John H. Balzer

1878 - 1950  (71 years)

• Name	John H. Balzer
  Born	1 Jul 1878	, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Methodist
  Occupation	1901	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1911	Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Methodist
  Residence	1917	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-80195
  Died	1950  [5]
  Buried	Ingersoll Rural Cemetery, Ingersoll, Oxford Co., Ontario   [5]
  Person ID	I80195	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Wilhelm "William" Balzer,   b. 24 Oct 1837, , Germany ,   d. 24 Jul 1893  (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Katherine Mohr,   b. 2 May 1840, , Germany ,   d. 23 Jan 1917, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Married	13 Apr 1860	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Family ID	F20862	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Sarah "Lizzie" Detweiler,   b. Jun 1878, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1958  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Children	1. Pearly Elvera Balzer,   b. Jan 1907, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Minerva Balzer,   b. Jul 1910, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F188266	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-6 Page 12. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 4 Page 49. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 10 Page 12. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 3 Page 35. [S1484] Cemetery - ON, Oxford, Ingersoll - Ingersoll Rural. BALZER--John H. Balzer, 1878-1950, beloved husband of / Elizabeth Detweiler, 1878-1958 [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 32522 (1917), Katherine Balzer. Katherine Balzer d. 23 Jan 1917 Wilmot, aged 76y, 8m, 21d, b. Germany, burial North Easthope, d/o Henry Mohr & Bechner, cause: informant John Balzer of Wellesley, cause senility and old age [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 26 Apr 1860. 13 Apr 1860 In New Hamburg by Rev. Schmitt, Wilhelm Baltzer of Zorra was married to Katharina Mohr of Northeast Hope.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 Jul 1878 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1911 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1917 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth