1879 - 1960 (80 years)
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Name |
John Wesley Witmer |
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Rev. |
Born |
27 May 1879 |
Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] |
Gender |
Male |
FindAGrave |
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13892587 |
Name |
J. Wesley Witmer |
Residence |
1891 |
Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [7] |
Dunkard |
Occupation |
1901 |
Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [4] |
Farm Laborer |
Occupation |
1911 |
New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [6] |
Farmer |
Residence |
1911 |
New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [6] |
Mennonite |
Residence |
1929 |
Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [8] |
Eby ID Number |
00003-605.9 |
Died |
14 Feb 1960 |
Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [3] |
Buried |
Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [3] |
Person ID |
I21989 |
Generations |
Last Modified |
6 Apr 2024 |
Father |
Isaac Witmer, b. 3 Apr 1842, Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 10 Jan 1929, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 86 years) |
Mother |
Leah Bear, b. 2 Sep 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 17 Aug 1908 (Age 68 years) |
Married |
5 Nov 1867 |
, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [8, 9] |
Family ID |
F1163 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 |
Mary Adah "Ada" Bechtel, b. 12 Sep 1890, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 25 Oct 1944, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 54 years) |
Last Modified |
7 Apr 2024 |
Family ID |
F3236 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 2 |
Almeda Hallman, b. 25 Dec 1878, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 5 Dec 1920, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 41 years) |
Children |
| 1. Vernon H. Witmer, b. 25 Jul 1902, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 20 Sep 1989, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 87 years) |
| 2. Luella Mae Witmer, b. 22 May 1904, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 13 Mar 1980, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 75 years) |
| 3. Grace Viola Witmer, b. Sep 1906, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 4. Edward Hubert Witmer, b. 24 Nov 1908, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 2001 (Age 92 years) |
| 5. William Erwin Witmer, b. 1911, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 28 Feb 1979, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 68 years) |
| 6. John Eldon Witmer, b. 17 Oct 1914, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 19 Mar 2014, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 99 years) |
| 7. Melvin Witmer, b. Abt 1916, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 8. Morgan Ray Witmer, b. 24 Dec 1917, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 26 Jan 1919 (Age 1 years) |
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Last Modified |
7 Apr 2024 |
Family ID |
F5695 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 3 |
Selina Knechtel, b. 1 Oct 1877, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 10 Nov 1933, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 56 years) |
Married |
10 Jan 1922 [2] |
Last Modified |
7 Apr 2024 |
Family ID |
F5696 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 4 |
Minnie Frances Langille, b. 1 Jul 1893, Stellarton, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia , d. 26 May 1959, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 65 years) |
Last Modified |
7 Apr 2024 |
Family ID |
F15232 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- Witmer, J. Wesley, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Witmer, died at Hespeler, Ont., Feb. 14, 1960, after a lengthy illness; aged 80 y. 8 m. 18 d. He was married four times and his wives (Almeda Hallman, Selina Knechtel, Ada Bechtel, and Minnie Brooks) predeceased him. A son also preceded him in death. Surviving are 5 sons (William and Eldon, Kitchener; Vernon, Petersburg; Edward, Hespeler; and Melvin, Waterloo), 2 daughters (Luella--Mrs. Vernon Schott, Kitchener; and Grace--Mrs. Lloyd Sider, Wainfleet), one brother, 3 sisters 37 grandchildren, and 50 great-grandchildren. For 18 years he was superintendent of the Sunday school. In 1916 he was ordained deacon for the Latschar Church at Manheim and in 1922 was ordained as minister for the church, where he served as pastor until 1939. Later he moved to Hespeler and served as pastor of the Wanner congregation for 11 years. In his later years the conference appointed him as pastor of the Fairview Home for the aged at Preston. He served the Ontario Conference for many years on the Bible School Board and on the Rural Mission board, now known as the Mission Board of Ontario. Funeral services were held at the Erb Street Mennonite Church. Waterloo, in charge of Osiah Horst and J. B. Martin; burial at Latschar near Manheim.
Gospel Herald - March 15, 1960 - Vol. LIII, No.11 - page 246, 247
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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..., 187.
- [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Selina Knechtel - Witmer.
- [S49] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Latschaw Mennonite CC#4560 [now Mannheim Mennonite] Internet Link.
J. Wesley Witmer/ born May 27, 1879/ died Feb. 14, 1960/ in his 81st year/ Almeda Hallman/ beloved wife of/ J. Wesley Witmer/ born Dec. 25, 1878/ died Dec. 5, 1920/ in her 42nd year/ Witmer North: Selina/ Knechtel/ wife of/ J.W. Witmer/ born/ Oct. 1, 1887/ died/ Nov. 10, 1933
- [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-2 Page 12.
- [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 3 Page 39.
- [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 12 Page 4.
- [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 12.
- [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Isaac Witmer February 28, 1929.
- [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
Isaac Wittmer, 25, res. Guelph tp, b. Guelph tp, son of Abraham & Katharina, married 9 Nov 1867 Lea Baer, 28, res. Waterloo, b. Waterloo, daughter of John & Nancy
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| Born - 27 May 1879 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Residence - Dunkard - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Occupation - Farm Laborer - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Occupation - Farmer - 1911 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Died - 14 Feb 1960 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Buried - - Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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