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Robert Gordon Bowman

Male 1922 - 2011  (89 years)


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  1. 1.  Robert Gordon Bowman was born 2 Jan 1922 (son of Tobias S. Bowman and Sybilla Schweitzer); died 9 Mar 2011, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Williamsburg Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66759011
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-64847

    Notes:

    Bowman, Robert (Bob)

    Passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at Sunnyside Home, at the age of 89.

    Beloved husband and best friend of Eileen (nee Weltz) Bowman for 65 years. Cherished father of Alan (Gabriel Leung) and Christine Morrison (Brent) of Victoria, B.C. Grandfather of Steven (Jaclyn), David and Scott. Brother of Dorothy Bowman.

    Bob sang in the St. Matthews Lutheran Church Choir for over 61 years.

    Bob's family will receive relatives and friends on Monday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Henry Walser Funeral Home, 507 Frederick St., Kitchener, 519-749-8467. A service to celebrate Bob's life will take place on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at St. Matthews Lutheran Church (54 Benton St., Kitchener) at 11 a.m.

    Reception immediately following the service.

    Interment Williamsburg Cemetery.

    Expressions of sympathy, donations to the Alzheimer Society of Kitchener-Waterloo, St. Matthews Lutheran Church or Sunnyside Home would be appreciated (cards available at the funeral home).

    Visit www.henrywalser.com for Bob's memorial.

    Robert G. Bowman - Wednesday, March 9th, 2011 (2023). Available at: https://www.henrywalser.com/memorials/Bowman-RobertG/672315/obituary.php (Accessed: 26 June 2023).

    Robert — Eileen Ethel Weltz. Eileen was born 11 Nov 1922, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Aug 2016, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Tobias S. Bowman was born 6 Dec 1892, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Rev. Benjamin S. Bowman and Hannah Shantz); died 23 Jan 1968, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21641829
    • Eby ID Number: 00002-130.1000
    • Occupation: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer Son
    • Residence: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Bowman, Tobias, was born in Wilmot Twp., Ont., Dec. 6, 1892; died at St. Mary's Hospital, Jan. 23, 1968; aged 75 y. 1 m. 17 d. Surviving are his wife (Sybilla), one daughter (Dorothy), one son (Robert G.), 2 brothers (a twin, Aaron, and Weston), and 2 sisters (Mrs. Minerva Rosenberger and Annie). He was a member of the First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, Ont., where funeral services were held Jan. 25, with Robert N. Johnson and F. W. Zinck officiating

    Gospel Herald - Volume LXI, Number 7 - February 20, 1968, p. 159, 160

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    TOBIAS BOWMAN

    Tobias Bowman, Kitchener died January 23 at St. Mary's Hospital after a brief Illness. He was 75.

    Bom in Wilmot Township Dec. 6, 1892, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Bowman. He has been a Twin City resident for the past 44 years, he was a member of First Mennonlte Church and had been employed by the Kitchener Coal Co. Ltd. for 40 years before his retirement in 1962.

    Surviving are his wife, the former Sybilla Schweitzer, whom he married in Kitchener Dec. 19, 1917; one son, Robert G. of Kitchener; one daughter, Dorothy, also of Kitchener; two brothers, a twin, Aaron, and Weston, both of Kitchener; two sisters, Mrs. Minerva Rosenherger of Nipiwan, Sask., and Annie of Kitchener, and two grandchildren.

    The service was held at First Mennonite Church Kitchener, Thursday afternoon. Rev. Robert N. Johnson, minister of the church, and Rev. F.W. Zinck, pastor of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, officiated. Temporary entombment was made in Woodland mausoleum, and burial will follow in First Mennonite Cemetery.

    Tobias married Sybilla Schweitzer 19 Dec 1917, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Sybilla (daughter of Samuel Schweitzer and Barbara Cressman) was born 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1977; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Sybilla Schweitzer was born 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Samuel Schweitzer and Barbara Cressman); died 1977; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Sybilla Bowman
    • Eby ID Number: 00002-130.1001
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Children:
    1. 1. Robert Gordon Bowman was born 2 Jan 1922; died 9 Mar 2011, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Williamsburg Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Dorothy Isabel Bowman was born 1924; died 10 Apr 2014, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Rev. Benjamin S. Bowman was born 15 Jan 1858, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Rev. Tobias Bowman and Anna Schneider); died 16 Sep 1936, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario.

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    • Eby ID Number: 00002-130
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer & Servant
    • Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Benjamin S. Bowman, "was born January 15th, 1858. He is married to Hannah Shantz. They reside in the town of Berlin."


    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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    Bowman.-Benjamin Bowman was born in Waterloo Co., Ont., Jan. 15, 1858; died at his home near New Hamburg, Ont., Sept. 7, 1936, after an illness of seven and a-half months; aged 78 y. 8 m. 23 d. Nearly 53 years ago he was married to Hannah Shantz. This union was blessed with 5 children, who with their mother survive him. This was the first time their home was visited by the messenger of death. The children are Weston of Toronto, Aaron on the homestead, Tobias of Kitchener, Minerva (Mrs. Titus Rosenberger) of Sask., and Annie at home. He also leaves 14 grandchildren, 4 brothers, and many other relatives and friends. He was a member of the Mennonite Church for many years and was seldom absent from church services until he was physically unable to attend. He lived in Waterloo Co., all his life with the exception of eleven years, when he with his wife and family lived in Michigan. Before he passed away he left testimony that all was well and that be was ready to meet his Lord. Funeral services were held Sept. 10 at the home and the Geiger Mennonite Church with Bros. M. Hallman and M. H. Roth in charge. The body was laid in the adjoining cemetery, there to rest till He comes.


    Gospel Herald, October 1, 1936 - Vol. XXIX, No.27 - page 575

    Benjamin married Hannah Shantz 30 Oct 1883. Hannah (daughter of Aaron S. Shantz and Barbara Nahrgang) was born 10 Apr 1864, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Dec 1938, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Hannah Shantz was born 10 Apr 1864, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Aaron S. Shantz and Barbara Nahrgang); died 12 Dec 1938, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario.

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    • Name: Anna Shantz
    • Name: Hannah Bowman
    • Eby ID Number: 00085-5036.2
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Bowman -- Hannah, daughter of the late Aaron and Barbara (Nahrgang) Shantz, was born in Waterloo Co., Ont., on April 10, 1864; died Dec. 12, 1938, at her home near Haysville, Ont., in her 75th year. She had been in failing health for a number of years. On Oct. 30, 1883, she was married to Benjamin Bowman who predeceased her a little over two years ago. Sister Bowman was a faithful, active member of the Mennonite Church since her youth. Surviving are 3 sons (Weston of Toronto, Tobias of Kitchener, and Aaron on the homestead), 2 daughters (Mrs. Titus Rosenberger of Saskatchewan and Anna at home), 5 sisters, and 14 grandchildren. One sister predeceased her. Funeral services were held Dec. 15 from the home to the Geiger Mennonite Church in charge of Bro. M. H. Roth, assisted by Bro. M. Hallman. Text, John 14: 1-3. Burial in adjoining cemetery.

    Gospel Herald January 12, 1939 - Vol. XXXI, No. 41 - pages 886, 887

    Children:
    1. Minerva Bowman was born Jan 1885, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Sharon Mennonite Cemetery, Guernsey, Saskatchewan.
    2. Weston Bowman was born 10 May 1887, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Nov 1975; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Annie Bowman was born 9 Nov 1889, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jan 1978, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Aaron Bowman was born 6 Dec 1892, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Aug 1968, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    5. 2. Tobias S. Bowman was born 6 Dec 1892, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Jan 1968, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  Samuel Schweitzer was born 10 Mar 1859, , Ontario, Canada (son of Jacob Schweitzer and Catharina Weber); died 18 Sep 1930; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: 00028-2177.1
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; O M
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • 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; Mennonite

    Samuel married Barbara Cressman 8 Mar 1887. Barbara (daughter of Isaac S. Cressman and Barbara Snyder) was born 6 Feb 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Mar 1935; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Barbara Cressman was born 6 Feb 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Isaac S. Cressman and Barbara Snyder); died 6 Mar 1935; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Barbara Schweitzer
    • Eby ID Number: 00028-2177
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Barbara Cressman, "the fifth and youngest child of Isaac Cressman and his first wife, was born February 6th, 1864. On March 8th, 1887, she was married to Samuel, son of Jacob and Catharine (Weber) Schweitzer. He was born March 10th, 1859. They reside west of the town of Waterloo where he is engaged in farming. Their family consists of two 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. Gordon Schweitzer was born 22 Sep 1888, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Mar 1912, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. Sybilla Schweitzer was born 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1977; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Estella "Stella" Schweitzer was born 15 Aug 1900, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Mar 1990, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Lloyd Sweitzer was born Sep 1909, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Rev. Tobias Bowman was born 26 Jun 1829, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Benjamin H. Bauman and Susannah Bechtel); died 2 Sep 1909; was buried 5 Sep 1909, Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: 00002-127
    • Occupation: 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Minister

