Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Emma Wideman[1]

Female 1890 - 1976  (85 years)


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  • Name Emma Wideman 
    Born 16 Dec 1890  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Female 
    Name Emma Bauman 
    Name Emma Brox 
    Residence 1891  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1941  20 Mill St., Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number 00129-8057.6 
    Died 3 Oct 1976  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I13267  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2025 

    Father Truman Wideman,   b. 15 May 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 1922, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Susannah S. Snider,   b. 26 Sep 1853, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1936  (Age 82 years) 
    Family ID F3662  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Emanuel M. Brox,   b. 6 Nov 1890, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Nov 1930  (Age 40 years) 
    Married 25 Jun 1919  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Lester Brox,   b. 4 Dec 1922, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jul 2018, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2025 
    Family ID F5640  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Onias Bauman,   b. 4 Dec 1883, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Mar 1941, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Married 6 Jun 1933  [7
    Last Modified 13 May 2025 
    Family ID F6908  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • BAUMAN, Mrs. Emma - On Sunday, October 3, 1976, at K-W Hospital, Emma Wideman, aged 85 years, of Waterloo, formerly of Elmira.

      She was predeceased by her first husband, Emmanuel Brox, her second husband, Onias Bauman; dear mother of Lester Brox of Waterloo, beloved grandmother of Sharon and Barry. She was predeceased by five sisters and three brothers.

      Friends called at the Dreisinger funeral Parlor, Elmira, after 9 am on Tuesday morning. Service in the chapel on Wednesday, October 6, at 11 am. Interment in Elmira Cemetery.

      Elmira Signet Oct 6 1976 pg 19

  • Sources 
    1. [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..., 637.

    2. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 39730-1890 Emma Wideman.

    3. [S98] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Elmira Union CC#4578 Internet Link.
      Emma Wideman / 1890 - 1976 / Beloved Wife Of / Emanuel Brox

    4. [S161] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1901, Elmira (Village) B. Page 12.

    5. [S161] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1901, Elmira (Village) B Page 12.

    6. [S2057] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1891, Pg. 6.

    7. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, April 10, 1941 Obituary of Onias Baumann.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Dec 1890 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 25 Jun 1919 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 3 Oct 1976 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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