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Nelson Daniel Wildfong[1]

Male 1877 - 1960  (83 years)


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  • Name Nelson Daniel Wildfong 
    Born 27 Feb 1877  Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Presbyterian 
    Occupation 1901  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Painter 
    Occupation 1921  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Farmer, Farm 
    Residence 1921  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Methodist 
    Eby ID Number 00045-3432.6 
    Died 5 Jun 1960  London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10] 
    Buried Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10] 
    Person ID I1775  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Joseph Wildfong,   b. 24 Jul 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Nov 1922, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann Groh,   b. 26 Nov 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Sep 1922, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 2 Aug 1864  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 11, 12, 13, 14] 
    Family ID F571  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Jessie Hanratty,   b. 12 Aug 1877, Stirling, Stirlingshire Co., Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Mar 1917, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Married 1 Jul 1897  Burk's Falls, Armour Twp., Parry Sound District, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    Children 
     1. Joseph Edwin "Ted" Wildfong,   b. Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Oct 2010, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Audrey Aileen Wildfong,   b. 18 Nov 1899, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Dec 1919, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 20 years)
     3. Luella Ervine Wildfong,   b. 27 Feb 1904, Burk's Falls, Armour Twp., Parry Sound District, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1987  (Age 82 years)
     4. Lorne Wildfong,   b. 1907, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Ervin Nelson Wildfong,   b. 11 Feb 1908, Burk's Falls, Armour Twp., Parry Sound District, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jun 1932, Welland, Welland Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F23308  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Lavina Uberta Boyce,   b. 1884, Albion Twp., Peel Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1966  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 5 Dec 1925  , York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F251387  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Nelson Wildfong

      Nelson R. Wildfong, 83, of 2910, King St. East, died Sunday, in hospital, at London, Ont., after a lengthy illness, He was a former resident of Preston. Born, Feb. 27, 1877, in Walkerton, he was the son of the late, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wildfong. He was a member of Freeport United Church. His first wife, the former, Jessie Hanratty, died in 1917. Survivors include his second wife, Uberta Boyce, one son J. Edwin of Preston, one daughter, Mrs. Floyd "Luella" Bricker of Kitchener, one brother, Walter of Preston, two sisters, Mrs. Mary Hughes and Mrs. Frank Hannenberg of Preston and three grandchildren. One son and two daughters, predeceased him. The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, where the funeral will be held, Wednesday, at 2 p.m. Rev. H. H. Cragg will officiate. Burial will be in the Preston Cemetery.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 6 Jun 1960 pg 5

  • Sources 
    1. [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..., 737.

    2. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Division 2 Page Number 7 Household Number 33.

    3. [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-2 Page 22.

    4. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 2189-1877 Nelson Wildfong.

    5. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 2 Page 7.

    6. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sub District 5 Page 21.

    7. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name:Nelson Wildfong Date of Birth:27 Feb 1877 Gender:Male Birth Place:Bruce, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Joseph Wildfong Mother's name:Mary Ann Grow

    8. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 41.

    9. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, P., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, P. (1877). Nelson Daniel Wildfong (1877-1980) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 14 June 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12938718/nelson-daniel-wildfong.

    10. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link .
      Wildfong/ Nelson Wildfong/ 1877 -1960/ His Wife/ Lavina Uberta Boyce/ 1884 - 1966

    11. [S20] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Telegraph (title varies: Berlin Telegraph, Berlin Daily Telegraph) (1853-1922), 5 Aug 1864.
      "Wildfang - Groh: On the 2nd inst., Mr. Joseph Wildfang, to Miss Mary Anne Groh, both of Hespeler Village"

    12. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Joseph Wildfang, 20, res. Waterloo, b. Waterloo, son of Elias & Nancy, married 2 Aug 1864 Mary Ann Groh, 16, res. Waterloo, b. Waterloo, daughter of Christian & Susanna

    13. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name:Mary Ann Groh Age:16 Birth Date:abt 1848 Birth Place:Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada Marriage Date:2 Aug 1864 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:Christian Mother:Susanna Spouse:Joseph Wildfang Spouse's Age:20 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1844 Spouse Birth Place:Waterloo County Ontario Canada Spouse Residence:Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada Spouse Father:Elias Spouse Mother:Nancy Residence:Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada

    14. [S2658] aaaaWaterloo Village 1871, Sect. 1 Page 33.

    15. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name:Jessie Henratty Age:20 Birth Date:abt 1877 Birth Place:Stirling, Scotland Marriage Date:1 Jul 1897 Marriage Location:Parry Sound District Marriage County or District:Parry Sound Father:John Henratty Mother:Jessie Dech Spouse:Nelson Wildfong Spouse's Age:21 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1876 Spouse Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario Spouse Father:Joseph Wildfong Spouse Mother:Mary Ann Groh Wildfong

    16. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name:Lavina Uberta Boyce Age:41 Birth Date:abt 1884 Birth Place:Mount Albert, Ont Marriage Date:5 Dec 1925 Marriage County or District:York Father:William Doyce Mother:Lucy A Norris Spouse:Nelson Wildfong Spouse's Age:48 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1877 Spouse Birth Place:Bruce County, Ontario Spouse Father:Joseph Wildfong Spouse Mother:Mary Froh

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Feb 1877 - Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1 Jul 1897 - Burk's Falls, Armour Twp., Parry Sound District, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Painter - 1901 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer, Farm - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 5 Dec 1925 - , York Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 5 Jun 1960 - London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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