Emanuel Witmer^[1]

1841 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Emanuel Witmer
  Born	26 Mar 1841	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Rsrch. Note
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Agricultural Laborer
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Dunkard
  Residence	1868	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Occupation	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Tunker
  Eby ID Number	00135-8314
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I3606	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Joseph Witmer,   b. 11 Jul 1812, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Nov 1896, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Susannah Groh,   b. 9 Oct 1817, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Jan 1849, Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 31 years)
  Married	31 Dec 1835	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 8]
  Family ID	F262093	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Joseph Witmer,   b. 11 Jul 1812, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Nov 1896, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Catherine Sherk,   b. 1 Apr 1826, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Jul 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  alt. marriage	24 May 1852
  Married	24 Aug 1852	Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 9, 10, 11]
  Family ID	F262094	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Timm,   b. 29 May 1841, , , Germany ,   d. 3 Jan 1925, Fordwich, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Married	28 Feb 1868	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Children	1. Dianna Witmer,   b. 1867, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Simon P. Witmer,   b. 5 Aug 1869, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Evangeline "Angeline" "Angela" Witmer,   b. 26 Mar 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Jun 1917  (Age 46 years)   4. Allan Witmer,   b. 7 Apr 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Irvin Witmer,   b. 27 Jul 1873, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Cyrus Witmer,   b. 8 May 1875, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Noah Witmer,   b. 25 Nov 1876, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 161   8. William Witmer,   b. 3 Jul 1878, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Wesley Witmer,   b. 15 May 1881, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F1177	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Emanuel Witmer, "was born March 26th, 1841. He is married to Mary Timm and resides in Howick Township, Huron County, Ontario, where he is engaged in farming. His family consists of eight 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.].

  
  

• 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..., 733. [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..., 679. [S216] Census - ON, Huron - 1901, Howick d-5 Page 10. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851. gives age and country of birth [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 2 Page 51. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Emmanuel Witmer, 27, res. Waterloo, b. Waterloo, son of Joseph & Susanna (Groh), married 28 Feb 1868 Maria Timm, 21, res. Blenheim, b. Germany, daughter of August & Sophia (Stein) [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 11 Page 74. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 7 Jan 1836:18. ca 8 days ago Wm. Scollick m. Joseph Witmer, son of Abraham Witmer to Susanna Groh, daughter of John Groh, all of Waterloo Tp. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Joseph Witmer, joiner of Waterloo Twp. married 24 Aug 1852 at Greenbush by license to Catharine Scherk. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Frederick W. Bindemann, Minister of The United Lutheran and German Reformed Protestant Church, Greenbush, Waterloo Twp., 1 Jan. 1852 - 1 Jan. 1853 #226. 1 [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 3 Page 22.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 Mar 1841 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Agricultural Laborer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Dunkard - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1868 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 28 Feb 1868 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Tunker - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth