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

Ira Bauman[1]

Male 1893 - 1956  (63 years)


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  • Name Ira Bauman 
    Born 5 Jan 1893  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1921  Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Farmer, own farm 
    Residence 1921  Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00002-198.9 
    Died 9 Oct 1956  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 6
    Buried St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6
    Person ID I7250  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Rev. Enoch S. Bauman,   b. 18 Jul 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 1918  (Age 57 years) 
    Mother Veronica E. Martin,   b. 18 May 1863, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Aug 1922  (Age 59 years) 
    Family ID F2177  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ermina Leah Musselman,   b. 11 Mar 1893, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 May 1961, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 29 Oct 1919  [4
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F5682  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Bauman, Ira, son of the late preacher Enoch and Veronica (Martin) Bauman, was born near Waterloo, Ont., Jan. 4, 1893; passed away at the K. W. Hospital, Kitchener, Ont., on Oct. 9, 1956, after a brief illness; aged 63 y. 9m. 4 d. On Oct. 29, 1919, he was married to Ermina Musselman. They had one daughter (Mildred, Elmira, Ont.). Surviving besides his wife and daughter are 6 brothers (Enoch, Waterloo; Daniel, Clayton, and Clarence, Elmira; Abram, Breslau, and Nelson, Kitchener). He was preceded in death by 4 brothers and 2 sisters. He farmed in the community of St. Jacobs, Ont., until 1942 when the family moved to Elmira. He united with the Mennonite Church in his youth and remained a faithful member until his death. Funeral services were held at the St. Jacobs Church on Oct. 11, 1956, in charge of Roy S. Koch and Howard S. Bauman. Burial was made in the St. Jacobs Mennonite Church.

      Gospel Herald - Volume XLIX , Number 45 - November 6, 1956 page 1070, 1071, 1072

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      IRA BAUMAN The death occurred on Tuesday, October 9, of Ira Bauman, King St., Elmira, after a short illness, at age 63. Born in Woolwich Township on January 5, 1893 son of the late Mr. Enoch Bauman, he married the former Ermina Musselman on October 29, 1919. She survives. Also, one daughter, Mildred, of Elmira. Six brothers, Enoch of Water-loo, Dan, Clayton and Clarence of Elmira, Abram of Breslau and Nelson of Kitchener also survive. Four brothers and two sisters predeceased him. He was a member of St. Jacobs Mennonite Church. Remains rested at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlour until Thursday at 12 noon, thence to St. Jacobs Mennonite Church for memorial service at two o'clock. Burial was in St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery. Rev. R. S. Koch and Rev. H. S. Bauman. officiated.

  • 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..., 97.

    2. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-4 Page 12.

    3. [S151] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - St. Jacobs Mennonite (Central Woolwich Mennonite) CC#4583 Internet Link.
      Bauman / In loving memory of / Ira Bauman / 1893-1956 / husband of / Ermina Musselman / 1893-1961 /

    4. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, November 6, 1956 - Obituary of Ira Bauman.

    5. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Erbsville Sub Dist 4 1921 Page 3.

    6. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, S., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, S. (1893). Ira Bauman (1893-1956) - Find A Grave Memorial. Retrieved 17 August 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17099086/ira-bauman.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 5 Jan 1893 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer, own farm - 1921 - Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1921 - Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 Oct 1956 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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