Moses Weber Horst (1875 - 1947)

Born 19 Oct 1875 in Woolwich Township, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Angeline Frey — married 20 Feb 1906 in Woolwich Township, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Died 15 Jun 1947 at age 71 in Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Moses Horst was born 19 Oct 1875 son of David M Horst (1843-1931) and Susannah Weber (1844-1901) in Woolwich, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Married 1) Angeline Frey (1883-18 Apr 1921) on the 20 Feb 1906 in Woolwich, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Married 2) Mary Cressman (1887-1962) on the 27 Apr 1924 in Woolwich, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Children

Selina Frey Horst 1907-1974 married Levi Martin

Amos Frey Horst 1910-1988 married Louida Reitzel

Leavea Frey Horst 1914-1988 married Henry W Martin 1914-1989

Leah Frey Horst 23 Oct 1916-30 Jun 1996 married Freeman M Martin

David Cressman Horst 1925-2005 married Rebecca Shantz Horst 1924-2007

Obituary

Horst, Moses, 71, of Balsam Grove, died Sunday morning following a lingering illness. He was born Oct. 18, 1875. Mr Horst married the former Angeline Frey, who predeceased hi in April of 1921. He then married the former Mary Cressman, who survives. There are five children; Selina, Mrs. Levi Martin, Elmira; Mose, St Jacobs; Leavea, Mrs Henry Martin, Elmira; Leah, Mrs Freeman Martin, Elmira and David at home. A brother Samuel of West Montrose and a sister, Mrs George Bauman of Elmira also survive. The funeral was hel from the late residence Tuesday afternoon at 1 p.m. in Elmira Mennonite Church for service. Burial was made in the adjoining cemetery.

Sources

• "Canada, Ontario Births, 1869-1912", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMX8-VX7 : Tue Oct 31 00:22:53 UTC 2023), Entry for Moses Horst and David Horst, 19 Oct 1875.

• "Canada Census, 1881", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVDD-4TT : Fri Oct 06 21:49:02 UTC 2023), Entry for David Horst and Susan Horst, 1881.

• "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSZC-8PN : Thu Oct 19 17:58:53 UTC 2023), Entry for Moses Horst and David Horst, 20 Feb 1906. (marriage to Angeline Frey)

• "Canada, Ontario Births, 1869-1912," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9H-X5Y7 : 2 March 2021), Moses Horst in entry for Salina Horst, 21 Apr 1907; citing Birth, Woolwich, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,381,777.

• "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKM5-54ZY : Thu Oct 19 18:11:25 UTC 2023), Entry for Moses Horst and David Horst, 27 Apr 1924. (marriage to Mary Cressman)

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV23-JMLC : 9 May 2023), Moses Horst, ; Burial, Elmira, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada, Elmira Mennonite Cemetery; citing record ID 61717991, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.