Abraham Oberholtzer^[1]

1802 - 1855  (53 years)

• Name	Abraham Oberholtzer
  Born	17 Jan 1802	, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Land	Bef 1831	Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 070N, Waterloo County, Ontario   [6]
  Occupation	1852	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	farmer
  Eby ID Number	00086-5071
  Died	24 Feb 1855	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 5]
  Buried	Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I8070	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	John Oberholtzer,   b. Abt 1770, Of, Montgomery Co. Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Susannah Moyer,   b. Abt 1770, Of, Montgomery Co. Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2311	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Rachel Bauman,   b. 21 Apr 1801, Alleghany Valley, Berks Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 28 Nov 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 50 years)
  Children	1. Susannah B. Oberholtzer,   b. 16 Mar 1827, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Nov 1890, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)   2. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Oberholtzer,   b. 8 Oct 1831, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Mar 1910  (Age 78 years)   3. Owen Oberholtzer,   b. 2 May 1834, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Jul 1893, Mossboro, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)   4. Aaron B. Oberholtzer,   b. 29 Feb 1836, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Oct 1910  (Age 74 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F2238	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Nancy Bechtel,   b. 6 Jun 1808, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Aug 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 47 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F24577	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Abraham Oberholtzer, "son of John and Susannah (Moyer) Oberholtzer, was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, January 17, 1802. In 1826 he, in company with his brother Jacob and others, moved to Canada and settled in Waterloo County, Ontario. He was married to Rachel, daughter of Martin and Magdalena (Bear) Baumann (No. 553). She was born April 21st, 1801, and died November 28th, 1851. They resided at Bloomingdale, on the farm now possessed by Isaac E. Weber. He died February 24th, 1855, leaving a family of four 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.]. __________________ A-1-62 Abraham Oberholtzer: The Last Will and Testament of Abraham Oberholtzer, of the Township of Waterloo. In the name of God, Amen. I Abraham Oberholtzer, of the Township of Waterloo, in the County of Waterloo, Yeoman, do make and constitute these presents, dated the fifteenth day of May 1854, my Last Will and Testament, ordaining and directing concerning my worldly estate as follows, viz : (1) My hereinafter named Executors I hereby authorize to collect all my outstanding debts, notes and bonds, and pay and discharge all my own lawful and just debts and dues. (2) Having sold and disposed of my Real Estate to my son Owen Oberholtzer for the purchase sum of Three Thousand Dollars, out of which there are to remain standing the sum of One Thousand Dollars for the Dowry of my Widow, I hereby ordain that my beloved widow Nancy shall have, draw and receive the annual interest of that sum during her widowhood, and also the interest of Two Hundred Dollars which my Executors shall invest out of my Estate for that purpose, but in case she married again, these two hundred dollars shall be her portion for and in lieu of her Widow Third in my real property, the grant of Deed whereof being as yet in my possession, and of which, if not done by myself during my life time, it shall be executed and given by my Executor….my property being composed of the North East Third part of Lot number Seventy of the German Company Tract of Waterloo. My widow is further to have during her widowhood the free use and benefit of all my household chattels and goods, but if she intermarries again, she is to have as her own for ever, out of the same, one full Bed, one Bureau, one Table, six Chairs, and all her necessary Kitchen furniture. (3) After the demises of my widow shall the above mentioned Two Hundred Dollars fall to the present children of my widow, she of late having been the widow of John Bowman, deceased, and then after her demise, or at her intermarriage, the remainder of my chattels and goods shall be equally divided, or be sold and the proceeds thereof be equally divided, amongst all my own children, and which also shall be so done with all my monies, notes, bonds and other obligations including the above said One Thousand Dollars. (4) In case I shall be at the time of my demise in possession of some landed property, my widow shall of course have her regular widow third therein, but she shall never the such be obliged for and in lieu of a fair commutation and compensation thereof to release her Dower therein, so that a clear Deed may be given to the Purchasers thereof…As executors to my Estate I hereby appoint my beloved son Owen Oberholtzer and my beloved Son-in-Law Jacob B. Bowman, both of Waterloo, Yeomen. Witnessed by Jacob Hailer and Henry Boedecker Will dated 5 May 1854 Proved 7 March 1855 Inventory amount £1371/18/8 Died 24 February 1855 Surrogate Court Records Copybook Register A 1853-1871 transcript to 1863. Frances Hoffman transcriber.

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 105. [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..., 146. [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..., 172. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 2 Pg 71. [S226] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery CC#4581 Internet Link. Abraham/ Oberholtzer/ 1802-1855 [S1322] Land - Founding Families of Waterloo Township 1800-1830, 40.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 17 Jan 1802 - , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Occupation - farmer - 1852 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 24 Feb 1855 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth