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Rev. Orphen Henry Wismer[1, 2]

Male 1869 - 1951  (82 years)


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  • Name Orphen Henry Wismer 
    Prefix Rev. 
    Born 30 Aug 1869  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] 
    Gender Male 
    Name Henry Wismer 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1901  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Head Miller 
    Occupation 1911  St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1911  St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00133-8169 
    Died 14 Oct 1951  RR2, Baden, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7] 
    Buried Shantz's Meeting House Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7] 
    Person ID I14494  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father Moses E. Wismer,   b. 9 Apr 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Dec 1921, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Magdalena Snider,   b. 6 Dec 1847, Near Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 1931, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 16 Feb 1868  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 11, 12, 13] 
    Family ID F3940  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah E. Bechtel,   b. 26 Jul 1871, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1951  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 10 May 1892  [7] 
    Children 
     1. Byron Wismer,   b. 25 Jul 1894, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Florence B. Wismer,   b. 29 Nov 1896, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown  (Age ~ 77 years)
     3. Melvin Wismer,   b. 17 Oct 1898, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Milton Bechtel Wismer,   b. 17 Oct 1899, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Herbert B. Wismer,   b. 14 Mar 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Aug 1964  (Age 63 years)
     6. Elmer Bechtel Wismer,   b. 1903, Wilmot Centre, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Apr 1978, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     7. Jeremiah B. Wismer,   b. 11 Oct 1905, Wilmot Centre, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jan 1984, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     8. Alice Wismer,   b. 4 Jun 1907, Wilmot Centre, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Apr 1961  (Age 53 years)
     9. Ada Wismer,   b. 16 Oct 1909, Wilmot Centre, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1997, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F3564  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Orphan Henry Wismer, "born August 30th, 1869."


      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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      Wismer, -- Orphen H., son of Mr. and Mrs. Moses E. Wismer, was born in Waterloo Twp., Ont., Aug. 30, 1869; died Oct. 14, 1951; aged 82 y. 1m. 14 d. He was ordained to the ministry on July 10, 1893, and served as pastor of the Shantz Mennonite Church for over forty years. His wife, the former Sarah Bechtel, predeceased him in January, 1951. They were married May 10, 1892. Surviving are 5 sons (Byron, McCallisburg, Iowa; Milton, Windsor, Ont.; Herbert, Baden, Ont.; Elmer, Kitchener, Ont.; and Jeremiah, Bright, Ont.), 3 daughters (Florence- Mrs. Isaac Snyder, Adams. Lorne Shantz, both of Baden; Alice- Mrs. Lloyd Shantz, Waterloo, Ont.), 3 brothers (Addison, Grimsby, Ont.; Nelson, London, Ont.; and Herbert, Doon, Ont.), 3 sisters (Mrs. I. B. Erb, Kitchener, Ont.; Mrs. Nathaniel Snider, also of Kitchener; and Mrs. Phelps McNab, Owen Sound, Ont.), 23 grandchildren, and 4 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted at the home of Lorne Shantz and at the Shantz Mennonite Church on Oct. 18 by L. H. Witmer and Manasseh Hallman, assisted by J. B. Martinand Peter Nafziger. Burial was made in the Shantz Cemetery.


      Gospel Herald - Volume XLIV , Number 47 - November 20, 1951-page 1133, 1134

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 206.

    2. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 10 Dec 1896.
      29 Nov 1896 The wife of Orphan Wismer, in Baden, a daughter.

    3. [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 658.

    4. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-4 Page 13.

    5. [S159] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Shantz Mennonite CC#4566 Internet Link.
      Wismer/ Rev. Orphen H. Wismer/ 1869-1951/ His beloved wife/ Sarah E. Bechtel/ 1871-1951/ Peace, Perfect Peace/

    6. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-4 Page 13.

    7. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Orpahn Henry Wismer - November 20, 1951.

    8. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 3 Page 24.

    9. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 9 Page 3.

    10. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 47.

    11. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 311.

    12. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Amin? Wismer, 22, res. Waterloo, b. Waterloo, son of David & Sarah (Erb), married 16 Feb 1868 Magdalena Snyder, 21, res. Waterloo, b. Waterloo, daughter of Jacob & Magdalena (Snyder)

    13. [S2560] aaaWaterloo Township South 1891, Sect. 1 Page 60.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 30 Aug 1869 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Head Miller - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1911 - St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 14 Oct 1951 - RR2, Baden, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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