Ephraim Betzner^[1]

1871 - 1965  (93 years)

• Name	Ephraim Betzner
  Born	27 Aug 1871	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	United Mennonite
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Agricultural Laborer
  Residence	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1895	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1901	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1911	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer, own farm
  Residence	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00006-0941
  Died	22 Feb 1965	Bradenton, Manatee, Florida, USA   [8, 9]
  Buried	Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Person ID	I53780	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Noah Betzner,   b. 22 Mar 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Aug 1927, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Barbara Snyder,   b. 11 Sep 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Sep 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Married	3 Mar 1857  [7, 10, 11]
  Family ID	F1245	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Selina Martin,   b. 20 Jan 1873, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Jan 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Married	2 Oct 1895	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Nancy Arvilla Betzner,   b. 4 Apr 1904, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Aug 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 7 years)   2. Kenneth Martin Betzner,   b. 9 Feb 1912, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Jun 1984, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F13907	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Ephraim Betzner "was born August 27th, 1871. He is unmarried and is engaged at home with his father." 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.]. _____________________ Betzner, Ephraim, Wallenstein, Ont., son of Mr. and Mrs. Noah Betzner, died at the Bradenton Hospital, Bradenton, Fla., Feb. 22, 1965; aged 93 years. He was married to Selina Martin, who died in 1947. One daughter also preceded him in death. Surviving is one son (Kenneth). He was a member of the St. Jacobs Church. Funeral services were held at the Ratz and Bechtel Funeral Home, Kitchener, Ont., Feb. 25, in charge of J. B. Martin, assisted by Glen Brubacher Obituary - Gospel Herald, March 16, 1965

  
  

• Sources

  [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012515-95. Ephraim Betzner, 24, occ. Farmer, b. Berlin, res. Berlin, son of Noah and Barbara married Selina Martin, 22, b. Woolwich Township, res. Conestogo, daughter of Henry M. and Nancy, Witness(es): Norman Snyder of Breslau and Clara Kinsie of Roseville, 2 October 1895 in Woolwich. [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..., 246. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-2 page 2. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 3 Page 23. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 14 page 4. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Sub Dist.. 13 Page 10. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 1 Page 5. [S226] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery CC#4581 Internet Link. Betzner/ Ephraim Betzner/ 1871-1965/ Seleina Martin/ His beloved wife/ 1873-1947/ At Rest [S8] News - Gospel Herald, March 16, 1965. Obituary of Ephraim Betzner [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..., 351. [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, August 25, 1927. Obituary of Noah Betzner

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 27 Aug 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - United Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Agricultural Laborer - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1895 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 2 Oct 1895 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1911 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer, own farm - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 22 Feb 1965 - Bradenton, Manatee, Florida, USA Buried - - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth