Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Howard S. Orton

Male 1918 - 1968  (50 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Howard S. Orton was born 1918 (son of Ernest Orton and Susannah "Susie" Ringler); died 16 May 1968; was buried , Durham Cemetery, Durham, Bentinck, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Military: WW2
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-10679


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Ernest Orton was born 11 Mar 1880, , England (son of Thomas Orton and Ann Cooke); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-62993
    • Immigration: 1885, , Canada
    • Immigration: 1886, , Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Occupation: 1902, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Moulder
    • Occupation: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Moulder, Foundry
    • Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Residence: 1945, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Ernest married Susannah "Susie" Ringler 9 Oct 1902, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Susannah (daughter of Daniel Ringler and Annie "Nancy" Schmidt) was born 1 Oct 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Susannah "Susie" Ringler was born 1 Oct 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Daniel Ringler and Annie "Nancy" Schmidt); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Susannah "Susie" Orton
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-81852
    • Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1901, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Servant
    • Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Children:
    1. Pearl Orton was born 29 Jan 1902, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Ernest Orton was born 25 Nov 1904, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Clifford Orton was born 10 Jan 1909, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Clarence Orton was born 21 Feb 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Jul 1972; was buried , Durham Cemetery, Durham, Bentinck, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada.
    5. Myrtle Orton was born 1913, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Aug 1913, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Ralph Marvin Orton was born 1 Jul 1917, Little's Corners, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Jun 1931, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. 1. Howard S. Orton was born 1918; died 16 May 1968; was buried , Durham Cemetery, Durham, Bentinck, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada.
    8. Walter Jamian Orton was born 1921, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Jan 1925, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Thomas Orton was born 11 Feb 1843, Darlaston, , Staffordshire, England; died 24 Sep 1917, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-62987
    • Immigration: 1883, , Ontario, Canada
    • Immigration: 1885, , Canada
    • Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Occupation: 1901, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; File Forger
    • Occupation: 1901, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; File Maker
    • Occupation: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Income
    • Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Thomas — Ann Cooke. Ann was born 25 Mar 1844, Abbots Bromley, , Staffordshire, England; died 24 Jul 1905, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Ann Cooke was born 25 Mar 1844, Abbots Bromley, , Staffordshire, England; died 24 Jul 1905, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Ann Orton
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-62988
    • Immigration: 1885, , Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Children:
    1. Thomas L. Orton was born 26 Aug 1871, Wednesbury, , Staffordshire, England; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Albert "Bert" Orton was born 17 Aug 1872, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England; died 20 Jun 1935, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Arthur Orton was born 2 Jul 1875, Dronfield, Sheffield, England; died 3 Jan 1944, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States; was buried , Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles, California, United States.
    4. Clara Orton was born 2 Sep 1877, , England; died 9 Mar 1942, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 2. Ernest Orton was born 11 Mar 1880, , England; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Charles William Orton was born 6 Mar 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Jul 1950; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  Daniel Ringler was born 1 May 1842, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of John Ringler and Elizabeth Wildfong); died 30 Oct 1919; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00093-5318
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Labourer
    • Occupation: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
    • Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1901, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Woolen Mill
    • Occupation: 1911, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer, Woolen Mill
    • Residence: 1911, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Daniel Ringer "is married to Nancy Schmidt. They reside in Hespeler, Ontario, where he is engaged as a wagon builder."


    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

    Daniel — Annie "Nancy" Schmidt. Annie was born 28 May 1858, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Mar 1939, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Annie "Nancy" Schmidt was born 28 May 1858, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Mar 1939, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Annie "Nancy" Ringler
    • Name: Nancy Schmidt
    • Eby ID Number: 00093-5318.1
    • Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1911, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Notes:

    MRS. NANCY RINGLER By Record Correspondent

    HESPELER, March 11 - Practically a lifelong resident of Hespeler, Mrs. Nancy S. Ringler, widow of the late Daniel Ringler, passed away at the home of her grandson, E. Orton, Forbes Street, late on Thursday. The late Mrs. Ringler, whose maiden name was Miss Nancy Schmidt, was born at Conestogo and had spent her entire life in this neighborhood. She was in her 81st year, and passed away following a lengthy illness. She was a member of the local United Church. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. John Ringler and Mrs. Ernest Orton, both of Hespeler. The funeral was held this afternoon from the Stager Funeral Chapel, and interment was made in Hespeler cemetery.

    1aKitchener Daily Record Mar 11 1939 pg 15

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Ringler was born 1877, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Mary Ringler was born 2 Sep 1879, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 3. Susannah "Susie" Ringler was born 1 Oct 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Lydia Ringler was born 23 Oct 1890, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Gordon Ringler was born CALC 7 Mar 1899; died 31 Aug 1900; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  John Ringler was born 13 Mar 1800, , USA (son of Henry Ringler); died 12 Jul 1867, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Johann Ringler
    • Eby ID Number: 00093-5311
    • Residence: 1839, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; labourer
    • Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    John Ringler "was born March 13th, 1800. He was married to Elizabeth Wildfong, sister to old Joseph Wildfong. She was born in 1803 and died April 26th, 1891. They resided on the old farm near Mannheim where he died July 12th, 1867. To them was born a family of ten children"

    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

    John — Elizabeth Wildfong. Elizabeth (daughter of Jacob Wildfong and Susan Ruth) was born 22 Apr 1803, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 May 1891; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 13.  Elizabeth Wildfong was born 22 Apr 1803, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Jacob Wildfong and Susan Ruth); died 28 May 1891; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Elizabeth Ringler
    • Eby ID Number: 000131-8124
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Elizabeth Wildfong, "the youngest in family, was married to John Ringler, a farmer. They resided near Petersburg, Ontario."

    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

    Children:
    1. Barbara Ringler was born 1825, , Ontario, Canada; died , , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Albert Ringler was born 2 Jun 1825, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Feb 1901; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Benjamin Ringler was born 1827, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. John Ringler was born 1832, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. George Ringler was born 1832, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Abraham Ringler was born 1833, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 17 Apr 1924; was buried , Union Center Cemetery, Nappanee, Elkhart, Indiana, United States.
    7. Veronica Ringler was born 1836, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Mary Ringler was born 1836, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Ringler was born 27 Mar 1839, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Samuel W. Ringler was born 15 Aug 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Jan 1911; was buried , Grace Lawn Cemetery, Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States.
    11. 6. Daniel Ringler was born 1 May 1842, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Oct 1919; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.