Benjamin R. Herner

1896 - 1966  (70 years)

• Name	Benjamin R. Herner
  Born	19 Jan 1896	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Amish
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-201781
  Died	30 Dec 1966	Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA   [3]
  Buried	Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I201781	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Abraham C. Herner,   b. 15 Apr 1854, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Oct 1925  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Catherina K. Roth,   b. 15 Apr 1876, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Apr 1946  (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F41958	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gertrude Litwiller,   b. 9 Aug 1897, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Jan 1978, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Married	4 Mar 1919  [3]
  Children	1. Herner,   b. Abt 1930,   d. Abt 1930  (Age ~ 0 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F30759	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Herner, Benjamin, son of the late Abraham and Catherine (Roth) Herner, was born in Wilmot Twp., Ont., Jan. 19, 1896; died at the Scheurer Hospital, Pigeon, Mich., Dec. 30, 1966; aged 70 y., 11 m. 11 d. On Mar. 4, 1919, he was married to Gertrude Litwiller. They had resided in the U.S. the past eleven years. Surviving are his wife, one sister (Annie-Mrs. Aaron Kropf), and 2 brothers (Noah and Abraham). He was predeceased by an infant daughter and one brother. He was a member of the St. Agatha Church, where funeral services were held Jan. 2. In charge of Gerald Schwartzentruber and Herbert Yoder. Gospel Herald - Volume LX, Number 6 - February 7, 1967 Pages 134-135

  
  

• Sources

  [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-5 Page 7. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Wilmot Twp. 1911 Div. 9 Page 11. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Benjamin Herner - February 7, 1967 Pages 134-135.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 19 Jan 1896 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Amish - 1911 - St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 30 Dec 1966 - Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA Buried - - Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth