Rev. Peter Niles Holm^{[1, 2]}

1808 - 1883  (74 years)

• Name	Peter Niles Holm
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	25 Sep 1808	Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Historic Building	Abt 1850	4860 Townline Rd, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	3 story stone mill first begun as a sawmill in 1850 by Peter Holm, later Lewis Kribs became owner and ran as a flour and grist mill.
  Occupation	1861	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Tunker
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Grist & Saw Miller
  		WaterlooTownship-HolmsMill.jpg
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Grist and Saw Miller
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Dunker
  Eby ID Number	00056-3837
  Died	10 Apr 1883	East Of Hespeler, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I10040	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Niehls P. "Nelson" Holm,   b. 19 Oct 1774, Copenhagen, , Københavns Amt, Denmark ,   d. 12 Jan 1865, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Anna Catharine Philips,   b. 7 Nov 1785, Hamburg, , Hamburg, Germany ,   d. 11 Oct 1858  (Age 72 years)
  Married	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Family ID	F2897	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Susannah Gingerich,   b. 1810, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. David Holm,   b. 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Peter G. Holm,   b. 2 Jul 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Aug 1920, Hanley, Saskatoon Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 79 years)   3. Elizabeth Holm,   b. Abt 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Catherine Ann Holm,   b. 21 Mar 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Jul 1924  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F1769	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Catharine Groh,   b. 25 Nov 1813, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Jul 1891, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Married	27 May 1877	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F538	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Peter Niles Holm, "was born September 25th, 1808. He was a minister and bishop of the denomination known as the River Brethren. He was highly esteemed by both his and other religious denominations, and was an active worker in the cause of winning souls for the kingdom of God. He was first married to Susannah Gingerich and after her decease to Catharine Groh, widow of the late Abraham Witmer. They resided a little east of Hespeler where he died April 10th, 1883. His family consisted of four children, all 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.].

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 685. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 732. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 807. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011541-77. Peter HOLM, 68, widower, minister, Canada, Waterloo, s/o Niels P. HOLM & Ana Catharine HOLM, married Catharine WITMER, 63, widow, Canada, Puslinch, d/o John & Susanah GROH, wtn: David HOLM & Ann HOLM both of Puslinch, 27 May 1877 at Puslinch [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Division 2 Page Number 7 Household Number 32. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 2 Page 7. [S1837] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1861, Div. 2 Page 10. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 806.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Sep 1808 - Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario Historic Building - Abt 1850 - 4860 Townline Rd, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Tunker - 1861 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 27 May 1877 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Grist & Saw Miller - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Grist and Saw Miller - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Dunker - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 10 Apr 1883 - East Of Hespeler, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth