Emma Jane Witmer^[1]

1868 - 1961  (92 years)

• Name	Emma Jane Witmer
  Born	14 Aug 1868	Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Emma Jane Spaetzel
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1911	New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1929	New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Eby ID Number	00003-605.2
  Died	5 Feb 1961	Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 8]
  Buried	Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 8]
  Person ID	I11838	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Isaac Witmer,   b. 3 Apr 1842, Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Jan 1929, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Leah Bear,   b. 2 Sep 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Aug 1908  (Age 68 years)
  Married	5 Nov 1867	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9, 10]
  Family ID	F1163	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Spaetzel,   b. 3 Aug 1860, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Dec 1927, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Married	18 Jun 1885	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  Children	1. Mary Elizabeth Spaetzel,   b. 17 Jan 1886, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1953  (Age 66 years)   2. Gilbert W. Spaetzel,   b. 15 Oct 1887, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 May 1964, Beamsville, Clinton Twp., Lincoln Co., Ontario  (Age 76 years)   3. Arthur Witmer Spaetzel,   b. 22 Jul 1890, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Apr 1977, Beamsville, Clinton Twp., Lincoln Co., Ontario  (Age 86 years)   4. William Wesley "Wesley" Spaetzel,   b. 20 Jun 1893, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1956  (Age 62 years)   5. Sarah Irene Spaetzel,   b. 9 Jan 1895, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Jan 1970, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)   6. Idella May Spaetzel,   b. 4 Oct 1899, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Jun 1989, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)   7. Roy Clifford Spaetzel,   b. 21 Dec 1903, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Dec 1991, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)   8. Edward Melvin Spaetzel,   b. 30 Apr 1907, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Jul 1907, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   9. Selina Roselle "Sally" Spaetzel,   b. 13 Nov 1908, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1993, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F4887	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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..., 187. [S49] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Latschaw Mennonite CC#4560 [now Mannheim Mennonite] Internet Link. Spaetzel/ William/ Spaetzel/ born Aug. 3, 1860/ died/ Dec. 8, 1927/ in the 68th year/ Emma Jane Witmer/ his wife/ born Aug. 14, 1868/ died Feb. 5, 1961/ aged 92 years [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-2 Page 2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011763-85. 011763-85 (Waterloo Co.) William SPAETZEL, 24, farmer, Wilmot Twp, Wilmot Twp, s/o William SPAETZEL & Elizabeth MEISSUER married Emma WITMER, 16, Guelph Twp, Wilmot Twp, d/o Isaac WITMER & Lea BAER, witn Jacob SPAETZEL & Nancy C. WITMER both of Wilmot Twp, 18 June 1885 in Wilmot Twp. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 3 Page 39. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 12 Page 6. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 2 Page 78. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13894943/emma-jane-spaetzel. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Isaac Witmer February 28, 1929. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Isaac Wittmer, 25, res. Guelph tp, b. Guelph tp, son of Abraham & Katharina, married 9 Nov 1867 Lea Baer, 28, res. Waterloo, b. Waterloo, daughter of John & Nancy [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011763-85. (Waterloo Co.) William SPAETZEL, 24, farmer, Wilmot Twp, Wilmot Twp, s/o William SPAETZEL & Elizabeth MEISSUER married Emma WITMER, 16, Guelph Twp, Wilmot Twp, d/o Isaac WITMER & Lea BAER, witn Jacob SPAETZEL & Nancy C. WITMER both of Wilmot Twp, 18 June 1885 in Wilmot Twp.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 14 Aug 1868 - Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 18 Jun 1885 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1929 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth