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Michael Zehr (1872-1944) was born in Wellesley, Waterloo County, Ontario, the sixth of the seven children of Bishop Christian B. Zehr and Veronica. His great grandfather, Bishop Michael Zehr, and family immigrated from Alsace to Lewis County, New York, about 1833. On 29 November 1894, Michael S. Zehr was married to Anna Zehr at Croghan, New York. In 1900 they moved to Huron County near Pigeon, Michigan, and engaged in farming. Here their only child, Barbara, was born. In 1902 Zehr became Sunday-school superintendent of the new Pigeon River Amish Mennonite congregation. He was ordained to the ministry on 22 September 1905, and made a bishop on 30 November 1930. He took an active interest in the organization of the Conservative Mennonite Conference, serving two terms as moderator and three as assistant. He served as a member of the Mission Board for 12 consecutive years, and for 11 years prior to his death was a member of the Executive Committee. Actively involved in his church, Michael Zehr was also extensively involved in evangelistic meetings, Bible conferences, summer and winter Bible schools throughout the church, as well as missionary efforts. He died in Phoenix, Arizona, where he spent the last seven months of his life and was buried at Pigeon.

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Author(s)	Jacob D Esh
Date Published	1959

Farney, Laura E. and Julius Farney. Genealogies of Three Large Families (Farney, Virkler, Zehr). Watertown, NY, 1933.

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Esh, Jacob D. "Zehr, Michael S. (1872-1944)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 16 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Zehr,_Michael_S._(1872-1944)&oldid=113823.

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Esh, Jacob D. (1959). Zehr, Michael S. (1872-1944). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 16 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Zehr,_Michael_S._(1872-1944)&oldid=113823.

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-Michael Zehr (1872-1944) was born in [[Wellesley (Ontario, Canada)|Wellesley]], [[Waterloo County (Ontario, Canada)|Waterloo County]], [[Ontario (Canada)|Ontario]], the sixth of the seven children of Bishop Christian B. Zehr and Veronica. His great grandfather, Bishop Michael Zehr, and family immigrated from [[Alsace (France)|Alsace]] to [[Lewis County (New York, USA)|Lewis County]], [[New York (USA)|New York]], about 1833. On 29 November 1894, Michael S. Zehr was married to Anna Zehr at [[Croghan (New York, USA)|Croghan]], New York. In 1900 they moved to [[Huron County (Michigan, USA)|Huron County]] near Pigeon, [[Michigan (State)|Michigan]], and engaged in farming. Here their only child, Barbara, was born. In 1902 Zehr became Sunday-school superintendent of the new[[Pigeon River Mennonite Church (Pigeon, Michigan, USA)| Pigeon River Amish Mennonite congregation]]. He was ordained to the ministry on 22 September 1905, and made a bishop on 30 November 1930. He took an active interest in the organization of the [[Conservative Mennonite Conference|Conservative Mennonite Conference]], serving two terms as moderator and three as assistant. He served as a member of the Mission Board for 12 consecutive years, and for 11 years prior to his death was a member of the Executive Committee. Actively involved in his church, Michael Zehr was also extensively involved in evangelistic meetings, Bible conferences, summer and winter Bible schools throughout the church, as well as missionary efforts. He died in Phoenix, [[Arizona (USA)|Arizona]], where he spent the last seven months of his life and was buried at Pigeon.
+Michael Zehr (1872-1944) was born in [[Wellesley (Ontario, Canada)|Wellesley]], [[Waterloo County (Ontario, Canada)|Waterloo County]], [[Ontario (Canada)|Ontario]], the sixth of the seven children of Bishop Christian B. Zehr and Veronica. His great grandfather, Bishop Michael Zehr, and family immigrated from [[Alsace (France)|Alsace]] to [[Lewis County (New York, USA)|Lewis County]], [[New York (USA)|New York]], about 1833. On 29 November 1894, Michael S. Zehr was married to Anna Zehr at [[Croghan (New York, USA)|Croghan]], New York. In 1900 they moved to [[Huron County (Michigan, USA)|Huron County]] near Pigeon, [[Michigan (USA)|Michigan]], and engaged in farming. Here their only child, Barbara, was born. In 1902 Zehr became Sunday-school superintendent of the new[[Pigeon River Mennonite Church (Pigeon, Michigan, USA)| Pigeon River Amish Mennonite congregation]]. He was ordained to the ministry on 22 September 1905, and made a bishop on 30 November 1930. He took an active interest in the organization of the [[Conservative Mennonite Conference|Conservative Mennonite Conference]], serving two terms as moderator and three as assistant. He served as a member of the Mission Board for 12 consecutive years, and for 11 years prior to his death was a member of the Executive Committee. Actively involved in his church, Michael Zehr was also extensively involved in evangelistic meetings, Bible conferences, summer and winter Bible schools throughout the church, as well as missionary efforts. He died in Phoenix, [[Arizona (USA)|Arizona]], where he spent the last seven months of his life and was buried at Pigeon.
 = Bibliography =
 Farney, Laura E. and Julius Farney. <em>Genealogies of Three Large Families (Farney, Virkler, Zehr)</em>. Watertown, NY, 1933.
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