Abraham Wilkie: Waterloo Region Generations

Generation: 1

Abraham Wilkie was born 3 Nov 1878, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Oct 1901, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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Eby ID Number: 00112-7109.4
Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

WILKIE - On the 30th of October, 1901, in Grand Rapids, Mich., Abram Wilkie, son of August Wilkie, of Bloomingdale, Waterloo Co., Ont. He had been working in Grand Rapids for about two years. In leaving the street car on his way to dinner, the day being very rainy and cold, he pulled his cap down to protect his face and started around the rear of the car to cross the street. A car coming along from the opposite direction on the other track just then, caught him just as he stepped on the other track and killed him instantly. The remains were brought to the home of his parents and buried at the Cressman M.H., Breslau, on the 3d of November, where services were conducted in the German language by Solomon Gehman, assisted by the U.B. minister. A large concourse of people assemble to sympathize with the bereaved young wife and the parents and friends of the deceased. He had accepted Christ nearly a year before his death and was an earnest worker for the Lord. His sudden death is a loud call to young and old to prepare for the coming of the Son of Man who may come at an hour that we think not.

Herald of Truth, Vol. XXXVIII, No. 22, November 15, 1901 - Page 350, 351