Myrtle Annette Wilfong

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-194481
• Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1966, 42 Church St. W., Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Myrtle Annette Wilfong, 62, of 42 Church St, W., died at K-W Hospital Tuesday following a brief illness. Miss Wilfong was born at Elmira Jan. 25, 1904, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Menno Wilfong. She was a former public school teacher, retiring in 1964. She was graduated from Hamilton Normal school and was a member of Wesley United Church. Surviving are one brother, Frank G. Wilfong. Toronto; one sister, Mrs. E.B. (Tillie) Watson, Elmira, and several nieces and nephews. Three brothers predeceased her. The body is at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor where the funeral service will be conducted in the chapel at 2 p.m. Thursday by Rev. A.L. Evans. Burial will take place in Elmira cemetery.

Elmira Signet April 13, 1966

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-96202
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presbyterian
• Occupation: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Servant
• Residence: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1901, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Wool House
• Occupation: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer, Mill
• Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1937, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Menno Wilfong, 87, of 42 Church St., Elmira, died Monday night at K-W Hospital. Born Oct. 13, 1862 at Doon, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wilfong. He came to Elmira at the age of 21 and worked for Jonathan Uttley, general merchant, until Mr. Uttley died. Mr. Wilfong retired 27 years ago. He was a member of Wesley United Church. Surviving are two sons, Frank of Toronto, Charles of Long Branch; two daughters, Mrs. Ernest (Tillie) Watson and Myrtle, both of Elmira. Also surviving are two brothers, Dilmos of Waterloo, Archie of Flint, Mich., a sister, Mrs. Otto Schedler of Kitchener, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Two sons predeceased him. His wife, the former Annie Uttley, died in February, 1935. The funeral service will be held at the Driesinger Funeral Parlor Thursday (today) at 2 p.m. with burial in Elmira Cemetery. Rev. W. M. B. Metcalfe of Wesley United Church will officiate.

\iElmira Signet 9 Feb 1950

Menno — Annie Matilda Uttley. Annie (daughter of Jonathan Uttley and Matilda Girling) was born 28 Feb 1869, , Ontario, Canada; died 30 Jan 1935, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Annie Matilda Wilfong
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-96203
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Episcopal
• Residence: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

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The funeral of the late Mrs. Menno Wilfong, held last Friday afternoon, was largely attended, many relatives and friends from town and distant points being present to pay their last respects. The services were in charge of the Rev. J. Ure Stewart of Wesley United Church, of which the deceased was a life-long member. He was assisted by the Rev. G. Little of Gale Presbyterian Church. The pall bearers were Bert Stickney, Wm. Honsinger, Samuel Switzer, Edwin Tyack, David Fear and Lemuel Powell, all old friends of the family. Among those present from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. Archie Wilfong and Mr. and Mrs. Fred. Wilfong of Flint, Mich., Mrs. Mary Parr, Detroit, Mich., Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Wilfong and Miss Doris Wilfong, Doon, Mrs. Otto Schedler, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Spaetzel, Kitchener, Dillman Wilfong, Waterloo, Mrs. and Mrs. Frank Wilfong, West Toronto and Charles Wilfong, of Long Branch.

\iElmira Signet 7 Feb 1935

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• Name: Michael Wilfong
• Eby ID Number: 000131-8098
• Residence: 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer

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Michael Wildfong, "the youngest in the family, is married to Mary Grohn. They reside in the state of Oregon, U.S."

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.].

Michael married Mary Krohn 5 Jul 1859, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Christian Krohn and Maria "Mary" Kato) was born 20 Jun 1837, , Germany; died 24 Apr 1908; was buried , Doon Presbyterian Cemetery, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Wilfong
• Eby ID Number: 000131-8098.1
• Residence: 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presbyterian
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

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• Interesting: business, story
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-113969
• Residence: 1857, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Episcopal
• Occupation: 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Grocer
• Occupation: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Commercial Merchant

Notes:

An Elmira Business Man's Death

Mr. Jonathan Uttley, a prominent business man of Elmira, died this morning at 4.30 o'clock, after a long illness, at the age of 66 years and 20 days. The deceased was one of the best known merchants in North Waterloo, having for the last eighteen or twenty years conducted a grocery, grain, pork and commission business in that village. For many years before the railway was extended to Elmira, he had pork and grain warehouses at Waterloo and was almost a daily visitor there and here. After passing through a number of vicissitudes such as are more or less common in the business world, he succeeded and has been well-to-do for quite a number of years and has built up a large business. As a business man he was a man of sterling honesty, straightforward and aggressive. To the many hundreds of farmers with whom he dealt constantly, his word was as good as his bond and they regarded him as a friend.

The village itself owes him not a little debt of gratitude for his enterprise and will no doubt pay a tribute of respect to his memory. He took a great interest in public affairs, both municipal and national, was an out and out Conservative and swore by the late Sir John A. Macdonald.

He leaves a widow and two daughters, Mrs. M. Wildfong and Miss Ellen, to mourn his death. His funeral will take place on Monday next at 1.30 p.m. to the Union Cemetery. He was an uncle to the editor of the RECORD.

The Berlin Daily Record 26 Oct 1895

Jonathan married Matilda Girling 23 Feb 1857, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Matilda (daughter of Charlotte Girling) was born 12 Mar 1833, Barsham, Suffolk, England; died 2 Nov 1918, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Interesting: pioneer, story
• Name: Matilda Uttley
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-25983
• Immigration: 1850, , Ontario, Canada
• Immigration: 1856, , Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1857, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Episcopal
• Residence: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Episcopal
• Occupation: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Income
• Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

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MRS. JONATHAN UTTLEY

One by one, death calls in the pioneers of this district, one of the best known and most highly respected of whom passed away in her home on Church Street last Saturday. Matilda Girling, relict of the late Jonathan Uttley, was born on the 12th of March, 1833, near Beccles, Suffolk, England, and emigrated to Canada in the spring of 1856. She landed in Preston, and in the year 1657 [1857] she was married to Jonathan Uttley, who later became one of Elmira's most enterprising business men, and to whom she proved to be true helpmeet. The union was blessed with six children, three of whom died in their infancy. The remaining ones were James, who predeceased his parents; Ellen (Mrs. Thomas Hall) and Annie (Mrs. Menno Wilfong), both of whom reside in Elmira. Four grandchildren, one great-grandchild and a half brother, Mr. John Linder, of Toronto, survive. Deceased was widely known and will be greatly missed by all who had the opportunity of coming in contact with her numerous good qualities and her helpful disposition. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church. She was one of the few remaining ones who grew up with Elmira and whose residence here extended considerably over half a century. The funeral was held last Monday afternoon, Rev. Dr. Blair [Presbyterian Church] and Rev. P. Webster [Methodist Church] officiating at the house, whence the remains were taken to the Elmira Cemetery for burial.

Elmira Signet 7 Nov 1918

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• Eby ID Number: 000131-8081
• Residence: 1830, Bechtel Tract, Waterloo Township, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - Biehn's Tract Lot 01S, Waterloo County, Ontario

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Jonas Wildfong, "was born October 20th, 1790. He was married to Catherine Livergood who was born May 14th, 1793, and died February 9th, 1874. After his marriage he resided on his father's old homestead where he died November 20th, 1860. His 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.].

Jonas — Catharine Livergood. Catharine (daughter of John Livergood and Sallie Sararas) was born 14 May 1793, , North Carolina; died 9 Feb 1874; was buried , Freeport Pioneer Cemetery, Waterloo Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Catharine Wildfong
• Eby ID Number: 00073-4260
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Tunker
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presbyterian

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Catharine Livergood, "was born May 14th, 1793. She was married to Jonas Wildfong who was born October 20th, 1790, and died November. 20th, 1860. They resided on the old 'Wildfong Farm' now in possession of Ferdinand Miller. Mrs. Wildfong died February 9th, 1874. 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.].

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-24934
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Christian — Maria "Mary" Kato. Maria was born 12 Jul 1807, , Germany; died 10 Oct 1885, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Maria "Mary" Krohn
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-24935
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-43139
• Occupation: 1831, Drayton, , Norfolk, England; shepherd

William married Ann Girling 12 Oct 1828, Drayton, , Norfolk, England. Ann (daughter of Girling) was born Abt 1806, of, Mendham, , Suffolk, England; was christened 16 Oct 1806, Mendham, , Suffolk, England; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Ann Uttley
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-43140
• Residence: 1831, Drayton, , Norfolk, England

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• Name: Charlotte Linder
• Eby ID Number: dnf-121628