Sophia Holtzworth^{[1, 2]}

1867 - 1956  (89 years)

• Name	Sophia Holtzworth
  Born	27 Jan 1867	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Sophia Clemmer
  Residence	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1881	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Servant
  Residence	1911	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1921	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00024-1939.1
  Died	25 Mar 1956	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 10]
  Buried	Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 10]
  Person ID	I9308	Generations
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	George Holzwarth,   b. 1 Oct 1819, , Germany ,   d. 2 Dec 1904  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Barbara Schwindt,   b. 8 Apr 1828, , Germany ,   d. 2 Jun 1911  (Age 83 years)
  Married	21 Oct 1855	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  Family ID	F14527	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Isaac Clemmer,   b. 13 May 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1930  (Age 64 years)
  Married	24 Nov 1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Children	1. Allan Clemmer,   b. 22 Feb 1894, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Nov 1957, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)   2. Jemima Clemmer,   b. 5 May 1897, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Jan 1993  (Age 95 years)   3. Gordon Clemmer,   b. Oct 1906, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Cecil R. Clemmer,   b. 28 Oct 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Jan 1938, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 31 years)
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F2706	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  CLEMMER, Sophia, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Holtzwarth, was born Jan. 27, 1867, in Woolwich Twp., Ont.; passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ervin Cressman, Kitchener, Ont., after a brief illness; aged 89 y. 1 m. 26 d. She lived in St. Jacobs, Ont., until she moved to the home of her daughter and son-in-law in Kitchener. She was married to Isaac Clemmer who predeceased her in 1930. One foster son also predeceased her. Surviving are one son, Allan, Waterloo; and one daughter, Jemima - Mrs. Ervin Cressman, Kitchener; one sister, Mrs. Barbara Schmidt, Preston (now Cambridge); 7 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren. She became a Christian in her youth and united with the Mennonite Church of which she remained a faithful member until her death. Funeral services were conducted at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home in Kitchener on March 27, with Roy S. Koch in charge. Interment was made in the Cressman cemetery at Breslau. Gospel Herald - Volume XLIX , Number 16 - April 17, 1956-page 383, 384

  
  

• 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..., 452. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 11814-91. Isaac Klemmer [s/b Clemmer], 26, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, occ. Farmer, s/o Barbara [Sherk] & Jacob Klemmer, married Sophia Holzward s/b Holtzworth, 24, b. Woolwich, res. Woolwich, d/o Barbara & George Holzward, witn: Paul Martin & David Martin, Woolwich, on 24 November 1891, at Woolwich [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 11814-91. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-6 Page 6. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 2 Page 67. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 34. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, April 17, 1956 - Obituary of Sophia Clemmer. [S342] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Div. 5 Page 1. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Woolwich Twp. 1921 Sub Dist. 14 Page 19. [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link . In loving memory/ Isaac Clemmer/ 1865-1930/ his wife/ Sophia Holtzworth/ 1867-1956/ At rest/ Clemmer [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. George Holzwarth, mason of Waterloo Twp., married 21 Oct 1855 Berlin by banns to Barbara Schwind of Waterloo Twp., wit: Andrew Schwind of Waterloo, & Catherine of ?

  
  

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  Born - 27 Jan 1867 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Servant - 1881 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 24 Nov 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 25 Mar 1956 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth