Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Emma Catherine Otterbein

Female 1888 - 1959  (71 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Emma Catherine Otterbein was born 11 Dec 1888, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Noah K. Otterbein and Albertina "Tina" Witmer); died 19 Dec 1959; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Emma Catherine Diehl
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-92765

    Emma married Joseph Diehl 19 Mar 1907, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Joseph (son of John Diehl and Eva Johnson) was born 26 Sep 1883, McPherson, McPherson, Kansas, United States; died 13 Oct 1968, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Clara Eva Diehl was born 10 Jul 1909, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Oct 1995, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Mary Olivia "Mary" Diehl was born 17 Nov 1912, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Feb 1978, New Westminster, , British Columbia, Canada; was buried , New Westminster, , British Columbia, Canada.
    3. Lauretta I. Diehl was born 1917; died 1969; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Charles Diehl was born 14 Apr 1921, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Apr 1921, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Noah K. Otterbein was born 2 Jul 1865, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Henry M. Otterbein and Lydia Kolb); died 11 Jan 1940, Markham, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00068-4140.3
    • Occupation: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farm Hand
    • Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; New Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farm Laborer
    • Occupation: 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer, Farm

    Noah — Albertina "Tina" Witmer. Albertina (daughter of Isaac Witmer and Leah Bear) was born 7 Jan 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Oct 1954, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Albertina "Tina" Witmer was born 7 Jan 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Isaac Witmer and Leah Bear); died 29 Oct 1954, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Albertina "Tina" Otterbein
    • Eby ID Number: 00003-605.4
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Dunkard
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Domestic Servant
    • Residence: 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Children:
    1. 1. Emma Catherine Otterbein was born 11 Dec 1888, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Dec 1959; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. John Wesley "Wesley" Otterbein was born 7 Jul 1897, , Ontario, Canada; died 1976; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Otterbein was born 25 Aug 1898, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1987, Strathroy, Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Strathroy Municipal Cemetery, Strathroy, Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada.
    4. Vera Otterbein was born 13 Jul 1900, , Ontario, Canada; died 18 Aug 1935, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Isaac Hubert "Hugh" Otterbein was born 10 Sep 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Apr 1977, Livonia, Wayne, Michigan, United States; was buried , Acacia Park Cemetery, Birmingham, Oakland, Michigan, United States.
    6. Earl Stanley Otterbein was born 10 May 1905, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Nov 1991, Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada; was buried 11 Nov 1991, Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Amanda Otterbein was born 18 Jul 1906, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1994, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Mary Lucinda "Lucy" Otterbein was born 18 Sep 1907, Rosebank, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Dec 1984, St. Catharines, Welland, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Victoria Lawn Cemetery, St. Catharines, Lincoln Co., Ontario.
    9. Stella Viola Otterbein was born 4 Oct 1908, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 May 1998, Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida, United States; was buried , Woodlaw Park North Cemetery and Mausoleum, Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida, United States.
    10. Edgar Howard Otterbein was born 17 Mar 1910, Rosebank, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Dec 1940, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Gordon Homer Otterbein was born 11 Jun 1911, Rosebank, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Jan 1974, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 9 Jan 1974, Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Henry M. Otterbein was born 11 Feb 1838, Queck, , Hessen, Germany (son of Valentine Otterbein and Elizabeth Hermann); died 1 Feb 1883, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00068-4140.1
    • Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Milk Peddler
    • Occupation: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; milk pedlar
    • Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; New Mennonite

    Notes:

    Henry in 1881 was living with his family and living with Henry was an Elizabeth Otterbein aged 67 possibly his mother.

    Rsrch. Note:
    Lydia (Betchel) Kolb (Tobias (Clemens) Kolb , Catherine (Steiner) Clemens , Abraham (Bachman) Clemens , ABRAHAM (REIFF) , GERHART ) was born on 19 Feb 1842. She died on 27 May 1873.
    Lydia married Henry (Herrman) Otterbein on 06 May 1862 in Waterloo Twp. Waterloo Co. Ont. Can.. Henry was born on 11 Feb 1838 in Queck, Hessen, Germany. He died on 01 Feb 1883 in Berlin (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp. Waterloo Co. Ontario, Canada

    They had the following children:

    2203 F iAmanda (Kolb) Otterbein was born on 04 Feb 1871 in Near Breslau, Waterloo Twp. Ontario, Canada. She died on 09 May 1958 in Near Breslau, Waterloo Twp. Ontario, Canada. Amanda married Moses (Good) Heckendorn Deacon on 25 Mar 1891. Moses was born on 04 Apr 1863 in Waterloo Twp. Waterloo Co. Ontario, Canada. He was christened in 1893. He died on 05 Jan 1944 in Breslau, Waterloo Twp. Waterloo Co. Ontario, Canada. He was buried on 07 Jan 1944 in Cressman Mennoite Cemetrey, Waterloo Twp..
    2204 F iiMagdalena (Kolb) Otterbein.
    2205 M iiiNoah (Kolb) Otterbein.
    2206 F ivEllen (Kolb) Otterbein.
    2207 M vLevi (Kolb) Otterbein.
    2208 F viElizabeth (Kolb) Otterbein.

    Henry married Lydia Kolb 6 May 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Lydia (daughter of Tobias Kolb and Magdalena Bechtel) was born 19 Feb 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 May 1873; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Lydia Kolb was born 19 Feb 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Tobias Kolb and Magdalena Bechtel); died 22 May 1873; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Lydia Otterbein
    • Eby ID Number: 00068-4140
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Lydia Kolb, "was born February 19th, 1842. On May 6th, 1862, she was married to Henry Otterbein who died in Berlin, February 1st, 1883. She died May 22nd, 1873, leaving a family of six 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. Magdalena Otterbein was born 25 Jul 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 May 1940, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 2. Noah K. Otterbein was born 2 Jul 1865, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Jan 1940, Markham, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Ellen Otterbein was born 19 Aug 1867, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1950; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Levi Otterbein was born 1868, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Amanda Otterbein was born 4 Feb 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 May 1958, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Otterbein was born 28 May 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Aug 1924, , Alberta, Canada; was buried , Mount View Mennonite Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

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

    Other Events:

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

    Notes:

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


    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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


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

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


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

    Other Events:

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

    Notes:

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


    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Valentine Otterbein was born 8 Apr 1812, , Germany (son of Heinrich Otterbein and Elizabeth Schmaltz); died Bef 1861; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-24803
    • Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer

    Valentine married Elizabeth Hermann 20 Apr 1836, Queck, , Hessen, Germany. Elizabeth was born 15 Jul 1815, , Germany; died 9 Apr 1899, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Elizabeth Hermann was born 15 Jul 1815, , Germany; died 9 Apr 1899, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Elizabeth Otterbein
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-24804
    • Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; New Mennonite
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • House of Industry and Refuge: 1899, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1899, Mennonite

    Children:
    1. 4. Henry M. Otterbein was born 11 Feb 1838, Queck, , Hessen, Germany; died 1 Feb 1883, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Balthasar Otterbein was born 14 Jun 1842, Queck, , Hessen, Germany; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Catherine Otterbein was born 24 Apr 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Aug 1875, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Elizabeth H. Otterbein was born 19 Sep 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1901; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 10.  Tobias Kolb was born 11 Aug 1810, Hilltown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (son of Deacon Jacob Kolb, Sr. and Catharine Clemens); died 11 Apr 1894; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00068-4135
    • Historic Building: 1826, 1765 Victoria St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1852, 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, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman
    • 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; Gentleman
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Tobias Kolb, "was born August 11th, 1810. On November 21st, 1833, he was married to Magdalena Bechtel who was born April 2nd, 1815, and died September 11th, 1866. Soon after their marriage they moved on the old 'Kolb Farm' on the west side of the Grand River, opposite Breslau, Ontario. During the last years of his life he was totally blind, thus causing more or less anxiety to his children who took care of him. Even in his unfortunate state (blindness) he was happy and contented and was waiting for the Lord's appointed time to remove him from this world unto the Kingdom of Glory. He died April 11th, 1894. His family consisted 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.].

    Historic Building:
    Jacob Kolb contructed this house now demolished some time after 1981. It started out as a small log house, later a room the full length of the house was added and a new roof applied. Logs were covered with frame and the hold house was stuccoed. It was inherited by Tobias.

    Tobias married Magdalena Bechtel 21 Nov 1833. Magdalena (daughter of Deacon Jacob Bechtel and Elizabeth Gabel) was born 2 Apr 1815, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Sep 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Magdalena Bechtel was born 2 Apr 1815, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Deacon Jacob Bechtel and Elizabeth Gabel); died 11 Sep 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Magdalena Kolb
    • Eby ID Number: 00007-0808
    • Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Housekeeper
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Magdalena Bechtel "the eleventh and youngest member of Jacob Bechtel's family, was born at Blair, April 2nd, 1815, and died September 11th, 1866. She was married to Tobias Kolb. They resided near Breslau, Ontario, where they had 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. Elizabeth Kolb was born 15 Aug 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Apr 1885, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Catharine Kolb was born 18 Jun 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Jan 1864; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Henry B. Kolb was born 25 Mar 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Dec 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Joseph B. Kolb was born 30 Aug 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Aug 1905; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 5. Lydia Kolb was born 19 Feb 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 May 1873; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Isaac Kolb was born 1 Jun 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Jul 1907; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Hannah Kolb was born 27 Apr 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Apr 1907, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Elias Kolb was born 20 Jul 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Jul 1917, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Sanctuary Park Cemetery, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario.

  5. 12.  Abraham E. Witmer was born CALC 27 Feb 1808, Of, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Rev Abraham Witmer and Anna Eversole); died 4 Nov 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00135-8295

    Notes:

    Abraham Witmer, "third son of Abraham and Annie (Eversole) Witmer, was married to Catherine Groh. They resided north of Hespeler, near what is known as "Tuck's Hill" where they possessed a beautiful farm. They are both dead. To them was born a family of fifteen 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.].

    Abraham — Catharine Groh. Catharine (daughter of John Groh and Susannah Wanner) was born 25 Nov 1813, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Jul 1891, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Catharine Groh was born 25 Nov 1813, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of John Groh and Susannah Wanner); died 28 Jul 1891, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Catharine Holm
    • Name: Catharine Witmer
    • Eby ID Number: 00045-3408
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Dunker

    Notes:

    Catharine Groh, "was born November 25th, 1813. She was first married to Abraham Witmer, a farmer. They resided in Guelph Township, near Waterloo Township line. They had a large family, namely:...Joseph, Polly, Susannah, Abraham, Benjamin, Hannah, Annie, Henry, George, Sarah, Samuel, Elizabeth, John, Isaac, and Moses. After the decease of her first husband she was married to Rev. Peter Holm, bishop of the Dunkard Church."


    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. George Witmer was born , Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Elizabeth Witmer was born , Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Susannah Witmer was born 28 Jan 1833, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 May 1880, Colborne Twp., Huron Co., Ontario.
    4. Mary "Polly" Witmer was born 18 Jul 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Apr 1931, Fordwich, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Fordwich Cemetery, Fordwich, Huron Co., Ontario.
    5. Joseph G. Witmer was born 9 Nov 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Feb 1896, , Lapeer Co., Michigan; was buried , Evergreen Cemetery, Burnside Twp., Lapeer Co., Michigan.
    6. Annie Witmer was born 21 Jan 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Abraham "Abram" Witmer was born 21 Jan 1837, Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 14 Jul 1904; was buried , Clifford Public Cemetery, Clifford, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada.
    8. John Christian Witmer was born 11 Sep 1838, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Feb 1933, Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Hannah Witmer was born 1839, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Aft 1880, , Michigan, USA.
    10. 6. Isaac Witmer was born 3 Apr 1842, Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 10 Jan 1929, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Sarah Witmer was born 21 Feb 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Dec 1884, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Benjamin Witmer was born 1844, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    13. Catherine Witmer was born 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1860, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    14. Henry Witmer was born 24 Mar 1847, Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 27 Oct 1930, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    15. Samuel Witmer was born 6 Feb 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1885, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    16. Aaron Witmer was born 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    17. Moses G. Witmer was born 31 Mar 1856, Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 6 Nov 1882, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Washington Cemetery, Washington, Oxford Co., Ontario.

  7. 14.  Rev. John G. Bear was born 15 May 1804, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Rev. Martin Bear and Catharine Gingrich); died 24 Dec 1894, Near Doon, Waterloo Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39053199
    • Name: John Baer
    • Eby ID Number: 00003-597
    • Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    John Bear, "was born near Preston, Ontario, May 15th, 1804. His boyhood days were spent on his father's farm. When eighteen years of age he commenced life as a builder and contractor. Many a house and barn still standing in this and adjoining counties. were erected by him between the years 1823 and 1835. He was also the possessor of a beautiful farm lying between Preston and Hespeler, now owned by Anson Groh. Here he resided until the death of his wife in 1875. Then he had his home with his youngest son, Joseph, for five years. In 1880 he went to live with his son John, who resides a little west of Doon, where he died happy in the Lord, December 24th, 1894. He was converted unto the Lord when a young man, and in 1833 he joined the Mennonite Church. On December 2nd, 1838, he was ordained as Minister of the Gospel by the late Bishop Benjamin Eby. His field of labor was to be at 'Wanners', for which locality he was ordained. In 1870-71 when the first glimmerings of dissatisfaction were observable among the Mennonites, Mr. Bear was an active worker to keep up the union (The writer heard him advocate strongly in favor of union in 1870-71-72) but the spirit of disunion was carried so far (1873-4), which ultimately caused a division into the old and new communions. Mr. Bear joined himself with the new party and was one of their first ministers. We might add in conclusion that his educational attainments were very limited. Besides the acquisition of the simple elementary branches of reading, writing, and arithmetic, he in his youth was not favored, as the country was new and the schools in their primeval state. Being possessed of a very retentive memory, he exhibited a great taste for reading and was remarkably fond of investigation. He seldom accepted anything without first giving it due consideration and careful study. What little spare time he was able to snatch from the labors of the farm, he studiously devoted to the reading of such works as came within his reach. His library was composed of books pertaining to religious and devotional works. He was well versed in the Bible and works of a religious character. On February 11th, 1827, he was married to Anna, daughter of Cornelius and Anna (Detweiler) Pannabecker. She was born near Hespeler, Waterloo County, Ontario, April 23rd, 1812, and died February 16th, 1875. They had a family of thirteen 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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    "Bear, John (1804-1894)

    John Bear: minister and building contractor; born 15 May 1804 near Preston, Upper Canada to Martin and Catharine (Gingrich) Bear. He was the oldest child in a family of six sons and seven daughters. On 11 February 1827 he married Anna Pannabecker (23 April 1812-16 February 1875); they had ten sons and three daughters. John died 24 December 1894.

    By vocation John Bear became a carpenter and builder. One of his projects was the Union Mennonite/Tunker school and meetinghouse of 1829 that predated the Wanner building of 1837. This building was used as a school until 1848. He did much of his construction work between 1823-1835. He also farmed between Preston and Hespeler (both now part of the city of Cambridge).

    John Bear was baptized as a member of the Mennonite Church in 1833; on 2 December 1838 he was ordained as a minister by Benjamin Eby particularly for service in the Wanner/Hagey area of the conference. He was widely read, but had only the basic primary education of the day. He was a second generation minister in the conference; his father had been one of the first persons ordained as a minister in the Waterloo region.

    When a doctrinal conflict arose in the Ontario Conference beginning in 1869, John Bear led an party of three ministers to investigate revival activities in Solomon Eby's congregation at Port Elgin, ON. Bear's group brought back a positive report in early 1870, but a division ultimately could not be averted. Bear then joined the new "Reformed Mennonites"; a group that ultimately became part of the Mennonite Brethren in Christ denomination (later known as the Evangelical Missionary Church). He served as a minister in that denomination until his death. He was ordained as an elder in that denomination on 4 March 1888 by Menno Bowman.

    Bear's departure from the Ontario Mennonite conference was very significant because of his longstanding leadership role in the conference. As leader of the investigation committee to Port Elgin he carried the respect of his fellow ministers, and his loss to the movement was keenly felt."

    Mennonite Historical Society of Canada https://www.mhsc.ca/

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    Wanner Mennonite Church
    Begun: 1829

    A small wooden meeting house was built in 1829 on a corner of the farm belonging to Samuel Bechtel which was located in the vicinity of the present-day regional headquarters of the Ministry of Natural Resources near the intersection of Highways 24 and 401. The site for this community meeting house, as well as a school and a burial ground, had been chosen on August 8, 1829. The land was donated by Samuel Bechtel and his wife Barbara (Baumann) on March 15, 1830. A new meeting house, of white brick, was built in 1837 on the east side of Henry Wanner's farm, somewhat north of the first meeting house. Meetings at first were held every eight weeks. The deed of land for the meeting house known as Wanner's was dated October 15, 1837. Early preachers were David Sherk, who had been ordained by Benjamin Eby in July 1837, Jacob Bretz, Jr., and Joseph Hagey.

    Joseph Hagey was ordained bishop in 1851. During his time divisions occurred in the church by a surge of enthusiasm for a Methodist form of revivalism. Solomon Eby of Port Elgin, who announced his own conversion in December 1869, was leader of a group which believed that members could be converted through participation in revival meetings. John Baer of Wanner's became associated with Solomon Eby, and was compelled to leave the church in the spring of 1874, as were Eby and his other followers. The new church movement resulted in organization conferences which culminated in the conference on March 23, 1875 at Bloomingdale where New Mennonites and Reforming (or Reformed) Mennonites joined together as United Mennonites. The United Mennonites favored revival meetings, Sunday Schools and prayer meetings, and were opposed to the use of alcohol and tobacco.

    The date of construction of the meeting house which replaced the one built in 1837 is somewhat in doubt. It is possible that a new building was erected in the early 1870s; it is also possible that the 1837 building only underwent extensive renovations at that time. There is no doubt, however, that a new brown brick church was built in 1938. An education wing was added in 1969.

    The earliest Mennonite Sunday School in North America was begun in 1842 and was held jointly by the Wanner and Hagey Meeting Houses. It was discontinued after a short time because of a division of opinion within the congregations. An attempt was made later, in the mid-1860s, to begin another Sunday School, but this, too, did not last long. Many years later, on June 10, 1896, a meeting was held to organize a Sunday School. Anson Groh was appointed superintendent..

    Waterloo County Churches A Research Guide To Churches Established Before 1900 By Rosemary Ambrose

    John married Anna "Nancy" Pannabecker 11 Feb 1827. Anna (daughter of Cornelius Pannebecker and Anna Detweiler) was born 23 Apr 1812, Near Hespeler, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Feb 1875, Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Anna "Nancy" Pannabecker was born 23 Apr 1812, Near Hespeler, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Cornelius Pannebecker and Anna Detweiler); died 16 Feb 1875, Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39053031
    • Name: Anna "Nancy" Bear
    • Name: Nancy Panabaker
    • Name: Nancy Pannebecker
    • Eby ID Number: 00087-5121
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Anna Pannebecker, "was born April 23rd, 1812, and died near Preston, Ontario, February 16th, 1875. She was married to Rev. John Bear."

    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. Magdalena Bear was born 7 Dec 1827, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 May 1846.
    2. David P. Baer was born 5 Dec 1828, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 May 1907, Croswell, Sanilac, Michigan, USA; was buried , Croswell Cemetery, Croswell, Sanilac, Michigan, United States.
    3. Moses Bear was born 8 Feb 1831, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Mar 1831.
    4. John Bear was born 30 May 1832, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Feb 1908, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Aaron Bear was born 30 Mar 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Dec 1870, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Rebecca Bear was born 22 Feb 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Feb 1898, Colborne Twp., Huron Co., Ontario; was buried , Colborne Cemetery, Colborne Twp., Huron Co., Ontario.
    7. Samuel Baer was born 9 Dec 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Bef 1911.
    8. 7. Leah Bear was born 2 Sep 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Aug 1908; was buried , Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Martin Bear was born 25 Sep 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 May 1843.
    10. Cornelius Baer was born 11 Nov 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Feb 1882, Hullett Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Ball's Cemetery, Hullett Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada.
    11. Lovina Bear was born 1844, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    12. Abraham Bear was born 23 Aug 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Jan 1846.
    13. Benjamin Bear was born 2 Mar 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Mar 1932, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Kinzie-Bean Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region. Ontario.
    14. Joseph Bear was born 23 Apr 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.