Donald Warren Brubaker

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• Military: WW2
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-13965P

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• Eby ID Number: 00002-385.4
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Bretheran
• Residence: 1941, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Homer — Alma Percetta Musselman. Alma (daughter of Cleason Musselman and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Gremm) was born 3 Dec 1897, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Alma Percetta Brubacher
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-89355
• Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1941, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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• Business: Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; East End Grist Mills aka East End Roller Mills aka The Berlin Steam Flour Mill
• Name: H. A. Brubacher
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1382
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1883, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; miller
• Residence: 1883, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1888, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; button turner
• Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Button Maker
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Bretheran
• Occupation: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren
• Residence: 1947, RR3, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario

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Henry Brubacher, "was born July 22nd, l855. He is a miller by trade. He is married to Louisa Bowman. They reside in the town of Berlin where he and Mr. Amos Hilborn are joint owners of the 'East End Grist Mills' of Berlin. Mr. Brubacher's family consists of three 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.].

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"Henry A. Brubacher of Edna St. died at a Guelph hospital to day after a brief illness at theage of 95 years. A Waterloo Tp. native, he was a s/o the late Mr. and Mrs. Elias Brubacher. He was the oldest charter member of the Alma St.United Brethren Church and was formerly Sunday school superintendent for many years.

Surviving are four sons, Homer and Wilbur of Kitchener, Sheldon of Toronto and Lyman of Minneapolis; two brothers, Franklin of Kitchener and David of Didsbury, Alta.; one sister, Mrs. Agnes Stauffer of Preston; 12 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife, the former Louisa Bowman, and one son, Morgan...."

KW Record obit. of Thurs., Feb. 1, 1951

Henry married Louisa Bowman 13 Jun 1883, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Louisa (daughter of Samuel W. Bowman and Anna Biehn) was born 25 Feb 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Jan 1947, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Louisa Brubacher
• Eby ID Number: 00002-385
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1883, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Bretheran
• Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren
• Residence: 1947, RR3, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario

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Louisa Bowman, "the youngest daughter of Samuel B. Bowman, was born February 25th, 1859. She is married to Henry A. Brubacher. They reside in the town of Berlin where he is engaged in the "Lower End" mills. Their family consists of three 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.].

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"Mrs. Louisa Brubacher, 88,of RR3 Kitchener, died yesterday at her residence, the result of a stroke suffered five weeks ago. Born Feb. 25, 1859 in Waterloo Tp., she was a d/o the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bowman. She was a member of the Alma St.United Brethren Church. Her husband, Henry A. Brubacher, whom she married 63 years ago in Bloomingdale, survives. Deceased was the last surviving member of the Samuel Bowman family.

Also surviving are four sons, Lyman of Minneapolis; Homer B. of Waterloo;Wilbur of Kitchener; and Sheldon of Toronto. One son, Morgan, predeceased her. Twelve grandchildren and three great-grandchildren also survive...."

KW Record obit. of Mon., Jan. 27, 1947

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• Eby ID Number: 00083-4978
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
• Occupation: 1901, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Shoemaker
• Occupation: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Retail, Shoe Store
• Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1936, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Cleason Musselman, "was born March 15th, 1870. He is married to Lizzie Kremm and resides in Floradale. They have one son named Wesley Walter."

Cleason — Elizabeth "Lizzie" Gremm. Elizabeth (daughter of Conrad Gremm and Catherine Otterbein) was born 17 Oct 1869, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Jan 1964, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Family Photograph: Conrad and his children after the death of his first wife, Catharina Otterbein.
• Name: Elizabeth "Lizzie" Musselman
• Name: Lizzie Gremm
• Eby ID Number: 00083-4978.1
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Servant
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

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Two Sisters Die Within Two Hours

Within two hours, two sisters died yesterday and today in Kitchener and Galt, respectively. They are Mrs. George Ehrhardt, 63, of Forbes St., Hespeler, who died at South Waterloo Memorial Hospital, Galt, and Mrs. Emelie Helena Ludolph, 69, of 44 Cherry St., Kitchener, who died at K-W Hospital.

Third Sister Dead

Their deaths followed that of a third sister, Mrs. Cleason Musselman of Kitchener, by only two weeks. They were the daughters of the late Conrad Gremm and the former Helena Hoelscher. Mrs. Emelie Helena Ludolph died after a lengthy illness. She was born May 28, 1884, in Breslau, and married the late Herman Ludolph in Kitchener, June 3, 1914. Mr. Ludolph predeceased his wife in 1940. She was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church. Surviving, in addition to her two brothers and sister, are two sons, Paul and Arnold, both of Kitchener; two daughters, Meta and Dorothy, both at home. Funeral will be conducted Friday at 2: 30 p.m. at St. Peters' Lutheran Church, Kitchener, with Rev. A. W. Lotz officiating. Burial will be in Mannheim, where Mrs. Ludolph lived before moving to Kitchener in 1945. The body is at the Gruhn Funeral Home until Friday at 1 p.m. when removal will be made to the church.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record, January 27, 1954

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19150649
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1377
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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Elias S. Brubacher, "the third member of the above family, was the only one of his father's family who settled in Canada. When a young man he came to Waterloo County, Ontario, and settled about three miles east of Breslau. On March 16th, 1844, he was married to Sarah Ariss who was born November 3rd, 1824 and died December 5th, 1886. He was born September 18th, 1814, and died May 9th 1874. Their family consists of nine 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.].

Elias married Sarah Ariss 16 Mar 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Sarah (daughter of James Ariss and Mary Batchelor) was born 3 Nov 1824, , England; died 5 Dec 1886, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19150487
• Name: Sarah Brubacher
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1377.1
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Bretheren

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• Name: Samuel W. Bauman
• Eby ID Number: 00002-58
• Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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Samuel W. Baumann. "was born November 4th, 1804, and died September 6th, 1866. He was married to Anna Biehn. Resided at Waterloo."

Samuel W. Baumann, "(No. 58), the fifth son of Christian and Magdalena (Weber) Baumann, was born in Berks County, Pennsylvania, November 4th, 1804. He was married to Annie, daughter of John and Anna (Bechtel) Biehn. They resided on the farm now possessed by Joseph E. Seagram, a little to the north-east of Waterloo and within the corporation. They had a family of thirteen 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.].

Samuel — Anna Biehn. Anna (daughter of Johannes "John" Biehn and Anna "Nancy" Bechtel) was born 6 Nov 1816, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Oct 1905; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Anna Bowman
• Eby ID Number: 00008-1026
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lady

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Anna Biehn, "the sixth member in the family, was born November 6th, 1816. She was married to Samuel W. Bowman who was born November 4th, 1804, and died September 6th, 1866. They had a family of thirteen 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.].

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DEATH OF MRS. BOWMAN.

The funeral of the late Mrs. S. W. Bowman, relict of the late Samuel W. Bowman, took place Monday afternoon from the residence of Mrs. J. S. Bowman, 32 Scott street,, to the East End Mennonite cemetery. The deceased passed away on Friday and had she lived until the 6th of November, she would have attained the ripe old age of 89 years. She had for almost twenty years had her home in Berlin, the last eight years with her daughter, Mrs. J. S. Bowman. Up till April she had enjoyed unusually good health for a person so advanced in years. But since then she suffered from heart trouble and dropsy and grew gradually weaker until she passed away. She was born in Doon and had lived in this county nearly all her lifetime.

She is survived by the following sons and daughters, all of whom, with the exception of one, were here in September in a body to see her: John J., Hamilton; Rev. Menno, Berlin; Allan, Blair; Simon P., Chicago: Mrs. Aaron Moyer, Mildmay, Samuel St. Paul; Mrs. J. S. Bowman, Berlin; Mrs. H. A. Brubacher, Berlin, and Noah, Winnipeg.

Among those who attended the funeral of the late Mrs. S. W. Bowman Monday afternoon were the following: Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Bean, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Bean, Mr. and Mrs. Noah Bean, Haysville; Mrs. Henry Bean, New Hamburg. and Mr. and Mrs. Peter Shantz, Preston.

The Chronicle Telegraph 19 Oct 1905, p. 4

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• Eby ID Number: 00083-4966
• Occupation: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonist
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
• Occupation: 1881, Garafraxa West Township, Wellington Co., Ontario; farmer

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Moses Musselman, "the eldest in family, was born October 1st, 1828. On October 7th, 1851, he was married to Catharine Martin. She was born December 24th, 1830. He died October 25th, 1884. After his decease the widow was married to Peter Winger of Elmira where she is residing at present. Their family consisted of fifteen 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.].

Moses married Catharine Martin 7 Oct 1851, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Catharine (daughter of David G. Martin and Maria Martin) was born 24 Dec 1830, Near St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Jan 1906; was buried , Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Catharine Musselman
• Name: Catharine Winger
• Eby ID Number: 00075-4573
• Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonist
• Occupation: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist

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Catharine Martin, "was born December 24th, 1830. She is still living and resides in Elmira. She was first married to Moses Musselman with whom she had a family of fifteen children. After her first husband's decease she was married to the late Peter Winger of Elmira."


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.].

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• Family Photograph: Conrad and his children after the death of his first wife, Catharina Otterbein.
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-72005
• Immigration: 1854, , Canada
• Immigration: 1854
• Naturalization: 1860
• Naturalization: 1868
• Residence: 1868, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Residence: 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Conrad married Catherine Otterbein 12 Apr 1868, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Catherine (daughter of Valentine Otterbein and Elizabeth Hermann) was born 24 Apr 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Aug 1875, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Catherine Gremm
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-23945
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada