Heinrich M. "Henry" Oberholtzer^[1]

1807 - 1876  (68 years)

• Name	Heinrich M. "Henry" Oberholtzer
  Born	27 Dec 1807	, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Land	Bef 1831	Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 070, Waterloo County, Ontario   [7]
  Name	Henry M. Oberholtzer
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Eby ID Number	00086-5081
  Died	25 Dec 1876	Blumenthal, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 5, 6]
  Buried	Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I8084	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  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	Elizabeth Bauman,   b. 4 Jul 1810, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 29 Dec 1882, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Children	1. Magdalena Oberholtzer,   b. 12 Aug 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Apr 1883, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 48 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F1479	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Henry M. Oberholtzer, "son of John and Susannah (Moyer) Oberholtzer, was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, December 27th, 1807. He came to Canada and settled in Waterloo County, Ontario, on the farm now possessed by Harry Sheppard near Bloomingdale. He was married to Elizabeth Baumann who was born July 4th, 1810, and died December 29th, 1882. He died suddenly December 25th, 1876. To them was born one child" 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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

  [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 010979-76. Amos M. Weaver, 53, occ. Farmer, b. Pennsylvania U.S.A., res. Waterloo Twp, Widower, son of Moses & Nancy Married Magdalena Oberholtzer, 42, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, daughter of Henry & Elizabeth, Witn Elizabeth Bowman & Mary Weaver of Waterloo Twp, 18 December 1876 in Waterloo Twp. [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..., 148. [S168] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1871, Div 2, Page 53. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 4 Jan 1877. Died 25 Dec 1876 Near Blumenthal, Henry Oberholtzer died suddenly of a stroke at about 70 years of age. [S226] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery CC#4581 Internet Link. Heinrich Oberholtzer/ Geb. 27 Dec. 1807/ Gest. 2 Dec. 18--* [Remainder unreadable]/ [German verse] [S1322] Land - Founding Families of Waterloo Township 1800-1830, 41.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 27 Dec 1807 - , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Land - Bef 1831 - Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 070, Waterloo County, Ontario Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 25 Dec 1876 - Blumenthal, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth