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Esther Wismer[1]

Female 1888 - 1947  (58 years)


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  • Name Esther Wismer 
    Born 22 Apr 1888  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Gender Female 
    Name Esther Shantz 
    Residence 1911  Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1943  Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Eby ID Number 00037-3031.2 
    Died Mar 1947  [5] 
    Buried Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I19123  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father John S. Wismer,   b. 29 Apr 1859, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Feb 1934, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Susannah Gehman,   b. 15 Jan 1865, Dumfries Station, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 1943  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 12 May 1885  [4, 6, 7] 
    Family ID F3987  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Menno M. Shantz,   b. 11 Apr 1883, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Nov 1954, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 9 Sep 1908  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
     1. Henry Willard Shantz,   b. 23 Dec 1909, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 May 1939, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years)
     2. Esther Estelle Shantz,   b. 11 Oct 1911, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Aug 2000  (Age 88 years)
     3. John George Shantz,   b. 3 Jun 1913, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Nov 2004  (Age 91 years)
     4. Lydia Lauretta "Rita" Shantz,   b. 12 Feb 1915, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1941  (Age 25 years)
     5. Menno Leon Shantz,   b. 15 Feb 1917, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jan 1918  (Age 0 years)
     6. Ella Mae Shantz,   b. 4 Feb 1919, Reidsville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Irvine Leonard Shantz,   b. 16 Dec 1920, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 1993  (Age 72 years)
     8. Peter Arnold Shantz,   b. 28 Feb 1923, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Apr 1923, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     9. Samuel Howard Shantz,   b. 10 Jul 1924, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Feb 1997, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     10. Marion Elizabeth "Ella" Shantz,   b. 21 Sep 1926, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 May 2006, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     11. Doris Evelyn Shantz
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F6320  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • 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..., 671.

    2. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-1 Page 16.

    3. [S562] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1911, Div 3. Pg. 10.

    4. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Susannah Wismer - September 23, 1943 - pp. 543. 544.

    5. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, January 4, 1955 - Obituaryof Menno Shantz.

    6. [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.

    7. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of John S. Wismer - March 1, 1934, page 1022, 1023.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Apr 1888 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 9 Sep 1908 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1943 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada Link to Google Earth
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