James Taylor

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-145065
• Occupation: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Retired Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; R. Presb.

James married Agnes Richards Aug 1832, St. Vigeans, Arbroath, , Angus, Scotland. Agnes (daughter of David Richards and Isabel Taylor) was born 26 Sep 1810, Tower Nook, Arbroath, , Angus, Scotland; was christened 30 Sep 1810, St. Vigeans, Arbroath, , Angus, Scotland; died 21 Apr 1907, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Baxter Uttley
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-33210
• Birth: 4 Nov 1836, Quebec City, , Quebec, Canada
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

Notes:

Mrs. Samuel Uttley Died of Heart Failure

END CAME WHOLLY UNEXPECTEDLY

The death of Mrs. Samuel Uttley occurred at noon to-day in Doon, of heart failure. She had been ill for several days from an attack of La Grippe but it caused no apprehension to the members of her family. The attending physician noted that her heart's action was somewhat weak, but did not consider the symptoms dangerous. She slept well during the greater part of Monday night. This forenoon there was nothing alarming outwardly in her condition. But at noon she passed peacefully from life unto death.

The deceased wife and mother was in her 77th year and leaves a husband, three sons and three daughters to mourn her departure. The daughters are Miss Annie of Hamilton; Mrs. Mary Parr, of Connecticut; Miss Edith of Doon. The sons are John J. of Stettler, Alberta, James T. of Doon and W. V. Uttley of Berlin.

Mrs. Uttley was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Taylor and was born in Quebec city, shortly after the arrival of her parents from Arbroath, Scotland in 1837. The family afterwards located in Paisley Block, Guelph, where she resided until she reached womanhood and wedded. They took up their residence at Elmira and lived there many years, before removing to Doon.

She had all the virtues and strength of a good Scotch mother. Industrious to a degree, thrifty and self-sacrificing for her children -- prizing education as a great gift, and ambitious for her offspring. She was a modest, God-fearing woman who made not overly many friends but was true as steel to those she made. Two of her daily admonitions stand out: "Be a good boy" and "Make Spare". The day on which she is to be laid to rest has not yet been decided upon. Probably it will be Thursday.

Berlin News Record, Tuesday March 16, 1915, page 2

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GOLDEN WEDDING

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Uttley of Doon, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary today, surrounded by their children and descendants and close friends.

They were wedded in Paisley Block, near Guelph, on Dec. 5, 1862, by Rev. J. Ball, a Presbyterian clergyman of Guelph. Mrs. Uttley's maiden name was Mary Taylor, and she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Taylor. She was born at Quebec on November 1st, 1836, shortly after the arrival of her father's family from Scotland. Mr. Uttley was born at Whitacker, Norfolkshire, Eng., on Dec. 23rd, 1837.

The bridesmaid at the wedding of fifty years ago was Miss Jane Christman of Elmira. The groomsman was Mr. George Tuck, of Clifford. Mrs. Christman attended the golden wedding festivity; Mr. Tuck's health prevented his attendance.

Mr. and Mrs. Utley resided in Elmira for the first twenty years of their married life. Later they removed to Peel Township for five years, after which they took up their residence in Doon, where they have lived for the past twenty-five years.

Their union was blessed with eight children, of whom six are living. They are John, of Settler, Alta.; Mrs. Harry Parr, of Pascoag, R.I.; Edith at home; Annie, James and William, of Berlin. Sixteen grandchildren are numbered among her descendants.

At 3 o'clock today, the Rev. Jos. James of Berlin, read a golden wedding service and wished the participants many further years of health and happiness. The assembled relatives and friends joined in offering congratulations and good wishes.

The celebrants were made the recipients of numerous gifts to mark the event. - Ex.


Elmira Advertiser 12 Dec 1912

Mary married Samuel S. Uttley 5 Dec 1862, Paisley Block, Guelph Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada. Samuel (son of William Uttley and Ann Girling) was born 23 Dec 1837, Wheatacre, , Norfolk, England; died 5 Sep 1921, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-145069
• Occupation: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Labourer
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; R. Presb.
• Residence: 1907, Selkirk, , Manitoba, Canada

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-114779
• Residence: 1868, Egremont Township, Grey Co., Ontario
• Occupation: 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mason

James married Mary Bristow 4 Feb 1868, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of John Bristow and Sarah Streeter) was born CALC 10 Jul 1840, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Feb 1893, Brandon, , Manitoba, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-145070
• Occupation: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Labourer
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; R. Presb.
• Residence: 1907, Cartwright, , Manitoba, Canada

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• Interesting: pioneer, story
• Name: Jane Smart Christman
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-96794
• Residence: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

Notes:

Jane Christman Celebrates Her 87th Birthday

On Sunday, January 25, Mrs. Jane Christman, one of the oldest residents of Elmira, celebrated her 87th birthday. Mrs. Christman , who is the second oldest resident in town, was born in Guelph, a daughter of Scotch emigrants, the late Mr. and Mrs. James Taylor. The latter, known as "Grandma Taylor" here where she lived for a number of years, reached the ripe old age of 87 years. Mrs. Jane Christman was born on Robert Burns birthday and is of Scotch descent and to her one are better than "our ain folk" and anyone who can relate a good Scotch story captivates her fancy immediately.

Before her marriage she visited relatives here and met her husband, the late John Christman and on January 7, 1867, their marriage took place at her home in Guelph, the Rev. W.S. Ball performing the ceremony. After the formalities, the bridal couple, relatives and guests drove by horses and sleighs to Elmira where a fowl supper was served at Vogt's hotel, which stood where the fire station now is. As was the custom then, they danced and made merry in the hall above the hotel till the "wee sma' hours of the morning."

Mr. and Mrs. Christman took up residence in their home here, which was a dwelling and is now occupied by Eassy's fruit store. At that time, Mrs. Christman says, there were no lights or sidewalks and in the evenings people carried lanterns.

Six children were born to them and they proved a blessing, especially after the death of their father 52 years ago. At the time of Mr. Christman's death, the oldest child was 11 and the youngest less than a year old. Through perserverance and the assistance of a benevolent society for several years the mother gained a livelihood for her family.

In keeping with her nationality, her favorite dishes are Scotch and her "Scotch bread" is known for miles. Her own opinion of her friends is "everyone is nice and good and I haven't any enemies." In all her years she never remembered times when there was such a depression as the present one.

A number of her old friends for years back gather with her each birthday. This year the gathering took place on Saturday January 24th. Mrs. Christman is enjoying good health, has her second sight, can thread a needle by lamplight, and has good hearing.

The Elmira Signet, Front Page, January 29, 1931


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MOTHER BEREAVED TWICE IN FEW DAYS

News of Death of Last Surviving Member of Family Held Back For Fear of Too Great a Shock

The two last surviving children of Mrs. Jane Christman's family of seven children passed away within several days of each other. Word was received this week of the death and burial of her son Philip H. Christman at Denver, Colorado, following a paralytic stroke. He was widely known in mercantile circles there. Mrs. Christman was informed of her son's death this week. Word of the death of her daughter, Agnes Christman, who was well-known in town, reached here on Tuesday but was not passed on to Mrs. Christman immediately for fear that news of the deaths of her last two children within such a short time of each other and so sudden would be too much.

The funeral service of Miss Agnes Christman was held at 10: 30 Thursday morning from the Dreisinger Funeral Home. Interment was made in the family plot in Elmira. Rev. J. Ure Stewart conducted the funeral services.

The account of the death of Philip Christman as recorded in a Denver paper was as follows:

"Mr. Christman was born in Elmira, Ontario on March 22, 1876. He came to Denver 27 years ago and had lived here since. He was a member of Masonic Lodge No. 80 A.F. and A.M. He is survived by his wife and a daughter of Denver, his mother, Mrs. Jane Christman, and a sister, Agnes, of Elmira. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday afternoon at the Olinger Mortuary, Speer boulevard and Sherman street. Burial will be in Fairmont Cemetery."

The death of Miss Agnes Christman took place at the Old People's Home in Kitchener. Deceased was born in Elmira on September 13, 1872. Her death followed a short illness of flu which later developed into pneumonia. On Monday she expressed a wish to have her mother come to see her, but owing to Mrs. Christman's age, which is nearly 90, it was thought advisable for her not to go.

Elmira Signet, Front Page, January 11, 1934

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Celebrates Her 90th Birthday - Mrs. Jane Christman Now Ninety Years Old; Came to Elmira in 1867

Today Mrs. Jane Christman is celebrating the ninetieth anniversary of her birth, surrounded by a group of friends and well wishers. She was born in Paisley Block, near Guelph, on January 25, 1844, the daughter of James and Agnes Taylor, Scottish pioneers. On January 1, 1867, she was married at her home to John Christman of Elmira. After the ceremony the bridal couple, relatives and friends drove in sleighs to Elmira and partook of a fowl dinner at Vogt's hotel, which stood where now is the fire hall. After the wedding feast the company danced till the "wee, sma' hours". Their first home was in a dwelling that rested where the Eassy fruit store stands.

Elmira was then a diminutive village of a few hundred inhabitants; had no sidewalks nor street lights, and when the neighbors visited one another they carried lanterns. The people were kind and sociable and welcomed the Scottish lassie to their midst.

Mr. and Mrs. Christman were the parents of six children. Her husband passed away in 1879, when their oldest child was eleven years and the youngest fewer than twelve months old. Yet by perserverance and the generosity of friends and a fraternal society she was enabled to raise her brood and live to see them develop into respectable men and women.

For sixty-seven years her home has been a meeting place of mothers and of their daughters for the interchange of town news over a cup of tea, at which she often served her famous Scottish "short bread". Many at home and abroad speak of her as "Aunt Jane" and one of her chief pleasures is the receipt of calls and letters from boys and girls who have gone away and made names for themselves in various walks of life.

For a number of years her mother, "Grandma Taylor", lived with Mrs. Christman and set her a good example by passing the ninety-seventh milestone of life.

While Mrs. Christman's cup of affliction has been full and often brimmed over, she has borne her trials with fortitude. As related by The Signet last week, she recently was bereaved of her last surviving son and daughter. The main purpose of today's birthday party is to console her and strengthen her to say:"Thy Will be done".

Many happier returns of the day, Mrs. Christman.


Elmira Signet, Front Page, January 25, 1934

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Obituary of Jane Taylor Christman

A highly respected resident of Elmira in the person of Jane Taylor Christman, commonly known as "Aunt Jane", passed away early on Friday morning after being ill for some time.

She was born in Guelph in 1844 and was married to John Christman in 1867. She had been a resident of Elmira for 68 years. Through her likeable disposition she had made a host of friends who invariably gathered to extend her wishes on her birthday during the declining years of her life.

Her husband and seven children, Victor, Walter, John, Philip, David, Margaret and Agnes predeceased her.

The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at 2: 00 o'clock from her late home on Mill Street. Rev. G. Little was in charge of the services. Interment was made in the Elmira Cemetery.

The pallbearers were Messrs. George Christman, Jacob Conrad, John Christman and Harry Weichel. Among those from a distance attending the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Smith, Mr. Jardine Christman of Toronto, Mr and Mrs. Trimble of Weston, Mr. Jardine and Mr. and Mrs. A. Noxon of Kitchener and Mr. and Mrs. C. Jansen of Kitchener.


The Elmira Signet 26 Sep 1935 pg 2

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Jane Smart Taylor was named after her step grandmother Jean Smart who married her grandfather John Taylor in 1815.

Jane married John C. Christman 1 Jan 1867, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada. John (son of Heinrich "Henry" Christman and Katherina "Catherine" Kehart) was born 13 May 1846, , Ontario, Canada; died 20 Feb 1879, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-145080
• Occupation: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Labourer
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; R. Presb.

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• Name: Ann Hood Hayden
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-145079
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; R. Presb.
• Residence: 1915, Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada

Ann — Henry Hayden. Henry was born 1853, Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-292126
• Occupation: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
• Residence: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Residence: 1907, Yorkton, , Saskatchewan, Canada

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• Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region: , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Waterloo Region Hall of Fame
• Name: Ben Uttley
• Residence: 20 Ellen St. E., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-127128P
• Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Editor
• Elected Office: 1905, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; councillor - Kitchener
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Printer Manager
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

Notes:

"William "Ben" Uttley in 1893 bought the struggling Berlin Daily Telegraph and two months later launched the Daily Record , now the Record.

Born in Elmira, he was educated at the local public school, the Berlin High School and the Toronto Business College. He began his active newspaper work with the St. Louis, Missouri, Chronicle.

Uttley was intensely interested in civic affairs and served as a member of the city council. He was one of the charter members of the Waterloo Historical Society, collected much historical data and published a History of Kitchener in 1939.

In 1919 he sold the News Record to W.D. Euler and W.J. Motz and returned to Elmira where he purchased the Elmira Signet."

Waterloo County Hall of Fame website 2009

https://www.region.waterloo.on.ca/WEB/Region.nsf/8ef02c0fded0c82a85256e590071a3ce/D22EE171F2AA335185256B0A004D7B4C?OpenDocument

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W. V. Uttley Former Signet Editor Passes

NEWSPAPERMAN WHO DEVELOPED KITCHENER DAILY-RECORD. FIFTY YEARS A MASON.

In his eightieth year, William V. Uttley, passed away at his home in Elmira on Thursday evening, May 25^th. Up until the past few months he had enjoyed very good health, but recently he began to fail, until his passing this week. For the past twenty-five years was a continuous resident of Elmira and he was a familiar figure about town as he enjoyed taking long walks daily when the weather was fine.

Born in Elmira, Jan. 1, 1865, he received his early education in Kitchener and went through as a school teacher and taught for three years at Doon. At this time he entered the newspaper business with the old Berlin Publishing Company and later was its editor. It was through his efforts and business administration The News-Record became a daily newspaper twenty-five years ago.

In 1919 he sold out his controlling interest in the News-Record and came to Elmira to live and on Dec. 1^st, 1919 he purchased the Elmira Signet from George Klinck and became editor and proprietor of his home town newspaper. He retained the Signet only for a few years and sold out to Mr. Kester. Since that time he has lived retired.

He was an outstanding writer in his time and through all his years of retirement was intensely interested in newspaper work and development. His writing ability during retirement was chiefly directed to collecting historical data. He compiled and published a history of Kitchener which has been used as a reference book by many, tracing early historical events. An original member of the Waterloo Historical Society much credit can be given to the late Mr. Uttley for its present high standing and collection of historical data.

A Mason for fifty years, he was signally honoured the week previous to his death by being presented with a fifty-year membership jewel by members of the Grand Valley Lodge, Kitchener. A fitting ceremony had been planned by the lodge but due to Mr. Uttley's very poor health at the time, he was unable to attend.

The late Mr. Uttley was popularly known about Elmira as "Ben" and held in the highest esteem by a host of friends both young and old. While living to eighty years of age, he kept in close touch with world affairs and as well read on many subjects. Except for his hearing, he was in possession of all his faculties to the last. One fact might be mentioned which was a characteristic of the man was that his word once given in trust was strictly adhered to, as this seemed to be a very important side of his character. While engaged in newspaper work in Kitchener, he took an active interest in the city's welfare and served on the city council for a number of terms.

Those left to mourn their loss are his wife, formerly Sara Matthews of Doon; two daughters, Mrs. B.H. (Vera) Tanner, of Toronto and Mrs. Harry (Kathleen) Weichel of Elmira; one grandchild and two sisters, Miss A. Uttley of Kitchener and Mrs. Mary Parr of Detroit.

Funeral services were conducted from Dreisinger's Funeral Chapel on Monday afternoon with Rev. F. Malinsky of St. Paul's Lutheran Church officiating.

Elmira Signet, Thursday June 1, 1944, page 1

Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region:
William "Ben" Uttley in 1893 bought the struggling Berlin Daily Telegraph and two months later launched the Daily Record , now the Record.

Born in Elmira, he was educated at the local public school, the Berlin High School and the Toronto Business College. He began his active newspaper work with the St. Louis, Missouri, Chronicle.

Uttley was intensely interested in civic affairs and served as a member of the city council. He was one of the charter members of the Waterloo Historical Society, collected much historical data and published a History of Kitchener in 1939.

In 1919 he sold the News Record to W.D. Euler and W.J. Motz and returned to Elmira where he purchased the Elmira Signet.<sup>1a

1a</sup>Waterloo Region Hall of Fame

Elected Office:
Years Served: 1905-07, 1910-12, 1917-19

William married Sara Matthews 11 Sep 1889, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Sara (daughter of John Matthews and Mary Ann Baker) was born 8 Jan 1867, Great Rissington, Great Rissington, , Gloucestershire, England; died 11 Aug 1955, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: J H
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-238928

John married Katherine Dianne Ellis Near 23 Sep 1891, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Katherine (daughter of John Ellis Near and Elizabeth Jane Monahan) was born 14 Nov 1871, Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 13 Feb 1949, Big Valley, , Alberta, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-40728 
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

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• Name: Mary Jane Parr
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-375245
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

Mary married Henry Allen Parr 24 Dec 1894, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Henry (son of Henry Parr and Susan Greydon) was born 1867, Glenville, Cork, Munster, Ireland; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-91538
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Bookkeeper

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-91539
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbterian
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Spinner
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Balling, Flax Mill
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-114781
• Residence: 1900, Hubbard, Hubbard, Minnesota, United States

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-114782

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-114783

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-114784

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-114785

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-96796
• Occupation: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
• Residence: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Occupation: 1901, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer General
• Occupation: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Wine Clerk, Hotel
• Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

Notes:

After a protracted illness of a complication of diseases, there passed away at the home of his mother on Mill St., Henry Christman, son of Mrs. Jane Christman and the late John Christman. He was a great help to his mother and the sister that stays at home, and they will sorely feel the loss of him. Besides this sister, another sister, Mrs. Williams, of Dillon, Montana, and a brother, Mr. Philip Christman, of Denver, Colorado, mourn his departure. Deceased had reached the age of 46 years, 9 months and 25 days.

The funeral took place on Tuesday afternoon, Rev. J Strempfer and Rev. A. W. Craw officiating. The pall-bearers were six cousins of deceased, namely John, Oscar and George Christman and Fred, Henry and Emanuel Conrad.

Elmira Signet Sep 3 1914 pg 2

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• Name: J. W. Christman
• Name: Walter Christman
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-82220
• Occupation: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Dry Goods Clerk
• Occupation: 1891, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Dry Goods Merchant
• Residence: 1891, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Occupation: 1895, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; merchant
• Elected Office: 1901, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; councillor of Hespeler
• Occupation: 1901, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Dry Goods Merchant

Notes:

FUNERAL OF J. W. CHRISTMAN

The funeral of the late J. W. Christman of Hespeler was held on Friday afternoon. There was a large gathering of friends and relatives from near and far, who came to pay their last tributes of respect to one they esteemed in life. The suddenness of his taking-off made the blow doubly hard to bear, and Mrs. Christman consequently was prostrated with grief and unable to accompany her husband's remains even to the church. Had she been able to do so, the eulogy paid him by the pastor, Rev. Mr. Stewart, would have comforted her.

The pastor spoke of the deceased as a useful and energetic member of the Presbyterian church; a teacher in its Sunday School; one who desired to exercise his faith in everyday life, and one whom he was pleased to call a friend. His demise is a loss to both the church and community.

To those who knew the deceased as a commercial traveller only, he was liked for his kindly demeanor and the sunshine of his intercourse.

The Berlin News Record Thu, Apr 14, 1910 Page 9

James married Euphemia "Effie" Jardine 20 Jun 1895, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Euphemia (daughter of William Jardine and Jane Thompson) was born 24 Jun 1873, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Jan 1939, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States; was buried , Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Maggie Christman
• _FSFTID: KGVP-TGZ
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-114679
• Residence: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Occupation: 1901, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Tailor

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-96798
• Residence: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• House of Industry and Refuge: 1934, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; death

Notes:

Mother Bereaved Twice In Few Days

News Of Death of Last Surviving Member of Family Held Back For Fear of Too Great a Shock

The two last surviving children of Mrs. Jane Christman's family of seven children, passed away within several days of each other. Word was received this week of the death and burial of her son Philip H. Christman at Denver, Colorado, following a paralytic stroke. He was widely known in mercantile circles there. Mrs. Christman was informed of the son's death this week. Word of the death of her daughter, Agnes Christman, who was well-known in town, reached here on Tuesday but was not passed on to Mrs. Christman immediately for fear that news of the deaths of her last two children within such a short time of each other and so sudden would be too much.

The funeral service of Miss Agnes Christman was held at 10: 30 Thursday morning from the Dreisinger Funeral home. Interment was made in the family plot, in Elmira. Rev. J. Ure Stewart conducted the funeral services.

The account of the death of Philip Christman as recorded in a Denver paper was as follows:

Mr. Christman was born in Elmira, Ontario, on March 22, 1876. He came to Denver, 27 years ago and had lived here since. He was a member of Masonic Lodge, No. 84 A.F. and A.M. He is survived by his wife and a daughter of Denver, his mother, Mrs. Jane Christman, and a sister, Agnes of Elmira. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday after at the Olinger Mortuary, Speer boulevard and Sherman street. Burial will be in Fairmount Cemetery."

The death of Miss Agnes Christman took place at the Old People's Home in Kitchener. Deceased was born in Elmira on Sept. 13, 1872. Her death followed a short illness of flu which later developed into pneumonia. On Monday she expressed a wish to have her mother come to see her, but owing to Mrs. Christman's age, which is nearly 90, it was thought advisable for her not to go.

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-18167

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-97210
• Residence: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Occupation: 1900, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; salesman

Notes:

"Mr. Christman was born in Elmira, Ontario on March 22, 1876. He came to Denver 27 years ago and had lived here since. He was a member of Masonic Lodge No. 80 A.F. and A.M. He is survived by his wife and a daughter of Denver, his mother, Mrs. Jane Christman, and a sister, Agnes, of Elmira. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday afternoon at the Olinger Mortuary, Speer boulevard and Sherman street. Burial will be in Fairmont Cemetery."

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Mother Bereaved Twice In Few Days

News Of Death of Last Surviving Member of Family Held Back For Fear of Too Great a Shock

The two last surviving children of Mrs. Jane Christman's family of seven children, passed away within several days of each other. Word was received this week of the death and burial of her son Philip H. Christman at Denver, Colorado, following a paralytic stroke. He was widely known in mercantile circles there. Mrs. Christman was informed of the son's death this week. Word of the death of her daughter, Agnes Christman, who was well-known in town, reached here on Tuesday but was not passed on to Mrs. Christman immediately for fear that news of the deaths of her last two children within such a short time of each other and so sudden would be too much.

The funeral service of Miss Agnes Christman was held at 10: 30 Thursday morning from the Dreisinger Funeral home. Interment was made in the family plot, in Elmira. Rev. J. Ure Stewart conducted the funeral services.

The account of the death of Philip Christman as recorded in a Denver paper was as follows:

Mr. Christman was born in Elmira, Ontario, on March 22, 1876. He came to Denver, 27 years ago and had lived here since. He was a member of Masonic Lodge, No. 84 A.F. and A.M. He is survived by his wife and a daughter of Denver, his mother, Mrs. Jane Christman, and a sister, Agnes of Elmira. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday after at the Olinger Mortuary, Speer boulevard and Sherman street. Burial will be in Fairmount Cemetery."

The death of Miss Agnes Christman took place at the Old People's Home in Kitchener. Deceased was born in Elmira on Sept. 13, 1872. Her death followed a short illness of flu which later developed into pneumonia. On Monday she expressed a wish to have her mother come to see her, but owing to Mrs. Christman's age, which is nearly 90, it was thought advisable for her not to go.

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-97211
• Residence: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

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Sad, Sudden and Mysterious

A very sad and unexpected death was that of Mr. David L. Christman, youngest son of Mrs. J. Christman of Elmira. The young man died at Toronto where he was employed in a whole-sale house. He enjoyed good health until a few days before his death. The first symptoms he noticed were small dark spots appearing under the skin on different parts of the body.

Then his nose began to bleed and as all ordinary means to stop the bleeding failed, a doctor was called in who succeeded with some difficulty in stopping the flow of blood. The patient felt considerably better and when his brother lay down to sleep beside him on Wednesday evening (of last week) nothing serious was feared. But when the brother awoke on the following morning he found the pillow saturated with blood. The patient had already lost consciousness and the efforts of two doctors, who were at once summoned, failed to revive him. He died in short time being suffocated by the quantity of blood in the air vessels. The doctors were very much puzzled and said they had never met with a similar case. They thought a blood vessel burst and clogged up the circulation, but a definite, adequate solution of the case they could not give.

The corpse was brought to Elmira and buried on Saturday afternoon. The bereaved family have the sympathy of the community in their sudden loss.


THE ELMIRA ADVERTISER, March 23, 1899

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• Military: WW1
• Name: Orma Hayden
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-114767
• Occupation: 1915; clerk

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-53787

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-32384
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Stenographer Shirt Factory
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

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• Church Membership: St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Elmira, Waterloo Region Ontario
• Name: Kathleen Mary Brubacher
• Name: Kathleen Mary Weichel
• Name: Kathleen Mary Wilken
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-171814
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Occupation: 1926, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Domestic

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Wilken, Kathleen (Uttley) - Died Thursday, Feb. 11, 1993, at Saugeen Memorial Hospital, Southampton, following an illness of eight months. She was 88 years of age. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Velores Uttley and was born in Kitchener, January 21, 1905. Her father was an early publisher of the News Record in Kitchener. The family moved to Elmira in 1919 where Mr. Uttley owned the weekly newspaper, the Elmira Signet. Her father was also author of "The History of Kitchener." She and her first husband, Harry Weichel had one child, John Weichel of Southampton. She was married to Norman Brubacher in 1956; he died 11 years later. She later married Walter Wilken of Elmira. He died in 1986. Mrs. Wilken was a lifelong member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Elmira and of several church women's groups. Beside her son, John and his wife Jean, her family includes grandchildren, Tanya (Weichel), Laur and her husband Bill, Timothy Uttley Weichel and his wife Amy, Matthew Devitt Weichel and his friend Jill Forsyth, all of Southampton, Kim Stewart and her husband Jim of Burlington and Brian Keast and his friend Michelle O'Donavan of Kitchener; great-grandchildren, Emily Kathleen Laur and Brendan Harris Weichel of Southampton and Keane, Alek and Alison Stewart, all of Burlington and two step-daughters, Doris Drysdale and her husband Doug and two children, Heather and Keith, all of Dartmouth, N.S. and Ann [Anne] Long and her husband Bernie and children, Catherine, Christine and Karen, all of Ancaster. A private family service will be held at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Elmira. Friends are invited to meet the family at the church hall from 2-4 p.m. next Saturday, Feb. 20, 1993. Arrangements entrusted to the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira, with burial in Elmira Union Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, donations to Saugeen Memorial Hospital Palliative Care or charity of one's choice would be appreciated.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record 12 Feb 1993

Kathleen married Henry Walter Frederick "Harry" Weichel 17 Jul 1926, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Henry (son of John S. Weichel and Ida Elizabeth Ruppel) was born 21 Jul 1900, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1952; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Kathleen married Norman B. Brubacher 1956. Norman (son of Israel A. Brubacher and Barbara Brubacher) was born 5 Feb 1896, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Dec 1961, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Kathleen — Walter Louis Wilken. Walter (son of Charles Albert Wilken and Emma Metz) was born 17 Dec 1895, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Mar 1986, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-238930

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-238153

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-237578

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• Name: Bruce Christman
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-82225

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-82227