Bishop Elias E. Weber: Waterloo Region Generations

Generation: 1

Bishop Elias E. Weber was born 22 Feb 1834, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Jan 1909; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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Occupation: Cressman Mennonite Church, Breslau, Ontario; minister
Eby ID Number: 00127-7837
Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; labourer
Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

Notes:

Bishop Elias Weber," the eldest son of David and Catherine (Eby) Weber,was born in Berlin, February 22nd, 1834. His boyhood days were spent on his father's farm. During the winter months he attended the common public schools. On March 20th, 1855, he was married to Mary Shoemaker. They now reside on the old "Kunniman Farm," one mile west of Breslau, on the Berlin Road. They have a family of nine children, namely: VII Sarah, died young; VII Simon, died young; VII Lovina, married to Jacob Woolner; VII Leah, died young; VII Nancy, married to Aaron Schiedel; VII Lydia, married to David Reist; VII Amos, married to Rosilla Wambold and resides at home with his father; VII Israel, and VII Mary. In his younger days he joined the church of his choice, the Mennonite, and a few years later he was chosen as a deacon. He was afterwards called to the ministry on the Cressman field of labor, and finally, upon the death of Bishop Joseph Hagey, he was ordained bishop. He is of genial and sociable disposition, but guards himself against frivolity. He is generally well received by the people by all, and it may be said of him that he is one of those men who make for themselves many friends and few enemies. His talent as a minister compares favorably with that of the majority of our day. His education is rather limited, but he has studied and made good progress in the acquisition of Bible knowledge. His preaching is spiritual and at most times powerful and convincing, having great effect on the large audience generally present. That he has the confidence and high esteem of the whole congregation is evident from the fact that he was chosen as one of the candidates for the office of bishop. May he be spared for many years to come, and may his labors be crowned with glorious success in winning souls for the Lord."

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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Weber, Elias (1834-1909)

Elias Weber: bishop and farmer; born 22 February 1834 in Berlin (now Kitchener), Ontario to David and Catherine (Eby) Weber. He was the oldest child in a family of five sons and six daughters. He was a grandson of Bishop Benjamin Eby. On 20 March 1855 Elias married Mary Shoemaker (6 April 1832-14 November 1921). They had six daughters and three sons. Elias died 23 January 1909.
By vocation Elias Weber was a farmer; he and his family lived west of the town of Breslau. His education was limited to the primary schools of his day.

As a young man Elias Weber joined the Cressman congregation at Breslau. In 1867 he was ordained as a deacon for the congregation, and in 1874 as a minister. After the death of Bishop Joseph Hagey , he was ordained in 1879 as the bishop for the Waterloo Township churches. The major crisis of his bishopric was the division within the Ontario Mennonite Conference that led to the formation of the Old Order Mennonite conference in the late 1880s. Abraham Martin was the conservative bishop in Waterloo County, who held responsibility for the congregations in Woolwich Township. In 1885 a number of converts resulted from a series of evening meetings in Woolwich Townships. Martin opposed these revivalistic-style meetings and refused to instruct or baptize the group of over 30 coverts. After some delay, Elias Weber agreed to baptize the converts, which he did in three different groups from May-July, 1885. A series of other issues found Bishops Martin and Weber on different sides, and in 1889 the division became final.

Elias Weber also helped to organize the Alberta Conference (later the Alberta-Saskatchewan Conference and still later the Northwest Mennonite Conference ) in July 1903. He ordained Amos Bauman as the bishop for the three-congregation conference at that time.
Elias Weber was said to have a genial, but cautious, personality. He was not as gifted speaker as some other leaders in the conference, nor did he leave a legacy of writings. But Weber provided moderate leadership at a time more educated, aggressive Mennonite leaders from the U.S. were influencing the Ontario churches in more progressive directions.

Steiner, Sam. "Weber, Elias (1834-1909)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. April 2002. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 14 Nov 2005
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Breslau (Cressman) Mennonite Church

Services were begun in Breslau in 1815. In 1834, Benjamin Eby's log meeting house, which had been built in Berlin in 1813, was moved to Breslau to the Cressman farm. Preaching services which were held every four weeks began in the reconstructed meeting house in 1837. A new brick church was built in 1856, at which time the old log meeting house was moved to Frederick Schaefer's brickyard. The old building may have been used for storage or an office until approximately 1880 when it was clad with white "Breslau Brick" from the brickyard, and used as a home by Frederick Schaefer and his family. The address of the house is reported to have been 18 Woolwich Street; it was still standing in 1985, according to Alder 1985, with the original log walls possibly preserved within the brick ones.
A summer Sunday School was begun in June of 1872. It was held in the Breslau schoolhouse until 1877 when it was moved to the church. Sunday School continued on in the summers only until 1889 when Sunday School classes began to be held all year.
The 1856 white brick church was taken down in March 1908, and was replaced with a new white brick church. In 1968 the name of the church was changed from Cressman Mennonite Church to Breslau Mennonite Church. Major renovations were made to the church in the same year. It is of interest to know that land amounting to approximately three acres was deeded to the congregation by Christian C. Snyder in three parcels, in 1837, 1859, and 1870.
Joseph Hagey, the first minister at Cressman's, was ordained on February 10, 1839. He was ordained bishop in 1851. Ministers who followed him in serving the church at Breslau were Jacob Woolner Sr., Elias Weber, Isaac A. Wambold, Jacob S. Woolner, and Oscar Burkholder. Services were held every four weeks from 1837-1867, and bi-weekly from 1867-1894 when weekly services were begun
Waterloo County Churches A Research Guide To Churches Established Before 1900 By Rosemary Ambrose

Elias — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

Children:

2. Isreal Weber was born 1871, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
3. Sarah Weber was born 25 Jan 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Aug 1860; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
4. Simeon Weber was born , Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
5. Lovina Weber was born 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1947; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
6. Leah Weber was born 21 Apr 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Apr 1863; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
7. Nancy Weber was born 30 Jun 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Feb 1956; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
8. Amos Weber was born 26 Feb 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1965; was buried , Didsbury Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada.
9. Israel Weber was born 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
10. Mary Weber was born 20 Dec 1875, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Jun 1961, Brooks, , Alberta, Canada; was buried , West Zion Mennonite Cemetery, near, Carstairs, , Alberta, Canada.

Generation: 2

2.	Isreal Weber (1.Elias¹) was born 1871, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events: Eby ID Number: Waterloo-148411 Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

3.	Sarah Weber (1.Elias¹) was born 25 Jan 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Aug 1860; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events: Eby ID Number: 00127-7837.2

4.
Simeon Weber (1.Elias¹) was born , Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
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Eby ID Number: 00127-7837.3

Lovina Weber

(1.Elias¹) was born 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1947; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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Name: Lovina Woolner
Eby ID Number: 00127-7837.4
Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Lovina — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

Children:

11. Minerva W. Woolner was born 15 Sep 1882, Kossuth, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1976; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
12. Simon Woolner was born Apr 1884, Kossuth, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1972; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
13. Anson Woolner was born May 1887, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
14. Elam Woolner was born Jul 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
15. Nora Woolner was born Aug 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
16. Ida Hope Woolner was born Mar 1894, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1959; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
17. Mary Woolner was born Nov 1897, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
18. Melvin Woolner was born Sep 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

6.	Leah Weber (1.Elias¹) was born 21 Apr 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Apr 1863; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events: Eby ID Number: 00127-7837.6

Nancy Weber

(1.Elias¹) was born 30 Jun 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Feb 1956; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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Name: Nancy Schiedel
Eby ID Number: 00127-7837.7
Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
Residence: 1883, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Bretheran
Residence: 1921, 14 Otto St. Kittchener, Ontario
Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Bretheran

Nancy — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

Children:

19. Leonard Schiedel was born 15 Sep 1894, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
20. Alvin Schiedel was born 9 Jan 1884, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1965; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
21. Ida Schiedel was born 26 Mar 1886, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Feb 1985, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
22. Eva Schiedel was born 24 Jan 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1965; was buried , Didsbury Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada.
23. Rosilla Schiedel was born 21 Dec 1889, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

Amos Weber

(1.Elias¹) was born 26 Feb 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1965; was buried , Didsbury Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada.

Other Events:

Eby ID Number: 00127-7837.11
Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer Son

Israel Weber

(1.Elias¹) was born 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

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Eby ID Number: 00127-7837.13
Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

10.

Mary Weber

(1.Elias¹) was born 20 Dec 1875, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Jun 1961, Brooks, , Alberta, Canada; was buried , West Zion Mennonite Cemetery, near, Carstairs, , Alberta, Canada.

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Name: Mary Buschert
Eby ID Number: 00127-7837.14
Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Buschert, Mary, daughter of Elias and Mary (Shoemaker) Weber, was born near Breslau, Ont., Dec. 20, 1875; died at the Brooks (Alta.) Hospital, June 26, 1961; aged 85 y. 6 m. 6 d. She was married to Norman Buschert, who died in 1935. surviving are 4 sons and 2 daughters (Earl, Didsbury; Lorne, Calgary; Roy and Gordon, Carstairs; Mrs. Myrtle Bast, Duchess; and Mrs. Mabel Francis Cartairs), 24 grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and one brother (Amos, Vancouver, B.C.). She enjoyed good health until just a few weeks before her death. She was a member of the West Zion Church, Carstairs, Alta., where funeral services were held June 29, in charge of C. J. Ramer and Linford D. Hackman

Gospel Herald - Volume LIV, Number 28 - July 18, 1961, pages 638, 639, 640

Generation: 3

11.

Minerva W. Woolner

(5.Lovina², 1.Elias¹) was born 15 Sep 1882, Kossuth, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1976; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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Name: Minerva W. Lippert
Eby ID Number: 000136-8363.2
Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

12.

Simon Woolner

(5.Lovina², 1.Elias¹) was born Apr 1884, Kossuth, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1972; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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Eby ID Number: 000136-8363.3
Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
Occupation: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren

13.

Anson Woolner

(5.Lovina², 1.Elias¹) was born May 1887, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

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Eby ID Number: 000136-8363.4
Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Rubber Worker, Rubber Factory
Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Bretheran

14.

Elam Woolner

(5.Lovina², 1.Elias¹) was born Jul 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

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Eby ID Number: 000136-8363.5
Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Milk Vendor
Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

15.	Nora Woolner (5.Lovina², 1.Elias¹) was born Aug 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events: Eby ID Number: 000136-8363.6 Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

16.

Ida Hope Woolner

(5.Lovina², 1.Elias¹) was born Mar 1894, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1959; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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Eby ID Number: 000136-8363.7
Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
Occupation: 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Nurse
Residence: 1949, 163 Krug St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

17.	Mary Woolner (5.Lovina², 1.Elias¹) was born Nov 1897, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events: Eby ID Number: Waterloo-157981 Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

18.	Melvin Woolner (5.Lovina², 1.Elias¹) was born Sep 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events: Eby ID Number: Waterloo-157982 Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

19.

Leonard Schiedel

(7.Nancy², 1.Elias¹) was born 15 Sep 1894, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

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Eby ID Number: Waterloo-24787
Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Helper, Rubber Factory
Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Bretheran

20.

Alvin Schiedel

(7.Nancy², 1.Elias¹) was born 9 Jan 1884, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1965; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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Eby ID Number: 00102-5741.2
Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baker
Occupation: 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; rubber shoe maker
Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Rubber Boot Maker, Rubber Factory
Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Congregational

21.

Ida Schiedel

(7.Nancy², 1.Elias¹) was born 26 Mar 1886, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Feb 1985, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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Name: Ida Clemens
Eby ID Number: 00102-5741.3
Occupation: 1910, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; shoemaker
Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Bretheran
Residence: 1921, 14 Otto St. Kittchener, Ontario
Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Bretheran

Notes:

CLEMENS, Mrs. Ida At St. Raphael's Nursing Home, on Sunday, Feb. 24, 1985, the former Ida Schiedel, in her 99th year, formerly of Waterloo.

Mother of Mrs. Mae Jackson of Kitchener, Verda (Mrs. Albert Voigt) of Waterloo; grandmother of Robert and his wife Chris and David and his wife Ella; great-grandmother of Jason.

Predeceased by her husband, Leslie in 1966; two brothers, Alvin and Leonard and two sisters, Eva and Rosilla.

Mrs. Clemens' family will receive friends at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, after 7 p.m. today. Funeral and committal service in the Ratz-Bechtel Chapel, Wednesday at 1 p.m., with Rev. Keith Nicholson and Rev. Ward Woolner officiating. Interment Memory Gardens.

Memorial donations to the building fund of Stanley Park United Brethren Church gratefully acknowledged.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record Mon, Feb 25, 1985 Page 39

22.

Eva Schiedel

(7.Nancy², 1.Elias¹) was born 24 Jan 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1965; was buried , Didsbury Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada.

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Name: Eva Weber
Eby ID Number: 00102-5741.4
Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Shoe Maker, Rubber Factory
Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Bretheran
Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Shoemaker, Rubber Factory
Residence: 1921, 14 Otto St. Kittchener, Ontario
Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Bretheran
Occupation: 1924, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Rubber Worker

23.
Rosilla Schiedel (7.Nancy², 1.Elias¹) was born 21 Dec 1889, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
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Eby ID Number: 00102-5741.5