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

Emma Hilborn[1]

Female 1877 - 1959  (82 years)


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  • Name Emma Hilborn 
    Born 14 Aug 1877  Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Birth Drumbo, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Name Emma Winder 
    Name Emmaline Sherk 
    Occupation 1901  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Domestic 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-134032 
    Died 22 Aug 1959  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Buried First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I134032  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father John Hilborn,   b. CALC 4 Mar 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jul 1876, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 20 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Witmer,   b. 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 8 Jun 1876  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F33137  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Charles Winder,   b. 16 Jan 1867, , Wales, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 27 Mar 1905  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Ida May Winder,   b. Sep 1905, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Bertha Florence Winder,   b. Nov 1908, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F185707  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Winder, Emmaline, adopted daughter of Benjamin and Nancy Sherk, was born Aug. 14, 1876, at Drumbo, Ont.; died after a brief illness, Aug. 22, 1959, at Kitchener, Ont.; aged 83 y. 8 d. She was married to Charles Winder, who died April 22, 1954. Surviving are a son (Harvey, Aurora, Ont.), 2 daughters (Bertha, Orilla, Ont.; and Ida-Mrs. Colin A. Saunders, Toronto), one grandson, and one great-grandson. She was a member of the First Mennonite Church, Kitchener. Funeral services were conducted at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, Aug. 25, in charge of Merle Shantz; interment in First Mennonite Cemetery.

      Gospel Herald - Volume LII, Number 38 - September 29, 1959 - page 830, 831, 832

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 019189-05.
      Charles Winder, 38, Occ. Laborer, b. Wales, Res. Preston, son of (No Parent's Names Given) married Emma Hilborn, 28, b. Hay Twp, Res. Breslau, daughter of John Hilborn & Elizabeth Witmer, Witn: M.M. Gillies of Preston & A.T. Gillespie of Peterborough, 27 March 1905 in Preston

    2. [S143] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1901, Hespeler (Village) D-2 Page 20.

    3. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 42 Page 8.

    4. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Emmaline Sherk Winder - September 29, 1959.

    5. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 010947-76.
      John Hilborn, 21, occ. Farmer, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, son of James & Maria Married Elizabeth Witmer, 24, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, daughter of Christian & Mary, Witn Nelson Bowman of Waterloo Twp & Clara Boehmer of Berlin, 8 June 1876 in Waterloo Twp.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Aug 1877 - Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - - Drumbo, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Domestic - 1901 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 27 Mar 1905 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 22 Aug 1959 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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