John Detwiler^{[1, 2, 3]}

1856 - 1926  (69 years)

• Name	John Detwiler
  Born	1 Oct 1856	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00029-2232.2
  Died	15 Apr 1926	Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, USA   [5]
  Buried	Holy Corners, Kent, Michigan, USA   [5]
  Person ID	I22576	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Abraham W. Dettwiler,   b. 6 May 1828, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Aug 1912, Brutus, Emmet, Michigan, United States  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Barbara Koch,   b. 19 Jul 1831, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jan 1910, Brutus, Emmet, Michigan, United States  (Age 78 years)
  Married	4 Mar 1851	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Family ID	F4659	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John Detweiler was born in Canada, October 1, 1857. He came to Michigan with his parents when 8 years old. He lived the greater part of his natural life near Caledonia. He married Martha Nogles. To this union were given seven children; of this number three survive: Ephraim of Grand Rapids, Freeman and Mrs. Harvey Shook of Caledonia, Michigan. His second marriage was with Sarah Warner, who with two brothers, three sisters, and six grandchildren,survive. The funeral services were conducted from the United Brethren Church in Caledonia. The body was laid to rest in the cemetery at Holy Corners. The Rev. C. L. Snyder officiated.

  
  

• 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..., 854. [S173] Ancestry.com. [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. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Township of Woolwich 1861 Div. 5 Page 47. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30022356. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Marriages By Rev'd Benjamin Eby, Minister of The Mennonist Society, Berlin report #194. Abraham Dettweiler, to Barbara Koch, both of Woolwich. 4 Mar. 1851. Rev. Eby. Wit. Isaac Dettweiler and Jacob E. Reist.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 Oct 1856 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 15 Apr 1926 - Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, USA Buried - - Holy Corners, Kent, Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth