Jacob L. Witmer^[1]

1862 - 1934  (71 years)

• Name	Jacob L. Witmer
  Born	20 Oct 1862	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	U. Brethren
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1910	Burnside Township, Lapeer Co., Michigan   [6]
  	farmer
  Died	1934  [5]
  Residence	1940	Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, USA   [7]
  Eby ID Number	00135-8288.2
  Buried	Evergreen Cemetery, Burnside Twp., Lapeer Co., Michigan   [5]
  Person ID	I3539	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John R. Witmer,   b. 30 Nov 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Oct 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 45 years)
  Mother	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   [8]
  Family ID	F1151	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Leah Rosenberger,   b. 2 Nov 1867, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1950, Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Married	5 Jan 1910	Maple Valley, Sanilac Co., Michigan   [6]
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F31862	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary Brown City, March 14, Jacob L. Witmer, 71 years old, a resident of Brown City 53 years, died Saturday night at his home here. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Mennonite Brethern in Christ church with Rev. W. O. Cline officiating. Burial was in the Protestant cemetery. Surviving are his widow and a sister Mrs.Robert Clements, both of Brown City. Mr. Witmer was born in Waterloo county, Ontario, Oct. 20, 1862, and came to vicinity in 1881. He married Miss Leah Rosenberger 24 years ago.

  
  

• 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. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Division 1 Page Number 34. [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. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, E., America, N., County, L., Township, B., & Cemetery, E. (1862). Jacob L. Witmer (1862-1934) - Find A Grave.... Findagrave.com. Retrieved 15 May 2018, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89570789. [S670] Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, Film number: 2342689 Digital GS number: 4209142 Image number: 592 Reference number: v 3 p 1 rn 675. Groom's name: Jacob L. Witmer, farmer of Burnside Groom's age: 47 years Groom's birth year: 1863 Groom's birthplace: Canada Bride's name: Leah Rosenberger, housekeeper of Brown City Bride's age: 42 years Bride's birth year: 1868 Bride's birthplace: Canada Marriage date: 05 Jan 1910 Marriage place: Maple Valley, Lapeer, Michigan Groom's father's name: John R. Witmer Groom's mother's name: Mary Stauffer Father of bride's name: Benj. Rosenberger Mother of bride's name: Nancy Schantz [S8] News - Gospel Herald, October 17, 1940 - Lydia Rosenberger. [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.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Oct 1862 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - U. Brethren - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1910 - Burnside Township, Lapeer Co., Michigan Residence - 1940 - Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth