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

Nelson Alby Wismer

Male 1874 - 1968  (93 years)


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  • Name Nelson Alby Wismer 
    Born 12 Mar 1874  German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1951  London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Eby ID Number 00133-8172 
    Died 1968  [5
    Buried Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I14497  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father Moses E. Wismer,   b. 9 Apr 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Dec 1921, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Magdalena Snider,   b. 6 Dec 1847, Near Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 1931, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 16 Feb 1868  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6, 7, 8
    Family ID F3940  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emma Boos,   b. 22 Sep 1873, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1944  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 25 Sep 1901  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Children 
     1. Clarice Octavia Wismer,   b. 22 Nov 1902, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1983  (Age 80 years)
     2. Norman Oral Wismer,   b. 30 Sep 1911, Saskatchewan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 1982, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F251185  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Nelson Alby Wismer, "born March 12th, 1874."


      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.].

  • Sources 
    1. [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..., 658.

    2. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 3 Page 24.

    3. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name:Nelson Alby Wismer Date of Birth:2 Mar 1874 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Moses Wismer Mother's name:Magdalena Sayder

    4. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Orpahn Henry Wismer - November 20, 1951.

    5. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link .
      [Front] Wismer/ [Flat Markers] H. Greel Wankel/ 1899 - 1980/ Beloved Husband Of Clarice Wismer/ 1902 - 1983./ Alfred Klaehn/ Beloved Husband Of/ Clarice Wismer/ 1894 - 1936./ Nelson Wismer/ 1874 -1968./ Emma Boos/ Beloved Wife Of Nelson Wismer/ 1873 - 1944.

    6. [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..., 311.

    7. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Amin? Wismer, 22, res. Waterloo, b. Waterloo, son of David & Sarah (Erb), married 16 Feb 1868 Magdalena Snyder, 21, res. Waterloo, b. Waterloo, daughter of Jacob & Magdalena (Snyder)

    8. [S2560] aaaWaterloo Township South 1891, Sect. 1 Page 60.

    9. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name:Nelson A Wismer Age:27 Birth Date:abt 1874 Birth Place:German Mills Marriage Date:25 Sep 1901 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:Moses E Wismer Mother:Magdalena Snyder Wismer Spouse:Emma Boss Spouse's Age:28 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1873 Spouse Birth Place:Preston Spouse Father:George Boss Spouse Mother:Auguste Goldsmith

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Mar 1874 - German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 25 Sep 1901 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1951 - London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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