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Agnes Mabel Christman

Agnes Mabel Christman

Female 1872 - 1934  (61 years)

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  • Name Agnes Mabel Christman 
    Born 13 Sep 1872  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Christened 20 Feb 1873  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1891  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Presbyterian 
    Residence 1911  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Presbyterian 
    House of Industry and Refuge 1934  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    death 
    HouseofIndustryandRefugeca1869.JPG
    HouseofIndustryandRefugeca1869.JPG
    The House of Industry and Refuge. In 1868, 141 acres was purchased on Frederick Street in Berlin (now Kitchener) and the house opened on June 15, 1869. The original building housed 100 and operated as an industrial farm, which raised crops and livestock. The residents worked for their keep if possible, those most did not. The House eventually became a strictly a residence of the aged and later relocated and renamed Sunnyside.
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-96798 
    Died 1934 
    Buried Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I96798  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father John C. Christman,   b. 13 May 1846, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 1879, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years) 
    Mother Jane Smart Taylor,   b. 25 Jan 1844, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Sep 1935, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 1 Jan 1867  Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8
    Family ID F21446  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mother Bereaved Twice In Few Days

      News Of Death of Last Surviving Member of Family Held Back For Fear of Too Great a Shock

      The two last surviving children of Mrs. Jane Christman's family of seven children, passed away within several days of each other. Word was received this week of the death and burial of her son Philip H. Christman at Denver, Colorado, following a paralytic stroke. He was widely known in mercantile circles there. Mrs. Christman was informed of the son's death this week. Word of the death of her daughter, Agnes Christman, who was well-known in town, reached here on Tuesday but was not passed on to Mrs. Christman immediately for fear that news of the deaths of her last two children within such a short time of each other and so sudden would be too much.

      The funeral service of Miss Agnes Christman was held at 10: 30 Thursday morning from the Dreisinger Funeral home. Interment was made in the family plot, in Elmira. Rev. J. Ure Stewart conducted the funeral services.

      The account of the death of Philip Christman as recorded in a Denver paper was as follows:

      Mr. Christman was born in Elmira, Ontario, on March 22, 1876. He came to Denver, 27 years ago and had lived here since. He was a member of Masonic Lodge, No. 84 A.F. and A.M. He is survived by his wife and a daughter of Denver, his mother, Mrs. Jane Christman, and a sister, Agnes of Elmira. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday after at the Olinger Mortuary, Speer boulevard and Sherman street. Burial will be in Fairmount Cemetery."

      The death of Miss Agnes Christman took place at the Old People's Home in Kitchener. Deceased was born in Elmira on Sept. 13, 1872. Her death followed a short illness of flu which later developed into pneumonia. On Monday she expressed a wish to have her mother come to see her, but owing to Mrs. Christman's age, which is nearly 90, it was thought advisable for her not to go.

      1aElmira Signet

  • Sources 
    1. [S161] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1901, Elmira (Village) B. Page 15.

    2. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Division 2 Page Number 36 Household Number 162.

    3. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 2 Page 36.

    4. [S176] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1911, Div. 49 Pg. 6.

    5. [S2057] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1891, Pg. 38.

    6. [S101] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register - transcript of cards, Kitchener Public Library.
      Agnes Mabel Christman b. 13 Sep 1872 Elmira Baptised 20 Feb 1873 Elmira Child Of John Christman & Jane Christman Residence: Elmira Volume 4 Page 64 Rev. Geo. Ferguson

    7. [S55] Vit - ON, Wellington - Wellington County Marriage Register 1858-1869.
      John Christman Born: Canada Res: Woolwich Township Age: 22 Born: abt 1845 Father: Henry Christman Mother: Catherine Christman Spouse: Jane Taylor Age: 21 Born: abt 1846 born: Canada Res: Guelph Father: James Taylor Mother: Agnes Taylor married 1 Jan 1867 county: Wellington

    8. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 10 Jan 1867.
      Married 1 Jan 1867 By Rev. W.S. Ball, John Christmann of Elmira was married to Jeanie Smart Taylor of Paisley Block.

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 Sep 1872 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 20 Feb 1873 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsHouse of Industry and Refuge - death - 1934 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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