Dalton V. Wilhelm

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-370440

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-81070P
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
• Occupation: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist

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Edward V. Wilhelm - by Record Correspondent - New Hamburg - Edward V. Wilhelm, 73, of 28 Norman St., Stratford, died today after a three-year illness. He was born in Wilmot Township, and farmed in the New Hamburg district until retiring to Stratford in 1945. He was a son of the late John S. Wilhelm and the former Louise Grube. He was a member of the New Hamburg Baptist Church, and is survived by his wife the former Lucinda Sararas, whom he married in 1906. Also surviving are two sons, Alvin E., of Stratford and Dalton V., of Baden; one daughter Mrs. Norman (Diana) Weber, of Baden; two brothers, John of Baden and Valentine of Waterloo; three sisters, Mrs. Clayton (Susanna) Smith of Zurich, Mrs. John (Amanda) Geiger of Toronto and Mrs. Albert (Margaret) Ludwig of Kitchener. Two grandchildren also survive. One son predeceased him. The body is at the Futher-Omand Funeral Home, New Hamburg, where the funeral will be conducted Monday at 2: 30 pm. Interment will be in Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg.

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Edward married Lucinda O. Sararas 1906. Lucinda (daughter of David Sararas and Marie Wilhelmine "Maria" Oberer) was born Apr 1887, , Ontario, Canada; died 1962, Shakespeare, Perth County, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Lucinda O. Wilhelm
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-202667P
• Residence: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

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Mrs. Edward Wilhelm - by Record Correspondent - NEW HAMBURG - Mrs. Edward Wilhelm, 74, died Sunday at the home of her son, Alvin, RR 1, Shakespeare. Daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. David Sararas, she was the former Lucinda Sararas and was born in Zurich. She had lived in Baden, New Hamburg and Stratford and for the past five years had made her home with her son. Her husband predeceased her in 1957. She had been a member of New Hamburg Baptist Church. She is survived by two sons, Alvin and Delton of Shakespeare; a daughter, Mrs. Norman (Diana) Weber, Baden, a brother, Manuel, Zurich, and a sister, Mrs. Harry (Adeline) Taylor, of Hay Township. She was predeceased by a son. The body is at the Futher Omand Funeral Home, New Hamburg, where the funeral will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. by Rev. F. Paul Erb. Temporary entombment will be in the Graff memorial chapel in Riverside cemetery.

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45355206
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-68221P
• Residence: 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Other Methodist
• Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. C. Baptist
• Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
• Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist

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John S. Wilhelm - By Record Correspondent - Baden, Jan 28 - John S. Wilhelm, one of the oldest residents of Wilmot Township, died at the home of his son, Valentine Wilhelm, Baden, early today. Mr. Wilhelm was in his 91st year. He was married to Louisa Grube in 1871. He attended the New Hamburg Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, three sons, Valentine and John of Baden, and Edward of New Hamburg, four daughters, Mrs. Peter Diebold, Kitchener, Mrs. Clayton Smith, Zurich, Mrs. John Geiger, Waterloo, Mrs. Albert Ludwig, Kitchener, three sisters, Mrs. David Luckhardt, Mrs. Lawrence Smith and Mrs. Henry Cook, all of New Hamburg. The funeral will be held Sunday at 1: 30 pm from the residence of his son, Valentine, to the Shantz Church on Erbs Road. Rev. Mr. Dale of New Hamburg Baptist Church will officiate.

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John S. Wilhelm Passes in 91st Year.

A lifelong and wellknown resident of Wilmot Township in the person of John S. Wilhelm, passed away early last Friday, January 28th, lacking six days of reaching the age of 91 years. He was one of the County's oldest residents. His death occurred at his home near Baden, following a three weeks' illness.

The late John Sipel Wilhelm was born on February 3rd, 1847, on the Wilhelm farm at Wilby, a son of Valentine Wilhelm and his wife, Margaret Sipel. This farm now owned by Mr. Nelson Wilhelm, was settled on by the deceased's grandfather, the late Michael Wilhelm, who came from Germany 100 years ago, when his father the late Valentine Wilhelm, was 9 years of age.

Mr. Wilhelm was married to Louisa Grube, Tavistock, on Feb. 14th,187H, Rev. John Stumpf officiating. They began their married life below Petersburg where they lived for seven years, returning to the present homestead on Erb's road sixty years ago.

Mr. Wilhelm was a loyal member of the New Hamburg Baptist Church, having joined 73 years ago. For years he led the singing in the Phi'iipsbur? church and was deacon. He had many friends who gathered in Shantz Mennonite Church (Sunday afternoon to pay tr/oute to his sterling worth. The service was conducted by Rev. Earle Dale, his pastor, and the mixed quartette from the Baptist Church sang at the house and church. Burial was in the Wilhelm Cemetery on the farm where he lived so long. The bearers were nephews, namely, Messrs. Emerson Luckhardt, Daniel Wilhelm, Connad Bolander, (Milton Schmidt, Reuben Koch, Wesley Wolfe.

Besides the sorrowing widow there survive three sons, Valentine on the homestead, Edward V. of Snider's Road, John E. of Erb's Road, and four daughters, Mrs. Amanda Geiger, of Waterloo, Mrs. Veronica Diebel, Kitchener, Mrs. Clayton Smith, Zurich, Mrs. A. E. Ludwig, Kitchener. Two daughters, Mrs. iMarion Geiger and Mrs. Lydia Groff, predeceased him. There are thirty-four grandchildren, twenty-four great grandchildren, three sisters, Mrs. Mary Luckhardt, Mrs. Henry G. Koch and Mrs. Veronica Schmidt, all of New Hamburg.

New Hamburg Independent 4 Feb 1938

John married Louisa Grube 14 Feb 1871, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada. Louisa (daughter of Heinrich Wilhelm "Henry" Grube and Philipine Rietz) was born 7 Sep 1850, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Jan 1945, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilhelm Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Louisa Wilhelm
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-68222P
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. C.Baptist
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
• Residence: 1911, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist

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MRS. JOHN S. WILHELM - by Record Correspondent

- BADEN, Jan. 5 - Mrs. John S. Wilhelm, one of Wilmot Township's oldest residents, died at the home of her son, Valentine Wilhelm, 1 1/4 miles north of Baden, Wednesday night at the age of 94 years. A daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Grube, she was born at Tavistock, Sept. 7, 1850. On Feb. 14, 1870, she married John S. Wilhelm. After farming at Petersburg for seven years, they moved to a farm on Erb's Rd. where Mrs. Wilhelm has lived for the past 65 years. She was a member of the New Hamburg Baptist Church. Her husband died seven years ago and three daughters also predeceased her. Surviving are three sons, Edward V. Wilhelm of near New Hamburg, Valentine and John E. of Erb's Rd; three daughters, Mrs. Albert Ludwig, Kitchener, Mrs. Amanda Geiger, Waterloo, and Mrs. Clayton Schmidt, Hay Township; five sisters, Mrs. Mary Schaefer, Toronto, Mrs. Philip Hollinger, Clifford, Mrs. Andrew Schrag, Alberta, Mrs. F. Kneisel, Detroit, Mrs. Margaret Willert, Mich; one brother, William G. Grube, Mitchell; and 24 grandchildren. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence, to Shantz Mennonite Church for service followed by interment in Wilhelm's Cemetery, Erb's Rd. Rev. H. F. Schade of New Dundee will conduct the services.

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• Eby ID Number: 00145-5510.2
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

David married Marie Wilhelmine "Maria" Oberer 6 Apr 1869, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Marie (daughter of Johann Melchior "Melchior" Oberer and Juliane Gottleibe "Catherine" Hitzel) was born 24 Feb 1850, Pleidelsheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany; died 4 May 1923, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Marie Wilhelmine "Maria" Sararas
• Name: Mary Ann Oberer
• Eby ID Number: 00145-5510.66
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92302793
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-68224P
• Immigration: 1837, , Canada
• Occupation: 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Naturalization: 1846
• Occupation: 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Other Methodist
• Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
• Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

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Mr. Valentine Wilhelm, a pionecr of Wilmot Township, passed away very suddenly on Wednesday morning at the residence of his son-in- law. Mr. Peter Wolf, Snider's road, at the age of 80 years. He retired the previous evening in his usual good health and after midnight he took suddenly ill and within a few bours he had breathed his last. Deceased was born in Hessia, Germany, and came to Canada with his parents in the year 1837, who at that time settled on a homéstead north of Philipsburg, where he resided until two years ago, when he came to live with his son-in-law on Snider's road. He was of an industrious disposition and during his life accumulated considerable wealth. He leaves to mourn his loss two sons and four daughter:- John and Christian, and Mrs. P. Wolf, Mrs. D. Lucard, Mrs. Hy. G. Koch and Mrs. Lorenz Schmidt, all of Wilmot.

Wellesley Maple Leaf 26 Jun 1902 pg 1

Valentine — Anna Margaretta "Margaret" Sippel. Anna was born CALC 21 Jul 1821, , Darmstadt, Germany; died 29 May 1899; was buried , Wilhelm Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Anna Margaretta "Margaret" Wilhelm
• Name: Margarethe Sippel
• Name: Margaretta Sippel
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-68225P
• Residence: 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Other Methodist
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist

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• Interesting: accident, misfortune, pioneer, story
• Name: Henry Grube
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-68226
• Residence: 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Misfortune: 1894; killed by lightening

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Hit by lightning last Wednesday afternoon was an old homesteader from Logan. Mr. Heinrich Grube, Sr., at Lot 27 in the 7th Concession was hit by lightning and died instantly.

Mr. Grube was 80 years old and a strong man. He was working in the field shelling peas. His work included taking care of the horses gears. All of a sudden a thunder storm came close, and he left the field with two pitch forks over his shoulders. As he came close to the wire fence, lightning hit him and the fence, also splitting a cedar post right in half. Other family members left the field a little earlier. They saw lightning hit the fence. They wondered where the old man was, they couldn't see him, so they went back and found him on the ground dead by the fence. The lightning had torn his clothes down to his leather boots, his hair burnt.

The dead man, Heinrich Grube, was born in the year 1814 in Wollmershausen, Hannover, Germany. He came to this country 48 years ago, and lived in the early pioneer times in New Hamburg as a shemaker. He later on quit the shoemaking business and moved to a farm by Tavistock, where he later on moved from again to the place where he died.

The dead man, Heinrich Grube, who was the brother-in-law of Mr. Jacob Ritz in New Hamburg. He left behind his wife and 12 children, 2 sons and 10 daughters, which were very sadened by his death. The funeral was celebrated by the Rev. Grusner from New Dundee.

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It is reported that Heinrich was born in Hannover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany, sources needed.

Heinrich married Philipine Rietz 7 Mar 1847, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Philipine (daughter of Heinrich Jacob Rietz and Catharine Zimmer) was born 24 Aug 1827, Petersheim, Bavaria, Germany; was christened 4 Sep 1828, Konken, , Rheinland-Pfalz [Bavaria], Germany; died 11 Feb 1916, Stephen Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , German Baptist Cemetery, Brodhagen, , Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Philipine Grube
• Name: Philipine Willert
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-27199
• Birth: 27 Aug 1828, Konken, , Rheinland-Pfalz [Bavaria], Germany
• Residence: 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1897, Logan Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada

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"The death took place in Dashwood on February 11th of Mrs. Phillipine Willert at the age of 88 years and 5 months.

"The deceased was born in Petersheim, Bavaria, Germany on August 24, 1827. She came to New Hamburg in the late forties. She was married in 1848 to the late Henry Grube. They resided here for several years, and from there went to East Zorra (near Tavistock), where they lived for many years, and from there went to Logan Town-ship. After forty six years of married life, she was left a widow (1894) and two years later (1896) married Christian Willert of Dashwood, who predeceased her eleven years ago. The deceased was a sister of the late Jakob Ritz of this town.

"She leaves a family of twelve children, two sons and ten daughters; one daughter, Mrs. Seebach of Logan having died six years ago. The children are•; Mrs. J. Hoffmeister of Gettingen, Germany; Mrs. John S. Wilhelm, and Mrs. Wm: Brandt, Wilmot; Mrs. G. Schmidt, Elmira; Mrs. V. Schaefer, New Hamburg; Mrs. A. Schrag, Toronto; Henry Grube, Berlin; Mrs. F. Kneisel, Detroit, Michigan; Mrs. P. Hollinger, Clifford; William Grube, Logan; Mrs. A. Willert, Michigan; and Mrs. L. Willert, Dashwood, Ontario. "The funeral took place on Monday afternoon in Logan Township."

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• Name: Andreas Sararas
• Eby ID Number: 00145-5510
• Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

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Andrew L. Sararas, "was married to Mary Kercher. They resided in Wilmot Township, north of New Dundee, where he was engaged in farming. To them were born twelve children, two of whom died in infancy and their names were not received, but the names of the other ten were"


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.].

Andrew — Mary Kaercher. Mary was born 16 Aug 1821, , France; died 4 Jan 1914, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Sararas
• Eby ID Number: 00145-5510.1
• Immigration: 1831, , Ontario, Canada
• Immigration: 1832, , Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Residence: 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

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• Name: John Oberer
• Name: Melchior Oberer
• Eby ID Number: 00145-5510.67
• Residence: 1840, Pleidelsheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
• Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Weaver
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Weaver
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Johann married Juliane Gottleibe "Catherine" Hitzel 1 Nov 1836, , Germany. Juliane was born CALC 6 Apr 1810, , Wuerttemberg, Germany; died 3 May 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Mannheim, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Catherine Hitzel
• Name: Gottlieben Hitzel
• Name: Gottliebin
• Name: Juliane Gottleibe "Catherine" Oberer
• Name: Juliane Gottliebin "Catherine" Hitzel
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-79654
• Birth: 13 Apr 1810
• Residence: 1840, Pleidelsheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran