Dr. Edgar Devitt Heist^[1]

1871 - 1939  (68 years)

• Name	Edgar Devitt Heist
  Prefix	Dr.
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Methodist
  Born	12 Jan 1871	Nine Pines, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Evangelical
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Teacher
  Residence	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Methodist
  Occupation	1907	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	osteopaths
  		Heist,Edgar-MaryLuellaLewis-0001-1907advert.JPG Twin-City Directory and Official Guide of the Towns of Berlin and Waterloo 1907
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Ostropath
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Methodist
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Ostropath
  Residence	1921	144 King St. W. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	00030-2351.2
  Died	15 May 1939	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I12859	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Simon B. Heist,   b. 6 Aug 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Aug 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Devitt,   b. 12 Aug 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Jul 1936, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Married	22 Mar 1870	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 8, 9]
  Family ID	F3555	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Luella Lewis,   b. Jun 1877, , USA ,   d. 28 Jul 1960  (Age ~ 83 years)
  Married	13 Apr 1905	, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F22639	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  1913 Sun. Apr. 6 Cold raw wind all day cloudy. I got up at 8 oclock - Jake had most of the jores finished - after breakfast I looked after hothouse,cleaned chicken roosts etc. - swept the stable - I fed at noon - afternoon I and Sam were at the Alma St. U.B. church to hear Dr. Heist lecture on the subject of sexual purity. I enjoyed the lecture, thought it was educiating.... The 1911-1919 Diary of Gordon Christian Eby Mennonite Farmer ___________________________________ Edgar Heist, Osteopath, Dies At Kitchener Edgar Heist, widely known Kitchener osteopath, died on Monday in his sixty-ninth year. The late Mr. Heist was born near Kitchener and had spent the greater part of his life here. In 1902 he graduated from the America School of Osteopathy in Kirksville, Mo., and in 1905 was married to Mary Lewis, by whom he is survived. Mr. Heist, who was a member of the congregation of Knox United Church, had taken an active part in the Ontario Osteopathic Association, as well as the American Osteopathic Association, having served as an officer in both. He was a Kiwanian and a member of Grand River Lodge, A.F. & A.M. Dr. Heist was born at Nine Pines, near Kitchener, Jan. 12, 1871, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Simon B. Heist. Besides his widow he is survived by three brothers and one sister, Harvey Heist, Salt Lake City, Utah; Dr. Albert Heist, Geneva, N.Y.; Melvin Heist, Putnam, Texas and Miss Laura Heist, Kitchener. He was predeceased by one sister, Mrs. J. N. MacRae, Galt, and one brother, Claude Heist. The remains rested at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until the funeral on Wednesday. Rev. G. B. McLennan, pastor of Manor Road United Church, Toronto, and former pastor of Trinity United Church, will officiate, assisted by Rev. G. H. Thomas of Erin, former pastor of Knox United Church. Entombment at Woodlawn Mausoleum. The Waterloo Chronicle May 19 1939 pg 1

  
  

• 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..., 533. [S514] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1871, Sect. 1 Page 50. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Edgar Heist Born: 12 Jan 1871 County: Waterloo Father: Simon Heist Mother: Magdalena Devitt [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link . Sacred to the memory of / EDGAR DEVITT HEIST / 1871 - 1939 [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 3 Page 15. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 34 Page 13. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 26 Page 14. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 1 Page 14. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Simon Heist Born: Waterloo Age: 24 Father: Simon Heist Mother: Magdalena Heist Born: abt 1846 Spouse: Magdalena Devitt Age: 19 born: Waterloo Father: Dennis Devitt Mother: Magdalena married 22 Mar 1870 married: Waterloo, Berlin [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Edgar D Heist Age:34 Birth Date:abt 1871 Birth Place:Canada Marriage Date:13 Apr 1905 Marriage County or District:Wentworth Co. Father:Simon B Heist Mother:Magdaleen Dwett Heist Spouse:Mary L Lewis Spouse's Age:27 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1878 Spouse Birth Place:United States Spouse Father:Winniford O Lewis Spouse Mother:Hattie D Johnston Lewis

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - Methodist - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Teacher - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 13 Apr 1905 - , Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - osteopaths - 1907 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Ostropath - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Ostropath - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 15 May 1939 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth