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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Gordon Clemmer was born Oct 1906, , Ontario, Canada (son of Isaac Clemmer and Sophia Holtzworth); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-204410
    • Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Isaac Clemmer was born 13 May 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Jacob B. Clemmer and Barbara Shirk); died 1930; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00024-1939
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Occupation: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1921, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
    • Residence: 1921, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Issac Clemmer, "was born May 13th, 1865. He is married to Sophia Holtzworth. They reside on a farm in Wallace Township, Perth County, Ontario. They have one child named Allan."

    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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].

    Isaac married Sophia Holtzworth 24 Nov 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Sophia (daughter of George Holzwarth and Barbara Schwindt) was born 27 Jan 1867, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Mar 1956, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Sophia Holtzworth was born 27 Jan 1867, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of George Holzwarth and Barbara Schwindt); died 25 Mar 1956, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Sophia Clemmer
    • Eby ID Number: 00024-1939.1
    • Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Servant
    • Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1921, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    CLEMMER, Sophia, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Holtzwarth, was born Jan. 27, 1867, in Woolwich Twp., Ont.; passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ervin Cressman, Kitchener, Ont., after a brief illness; aged 89 y. 1 m. 26 d. She lived in St. Jacobs, Ont., until she moved to the home of her daughter and son-in-law in Kitchener. She was married to Isaac Clemmer who predeceased her in 1930. One foster son also predeceased her. Surviving are one son, Allan, Waterloo; and one daughter, Jemima - Mrs. Ervin Cressman, Kitchener; one sister, Mrs. Barbara Schmidt, Preston (now Cambridge); 7 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren. She became a Christian in her youth and united with the Mennonite Church of which she remained a faithful member until her death. Funeral services were conducted at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home in Kitchener on March 27, with Roy S. Koch in charge. Interment was made in the Cressman cemetery at Breslau.

    Gospel Herald - Volume XLIX , Number 16 - April 17, 1956-page 383, 384

    Children:
    1. Allan Clemmer was born 22 Feb 1894, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 8 Nov 1957, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Jemima Clemmer was born 5 May 1897, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jan 1993; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 1. Gordon Clemmer was born Oct 1906, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Cecil R. Clemmer was born 28 Oct 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Jan 1938, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Jacob B. Clemmer was born 22 Feb 1821, , Pennsylvania, USA (son of Henry M. Clemmer and Sarah Bergey); died 10 Apr 1892; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00024-1932
    • Occupation: 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; wagon maker
    • 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
    • Residence: 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • 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
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Jacob Clemmer, "was born February 22nd, 1821. On February 1st, 1848, he was married to Anna Lichty who was born January 6th, 1827, and died August 2nd, 1861. He resided on the old "Clemmer Homestead" two miles north of the town of Waterloo. Their family consisted of six children...

    After the decease of his first wife he was married to Barbara, daughter of Christian and Elizabeth (Hoffman) Shirk of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. She was born November 30th, 1827, and came to Canada with her brother, Peter Shirk of Bridgeport, Ontario, miller, in May 1862. On June 30th, 1863, they were married. The second union was blessed with a family of five children, viz:

    The mother, together with the last three named children, reside on the old farm where their father died, April 10th, 1892."


    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.].

    Jacob married Barbara Shirk 30 Jun 1863, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Barbara (daughter of Christian Shirk and Elizabeth Hoffman) was born 30 Nov 1827, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 7 Apr 1905; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Barbara Shirk was born 30 Nov 1827, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Christian Shirk and Elizabeth Hoffman); died 7 Apr 1905; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Barbara Clemmer
    • Eby ID Number: 00024-1932.2
    • Immigration: 1862, , Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Children:
    1. Mary Clemmer was born 1850, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Nancy Clemmer was born 1855, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Leah Clemmer was born 1858, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Anna Clemmer was born 18 Apr 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Apr 1864; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 2. Isaac Clemmer was born 13 May 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1930; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Rachel Clemmer was born 26 Nov 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Apr 1912; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Licy Clemmer was born 1868, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Elizabeth Clemmer was born 10 Mar 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 May 1940, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 20 May 1940, Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Nathan Clemmer was born 11 Apr 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Jul 1958; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Jacob S. Clemmer was born 23 Feb 1875, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Apr 1958; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  George Holzwarth was born 1 Oct 1819, , Germany; died 2 Dec 1904; was buried , North Woolwich Mennonite Meeting House Cemetery, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: George Holtzworth
    • Eby ID Number: 00024-1939.66
    • Immigration: 1827
    • Occupation: 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; mason
    • Occupation: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer - Mason
    • Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mason
    • Retired: 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    George married Barbara Schwindt 21 Oct 1855, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Barbara (daughter of Conrad Andreas Schwind and Anna Maria Maier) was born 8 Apr 1828, , Germany; died 2 Jun 1911; was buried , North Woolwich Mennonite Meeting House Cemetery, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Barbara Schwindt was born 8 Apr 1828, , Germany (daughter of Conrad Andreas Schwind and Anna Maria Maier); died 2 Jun 1911; was buried , North Woolwich Mennonite Meeting House Cemetery, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Barbara Holzwarth
    • Name: Barbara Schwind
    • Eby ID Number: 00024-1939.67
    • Immigration: 1855, , Ontario, Canada

    Children:
    1. Anna Maria Holzwarth was born 1857, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Katharina "Catherine" Holtzward was born 4 Oct 1857, , Ontario, Canada; died 12 Mar 1917, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. John Holtzworth was born 14 Nov 1859, , Ontario, Canada; died 13 Jan 1948, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Frederick Holzwarth was born 1862, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 May 1883, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Barbara Holtzwarth was born 4 Apr 1864, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1960; was buried , Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 3. Sophia Holtzworth was born 27 Jan 1867, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Mar 1956, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Henry M. Clemmer was born Apr 1783, Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (son of Abraham Clemmer and Maria Mosser); died 13 Aug 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20746045
    • Eby ID Number: 00024-1917
    • Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: Gravestone of Henry M. Clemmer
    • Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 111, Waterloo County, Ontario
    • Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - Beasley's Lower Block Conc. 1 Lot 04, Waterloo County, Ontario
    • Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; yeoman
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Henry M. Clemmer, "son of Abraham, was born in Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in April, 1783, and died August 13th, 1866. In 1806 he was married to Sarah Bergey who was born in March, 1786, and died April 7th, 1867. They, in company with others, moved to Canada and arrived at old Christian Shantz's, one mile south-east of Berlin, in May, 1822. During the summer he purchased from H. Lamb, a farm situated near Preston. On this place he resided until 1837 when he made a deal with Christian Erb, exchanging this place for one of over two hundred acres, situated two miles north of the town of Waterloo. Here they resided until their deaths. They had a family of eight children, all of which were born in Franconia Township except John, the youngest, who was born in Canada."


    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.].

    Henry married Sarah Bergey 1806. Sarah (daughter of Isaac Bergey and Veronica Hunsberger) was born Mar 1786, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 7 Apr 1867, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Sarah Bergey was born Mar 1786, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Isaac Bergey and Veronica Hunsberger); died 7 Apr 1867, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21078264
    • Name: Sallie Bergey
    • Name: Saloma Bergey
    • Name: Sarah Clemmer
    • Eby ID Number: 00004-851
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Sallie Bergey," was married to Henry M. Clemmer. Her descendants are all in Canada."


    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. Maria Clemmer was born 20 Dec 1807, Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Susanna Clemmer was born 29 Dec 1810, Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; died 15 Feb 1854; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    3. Sarah Clemmer was born 21 Dec 1812, Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; died 4 Jan 1877; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Leah Clemmer was born 14 Oct 1814, Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; died Abt 1850, , Medina Co., Ohio.
    5. Rachel Clemmer was born 15 Dec 1816, Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; died 24 Apr 1895; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Abraham B. Clemmer was born 2 Mar 1819, Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; died 15 Jul 1908, Chicopee (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. 4. Jacob B. Clemmer was born 22 Feb 1821, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 10 Apr 1892; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. John Bergey Clemmer was born 16 Dec 1822, Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Jan 1901, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 10.  Christian Shirk was born 9 Aug 1796, Of, Canarvon Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 19 May 1870.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00055-3787.1

    Christian — Elizabeth Hoffman. Elizabeth (daughter of Peter Hoffman) was born 8 May 1805, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 9 Apr 1862, near, Churchtown, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Elizabeth Hoffman was born 8 May 1805, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Peter Hoffman); died 9 Apr 1862, near, Churchtown, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Elizabeth Judder
    • Name: Elizabeth Shirk
    • Eby ID Number: 00055-3787

    Notes:

    Barbara Hoffman, "was married to Christian Shirk. They resided in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and had a family of several children, three of whom, namely Peter (see Peter Shirk's family), Barbara, .. and Magdalena (see John Shuh's family), and also Lehman (see Lehman Shirk's family), a son of Thomas (Thomas was also a son of Barbara but never resided in Canada), reside in this county. The others are all in the United States."


    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.].
    Elizabeth Hoffman, "was married to Michael Judder, a farmer. They resided in Juniata County, Pennsylvania."


    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. 5. Barbara Shirk was born 30 Nov 1827, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 7 Apr 1905; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Magdalena Shirk was born Abt 1830, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Thomas Shirk was born 22 Oct 1834, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 26 Jan 1868.
    4. Peter Shirk was born 11 Nov 1839, Canarvon Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 1 Oct 1919; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 14.  Conrad Andreas Schwind was born 1 May 1789, Mönchzell, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; died 30 Aug 1842, Mönchzell, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-187280

    Conrad married Anna Maria Maier 15 Nov 1818. Anna was born 5 Oct 1798, Mönchzell, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; died 28 Apr 1869, Mönchzell, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. [Group Sheet]


  6. 15.  Anna Maria Maier was born 5 Oct 1798, Mönchzell, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; died 28 Apr 1869, Mönchzell, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Anna Maria Schwind
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-187290

    Children:
    1. Andreas "Andrew" Schwind was born 17 Dec 1822, , Germany; died 12 Feb 1905, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Calvary Conservative Mennonite Cemetery Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 7. Barbara Schwindt was born 8 Apr 1828, , Germany; died 2 Jun 1911; was buried , North Woolwich Mennonite Meeting House Cemetery, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


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