Lydia Elizabeth Bontrager (1868 - 1945): Vitter-Weaver Genealogy

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1868 - 1945 (76 years)

Person ID: I43086 Sharon Vitter's Relative

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Name Lydia Elizabeth Bontrager [1]

Name Liddie

Born 26 Feb 1868 Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio, USA [1]

Gender Female

Died 30 Jan 1945 Kalona, Washington, Iowa, USA [1]

Buried East Union Mennonite Cemetery, Sharon, Johnson, Iowa, USA [1]

Siblings

	1. Nancy Ann Bontrager (ID:I43265), b. 20 Oct 1863, Fairfield, Ohio, USA , d. 4 Feb 1929, Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, USA (Age 65 years)
	2. Sarah Catharine Bontrager (ID:I43085), b. 14 Sep 1865, Fairfield, Ohio, USA , d. 11 Jun 1899, Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, USA (Age 33 years)
	3. Daniel Webster Bontrager (ID:I43084), b. 26 Aug 1869, Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio, USA , d. 7 May 1950, Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, USA (Age 80 years)
	4. Nancy Delilah Bontrager (ID:I43259), b. Abt 1870, Ohio, USA , d. 12 Jan 1944, Logan, Ohio, USA (Age ~ 74 years)
	5. Elizabeth Ellen Bontrager (ID:I43083), b. 1 Apr 1872, Johnson, Iowa, USA , d. 9 Nov 1919, Kalona, Washington, Iowa, USA (Age 47 years)
	6. David Edwin Bontrager (ID:I43263), b. 23 Aug 1873, Fairfield, Ohio, USA , d. 25 Oct 1952, Kalona, Washington, Iowa, USA (Age 79 years)
	7. Mary Belle Bontrager (ID:I37267), b. Jan 1877, Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio, USA , d. 3 Mar 1952, Bellefontaine, Logan, Ohio, USA (Age ~ 75 years)
	8. John Wesley Bontrager (ID:I43266), b. 9 Jan 1879, Johnson, Iowa, USA , d. 14 Jan 1881, Johnson, Iowa, USA (Age 2 years)
	9. Elmer Franklin Bontrager (ID:I43264), b. 5 May 1882, West Liberty, Logan, Ohio, USA , d. 1 Apr 1949, Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, USA (Age 66 years)
	10. Joseph Henry Bontrager (ID:I37288), b. 1 May 1884, Kalona, Washington, Iowa, USA , d. 6 Jan 1975, Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA (Age 90 years)
	11. William Harrison Bontrager (ID:I37289), b. 25 Jul 1887, Johnson, Iowa, USA , d. Between 1945 and 1955, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA (Age 57 years)

Parents

Family ID: F28204 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Father	Christian Bontrager (ID:I37279), b. 2 Jun 1840, Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio, USA , d. 18 Jan 1915, Home of Gideon J. and Lydia E. Bontrager Petersheim, Kalona, Washington, Iowa, USA (Age 74 years)
Mother	Elizabeth Troyer (ID:I37266), b. 25 May 1844, Holmes, Ohio, USA , d. 7 Jun 1906, Logan, Ohio, USA (Age 62 years)
Married	23 Nov 1862	Fairfield, Ohio, USA [2, 3]

Family 1

Family ID: F32042 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Children

1. Sam W. Yoder (ID:I43258), b. Abt 1888, Iowa, USA

, d. DECEASED

Family 2

Family ID: F32034 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Husband 2 Gideon J. Petersheim (ID:I43255), b. 10 Aug 1864, Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA , d. 22 Jan 1930, Kalona, Washington, Iowa, USA (Age 65 years)

Married 1887

Children

	1. Maude Ellen Petersheim (ID:I43256), b. 9 Jun 1889, Iowa, USA , d. 17 May 1977, Kalona, Washington, Iowa, USA (Age 87 years)
	2. Rollin H. Petersheim (ID:I43257), b. 3 Mar 1896, Iowa, USA , d. May 1983, Kalona, Washington, Iowa, USA (Age 87 years)

Event Map

	Born - 26 Feb 1868 - Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio, USA
	Died - 30 Jan 1945 - Kalona, Washington, Iowa, USA
	Buried - - East Union Mennonite Cemetery, Sharon, Johnson, Iowa, USA

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Source Citations

[S1251] Find A Grave, Lydia E Bontrager Petersheim.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88209173/lydia-e-petersheim
[S1239] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Salem, Champaign, Ohio; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 1241245.

1900 United States Federal Census
Year: 1900; Census Place: Salem, Champaign, Ohio; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 1241245
[S541] Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014 Document

Birth	Abt 1870	Ohio, USA
Died	12 Jan 1944	Logan, Ohio, USA

Father	Christian Bontrager, b. 2 Jun 1840, Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Elizabeth Troyer, b. 25 May 1844, Holmes, Ohio, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	23 Nov 1862	Fairfield, Ohio, USA

Birth	Jan 1877	Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio, USA
Died	3 Mar 1952	Bellefontaine, Logan, Ohio, USA
Buried	De Graff, Logan, Ohio, USA

Father	Christian Bontrager, b. 2 Jun 1840, Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Elizabeth Troyer, b. 25 May 1844, Holmes, Ohio, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	23 Nov 1862	Fairfield, Ohio, USA

Birth	9 Jan 1879	Johnson, Iowa, USA
Died	14 Jan 1881	Johnson, Iowa, USA
Buried	Eash Cemetery, Johnson, Iowa, USA

Father	Christian Bontrager, b. 2 Jun 1840, Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Elizabeth Troyer, b. 25 May 1844, Holmes, Ohio, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	23 Nov 1862	Fairfield, Ohio, USA

Birth	1 May 1884	Kalona, Washington, Iowa, USA
Died	6 Jan 1975	Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
Buried	Wakarusa, Elkhart, Indiana, USA

Father	Christian Bontrager, b. 2 Jun 1840, Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Elizabeth Troyer, b. 25 May 1844, Holmes, Ohio, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	23 Nov 1862	Fairfield, Ohio, USA

Birth	25 Jul 1887	Johnson, Iowa, USA
Died	Between 1945 and 1955	Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA

Father	Christian Bontrager, b. 2 Jun 1840, Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Elizabeth Troyer, b. 25 May 1844, Holmes, Ohio, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	23 Nov 1862	Fairfield, Ohio, USA

Birth	Abt 1888	Iowa, USA
Died	DECEASED

Mother	Lydia Elizabeth Bontrager, b. 26 Feb 1868, Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio, USA
Relationship	natural

Birth	9 Jun 1889	Iowa, USA
Died	17 May 1977	Kalona, Washington, Iowa, USA

Father	Gideon J. Petersheim, b. 10 Aug 1864, Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Lydia Elizabeth Bontrager, b. 26 Feb 1868, Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	1887

Birth	3 Mar 1896	Iowa, USA
Died	May 1983	Kalona, Washington, Iowa, USA

Father	Gideon J. Petersheim, b. 10 Aug 1864, Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Lydia Elizabeth Bontrager, b. 26 Feb 1868, Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	1887

Lydia Elizabeth Bontrager

Nancy Ann Bontrager

Sarah Catharine Bontrager

Daniel Webster Bontrager

Nancy Delilah Bontrager

Elizabeth Ellen Bontrager

David Edwin Bontrager

Mary Belle Bontrager

John Wesley Bontrager

Elmer Franklin Bontrager

Joseph Henry Bontrager

William Harrison Bontrager

Christian Bontrager

Elizabeth Troyer

Sam W. Yoder

Gideon J. Petersheim

Maude Ellen Petersheim

Rollin H. Petersheim

Parents

Family 1

Family 2

Event Map

Source Citations