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William J. Wilkins

Male 1933 - 1963  (30 years)


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  1. 1.  William J. Wilkins was born 14 Apr 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Albert W. Wilkens and Bernice Mabel Yantz); died 1 Sep 1963, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-87261
    • Employer: 1963, J. M. Schneider Ltd., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Wikepedia Entry

    Notes:

    William J. Wilkins, 30, Kitchener, died Sunday, September 1, at his residence after a brief illness. He was born April 14, 1933 in Kitchener, a son of Albert W. Wilkens of Owen Sound and the late Mrs. Wilkins who predeceased him in 1946. He was an employee of J. M. Schneiders Limited. Besides his father, he is survived by three brothers, Dennis of Calgary, Alta., Harold of Waterloo and Alfred of Guelph, and three sisters, Mrs. Harold (Shirley) Staudelbaum of Kitchener, Mrs. Robert (Barbara) Detweiler of Elmira and Mrs. Raymond (Bernice) Barnes of Guelph. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Ratz- Bechtel Funeral Home with Rev. C. E. Hunking, minister of Bethany United Missionary Church officiating. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery.

    Kitchener-Waterloo Record 2 Sep 1963


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Albert W. Wilkens was born Abt 1900, Of, Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Bert Wilkins
    • Residence: Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-173662
    • Residence: 1963, Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada

    Albert — Bernice Mabel Yantz. Bernice (daughter of William Yantz and Elsie Selina Devitt) was born 16 Nov 1912, Rosendale, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Mar 1946, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Bernice Mabel Yantz was born 16 Nov 1912, Rosendale, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of William Yantz and Elsie Selina Devitt); died 21 Mar 1946, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Bernice Mabel Wilkens
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-139072
    • Residence: 1921, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic

    Children:
    1. Harold Wilkins
    2. Shirley Wilkins
    3. Phyllis Barbara Wilkins
    4. 1. William J. Wilkins was born 14 Apr 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Sep 1963, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  William Yantz was born 31 Jul 1876, Rosendale, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Joseph Yantz and Justina "Christina" Schreiber); died 6 Feb 1931; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: William Jantz
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-156370
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
    • Occupation: 1911, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer Farm
    • Residence: 1911, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
    • Occupation: 1921, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
    • Residence: 1921, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic

    William — Elsie Selina Devitt. Elsie (daughter of John K. Devitt and Susannah Cressman) was born 3 Jan 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1963, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 7.  Elsie Selina DevittElsie Selina Devitt was born 3 Jan 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of John K. Devitt and Susannah Cressman); died 1963, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Elsie Selina Yantz
    • Eby ID Number: 00028-2081.2
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1911, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
    • Residence: 1921, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
    • Residence: 1935, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Children:
    1. Wilfred Charles Jantz was born 2 Aug 1900, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Jun 1998, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Edith Mary Jantz was born 1 Oct 1902, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Jan 2000, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Viola Mae Jantz was born 29 Mar 1905, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Sep 1992, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Arthur A. Jantz was born 10 Nov 1907, , Ontario, Canada; died 1991; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Cora Amelia Jantz was born 4 Apr 1910, , Ontario, Canada; died 25 Dec 2011, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 3. Bernice Mabel Yantz was born 16 Nov 1912, Rosendale, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Mar 1946, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Alfred Henry Yantz was born 1915, , Ontario, Canada; died 3 Nov 1943, , Italy.
    8. Harry Yantz was born 6 May 1919, , Ontario, Canada; died 13 Aug 2012; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Joseph Yantz was born 10 Mar 1851, , Ontario, Canada (son of John Jausi and Catherine Nafziger); died 4 Oct 1937; was buried , Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Joseph Jantz
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-69648
    • Occupation: 1874, Centreville (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; mason
    • Residence: 1874, Centreville (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1876, Rosendale, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Catholic
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Catholic
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1911, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1911, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
    • Occupation: 1921, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1921, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic

    Joseph married Justina "Christina" Schreiber 14 Jul 1874, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Justina (daughter of John Schreiber and Augustina "Augusta") was born 30 Oct 1853, , Germany; died 24 May 1937, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 13.  Justina "Christina" Schreiber was born 30 Oct 1853, , Germany (daughter of John Schreiber and Augustina "Augusta"); died 24 May 1937, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Nationality: , Canada
    • Name: Christina Schreiber
    • Name: Justina "Christina" Yantz
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-69649
    • Immigration: 1861, , Ontario, Canada
    • Immigration: 1861, , Canada
    • Residence: 1874, Centreville (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1874, Centreville (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Catholic
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
    • Residence: 1911, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
    • Residence: 1921, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic

    Children:
    1. 6. William Yantz was born 31 Jul 1876, Rosendale, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Feb 1931; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. John "Jack" Yantz was born 14 Jun 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Mar 1973, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Henry Yantz was born 18 Apr 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Apr 1961, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Boniface Roman Catholic Cemetery, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Clara Jantz was born 14 Apr 1883, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Nov 1970, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Boniface Roman Catholic Cemetery, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Joseph P. Yantz was born 16 Mar 1888, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Apr 1967; was buried , Saint Boniface Roman Catholic Cemetery, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Albert Yantz was born 17 Oct 1890, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Aug 1981; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 14.  John K. Devitt was born 9 Jun 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Dennis Devitt and Magdalena Keller); died 29 Jan 1935, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada; was buried , West Zion Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00030-2352
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

    Notes:

    John Devitt, "was born June 9th, 1852. He is married to Susannah Cressman and resides four miles east of Berlin, on lot No. 119, German Company's Tract, where he owns a beautiful farm on the west bank of the Grand River. They have a family 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.].

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    Devitt - John K. Devitt was born June 9, 1852, near Kitchener, Ont.; died at his home in Didsbury, Alta., Jan. 29, 1935; aged 82 y. 7 m. 19 d. He was married to Susannah Cressman March 2, 1875. To this union were born 7 children; 2 died in infancy. Surviving are his widow; Elise Yantz of Kitchener, Ont.; Alice Gremm of High River, Alta.; Bernice Harder of Didsbury, Alta.; Lena Dreyfus of Detroit, Mich.; J. Royder Devitt of Winsor, Ont.; 14 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, 1 brother (Aaron of Winnipeg, Man.), 1 sister (Mrs. Heist, Kitchener, Ont.). He was a faithful member of the Mennonite Church from young manhood, and was ever true to the faith. He was buried in West Zion Mennonite Cemetery near Carstairs, Alta. Services were conducted by Isaac Miller.

    Gospel Herald - March 28, 1935 - p. 1103, 1104

    John married Susannah Cressman 2 Mar 1875, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Susannah (daughter of Henry Cressman and Sarah Woolner) was born 25 Jul 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Aug 1936, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada; was buried , West Zion Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta. [Group Sheet]


  4. 15.  Susannah Cressman was born 25 Jul 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Henry Cressman and Sarah Woolner); died 27 Aug 1936, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada; was buried , West Zion Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Susannah Devitt
    • Eby ID Number: 00028-2081
    • Residence: 1875, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Susannah Cressman, "was born July 25th, 1857. She is married to John K. Devitt. They reside on the east end of lot No. 119, German Company's Tract, on the farm known as the old "David Clemens Farm".

    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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    Devitt.--Susannah Cressman was born in Ontario July 25, 1857; died at Didsbury, Alta., Aug. 27, 1936; aged 79 y. 1 m. 2 d. She was married to J. K. Devitt on March 2, 1875. To this union were born 1 son (J. Royden of Winsor, Ont.) and 4 daughters (Mrs. Elsie Yantz of Kitchener, Ont.; Mrs. Alice Grimm, High River, Alta.; Mrs. Bernice Harder, Didsbury, Alta.; Mrs. Lena Dreyfus, Detroit, Mich.). She is survived by her 5 children, 14 grandchildren, and 8 great-grandchildren. She was a faithful member of the Mennonite Church for about 50 years. Funeral services were conducted on Aug. 29. 1936, at Didsbury by F. Vinett and then at the West Zion church near Carstairs, Alta., by Isaac Miller and Abram Reist. Burial in the adjoining cemetery beside her husband.

    Gospel Herald, September 10, 1936 - Vol. XXIX, No.24 - page 527,528,529

    Children:
    1. 7. Elsie Selina Devitt was born 3 Jan 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1963, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Clarissa Leda Devitt was born 5 Dec 1877, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Apr 1880; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Alice Adelia Devitt was born 16 Oct 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Aug 1976, Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada; was buried , Highwood Cemetery, High River, , Alberta, Canada.
    4. Bernice May Devitt was born 23 May 1883, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Sep 1945, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Magdalena Devitt was born 1890, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Sarah Magdalena Devitt was born 28 May 1890, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Edward L Devitt was born 4 Jan 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


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