Rev. Waldemar Wilhelm^[1]

1885 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Waldemar Wilhelm
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	28 Dec 1885	, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1901	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Clerk Store
  Eby ID Number	00101-5684.2
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I4605	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Daniel S. Williams,   b. 20 Jan 1859, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Oct 1922  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Eva H. Sherk,   b. 23 Jun 1866, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Sep 1952  (Age 86 years)
  Married	24 Feb 1885	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F1457	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  "Waldemar was born in a farmhouse near Milverton, ON, where an English family lived in another part of the house. As he learned to talk, he was bilingual. In 1894 when he was 8 years old, his parents moved to New Hamburg, ON, There was no high school there, so upon passing his entrace exams, at age 13, he went to work in a general store for $1.25 a week, and didn't get to high school until 8 years later. during that time, he worked as a salesman in stores in New Hamburg, Kitchener, Toronto, and Leamington. In accordance to family tradition and custom, except for a small allowance, all his earnings went into the family budget. when he was 21, as was family custom, he was on his own. With $21.00 in his pocket, he started out as a salesman, working in Kitchener, then west to Moose jaw, SK (it was 52 degrees below 0). In May he went to the Okanagan Valley, BC (his mother's brother Ben's place). He stayed, earning $2.50 a day, to drive a team of bronchos for work at different contracts. He also worked as an assistant minister. Ten years after leaving home, he was ordained as a Minister, with the United Church. Minister emeritus Zion United Church, Brantford. Received his MA at University of Chicago, March 1917." from a submission to Ancestry.com 2005

  
  

• 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..., 245. [S307] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1901, New Hamburg (Village) e-2 Page 7. [S307] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1901, New Hamburg (Village) E-2 Page 7. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 11752-85. (Waterloo Co.): Daniel WILHELM, 25, farmer, Wilmot twp., same, s/o Jacob & Lena, married Eva SHERK, 18, Wilmot twp., same, d/o Reuben & Leah, witn: Abram C. HALLMAN & Mary WILHELM, both of Wilmot twp., 24 Feb 1885 at res of bride's parents, Wilmot twp

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 Dec 1885 - , Ontario, Canada Occupation - Clerk Store - 1901 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth