Noah Bechtel Detwiler^{[1, 2, 3]}

1858 - 1928  (70 years)

• Name	Noah Bechtel Detwiler
  Born	3 Jun 1858	Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Gender	Male
  Business	Hydro City Shoe Company
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Bookkeeper
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Shoe Manufacturer, Shoe Factory
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	United Bretheran
  Elected Office	1912	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	councillor - Kitchener
  	Years Served: 1912-1913
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45656208
  Name	N. B. Detweiler
  Name	Noah Bechtel Detweiler
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Manager Shoe Factory
  Residence	1921	105 Queen St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	United Brethern
  Eby ID Number	00029-2317
  Died	8 Jul 1928	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12, 13]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12, 13]
  Person ID	I22931	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Rev. Enoch R. Detwiler,   b. 7 Mar 1818, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 18 Sep 1874, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Abigail Bechtel,   b. 8 Oct 1821, Near Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 23 Jul 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Married	1841	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [14, 15]
  Family ID	F3486	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Detwiler
  Family ID	F242997	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary S. Shantz,   b. 9 May 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Jun 1947  (Age 88 years)
  Married	14 Dec 1880	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 8]
  Children	1. Eldon Detweiler,   b. 10 May 1885, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Lenora Detwiler,   b. 7 Mar 1887, , USA ,   d. 30 Apr 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 26 years)   3. Elizabeth Detweiler,   b. May 1889, , USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Ethel Detweiler,   b. 4 Sep 1890, , USA ,   d. 1 Oct 1915  (Age 25 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F3918	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  N. B. Detweiler From: Berlin Celebration of Cityhood - Issued by Authority of the City. Berlin Ontario, Issued in Commemoration of its Celebration of Cityhood July 17th 1912.

  
  

• Notes

  Noah Detweiler," was born June 3rd, 1858. He is Mary, daughter of Jacob Y. and Nancy (Brubacher) Shantz. She was born May 9th, 1859. They reside in Buffalo, New York, where he is engaged in the button business. Their family consists of four 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.]. __________ Died At Kitchener Ont., on Sunday, July 8th, 1928 Noah B. Detwiler In his 71st year. Funeral Card _____________ The Late N. B. Detwiler The late Mr. Detwiler, whose death occurred on July 8th, came to Kitchener from Roseville where he was born in 1858, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Detwiler. He joined the Hydro City Shoe Company in 1896, later becoming its president, the firm being previously known as the G. B. Oberholtzer Shoe Company, continuing in that position until his death. In civic circles he had served as a member of the city council, chairman of the Board of Health, member of the public school board and on other civic bodies. He is survived by his wife, formerly Mary Shantz, daughter of the late Jacob Y. Shantz, one daughter. Mrs. M. C. Herner of Winnipeg. and a son, Dr. E. S. Detwiler of London, and also by two brothers. Rev. J. B. of Kitchener and Rev. Geo. B. of Harrisburg, Pa., and three sisters, Dr. Sarah B. and Mrs. D. S. Huber of Kitchener and Mrs. Samuel High of Red Deer, Alta. One brother, D. B. Detwiler, and a sister, Mrs. A. Kinzie, predeceased him. The funeral took place on Wednesday from his late residence to the Alma Street United Brethren Church. of which he had been a devout member for many years, thence to the East End cemetery. Waterloo Chronicle, 19 Jul 1928, p. 5

  
  

• 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..., 211. [S173] Ancestry.com. [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 408. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. In memory of / Noah B. Detwiler / June 3, 1858-July 8, 1928 / Mary Shantz / his beloved wife / May 9, 1859-June 28, 1947 / until the day dawn / Detwiler [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-7 Page 12. [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..., 526. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 11241-80. 11241-80 (Waterloo Co.): Noah B. DETWEILER, 22, yeoman, Canada, North Dumfries, s/o Enoch R. & Elizabeth, married Mary SHANTZ, 21, Canada, Berlin, d/o Jacob Yost & Ann Brubacher SHANTZ, witn: Delmar B. SHANTZ & Lizzie BINGEMAN, both of Berlin, 14 Dec 1880 at Berlin (Mennonite) [S65] Bible - Detweiler, Noah & Mary Shantz. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 26 Pg 7. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 46. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub District 28 Page 1. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45656208. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. [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..., 522. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852. Rev'd Frederick W. Bindemann, Minister Of The German Evangelical Church, , At Green Bush, Waterloo Township, 31 Aug. 1841 To 31 Aug. 1842 Enoch Dettwiler, Yeom. , Of Dumfries, To Abigail Bechtel, Of Wilmot. Wit. George Bechtel, Of Wilmot And John Dettwiler, Of Dumfries, Both Farmers

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Jun 1858 - Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 14 Dec 1880 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Bookkeeper - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Shoe Manufacturer, Shoe Factory - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - United Bretheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - councillor - Kitchener - 1912 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Manager Shoe Factory - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - United Brethern - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 8 Jul 1928 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth