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A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Elias Holm

Male 1869 - 1945  (75 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Elias Holm was born 18 Oct 1869, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada (son of Daniel Holm and Anna Pannebecker); died 24 Sep 1945, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00087-5126.5

    Notes:

    HOLM, ELIAS

    In his 76th year, early on Monday evening, September 24, 1945, at the Guelph General Hospital, following a lengthy illness. He was a native and lifelong resident of Puslinch Township. His parents were the late Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Holm. He attended Hespeler United Church and was well-known locally. Surviving are his wife, Sarah Darby; two brothers, Walter and Archie, both of Puslinch; and three sisters, Mrs. Levi Panabaker of Hespeler; and the Misses Agnes and Angeline Holm of Puslinch. The funeral service at Stager's Funeral Home in Hespeler on Thurs., Sept. 27 at 2, was largely attended by relatives and friends. Rev. George Kersey conducted the service, assisted by Rev. Kenny. Burial in Hespeler Cemetery. Pallbearers: Earl Holm of Galt; Ralph Holm of Puslinch; Ferdie Holm, Neil Darby and Donald Friendship of Guelph; Ross Calling of Toronto.

    A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark
    Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

    Elias married Sarah Agnes Darby 25 Apr 1911, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada. Sarah was born 15 Mar 1873, Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 25 May 1946, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Daniel Holm was born 24 Mar 1838, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada (son of Rev. Neils Peter Holm and Susannah Cober); died 8 Sep 1925, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 10 Sep 1925, Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00056-3845
    • Residence: 1860, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1862, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1873, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Occupation: 1881, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; farmer

    Notes:

    Daniel Holm, "a farmer, was first married to Esther Pannabecker and after her decease to Anna Pannabecker. They reside on lot No.6, 3rd Concession, Puslinch Township, Wellington County, Ontario. With first wife there was one son named Cyrus, and with second wife there are 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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    HOLM, DANIEL

    One by one, the pioneers of the district are passing away. On Wednesday morning, September 9, 1925, one of the oldest native sons of the district passed to his reward. Mr. Holm was born on lot 6, concession 3 of Puslinch Township over 87 years ago, his father Neil Holm having settled on this farm a few years before, coming from the county of York. The country was pretty well wooded and Mr. Holm's was the pioneer's lot. On August 22, he lost his wife, who shared with him the vicissitudes of life for sixty-three years. He was twice married, his first wife also a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Panabaker. Nine years ago, he retired from the farm on which he was born and made his home with his son, Walter. A man of quiet habits, he took no part in municipal life. He was a good neighbour and respected by all who knew him. Four sons and three daughters survive, Isaiah, Elias, Archie, Walter, Mrs. Levi Panabaker, Agnes and Angeline. The funeral was held on Friday afternoon, interment taking place at Wanner's Cemetery.

    -Information from the death certificate: Of lot 3, concession 3 in Puslinch. Born in Puslinch on March 24, 1838, son of Neil Holm and Susannah Cober. Informant - his son, Walter Holm of R. R. #6, Guelph.

    -Information from marriage certificates: One of his wife was Anna or Hannah Panabaker.

    A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark
    Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

    Daniel married Anna Pannebecker 14 Oct 1862, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Anna (daughter of Cornelius Pannabecker and Veronica "Fanny" Witmer) was born 19 Oct 1842, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 23 Aug 1925, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 25 Aug 1925, Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Anna Pannebecker was born 19 Oct 1842, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada (daughter of Cornelius Pannabecker and Veronica "Fanny" Witmer); died 23 Aug 1925, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 25 Aug 1925, Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Anna Holm
    • Eby ID Number: 00087-5126
    • Residence: 1862, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Anna Pannebecker, "was born in 1842. She is married to Daniel Holm. They reside on lot No. 6, Concession 3, Puslinch Township, Wellington County, near Hespeler. 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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    HOLM, HANNAH (or ANNA, Nee Panabaker)

    On Saturday, August 21, 1925, one of the oldest residents of Waterloo Township, Mrs. Daniel Holm. She was born on the farm on which she died, nearly 83 years ago, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Panabaker, one of the pioneers of the district. Sixty-three years ago, she married Mr. Holm and for this long span of life, proved a worthy helpmeet. Loved and revered by all who knew her, Mrs. Holm lived a most useful life in the community. She was a Mennonite in religion. A family of four sons and three daughters, besides her aged husband, survive: Isaiah, Elias, Archie, Walter, Mrs. Levi Panabaker, Agnes and Angeline. With the exception of Archie, who lives in Guelph, the family reside in or near Hespeler. Up till nine years ago, when Mr. and Mrs. Holm retired from farming and came to make their home with their son, Walter, they resided on the 9th concession. The funeral was on Tuesday afternoon to Wanner's Cemetery. Rev. Snider and Rev. H. L. Merner officiated.

    - Information from the death certificate: Of lot 3, rear concession 3, Puslinch. Died of apoplexy.

    A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark
    Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

    Children:
    1. Isaiah Holm was born Oct 1865, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 16 Jun 1936, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 19 Jun 1936, Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Jeremiah Holm was born 17 Mar 1866, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 26 Apr 1867; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Veronica Holm was born 1 Aug 1867, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 7 Feb 1946, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 1. Elias Holm was born 18 Oct 1869, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 24 Sep 1945, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Agnes Holm was born 4 Oct 1871, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 19 Apr 1961, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Archibald Holm was born 2 Feb 1874, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Angeline Holm was born 8 Oct 1877, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 21 Dec 1956, , Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Walter Holm was born 1882, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 29 May 1957, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Rev. Neils Peter Holm was born 16 Mar 1811, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario (son of Niehls P. "Nelson" Holm and Anna Catharine Philips); died 13 Dec 1880, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Crossroads Brethren in Christ Cemetery, Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20934697
    • Name: Cornelius Peter Holm
    • Eby ID Number: 00056-3842

    Notes:

    Niles Peter Holm, "was born March 16th, 1811. In his younger years he was converted and joined the church of his choice, the River Brethren, which body he served faithfully until his death. When about thirty-five years of age he was ordained as a minister of the River Brethren denomination. He was an active worker in the Lord's vineyard and was well received by all classes of people who used to assemble at his appointed place of worship. He not only had the unlimited confidence of the members of his own congregation but his friends and admirers were many amongst those of other denominations and such that had no connections with any of the religious bodies of our country. It would not be saying too much to make the assertion that this servant of God died without a single enemy. He resided a little east of Hespeler where he died December 13th, 1880. He was married to Susannah Cober who was born June 4th, 1813, and died a few years ago. She proved to be a noble helpmate unto her husband in assisting him in performing the many duties connected with his pastoral callings. She was a noble woman, a kind and sympathetic neighbor, and a true follower of her Master. Her end was peace. The winged arrow of death bore her soul away to the spiritual mansions beyond the skies. They had a family of eleven children, of whom only four were left to mourn the loss of their dear parents. Their names are as follows:"

    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.].

    Neils — Susannah Cober. Susannah (daughter of Nicholaus Cober and Eva Fischer) was born 4 Jun 1813, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario; died 19 Nov 1891, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Crossroads Brethren in Christ Cemetery, Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Susannah Cober was born 4 Jun 1813, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario (daughter of Nicholaus Cober and Eva Fischer); died 19 Nov 1891, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Crossroads Brethren in Christ Cemetery, Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Susannah Holm
    • Eby ID Number: 00025-1987

    Notes:

    Susannah Cober, "was born June 4th, 1813. She was married to Rev. Neils Peter Holm. They resided in Puslinch Township, near Hespeler, where they both died. They had a family."

    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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    HOLM, SUSANNA (Nee Cober)

    Death of a Very Old Resident

    One by one, those who first settled in Puslinch are going. Mrs. Neil Holm settled with her late husband, who died some years ago, on the farm where she died on Thursday, November 19, 1891. She had just entered her 79th year. In 1835, she came from the township of Vaughan, county of York, where she was born and being a sister of the late Jacob Cober and Nicholas Cober, settled at the same time almost opposite the farm of Jacob Cober, on which his sons at present reside. Mrs. Holm was one of those, whose living made the world the brighter seem. Her daily life shone with the brightness of Christianity. All who knew her fully respected the high moral tone of her character. A noble woman was Mrs. Holm, true to herself and all the world. She died as she lived. She leaves a son, Daniel Holm of Puslinch and a daughter. Interment took place on Sunday to the brick church burying ground.

    -The brick church burying ground refers to the Brethren in Christ Cemetery at the church on the Lake Rd.

    -Information from the transcription of the Brethren in Christ Cemetery: Neil P. Holm died on Dec. 10, 1880, aged 69 years, 8 months and 24 days. A daughter, Annie (Feb. 28, 1842-July 2, 1867) is buried with them.

    A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark
    Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Holm was born , Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Susannah Holm was born , Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Annie Holm was born , Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Eva Holm was born , Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Samuel Holm was born , Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Peter C. Holm was born , Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Rachel C. Holm was born 23 May 1834, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 12 Jun 1928, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    8. 2. Daniel Holm was born 24 Mar 1838, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 8 Sep 1925, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 10 Sep 1925, Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Mariah Holm was born 1851, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 13 Dec 1893, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Martha Magdalena Holm was born 27 Jan 1855, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 18 Feb 1888, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Crossroads Brethren in Christ Cemetery, Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario.

  3. 6.  Cornelius Pannabecker was born 18 Mar 1817, Near Hespeler, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Cornelius Pannebecker and Anna Detweiler); died 30 Mar 1875, Near Hespeler, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39052002
    • Eby ID Number: 00087-5123

    Notes:

    Cornelius Pannebecker, "the youngest son of Cornelius and Anna (Dettweiler) Pannebecker, was born near Hespeler, Ontario, March 18th, 1817. He was married to Veronica Witmer and resided near Hespeler on the farm now in possession of their son, Elias, where they both died. His death took place, March 30th, 1875. To them were born 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.]

    Cornelius — Veronica "Fanny" Witmer. Veronica (daughter of Rev Abraham Witmer and Anna Eversole) was born 28 Nov 1817, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Nov 1891, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Veronica "Fanny" Witmer was born 28 Nov 1817, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Rev Abraham Witmer and Anna Eversole); died 27 Nov 1891, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39051905
    • Name: Veronica "Fanny" Pannabecker
    • Eby ID Number: 00135-8339

    Notes:

    Veronica Witmer, "the ninth and youngest child of Abraham and Anna (Eversole) Witmer, was married to Cornelius Pannebecker. They resided about two miles east of Hespeler, on the farm now in possession of their son, Elias. Here they died some years ago, leaving a family of four children, namely: Elias, Esther, Anna, and Samuel."

    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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    One by one the links that connect the early settlement of this country and the present one are being broken. Seventy-four years ago Mrs. Cornelius Panabaker of Puslinch was born on her father's farm on Preston Road, which is still owned and occupied by her nephew, Levi Witmer. In 1839, in company with her late husband, who preceded her sixteen years, she settled on the farm where she died, which was then in the wild woods of Canada. She was a partaker of all the joys and sorrows of pioneer life. Many were the interesting stories told by her about the early settlement of the township and being possessed of a bright and cheerful disposition, the hardships of life in these days were made to seem easier to her. She was a true Christian and her many virtues too well known to need recital here. She died in Puslinch on November 28, 1891, at the age of 74 years. She leaves two sons, Elias and Samuel and one daughter, Mrs. Daniel Holm, all of Puslinch. The funeral on Monday was very largely attended, interment taking place at Warner's burying ground. Elias Witmer of Hespeler is her brother.

    A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 2 Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark

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    Hespeler Correspondence.

    THE LATE MRS. PANABAKER. One by one the links that connect the early settlement of this country and the present one are being broken. Seventy-four years ago the late Mrs. Cornelius Panabaker of Puslinch, was born on her father's farm on Preston road, which is still owned and occupied by her nephew, Mr. Levi Witmer. In 1839 in company with her late husband, who preceded her 16 years, she settled on the farm she died on, which was then in the wild woods of Canada. She was a partaker of all the joys and sorrows of pioneer life. Many were the interesting stories told by her about the carly settlement of the township, and being possessed of a bright and cheerful disposition the hardships of life in these days made to seem easier to her. She was a true Christian and her many virtues are well known to need recital here. She leaves two sons, Elias and, Samuel, and one daughter, Mrs. Daniel Holm, all of Puslinch, The funeral on Monday Was very largely attended, the interment taking place at Warner's burying ground. Mr. Elias Witmer, of Hespeler, is her brother,

    Dec 10, 1891-Guelph Mercury

    Children:
    1. Elias Pannabecker was born 18 Feb 1839, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Jul 1909, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Esther Pannebecker was born 31 Oct 1840, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 8 Feb 1862; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 3. Anna Pannebecker was born 19 Oct 1842, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 23 Aug 1925, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 25 Aug 1925, Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Samuel Pannabecker was born 10 Nov 1844, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 13 Dec 1921; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Niehls P. "Nelson" Holm was born 19 Oct 1774, Copenhagen, , Københavns Amt, Denmark; died 12 Jan 1865, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00056-3823

    Notes:

    Niehls P. Holm, "was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, October 19th, 1774. He was a sailor in his younger days, and when Admiral Parker, assisted by Nelson, bombarded Copenhagen in 1801, young Holm was present and had a very narrow escape of his life. After the fall of his native city he, in company with other sailors, boarded a vessel and struck for the open sea where they led a piratical life for a few years. When once landing at one of the Atlantic ports on the American coast, he, not wishing to meet the fate of pirates, made his escape under the cover of night. Shortly thereafter he arrived at Little York (Toronto) where he was married to Anna Catharine Philips who was born in the Free City of Hamburg, Germany, November 7th, 1785, and died October 11th, 1858. They resided in Markham Township, York County, where their family was born and raised. About the year 1839 they moved to Puslinch Township, Wellington County, near Hespeler, where he died January 12th, 1865. Their family consisted 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.].

    Rsrch. Note:
    Holm's Mill
    (a.k.a. Krib's, Cole's and A. J. Shants' Mill)
    From A History of Vaughan Township by G. Elmore Reaman
    Neihls Peterson Holm was a Dunkard and a sailor. Born in Copenhagen, Denmark in Oct.19, 1774, he came to Canada ( Waterloo County ) with the Mennonites from Pennsylvania. He was a sailor in his younger days, and when Admiral Parker, assisted by Nelson, bombarded Copenhagen in 1801, had a narrow escape with his life. After the fall of Copenhagen, he and others like him, took to the open seas, where, for a few years, they led a piratical life. Having eventually landed on the east coast of America, and wishing to avoid punishment for his crimes, Neihls made his escape to Little York (Toronto) under the cover of night. He there married Anna Catharine Phillips of Hamburg, Germany. The couple resided in Markham Township, York County where their children were born.
    Although the Eby book states that they came to Puslinch in 1839, it is recorded by others that they were here 10 years prior, when the first small dam was constructed( lot 1- 3rd concession ), on the outlet from Puslinch Lake, used to power a small saw mill . In 1850, a new dam powered the larger saw mill erected at the same time. No longer able to tolerate his land legs, and having built a suitable vessel, Neihls first sailed the waters of Puslinch Lake in 1845. What a joyous occasion that must have been, for Neihls and for all the "sailors" since!
    Early assessment rolls of Waterloo County indicate that among his neighbours there, were the Pannabeckers Clemens, Baer, Bergey and Ellis families, other surnames common to Puslinch history.
    By 1856 a grist mill had been added which was operated by his son Peter Niles Holm ( born March 16, 1811). His wife, Susannah Cober, ( born June 4, 1813 ) was the daughter of Nicholas Cober of Vaughan Township. Peter's son Daniel married Esther Pannabecker and Anna Pannabecker, and farmed lot 6 in the 3rd concession. At about age 35 Peter was ordained as a minister of the River Brethren church, and it is said that his friends and admirers were of all denominations and that possibly when Peter died on Dec.13,1880, he did so without a single enemy.
    1851 Puslinch Census

    Niehls married Anna Catharine Philips Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada. Anna was born 7 Nov 1785, Hamburg, , Hamburg, Germany; died 11 Oct 1858. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Anna Catharine Philips was born 7 Nov 1785, Hamburg, , Hamburg, Germany; died 11 Oct 1858.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Anna Catharine Holm
    • Eby ID Number: 00056-3823.1

    Children:
    1. Philip John Holm was born 20 May 1804, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario; died 28 Jan 1878, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Henry Paul Holm was born 13 Jun 1806, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario; died 24 Sep 1879, , Iowa, USA.
    3. Rev. Peter Niles Holm was born 25 Sep 1808, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario; died 10 Apr 1883, East Of Hespeler, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 4. Rev. Neils Peter Holm was born 16 Mar 1811, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario; died 13 Dec 1880, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Crossroads Brethren in Christ Cemetery, Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario.
    5. Nancy Holm was born 4 Nov 1813, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario; died 5 Apr 1878, , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Crossroads Brethren in Christ Cemetery, Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario.
    6. Daniel Holm was born 31 Mar 1816, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario; died 1841.
    7. Elizabeth Holm was born 8 Jun 1818, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario; died 25 Aug 1821.
    8. Rev. John P. Holm was born 16 Feb 1821, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario; died 11 Nov 1873, , Missouri, USA; was buried , Gibbs Union Cemetery, Gibbs, Adair, Missouri.
    9. Mollie Holm was born 8 May 1823, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario; died 21 Jan 1909, Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodlawn Pioneer Cemetery, Listowel, Perth County, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Jacob Holm was born 30 Sep 1825, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 10.  Nicholaus Cober was born 24 Nov 1763, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 31 Aug 1842; was buried , Baker Cober Cemetery, Vaughan, York Co., Ontario.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00025-1970

    Notes:

    Nicholaus Cober, "from whom all the Cobers in this country are descendants, was born in Pennsylvania, U. S., November 24th, 1763. In 1796 he was married to Eva Fisher who was born June 27th, 1777. In April, 1800, they, with their two children and others, moved to Canada and settled in Vaughan Township, York County, Ontario, about twelve miles north of Toronto. During the first years of their Canadian life they had to contend with numerous hardships and self-denials. In 1810 they had already cleared some eighty acres of their large farm and had erected a comfortable log dwelling and log barn thereon. In course of time the first buildings were replaced by more expensive residences. (Old Mr. Cober must have seen quite a difference in the country from 1800, when it was all forest, until 1840 when York was the Banner County and Toronto the capital of Canada). Mr. and Mrs. Cober raised a family 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.].

    Nicholaus married Eva Fischer 1796. Eva was born 27 Jun 1777, Of, , Pennsylvania; died 2 Feb 1858; was buried , Baker Cober Cemetery, Vaughan, York Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Eva Fischer was born 27 Jun 1777, Of, , Pennsylvania; died 2 Feb 1858; was buried , Baker Cober Cemetery, Vaughan, York Co., Ontario.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Eva Cober
    • Eby ID Number: 00025-1970.1

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Cober was born 15 Feb 1797, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 18 Jul 1888; was buried , Baker Cober Cemetery, Vaughan, York Co., Ontario.
    2. Rachel Cober was born 2 Mar 1799, , Pennsylvania, USA; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Peter Cober was born 21 Aug 1800, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario; died 19 Nov 1883; was buried , Baker Cober Cemetery, Vaughan, York Co., Ontario.
    4. Magdalena Cober was born 8 Feb 1802, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Mary Cober was born 29 Apr 1804, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Catharine Cober was born 4 Apr 1806, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Margaret Cober was born 15 Mar 1809, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Nicolaus Cober was born 4 Mar 1811, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario; died 22 Jun 1887, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Crossroads Brethren in Christ Cemetery, Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario.
    9. 5. Susannah Cober was born 4 Jun 1813, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario; died 19 Nov 1891, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Crossroads Brethren in Christ Cemetery, Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario.
    10. Jacob Cober was born 8 Jul 1815, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario; died 30 Mar 1890, Puslinch, Wellington Co., Ontario; was buried , Crossroads Brethren in Christ Cemetery, Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario.
    11. Barbara Cober was born 16 Aug 1817, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.

  5. 12.  Cornelius Pannebecker was born 8 Dec 1770, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 22 Jun 1855, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29726013
    • Historic Building: 655 Blackbridge Rd., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; 2 story stone house
    • Military: War of 1812
    • Eby ID Number: 00087-5083
    • Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 128, Waterloo County, Ontario
    • Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - Beasley's Lower Block Conc. 2 Lot 09, Waterloo County, Ontario
    • Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - Beasley's Lower Block Conc. 3 Lot 08, Waterloo County, Ontario

    Notes:

    "The Pannebeckers (To have a complete history of the Pannebecker family, write to Mr. Samuel W. Pennypacker, Philadelphia, Pa., and get the book, "Historical and Biographical Sketches of the Pannebeckers", edited by Pennybecker. It is well worth the money and one of the most complete works of its kind in existence) were of the first settlers of German origin who settled in Pennsylvania over two hundred years ago. We find them to have been a prominent family in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania as early as 1709."

    Cornelius Pannebecker, "a native of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, was born December 8th, 1770. In April, 1792, he was married to Anna Dettweiler, sister to old Rudolph Dettweiler who resided near the Wanner Meeting House at Hespeler. She was born November 16th, 1775, and died October 27th, 1855. In 1810 they, in company with Christian Shantz and family, Jacob Shantz and wife, and others, moved to Canada and settled in Waterloo County, Ontario, near the present village of Hespeler, on the farm now occupied by Peter Wier. Here they resided until their deaths. He died June 22nd, 1855. To then was born 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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    About the year 1822, Joseph Oberholtzer, a sawyer, and Cornelius Pannabecker, a blacksmith, both sound men, had come to the conclusion that, having regard to the fact that so many new buildings were being put up by the settlers, a saw mill in this locality would pay.

    In 1823, Joseph Oberholtzer bought from Christian Strome (Strohm) 24 acres of land lying both sides of the River Speed at some distance below the present D. W. & W. Buildings and on it they erected a small saw mill building, installed sawing machinery and built a dam on the Speed to furnish power to operate it.

    After it had been in operation for a time they discovered to their sorrow that their mill was not big enough to handle the huge logs the farmers were hauling in to be sawn, and so, later, when their frail dam went out in a flood it was not replaced; They salvaged what they could and wrote off the rest to profit and loss. They had made the mistake of building too small and they paid the shot.


    Le Rue De Commerce, Other Times Other Customs Other Days Other Ways, Winfield Brewster 1954

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    Unwilling participants in the War of 1812

    About 20 Mennonite men were conscripted to haul supplies for an 1813 engagement


    ...No one was exempt from non-combatant duties, although some resisted at times. Some were fined heavily in court. Cornelius Pannebecker removed the wheels from his wagon to save it, although his horse and son were still conscripted. Elizabeth (Gabel) Bechtel was threatened at sword-point by an officer who knew she was hiding oxen, which he sought for a massive-scale transport operation to the Detroit River.

    Waterloo Region Region 23 Jun 2012 Jonathan Seiling

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    About the year 1840, the third saw-mill in New Hope was erected. It was located just below the Forbes Mill site by a partnership composed of another great-grandfather of the write, the late Cornelius Pannebecker, and one Joseph Oberholtzer, whose sister was married to Bergy.

    Cornelius Pannebecker arrived from Montgomery County, Pa. in 1810 and was the son of a Mennonite minister who lived on the Schuylkill River at the present site of Spring City. Joseph Oberholtzer was evidently a native of the same county in Pennsylvania and located here probably in 1826 and information in hand also points to his having been the son of a Mennonite preacher. The family was of Swiss descent, while Pannebecker was descended from a Dutch family which had migrated for a few years into Germany about Kriegaheim near Worms, before participating in the exodus of Quakers and Mennonites to Pennsylvania, about the year 1700.

    It would appear that Bergy's first saw-mill was too far up the river and the partnership mill too far downstream to quite meet the tastes or requirements of the times, for within a few years Cornelius Oberholtzer erected the fourth saw-mill about midway between these two points, and with it a small foundry or shop, probably for mill repairs etc. Some particulars of this fourth mill are available.

    It continued in operation until sometime in 1864, although it evidently changed ownership, September 27th, 1863, to a partnership composed of George Randall, then of Berlin, Herbert M. Farr of Waterloo and Shubel H. Randall of New Hampshire, the purchase price according to the Galt Reporter files of that time being $8,000. The old mill was used to saw the timber and lumber for the Randall-Farr Woolen Mills, two stone structures erected in 1864, but as the saw-carriage had capacity only for logs up to 16 feet in length, the large timbers for the new Woolen Mills had to be hewn and were not sawn. It had been said with perhaps some little exaggeration, that the process of sawing logs of large diameter with the vertically operated drag-saw then in use was so slow that the operator after starting to log, had time to walk up town a half mile or more to the hotel, for liquid refreshments and return before the cut was finished.

    The timbers of white-pine, taken out of this Oberholtzer mill when the woolen-mill buildings crowded it out of its place were used in the construction of the Lewis Kribs saw-mills which in 1865 were located close to the old public school site. When Mr. W. A. Kribs erected his present manufacturing buildings alongside the G. T. R. lines in 1902, these same old timbers were for the third time used and are at the time of writing, as sound as when first used in 1840.


    Tenth Annual Report of the Waterloo Historical Society, 1922, pages 213 - 224.

    Historic Building:
    In 2009 this 2 story fieldstone house was in good condition, still used as a residence and their are still farm buildings on the site. There is a great deal of new construction not far from the house and soon the house will be surrounded with new housing.

    Cornelius married Anna Detweiler Apr 1792. Anna (daughter of Abraham Detweiler and Elizabeth Kolb Ziegler) was born 16 Nov 1775, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 27 Oct 1855, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Anna Detweiler was born 16 Nov 1775, , Pennsylvania, USA (daughter of Abraham Detweiler and Elizabeth Kolb Ziegler); died 27 Oct 1855, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29726056
    • Name: Anna Pannebecker
    • Eby ID Number: 00087-5083.1

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Pannebecker was born 16 Jul 1793, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 1 Dec 1863, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Henry Pannebecker was born 28 Mar 1795, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 30 Mar 1859, Colborne Twp., Huron Co., Ontario; was buried , Colborne Cemetery, Colborne Twp., Huron Co., Ontario.
    3. Abraham "Abram" Pannabecker was born 13 Sep 1796, Vincent Twp., Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.; died 30 Jun 1880, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Matthias Pannebecker was born 23 Jul 1798, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Jacob Pannebecker was born 10 Oct 1799, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Barbara Pannebecker was born 24 May 1801, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 19 Jan 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. John Pannebecker was born 13 Oct 1803, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 5 Sep 1879, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Margaret Pannebecker was born 12 Oct 1805, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 28 Mar 1880, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    9. Samuel Pannebecker was born 15 Apr 1810, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Hannah Pannebecker was born 15 Apr 1810, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 1 Oct 1848, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    11. Anna "Nancy" Pannabecker 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.
    12. Magdalena Pannebecker was born 24 May 1814, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    13. 6. Cornelius Pannabecker was born 18 Mar 1817, Near Hespeler, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Mar 1875, Near Hespeler, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  7. 14.  Rev Abraham Witmer was born 1767, Of, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (son of Christian Witmer); died 28 Jan 1837, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00135-8267
    • Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - Beasley's Lower Block Conc. 1 Lot 06W, Waterloo County, Ontario
    • Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - Beasley's Broken Front Lot 25NE, Waterloo County, Ontario

    Notes:

    Abraham Witmer, "Could not obtain any dates in regard to Abraham's birth or death) was married to Anna Eversole. In 1804 he, with his wife and family of three children, moved to Canada and settled on the farm now possessed by their grandson, Mr. Levi Witmer. This farm is situated about one and one-half miles north-east of Preston. Here they resided until their deaths. Their family consisted of nine 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 — Anna Eversole. Anna was born 7 Apr 1777, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 7 Mar 1858; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Anna Eversole was born 7 Apr 1777, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 7 Mar 1858; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Anna Witmer
    • Eby ID Number: 00135-8267.5

    Notes:

    In 1851 Anna lived with her son Jacob in Waterloo Township.

    Children:
    1. Christian Witmer was born 10 Feb 1793, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 15 Mar 1840, Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    2. Rev. David Witmer was born 1799, , USA; died 26 Jun 1874; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Jacob Witmer was born 27 Dec 1801, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 17 Apr 1888, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Elizabeth Witmer was born Abt 1803, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 12 Jul 1871; was buried , Riverside Cem, Charles City, Floyd, Iowa, USA.
    5. Abraham E. Witmer was born CALC 27 Feb 1808, Of, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Nov 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Joseph Witmer was born 11 Jul 1812, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Nov 1896, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Henry Witmer was born 29 Sep 1814, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Sep 1893, Near Kossuth, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 20 Sep 1893, Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. 7. Veronica "Fanny" Witmer was born 28 Nov 1817, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Nov 1891, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Elias Witmer was born 19 Feb 1820, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Mar 1910, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.