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Simon August "Sam" Wilkie

Male 1876 - 1944  (67 years)


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  • Name Simon August "Sam" Wilkie 
    Born 15 Dec 1876  Rosendale, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    works - J. A. McAllister Lumber Company 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1901  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Filling Saws 
    Occupation 1911  Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Sawyer 
    Residence 1911  Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Congregational 
    Occupation 1921  Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Sawyer, Mill 
    Residence 1921  Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00112-7109.3 
    Died 5 Sep 1944  Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Buried Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I5047  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father August Wilkie,   b. 28 Jul 1848, , Prussia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Nov 1907, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Shoemaker,   b. 15 Jan 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Dec 1914  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 19 Jan 1873  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7, 8] 
    Family ID F1582  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lucinda Westfall,   b. 1 Jan 1888, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jan 1973, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 26 Oct 1910  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Children 
     1. Ephraim Wilkie,   b. 15 Jan 1912, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Feb 1929, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 17 years)
     2. Abraim "Abe" Wilkie,   b. 4 Aug 1913, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Dec 1972, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     3. Leander Wilkie,   b. 8 May 1915, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Oct 1967, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years)
     4. Albert Wilkie,   b. 10 Apr 1917, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 May 1994, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     5. William "Bill" Wilkie,   b. 1919, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1999  (Age 80 years)
     6. Lillian Ruth "Ruth" Wilkie,   b. 1920, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1999  (Age 79 years)
     7. Tena Amanda Wilkie,   b. 28 Nov 1922, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jul 2001, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     8. Edward John Wilkie,   b. 4 Jul 1924, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jun 1999, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     9. Carl Leroy Wilkie,   b. 7 Dec 1926,   d. 15 Oct 1968  (Age 41 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F9111  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Simon Wilkie

      Simon Wilkie of Bloomingdale was found dead in bed at his home early Monday morning. He was 67 years old. An employee of the J. A. McAllister Lumber Company all his life, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. August Wilkie born in Rosedale on Jan. 11, 1877. He attended the Snyder Mennonite Church in Bloomingdale.

      Surviving are his wife, the former Lucinda Westfal, six sons, Abraim of Bloomingdale, Leander at home, Albert of Kitchener, Pte. William Wilkie stationed an the west coast. Pte. Edward Wilkie stationed on the east coast and Carl Wilkie at home two daughters, Ruth Wilkie and Tena, both at home; one brother, John of Kitchener, and one sister, Mrs. Ephraim Holtzman of Chesley. One son, Ephraim, predeceased him. There are three grandchildren.

      A funeral service will be held privately on Friday at 2 p.m. from the Mennonite Church at Bloomingdale at 2.30 p.m. Interment will be in the Bloomingdale cemetery, Rev. H. W. Stevanus officiating.


      Waterloo Chronicle 8 Sep 1944 pg 3

  • Sources 
    1. [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..., 466.

    2. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-2 Page 2.

    3. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Division 2 (Bloomingdale) Page 3.

    4. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, BloomingdalePage 8.

    5. [S2545] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Township North 1891, Waterloo Township, Sect. 1 Page 13.

    6. [S226] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery CC#4581 Internet Link.
      Wilkie/ Simon Wilkie/ 1877-1944/ Lucinda Westfall/ His Beloved Wife/ 1888-1973/ In Silence We Remember

    7. [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian).
      Bridegroom Name: August Wilke Age: 24 Res: Waterloo Tp. Place of Birth: Prussia Names of Parents: Christian & Christine Wilke Bride: Name: Elisabeth Schuhmacher Age: 35 Res: Waterloo Tp. Place of Birth: Waterloo Tp. Names of Parents: John & Cathar. Schuhmacher Witness(S): Name: William Wilke Res: Waterloo Tp. Name: Friederica Wilke Res: Waterloo Tp. Date of Marriage: Jan. 19, 1873

    8. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 30 Jan 1873.
      19 Jan 1873 By Pastor F.W. Tuerk in Berlin, August Wilke was married to Elisabeth Schumacher, both of Waterloo Township.

    9. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Simon Wilkie Age: 33 Father: August Wilkie Mother: Elizabeth Shoemaker Born: abt 1877 Spouse: Lucinda Westfall Age: 22 Father: William Westfall Mother: Catharine Sauder married 26 Oct 1910

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - works - J. A. McAllister Lumber Company - - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Filling Saws - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 26 Oct 1910 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Sawyer - 1911 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Congregational - 1911 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Sawyer, Mill - 1921 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1921 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 5 Sep 1944 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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