Wilbert Geiger

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00038-3063.890

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00038-3063.887
• Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1976, 440 Shantz Hill, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Wilbert — Violet Cornell. Violet (daughter of Robert Cornell and Mariah "Mary" Hilborn) was born 30 Nov 1895, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 May 1976, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Violet Geiger
• Eby ID Number: 00038-3063.888
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1976, 440 Shantz Hill, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

GEIGER, Mrs. Wilbert B.

Of 440 Shantz Hill, Cambridge (Preston), at the Golden Years Nursing Home, May 21, 1976, in her 82nd year, Violet Cornell. Beloved wife of Wilbert Geiger; dear mother of Evelyn (Mrs. Elgin George) of Sheffield; also survived by three grandchildren. Mrs. Geiger was born in Cambridge (Preston) and had lived there all of her life. Resting at the Barthel-Stager Funeral Home, 566 Queenston Rd., Cambridge (Preston), where funeral service will be conducted Sunday, May 23, at 4 p.m. Interment in Park Lawn cemetery.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record 22 May 1976 pg 35

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00038-3063
• Occupation: 1883, Eramosa Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; carriage maker
• Occupation: 1883, Eden Mills, Wellington Co., Ontario; mechanic
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carriage Maker
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carriage Builder
• Business: 1902, Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Geiger & Break - Carriage Makers
• Occupation: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Manufacturer
• Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

Notes:

Albert S. Geiger, "was born June 19th, 1859. He resides in Breslau where he is engaged in manufacturing buggies, carriages, cutters, sleighs, waggons, etc. He is married to Louisa Barbroth and has family 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.].

Albert married Louisa Bardwell 1 Jan 1883, Eden Mills, Wellington Co., Ontario. Louisa was born 2 Jan 1861, Flamboro, Wentworth Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Louisa Geiger
• Eby ID Number: 00038-3063.1
• Residence: 1883, Eden Mills, Wellington Co., Ontario
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-48208
• Residence: 1883, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Protestant
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

Robert married Mariah "Mary" Hilborn 20 Nov 1883, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mariah (daughter of John Hilborn and Sarah Ann "Sallie" Dennis) was born 5 May 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 May 1924; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Maria Hilborn
• Name: Mariah "Mary" Cornell
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-25142
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1883, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Protestant
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00038-3062
• Residence: 1874, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Minister
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1884, Breslau Missionary Church, Breslau, Ontario; minister
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Minister
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Merchant
• Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Retired: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Peter Geiger, "(Second Peter was born after the decease of the first one) the seventh child of David and Barbara (Steinacker) Geiger, was born near Wilmot Centre, January 11th, 1835. On January 1st, 1858, he was married to Mary Ann Wilson who was born February 19th 1840, and died November 25th, 1873. After the decease of his first wife he was married to Annie Byer, widow of the late J. Lemon Connor, October 6th, 1874. At present they reside in Breslau, Ontario. Soon after the Mennonite Brethren in Christ were fully organized in 1874, he entered the ministry of that body and was a diligent laborer for Christ and His kingdom. He did good work on every field where he was stationed. Of late years he had to retire from active service owing to failing in health. His family consisted of six 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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Breslau Missionary Church

Meetings are reported to have been held in 1872 in a building at the corner of Woolwich Street and Mader Lane by a group who were followers of Solomon Eby. Conferences to consider reorganization of the church were held in 1874 and 1875, the most important of which was considered to have been the meeting at the Bloomingdale Mennonite Church on May 23, 1875. Members of the New Mennonites and the Reforming (or Reformed) Mennonites joined together at that meeting as the United Mennonites. At a meeting in Blair in 1879 a union, called the Evangelical United Mennonites, was formed from the United Mennonites and the Evangelical Mennonites. Four years later, in 1883, the Ohio Brethren in Christ (Tunker) joined with the Evangelical United Mennonites to form the Mennonite Brethren in Christ.

Dedication services were held on Christmas Day, 1882, for the new Breslau Mennonite Church which had been built during the year. Henry Goudie was minister to the congregation from 1881-1884. He was followed by Peter Geiger (1884-1885) and Frank Moyer (1885-1886). Solomon Eby, a member of the congregation who was minister from 1886-1889, had been one of the organizers on May 15, 1874 of the Reforming Mennonites.

On May 6, 1959 a decision was made to construct an 1800 square foot addition to the church. The sanctuary was enlarged and new pews were installed in 1978; dedication was in September of that year. Rev. Leonard DeWitt, president of the Missionary Church was guest speaker on Sunday, November 21, 1982, when the church's 100th Anniversary service was held. Of interest: the sign eteched in the glass above the doors on the northwest side of the back section reads "United Missionary Church."

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Bethany Missionary Church

A congregation of Reforming (or Reformed) Mennonites was organized at a meeting on May 15, 1874 by a group of church members who had been excommunicated from their former church. A conference at Bloomingdale on March 23, 1875 resulted in the union of Reforming (or Reformed) Mennonites and New Mennonites into a new group known as United Mennonites. In 1883, the congregation became a Mennonite Brethren in Christ Church and was to remain as such for the next sixty-four years. In November 1947 the General Conference held in Potsdam, Ohio approved a change of name to United Missionary Church. During meetings held from March 12 to 16, 1969 the former United Missionary Church and the former Missionary Church Association joined together to form The Missionary Church.

Early meetings of what would become known as Bethany Mennonite Church were held in homes until the summer of 1877 when a church was built on the present site on Lancaster Street East, at the future corner of that street and Chapel Street. The church was the twelfth one to be built in Berlin. Completion and dedication of the new church was in late December, 1877. Services were held in German in the beginning with English-language services being introduced in the 1880s. In 1900 a decision was made to have German-language services every other Sunday morning. A vestibule, new platform, and altar rail were added to the 1877 building in 1900, but it wasn't many years later that the need for a new and larger church became pressing. The old church was torn down in 1908 to make way for construction of a new one on the same site. Dedication Sunday was September 20, 1908. Of interest is the fact that a large tent, pitched at the back of the church property, was used for church services in the interim. The new church was known as the Berlin Congregation of the Mennonite Brethren in Christ. About this same time occasional references were made to the name of Bethany. A violent storm and high winds on the evening of November 29, 1919 caused the front part of the church roof to be lifted off. Major renovations to finish the basement and add a new heating system were made to the church in 1940, and in 1964 an Educational Wing was added.

The first pastor was Moses Weber. He was followed by Peter Geiger, John McNally and John Steckley. Pastor C.F. Krauth was minister in 1908 when the new red brick church was built. He was followed by Cyrus N. Good, Silas Cressman and Ephraim Sievenpiper. Of interest: annual Camp Meetings were held by the congregation in Samuel Schneider's woods through the years 1887-1910.

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Peter married Mary Ann Wilson 1 Jan 1858. Mary was born 19 Feb 1840; died 25 Nov 1873. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Ann Geiger
• Eby ID Number: 00038-3062.1

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-26749
• Residence: 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Bretheren

Hubbard married Sarah Leathorn 18 Aug 1851, Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Sarah (daughter of Robert Leathorn and Elizabeth Squires) was born 1831, , England; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Sarah Cornell
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-26750
• Residence: 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Bretheren

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00007-0738.9
• Land: 1851, Maple Grove Wesleyan Methodist Church, 2000 Speedsville Rd., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; donated land for Maple Grove Methodist
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Notes:

Preston (Bechtel or Hagey) Mennonite Church

The second meeting house in Waterloo County was built, probably in 1814, by John Erb, a wealthy miller of Preston. This brick meeting house served as a community church and was located "near Jacob Hagey's", which was on the road running from the top of the Kress Hill west and "adjoining the Kitchener Highway" (Witmer 1967: 26). Another meeting house, known as the Union Meeting House, was built in the area around 1824. A meeting was held in the Union church on November 20, 1824 to commence recording the accounts of the congregation in Hagey's Deacon Book. The deed of land for the Union Meeting House and burial ground, which was for one acre of part Lot 22, Beasley's Broken Front, was transacted in 1835.

Hagey Meeting House was buiilt of red brick in 1842 on part Lot 23, just north of Preston on the west side of the Breslau Road, and slightly north of the Union Meeting House site. The deed, dated February 2, 1842, recorded the purchase of the land from John Hilborn and stressed that the property was to be for "the purpose of public worship by the Mennonist Society" (Witmer 1967: 28). Joseph Bechtel was the first minister in the area, from 1804-1837; he was followed by David Sherk (1838-1843). Next came Joseph Hagey (1844-1877), who was ordained bishop in 1851, and then Jacob B. Gingrich from 1878 to 1901. Services were held every four weeks until 1890 when bi-weekly services were begun. A Sunday School was established in 1842 with the congregation of Wanner Meeting House near Hespeler, but it was discontinued because of a difference of opinion regarding the need for Sunday Schools. On April 26, 1891 a Sunday School was organized at Hagey's, with deacon Abraham Oberholtzer as superintendent. Five years later, on June 10, 1896, a Sunday School was organized at the Wanner church.

Major changes were made to the church building in 1927-1928 when the basement was excavated, new windows were installed and the roof was raised two feet. Fire on January 15, 1950 caused extensive damage to the interior and furnishings of the church. The building was completely renovated and also enlarged at the same time; dedication was on July 2, 1950. Another fire, on Feburary 19, 1953, completely destroyed the church. A congregational decision was made to build a new church, on Concession Road in Preston, and the cornerstone was laid on Thanksgiving Day, October 12, 1953. Official dedication services in the new Preston Mennonite Church were held on May 16, 1954. The building was enlarged in the summer of 1989.

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Death of Mr. John Hilborn, of Waterloo

We regret very much to announce the death, a few days ago, of Mr. John Hilborn, of Waterloo. Mr. Hilborn was afflicted about a year ago with a stroke of paralysis and suffered very severely. He partially recovered his health, however, until a week or more ago, when he had another stroke from which he never rallied. He was near his 70th year, a very old resident of the township and highly respected by all who knew him. His funeral took place on Tuesday last.

Galt Reporter Jun 19 1885 pg 1

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In Waterloo Township, on Saturday, 13th inst., at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, John Hilborn, aged 68 years, 1 month and 21 days.

Galt Reporter Jun 19 1885 pg 1

John — Sarah Ann "Sallie" Dennis. Sarah (daughter of Nancy) was born 15 Oct 1820, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 8 Oct 1909, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Sally Dennis
• Name: Sarah Ann "Sallie" Hilborn
• Name: Sarah Ann Cornell
• Name: Sarah Ann Dennis
• Eby ID Number: 00007-0738.10
• Immigration: 1840, , Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren

Notes:

Sally was mentioned in Rev. John A. Cornell's will of 1859 as being a step-daughter. That would make her mother named Hulda or Nancy.