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

Moses Sylvester "Sylvester" Burkholder[1, 2]

Male 1884 - 1971  (87 years)


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  • Name Moses Sylvester "Sylvester" Burkholder 
    Born 24 Jul 1884  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Name Sylvester Burkholder 
    Occupation 1908  Chatham, Kent Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Barber 
    Residence Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Eby ID Number 00020-1515.5 
    Died 12 Dec 1971  , Grand Traverse Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Buried Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I16525  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Ezra Burkholder,   b. 21 Feb 1859, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Hannah Elsley,   b. 2 Apr 1858, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F4364  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Aletta Emelia Heppler,   b. 9 Sep 1890, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 15 Jul 1908  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F292441  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [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..., 376.

    2. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 019059-08.
      Silvester Moses Burkholder, 23, occ. Barber, res. of Chatham, son of Ezra Burkholder and Hanna Ellsly married Aletta Emelia Heppler, No Age Given, o res. Berlin, daughter of John Heppler and Hedwig Ruthig, Witn: Charles Burkholder of Waterloo and Helen Schmidt of Berlin, 15 July 1908 in Berlin

    3. [S2874] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942.
      Name:Sylvester Burkholder
      Race:White
      Birth Date:24 Jul 1884
      Residence Date:1917-1918
      Street Address:240 Buena Vista W.
      Residence Place:Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, USA
      Physical Build:Medium
      Height:Medium
      Hair Color:Brown
      Eye Color:Blue
      Relative:Aletta Burkholder

    4. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/192097863/sylvester-burkholder.

    5. [S2842] Grand Traverse County, Michigan, Death Index, 1867-2011.
      Name:Sylvester Burkholder
      Death Date:12 Dec 1971
      Death Place:Grand Traverse, Michigan, United States

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Jul 1884 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Barber - 1908 - Chatham, Kent Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 15 Jul 1908 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 12 Dec 1971 - , Grand Traverse Co., Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan, United States Link to Google Earth
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