Menno E. Wideman^[1]

1867 - 1923  (55 years)

• Name	Menno E. Wideman
  Born	20 Jul 1867	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Immigration	1893	Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA   [3]
  Eby ID Number	00031-2604.7
  Died	26 Apr 1923	Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA   [3, 5]
  	Cause: pleurisy and pneumonia
  Buried	Michigan Avenue Mennonite Cemetery, Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA   [3, 5]
  Person ID	I21596	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 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	Lydia Gascho,   b. 6 Sep 1867, , Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 May 1924, Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA  (Age 56 years)
  Married	20 Sep 1892  [3, 8]
  Children	1. Alice Wideman,   b. 12 Jan 1898, Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA ,   d. 9 Aug 1988, Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F6035	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Wideman.--Menno Wideman was born in Waterloo Co., Ont., July 20, 1867; died at his home at Pigeon, Mich., April 26, 1923; aged 55 y. 9 m. On Sept. 20, 1892, he was married to Lydia Gascho and the following year moved to this vicinity. He had been ailing for some time and again took sick about 2 weeks before his death with pleurisy and pneumonia. In his teen age he united with the Church and became deacon of the Berne Church about 27 years ago. He was not in fellowship for about six months but recently expressed a desire to again be united with the Church. He is survived by a wife and the following children: Allen, Richard, of Imlay City, Mrs. Wm. Erb, Mary Jane, Maggie, and Floyd; also one grandchild, 3 brothers: Elias, Mose, and Henry; and 2 sisters, Mrs. Reist and Mrs. Israel Dettweiler. The funeral service was held at the Berne Church by Mr. Brown of Pigeon, and Peter Ropp of Imlay City. Gospel Herald - Volume XVI, Number 11 - June 14, 1923, pages 222, 223, 224

  
  

• 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. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, June 14, 1923 Obituary of Menno E. Wideman. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 2 Page 22. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, M., America, N., County, H., & Cemetery, M. (1868). Menno Wideman (1868-1925) - Find A Grave Memorial. Retrieved 8 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13059189/menno-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 Lydia Wideman - June 26, 1924 - page 271.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Jul 1867 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Immigration - 1893 - Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA Died - Cause: pleurisy and pneumonia - 26 Apr 1923 - Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA Buried - - Michigan Avenue Mennonite Cemetery, Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth