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

Arthur Wissler

Male 1871 - Yes, date unknown


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Arthur Wissler was born 8 Oct 1871 (son of Jacob Heiser Wissler and Mary A. Devitt); died Yes, date unknown.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Jacob Heiser Wissler was born 22 May 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of John Eby Wissler and Hannah Tyson Heyser); died 25 May 1915, Lyndhurst, Augusta, Virginia, United States; was buried , Columbia Furnace Union Church Cemetery, Columbia Furnace, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States.

    Jacob married Mary A. Devitt 27 Sep 1865, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Barnabas Devitt and Magdalena Shoemaker) was born 1 Feb 1844, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Aug 1914, Lyndhurst, Augusta, Virginia, United States; was buried , Columbia Furnace Union Church Cemetery, Columbia Furnace, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Mary A. Devitt was born 1 Feb 1844, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Barnabas Devitt and Magdalena Shoemaker); died 15 Aug 1914, Lyndhurst, Augusta, Virginia, United States; was buried , Columbia Furnace Union Church Cemetery, Columbia Furnace, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States.
    Children:
    1. William Wissler was born 18 Aug 1866; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 1. Arthur Wissler was born 8 Oct 1871; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Edwin Wissler was born 22 Sep 1873; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Gertrude Wissler was born 16 Aug 1875; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Bertha Wissler was born 9 Jan 1878; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Eby Wissler was born 31 Oct 1810, Clay Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (son of Jacob Wissler and Anna Eby); died 20 Mar 1870, , Shenandoah Co., Virginia; was buried , Columbia Furnace Union Church Cemetery, Columbia Furnace, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States.

    John married Hannah Tyson Heyser 22 Dec 1835, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Hannah (daughter of Andrew Heyser and Hannah Tyson) was born 1818, , Montgomery Co., New York; died 15 Feb 1888, , Shenandoah Co., Virginia; was buried , Columbia Furnace Union Church Cemetery, Columbia Furnace, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Hannah Tyson HeyserHannah Tyson Heyser was born 1818, , Montgomery Co., New York (daughter of Andrew Heyser and Hannah Tyson); died 15 Feb 1888, , Shenandoah Co., Virginia; was buried , Columbia Furnace Union Church Cemetery, Columbia Furnace, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States.
    Children:
    1. Franklin Heiser Wissler was born 7 May 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 2. Jacob Heiser Wissler was born 22 May 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 May 1915, Lyndhurst, Augusta, Virginia, United States; was buried , Columbia Furnace Union Church Cemetery, Columbia Furnace, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States.
    3. Levi Wissler was born 21 Sep 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1908, Bellefontaine, Logan, Ohio, United States; was buried , Bellefontaine City Cemetery, Bellefontaine, Logan, Ohio, United States.
    4. Aaron Wissler was born 22 Aug 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Apr 1931, , Los Angeles Co., California; was buried , Bellefontaine City Cemetery, Bellefontaine, Logan, Ohio, United States.
    5. Hannah Wissler was born 23 Apr 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Jan 1936; was buried , Columbia Furnace Union Church Cemetery, Columbia Furnace, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States.
    6. Angelina Wissler was born 24 Sep 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 6.  Barnabas Devitt was born 25 Mar 1807, , New Jersey (son of Dennis Devitt and Mary Martin); died 20 Jan 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Barnabas married Magdalena Shoemaker 1 May 1831, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Magdalena (daughter of Johannes "John" Schumacher and Maria "Mary" Shantz) was born 20 Nov 1811, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 12 Nov 1907, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Magdalena ShoemakerMagdalena Shoemaker was born 20 Nov 1811, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Johannes "John" Schumacher and Maria "Mary" Shantz); died 12 Nov 1907, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Devitt
    2. Jacob Devitt was born 13 Mar 1832, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 May 1832; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. John Devitt was born 7 Apr 1833, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Dec 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Mayor Benjamin Devitt was born 10 Jul 1835, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Sep 1910, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Isaac Devitt was born 22 Jan 1837, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Sep 1907, Nelson Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. David Devitt was born 12 Aug 1839, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Dec 1915, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Magdalena Devitt was born 4 Aug 1841, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Oct 1842, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Abraham Devitt was born 1 Dec 1841, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 May 1893, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. 3. Mary A. Devitt was born 1 Feb 1844, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Aug 1914, Lyndhurst, Augusta, Virginia, United States; was buried , Columbia Furnace Union Church Cemetery, Columbia Furnace, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States.
    10. Barnabas Devitt was born 18 Aug 1846, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1913; was buried , Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
    11. Magdalena Devitt was born 13 Aug 1848, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Oct 1849.
    12. Menno Devitt was born 6 Oct 1850, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Mar 1932, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 19 Mar 1932, Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    13. Matthew Devitt was born 7 Oct 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Jun 1856, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    14. Louisa Devitt was born 20 Sep 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1927; was buried , Zion Cemetery, Wainfleet Township, Wentworth Co., Ontario.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Jacob Wissler was born 12 Nov 1776, Clay Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 27 Apr 1853, Clay Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; was buried , Hammar Creek Mennonite Meeting House, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.

    Jacob married Anna Eby 25 Mar 1800. Anna (daughter of Christian Eby and Catharine Bricker) was born 9 Sep 1777, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 25 Apr 1829; was buried , Hammar Creek Mennonite Meeting House, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Anna Eby was born 9 Sep 1777, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Christian Eby and Catharine Bricker); died 25 Apr 1829; was buried , Hammar Creek Mennonite Meeting House, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.
    Children:
    1. Magdalena Wissler was born Abt 1807, Clay Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Ezra Wissler was born Abt 1809, Clay Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 4. John Eby Wissler was born 31 Oct 1810, Clay Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 20 Mar 1870, , Shenandoah Co., Virginia; was buried , Columbia Furnace Union Church Cemetery, Columbia Furnace, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States.
    4. Catharine Wissler was born Abt 1812, Clay Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Mary Wissler was born Abt 1815, Clay Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Levi Wissler was born Abt 1818, Clay Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Sem Wissler was born 21 Mar 1819, Clay Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 18 May 1865, Salem, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elora Cemetery, Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada.
    8. Christian Wissler was born Abt 1822, Clay Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 10.  Andrew Heyser was born 10 Jul 1796, Of, Skippack Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 31 Jul 1817, Skippack Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; was buried , Lower Skippack Mennonite Cemetery, Skippack Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania.

    Andrew — Hannah Tyson. Hannah (daughter of John Nash Tyson and Susanna Updegrave) was born 13 Jul 1794, Of, Skippack Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 24 Apr 1817, Skippack Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; was buried , Lower Skippack Mennonite Cemetery, Skippack Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Hannah Tyson was born 13 Jul 1794, Of, Skippack Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of John Nash Tyson and Susanna Updegrave); died 24 Apr 1817, Skippack Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; was buried , Lower Skippack Mennonite Cemetery, Skippack Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania.
    Children:
    1. 5. Hannah Tyson Heyser was born 1818, , Montgomery Co., New York; died 15 Feb 1888, , Shenandoah Co., Virginia; was buried , Columbia Furnace Union Church Cemetery, Columbia Furnace, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States.

  5. 12.  Dennis Devitt was born Abt 1790, , Ireland; died Yes, date unknown.

    Dennis — Mary Martin. Mary was born Abt 1790, of, Sussex Co., New Jersey; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Mary Martin was born Abt 1790, of, Sussex Co., New Jersey; died Yes, date unknown.
    Children:
    1. Joseph Devitt, The Dionne died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 6. Barnabas Devitt was born 25 Mar 1807, , New Jersey; died 20 Jan 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Barbara Devitt was born 2 Dec 1809, , New Jersey; died 19 Aug 1847, , Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    4. James Devitt was born 18 Sep 1810, , New Jersey; died 28 Aug 1895, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bridgeport Memorial Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Dennis Devitt was born 18 Aug 1813, , New Jersey; died 1 Jun 1880, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Mary Devitt was born 30 Aug 1815, , Ontario, Canada; died 28 Jun 1848; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  7. 14.  Johannes "John" Schumacher was born 12 May 1775, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (son of Jacob Shoemaker and Mary Tyson); died 30 Jan 1828, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; was buried , Mennonite Church Cemetery, Limerick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Johannes married Maria "Mary" Shantz 2 May 1797. Maria (daughter of Isaac Shantz and Barbara Rife) was born 13 Mar 1775, Near Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 6 Apr 1866, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Maria "Mary" Shantz was born 13 Mar 1775, Near Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Isaac Shantz and Barbara Rife); died 6 Apr 1866, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Jacob S. Shoemaker was born 24 Apr 1798, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 20 Mar 1875, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Isaac Shoemaker was born 11 Jul 1800, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 15 Apr 1805.
    3. John S. Shoemaker was born 12 Jan 1803, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 19 Feb 1828, , Pennsylvania, USA.
    4. Barbara Shoemaker was born 21 Mar 1805, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 12 Nov 1877, Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA.
    5. Mary "Polly" Shoemaker was born 28 May 1808, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 30 Jan 1896, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Joseph Shoemaker was born 28 Sep 1810, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 6 Oct 1810, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania.
    7. 7. Magdalena Shoemaker was born 20 Nov 1811, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 12 Nov 1907, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Veronica Shoemaker was born 2 Feb 1815, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 20 Jul 1894, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. David Shantz Shoemaker was born 7 Jan 1820, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 6 Jan 1892, Three Rivers, St. Joseph, Michigan, USA; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, Three Rivers, St. Joseph Co., Michigan, USA..