Rev. Joseph Wilhelm^[1]

1852 - 1941  (88 years)

• Name	Joseph Wilhelm
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	30 May 1852	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Interesting	accident, story, misfortune
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Evangelical
  Occupation	1875	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmer
  Misfortune	1941
  	killed in car accident
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-220795
  Died	27 Apr 1941	North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Buried	North Easthope Reformed Mennonite Church, North Easthope, Perth Co., Ontario   [4, 5]
  Person ID	I220795	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Johann Peter "Peter" Wilhelm,   b. 12 Jan 1819, Landkreis Kassel, Hessen, Germany ,   d. 25 Oct 1896, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Anna Barbara "Barbara" Wittig,   b. 13 May 1827, , Hessen, Germany ,   d. 13 Apr 1906, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Married	1842	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Family ID	F211609	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Peter Wilhelm,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Barbara,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F285789	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Magdalena "Mattie" Roth,   b. 16 Jul 1856, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Apr 1928  (Age 71 years)
  Married	11 Apr 1875	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Wilhelm   2. Magdalena Wilhelm,   b. 1878, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Abraham Wilhelm,   b. Feb 1885, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Joseph Wilhelm,   b. 12 Dec 1891, , Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Dec 1971, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)   5. Ida Wilhelm,   b. 2 Jul 1899, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Mar 1969, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F43946	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  North Easthope Man Fatally Injured In Car Accident Joseph Wilhem Almost Instantly Killed When Car Overturns A fatal automobile accident occurred in North Easthope near Ratzburg on Sunday afternoon in which Mr. Joseph Wilhem, an esteemed pioneer resident of the Township, lost his life. The car in which he was a passenger skidded in loose gravel and turned over. Others in the car were his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Moses Rupp and Miss Gladys Fink, all of Kitchener. They escaped with minor injuries. Mr. Wilhelm suffered a fractured spine and died almost immediately from shock. The car is said to have been driven by Mr. Rupp. The aged man, who was in his 89th year, had spent the winter with his daughter in Kitchener and they were on their way to his own home in North Easthope when the accident occurred. The late Mr. Wilhelm was born in Wilmot Township on May 30, 1852, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Peter Wilhelm. Following his marriage in 1875, to Mattie Roth of North Easthope, he settled in that township, purchasing the farm now occupied by his son, Hardie near Amulree. The deceased was well known and highly esteemed in the district. He farmed for many years and was also a minister of the Reformed Mennonite church, having served the congregation at Amulree, Kingwood and Hostetler's, near New Hamburg. He had lived retired for some years owing to failing health. His wife predeceased him in 1928. Surviving are three sons, Joseph of South Easthope, Abraham and Hardy of North Easthope, five daughters, Mrs. Moses Rupp, Mrs. Reuben Baker and Mrs. Harry Cook, all of Kitchener, Mrs. Charles Fink of North Easthope and Mrs. Gordon Steiner of Mount Cory, Ohio, two sisters, Mrs. John Dahmer of New Hamburg and Mrs. John D. Schmidt of Tavistock and two brothers, David of Hampstead and Moses of North Easthope. The funeral was held on Wednesday afternoon. A private service was held at his late home, North Easthope, at 1: 30, followed by public service at the Reformed Mennonite Church, North Easthope. Burial was made in the adjoining cemetery. Kitchener Daily Record 28 Apr 1941

  
  

• Sources

  [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 9233-75. Joseph Helhelm (s/b Wilhelm), 23, occ. Farmer, b. Wilmot twp., res. same, s/o Peter & Barbara Wilhelm (sic), married Magdalena Roth, 19, b. Wilmot twp., res. same, d/o Christian & Magdalena, witn: Joseph Roth & Enos Hunsperger, both of Wilmot twp., 11 April 1875 at Wilmot Church, Wilmot [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 5 Page 33. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Pg. 119. [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, Obituary of Joseph Wilhelm - 28 Apr 1941. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, N., America, N., County, P., Corner, M., & Cemetery, N. (1852). Rev Joseph Wilhelm (1852-1941) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 30 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84303716/joseph-wilhelm. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852. Peter Wilhelm, Fanner, To Anna B~ Wittig, Both Of W~. Rev. Bindemann. Wit. Franz Bussenberger, Shoemaker And William Bussenberger, Shoemaker, Both Of Queens Bush

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 30 May 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1875 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 11 Apr 1875 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 27 Apr 1941 - North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - North Easthope Reformed Mennonite Church, North Easthope, Perth Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth