Abraham Tohman, Sr.

1805 - 1867  (62 years)

• Name	Abraham Tohman
  Suffix	Sr.
  Born	7 Jan 1805	, Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Land	Bef 1831	Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 111E, Waterloo County, Ontario   [8]
  Historic Building	Abt 1845	Abraham Thoman's Relocated Barn, 10 Huron Road, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Bricker Barn
  	Bricker Barn originally located in Waterloo Township, Waterloo County. Constructed around 1845. Original owner, Abraham and Mary Thoman. Gift of John Steckley, 1976
  Name	Abram Toman
  Occupation	1852	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer
  Residence	Wilmot Township - Concession 3 Lot 14, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Home of Abram and Mary Tohman Lot 14 Concession 3 Wilmot Township. right side is the original left side was addition. House is now demolished.
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00122-7513
  Died	12 Dec 1867	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	Cause: palsy
  Buried	Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario   [3, 4]
  Person ID	I11175	Generations
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Valentine Tohman,   b. 1769,   d. Ohio
  Mother	Sarah Derstein,   b. 9 Oct 1771, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 11 Sep 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Married	9 Jan 1804	, Montgomery Co., New York   [1]
  Family ID	F3183	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Bricker,   b. 1805, , USA ,   d. 27 Dec 1893, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Children	1. Toman   2. Amos B. Tohman,   b. 11 Nov 1827, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Dec 1907, Harrison, Clare, Michigan, United States  (Age 80 years)   3. Rebecca B. Tohman,   b. 11 Apr 1829, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Feb 1904  (Age 74 years)   4. Leah Tohman,   b. 18 Apr 1831, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Aug 1902  (Age 71 years)   5. Samuel Bricker Toman,   b. 28 Mar 1833, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Oct 1922, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)   6. Abraham Tohman, Jr.,   b. 29 Jan 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Sarah Tohman,   b. 1 Jul 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Joseph Toman,   b. 12 Oct 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Mar 1920, Richmond, Osceola, Michigan  (Age 79 years)   9. Mary Tohman,   b. 18 Jan 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Aug 1919  (Age 75 years)   10. Susannah Tohman,   b. 14 Jan 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Nov 1935, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F3184	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Abram Tohman, "the eldest, was born in 1804. He was married to Mary, eldest daughter of Samuel and Rebecca (Eby) Bricker. She was born November 3rd, 1806. After their marriage they resided on her father's old homestead near Freeport, Ontario, until February 25th, 1846, when the moved to Wilmot Township, a little west of New Dundee where they resided until his death which occurred December 12th, 1867. After his death the widow had her home with her son, Samuel, who now possesses the old homestead. She died December 27th, 1893." 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.]. __________________________ On the 12 of Dec, in Waterloo County; Ontario, of palsy, Abm. Toman, aged 62 years, 11 months and 5 days. He was buried at the Blenheim meeting-house Burying-ground, where appropriate funeral discourses were delivered. HERALD OF TRUTH, Feb 1868, page 31

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 537. [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..., 327. [S32] News - Herald of Truth, Feb 1868, page 31 - Death notice of Abram Tohman. [S138] Cemetery - ON, Oxford, Blenheim - Blenheim Mennonite Internet Link Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery online. In memory of Abraham Toman who died Dec 12, 1867 aged 62 years 11 mos & 5 d's [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Division 3 Page Number 24 Household Number 106. Mary was living with her son Samuel in Wilmot in 1881. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 2 Pg 13. Abraham TOMAN Farmer USA Mennonite 48 Mary TOMAN USA Mennonite 46 Samuel TOMAN USA Mennonite 19 Abram TOMAN USA Mennonite 17 Sarah TOMAN USA Mennonite 15 Joseph TOMAN USA Mennonite 12 Mary TOMAN USA Mennonite 8 Susanna TOMAN USA Mennonite 6 George GOLE USA Mennonite 3 [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 2 Page 10. [S1322] Land - Founding Families of Waterloo Township 1800-1830, 57. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 2 Pg 13.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 7 Jan 1805 - , Pennsylvania, USA Land - Bef 1831 - Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 111E, Waterloo County, Ontario Historic Building - Bricker Barn - Abt 1845 - Abraham Thoman's Relocated Barn, 10 Huron Road, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Wilmot Township - Concession 3 Lot 14, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: palsy - 12 Dec 1867 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth