Abraham "Abram" Witmer^{[1, 2]}

1837 - 1904  (67 years)

• Name	Abraham "Abram" Witmer
  Born	21 Jan 1837	Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1859	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Occupation	1881	Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	farmer
  Eby ID Number	00135-8299
  Died	14 Jul 1904  [8]
  Buried	Clifford Public Cemetery, Clifford, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Person ID	I3573	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Abraham E. Witmer,   b. CALC 27 Feb 1808, Of, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Nov 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 51 years)
  Mother	Catharine Groh,   b. 25 Nov 1813, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Jul 1891, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F537	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Katharina "Catherine" Thaler,   b. 16 Nov 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Aug 1887, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 45 years)
  Married	18 Jun 1859	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Children	1. Henry T. Witmer,   b. 1859, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. David L. Witmer,   b. 1861, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Samuel Witmer,   b. 1864, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Benjamin Witmer,   b. 1868, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. George A. Witmer,   b. 1872, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. William Wesley Witmer,   b. 12 Apr 1878, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Wilfred Witmer,   b. 6 Nov 1882, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F1159	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Catherine "Kate" Heist,   b. 8 Dec 1860,   d. 17 Jul 1926  (Age 65 years)
  Children	1. Minerva Witmer,   b. 4 Nov 1889, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F1160	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Abraham Witmer, "was first married to a Miss Thaler and after her death to Cate Haist. They reside in Howick Township, Huron County, Ontario. He is a farmer." 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..., 677. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 732. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 1 pg 33. [S295] Census - ON, Huron, Howick - 1881, Division 1 Page Number 59 Household Number 237. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 9 Feb 1837:11. 21 Jan 1837 The family of Abraham, jun. of Waterloo was blessed with twins, one boy and one girl. [S296] Census - ON, Huron, Howick - 1901, Howick Sub-District Number: D-2 Family Number: 6 Page: 1. Birth Date: 21 Jan 1837 Birthplace: Ontario [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Abram Witmer, 22, res. Wilmot, b. Guelph, s/o.Abraham & Cath.. married 18 June 1859 Catherine Thaler, 17, res. Waterloo, res. Waterloo, daughter of David & Rosina [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132887786/abraham-witmer.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 21 Jan 1837 - Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1859 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 18 Jun 1859 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1881 - Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth