Rebecca B. Tohman^[1]

1829 - 1904  (74 years)

• Name	Rebecca B. Tohman
  Born	11 Apr 1829	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Rebecca B. Gehl
  Name	Rebecca Toman
  Residence	Wilmot Township - Concession 3 Lot 14, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Residence	555 Riverbank Dr. Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Residence	1850	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00122-7515
  Died	28 Feb 1904  [9]
  Buried	Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Person ID	I11190	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Abraham Tohman, Sr.,   b. 7 Jan 1805, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 12 Dec 1867, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Mary Bricker,   b. 1805, , USA ,   d. 27 Dec 1893, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F3184	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Richard Gehl,   b. 16 Mar 1825, , Prussia, Germany ,   d. 8 Jan 1909, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Married	19 Mar 1850	Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 7, 8, 10]
  		Richard Gehl & Rebecca Toman
  Children	1. George Gehl,   b. 3 Aug 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Marian Gehl,   b. 20 Jul 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Isaac Gehl,   b. 19 May 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Oct 1935  (Age 84 years)   4. Abraham "Abram" Gehl,   b. 30 Apr 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 May 1894, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 39 years)   5. Levi Allen Gehl,   b. 5 Sep 1865, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Oct 1942, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)   6. Melvina Gehl,   b. 27 Jan 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Sep 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 53 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F3187	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Rebecca Toman
  		Rebecca Tohman image from: Roots, Shoots & Fruits by Reta Mae (Coleman) Toman

  
  

• Notes

  Rebecca Tohman, "was born April 11th, 1829. On March 19th, 1850, she was married to Richard Gehl, a farmer. They reside on her grandfather's (old Samuel Bricker) old place near Freeport, Ontario. To them was born a family of four children".1 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..., 327. [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..., 538. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-3 Page 1. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 31. Rebecca GEHL Birthplace: Canada Age 23 Mennonite b. 8-Apr birth date differs from Ezra Eby's book [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 13. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 2 Page 44. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 3 Page 2. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 7 Page 46. [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link . In memory of/ Rebecca Thoman/ wife of/ Richard Gehl/ died Feb. 28/ 1904/ aged 74 yrs.11 mo./ & 17 days/ A faithful friend a companion dear/ A tender mother lieth here/ Great is the loss that we sustain/ But hope in heaven to meet again [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Richard Gehl, 25, farmer of Waterloo married 19 Mar 1850 in Greenbush bybanns to Rebecca Tomann, 21, of Waterloo, wit: George H. Clemmens - farmer of Waterloo & Samuel Tomann - farmer of Waterloo

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Apr 1829 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Wilmot Township - Concession 3 Lot 14, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1850 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 19 Mar 1850 - Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth