Rev. Johnnes B. "John" Bauman

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• Eby ID Number: 00002-41

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John Baumann, "the fourth son of Joseph Baumann, was born April 4th, 1800, and died of paralysis, September 22nd, 1850, in Lincoln County, Ontario. He was married to Nancy Bechtel."

John B. Baumann, "the fourth son of Rev. Joseph and Mary (Baer) Baumann, was born in Berks County, Pennsylvania, April 4th, 1800. In 1816, he in company with his parents and their family, moved to Canada and settled at Blair, Waterloo County. About the year 1825 he was married to Nancy, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Gabel) Bechtel. She was born June 6th, 1808, and died August 3rd, 1855. Soon after their marriage they moved a little north of the "Toll Bridge" on the farm now possessed by George Becker. Here they resided until their death. When he was about thirty-five years of age he was called to the ministry. He proved himself to be an able minister and a good worker among his class. While on his pastoral duties he died of paralysis, September 21st, 1850, at the Twenty, Lincoln County, Ontario. Their family consists of three 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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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Bloomingdale (Schneider or Snyder) Mennonite Church

Services began in 1824, and in 1826 a first meeting house, known as Schneider's or Snyder's, was built northwest of Bloomingdale, and east of the Grand River, on land (part Lot 7) donated by Jacob Schneider. Henry Weber was the first minister to this congregation, from 1824 until 1854. He was followed by Moses Erb who was ordained minister to the congregation on April 14, 1854. The church building was primarily used as a school in the beginning; the first teacher was John Bauman from Pennsylvania. Church services were held in homes. Dorothy Sauder, in her 1972 history of the church, states that "Prior to 1860, Schneider's was the only [Mennonite] place of worship on the Grand River and, until the 1889 Martin schism, it was one with the Martin congregation with ministers serving both groups" (Sauder 1972: 8). Services were held on a two-week schedule, at one meeting house and then at the other.

Snyder's was affected by division in the church in the early 1870s. The majority of the congregation joined the Reforming (or Reformed) Mennonites, a group organized by Solomon Eby on May 15, 1874, and from 1875-1879 the meeting house was used almost exclusively by them. It was here that the conference was held on March 23, 1875 in which the New Mennonites and the Reforming (or Reformed) Mennonites joined together as the United Mennonites. However, because the original deed to the church property had been lost or perhaps never duly executed, a new deed was drawn up on January 15, 1879, giving ownership of building and property to the group of more conservative Mennonites in the congregation.

The present church was built in 1878 on approximately the same site as the first meeting house. Renovations to the church building were carried out in 1951. One main entrance, to replace the two separate entrances, was part of the changes made. Further improvements were made in 1985. The name of the church is now Bloomingdale Mennonite Church.

Waterloo County Churches A Research Guide To Churches Established Before 1900 By Rosemary Ambrose

Johnnes — Nancy Bechtel. Nancy (daughter of Deacon Jacob Bechtel and Elizabeth Gabel) was born 6 Jun 1808, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Aug 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

1. Mary "Polly" Bowman was born 7 Jan 1826, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Mar 1873, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
2. Rev. Jacob Bechtel Bowman was born 26 Dec 1827, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Jan 1910, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
3. Rev. Isaac L. Bowman was born 23 May 1830, Near Freeport, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Feb 1893, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65137428
• Eby ID Number: 00002-34
• Land: Bef 1831, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Joseph Baumann, "the fourth son of Christian Baumann, was born in Berks County, Pennsylvania, July 19th, 1766. He was married to Mary Baer, who was born January 23rd, 1772, and died October 29th 1842. In 1802 he was ordained as minister of the Mennonite body. He was a good man, and his sermons always made a deep impression upon the audiences who assembled at places of worship on Sabbath days. In May, 1816, he with his family moved to Canada and settled near Blair, Ontario. The family consisted 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.].

Joseph — Mary Baer. Mary was born 23 Jan 1772; died 29 Oct 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Maria Baer
• Name: Mary Bauman
• Eby ID Number: 00002-34.1

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• Eby ID Number: 00002-3

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Christian Baumann, "eldest son of old Wendel Baumann, was born August 13th, 1724, and died July 25th, 1790. Resided in Alleghany Valley, Berks County, Pennsylvania. In 1749 he erected a log dwelling the timber of which was quite sound upwards of one hundred years, and was so far always owned by his descendants. He was married to Elizabeth Baumann who was born August 27th, 1724, and died Feb. 2nd, 1791. They had a family of five children,. (information from S. P. Bowman of California, U. S.)".


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.].

Christian — Elizabeth Oberholtzer. Elizabeth was born 27 Aug 1724, Of Alleghany Valley, Berks Co., Pennsylvania; died 2 Feb 1791, , Berks Co., Pennsylvania; was buried , Allegheny Mennonite Cemetery, Allegheny, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Elizabeth Bauman
• Eby ID Number: 00002-3.1

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• Eby ID Number: 00002-85.19

Christian — Barbara. Barbara was born Abt 1700; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Barbara Bauman
• Eby ID Number: 00002-85.20