanna was born 1859, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00110-6765
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Mennonite

Notes:

Loide Shantz, "was born May 5th, 1867. She is engaged as book-keeper for the J. Y. Shantz & Son Button Company, Limited. She is not married."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-337476
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00110-6766
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Mennonite

Notes:

Eunice Shantz, "was born November 27th, 1868. She is unmarried and has her home with her father in Berlin."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00018-1436.7
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Accountant, Button Factory
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Bookkeeper, Button Factory
• Residence: 1921, 105 Queen St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

Other Events:

• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204713848
• Name: Hannah B. Brubacher
• Eby ID Number: 00083-4925
• Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Bretheren
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren

Notes:

Hannah Musselman, "was born August 27th, 1853. She is married to Franklin Brubacher, a farmer. They reside several miles north-west of Bridgeport, Ontario. They have no family."

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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Mrs. Frank Brubacher

Also on Sunday, the wife of Frank Brubacher, died in Bridgeport of a lung infection. She was the oldest daughter of Mr. D. Musselmann of Berlin. She leaves her husband and three children. Burial takes place on Wednesday in the Mennonite cemetery here. About a year ago, two sisters of the deceased died here, Mrs. Moses Shirk and Miss Elizabeth Musselmann, within a period of two weeks.

Berliner Journal 3 Mar 1904 pg 4 col 3 translated by Patricia J. Kauk

Hannah married Franklin "Frank" Brubacher 26 May 1880, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Franklin (son of Elias S. Brubacher and Sarah Ariss) was born 23 Dec 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 May 1951; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00083-4926
• Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Levi Musselman, "was born February 14th, 1855. He was accidentally drowned at Port Elgin, Ontario, July 13th, 1873."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Other Events:

• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138975240
• Name: Catherine "Katie" Sherk
• Name: Katie Musselman
• Eby ID Number: 00083-4927
• Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Servant
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Factory Hand
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren

Notes:

Catharine Musselman, "was born November 3rd, 1857. She is unmarried and is engaged in the J. Y. Shantz & Son Button Company's factory."

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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SHERK.-On the 1st of Feb. 1903, the remains of Catharine, wife of Moses Sherk of Michigan, and daughter of David and Polly Musselman, were laid to rest in the burial grounds at the Berlin (Ont.) Mennonite M.H. The house was filled to overflowing, showing the esteem in which the deceased was held. She had contracted a cold some time ago, which developed into pneumonia, from which she died, aged 46 Y., 3 M., 26 D. Her husband, in response to his companion's dying request, brought the remains from their home in Michigan to the old home in Berlin, from where the funeral took place. Services in English by D.B. Shenk and in German by Samuel Bowman^.


HERALD OF TRUTH, Vol. XL, No. 7, February 12, 1903 - pg 55

Catherine — Rev Moses Sherk. Moses (son of Abraham Sherk and Louisa Ann "Lucy" Buckler) was born 31 Mar 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1928, , Lapeer Co., Michigan; was buried , Evergreen Cemetery, Burnside Twp., Lapeer Co., Michigan. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00083-4928
• Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00083-4929
• Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Servant
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Factory Hand
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren
• Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Seamstress
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Nursing
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

Notes:

Lydia Musselman, "was born August 17th, 1860. She is engaged in sewing and dressmaking."

Other Events:

• Name: Mary Lowe
• Eby ID Number: 00083-4930
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States; House Servant

Notes:

Mary Musselman, "was born November 2nd, 1862. She resides in Buffalo, New York, where she is engaged in a private home."

Mary married John Lowe 2 May 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. John (son of George Lowe and Jane) was born 1853, Seaforth, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00083-4931
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farm Hand
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Nennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Student
• Residence: 1892, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

Notes:

Solomon Musselman, "was born July 14th, 1864. He resides in Wolseley, Assa., North West Territory, where he is overseer over an extensive cattle ranche. He is also a local preacher and a justice of the peace for that section of the country."

Other Events:

• Name: Susannah McArthur
• Residence: Cupar, , Saskatchewan, Canada
• Eby ID Number: 00083-4932
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren
• Residence: 1896, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States
• Occupation: 1902, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Factory Hand
• Residence: 1912, 129 Elgin St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Susannah Musselman, "was born September 28th, 1866. She is engaged in The Williams, Green & Rome shirt factory, in Berlin."

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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Death of Mrs. W. J. McArthur on Friday

Susannah B. Musselman, wife of Wilbert J. McArthur, passed away Friday afternoon at two p.m., after a protracted illness at her home, 129 Elgin St., Mrs. McArthur had been in poor health for a number of years, and with her husband she spent nearly a year in California in an effort to regain her health but in spite of the most tender care and expert medical treatment she succumbed on Friday.

The funeral will take place from the residence, 129 Elgin St., on Sunday at two o'clock p.m., to the East End Mennonite Church for service and burial.

Deceased who was a daughter of the late David M. Musselman was born in the Township of Woolwich near Elmira, on the 28th Sept., 1866. She was married to Wilbert J. McArthur on Dec. 31st, 1896, and lived in Buffalo until 1905, when she removed to Cupar, Sask., where she remained until 1912. After a sojourn in California, she and her husband returned to Kitchener and took up residence at 129 Elgin St., in 1912, where they have lived ever since.

Mrs. McArthur was of a generous and unselfish disposition, and her life was marked by her devotion to the interests of her husband, family and friends. She was a member of the Trinity Methodist church, and her five years' illness was borne with cheerfulness and Christian fortitude.
She is survived by her husband Wilbert J. McArthur, three sisters and three brothers: Mrs. Jno S. Lowe, Cupar, Sask., Lydia and Mrs. W. H. Woods, both of Kitchener, S. B. Musselman, Loreburn, Sask., D. B. Musselman, of Lockwood, Sask., and J. B. of Regina, Sask.

Berlin Daily Telegraph, January 19, 1918

Susannah married Wilbert James McArthur 31 Dec 1895, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Wilbert was born 1869, , Canada; died 14 Oct 1961, Langford, , British Columbia, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00083-4933
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Traveler

Notes:

David B. Musselman, "was born February 3rd, 1869. He resides in Berlin where he is engaged in the blacksmithing and wagon-building business, and has a commercial livery in connection with his business. He is unmarried."

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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D. B. Musselman, ex-reeve, dies

David B Musselman, 80, of 76 Angus crescent, pioneer municipal official of the Lockwood district, died at his home Wednesday.

Mr. Musselman had served as reeve of the R.M. of Usborne, for 22 years in succession, prior to his retirement six years ago.

Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in Metropolitan United church with Rev. L. M. Outerbridge officiating. Burial will he in the family plot in Regina cemetery.

Mr. Musselman is survived by his wife and two brothers, J. B. Musselman, 2275 Robinson street, and Solomon, Hobson, B.C.

Of Mennonite extraction, Mr. Musselman's ancestors came to North America about 250 years ago, settling first in Pennsylvania. He was born on a farm near Elmira, in Waterloo county. Ontario, and spent most of his early life in Kitchener.

Before coming west Mr. Musselman was associated with three of his brothers in the operation of a shoe manufacturing concern in Brampton. Ont.

He came west in 1906 and purchased a section of land near Lockwood. The following spring he located on a nearby homestead and commenced farming operations.

Mr. Musselman was first chairman of the Wilmot school district in 1921 and held the post for seven or eight years. He was also the first and only president of the Saskatchewan Co-operative Elevator company local at Lockwood until it was absorbed by the Saskatchewan wheat pool. He was first chairman of the Lockwood rural telephone company, serving a number of years in that capacity.

Mr. Musselman was married in 1909 to a daughter of the late David Bean, of Waterloo.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Musselman were interested in music and Mr. Musselman sang in a number of choirs, both in the east and in Saskatchewan. Before coming west he sang in the Berlin-Waterloo Philharmonic society

Mr. Musselman was an active church worker and had taught in Sunday schools for a number of years.

The Leader-Post, Regina, Saskatchewan, 23 Jun 1949, pg 20

David — Blanche Beatrice Bean. Blanche (daughter of Mayor David S. Bean and Mary Ann Fry) was born 21 Jul 1874, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 3 Mar 1964, Regina, , Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried , Regina Cemetery, Regina, , Saskatchewan, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00083-4934
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Bookkeeper
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

Notes:

John B. Musselman, "was born March 11th, 1871. He is engaged as book-keeper with the Berlin Shirt & Collar Company."

John married Jean Electa "Electa" Boomer 17 Oct 1895, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Jean (daughter of Alfred S. Boomer, JP and Jane McClelland) was born 10 Jul 1869, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00083-4935
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Factory Hand
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonie

Notes:

Elizabeth Musselman, "was born January 28th, 1874. She resides in Berlin where she is engaged in dressmaking."

Other Events:

• Name: Rebecca Woods
• Eby ID Number: 00083-4936
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Rebecca Musselman, "was born April 15th, 1878. She is attending business college, preparing herself for a book-keeper."

Rebecca — William Henry Woods. William (son of John Charles Woods and Rebecca Perrin) was born 13 Mar 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1974; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00075-4427
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Tilman B. Martin, "was born November 28th, 1855. On March 1st, 1881, he was married to Mary, daughter of Menno S. and Elizabeth (Schneider) Shantz. She was born September 20th, 1859. They reside about two miles north of Waterloo on the west half of the old "Peter Martin Farm." Their family consists of eight children"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Tilman married Maria "Mary" Shantz 1 Mar 1881. Maria (daughter of Deacon Menno S. Shantz and Elizabeth Snider) was born 20 Sep 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Nov 1936; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Johannes Martin
• Eby ID Number: 00075-4436

Notes:

John B. Martin, "was born May 23rd, 1858, and died of typhoid fever November 23rd, 1879. He was unmarried."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00075-4437
• Occupation: 1882, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Moses C. Martin, "was born August 11th, 1861. On November 7th, 1882, he was married to Barbara, daughter of Levi and Maria (Lichty) Martin. She was born January 26th, 1861. They reside on his father's old homestead about two miles south of Elmira. They have had four children".


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Moses married Barbara E. Martin 7 Nov 1882, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Barbara (daughter of Daniel S. Martin and Magdalena Eby, daughter of Daniel Martin and Magdalena Eby) was born 26 Feb 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Apr 1943; was buried , Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: J. B. Betzner
• Eby ID Number: 00006-0928
• Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Bookkeeper
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1892, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; merchant
• Occupation: 1894, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; manufacturer
• Business: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Berlin Brush Company - manager
• Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; book keeper
• Residence: 1901, 46 Duke St. W. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; grocer
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Merchant, Grocery
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist

Notes:

John B. Betzner "was born January 5th, 1856. He is married to Sophia Brockel. They reside in Berlin where he is engaged as book-keeper for the J. R. Stouffer Company, of which firm he is also a shareholder. His family consists of one child, a daughter"

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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Passing of J. B. Betzner

For Many Years Conducted Grocery Store on King St. in Berlin

The Grim Reaper removed on Saturday afternoon at 4: 45 o'clock, Mr. John B. Betzner, at his home 45[6] Duke St., after a long illness, aged 57 years, 11 months and 29 days. The deceased was born in Waterloo County on January 5th, 1856, and has lived in this vivinity continuously. The funeral service will take place on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the late residence to the East End Mennonite church for short service, and internment at the East End cemetery. The request is made that no flowers be sent.

The late Mr. Betzner is a direct descendent of Samuel Betzner, who settled in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, in 1755, coming to this continent from Merspurg, Germany. The deceased was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. David Betzner. At one time he was employed as a bookkeeper for the J. R. Stouffer Co., but for many years has conducted the well known grocery store on the corner of King and Foundry streets. While the deceased had been in ill health for a number of years he was always cheerful and bright. For two days preceding his death he was confined to his bed.

He was married to Sophia Brockel who survives. This marriage was blest by three children, two of whom survive, namely, Edna and Erma, both at home.

The Daily Telegraph, January 5, 1914

Business:
Berlin Brush Company started in the Berlin/Kitchener around 1891 with offices and plant located on Foundry (Ontario) Street. Joseph Bingeman, E. H. Schiedel, who was general superintendent and Jonas B. Bingeman were involved.

Residence:
Betzner J B : Bookkeeper [Current Address 2023] 46 Duke St [Historical Address] 16 Duke

John married Sophia M. Brockel 21 Jun 1892, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Sophia (daughter of Philip Broeckel and Christina Doffge) was born 27 Jun 1861, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 14 Dec 1914, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00006-0929
• Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Storekeeper
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Bookkeeper
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Bookkeeper
• Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; bookkeeper - Piano Company
• Residence: 1901, 15 Church St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Book Keeper, Piano Factory
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1920, 14 Church St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Josiah B. Betzner "was born July 4th, 1857. He is married to Mary Pamelia Moyer. They reside in Berlin where he is engaged as book-keeper for The Berlin Piano & Organ Company. Their family consists of seven children".


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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Josiah Betzner

Josiah Betzner, 15 Church st., for many years identified as manager and accountant of the Haines Piano Company of Kitchener, passed away at the K-W hospital last night after an illness of only a few days duration. About four years ago the late Mr. Betzner was obliged to discontinue his duties at the offices of the Haines Piano company, when his health became endangered. Since his retirement from active business he had not suffered any serious illness until ten days ago when he contracted a cold. Deceased was born in St. Jacobs the son of the late David and Catharine Brubacher Betzner. In November of 1881 he was married to Mary Pamelia Moyer, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Moyer of Berlin, who survives him. The late Mr. Betzner started his business career as a bookkeeper for the late Shantz Button Company. After leaving this firm he was connected with the Haines Piano Company for 25 years. In addition to his widow, he is survived by two sons, Hugh, in Dallas, Texas, and Orvel, of New York City, and five daughters, Mrs. A. H. Holdsworth of Windsor, Mrs. H. W Shoemaker of this city, Mrs. Clayton Kraft of Kitchener, Mrs. Harry Forler of Peterborough and Jerene at home. Three brothers, Henry, David, and Eliab, all of Kitchener, also survive his death. Two brothers, John and Benjamin predeceased him. The funeral which will be private, will be held from his late residence, 15 Church st., on Sunday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock. Rev. H. F. Deller of Trinity United church will conduct the services. Internment will follow in the East End Mennonite cemetery. Please omit flowers.


Kitchener Daily Record, April 22, 1927

Residence:
Betzner Josiah : Bookkeeper Piano Co [Current Address 2023] 15 Church St [Historical Address] 9 Church

Josiah married Mary Pamelia Moyer Nov 1881. Mary (daughter of William S. Moyer and Maria "Mary" Erb) was born 20 May 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Jun 1930, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00006-0930
• Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1884, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farm Laborer
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Woodworker, Factory
• Residence: 1921, 62 Scott St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

Notes:

Henry B. Betzner "was born March 11th, 1859. He is married to Veronica Snider. They reside in Bluffton, Indiana, where he and his brother David are in partnership in the manufacturing of slippers. His family consists of five children".


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].


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Betzner - Henry B. Betzner, of Kitchener, Ont., died Jan. 5, 1933; aged 73 y. 9 m. 25 d. He was married to Fanny Snider, who, with a son, Ira of New York City, and daughter, Una, 2 brothers, David B. and Eliab, all of Kitchener, survive, together with many friends and relatives. He was stricken very suddenly, while attending a union service at Zion Evangelical church. With his daughter he had barely seated himself, seemingly well, when death took him in a moment, as reported by a physician, who happened to be present. The family had lived for a number of years, in Elkhart and Van Buren, Ind., but had again returned to their native city. He was widely known, of genial disposition, was respected in church and community circles. He had accepted Christ as his Savior, joined the United Church of Canada, had become an elder and also a member of the Board of Trustees of that church. Funeral services were conducted by his pastor, Mr. Logan at Trinity United Church. Interment in the first Mennonite Church cemetery, Kitchener, Ont


Obituary - Gospel Herald, February 16, 1933

Henry married Veronica Snider 4 Feb 1884. Veronica (daughter of Israel B. Snider and Veronica "Frances" Martin) was born 30 Nov 1867, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1940; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: D. B. Betzner
• Eby ID Number: 00006-0931
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Son
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Commercial Traveller
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Manufacturer
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Business: 1912, 11 Cameron St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Berlin Woodenware Company

Notes:

David B. Betzner "was born March 4th, 1863. He is in partnership with his brother Henry in the manufacture of slippers in Bluffton, Indiana. He is not married."

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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Betzner - David Brubacher, fourth son of David and Catherine (Brubacher) Betzner, was born near St. Jacob's, Ont., March 4, 1863; passed away at his late residence in Kitchener, Ont., June 5, 1950; aged 87 y. 3 m. 1 d. On Jan. 11, 1911, he was united in marriage to Fannie Hess, of Lititz, Pa., who survives him. He is also survived by one daughter (Helen-Mrs. Isaac High, Vineland, Ohio). One son (David Leo) predeceased him in 1923. As a young man he was in business with his brother (Henry) in Bluffton, Ind. Later he returned to Kitchener, where he established the Ontario Woodworking Co., in which business he was engaged until his retirement in 1923. In 1915 he united with the First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, of which he remained a faithful member until his death. For many years he served as a member of the trustee board of the church, and for several years as treasurer. He held staunchly to the fundamentals of the Christian faith and to the principles of the Mennonite Church. The funeral was held June 8 at his late residence and at the First Mennonite Church. Burial was made in the adjoining cemetery. Ministers officiating were John H. Hess, S. F. Coffman, Merle Shantz and Oscar Burkholder. Text: Prov. 3: 1, 2.

Gospel Herald, July 4, 1950

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First Mennonite Church

The first church built in Waterloo County was erected in Berlin in 1813, and was known as Benjamin Eby's Meeting House. Benjamin Eby had come to Canada in 1807 and in 1809 was ordained preacher. Three years later, in 1812, he was ordained bishop. His "parish included sections of Waterloo, Wilmot and Woolwich" (Uttley 1937: 27). In 1818 a frame addition, which was to be used as a winter school, was built on to the church. The log meeting house was replaced in 1834 by a larger frame church, and the old building was taken to Breslau to become the first meeting house in that community. (The Breslau church was known as Cressman Meeting House, a name which was changed in 1968 to Breslau Mennonite Church.) A Sunday School was opened in the church in 1841.

Benjamin Eby died in 1853. He was followed by Abraham C. Weber who served the congregation until his death in 1874. In that same year, a division in the church brought about the departure of a group who organized a congregation of Reforming (or Reformed) Mennonites, to become United Mennonites in 1875 and then Mennonite Brethren in Christ in 1883. Their church is the present-day Bethany Missionary Church on Lancaster Street East. Christian Eby was the next minister of the Berlin Mennonite Church, until 1879. The church was known over the years as Benjamin Eby's Church, Christian Eby's Church (from 1854-1904), and the Berlin Church (from 1904 until 1917.) The name of the church became First Mennonite Church in 1917.

A new brick church was built in 1902. A Bible Study School was begun in 1907, and in 1928 a separate brick Bible Study School building was erected. Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church was formed by some members in 1924 as a result of a division in the church.

Of interest: when the new church was built in 1902, the 1834 frame church was bought by D.B. Betzner who moved it to Cedar Street where it became a woodenware business and then a furniture factory. It was destroyed by fire in 1937.

Waterloo County Churches A Research Guide To Churches Established Before 1900 By Rosemary Ambrose

David married Fannie F. Hesse 11 Jan 1911. Fannie was born Dec 1871, , Ontario, Canada; died 11 Apr 1968, Vineland, Welland Co., Ontario; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Elias Betzner
• Eby ID Number: 00016-0932
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Misfortune: 1918; finger crushed

Notes:

Eliab B. Betzner "was born January 9th, 1870. He is married to Jennie Steiner and resides in Elkhart, Indiana, where he is engaged in the Mennonite Publishing House. His family consists of one child."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Misfortune:
"Eliab Betzner had finger crushed so badly that it had to be partly amputated"
Diary of Susannah Cressman Conrad Grebel University College, Mennonite Archives

Eliab — Jennie Steiner. Jennie was born 1869; died 1938; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-346074
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Other Events:

• Name: Benjamin Betzner
• Eby ID Number: 00016-0033
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Wm. Benjamin Betzner "was born November 3rd, 1873. He is attending Berlin High School at present, preparing himself for some profession."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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Aug. 3, 1896 - Benjamin Betzner, youngest son of David Betzner of Berlin, died in Van Burn, Indiana at age of 21 years.


Death Announcement - Berlin Chronicle, August 13, 1896

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Betzner - William Benjamin Betzner, son of David and Catharine Betzner, was born at Berlin, Ontario, Nov. 3d 1873, and died at Van Buren, Ind., Aug. 4th 1896, aged 22 years, 9 months and 1 day. Bro. Benjamin was the youngest of a family of seven sons, and the first that death has called from the family circle. In February 1891 he professed faith in Christ as his Savior and Redeemer, and died with the blessed assurance that he was at peace with God and would enter and enjoy the heavenly home of the happy redeemed, and we hope to meet in heaven our son and brother who was so early in life called from our midst. The remains were laid to rest on the 6th, followed by the sorrowing family and many friends. Funeral services by J. S. Coffman and J. B. Hall.
^aObituary - Herald of Truth, August 15, 1896

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-346073
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Other Events:

• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133132999
• Name: Albert M. Brubacher
• Occupation: citrus farmer
• Residence: Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1440.2
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1937, Orange, Orange, California, USA

Notes:

Albert M. Brubaker

Funeral services have been set for 2 p.m. Tuesday for Albert M. Brubaker, 89, of 10010 Santiago Blvd., Orange at Blower Brothers Mortuary. Mr. Brubaker died Saturday in a rest home in Orange after an extended illness.

He was a native of Kitchener, Canada and had been a resident of Villa Park for 47 years. Mr. Brubaker moved to California from Elkhart, Ind.

He was a citrus rancher and a member of the Grand Avenue Evangelical United Brethren Church.

Survivors include two sons, Walter S. and Albert J. Jr., both of Orange; two daughters, Mrs. R. W. Heiser, Santa Ana, and Miss Florence L. Brubaker, Pasadena; one brother, Chester A. Bowman, Merritt, Mich.; one sister, Mrs. Lloyd Hunsberger, Merritt, Mich.; one sister-in-law, Mrs. Anna Brubaker, Orange: six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Dr. George Snyder will officiate and interment will be in Fairhaven Memorial Park.

The Register Santa Ana, California Monday, September 16, 1957 pg 23

Other Events:

• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133133046
• Name: Josephus M. Brubacher
• Residence: Orange, Orange, California, USA
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1440.3
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Citrus Rancher, 83, Dies at Orange

ORANGE, Nov. 21-Josephus Meyers Brubaker, 83, a citrus rancher here the last 41 years, died yesterday at his home.

He leaves his widow Anna, one son, Ben S. of Orange, and three daughters, Miss Emma M. Brubaker of Lafayette, Mrs. Clare R. Seely of San Diego and Mrs. L. R. Barnett of Santa Ana.

Funeral services will be con-ducted at 2 p.m. Monday at the Coffey-Eudaly Chapel.

The Los Angeles Times Sat, Nov 22, 1952 Page 7

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JOSEPHUS MEYERS BRUBAKER

Josephus Meyers Brubaker, 83, died yesterday in his home, 11852 S. Prospect St., Orange. He was born in St. Jacob's, Ontario, Canada, and had lived in Orange for the past 41 years where he was a citrus rancher. He was a member of the Calvary Mennonite Church of Los Angeles.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Anna Brubaker; one son, Ben S. Brubaker of Orange; three daughters, Miss Emma M. Brubaker of Lafayette, this state, Mrs. Claire R. Seely of San Diego, and Mrs. L. R. Barnett of Santa Ana; six grandchildren, and one brother, Albert M. Brubaker of Villa Park.

Funeral services will be held in the Coffey-Eudaly Funeral Chapel, Orange, Monday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. John D. Zehr, pastor of the Calvary Mennonite Church of Los Angeles officiating. Interment, will be made in Fairhaven Cemetery.

The Register, Santa Ana, California Fri, Nov 21, 1952 Page 39

Other Events:

• Name: Lucinda Kolb
• Eby ID Number: 00006-0944
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Lucinda Betzner "was born September 5th, 1865. She is married to Elias Kolb. They reside about two miles east of Berlin where he is engaged in farming. They have no family."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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Kolb - Lucinda, daughter of Moses and Veronica (Brubacher) Betzner, was born Sept. 5, 1865, at the Betzner homestead, the Memorial Tower farm; died Sept. 18, 1937, at the K. W. Hospital from bronchial congestion and heart failure; aged 72 y. 13 d. She was married to Elias B. Kolb, Oct. 1, 1891. Her early married life was spent on the Kolb farm, one mile east of Kitchener, on the Guelph Highway. In 1902 they built their new home across the highway, now known as the George Hahn farm. In 1908 they moved to Herbert, Sask., and lived in that section for eighteen years. They returned to Kitchener In 1925. The last five years were spent with their daughter, Mrs. C. F. Derstine. She is survived by her husband, 1 daughter (Mary Elizabeth, wife of Bishop C. F. Derstine), and 7 grandchildren. She is also survived by 2 sisters and 1 brother (Mrs. Maggie Quickfall, Kitchener; Allan Betzner, Berkeley, Calif., and Elizabeth, wife of B. B. Shuh, Guernsey, Sask.). One brother (John Betzner) predeceased her. She accepted Christ in her youth, and died in the fellowship of the Mennonite Church as a faithful member. She was deeply interested in her work and welfare of the Church, and in her younger years was an active Sunday school teacher. The funeral and interment at the First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, Ont. The services were conducted by Bishops S. F. Coffman and Jonas Snider. The son-in-law and pastor, Bro. C. F. Derstine, gave an address on "My Personal Tribute to My Mother-in-law."


Obituary - Gospel Herald, October 7, 1937

Lucinda married Elias B. Kolb 1 Oct 1891. Elias (son of Deacon Jacob Ziegler Kolb and Maria Bowman) was born 3 Mar 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Jul 1948, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Residence: Fresno, Fresno, California, USA
• Eby ID Number: 00006-0945
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1899, , Fresno Co., Califorian; miner

Notes:

John B. Betzner "was born May 12th, 1867, and is unmarried. He has spent several years in California and other Pacific states. At present he is home with his parents but is thinking of going west again in the near future."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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On the 22d of March, 1899, near Pollasky, Fresno Co., California, of spinal meningitis, John, eldest son of Moses and Veronica Betzner, of Berlin, Ontario, aged 31 years, 10 months and 10 days. The circumstances surrounding the death of our dear young friend are peculiarly sad. He had been away from home for a number of years, and had decided to come home in the near future. He was engaged by the Ohio Gold Mining Co., and was highly esteemed by his employer as a trustworthy young man. Owing to heavy rains work at the mines had to be temporarily stopped, and a party of miners went up into the mountains prospecting. Although not feeling well the deceased accompanied the party. While they were out, on the 19th of March, a heavy rain set in, drenching them. Deceased took cold and became so ill that his friends had to carry him back. As he continued to grow worse he was taken on the train to Fresno, 22 miles distant, on the 21st. The physician met them at the depot, and upon examination pronounced it a case of spinal meningitis. He was taken to the hospital, but died the following morning. His brother Allan, who resides in San Francisco, 207 miles distant, was notified and at once came and took charge of the remains. He purchased a lot in the Fresno cemetery and had the remains interred there. Funeral services were held on the 29th. The deceased leaves his parents, one brother, two sisters and many other relatives and friends to mourn his untimely death far away from home and friends. Upon leaving San Francisco three years ago the deceased, who often felt lonely and depressed, handed his brother a poem, which seems to express to some extent his feelings at the time. The poem will be found in the next issue. May God comfort the bereaved family in their sore affliction and grant them grace to live so that when the end comes they may depart in peace to meet the loved ones gone before, let us hope, to a brighter world.


The Herald of Truth, Vol. XXXVI, No. 9, May 1, 1899 - pages 140-142

Other Events:

• Name: Magdalena Quickfall
• Name: Maggie Betzner
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1441.4
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

Notes:

Magdalena Betzner "was born Janaury 3rd, 1870. She is married to Charles Quickfall. They reside about a mile north of Bridgeport, Ontario. Their family consists of five children, namely: VI Clark Jay (dead), VI Lillie May, VI Olive Meta, and twin girls whose names have not been received."

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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Mrs. Magdalena Quickfall

Mrs. Magdalena Quickfall, 88, of 198 Courtland Ave. East, died at K-W Hospital today after a lengthy illness.
She was born Jan. 3, 1870 in Kitchener, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Moses Betzner. She was a member of First Mennonite Church. Her husband, Charles, died April 21, 1921.

Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Lillian Anthony, Mrs. George (Cora) Oakley and Mrs. Irvin (Vera) Woelfe, all of Kitchener, and Mrs. Walter (Olive) Raymond of London, Ont.; a brother, Allan Betzner of Berkeley, Calif.; a sister, Mrs. Elisabeth Shuh of Guernsey, Sask.; and five grandchildren. She was predeceased by one son in infancy.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record, February 27, 1958

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Quickfall, Magdalena, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Moses Betzner, was born Jan. 1870; died at the K-W Hospital, Feb. 27, 1958; aged 88 y.1 m. 24 d. She was married to Charles Quickfall, who preceded her in death, April 21, 1921. Surviving are 4 daughters (Mrs. Lillian Anthony, Cora-Mrs. George Oakley, and Vera-Mrs. Orvin Woelfe, all of Kitchener, Ont.; and Olive-Mrs. Walter Raymond, London, Ont.), one brother (Allen, Berkley, Calif.), one sister (Mrs. Elizabeth Shuh, Guernsey, Sask.), and 5 grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, March 1, in charge of C. F. Derstine. Burial in the First Mennonite Church Cemetery

Gospel Herald, March 18, 1958

Magdalena — Charles Allan Quickfall. Charles (son of Richard M. Quickfall and Leah Groff) was born 12 May 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Apr 1921; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Residence: Berkeley, Alameda, California, USA
• Eby ID Number: 00006-0947
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Allen Betzner "was born July 29th, 1871. He is unmarried and at present resides at No. 8 1/4 Howard Street, San Francisco, California."

Other Events:

• Name: Elizabeth "Lizzie" Shuh
• Name: Lizzie Betzner
• Residence: Guernsey, Saskatchewan
• Eby ID Number: 00006-0948
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Lizzie Betzner "was born January 21st, 1881. She is at home and attending school."

Elizabeth married Benjamin Shuh 26 Feb 1908. Benjamin (son of David Shuh and Barbara Bowman) was born 14 Mar 1880, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 4 Jul 1949; was buried , Sharon Mennonite Cemetery, Guernsey, Saskatchewan. [Group Sheet]