Leighton Hallman Betzner^{[1, 2]}

1894 - 1898  (3 years)

• Name	Leighton Hallman Betzner
  Born	12 Sep 1894	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Misfortune	1898
  	killed by barn door - accident
  Eby ID Number	00006-0939.2
  Died	15 Aug 1898	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I9094	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Oliver S. Betzner,   b. 14 Feb 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 May 1943, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Samantha Hallman,   b. 7 Feb 1874, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1967  (Age 92 years)
  Married	14 Nov 1893  [4]
  Family ID	F1915	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Crushed to Death Fatality Near Berlin A sad accident occurred on the farm of Mr. Oliver Betzner, on the Breslau road, on Monday evening, which has carried sorrow and mourning into the home. Mr. Betzner's four year old son, Leighton, was crushed to death by the large door of the driving shed. Just how the accident occurred is not known, as no one saw it happen, but it is supposed the little fellow was playing around or trying to close the heavy door, which was blown shut with great force, catching him a little below the stomach and inflicting an injury which proved fatal. The father had just returned from a trip to Waterloo, accompanied by the child, and set him down at the barn door while he went to put the rig away. The mother came out to get the boy. When she arrived the sad accident had occurred and her son was dead. The ground leading to the barn entrance slopes upward and apparently the child was walking out when caught by the door, knocked down, dragged a short distance on his back and finally pinned at the middle of the body and his life crushed out. The bereaved parents have the sympathy of the entire community. Their son was a particularly bright and winning child. Berlin News Record, August 16, 1898 ___________ Killed by a Bar Door - The three year old son of Mr. Oliver Betzner, on Breslau road, about two miles east of Berlin, was instatntly killed on Tuesday afternoon by a barn door. The door was broken loose from the fastenings by the strong wind, and swept around, knocking down the child, who was standing in its course, and pinning him to the ground. New Hamburg Independent, August 19, 1898

  
  

• 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..., 245. [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..., 754. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. Leighton / son of / Oliver & Samantha / Betzner / died Aug.15, 1898 / aged 3 ys. 11 mo. 3 days / gone to be an angel [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, 18 Nov 1893 wedding annoucement.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 Sep 1894 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 15 Aug 1898 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth