Deacon Abraham Henry Wambold^{[1, 2, 3]}

1857 - 1934  (76 years)

• Name	Abraham Henry Wambold
  Prefix	Deacon
  Born	20 Nov 1857	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Interesting	story, religion
  Name	A W  [9]
  Name	Abraham Henry Wamboldt
  Name	Abram Wambold
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1884	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	labourer
  Occupation	1890	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1893	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1895	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [13]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Eby ID Number	00126-7641.12
  Died	8 May 1934	near Carstairs, , Alberta, Canada   [5]
  Buried	Aldersyde Mennonite Cemetery, Alberta
  Person ID	I14422	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Abraham Wambold,   b. 5 Nov 1810, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 24 May 1896, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Hannah S. Wanner,   b. 31 May 1823, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Mar 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Married	3 Nov 1840	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [14, 15]
  Family ID	F3912	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Angeline Erb,   b. 16 Nov 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Oct 1912, Near, High River, , Alberta  (Age 47 years)
  Married	19 Feb 1884	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 5, 6, 16]
  Children	1. Olive Wambold   2. Selina Elizabeth Wambold,   b. 8 Nov 1884, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Ada Lovina Wambold,   b. 30 Jul 1886, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Wesley Walter Wambold,   b. 29 Feb 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Silvia May Wambold,   b. 12 Sep 1890, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Mary Hannah Wambold,   b. 24 Mar 1893, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Clayton Herbert Wambold,   b. 10 Nov 1895, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Cora V. Wambold,   b. 16 Jan 1898, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Edna Jeriene Wambold,   b. 28 Apr 1900, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Sep 1918, Calgary, Alberta, Canada  (Age 18 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F2365	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Angeline Erb,   b. 1864, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Feb 1884  [8]
  Children	1. Alsina Wambold,   b. 1884, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Ada Wambold,   b. 1886, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Wesley Walter Wambold,   b. 1887, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Silva May Wambold,   b. 1890, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F250020	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Elizabeth "Betsy" Schmitt,   b. 22 Aug 1868, Bond, Ionia Co., Michigan ,   d. 31 Dec 1962, Calgary, Alberta, Canada  (Age 94 years)
  Married	17 Mar 1915  [5]
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F6309	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Abram Wambold as a young man Probably taken in Waterloo County. Image from Mary McAdam

  
  

• Notes

  Abraham Wamboldt, "is married to Angeline Erb. He resides near Berlin where he is engaged in farming." 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.]. _________________________ Wambold, Abram H. (1857-1934) Abram H. Wambold: deacon of the Mount View Mennonite Church near High River, Alberta, and of the West Zion Mennonite Church near Carstairs, Alberta, was born 20 November 1857 in Waterloo County, Ontario, and died at his home near Carstairs, Alberta, on 8 May 1934. He married Angeline Erb on 19 February 1884. They were the parents of nine children. Angeline died in 1913, and Abram Wambold married Elizabeth Shantz, the widow of Bishop Israel Shantz , on 17 March 1915. After Abram Wambold's death in 1934, Elizabeth married her third husband, Joe Weber. The Wambold family came west in April 1901 and settled on a homestead which was a considerable distance from High River, but very close to a railway built from Calgary to Lethbridge in 1911 which resulted in establishment of the new towns of Aldersyde and Mazeppa - the latter directly south of their house. The Wambolds, in spite of the distance involved, were among those who formed the Mount View Mennonite Church near High River later in 1901. After the organizational meeting of the new congregation, Abram Wambold was chosen, by lot, and ordained as Deacon. Abram and Angeline Wambold's home was always open to other pioneers coming into the district. That spirit of hospitality was interrupted by Angeline's death in 1913, but restored after Abram's second marriage to Elizabeth Shantz. Together they faithfully discharged the responsibilities incumbent on the office of Deacon, but declining membership, economic hardships, and Elizabeth's links to the West Zion Mennonite Church near Carstairs, resulted in a move to Carstairs in 1924 or perhaps in 1925. They continued to serve as deacons in that congregation until the time of Abram Wambold's death in 1934. Regehr, Ted D. "Wambold, Abram H. (1857-1934)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. December 2003. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 14 Nov 2005 <https://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/W359.html> ________________ Wambold. - Bro. Abram H. Wambold of Carstairs, Alta., was born in Waterloo Co., Ont.. Nov. 20, 1857; died at his home near Carstairs May 8, 1934; aged 76 y. 5 m. 18 d. He was married to Angeline Erb Feb. 19, 1884. To this union 9 children were born, 7 of whom survive. His wife died in 1913. They had come to the West in 1900 and were among those who formed the first Mennonite church near Aldersyde, Alta. Bro. Wambold served as deacon for this congregation for many years. He also served as conference secretary in the early years of the conference. He was married to Elizabeth Shantz March 17, 1915, who is left to mourn. Besides his 7 children there were 7 step-children who mourn the loss of a father. He was ill only a few days and fell asleep in Jesus quietly. From his testimony we need not mourn as those who have no hope. Funeral services were held at the Carstairs church on the 9th, Bro. H. J. Harder in charge. Text: "I have fought a good fight." On the 10th services were held at the Aldersyde church, with Bro. I. Miller in charge and there the body was laid to rest in the family plot. Gospel Herald - Vol. XXVII, No. 17 - July 26, 1934 - pages 370-372

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 562. [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..., 561. [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..., 649-650. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-5 Page 3. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Abram H. Wambold - July 26, 1934. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 11745-1884. Abraham H Wambold (farmer of Waterloo Twp) b. Tp Waterloo Age: 26 born abt 1858 father: Abraham Wambold mother: Hannah Wambold (resident of Waterloo Twp) married Angeline Erb Age:: 19 born abt 1865 b. Tp Waterloo father: Erb mother: Erb married 19 Feb 1884 Marriage Place: Waterloo, Waterloo Twp [S1943] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1861, Waterloo Township 1861 Div. 13 Page 92. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 1 Page 27. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 6 Apr 1893. 24 Mar 1893 The wife of A. W. Wambold, in Waterloo Township, a daughter. [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, birth certificate 36430 (1884), Selina Elizabeth Wambold. Selina Elizabeth Wambold Date of Birth: 8 Nov 1884 Gender: Female Birth County: Waterloo Father's Name: Abram H Wambold (labourer of Waterloo TWp) Mother's Name: Angeline Erb [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, birth certificate 34234 (1890), Silvia May Wambold. Silvia May Wambold Date of Birth: 12 Sep 1890 Gender: Female Birth County: Waterloo Father's Name: Abram H Wambold (farmer of Waterloo)Mother's Name: Angeline Erb [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, birth certificate 34346 (1893), Mary Hannah Wambold. Mary Hannah Wambold Date of Birth: 24 Mar 1893 Gender: Female Birth County: Waterloo Father's Name: Abram Wambold (farmer of Waterloo Twp.)Mother's Name: Angeline Erb [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, birth certificate 33858 (1895), Clayton Herbert Wambold. Clayton Herbert Wambold Date of Birth: 10 Nov 1895 Gender: Male Birth County: Waterloo Father's Name: Abram Wambold (farmer of Waterloo Twp) Mother's Name: Angeline Erb [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev. Benjamin Eby, Mennonist Society. Abraham WAMBOLD, to Hannah WANNER, both of Waterloo Twp. 3 Nov. 1840. Rev. EBY. Wit. Tobias WANNER and Henry OBERHOLZER. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 6 Nov 1840:22. Benjamin Eby, teacher, m. Abraham Wambold, New Hope, to Hanna Wanner, daughter of Tobias Wanner of Waterloo Tp. 3 Nov 1840 [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..., 650.

  
  

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  Born - 20 Nov 1857 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - labourer - 1884 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 19 Feb 1884 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1890 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1893 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1895 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 8 May 1934 - near Carstairs, , Alberta, Canada  = Link to Google Earth