Private Orwell Bruce Witmer^[1]

1883 - 1949  (66 years)

• Name	Orwell Bruce Witmer
  Prefix	Private
  Born	23 Jan 1883	Amaranth Twp., Dufferin Co., Ontario
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142334805
  Military	WW1
  Eby ID Number	00025-1986.3
  Died	1 Feb 1949
  Buried	Hatley Memorial Gardens, Colwood, British Columbia
  Person ID	I8094	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Abraham Miller Witmer,   b. 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Apr 1949, Saanich, British Columbia, Canada  (Age 98 years)
  Mother	Hannah Cober,   b. 4 Dec 1856, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Mar 1941, Esquimalt, , British Columbia, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Married	6 Jun 1876	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Family ID	F3367	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 463. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Hannah Cober Born: Canada Age: 19 Father: Nicholas Cober Mother: Nancy Cober Born: abt 1857 Spouse: Abraham Miller Witmer Age: 24 born: Canada Father: Elias Witmer Mother: Elizabeth Witmer married 6 Jun 1876 married: Wellington, Puslinch

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - - Hatley Memorial Gardens, Colwood, British Columbia  = Link to Google Earth