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

Amos Hilborn

Male 1858 - 1941  (82 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Amos HilbornAmos Hilborn was born 7 Jan 1858, Speedsville (Waterloo Township), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1941; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Business: Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; East End Grist Mills aka East End Roller Mills aka The Berlin Steam Flour Mill
    • Residence: New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Eby ID Number: 00053-3729
    • Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: Gravestone of Amos Hilborn
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; W. Methodist
    • Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Miller
    • Occupation: 1901, Drayton, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; miller
    • Occupation: 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Miller, Mill Flour
    • Residence: 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren

    Notes:

    Amos Hilborn, "was born January 7th, 1858. He is married to Fannie Salsberry. They reside in Berlin where he and Mr. Peter E. Weber are proprietors of the East End Grist Mills. They are doing a good business. Mr. Hilborn's family consists of four 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].

    Amos — Veronica "Fanny" Saltzberry. Veronica (daughter of Jacob B. Saltzberger and Esther Honsberger) was born 2 Aug 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Aug 1901; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Carrie Effie Hilborn  Descendancy chart to this point was born Jan 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Jul 1895; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. Jacob Cranson Hilborn  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 Dec 1882, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Sep 1905; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 4. Ivan Milton Hilborn  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 May 1887, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1973; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 5. Annie Laura "Laura" Hilborn  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Dec 1891, Ayton, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada; died 10 Jul 1960, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 6. Jesse Lloyd "Lloyd" Hilborn  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Aug 1897, Drayton, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died 1967; was buried , Crown Cemetery, Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario.

    Amos — Laura Reichard. Laura (daughter of John Reichard and Mary Witmer) was born 26 Jan 1877, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1960; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 7. Lorne Clare "Clare" Hilborn  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Aug 1904, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Apr 1975, Burnaby, , British Columbia, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 8. Mary Luella Hilborn  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 May 1906, , Ontario, Canada; died 1988; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 9. Nellie Florence Hilborn  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Aug 1908, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Apr 2005, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 7 Apr 2005, Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Carrie Effie Hilborn Descendancy chart to this point (1.Amos1) was born Jan 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Jul 1895; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00053-3729.2

    Notes:

    Carrie Effie Hilborn, "who died July 1st, 1895, aged 14 years and 6 months,"


    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.].


  2. 3.  Jacob Cranson Hilborn Descendancy chart to this point (1.Amos1) was born 2 Dec 1882, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Sep 1905; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Cranson Hilborn
    • Eby ID Number: 00053-3729.3


  3. 4.  Ivan Milton Hilborn Descendancy chart to this point (1.Amos1) was born 30 May 1887, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1973; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00053-3729.4
    • Occupation: 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Miller, Mill Flour
    • Residence: 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren

    Ivan — Myrtle Belle Cassel. Myrtle (daughter of Josiah Cassel and Sarah Ann Hallman) was born 27 May 1888, , Ontario, Canada; died 9 Aug 1942; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 10. Myrtle Miriam "Miriam" Hilborn  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Jun 1913; died 25 May 2007, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  4. 5.  Annie Laura "Laura" Hilborn Descendancy chart to this point (1.Amos1) was born 14 Dec 1891, Ayton, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada; died 10 Jul 1960, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Laura Hilborn
    • Eby ID Number: 00053-3729.5
    • Residence: 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren

    Notes:

    Miss Laura Hilborn Passes - The death occurred at her home in Kitchener on Friday of Miss Laura Hilborn 67, following a brief illness. Born at Ayton, she was a daughter of the late Amos Hilborn and Fannie Saltzberry. She resided in Kitchener area for many years. Surviving are two sisters, Miss Mary Hilborn of Waterloo and Mrs. Nellie Litwiller of Preston; three brothers, Ivan M. and L. Clare of New Dundee and Lloyd of Aberfoyle. Funeral service was held Sunday at Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, Kitchener, with interment in First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener.

    The Ayr News Jun 16 1960 pg 2


  5. 6.  Jesse Lloyd "Lloyd" Hilborn Descendancy chart to this point (1.Amos1) was born 27 Aug 1897, Drayton, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died 1967; was buried , Crown Cemetery, Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Lloyd Hilborn
    • Residence: New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-22663
    • Residence: 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren
    • Military: 1914, WW1; WW1, 118th Battalion, Serice #751164
    • Military: 1914, WW1; WW1, Private
    • Physical Description: 1915; 5 foot 9 inches, chest 38 inches, fresh complexion, brown eyes, brown hair with a mole on his back.
    • Occupation: 1915, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; tinsmith
    • Residence: 1915, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1960, Aberfoyle, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada

    Jesse married Marguerite Elise Steinburg Dec 1924, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States. Marguerite (daughter of John Steinberg, daughter of John Paul Steinberg and Eliza Henrietta Goertz) was born 1 Jun 1896, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1962; was buried , Crown Cemetery, Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 11. Gordon Walter Hilborn  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1925, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; died 31 Oct 1954, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  6. 7.  Lorne Clare "Clare" Hilborn Descendancy chart to this point (1.Amos1) was born 28 Aug 1904, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Apr 1975, Burnaby, , British Columbia, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Clare Hilborn
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-199475P
    • Residence: 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren

    Notes:

    HILBORN, Lorne Clare - At the Burnaby Hospital, Burnaby, B.C. on Wednesday, April 23, 1975, following a heart attack, Lorne Clare Hilborn, aged 70, of 4025 Albert St., Burnaby, B.C.

    He was born in New Dundee; son of the late Amos Hilborn and the former Laura Reichard; he farmed and was engaged in the seed business in the New Dundee area for many years, moving to Burnaby in 1969.

    Beloved husband of Sadie Johnson; dear dear father of John of LeDuc, Alta.; brother of Mary Hilborn and Mrs. Nellie Litwiller, both of Kitchener; eight stepchildren, 19 grandchildren; predeceased by his first wife, the late Jessie Brown, three brothers and two sisters.

    Memorial service will be held at the Burnaby Baptist Church on Friday at 2 p.m. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W. Kitchener, after noon Sunday until 11 a.m. Monday when removal will be made to the New Dundee United Brethren Church for funeral service on Monday at 2 p.m., Rev. Keith Nicholson and Rev. Ward Woolner officiating, Interment New Dundee Union cemetery.

    Kitchener-Waterloo Record Apr 24 1975 pg 35

    Lorne — Jessie Graham Brown. Jessie was born 13 Aug 1904, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1966; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Lorne — Sadie Norean Snyder. Sadie (daughter of Simon Snyder and Angelina Reichard) was born 5 Jul 1897, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; died 4 Dec 1990, Burnaby, , British Columbia, Canada; was buried , Cremated. [Group Sheet]


  7. 8.  Mary Luella Hilborn Descendancy chart to this point (1.Amos1) was born 22 May 1906, , Ontario, Canada; died 1988; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-199476P
    • Residence: 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren
    • Residence: 1960, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada


  8. 9.  Nellie Florence Hilborn Descendancy chart to this point (1.Amos1) was born 28 Aug 1908, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Apr 2005, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 7 Apr 2005, Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Nellie Florence Litwiller
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-379419
    • Residence: 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren
    • Residence: 1960, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    LITWILLER, Nellie

    On Sunday, April 3, 2005, at Trinity Village Care Centre, Nellie (nee Hilborn) Litwiller, age 96 years. Beloved wife of the late David Litwiller, who predeceased her in 1959. Loving mother of June and her husband, Henry Buchholz of Kokomo, Indiana and David and his wife, Betty of Walkerton. Lovingly remembered by her 8 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Predeceased by her brothers, Ivan, Lloyd and Clare; her sister, Mary Hilborn; her parents, Amos and Laura (nee Reichard) Hilborn and by two infant great-grandsons. Nellie was a member of Stanley Park United Brethren in Christ Church, having served faithfully as organist and choir director for 40 years. In recent years, Nellie had been attending New Dundee United Brethren in Christ Church. She was a life member of the Women's Missionary Federation of the church and was part of the office staff at the Kitchener P.U.C. Transit Department for 10 years until her retirement in 1973. Nellie's family will receive friends and relatives at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home & Cremation Centre, 621 King St. W., Kitchener on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will be held in the chapel of the funeral home on Thursday, April 7, 2005 at 1 p.m. Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Kitchener. Reception to follow the committal at the cemetery at the Ratz-Bechtel Family Centre.

    The Record Newspaper 5 Apr 2005 pg B9

    Nellie married David Litwiller 24 Jul 1927, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. David (son of Rev. Christian Litwiller and Maria "Mary" Miller) was born 4 Mar 1895, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Apr 1959, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 12. David Eugene Hilborn Litwiller  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 13. June Marie Litwiller  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 3

  1. 10.  Myrtle Miriam "Miriam" Hilborn Descendancy chart to this point (4.Ivan2, 1.Amos1) was born 7 Jun 1913; died 25 May 2007, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Church Membership: New Dundee United Brethren in Christ Church, New Dundee, Ontario
    • Name: Miriam Hilborn
    • Name: Myrtle Miriam "Miriam" Sararus
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-208838

    Notes:

    SARARUS, Miriam - Called to her Heavenly Home on Friday May 25, 2007 at The Westmount Nursing Home, Kitchener, in her 93rd year. A life-long resident of New Dundee she was born on June 7, 1913, a daughter of the late Ivan M. Hilborn and his wife, the former Myrtle Cassel. On November ll, 1969 she was married to Weston Sararus who predeceased her in 1992. She was the Village Correspondent for several area newspapers for 72 years. The longest member of the New Dundee United Brethren in Christ Church, she was a former organist and choir director for nearly 30 years and also served as a Sunday School teacher and financial secretary. She was a life member of the Women's Missionary Association of which she was a trustee for 24 years and secretary of the Ontario Branch for 22 years. She also served as secretary of the Ontario Conference Board of Christian Education for over 30 years. A life-long Christian Endeavourer, she was secretary of the Canadian Christian Endeavour Union for 14 years and secretary of the Programe Committee for the 16th World's C.E. convention held in Kitchener-Waterloo in 1970. Surviving are a stepdaughter Vaughn and her husband George Waddle of New Hamburg and three stepsons, Lynn and his wife Marilyn, Brian and his wife Carol of RR 1, New Dundee and Brad and his wife Glori of Elora, 14 grandchildren, 16 great- grandchildren and 3 great-great- grandchildren. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home , 621 King St. W., Kitchener, on Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday at the New Dundee United Brethren in Christ Church at 2 p.m. with Reverend James Somerville officiating. Interment will be in the New Dundee United Cemetery. Memorial Donations to the Women's Missionary Fellowship of the New Dundee United Brethren Church, the Canadian Bible Society or St. Mary's Hospital would be appreciated, through the funeral home or on line at www.ratzbechtelfuneralhome.com "But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ", 1 Cor. 15 : 57.

    The Record 28 May 2007

    Myrtle married Weston Sararus 11 Nov 1969. Weston (son of Levi Sararas and Angeline H. Sherk) was born 29 Oct 1910, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 22 Mar 1992, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 25 Mar 1992, New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 11.  Gordon Walter Hilborn Descendancy chart to this point (6.Jesse2, 1.Amos1) was born 1925, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; died 31 Oct 1954, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-219673

    Notes:

    HILBORN, GORDON WALTER

    At Westminster Hospital in London, ON, on Sunday, October 31, 1954, in his 30th year. Husband of Phyllis Stickney. Father of Ann and Jane. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hilborn of Aberfoyle. Service was held at the McIntyre and Wilkie Funeral Home on Wed., Nov. 3 at 2. Interment Memory Gardens.

    A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark
    Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

    Gordon — Phyllis Winnifred Stickney, RN. Phyllis was born 1932, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 9 Sep 1983, Almonte, Lanark Co., Ontario; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  3. 12.  David Eugene Hilborn Litwiller Descendancy chart to this point (9.Nellie2, 1.Amos1)

  4. 13.  June Marie Litwiller Descendancy chart to this point (9.Nellie2, 1.Amos1)