Eli Southwood Beer

1900 - 1973  (72 years)

• Name	Eli Southwood Beer
  Born	24 Oct 1900	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Methodist
  Occupation	1923	Tilbury, Tilbury East Twp., Kent Co., Ontario   [4]
  	machinist
  Residence	1973	Pine Bush Rd., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-83058
  Died	21 Jul 1973	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I83058	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Richard Parsons Beer,   b. 24 May 1874, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1956  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Janet Mable Zimmerman,   b. 6 Jul 1875, Nelson Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Oct 1944  (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F21630	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ethel May Whitmore,   b. 1900, Durham, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	3 Jul 1923	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Children	1. William Beer   2. Elma Beer   3. Ethel Beer
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F51559	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BEER , Eli Soufhwood (Dick) - At the South Waterloo Memorial Hospital, on Saturday evening July 21, 1973; Eli (Dick) Beer of Route 1, (Pine Bush Rd.) Hespeler Cambridge in his 73rd year. Mr. Beer had been employed as a foreman in the Rolling Steel Door division of Eastern Steel Products, Preston, until his retirement six years ago. He is survived by his wife, the former Ethel Whitmore; son William of Hespeler, two daughters Elma (Mrs. Harold Highton) of Kincardine, Ethel (Mrs. Donal MacIntosh) of Hespeler; brother Lloyd of Barrie, four sisters Mrs. Ethel Brandon of Vancouver, Edna (Mrs. Bret Wolfe) of Hespeler, Lily (Mrs. Albert Rayment) of Hespeler, Alma (Mrs. Norman Brox) of Waterloo; 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; predeceased by a daughter Marie. Mr. Beer is resting at the Nelson Funeral Home, 23 Galt St., Hespeler (Cambridge) for funeral service on Tuesday, July 23 at 3 pm. Interment in New Hope cemetery. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 23 Jul 1973 pg 23

  
  

• Sources

  [S143] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1901, Hespeler (Village) D-2 Page 16. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Eli Southwood Beer Date of Birth: 24 Oct 1900 Gender: Male Birth County: Waterloo Father:: Richard P Beer Mother: Janet Zimmerman [S392] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1911, Div. 21 Pg. 10. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 21872 (1923), Beer-Whitmore. Eli Southwood Beer, 22, Machinist, b. Hespeler, res. Tilbury, son of Richard Beer (born. Hespeler) and Janet Zimmerman married Ethel May Whitmore, 22, b. Durham, res. Hespeler, daughter of William Whitmore (born. Merrickville) and May Isabel Campbell, Witnessed by: Mrs. Ida A. Leigh and Josie E. Leigh both of Hespeler, 3 July 1923 in Hespeler

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 24 Oct 1900 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - machinist - 1923 - Tilbury, Tilbury East Twp., Kent Co., Ontario Married - 3 Jul 1923 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 21 Jul 1973 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth