Jonas Brubacher Reist^{[1, 2]}

1861 - 1935  (73 years)

• Name	Jonas Brubacher Reist
  Born	17 Apr 1861	Dashwood, Hay Township, Huron Co., Ontario   [3]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/229184164
  House of Industry and Refuge	Relatives here received the news on Thursday of the death of Mr. Jonas Reist at the Old People's Home in Kitchener, where he had been staying for several weeks. Kitchener Daily Record Sat, Jan 12, 1935 Page 12
  Residence	1900	Maple River, Emmet Co., Michigan
  Eby ID Number	00018-1480.6
  Died	8 Jan 1935	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Conestogo Old Order Mennonite Cemetery, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I334	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Abraham E. Reist,   b. 9 Jul 1828, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Nov 1908, Maple River Township, Emmet, Michigan, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Mary Brubacher Brubacher,   b. 29 Dec 1831, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Dec 1910  (Age 78 years)
  Married	6 May 1851	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F110	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Barbara Ernst,   b. 18 Jun 1870, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Jan 1922, Petroskey, Emmet, Michigan  (Age 51 years)
  Married	11 Oct 1898	Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F63880	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mr. Jonas Reist, St. Jacobs, who returned from the West last week, today left for Newberry and points in Elgin County. The Daily Record - Tue, Oct 12, 1920 Page 2 __________ St. Jacobs Obituary JONAS RIEST St. Jacobs, Jan. 12. The funeral of the late Mr. Jonas Riest was held yesterday afternoon from the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Brubacher. A memorial service was held at the Conestogo River Mennonite church where a large congregation of mourners heard two addresses. Bishop Daniel Brubacher of Petoskey, Mich., took as his text Luke 16, 23-30 while the pastor, Bishop Urias Martin spoke on 2 Cor. 5, 1-3. Following the service interment was made in the adjoining burial ground. Jonas Riest a well known citizen of the village passed away Tuesday evening, Jan. 8 at the House of Refuge in Kitchener. The late Mr. Riest who was born In Alboro Township, Huron County had reached the ripe old age of 73 and was in excellent health until two weeks ago when he became ill while visiting with friends in the district. At 17 he set out to see the world. After marrying Barbara Ernest he settled down in Michigan where he farmed for several years and later spent several years in the West before coming back to this district. In late years, after the death of his wife in 1922, he again answered the call of travel and visited Mexico and the Pacific Coast leaving a host of friends across the continent who mourn his loss. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Riest and leaves to mourn his loss two daughters, Mrs. Marion Roush of Ithaca, Mich., and Miss Leah Riest of Lansing. Mich, one son Samuel also of Lansing. Mich. One sister at Mount Bridges and a brother at Sheridan, Oregon also survive. Kitchener Daily Record Sat, Jan 12, 1935 Page 2

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 364. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 166. [S2211] Detroit, Michigan, U.S., Border Crossings and Passenger and Crew Lists, 1905-1963. NameJonas B Reist GenderMale Age70 NationalityDutch Birth Dateabt 1861 Birth PlaceDashwood Ont, Canada Arrival Date17 Aug 1931 Arrival PlaceSault Ste Marie, Michigan Departure ContactSister Fannie Gill Arrival ContactDaughter Marion Riest ChildMarion Riest Laster permannt residence Kitchener, Ont., Canada [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Marriages By Rev'd Benjamin Eby, Minister of The Mennonist Society, Berlin report #194. Abraham E. Reist, to Mary Brubacher, both of Woolwich. 6 May 1851. Rev. Eby. Wit. John S. Brubacher and Tobias Kreider. [S3033] Michigan, U.S., Divorce Records, 1897-1952. NameJonas Reist Marriage Date11 Oct 1898 Marriage PlaceCanada Decree Date16 Sep 1910 Decree PlaceEmmet, Michigan, USA SpouseBarbara Reist State File Number419 Divorce StatusGranted - Cruelty

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 17 Apr 1861 - Dashwood, Hay Township, Huron Co., Ontario Married - 11 Oct 1898 - Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1900 - Maple River, Emmet Co., Michigan Died - 8 Jan 1935 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Conestogo Old Order Mennonite Cemetery, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth