Moses E. Wideman^[1]

1858 - 1947  (89 years)

• Name	Moses E. Wideman
  Born	21 Jul 1858	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00031-2604.3
  Died	24 Oct 1947	Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA   [4, 5]
  Buried	Michigan Avenue Mennonite Cemetery, Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA   [4, 5]
  Person ID	I21592	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Henry L. Wideman,   b. 12 Oct 1820, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 May 1897  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Barbara Eby,   b. 15 Jun 1828, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Sep 1918, , Michigan, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Married	21 Dec 1847	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 6, 7]
  Family ID	F3669	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ropp,   b. 6 Apr 1867, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Dec 1950  (Age 83 years)
  Married	16 Feb 1892  [8]
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F6018	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Wideman.-Moses E. Wideman was born at Waterloo, Ont., July 21, 1858; passed away at the home of his daughter (Mrs. William Bechler), Pigeon, Mich., Oct. 24, 1947; aged 89 y. 3 m. 3 d. He was in fairly good health until about two years before his death. He moved to Michigan in about 1890 and on Feb. 16, 1892, was united in marriage to Mary Ropp. They made their home on a farm in Winsor Twp. (which was all wild land at that time) until 1926, when they moved to the village of Pigeon. He was a charter member of the Mennonite Church of that locality. Surviving are his widow, 3 sons (Afred, Elkton, Mich.; Wesley, Pigeon, Mich.; and Roy, Flint, Mich.), 3 daughters (Mrs. David Swartzendruber, Mrs. John Shelter, and Mrs. William Bechler, all of Pigeon, Mich.), 27 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, 2 sisters (Mrs. Magdalene Reist, of Pigeon; and Mrs. Israel Dettweiler, Caro, Mich.), and one brother (Henry, of Pigeon). One son (Edwin) predeceased him in 1906. Funeral services were in charge of Donald King. Gospel Herald - Volume XL, Number 34 - November 18, 1947, pages 734 735

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 590. [S200] Census - ON, Huron, Hay Township - 1881, Division 2 Page Number 43 Household Number 188. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 2 Page 22. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Moses E. Wideman - November 18, 1947, pages 734 735. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, M., America, N., County, H., & Cemetery, M. (1858). Moses Eby Wideman (1858-1947) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 8 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13059192/moses-eby-wideman. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Huttner, Jacob Rev. - Minister of the Lutheran Church in Preston #80. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Barbara Eby Weidman - September 26, 1918 - pages 463 and 464. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Mary Wideman - February 6, 1951-page 142, 143.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 21 Jul 1858 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 24 Oct 1947 - Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA Buried - - Michigan Avenue Mennonite Cemetery, Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth