Ammon Merner^[1]

1854 - 1932  (78 years)

• Name	Ammon Merner
  Born	3 Apr 1854	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1881	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Moulder
  Residence	1881	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Evangelical Association
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Head Moulder
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Foreman, Moulding Shop
  Residence	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	00006-0958.9
  Died	5 Dec 1932	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I22524	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Senator Samuel Merner,   b. 29 Jan 1823, Kien, Canton Bern, Switzerland ,   d. 11 Aug 1908  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Grasser,   b. CALC 25 Dec 1827, , Alsace Lorraine, France ,   d. 1 Jul 1892, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 64 years)
  Married	11 Nov 1845	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Family ID	F4602	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sophia Barbara Ernst,   b. 25 Oct 1854, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Oct 1937, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Married	29 Jan 1879	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Children	1. Minerva Sophia Merner,   b. 24 Aug 1879, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 May 1970, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States  (Age 90 years)   2. Nora Wilhelmine Merner,   b. 29 Oct 1882, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Apr 1982, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 99 years)   3. Irene Merner,   b. 12 Jan 1890, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Oct 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 28 years)   4. Minnie Merner,   b. 22 Jun 1892, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Nov 1979, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F5389	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Ammon Merner The death occurred at his home in Waterloo on Monday of Ammon Merner in his 80th year. He had been in poor health for several years due to a stroke and the infirmities of old age. The deceased was a son of the late Senator Samuel Merner and Mrs. Merner. He was born in New Hamburg and resided here until he moved to Waterloo forty-four years ago. He followed the trade of moulder being connected with the local foundry and later with the Merner Manufacturing Co. at Waterloo. He was married to Sophia Ernst, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Ernst, well known residents of New Hamburg. Besides his widow he leaves three daughters, Mrs. Minerva McQuirk, of New York, Mrs. Wm. Knell, Kitchener, and Miss Minnie Merner at home. He is also survived by one brother, Sulum, of Clifford, Ont., four sisters, Mrs. S. Weber, Waterloo, Mrs. Wm. Becker, Mrs. E. Hildebrand, of Stratford, and Mrs. M. Odbert, Detroit, and four grandchildren. The funeral was held Thursday from the late residence, 82 Caroline street, to Mount Hope Cemetery, Rev. C. S. Roberts officiating. New Hamburg Independent, December 9, 1932

  
  

• Sources

  [S2555] News - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - New Hamburg Independent (1917 -, January 21, 1916. Obituary of Sophia Reichard [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-5 Page 3. [S251] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1881, New Hamburg 1881 Page 23. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 44 Pg. 14. [S1868] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1861, Div. 2 Pg. 18. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Jacob Huttner, Lutheran Minister, Preston report 53. Samuel Murner, married to Mary Graser, both of Wilmot. 11 Nov. 1845 [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Sophia B Ernst Born: Wilmot Township Age: 22 Father: John Ernst Mother: Sophia Ernst Born: abt 1857 Spouse: Amon Merner Age: 24 born: New Hamburg Father: Samuel Merner Mother: Mariann Merner married 29 Jan 1879 married: Waterloo, New Hamburg

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Apr 1854 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 29 Jan 1879 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Moulder - 1881 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical Association - 1881 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Head Moulder - 1901 - Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Foreman, Moulding Shop - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 5 Dec 1932 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth