Isaac Oberholtzer^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1838 - 1887  (48 years)

• Name	Isaac Oberholtzer
  Born	24 May 1838	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1863	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Occupation	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Labourer
  Residence	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00086-5060
  Died	24 Feb 1887	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 11, 12, 13]
  	Cause: consumption
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11, 14]
  Person ID	I15595	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Rev. Jacob M. Oberholtzer,   b. 30 Mar 1800, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 14 Jan 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Hannah Erb,   b. 25 Jan 1813, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Nov 1894, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Married	9 Jan 1831  [1, 6, 9, 15, 16]
  Family ID	F1021	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann Wismer,   b. 20 May 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Feb 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Married	20 Sep 1863	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Children	1. David Schlichter Oberholtzer,   b. 28 Aug 1865, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 May 1955, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)   2. Lydia Ann Oberholtzer,   b. 15 Sep 1867, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Oct 1926  (Age 59 years)   3. Joseph Albert Oberholtzer,   b. 27 Nov 1869, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Feb 1940, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States  (Age 70 years)   4. Mary Ann Oberholtzer,   b. 1 Jan 1872, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Apr 1942, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)   5. Isaac Henry Oberholtzer,   b. 2 Mar 1875, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Aug 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F3962	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Isaac Oberholtzer, "was born May 24th, 1838. He was married to Mary Wismer. They resided in Berlin where he died February 24th, 1887, leaving a family of five children" 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.]. ___________________ OBERHOLTZER - On the 24th of February, in Berlin, Waterlook county, Ontario, of consumption, Bro. Isaac Oberholtzer, aged 48 years and 9 months. He was buried on the 26th at Eby's meeting-house in Berlin. Services by Noah Stauffer and Samuel Bowman from 2 Tim. 4: 6-8 and Rom. 8: 1. He leaves a deeply bereaved wife and five children to mourn the death of a dearly beloved husband and father. May God in his love and mercy comfort the bereaved sister and children. Herald of Truth , Vol. XXIV, Number 6, March 15, 1887 - Page 94, 95

  
  

• 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..., 636. [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..., 664. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011908-91. David S. Oberholtzer, 25, occ. Labourer, b. Canada, res. Berlin, s/o Isaac Oberholtzer & Mary Wismer, married Minnie Stephan, 21, b. Germany, res. Berlin, d/o August Stephan & Minnie Puscheck, , witn: F. Stephan of Berlin & Rev. J Wurster of Preston, 29 March 1891 at Berlin [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012338-94. Rudolph Theodore Hintz, 24, occ. Barber, b. Germany, res. Berlin, son of John Hintz and Augusta Trojan married Mary A. Oberholtzer, 22, b. Canada, res. Berlin, daughter of Isaac Oberholtzer and Mary Wismer, Witn: Isaac Oberholtzer and August Holtz of Berlin, 28 August (No Year Given) in Berlin [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..., 144. [S33] Bible - Oberholtzer, Jacob. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 21. Isaac OBERHOLZER Labourer Birthplace: Canada Age 14 Mennonite b. 24-May [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div 1 Page 72. [S1887] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (North Division), Div 3 Page 14. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Isaac Oberholzer, 25, res. Waterloo, b. Waterloo, son of Jacob and Hanna (Erb), married 20 Sept 1863 Marian Wismer, 19, res. Waterloo, b. Waterloo, daughter of David and Betsy (Weber) [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58524495/isaac-oberholtzer. [S32] News - Herald of Truth, Obituary of Isaac Oberholtzer - March 15, 1887. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Sec. 5 Page 8. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. [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..., 142. [S514] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1871, Sect. 1 Page 42.

  
  

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  Born - 24 May 1838 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1863 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 20 Sep 1863 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Labourer - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: consumption - 24 Feb 1887 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth