Leah Rosenberger^[1]

1867 - 1950  (82 years)

• Name	Leah Rosenberger
  Born	2 Nov 1867	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Leah Witmer
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1910	Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, USA   [6]
  	housekeeper
  Eby ID Number	00095-5375.5
  Died	1950	Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, USA   [5]
  Buried	Evergreen Cemetery, Burnside Twp., Lapeer Co., Michigan   [5]
  Person ID	I11511	Generations
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Rosenberger,   b. 1 Jul 1838, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Mar 1906, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Nancy Shantz,   b. 11 Oct 1839, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Mar 1898, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 58 years)
  Married	11 Oct 1859	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 8]
  Family ID	F4949	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jacob L. Witmer,   b. 20 Oct 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1934  (Age 71 years)
  Married	5 Jan 1910	Maple Valley, Sanilac Co., Michigan   [6]
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F31862	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. Leah Witmer Brown City. May 24 - Mrs. Leah Witmer, 82, widow of Jacob L. Witmer. died Tuesday in the Wilson Nursing Home here after a long illness. She was born Nov. 2. 1867. in Ontario. and came to Michigan with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Rosenberger. when a child. Mr. Witmer. to whom she was married Jan. 5. 1910. died in 1934. Surviving are three brothers, Eli Rosenberger, New Dundee. Ont., Edwin and Oziah Rosenberger. both in the Canadian Northwest: a niece, Miss Priscilla Clemens. Brown City. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the United Missionary church, of which she was a member. Rev. H. E. Mattesen. pastor. will officiate. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. The remains are in the Carman Funeral Home.

  
  

• 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..., 196. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 3 Page 11. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 1 Page 8. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 50. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, E., America, N., County, L., Township, B., & Cemetery, E. (1868). Leah Rosenberger Witmer (1868-1950) - Find A.... Findagrave.com. Retrieved 15 May 2018, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89571723/leah-witmer. [S670] Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, Film number: 2342689 Digital GS number: 4209142 Image number: 592 Reference number: v 3 p 1 rn 675. Groom's name: Jacob L. Witmer, farmer of Burnside Groom's age: 47 years Groom's birth year: 1863 Groom's birthplace: Canada Bride's name: Leah Rosenberger, housekeeper of Brown City Bride's age: 42 years Bride's birth year: 1868 Bride's birthplace: Canada Marriage date: 05 Jan 1910 Marriage place: Maple Valley, Lapeer, Michigan Groom's father's name: John R. Witmer Groom's mother's name: Mary Stauffer Father of bride's name: Benj. Rosenberger Mother of bride's name: Nancy Schantz [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..., 436. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Benjamin Rosenberger, 21, res. N Dumfries, b. N Dumfries, son of Abram and Nancy, married 11 Oct 1859 Nancy Shoutz, 20, res. N Dumfries, b. N Dumfries, daughter of Henry and Lidia (Marton)

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 Nov 1867 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - housekeeper - 1910 - Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, USA Died - 1950 - Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth