Leslie David Witmer^[1]

1889 - 1978  (89 years)

• Name	Leslie David Witmer
  Born	30 Jun 1889	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00135-8291.5
  Died	1 Dec 1978	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Buried	Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I3555	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Levi R. Witmer,   b. 23 May 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 May 1916, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Mary G. Cober,   b. 29 May 1849, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Apr 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Married	14 May 1878	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 5, 6]
  Family ID	F1154	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elma Cressman,   b. 4 May 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Oct 1977, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Married	7 Jun 1916  [7]
  Children	1. Edward Bruce "Bruce" Witmer   2. Wilfred Stewart "Stewart" Witmer,   b. 1919, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Jul 2010, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)   3. Beatrice Marie Witmer,   b. 1923,   d. 22 Apr 2012, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F5901	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  WITMER, Lesley D., son of Levi and Mary (Cober) Witmer, was born in Waterloo Twp., Ont., June 30, 1889; died at the Fairview Mennonite Home, Cambridge, Ont., Dec. 1, 1978; aged 89 y. He was married to Elma Cressman, who died on Oct. 5, 1977. Surviving are 2 sons (Stewart and Bruce), 2 daughters (Beatrice - Mrs. Norman Shantz and Helen - Mrs. Joseph Burkholder), 16 grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and one sister (Minnie Hunsberger). He was a member of Preston Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Dec. 4, in charge of Rufus Jutzi and Amos Martin; interment in Hagey Cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume 72, Number 3 - January 16, 1979 - page 46

  
  

• 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..., 677. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-4 Page 12. [S146] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Hagey Mennonite CC#5431 Cemetery Internet Link . Witmer / Leslie D. / 1889-1978 / Elma / 1891-1977 / Into thy hands I commend my spirit [S8] News - Gospel Herald, January 16, 1979 - Obituary of Leslie D. Witmer. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 3 Page 22. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 011713 (1878). Name:Levi Witmer Age:33 Birth Year:abt 1845 Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario Marriage Date:14 May 1878 Marriage Place:Wellington, Ontario, Canada Father:Jacob Witmer Mother:Nancy Witmer Spouse:Mary Cober [S8] News - Gospel Herald, January 31, 1978 - Obituary of Elma Cressman.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 30 Jun 1889 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 1 Dec 1978 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth