Amanda Jane Detweiler^[1]

1875 - 1938  (63 years)

• Name	Amanda Jane Detweiler
  Born	11 Jun 1875	, Morgan Co., Missouri, USA   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Eby ID Number	00029-2242
  Died	21 Dec 1938	Harper, Harper, Kansas, United States   [4]
  Buried	Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Harper, Harper, Kansas, United States   [4]
  Person ID	I22616	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Jonas W. Dettwiler,   b. 3 Apr 1840, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Aug 1918, , Morgan Co., Missouri, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Amanda Eby,   b. 14 Apr 1846, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Jan 1902, , Morgan Co., Missouri, USA  (Age 55 years)
  Married	5 Nov 1865	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Family ID	F5189	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Amanda Jane Dettweiler," was born June 11, 1875." 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.]. ____________________ Dettwiler. - Amanda Jane, daughter of Jonas and Amanda Jane (Eby) Dettwiler was born near Versailles, Mo., June 11, 1875; died at her home near Harper, Kans., Dec. 21, 1938, after an illness of several months; aged 63 y. 6 m. 10 d. She was converted and joined the Mennonite Church in her early teens and remained faithful to her Lord and the Church through her entire life. She never married, but devoted her life completely to others. She loved children and spent from 1912 to 1923 taking care of the boys in the Orphans' Home at West Liberty, Ohio, and later spent a few years in the Children's Home in Kansas City, Kans. Since 1927 she has spent her time in caring for others in the homes of her brothers, sisters, nephews, and nieces who lived in Missouri, Kansas, California, and Oregon. She leaves 2 sisters and 2 brothers (Adeline Fenton and William E. Detweiler of Harper, Kans.; Leah Horst of Terra Bella, Calif.; and Jonas Dettwiler of Versailles, Mo.). Her parents, 2 sisters, and a brother preceded her. Thirty-three nieces and nephews remain who loved and respected their aunt Amanda. She always was so thoughtful of each one. She endured her suffering with much patience and cheerfulness. The little poem "The Home Land" meant much to her the last few days of her life. "Think - Of stepping on shore and finding it Heaven; Of taking hold of a hand and finding it God's hand; Of breathing a new air and finding it Celestial air; Of feeling invigorated and finding it immortality Of passing from storm and tempest to an unbroken calm; Of waking up - and finding it HOME!" Gospel Herald January 5, 1939 - Vol. XXXI, No.40 - pages 854, 855 and 856

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 512. [S354] Census - ON, Missouri - 1880, Moreau, Morgan, Missouri Family History Library Film 1254705 Page Number 288C. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14091601. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 09 Nov 1865. 05 Nov 1865 By Rev. Bindemann, Jonas Dettweiler of Michigan was married to Amanda Eby of Waterloo.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Jun 1875 - , Morgan Co., Missouri, USA Died - 21 Dec 1938 - Harper, Harper, Kansas, United States Buried - - Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Harper, Harper, Kansas, United States  = Link to Google Earth