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

John Wesley Merner

Male 1879 - 1971  (91 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John Wesley Merner was born 18 Nov 1879, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada (son of Gottlieb Merner and Mary Ann Bleam); died 24 Jul 1971.

    John married Arabella Snider 21 May 1913, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Arabella (daughter of Allan S. Snider and Annie Schroder) was born 26 Aug 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Sep 1975, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Emmanuel Evangelical United Brethern Cemetery, Zurich, Huron Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Gottlieb Merner was born 11 Jun 1830, , Berne, Switzerland (son of Jacob Emanuel Merner and Susanna Schlueter); died 21 Apr 1924, Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bronson Line Cemetery, Hay Township, Huron Co., Ontario.

    Gottlieb married Mary Ann Bleam 9 Jan 1855, , Perth Co., Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Christian Bliehm and Mary Campbell) was born 27 Aug 1837, , Indiana; died 2 Apr 1928, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Mary Ann Bleam was born 27 Aug 1837, , Indiana (daughter of Christian Bliehm and Mary Campbell); died 2 Apr 1928, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. W. Henry Merner was born 1858, , Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Sary Merner was born 1867, , Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Jacob David Merner was born 27 Jun 1869, Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Rebecca A. Merner was born 1872, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1933; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. George Merner was born 1875, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Edward Merner was born 1877, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. 1. John Wesley Merner was born 18 Nov 1879, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; died 24 Jul 1971.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Jacob Emanuel Merner was born 20 Oct 1789, , Switzerland; was christened 3 Nov 1789, Reichenbach, , Canton Bern, Switzerland; died 29 Dec 1869, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Jacob — Susanna Schlueter. Susanna was born CALC 9 Mar 1789, , Canton Berne, Switzerland; was christened 18 Mar 1787, , Switzerland; died 9 Sep 1875, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Susanna SchlueterSusanna Schlueter was born CALC 9 Mar 1789, , Canton Berne, Switzerland; was christened 18 Mar 1787, , Switzerland; died 9 Sep 1875, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Barbara Merner was born CALC 8 Nov 1812, , Switzerland; died 8 Jul 1893; was buried , Lingelbach Cemetery, South Easthope Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Jacob Merner was born 5 Apr 1816, Kien, Canton Bern, Switzerland; was christened 14 Apr 1816, Reichenbach, , Canton Bern, Switzerland; died 9 May 1890, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Johannes "John" Muerner was born 20 Oct 1818, Kien, Canton Bern, Switzerland; was christened 1 Nov 1818, Reichenbach, , Canton Bern, Switzerland; died 24 Feb 1902, Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States.
    4. Senator Samuel Merner was born 29 Jan 1823, Kien, Canton Bern, Switzerland; died 11 Aug 1908; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Ann Muerner was born 1824, , Switzerland; died 5 May 1894, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Mary Anne Merner was born 15 Jun 1826, , Switzerland; died 15 Apr 1895; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Mayor Fredrick Merner was born 9 Mar 1829, , Switzerland; died 6 Jul 1895; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. 2. Gottlieb Merner was born 11 Jun 1830, , Berne, Switzerland; died 21 Apr 1924, Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bronson Line Cemetery, Hay Township, Huron Co., Ontario.
    9. Christian Merner was born 23 Dec 1831, Reichenbach, , Canton Bern, Switzerland; died 17 Feb 1912; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  Christian BliehmChristian Bliehm was born 20 Sep 1806, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Philip Bliehm and Esther Bechtel); died 21 Sep 1877; was buried , Mt. Hope Cemetery, Bloomington, Osborne, Kansas, United States.

    Christian — Mary Campbell. Mary was born 9 Dec 1816, , Scotland; died 9 Jun 1894; was buried , Mt. Hope Cemetery, Bloomington, Osborne, Kansas, United States. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Mary Campbell was born 9 Dec 1816, , Scotland; died 9 Jun 1894; was buried , Mt. Hope Cemetery, Bloomington, Osborne, Kansas, United States.
    Children:
    1. Jacob Elmer Bleam was born 3 May 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Aug 1905; was buried , Mt. Hope Cemetery, Bloomington, Osborne, Kansas, United States.
    2. 3. Mary Ann Bleam was born 27 Aug 1837, , Indiana; died 2 Apr 1928, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada.
    3. Nancy Bleam was born 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Apr 1928.
    4. David Campbell Bleam was born CALC 6 Apr 1841, , USA; died 16 Feb 1918, Port Orchard, Kitsap, Washington.
    5. Henrietta Bleam was born 18 Jan 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Jun 1935, Filer, Twin Falls, Idaho, USA.
    6. Margaret L. Bleam was born 20 Oct 1847, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Apr 1934, Wakefield, Dixon, Nebraska, United States; was buried , Wakefield Cemetery, Wakefield, Dixon, Nebraska, United States.
    7. Lucy Ann Bleam was born 19 Mar 1858, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Jul 1942; was buried , Mt. Hope Cemetery, Hiawatha, Brown, Kansas, United States.
    8. Jonathan Bleam was born Oct 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. William S. Bleam was born 6 Aug 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Feb 1886; was buried , Mt. Hope Cemetery, Bloomington, Osborne, Kansas, United States.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Philip Bliehm was born 1780, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (son of Christian Bliehm and Salome Longenoecker); died 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Philip married Esther Bechtel 1804. Esther (daughter of Abraham Bechtel and Mary Hoch) was born Jul 1766, Of, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 20 Jan 1833, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 13.  Esther Bechtel was born Jul 1766, Of, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Abraham Bechtel and Mary Hoch); died 20 Jan 1833, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. John Bliehm was born 19 May 1805, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 6. Christian Bliehm was born 20 Sep 1806, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Sep 1877; was buried , Mt. Hope Cemetery, Bloomington, Osborne, Kansas, United States.
    3. Esther B. Bliehm was born 16 Mar 1808, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 May 1892, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Jacob Bleam was born 20 Jan 1810, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Jan 1836, Dundas, West Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada.