Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Isaac Detweiler[1, 2]

Male 1828 - 1909  (81 years)


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  • Name Isaac Detweiler 
    Born 1828  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1881  Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    farmer 
    Eby ID Number 00029-2231 
    Died 13 Aug 1909  Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Buried Hooley Corners Cemetery, , Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I22565  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father John W. Detweiler,   b. 26 Aug 1802, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jun 1852, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years) 
    Mother Barbara Wenger,   b. 14 Dec 1804, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Sep 1882  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 1826  [2
    Family ID F5434  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Wideman,   b. 1836, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Fannie Detweiler,   b. Abt 1859, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Christian Detweiler,   b. 1861, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Jacob Detweiler,   b. 1862, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Elizabeth Detweiler,   b. 1865, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Annie Detweiler,   b. 1867, , , Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Magdalena Detweiler,   b. 1872, , , Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F5435  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Isaac Detweiler," the eldest in family, is married to Elizabeth Wideman. They reside at Brutus, Michigan, where he is engaged in farming. To them are born six children."


      Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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      Detweiler
      .--Isaac Detweiler was born in 1828 in Waterloo Co., Ont., and died in Travers (sic) City, Mich., Aug. 13, 1909; aged 81 y. 8 m. 7 d. He leaves a wife and six children, 4 daughters and 2 sons. Interment at the Hooley Corners Cemetery. Funeral services conducted by Aldus Brackbill. Text, Eccl. 12: 7. May God, who is rich in mercy, comfort the bereaved family, and may the departure of our beloved brother be the means of drawing others heavenward. John Overholt


      1909 Gospel Herald - Vol. II, No. 23 - September 2, 1909, p. 367

  • Sources 
    1. [S173] Ancestry.com.

    2. [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..., 511.

    3. [S142] Census - Michigan - 1880, Caledonia, Kent, Michigan Film 1254588 NA Film Number T9-0588 Page Number 193D.

    4. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, September 2, 1909 - Obituary of Isaac Detweiler.

    5. [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div 3 Pg 1.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1828 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - farmer - 1881 - Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Aug 1909 - Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
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