Reuben Winger^[1]

1853 - Aft 1911  (> 59 years)

• Name	Reuben Winger
  Born	4 Jul 1853	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Prodestant
  Occupation	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Foundry Hand
  Residence	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1881	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Postmaster
  Occupation	1891	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Insurance Agent
  Residence	1891	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Methodist
  Occupation	1901	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Moulder
  Residence	1903	Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Occupation	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Moulder, Iron Foundry
  Residence	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Died	Aft 1911
  Residence	1923	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Eby ID Number	00128-8018
  Person ID	I14300	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Reeve Peter Winger,   b. 18 Apr 1818, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 27 Jul 1889, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Maria Bauman,   b. 1 Jan 1817, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Apr 1886, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Married	17 Dec 1839	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 11, 12, 13]
  Family ID	F2319	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha Jane Armstrong,   b. 28 Jul 1856, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Jun 1919, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 62 years)
  Children	1. Winger   2. Melvin Charles Winger,   b. 1877, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Mar 1903, Islington, York Co., Ontario  (Age 26 years)   3. Dora May Winger,   b. 31 Aug 1880, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Jessie Winger,   b. 10 May 1891, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F3883	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Reuben Winger, "was born July 4th, 1853. He is married to Martha Armstrong and resides in Elmira where he assists his brothers in the woollen mills. Their family consists of two children" 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

  [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 125. [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..., 629. [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-2 Page 14. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 2 Page 7. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 23 Page 8. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 76. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Township of Woolwich 1861 Div. 4 Page 39. [S2057] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1891, Pg. 42. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Death report of Melvin Charles Winger. 26 Mar. 1903 p. 2, col. 2 & 3. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of J. B. Winger - 16 Aug 1923. [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..., 628. [S17] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Der Morgenstern (1839-1841), 26 Dec 1839. Maria Bauman, daughter of Benjamin B. Bauman and Peter Wenger, son of John Wenger, both of Waterloo were married a short time ago. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 8 Jan 1840:43. 17 Dec 1839 Rev. Bindemann m. Peter Winger, son of John Winger in Berlin, to Maria Bauman, daughter of Benjamin W. Bauman, from Waterloo.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 4 Jul 1853 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Prodestant - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Foundry Hand - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Postmaster - 1881 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Insurance Agent - 1891 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Moulder - 1901 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1903 - Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Moulder, Iron Foundry - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1923 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth