Abraham Vernon "Vernon" Woolner^[1]

1898 - 1990  (91 years)

• Name	Abraham Vernon "Vernon" Woolner
  Born	18 Jun 1898	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Vernon Woolner
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1925	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-24117
  Grave Photograph - Find A Grave	Gravestone of Abraham Vernon Woolner
  Died	13 Jun 1990	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I24117	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	John S. Woolner,   b. 23 Aug 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Mar 1925, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Hannah Clemmer,   b. 24 Feb 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Aug 1931, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Married	24 Feb 1878  [6]
  Family ID	F2697	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Orpha Shantz,   b. 25 Sep 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Sep 1974, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Married	6 Jan 1925	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4]
  Children	1. Myrtle Mae Woolner,   b. 18 Mar 1930, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Mar 1930, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F34712	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Woolner, A. Vernon, son of John and Hannah (Clemmer) Woolner was born at Waterloo, Ont., June 18, 1898; died at Cambridge, Ont., June 13, 1990; aged 91. On Jan. 6, 1925, he was married to Orpah Shantz, who died on Sept. 6, 1974. Surviving are 2 sons (Lyall and Vernon Ross) and 2 daughters (Grace and Ruth). Preceding him in death are 2 daughters (Mary Fern and Myrtle Mae). He was a member of Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on June 15, in charge of Mary Mae Schwartzentruber; interment in Erb Street Cemetery. Gospel Herald -- Volume 83, Number 29 - July 17, 1990 - page 502.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020910-25. A. Vernon Woolner, 26, occ. Farmer, b. Kitchener, res. Kitchener, son of John S. Woolner and Hannah Clemmer Married Orpah Shantz, 23, occ. Domestic, b. Woolwich Twp, res. Woolwich Twp, daughter of Herbert Shantz and Selina Shantz, Witnessed by: Gordon Weber and Verna Eby Both of Kitchener, 6 January 1925 in Woolwich Twp. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-5 Page. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-5 Page 7. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, July 17, 1990 - Obituary of Abraham Vernon Woolner. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 5 Page 9. [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..., 451.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 18 Jun 1898 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1925 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 6 Jan 1925 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 13 Jun 1990 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth