Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

William Eby Detweiler[1]

Male 1872 - 1961  (89 years)


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  • Name William Eby Detweiler 
    Born 9 Mar 1872  , , Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number 00029-2241 
    Died 7 Oct 1961  , Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Buried Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Harper, Harper, Kansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I22615  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father Jonas W. Dettwiler,   b. 3 Apr 1840, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Aug 1918, , Morgan Co., Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Amanda Eby,   b. 14 Apr 1846, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1902, , Morgan Co., Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Married 5 Nov 1865  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F5189  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • William E. Dettweiler," was born March 9th, 1872."

      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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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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      Detweiler, William E., son of Jonas and Amanda (Eby) Detweiler, was born near Versailles, Mo., March 9, 1872; died at his home near Harper, Kans., Oct. 7, 1961; aged 89 y. 6 m. 28 d. On May 4, 1904, he was married to Emma Shepp, who died Feb. 18, 1939. Surviving are one son (Ernest, Harper), 4 daughters (Bertha-Mrs. A. R. King, Harper; Pearl, Denver, Colo.; Velma-Mrs. Howard Dunbar, Harper; and Emily-Mrs. John Diller, Hesston, Kans.), 14 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. Two sons preceded him in death. He was a member of the Pleasant Valley church, where funeral services were held in charge of James Detweiler, H. J. King, and H. I. Jennings.

      Gospel Herald - Volume LIV, Number 42 - October 24, 1961 - page 952.

  • Sources 
    1. [S173] Ancestry.com.

    2. [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..., 512.

    3. [S354] Census - ON, Missouri - 1880, Moreau, Morgan, Missouri Family History Library Film 1254705 Page Number 288C.

    4. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14091466.

    5. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 09 Nov 1865.
      05 Nov 1865 By Rev. Bindemann, Jonas Dettweiler of Michigan was married to Amanda Eby of Waterloo.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Mar 1872 - , , Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 7 Oct 1961 - , Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Harper, Harper, Kansas, United States Link to Google Earth
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