    Notes:

    Tobias Bowman, "the fourth son of Benjamin Baumann, was born June 26th, 1829. On April 24th, 1853, he was married to Anna, daughter of Christian and Anna (Cressman) Schneider. She was born February 19th, 1832. They reside near St. Agatha, Wilmot Township, where he is engaged in farming. Some years ago he was ordained as a minister of the Gospel for the Mennonite body. He is a fluent speaker and a good worker in the Lord's vineyard. His sermons always make a deep impression upon the minds of the attentive audience. His family consists of twelve 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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    BOWMAN - Tobias Bowman was born June 26, 1829; died Sept. 2, 1909; aged 80 y. 2 m. 6 d. On April 24, 1853, he was united in holy matrimony with Anna Snyder. To this union were born 12 children of whom 8 are living, who with the mother mourn the loss of one who has been kind and affectionate as husband and father. Bro. Bowman was ordained to the ministry in the Mennonite church of Waterloo Co., Ont., in 1875, in which office he labored faithfully for many years. Though for a number of years he had not done any active ministerial work, yet he kept the faith and was glad to be with the brethren in worship and at communion. The end did not come unexpectedly. Last winter he believed the end of his life was near, and had chosen the text and also who was to officiate at his funeral. But when Spring came he recovered considerably again until about two weeks before his death. Funeral on Sunday, Sept. 5. Services at the house and at the Cressman Mennonite Church near Breslau, Ont. Services were conducted in English by C. B. Snyder from Rev. 14: 13, and in German by Jacob Woolner, Sr., from Isa. 3: 10.


    GOSPEL HERALD - Vol. II, No. 27 - Sept. 30, 1909, page 431


    Tobias married Anna Schneider 24 Apr 1853, Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Anna (daughter of Christian C. Snyder and Anna Cressman) was born 19 Feb 1832, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 May 1918; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Anna Schneider was born 19 Feb 1832, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Christian C. Snyder and Anna Cressman); died 9 May 1918; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Anna Bowman
    • Name: Hannah Schneider
    • Eby ID Number: 00106-6068
    • Residence: 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; mennonist
    • Residence: 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Children:
    1. Christian S. Bowman was born 14 Jun 1854, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Oct 1897, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Sarah S. Bowman was born 21 Oct 1855, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Oct 1858; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 4. Rev. Benjamin S. Bowman was born 15 Jan 1858, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Sep 1936, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    4. Absolom Bauman was born 1860, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Absalom S. Bowman was born 6 Mar 1860, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Sep 1876.
    6. Dilman S. Bowman was born 23 Oct 1862, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jan 1942, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Moses Bauman was born 1864, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Moses S. Bowman was born 15 Aug 1864, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Lea Bauman was born 1866, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Leah S. Bowman was born 16 Sep 1866, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Aug 1918; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Tobias Bauman was born 1868, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    12. Tobias S. Bowman was born 13 Oct 1868, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    13. Anna S. Bowman was born 25 Jan 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    14. Anna Bauman was born Feb 1871, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    15. Levi S. Bowman was born 7 Dec 1872, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1964; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    16. Aaron S. Bowman was born 5 Mar 1877, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Oct 1911; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    17. Enos S. Bowman was born 22 Jan 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 10.  Aaron S. Shantz was born 27 May 1839, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Joseph Y. Shantz and Elizabeth Stauffer); died 27 May 1917; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6725
    • Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Residence: 1863, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • 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; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Income
    • Residence: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Aaron Shantz, "was born May 27th, 1839. On June 10th, 1863, he was married to Barbara Nahrgang who was born December 31st, 1841, and died June 21st, 1876. On December 23rd, 1877, he was again married to Mary Biehn who was born November 21st, 1847. He resides in Wilmot Township, where he is engaged in farming..."


    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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    Shantz. - Aaron Shantz was born near Haysville, Ont., May 27, 1839; died May 27, 1917; aged 78 y. He was twice married. On June 10, 1863, he was united in marriage with Barbara Nahrgang, which union was blessed with 5 daughters. After the decease of his first wife he was again married to Mary Biehn on Dec. 23, 1877. To this union were born 2 daughters. He is survived by a sorrowing widow, 7 daughters, 30 grandchildren, 3 brothers, 4 sisters and a host of relatives and friends. He was a member of the Mennonite Church for many years. Funeral services were conducted by Bros. Osias Cressman and Manasseh Hallman at the Geiger Church, Waterloo, Ont. By a daughter.


    Gospel Herald - Volume X, Number 19 - August 9, 1917, page 367

    Aaron married Barbara Nahrgang 10 Jun 1863, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Barbara (daughter of Christopher Nahrgang, daughter of Christopher Nahrgang and Mary Schneider) was born 31 Dec 1841, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Jun 1876, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Barbara Nahrgang was born 31 Dec 1841, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Christopher Nahrgang, daughter of Christopher Nahrgang and Mary Schneider); died 21 Jun 1876, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Barbara Shantz
    • Eby ID Number: 00085-5036
    • Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1863, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Barbara Nahrgang, "was born December 31st, 1841. On June 10th, 1863, she was married to Aaron Shantz who was born May 27th, 1839. They resided near Wilmot Township where she died June 21st, 1876. To them was born a family of eight 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. Odo Shantz was born , Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Ezra Shantz was born , Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 5. Hannah Shantz was born 10 Apr 1864, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Dec 1938, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    4. Judith Shantz was born 31 Mar 1867, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Feb 1965; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    5. Persida Shantz was born 25 Jun 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 May 1938, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    6. Mariah Shantz was born 15 Nov 1872, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Nov 1964, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Barbara Shantz was born 17 Apr 1875, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Mar 1969, RR2, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario.

  5. 12.  Jacob Schweitzer was born 25 Jul 1814, , Alsace Lorraine, France (son of Joseph Schweitzer and Barbara Ulrich); died 4 Aug 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61379922
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-120581
    • Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; O M
    • Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Jacob — Catharina Weber. Catharina was born CALC 8 May 1819, , Bavaria, Germany; died 6 Dec 1888, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Catharina Weber was born CALC 8 May 1819, , Bavaria, Germany; died 6 Dec 1888, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61379614
    • Name: Catharina Schweitzer
    • Eby ID Number: 00028-2177.3
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; O M

    Children:
    1. Michael Schweitzer was born CALC 6 Jun 1841, Downie Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 22 Aug 1899, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hillside United Cemetery, Wellesley Twp, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Catharina Schweitzer was born 10 Dec 1842, Sebringville, Ellice Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 7 Dec 1922, Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmwood Cemetery, Elmwood, Grey Co., Ontario.
    3. Caroline Schweitzer was born 10 Nov 1844, , Ontario, Canada; died 14 Aug 1925, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Jacob W. Schweitzer was born 7 Sep 1846, , Ontario, Canada; died 15 May 1918; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Margaret Schweitzer was born 13 Jun 1848, Sebringville, Ellice Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 10 Sep 1922, , Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Sanctuary Park Cemetery, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario.
    6. John Schweitzer was born 1849, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. John W. Schweitzer was born 12 May 1850, Sebringville, Ellice Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 5 May 1934, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Schweitzer was born 1 Aug 1852, Sebringville, Ellice Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 21 Dec 1946, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Louis Schweitzer was born 4 Dec 1854, , Ontario, Canada; died 19 Sep 1930; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. 6. Samuel Schweitzer was born 10 Mar 1859, , Ontario, Canada; died 18 Sep 1930; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Noah Schweitzer was born 20 Mar 1864, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Oct 1935, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 19 Oct 1935, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Mary Ann Schweitzer was born 2 Apr 1865, , Ontario, Canada; died 23 Sep 1951; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  7. 14.  Isaac S. CressmanIsaac S. Cressman was born 6 Jul 1830, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Abraham Cressman and Mary Schneider); died 20 Aug 1894, Near Strasburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: 00028-2172
    • Residence: 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • 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; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region: Bef 2012, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Isaac S. Cressman, "the seventh son of Abraham and Mary (Schneider) Cressman, was born July 6th, 1830. On February 28th, 1854, he was married to Barbara, daughter of Jacob E. and Elizabeth (Clemens) Schneider. She was born July 9th, 1834, and died February 21st, 1864. After her decease he was married, March 19th, 1865, to Elizabeth Schneider, sister to his deceased wife. She was born April 18th, 1840. Mr. Cressman followed farming and resided on the old "Cressman Farm" near Strasburg, Ontario, where he died August 20th, 1894. His family consisted of thirteen children, five of whom were born unto his first wife, viz:...(The five youngest of Mr. Isaac Cressman's family are unmarried and at home with their mother.)"

    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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    Isaac Cressman's great-great-grandfather, Nicolaus Cressman, a native of Switzerland, emigrated to the United States at an early age. In 1806, Isaacs' father, Abraham Cressman, came to the Strasburg vicinity in Waterloo County, where Issaac, his seventh son was born. Isaac resided in the Cressman Homestead, located in a beautiful wooded area where there were a tremendous variety of trees. This unique area was known for a long time as Cressman's Woods, and now is designated Homer Watson Park. Great credit is due the memory of Cressman for his determination to keep for posterity this magnificent forest that had developed through countless centuries. Because of its uniqueness, part of the property was appropriately selected as the site of the Doon Heritage Crossroads.

    Cressman married Barbara Schneider, a daughter of Jacob E. and Elizabeth Schneider, in 1854, and they had five children. On the death of his wife in 1865 he married her sister, Elizabeth. Eight children were born to this couple.

    Many of Cressman's descendants live in and around Waterloo County.

    From the Region of Waterloo Hall of Fame

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    Cressman.- On the 21st of August 1894, near German Mills, Waterloo Co., Ont., of paralysis, Bro. Isaac Cressman, aged 64 y., 1 m., 15 d. His remains were buried on the 24th in Strasburg at Weber's M. H. Funeral services in the C. Eby M. H., Berlin. The funeral was very largely attended. The services were conducted by S. Gehman, Noah Stauffer and J. Gingrich. Bro. Cressman was one of the descendants of the oldest settlers in the country and was highly esteemed as a neighbor, friend and brother in the church in which he has been a member for many years. He leaves a widow and a large family of children, all grown, to mourn a kind and loving companion and father, and we believe that our dear brother has gone home to the mansions of eternal rest.

    Herald of Truth , Vol. XXXI, No. 18, September 15, 1894 - pp. 286, 287

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    Isaac Cressman's great-great-grandfather, Nicolaus Cressman, a native of Switzerland, emigrated to the United States at an early age. In 1806, Isaacs' father, Abraham Cressman, came to the Strasburg vicinity in Waterloo County, where Issaac, his seventh son was born. Isaac resided in the Cressman Homestead, located in a beautiful wooded area where there were a tremendous variety of trees. This unique area was known for a long time as Cressman's Woods, and now is designated Homer Watson Park. Great credit is due the memory of Cressman for his determination to keep for posterity this magnificent forest that had developed through countless centuries. Because of its uniqueness, part of the property was appropriately selected as the site of the Doon Heritage Crossroads.

    Cressman married Barbara Schneider, a daughter of Jacob E. and Elizabeth Schneider, in 1854, and they had five children. On the death of his wife in 1865 he married her sister, Elizabeth. Eight children were born to this couple.

    Many of Cressman's descendants live in and around Waterloo County

    The Waterloo Region Hall of Fame

    Isaac married Barbara Snyder 28 Feb 1854, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Barbara (daughter of Jacob E. Schneider and Elizabeth Clemens) was born 9 Jul 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Feb 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Barbara Snyder was born 9 Jul 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Jacob E. Schneider and Elizabeth Clemens); died 21 Feb 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Barbara Cressman
    • Eby ID Number: 00106-6364

    Children:
    1. Ephraim S. Cressman was born 4 Oct 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Feb 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Mary Cressman was born 20 Aug 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 May 1932, Near Guernsey, Saskatchewan; was buried , Sharon Mennonite Cemetery, Near Guersey, Saskatchewan.
    3. Jacob S. Cressman was born 11 Sep 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Jan 1926, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Josiah Cressman was born 29 Oct 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Dec 1935, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Nelson Cressman was born 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. 7. Barbara Cressman was born 6 Feb 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Mar 1935; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


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