Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Amos R. Burkholder[1]

Male 1884 - 1958  (73 years)


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  • Name Amos R. Burkholder 
    Born 17 Nov 1884  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1907  Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Farmr 
    Eby ID Number dnf-33695 
    Died 21 Aug 1958 
    Buried Wideman Mennonite Cemetery, Markham, York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I33695  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Abraham G. Burkholder,   b. CA 1854,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Elizabeth Reesor,   b. CA 1854,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F292085  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Veronica S. "Fannie" Weber,   b. 11 May 1886, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 1953, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 18 Dec 1907  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Children 
     1. Walter Burkholder,   b. 1911,   d. 2002  (Age 91 years)
     2. Mary Burkholder,   b. 1914,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F37045  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Burkholder, Amos Ressor, son of the late Abraham and Elizabeth (Ressor) Burkholder; born Nov. 17, 1884, Markham, Ont.; died suddenly Aug. 21, 1958, after a heart attack; aged 73y. 9 m. 4 d. Member of the Cedar Grove church, where he served as deacon since 1934. Married Dec. 18, 1907, to Fanny Weber, who died in 1953. Survivors: 2 sons and 3 daughters (Walter, Pickering, Ont.; Mary-Mrs. Aaron Good, Petersburg, Ont.; Leonard, Markham, Ont.; Hannah-Mrs. Gordon Wideman, Claremont, Ont.; and Ada, Ealesham, Alta.), 16 grandchildren, and one sister (Adah-Mrs. Noah Weber, Waterloo, Ont.). Funeral services Aug. 24 at the Wideman Church, conducted by Emerson McDowell, Aaron Grove, and George Elsasser; interment in adjoining cemetery.

      1aGospel Herald - Volume LI, Number 39 - September 30, 1958

  • Sources 
    1. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020778-07.
      Amos R. Burkholder, 23, occ. Farmer, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Markham Twp, son of Abraham G. Burkholder and Elizabeth Reesor married Fannie Weber, 21, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, daughter of Joseph S. Weber and Mary Ann Shantz, Witness(es) Allen Weber of Waterloo and Sarah Martin of Woolwich, 18 December 1907 in Waterloo Twp.

    2. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, March 10, 1953 - Obituary of Veronica Weber.

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 17 Nov 1884 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmr - 1907 - Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Dec 1907 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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