Emanuel Merner

1858 - 1942  (83 years)

• Name	Emanuel Merner
  Born	18 Sep 1858	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77251983
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Evangelical
  Occupation	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1888	Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	store keeper
  Occupation	1889	Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	merchant
  Occupation	1891	Downie Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [4, 6]
  	farmer
  Residence	Sebringville, Ellice Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-123615
  Died	6 May 1942	Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Sebringville Cemetery, Sebringville, Perth Co., Ontario
  Person ID	I123615	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Christian Merner,   b. 23 Dec 1831, Reichenbach, , Canton Bern, Switzerland ,   d. 17 Feb 1912  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Elisabeth Young,   b. 21 Oct 1837, , Germany ,   d. 24 Oct 1926  (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F22485	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann Kastner,   b. 11 Jul 1858, Sebringville, Ellice Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1948  (Age 89 years)
  Married	27 Jun 1888	Sebringville, Ellice Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Winnifred Merner,   b. 25 May 1889, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. John Gordon Merner,   b. 28 Jan 1891, Downie Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Chester Kastner Merner,   b. 1892, Sebringville, Ellice Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1966  (Age 74 years)   4. Alexander Donovan "Donavan" Merner,   b. 23 Feb 1897, , Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1976  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F42753	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Emanuel Merner Of Sebringville Passes The death occurred at Stratford General Hospital on Wednesday evening, May 6, of Mr. Emanuel Merner, a prominent and esteemed resident of the village of Sebringville and a native of the New Hamburg district. Mr. Merner was taken seriously ill last week and was rushed to the Stratford Hospital on Tuesday where he passed away. The deceased was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Christian Merner of New Hamburg. He was born on the Merner homestead just outside the western limits of the village on September 18th, 1858 and was in his 84th year. As a young man he went to Zurich and in partnership with his cousin, Jonathan J. Merner, conducted a general store business for a few years. Leaving Zurich he settled in Sebringville over fifty years ago and farmed successfully for many years, retiring in 1904. The late Mr. Merner was a faithful member of Emmanuel Evangelical Church in Sebringville and an ardent church worker. He was secretary of the Sunday School for 50 years, an elder and trustee and a member of the finance board and was treasurer of the church at the time of his death. During his long residence in Sebringville, Mr. Merner made many special contributions to his church to which he was greatly attached and untiring in his work for the welfare of the church. On June 27, 1888, the late Mr. Merner was married to Maryann Kastner of Sebringville, who is left in bereavement besides one daughter, Mrs. Winnifred Brittin, and two sons, Chester K. and Donovan A. Merner. He is also survived by three brothers, Edward, George and Rev. Henry Merner, all of New Hamburg, and two sisters, Mrs. D. A. Zurbrigg, Philadelphia, Pa., and Mrs. John Zinn, Kitchener, and ten grandchildren. The funeral will be held on Saturday afternoon with a private service at the house at two o'clock, followed by a public service at Emmanuel Evangelical Church, Sebringville. Interment will follow in the Sebringville Cemetery. Rev. H. Leibold will be in charge of the services. New Hamburg Independent, May 8, 1942

  
  

• Sources

  [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 4 Page 7. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Wilmot Twp. 1871 Div. 2 Page 39. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 9811 (1888), Emanuel Merner-Mary Ann Kastner. Emanuel Merner, 29, store keeper of Zurich, Hay Tp, b. Wilmot, s/o Christian Merner and Elizabeth Merner married Mary A. Kastner, 29, b. & r. Sebringville, d/o John Kastner & Margaret Kastner, wit: Edward Merner of Hamburg, & Linney Hastner of Sebringville married 27 Jun 1888 Sebringville [S2010] Census - ON, Perth, Downie - 1891, pg 7. [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 14788 (1889), Winfred Merner. Winfred Merne b. 25 May 1889 Hay Township, d/o Emanuel Merner (merchant) & Mary Ann Kastner [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 31537 (1891), John Gordon Merner. John Gordon Merner b. 28 Jan 1891 Downie, s/o Emanuel Merner (farmer) & Mary Ann Kastner

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 18 Sep 1858 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - store keeper - 1888 - Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 27 Jun 1888 - Sebringville, Ellice Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - merchant - 1889 - Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1891 - Downie Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - - Sebringville, Ellice Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 6 May 1942 - Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth