Benjamin S. Wismer

1857 - 1928  (70 years)

• Name	Benjamin S. Wismer
  Born	10 Jun 1857	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00133-8242
  Died	18 Mar 1928	Grimsby East, Lincoln Co., Ontario   [3, 6]
  	Cause: locomotion ataxia, senile decay
  Buried	Mount Osborne Cemetery, Beamsville, Clinton Twp., Lincoln Co., Ontario   [6]
  Person ID	I14715	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	John C. Wismer,   b. 11 Aug 1835, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Jul 1930  (Age 94 years)
  Mother	Nancy Snyder,   b. 28 Nov 1836, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Jun 1927  (Age 90 years)
  Married	23 Sep 1856  [1, 7]
  Family ID	F3984	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine Kumpf,   b. 3 Feb 1858, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Jan 1928, , Lincoln Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Children	1. Nancy Wismer,   b. 20 Jan 1880, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 May 1880, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   2. Sarah Wismer,   b. 12 Sep 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Jan 1891  (Age 9 years)   3. Leah Wismer,   b. 10 Aug 1883, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Jan 1891, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 7 years)   4. Mary Wismer,   b. 22 Nov 1885, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Dec 1935, , Lincoln Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 50 years)   5. Katherine Wismer,   b. 28 Dec 1888, Nithburg, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario ,   d. 6 Oct 1963  (Age 74 years)   6. John William Wismer,   b. 19 Oct 1893, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Lydia Ann Wismer,   b. 25 Dec 1895, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1945, Beamsville, Clinton Twp., Lincoln Co., Ontario  (Age 49 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F3985	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Benjamin S. Wismer, "was born June 10th, 1857. He is married to Catherine Kumpf, and resides at Blair, on his father's old homestead. To them were born five 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..., 668. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-2 Page 3. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Benjamin S Wismer Death Date: 18 Mar 1928 Death Location: Lincoln Born: abt 1858 Birth Location: Woolwich Township,Ont [S272] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1911, Div. 7 Page 16. [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 9 Page 65. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198255156/benjamin-snyder-wismer. [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..., 307.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Jun 1857 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: locomotion ataxia, senile decay - 18 Mar 1928 - Grimsby East, Lincoln Co., Ontario Buried - - Mount Osborne Cemetery, Beamsville, Clinton Twp., Lincoln Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth