Nelson C. Woolner^{[1, 2]}

1886 - 1977  (90 years)

• Name	Nelson C. Woolner
  Born	7 Mar 1886	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00024-1929.5
  Died	15 Feb 1977	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 8]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I9281	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	John S. Woolner,   b. 23 Aug 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Mar 1925, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Hannah Clemmer,   b. 24 Feb 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Aug 1931, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Married	24 Feb 1878  [1]
  Family ID	F2697	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ida May Snider,   b. 21 Mar 1889, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Jan 1964, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Married	18 Dec 1912  [8, 10]
  Children	1. Priscilla Lavina Woolner,   b. 18 Oct 1914, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Oct 2006, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)   2. Royden Jacob Woolner,   b. 29 Dec 1915, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 May 1998, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)   3. Maurice Woolner,   b. 11 Apr 1918, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 May 1989, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)   4. Walter John Woolner,   b. 26 May 1922, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Aug 2002, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)   5. Leonard Nelson Woolner,   b. 10 Dec 1923,   d. 7 Nov 1984, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F5980	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Woolner.- Nelson, son of John and Hannah (Clemmer) Woolner, was born on Mar. 7, 1886; died at the K-W Hospital, Kitchener, Ont., Feb. 15, 1977; aged 90 y. On Dec. 18, 1912, he was married to Ida Snider, who preceded him in death in 1964. (see March 3, 1964) Surviving are 4 sons (Royden, Maurice, Leonard, and Walter), one daughter (Mrs. Priscilla Szuck), 15 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren, and one brother (Vernon). He was preceded in death by one brother and 3 sisters. He was a member of the First Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Feb. 18, in charge of Glenn Brubacher; interment in First Mennonite Cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume 70, Number 11 - March 15, 1977, page 230.

  
  

• 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..., 451. [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..., 687. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-5 Page. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-5 Page 7. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. Woolner / Ida Snider / 1889-1964 / beloved wife of / Nelson C. Woolner / 1886-1977 [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 5 Page 9. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sub District 5 Page 10. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Nelson Woolner - March 15, 1977, page 230. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 1 Page 16. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Ida Snider - Gospel Herald - Volume LVII, Number 8 - March 3, 1964, Page 190, 191.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 7 Mar 1886 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 15 Feb 1977 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth