John Allen Gehman^[1]

1866 - 1908  (42 years)

• Name	John Allen Gehman
  Born	20 Jul 1866	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38169729
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00037-3032
  Died	21 Sep 1908	Caledonia, Traill, North Dakota, United States   [6]
  Buried	Caledonia Cemetery, Caledonia, Traill, North Dakota, United States
  Person ID	I19019	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Rev. Solomon B. Gehman,   b. 21 Jul 1841, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Nov 1912, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Angeline Shantz,   b. 10 Apr 1846, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Jan 1928, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Married	3 May 1864	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 8, 9]
  Family ID	F4660	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy Wismer,   b. 27 May 1867, Nithburg, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario ,   d. 11 Apr 1934, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Married	25 Oct 1887  [1]
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F3991	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John Allan Gehman, "was born July 20th, 1866. He is married to Nancy Wismer. They reside at Freeport, Ontario, where he is engaged in farming." 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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..., 669. [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..., 671. [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, Div. 1 Page 25. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 37. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 3 Page 6. [S3235] North Dakota, U.S., State Death Certificates, 1908-2007. NameJohn Allen Gehman GenderMale RaceWhite Death Age43 Birth Date20 Jul 1865 Birth PlaceCanada Death Date20 Sep 1908 Death PlaceCaledonia, Traill, North Dakota, USA Father Soloman Gelman MotherAngeline Gelman [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..., 670. [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..., 409. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 5 May 1864. May 3, 1864 Angelina Schantz and Salomon Gehmann, both of Dumfries, by Rev. Bindemann

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Jul 1866 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 21 Sep 1908 - Caledonia, Traill, North Dakota, United States Buried - - Caledonia Cemetery, Caledonia, Traill, North Dakota, United States  = Link to Google Earth