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Orville Clayton "Cap" Spiesman

Male 1885 - 1974  (88 years)


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  1. 1.  Orville Clayton "Cap" Spiesman was born 11 Nov 1885, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of George Spiessman and Melissa Erb); died 1974, Strathcona, , Alberta, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: 00002-560.14


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  George Spiessman was born 2 Feb 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Henry Spiessman and Charlotte "Lottie" Cheshire); died 1 Dec 1925, Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada; was buried , Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: 00002-560.11
    • Occupation: 1878, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Blacksmith
    • Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Factory Hand
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Bretheren

    George married Melissa Erb 13 Aug 1878, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Melissa (daughter of William Lewis Erb and Lydia Bauman) was born 27 Oct 1856, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Oct 1935, Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada; was buried , Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Melissa ErbMelissa Erb was born 27 Oct 1856, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of William Lewis Erb and Lydia Bauman); died 14 Oct 1935, Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada; was buried , Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada.

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    • Name: Melissa Spiessman
    • Eby ID Number: 00032-2804.3
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Bretheren

    Notes:

    Melissa Erb, "is married to George Spiesman, a sawyer. They reside at South River, Parry Sound District. Their family consists of four 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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. William Henry Spiesman was born Dec 1880, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Olive May Spiesman was born 9 Jan 1883, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Dec 1924, Strathcona, , Alberta, Canada.
    3. 1. Orville Clayton "Cap" Spiesman was born 11 Nov 1885, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1974, Strathcona, , Alberta, Canada.
    4. Harvey Eugene Spiesman was born 27 Mar 1891, , Ontario, Canada; died 3 Jan 1910, Parry Sound, Parry Sound District, Ontario; was buried , South River Cemetery, South River, Parry Sound District, Ontario.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Henry Spiessman was born 25 Sep 1825, Springfield Township, , Ohio, USA; died 7 Jun 1914, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44983923
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-59516
    • Immigration: 1839, , Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; wagon maker
    • Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; wagon maker
    • Naturalization: 1856
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Shingle Factory Foreman
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Factory Hand
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Bretheren
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Factory Hand
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Heating Man

    Henry married Charlotte "Lottie" Cheshire 1 Jan 1850, Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Charlotte was born CALC 11 Oct 1831, , Bedfordshire, England; died 24 Sep 1883; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Charlotte "Lottie" Cheshire was born CALC 11 Oct 1831, , Bedfordshire, England; died 24 Sep 1883; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44983975
    • Name: Charlotte "Lottie" Spiessman
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-294660
    • Residence: 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; U. Brethren
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Bretheren

    Children:
    1. Edmund Spiesman was born 1854, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 2. George Spiessman was born 2 Feb 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Dec 1925, Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada; was buried , Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada.
    3. William Charles Spiesman was born CALC 11 Jun 1861, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Dec 1932, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 19 Dec 1932, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Elizabeth A. Spiesman was born 29 Oct 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1941; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  William Lewis ErbWilliam Lewis Erb was born 22 Aug 1828, About Two Miles South-East Of Berlin, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Samuel Erb and Mary Lewis); died 19 Aug 1907, South River, Parry Sound District, Ontario; was buried , South River Cemetery, South River, Parry Sound District, Ontario.

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    • Business: Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Bloomingdale Furniture Works
    • Eby ID Number: 00032-2804
    • Occupation: 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; labourer
    • Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Township - Wilson's Tract (Upper Block) Lot 5, Waterloo County, Ontario
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Bretheren

    Notes:

    WILLIAM LEWIS ERB was born August 22, 1828 on a farm about two miles southeast of Berlin (Kitchener). He was the grandson of John Erb., the founder of Preston. He came to Bloomingdale in 1849 and was in the employ of Samuel Bauman at the woollen mill. He was married to Lydia Bauman in 1851. On June 7, 1861 Wm. Erb became the owner of 237 acres, Lot 5 James Wilson Tract from this father-in-law Samuel B. Bauman, which he farmed until it was sold in 1884. A sawmill was erected sometime between 1866-1872, and a cheese factory became another industry of the village. A furniture factory (formerly the woollen mill) was started by Mr. Erb. Lots were developed for the increasing population.

    The Erb family were active members of the United Brethren Church at Bloomingdale. Mr. Erb was a trustee for S. S. No. 12 and was appointed collector of School Taxes. He was a kindly man and was esteemed highly by friends and neighbors. Mr. Erb and members of his family departed from Bloomingdale to make a new home at South River, Parry Sound District.

    Women's Institute, Tweedsmuir History of the Village of Bloomingdale

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    William L. Erb, "was born August 22nd, 1828. He is married to Lydia Bowman. They reside at South River, Muskoka, Ontario, where he is engaged in the lumber business. Their family consists 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.].

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    In the census of 1901 living with William and his wife was a grand daughter Amy who was born 25 July 1893.

    William married Lydia Bauman 23 Feb 1851, Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Lydia (daughter of Samuel B. Bauman and Nancy Burkholder) was born 10 Nov 1831, , Ontario, Canada; died 24 Sep 1904; was buried , South River Cemetery, South River, Parry Sound District, Ontario. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Lydia Bauman was born 10 Nov 1831, , Ontario, Canada (daughter of Samuel B. Bauman and Nancy Burkholder); died 24 Sep 1904; was buried , South River Cemetery, South River, Parry Sound District, Ontario.

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    • Name: Lydia Erb
    • Eby ID Number: 00002-560
    • Residence: 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Bretheren

    Notes:

    Lydia Baumann, "is married to William Erb, dealer in lumber, etc., and resides at South River P. O. Muskoka, Ontario. They have 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. Solomon Erb was born 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Aug 1899, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. Melissa Erb was born 27 Oct 1856, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Oct 1935, Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada; was buried , Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada.
    3. Urias Erb was born 18 Dec 1858, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Sep 1937; was buried , Pine Hills Cemetery, Scarborough, York, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Nelson Erb was born 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Mary Ann Erb was born 19 Jun 1863, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Dec 1929, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Margaret Erb was born 4 Aug 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Oct 1937; was buried , South River Cemetery, South River, Parry Sound District, Ontario.
    7. Adelaide Erb was born 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Eliza Erb was born 1870, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Samuel ErbSamuel Erb was born 4 Jan 1792, , Pennsylvania, USA (son of John Erb and Magdalena Schantz); died 26 Jun 1878, Norwich, North Norwich Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00032-2781
    • Public Service: 1822, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Assessor - Waterloo Township
    • Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; yeoman

    Notes:

    Samuel Erb, "the eldest son of John and Magdalena Erb, was born January 4th, 1792. On June 25th, 1816, he was married to Mary Lewis who was born August 14th, 1795, and died March 26th, 1877. They resided for many years about two miles south-east of Berlin, on the farm lately owned by Israel Snider, where there family was born. Later they moved to Norwich, Oxford County, Ontario, where he died June 26th, 1878. Their family consisted of eleven 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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    ERB.-June 26th, in Middlesex Co., Ont., SAMUEL ERB, aged 84 years, 5 months and several days.


    Herald of Truth - Volume XV, Number 8 - August 1878, pages 141, 143 and 144

    Samuel married Mary Lewis 25 Jun 1816. Mary was born 14 Aug 1795, Ancaster Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario; died 26 Mar 1877, South Norwich Township, Oxford Co., Ontario; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 13.  Mary LewisMary Lewis was born 14 Aug 1795, Ancaster Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario; died 26 Mar 1877, South Norwich Township, Oxford Co., Ontario; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Mary Erb
    • Eby ID Number: 00032-2781.1

    Children:
    1. John L. Erb was born 24 Nov 1818, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Jun 1878; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Nancy Ann Erb was born 19 May 1819, About Two Miles South-East Of Berlin, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Feb 1910, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Samuel Lewis Erb was born 13 Sep 1820, About Two Miles South-East Of Berlin, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Jun 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Margaret Erb was born 11 Jul 1822, About Two Miles South-East Of Berlin, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Oct 1909, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario.
    5. Abraham L. Erb was born 11 May 1824, About Two Miles South-East Of Berlin, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Nov 1902; was buried , Erbtown Free Methodist Burial Ground, South Norwich Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario.
    6. Joseph Lewis Erb was born 27 May 1826, About Two Miles South-East Of Berlin, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1898; was buried , Highland Park Cemetery, Hermosa, Custer, South Dakota, United States.
    7. 6. William Lewis Erb was born 22 Aug 1828, About Two Miles South-East Of Berlin, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Aug 1907, South River, Parry Sound District, Ontario; was buried , South River Cemetery, South River, Parry Sound District, Ontario.
    8. Nelson L. Erb was born 12 Feb 1831, About Two Miles South-East Of Berlin, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Jared L. Erb was born 7 Jul 1833, About Two Miles South-East Of Berlin, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Aug 1892.
    10. Henry L. Erb was born 1 Jan 1836, About Two Miles South-East Of Berlin, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1908, Manistee, Manistee, Michigan, USA.
    11. Barbara Erb was born 1837, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    12. Levi L. Erb was born 6 Jun 1838, About Two Miles South-East Of Berlin, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Nov 1876, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 14.  Samuel B. Bauman was born 19 Feb 1803, Alleghany Valley, Berks Co., Pennsylvania (son of Martin Bauman and Magdalena Baer); died 15 Feb 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Birth: , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania
    • Name: Samuel B. Bowman
    • Residence: Waterloo Township - Wilson's Tract (Upper Block) Lot 5, Waterloo County, Ontario
    • Residence: Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Eby ID Number: 00002-559
    • Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; clothier

    Notes:

    Samuel Baumann, "was born February 19th, 1803, and died February 15th, 1866. He was married to Nancy Burkholder who was born March 26th, 1810, and died March 16th, 1882. They had 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.].
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    SAMUEL B. BAUMANN came from Pennsylvania in 1826 and settled on the west half of Lot 5 James Wilson Tract on the site of the nresent village of Bloomingdale. It has not been definitely established who named the village. It may have been an early settler from Pennsylvania after a post hamlet of that name in Lancaster County.

    ''And when these toils rewarding Broad lands at length they'll claim And call the new possession By some familiar name". ----- Agnes Strickland.

    A local story handed down for generations says that Samuel Baumann was so imoressed by the beauty and profusion of wild plum blossoms when he arrived that he exclaimed "Der blotz sed B1umendahl haesa" (This place should be called Bloomingdale).

    Samuel Baumann was an enterprising character and had a woollen mill in operation prior to 1840. This industry attracted immigrants who came to Canada in large numbers at this time, and before long a small hamlet was formed. His death occurred in 1866 and he is buried in the Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale.

    Women's Intitute, Tweedsmuir History of the Village of Bloomingdale

    Samuel — Nancy Burkholder. Nancy (daughter of Christian Burkholder and Elizabeth Bauman) was born 26 Mar 1810, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 16 Mar 1882, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 15.  Nancy Burkholder was born 26 Mar 1810, , Pennsylvania, USA (daughter of Christian Burkholder and Elizabeth Bauman); died 16 Mar 1882, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Nancy Bauman
    • Name: Nancy Clemens
    • Eby ID Number: 00020-1511
    • Residence: 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Nancy Burkholder, " the eldest daughter of Christian and Elizabeth (Baumann) Burkholder, was born March 26, 1810. She was married to Samuel Bowman and resided in Bloomingdale where she died March 16th, 1882. They had a family of two children, namely: V Lydia who is married to William Erb, and V Eliza who was born September 24th, 1836 and died December 21st, 1859. She was married to Solomon Kaufman"


    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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    Did Nancy marry Abraham Clemens? Marriage in Waterloo County Marriage Register 1858-1869. Abraham Clemens aged 64, resident of Waterloo born Pennsylvania son of Abraham and Mary married 31 Mar 1867 to Nancy Bowman aged 57 resident of Waterloo born Pennsylvania daughter of Christian and Elizabeth Burkholder.

    Children:
    1. 7. Lydia Bauman was born 10 Nov 1831, , Ontario, Canada; died 24 Sep 1904; was buried , South River Cemetery, South River, Parry Sound District, Ontario.
    2. Elizabeth "Eliza" Bauman was born 24 Sep 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Dec 1859, Blumenthal, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


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