William Thomas Diefenbaker

1868 - 1945  (76 years)

• Name	William Thomas Diefenbaker
  Born	6 Apr 1868	Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Name	William Diefenbacher
  Residence	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Evangelical
  Residence	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Evangelist
  Residence	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Hawkesville, Wellesley Township
  Occupation	1895	Neustadt, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	teacher
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-106948
  Died	12 Feb 1945  [4]
  Buried	Woodlawn Cemetery, Saskatoon, , Saskatchewan, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I106948	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	George Jakob M. Diefenbacker,   b. 31 Oct 1836, Adersbach, , Adersbach, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany ,   d. 27 Jan 1910, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Margaret Lackner,   b. 4 Sep 1838,   d. 4 Apr 1909, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Married	3 Nov 1858	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Family ID	F27385	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Florence Bannerman,   b. 26 Oct 1872, , Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Feb 1961  (Age 88 years)
  Children	1. Prime Minister of Canada John George Diefenbaker,   b. 18 Sep 1895, Neustadt, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Aug 1979, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F19657	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  William was a teacher who lived in Hague and Borden, Saskatchewan before settling in Saskatoon in 1910.

  
  

• Sources

  [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 2 Page 22. [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, p 31. [S2534] aaaWellesley Township 1871, Section 3 Page 31. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85147736. [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, birth certificate 10258 (1895), John George Diefenbaker. John George Diefenbaker Date of Birth: 18 Sep 1895 Gender: Male Birth County: Grey Father's Name: Wm T Diefenbaker (teacher of Normanby) Mother's Name: Mary F Bannerman [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. George Deifenbacker b. Baden, Germany res: Wellesley Township Age: 23 born abt 1835 father: Henry mother: M. married M. Larkner Age:: 20 born abt 1838 b. Wellesley Township Spouse res: Wellesley Township father: George mother: B. married 3 Nov 1858 county: Waterloo

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 6 Apr 1868 - Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelist - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Hawkesville, Wellesley Township - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - teacher - 1895 - Neustadt, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodlawn Cemetery, Saskatoon, , Saskatchewan, Canada  = Link to Google Earth