James Walter Christman

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• Name: J. W. Christman
• Name: Walter Christman
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-82220
• Occupation: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Dry Goods Clerk
• Occupation: 1891, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Dry Goods Merchant
• Residence: 1891, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Occupation: 1895, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; merchant
• Elected Office: 1901, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; councillor of Hespeler
• Occupation: 1901, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Dry Goods Merchant

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FUNERAL OF J. W. CHRISTMAN

The funeral of the late J. W. Christman of Hespeler was held on Friday afternoon. There was a large gathering of friends and relatives from near and far, who came to pay their last tributes of respect to one they esteemed in life. The suddenness of his taking-off made the blow doubly hard to bear, and Mrs. Christman consequently was prostrated with grief and unable to accompany her husband's remains even to the church. Had she been able to do so, the eulogy paid him by the pastor, Rev. Mr. Stewart, would have comforted her.

The pastor spoke of the deceased as a useful and energetic member of the Presbyterian church; a teacher in its Sunday School; one who desired to exercise his faith in everyday life, and one whom he was pleased to call a friend. His demise is a loss to both the church and community.

To those who knew the deceased as a commercial traveller only, he was liked for his kindly demeanor and the sunshine of his intercourse.

The Berlin News Record Thu, Apr 14, 1910 Page 9

James married Euphemia "Effie" Jardine 20 Jun 1895, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Euphemia (daughter of William Jardine and Jane Thompson) was born 24 Jun 1873, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Jan 1939, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States; was buried , Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States. [Group Sheet]

1. Jardine Taylor Christman was born 27 Apr 1896, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
2. John Bruce Christman was born 22 Mar 1898, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
3. Isabella Christman was born 29 Nov 1900, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

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• _FSFTID: KGVP-TG8
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-82222
• Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1867, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1871, Minto Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; merchant's clerk
• Occupation: 1874, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; butcher
• Occupation: 1878, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; livery owner

John married Jane Smart Taylor 1 Jan 1867, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada. Jane (daughter of James Taylor and Agnes Richards) was born 25 Jan 1844, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 20 Sep 1935, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Jane Smart Christman
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-96794
• Residence: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

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Jane Christman Celebrates Her 87th Birthday

On Sunday, January 25, Mrs. Jane Christman, one of the oldest residents of Elmira, celebrated her 87th birthday. Mrs. Christman , who is the second oldest resident in town, was born in Guelph, a daughter of Scotch emigrants, the late Mr. and Mrs. James Taylor. The latter, known as "Grandma Taylor" here where she lived for a number of years, reached the ripe old age of 87 years. Mrs. Jane Christman was born on Robert Burns birthday and is of Scotch descent and to her one are better than "our ain folk" and anyone who can relate a good Scotch story captivates her fancy immediately.

Before her marriage she visited relatives here and met her husband, the late John Christman and on January 7, 1867, their marriage took place at her home in Guelph, the Rev. W.S. Ball performing the ceremony. After the formalities, the bridal couple, relatives and guests drove by horses and sleighs to Elmira where a fowl supper was served at Vogt's hotel, which stood where the fire station now is. As was the custom then, they danced and made merry in the hall above the hotel till the "wee sma' hours of the morning."

Mr. and Mrs. Christman took up residence in their home here, which was a dwelling and is now occupied by Eassy's fruit store. At that time, Mrs. Christman says, there were no lights or sidewalks and in the evenings people carried lanterns.

Six children were born to them and they proved a blessing, especially after the death of their father 52 years ago. At the time of Mr. Christman's death, the oldest child was 11 and the youngest less than a year old. Through perserverance and the assistance of a benevolent society for several years the mother gained a livelihood for her family.

In keeping with her nationality, her favorite dishes are Scotch and her "Scotch bread" is known for miles. Her own opinion of her friends is "everyone is nice and good and I haven't any enemies." In all her years she never remembered times when there was such a depression as the present one.

A number of her old friends for years back gather with her each birthday. This year the gathering took place on Saturday January 24th. Mrs. Christman is enjoying good health, has her second sight, can thread a needle by lamplight, and has good hearing.

The Elmira Signet, Front Page, January 29, 1931


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MOTHER BEREAVED TWICE IN FEW DAYS

News of Death of Last Surviving Member of Family Held Back For Fear of Too Great a Shock

The two last surviving children of Mrs. Jane Christman's family of seven children passed away within several days of each other. Word was received this week of the death and burial of her son Philip H. Christman at Denver, Colorado, following a paralytic stroke. He was widely known in mercantile circles there. Mrs. Christman was informed of her son's death this week. Word of the death of her daughter, Agnes Christman, who was well-known in town, reached here on Tuesday but was not passed on to Mrs. Christman immediately for fear that news of the deaths of her last two children within such a short time of each other and so sudden would be too much.

The funeral service of Miss Agnes Christman was held at 10: 30 Thursday morning from the Dreisinger Funeral Home. Interment was made in the family plot in Elmira. Rev. J. Ure Stewart conducted the funeral services.

The account of the death of Philip Christman as recorded in a Denver paper was as follows:

"Mr. Christman was born in Elmira, Ontario on March 22, 1876. He came to Denver 27 years ago and had lived here since. He was a member of Masonic Lodge No. 80 A.F. and A.M. He is survived by his wife and a daughter of Denver, his mother, Mrs. Jane Christman, and a sister, Agnes, of Elmira. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday afternoon at the Olinger Mortuary, Speer boulevard and Sherman street. Burial will be in Fairmont Cemetery."

The death of Miss Agnes Christman took place at the Old People's Home in Kitchener. Deceased was born in Elmira on September 13, 1872. Her death followed a short illness of flu which later developed into pneumonia. On Monday she expressed a wish to have her mother come to see her, but owing to Mrs. Christman's age, which is nearly 90, it was thought advisable for her not to go.

Elmira Signet, Front Page, January 11, 1934

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Celebrates Her 90th Birthday - Mrs. Jane Christman Now Ninety Years Old; Came to Elmira in 1867

Today Mrs. Jane Christman is celebrating the ninetieth anniversary of her birth, surrounded by a group of friends and well wishers. She was born in Paisley Block, near Guelph, on January 25, 1844, the daughter of James and Agnes Taylor, Scottish pioneers. On January 1, 1867, she was married at her home to John Christman of Elmira. After the ceremony the bridal couple, relatives and friends drove in sleighs to Elmira and partook of a fowl dinner at Vogt's hotel, which stood where now is the fire hall. After the wedding feast the company danced till the "wee, sma' hours". Their first home was in a dwelling that rested where the Eassy fruit store stands.

Elmira was then a diminutive village of a few hundred inhabitants; had no sidewalks nor street lights, and when the neighbors visited one another they carried lanterns. The people were kind and sociable and welcomed the Scottish lassie to their midst.

Mr. and Mrs. Christman were the parents of six children. Her husband passed away in 1879, when their oldest child was eleven years and the youngest fewer than twelve months old. Yet by perserverance and the generosity of friends and a fraternal society she was enabled to raise her brood and live to see them develop into respectable men and women.

For sixty-seven years her home has been a meeting place of mothers and of their daughters for the interchange of town news over a cup of tea, at which she often served her famous Scottish "short bread". Many at home and abroad speak of her as "Aunt Jane" and one of her chief pleasures is the receipt of calls and letters from boys and girls who have gone away and made names for themselves in various walks of life.

For a number of years her mother, "Grandma Taylor", lived with Mrs. Christman and set her a good example by passing the ninety-seventh milestone of life.

While Mrs. Christman's cup of affliction has been full and often brimmed over, she has borne her trials with fortitude. As related by The Signet last week, she recently was bereaved of her last surviving son and daughter. The main purpose of today's birthday party is to console her and strengthen her to say:"Thy Will be done".

Many happier returns of the day, Mrs. Christman.


Elmira Signet, Front Page, January 25, 1934

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Obituary of Jane Taylor Christman

A highly respected resident of Elmira in the person of Jane Taylor Christman, commonly known as "Aunt Jane", passed away early on Friday morning after being ill for some time.

She was born in Guelph in 1844 and was married to John Christman in 1867. She had been a resident of Elmira for 68 years. Through her likeable disposition she had made a host of friends who invariably gathered to extend her wishes on her birthday during the declining years of her life.

Her husband and seven children, Victor, Walter, John, Philip, David, Margaret and Agnes predeceased her.

The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at 2: 00 o'clock from her late home on Mill Street. Rev. G. Little was in charge of the services. Interment was made in the Elmira Cemetery.

The pallbearers were Messrs. George Christman, Jacob Conrad, John Christman and Harry Weichel. Among those from a distance attending the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Smith, Mr. Jardine Christman of Toronto, Mr and Mrs. Trimble of Weston, Mr. Jardine and Mr. and Mrs. A. Noxon of Kitchener and Mr. and Mrs. C. Jansen of Kitchener.


The Elmira Signet 26 Sep 1935 pg 2

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Jane Smart Taylor was named after her step grandmother Jean Smart who married her grandfather John Taylor in 1815.

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• Interesting: story
• Name: Henry Christman
• Occupation: Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Postmaster
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-26155
• Immigration: 1846, , Canada
• Residence: 1846, Gainsborough Twp., Lincoln Co., Ontario
• Residence: 1850, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Inn Keeper
• Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1866, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

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It is our duty this week to chronicle the death of Mr. Henry Christman, one of our pioneers. Mr. Christman died on the 9th inst., 1888 after a lingering illness of several years. His sickness was a complication of disorders, but death was due to flooding of the heart. Mr. Christman was born in Greese, Rhein Giessen, Baiern on the 1st of July 1818. He emigrated to America in 1846, going to Gensborough near St. Catharines, where he stayed four years, when he came to West Woolwich in 1850, being one of the very first settlers here. After his arrival here he worked for Mr. Edward Bristow at the blacksmithing for a time, afterwards starting for himself, at which he was employed until 1856 when he built the brick hotel now occupied by Mr. Henry Zilliax, and was second Postmaster here, being followed by Mr. Peter Winger our present Postmaster. After being in the hotel for some time he bough the farm known as the Christman Homestead, one mile south of Elmira, on which he lived 15 years, after which he retired to Elmira, where he lived until his death Mr. Christman was married twice having 11 children of the first wife of whom 6 are living. After the death of his wife he married the widow of Mr. Warle, having 6 children of his second wife of whom 3 are living. His wife and 9 children therefore survive him. His children are Mr. Philip Christman of Elmira, Mrs. Lewis Hollinger of Wallace, Mrs. Fritz Conrad near Elmira, Mr. Jacob Christman do., Mrs. Jacob Brown of Listowel, Mr. William Christman of Chippawa Hill and Herman, Leopold and Henry. Mr. Christman was a member of the Lutheran Church for a good many years, a staunch conservative and believer in the N. P. Mr. Christmas died surrounded by his children and large circle of friends. The funeral which took place on Sunday was largely attended.


Elmira Advertiser 15 Nov 1888

Heinrich married Katherina "Catherine" Kehart 24 Oct 1841, Obermiesau, Pfalz, Bavaria, Germany. Katherina was born 2 Jul 1823, , Germany; died 4 Feb 1864, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Catharina Karth
• Name: Katherina "Catherine" Christman
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-26156
• Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-145065
• Occupation: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Retired Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; R. Presb.

James married Agnes Richards Aug 1832, St. Vigeans, Arbroath, , Angus, Scotland. Agnes (daughter of David Richards and Isabel Taylor) was born 26 Sep 1810, Tower Nook, Arbroath, , Angus, Scotland; was christened 30 Sep 1810, St. Vigeans, Arbroath, , Angus, Scotland; died 21 Apr 1907, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Agnes Taylor
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-96799
• Immigration: 1836, , Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; R. Presb.
• Residence: 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

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"GRANDMA TAYLOR" - for by that term she is known in Elmira -- was born at Tower Nook, Arbroath, Scotland, September the 26th 1810, and is therefore in her 93rd year. She remembers the Third George and the coronations of the four succeeding English sovereigns. She came to Canada in 1836 and remembers the Mackenzie and Papineau rebellion. She has 8 children, 36 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.


Enterprising Elmira 1903

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Elmira, April 22 - One of the oldest residents of the county passed away on Sunday, at Elmira, Ont., in the person of Mrs. Agnes Taylor, who had reached the advanced age of 96 years and 6 months, having been born at Tower Neot, Arbroath, Farfarshire, Scotland, on September 26, 1810.

She came to Canada in 1836 with her husband, the late James Taylor, and settled in Quebec City. About two years later she moved with her husband and family to Paisley Block, near Guelph, where they took up farming. Upon their retirement from the farm, she took up her residence in Elmira, where she had since resided. Deceased was active all through life, and her memory remained clear and she would often relate incidents that took place early in the nineteenth century, she having lived under five sovereigns, George III, and IV, William IV, Queen Victoria and King Edward. Her husband saw active service at the Mackenzie rebellion in 37.

She is survived by eight children. They are Mrs. John Smith, Egremont, Ont.; Mrs. Samuel Uttley, Doon, Ont.; William at Selkirk, Man.; John, at Cartwright, Man.; James, at Yorkton, N.W.T.; Mrs. John Christian, Elmira, Ont.; David, in the Northwest; and Mrs. Henry Hayden, Listowel, Ont. Besides these there are 36 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren. The funeral will take place on Wednesday, April 24th, from her late residence on Mill Street to the Elmira Cemetery.

Chronicle-Telegraph Apr 25 1907 pg 1

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Lived with her daughter Jane Christman.

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-114246

Philip — Philipine Gaessel. Philipine was born Abt 1790, Of, Bavaria, Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Philipine Christman
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-114247

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-166771

John married Margaret Ramsay 30 Jan 1800, St. Vigeans, Arbroath, , Angus, Scotland. Margaret was born Abt 1775, of, Arbroath, , Angus, Scotland; was christened 20 Nov 1775, St. Vigeans, Arbroath, , Angus, Scotland; died 1814, St. Vigeans, Arbroath, , Angus, Scotland. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Margaret Taylor
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-166772

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-166769
• Residence: 1810, Tower Nook, Arbroath, , Angus, Scotland

David — Isabel Taylor. Isabel was born Abt 1780, of, Tower Nook, Arbroath, , Angus, Scotland; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Isabel Richards
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-166770
• Residence: 1810, Tower Nook, Arbroath, , Angus, Scotland