Veronica Huether 
Veronica was born on December 29th, 1849 in Waterloo county. Veronica's father was Nicholas Huether and her mother was Barbara Miller. She was an only child. She died at the age of 83 on January 15th, 1933 in Fentress, Virginia. She was buried in Mt Pleasant Mennonite Church Cemetary, Fentress.
‌Veronica and Amos Hunsberger were married in a religious ceremony on December 29th, 1868 in St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Preston, ON. They had three sons and nine daughters, named Simon Henry, Wesley, Leslie Albert, Seldia, Saloma, Veronica, Clarina, Sybillia, Malinda, Susannah, Mary Maude and Mabel Alvene.
Family Notes
Amos and Veronica moved to Burnside township, Lapeer County, Michigan in 1870. He cleared a wooded area and began farming with oxen. He built a new log cabin which burned to the ground on the day the family was moving into it. Another cabin was built. After a few years the family homesteaded a tract of land near Watertown, South Dakota. A few months later a tornado destroyed most of their possessions. They lost a child and a nephew, Aaron Liebler to the fever. They gave up homesteading and returned to Michigan in 1883 where they again took up farming. Later Amos operated a cheese factory until 1894.
In October of 1893. Amos and other men from Brown City and North Branch area went to the Canadian Northwest to take up land. Amos decided against it. He read of the availability if inexpensive land for sale in southeast Virginia, and in the summer of 1894 he made an investigative trip to Norfolk county. He did not purchase land but made arrangements to rent a farm for the next season, and returned home to prepare for the move. In January of 1895, a railroad car was loaded with the family personal property - cattle, farm machinery, horses, canned food stuff, furniture, a dog, and other personal effects. The eldest son, Simon, rode in the car to be caretaker throughout the trip. Father, mother, and younger children traveled to Virginia by passenger train, arriving in early February.
They were the first Mennonite family in Norfolk County. They made their home church with the Mount Pleasant Methodist Church and were later received into membership of the church. They did not move to Virginia with the intent of helping to plant a Mennonite colony there. After the arrival of a few families the idea for a new Mennonite colony emerged, and the Mennonite church was officially organized in 1905.
Amos built his home at 2320 Lockheed Avenue, Fentress ( now Chesapeake ), Virginia, where he and his wife lived out their lives. The property is becoming property of the government.
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Children
Simon Henry Swartz
Simon Henry was born on September 8th, 1869 in Waterloo Township, ON. He died at the age of 94 on January 23rd, 1964 in Oakland County, Michigan. He was buried in White Chapel Cemetary, Troy, Michigan.
Seldia Swartz
Seldia was born on April 29th, 1871 in Brown City, Michigan, US. She died at the age of 87 on February 6th, 1959. She was buried in Ridge Cemetary.
Saloma Swartz
Saloma was born on June 6th, 1873 in Brown City, Michigan, US. She died at the age of 43 on April 24th, 1917 in Fentress ( Chesapeake ), Virginia, US. She was buried in Mount Pleasant Mennonite Cemetary, Chesapeake, Virginia.
Veronica Swartz
Veronica was born on November 26th, 1875 in Brown City, Michigan, US. She died at the age of 41 on June 6th, 1917. She was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetary,.
Clarina Swartz
Clarina was born on March 5th, 1878 in Brown City, Michigan, US. She died at the age of 32 in November 1910 in Fentress ( Chesapeake ), Virginia, US. She was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetary,.
Sybillia Swartz
Sybillia was born on January 13th, 1880 in Brown City, Michigan, US. She died at the age of 3 on July 2nd, 1883.
Malinda Swartz
Malinda was born on December 7th, 1881 in Brown City, Michigan, US. She died at the age of 24 on November 14th, 1906 in Fentress ( Chesapeake ), Virginia, US.
Susannah Swartz
Susannah was born on November 16th, 1883. She died at 9 months old on September 10th, 1884.
Mary Maude Swartz
Mary Maude was born on March 15th, 1886 in Brown City, Michigan, US. She died at the age of 85 on August 16th, 1971 in Norfolk, Virginia, US.
Mabel Alvene Swartz
Mabel Alvene was born on April 4th, 1892 in Lapeer County, Michigan, US. She died at the age of 79 on July 9th, 1971 in Norfolk, Virginia, US.
Leslie Albert Swartz
Leslie Albert was born on August 28th, 1895 in Fentress ( Chesapeake ), Virginia, US. He died at the age of 78 on January 2nd, 1974 in Chesapeake, Virginia, US. He was buried in Mount Pleasant Mennonite Cemetary, Chesapeake, Virginia, US.
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