Johann "John" Wismer

1799 - 1890  (91 years)

• Name	Johann "John" Wismer
  Born	2 Apr 1799	, Chester Co., Pennsylvania   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153600819
  Name	John Wismer
  Occupation	1852	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	labourer
  Residence	1852	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lived besides his daughter and son Joseph
  Residence	1852	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonist
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00133-8234
  Died	23 Jul 1890	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 4]
  Buried	Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Person ID	I14648	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph Wismer,   b. 1 Apr 1765, , Bucks Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 29 Nov 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Hannah Fried,   b. 1 Nov 1760, of, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Jun 1830, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F3957	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susannah Cressman,   b. 1801, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 8 Sep 1840, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 39 years)
  Married	1822  [1]
  Children	1. Wismer   2. Jacob Wismer,   b. 23 Feb 1823, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Apr 1899, Tilden Township, Osborne Co., Kansas  (Age 76 years)   3. Hannah Wismer,   b. 23 May 1825, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Apr 1903, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)   4. Abraham Wismer,   b. 29 Mar 1828, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Jul 1861, West Williams Twp, Middlesex Co., Ontario  (Age 33 years)   5. Joseph Cressman Wismer,   b. 20 Apr 1829, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Aug 1914, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)   6. Elizabeth Wismer,   b. 13 Mar 1831, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Mar 1924, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)   7. Susannah Wismer,   b. 16 Aug 1833, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 May 1922, Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, USA  (Age 88 years)   8. John C. Wismer,   b. 11 Aug 1835, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Jul 1930  (Age 94 years)   9. Henry Wismer,   b. 10 Jul 1837, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 May 1925  (Age 87 years)   10. Julia Esther Wismer,   b. 18 Mar 1840, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F3975	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John Wismer, "was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, April 2nd, 1799. He was married, in 1822, to Susannah Cressman who was born in 1801. The resided near Blair where he was engaged in farming. He died July 23rd, 1890, and she died in September, 1838. Their family consisted of nine 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

  [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..., 666. [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..., 474. [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, Division 1 Page Number 34 Household Number 140. [S34] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Blair CC#4501 Internet Link. {in lilac bush} In / memory of / John Wismer / who died / July 24, 1890 / aged 91 yrs 3 mos & 22 dys / also his wife / Susanna Cressman / who died / Sept 6, 1840 / aged 37 years [S233] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1852, Div 3 Pg 3. [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, Div. 1 Page 34. [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 12 Page 91. [S34] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Blair CC#4501 Internet Link.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 Apr 1799 - , Chester Co., Pennsylvania Occupation - labourer - 1852 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1852 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonist - 1852 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 23 Jul 1890 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth