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Rev. Simon H. Schwartz[1]

Male 1855 - 1942  (86 years)


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  • Name Simon H. Schwartz 
    Prefix Rev. 
    Born 5 Aug 1855  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Gender Male 
    Name Simon H. Swartz 
    Occupation 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Teacher 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1882  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    teacher 
    Occupation 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Egg Merchant 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1901  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Teacher 
    Occupation 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Clergyman, Alman St. United Brethren (Minister) 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    United Bretheran 
    Eby ID Number 00108-6501 
    Died 4 May 1942  [7] 
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Person ID I5406  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father Jacob Schwartz,   b. 1 Jan 1819, , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Apr 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years) 
    Mother Maria "Mary" "Polly" Hunsperger,   b. 13 Jun 1821, , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Mar 1896  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 27 Oct 1840  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10, 11] 
    Family ID F827  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father Jacob Schwartz,   b. 1 Jan 1819, , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Apr 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years) 
    Family ID F257614  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary E. Wingham,   b. 23 Jan 1860, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Apr 1925  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 25 Dec 1881  Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13] 
    Children 
     1. Mary L. Swartz,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Cora Swartz,   b. 4 Nov 1882, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1957  (Age 74 years)
     3. Bertha Schwartz,   b. 4 Sep 1884, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Miles Swartz,   b. 7 Mar 1886, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1976  (Age 89 years)
     5. Miles Schwartz,   b. 7 Mar 1886, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Clayton Swartz,   b. 21 Oct 1889, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Mar 1961  (Age 71 years)
     7. Mary Schwartz,   b. 26 Mar 1892, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Simon W. Swartz,   b. 22 Nov 1893, Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Percy W. Swartz,   b. 20 Jun 1896, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Burton W. Swartz,   b. 24 Apr 1899, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jan 1949  (Age 49 years)
     11. Muriel Swartz,   b. 24 Apr 1899, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     12. George Swartz,   b. Jun 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F1685  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Simon Schwartz, "was born August 5th, 1855. He is married to Mary E. Wingham. They reside at Williamsburg, Waterloo County, Ontario, where he is engaged in teaching the Williamsburg public school. His family consists of six children"


      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 
    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..., 367.

    2. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-1 Page 16.

    3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Simon H Swartz Born: Wilmot Age: 26 Father: Jacob Swartz Mother: Mary Swartz Born: abt 1855 Spouse: Mary Wingham Age: 21 born: N E Hope Father: George Wingham Mother: Harriet Wingham married 13 Dec 1881 married: Waterloo Township

    4. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 3 Page 15.

    5. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 33 Pg. 3.

    6. [S2560] aaaWaterloo Township South 1891, Sect. 1 Page 26.

    7. [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link .
      Simon H. Swartz/ Aug. 5, 1855-May 4, 1942/ Mary E. Wingham/ Wife Of/ Simon H. Swartz/ Jan. 23, 1860-Feb. 4, 1925/ Swartz.
      [A] Father [B] Mother [C] Mary [D] Miles/ 1886-1976 [From cemetery records-Mary L. Swartz buried July 13, 1937]

    8. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Cora Swartz Born: 4 Nov 1882 County: Waterloo Father: Simon H Swartz (teacher of Wilmot) Mother: Mary Wingham

    9. [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..., 366.

    10. [S28] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Preston - Saint Peter's Lutheran.
      Jacob SCHWARTZ, of Waterloo, to Marie HUNSPERGER, of Wilmot. 27 Oct. 1840

    11. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852.
      Rev'd Jacob Huether, Minister Of The Gospel Of The Evangelical Lutheran Church, Preston
      Jacob Schwartz, Of Waterloo, To Marie Hunsperger, Of Wilmot. 27 Oct. 1840.

    12. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Simon H Swartz Born: Wilmot Age: 26 Father: Jacob Swartz Mother: Mary Swartz Born: abt 1855 Spouse: Mary Wingham Age: 21 born: N E Hope Father: George Wingham Mother: Harriet Wingham married 13 Dec 1881 married: Waterloo, Freeport

    13. [S2560] aaaWaterloo Township South 1891, Sect. 1 Page 25.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 5 Aug 1855 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Teacher - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 25 Dec 1881 - Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - teacher - 1882 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Egg Merchant - 1891 - Waterloo 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 - Teacher - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Clergyman, Alman St. United Brethren (Minister) - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - United Bretheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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