Nancy Wismer

1872 - 1969  (97 years)

• Name	Nancy Wismer
  Born	11 Apr 1872	Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108517555
  Name	Nancy Schmiedendorf
  Residence	1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Dunkard
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-238879
  Died	28 Aug 1969	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I238879	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Daniel M. Wismer,   b. 29 Dec 1839, , Lincoln Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Mar 1930, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Cober,   b. 7 Sep 1844, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	10 Sep 1867  [4]
  Family ID	F1529	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frederick Theodore Christian "Fritz" Schmiedendorf,   b. 28 Feb 1866, , Germany ,   d. 16 Apr 1919, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 53 years)
  Married	25 Dec 1890	Rodney, Aldborough Twp., Elgin Co., Ontario   [2, 5]
  Children	1. Minnie Schmiedendorf,   b. 2 Oct 1891, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Dec 1975, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   2. Charles Frederick Schmiedendorf,   b. 14 Apr 1893, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1964  (Age 70 years)   3. Ida Schmiedendorf,   b. 1 Apr 1895, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Aug 1896, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 1 years)   4. Rosie Schmiedendorf,   b. 5 Mar 1897, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Mary Matilda Schmiedendorf,   b. 4 Feb 1899, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Elizabeth Matilda Schmiedendorf,   b. 15 Sep 1900, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Aug 1989  (Age 88 years)   7. Frederick Louis Schmiedendorf,   b. 20 Oct 1903, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Mar 1991, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)   8. Henry John "John" Schmiedendorf,   b. 17 May 1906, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1994  (Age 87 years)   9. Isabel Pearl Schmiedendorf,   b. 12 Aug 1910, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Sep 1989  (Age 79 years)   10. Edna Melinda Schmiedendorf,   b. 10 Jan 1913, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Nov 1982, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F250572	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Schmiedendorf.- Nancy, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth Wismer, was born in Hay Twp., Ont., April 11, 1872; died at the Fairview Mennonite Home, Preston, Ont., Aug. 28, 1969; aged 97 y. 4 m. 17 d. In Dec. 1890, she was married to Frederick Schmiedendorf who died in April 1919. Surviving are 8 children (Mrs. Minnie Main, Elizabeth, Fred, Mrs. Rose Kirkbride, Mrs. Mary Leland, John, Isabel-Mrs. Henry Hurst, and Edna-Mrs. Simeon Hurst), 24 grandchildren, 45 great-grandchildren, and one brother (Abram Wismer). She was preceded in death by one son (Charles), who died in 1964. She was a member of the Preston Church, where funeral services were held with Rufus Jutzi officiating. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 29 Aug 1969 ______________ Mrs. Frederick Schmiedendorf By Record Correspondent HAWKESVILLE-Mrs. Frederick Schmiedendorf died at Fairview Mennonite Home in Preston today after a brief illness. She was 97. The former Nancy Wismer, she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Wismer and was born in Hay Township April 11, 1872. Mrs. Schmeidendorf was a member of the Preston Mennonite Church. Her husband died in 1919, and one son, Charles, died in 1964. Surviving are two sons, Frederick of Preston and John of Alberta; six daughters, Mrs. Minnie Main and Elizabeth, both of Preston, Mrs. Rose Kirkbride and Mrs. Mary LeLand, both of Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs. Henry (Isabel) Hurst of Harrisonburg, Va., and Mrs. Simeon (Edna) Hurst of Hawksville; and one brother, Abram of Preston. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Thursday, August 28, 1969

  
  

• Sources

  [S323] Census - ON, Elgin, Aldborough - 1881, Division 1 Page Number 45 Household Number 200. [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 44. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . In Memory Of/ Frederick Schmiedendorf/ Born Feb. 28, 1866/ Died April 16, 1919/ His Wife/ Nancy Wismer/ 1872 - 1969/ Their Daughter/ Elizabeth Matilda/ Sept. 15, 1900 - Aug. 20, 1989/ Henry John/ Schmiedendorf/ 1906 - 1994./ [Footstones] Father/ Mother. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 12 Sep 1867. Married 10 Sep 1867 By Rev. Kaessmann, Daniel M. Wismer of Lincoln County was married to Elisabeth Cober of Wellington County. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Frederick Schmeidendorf Age: 24 Birth Date: abt 1866 Birth Place: Germany Marriage Date: 25 Dec 1890 Marriage County or District: Elgin Father: John Schmeidendorf Mother: Mary Rhode Spouse: Nancy Wismer Spouse's Age: 19 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1871 Spouse Father: Daniel Wismer Spouse Mother: Elizabeth Cover

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Apr 1872 - Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - Dunkard - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 28 Aug 1969 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth