Peter Wildfong^{[1, 2]}

1862 - 1919  (57 years)

• Name	Peter Wildfong
  Born	1862	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	000131-8111
  Died	15 Mar 1919	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 7, 8, 9]
  	Cause: Heart Disease (1 year) - Apoplexy (a few hours)
  Buried	Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 6, 7]
  Person ID	I13512	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Eli Wildfong,   b. 15 Mar 1819, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Sep 1885  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Nancy Mosser,   b. 1 Nov 1821, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 1 Apr 1885, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F1278	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Peter Wildfong, "twin brother to Simon, is unmarried. He has his home with his brother, John, where he is engaged as an assistant on the farm." 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.]. _________________________ Dies in Doctors's Office The sudden death took place on Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock in Dr. Scott Hogg's office of Peter Wildfong, in his 57th year. Deceased accompanied by Mr. Lawrence Snider, with whom he was staying, called at the doctor's office and while waiting suddenly fell from the chair and expired. The funeral was held on Monday afternoon, burial being made in the Warren (sic) cemetery. Prestonian newspaper Mar 20, 1919

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 645. [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..., 119. [S163] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Mennonite CC#6479 (formerly Waterloo Township). [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 6. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 1 Page 19. [S2588] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Cemetery Internet Link. Peter WILDFONG/ Died/ March 15, 1919/ aged 57 years/ Gone but not forgotten/ [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, W., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, W. (1862). Peter Wildfong (1862-1919) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 15 June 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39051711/peter-wildfong. [S1340] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Prestonian, Dies in Doctor's Office - Mar 20, 1919. [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 033127 (1919). Name:Ector Willfong Gender:Male Age:67 Birth Date:abt 1852 Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario Death Date:15 Mar 1919 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1862 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Heart Disease (1 year) - Apoplexy (a few hours) - 15 Mar 1919 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth