Nathaniel Bergey

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48227325
• Eby ID Number: 00004-893
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1869, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Residence: 1869, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1871, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; Concession 5 Lot 27
• Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Nathaniel Bergey, was born May 12 1847. He was first married to Magdalena, daughter of Deacon Joseph E. Schneider. They resided in Brant Township, Bruce County, where she died . After the decease of his first wife he married to Leah, daughter of Joshua Shantz. At present he resides on a farm near Manheim, Ontario. His family consists of twelve children, four of which are of his first wife"

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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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

To call at the Bergey home is to receive genuine Mennonite hospitality, and the writer hereby takes the privilege to state that he never met with more kind treatment than that accorded him there. Mr. Bergey is naturally of a jovial and friendly disposition, and it is no exaggeration to that none of our farmers can converse with more perfect intelligence upon events and questions of the day than he.

Mr. Bergey was born in the village of Preston, May 12, 1847. He has been twice married, being first united marriage on his 22nd birthday, May 12, 1869, to Magdalena, daughter of the late Joseph Snider, of Berlin. She was born in that town December 81, 1851, and died May 10th, 1880, in the 29th year of her age. By this marriage there were four children, as follows: John Henry, born November 22, 1869; Erwin E., September 10, 1871; William E., December 13, 1874; Joseph Harvey, August 28, 1877. These sons are respectively occupying lucrative positions in the Western States, with the exception of William, who has for several years been located in the Klondike country. The writer has had the pleasure of reading several highly interesting letters to his father here and to his brother, Joseph Harvey Bergey, at Sibley, Iowa, the latter being published in one of the Sibley papers.

Mr. Bergey's second marriage was with Leah, daughter of the late Joshua Y. Shantz, on June 16, 1881. The results of this union were ten children, of whom are still living. By the

two marriages he is the father of fourteen children. With the exception of Joshua E., all the members of the latter family are at home. The mother was born May 16, 1842. They are devout members of the Mennonite church.

Mr. Bergey has followed farming all his life, and it is altogether probable that when he is called from this vale of tears to the bourne from which no man returneth, he will be found in the harness of that noblest of earthly avocations: He never filled any public office save that of school trustee, a position he held with great credit to himself and satisfaction to all concerned in the district for many years.

The Bergey home is reached by a long lane south from Bleam's road, being situated about a mile and a half southwest of Mannheim, the family post-office, and about three miles southeasterly from Petersburg station. Mr. and Mrs. Bergey moved to this place in 1878 when his father purchased it. Nathaniel worked it on shares until June 29, 1891, when he became the owner by purchase. It was originally purchased by his father from Fred. Betchen, but formerly comprised several separate tracts. Nearby on the adjoining farm lives Nathaniel's venerable parents, Jacob and Sarah (Eby) Bergey. The venerable father, now in the 84th year of his age, is alone in this neighborhood as one beyond the years of an octogenarian. He located here some time in '18, and is a direct descendant of Ulrich Bergey. progenitor of the Bergey family in America. For one of his advanced years he is remarkably active, moving about with more elasticity than many men not half his age. He is one of the leading pillars in the Mennonite church, having been identified with that body since his youth. His devoted and aged wife, who has shared with him the joys and privations of their married life for more- than fifty years, is also remarkably active for a person who has passed the 80^th milestone of life's journey: Both are now enjoying the material and spiritual results of a lie well spent while in their prime.

Waterloo County Chronicle, 18 Jan 1900, p. 6

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Well Known Resident Passes

The death of Mr. N. Bergey, well known resident here took place at his home here early Saturday morning. Deceased had been in failing health previous to his death. The funeral was held from his late residence on Tues. Feb. 26th at 2 p.m. He will be sadly missed by his children. A wide circle of friends extend deepest sympathy to those bereaved.

Waterloo Chronicle, 28 Feb 1929, p. 3

Nathaniel married Magdalena Snyder 12 May 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Magdalena (daughter of Deacon Joseph E. Schneider and Sarah "Sallie" Shantz) was born 31 Dec 1851, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 May 1880, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

1. John Henry "Henry" Bergey was born 23 Nov 1869, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
2. Ervine E. Bergey was born 10 Sep 1871, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
3. William E. Bergey was born 1874, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
4. Joseph H. Bergey was born 1877, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

Nathaniel married Leah Shantz 26 Jun 1881, , Ontario, Canada. Leah (daughter of Joshua Y. Shantz and Magdalena Martin) was born 16 May 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Dec 1926, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

1. Joshua Eldon Bergey was born 25 Mar 1882, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 May 1955, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
2. Elma Bergey was born 1883, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
3. Simon Alvah Bergey was born 27 Jun 1883, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Jul 1948; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
4. Myra Elma Bergey was born 5 Mar 1885, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
5. Jacob Edgar Bergey was born 18 Mar 1887, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 May 1976, Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
6. Wesley David Bergey was born 14 Sep 1888, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
7. Sadie Elizabeth Bergey was born 11 Jun 1890, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Mar 1981, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 21 Mar 1981, Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
8. Gordon Nathaniel Bergey was born 10 Jun 1892, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
9. Olive Lorinda Bergey was born 22 Jan 1894, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1932; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
10. Lydia Ann Bergey was born 4 Jun 1897, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

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• Name: Jacob Berge
• Eby ID Number: 00004-841
• Occupation: 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; wagonmaker
• Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer and wagon maker
• Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Retired: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Retired: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Jacob Bergey, "born September 1st, 1818. "

Jacob Bergey, "the second son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Wagner) Bergey, was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, September 1st, 1818, and came to Canada with his parents in 1822. They settled near Preston, on the farm known as "Henry Brower's." Here young Jacob was raised. On April 11th, 1844, he was married to Elizabeth, daughter of Moses and Barbara (Pannabecker) Eby. She was born January 27th, 1824. On May 2nd, 1849, they moved on Lot No. 4, Bleams Road, Wilmot Township, near Mannheim, where they have resided ever since. They are quite smart for their age. Their family consisted of ten children, of whom two died in infancy."


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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BERGEY.-Near Mannheim, Waterloo Co., Ont., on Feb. 29, 1904, of the infirmities of old age, Jacob Bergey, aged 85 Y., 6 M., less 1 D. He was born in Montgomery Co., Pa., Sept. 1, 1818, went to Canada with his parents in 1822, and in 1849 moved to the farm where he died. He is survived by his widow, four sons, four daughters, 42 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral on March 3, on which occasion Pre. A. Cressman spoke from Rev. 14: 13 in German and Pre. N. Stauffer from Job 5: 26 in English. Buried in Latchar cemetery. We mourn not as those who have no hope.


HERALD OF TRUTH , Vol. XLI, No. 14, March 31, 1904 - pp 111,112

Jacob married Elizabeth Eby 11 Apr 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of Moses Eby and Barbara Pannebecker, daughter of Moses Eby) was born 17 Jan 1824, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 May 1911, Near, Mannheim, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Elizabeth Bergey
• Eby ID Number: 00031-2545
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Elizabeth Eby, "the eldest of Moses Eby's family, was born January 17th, 1824. She was married, April 11th, 1844, to Jacob Bergey who was born September 1st, 1818."


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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Bergey.--Near Manheim, Ont., Elizabeth Eby Bergey, widow of the late Jacob Bergey, passed away on May 19, 1911. She was born Jan.17, 1824; aged 87 y. 4 m. 2 d. She bore her six weeks' illness previous to her death with great patience and resignation and often expressed a longing for her Savior to come and take her to Himself. She leaves to mourn her death 8 children, 45 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. Funeral was held on May 21 at Latschar Church on which occasion Bro. N. Stauffer spoke to a crowded house from Rev. 21: 4, 5, and Bro. Manasseh Hallman from II Tim. 4: 6-8.


Gospel Herald - Volume IV, Number 11 - June 15, 1911

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• Name: Joseph Berge
• Eby ID Number: 00004-836
• Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonist
• Occupation: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Retired
• Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Joseph Bergey, "was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, about the year 1792. He was married to Elizabeth Wagner. They had a family of eight 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.].

Joseph — Elizabeth Wagner. Elizabeth was born 1787, Of, Montgomery Co. Pennsylvania; died 18 Apr 1824; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Elizabeth Bergey
• Eby ID Number: 00107-6443.3

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• Eby ID Number: 00087-5116.1
• Residence: 1838, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Moses Eby, "the only child of Samuel Eby and his wife, Magdalena Erb, was born March 10th, 1799, and died March 8th, 1854. He was married to Barbara Pannebecker who was born May 24th, 1801, and died January 19th, 1842. They had a family of ten 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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One of the icons of Doon Heritage Crossroads' collection, as an example, is the Moses Eby desk, made in 1817 by the apprentice cabinetmaker Moses Eby, who had emigrated to Waterloo County from Pennsylvania. Its elaborate marquetry, inlay and other construction details attest to the skill and fine workmanship of Eby and many of those early builders who crafted beautiful furniture without benefit of mechanical power.

Liz Hardin, "A Collecting Plan For Doon Heritage Crossroads, Connecting to the Past Shaping our Future"; report, 2007; Doon Heritage Crossroads. pg 17

Moses — Barbara Pannebecker. Barbara (daughter of Cornelius Pannebecker and Anna Detweiler) was born 24 May 1801, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 19 Jan 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Barbara Eby
• Eby ID Number: 00087-5116

Notes:

Barbara Pannebecker, "was born May 24th, 1801. She was married to Moses Eby. They resided near Berlin. She died January 19th, 1842."


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: 00004-822

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Isaac Bergey, "the eldest son of old Hans Bergey, was born about the year 1740. He resided at first near Germantown, but after his marriage to Mary Hunsicker he moved to Montgomery County where quite a number of his co-religionists had already formed several small communities. Here he lived until about the year 1791 when he died. With his first wife he had three children, namely: III John, III Jacob, and Isaac. None of the descendants of the three sons reside in Canada. Their descendants are to be found in Montgomery and other counties of Pennsylvania and in some of the Western States. After the decease of his first wife he married to Veronica Hunsberger, with whom he had ten 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.].

Isaac — Veronica Hunsberger. Veronica was born Abt 1740; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Veronica Bergey
• Eby ID Number: 00004-822.5

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81744071
• Name: Indian Sam
• Eby ID Number: 00031-2543
• Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 001NW, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 018, Waterloo County, Ontario

Notes:

Samuel Eby, "(known as "Indian Sam") the second son of George Eby, was born February 20th, 1772, and died February 10th, 1840. He was married to Magdalena Erb who was born February 2nd, 1777, and died December 26th, 1864. In company with his brother, George, and a few others he left Pennsylvania in the spring of 1804 and moved to Canada. He took up north-west part of lot No. 1, German Company's Tract, in the township and county of Waterloo, Ontario. At that time there were but few white settlers in this beautiful county and the Indians were his next neighbors. He spent much of his time among the Indians and taught them many good things, in fact he was their law-giver, minister, interpreter and peace-maker. He had a family of one son"

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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"Mennonite entrepreneur "Indian Sam" Eby, for instance, established a distillery in 1804 at a crossroads where he traded whisky in exchange for the Mississaugas' furs. Fellow settlers in 1808 then complained to the provincial legislature that Eby's actions had caused the Mississaugas "to get drunk and lie about and not follow their hunting, and [to leave] their young ones starving and begging for food." The Mississaugas eventually reacted by converting to Methodism and giving up the use of liquor. The Mississaugas also strove to become exemplary models of middle-class culture, leading one German immigrant to Waterloo in 1833 to remark that the Aboriginals he had met were "the most peaceable people, a large number of them Christians."

UW Gazette, October 25, 1995

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INDIAN SAM EBY

Samuel Eby of Lot No. 18 was called "Indian Sam" because he was the Indians' minister, interpreter and lawgiver, says Ezra Eby. In a vacant log house on his clearing the first school in the settlement was opened in 1808, with John Beatty as teacher. He taught only in the winter months and parents who sent their children to school paid him for his services. The rate is unknown, but in the early eighteen-forties Benjamin Burkholder, a Waterloo teacher, charged a child two dollars for three months' instruction, with two terms during a winter. In addition every pupil had to contribute a share of the firewood to heat the schoolroom.

A History of Kitchener, W. V. (Ben) Uttley, Kitchener, Ontario 1937

Samuel — Magdalena Erb. Magdalena (daughter of Christian Erb and Maria Scherch) was born 2 Feb 1777, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 26 Dec 1864, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Magdalena Eby
• Eby ID Number: 00031-2543.1
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

In Wilmot Township, Waterloo Co., C. W., on the 26th of December, our sister Magdalena Eby, aged 87 years, 10 mo., and 26 days. She was a widow, and entirely blind for some years, yet under all her afflictions she manifested the greatest Christian fortitude and the living hope of a better life, after her sufferings here were over. Her maiden name was Erb; she was a sister to Benjamin Erb of Wayne Co., Ohio. She has a sister still living here, who is in her 91st year and still able to go about with ease. Bro. Brubaker from Pennsylvania, who was here on a visit, preached on this occasion, from the words in Isa. 40: 6, 7, 8; and the writer from Hebr. 4: 14. DAVID SHERK.

Herald of Truth February 1865 - Vol. II,

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29726013
• Historic Building: 655 Blackbridge Rd., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; 2 story stone house
• Military: War of 1812
• Eby ID Number: 00087-5083
• Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 128, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - Beasley's Lower Block Conc. 2 Lot 09, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - Beasley's Lower Block Conc. 3 Lot 08, Waterloo County, Ontario

Notes:

"The Pannebeckers (To have a complete history of the Pannebecker family, write to Mr. Samuel W. Pennypacker, Philadelphia, Pa., and get the book, "Historical and Biographical Sketches of the Pannebeckers", edited by Pennybecker. It is well worth the money and one of the most complete works of its kind in existence) were of the first settlers of German origin who settled in Pennsylvania over two hundred years ago. We find them to have been a prominent family in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania as early as 1709."

Cornelius Pannebecker, "a native of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, was born December 8th, 1770. In April, 1792, he was married to Anna Dettweiler, sister to old Rudolph Dettweiler who resided near the Wanner Meeting House at Hespeler. She was born November 16th, 1775, and died October 27th, 1855. In 1810 they, in company with Christian Shantz and family, Jacob Shantz and wife, and others, moved to Canada and settled in Waterloo County, Ontario, near the present village of Hespeler, on the farm now occupied by Peter Wier. Here they resided until their deaths. He died June 22nd, 1855. To then was born a family of thirteen 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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About the year 1822, Joseph Oberholtzer, a sawyer, and Cornelius Pannabecker, a blacksmith, both sound men, had come to the conclusion that, having regard to the fact that so many new buildings were being put up by the settlers, a saw mill in this locality would pay.

In 1823, Joseph Oberholtzer bought from Christian Strome (Strohm) 24 acres of land lying both sides of the River Speed at some distance below the present D. W. & W. Buildings and on it they erected a small saw mill building, installed sawing machinery and built a dam on the Speed to furnish power to operate it.

After it had been in operation for a time they discovered to their sorrow that their mill was not big enough to handle the huge logs the farmers were hauling in to be sawn, and so, later, when their frail dam went out in a flood it was not replaced; They salvaged what they could and wrote off the rest to profit and loss. They had made the mistake of building too small and they paid the shot.


Le Rue De Commerce, Other Times Other Customs Other Days Other Ways, Winfield Brewster 1954

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Unwilling participants in the War of 1812

About 20 Mennonite men were conscripted to haul supplies for an 1813 engagement

...No one was exempt from non-combatant duties, although some resisted at times. Some were fined heavily in court. Cornelius Pannebecker removed the wheels from his wagon to save it, although his horse and son were still conscripted. Elizabeth (Gabel) Bechtel was threatened at sword-point by an officer who knew she was hiding oxen, which he sought for a massive-scale transport operation to the Detroit River.

Waterloo Region Region 23 Jun 2012 Jonathan Seiling

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About the year 1840, the third saw-mill in New Hope was erected. It was located just below the Forbes Mill site by a partnership composed of another great-grandfather of the write, the late Cornelius Pannebecker, and one Joseph Oberholtzer, whose sister was married to Bergy.

Cornelius Pannebecker arrived from Montgomery County, Pa. in 1810 and was the son of a Mennonite minister who lived on the Schuylkill River at the present site of Spring City. Joseph Oberholtzer was evidently a native of the same county in Pennsylvania and located here probably in 1826 and information in hand also points to his having been the son of a Mennonite preacher. The family was of Swiss descent, while Pannebecker was descended from a Dutch family which had migrated for a few years into Germany about Kriegaheim near Worms, before participating in the exodus of Quakers and Mennonites to Pennsylvania, about the year 1700.

It would appear that Bergy's first saw-mill was too far up the river and the partnership mill too far downstream to quite meet the tastes or requirements of the times, for within a few years Cornelius Oberholtzer erected the fourth saw-mill about midway between these two points, and with it a small foundry or shop, probably for mill repairs etc. Some particulars of this fourth mill are available.

It continued in operation until sometime in 1864, although it evidently changed ownership, September 27th, 1863, to a partnership composed of George Randall, then of Berlin, Herbert M. Farr of Waterloo and Shubel H. Randall of New Hampshire, the purchase price according to the Galt Reporter files of that time being $8,000. The old mill was used to saw the timber and lumber for the Randall-Farr Woolen Mills, two stone structures erected in 1864, but as the saw-carriage had capacity only for logs up to 16 feet in length, the large timbers for the new Woolen Mills had to be hewn and were not sawn. It had been said with perhaps some little exaggeration, that the process of sawing logs of large diameter with the vertically operated drag-saw then in use was so slow that the operator after starting to log, had time to walk up town a half mile or more to the hotel, for liquid refreshments and return before the cut was finished.

The timbers of white-pine, taken out of this Oberholtzer mill when the woolen-mill buildings crowded it out of its place were used in the construction of the Lewis Kribs saw-mills which in 1865 were located close to the old public school site. When Mr. W. A. Kribs erected his present manufacturing buildings alongside the G. T. R. lines in 1902, these same old timbers were for the third time used and are at the time of writing, as sound as when first used in 1840.


Tenth Annual Report of the Waterloo Historical Society, 1922, pages 213 - 224.

Historic Building:
In 2009 this 2 story fieldstone house was in good condition, still used as a residence and their are still farm buildings on the site. There is a great deal of new construction not far from the house and soon the house will be surrounded with new housing.

Cornelius married Anna Detweiler Apr 1792. Anna (daughter of Abraham Detweiler and Elizabeth Kolb Ziegler) was born 16 Nov 1775, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 27 Oct 1855, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29726056
• Name: Anna Pannebecker
• Eby ID Number: 00087-5083.1