Israel Weber

1915 - 1949  (33 years)

• Name	Israel Weber
  Born	27 Sep 1915	, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Mennonite
  Misfortune	1949  [3]
  	died as a result of poisonous gas while digging a well.
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-298019
  Died	30 Aug 1949	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I298019	Generations
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Israel G. Weber,   b. 27 May 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Feb 1969, RR2, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Mary Martin,   b. 20 Apr 1881, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 May 1960, RR2, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Married	20 Nov 1906	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F3222	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Dynamite Fumes Kill Brothers At Well Bottom Fumes from a dynamite blast set off during the morning took the lives of Enos and Israel M. Weber on Tuesday afternoon when they descended to work at the bottom of a 21-foot well on a cottage property at the Three Bridges. Dr. Le Roy Wagner of Elmira, coroner who was called to the scene of the tragedy, said Wednesday morning that blood tests showed that....... poisoning. The men, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Israel G. Weber of R.R. 2, Waterloo. were staying at the home of a brother. Amzy, while digging a well for a nearby summer cottage. They had set off a charge of dynamite during the morning and returned to the job about 1:00 p.m. When they failed to show up for supper at 6:00 p.m.. a hired girl was sent to ask them to return. She discovered the bodies at the bottom of the well Dr. Wagner said he was told the men had tried to clear the shaft of fumes by using an umbrella as an air scoop. The brother, Amzy had gone down to the bottom but had not stayed there long enough to be affected by the deadly gas. Dr. Wagner pointed out that monoxide is invisible, odorless and tasteless and that great care must be taken whenever its presence is suspected.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sud District 3 - Lexington 1921 Page 23. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75252438/israel-weber. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75252242/enos-weber. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 019748-06. Israel Weber, 27, occ. Farmer, b. Waterloo, res. Waterloo, son of Moses Weber and Lydia Gingrich married Mary Martin, 25, b. Peel Twp, res. Peel Twp, daughter Of Jacob Martin and Mary Frey, Witn: Joseph Martin of Woolwich and Moses Weber of Waterloo, 20 November 1906 in Woolwich

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 27 Sep 1915 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 30 Aug 1949 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth