1835 - 1881 (45 years)
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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 |
30 Sep 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) |
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Last Modified |
1 Oct 2024 |
Family ID |
F1151 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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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.].
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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.
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Event Map |
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| Born - 30 Nov 1835 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Occupation - blacksmith - 1857 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Married - 12 Jul 1857 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Occupation - Blacksmith - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Occupation - Blacksmith - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Residence - U. Brethren - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Occupation - blacksmith - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Occupation - Blacksmith - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Died - Cause: Typhoid fever (2 weeks) - 8 Oct 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Buried - - Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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