Henry Witmer

1837 - 1888  (50 years)

• Name	Henry Witmer
  Born	11 Oct 1837	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Agricultural Laborer
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonitw
  Residence	1863	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	--
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	U. Brethren
  Occupation	1880	Burnside, Lapeer, Michigan, USA   [4]
  	carpenter
  Eby ID Number	00135-8289
  Died	11 Apr 1888	Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I3542	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   [8, 9]
  Family ID	F1144	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susannah Stauffer,   b. 1840, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	11 Oct 1863	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 6]
  Children	1. Nathaniel Witmer,   b. 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Aug 1943, Burnside Township, Lapeer Co., Michigan  (Age 82 years)   2. Amos Witmer,   b. 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Allen Witmer,   b. 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Rachel Witmer,   b. 1875, , Michigan, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Ervine Witmer,   b. 1879, Burnside, Lapeer, Michigan, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F1152	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Henry Witmer, "was born October 11th, 1837. He was married to Susannah Stauffer. They resided at Brown City, Michigan, where he died April 11th, 1888, leaving five children, namely: Nathaniel, Amos, Allen, Rachel, and Ervine." 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 [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Henry Wittmer aged 26 of Waterloo Twp. born Waterloo Twp. son of Jacob Wittmer and Anna Reist married 11 Oct 1863 to Susan Stauffer aged 22 of Waterloo Twp born Waterloo Twp daughter of Abraham Stauffer and Susan Latschar [S142] Census - Michigan - 1880, Burnside, Lapeer, Michigan Film 1254589 Page 178D. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 31. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Henry Wittmer, 26, res. Waterloo, b. Waterloo, son of Jacob & Anna (Heist), married 11 Oct 1863 Susan Stauffer, 22, res. Waterloo, b. Waterloo, daughter of Abram & Susan (Latschar) [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 10 Page 73. [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 - 11 Oct 1837 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Agricultural Laborer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonitw - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1863 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 11 Oct 1863 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - -- - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - U. Brethren - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - carpenter - 1880 - Burnside, Lapeer, Michigan, USA Died - 11 Apr 1888 - Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth