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  1. 1.  Ruth "Elaine" Witmer

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Erwin Witmer was born 1911, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Rev. John Wesley Witmer and Almeda Hallman); died 28 Feb 1979, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-137226
    • Residence: 1933, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    WITMER, William E. -- At Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital, February 28, 1979, after a brief illness, William Erwin Witmer of 209 Riverbank Drive, Cambridge age 67 years. Mr. Witmer was born in Wilmot township near Baden, a son of the late Wesley Witmer and the former Almeda Hallman. A member of Bethany Missionary Church and formerly employed at J.M. Schneider. He is survived by his wife the former Alice Thoman, by his four daughters, Mrs. Marilyn Hallman and Dianne (Mrs. Walter Braun), both of Kitchener, Elaine (Mrs. James Taylor) of Brantford and Mary Lou (Mrs. John Appleton) of Tavistock and by four brothers, Vernon of Cambridge(P), Edward of Cambridge(H), Eldon of Kitchener and Melvin of New Hamburg and by two sisters, Mrs. Luella Schott of Cambridge(P) and Mrs. Grace Sider of Welland; lovingly remembered by his 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Predeceased by a granddaughter, Connie and one brother. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. E., Kitchener, after 7 p.m. tonight, until noon on Friday, when removal will be made to Bethany Missionary Church for funeral and committal service at 3 p.m., with Rev. Ward Shantz officiating. Interment Woodland cemetery.

    The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 1 Mar 1979

    William — Alice Mabel Thoman. Alice (daughter of Nelson Emmanuel Thoman and Dianah Trussler) was born 10 Apr 1914, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Jul 1982, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Alice Mabel Thoman was born 10 Apr 1914, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Nelson Emmanuel Thoman and Dianah Trussler); died 8 Jul 1982, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Alice Mabel Witmer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-87000
    • Residence: 1921, 6 Mayer Place Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; New Mennonite

    Notes:

    WITMER, Mrs. William (Alice)

    On Thursday, July 8, 1982, at K-W Hospital, the former Alice Thoman, aged 68 years, of 82 Locust St., Kitchener.

    Dear mother of Marilyn Hallman of Kitchener, Elaine and her husband James Taylor of Brantford, Dianne and her husband Walter Braun of Kitchener, Mary Lou and her husband John Appleton of Tavistock; loving grandmother of David, Ronald, Bryan and Mark Hallman, Debra Engberg and Bradley Taylor, Brenda Hoist and Patricia Wagler, Kathleen and Robert Braun, Michelle and Alyson Roth, Carol, Donna, Joan, John and Charlene Appleton. Sister of Lloyd Thoman of Kitchener. Also survived by six great-grandchildren.

    Predeceased by her husband, William in 1979; her granddaughter, Connie Lou Roth in 1972; her sister, Dorothy Becker; her brother, Earl; her father, Nelson Thoman and her mother, the former Dianna Trussler.

    Funeral service was held at Bethany Missionary Church, Kitchener with Rev. C.E. Honking officiating. Interment Woodland cemetery. Ratz-Bechtel funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

    New Hamburg Independent Jul 14 1982 pg 20

    Children:
    1. Walter Witmer
    2. Marilyn Yvonne Witmer
    3. 1. Ruth "Elaine" Witmer
    4. Diane Audrey Witmer
    5. Mary Lou Ada Witmer


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Rev. John Wesley Witmer was born 27 May 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Isaac Witmer and Leah Bear); died 14 Feb 1960, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13892587
    • Name: J. Wesley Witmer
    • Eby ID Number: 00003-605.9
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Dunkard
    • Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farm Laborer
    • Occupation: 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1929, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Witmer, J. Wesley, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Witmer, died at Hespeler, Ont., Feb. 14, 1960, after a lengthy illness; aged 80 y. 8 m. 18 d. He was married four times and his wives (Almeda Hallman, Selina Knechtel, Ada Bechtel, and Minnie Brooks) predeceased him. A son also preceded him in death. Surviving are 5 sons (William and Eldon, Kitchener; Vernon, Petersburg; Edward, Hespeler; and Melvin, Waterloo), 2 daughters (Luella--Mrs. Vernon Schott, Kitchener; and Grace--Mrs. Lloyd Sider, Wainfleet), one brother, 3 sisters 37 grandchildren, and 50 great-grandchildren. For 18 years he was superintendent of the Sunday school. In 1916 he was ordained deacon for the Latschar Church at Manheim and in 1922 was ordained as minister for the church, where he served as pastor until 1939. Later he moved to Hespeler and served as pastor of the Wanner congregation for 11 years. In his later years the conference appointed him as pastor of the Fairview Home for the aged at Preston. He served the Ontario Conference for many years on the Bible School Board and on the Rural Mission board, now known as the Mission Board of Ontario. Funeral services were held at the Erb Street Mennonite Church. Waterloo, in charge of Osiah Horst and J. B. Martin; burial at Latschar near Manheim.

    Gospel Herald - March 15, 1960 - Vol. LIII, No.11 - page 246, 247

    John — Almeda Hallman. Almeda (daughter of John B. Hallman and Caroline Thaler) was born 25 Dec 1878, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; died 5 Dec 1920, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Almeda Hallman was born 25 Dec 1878, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada (daughter of John B. Hallman and Caroline Thaler); died 5 Dec 1920, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13892983
    • Name: Almeda Witmer
    • Eby ID Number: 00048-3578.3
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Domestic
    • Residence: 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Witmer. - Almeda Hallman, beloved wife of J. W. Witmer, was born in Howick, Ont., and died in Petersburg, Ont., Nov. 28, 1920, in her 42nd year. She united with the Mennonite church when yet in her teens and was a faithful member till death. She leaves a deeply stricken husband, seven children (Vernon H., Luella Mae, Grace Viola, Edward H., William I., John E., and Melvin C.) and many relatives and friends. Morgan R. preceded her in death 2 years ago. Services were conducted at house and church by Bro. Manasseh Hallman. Buried in adjoining cemetery.

    "We think of her in silence,
    No eye may see us weep;
    But deep in our hearts concealed,
    Her memory we will keep.
    We miss her kind and tender voice,
    Her fond and tender care;
    Our home is dark, now, Mother,
    We miss you everywhere."
    A friend.

    Gospel Herald - Volume XIII, Number 45 - February 3, 1921 - page 887, 888

    Children:
    1. Vernon H. Witmer was born 25 Jul 1902, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Sep 1989, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Luella Mae Witmer was born 22 May 1904, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Mar 1980, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Grace Viola Witmer was born Sep 1906, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Edward Hubert Witmer was born 24 Nov 1908, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2001; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 2. William Erwin Witmer was born 1911, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Feb 1979, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. John Eldon Witmer was born 17 Oct 1914, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Mar 2014, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Melvin Witmer was born Abt 1916, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Morgan Ray Witmer was born 24 Dec 1917, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Jan 1919; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  Nelson Emmanuel Thoman was born 3 Feb 1878, Pickering Twp., York Co., Ontario (son of Albert Charles Thoman and Nancy Stauffer); died 16 Feb 1969, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00122-7534.2
    • Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Blacksmith
    • Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Blacksmith, in Shop
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mechanic, Auto
    • Residence: 1921, 6 Mayer Place Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; New Mennonite

    Nelson married Dianah Trussler 13 Feb 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Dianah (daughter of Thomas George Trussler and Hannah Townsend) was born 29 Jan 1877, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1944; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Dianah Trussler was born 29 Jan 1877, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Thomas George Trussler and Hannah Townsend); died 1944; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Dianah Thoman
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-32779
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
    • Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1921, 6 Mayer Place Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; New Mennonite

    Children:
    1. Earl Nelson Thoman was born 15 Oct 1902, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Feb 1921, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Lloyd M. Thoman was born Mar 1908, , Ontario, Canada; died 29 Jan 1984; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Dorothea Diane "Dorothy" Thoman was born 27 Aug 1910, , Ontario, Canada; died Feb 1965; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 3. Alice Mabel Thoman was born 10 Apr 1914, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Jul 1982, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Isaac Witmer was born 3 Apr 1842, Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada (son of Abraham E. Witmer and Catharine Groh); died 10 Jan 1929, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: 00135-8304
    • Residence: 1867, Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Dunkard
    • Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Income
    • Residence: 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Dunkard
    • Retired: 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Isaac Witmer, "is married to Leah Bear. They reside in Wilmot Township, near Huron Road. He is a farmer."


    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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    Witmer. - Isaac Witmer was born April 3, 1842; died Jan. 10, 1929, at the home of his son J. Wesley, near Petersburg, Ont. On Nov. 5, 1867, he was united in marriage to Leah Baer and to this union were born ten children: Mrs. Wm. Spaetzel, New Dundee, Ont.; Mrs. Jacob Spaetzel, Petersburg, Ont.; Jonas, who died in his fourteenth year; Isaiah, Kitchener, Ont.; Mrs. Enoch Gingerich, Preston, Ont.; Mrs. Samuel Schmitt, Kitchener, Ont.; Mrs. Noah Otterbein, Petersburg, Ont.; J. Wesley, Petersburg, Ont.; Edmund, Kitchener, Ont.; and Mrs. Herbert Herner, who preceded him in death twenty-three years ago. These with 3 brothers (John, Listowel, Ont.; Benjamin of Sask.; Henry, Preston, Ont.), 1 sister (Mrs. Edward Grabiel, Fordwick, Ont.), 72 grandchildren, and 59 great-grandchildren survive. On Aug. 17, 1908, his wife was called to her eternal home. He was married on Feb. 1, 1910, to Elizabeth Doner of Stayner, Ont., who also passed to her reward on May 31, 1918. He was converted when forty-four years of age and united with the Brethren in Christ Church and lived a faithful and consistent Christian life. He served in the office of deacon in the Waterloo, Ont., district for a number of years. Because of a lingering illness he was confined to his bed for the past three years, yet he always bore his suffering with patience and Christian fortitude. Funeral services were conducted at the Rosebank church on Jan. 14, 1929, in charge of E. J. Swalm assisted by Simon Cober and Manasseh Hallman. Text, Psa. 107: 30. Interment in cemetery near by.


    Gospel Herald - Volume XXI, Number 48 - February 28, 1929 - page 1005, 1006, 1007

    Isaac married Leah Bear 5 Nov 1867, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Leah (daughter of Rev. John G. Bear and Anna "Nancy" Pannabecker) was born 2 Sep 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Aug 1908; was buried , Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Leah Bear was born 2 Sep 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Rev. John G. Bear and Anna "Nancy" Pannabecker); died 17 Aug 1908; was buried , Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Leah Witmer
    • Eby ID Number: 00003-605
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Dunkard

    Notes:

    Leah Bear, "was born September 2nd, 1839. She is married to Isaac Witmer. They reside in Wilmot Township, where he is engaged in farming. Their family consists 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.].

    Children:
    1. Emma Jane Witmer was born 14 Aug 1868, Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 5 Feb 1961, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Nancy C. Witmer was born 30 Aug 1869, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1961; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Albertina "Tina" Witmer was born 7 Jan 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Oct 1954, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Jonas Witmer was born 17 Jan 1872, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Nov 1886; was buried , Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Deacon Isaiah B. Witmer was born 16 Mar 1874, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Aug 1950; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Rebecca Witmer was born 8 Nov 1875, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 May 1967, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Sarah Witmer was born 25 Sep 1877, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1952; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. 4. Rev. John Wesley Witmer was born 27 May 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Feb 1960, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Edmund B. Witmer was born 3 Mar 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Nov 1960, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Minerva Witmer was born 23 Jan 1883, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Mar 1906; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 10.  John B. Hallman was born 15 Jul 1855, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Johann "John" Hallman and Sarah Elizabeth Bergey); died 22 Dec 1882, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00048-3578
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1880, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

    Notes:

    John B. Hallman, "was first married to Catharine Thaler and after her decease to Alvina Gingerich. They resided about two miles south-west of Berlin where he died December 22nd, 1882 (He was born July 15th, 1855). His family consisted of two children, namely: Almeda, of the first wife, and Wellington of the second wife."


    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 married Caroline Thaler 20 Nov 1877, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Caroline (daughter of Johann David "David" Thaler and Rosina Mader) was born 6 Jun 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Feb 1878; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Caroline Thaler was born 6 Jun 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Johann David "David" Thaler and Rosina Mader); died 18 Feb 1878; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Caroline Hallman
    • Eby ID Number: 00048-3578.1
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

    Children:
    1. 5. Almeda Hallman was born 25 Dec 1878, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; died 5 Dec 1920, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 12.  Albert Charles Thoman was born 26 Jul 1856, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Emanuel Thoman and Anna Erb); died 23 Jun 1947; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00122-7534
    • Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Blacksmith
    • Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carriage Dealer
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer, Farm
    • Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Albert Tohman, "is married to Nancy Stauffer. He resides in Berlin where he is doing a well-paying business in horseshoeing, carriage ironing, and general blacksmithing. His family consists of seven children"1

    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 — Nancy Stauffer. Nancy (daughter of Jacob R. Stouffer and Maria Sanborne) was born 27 Feb 1857, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 5 Feb 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Nancy Stauffer was born 27 Feb 1857, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada (daughter of Jacob R. Stouffer and Maria Sanborne); died 5 Feb 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Nancy Thoman
    • Eby ID Number: 00117-7410.3
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Children:
    1. Menno Fernando Thoman was born 9 Jul 1876, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario; died 1963; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 6. Nelson Emmanuel Thoman was born 3 Feb 1878, Pickering Twp., York Co., Ontario; died 16 Feb 1969, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Samantha Marilla Thoman was born 1880, Belfour, York Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1959; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Anna Maria Thoman was born 29 Jul 1882, Whitchurch Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Mabel Elizabeth Thoman was born 27 Jul 1885, Stouffville, Whitchurch Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1973, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Freeman Thoman was born 15 Jul 1887, Stouffville, Whitchurch Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada; died 4 Jan 1906; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Ethel May Thoman was born 15 Jun 1893, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Geraldine Audrey Thoman was born 4 Apr 1896, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  7. 14.  Thomas George TrusslerThomas George Trussler was born 10 Dec 1831, Fernhurst, Sussex, England (son of George Trussler and Elizabeth Gilbert); died 12 Feb 1897, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138531546
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-146455
    • Historic Building: 1860, 1478 Trussler Road, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; log house
    • Residence: 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Ch. of England
    • Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
    • Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren
    • Residence: 1897, Scott St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    OBITUARY.

    Mr. Thomas Trussler, a highly esteemed citizen of our town, died at his home on Scott street on Friday last after a prolonged illness, at the age of 66 years, 2 months and 2 days. Mr. Trussler emigrated with his parents to Canada in 1833, where they took up residence on the town line between Wilmot and Waterloo. In 1860 he was married to Miss Hamnah Townsend. They then lived on a farm adjoining his father's until about six years ago when they moved to Berlin. His widow and five children, one son and four daughters, remain to mourn his death.

    Waterloo Chronicle, 18 Feb 1897, p. 4

    Historic Building:
    House constructed in 1860 by Thomas Trussler. Now covered with aluminum siding (1991)

    Thomas married Hannah Townsend 25 Dec 1860, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Hannah (daughter of William Townsend and Elizabeth Moorfoot) was born 31 Jan 1841, , England; died 1925; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Hannah Townsend was born 31 Jan 1841, , England (daughter of William Townsend and Elizabeth Moorfoot); died 1925; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138532100
    • Nationality: , Canada
    • Name: Hannah Trussler
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-146456
    • Immigration: 1845, , Canada
    • Immigration: 1855, , Canada
    • Residence: 1860, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Ch. of England
    • Naturalization: 1872
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
    • Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren
    • Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Shoe Maker, Rubber Factory
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Bretheran
    • Residence: 1921, 51 Scott St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth A. "Elizzie" Trussler was born 23 Dec 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 May 1922, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Caroline Trussler was born 1865, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Emeline Trussler was born 4 May 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Nov 1950; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Alvia Trussler was born 26 Sep 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Nov 1941, Coronation, , Alberta, Canada; was buried , Fairfield Cemetery, Coronation, , Alberta, Canada.
    5. Lydia Ann Trussler was born 22 May 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Sep 1968, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 7. Dianah Trussler was born 29 Jan 1877, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1944; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


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