John Baer Benner^[1]

1834 - 1916  (81 years)

• Name	John Baer Benner
  Born	10 Feb 1834	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1861	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Spinner
  Residence	1861	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Woollen Manufacturer
  Residence	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	U. Brethren
  Eby ID Number	00141-8463
  Died	21 Jan 1916	Derby Township, Grey Co., Ontario   [5]
  Buried	Greenwood Cemetery, Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario   [5]
  Person ID	I12297	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Jacob Benner,   b. 25 Aug 1808, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 17 Mar 1890, West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Annie "Nancy" Bear,   b. 29 Apr 1807, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Aug 1867, West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)
  Married	13 Mar 1830  [6]
  Family ID	F3413	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen "Ellen" Struthers,   b. 18 Apr 1838, , Scotland ,   d. 9 Apr 1921, Derby Township, Grey Co., Ontario  (Age 82 years)
  Married	31 Aug 1854	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Children	1. Alexander Benner,   b. 1854, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Jacob C. Benner,   b. 7 Sep 1856, West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Sep 1939, Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)   3. Victoria B. Benner,   b. 12 Jun 1858, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Aug 1876, West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 18 years)   4. George Benner,   b. 1860, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. John Earl Benner,   b. 22 Dec 1860, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Dec 1943, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)   6. Nancy Benner,   b. 1863, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Alice Benner,   b. 1866, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Helen Benner,   b. 1866, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Christina Benner,   b. 1867, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Clara Benner,   b. 1869, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F3420	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John Benner, "was born February 10th, 1834. He is married to Ellen Struthers and at present he resides at Owen Sound, Ontario, where he is engaged in the woollen mills." 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

  [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 31 Aug 1876. 12 Aug 1876 In West Montrose, Victoria, daughter of John Benner, died at the age of 18 years, 2 months. [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..., 705. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 49. [S1838] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1861, Galt 1861 Div. 2 Page 32. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42362939/john-baer-benner. [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..., 704. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. John Benner, farmer of Woolwich married 31 Aug 1854 Berlin by license to Ellen Struthers of Wellesley, witnesses: John Schiedel of Woolwich & William Struthers of Wellesley

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Feb 1834 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 31 Aug 1854 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Spinner - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Woollen Manufacturer - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - U. Brethren - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 21 Jan 1916 - Derby Township, Grey Co., Ontario Buried - - Greenwood Cemetery, Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth