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

John Witmer[1, 2]

Male 1885 - 1945  (59 years)


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  • Name John Witmer 
    Born 13 Jun 1885 
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number 00007-0655.6 
    Died 25 Mar 1945 
    Buried Evergreen Cemetery, Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I10968  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2025 

    Father Jacob S. Witmer,   b. 10 Jan 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 1927, Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Esther M. Bechtel,   b. 16 May 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Mar 1923, Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 9 Sep 1877  Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Family ID F1180  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sylvia Gingerich,   b. 27 Nov 1890, Yale, St. Clair, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Dec 1962  (Age 72 years) 
    Last Modified 13 May 2025 
    Family ID F18161  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [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..., 197.

    2. [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 680.

    3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 10996-77.
      10996-77 - Jacob WITMER, 23, farmer, Waterloo Twp., same, s/o Joseph & Catharine WILMER, married Esther BECHTEL, 24, Waterloo Twp., same, d/o Joseph & Sarah BECHTEL, witn: Nelson BOWMAN & Elizabeth BOWMAN both of Waterloo, 9 Sept 1877, Waterloo Twp.

    4. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 20 Sep 1877.
      09 Sep 1877 By Pastor Baumann in Freeport, Jakob Witmer was married to Esther Bechtel, both of Waterloo Township.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Evergreen Cemetery, Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, United States Link to Google Earth
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