1865 - 1940 (74 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Lucinda Fried was born 5 Apr 1865, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1940; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada. Other Events:
- Name: Lucinda Thamer
- Eby ID Number: 00036-3020.3
- Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren
- Residence: 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren
Lucinda married Ezra Thamer 1 Jan 1889, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Ezra (son of Johann Heinrich "Henry" Thamer and Mary Ann Huber) was born 14 Aug 1866, , Ontario, Canada; died May 1957, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Mable Thamer was born 15 Mar 1891, , Ontario, Canada; died 15 Jan 1980, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
- 3. Roland F. Thamer was born 11 Jan 1893, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1959; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
- 4. Franklin Freid Thamer was born 27 Aug 1894, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Nov 1976, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Pleasant Burial Park, Swift Current, Saskatchewan.
- 5. Owen Thamer was born 27 Jan 1896, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Jun 1953, , San Diego Co., California; was buried , Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States.
- 6. Essie Thamer was born 6 Sep 1897, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Feb 1973; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
- 7. Violet Thamer was born 8 Mar 1899, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1982, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
- 8. Rev. Delton Orville "Orville" Thamer was born Nov 1908, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Jun 1996; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
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Generation: 2
2. | Mable Thamer (1.Lucinda1) was born 15 Mar 1891, , Ontario, Canada; died 15 Jan 1980, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133050749
- Name: Mable Hallman
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-75669
- Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren
Mable — Melanchton D. Hallman. Melanchton (son of Levi B. Hallman and Elizabeth Donnenwerth) was born 11 Jun 1885, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1963; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 9. Kenneth Franklin Hallman was born 1 Jul 1918, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died 20 Apr 2007, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
- 10. Howard Edwin Hallman was born 9 Apr 1921; died 24 Aug 1988; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
- 11. Evelyn G. Hallman was born 1922; died 1998; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
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3. | Roland F. Thamer (1.Lucinda1) was born 11 Jan 1893, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1959; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-75670P
Roland — May Johnson. May (daughter of Franklin Milton "Frank" Johnson and Jennie Lind Wegenast) was born Nov 1893, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1961; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]
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4. | Franklin Freid Thamer (1.Lucinda1) was born 27 Aug 1894, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Nov 1976, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Pleasant Burial Park, Swift Current, Saskatchewan. Other Events:
- Business: 96 King St. E., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; E. H. Thamer & Son men's furnishings shop
- Name: Frank Thamer
- Residence: Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
- Residence: New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
- Residence: 20 Alma St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-75671
- Residence: 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren
- Military: 1914, WW1; WW1, Private, 34th Battalion
- Military: 1914, WW1; WW1, Service #603175
Notes:
Selling the store in 1911, Ezra, Lucinda and several of the children moved to 20 Alma St. in Berlin (Charles Street East in 2018, site of the Crowne Plaza parking garage). Less than a block away, Ezra and second son Franklin opened E.H. Thamer & Son men's furnishings shop at 96 King East at Scott (2018's Waterloo Region Record office site). Third son Owen had been born in 1896, and when the opening salvoes of the First World War were fired, he was 18 and a half. The Thamer brothers, like most Canadian men in their teens/early 20s, inexorably became part of the First World War.
Franklin joined the 34th Overseas Battalion in Guelph and was in France by October 1915, among the earliest Berlin men to reach the battlefield. A letter Franklin sent from hospital in April 1917 said he was suffering from "shell-shock and concussion of the ears." However, Sapper F.F. Thamer returned to active service, escaped further serious injury and was part of the Canadian Army of Occupation in Germany following the November 1918 Armistice. He sent several souvenirs back home and Ezra proudly displayed helmets, badges and photos in the family's store window. Franklin returned to Kitchener in mid June 1919. For a couple of years, he remained with his father's business but then left town.
mills, r. (2018). Flash from the Past: RFC flyer in training visits hometown 'by mistake'. KitchenerPost.ca. Retrieved 7 September 2018, from https://www.kitchenerpost.ca/news-story/8881658-flash-from-the-past-rfc-flyer-in-training-visits-hometown-by-mistake-/
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THAMER, Franklin F. - At Toronto, on Tuesday, November 16, 1976.
Dearly loved husband of Jane Adams Smith; dear father of F. David Thamer of Ottawa; grandfather of Caroline and Jennifer; brother of Mabel (Mrs. M. Hallman) and Violet of Kitchener and Orville Thamer of Cloyne, Ont. and the late Owen and Roland Thamer and Emile Tweed.
Service from St. Cuthbert's Anglican Church, Toronto, this afternoon at 2: 30 p.m. Interment Mount Pleasant cemetery.
Kitchener-Waterloo Record 18 Nov 1976 pg 33
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5. | Owen Thamer (1.Lucinda1) was born 27 Jan 1896, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Jun 1953, , San Diego Co., California; was buried , Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States. Other Events:
- Residence: Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
- Residence: New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
- Residence: 20 Alma St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-75673
- Residence: 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren
- Military: 1914, WW1; WW1, Dominion Signaller, R. F. C.
- Military: 1914, WW1; WW1, Service #751432
- Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Operator, Hydro Electric
- Residence: 1921, 67 Samuel St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
- Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
Notes:
Flash from the Past: RFC flyer in training visits hometown 'by mistake'
by rych mills Waterloo Region Record
Today's subject began his life in New Dundee. That's where Owen Thamer's parents, Rev. Ezra H. and Lucinda (Fried) Thamer put down roots, raising three daughters and four sons above the family's general store. Originally owned by James Wing, the shop at 190 Main St. was purchased by Ezra outright in 1904 and he then installed New Dundee's first Bell Telephone exchange. As a sideline, Ezra operated a small creamery in the cellar. Proving an unsuccessful butter maker, he sold the idle equipment and donated the basement space for a year to a group of shareholders calling itself the New Dundee Co-Operative Creamery Limited. That was the 1908 foundation of what became New Dundee's largest industry. Soon, a large factory was erected, and by the 1930s, it was Ontario's largest butter producer. In 1998, the creamery closed, ending nine decades of employment for generations of New Dundee-ites.
But, back to the Thamers.
Selling the store in 1911, Ezra, Lucinda and several of the children moved to 20 Alma St. in Berlin (Charles Street East in 2018, site of the Crowne Plaza parking garage). Less than a block away, Ezra and second son Franklin opened E.H. Thamer & Son men's furnishings shop at 96 King East at Scott (2018's Waterloo Region Record office site). Third son Owen had been born in 1896, and when the opening salvoes of the First World War were fired, he was 18 and a half. The Thamer brothers, like most Canadian men in their teens/early 20s, inexorably became part of the First World War....
Owen, the younger brother, didn't enlist immediately but had flying in his blood and signed with the Royal Flying Corps. Following aviation courses at the University of Toronto, he was assigned to Aviation School at Camp Borden. Early on May 10, 1917, a curious incident in Kitchener attracted hundreds of spectators as well as front-page coverage in both local daily newspapers.
Flight Cadet Owen Thamer took off alone in his JN-4 Canuck two-seat training aircraft, ostensibly heading for Owen Sound. Claiming to have become lost in the clouds, he travelled via Georgetown, Hamilton, Brantford, Galt and, surprise, 115 miles later, ended up in his hometown of Kitchener. At 7: 15 a.m., early-rising people in the east ward were surprised to hear a low-flying airplane circle and land on Alderman Sam Brubacher's farm field, near today's Weber/Pandora intersection.
Coincidentally (or not), in the previous day's Kitchener Daily Telegraph, Ezra said a landing place had been picked out should his son fly in for a visit!
A phone call to Camp Borden resulted in an order for Owen to stay grounded until his instructor, Flight-Lieutenant Watson (or was it Wilson? each newspaper had a different name) could fly to Kitchener and escort him back. Alas, Wilson/Watson's plane cracked up on landing but, luckily, neither he nor his accompanying mechanic was injured. Since Thamer's airplane was not damaged, Watson/Wilson flew it back next morning to Camp Borden. Thamer caught a train back to base after a day in his hometown....
mills, r. (2018). Flash from the Past: RFC flyer in training visits hometown 'by mistake'. KitchenerPost.ca. Retrieved 7 September 2018, from https://www.kitchenerpost.ca/news-story/8881658-flash-from-the-past-rfc-flyer-in-training-visits-hometown-by-mistake-/
Owen — Stella Worden. Stella was born 30 Jan 1896, Downie Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died Nov 1981, , Utah, USA; was buried , Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 12. Burton Thamer was born 1930; died 1999; was buried , Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States.
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6. | Essie Thamer (1.Lucinda1) was born 6 Sep 1897, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Feb 1973; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Name: Essie Tweed
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-75674
- Residence: 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United brethren
- Occupation: 1924, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Stenographer
Essie married Charles William Tweed 11 Jul 1924, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Charles (son of William A. Tweed and Alice M. Sproule) was born 16 Nov 1901, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; died 1 Dec 1974, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 13. Nancy Tweed
- 14. Robert C. Tweed
- 15. Mary Jean Tweed was born 4 Jun 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Jul 1998, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
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7. | Violet Thamer (1.Lucinda1) was born 8 Mar 1899, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1982, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133050777
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-75675
- Residence: 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren
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8. | Rev. Delton Orville "Orville" Thamer (1.Lucinda1) was born Nov 1908, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Jun 1996; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada. Other Events:
- Name: Orville Thamer
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-199388
- Residence: 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren
Delton — Ethel E. Neale. Ethel was born 19 Nov 1906; died 1996; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada. [Group Sheet]
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Generation: 3
9. | Kenneth Franklin Hallman (2.Mable2, 1.Lucinda1) was born 1 Jul 1918, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died 20 Apr 2007, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-111929
Notes:
KENNETH HALLMAN 1918-2007
Ken passed away, peacefully, after a protracted illness, at Columbia Forest Long-Term Care Centre in Waterloo, on Friday, April 20, 2007 in his 89th year.
Ken was predeceased by his beloved wife of 62 years, Lillian Mary (nee Perschbacher) who passed away October 5, 2005. For their final years, Ken and Lillian lived together at Columbia Forest Long-Term Care Centre.
He was born June 1, 1918 in Port Elgin, a son of the late Mabel (Thamer) and Melanchton D. Hallman. He is also predeceased by his brother, Howard Edwin Hallman and his sister, Evelyn Grace Hallman.
Ken is survived by his sons, James Hallman and wife Jaye of Phoenix, AZ, David Hallman and partner William Conklin of Stratford, ON and Richard Hallman and wife Diane of New York, NY. Fondly remembered by his grand-children, Tara Chapman and husband Joel and Michelle Lehmann and husband Jason and great-grandchildren, Darby and Troy.
Lillian and Ken were long time members and active participants of Emmanuel United Church in Waterloo. From 1946 to. 1961, Ken worked for Shantz Studebacker Motors in Kitchener and then for Forbes GM Motors in Kitchener from 1961 to 1985 when he retired. He loved family camping trips with Lillian and the boys and then post-retirement summers spent with Lillian in their trailer near Haliburton.
Relatives and friends are invited to share their memories of Ken with his family during memorial visitation at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King Street South in Waterloo, on Friday, May 4 from 7-9 p.m. and on Saturday, May 5 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 pm. The memorial service to celebrate Ken's life and faith will follow in the funeral home chapel on Saturday, May 5, 2007 at 2 p.m. A reception will follow in the Fireside Reception Room of funeral home.
Kenneth — Lillian Mary Perschbacher. Lillian (daughter of Frederick Cornelius Perschbacher and Emma Elizabeth Neuber) was born 13 Feb 1921, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Oct 2005, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]
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11. | Evelyn G. Hallman (2.Mable2, 1.Lucinda1) was born 1922; died 1998; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-481033
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12. | Burton Thamer (5.Owen2, 1.Lucinda1) was born 1930; died 1999; was buried , Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-18981
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15. | Mary Jean Tweed (6.Essie2, 1.Lucinda1) was born 4 Jun 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Jul 1998, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-202449
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Generation: 4
22. | Ronald Allan Hallman (10.Howard3, 2.Mable2, 1.Lucinda1) was born 19 May 1960; died 24 Jan 1961; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-452668
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