John R. Witmer

1835 - 1881  (45 years)

• Name	John R. Witmer
  Born	30 Nov 1835	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1857	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	blacksmith
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Blacksmith
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Blacksmith
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	U. Brethren
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	blacksmith
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Blacksmith
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00135-8288
  Died	8 Oct 1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3, 4, 10]
  	Cause: Typhoid fever (2 weeks)
  Buried	Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 10]
  Person ID	I3537	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob Witmer,   b. 27 Dec 1801, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 17 Apr 1888, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Anna "Nancy" Reist,   b. 24 Apr 1807, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 4 Mar 1888, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Married	14 Sep 1828	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12, 13]
  Family ID	F1144	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Stauffer,   b. 27 Nov 1839, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Dec 1908  (Age 69 years)
  Married	12 Jul 1857	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  Children	1. Lydia Witmer,   b. 27 Nov 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Jacob L. Witmer,   b. 20 Oct 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1934  (Age 71 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F1151	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John Witmer, "was born November 30th, 1835. He was married to Mary Stauffer. After their marriage they resided at Shantz Station, thence they moved to Lapeer County, Michigan, where he died October 8th, 1881, leaving a family of two children, namely: Jacob and Lydia." Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 676. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851. gives age and country of birth [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration, 18496-1881 John R. Witmer. [S163] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Mennonite CC#6479 (formerly Waterloo Township). In memory of / John R. Witmer / died / Oct 8,1881 / aged / 46 yrs 10 mo. 10 d. / Yet again we hope to meet thee / when the day of life is fed / then in heaven with joy to greet thee / where no parting tear is shed [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 7 Jan 1836:18. few weeks ago The family of Jacob Witmer was blessed with a son. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Division 1 Page Number 34. John WITMER M Male Swiss 45 O Blacksmith Mennonite Stouffer Mary WITMER M Female Swiss 41 O Mennonite Lydia WITMER Female Swiss 21 O Mennonite Jacob WITMER Male Swiss 18 O Mennonite [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 31. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 1 Page 34. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 6 Page 44. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110801908/john-r.-witmer. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. John R. Wittmer, blacksmith of Waterloo Twp? married 12 Jul 1857 in Waterloo Twp. by banns to Mary Staufer of Waterloo Twp. [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 675. [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 173.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 30 Nov 1835 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - blacksmith - 1857 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 12 Jul 1857 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Blacksmith - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Blacksmith - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - U. Brethren - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - blacksmith - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Blacksmith - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Typhoid fever (2 weeks) - 8 Oct 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth