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

Family: Rev. Orphen Henry Wismer / Sarah E. Bechtel (F3564)

m. 10 May 1892


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  • Father | Male
    Rev. Orphen Henry Wismer

    Born  30 Aug 1869  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  14 Oct 1951  RR2, Baden, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Shantz's Meeting House Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  10 May 1892  [1]   
    Father  Moses E. Wismer | F3940 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Magdalena Snider | F3940 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Sarah E. Bechtel

    Born  26 Jul 1871  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Jan 1951   
    Buried    Shantz's Meeting House Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Jacob S. Bechtel | F3542 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Salome "Sarah" Devitt | F3542 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    Byron Wismer

    Born  25 Jul 1894  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 2 | Female
    Florence B. Wismer

    Born  29 Nov 1896  Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried  1974  Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Isaac K. Snyder | F5989 
    Married  15 Jan 1924  Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Male
    Melvin Wismer

    Born  17 Oct 1898  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 4 | Male
    Milton Bechtel Wismer

    Born  17 Oct 1899  Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Grace Violet Boyd | F52488 
    Married     

    Child 5 | Male
    Herbert B. Wismer

    Born  14 Mar 1901  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  20 Aug 1964   
    Buried    Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Vera Solma? Schmitt | F5990 
    Married     

    Child 6 | Male
    Elmer Bechtel Wismer

    Born  1903  Wilmot Centre, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1 Apr 1978  Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Maude Frances Robertson | F247808 
    Married  31 Dec 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 7 | Male
    Jeremiah B. Wismer

    Born  11 Oct 1905  Wilmot Centre, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  5 Jan 1984  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Elmina L. Mayer | F44544 
    Married  28 May 1931   

    Child 8 | Female
    Alice Wismer

    Born  4 Jun 1907  Wilmot Centre, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  8 Apr 1961   
    Buried    Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Lloyd Stanley Shantz | F49292 
    Married  9 Jul 1929   

    Child 9 | Female
    Ada Wismer

    Born  Oct 1909  Wilmot Centre, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 May 1997  Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Lorne Shantz | F10983 
    Married     

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Orpahn Henry Wismer - November 20, 1951.