John R. Witmer

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• Eby ID Number: 00135-8288
• Occupation: 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; blacksmith
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Blacksmith
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Blacksmith
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; U. Brethren
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; blacksmith
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Blacksmith
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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John Witmer, "was born November 30th, 1835. He was married to Mary Stauffer. After their marriage they resided at Shantz Station, thence they moved to Lapeer County, Michigan, where he died October 8th, 1881, leaving a family of two children, namely: Jacob and Lydia."


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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].

John married Mary Stauffer 12 Jul 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Abraham Groh Stauffer and Susannah Latschaw) was born 27 Nov 1839, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Dec 1908; was buried , Evergreen Cemetery, Burnside Twp., Lapeer Co., Michigan. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Lydia Clemens
• Eby ID Number: 00135-8288.3
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; U. Brethren
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1883, Burnside Township, Lapeer Co., Michigan

Lydia married Robert Clemens 4 Apr 1883, Burnside Township, Lapeer Co., Michigan. Robert (son of Amos S. Clemens and Hannah Mickleborough) was born 11 May 1858, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00135-8288.2
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; U. Brethren
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1910, Burnside Township, Lapeer Co., Michigan; farmer
• Residence: 1940, Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, USA

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Obituary

Brown City, March 14, Jacob L. Witmer, 71 years old, a resident of Brown City 53 years, died Saturday night at his home here. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Mennonite Brethern in Christ church with Rev. W. O. Cline officiating. Burial was in the Protestant cemetery.

Surviving are his widow and a sister Mrs.Robert Clements, both of Brown City. Mr. Witmer was born in Waterloo county, Ontario, Oct. 20, 1862, and came to vicinity in 1881. He married Miss Leah Rosenberger 24 years ago.

Jacob married Leah Rosenberger 5 Jan 1910, Maple Valley, Sanilac Co., Michigan. Leah (daughter of Benjamin Rosenberger and Nancy Shantz) was born 2 Nov 1867, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1950, Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, USA; was buried , Evergreen Cemetery, Burnside Twp., Lapeer Co., Michigan. [Group Sheet]