Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Melinda Hallman[1, 2, 3]

Female 1875 - 1950  (75 years)


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  • Name Melinda Hallman 
    Born 29 Mar 1875  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68900624 
    Name Melinda Rickert 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1911  Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    United Brethern 
    Eby ID Number 00048-3573.3 
    Died 29 Dec 1950  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 10
    Buried 1 Jan 1951  Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 10
    Person ID I6337  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Aaron B. Hallman,   b. 5 Mar 1846, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Aug 1924, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Barbara B. Geiger,   b. 23 Sep 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jul 1932, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 4 Oct 1870  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12
    Family ID F1928  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Simon B. Rickert,   b. 8 Mar 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 1951  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 27 Dec 1899  Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 10
    Children 
     1. Pearl Rickert,   b. 29 Sep 1900, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jul 1988, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     2. Reeve Clayton Rickert,   b. Nov 1902, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Ivan Rickert,   b. Jan 1905, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Myrtle Belle Rickert,   b. 16 Jan 1906, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1982, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     5. Grace Violet Rickert,   b. Feb 1909, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Earl Hallman Rickert,   b. 3 Dec 1915, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Aug 1994, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F1929  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Simon Rickert - Mrs. Simon Rickert, 75, of 140 Weber St. East, died today at her home after a lengthy illness. The former Melinda Hallman, she was born in Waterloo Township, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Hallman. She married Simon Rickert at Mannheim 51 years ago and the couple farmed there for many years. She was a member of Alma St. United Brethren Church. In addition to her husband, she leaves three sons, Clayton, Breslau; Ivan and Earl, Kitchener; and three daughters, Mrs. Aaron (Pearl) Duench, Petersburg; Mrs. John (Myrtle) Poore, Preston; and Mrs. Grace Ballingall, Kitchener. Also surviving are four brothers, Josiah Hallman, Kitchener; Jonathan Hallman, Mannheim; Simon Hallman, Rosebank; Aaron Hallman, Vineland; three sisters, Miss Lydia Hallman, Mrs. Edwin Witmer, and Mrs. Isaac Brighton, all of Kitchener, 22 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The body is resting at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until 1 p.m. Monday when it will be taken to Alma St. United Brethren Church for the funeral at 2: 30 p.m., conducted by Rev. Ward Woolner. Interment will be in Woodland Cemetery.

      Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  • Sources 
    1. [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..., 764.

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68900624.

    3. [S3232] aaaaCemetery - ON, Waterloo - Woodland.
      Rickert/ Simon B. Rickert/ 1874-1951/ His Beloved Wife/ Melinda Hallman/ 1875-1950/ In Silence We Remember [A] Father [B] Mother

    4. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 015772-99.
      015772-99 (Waterloo Co.) Simon RICKERT 25, farmer, Waterloo, Mannheim, s/o John RICKERT & Sarah BECHTEL married Melinda HALLMAN, 24, Waterloo, Mannheim, d/o Aaron HALLMAN & Barbara GEIGER, witn: Josiah HALLMAN of Wilmot & Sarah SHANTZ of Waterloo, 27 December 1899 in Mannheim.

    5. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-2 Page 9.

    6. [S177] Census - ON, Waterloo - 1901, Waterloo North, Waterloo North, Ontario Family History Library Film 1375901 District 162 Sub-district C Division 3 Page Number 17 Household Number 70.

    7. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 3 Page 17.

    8. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 11 Page 7.

    9. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 2 Page 70.

    10. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Melinda Hallman - Rickert.

    11. [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian).
      Bridegroom Name: Aaron Hallman Age: 24 Res: Manheim Place of Birth: Dumfries Names of Parents: John & Sally Hallman Bride: Name: Barbara Geiger Age: 23 Res: Manheim Place of Birth: Wilmot Tp. Names of Parents: Daniel & Cathar. Geiger Witness(S): Name: Meno Schumacher Res: Manheim Name: Ester Schantz Res: Manheim Date of Marriage: Oct. 4, 1870

    12. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 2 Page 42.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 29 Mar 1875 - Wilmot 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 MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 29 Dec 1950 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 1 Jan 1951 - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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