Lydia Ann Oberholtzer^[1]

1867 - 1926  (59 years)

• Name	Lydia Ann Oberholtzer
  Born	15 Sep 1867	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Lydia Ann Willis
  Residence	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1921	75 Weber St. E. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Evangelical
  Eby ID Number	00086-5062
  Died	15 Oct 1926  [2, 6]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 6]
  Person ID	I19494	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Isaac Oberholtzer,   b. 24 May 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Feb 1887, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Wismer,   b. 20 May 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Feb 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Married	20 Sep 1863	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Family ID	F3962	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Amos Willis,   b. 5 Apr 1869, Goderich Township, Huron Co., Ontario ,   d. 28 Oct 1950, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Married	22 Dec 1889	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Ethel May Willis,   b. Dec 1891, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Rosetta L. "Rose" Willis,   b. 17 Aug 1893, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Dec 1969, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States  (Age 76 years)   3. Freamen Amos Willis,   b. 5 May 1895, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Aug 1951, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States  (Age 56 years)   4. Mary Beatrice "Beatrice" Willis,   b. 25 Nov 1896, Gorrie, Huron Co., Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Lydia Rae Willis,   b. 25 Aug 1898, Gorrie, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario ,   d. 23 Dec 1993, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)   6. John James Willis,   b. 12 Jun 1900, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Nora Alemeda Willis,   b. 26 Sep 1902, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Aug 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)   8. Eldon Oliver Willis,   b. 13 Apr 1905, Gorrie, Huron County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Ruby Adeline Willis,   b. 31 May 1907, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Harry Willis,   b. 1909, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F4935	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Lydia Oberholtzer, "is married to Amos Willis. They reside in Berlin and have two children, namely: Ethel May and Rosetta." 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..., 145. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012345-89 LDS# 012345/89. 012345-89 (Waterloo Co.) Amos WILLIS, 21, mason, Canada, Fordwich, s/o James & Rachel married Lydia Ann OBERHOLTZER, 22, Canada, Berlin, d/o Isaac & Mary Ann, witn: David OBERHOLTZER & Minnie STEPHAN both of Berlin, 22 December 1889 in Berlin [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div 1 Page 72. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub District 29 Page 11. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, F., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, F. (1867). Lydia Ann Oberholtzer Willis (1867-1926) - Find A... Retrieved 29 April 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38043310/lydia-ann-willis. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Isaac Oberholzer, 25, res. Waterloo, b. Waterloo, son of Jacob and Hanna (Erb), married 20 Sept 1863 Marian Wismer, 19, res. Waterloo, b. Waterloo, daughter of David and Betsy (Weber)

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 Sep 1867 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 22 Dec 1889 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth