William Henry Gehman^[1]

1883 - 1965  (81 years)

• Name	William Henry Gehman
  Born	2 Jul 1883	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Harry Gehman
  Occupation	1901	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer Son
  Occupation	1903	Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	farmer
  Eby ID Number	00037-3038.9
  Died	1965	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 5]
  Buried	Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 5]
  Person ID	I938	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Abraham Gehman,   b. 14 Jun 1845, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Jan 1934  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Rellinger,   b. 19 Jun 1845, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Jun 1916  (Age 70 years)
  Married	6 Oct 1865	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Family ID	F1551	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann Gingerich,   b. 12 Aug 1879, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1959  (Age 79 years)
  Married	15 Jul 1903	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Children	1. Myrtle Gehman,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Adelaide Maude Gehman,   b. 22 May 1907, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Feb 1994, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)   3. Estella Ruth "Stella" Gehman,   b. 21 Sep 1910, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Feb 1985, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)   4. Carrie A. Gehman,   b. 1912, Of, Doon, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1980  (Age 68 years)   5. Floyd Gehman,   b. 10 Jan 1919, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Aug 1977, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 58 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F31541	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  William H. Gehman - By Record Staff Writer - PRESTON - William Harry Gehman, RR 1, Blair, died Tuesday at Golden Years nursing home here. He was 82. Mr. Gehman was born in North Dumfries Township and had been a Iife-long resident in this district where he farmed for many years. He had lived retired since 1960. He was a member of Knox Presbyterian Church. He was predeceased by his wife, the former Mary Ann Gingrich, in 1959. Surviving is one son, Floyd of RR 6, Guelph; four daughters, Mrs. Walter (Adelaide) McDonald, Mrs. Joseph (Carrie) Gallagher and Myrtle all of Preston and Mrs. Lorne (Stella) Marshall, RR 1, Blair. The body is at the Barthel-Stager Funeral Home where the funeral will be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. Committal service will be in Park Lawn Chapel. Interment will be in Blair cemetery. Rev. A. H. Vair of Knox Presbyterian Church will officiate. Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  
  

• 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..., 671. [S180] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1901, Dumfries (North) B-5 Page 1. [S34] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Blair CC#4501 Internet Link. Gehman/ Harry Gehman/ 1883-1965/ his beloved wife/ Mary Ann Gingrich/ 1878-1959 [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. William H. Gehman Born: Dumfries Age: 21 Est. Birth: abt 1882 Father: Abraham Gehman Mother: Marian Rettinger married Mary A Gingerich Age:: 24 Est. Birth: abt 1879 Born: Doon Father: Abraham S. Gingerich Mother: Mary Holm married 15 Jul 1903 Marriage Place: Waterloo [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of William H. Gehman. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Abraham B. Gehmann Birth Place: North Dumfries RESIDENCE: North Dumfries Age: 20 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1845 Father Name: Solomon Mother Name: Mad. Spouse Name: Maria A. Rellinger Spouse's Age: 20 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1845 Spouse Father Name: Mathias Spouse Mother Name: Maria Marriage Date: 24 Oct 1865 Marriage County: Waterloo

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 Jul 1883 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer Son - 1901 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1903 - Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 15 Jul 1903 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 1965 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth