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  1. 1.  Orvan Wismer was born Jul 1903, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Dilman George "George" Wismer and Anna Green); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-201177
    • Residence: 1911, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Dilman George "George" Wismer was born 11 Jul 1876, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Henry Wismer and Maggie Smith, son of Henry Wismer and Margaret Schmidt); died 22 Dec 1937, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hamburg Reformed Menn. Cem., New Hamburg, Waterloo, ON.

    Other Events:

    • Name: George Wismer
    • Eby ID Number: 00133-8254
    • Occupation: 1899, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1911, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1911, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    George Wismer, "was born July 11th, 1876."


    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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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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    Dillman G. Wismer - By Record Correspondent

    Baden, Dec. 22 - following a lingering illness, Dillman G. Wismer, 81, died at his residence, north of Baden, today. A resident of this district all his life, Mr. Wismer was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wismer and was born on the Wismer homestead, which has been his home for some time. He was married at New Hamburg on Feb. 28, 1900. He was a member of the Reformed Mennonite church.

    Surviving are his widow, two daughters, Mrs. Lorne Mank of Kitchener, and Loretta at home, three sons, Norval of Battle Creek, Mich., Melvin and Harold at home, one brother, Henry, of Penner, Alta.

    Funeral arrangements are not complete.

    Kitchener Daily Record Dec 22 1937 pg 19

    Dilman married Anna Green 28 Feb 1899, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Anna (daughter of Henry Green and Minnie Kropp) was born 13 Feb 1871, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 16 May 1948; was buried , New Hamburg Reformed Menn. Cem., New Hamburg, Waterloo, ON. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Anna Green was born 13 Feb 1871, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada (daughter of Henry Green and Minnie Kropp); died 16 May 1948; was buried , New Hamburg Reformed Menn. Cem., New Hamburg, Waterloo, ON.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Anna Wismer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-81111P
    • Residence: 1911, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Children:
    1. Gladys Wismer was born 30 Mar 1900, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Aug 1960, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hamburg Reformed Menn. Cem., New Hamburg, Waterloo, ON.
    2. Addison Wismer was born Abt 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1902; was buried , New Hamburg Reformed Menn. Cem., New Hamburg, Waterloo, ON.
    3. 1. Orvan Wismer was born Jul 1903, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Lauretta Wismer was born Oct 1905, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , New Hamburg Reformed Menn. Cem., New Hamburg, Waterloo, ON.
    5. Harold Wismer was born 10 Jan 1908, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Feb 1968, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Melvin Wismer was born Mar 1910, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Henry Wismer was born 10 Jul 1837, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Johann "John" Wismer and Susannah Cressman); died 16 May 1925; was buried , New Hamburg Reformed Menn. Cem., New Hamburg, Waterloo, ON.

    Other Events:

    • Birth: Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Eby ID Number: 00133-8249
    • Occupation: 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
    • Residence: 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1863, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

    Notes:

    Henry Wismer, "was born July 10, 1837. On June 23rd, 1860, he was married to Margaret Smith. They reside near Amulree, Perth County, Ontario, where he is engaged in farming. To them are born seven 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.].

    Henry married Margaret Schmidt 23 Jun 1863, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Margaret (daughter of George Schmidt and Elisabeth Dechert) was born 2 Feb 1846, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 3 Sep 1908; was buried , New Hamburg Reformed Menn. Cem., New Hamburg, Waterloo, ON. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Margaret Schmidt was born 2 Feb 1846, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada (daughter of George Schmidt and Elisabeth Dechert); died 3 Sep 1908; was buried , New Hamburg Reformed Menn. Cem., New Hamburg, Waterloo, ON.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Maggie Smith
    • Name: Margaret Schmidt
    • Name: Margaret Smith
    • Name: Margaret Wismer
    • Eby ID Number: 00133-8249.1
    • Residence: 1863, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Wismer was born 5 Jan 1864, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 4 Mar 1910, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. James Lutheran Cemetery, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario.
    2. Emma Wismer was born 22 Dec 1866; died 18 Mar 1927; was buried , North Easthope Reformed Mennonite Church, North Easthope, Perth Co., Ontario.
    3. Ellen Wismer was born 2 Nov 1869, , Ontario, Canada; died 8 Apr 1936; was buried , North Easthope Reformed Mennonite Church, North Easthope, Perth Co., Ontario.
    4. Annie Wismer was born 13 Mar 1873; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. 2. Dilman George "George" Wismer was born 11 Jul 1876, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Dec 1937, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hamburg Reformed Menn. Cem., New Hamburg, Waterloo, ON.
    6. Susan Wismer was born 10 Nov 1878, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Apr 1880.
    7. Roy Henry Wismer was born 26 Sep 1889, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 6.  Henry Green died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-464346

    Henry — Minnie Kropp. Minnie died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Minnie Kropp died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Minnie Green
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-464347

    Children:
    1. 3. Anna Green was born 13 Feb 1871, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 16 May 1948; was buried , New Hamburg Reformed Menn. Cem., New Hamburg, Waterloo, ON.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Johann "John" Wismer was born 2 Apr 1799, , Chester Co., Pennsylvania (son of Joseph Wismer and Hannah Fried); died 23 Jul 1890, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153600819
    • Name: John Wismer
    • Eby ID Number: 00133-8234
    • Occupation: 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; labourer
    • Residence: 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonist
    • Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    John Wismer, "was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, April 2nd, 1799. He was married, in 1822, to Susannah Cressman who was born in 1801. The resided near Blair where he was engaged in farming. He died July 23rd, 1890, and she died in September, 1838. Their family consisted 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.].

    Residence:
    Lived besides his daughter and son Joseph

    Johann married Susannah Cressman 1822. Susannah (daughter of Jacob Cressman and Elizabeth Longennecker) was born 1801, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 8 Sep 1840, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Susannah Cressman was born 1801, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Jacob Cressman and Elizabeth Longennecker); died 8 Sep 1840, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153600865
    • Name: Susannah Wismer
    • Eby ID Number: 00028-2046

    Notes:

    Susannah Cressman, "was born in 1801. She was married to John Wismer who was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, April 2nd, 1799, and died in Waterloo County, Ontario, July 23rd, 1890. She died in 1838. To them was born a family 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.].

    Children:
    1. Wismer
    2. Jacob Wismer was born 23 Feb 1823, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Apr 1899, Tilden Township, Osborne Co., Kansas; was buried , Mt. Hope Cemetery, Bloomington, Osborne, Kansas, United States.
    3. Hannah Wismer was born 23 May 1825, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Apr 1903, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Abraham Wismer was born 29 Mar 1828, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Jul 1861, West Williams Twp, Middlesex Co., Ontario; was buried , Sylvan United Cemetery, West Williams Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario.
    5. Joseph Cressman Wismer was born 20 Apr 1829, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Aug 1914, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Elizabeth Wismer was born 13 Mar 1831, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Mar 1924, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Susannah Wismer was born 16 Aug 1833, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 May 1922, Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, USA; was buried , Gaines Cemetery, Cutlerville, Kent, Michigan, United States.
    8. John C. Wismer was born 11 Aug 1835, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Jul 1930; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. 4. Henry Wismer was born 10 Jul 1837, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 May 1925; was buried , New Hamburg Reformed Menn. Cem., New Hamburg, Waterloo, ON.
    10. Julia Esther Wismer was born 18 Mar 1840, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 10.  George Schmidt was born 17 Feb 1816, , Hessen, Germany; died 22 Aug 1891, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Church Cemetery, Mennonite Corner, Perth County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81665728
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-464848

    George — Elisabeth Dechert. Elisabeth was born 12 Feb 1816, , Germany; died 9 Dec 1899; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Church Cemetery, Mennonite Corner, Perth County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Elisabeth Dechert was born 12 Feb 1816, , Germany; died 9 Dec 1899; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Church Cemetery, Mennonite Corner, Perth County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81658970
    • Name: Elisabeth Schmidt
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-464849

    Children:
    1. Henry D. Schmidt was born 29 Aug 1843, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 20 Jan 1908, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 5. Margaret Schmidt was born 2 Feb 1846, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 3 Sep 1908; was buried , New Hamburg Reformed Menn. Cem., New Hamburg, Waterloo, ON.
    3. Jacob D. Schmidt was born 1849, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 2 Feb 1932, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


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