Lydia E. Wideman^[1]

1864 - 1953  (89 years)

• Name	Lydia E. Wideman
  Born	17 Apr 1864	, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Lydia E. Detweiler
  Residence	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00031-2604.5
  Grave Photograph - Find A Grave	Gravestone of Lydia E. Wideman
  Died	29 Jul 1953	near, Caro, Tuscola, Michigan, USA   [4, 5]
  Buried	Almer Township Cemetery, Caro, Tuscola, Michigan, USA   [4, 5]
  Person ID	I21594	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  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	Israel Detweiler,   b. 27 Nov 1859, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Jan 1948, , Tuscola Co., Michigan  (Age 88 years)
  Married	4 Oct 1885  [4]
  Children	1. Magdalene Detweiler,   b. 24 Oct 1886, , Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Sep 1974, Caro, Tuscola, Michigan, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F34721	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Dettweiler, --Lydia (Wideman), was born April 17, 1864, in Huron Co., Ont; passed away at her home near Caro, Mich., July 29, 1953; aged 89 y. 3 m. 12 d. She was married to Israel Dettweiler, Oct. 4, 1885. They moved to Tuscola Co., Mich., in January, 1888. To this union were born 4 daughters and 3 sons. The 4 daughters survive (Mrs. Susanna Smith; Lavina;Mrs. Forrest Vader, all of Caro, Mich., and Lillie Ann;Mrs. Lloyd Wilson, Ypsilanti, Mich.). She is also survived by one sister (Mrs. Magdalena Reist, Bay Port, Mich.), and one brother (Henry Wideman, Pigeon, Mich.). Her husband preceded her in death in January, 1948, and also her 3 sons, Eldon, in April 1938, and Albert and Elmer in infancy. In her youth she chose to follow Jesus Christ. She was baptized into the Mennonite faith in which she remained throughout life. Her Christian witness was largely expressed in her influence as a mother and grandmother. Funeral services were held at the United Brethren Church, Colwood, Mich., in charge of Donald King, L.H. Cook, and L. A. Wilson. Interment was made in the Almer Cemetery near Caro, Mich. Gospel Herald - Volume XLVII , Number 33 - August 18, 1953 --- page 798

  
  

• 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, August 18, 1953 - Obituary of Lydia E. Wideman. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, A., America, N., County, T., & Cemetery, A. (1864). Lydia Wideman Dettweiler (1864-1953) - Find A... Retrieved 8 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27349699/lydia-dettweiler. [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.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 17 Apr 1864 - , Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 29 Jul 1953 - near, Caro, Tuscola, Michigan, USA Buried - - Almer Township Cemetery, Caro, Tuscola, Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth