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Susannah Gehman[1]

Female 1865 - 1943  (78 years)


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  • Name Susannah Gehman 
    Born 15 Jan 1865  Dumfries Station, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Gender Female 
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    Name Susannah Wismer 
    Residence 1871  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1881  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1934  50 Elgin St., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number 00037-3031 
    Died 31 Jul 1943  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 8] 
    Buried Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I19542  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2025 

    Father Rev. Solomon B. Gehman,   b. 21 Jul 1841, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 1912, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Angeline Shantz,   b. 10 Apr 1846, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 1928, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 3 May 1864  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10, 11] 
    Family ID F4660  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 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) 
    Married 12 May 1885  [1, 8, 12] 
    Children 
     1. Esther Wismer,   b. 22 Apr 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Mar 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
     2. Samuel Gehman "Sam" Wismer,   b. 3 Nov 1892, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Oct 1991, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 98 years)
     3. Nancy Naomi Wismer,   b. 26 Sep 1894, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Feb 1971, Blackman Township, Jackson, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     4. Adah Angeline Wismer,   b. 8 Apr 1901, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 13 May 2025 
    Family ID F3987  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Susannah Gehman, "was born January 15th, 1865. She is married to John Wismer, a farmer. They reside near Doon and have the following family"

      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.].

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      Wismer. - Susannah, eldest child of the late Bro. Solomon B. Gehman, was born at Dumfries Station, Jan. 15, 1865; passed away July 31, 1943; aged 78 y. 6 m. 16 d. She was married May 12, 1885 to John S. Wismer, who preceded her in death Feb. 11, 1934. Sister Wismer is survived by all her children (Esther, Mrs. Menno Shantz, Ayr, Ont.; Nancy, Mrs. Oscar Gies, Howell, Mich.; Adah, Mrs. Edward Bristol, North Bay, Ont.; Samuel, Waterloo), 3 brothers (Samuel,Calgary, Alta.; William, Rush Lake, Sask.; and Solomon S., Bridgeport), 21 grandchildren, and 7 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held in the Mennonite Church, Waterloo, Ont., in charge of Bro. J. B. Martin. Text, II Tim. 4: 6-8. Burial in the David Eby Cemetery.

      Gospel Herald - Vol. XXXVI, No . 26 - September 23, 1943 - pp. 543. 544

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      MRS. SUSANNAH WISMER

      A widow of the late John. S. Wismer, Mrs. Susannah Wismer, Noecker Street, Waterloo, died on Saturday at the K-W Hospital. She was 72 years old and had been ill only short time Mrs. Wismer was born Jan. 15, 1865, In North Dumphries Township, the eldest daughter of the late Rev. and Mrs. Solomon Gehman. She was of the Waterloo Mennonite Church.

      Surviving are a son, Samuel G. Wismer of Waterloo, three daughters, Mrs. Menno Shantz, Ayr: Mrs. Oscar Gies, Howell, Mich., and Mrs. Edward Bristol, North Bay and three, brothers, William Samuel of Rush Gehman Lake of Calgary, Alta., Sask., and Solmon [sic]of Bridgeport. Twenty -one grandchildren survive also and seven great-grandchildren.

      The funeral will be held on Tuesday from the Walsh Funeral Home at 2 p.m. with church services at 2:30 p.m. Interment will be in the Waterloo Mennonite Cemetery. Rev. J. Martin will officiate. The remains are resting at the funeral home until the funeral.

      Kitchener Daily Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Tue, Aug 3, 1943 Page 19

  • Sources 
    1. [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.

    2. [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.

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

    4. [S155] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - Erb Street Mennonite CC#4512 Internet Link.
      Wismer / John S. Wismer / 1859-1934 / his wife / Susannah Gehmabn / 1865-1943 / at rest

    5. [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, Div. 1 Page 25.

    6. [S272] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1911, Div. 7 Page 8.

    7. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 37.

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

    9. [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.

    10. [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.

    11. [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

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

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 Jan 1865 - Dumfries Station, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1934 - 50 Elgin St., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 31 Jul 1943 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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