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

Henry Waterman[1]

Male 1870 - 1947  (77 years)


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  • Name Henry Waterman 
    Born 7 Jan 1870  Wakarusa, Elkhart, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 1896  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Immigration 1896  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Occupation 1901  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Mason 
    Occupation 1911  New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Farmer 
    Residence 1911  New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1947  Main St., New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-33817P 
    Died 30 Oct 1947  New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5
    Buried New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5
    Person ID I33817  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Family 1 Susannah G. Cassel,   b. 17 Dec 1870, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jun 1935, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Children 
     1. Bessie Waterman,   b. 25 Jul 1891, Wakarusa, Elkhart, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Sep 1931, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years)
     2. Clifford Waterman,   b. 7 Jun 1895, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1952  (Age 56 years)
     3. Cleo Waterman,   b. 10 Dec 1900, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1995  (Age 94 years)
     4. Hattie Waterman,   b. 29 May 1904, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 1996  (Age 92 years)
     5. Idella Waterman,   b. Jun 1908, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F8918  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Jessie Ann Gofton,   b. 27 Mar 1878, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jan 1950, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 22 Aug 1936  Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F60849  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • "Henry Waterman, a highly-respected resident of New Dundee, died suddenly early this morning at his home on Main St., at the age of 76 years. Mr. Waterman was a bricklayer by trade and was active in community affairs. He was caretaker of the New Dundee Union Cemetery for a number of years.

      Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Waterman, he was born in Wakarusa, Ind.Jan. 7, 1871. In 1888 he married Susannah Cassel. In 1899, the family moved to Canada and settled in Wilmot Tp. three miles west of New Dundee, later moving to New Dundee. He was a member of the Bethel Mennonite Brethren in Christ Church.

      His wife died in 1935, and in 1936 Mr. Waterman married Jessie Gofton Bingman who survives with one son, Clifford, Galt; three daughters, Mrs.Albert (Cleo) Egerdee, New Dundee; Mrs. George (Hattie) Lonsbury, Preston; Mrs. Clayton (Idella) Palmerton, Galt; three stepsons, Lauwrence Bingaman, New Hamburg, Lyle, New Dundee, and Laverne, Kitchener; one sister, Mrs. Myron Cochrane, Bangor, Mich. and nine grandchildren. One daughter, Bessie, died in 1931 and one step daughter, Edna, in 1944...."

      KW Record obit. of Oct. 30, 1947

  • Sources 
    1. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Bessie Musselman Death Date: 15 Sep 1931 Death Location: Waterloo Born: abt 1891 Birth Location: Indiana,Usa

    2. [S175] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - New Dundee Union CC#4561 Cemetery Internet Link.
      Henry Waterman 1869-1947 Susannah G Cassel his wife 1870-1935 Waterman

    3. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-2 Page 1.

    4. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 12 Page 14.

    5. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35760597/henry-waterman.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 Jan 1870 - Wakarusa, Elkhart, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1896 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1896 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Mason - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1911 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 22 Aug 1936 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 30 Oct 1947 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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