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	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  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	4 Mar 2025
  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