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

John Edward "Edward" Francis

Male 1916 - 1976  (60 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John Edward "Edward" Francis was born 14 Apr 1916, , Ontario, Canada (son of John William Francis and Eva Baer); died 22 May 1976, Fort Myers, Lee, Florida, United States; was buried , Cape Coral, Lee, Florida, USA.

    John — Edna G. Musselman. Edna (daughter of George L. Musselman and Hannah Good) was born 24 Apr 1912, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Jan 1997; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John William Francis was born 28 Apr 1891, , Norfolk, England; died 1988; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    John married Eva Baer 1915. Eva (daughter of Deacon Henry Baer and Leah C. Bowman) was born 16 May 1886, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Aug 1984, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Eva Baer was born 16 May 1886, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Deacon Henry Baer and Leah C. Bowman); died 23 Aug 1984, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 1. John Edward "Edward" Francis was born 14 Apr 1916, , Ontario, Canada; died 22 May 1976, Fort Myers, Lee, Florida, United States; was buried , Cape Coral, Lee, Florida, USA.
    2. Violet "Vi" Francis was born 2 Jun 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Oct 2016, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Grace Frances was born 1922.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Deacon Henry Baer was born 21 Oct 1842, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of David G. Baer and Barbara Wismer); died 22 Jan 1927, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Henry married Leah C. Bowman 27 Feb 1868, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Leah (daughter of Rev. Moses B. Bowman and Anna Cressman) was born 16 May 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Nov 1937, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 7.  Leah C. Bowman was born 16 May 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Rev. Moses B. Bowman and Anna Cressman); died 26 Nov 1937, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Avon Baer was born , Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Angeline B. Baer was born 7 Jul 1869, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Apr 1942, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 21 Apr 1942, Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Aloma Bear was born Mar 1871, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Elvina Baer was born 12 Mar 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Jan 1952, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Moses Baer was born 25 Jul 1872, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Nov 1956; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    6. Ephraim Baer, I was born 27 Feb 1874, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Jun 1874; was buried , Zurich Mennonite Cemetery, Zurich, Huron Co., Ontario.
    7. Lydia Baer was born 4 May 1875, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Oct 1880; was buried , Zurich Mennonite Cemetery, Zurich, Huron Co., Ontario.
    8. Ephraim Baer, II was born 24 Jan 1877, Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; died 8 Dec 1953, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Simon B. Baer was born 22 Dec 1878, Near Zurich, , Ontario; died 15 Jul 1969, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Louisa Baer was born 18 Feb 1881, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; died 31 Dec 1962, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Josiah Baer was born 9 Oct 1882, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Dec 1964, Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Noah Bear was born 26 Oct 1884, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Mar 1893, Near Manheim, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    13. 3. Eva Baer was born 16 May 1886, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Aug 1984, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    14. Edon Baer was born 22 Sep 1887, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Oct 1887, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    15. Norman Baer was born 21 Sep 1888, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Aug 1970; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    16. Ezra Baer was born 20 Nov 1890, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Jan 1936, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  David G. Baer was born 24 Nov 1810, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Rev. Martin Bear and Catharine Gingrich); died 6 Jul 1881, Blandford Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    David married Barbara Wismer 30 Jan 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Barbara (daughter of Henry Wismer, Sr. and Mary Cressman) was born 25 Oct 1816, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Aug 1889, , Clinton Co., Michigan; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 13.  Barbara Wismer was born 25 Oct 1816, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Henry Wismer, Sr. and Mary Cressman); died 28 Aug 1889, , Clinton Co., Michigan; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Amos W. Bear was born 27 Nov 1838, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Dec 1917, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blandford Cemetery, Bright, Blandford Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario.
    2. 6. Deacon Henry Baer was born 21 Oct 1842, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Jan 1927, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Mary Baer was born 21 Dec 1844, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Feb 1916, Middleton, Gratiot, Michigan, United States; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Middleton, Gratiot, Michigan, United States.
    4. Abraham Bear was born 30 Jul 1846, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Jun 1868.
    5. Daniel Baer was born 5 Jul 1848, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Nov 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    6. Elizabeth "Betsy" Baer was born 24 Jul 1850, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Nov 1919, , Gratiot Co, Michigan; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Middleton, Gratiot, Michigan, United States.
    7. Esther W. Baer was born 25 May 1852, Bright, Blandford Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario; died 6 Nov 1900, Lake Odessa, Ionia, Michigan, USA; was buried , Lakeside Cemetery, Lake Odessa, Ionia Co., Michigan.
    8. John W. Baer was born 18 Dec 1853, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Jan 1929, Barton Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Martin Bear was born 17 Oct 1855; died 13 Oct 1861.
    10. Sallie Baer was born 17 Sep 1859, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Jul 1878, Ingersoll, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blandford Cemetery, Bright, Blandford Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario.

  3. 14.  Rev. Moses B. Bowman was born 9 Nov 1819, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Benjamin H. Bauman and Susannah Bechtel); died 4 Jan 1898, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Moses married Anna Cressman 8 Oct 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Anna (daughter of Joseph Cressman and Barbara Biehn) was born 7 Aug 1828, Near Freeport, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Dec 1902, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 15.  Anna Cressman was born 7 Aug 1828, Near Freeport, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Joseph Cressman and Barbara Biehn); died 22 Dec 1902, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Louisa Bowman was born 28 Nov 1845, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Jan 1931, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    2. 7. Leah C. Bowman was born 16 May 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Nov 1937, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Menno Bowman was born 18 Jan 1849, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Jan 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Nancy Bowman was born 1850, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Anne "Nancy" Bowman was born 24 Jan 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Aug 1916, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Samuel C. Bowman was born 23 Dec 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Feb 1924, Maple Valley, Sanilac Co., Michigan; was buried , Evergreen Cemetery, Burnside Twp., Lapeer Co., Michigan.
    7. Rev. Moses C. Bowman was born 1 Jan 1855, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Apr 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Barbara Bowman was born 1 Mar 1857, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Nov 1937; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Susannah Bowman was born 23 Apr 1859, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1949; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Aaron C. Bowman was born 23 Jul 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 May 1941, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 15 May 1941, Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Noah C. Bowman was born 26 Feb 1864, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1938; was buried , Aylsham and District Cemetery, Aylsham, , Saskatchewan, Canada.
    12. Lydia Bowman was born 7 Oct 1866, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    13. Ezra C. Bowman was born 16 Oct 1873, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1961; was buried , Clearfor Cemetery, Garden City, Cass, Missouri, USA.