John B. Detweiler^{[1, 2, 3]}

1833 - 1906  (73 years)

• Name	John B. Detweiler
  Born	6 Apr 1833	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	00029-2253
  Grave Photograph - Find A Grave	Gravestone of John B. Detweiler
  Died	2 Oct 1906	Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States   [5]
  	Cause: kidney troubles
  Buried	Yellow Creek Meeting House Cemetery, Harrison Twp., Elkhart Co., Indiana   [5]
  Person ID	I22653	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Rudolph W. Dettweiler,   b. 9 Aug 1807, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 15 Dec 1889, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Susannah Bingeman,   b. 19 Oct 1811, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 5 Apr 1892, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Married	8 Jul 1832	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Family ID	F4232	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Wenger,   b. 3 Apr 1832, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 20 Jun 1916  (Age 84 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F5446	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John Detweiler," the eldest, resides in Elkhart, Indiana. He is married to Elizabeth Wenger." 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.]. __________________________ Detweiler.-On the 2d of October, 1906, in Elkhart, Ind., of kidney troubles, of which he suffered greatly for two weeks, Bro. John B. Detweiler, aged 73 Y., 5 M., 26 D. He was born in Waterloo Co., Ont., April 6, 1833. He had been a resident of Elkhart county for half a century and lived in Elkhart for the past six years. Bro. Detweiler is survived by his wife, four sons, three daughters, six sisters and tour brothers. Bro. Detweiler was a man of peace and so conducted himself that no one should be offended by him. He was truly one of the quiet people of the land, and his quiet, peaceable and friendly disposition won for him the esteem and friendship of the entire community, which was made manifest by the very large concourse of relatives and friends that had gathered at his funeral to show the last tribute of love to his memory. It is estimated that at least 1,000 people were present. Services were conducted at the home in Elkhart by John F. Funk and H. A. Anglemoyer, and at Yellow Creek M. H., where the burial took place, by Christian Weaver and David Burkholder, from the text, "For me to live is Christ; for me to die is gain" (Phil. 1: 21). The following friends from a distance were present: Noah Detweiler (a brother of the deceased) and daughter, and four sisters from Waterloo Co., Ont.; Mrs. Isaac Good (a sister) and her three sons and two daughters from Branch Co., Mich.; also two brothers of Sister Detweiler, Isaac Wenger and wife and Simeon Wenger of Caledonia, Kent Co., Mich. The Lord bless the bereaved family and give them grace to say with submissive hearts, "Thy will be done." Herald of Truth Vol. XLIII, No. 41 Week 2: October 11, 1906, page 389

  
  

• 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..., 267. [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..., 514. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, October 11, 1906 - John B. Detweiler. [S32] News - Herald of Truth, May 1, 1892 - Obituary of Suannah Bingeman.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 6 Apr 1833 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: kidney troubles - 2 Oct 1906 - Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States Buried - - Yellow Creek Meeting House Cemetery, Harrison Twp., Elkhart Co., Indiana  = Link to Google Earth