Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Rudolph W. Dettweiler[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1807 - 1889  (82 years)


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    Rudolph W. Dettweiler
    Rudolph W. Dettweiler

  • Name Rudolph W. Dettweiler 
    Born 9 Aug 1807  , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
    Gender Male 
    Name Rudy Detweiler 
    Occupation 1851  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    farmer 
    Occupation 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Farmer 
    Residence 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Farmer 
    Occupation 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Gentleman 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00029-2252 
    Grave Photograph - Find A Grave Gravestone of Rudolph Detweiler 
    Died 15 Dec 1889  Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 9, 12, 13, 14
    Buried Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 14
    Person ID I22651  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Rudolph Detweiler,   b. 13 Feb 1771, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Anna M. Wanner,   b. 9 Nov 1776, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 1814, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years) 
    Family ID F3903  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Susannah Bingeman,   b. 19 Oct 1811, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Apr 1892, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 8 Jul 1832  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    Children 
     1. John B. Detweiler,   b. 6 Apr 1833, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Oct 1906, Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     2. Hannah B. Detweiler,   b. 9 May 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 May 1916, Burr Oak, St. Joseph, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     3. Rev. Henry B. Detweiler,   b. 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Dec 1897, Midland, Fauquier, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
     4. Jonas B. Dettweiler,   b. 28 Apr 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 1921  (Age 83 years)
     5. Lovina Detweiler,   b. 1 Jan 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jan 1923  (Age 83 years)
     6. Elias B. Dettweiler,   b. 6 Jun 1841, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jan 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     7. Noah B. Detweiler,   b. 7 Dec 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jul 1919, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     8. Susannah Detweiler,   b. 12 Feb 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 1900  (Age 54 years)
     9. Magdalena "Lena" Dettweiler,   b. 19 Dec 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Sep 1926, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     10. Anna Dettweiler,   b. 31 Dec 1848, Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 May 1922, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     11. Esther "Hettie" Detweiler,   b. 21 Feb 1851, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Dec 1936, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     12. Rudolph B. Detweiler,   b. 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Sep 1942, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     13. Elizabeth Detweiler,   b. 10 Aug 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Sep 1888, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years)
     14. Mary B. Detweiler,   b. 22 Nov 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1935, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F4232  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Rudolph Detweiler," the third in family, was born August 9th, 1807, in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He was married to Susannah Bingeman who was born February 5th, 1812, died April 5th, 1892, Shortly after their marriage they moved on a farm near Bloomingdale where they resided until his death which took place December 15th, 1889."

      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.].

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      DETWEILER.-On the 15th of December, in Bloomingdale, Waterloo Co., Ontario, Bro. Rudolph Detweiler, aged 82 years, 4 months and 6 days. He was born on the 9th of August 1807 in Montgomery Co., Pa. His father and grandfather were also called Rudolph. He was married on the 8th of July 1832 to Susan Bingeman who now survives him, but who is much afflicted and entirely helpless. They had 6 sons and 8 daughters, all of whom except one, are living, and there were 63 grandchildren, 47 living, and 14 great-grandchildren-3 living. May God bless the aged widowed sister and her children in their bereavement.

      Herald of Truth, Vol. XXVII, Number 1, January 1, 1890 - page 13, 14, 15

  • Sources 
    1. [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..., 599.

    2. [S173] Ancestry.com.

    3. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 010837-79.
      Noah B. Detweiler, 35, occ. Farmer, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, s/o Rudolph & Susanna married Anna Weber, 26 b. Waterloo Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, d/o Benjamin & Anna, witn L.B. Clemens & H.E. Weber both of Waterloo Twp, 4 May 1879 in the Twp of Waterloo.

    4. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 010827-79.
      Enos Snyder, 23, occ. Carpenter, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, s/o Moses & Hannah married Elizabeth Detweiler, 23, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, d/o Rudolph & Susannah , witn Nelson & Elizabeth Bowman both of Waterloo Twp, 25 February 1879 in the Twp of Waterloo.

    5. [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..., 267.

    6. [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..., 513.

    7. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851.

    8. [S168] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1871, Div 2, Page 52.

    9. [S32] News - Herald of Truth, January 1, 1890 - Obituary of Rudolph Detweiler.

    10. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 1 Page 20.

    11. [S1887] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (North Division), Div 7 Page 48.

    12. [S2545] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Township North 1891, Section 1 page 37.

    13. [S226] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery CC#4581 Internet Link.
      Rudolph W. Dettweiler/ Born/ Aug. 9, 1807/ Died Dec. 15, 1889/ Aged 82 Yrs. 4 Mo. 6 D's/ Farewell my wife and children all/ From your father Christ doth call/ Mourn not for me it is in vain/ To call me to your sight again

    14. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19450258/rudolph-w.-dettweiler.

    15. [S32] News - Herald of Truth, May 1, 1892 - Obituary of Suannah Bingeman.

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Aug 1807 - , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 8 Jul 1832 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - farmer - 1851 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Gentleman - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Dec 1889 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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