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

Family: Deacon Isaiah B. Witmer / Jemima Schwartz (F5706)

m. 20 Jun 1894


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  • Father | Male
    Deacon Isaiah B. Witmer

    Born  16 Mar 1874  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  29 Aug 1950   
    Buried    Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  20 Jun 1894  [1, 2]  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Isaac Witmer | F1163 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Leah Bear | F1163 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Jemima Schwartz

    Born  5 Sep 1875  Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1971   
    Buried    Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Abraham H. Swartz | F2058 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Susannah Bergey | F2058 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Female
    Stella Viola Witmer

    Born  3 Jan 1895  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  22 Jun 1991  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  John William Kehl | F34716 
    Married     

    Child 2 | Female
    Lillie May Witmer

    Born  10 Sep 1896  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  22 Nov 1997   
    Buried    Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Arthur K. Snyder | F42008 
    Married  22 Sep 1920  Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Male
    Reeve - Warden Joseph Willard "Willard" Witmer

    Born  10 May 1898  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 Dec 1967  Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Avon Bechtel Snyder | F5702 
    Married  31 Mar 1920  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Male
    Joseph W. Witmer

    Born  20 May 1898  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 5 | Male
    Leslie Hubert Witmer

    Born  2 Sep 1900  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 Mar 1991  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., 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  Elma E. Bachert | F35661 
    Married  20 Jul 1925  Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Female
    Etta Trevila Witmer

    Born  12 Nov 1902  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1988   
    Buried    Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Emanual Swartzentruber | F45518 
    Married     

    Child 7 | Female
    Susannah Leah Witmer

    Born  18 Feb 1905  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  3 Nov 1998  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Edward B. Knechtel | F48463 
    Married  8 Sep 1926  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 8 | Male
    Joyce Victor Witmer

    Born  11 Aug 1908  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  26 Aug 2006  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Laverne Shantz | F52415 
    Married     

    Child 9 | Male
    Homer Witmer

    Born  Nov 1909  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 10 | Male
    Abram Lincoln "Lincoln" Witmer

    Born  11 May 1913  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  13 Mar 1986   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Edna Marie Snider | F20800 
    Married     

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, December 5, 1950 - Obituary of Isaiah Witmer.

    2. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012059-94.
      Isaiah Witmer, 20, occ. Farmer, b. Wilmot Twp, res. Wilmot Twp, son of Isaac Witmer and Leah Baer married Jemima Schwartz, 18, b. Brant Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, daughter of Abraham Schwartz and Susanna Bergey, Witn: Enoch Gingrich of Waterloo Twp and Rebecca Witmer, 20 June 1894 in Waterloo Twp.