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A    . 

BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY 


OF 


WATERLOO  TOWNSHIP 

And  other  Townships  of  the  County, 


BEING  A  HISTORY  OF  THE 

fiar-ly    UteHlepg    and   Tljeip   Descendants. 

MOSTLY     ALL    OF    PENNSYLVANIA     Dl'TCH    ORIGIN, 

AS   ALSO   MUCH  OTHER 

UNPUBLISHED    HISTORICAL    INFORMATION 

CHIKFLY     Of     A     LOCAL    CHARACTER 

BY 

I—  i^.T?.  /z\       IB- 
BERLIN  ONTARIO  CANADA 

1896 
.  n.) 


&m- 

'.' ' 


CONTENTS. 


"VOLTJIMIIE    II. 

I.  Sketches  of  the  leading  -citizens  of  Pennsylvanian  origin,  and 
descendants  of  the  early  founders,  including  the  following  families: 

Martin,  Master,  McNally,  Meyer,  Miller,  Mohr,  Moyer,  Mosser, 
Musselman,  Myers,  Nahrgang,  Oberholtzer,  Pannebecker,  Quickfall, 
Reichert,  Reist,  Reitzel,  Rife,  Ringler,  Roat,  Rosenberger,  Rudell, 
Rudy,  Saltzberger,  Sararas,  Sauers,  Scheifle,  Scheirich,  Sherk,  Schiedel, 
Schlichter,  Schmidt,  Schneider,  Schroder,  Shuh,  Schwartz,  Seibert, 
Shantz,  Shelly,  Shoemaker,  Shupe,  Sitler,  Souder,  Springer,  Stauffer, 
Stoeckle,  Strickler,  Strome,  Thomas,  Tohman,  Tyson,  Unger,  Urmy, 
Wanner,  Weber,  Winger,  Wideman,  Wile,  Wildfong,  Wing,  Wismer, 
Wissler,  Witmer,  Woolner,  Yost,  Zeller,  Ziegler,  Adolph,  and  Benner 
—  pages  17  to  706. 

II.  Index.  —  pages  3  to  14. 

III.  Corrigenda.  —  page  15. 

IV.  Added  List  (deceased  parties).  —  page  711 


TAKE    NOTICE. 


Since  printing  the  two  volumes  of  this  work,  quite  a  lot  of  very 
interesting  information,  pertaining  to  some  of  the  ancestors  of  the 
families  whose  names  appear  on  these  pages,  has  been  received,  and 
will  in  course  of  several  months  appear  in  pamphlet  form.  The  pages 
of  the  pamphlet  will  be  of  same  size  as  those  of  volumes,  and  can  easily 
be  added  to  end  of  book — or  any  place  where  subscribers  wish  to 
place  them.  Truly  Yours, 

E.  E.  EBV. 
Merlin,  January    27th,  1896. 


INDEX   OF   NAMES. 


MARTIN. 

Henry  P  

NUMBKR. 

4598 

Aaron  ....        

.  .  .     4421 

Hiram.                   

.  .      .  .     4335 

Abraham    

.  .  .     4294 

Isaac  

4350 

Abraham,  Bishop   

.  .  .     4442 

Isaac  D  

4479 

Abraham  ...          

.  .  .    4f>or) 

Isaac  W  .  .                  ... 

.  .     4608 

Abraham  B  •  

.  .  .     4520 

Jacob  G  

4553 

Abraham  B.  .              

.  .  .     4606 

Jacob         

4577 

.  .  .     4624 

.      .  .    .     4581 

Absalom  .  . 

.  .     4495 

John         ....         .... 

4481 

Amos  D                              ... 

4473 

John  D  

4472 

Anna     .  .        

.  .     4352 

John  B  

4511 

Anna                 .  . 

4390 

John  M  

4566 

Anna  G           .  .            .... 

4563 

John  G  .  .        

4605 

Benjamin  S 

4405 

John  W 

.     4G25 

Benjamin                          

4471 

•Jonathan  P 

...      4C04 

Benjamin  B                      ... 

4578 

Joseph              

4360 

Catharine 

4529 

Joseph  .... 

4464 

4573 

4.").")! 

457(> 

Joseph  B                        .  . 

-!5S4 

Christian 

.  .     4327 

Judith           

4389 

4414 

Judith                .... 

4503 

4525 

Levi  S       

4353 

Christian  B                           ... 

.  .     4532 

Levi  P  

45!!4 

4602 

Lydia                  

-1463 

4351 

4492 

Daniel  S  

.  .  .     4368 
4>?9<? 

Manasseh  

4,102 

4>,S 

David  M  
David  S  

.    .     4324 
...      4418 
4493 

Michael  
Moses  
Moses  B  

.... 
..      -i4-J6 
....       44S2 

4504 

Moses  B  

.      ..        4588 

David  B 

4506 

Noah  S  

....      41--0 

David  G 

4565 

Paul  Rev    

....     -1-1C9 

David  B 

4580 

Peter.    .  .          

4298 

David  P 

4597 

Peter  Rev    

Eli 

4540 

Peter  

4348 

Elias 

4306 

Peter  S    

4416 

Elias  B 

45S!) 

Peter  G  

4460 

G  

4093 

Esther 

4391 

i'  

4601 

Esther  
<  ;i,l,.on  p 

4f>74 
4596 

Samuel  

SullllH'l    W    

4992 

4ti!l 

4293 

Samuel  L  

4619 

4>)!Xi 

Samuel  C  •  •  • 

Illl'S 

Henry  M  
Henry  B.  . 

.  .  .     4320 
4579 

Solomon  
Tilman  

4393 

. 

INDEX    OF   NAMES. 


MASTER. 

NUMBER. 

4673 

Jacob  B       

NUMBE«. 

4775 

Japheth  

.  .       4794 

4677 

John  B  

....     4748 

4633 

Magdalina  

4708 

4680 

Magdalina  

4778 

Kli/'ibeth 

4666 

Margaret  

....     4779 

4607 

Mary    

....     4774 

/~i  .         • 

4631-* 

Rebecca    

....     4777 

4658 

William  

....     4791 

Hannah  .... 

4676 

4805 

Harriet  

.  .  .     4665 

Henry  

.  .  .     4681 

4700 

Isaac  . 

.  .  .     4043 

Polly 

4801 

Isaac,  ex-M.P.  P  

.  .  .     4646 

MOYER. 

Aaron    

4823 

Jaretl  K.    .         

.  .  ,     4670 

4644 

Levi  R 

4659 

Abraham  .......     

...       4812 

4683 

Abraham  

4842 

4657 

Christian  

....     4809 

4674 

Christian     

...     4810 

4679 

Cyrus  E    

....     4851 

4645 

David  

.  .  .  .     4827 

4678 

David  H  

.  .  .  .     4867 

Sarah  Ann 

4672 

Dilman  G  

.  .  .  .     4872 

MeNALLY. 

Angus    

.  .  .     4691 

Henry  

4811 

Henry  S    

4855 

4814 

Harry  

.  .     4702 

4Cftfi 

Isaac  

.  .  .     4694 

4S7-3 

John  Rev  

.  .  .     4690 

-i^Vi 

John  S  

.  .  .     4698 

4X4"-J 

William  

.  .  .     4695 

4C9A 

MEYER. 
Aaron 

4746 

Noah  

4857 

Peter  E.  W.,  M.  A  

.    .  .     4847 

Absalom 

474.0 

Samuel  S  

4840 

Christian 

4703 

Samuel  E  

4848 

Eliab'  

4736 

Sylvester,  D.  D.  S      

4875 

Isaac  W 

4738 

William  

.  .  .     4846 

John      . 

4710 

William  

4857 

John  

4720 

MOSSER. 

Elizabeth  

.  .  .     4897 

John  

4733 

4.74^ 

47Q7 

Henry  

.  .  .     4886 

MILLER. 
Abraham  

.  .  .     4792 

Henry  

4894 

Jacob  

.    .     4882 

Jacob 

4884 

Catharine    ... 

.  .  .     4772 

Leah 

4QO  T 

Catharine  .    

.  .  .     4773 

Ma^dalena. 

4CO-J 

Christian  

.  .  .     4780 

Mary 

4QCC 

Christian  

4789 

4Qnft 

Isaac    

.  .     4750 

Peter 

AttSQ 

Jacob  

•  •  .     4747 

Peter 

4000 

Jacob  

.  -     4766 

Sallie  .. 

4907 

INDEX   OF   NAMES. 


MUSSELMAN. 

NUMBER. 

John  .  . 

NUMBER. 

5043 

,-Oiy  .  John  

.     5047 

1  Hvid 

41)1  IS  '   Owen  

.     5074 

David  M                  

.     4924 

PANNABECKER. 

5086 

Elizabeth  

.     4964 

Esther  

•      4962      Anna 

K1O1 

Frederick    

.     4965       \nna 

5126 

Isaac  

.     4982      Barbara                              

5116 

John     

4938          Pnwialtiia 

fjnoq 

Joseph   

4997 
.     4963 

51'73 

Leah  ...    

5088 

Lydia  

.     4949      Edward 

5113 

Magdalena   

•     4922      Eiias 

5104 

Mary    

4937  !  'RKvaKofVi 

5084 

Mary   

5016 
.     4996 

Elizabeth 

5106 

Menno  

5107 

Moses  

.     4966      Esther 

5125 

Nancy  

.     4909      Hannah 

51U 

Peter  M  

.     4910      Human 

5119 

Sarah  

5019      Henry 

5085 

Solomon  M   

4950      Isaac 

5109 

Veronica  

.     5018  •  John 

5117 

MYERS. 
Abrain  

.     5105 

.     5021 

Margaret  .  .          ,  

.     5118 

.     5087 
,     5110 
51  12 

Hezekiah  

Jacob  

Kft90            J->«"^   
O\JM     |      T>  „!,,,„„- 

Josiah  

5031   i   o—  ~~i 

Michael  

.     5020 

5108 

Samuel                     

5026 

QUICKFALL. 

Allan  E             

.     5130 

NAHRGANG. 

Barbara  

5036 

.     5131 

Elizabeth  

5034 
.     5037 
5039 

.     5128 

Isaac   

REICHERT. 

Barbara  

.     5145 

Isabella         ... 

John  

.     5035 

Joseph  
Mary  

5033 
.     5038 

Catharine  
Christian     

5137 
.     5144 

Simon  
OBERHOLTZER. 
Aaron  B  '  

5040 
5079 

Christian"*  
Daniel      1                   

5154 
.     5141 

Elizabeth       

.     5150 

Abraham,  Deacon  

5057 

.     5152 

Abraham  

5071 

.     5148 

Abraham  C  .  . 

5075 
5070 

.     5146 

Henry  E  '  

.     5140 

Henry  M  

.     5081 
5060 

.     5136 
.     5151 

Isaac  .    . 

Jacob  

5041 

.     5147 

Jacob              .  .      . 

5042 

.     5135 

Jacob  M.  ,  Rev                .... 

5044 

.     5149 

Jacob  E  .  . 

5063 

Susannah'.  .      

.     5143 

INDEX   OF  NAMES. 


REIST. 


5163 

5165 

5183 

5229 

5204 

5184 

.  5195 

5246 

5206 

5205 

5232 

5176 

5238 

5158 

5164 

5166 

5207 

5230 

5245 

5216 

5156 

5208 

5247 

5167 

5169 

5194 

5224 

, .  5203 

REITZEL. 

Anton .  .      5262 

Anton   5267 

Isaac \ 5263 

Leon 5270 

Polly 5266 

RIFE. 

Abraham • 5276 

Abraham  Sam 5301 

David 5275 

David 5294 

David 5279 

Elizabeth" 5302 

Ephraim  Ed 5306 

George  Wm 5295 

George 5309 

Isaac 5304 

Joseph 5308 

Mariah 5280 

Nancy 5278 

Samuel :,>>" 

Samuel,  J  r 5281 


Abraham 
Abraham 
Abraham 

Anna 

Barbara" 

Benjamin .... 
Christian 

Daniel 

David  ...  . 
Elizabeth 

Isaac 

Jacob 

Jacob  

John 

John 

John 

John 

Joseph 

Maria  (Polly) 

Moses 

Peter   

Peter 

Peter  M    . . . 

Samuel 

Samuel 

Sarah  Ann  . . 
Solomon  .... 
Susannah 


Sarah 


NUMBER- 

.     5307 


RINGLER. 


Albert 5312 

Henry 5310- 

John   5311 

ROAT. 

Edward 532£ 

Henry 5328 

John 5322 

John 5324 

ROSENBERGER. 

Abraham 533£ 

Abraham 5363 

Abraham 5397 

Barbara 5388 

Benjamin    ...  5334 

Benjamin 5375 

Benjamin 5395 

Christian 5365 

Christian  D 5410 

Daniel 5331 

Daniel  5332 

Elizabeth 539& 

Isaac   5876 

Jacob 5382 

Jacob 5391 

John 5335 

John    5353 

Joseph 5337 

Mary   5423 

Nancy 5408- 

Rebecca    5393 

Susannah .      . .    5424 

RUDELL. 

Aaron  C 5428 

Abram  C .~>4i2<> 

Albert  E 5435 

John 5425 

John  C 5430 

William 5432 

RUDY. 

Abraham .    5443 

Barbara 5487 

Benjamin 5462 

Christian 5449 

Daniel 5436 

Daniel..., .I  Ml 

George 5437 

Henry   .~>4G1 

Jacob 5488 


INDEX   OE   NAMES. 


Nancy 5440 

Rebecca 5439 

Samuel 5477 

SALTZBERGER. 

Abraham 5494 

Catharine ...  5490 

Elizabeth   5495 

Jacob 5496 

John  Philip   5489 

John •  5492 

Martha 5491 

Samuel 5502 

SARARAS. 

Andrew 5506 

Andrew  L 5510 

Catharine 5523 

Daniel 5522 

David 5524 

Elizabeth 5520 

George 5512 

Jacob 5509 

John 5507 

Nicolas ." 5505 

Nicolas  L 5511 

Samuel 5521 

SAUERS. 

Caroline 5547 

Cyrus , 5542 

Jacob •  •  5535 

Jacob 5543 

Sallie 5540 

SCHEIFLE. 

Aaron  G 5556 

Amanda 5551 

Andrew  ...    5548 

Andrew 5557 

Barbara 5553 

Christian  G 5554 

David 5558 

Frederick ,.    ...  5549 

Gideon 5550 

Solomon  G 5555 

Priscilla 5552 

SCHEIRICH. 

Anna    5565 

Anna  Maria 5560 

David 5571 

Elizabeth 5591 

Eva 5592 

John..                     5561 


NUMBER, 

Mathias 5559 

Samuel 5574 

SCHCERG,  (Sherk  and  Shirk.) 

Abraham  Rev 5608 

Abraham 5613 

Casper 5656 

Christian  B.  Rev 561 1 

Daniel   5680 

David  B.  Rev 5607 

David  Rev 5640- 

Elizabeth 5658 

Frederick  H.,  M.  D 5608 

George . 5665 

Isabella 5660 

Jacob 5612 

John 5596 

John 5637 

John 5657 

Joseph 5595 

Joseph 5597 

Joseph 5652 

Lehmou 5677 

Lydia 5655 

Peter 56C3; 

Reuben 5683 

Samuel   5598 

Samuel  Rev 5602 

SCHIEDEL. 

Caroline 5726 

Catharine    5716 

Catharine 5728 

Elizabeth 5724 

Hannah 5730 

Hannes 5706 

Henry ?_I?'^ 

Isaac 5752 

Jacob 5719 

Jacob   5708 

John 5707 

John 57-20 

John    5732 

Joshua 5738 

Martin      5727 

Mary  Ann •"  !<s 

Noah 5753 

Samuel ." 5725 

Sarah 5729 

Sarah  Ann   5717 

Susannah •>'•» 

William 5/21 

SCHLICHTER. 

Benjamin 57^3 


INDEX   OF  NAMES. 


Benjamin   

NUMBER. 

.  .     5708 
5763 

Henry     

NUMBKR. 

.  .    .       6302 

Christian                                 .  .  . 

Isaac  D  

.     .       6015 

Daniel   
Hannah  

.  .  .     5786 
.  .  .     5796 

Isaac  C  
Isadore  B  

6417 
(13U7 

Henry    

5785 

Jacob  

5813 

Jacob         .        .  .        

.  .  .     5792 

Jacob  C  .           .. 

58  1  7 

John  .    .  .      

.  .  .     5764 

Jacob  (Yoch) 

6103 

Samuel,  Rev  ,  

.  .  .     5768 

JacobS  ..      .. 

.      ..     (1117 

Samuel  W  

.  .  .     5797 

Jacob  W      

G180 

Wesley  B.  ,  Rev  

.  .  .     5773 

Jacob  E             ... 

6348 

SCHMIDT. 

fwOQ 

Jesse  B       

G2-><  1 

John  C  

5905 

John  S  

6151 

5805 

John  B   

6206 

KCAO 

John  

628] 

5806 

Jonas  B.  Rev  

5880 

5804 

Joseph,  Jr  

5975 

SCHNEIDER. 

Aaron  

.  .  .     6314 

Joseph  B  

6214 

Joseph  

6346 

Joseph  C  

,  ,       6366 

Absalom  

...     5916 

Levi  

....      0,580 
....     5906 

Albert  M  

5929 
.  .     6392 

Lcvi  C  

Wary  

6416 
5974 

Benjamin   D  

5948 
.  .     6007 

Mary  
Menno    

,        (5384 
....     5882 

Menno  S  

....     6298 

Menno  S  

....     6304 

6230 

Moses  B  

....     6193 

Catharine  

6167 
.  .     6347 

Moses  C  

6350 

Christian  

.  .     5816 

Moses  C  

....      o408 
....     6421 

Christian  B  
Christian  
Christian  J  
Christian  
Daniel 

.  .     5977 
.  .     6058 
...     6104 
..     6178 

,^QOO 

Oliver  B.  Rev  
Owen  Rev  
Samuel  S  
Samuel  
Samuel  H  

6389 
5997 
5933 
6005 
6019 

Daniel  B  
Daniel  D  
Daniel  S  
David  
David  S  

..     5990 
.  .     6049 
.  .     6248 
.  .     5989 
61'}0 

Samuel  B  
Simon  S  
Veronica    
William  

SHUH. 

Allan  

6398 
6324 
.  .     6383 
5865 

....     6464 

David  B  

..     6388 

Elias  W.  B  

.  .     5819 
.  .     5853 

Benjamin  
David 

6443 

(14   J   1 

Elias  B  
Elizabeth  
Elizabeth  
Enoch  D  

5998 
.  .     6087 
.  .     6382 
...     6024 

Franklin  
Henry  Rev  
Jacob  
Jacob  

6458 
6439 
6436 
6438 

Ephraim  C  
Ezra  
HeuryS  

.  .     6419 
.  .     6410 
.  .     6142 

Jacob  
John    
Levi  

6461 

.      ,     6457 
....     6459 

INDEX   OF  NAMES. 


SCHWARTZ. 


Catharine 
Christian  . 
David 
Henry.  .  .  . 
Jacob  .  .  . . 
Jesse  .... 
Leah  .  . . 

Mary   

Sallie 
Simon    . 


6503 
6468 
6474 
6477 
6492 
6469 
6496 
6502 
6504 
6501 


SEIBERT. 


Adam  S ...  6516 

David  S 6531 

Henry  S 6518 

Jacob    6505 

Jacob  S •  : .    .  6506 

John  S 6517 

Veronica  S 6530 

SHANTZ. 

Abraham 6537 

Amos 6781 

Benjamin  B 6933 

Benjamin 6955 

Christian 6632 

Christian    6908 

Christian  Rev 6952 

Daniel 6914 

David  Y    6748 

David 6846 

David 6928 

David 6949 

Eli  C 6666 

Henry,  Bishop .  6942 

Isaac 6535 

Isaac  C 6634 

Isaac  Y 6692 

Isaac   6790 

Isaac  B 6834 

Jacob 6532 

Jacob 6690 

Jacob  Y 6754 

Jacob 6912 

John  C     ! 6642 

John  Y   6707 

Jonas  C 6657 

Joseph  Y 6724 

Joseph 6849 

Joseph 6889 

Joshua  Y 6737 

Josiah  K 6956 


Mary   

Memio  S. ,  Deacon. 

Moses   .    .. , 

Noah  C 

Peter 

Rebecca 

Samuel  Y 

Samuel 

Samuel  E,  M.D. 

Simon 

Tilman 

Tobias  K  .  . 


NUMBER. 

6536 

6896 

...    ...  6860 

6676 

6943 

6971 

6767 

....  6792 

6797 

6850 

6861 

6960 

SHELLEY. 

Abraham 6985 

Amos 6981 

Annie  Maria, (>!)XO 

David      . . .  .' 6988 

Elizabeth (i'li)/) 

Ezra 69!>1 

Jacob  C 6983 

John    6994 

Joseph    6990 

Philip 6989 

Samuel   11979 

Samuel 6986 

Sydney..... 6984 

SHOEMAKER. 

Abraham  D 7144 

Barbara 7020 

Catharine     7168 

Daniel 7160 

David  S 7025 

Elizabeth    7136 

George 6999 

George... 7041 

George  D 7112 

Jacob 6996 

Jacob 6997 

Jacob 7004 

Jacob  S 7006 

Jacob  D. 7042 

John 7005 

John-S   7019 

John    7()74 

Joseph '  1  •> ' 

Joshua 7166 

Magdalena "023 

Mary  7021 

Mary 7111 

Michael 6998 

Veronica 7024 


10 


INDEX  OF  NAMES. 


SHUPE. 


Adam 

Benjamin  Rev  . 

Benjamin 

Catharine 

Daniel    

David 

George,  Bishop. 
George  ........ 

Jacob  

Jacob  

John 

Peter  

Samuel  S. . , 


; . . . .  7182 

7173 

7202 

7172 

7169 

7201 

7171 

7177 

7191 

7198 

7170 

7195 

, 7192 

SITLER. 

Henry 7219 

Isaac 7223 

Jacob 7227 

Jacob    7224 

John  .    7203 

John 7222 

John  J 7231 

Jonathan 7204 

Moses 7226 

Solomon  7228 

SOUDER. 

Abraham 7234 

Amos 7256 

Daniel    7246 

Jacob 7242 

Jeremiah 7268 

John 7266 

John 7276 

Jonas . .  7281 

Joseph 7265 

Joseph 7269 

Josiah 7284 

Levi 7279 

Noah 7286 

Peter 7278 

Peter 7283 

Samuel  L 7272 

Solomon 7270 v 

William 7243 

William 7247 

SPRINGER. 

Benjamin 7297 

Joseph 7293 

Menno , 7295 

Moses,  Sheriff 7308 


NUMHEK. 

Moses,  Jr 7299 

Urias 7298 

Walter 7301 

STAUFFER. 

Abraham 7317 

Abraham 7338 

Abraham1 7357 

Abraham 7441 

Byron  H.  Rev 7351 

Christian 7313 

Christian 7407 

Daniel 7316 

Daniel 7373 

Daniel    ' 7382 

David    7431 

Emanuel 7420 

Henry 7425 

Isaac  G 7320 

Isaac  B 7426 

Isaac  S   7435 

Jacob 7324 

Jacob  C 7377 

Jacob  S 7439 

JohnG 7343 

John 7357 

JohnR 7418 

Joseph 7390 

Josiah  S 7436 

Levi 7395 

Nelson 7406 

Nelson  S 7419 

Noah  Rev 7385 

Peter  R 7415 

Samuel 7319 

Samuel  S  Rev 7442 

STOECKLE. 

Henry 7453 

Jacob 7452 

John 7446 

John 7447 

Joseph 7445 

STRICKLER. 

Henry 7454 

STROME. 

Abram  R 7467 

Christian .  7460 

David, 7486 

David 7496 

David 7500 

Elizabeth 7461 


INDEX   OE   NAMES. 


11 


Elizabeth   .                  

NUMBER. 

7503 

Christian  

NUMBER. 

7588 

Eva      

7463 

7590 

Eva                          

7502 

George   

7587 

Henry        

.  .  .     7474 

George  

7589 

Jacob                    

.    ..     7497 

Irvine  

7571 

John           

....     74G6 

John  

7567 

7499 

John  H  

7581 

Maria      

7462 

Joseph  

7577 

.  .    .     7505 

Joseph  .  .              

7594 

Nancy                

.    .  .     7464 

Moses  

7580 

7492 

TTPWV 

Polly  

.  .    .     7487 

TfifiQ 

Sallie  

7465 

7fifl9 

THOMAS. 

..     7611 

Elijah  S         

7510 

WANNFT? 

Ezra  S  

7509 

rcqo 

John  S  

...     7507 

William  B  

7506 

7fid(\ 

TOHMAN. 

Catharine  S      

7643 

7518 

Christian  W  

....     7637 

Albert                                 .    . 

7534 

Elizabeth  M  

....     7631 

7513 

Elizabeth  M  

....     7635 

7514 

Eva  M  

....     7629 

7530 

....     7626 

7526 

Hannah  S  

....     7641 

7520 

....     7613 

7525 

....     76^7 

Rachel                 .                .    . 

7523 

....     7638 

7517 

John  M  

....     7614 

7527 

....     7615 

Leah  S                      

....     7646 

TYSON. 

7562 

Levi  

....     7620 

Abram  

.    ..     7551 

Magdalena  W  

7636 
7642 

Albert  M  

7548 

Nancy  o  

7621 

Charles  H     

....     7553 

7645 

Isaac   

7543 

Tobias  

....     7632 

Isaac  U  
Jacob  

....     7550 

Tobias  W  

7639 
76°8 

John            

....     7544 

Veronica  M  

....     7546 

WEBER. 

John  H       

....     7559 

.   ..     7780 

John          

....     7561 

Milton  H               

7558 

7858 

Walter  H     

7557 

7876 

William               

....     7545 

TTWfJP'R 

7897 

Absalom  
Adam  

7595 
7565 
7566 

Amos  L  
Amos  

7802 
7870 

Austin  
Benjamin  

7575 
7576 

Amos  
Andrew  

7929 

INDEX   OF   NAMES. 


NUMBER. 

7924 

Menno  L  

NCMIIKR. 

.  .  .     7966 

7S33 

Moses  Rev  

7689 

.  .    .       7848 

Moses       

....     7648 

Aloses  

7811 

7654 

Moses     

..     7818 

7946 

Moses   

.    .     7902 

77^7 

7!).")! 

Noah                      

7960 

Noah  S             ... 

7s75 

Daniel  M 

7670 

Peter   .... 

7677 

Daniel  M                   

7892 

Peter  .  .            

7682 

7825 

Peter             

7708 

Daniel  B  

7931 

Peter  E  

.    .     7841 

.....     7932 

Peter  

7890 

Daniel  L     

7961 

Samuel  

.  .     7653 

1)  ivid  B             

.    ...     7766 

Samuel           .... 

7810 

David              

7836 

Samuel  S.               

7826 

1  )avid  M                           

.  .    .     7905 

Samuel  Rev  .  .              .... 

..     7911 

Elias  Bishop  

7837 

Samuel  L 

7965 

Elias  

.    ...     7928 

Solomon  Rev  

.  .  .     7655 

Einan  uel     .  .       

....       7815 

7659 

Henry     

.  .  ..     7647 

Solomon                     

7832 

.  .     7S44 

Henry  E  

7845 

7907 

Henry  Rev  

7910 

William  Henry  

7665 

Hiram  .  .          

.  .    .  .     7759 

WINGER. 

Aaron  

7981 
7990 

Isaao  M  
Isaac  Rev  

7664 
7720 

-Isaac  S  
Isa  ,c  
Isaac  E  
Isaac  

..    ..     7851 
,  .  .       7878 
7884 
7891 

Christian  
Daniel  
Henry  B  

.  ,     8000 
8002 
,  ,       8014 

Jacob  B  

Jacob  S  
Jacob  

..    .     7819 

7827 
7955 

7fi7(i 

Jacob  ,  .    
John  
John  .    

...        iVi  I 

8017 
8011 

...     sn-'i 

John  C  

7686 

Jonas  
Joseph  

,  .  .     7994 

.  .  .     7967 

Tr>Vin   T 

Mariah  

.  .  .     8019 

Peter  

.  .  .     8012 

^7Q7 

Reuben  

.  .  .     8018 

Joseph  .        

7765 

WIDEMAN. 

8059 

Joseph  

7862 

8066 

Joseph  S  

7872 

Andrew                  

8C32 

Levi  S  

7824 

8063 

Levi  

7900 

8065 

Louis  8  

7953 

8028 

Louis  L  

7964 

80^ 

Martin  

.    .  .   .     7899 

David 

SOfift 

Menno  S  

77-J4 

Elizabeth 

80fii 

Menno  G  

7774 

80-77 

Menno  S  

7850 

.     8064 
83fii 

Menno  S  

7867 

Jacob  .  . 

INDEX   OF  NAMES. 


13 


NUMBER. 

John 8026 

John  L 8034 

John "...  8054 

John 8058 

Mary 8033 

Mary  Ann 8035 

Menno 8056 

Sallie 8067 

Sebastian 8025 

Susannah 8062 

Truman 8057 

WILE. 

Aaron  B 8076 

Isaac  B 8071 

John  B 8069 

Joseph  B 8074 

Peter 8068 

Solomon  B 8075 

WILDFONG. 

AmosS 8122 

Anna 8112 

Benjamin 8099 

Daniel 8118 

Eli 8101 

Elizabeth 8124 

George 8077 

Isaac 8089 

Jacob 8078 

John , 8115 

Jonas 8081 

Joseph 8100 

Joseph 8114 

Levi  Rev 8117 

Michael 8079 

Sarah 8123 

Veronica 8119 

WING. 

Charles 8125 

Daniel 8135 

Elizabeth 8126 

James 8128 

John 8137 

Menno  L.  Rev 8138 

WISMER. 

Abraham 8237 

Anna 8223 

Barbara 8164 

Barbara 8228 

Catharine 8207 

Catharine 8229 


Daniel  Rev. 
Elizabeth . . 
Elizabeth  . . 

Esther  

Esther 

Henry  . . . 
Henry  Rev 

Henry 

Henry  Rev 

Isaac 

Jacob 

Jacob  

Jacob 

Jacob 

John  . . 

John  

John.  ..'... 
Joseph 
Joseph 
Joseph    ... 


:MI;EK. 
8166 
8201 
8239 
8162 
8202 
8163 
8204 
8210 
8245 
8206 
8149 
8150 
8230 


8234 
8241 


WISSLER. 


Ezra  . . 
Henry. 
Jacob. 
John  B 
Levi  . 


8151 

8208 

8238 

8261 

8265 

8259 

8260 

8264 

8266 

WITMER. 

Abraham 8267 

Abraham  R 8280 

Abraham 8295 

Caroline ••  •  •  8312 

Christian 8329 

David 8268 

David 8294 

Elias 8f23 

Elizabeth 8^8 

5s£-E::::::::::::::-g 

&::::::::::.""--::-  i 

ir.::::::::::::::::::::::::  § 

^•:::::::::::.::::-.::::.:  S 

Martin |340 

Veronica *66" 

WOOLNER. 

Hannah 

Isaac »*» 

Isaac 83db 


INDEX   OP'  NAMES. 


NUMBER. 

....     8357 

Ezra  L  . 

NUMBER. 

.  ...     si-jo 

8363 

George  L.  .  .     

.  .  .  .     8423 

8361 

Henry  L  

.  .  .  .      8422 

8362 

1  saac  

.  ...     8430 

8359 

Jacob  

.  ...     8410 

8370 

Jacob  R  

.  ...     8412 

8365 

John  L  

.  ...      S415 

8368 

John  B  

.  .  .  .      8431 

YOST. 

,     S.SS-2 

John      .    

.  .  .      8438 

Menno  L         

S41!» 

Closes  L 

...      S417 

....     8376 

Nancy     

S-l-M 

Mci^dalena         

8377 

8428 

"Martin         

.  .  .  .     8383 

Orlando     .          .        

.   .    84  1:> 

.  .  .  .     838) 

ADOLPH. 

S!  1  1W 

Tobias  

8375 

ZELLER. 

Catherine.  . 

8449 

Elizabeth 8398 

Jacob 8386 

Jacob  S 8406 

Joseph    8392 

Margaret 8407 

Noah 8388 

Philip 8394 

Philip  8399 

Phoebe 8408 

Simeon 8397 

ZIEGLER. 

Aaron 841 1 

Aaron  B 8433 

Albert 8442 

Benjamin 8440 

Cyrus S446 

Dillman 840!) 

Dilman  H 8444 

Elizabeth 8425 

Emanuel X42s 

Emanuel 843(5 

Enoch    S437 


Frederick.  . 
Henry  .... 
Henry  ... 

John    

Louis 

Mary  Ann. 
Sophia 


8451 
S44S 
8455 
S154 
8466 
8452 
8453 


BENNER. 


Anna S471 

Barbara 8170 

Catharine 8462 

Evannah 8473 

George S4li!) 

Jacob 8160 

John 8463 

John 84(18 

Joseph 8466 

Joseph 8467 

Maria 8461 

Maria N472 

Philip S45U 

Victoria S465 

William  ..  8464 


CORRIGENDA. 


Vol.  I,  No.  149,  3rd  line  read  "1827"  and  not  "1829." 
"  "  "  1290,  read  "one"  child  named  Cora  Dalia. 
"  "  "  1405,  name  of  youngest  child  is  "Luanna,"  not  "Phianna." 

"     "     "     1672,  should  read  "Lizzie  Ann"  not  "Lucinda"  and  child's 
name  is  "Delton  V."  not  "Dilvor."     See  No.  3522. 

"     "     "     2322  came  to  Canada  in  1812  and  to  Waterloo  in  "1815" 
not  in  "1817." 

"     "     "     2332  died  in  infancy. 

"     2340,  names  of  children  are  Essie,  Bertha,  Hilda,  Stanley, 
Evangeline,  and  Leroy. 

"     "     "     2950,  name  of  youngest  son  should  read   "Edward"  not 
"Archibald  Clyde." 

"    II,    "     7647,  in  5th  line  from  top,  read  "1721"  not  "1821." 
"     "     "     8033,  3rd  line  should  read  "27th"  not  "22nd." 

8034,  2nd  line  should  also  read  "27th"  not  ''22nd." 
"     8065,  2nd  line  read  "David  Angeny"  not  "David  Wagner." 


ct        u        <( 


OF  WATERLOO. 


MARTIN. 


4292  I  MARTIN,  DAVID,  the  old  progenitor  of   this 

numerous  family,  emigrated  from  Switzerland  to  America  in  1727. 
It  is  not  known  whether  he  was  married  when  he  came  nor  where 
he  settled.  Some  think  he  had  first  settled  in  Virginia,  but  not 
finding  many  01  his  co-religionists  there  he  moved  north  to  Penn- 
sylvania where  he  settled  in  Lancaster  County  among  his  own 
class  of  people.  It  cannot  be  ascertained  at  so  late  a  date  to 
whom  he  was  married  nor  what  number  of  children  he  had.  He 
died  in  1763,*  aged  about  62  years,  thus  making  him  about  26 
years  of  age  when  he  came  to  America.  We  know  that  he  had 
two  sons  for  a  certainty  but  there  may  have  been  more  whose 
descendants  never  came  to  Canada.  These  two  were  named  II 
Henry  and  II  Abraham. 

4293  II  MARTIN,  HENRY,  who  was  a  minister  and 
bishop  of  the  Mennonite  denomination,  was  mar- 
ried to  Anna  Burkhard  and  resided  at  Blue  Ball, 
Lancaster    County,    Pennsylvania.      They   had   a 
family  of   five   children,  namely:    III  David,  III 
Peter,  III  Abraham,  III  Henry,  and  III  Veronica. 
Ill  Peter  with  his  family  moved  to  Canada  in  1819. 
Of  the  others  and  their  descendants  no  information 
has  been  received. 

*  According  to  Deacon  David  Martin's  statement. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 


4294  II  MARTIN,  ABRAHAM,  brother  to  II  Henry 
Martin,  resided  in  Earl  Township,  Lancaster 
County,  Pennsylvania.  He  was  married  to  Barbara 
Oberholtzer.  Their  family  consisted  of  several 
children,  but  the  name  of  only  one  has  been  handed 
to  the  writer,  namely  III  David  who  came  to 
Canada  in  1820,  while  his  cousin,  III  Peter,  came 
the  year  before. 

We  shall  first  give  the  family  of  III  Peter  Martin 
and  his  descendants,  then  that  of  his  cousin,  III 
David  Martin,  and  his  descendants,  and  finally  the 
descendants  of  IV  Abram  B.,  son  of  III  Abraham 
Martin,  brother  to  HI  Peter  Martin  who  settled  two 
miles  north  of  Waterloo. 

42!>;>III  MARTIN,   PETER,    was  born  in  West  Earl 

Township,  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  February  26th,  1769. 
He  was  married  to  Anna  Zimmerman,  December  25th,  1793. 
She  was  born  February  i8th,  1775.  He  followed  farming  in  his 
native  state,  but  owing  to  the  poor  harvests  for  several  years  in 
succession,  together  with  low  wages  and  many  business  failures, 
caused  him  to  make  arrangements  with  his  numerous  family  10 
move  to  Canada.  Two  of  his  daughters,  IV  Barbara,  married  to 
David  Martin  and  IV  Maria,  married  to  Christian  Zimmerman 
remained  in  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  while  the  parents 
with  fourteen  of  their  children,  together  with  Daniel  Weber  and 
others,  moved  to  Canada  in  1819.  '  They,  at  their  arrival  here, 
settled  first  on  the  farm  now  owned  by  Dilman  Shantz  and  the 
heirs  of  the  late  Abraham  Groff,  but  not  finding  this  to  their 
taste  they  finally  located  on  the  farm  now  possessed  by  Menno 
Gingench.  Here  they  resided  until  their  deaths.  He  died 
March  2nd,  1831,  and  she  died  December  i2th,  1836.  They 
had  a  family  of  seventeen  children,  all  of  whom  were  married. 

4298 IV  MARTIN,  HENRY,  was  born  in  Lancaster 
County,  Pennsylvania,  February  J6th,  1794,  and 
died  on  his  farm  now  in  possession  of  his  son,  Elias, 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  19 

June  8th,  1853.  He  was  married  to  Catharine, 
daughter  of  Jacob  and  Magdalena  (Bricker)  Miller. 
She  was  born  November  4th,  1803,  and  died  after  an 
illness  of  a  few  months,  October  2nd,  1870.  They 
had  a  family  of  ten  children,  viz: 

4297  V  MARTIN,   REV.    PETER,    the   eldest   son   of 
Henry  and  Catharine  (Miller)  Martin,  was  born  in 
Woolwich  Township,  Waterloo  County,  September 
30th,  1820.    On  October  17th,  1*43,  he  was  married 
to  Mary,  daughter  of  Christian  J.  and  Magdalena 
(Shantz)  Schneider.    She  was  born  December  14th, 
1822.    On  October  31st,  1843,  they  moved  about  a 
mile  south  of  Elmira,  on  their  farm  then  all  bush 
save  a  few  acres,  where  they  still  reside.     Their 
family  consisted  of  six  children,  viz: 

4298  VI  MARTIN,  JOANNAH,  was   born   July  28tji, 
1844.     On  February  28th,  1865,  she  was  married  to 
Menno,  son  of  Daniel  Good.     They  reside  a  little 
more  than  a  mile  south  of  Elmira  and  have  a  family 
of  eight  children,  viz: 

VII  NOAH,  born  January  21st,  1866,  is  unmarried 
and  a  carpenter  by  trade. 

VII  CATHARINE,  born  September  1st,  1867,  is 
married  to  Levi  Lichty.  See  Levi  Lichty's  family. 

VII  LEAH,  born  March  18th,  1869,  is  unmarried. 
VII  AMOS,  born  December  20th,  1872,  is  unmarried. 

VII  MARY,  born  May  16th,  1875,  is  unmarried  and 

resides  with  J.  Baumann. 

VII  HENRY,  born  October  19th,  1878,  resides  at 

home. 

VII  ELIZABETH,  born  March  28th,  1880,  is  home. 

VII  MENNO,  born  December  29th,  1882,  is  home. 


20  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

4299  VI  MARTIN,  HENRY  S.,  was  born  September  18th, 
1845.    He  is  a  farmer  and  resides  three  miles  north 
of  Elmira.     He  was  married,  March  8th,  1868,  to 
Leah,  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Elizabeth  (Martin) 
Good.    She  was  born  December  29th,  1846.      They 
have  no  family. 

4300  VI  MARTIN,  AMOS'  S.,  was  born  September  26th, 
1849.     On  December  10th,  1872,  he  was  married  to 
Magdaleua,    daughter   of    Isaac    and    Magdalena 
(Groff)  Musselman.     She  was  born  December  25th, 
1853.     They  reside  in  Elmira  and  have  a  family  of 
eight  children,  namely:  VII  Norman,  VII  Lydia 
Ann,  VII  Mary  Ann  (dead),  VII  Angelina,  VII 
Isaac,  VII  Peter,  VII  Catharine,  and  VII  Angus. 

4301  VI  MARTIN,  MARY  ANN,  was   born   January 
23rd,  1854.    On  September  23rd,  1873,  she  was  mar- 
ried to  David  M.,  son  of  David  and  Nancy  (Mussel- 
man) Baumann.    See  No.  475. 

4302  VI  MARTIN,  ELI,  was  born  October  llth,  1857. 
He  is  a  farmer  and  resides  on  his  father's  old  home- 
stead.    On  February  1st,  1881,  he  was  married  to 
Nancy  M.  Baumann.    She  was  born  December  23rd, 
1862.      They   have   seven   children,    namely:    VII 
Daniel,  VII  Leah,  VII  Mary  (dead),  VII  Susannah, 
VII  Nancy,  VII  Eli,  and  VII  David. 

4303  VI  MARTIN,    CATHARINE,    was   born    March 
27th,  1861.    She  is  married  to  Martin  M.  Brubacher. 
See  No.  1407. 

4304  V  MARTIN,  MAGDALENA,  the  eldest  daughter 
of  Henry  and  Catharine  (Miller)  Martin,  was  born 
in  Woolwich  Township,  Waterloo  County,  Decem- 
ber 8th,  1822.    On  March  17th,  1840,  she  was  mar- 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  21 

ried  to  Joshua  Y.,  son  of  Jacob  and  Mary  (Yost) 
Shantz.    See  Joshua  Y.  Shantz's  family. 

4305  V  MARTIN,  NANCY,  the  second  daughter  of 
Henry  and  Catharine  (Miller)  Martin,  was  born 
October  23rd,  1826,  and  died  March  29th,  1885. 

4306V  MARTIN,  ELIAS,  the  second  son  of  Henry 
and  Catharine  (Miller)  Martin,  was  born  July  19th, 
1828.  On  November  19th,  1850,  he  was  married  to 
Susannah,  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Susannah  (S'ny- 
der)  Shantz.  She  was  born  June  2nd,  1831.  After 
their  marriage  they  moved  on  his  father's  place 
where  they  resided  until  December,  1887,  then  they 
moved  on  the  old  "Daniel  Good  Farm"  which  he 
had  shortly  before  purchased.  Here  they  still 
reside  with  their  son,  Jacob,  who  has  rented  the 
place.  They  .have  had  a  family  of  nine  children,  viz: 

4307  VI  MARTIN,  HANNAH,  the  eldest  in  family,  was 
born  November  3rd,  1851.    She  is  married  to  Amos 
Weber.    See  Amos  Weber's  family. 

4308  VI  MARTIN,   CATHARINE,   was  born    August 
1st,  1853.     She  is  married  to  Noah   Martin.     See 
Noah  Martin's  family. 

4309  VI  MARTIN,  BLANDINAH,   was  born  May  1st, 
1855.     She  is  married  to  Sidney  Snyder,  a  farmer. 
See  Sidney  Snyder's  family. 

4310  VI  MARTIN,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  April  llth, 

1857.  She  is  married  to  Menno  Baumann.    See  No. 
152. 

4311  VI  MARTIN,  LYDIA,  was  born   December  9th, 

1858.  She  is  married  to  Amos  Baumann.     See  No. 
161. 

4312  VI  MARTIN,  MENNO,  the  eldest  son,  was  born 
September  llth,  1861.     He  is  a  farmer  and  resides 


22  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF   WATERLOO. 

on  the  old  "Henry  Martin  Farm"  about  a  mile  north 
of  the  Martin  Mennonite  Church.  He  is  married 
to  Anna  Sitler.  They  have  no  family. 

4313  VI  MARTIN,  MARY  ANN,  was  born  May  14th, 
1865.      She  is  married  to  Daniel  Weber,  a  farmer. 
See  Daniel  B.  Weber's  family. 

4314  VI  MARTIN,  JACOB  S.,  the  second  son,  was  born 
September    10th,    1868.      He    resides    on    the    old 
uDaniel  Good  Farm."    His  wife  is  Rachel  Clemmer. 
Their   family    consists   of   one   child    named  VII 
Nathan. 

4315  VI  MARTIN,  VERONICA,  seventh  and  youngest 
daughter,  was  born  May  22nd,  1871.    She  is  unmar- 
ried and  is  home  with  her  parents. 

4316  V  MARTIN,  SUSANNAH,  the  third  daughter  of 
Henry  and    Catharine  (Miller)  Martin,  was  born 
August  27th,  1830,  and  died  July  18th,  1835. 

4317  V  MARTIN,  CATHARINE,  the  fourth  daughter, 
was  born  November  29th,  1834.    On  November  6th, 
1855,  she  was  married  to  Joseph  S.  Shantz.     See 
Joseph  Shantz's  family. 

4318  V  MARTIN,  LYDIA,  the  fifth  daughter,  was  born 
March  26th,  1837.     On  June  3rd,  1862,  she  was  mar- 
ried to  Jacob  Groff.    See  Nos.  3388  to  3394. 

4319  V  MARTIN,  LEAH,  the  sixth  daughter,  was  born 
October   31st,    1838.      She    was    married    to  John 
Lichty  and  died  February   5th,  1891.     See  John 
Lichty's  family. 

4320  V  MARTIN,  HENRY  M.,  the  third  son,  was  born 
November  17th,  1843.    He  resides  near  Conestogo, 
on  old  George  Lichty's  farm,  and  is  married  to 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OP   WATERLOO.  23 

Nancy,  daughter  of  George  and  Sarah  (Baumann) 
Lichty.  She  was  born  October  24th,  1848.  Their 
family  consists  of  three  children,  viz: 

4321  VI   MARTIN,    MARTHA,    was   born   November 
28th,  1868,  and  died  November  28th,  1868. 

4322  VI  MARTIN,   NAOMI,    was  bom  August  16th, 
1869,  and  died  August  17th,  1869. 

4323  VI  MARTIN,  SELINA,  born  January  20th,  1873. 

4324  V  MARTIN,  DAVID  M.,  the  fourth  and  youngest 
son  of  Henry  and  Catharine  (Miller)  Martin,  was 
born  June  27th,  1846.    He  is  a  farmer  and  resides  in 
Peel  Township,  Wellington  County,  and  is  married 
to  Mary  Ann,  daughter  of  John  E.  and  Magdalena 
(Musselman)  Brtibacher.     She  was  born  January 
4th,  1850.    Their  family  consists  of  three  children, 
namely:  VI  Amanda,  VI  Leander,  and  VI  Reuben. 

4325  IV  MARTIN,  BARBARA,  the  eldest  daughter  of 
Peter  and  Anna  (Zimmerman)  Martin,  was  born  in 
Earl  Township,  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania, 
February  1st,  1795.      She  was  married  to  David 
Martin,  a.  farmer.    They  resided  in  Franklin  County, 
Pennsylvania,  where  they  both  died.     They  had  a 
family  but  no  information  received  of  them  at  time 
of  printing. 

4326 IV  MARTIN,  MARIA,  the  second  daughter  of 
Peter  and  Anna  (Zimmerman)  Martin,  was  born  in 
Earl  Township,  near  Blue  Ball,  Lancaster  County, 
Pennsylvania.  She  was  married  to  Christian  Zim- 
merman. They  resided  in  East  Earl  Township, 
Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  near  Spring 
Grove,  where  they  both  died.  They  had  a  family 


24  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

of  eight  children,  the.  oldest  of  which  (name  not 
received)  died  in  infancy.  Names  are  as  follows: 

V  MARY,  was  married  to  Rev.  John  Weaver. 
They  resided  at  Wakarusa,  Indiana,  where  they 
had  a  family  but  names  of  children  were  not 
received. 

V  CATHARINE  is  married  to  Rev.  Jacob  Zim- 
merman. They  reside  at  Mechanicsburg,  Lancaster 
County,  Pennsylvania.  They  have  a  large  family 
but  names  of  children  were  not  received. 

V  JOHN  is  married  to  Maria  Kurtz  and  resides  in 
Caernarvon  Township,  where  he  is  engaged  in 
farming.  They  have  a  family. 

V  PETER  is  married  to  Magdalena  Martin.    They 

reside  in  East  Earl  Township  where  he  is  engaged 

in  farming. 

V  CHRISTIAN  is  married  to  Mary  Martin.    They 

also  reside  in  East  Earl  Township  where  he  follows 

farming. 

V  LEVI  is  married  to  Phianna  Martin.  They 
reside  in  Ephrata  Township,  Lancaster  County. 
He  is  a  farmer. 

V  REBECCA,  the  youngest  in  family,  is  married  to 
Abram  Martin,  a  farmer.  They  reside  near  Church- 
town,  Caernarvon  Township,  Lancaster  County. 

4327 IV  MARTIN,  CHRISTIAN,  the  second  son  of 
Peter  and  Anna  (Zimmerman)  Martin,  was  born  in 
Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  October  16th,  1797. 
He  came  to  Canada  with  his  parents  in  1819,  and 
shortly  thereafter  was  married  to  Esther,  daughter 
of  Jacob  and  Mary  (Martin)  Stauffer.  She  was 
born  February  7th,  1796,  and  died  October  21st,  1851. 
They  settled  on  part  of  lot  No.  18,  German  Com- 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF   WATERLOO.  25 

paiiy's  Tract,  Woolwich  Township,  (Heidelberg 
Station  is  now  situated  on  their  farm).  Here  he 
died  November  23rd,  1863.  They  had  a  family  of 
thirteen  children,  viz: 

4328  V  MARTIN,  MARIA,  was  born  June  15th,  1820. 
On  May  4th,  1840,  she  was  married  to  Jonas,  son  of 
Joseph  and  Elizabeth  (Zimmerman)  Wenger,  and 
died  in  1858.     See  Jonas  Wenger's  family. 

4329  V  MARTIN,  MAGDALENA,  was  born  July  6th, 

1821.  On  September  4th,  1849,  she  was  married  to 
Joseph  Kinzie  who  was  born  March  4th,  1811,  and 
died  June  28th,  1871.    See  Joseph  Kinzie's  family. 

4330  V  MARTIN,  LYDIA,  was  born  November  29th, 

1822,  and  was  burnt  with  the  house,  February  llth, 
1827. 

4331  V  MARTIN,  LUCY,  was  born  November  7th,  1824. 

She  was  burnt  with  her  sister,  Lydia,  February  nth,  1827.  The 
father  was  engaged  in  breaking  flax  and  in  order  to  have  it 
perfectly  dry,  had  it  placed  around  the  large  fire-place  in  the 
kitchen.  A  spark  from  the  hearth  fire  ignited  the  flax  and  tow 
in  the  room  and  in  a  few  minutes  the  whole  house  was  enwrapped 
in  flames.  The  wife  and  youngest  child  had  barely  time  to  make 
good  their  escape  while  two  of  the  children  who  were  sleeping 
upstairs,  were  forgotten  in  the  excitement  and  thus  proved  a  prey 
to  the  flames  ere  kind  and  willing  hands  could  make  any  effort  to 
save  them. 

4332  V  MARTIN,  HENRY,  was  born  September  30th, 
1S26,  and    resides   in  Peel  Township,  Wellington 
County,  near  Yatton  P.  O.    He  is  a  contractor  and 
builder.      On  May  2nd,  1852,  he  was  married  to 
Mary  Eisenhauer.      Their  family  consists  of  two 
children,  viz: 

4333  VI  MARTIN,   JOSHUA,    the   eldest,   resides   in 
Wallenstein,  Ontario.    He  was  married  twice,  first 


26  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

to  Mary  Renshaw  and  after  her  decease  to  Fred- 
ericca  Reitzel. 

4334  VI  MARTIN,  CLARA,  was  married  to  Sebastian 
Schwalm.  They  reside  in  Guelph,  Ontario,  where 
he  is  engaged  in  Mr.  Goldie's  large  roller  mills. 


4335  V  MARTIN,  HIRAM,  was   bora   February    10th, 

1829.  He  is  a  carpenter  and  has  his  place  of  business  on  Weber 
Street,  Berlin,  where  he  is  at  present  engaged  in  manufacturing 
washing  machines  for  Reinhart  Bros.  On  October  5th,  1851, 
he  was  married  to  Esther,  daughter  of  Peter  and  Mary  Ann 
(Clemens)  Erb.  She  was  born  September  lyth,  1834.  and  died 
at  Elmira,  March  3ist,  1867.  On  November  i2th,  1867,  he  was 
married  to  Mary  Ann  Erb,  sister  to  his  first  wife.  She  was  born 
September  aist,  1845,  ar>d  died  July  i3th,  1870.  On  April  i6th, 
1871,  he  was  again  married  to  Salome,  daughter  of  Peter  and 
Susannah  (Bear)  Mosser.  She  was  born  August  3ist,  1847. 
Mr.  Martin  had  a  family  of  five  children,  four  with  his  first  wife 
and  one  with  his  third  wife,  viz: 

4336  VI  MARTIN,  MARY  ANN,  was  born    February 
7th,  1853.    She  resides  in  Marion,  Kansas,  and  was 
married  twice,  first  to  Henry  E.  Wismer,  December 
31st,  1871,  and  after  his  decease  to  John  Schwinde- 
manii,  April  28th,   1893.    With  the  first  husband 
there  were  eight  children,  namely:  VII  Laura,  VII 
Ella,  VII  Angeline,  VII  Amsey,  VII  Noah,  VII 
Ervine.  VII  Clarence,  and  VII  John  Henry. 

4337  VI  MARTIN,  ANGELINE,  was    born    February 
5th,  1855,  and  died  at  Bloomingdale,  Ontario,  March 
28th,  1873.    On  November  24th,  1872,  she  was  mar. 
ried  to  Josiah  Suyder. 

4:338  VI  MARTIN,  ISAIAH,   was  born  January   16th, 
1858.     On  September  19th,  1882,  he  was  married  to 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  27 

Sophia  Bennett.    They  reside  in  Berlin  where  he  is 
engaged  in  carpentering. 

4339  VI  MARTIN,  ALEXANDER,  was  born  Septem- 
ber 19th,  1861.    On  May  20th,  1885,  he  was  married 
to  Catharine  O'Connor.     They  reside  on  Weber 
Street,  Berlin.    He  is  a  contractor  and  builder. 

4340  VI  MARTIN,  HILKIAH,  the  only  child  of  third 
wife,  was  born  May  16th,  1874.    He  is  home  with  his 
parents  and  is  engaged  in  one  of  the  factories. 


4341  V  MARTIN,  ESTHER,  was  born  May  29th,  1881. 
On  May  15th,  1855,  she  was  married  to  Abram  R. 
Strohm.     See  Abram  R.  Strohm's  family. 

4342  V  MARTIN,  NANCY  *  was  born  March  8th,  1833, 
and  died  June  8th,  1833. 

4343  V  MARTIN,  JUDITH  *  was  born  March  8th,  1833, 
and  died  June  9th,  1833. 

4344V  MARTIN,  SUSANNAH  *  was  born  March  8th, 

1833,  and  died  March  9th,  1833. 

4345  V  MARTIN,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  August  2nd, 

1834.  On  August  22nd,  1852,  she  was  married  to 
Henry  Strohm.    See  Henry  Strohm's  family. 

4346  V  MARTIN,  MENNO,  was  bora  November  7th, 
1S36.    He  is  <i  contractor  and  builder  and  resides  in 
the  city    of    Chicago,  Illinois,  and  is  married   to 
Annie  Green.     Their  family  consists  of  two  chil- 
dren, namely:  VI  Nelson  and  VI  Eda. 

4347  V  MARTIN,  LEAH,  the  youngest  in  the  family, 
was  born  January  30th,  1840.     She  is  married  to 
John  Histand.    See  Nos.  3748  to  3751. 

*  Triplets. 


28  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

4348  IV  MARTIN,  PETER,  the  third  sou  of  Peter  and 

Anna  (Zimmerman)  Martin,  was  born  January  2ist,  1799,  and 
died  November  yth,  1834.  He  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Weber. 
They  resided  in  Woolwich  Township,  a  few  miles  north  of 
Waterloo  where  he  was  engaged  in  farming.  They  had  one  child, 
a  son  named  V  Michael.  Some  time  after  Mr.  Martin's  decease 
the  widow  was  again  married  to  Joseph  Fretz  from  the  Twenty, 
Lincoln  County,  where  she  afterwards  resided. 

4349V  MARTIN,  MICHAEL,  the  only  son  of   Peter 

and  Elizabeth  (Weber)  Martin,  was  born  in  Waterloo  County 
about  the  year  1821,  and  was  raised  at  the  Twenty  where  he  died 
in  February,  1888.  He  was  married  to  Anna  Moyer  and  had  a 
family  of  eight  children,  namely:  VI  Jacob,  VI  Elizabeth,  VI 
Catharine,  VI  Isaac  (dead),  VI  Annie  (dead),  VI  Barbara,  VI 
Michael,  and  VI  Mary.  These  children  were  all  born  in  Lincoln 
County.  No  information  received  of  any  of  their  descendants 
save  of  VI  Isaac,  the  fourth  member  of  the  family,  who  came 
and  settled  in  Waterloo  County. 

4350  VI  MARTIN,  ISAAC,  the  fourth  child  of  Michael 

and  Anna  (Moyer)  Martin,  was  born  May  nth,  1848.  He  was 
married,  October  2ist,  1884,  to  Nancy,  daughter  of  Isaac  H.  and 
Esther  S.  (Weber)  Moyer.  She  was  born  June  yth,  1863. 
They  resided  at  John  B.  Martin's,  a  little  south  of  Conestogo 
where  he  died  March  22nd,  1894.  Their  family  consisted  of  four 
children,  namely:  VII  Sylvester,  VII  Anna,  VII  Emrnerson,  and 
VII  Mary  Ann  (dead). 

4351 IV  MARTIN,  DANIEL,  the  fourth  son  of  Peter 

and  Anna  (Zimmerman)  Martin,  was  born  in  Earl  Township, 
Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  April  5th,  1800,  and  came  to 
Canada  in  1819.  On  April  8th,  1823,  he  was  married  to 
Veronica,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Barbara  (Eby)  Schneider. 
She  was  born  July  25th,  1803.  Soon  after  their  marriage  they 
moved  on  their  farm  now  in  possession  of  their  son,  Daniel, 
where  they  resided  until  their  deaths.  He  died  January  i2th, 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY    OF   WATERLOO.  29 

1856,  and  she  died  July  i3th,  1872.     They  had  a  family  of  ten 
children,  viz: 

4352  V  MARTIN,  ANNA,  the   eldest   daughter,    was 
born  August  2nd,  1824.    She  was  married  to  Rev. 
Samuel  Weber  who  died  October  13th,  1885.      She 
is  still  living  and  has  her  home  with  her  son  on 
the  old  farm  near  Lexington.    See  Rev.  Samuel 
Weber's  family. 

4353  V  MARTIN,  LEVI  S.,  the  eldest  son,  was  born 
June  21st,  1826.     On  October   15th,   1850,  he  was 
married  to  Maria,  daughter  of  John  and  Barbara 
(Hoffman)    Lichty.      She  was  born    October   7th, 
18*29.      They  reside  in  Woolwich  Township,  about 
three  miles  north  of  Waterloo  where  they  possess 
a   beautiful   farm.       They    have  a  family  of   ten 
children,  viz: 

4354  VI  MARTIN,  VERONICA,  was   born   February 
llth,  1852.    On  February  9th,  1875,  she  was  married 
to  Henry  Shantz,  a  farmer.     See  Henry  Shantz's 
family. 

4355  VI  MARTIN,    BARBARA,    was  born   February 
24th,  1854.     On  November  17th,  1874,  she  was  mar- 
ried to  Henry  Horst,  a  farmer.    See  Henry  Horst's 
family. 

4356  VI  MARTIN,  MARIA,  was  born  March  15th,  1856. 
On  October  16th,  1877,  she  was  married  to  Seth 
Baumann,  a  farmer.     See  No.  466. 

4357  VI  MARTIN,  EZRA,  was  born  March  6th,  1858. 
On  June  5th,   1881,  he    was    married  to  Hannah 
Baumann.    They  reside  near  Heidelberg  and  have 
a  family  of  four  children,  namely:  VII  Elizabeth, 
VII  Isaac,  VII  Anna,  and  VII  Silas. 

4358  VI  MARTIN,   JONATHAN,    was   born   August 


30  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

8th,  1860.  On  November  12th,  1882,  he  was  married 
to  Emma  Rudy.  They  reside  in  Woolwich  Town- 
ship, near  David  Horst's  old  place,  and  have  a 
family  of  seven  children,  namely:  VII  Josiah,  VII 
Ephraim,  VII  Ervine,  VII  Hannah,  VII  Isaiah,  VII 
Melinda,  and  VII  Norman. 

4359  VI  MARTIN,  LEVI  L.,  was  born  May  26th,  1862. 
On  March  23rd,  1884,  he  was  married  to  Elizabeth 
Baumann.      They  reside  in   Woolwich  Township, 
near  Peter  Shantz's  farm  and  have  a  family  of  four 
children,  namely:    VII  Elizabeth,  VII  Jonas,  VII 
Mary,  and  VII  Lucinda. 

4360  VI  MARTIN,  DANIEL  L.,  was  born  September 
2nd,  1864.    He  was  married  in  April,  1890,  to  Anna, 
Brubacher  and  resides  on  the  "Ziegler  Farm"  near 
Elrnira.    They  have  no  family. 

4361  VI  MARTIN,  NOAH  L ,  was  born  December  27th, 
1866.     On  December  8th,  1891,  he  was  married  to 
Mary    Baumann    and    resides   at   home  with  his 
father.    They  have  no  family. 

4362  VI  MARTIN,  ANNA  L.,  was  born  May  30th,  1869. 
She  is  unmarried  and  resides  with  her  parents. 

4363  VI  MARTIN,  ELIZABETH,  the  youngest  child 
of  Levi  S.  and  Maria  (Lichty)  Martin,  was  born 
October  25th,  1871.     She  is  still  unmarried  and  is 
home  with  her  parents. 

4364  V  MARTIN,  ISAAC,  the  second  son   of   Daniel 
arid  Veronica  (Schneider)   Martin,  was  born  July 
27th,  1828,  and  died  May  19th,  1843. 

4365  V  MARTIN,  BARBARA,  the  second  daughter  of 
Daniel  and  Veronica  (Schneider)  Martin,  was  born 
September  26th,  1830.    On  September  9th,  1851,  she 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  31 

was  married  to  Benjamin  L.  Eby.     She  died  at  St. 
Jacobs,  July  23rd,  1876.    See  Nos.  2605  to  2617. 

4366  V  MARTIN,  JOSEPH,  the  third  son  of   Daniel 
and  Veronica  (Schneider)  Martin,  was  born  August 
22nd,  1833.     On  March  llth,  1856,  he  was  married  to 
Susannah,  daughter  of  John  and   Barbara  (Hoff- 
man) Lichty.    She  was  born  May  llth,  1832.     They 
reside  in  Woolwich  Township,  about  a  mile  south- 
east of  St.  Jacobs  (on  part  of  lot  No.  6,  German 
Company's  Tract,  Woolwich  Township)  where  he  is 
engaged  in  farming.     They  have  no  family. 

4367  V  MARTIN,  VERONICA,  the  third  daughter  of 
Daniel  and  Veronica  (Schneider)  Martin,  was  born 
January  1st,  1836.     She  is  unmarried  and  resides 
with  her  brother  Daniel. 

4368  V  MARTIN,  DANIEL  S.,  the  fourth  son  of  Daniel 
and  Veronica  (Schneider)  Martin,  was  born  May 
30th,  1838.    He  is  a  farmer  and  resides  on  his  father's 
old  homestead  a  little  more  than  a  mile  south  of 
St.  Jacobs.    On  February  21st,  1860,  he  was  married 
to  Magdalena,  daughter  of  Peter  and  Magdalena 
(Erb)  Eby.    She  was  born  August  30th,  1840.    Their 
family  consists  of  nine  children,  viz: 

4369  VI  MARTIN,  BARBARA  E.,  was  born  January 
26th,  1861.      She  is  married   to   Moses   Martin,  a 
farmer.     See  Moses  Martin's  family. 

4370  VI  MARTIN,  MARIA  E.,  was  born  May  6th,  1862, 
and  died  October  22rid,  1881. 

4371  VI  MARTIN,  VERONICA  E.,  was  born  May  18th, 
1863.     She  is  married  to  Rev.  Enoch  S.  Baumann. 
See  No.  198. 

4372  VI  MARTIN,  ENOCH,  was  born  March  llth,  1865. 
He  is  a  farmer  and  resides  on  southern  part  of  the 


32  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 


old  homestead  where  new  buildings  have  been 
erected.  He  is  married  to  Mary  Ann  Shantz  and 
has  a  family  of  one  child,  a  son  named  VI  Cleason. 

4373  VI  MARTIN,  MAGDALENA,  was  born  January 
29th,  1867.    She  is  married  to  Jesse  Shantz,  a  farmer. 
See  Jesse  Shantz's  family. 

4374  VI  MARTIN,  DANIEL  E.,  born  October  23,  1868. 

4375  VI  MARTIN,  LOUISA  E.,  born  Sept.  27,  1870. 

4376  VI  MARTIN,  LUCINDA  E ,  born  Dec.  13,  1873. 

4377  VI   MARTIN,    LYDIA    ANN   E.,   born    August 
27th,  1883. 

The  youngest  four  of  the  family  are  all  home  with 
their  parents  and  unmarried. 

4378  V  MARTIN,  TILMAN,  the  fifth  son    of    Daniel 
and  Veronica  (Schneider)  Martin,  was  born  Decem- 
ber 20th,  1840.    He  is  a  farmer  and  resides  in  Wool, 
wich  Township,  about  two  miles  north  of  St.  Jacobs 
where  he  possesses  three  farms.     On  March  llth, 
1862,  he  was  married  to  Anna,  daughter  of  Benja- 
min and  Mary  (Devitt)  Martin.      She  was  born 
March  21st,  1840.     Their  family  consists  of  nine 
children,  viz: 

4379  VI  MARTIN,  JUDITH,  the  eldest,  was  born  Jan- 
uary 3rd,  1863.    She  is  married  to  Samuel  Baumann. 
See  No.  542. 

4380  VI  MARTIN,  ISAAC,  was  born  November  25th, 
1864,  and  died  December  31st,  1864. 

4381  VI  MARTIN,  EMANUEL,   was  born    May   2nd, 
1866.    He  is  married  to  Lydia  Baumann  and  resides 
about  one  mile  north  of  St.  Jacobs,  where  he  is 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  33 

engaged  in  farming.  Their  family  consists  of  two 
children,  namely:  VII  Judith  and  VII  Lovina. 

4382  VI  MARTIN,  TILMAN  M.,  was  born  September 
5th,  1868.     He  is  married  to  Elizabeth  P.   Martin 
and  resides  near  the  home  of  his  father  where  he  is 
engaged  in  farming.    They  have  one  son  named  VII 
Simeon. 

4383  VI  MARTIN,  AMOS,  born  July  18th,  1871. 

4384  VI  MARTIN,  ANUELINE,  born  March  18th,  1874. 

4385  VI  MARTIN,  BENJAMIN,  born  August  23, 1876. 

4386  VI  MARTIN,  SUSANNAH,  born  February^,  1879. 

4387  VI  MARTIN,  ISAIAH,  born  July  14th,  1883. 

The  youngest  five  of  the  family  are  unmarried  and 
all  at  home  assisting  their  parents  on  the  large 
farms  they  possess. 

4388V  MARTIN,  MARY,  the  fourth  daughter  of 
Daniel  and  Veronica  (Schneider)  Martin,  was  born 
December  10th,  1842.  On  October  4th,  1864,  she  was 
married  to  David  Cressman.  See  Nos.  2118  to  2122. 

4889  V  MARTIN,  JUDITH,  the  fifth  and  youngest 
daughter  of  Daniel  and  Veronica  (Schneider)  Mar- 
tin,  was  born  January  3rd,  1846.  She  is  married  to 
Menno,  son  of  John  and  Susannah  (Brand)  Wide- 
man.  See  Menno  Wid email's  family. 

4390  IV  MARTIN,  ANNA,  the  third  daughter  of  Peter 
and  Anna  (Zimmerman)  Martin,  was  born  in  Earl 
Township,  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  May 
26th,  1802.  She  was  married  to  Daniel  Weber  who 
died  February  13th,  1364.  She  died  March  13th, 
1886.  See  Daniel  Weber's  family. 


34  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

4391 IV  MARTIN,  ESTHER,  the  fourth  daughter  of 
Peter  and  Anna  (Zimmerman)  Martin,  was  born  in 
Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  August  29th,  1803, 
and  came  to  Canada  when  sixteen  years  of  age. 
She  was  married  to  David  Musselnian  who  died 
October  25th,  1870.  She  died  July  31st,  1872.  See 
David  Musselman's  family. 

4392  IV  MARTIN,  SAMUEL,  the  fifth  son  of   Peter 
and  Anna  (Zimmerman)  Martin,  was  born  in  Lan 
caster  County,  Pennsylvania,  March  18th,  1805.      In 
1819  he  came  to  Canada  with  his  parents.     In  1826 
he  was  married  to  Susannah,  daughter  of  Christian 
and  Hannah  (Paul)  Shantz.    She  was  born  in  Mont- 
gomery County,  Pennsylvania,  June  24th,  1807,  came 
to  Canada  when  three  years  of  age,  and  died  May 
16th,  1881.    They  resided  on  a  farm  about  one  mile 
south-west  of  St.  Jacobs.    It  is  now  possessed  by 
their  son,  Noah.   They  were  blessed  with  a  family  of 
twelve  children,  viz: 

4393  V  MARTIN,  SOLOMON,  the  eldest  son,  was  born 
December  8th,  1828.    They  reside  in  Hay  Township, 
Huron  County.    He  is  married  to  Leah,  daughter 
of  Isaac  and  Esther  (Bechtel)  Shantz.    They  had  a 
family  of  eleven  children,  viz: 

4394  VI  MARTIN,  ISAAC,  born  September  3rd,  1852. 

4395  VI  MARTIN,  POLLY,  born  November  28th,  1854. 

4396  VI  MARTIN,  SUSANNAH,  born  December  25th, 
J856,  died  February  5th,  1857. 

4397  VI  MARTIN,  SAMUEL,  born  January  22nd,  1858, 
died  April  15th,  1858. 

4338  VI  MARTIN,  LIZZIE,  born  July  loth,  1659. 
4399  VI  MARTIN,  LEAH,  born  April  30th,  1862. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  35 

4400  VI  MARTIN,  LOVINA,  born  May  22nd,  1864. 

4401  VI  MARTIN,  SOLOMON,  born  August  21st,  1866. 

4402  VI  MARTIN,  SARAH,  date  of  birth  not  received. 

4403  VI  MARTIN,  LENA,  date  of  birth  not  received. 

4404  VI  MARTIN,  CYRUS,  date  of  birth  not  received. 

4405  V  MARTIN,   BENJAMIN  S.,  the  second  son,  was 
born  June  12th,  1830.     He  was  married,  January 
25th,  1859,  to  Nancy,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Mary 
(Detweiler)   Schneider.     She  was  born  June  3rd, 
1831.     They  reside  near  Roseviile,  Ontario,  where 
he  is  engaged  in  farming.    To  them  was  born  a 
family  of  eight  children,  viz: 

4406  VI  MARTIN,  SAMUEL  S.,  was  born  May  15th, 
1860.      He  is  married  to  Mary  Ann,  daughter  of 
Christian  and  Barbara  (Oberer)  Loier.     She  was 
born  October  4th,  1862. 

4407  VI  MARTIN,  ISAIAH  S.,  born  June  29th,  1862. 

4408  VI  MARTIN,  JESSE  S.,  twin  brother  to  Isaiah, 
born  June  29th,  1862. 

4409  VI  MARTIN,  AMANDA   S.,  born  August   19th, 
1864,  is  married  to  Elisha  Shiedel. 

4410  VI  MARTIN,  OLIVER  S.,  born  Sept.  28th,  1866. 

4411  VI  MARTIN,  MALINDA  S.,  born  Nov.  4th,  1867. 

4412  VI  MARTIN,  MAGDALENA  S.,  born  September 
10th,  1869,  and  died  October  19th,  1869. 

4413  VI  MARTIN,  ENOCH  S.,  born  October  8th,  1871. 

4414  V  MARTIN,  CHRISTIAN  S.,  the  third  son,  was 
born  October  9th,  1831.    He  is  a  harness  maker  by 


36  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

trade.  At  present  he  resides  in  Guelpli  where  he  is 
engaged  in  manufacturing  buggy  tops.  He  is  mar- 
ried to  Nancy,  daughter  of  Richard  and  Catharine 
(Shoemaker)  Haste.  They  have  a  family  of  six 
children,  namely:  VI  Albert,  VI  Nelson,  VI  Mel- 
vina,  VI  Richard,  VI  Martha,  and  VI  William. 

4415V  MARTIN,  ELIZABETH  S.,  the  eldest  daugh- 
ter, was  born  December  2nd,  1832.  She  was  married, 
March  20th,  1879,  to  Isaac  H.  Baumann.  They 
reside  about  four  miles  north-west  of  Waterloo. 
They  have  no  family.  See  No.  172. 

4416  V  MARTIN,  PETER  S.,  the  fourth  son,  was  bom 
March  6th,  1834.     He  was  married  to  Susanjiah, 
daughter  of  John  and  Anna  (Burkhard)  Gingerich. 
They  resided  on  his  father's  farm,  near  St.  Jacobs, 
where  he  died  October  19th,  1863.     They  had  a 
family  of  three  children,  namely:    VI  Noah,  VI 
Annie,  and  VI  Jesse  who  is  married  to  Marietta  M. 
Wahl  and  resides  in  Bridgeport.      They  have  a 
family  of  one  child,  a  daughter. 

4417  V  MARTIN,  JOEL  S.,  the   fifth   son,  was   bom 
March  16th,  1837,  and  died  of  consumption  at  his 
sister's  (Mrs.  Isaac  H.  Baumann)  home  July  llth, 
1881.    He  was  never  married. 

4418  V  MARTIN,  DAVID  S.,  the  sixth  son,  was  born 
June  23rd,  1838.     He  is  a  carpenter  and  builder,  is 
unmarried  and    has   his   home   with    his   cousin, 
Manasseh  Martin. 

4419  V  MARTIN,  ESTHER  S.,  the  second  daughter, 
was  born  May  3rd,  1840,  and  died  June  5th,  1842. 

4420  V  MARTIN,  NOAH  S.,  the  seventh  son,  was  born 
July  27th,   1841.     He  is    married    to    Mary    Ann, 
daughter  of  Charles  and  Jane  Godbold  and  resides 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  37 

on  his  father's  old  place  near  St.  Jacobs  where  he  is 
engaged  in  farming.  They  have  a  family  of  nine 
children,  namely:  VI  Josephus,  VI  Lizzie,  VI 
Susannah,  VI  Edward,  \  I  Matilda,  VI  Samuel,  VI 
Emauuel,  VI  Mary  Ann,  and  VI  Orillia. 

4421  V  MARTIN,  AARON,  the  eighth  son,  was  born 
August  21st,  1846.    He  resides  in  Howick  Township, 
Huron  County,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 
He  was  first  married  to  Judith  Snyder,  January 
30th,  1876.    She  was  the  daughter  of  Absalom  and 
Mary  (Bricker)  Snyder  and  was   born  December 
16th,   1846,  and  died  May  14th,  1892.     After  the 
decease  of  his  first  wife  he  was  married  to  Barbara, 
daughter  of  Aaron  and  Annie  (Rudy)  Ziegler.    She 
was  born  January  21st,  1858.    With  his  first  wife 
he  had  four  children,  namely:  VI  Susannah,  VI 
Ida,  VI  Absalom,  and  VI  Mary. 

4422  V  MARTIN,  SUSANNAH  S.,  the  second  daugh- 
ter, was  bom  April  27th,  1848.     She  resided  with 
her  mother   until   her   death    which    took   place 
August  3rd,  1870.    She  was  never  married. 

4423  V  MARTIN,  HANNAH  S.,  the  third  and  young- 
est daughter  of   Samuel  and    Susannah  (Shantz) 
Martin,  was  born  June  2nd,  1853,  and  died  August 
21st,  1853. 

4424  IV  MARTIN,  JOHN,  the  sixth  son  of  Peter  and 

Anna  (Zimmerman)  Martin,  ^was  born  in  Earl  Township,  Lancas- 
ter County,  Pennsylvania,  December  zoth,  1806.  In  the  year 
1819  he  came  to  Canada  with  his  parents.  On  February  i6th, 
1830,  he  was  married  to  Anna,  daughter  of  Abraham  and  Eliza- 
beth (Cressman)  Weber.  She  was  born  in  Berlin,  Waterloo 
County,  August  i4th,  1811.  After  their  marriage  they  moved  on 
their  farm  situated  in  Woolwich  Township,  about  three  miles 


38  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

north  of  Waterloo.  Here  they  resided  until  1857,  then  moved 
on  the  farm  now  possessed  by  their  son,  Enos.  Here  he  died 
November  2oth,  1879.  She  is  still  living  and  is  quite  strong  and 
active  for  a  person  of  such  an  age.  Her  home  is  with  her  son 
Enos.  Mr.  Martin  had  a  family  of  twelve  children,  viz: 

4425  V  MARTIN,  ELIZABETH,  the  eldest  in  family, 
was  born  November  7th,   1830.     On  October  4th, 
1854,  she  was  married  to  Peter,  son  of  Bishop  Henry 
and  Lydia  (Martin)   Shantz.      They   reside  on  a 
beautiful  farm  in  Woolwich  Township,  adjoining 
the    northern    boundary    of    Waterloo    Township, 
about  four  miles  north-west  of  the  town  of  Waterloo. 
They  have  no  family. 

4426  V  MARTIN,  MOSES,  was  bom  August  llth,  1832. 

On  March  i3th,  1855,  he  was  married  to  Mary,  daughter  of  John 
and  Catharine  (Sherk)  Brubacher.  She  was  born  August  29th, 
1836,  and  died  March  23rd,  1859.  After  the  decease  of  his 
first  wife  he  was  married  again  to  Mary  Cressman  who  was  born 
November  ist,  1839.  In  l855  Mr.  Martin  moved  to  Woolwich 
Township  when  it  was  nearly  all  wilderness  and  settled  on  lot 
No.  108,  German  Company's  Tract.  This  he  soon  cleared  and 
had  erected  thereon  the  fine  farm  buildings  now,  together  with 
farm,  in  possession  of  his  youngest  son,  Moses.  Here  he  died 
November  26th,  1887.  His  widow  has  since  married  Deacon 
John  Nahrgang  of  Wilmot  Township.  His  family  consisted  of 
three  sons,  two  of  whom  were  born  unto  his  first  wife,  viz: 

4427  VI  MARTIN,  TILMAN  B.,  was  born  November 
28th,  1855.    On  March  1st,  1881,  he  was  married  to 
Mary,  daughter  of  Menno  S.  and  Elizabeth  (Schnei- 
der) Shantz.    She  was  born  September  20th,  1859. 
They  reside  about  two  miles  north  of  Waterloo  on 
the  west  half  of   the  old  "Peter  Martin    Farm." 
Their  family  consists  of  eight  children,  viz: 

4428  VII  MARTIN,  LOVINA,  bom  December  31, 1881. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  89 

4429  VII  MARTIN,  JOSIAH,  born  January  1st,  1884. 

4430  VII  MARTIN,  EDWIN,  born  October  6th,  1885. 

4431  VII  MARTIN,  ALLAN,  born  May  12th,  1887. 

4432  VII  MARTIN,  LYDIA  ANN,  born  April  17,  1889. 

4433  VII  MARTIN,  ELIZABETH,  born  Dec.  25, 1890. 

4434  VII  MARTIN,  MARY,  born  April  6th,  1893. 

4435  VII  MARTIN,  ANNANIAS,  bom  in  August,  1894. 

4436  VI  MARTIN,  JOHN  B.,  was  born  May  23rd,  1858, 
and  died  of  typhoid  fever  November  23rd,  1879.   He 
was  unmarried. 

4437  VI  MARTIN,  MOSES  C.,  was  born  August  llth, 
1861.    On  November  7th,  1882,  he  was  married  to 
Barbara,  daughter  of   Levi   and   Maria    (Lichty) 
Martin.    She  was  born  January  26th,  1861.     They 
reside  on  his  father's  old  homestead   about  two 
miles  south  of  Elmira.     They  have  had  four  chil- 
dren, viz: 

4438  VII  MARTIN,  RECEVEOUS,  born  Oct.  30, 1883. 

4439  VII  MARTIN,  URIAS,  bom  January  22nd,  1887, 
died  February  25th,  1887. 

4440  VII  MARTIN,  ERVINE,  born  May  28th,  1888. 

4441  VII  MARTIN,  MOSES,  born  October  10th,  1890. 

4442  V  MARTIN,  BISHOP    ABRAHAM,   the   second 

son  of  John  and  Anna  (Weber)  Martin,  was  born  April  27th, 
1834,  and  was  raised  on  the  farm  he  still  possesses.  On  March 
1 7th,  1857,  he  was  married  to  Elizabeth,  the  youngest  daughter 
of  Joseph  and  Elizabeth  (Hoffman)  Baumann.  She  was  born  in 
Waterloo  Township,  March  yth,  1838.  Soon  after  their  marriage 
they  took  possession  of  his  father's  farm  where  they  still  reside. 


I 
40  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

During  the  year  1860  it  was  deemed  necessary  by  the  church 
officials  of  the  Mennonite  body  to  have  a  minister  appointed  to 
assist  the  aged  brethren  in  the  ministry.  At  the  conference  held 
the  following  spring  it  was  decided  that  a  minister  should  be 
appointed  to  give  assistance  to  the  brethren  at  the  Martin, 
Conestogo,  West  Woolwich,  Elmira,  and  other  fields  of  labor. 
On  September  ist,  1861,  Bishop  Joseph  Hagey  had  the  chosen 
parties  for  the  ministry  assembled  at  the  Martin  Mennonite 
Meeting  House.  The  lot  was  cast  and  it  fell  on  Abraham  Martin 
who  was  then  ordained  by  the  worthy  Bishop  Hagey  as"  a  minister 
of  the  Mennonite  Church.  This  position  he  held  with  honor 
and  credit  until  September  lyth,  1867,  when  he  was  ordained 
bishop  at  the  Christian  Eby  Meeting  House  by  Bishop  Hagey, 
which  position  he  has  held  ever  since.  His  preaching  is  alto- 
gether extemporaneous  and  as  a  rule  has  a  good  effect  upon  the 
large  audience  assembling  wheresoever  he  preaches.  He  is  not  a 
sensational  preacher  but  addresses  the  judgment  of  man  as  well 
as  the  feelings,  and  his  sermons  abound  in  arguments  and  reason- 
ings, listened  to  svith  admiration  by  all  who  are  willing  to  be 
spiritually  instructed.  His  personal  appearance  is  in  his  favor, 
being  of  medium  height,  well  proportioned  and  rather  fleshy,  a 
square,  even  forehead  and  of  a  pleasing  countenance.  His 
deportment  is  easy  and  dignified.  Of  late  he  has  suffered  some 
from  heart  disease  and  rheumatism,  so  much  so  that  he  has  been 
unable  to  attend  to  his  ministerial  duties.  Let  us  all  unite  in 
wishing  him  a  speedy  recovery  and  that  he  may  be  spared  for 
many  years  to  come  to  administer  to  the  spiritual  wants  of  his 
followers.  The  bishop  has  a  family  of  ten  children,  viz: 

4443  VI  MARTIN,  ANNA,   the  eldest  daughter,  was 
born  February  27th,  1858.    She  is  married  to  Noah 
Bearinger,  a  machine  and  implement  agent.     They 
reside  near  Elmira.    Their  family  consists  of  nine 
children,  namely:  VII  Alice,  VII  Elmina,  VII  Is- 
rael, VII  Amos,  VII  David,  VII  Abraham,  VII 
Noah,  VII  Jonas,  and  VII  Oziah. 

4444  VI  MARTIN,  ELIZABETH,  the  second  daughter 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTOEY  OF  WATERLOO.  41 

was  bom  May  19th,  1860.  She  is  married  to  Aaron 
Weber,  a  farmer.  They  reside  in  Woolwich  Town- 
ship, near  Elmira.  Their  family  consists  of  six 
children,  namely:  VII  Menno,  VII  Hannah,  -VII 
Sarah,  VII  Noah,  VII  Abraham,  and  VII  Elizabeth 
(dead). 

4145  VI  MARTIN,  JONAS,  the  eldest  son,  was  born 
March  22nd,  1862.  He  is  married  to  Annie,  daugh- 
ter-of  Peter  and  Susannah  (Gingerich)  Martin. 
They  reside  on  a  farm  near  Elmira  and  have  a 
family  of  one  son  named  VII  Wendel. 

4446  VI  MARTIN,  SARAH,  the  third  daughter,  was 
born  February  14th,  1865.    She  died  August  31st, 
1889,  leaving  a  husband,  Noah  Martin,  and  a  son 
named  VII  Noah. 

4447  VI  MARTIN,   WENDEL,   the   second   son,   was 
born  December  26th,  1866.      He  is  at  home  and 
unmarried. 

4448  VI  MARTIN,  LEAH,  the  fourth  daughter,  was 
born  August  1st,  1868,  and  died  November  14th, 
1879. 

4449  VI  MARTIN,  ABRAHAM  B.,  the  third  son,  was 
born  May  8th,  1870.    He  is  unmarried  and  resides 
at  home  with  his  parents,  assisting  his  father  in  per- 
forming the  many  duties  connected- with  farm  life. 

4450  VI  MARTIN,  SUSANNAH,  the  fifth  daughter, 
was  born  August  22nd,  1871.    She  is  unmarried  and 
most  of  the  time  at  home  with  her  mother. 

4451  VI  MARTIN,  LYDIA,   the   sixth   daughter,  was 
born  December  4th,  1874.     She  is  home  and  un- 
married. 

4452  VI  MARTIN,  HANNAH,  the  seventh  and  young- 
est daughter  of  Bishop  Abraham  and   Elizabeth 


42  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

(Baumami)  Martin,  was  born  May  25th,  1876.     She 
is  home  and  unmarried. 

4453  V  MARTIN,  ANNA,  the  second  daughter  of  John 
and  Anna  (Weber)  Martin,  was  born  March  12th, 
1836.      On  March  25th,  1856,  she  was  married  to 
Bishop  Amos,  son  of  Abraham  and  Mary  (Schnei- 
der) Cressman.    See  Nos.  2186  to  2194. 

4454  V  MARTIN,  JUDITH,  the  third  daughter  of  John 
and  Anna  (Weber)  Martin,  was  born  July  Kith,  IN.-.',S. 
( hi  February  3rd,  1857,  she  was  married  to  George, 
foil  of   Joseph  and  Barbara  (Hoffman)  Baumann. 
See  Nos.  181  to  194. 

4455  V  MARTIN,  LYDIA,  the  fourth  daughter  of  John 
and  Anna  (Weber)  Martin,  was  born  September  1st, 
1840,  and  died  January  2nd,  1876.     On  November 
8th,  1859,  she  was  married  to  Menno  Cressman.    See 
Nos.  2109  to  21 13. 

4456  V  MARTIN,  VERONICA,  the  fifth  daughter  of 
John  and  Anna  (Weber)  Martin,  was  born  January 
27th,  1843.    On  October  16th,  1860,  she  was  married 
to  Israel,  son  of  Rev.  Elias  and  Hannah  (Bingeman) 
Snider.      She    died   June   7th,  1878.      See    Israel 
Snyder's  family. 

4457  V  MARTIN,  MAGDALENA,  the  sixth  daughter 
of  John  and  Anna  (Weber)  Martin,  was  born  March 
2nd,  1845.     On  June  5th,  1866,  she  was  married  to 
Peter,  son  of   Christian  and  Elizabeth  (Hoffman) 
Shirk.    See  Peter  Shirk's  family. 

4458  V  MARTIN,  REBECCA,  the  seventh  daughter  of 
John  and  Anna  (Weber)  Martin,  was  born  February 
13th,  1847.    On  February  12th,  1867,  she  was  married 
to   Menno,   son   of   John    and   Anna  {Burkhard) 
Gingerich.    See  Nos.  3189  to  3194. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  43 

4459V  MARTIN,  MARIA,  the  eighth  daughter  of 
John  and  Anna  (Weber)  Martin,  was  born  March 
21st,  1849.  On  October  20th,  1867,  she  was  married 
to  Enoch,  son  of  David  D.,  and  Anna  (Musselman) 
Baumann.  She  died  March  20th,  1870.  See  No. 
478. 

4460  V  MARTIN,  ENOS,  the  third  and  youngest  son  of 

John  and  Anna  (Weber)  Martin,  was  born  July  i6th,  1851.  He 
resides  on  the  farm  occupied  by  his  father  at  the  time  of  his 
death,  adjoining  that  of  his  brother,  Abraham,  several  miles 
north  of  Waterloo.  On  February  3rd,  1874,  he  was  married  to 
Anna,  daughter  of  Elias  and  Susannah  (Bricker)  Weber.  She 
was  born  near  Conestogo,  January  loth,  1855,  and  died  January 
2nd,  1880.  This  union  was  blessed  with  a  family  of  three  sons, 
namely:  VI  Noah  (dead),  VI  John,  and  VI  Josiah  (dead).  After 
the  decease  of  his  first  wife  he  was  again  married,  September 
1 2th,  1880,  to  Sarah,  daughter  of  Isaac  H.  and  Magdalena 
(Schneider)  Baumann.  She  was  born  September  7th,  1857. 
With  the  second  wife  there  are  six  children,  namely:  VI  Osiah, 
VI  Nancy,  VI  Enos,  VI  Jacob,  VI  Ira,  and  VI  Cyrus. 

4461  V  MARTIN,  SUSANNAH,  the  ninth  and  young- 
est daughter  of  John  and  Anna  (Weber)  Martin, 
was  born  February  20th,  1854.    On  April  9th,  1872, 
she  was  married  to  Enoch,  son  of  David  D.  and 
Anna  (Musselman)  Baumann.    See  No.  473. 

4462  IV  MARTIN,  ELIZABETH,  the  fifth  daughter  of 
Peter  and  Anna  (Zimmerman)  Martin,  was  born  in 
Earl  Township,  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania, 
December  27th,  1808.    In  1819  she  came  to  Canada 
with  her  parents.     On  January  7th,  1829,  she  was 
married  to  Daniel  Good.    See  Nos.  3253  to  3269. 

4463 IV  MARTIN,  LYDIA,  the  sixth  daughter  of 
Peter  and  Anna  (Zimmerman)  Martin,  was  born  August  2nd, 


44  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

1810,  and  came  to  Canada  in  1819.  On  September  23rd,  1828, 
she  was  married  to  Bishop  Henry  Shantz.  He  was  born  in 
Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  November  3rd,  1804,  and 
died  October  4th,  1877.  Since  the  decease  of  her  husband  she 
has  her  home  with  her  daughter,  Rebecca  (Mrs.  Martin  Bau- 
mann). '  She  is  quite  well  and  seems  to  enjoy  life,  but  of  late, 
through  a  mild  stroke  of  paralysis,  she  lost  the  use  of  her  lower 
limbs.  See  Bishop  Henry  Shantz's  family. 

4464  IV  MARTIN,  JOSEPH,  the  seventh  son  of  Peter 

and  Anna  (Zimmerman)  Martin,  was  born  in  Earl  Township, 
Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  December  4th,  1811.  When 
in  his  eighth  year  he  with  his  parents  and  other  members  of 
the  family  moved  to  Canada  and  resided  in  Woolwich  Township, 
a  few  miles  north  of  Waterloo  where  he  died  March  2ist,  1856. 
He  was  married  to  Susannah  Wenger.  After  his  death  she 
with  her  family  of  six  children  moved  to  Michigan  where  she  has 
since  died.  The  children  are  as  follows,  viz: 

4465  V  MARTIN,  DANIEL  W.,  was  married  to  a  Miss 
Ruler  and  resided  in  Michigan  where  he  died.      No 
information  in  regard  to  family. 

4466V  MARTIN,  MARY  W.,  is  married  to.  a  Mr. 
Mosser.  She  resides  in  Indiana.  No  information 
in  regard  to  family. 

4467V  MARTIN,  ANNA  W.,  is  married  to  Joseph 
Detweiler.  They  reside  in  Petoskey,  Michigan. 
No  information  in  regard  to  family. 

4468V  MARTIN,  SIMON,  is  married  to  Elizabeth 
Sitler.  Their  home  is  in  Michigan.  Did  not  receive 
names  of  children. 

4469  V  MARTIN,  ZIMMERMAN,  was  married  to  Sarah 
Meyer.    He  died  in  Michigan.     His  widow  is  mar- 
ried to  David  B.  Snyder  of  Berlin. 

4470  V  MARTIN,  SUSANNAH,  is  married  to  Gideon 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  45 

Scheifley.  They  reside  in  Michigan.  No  informa- 
tion in  regard  to  family. 

4471 IV  MARTIN,  BENJAMIN,  twin  brother  to  Joseph 

and  the  eighth  son  of  Peter  and  Anna  (Zimmerman)  Martin,  was 
born  in  Earl  Township,  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  Decem- 
ber 4th,  1811.  He  was  in  his  eighth  year  when  he  came  to 
Canada.  On  October  2oth,  1835,  he  was  married  to  Mary, 
daughter  of  Dennis  Devitt  and  sister  to  the  late  Barnabas  Devitt 
of  Waterloo.  She  was  born  August  3oth,  1815,  and  died  June 
28th,  1848.  On  March  6th,  1849,  he  was  again  married  to 
Mary,  daughter  of  Abraham  and  Veronica  (Shantz)  Biehn.  She 
was  born  September  3oth,  1816.  Soon  after  his  first  marriage  he 
moved  on  lot  No.  20,  German  Company's  Tract,  about  three 
miles  north-west  of  Waterloo.  Here  he  has  resided  ever  since. 
The  farm  is  now  owned  by  his  son,  Moses.  He  has  had  a  family 
of  nine  children,  six  with  his  first  wife  and  three  with  his  second 
wife.  Their  names  are  as  follows: 

4472  V  MARTIN,  JOHN  D.,  the  eldest  son,  was  born 
September  19th,  1836,  and  died  in  1886.     He  was 
married  to  Anna  Wenger  and  had  a  family  of  three 
children,  namely:    VI  Josiah,  VI  Daniel,  and  VI 
Enos. 

4473  V  MARTIN,  AMOS  D.,  was  born  August  4th,  1838. 
He  was  married  in  January,  1861,  to  Esther,  daugh- 
ter of  David  and  Esther  (Martin)  Musselman.    She 
was  born  November  18th,  1842.    They  resided  on  a 
farm  near  Conestogo  where  he  died  November  29tL, 
1871.    They  had  a  family  of  three  children,  viz: 

4474  VI  MARTIN,  SIMEON,  was  born  February  9th, 
1862.    He  was  first  married  to  Rebecca  Baumann 
and   after  her  decease  to  Rebecca  Snyder.     His 
family    consists   of    four   children,    namely:    VI 
Lucinda,  VII    Lovida,  VII    Alexander,   and    VII 
Nelson. 


46  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

4475  VI  MARTIN,  LIZZIE,  was  born  November  isth, 
1863.      On    June    5th,   1889,  she    was    married    to 
Dilman  B.,  son  of  Jacob  Y.  and  Nancy  (Brubacher) 
Shantz.    See  Dilman  B.  Shantz's  family. 

4476  VI  MARTIN,  LUCINDA,  was  born  December  9th, 
1865,  and  is  engaged  as  assistant  book-keeper  in  the 
J.   Y.  Shantz  &  Co.  button    works.      She  is  not 
married. 

4477  V  MARTIN,  ANNA  D.,    was   born   March   21st, 
1840.    She  is  married  to  Tilman,  son  of  Daniel  and 
Veronica  (Schneider)  Martin.    See  Tilman  Martin's 
family. 

4478  V  MARTIN,  BARBARA    D.,  was   born    August 
18th,  1841.     She  was  married  to  the  late  Solomon 
Musselman.    See  Solomon  Musselman's  family. 

4479  V  MARTIN,  ISAAC  D.,  was  born  June  10th,  1844. 
He  resides  near  Elmira.     His  wife  is  Esther,  daugh- 
ter of  David  D.  and  Anna  (Mussel man)  Baumann. 
She  was  born  January  12th,  1845.    They  have  a 
family  of  eight  children,  namely:  VI  Enoch,  VI 
Benjamin,  VI  Isaac,  VI  David,  VI  Solomon,  VI 
Henry,  VI  Nancy,  and  VI  Mary. 

4480  V  MARTIN,  BENJAMIN  D.,  was  born  June  28th, 
1848,  and  died  September  9th,  1848. 

4481  V  MARTIN,  VERONICA  B.,  the  eldest  child  of 
Benjamin  and   Mary    (Biehn)    Martin,  was   born 
December  28th,  1849,  and  died  October  27th,  1851. 

4482  V  MARTIN,  MOSES  B,  was  bom  on  the  farm  he 
now  possesses,  May  13th,  1851.    On  December  llth, 
1874,  he  was  married  to  Anna,  daughter  of  Rev. 
Samuel  and  Anna  (Martin)  Weber.    She  was  born 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  47 

near  Lexington,  August  16th,  1855.    They  have  had 
a  family  of  eight  children,  viz: 

4483  VI  MARTIN,  SAMUEL  W.,  was  born  February 
19th,  1877,  and  died  April  15th,  1877. 

4484  VI  MARTIN,  SIMON  W.,  born  May  2nd,  1878. 

4485  VI  MARTIN,  MARY  W.,  born  March  llth,  1880, 
and  died  April  9th,  1894. 

4486  VI  MARTIN,  EPHRAIM  W.,  born  March  2, 1882. 

4487  VI  MARTIN,  LKV1  W.,  born  August  14th,  188:,. 

4488  VI  MARTIN,  ANNA  W.,  born  April  llth,  1887. 

4489  VI  MARTIN,  MANASSEH   W.,  born   May  21st, 
1890,  arid  died  June  24th,  1890. 

4490  VI  MARTIN,  LYDIA  W.,  born  May  16th,  1892. 

4491  V  MARTIN,  MARY  ANN,  the  youngest  child  of 
Benjamin   and   Mary    (Biehn)   Martin,  was   born 
April  9th,  1853.     On  March  10th,  1874,  she  was  mar- 
ried to  Henry  M.,  son  of  Rev.  Samuel  and  Anna 
(Martin)  Weber.     See  Henry  M.  Weber's  family. 

4492  IV  MARTIN,  MAGDALEN  A,  the  seventh  daugh- 
ter of  Peter  and  Anna  (Zimmerman)  Martin,  was 
born  in  Earl  Township,  Lancaster  County,  Pennsyl- 
vania, April  14th,  1814,  and  came  to  Canada  in  1819. 
On  December  4th,  1832,  she  was  married  to  David, 
son  of  David  and  Anna  (Weber)  Horst.     See  Nos. 
3893  to  3907. 

4493  IV  MARTIN,  DEACON  DAVID,  the  ninth  son 

of  old  Peter  Martin,  was  born  in  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania, 
August  3oth,  1815,  came  to  Canada  with  his  parents  in  1819  and 
was  raised  on  the  old  "Martin  Farm"  now  possessed  by  Menno 


48  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

Gingerich.  On  September  2nd,  1838,  he  was  married  to 
Rebecca,  daughter  of  Christian  and  Hannah  (Paul)  Shantz. 
Some  time  during  October  of  the  same  year  they  moved  on  their 
farm,  being  composed  of  lot  No.  6,  Woolwich  Township,  one- 
half  mile  north  of  the  Martin  Meeting  House.  Here  he  has 
resided  until  his  death  which  took  place  September  23rd,  1894. 
His  first  wife  was  born  March  3rd,  1815,  and  died  June  23rd, 
1876.  After  her  decease  he  was  again  married  to  Mary  Johnson, 
widow  of  the  late  Henry  Rittenhouse  of  South  Cayuga,  Welland 
County,  Ontario.  After  Mr.  Martin's  decease  she  returned  to 
South  Cayuga,  Ontario,  where  she  nov/  has  her  home  with  her  son, 
Freeman.  On  June  2ist,  1857,  he  was  ordained  as  deacon  of 
the  Mennonite  Church  which  position  he  held  unto  his  death. 
His  family  consisted  of  nine  children,  viz: 

4494  V  MARTIN,  RACHEL,  the  eldest  in  the  family, 
was  born  May  7th,  1839.     She  was  married  to  Eli 
Martin,  March  15th,  1859,  and  resides  in  the  new 
brick  house  at  the  Martin  Meeting  House.      They 
have  a  family  of  six  children,  namely:  VI  Ezra,  VI 
Nathaniel,  VI  Josiah,  VI  David  (dead),  VI  Eli,  arid 
VI  Rebecca.    See  Eli  Martin's  family. 

4495  V  MARTIN,  ABSALOM,  was  bom  November  1st, 

1840,  and  died  September  i3th,  1887.  On  October  2ist,  1862, 
he  was  married  to  Leah  Musselman.  They  resided  on  the  old 
"Jacob  Cress  Farm,"  adjoining  that  of  his  father's  farm  on  the 
west.  They  have  had  a  family  of  twelve  children,  namely:  VI 
Urias  (dead),  VI  David,  VI  Paul,  VI  Rebecca,  VI  Hettie  (dead), 
VI  Leah  (dead),  VI  Absalom,  VI  Susannah,  VI  Phianna,  VI 
Sophia,  VI  Ananias,  and  VI  Nancy.  The  mother,  since  the 
decease  of  Mr.  Martin,  was  married  to  Deacon  Menno  S.  Shantz. 

4496  V  MARTIN,  HENRY,  was  born  September  4th, 
1842,  and  died  March  31st,  1845. 

4497  V  MARTIN,  JOSIAH,   was   born   August   13th, 
1845.      He  is  married  to  Sarah  Clemmer.      They 
reside  at  May  City,  Iowa.     He  has  been  ordained 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OP  WATERLOO.  49 

minister  of  the  Gospel  by  the  church  of  his  choice. 
His  family  consists  of  thirteen  children,  namely:  VI 
Abraham,  VI  Jeremiah,  VI  Josiah,  VI  Elam,  VI 
Lucy  (dead),  VI  Lydia,  VI  Ephraim  (dead),  VI 
Manasseh,  VI  Rebecca  (dead),  VI  Menno,  VI  David 
(dead),  VI  Sarah,  and  VI  Simeon. 

4498  V  MARTIN,  DAVID,  was  born  April  22nd,  1847, 
and  died  March  20th,  1850. 

4499  V  MARTIN,  PAUL,  was  born  February  14th,  1849. 
On  September  24th,  1871,  he  was  married  to  Susannah  Lichty 
who  died  June  6th,   1890.     On  July  loth,  1892,  he  was  again 
married  to  Lizzie  Baumann,  widow  of  the  late  Peter  Brubacher. 
She  was  born  August  i6th,  1856.     On  July   i4th,  1888,  he  was 
ordained  minister  of  the  Mennonite  Church.      So  far  he  has 
proved  the  right  man  in  the  right  place.     He  is  an  able  speaker 
and  can  bring  his  sermons  home  to  his  audience.      Many  a  one 
has  entered  the  house  of  worship  with  a  down-cast  spirit  and  the 
heart  filled  with  sorrow,  but  after  listening  to  his  expounding  of 
scripture  and  receiving  words  of  cheer  and  comfort  for  the  soul, 
has  left  after  divine  service  with  the  heart  filled  with  good  things 
and  wended  his  was  home  rejoicing  and  praising  the  Lord  for 
His  wonderful  spiritual  blessings  shed  abroad.      He  is  an  able 
worker  for  the  Lord's  kingdom.     He  resides  on  his  father's  old 
homestead  and  has  a  family  of  seven  children,  of  whom  six  were 
of  first  wife,  namely:  VI  George,  VI  Absalom  (dead),  VI  Israel, 
VI  David,  VI  Sidney,  VI  Lovina,  and  VI  Manasseh. 

4500  V  MARTIN,  LYDIA,  was  born  May  llth,  1850. 
On  February  13th,  1877,  she  was  married  to  David 
Cressman.     They   reside   at   the  Elmira  Meeting 
House,  on  the  old  "Isaac  Musselman  Farm,"  and 
have  had  a  family  of  four  children,  namely:  VI 
David,  VI  Josiah,  VI  Lydia  (dead),  and  VI  Mary. 

4501  V  MARTIN,  REBECCA,  was  born  October  10th, 
1856.    She  is  at  home  with  her  brother  Paul  and  is 
unmarried. 


50  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

4502  V  MARTIN,  MANASSEH,  the  youngest  son  of 
David  Martin,  was  born  September  29th,  1859.      In 
February,    1887,   he    was    married   to   Magdalena 
Shantz.    They  reside  on  the  old  "John  Sitler  Farm" 

'  two  miles  north  of  Waterloo,  and  have  a  family 
of  four  children,  namely:  VI  Siranus,  VI  Menno 
(dead),  VI  Rebecca,  and  VI  David. 

4503  IV  MARTIN,  JUDITH,  the  eighth  and  youngest 
daughter  of  Peter  and  Anna  (Zimmerman)  Martin, 
was  born  in  Waterloo  County,  January  2nd,  1821. 
On  October  23rd,  1838,  she  was  married  to  Rev. 
Abraham  C.  Weber.   See  Rev.  Abraham  C.  Weber's 
family. 

4504  III  MARTIN,  DAVID,  son  of  Abraham  and  Bar- 
bara  (Oberholtzer)    Martin,  was  born  in   East   Earl   Township, 
Lancaster   County,  Pennsylvania,  March   i6th,  1771.     On   May 
4th,  1794  he  was  married  to  Maria,  daughter  of  Christian  Guth. 
She  was  born  in  the  same  township,  January  26th,  1775.     In 
1820  they  with  their  family  of  twelve  children,  moved  to  Canada. 
On  June  6th  of  the  same  year  they  came  to  Waterloo,  and  on 
the  Qth  of  the  same  month  they  settled  on  lot  No.  65,  German 
Company's  Tract,  Waterloo   Township.      The   farm  is  now   in 
possession  of  Joseph  B.  Martin.     Many  and  almost  indescribable 
were  the  hardships  and  sufferings  of  this  family  in  making  the 
journey  from  Pennsylvania  to  their  new  home  in  this  county  but 
no  sooner  had  they  fully  rested  themselves  and  seemed  to  enjoy 
their  life  in  the  wilds  of  Canada,  when  "King  Death"  came  and 
claimed  the  mother  of  this  happy  family  as  his  own.    After  suffer. 
ing  great   pain   for   five   days,   caused   by   inflammation  of  the 
bowels,  she  died  of  mortification,  July  5th,  1820.     On  June  i3th, 
1824,  the  father  was  married  again  to  Catharine,   daughter  of 
Samuel  Guth*  who  was  a  brother  to  Christian  Guth,  father  to  his 

*  Now  spelled  Good. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  51 

first  wife.  There  was  no  family  with  second  wife.  He  died  Sep. 
tember  6th,  1854.  His  second  wife  was  born  November  nth, 
1777,  and  died  November  i4th,  1848,  after  an  illness  of  a  little 
more  than  two  months.  Names  of  children  are  as  follows: 

4505  IV  MARTIN,  ABRAHAM,  was  born  in  Lancaster 
County,  Pennsylvania,    February  24th,  1795.     On 
March  16th,  1828,  he  was  married  to  Veronica  Boe- 
sicker  who  was  born  November  24th,  1802,  and  died 
February  9th,  1875.    They  resided  on  lot  No.  64,  Ger- 
man Company's  Tract,  Waterloo  Township,  where 
he  died  May  5th,  1872.    Their  family  consisted  of 
eleven  children,  viz: 

4506  V  MARTIN,  DAVID  B.,  was  born  February  13th, 

1829,  and  resides  at  Wakarusa,  Indiana.     He  was 
married  to  Anna  Aemanu  who  died  several  years 
ago.    They  had  seven  children,  namely:  VI  Mary, 
VI  Catharine,  VI  Aaron,  VI  Caroline,  VI  Salome, 
VI  Ellen,  and  VI  Daniel. 

4507  V  MARTIN,  CHRISTIAN   B.,  twin  brother   to 
David  B.,  was  born  February  13th,  1829,  and  died 
May  16th,  1845. 

4508  V  MARTIN,  JACOB  B.,  was  born  December  12th, 

1830,  and  died  February  2nd,  1831. 

4509  V  MARTIN,  ELIZABETH  B.,  was  born  January 
29th,  1832,  and  died  October  9th,  1832. 

4510  V  MARTIN,  MARIA  B.,  was  born  October  19th, 
1833.    She  is  unmarried  and  has  her  home  with  her 
brother,  John  B. 

4511  V  MARTIN,  JOHN  B.,  was   born   October  6th, 
1835.     He  was  married,  June  1st,  1865,  to   Leah 
Geiger  of  Wilmot  Centre,  who  was  born  November 
llth,  1843,  and   died   September   27th,  1888.      He 
resides  on  part  of  lot  No.  65,  German  Company's 


52  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

Tract,  Waterloo  Township,  along  the   Woolwich 
line.    His  family  consists  of  seven  children,  viz: 

4512  VI  MARTIN,  VERONICA,  was  born  May  30th, 
1866.    She  is  home  and  unmarried. 

4513  VI  MARTIN,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  September 
27th,  1867.    She  is  married  to  Christian  P.  Martin 
and  resides  at  Lexington,  Ontario.    They  have  one 
son  named  Isaiah. 

'4514  VI  MARTIN,  CATHARINE,  was  born  January 
llth,  1869,  and  died  February  17th,  1869. 

4515  VI  MARTIN,  MARY,  born  September  21st,  1870. 
,4516  VI  MARTIN,  DANIEL,  born  February  2nd,  1873. 

4517  VI  MARTIN,  ISAAC,  born  February  7th,  1875. 

4518  VI  MARTIN,  JOHN,  born  April  3rd,  1877. 

4519  V  MARTIN,  VERONICA,  was  born  August  24th, 
1837,  and  died  February  26th,  1843. 

4520  V  MARTIN,  ABRAHAM  B.,  was  born  February 

1 3th,  1841.  He  resides  in  Baden  where  he  is  engaged  in  the 
woollen  mills.  On  October  4th,  1868,  he  was  married  to  Susan- 
nah Allgier  who  was  born  March  6th,  1847,  and  died  May  2oth, 
1888.  After  her  death  he  was  married,  October  i8th,  1891,  to 
Susannah,  daughter  of  David  and  Lydia  (Weber)  Gingerich  and 
widow  of  the  late  John  Kraemer.  She  was  born  July  6th,  1855. 
With  first  wife  he  had  a  family  of  nine  children,  namely:  VI 
Judith,  VI  Mary  Ann,  VI  Leah,  VI  Amos,  VI  Magdalena,  VI 
Ezra,  VI  Susannah,  VI  Abraham,  and  VI  Aaron,  and  with 
second  there  are  two  children  named  VI  Angeline  and  VI  Israel. 

4521  V  MARTIN,  MAGDALENA,  was  born   August 
9th,  «1843.     She  is  not  married  and  has  her  home 
with  her  sister  Barbara  who  is  married  to  Levi 
Baumann, 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 


4522  V  MARTIN,  ESTHER,  was  born  June  9th,  1846, 
and  died  August  15th,  1848. 

4523  V  MARTIN,  BARBARA,   the   youngest   in   the 
family,  was  born  December  3rd,  1848.     She  is  mar- 
ried to  Levi  Baumann,  a  farmer.     They  reside  in 
Woolwich  Township,  a  few  miles  east  of  Heidel- 
berg.     They    have   a   family   of   seven  children, 
namely:   VI  Abraham,  VI  Martin,  VI  Daniel,  VI 
Levi,  VI  Leah  (dead),  VI  Elizabeth,  and  VI  Simeon. 

4524  IV  MARTIN,  BARBARA,  was  born  in  Lancaster 
County,  Pennsylvania,  October  27th,  1796,  where 
she  died  November  4th,  1796. 

4525  IV  MARTIN,  CHRISTIAN,  was  born  in  Lancas- 
ter County,  Pennsylvania,  December  23rd,  1797,  and 
came  to  Canada  with  his  parents  in  1820.     On  Jan- 
uary 5th,  1825,  he  was  married  to  Anna,  daughter 
of  Peter  and  Elizabeth  (Sprigel)  Baumami.     She 
was  born  October  18th,  1794,  and  died  June  2nd, 
1861.    They  resided  on  the  farm  now  possessed  by 
the  heirs  of  the  late  Daniel  Weber,  situated  in  the 
township  of  Woolwich,  about  one  mile  south  of 
Conestogo.     Here  they  had  a  family  of  eight  chil- 
dren, viz: 

4526  V  MARTIN,  DAVID  S.,  was  born  January  10th, 

1826.  Died  in  infancy. 

4527  V  MARTIN,  SAMUEL  S.,  was  born  January  24th, 

1827.  Died  in  infancy. 

4528  V  MARTIN,  ELIZABETH  S.,  was  born  July  14th, 

1828.  She  was  married  to  William  Hembling,  a 
farmer.      They  resided   in    Woolwich   Township, 
north-east  of  Elmira  where  she  died  August  30th, 
1880.    They  had  a  family  of  six  children,  namely: 


54  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

VI  David,  VI  Christian  and  VI  Jeremiah  (dead) 
(twins),  VI  Anna,  VI  Veronica,  and  VI  Rebecca. 

4529  V  MARTIN,  CATHARINE,  was  born  September 
19th,  1829.  She  was  married  to  John  Burkhard,  a 
farmer.  They  resided  a  few  miles  north  of  Flora- 
dale  where  she  died  December  7th,  1866.  They  had 
a  family  of  seven  children,  all  of  whom  died  in 
infancy  save  Peter,  the  youngest.  Their  names 
were  VI  Solomon,  VI  Anna,  VI  Menno,  VI  Susan- 
nah, VI  Maria,  VI  Christian,  and  VI  Peter. 

4530V  MARTIN,  ANNA,  was  born  December  28th, 
1830.  After  the  decease  of  her  sister,  Catharine, 
she  was  married  to  John  Burkhard.  They  resided 
on  his  farm  where  she  died  August  3rd,  1886,  leav- 
ing a  family  of  five  children,  namely:  VI  Leah 
(dead),  VI  Isaac,  VI  Eli,  VI  Daniel,  and  VI  Eliza, 
beth. 

4531  V  MARTIN,  MARIA,  was  born  May  2nd,  1832, 
and  died  in  infancy. 

4532  V  MARTIN,  CHRISTIAN  B.,  was  born  January 
8th,  1834.    On  November  8th,  1859,  he  was  married 
to  Maria,  daughter  of   Joseph  D.  and  Elizabeth 
(Baumann)  Baumann.      She  was  born  December 
27th,  1839.    On  November  15th,  1859,  he  moved  on 
his  farm  in  Woolwich  Township,  being  composed  of 
part  of  lot  No.  21,  German  Company's  Tract.     Here 
they  resided  ever  since  and  both  are  quite  active 
and  healthy  yet  after  thirty-five  years  of  hard  labor. 
Their  family  consists  of  seven  children,  viz: 

4533  VI  MARTIN,  TOBIAS,  was  born  August  30th, 
1860.    He  is  a  farmer  and  resides  on  part  of  lot  No. 
22,  German  Company's  Tract,  which  adjoins  his 
father's  farm,  and  is  married  to  Amanda,  daughter 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  55 

of  William  Eby  of  Conestogo.  They  have  a  family 
of  four  children,  namely:  VII  Mary  Ann,  VII  Leah, 
VII  Elizabeth,  and  VII  Simeon. 

4534  VI  MARTIN,  ISAIAH,  was  born  March  6th,  1862. 
He  is  a  farmer  and  resides  on  lot  No.  50,  German 
Company's  Tract,  Woolwich  Township.    His  wife  is 
Leah,  daughter  of  Michael  Brubacher,  and  their 
family   consists   of   three   children,   namely:   VII 
Israel,  VII  Elias,  and  VII  Simeon. 

4535  VI  MARTIN,  JOSEPH  B.,  was  bora  November 
llth,  1863.     He  is  married  to  Sarah,  daughter  of 
Michael  Brubacher.     They  reside  on  a  farm  near 
Heidelberg  and  have  no  family. 

4536  VI  MARTIN,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  December 
30th,  1865.     She  is  married  to  Amos,  son  of  Henry 
Martin.    They  reside  on  a  farm  in  Wellesley  Town- 
ship, near  Wallenstein.     Their  family  consists  of 
four  children,  namely:  VII  Anson,  VII  Mary,  VII 
Lydia,  and  VII  Magdalena. 

4537  VI  MARTIN,  REUBEN,  was  bora  October  25th, 
1867.    He  is  married  to  Barbara,  daughter  of  Rev. 
Daniel  Brubacher,  and  resides  on  lot  No.  21,  German 
Company's  Tract,  Woolwich  Township.     His  farm 
adjoins  that  of  his  father.    Their  family  consists  of 
one  child  named  VII  Rebecca. 

4538  VI  MARTIN,  ELIAS  B.,  was  born   April    22nd, 
1870.    He  resides  on  his  father's  place.    His  wife  is 
Mary  Ann,  daughter  of  Rev.  Abraham  Brubacher. 
They  have  one  son  named  VII  Abraham. 

4539  VI  MARTIN,  CHRISTIAN  B.,  the  youngest  son 
and  child  of  Christian  B.  and  Maria  (Baumann) 
Martin,  was  born  May  19th,  1874.    He  is  unmarried. 


56  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

4540  V  MARTIN,  ELI,  the  youngest  eon  of  Christian 
and  Anna  (Baumann)  Martin,  was  born  June  7th, 
1836.      On  March  15th,  1859,  he    was    married  to 
Rachel,  daughter  of  David  and  Rebecca  (Shantz) 
Martin.    She  was  born  May  7th,  1839.    They  reside 
in  Woolwich  Township,  at  the  Martin  Mennonite 
Meeting  House.    They  have  had  a  family  of  seven 
children,  viz: 

4541  VI  MARTIN,  EZRA  M.,  the  eldest  son,  was  born 
December  31st,  1859.     He  is  married  to  Emeline 
Kneip  and  resides  on  one  of  John  Fry's  farms  near 
Bridgeport.      They   have  had  a  family  of   eight 
children,  of  whom  three  died  in  infancy. 

4542  VI  MARTIN,  DANIEL  M.,  the  second  son,  was 
born  December  29th,  1860,  and  died  the  same  day. 

4543  VI  MARTIN,  NATHANIEL,  the  third  son,  was 
born  April  16th,  1862.    On  March  16th,  1886,  he  was 
married  to  Mary  Ann,  daughter  of   Joseph  Eby 
(No.  2368).    They  reside  on  Peter  Good's  farm  about 
a  mile  north-east  of  the  Martin  Mennonite  Meeting 
House.    They  have  a  family  of  three  children,  viz: 

4544  VII  MARTIN,  MANASSEH  E.,  born  July  8,  1888. 

4545  VII  MARTIN,  ISAIAH  E,  born  January  2,  1890. 

4546  VII  MARTIN,  EZRA  E.,  born  December  2,  1891. 

4547  VI  MARTIN,  JOSIAH  M.,  the  fourth  son,  was 
born  July  23rd,  1863.    He  is  married  to  Magdalena, 
daughter   of   Samuel   Hoffman.      They   have   no 
family. 

4548  VI  MARTIN,  DAVID  M,  the  fifth  son,  was  born 
September  1st,  1864,  and  died  May  26th,  1879. 

4549  VI  MARTIN,  ELI  M.,  the  sixth  son  was  born  Jan- 


uary  3rd,  1870.  He  is  unmarried  and  has  his  home 
with  Henry  M.  Weber  of  Lexington. 

4550  VI  MARTIN,  REBECCA  M.,  the  only  daughter 
of  Eli  arid  Rachel  (Martin)  Martin,  was  born  Sep- 
tember 17th,  1877.  She  is  home  with  her  parents. 

4551 IV  MARTIN  JOSEPH  G.,  was  born  in  Lancaster 

County,  Pennsylvania,  May  i3th,  1800,  and  came  to  Canada  in 
1820.  On  May  i2th,  1835,  ne  was  niarried  to  Elizabeth,  daugh- 
ter of  John  and  Anna  (Hackman)  Gingerich.  She  was  born 
April  yth,  1809,  and  died  July  i4th,  1851.  She  was  first  mar- 
ried to  Joseph  Burkhard  with  whom  she  had  two  sons  named 
John  and  Peter,  (See  Joseph  Burkhard's  family)  and  after  his 
death  she  was  married  to  Joseph  G.  Martin.  After  their  marriage 
they  moved  on  lot  No.  2,  German  Company's  Tract,  Woolwich 
Township,  where  they  resided  until  about  the  year  1848,  then 
they  moved  on  part  of  lot  No.  101,  Woolwich  Township,  about 
a  mile  south  of  Floradale,  where  she  died.  After  her  decease 
he  was  married  again  to  Catharine  Boehler.  No  issue  of  second 
marriage.  He  died  March  i4th,  1868.  His  family  consisted  of 
five  children,  viz: 

4552  V  MARTIN,  ABRAHAM   G.,  was  born   March 
13th,  1836,  and  died  June  29th,  1841. 

4553  V  MARTIN,  JACOB  G.,  was  born  April  6th,  1838. 
On  February  13th,  1872,  he  was  married  to  Magda- 
lena,  daughter  of  Levi  and  Magdalena  (Burkhard) 
Baumanii.      She   was  born  November  17th,  1848. 
They  reside  on  his  father's  place  near  Floradale. 
Their  family  consists  of  eight  children,  viz: 

4554  VI  MARTIN,  JOSEPH  B.,  born  Nov.  28th,  1872. 

4555  VI  MARTIN,   SAMUEL   B.,  born   October  3rd, 
1874,  and  died  September  20th,  1875. 

4556  VI  MARTIN,  SOLOMON  B.,  born  Jan.  12th,  1876. 


58  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

4557  VI  MARTIN,  ELIZABETH  B.,  born  Dec.  27, 1877. 

4558  VI  MARTIN,  LEVI  B.,  bora  March  10th,  1880. 

4559  VI  MARTIN,  CATHARINE  B.,  born  Jan.  15, 1882. 

4560  VI  MARTIN,  MAGDALEN A  B.,  born   August 
22nd,  1884. 

4561  VI  MARTIN,  BARBARA  B.,  born  April  9th,  1887, 
died  March  29th,  1890. 

4562  V  MARTIN,  DAVID  G.,  was  born  December  20th, 
1842,  and  died  January  5th,  1843. 

4563  V  MARTIN,  ANNIE  G.,  twin  sister  to  David,  was 
born  December  20th,  1842.     She  was  married  to 
Henry  Brubacher  (Yankee  Brubacher),  nephew  to 
John  W.  Brubacher,  October  29th,  1871.     They  re- 
sided on  the  old  "John  Martin  Farm"  where  she 
died  August  10th,  1872,  leaving  no  heirs.     He  was 
afterwards  married  to  Nancy,  daughter  of  Henry 
and  Polly  (Reist)  Mosser.    Some  years  ago  he  was 
accidentally  drowned  in  the  Elmira  mill  pond.    No 
issue  with  second  wife. 

4564  V  MARTIN,  PETER    G.,  the  youngest  child  of 
Joseph  and  Elizabeth  (Gingerich)  Martin,  was  born 
August  7th,  1845.      He  is  married  to  Magdalena, 
daughter  of  Joseph  D.  and  Elizabeth  (Baumann) 
Baumann,  and  resides  three  miles  north  of  Elmira 
where  he  was  engaged  in  farming.     Their  family 
consists  of  seven  children,  namely:  VI  Daniel,  VI 
Joseph,  VI  Eliza,  VI  Anna,  VI  Seth,  VI  Aaron,  and 
VI  Veronica. 

4565  IV  MARTIN,  DAVID  G.,  son  of  David  and  Maria 
(Guth)    Martin,  was   born   in   Lancaster   County, 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  59 

Pennsylvania,  March  13th,  1802,  and  died  June  30th, 
1831.  He  was  married  in  1826  to  Maria,  daughter  of 
David  Martin  who  was  a  second-cousin  to  David  G. 
Martin's  father.  She  was  born  April  3rd,  1802,  and 
died  June  5th,  1834.  They  resided  on  the  farm  now 
possessed  by  Valentine  Doerbecker,  near  St.  Jacobs, 
where  they  died.  Their  family  consisted  of  three 
children,  viz: 

4566  V  MARTIN,   JOHN  M.,  was  born   March   12th, 
1827.    He  is  married  to  Rachel,  daughter  of  Peter 
Bricker.    After  his  marriage  he  first  resided  on  his 
father's  farm  near  St.  Jacobs,  but  since  he   has 
moved  to  Peel  Township,  near  Yatton  P.  O.  where 
he  owns  a  beautiful  farm.    They  have  a  family  of 
five  children,  viz: 

4567  VI  MARTIN,  ELIZABETH,  is  married  to  Solo- 
mon Snyder.     See  Solomon  Snyder's  family. 

4568  VI  MARTIN,  NOAH  B.,  is  married  to  Catharine 
Martin. 

4569  VI  MARTIN,  CATHARINE,  is  married  to  Menno 
Lichty.     See  Menno  Lichty's  family. 

4570  VI  MARTIN,  NANCY,  is  married  to  Elias  Gin- 
gerich.    They  reside  in  May  City,  Iowa,     See  Elias 
Gingerich's  family. 

4571  VI  MARTIN,  MENNO,  is  married  to  Elizabeth 
Koenig,  and  resides  in  the  town  of  Waterloo  where 
he  follows  the  carpentering  trade. 

4572V  MARTIN,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  October 
18th,  1828,  and  died  June  9th,  1863.  She  was  mar- 
ried to  Moses  Gingerich.  See  Moses  Gingerich's 
family. 


60  BIOGKAPHICAL  HISTOEY   OF  WATERLOO. 

4573  V  MARTIN,  CATHARINE,  was  born  December 
24th,  1830.  She  is  still  living  and  resides  in  Elmira. 
She  was  first  married  to  Moses  Musselman  with 
whom  she  had  a  family  of  fifteen  children.  After 
her  first  husband's  decease  she  was  married  to  the 
late  Peter  Winger  of  Elmira.  See  Moses  Mussel- 
man's  family. 

4574 IV  MARTIN,  ESTHER,  daughter  of  David  and 
Maria  (Gruth)  Martin,  was  born  in  Lancaster 
County,  Pennsylvania,  June  20th,  1 804.  She  came 
to  Canada  with  her  parents  in  1820,  and  died  at 
Abraham  Brubacher's  in  Woolwich  Township,  Jan- 
uary 19th,  1869.  She  was  never  married. 

4575  IV  MARTIN,  MARIA,  was  born  August  7th,  1806, 
and  died  December  22nd,  1858.     She  was  helpless 
and  void  of  reason  all  her  life  time. 

4576  IV  MARTIN,  CATHARINE,  daughter  of  David 
and  Maria  (Guth )  Martin,  was  born  November  25th, 
1808.    On  July  24th,  1827,  she  was  married  to  John 
W.,  son  of  John  and  Eva  (Weber)  Brubacher.   They 
resided  on  a  farm  about  three  miles  west  of  St. 
Jacobs  where  he  died  March  12th,  1886.     She  re- 
sided on  the  farm  where  she  raised  a  family  of  ten 
children,  until   her   death   which   took    place   in 
January,  1895.    See  John  W.  Brubacher's  family. 

4577 IV  MARTIN,   JACOB,    was   born   in   Lancaster 

County,  Pennsylvania,  March  22nd,  1811,  and  came  to  Canada 
with  his  parents  when  nine  years  of  age.  On  April  i4th,  1835, 
he  was  married  to  Esther,  daughter  of  Henry  and  Maria  (Mosser) 
Baumann.  She  was  born  in  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania, 
April  iyth,  1817,  and  came  to  Canada  with  her  parents  in  1825. 
Soon  after  their  marriage  they  moved  on  the  farm  on  which  his 
father  had  settled  in  June,  1820.  Here  they  resided  until  his 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  61 

death  which  took  place  April  loth,  1889.  The  farm  is  now  in 
possession  of  his  son,  Joseph  B.  The  family  consisted  of 
thirteen  children,  viz: 

4578  V  MARTIN,  BENJAMIN  B.,  the  eldest  son  of 
Jacob  Martin,  was  born  near  Lexington,  February 
llth,  1836.  He  is  married  to  Elizabeth  Weber  and 
resides  in  Peel  Township,  Wellington  County, 
where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.  He  has  had  a 
family  of  three  children,  namely:  VI  Jacob  (dead), 
VI  Moses  (dead),  and  VI  Elias. 

4579V  MARTIN,  HENRY  B.,  the  second  son,  was 
born  April  24th,  1837.  He  was  married  to  Chris- 
tiana Fry.  They  reside  in  Wellesley  Township, 
near  Wallenstein  P.  O.,  where  he  follows  farming. 
Their  family  consists  of  eight  children,  namely:  VI 
Amos,  VI  John,  VI  Daniel,  VI  Veronica,  VI  Henry, 
VI  Ezra,  VI  Jacob  (dead),  and  VI  Noah. 

4580  V  MARTIN,  DAVID  B.,  the  third  son,  was  born 
September  2nd,  1838.    He  is  married  to  Catharine 
Weber  and  resides  in  Wellesley  Township,  near 
Wallenstein  P.  O.  where  he  owns  a  beautiful  farm. 
Their  family  consisted  of  fourteen  children,  namely: 
VI  Leah,  VI  Solomon,  VI  Aaron,  VI  Mary,  VI 
Esther,  VI   David,  VI    Catharine,   VI   John,  VI 
Lovina,  VI  Eli  (dead),  VI  Josiah,  VI  Jacob,  VI 
Enoch  (dead),  and  VI  Elizabeth. 

4581  V  MARTIN,  JACOB  B.,  the  fourth  son,  was  born 
August  29th,  1840.     He  is  married  to  Mary  Fry. 
They  reside  in  Peel  Township,  near  Yatton  P.  O., 
where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.    Their  family  con- 
sists of  nine  children,  namely:  VI  Menno,  VI  Chris- 
tian, VI  Anna,  VI  Jacob,  VI  Norman,  VI  Benjamin, 
VI  Isaiah,  VI  Mary,  and  VI  Enoch. 

V  MARTIN,  MARY,  the  eldest  daughter  of  Jacob 


62  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

Martin,  was  born  September  5th,  1842,  and  died 
November  20th,  1881.  She  was  married  to  Martin 
E.  Eby,  a  farmer.  See  Nos.  2644  to  2659. 

4583  V  MARTIN,  VERONICA,  the  second  daughter  of 
Jacob  Martin,  was  born  December  llth,  1844.     She 
is  married  to  Michael  Brubacher.    They  reside  near 
St.  Jacobs  where  he  possesses  his  father's  farm. 
See  No.  1486. 

4584  V  MARTIN,  JOSEPH  B.,  the  fifth  son  of  Jacob 
Martin,  was  born  March  22nd,  1847.    He  is  married 
to  Veronica  Fry  and  occupies  the  old  homestead  of 
his  grandfather,  David  Martin,    near   Lexington. 
They  have  a  family  of  three  sons,  namely:  VI  Jacob, 
VI  John,  and  VI  David. 

4585  V  MARTIN,  ESTHER  B.,  the  third  daughter  of 
Jacob  Martin,  was  born  February  28th,  1849.      She 
is  married  to  Jacob  Fry.    They  reside  on  a  farm 
three  miles  north  of  Elmira.    Their  family  consists 
of  eight  children,  namely:  VI  Lydia,  VI  Catharine, 
VI  John,  VI  Jacob,  VI  Christina,  VI  Esther,  VI 
Mary,  and  VI  Anna. 

4586  V  MARTIN,  ANNA  B.,  the  fourth  daughter  of 
Jacob  Martin,  was  born  July  17th,  1851.     She  is 
married  to  Jacob  Brubacher  and  resides  at  May 
City,  Iowa,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.     Their 
family  consists  of  six  children,  namely:  VI  Eman- 
uel,  VI  Jacob,  VI  John,  VI  Abraham,  VI  Veronica, 
and  VI  Josiah. 

4587  V  MARTIN,  LYDIA  B.,  the   fifth   daughter   of 
Jacob  Martin,  was  born  November  12th,  1853.      She 
is  married  to  John  Fry.    They  reside  on  Tilman  S. 
Snyder's   farm    which    is  in  Waterloo  Township. 
Their  family  consisted  of  eight  children,  namely: 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  68 

VI  Eli  (dead),  VI  Isaac  (dead),  VI  Esther,  VI  Chris- 
tina, VI  Enoch,  VI  Lydia,  VI  Mary,  and  VI  Leah. 

4588  V  MARTIN,  MOSES  B,  the  sixth  son  of  Jacob 
Martin,  was  born  April  18th,  1856.     He  is  married 
to  Mary  Baumann  and  resides  on  a  farm  three  miles 
north  of  Elmira  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 
Their  family  consisted  of  seven  children,  namely: 
VI  Israel,  VI  Hannah,  VI  Lydia  (dead),  VI  Noah, 
VI  Amos,  VI  Josiah,  and  VI  Mary  Ann. 

4589  V  MARTIN,  ELIAS  B.,  the  seventh  son  of  Jacob 
Martin,  was  born  January  26th,  1859.    He  is  married 
to  Leah  Reist  and  resides  in  Peel  Township,  not  far 
from  Yatton  P.  O.,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 
They  had  a  family  of  five  children,  namely:  VI 
Moses,  VI  Samuel,  VI  Magdalena  (dead),  VI  Esther, 
and  VI  Leah. 

4590  V  MARTIN,  CATHARINE,  the  sixth  and  young- 
est daughter  of  Jacob  Martin,  was  born  March  6th, 
1864,  and  died  June  26th,  1867. 

4591 IV  MARTIN,  ELIZABETH,  the  sixth  daughter 
of  David  and  Maria  ( Guth)  Martin,  and  twin  sister 
to  Jacob,  was  born  March  22nd,  1811.  She  came  to 
Canada  in  1820  and  had  her  home  with  her  parents 
where  she  died  December  17th,  1834.  She  was 
unmarried. 

4592  IV  MARTIN,  MAGDALENA,  the  seventh  daugh- 
ter of  David  and  Maria  (Guth)  Martin,  was  born  in 
Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  April  5th,  1813, 
and  died  September  26th,  1871.    She  was  married  to 
Abraham  Brubacher.    See  No.  1490. 

4593  IV  MARTIN,  PETER  G.,  the  sixth  son  of  David 

and  Maria  (Guth)  Martin,  was  born  in  Lancaster  County,  Penn- 


64  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

sylvania,  January  Qth,  1816,  and  came  to  Canada  with  his  parents 
when  four  years  of  age.  On  November  i5th,  1842,  he  was  mar- 
ried to  Maria,  daughter  of  Henry  and  Maria  (Mosser)  Baumann. 
She  was  born  October  i3th,  1822,  and  died  May  25th,  1889. 
On  March  22nd,  1844,  they  moved  on  their  farm,  then  all  bush, 
being  composed  of  the  north  part  of  lot  No.  37,  German  Com- 
pany's Tract,  Woolwich  Township,  within  one-half  mile  of  St. 
Jacobs.  He  cleared  nearly  the  whole  of  it,  and  now  is  the  pos. 
sessor  of  one  of  the  finest  farms  in  Woolwich  Township.  He 
has  disposed  of  13  acres  of  his  farm  to  various  parties,  leaving 
him  134  acres.  On  this  farm  he  still  resides  and  enjoys  good 
health,  and  has  an  excellent  memory  for  a  man  of  his  age.  They 
had  a  family  of  eleven  children,  viz: 

4594V  MARTIN,  LEVI  P.,  the  eldest  son,  was  born 
February  22nd,  1844.  He  was  first  married,  Jan- 
uary 23nd,  1869,  to  Elizabeth  Shaefer  and  after  her 
death  to  Barbara  Gringerich,  in  May,  1871,  and 
resides  at  home  on  his  father's  place.  With  his 
first  wife  there  was  one  child,  a  daughter  named  VI 
Elizabeth,  married  to  Tilman  M.  Martin.  With  the 
second  wife  there  are  six  children,  namely:  VI 
Nancy,  |VI  Henry,  VI  Maria,  VI  Leah,  VI  Isaac, 
and  VI  Lydia. 

4595  V  MARTIN,  CATHARINE  P.,  the  eldest  daugh. 
ter,  was  born  September  4th,  1845.     On  March  8th, 
1870,  she  was  married  to  Christian    Wideman,  a 
farmer.      They  reside  in  Peel  Township,  on  the 
Woolwich   boundary   line,  a   few   miles   west   of 
Elmira.      Their  family  is  as  follows,  namely:  VI 
Susannah,  VI  Levi  (dead),  VI  Mary  Ann  and  VI 
Rebecca  (twins)  (both  dead),  VI  Henry  and  VI  Eliz- 
abeth (twins),  VI  Enoch,  VI  Noah,  and  VI  Menno. 

4596  V  MARTIN,  GIDEON  P.,  the  second  son  of  Peter 
Martin,  was  born  December  25th,  1847.     On  Feb- 
ruary 6th,  1870,  he  was  married  to  Nancy  Weber. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  65 

They  reside  in  Lexington  where  he  is  engaged  with 
the  carpenters  and  also  in  gardening.  Their  family 
consisted  of  five  children,  namely:  VI  Susannah,  VI 
Michael,  VI  Maria  (dead),  VI  Elizabeth,  and  VI 
Judith. 

4597  V  MARTIN,  DAVID  P.,  the  third  son  of  Peter 
G.  Martin,  was  born  March  15th,  1850.    He  was 
married,  March  28th,  1875,  to  Rebecca  Gingerich 
and  resides  on  a  farm  near  St.  Jacobs.     They  have 
a  family  of  five  children,  namely:  VI  Beneval,  VI 
William,  VI  Mary  Ann,  VI  Peter,  and  VI  David. 

4598  V  MARTIN,  HENRY  P.,  the  fourth  son  of  Peter 
G.  Martin,  was  born  August  13th,  1852.     On  Jan- 
uary 30th,  1875,  he  was  married  to  Leah  Rudy.     He 
is  a  farmer  and  resides  on  a  farm  in  north-east 
Woolwich,  along  the  Pilkington  line.     They  have 
had  eleven  children,  namely:  VI  Lydia,  VI  Menno, 
VI  Josiah  (dead),  VI  Jeremiah  (dead),  VI  Christian, 
VI  Amos  (dead),  VI  Veronica  (dead),  VI  Jonathan, 
VI  Susannah,  VI  Mary  Ann,  and  VI  Nancy. 

4599  V  MARTIN,  MARY  P.,  the  second  daughter  of 
Peter  G.  Martin,  was  born  April  25th,  1855.     On 
October  5th,  1875,  she  was  married  to  Menno  Reist 
who  died  December  10th,  1880.    They  resided  on 
the  farm  now  possessed  by  Isaac  Hilborn  about  one 
mile  east  of  Elmira.    She  is  now  home  with  her 
father  and  has  one  child  named  VI  Nancy,  born 
July  5th,  1878. 

V  MARTIN,  ELIZABETH  P.,  the  third  daughter 
of  Peter  G.  Martin,  was  born  June  25th,  1857.  On 
April  9th,  1879,  she  was  married  to  Jacob  B.  Bru- 
bacher.  They  reside  on  a  farm  in  north-east 
Woolwich,  near  her  brother,  Henry  P.  Martin. 
Their  family  consists  of  six  children,  namely:  VI 


66  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

Peter,  VI    Catharine,   VI   Henry,  VI   Maria,    VI 
Amos,  and  "V I  Christian. 

4601  V  MARTIN,  PETER  P.,  the  fifth  son  of  Peter  G. 
Martin,  was  born  December  12th,  1859.    On  Feb- 
ruary 6th,  1885,  he  was  married  to  Susannah  Reist. 
They  reside  on  a  farm  in  Woolwich   Township, 
several  miles  north-east  of  Elmira.      Their  family 
consists  of  three  children,  namely:  VI  Amanda,  VI 
Jeremiah,  and  VI  Levi. 

4602  V  MARTIN,  CHRISTIAN  P.,  the  sixth   son   of 
Peter  G.  Martin,  was  born  May  20th,  1862.    In  Feb- 
ruary, 1889,  he  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Martin. 
They  reside  in  Lexington  where  he  is  engaged  in 
raising  fruit  and  vegetables  for  the  market.     Their 
family  consists  of  two  children,  namely:  VI  Isaiah 
and  VI  Veronica. 

4603  V  MARTIN,  NANCY  P.,  the  fourth  daughter  of 
Peter  G.  Martin,  was  born  October  23rd,  1864.     On 
January  21st,  1890,  she  was  married  to  Peter  Burk- 
hard.    They  reside  on  his  father's  place  near  the 
upper  end  of    Woolwich   Township    where  he  is 
engaged  in  farming.    They  have  a  family  of  two 
children,  namely:  VI  Simon  and  VI  Menno. 

4604V  MARTIN,  JONATHAN  P,  the  seventh  and 
youngest  son  of  Peter  G.  Martin,  was  born  January 
10th,  1869.  He  is  unmarried  and  has  his  home  with 
Peter  Burkhard  for  whom  he  works  as  hired  man. 

4605  IV  MARTIN,  JOHN  G.,  the  seventh  and  youngest 
son  of  David  and  Maria  (Guth)  Martin,  was  born  in 
Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  May  28th,  1819. 
When  a  year  old  his  parents  moved  to  Canada  and 
settled  in  Waterloo  County,  near  Lexington,  where 
he  died  in  November,  1834. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  67 

4606  IV  MARTIN,  ABRAM  B.,  son  of  III  Abraham 

Martin  and  first  cousin  to  III  Peter  Martin  who  settled  a  few 
miles  north  of  Waterloo  in  1819,  was  born  in  Earl  Township, 
Lancaster  County,  near  a  place  called  Blue  Ball,  July  3oth,  1788. 
In  spring  of  1824  he  moved  to  Canada  and  settled  in  Waterloo 
County,  near  Conestogo,  on  the  farm  now  owned  by  David 
Musselman.  From  here  he  moved  to  Boon  where  he  was 
engaged  in  running  the  saw  mills  for  old  John  Biehn.  While 
here  he  purchased  a  farm  next  to  Joseph  Reist's  near  Kossuth, 
on  which  he  moved  after  leaving  Boon.  Here  he  resided  until 
his  death  which  took  place  March  loth,  1834.  He  was  married 
to  Barbara,  daughter  of  Samuel  Weaver  of  Lancaster  County, 
Pennsylvania,  and  sister  to  old  Moses  Weaver  who  used  to  keep 
hotel  in  Bundas.  They  had  a  family  of  eight  children,  viz: 

4607  V  MARTIN,  MARY  W.,  the  eldest  in  the  family, 
was  married  to  Moses  Meyers.     They  resided  in 
Ohio  where  she  died.    Mr.  Meyers  is  again  married 
and  resides  in  Iowa.    There  were  nine  children  of 
first  wife,  namely:  VI  Henry,  VI  John,  VI  Abram, 
VI  Moses,  VI  Samuel,  VI  Joseph,  VI  Amos,  VI 
Sallie,  and  VI  Mary.    They  are  all  living  yet  and 
reside  in  Illinois  and  Iowa. 

4608  V  MARTIN,  ISAAC  W.,  the  eldest   son   in   the 
family,  was  born  in  Lancaster   County,  Pennsyl- 
vania, and  died  in  the  town  of  Gait,  Ontario.     He 
was  married  to  Magdalena  High  who  died  some 
years  ago.     They  had  a  family  of  eight  children. 
The  name  of  one  son  has  been  received,  viz: 

4609  VI  MARTIN,  ISAAC  H.,  is  married  and  resides 
in  the  town  of  Gait. 

4610  V  MARTIN,  HENRY  W.,  the  second  son,  resides 
with  Mr.  George  D.  Ellis,  at  Thedford,  Lambton 
County,  Ontario.    He  is  unmarried. 


BIOGEAPHICAL  HISTOEY   OF  WATEELOO. 


4611V  MARTIN,  SAMUEL  W.,  the  third  son  of 
Abram  B.  and  Barbara  (Weaver)  Martin,  was  born 
in  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  February  9th, 
1820.  He  followed  farming  for  some  time  and  was 
inspector  of  hotels  for  the  South  Riding  of  the 
county  of  Waterloo  for  a  number  of  years.  At 
present  he  lives  retired,  and  owns  a  beautiful  resi- 
dence near  Dr.  Lundy's,  Preston,  where  he  now 
resides.  On  March  22nd,  1845,  he  was  married  to 
Mary,  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Mary  (Moyer)  Lutz. 
She  was  born  in  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  Au- 
gust 27th,  1825.  They  have  had  a  family  of  twelve 
children,  viz: 

4612  VI  MARTIN,  BARBARA  L.,  was  born  July  14th, 
1846,  and  died  July  28th,  1846. 

4613  VI  MARTIN,   ABRAM   L.,  was  born  December 
30th,  1847.     He  is  married  to  Nettie  Hudson  and 
resides  at  Newton,  Kansas,  where  he  is  engaged  in 
farming. 

4614  VI  MARTIN,  JANE  L,  was  born  November  12th, 
1849.     She  is  married  to  Franklin  Jacobs.     They 
reside  in  Newton,  Kansas,  where  he  is  engaged  in 
the  lumber  and  shingle  business. 

4615  VI  MARTIN,  WILLIAM  L,  was  born  September 
20th,  1851,  and  died  February  8th,  1853. 

4616  VI  MARTIN,  CHARLES  L.,  was  born  December 
20th,  1853,  and  died  May  8th,  1854. 

4617  VI  MARTIN,  KEZIAH  L.,  was  born  June  15th, 
1855.    She  is  married  to  Edward  Sauder,  an  archi- 
tect, and  resides  in  West  Saginaw,  Michigan. 

4618  VI  MARTIN,  MARY  L,  was  born  June  17th,  1857. 
She  is  married  to  Melvin  L.  Robinson  and  resides 
in  Kalamazoo,  Michigan.  They  used  to  follow  farm- 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 


69 


ing  but  lately  they  left  the  farm  and  moved  to  the 
city. 

519  VI  MARTIN,  SAMUEL  L.,  was  born  February 
21st,  1859.      After  attaining  the  age  of   eighteen 
years  he  passed  the  teachers'  examination  and  fol- 
lowed teaching  with  marked  success  until  a  short 
time  before  his  death.    He  was  married  to  Emeline 
Bechtel  and  resided  in  Preston  where  he  died  Jan- 
uary 29th,  1892,  leaving  no  issue. 

520  VI  MARTIN,  GEORGE  L.,  was  born  November 
22nd,  1860.    He  is  married  to  Emiline  Henderson. 
They  reside  near  Blair,  Ontario,  where  he  is  en- 
gaged in  farming. 

4621  VI  MARTIN,  MINERVA  L.,  was  born  November 
20th,  1862,  and  died  September  28th,  1875. 

4622  VI  MARTIN,  MARTHA  L.,  was  born  July  8th, 
1866,  and  died  July  10th,  1866. 

VI  MARTIN,  LILLI  ANN  ELSIE  L.,  was  bora 
June  30th,  1873,  and  died  September  12th,  1873. 


4624V  MARTIN,  ABRAM  W.,  the  fourth  son  of 
Abram  B.  and  Barbara  (Weaver)  Martin,  was  mar- 
ried to  Catharine  Kratz.  They  resided  on  a  farm 
near  Jordan,  Lincoln  County,  Ontario,  where  he 
died  December  6th,  1893.  Their  family  consisted 
of  four  children,  namely f  VI  Franklin,  VI  Judson 
(dead),  VI  Ellen,  married  to  Courtland  High,  and 
VI  Mary,  married  to  Aaron  Weaver. 

525  V  MARTIN,  JOHN  W.,  the  fifth  son  of  Abram  B. 
and  Barbara  (Weaver)  Martin,  is  married  to  Sarah 
Clemens.  They  reside  on  Henry  Wanner's  old 
place  near  the  Wanner  Mennonite  Meeting  House, 


70  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

about  a  mile  west  of  Hespeler.    Their  family  con- 
sists of  four  children,  viz: 

4626  VI  MARTIN,  MARY  ANN,  is  married  to  George 
D.  Ellis,  a  farmer.    This  reside  at  Thedford,  Lamb- 
ton  County,  Ontario. 

4627  VI  MARTIN,    EMELINE,  is  married  to  George 
Copeland,   an   insurance   agent.     They   reside   in 
Hamilton,  Ontario. 

4628  VI  MARTIN,    SAMUEL    C.,   proprietor   of    the 
Speedsville    woollen   mills,  is   married   to   Naomi 
Schleuter.    He  resides  at. Speedsville,  near  Preston, 
Ontario. 

4629  VI  MARTIN,  CARRIE,  youngest  in  the  family,  is 
married  to  V.  R.  Con  way,  druggist.      They  reside 
at  Sault  St.  Marie,  Michigan. 

4630  V  MARTIN,  DANIEL,  the  sixth  son  of   Abram 
B.  and  Barbara  (Weaver)  Martin,  died  aged  about 
4  years. 

4631  V  MARTIN,  BARBARA  W.,  the  youngest  child 
of  Abram  B.  and  Barbara  (Weaver)  Martin,  died 
aged  17  days. 


MASTER. 

(The  old  spelling  was  Meschter.) 

4632  I  MESCHTER,  GREGORIUS,  the  progenitor  of 

this  numerous  family,  was  a  native  of  the  Palatinate,  Germany, 
where  he  was  born  about  the  year  1696.  He  was  a  man  of  great 
piety,  of  indomitable  courage  and  energy  of  character,  and  was 
in  possession  of  considerable  means.  The  principal  cause  of  his 
emigrating  to  America  was  a  desire  to  dwell  among  his  co-re- 
ligionists, the  "Schwenkfelders,"  who  had  formed  several  settle- 
ments in  Montgomery  and  other  counties  in  Pennsylvania  at  a 
very  early  date.  In  1734,  he  and  his  wife,  Maria  Krauss,  emi- 
grated to  America  and  settled  in  Montgomery  County,  Pennsyl- 
vania, where  they  resided  until  their  deaths.  He  died  December 
i6th,  1775,  and  she  died  November  loth,  1756.  To  them  was 
born  a  family  of  seven  children,  the  eldest  of  whom  was  born  on 
the  Atlantic  Ocean  while  coming  to  America.  The  rest  were  all 
born  in  Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania.  The  names  are  as 
follows: 

4633  II  MASTER,  CHRISTOPHER,  was  born  on  the 
Atlantic  Ocean,  in  June,  1734.    He  was  married  to 

Christina,  daughter  of  Jeremiah  and  (Wolf) 

Yeakel,  May  7th,  1766.    She  was  born  in  1748.   They 
resided  in  Chester  County,  Pennsylvania,  opposite 
Pottstown,  Montgomery  County.     To  them  were 
born  ten  children,  viz: 

4634  III  MASTER,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  February 
20th,  1767,  and  died  May  2nd,  1767. 

4635  III  MASTER,  MARIA,  was  born  March  10th,  1768, 
and  died  October  18th,  1769. 

4636  III  MASTER,  DAVID,  was  born  September  13th, 
1769,  and  died  December  20th,  1774. 


72  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

4637  III  MASTER,  CHRISTINA,  was  born  December 
24th,  1771,  and  died  December  2nd,  1775. 

4638  III  MASTER,  GEORGE,  was  born  in  1774,  and 
died  January  2nd,  1775. 

4639  III  MASTER,  REGINA,  was  born  September  26th, 
1776,  and  died  in  February,  1800.    She  was  married, 
in  1798,  to  Daniel  Yocom. 

4640  III  MASTER,  CHRISTOPHER,  was  born  March 
13th,  1778. 

4641  III  MASTER,   MAGDALENA,   was   born   June 
17th,  1780,  and  died   July    26th,   1856.      She  was 
married  to  Daniel  Yocom,  husband  of  her  deceased 
sister,  Regina. 

4642  III  MASTER,  JOHN,  was  born  June  22nd,  1783. 

4643  III  MASTER,  ISAAC,    was  born  January  23rd, 

1787,  and  died  in  Waterloo  County,  Ontario,  June  2ist,  1853. 
On  May  nth,  1809,  he  was  married  to  Mary,  daughter  of  Abra- 
ham Clemens.  She  died  May  26th,  1870.  Mr.  Master  was  the 
only  member  of  the  family  who  settled  in  Canada.  He  with  his 
wife  and  family  of  four  children  moved  to  this  country  in  1819 
and  settled,  September  igth,  on  lot  No.  i,  ist  Concession,  lower 
block,  Waterloo  Township,  about  halfway  between  Preston  and 
Gait.  Here  they  raised  a  large  family,  viz: 

4644 IV  MASTER,  JOHN,  the  eldest  son  of  Isaac  and 

Mary  (Clemens)  Master,  was  born  in  Chester  County,  Pennsyl- 
vania, March  7th,  1810.  He  came  to  Canada  with  his  parents 
when  nine  years  of  age.  On  October  3oth,  1830,  he  was  mar- 
ried to  Nancy  Stauffer  who  was  born  August  4th,  1811,  and 
died  May  i3th,  1843.  After  her  decease  he  was  married  to 
Catharine  Reichert,  April  3oth,  1844.  She  was  born  in  this 
county,  May  i5th,  1811.  After  his  marriage  he  resided  on  a 
farm  near  that  of  his  father's  where  he  remained  several  years. 
Being  persuaded  by  some  parties  to  quit  the  life  of  an  husband- 
man and  begin  that  of  an  inn-keeper,  he  left  the  farm  now  in 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  73 

possession  of  James  Cowan  and  moved  to  Dundas  where  he 
took  possession  of  the  old  hotel  known  as  "Peter  Bomberger's," 
a  great  resort  for  travellers  from  all  parts  of  the  northern  and 
western  counties.  But  being  brought  up  to  the  business  of 
agriculture  he  soon  became  so  disgusted  with  the  life  of  "inn- 
keeping"  that  after  the  short  stay  of  six  months  he  disposed  of 
his  business  in  Dundas  and  returned  to  Waterloo,  the  county  of 
his  adoption.  After  his  return  he  settled  in  Wilmot  Township, 
several  miles  west  of  New  Dundee,  on  the  farm  now  in  posses- 
sion of  John  Master,  his  grandson.  From  here  he  moved  to 
Plattsville,  Oxford  County,  where  he  resided  until  1891,  thence 
to  Berlin  where  he  and  his  aged  partner  are  spending  the  evening 
of  their  lives  with  their  son  Isaac,  ex-M.  P.  P.  Here  they  have  a 
pleasant  home  and  the  loving  care  of  all.  To  him  and  his  first 
wife  was  born  a  family  of  six  children,  viz: 

4645  V  MASTER,  SALLIE  ANN,  the  eldest,  was  born 
February  6th,  1833.     On  February  7th,  1849,  she  was 
married  to  Jacob,  son  of  old  Jacob  Shupe.     They 
reside  in  the  town  of  Gait  where  he  is  engaged  as  a 
pattern  maker.      Their   family   consisted   of  two 
children,  namely:  John,  born  November  18th,  1849, 
died  some  years  ago,  and  Wellington,  born  February 
20th,  1854.     He  is  a  merchant  and  resides  in  the 
town  of  Gait. 

4646  V  MASTER,   ISAAC,  the   eldest   son,  was  born 
March  igth,  1835.     His  boyhood  days  were  spent  on  his  father's 
farm.    His  early  opportunity  for  the  acquisition  of  learning  being 
very  limited,  his  attainments  in  this  particular  were  confined  to 
the  common  branches  of   an  education  taught  in  our  country 
schools,  limited  to  those  months  in  the  winter  when  the  duties 
on  the  farm  were  not  so  pressing.     He,  however,  acquired  the 
habit  of  improving  every  leisure  moment  during  the  more  busy 
season  of  the  year,  and  though  the  duties  of  farm  life  kept  him 
from  school,  it  did  not  keep  him  from  his  books.     After  arriving 
at  the  age  of  maturity  he  chose  farming  as  the  calling  of  his  life 


74  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

and  settled  several  miles  west  of  New  Dundee  on  the  farm  now 
in  possession  of  his  son.  Here  he  resided  until  October,  1891, 
when  he  moved  to  Berlin.  Mr.  Master  having  his  mind  well 
schooled  and  disciplined  in  the  knowledge  of  all  our  political  insti- 
tutions in  the  varied  systems  which  prevail  under  the  constitu- 
tions and  legislation  of  the  different  provinces  of  our  dominion, 
early  identified  himself  with  the  Liberal  or  Reform  party  and  has 
up  to  the  present  remained  faithful  to  the  noble  principles 
advocated  by  the  Liberal  Government.  At  the  general  conven- 
tion held  at  Boon  some  time  in  February,  1877,  for  the  purpose 
of  selecting  a  candidate  to  represent  the  S.  R.  of  the  county  of 
Waterloo  in  the  provincial  government,  Mr.  Master  was  unan- 
imously chosen  as  the  standard  bearer  of  the  Reform  party  and 
on  March  5th,  1877,  he  was  elected  member  of  the  Provincial 
Parliament  by  a  handsome  majority.  He  was  the  representative 
in  the  Local  House  for  the  S.  R.  of  this  county  until  October, 
1891,  when  he  was  appointed  registrar  for  the  county  of  Waterloo. 
He  is  married  to  Lydia  Ann,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Nancy 
(Ziegler)  Fried.  To  them  was  born  a  family  of  ten  children,  viz: 

4647  VI  MASTER,  MARIA,  was  born  December  8th, 
1858.     She  is  unmarried  and  resides  home  with  her 
parents. 

4648  VI  MASTER,  JOHN  FRANKLIN,  was  born  Octo- 
ber 5th,  1860.    He  was  married  twice,  first  to  Lizzie 
Hallman  and  after  her  decease  to  Maria  Histand. 
They  reside  in  Wilrnot  Township,  about  three  miles 
west  of  New  Dundee,  where  he  owns  a  beautiful 
farm. 

4649  VI  MASTER,  NANCY,  was  born  March  24th,  1862, 
and  died,  August  31st,  1882. 

4650  VI  MASTER,  OLIVER,  was  born  June  17th,  1864, 
and  died  July  5th,  1882. 

4651  VI  MASTER,  LEVI,  was  born  March  13th,  1866. 
He  is  married  to  Ida  Rudell  and  resides  in  Wilmot 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  75 

Township,  south-west  of  Haysville,  where  he  is 
engaged  in  farming. 

4652  VI  MASTER,  IRWIN,  was   bora   January    llth, 
1868.    He  is  married  to  Rachel  Deeton  and  resides 
two  miles  west  of  New  Dundee  where  he  is  engaged 
in  farming. 

4653  VI  MASTER,  ALBERT   EDWARD,   was   born 

September  17th,  1870.  He  resides  in  New  Dundee 
where  he  and  Mr.  Wing  are  in  partnership  in  the 
mercantile  business. 

4654  VI  MASTER,  ELSIE,   was   born   October   17th, 
1872.    She  is  unmarried  and  has  her  home  with  her 
parents. 

4655  VI  MASTER,  MIRANDA,  was  born  January  31st, 
1875.    She  is  home. 

4656  VI  MASTER,   WILLIAM   AUSTIN,   was    bora 
March  5th,  1877,  and  died  January  29th,  1892. 

4657  V  MASTER,  MARY,  the  second  daughter  of  John 
Master,  was  bora  March  12th,  1837.    She  was  mar- 
ried to  Samuel  Levan.    They  resided  in  Saginaw, 
Michigan,  where  she  died  February  1st,  1891.     This 
union  was  blessed  with  five  children,  viz: 

VI  DANIEL  M.  was  bora  November  28th,  1856. 
He  resides  in  Fargo,  Michigan. 
VI  JULIA  ANN  was   bom   October   25th,  1858. 
She  resides  in  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan. 

VI  LEVI  was  bora  April  7th,  1861. 

VI  AARON  was  born  April  27th,  1864. 

VI  OLIVER  was  born  December  14th,  1866,  and 

died  July  6th,  1867. 


76  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

4658  V  MASTER,  HANNAH,  was  born  June  4th,  1839. 
On  September  9th,  1856,  she  was  married  to  Jacob 
S.  Levan  who  was  born  December  31st,  1830,  and 
died  in  Berlin,  May  2nd,  1876.    After  the  decease  of 
Mr.  Levan  she  was  married  to  Edward  Roat,  April 
2nd,  1878.    To  her  and  her  first  husband  were  born 
four  children,  viz: 

VI  ISAAC  M.  was  born  June  30th,  1857,  and  was 
married  to  Emma  Sanderson,  July  20th,  1887.  He 
is  a  graduate  of  the  Toronto  University  and  is  now 
engaged  by  the  board  of  that  institute  as  one  of  its 
lecturers.  They  reside  in  the  city  of  Toronto.  See 
Isaac  M.  Levan. 

VI  WILLIAM  E.  was  born  July  7th,  1863,  and 
died  September  17th,  1863. 

VI  ALBERT  E.  was  born  September  12th,  1869, 
and  died  September  12th,  1872. 

VI  JAMES  S.  was  bom  May  23rd,  1874.  He  is  a 
book-keeper  and  resides  in  Berlin. 

4659  V  MASTER,  LEVI,  was  born  in  Waterloo  County, 

near  New  Dundee,  Ontario,  February  8th,  1841.  His  days  of 
youth  were  spent  with  his  father  on  the  farm.  When  a  mere  lad 
he  became  animated  with  a  thirst  for  learning.  But  the  schools 
of  his  time  were  of  an  inferior  kind  and  afforded  none  of  the 
facilities  now  attainable  in  acquiring  the  rudiments  of  education. 
Schools  then  were  kept  open  only  a  few  months  during  the 
winter.  Consequently  he  received  at  school  nothing  but  the 
ordinary  instruction  which  farmers'  sons  of  that  period  usually 
received.  The  information  thus  received  laid  the  foundation  of 
a  good  education.  By  the  time  he  attained  the  age  of  seventeen 
or  eighteen  years  he  passed  his  examination  as  a  public  school 
teacher.  He  followed  teaching  for  a  number  of  years.  Later  he 
entered  the  ministry  of  the  M.  E.  Church.  In  1869  he  moved  to 
Michigan  where  he  continued  to  labor  for  his  Master  in  the  M- 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  77 

E.  Church  with  great  diligence  and  zeal.  At  present  he  is 
presiding  elder  of  the  church  of  his  choice.  His  home  is  in 
Kalamazoo,  Michigan.  On  January  ist,  1861,  he  was  married  to 
Maria  Fried  who  was  born  January  24th,  1840.  To  them  was 
born  a  family  of  five  children,  viz: 

4660  VI  MASTER,    WILLIAM,  was   born   December 
6th,  1861,  and  died  December  17th,  1861. 

4661  VI  MASTER,  ELIZA  ANN,  born  July  27th,  1863. 

4662  VI  MASTER,  ELSIE  JANE,  was  born  November 
27th,  1865,  and  died  September  7th,  1866. 

4663  VI  MASTER,  SHERIDAN,  born  March  7th,  1869. 

4664  VI  MASTER,   FRANCES   BARNES,   born   Jan- 
uary 5th,  1876. 

4665  V  MASTER,  HARRIET,  the  youngest  child    of 
John  and  Nancy  (Stauffer)  Master,  was  born  March 
14th,  1848.    She  is  married  to  George  Biles,  a  horse- 
shoer,  carriage  ironer,  etc.     They  reside  at  Fargo, 
Michigan.    Their  family  consists  of  eight  children, 
viz: 

VI  ALICE,  born  December  30th,  1864. 

VI  GEORGE  FREDERICK,  born  Feb.  14, 1866. 
VI  OSCAR  P.,  born  September  23rd,  1867. 
VI  JOHN  MASTER,  born  October  6th,  1869. 
VI  WILLIAM  J.,  born  June  24th,  1871. 

VI  HARRIET  ELIZA,  born  April  1st,  1873,  died 

April  26th,  1874. 

VI  MARY  ANN,  born  January  25th,  1875. 

VI  FRANCES  MAUD,  born  November  25th,  1877. 

4666  IV  MASTER,  ELIZABETH,  daughter  of  III  Isaac 


78  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

Master,  was  born  March  7th,  1810.  She  died  in 
Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  in  infancy. 

4667  IV  MASTER,  GEORGE,  was  born  December  23rd, 

1813.  He  was  married,  December  29th,  1840,  to  Emeline 
Adsett  who  was  born  January  i3th,  1825.  They  resided  in 
different  places  in  the  county,  Berlin,  Wilmot  Centre,  etc.  His 
wife  died  many  years  ago,  leaving  a  family  of  four  children. 
After  her  decease  he  married  again,  but  name  of  his  second  wife 
was  not  received.  He  died  in  Plattsville,  Oxford  County,  Octo- 
ber ist,  1874.  There  was  no  issue  of  second  marriage. 

4668  V  MASTER,  LEWIS  E.,  the  eldest  son  of  George 
Master,  was  born  November  3rd,  1842.     He  is  mar- 
ried but  no  information  received  in  regard  to  his 
place  of  residence  or  family. 

4669  V  MASTER,  EDWARD  ELLIS,  was  born  Novem- 
ber 2nd,  1845.    No  information  received  about  him, 
quite  likely  he  is  dead. 

4670  V  MASTER,  JARED  K.,  was  born  February  19th, 
1848.     He  is  a  cabinet  maker  by  trade  and  is  en- 
gaged in  The  Simpson  Company's  factory.    He  is 
married  to  Margaret  Fellman  and  resides  in  the 
town  of  Berlin. 

4671  V  MASTER,  MALISSA,  was  born  May  3rd,  1856, 
and  died  an  infant. 

4672  IV  MASTER,  SARAH  ANN,  was  born  January 
23rd,  1816.     She  was  married  to  Benjamin  Shupe, 
deceased.     They  resided  in  Indiana,  U.  S.,  where 
she  died  December  4th,  1881.     They  had  a  family 
of  several  children  but  are  all  dead  save  one. 

4673  IV  MASTER,  ABRAHAM,  was  born  April  llth, 
1818.     He  resided  in  Wilmot  Township  where  he 
died  July  7th,  1853.    His  wife  was  Lucinda,  daugh- 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF   WATERLOO.  79 

ter  of  Yankee  David  Clemens.      They   had   two 
children,  namely:  V  David  and  V  Mary  Ann. 

4674 IV  MASTER,  MARY,  was  born  May  7th,  1820. 
She  was  married  to  Edward  Ellis.  They  resided 
in  North  Dumfries  where  he  died.  Some  time  after 
his  decease  she  moved  to  Toronto  where  she  still 
resides.  They  had  no  issue. 

4675 IV  MASTER,  ISAAC,  was  born  January  25th, 
1822,  and  died  July  30th,  1834. 

4676 IV  MASTER,  HANNAH,  was  born  December 
18th,  1824.  She  was  married  to  Benjamin  Erb. 
They  resided  in  Bosanquet  Township  where  she 
died.  They  had  a  family  of  several  children.  See 
Benjamin  Erb's  family. 

4677 IV  MASTER,  CATHARINE,  was  born  August 
3rd,  1826.  She  was  married  to  Amos  Snyder.  They 
resided  near  Preston  until  they  moved  to  Manitoba 
where  she  died  February  24th,  1886.  See  Amos 
Snyder's  family. 

4678 IV  MASTER,  SAMUEL,  was  born  June  19th, 
1828.  He  was  married  to  Barbara  Hoffman.  They 
resided  in  Berlin.  Later  they  moved  to  Plattsville, 
Ontario,  where  they  both  died,  leaving  a  family  of 
several  children,  two  of  whom  are  living  yet, 
namely:  V  Elizabeth  and  V  Lucinda; 

4679 IV  MASTER,  NANCY,  was  born  March  29th, 
1830.  On  September  14th,  1851,  she  was  married  to 
Jacob  Shuh  who  was  born  January  28th,  1831,  and 
died  March  23rd,  1875.  They  resided  in  Berlin 
where  the  widow  still  resides.  See  Jacob  Shuh's 
family. 

4680  IV  MASTER,  ELIZA,  was  bom  July  2nd,  1832. 
She  was  married  to  John  Winger.  They  resided  in 


80  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

Berlin  for  a  number  of  years  but  some  time  ago 
they  moved  to  Wooster,  Ohio,  where  they  still 
reside.  They  had  a  large  family  but  names  of  only 
three  of  the  children  were  received,  namely:  V 
Theresa,  V  Amanda,  and  V  Ella. 

4681 IV  MASTER,  HENRY,  was  born  March  27th, 
1834.  He  is  married  to  Elmina  Hammacher.  They 
reside  in  Middle ville,  Michigan,  and  have  a  family 
of  several  children. 

4682  IV  MASTER,  LEWIS,  was  born  January  8th,  1836, 
and  died  August  15th,  1836. 

4683  IV  MASTER,  LUCINDA,  the  youngest  child  of 
old  Isaac  and  Mary  (Clemens)  Master,  was  born 
January  29th,  1837,  and  died  aged  about  twenty 
years. 

4684  II  MASTER,  MARIA,  born  December  21st,  1736. 

4685  II  MASTER,  MELCHO1R,  born  June  28th,  1740. 

4686  II  MASTER,  SUSANNAH,  born  Sept.  25th,  1742. 

468711  MASTER,  BALTZER,  born  October  1st,  1745, 
died  August  2nd,  1809. 

4688  II  MASTER,  ANNA,  born  May  29th,  1748. 

4689  II  MASTER,  GEORGE,  born  April  18th,  1750. 


fflcNALLY. 


In  1795  a  Mr.  McNally  with  his  wife  and  two  sons  left  their 
paternal  home  in  Britain  and  emigrated  to  America.  They 
landed  at  Philadelphia  and  soon  wended  their  way  to  Lancaster 
County  where  they  had  intended  to  settle,  but  immediately  after 
their  arrival  in  their  new  home  the  parents  died,  leaving  two  sons 
named  II  William  and  II  Henry.  William  was  born  in  1791 
and  was  married  to  a  Miss  Hefflefinger.  They  resided  in  Lan- 
caster County,  Pennsylvania,  where  he  was  engaged  in  black- 
smithing.  To  them  were  born  several  children  who  settled  in 
different  parts  of  Pennsylvania.  Henry,  the  younger  son,  was 
born  April  2ist,  1794.  In  1821  he  was  married  to  Sarah  Kinzel 
who  was  born  August  igth,  1800,  and  died  April  4th,  1885.  In 
spring,  1824,  Henry  with  wife  and  family  bid  adieu  to  Lancaster 
County,  Pennsylvania,  and  moved  to  Canada.  They  settled  at 
Binkley's,t  below  Dundas,  Ontario,  where  he  was  working  at  his 
trade,  wagon  building.  Here  they-  resided  temporarily  until 
October  of  the  same  year,  then  moved  north  to  Waterloo  County, 
and  settled  within  the  vicinity  of  Preston  where  he  carried  on  his 
business  for  a  number  of  years.  When  well  advanced  in  years 
he  and  his  aged  partner  made  their  home  with  their  son,  Harry, 
where  he  died  July  nth,  1864,  leaving  two  sons,  viz: 

4690  III  McNALLY,  REV.  JOHN,  was  born  in  Lancas- 
ter County,  Pennsylvania,  March  7th,  1822.  When  he  was  two 
years  of  age  his  parents  moved  near  Preston,  Ontario,  where  he 
was  raised.  In  1844  he  was  married  to  Mary  Ann  Shoemaker. 
Soon  after  their  marriage  they  moved  a  little  north  of  Preston,  on 
the  farm  now  possessed  by  Noah  Moyer.  In  spring,  1854,  Mr. 
McNally  purchased  the  old  "Wendel  Baumann  Farm"  about  one 
mile  south  of  Blair  where  he  was  engaged  in  farming  for  many 
years  but  now  lives  retired.  When  a  young  man  he  was  con- 
verted unto  the  Lord  and  soon  thereafter  joined  the  New  Men- 

t  Mr.  Binkley  was  uncle  to  Sarah  Kinzel  (Mrs.  McNally,). 


82  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

nonites  (the  Hoch  party).  In  October,  1852,  he  was  ordained 
to  the  ministry  of  that  body.  Mr.-  McNally  has  so  far  faithfully 
served  the  church  of  his  choice  in  the  capacity  of  the  ministry 
for  more  than  forty  years  and  very  rarely  was  he  absent  (during 
these  years)  from  the  public  duties  of  the  Sabbath  unless  to 
assist  a  brother  in  preaching  a  funeral  sermon  or  through  sickness. 
His  sermons,  characterized  by  ability  and  well  seasoned  with  the 
true  spirit  (love),  are  always  well  received  and  appreciated  by  his 
congregation  which  is  strongly  attached  to  him.  May  he  be 
spared  to  continue  his  work  for  many  years  in  the  ingathering  of 
souls  for  the  Lord's  kingdom.  His  family  consisted  of  eleven 
children,  viz: 

4691 IV  McNALLY,  ANGUS,  the  eldest  in  family,  was. 
born  September  llth,  1845.  He  is  married  to  Mary 
Ann  Cassel.  They  reside  in  Blair,  Ontario,  where 
he  is  engaged  in  manufacturing  woollen  goods. 
His  family  consists  of  one  son  named  V  Ervin. 

4692  IV  McNALLY,  JACOB,  was  born  April  20th,  1847. 
He  is  home. 

4693  IV  McNALLY,   GIDEA  ANN,  was  born  March 
7th,  1851.    She  was  married  to  Ephraim  Erb.    They 
resided  at  Brown  City,  Michigan,  where  she  died 
June  2nd,  1887,  leaving  a  family  of  three  children, 
namely:  V  Luanna,  V  Arnetta,  and  V  Clayton. 

4694  IV  McNALLY,  ISAAC,  was  born  January  13th, 
1853.    He  is  married  to  Ehnina  Hnber  and  resides 
on  the  old  "Herner  Farm"  near  Blair.   Their  family 
consists  of  seven  children,  namely:   V  Harold,  V 
Alfred,  V  Walter,  V  John,  V  William,  V  Charles, 
and  V  Harry. 

4695  IV  McNALLY,  WHJJAM,  was  bom  july  22nd, 
1855.     He  is  married  to  Rebecca  Bowman.      They 
reside  near   Brown    City,  Michigan,  where  he  is 
engaged  in  farming.     To  them  are  born  two  sons, 
namely:  V  Hiram  and  V  Leslie. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  83 

4696  IV  McNALLY,  SARAH  ANN,  was  born  January 
20th,  1857.  She  is  unmarried  and  is  at  home  with 
her  parents. 

4697 IV  McNALLY,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  April 
19th,  1860.  She  is  married  to  Hiram  Bowman,  a 
farmer.  They  reside  at  Bloomingdale  and  have  two 
children,  namely:  V  Walter  and  V  Harvey. 

4698 IV  McNALLY,  JOHN  8.,  was  bora  October  19th, 
1862.  He  was  first  married  to  Emma  May  Quickfall 
who  died  October  6th,  1889,  aged  26  years,  4  months, 
and  23  days,  leaving  one  daughter  named  V  Olive 
who  died  December  llth,  1889,  aged  4  months  and 
21  days.  In  1895  Mr.  McNally  was  again  married  to 
Sarah  Rudell.  They  reside  on  his  father's  old 
homestead  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 

4699  IV  McNALLY,  PRISCILLA,  was  born  November 
26th,  1864.  She  is  unmarried  and  at  home  with  her 
parents. 

4700 IV  McNALLY,  ELMINA,  was  born  July  llth, 
1867,  and  died  September  24th,  1894.  She  was  not 
married. 

4701 IV  McNALLY,  MINNIE,  was  born  May  21st,  1872. 
She  is  married  to  John  Thamer.  They  reside  on 
the  old  "Clemens  Farm,"  a  mile  west  of  Roseville, 
where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 

L702  III  McNALLY,  HARRY,  son  of  Henry  and  Sarah 
(Kinzel)  McNally,  was  born  near  Dundas,  Ontario, 
June  13th,  1824.  He  is  married  to  Louisa  Roth 
and  resides  near  Blair  on  the  old  "Bricker  Place" 
where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.  His  family  con- 
sists of  three  children,  namely:  IV  Sarah,  IV 
Solinda,  and  IV  Henry. 


MEYER. 

4703  I  JMEYER,  CHRISTIAN,  a  native  of  Switzerland, 
came  to  America  in  1724  and  settled  in  fStrasburg 
Township,  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania.     He 
was  a  Mennonite   in  faith   and   was   married  to 
Elizabeth  Kauffman  who  was  born  January  15th, 
1720.    They  had  a  family  of  eight  children,  viz: 

4704  II  MEYER,  ELIZABETH,  born  Sept.  24th,  1743. 

4705  II  MEYER,  MARIA,  born  July  1st,  1746. 

4706  II  MEYER,  JOHN,  born  November  25th,  1748. 

4707  II  MEYER,  CHRISTIAN,  born  April  20th,  1751. 

4708  II  MEYER,  ANDREW,  born  May  29th,  1753. 

4709  II  MEYER,  MICHAEL,  bom  December  8th,  1755. 

4710  II  MEYER,  HENRY,  born  April  15th,  1760. 

4711 II  MEYER,  ABRAHAM,  born  January  17th,  1763. 

4712 II  MEYER,  JOHN,  the  third  member  of  the 
family,  was  born  November  25th,  1748.  He  was 
married  to  Barbara  Kauffman  who  was  born  in 
Strasburg  Township,  Lancaster  County,  Pennsyl- 
vania, April  llth,  1751.  They  had  a  family  of  seven 
children,  viz: 

4713  III  MEYER,  ESTHER,  born  January  15th,  1772. 

4714  III  MEYER,  MARIA,  twin  sister  to  Esther,  was 
born  January  15th,  1772. 

J  Old  Christian's  name  was  "Myers"  and  not  "Meyer."  All  old  records,  papers  signed 
by  him,  and  tombstones  have  "Myers." 

t  Strasburg  Township  was  established  before  or  about  the  time  of  the  forming  of  the 
county  of  Lancaster.  As  it  was  established  it  included  the  township  of  Paradise  which  has 
since  been  cut  off.  The  part  that  still  retains  the  original  name  was  settled  chiefly  by  Swiss 
Mennonites  who  emigrated  by  way  of  Holland  from  1710  to  1725.  The  descendants  of  the 
early  settlers  are  still  to  be  found  in  the  township,  such  as  the  Herrs,  Groflfs,  Neffs,  Eshle- 
mans,  Brenemans,  Kendigs,  Brechbills,  Brubakers,  Buchwalters,  Lehmans,  Millers,  Lantzes, 
flostetlers,  Meyers,  Kauffmans,  etc. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  85 

4715  III  MEYER,  CHRISTIAN,  born  August  7th,  1773. 

4716  III  MEYER,  ESTHER  *  born  April  10th,  1777. 

4717  III  MEYER,  JOHN,  born  December  4th,  1778. 

4718  III  MEYER,  EVE,  born  April  27th,  1782. 

4719  III  MEYER,  SUSANNAH,  born  June  27th,  1785. 

4720  III  MEYER,  JOHN,  the  fifth  member  of  the  last 
named  family,  was  born  December  4th,  1778.     He 
was  married  to  Barbara  Negley    who   was   born 
December  22nd,  1785.     They   resided   on  the  old 
Meyer  homestead  where  they  had  a  family  of  twelve 
children,  viz: 

4721 IV  MEYER,  HANNAH,  born  December  2nd,  1803. 

4722  IV  MEYER,  ELIZABETH,  born  March  20th,  1805. 

4723  IV  MEYER,  SARAH,  born  August  16th,  1806. 

4724  IV  MEYER,  JOHN,  born  August  21st,  1808. 

4725  IV  MEYER,  JACOB,  born  April  14th,  1810. 

4726  IV  MEYER,  MICHAEL,  born  March  12th,  1812. 

4727  IV  MEYER,  MOSES,  born  January  31st,  1814. 

4728  IV  MEYER,  SAMUEL,  born  March  6th,  1816. 

4729  IV  MEYER,  SOLOMON,  born  July  24th,  1818. 

4730  IV  MEYER,  POLLY,  born  January  12th,  1821. 

4731  IV  MEYER,  AMOS,  born  May  27th,  1824. 

4732  IV  MEYER,  JOSEPH,  born  August  21st,  1826. 

4733  IV  MEYER,  JOHN,  the  fourth   member  of   last 

named  family,  was  born  August  2ist,  1808.  He  came  to  Canada 
when  a  young  man  and  settled  in  the  county  of  Waterloo.  At 
his  arrival  here  he  was  engaged  by  Mr.  Jacob  S.  Shoemaker  of 
Bridgeport  where  he  put  in  his  first  work  in  Canada.  He  was 

*  The  first  Esther  died  in  infancy,  long  before  the  second  Esther  was  born. 


86  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

married  to  Mary,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Elizabeth*  Wenger. 
She  was  born  April  28th,  1814,  and  died  March  i6th,  1868. 
They  resided  in  the  township  of  Woolwich,  one  mile  east  of 
Heidelberg  where  she  died.  After  her  death  he  was  again  mar- 
ried to  a  Mrs.  Wenger  and  during  the  last  years  of  his  life  he 
resided  in  the  village  of  St.  Jacobs  where  he  died  August  8th, 
1883.  They  had  a  family  of  thirteen  children,  vitf 

4734  V  MEYER,  DIANA,  the  eldest,  was  born  Septem- 
ber 3rd,  1834.     She  is  married  to  Henry  Witmer. 
They  reside  at  Caledonia,  Michigan,  where  he  is 
engaged  in  farming.    Their  family  consists  of  eight 
children,  namely:  VI  David,  VI  Hannah,  VI  Mary 
Ann,  VI  Angeline,  VI  John,  VI  Aaron,  VI  Minerva, 
and  VI  Levi. 

4735  V  MEYER,  LOUISANA,  was  born  February  21st, 
1836.     She  was  first  married  to  Henry  Rudy  with 
whom  she  had  three  children,  namely:  VI  Joseph, 
VI  Elizabeth,  and  VI  Emily.     After  her  first  hus- 
band's decease  she  was  married  to  Henry  Stutz 
with  whom  she  had  three  children,  namely:  VI 
Hannah,  VI  William  Henry,  and  VI  Moses,  and 
after  Mr.  Stutz's  decease  she  was  married  to  her 
third  husband,  Hiram  Stauffer,  and  now  resides  at 
Alma,  Michigan.    With  him  she  has  two  children, 
namely:  VI  Albert  Meyer  and  VI  Ada  Blanche. 

4736  V  MEYER,  ELIAB,  was  born  June  7th,  1837.     He 
resides  in  Harlan,  Shelby  County,  Iowa,  and  is  mar- 
ried to  Sarah  Daws.    His  family  consists  of   six 
children,  namely:  VI  Orilla,  VI  John,  VI  Archibald, 
and  three  others  whose  names  were  not  received. 

4737  V  MEYER,  SOLOMON,  was  born  August  20th, 
1838.     He  was  a  farmer  and  resided  near  Heidel- 

*  Maiden  name  Zimmerman, 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  87 

berg,  Waterloo  County,  where  he  died  September 
9th,  1877.  He  was  married  to  Caroline  Crowder 
and  had  a  family  of  seven  children,  namely:  VI 
Josiah,  VI  Mary  Ann,  VI  Isaac,  VI  Angeline,  VI 
Orilla,  VI  Msley,  arid  VI  Solomon. 

4738  V  *MYERS,  ISAAC  W.,  was  born  November  20th, 
1839.  He  is  a  farmer  and  resides  at  Hampton,  Iowa', 
where  he  is  also  proprietor  of  the  Hampton,  Geneva 
and  Latimer  creameries.  He  is  married  to  Alice 
Francisco,  arid  has  a  family  of  seven  children, 
namely:  VI  Inez  A.,  VI  Orson  Francisco,  VI  John 
Percival,  VI  Irving  Aaron,  VI  Helen  M.,  VI  Gar- 
field,  died  aged  1  year,  and  VI  Ruth  M. 

4739V  MEYER,  MARY  ANN,  was  born  July  17th, 
1841.  She  is  married  to  Horace  Freeland.  They 
reside  at  Caledonia,  Michigan.  Their  family  con- 
sists of  six  children,  namely:  VI  John,  VI  Mary 
Jane,  VI  Sarah  Jane,  VI  Amos,  VI  Allan,  and  VI 
Homer. 

4740V  MEYER,  SARAH,    was  born   February   17th, 

1843.  She  was  first  married  to  Zimmerman  Martin 
and  after  his  decease  to  David  B.  Schneider.    They 
reside  in  the  town  of  Berlin.     No  issue  of  first 
husband  but  of   second  marriage  there  are   two 
children,  namely:  VI  Albert  and  VI  Joseph  M.  See 
David  B.  Schneider's  family. 

4741  V  MEYER,  ELIZABETH,  was   born   May  17th, 

1844.  She  was  married  to  the  late  Isaac  L.  Bowman. 
Her  place  of  residence  is  on  Church  Street,  Berlin, 
Ontario.    Her  family  consists  of  four  sons,  namely: 
VI    Leander,  VI   Arthur,  VI   Franklin,  and   VI 
Hervey.    See  Isaac  L.  Bowman's  family. 

*  This  member  of  the  family  has  resumed  the  old  spelling  of  the  name  "Myers"  and  not 
"Meyer"  as  the  family  has  it.     The  old  progenitor  of  this  family  spelled  his  name  "Myers." 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 


4742  V  MEYER,  HANNAH,  was  born  March  J4th,  1846. 
She  was  married  to  Aaron  C.  Bowman  who  was 
instantly  killed  by  a  runaway  of  his  horse  in  Grand 
Rapids,  Michigan,  in  September,  1885.     They  re- 
sided at  Corinth,  Michigan,  and  had  a  family  of 
two   children,  twins,  named    VI   Byron   and   VI 
Nettie. 

4743  V  MEYER,  ABSALOM,  was  born  July  13th,  1847. 
He  is  a  farmer  and  resides  at  Peabody,  Kansas. 
His  wife  is  Lovina  Moyer.      Their  family  consists 
of  nine  children,  namely:  VI  Alfred,  VI  Elmina, 
VI  Martha,  VI  Lydia,  VI  Edith,  VI  Elsie,  VI  Edna, 
VI  Arthur,  and  VI  Orrel. 

4744  V  MEYER,  BARBARA,  was  born  May  12th,  1849. 
She  was  married  to  the  late  Benjamin  S.  Brubacher. 
They  resided  near  St.  Jacobs,  Waterloo  County, 
Ontario,  where  he  died.      After  his  decease  she 
was  married  to  Wendel  Baumann.    They  reside  at 
Caledonia,  Michigan.    She  had  two  sons  with  her 
first  husband,  namely:  VI  Albert  and  VI  Josephus; 
with  the  second  husband  there  are  seven  children, 
namely:  VI  Ada,  VI  Nellie,  VI  Elias,  VI  Benjamin, 
VI  Chester,  VI  Wendel,  and  VI  Lizzie.    See  No. 
1440  and  also  No.  276. 

4745  V  MEYER,  JOHN,  was  born  May  10th,  1851.     He 
resides  in  the  town  of  Listowel,  Perth  County,  Ontario,  where  he 
and  Abram  Moyer  of  Palmerston  are  partners  and  proprietors  of 
the  Maitland  Valley  Roller  Mills  of  Listowel  and  the  Victoria 
Roller  Mills  of  Palmerston,  Wellington  County,  Ontario.     They 
are  both  practical  millers  and  are  well  posted  on  the  milling 
business  of  the  day.     There  is  a  strong  demand  for  their  flour  in 
both  the  home  and  foreign  market.     Mr.  Meyer  is  married  to 
Angeline  Snyder  and  has  a  family  of  ten  children,  namely:  VI 
Caleb  (dead),  VI  Emmaline   (dead),  VI  Josephus  Snyder,   VI 
Alva  Hervey  (dead),  VI  Archie  John,  VI  Benjamin  Homer,  VI 


89 


Angeline  Orilla,  VI   Ida  Alberta,   VI  Arthur  Oswald,  and  VI 
Lilian  Olive. 

4746  V  MEYER,  AARON,  was  born  near  Heidelberg, 
Ontario,  June  1st,  1853.  After  having  served  his 
apprenticeship  as  a  miller,  he  went  to  the  western 
states  where  he  followed  the  business  until  his 
death  which  took  place  at  Harlan,  Shelby  County, 
Iowa,  at  the  residence  of  his  brother,  Eliab,  July 
5th,  1875.  He  was  unmarried. 


MILLER. 


Of  the  early  settlers  in  this  county  we  had  four 
families  named  Miller,  namely:  Jacob,  Christian, 
William,  and  Abraham.  We  shall  first  give  the 
descendants  of  old  Jacob,  then  of  Christian  and 
William,  and  finally  of  Abraham. 

t747I  MILLER,  JACOB,  a  native  of  Cumberland 
County,  Pennsylvania,  was  born  March  26th,  1777, 
and  was  married  to  Magdalena,  youngest  daughter 
of  Peter  and  Mary  (Bear)  Bricker  (No.  1322).  She 
was  born  May  12th,  1775,  and  died  in  Woolwich 
Township,  Waterloo  County,  Ontario,  January  6th, 
1853.  He  died  October  26th,  1853.  They  moved  to 
Canada  some  seventy  years  ago  and  settled  a  little 
north  of  Waterloo,  on  the  farm  now  possessed  by 
Andrew  Groff.  To  them  were  born  five  children, 
viz: 

4748  II  MILLER,  JOHN  B.,  the  eldest,  was  born  in 


90  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

Cumberland  County,  Pennsylvania,  February  24th, 
1802,  and  was  married,  in  Waterloo  County,  March 
30th,  1827,  to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Isaac  and 
Susannah  (Kindig)  Latschaw.  She  was  born  in 
Berks  County,  Pennsylvania,  October  13th,  1802. 
They  resided  in  Woolwich  Township,  on  the  farm 
now  possessed  by  Moses  Brubacher.  He  died  Sep- 
tember 20th,  1881,  and  she  died  in  Wallace,  Perth 
County,  July  30th,  1885.  To  them  was  born  a  family 
of  nine  children,  viz: 

4749  III  MILLER,   MARGARETTA,  was   born   July 
llth,  1828,  and  was  married  to  Jonathan  Bliehm 
(No.  1115).    They  reside  in  Michigan  where  he  is 
engaged  in  farming.     To  them  were  born  the  fol- 
lowing children,  namely:  IV  Eliza,  IV  Hettie  (dead), 

IV  Henry,  IV  Angeline,  IV  Mary  Ann,  and  IV 
Oilman. 

4750  III  MILLER,  ISAAC,  was  born  November  30th, 
1831,  and  is  married  to  Elizabeth  Bricker  (No.  1299). 
They  resided  in  Wallace  Township,  Perth  County, 
where  he  followed  farming  many  years  but  now 
resides  in  Listowel,  Ontario.    To  them  was  born  a 
family  of  fifteen  children,  viz: 

4751 IV  MILLER,  WILLIAM,  died,  aged  2  years. 

4752  IV  MILLER,  CATHARINE,  died,  aged  4  years. 

4753  IV  MILLER,  MOSES,  died,  aged  23  years. 

4754  IV  MILLER,  JOHN,  died,  aged  19  years. 

4755 IV  MILLER,  ABRAHAM,  was  born  February 
24th,  1864,  and  is  married  to  Catharine  Huehn. 
They  reside  in  Berlin  where  he  is  engaged  in  horse- 
shoeing, carriage  ironing  and  general  blacksmith- 
ing.  His  family  consists  of  four  children,  namely: 

V  Matilda,  V  Sidney  (dead),  V  Harvey  (dead),  and 
V  Edgar. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  91 

4756  IV  MILLER,  BENJAMIN,  was  born  January  13th, 
1867,  and  is  married  to  Louisa  Daub.  They  reside 
in  Berlin  where  he  is  engaged  in  carriage  and 
wagon  building.  His  family  consists  of  three 
children,  namely:  V  Alberta,  V  Maletta,  and  V 
Oscar  (dead). 

4757 IV  MILLER,  ISAAC,  twin  brother  to  Benjamin, 
was  born  January  13th,  1867,  and  is  married  to 
Lizzie  Harttung.  They  reside  in  Wallace,  Perth 
County,  where  he  is  farming.  Their  family  is  as 
follows,  namely:  V  Ralph,  V  Agnes,  and  another 
daughter  whose  name  was  not  received. 

4758  IV  MILLER,  CAROLINA,  was  born  in  1869,  and 
is  married  to  John  Ballet.   They  reside  in  Monkton, 
Perth  County,  where  he  is  engaged  in  blacksmith- 
ing.    They  have  three  children,  but  names  were  not 
received. 

4759  IV  MILLER,  LOVINA,  twin  sister   to   Caroline, 
was  born  in  1869.    She  is  married  to  John  Shell,  a 
shoemaker.    They  reside  in  Wallace  and  have  one 
child  named  V  Alminda. 

1760  IV  MILLER,  ALBERT,  was  born  December  9th, 
1871.  He  is  a  blacksmith  and  works  for  his  brother, 
Abraham,  in  Berlin.  He  is  unmarried. 

4761 IV  MILLER,  ALEXANDER,  was  born  in  1873. 

He  is  a  barber  and  has  his  place  of   business  in 

Detroit,  Michigan. 
4762  IV  MILLER,  ELIZABETH,  died,  aged  5  years. 
1763  IV  MILLER,  JAMES,  died  same  day  he  was  born. 
1764 IV  MILLER,  LE'V  I,  died  same  day  he  was  born. 
4765  IV  MILLER,  AMANDA,  born  in  1877,  resides  at 

home  with  her  parents. 


92  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

4766  III  MILLER,  JACOB,  was  born  July  1st,  1834,  and 
is  married  to  Magdalena,*  daughter  of  Amos  and 
Mary  (Eby)  Cressman.    She  was  born  August  16th, 
1834.    They  resided  on  his  father's  place  in  Wool- 
wich  Township,  where  she  died  June  3rd,  1862. 
After  her  decease  he  was  again  married  to  Nancy 
Ernst  and  at  present  they  reside  at  Wetzel,  Antrim 
County,  Michigan,  where  he  is  farming.     To  him 
was  born  a  family  of  fifteen  children,  namely:  IV 
Moses,  IV  Amos,  IV  Susannah,  IV  Elizabeth,  IV 
John,  IV  Lucinda,  and  IV  Mary  Ann,  are  of  the 
first  wife  and  are  all  dead  save  the  younger  two; 
and  IV  Henry,  IV  Nancy,  IV  Lovina,  IV  Lydia,  IV 
Jacob,  IV  Aaron,  IV  Abram,  and  IV  Emanuel  of 
the  second  wife. 

4767  III  MILLER,  JOHN,  was  born  August  7th,  1836, 
and  died  April  24th,  1841. 

4768  III  MILLER,  MAGDALENA,  was  born  May  15th, 
1838,  and  is  married   to  Isaac,  son  of   Amos  and 
Mary  (Eby)  Cressman.    They  reside  near  Lebanon 
P.  O.,  Maryborough  Township,  Wellington  County, 
where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.    To  them  are  born 
the  following  children,  namely:  IV  Angeline,  IV 
Edward,  IV  Elizabeth,  IV  Catharine,  IV  Sarah, 
and  another  daughter  and  also  a  son  whose  names 
were  not  received. 

4769  III  MILLER,  MOSES,  was  born  August  2nd,  1840, 
and  died  May  1st,  1841. 

4770  III  MILLER,  LEVI,  was  born  February  19th,  1843, 
and  died  May  llth,  1843. 

4771  III  MILLER,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  February 
19th,  1843  (twin  sister  to  Levi).    She  was  married  to 

*  See  Amos  Cressman's  family. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  93 

Abraham  Keller.  They  resided  in  Kent  County, 
Michigan,  where  she  died  June  30th,  1893,  leaving 
the  following  family,  namely:  IV  John  (dead),  IV 
Catharine,  IV  Levi,  IV  Lovina,  and  IV  Moses. 

4772  III  MILLER,  CATHARINE,  was  born  December 
4th,  1845.  On  August  25th,  1868,  she  was  married 
to  Ferdinand  Karges.  They  reside  near  Kurtz ville 
P.  O.,  Wallace  Township,  Perth  County,  Ontario, 
where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.  To  them  is  born 
the  following  family,  namely:  IV  Elizabeth,  IV 
Caroline,  IV  Mary,  IV  David,  and  a  daughter 
whose  name  was  not  received. 


4773  II  MILLER,  CATHARINE,  was  born  in  Cumber- 
land County,  Pennsylvania,  November  4th,  1803. 
She  was  married  to  Henry  Martin  who  was  born  in 
Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  February  16th, 
1794,  and  died  in  Woolwich  Township,  about  three 
miles  north  of  Waterloo,  June  8th,  1853.  She  died 
October  2nd,  1870.  To  them  was  born  a  family  of 
ten  children,  namely:  III  Peter,  III  Magdalena,  III 
Nancy,  III  Elias,  III  Susannah,  III  Catharine,  III 
Lydia,  III  Leah,  III  Henry,  and  III  David.  See 
Henry  Martin's  family. 

4774 II  MILLER,  MARY,  was  born  in  Cumberland 
County,  Pennsylvania,  June  6th,  1806.  She  was  mar- 
ried to  Jacob  Heckedon  who  was  born  in  Lancaster 
County,  Pennsylvania,  June  2nd,  1803,  and  died 
near  Waterloo,  Ontario,  May  16th,  1892.  She  died 
September  1 5th,  1867.  See  Jacob  Heckedon's  family. 

4775  II  MILLER,  JACOB  B.,  was   born   March   26th, 
-  1811,  and  died  October  2nd,  1885.     He  was  never 
married, 


94  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

4776  II  MILLER,  MAGDALEN  A,  the  youngest  in  the 
family,  was  married  to  Peter  Victore,  a  builder  and 
contractor.  They  resided  about  a  mile  north  of 
Waterloo  for  many  years,  then  moved  to  Hay  Town- 
ship, Huron  County,  Ontario,  where  they  both  died. 
They  had  a  family  of  two  children,  but  names  were 
not  received. 

47771  MILLER,  REBECCA,  sister  to  John  Miller  and 
aunt  to  II  Magdalena,  II  Margaret,  II  Christian, 
and  II  William  Miller,  was  born  in  Montgomery 
County,  Pennsylvania,  in  1763.  She  was  married  to 
Abraham  Clemens  who  was  born  in  Chester  County 5 
Pennsylvania,  in  1764,  and  died  near  Hespeler, 
in  1819.  In  1809  they  moved  to  Canada  and  settled 
in  Waterloo  County,  Ontario,  near  Hespeler  where 
she  died  in  1819,  being  the  same  year  in  which  her 
husband  died.  See  Nos.  1619  to  1727. 

4778  II  *MILLER,  MAGDALENA,  daughter  of  John 
and  Hester  (Steiner)  Miller,  was  born  in  Mont- 
gomery County,  Pennsylvania,  February  8th,  1786. 
She  was  married,  in  1807,  to  Deacon  Abraham  L. 
Clemens  who  was  born  in  the  same  place,  July  3rd, 
1781.  In  1809  they  moved  to  Canada  and  settled  a 
little  north  of  Preston  where  they  both  died.  He 
.  died  January  26th,  1845,  and  she  died  February  1st, 
1847.  See  No.  1830. 

4779 II  *MILLER,  MARGARET,  daughter  of  John 
and  Hester  (Steiner)  Miller  and  sister  to  Magdalena, 
was  born  in  1789,  and  was  married,  in  1813,  to  Jessie 
M.  Clemens  who  was  born  June  12th,  1791,  and  died 
January  6th,  1882.  They  resided  north-east  of 

T  P/?"ld  not  ascertain  whether  Magdalena  and  Margaret  Miller  were  any  relation  to  I 
Jacob  Miller. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  95 

Preston,  on  the  farm  now  possessed  by  Noah  Shiry 
Here  she  died  October  18th,  1861.    See  No.  1634. 

4780  II  MILLER,  CHRISTIAN,  son  of  John  and  Hester 
(Steiner)  Miller,  was  born  in  Montgomery  County, 
Pennsylvania,  February  6th,  1791,  and  in  1809  he 
came  to  Canada  and  settled  a  little  above  Preston. 
He  was  married  to  Hester  Wanner  who  was  born 
June  9th,  1796,  and  died  June  13th,  1864.     To  them 
was  born  a  family  of  ten  children,  viz: 

4781  III  MILLER,  POLLY,  the  eldest,  was  born  Novem- 
ber 20th,  1814,  and  died  September  llth,  1874.     She 
was  married  to  Abraham  D.  Shoemaker  who  was 
bora  February  16th,  1809,  and  died  January  13th, 
1888.     They  resided  a  little  west  of  Berlin  where 
both  died.    See  Abraham  D.  Shoemaker's  family. 

4782  III  MILLER,  NANCY,  was  born  March  llth,  1816, 
and  died  May  20th,  1846.      She   was  married  to 
Daniel  D.  Shoemaker.    See  Daniel  D.  Shoemaker's 
family. 

4783  III  MILLER,  HESTER,  was  born  February  20th, 
1818,  and  diejl  many  years  ago.    She  was  married 
to  Henry  Witmer.      They  resided  near  Kossuth 
where  both  died,  leaving  no  issue. 

4784  III  MILLER,  ELIZABETH,  was   born   January 
5th,  1820,  and  died  many  years  ago.     She  was  mar- 
ried to  Elias  Witmer.    They  resided  at  Hespeler 
where  they  both  died.    See  Elias  Witmer's  family. 

4785  III  MILLER,  SUSANNAH,t  was  born  November 
5th,  1822.     On  April  15th,  1845,  she  was  married  to 
Christian  Groh  who  was  born  April  25th,  1822,  and 

t  After  the  decease  of  Mr.  Groh,  her  first  husband,  she  was  married  to  the  late  David 
Bearinger. 


96  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

died  January  10th,  1867.  At  present  she  has  her 
home  with  her  son,  Aaron.  See  Christian  Groh's 
family. 

4786  III  MILLER,  MARGARET,  was  born  December 
4th,  1826,  and  was  married  to  Jacob  Groh.     They 
resided  on  the  old  "Miller  Homestead"  about  a  mile 
north  of  Preston.     See  Jacob  Groh's  family. 

4787  III  MILLER,  SALLIE,  was  born  November  28th, 
1828.     On  April  18th,  1848,  she    was   married  to 
Joseph  Bechtel.    They  reside  on  lot  No.  88,  German 
Company's  Tract,  a  little  north  of  Kossuth.      See 
Joseph  Bechtel's  family. 

4788  III   MILLER,    HANNAH,    was   born    November 
22nd,  1831.    She  is  married  to  John  Schiedel.    They 
reside  near  Kossuth,  Ontario.    See  John  Schiedel's 
family. 

4789  III  MILLER,  CHRISTIAN,*  was  born  November 
22nd,  1831.     He  is  married  to  Elizabeth  Weber. 
They   reside   in   Hay   Township.  Huron    County, 
Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.    To  them 
were  born  the  following  children,  namely:  IV  Mary 
Ann,  IV  Henry,  IV  Isaac,  IV  Elizabeth,  and  IV 
Susannah. 

4790  III  MILLER,  MAGDALENA,  was  born  October 
13th,  1833.     On  March  17th,  1857,  she  was  married 
to  Jacob  S.  Schiedel.    They  resided  near  Breslau, 
thence  moved  to  near  Shantz  Station  where  she 
died  April  22nd,  1872,  leaving  a  family  of  six  chil- 
dren, namely:  IV  Esther,  IV  Simon,  IV  Aaron,  IV 
Susannah,  IV  Jacob,  and  IV  Ephraim.     See  Jacob 
S.  Schiedel's  family. 

4791 II  MILLER,  WILLIAM,  half-brother  to  Christian, 

*  Is  a  iwin  to  Hannah. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF   WATERLOO. 


was  born  in  Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania, 
July  15th,  1798,  and  died  at  Jesse  Clemens'  near 
Preston,  September  28th,  1849.  He  was  married  but 
his  wife  died  in  Pennsylvania,  leaving  a  family  of 
four  children,  two  sons  and  two  daughters.  After 
her  decease  he,  with  his  children,  moved  to  Canada 
and  had  his  home  with  his  brother,  Christian. 
Nothing  known  of  the  children. 

47921  MILLER,  ABRAHAM,  was  born  in  York 
County,  Pennsylvania,  July  13th,  17(39,  and  was 
married  to  Barbara  Shuh,  sister  to  Rev.  Henry 
Shuh.  She  was  born  April  17th,  1788.  In  spring, 
1826,  they,  with  others,  moved  to  Canada  and  settled 
several  miles  west  of  the  town  of  Waterloo,  On- 
tario, on  the  farm  now  possessed  by  John  Kunkle. 
Here  they  resided  until  their  deaths.  She  died 
April  9th,  1838,  and  he  died  August  3rd,  1844.  To 
them  was  born  a  family  of  six  children,  viz: 

4793  II  MILLER,  PETER,  was  never  married  and  had 
his  home  with  Christian  Keller,  Kent  County,  Mich- 
igan, where  he  died,  aged  about  75  years. 

4794  II  MILLER,  JAPHETH,  the  second  son,  was  mar- 
ried to  Catharine  Greenfelder.      Soon  after  their 
marriage  they  moved  on  a  farm  near  St.  Clements, 
Ontario,  where  they  resided  until  about  the  year 
1865,  then  they  sold  the  farm  and  moved  to  Kent 
County,  Michigan,  where  she  died  some  time  ago. 
He  is  living  yet  and  has  his  home  with  one  of  his 
children.    His  age  is  past  eighty  years.     To  them 
was  born  a  family  of   nine  children,  namely:  III 
Abraham,  III  Elizabeth,  III  ^Esther,  III  John,  III 
Peter,  III  Mary,  III  Catharine,  III  Barbara,  and  III 
Jacob. 


98  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

4795  II  MILLER,  ANNIE,  was  married  to  Daniel  Kel- 
ler, a  farmer.     They  resided  near  Strasburg,  On- 
tario, where  she  died,  leaving  one  daughter  named 
III  Catharine. 

4796  II  MILLER,  MARY,  was  married  to  William  Rein. 
Soon  after  their  marriage  they  moved  to  Indiana, 
U.   S.,  where   they  both  died,  leaving  one  child 
named  III  Eliza. 

4797  II  MILLER,  ESTHER,  was  married  to  Benjamin 
Snyder.     They   resided   near   Roseville,    Ontario, 
where   they  both  died,  leaving  a  family  of   five 
children.    See  Benjamin  Snyder's  family. 

4798  II  MILLER,  CATHARINE,  was  married  to  Chris- 
tian Keller.  They  resided  near  Heidelberg,  Ontario, 
on  the  farm  now  owned  by  Mr.  Schweitzer.     Some 
twenty-eight  or  thirty  years  ago  he  sold  his  farm 
and   moved   to   Kent   County,    Michigan.     Their 
family  is  as  follows:   III  John,  III  Abraham,  III 
Menno,  III  Benjamin,  III  Aaron,  III  Christian,  III 
Barbara,  III  Annie,  III  Magdalena,  and  III  Lydia. 


MOHR. 


4799  I  MOHR,  CHARLES,  was  born   in  Montgomery 

County,  Pennsylvania.  In  1825  he  came  to  Canada  with  the 
Clemenses,  Clemmers,  Shoemakers,  Schiedels,  and  other  families, 
and  settled  on  the  farm  now  possessed  by  Abraham  S.  Clemmer, 
about  a  mile  north-east  of  Breslau.  Soon  after  his  arrival  in  this 
country  he  was  married  to  Rachel  Tohman,  a  sister  to  old 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  99 

Abraham  Tohman.  Some  ten  or  twelve  years  after  their  mar- 
riage they  sold  their  farm  at  Breslau  and  moved  to  Blenheim 
Township,  i4th  Concession,  where  they  purchased  another 
farm.  From  here  they  moved  to  Wisconsin,  U.  S.,  where  he 
died  in  1845  or  46-  After  his  decease  the  family  returned  to 
Canada  and  settled  in  Waterloo  County.  The  mother  died  in 
New  Hamburg  where  she  had  her  home  with  her  daughter, 
Lydia.  Their  family  consisted  of  nine  children,  viz: 

4800  II  MOHR,  SARAH,  was  married  to  William  Pat- 
nam,  a  farmer.     They  resided  in  Wisconsin,  U.  S., 
where  she  died. 

4801  II  MOHR,  POLLY,  was  married  to  James  Trow, 
ex-M.  P.  for  South  Perth.    She  resides  in  Stratford, 
Ontario. 

4802  II  MOHR,  SUSAN,  was  married  to  Ransom  Wat- 
son, a  woollen  manufacturer.    She  resides  at  Doon, 
Ontario. 

4803  II  MOHR,  LYDIA,  is  married  to  Heman  Cole,  a 
brick  and  tile  manufacturer.    They  reside  in  Doon, 
Ontario. 

4804 II  MOHR,  RACHEL,  is  married  to  David  Cole,  a 
lecturer  for  the  Children  of  Zion.  They  reside  in 
Doon,  Ontario. 

4805  II  MOHR,  ABRAHAM,  is  a  saddler  by  trade  and 
resides  in  Markham,  York  County,  Ontario. 

4806  II  MOHR,  JOHN,  resides  in  Michigan  where  he  is 
engaged  in  farming.    Name  of  wife  not  received. 

4807  II  MOHR,  CATHARINE,  is  married  to  Abraham 
Rosenberger.    They  reside  in  Michigan  where  he  is 
engaged  in  farming. 

4808  II  MOHR,, NANCY,  was  married  to  William  Put- 
nam, and  resided  in  Wisconsin.    Nothing  heard  of 
her  for  quite  a  time.    She  may  be  dead. 


MOVER. 


The  Moyer  family  of  eastern  Pennsylvania  is  so  large  that  it  must 
be  traced  to  numerous  ancestors  of  the  same  name.  We  find  the 
name,  however,  variously  written  in  old  manuscripts,  as  Moyer^ 
Myer,  Myers,  Meyer.  Meier,  and  Maier,  which  was  originally  all 
the  same  name.  I  Christian  Moyer,  the  ancestor  of  some  of  the 
Moyers  in  Salford  and  other  townships  of  Montgomery  County 
and  also  of  those  of  Bucks  County,  came  to  Pennsylvania  at  a 
very  early  datef  and  purchased  his  farm  containing  150  acres  in 
1718  or  19.  This  farm  was  located  in  Lower  Salford.  His 
family  consisted  of  the  following  children,  namely:  II  Christian, 
II  Jacob,  II  Samuel,  II  Elizabeth,  II  Anna,  and  II  Barbara. 
The  eldest  son  (II  Christian)  of  named  family,  was  born  about 
the  year  1705  and  died  about  the  year  1787.  His  family  con- 
sisted of  nine  children,  namely:  III  Christian,  III  Jacob,  III 
Esther,  III  Samuel,  III  Anna,  III  Maria,  III  Veronica,  III 
Esther,  and  III  Barbara. 

4809  III  MOYER,  CHRISTIAN,  the  first  named  of  the 

last  family,  was  born  in  Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  in 
1728,  and  was  married  in  1748  to  Susannah  Detweiler.  He 
received  from  his  grandfather,  I  Christian,  the  old  homestead 
with  100  acres  and  was  the  possessor  of  232  acres  of  land  at  the 
time  of  his  death  which  took  place  in  1783.  To  him  and  his 
wife  was  born  a  family  of  fourteen  children,  namely:  IV  Fannie, 
IV  Jacob,  IV  Mary,  IV  Christian,  IV  Magdalena,  IV  Barbara,  IV 
Sarah/  IV  Samuel,  IV  Abraham,  IV  John,  IV  Elizabeth,  IV 
Susannah,  IV  Hannah,  and  IV  Catharine. 

4810  IV  MOYER,  CHRISTIAN,  the  second  son  of  the 

last  named  family,  was  born  in  Montgomery  County,  Pennsyl- 
vania, in  1755,  and  was  married  to  Mary  Freed.  He  inherited 
the  old  homestead  with  buildings  and  improvements  together 
with  100  acres  of  land.  Thic  he  sold  after  possessing  it  for  five 

t  Some  have  it  that  he  came  and  settled  in  Montgomery  County  as  early  as  1700. 


BIOGEAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  101 

years  and  moved  to  Springfield,  Bucks  County,  Pennsylvania, 
where  he  died,  leaving  a  family  of  several  children.  Ill  Jacob 
Moyer,  brother  to  III  Christian,  was  born  January  28th,  1730, 
was  married  and  had  a  family  of  several  children,  one  of  whom 
was  named  IV  Christian. 

4811  V  MOYER,  HENRY,§  was  born  in  Montgomery 

County,  Pennsylvania,  in  1778.  His  father  was  IV  Christian,* 
but  it  cannot  be  definitely  stated  which  of  the  Christian  Moyers 
he  was,  namely  the  son  of  III  Christian  or  III  Jacob.  When  V 
Henry  was  a  mere  lad  his  parents  moved  to  Springfield  Town- 
ship, Bucks  County,  Pennsylvania,  where  he  was  raised.  When  a 
young  man  he  was  united  in  matrimony  with  Susannah,!  daughter 
of  Abraham  and  Catharine  (Fried)  Souder.  She  was  born  April 
ist,  1779.  Soon  after  their  marriage  he  purchased  a  farm  of 
seventy  acres,  four  miles  from  Doylestown,  and  paid  $2200  cash 
thereon.  Shortly  after  the  purchase  of  the  seventy  acres  there 
were  other  thirty  acres,  adjoining  his,  offered  for  sale,  and  following 
the  advice  of  his  friends  who  promised  to  advance  him  the 
money,  he  also  purchased  those  thirty  acres.  This  together  with 
his  former  purchase  made  him  the  possessor  of  one  hundred 
acres  of  land.  Soon  property  depreciated  in  value  and  he  could 
not  meet  his  payments,  neither  would  his  friends  who  had  made 
such  smooth  promises  come  to  his  assistance.  The  result  was, 
he  was  financially  ruined.  In  1825  he  and  his  wife  and  family 
came  to  Canada  with  old  Jacob  Clemens  and  family,  old  Abra- 
ham Clemens  and  family,  Jacob  Kolb,||  and  Martin  Schiedel  and 
wife.  Henry  Moyer  and  family  settled  on  a  farm!  two  miles 
south  of  Breslau  where  he  died  March  27th,  1845.  After  his 

§  He  had  two  sisters  we  know,  namely,  Anna,  married  to  Abraham  Stauffer,  and  Catha- 
rine, married  to  a  Mr.  Widemoyer. 

*  IV  Christian  Moyer  was  married  to  Mary  Fried,  and  Abraham  Moyer  and  Willipm 
Moyer  of  Berlin  always  claimed  to  be  relatives  to  old  Samuel  Fried  and  also  the  old  IJet- 
weilers  claimed  to  be  second  cousin  to  the  descendants  of  our  old  Henry  Moyer,  thus  proving 
to  have  been  descendants  of  III  Christian  Moyer  who  was  married  to  a  Detweiler.  It  is  a 
pity  that  the  direct  lineage  cannot  be  proved  or  fully  shown  at  this  date.  We  have  cases 
here  with  us  where  it  is  impossible  to  show  the  lineage  of  families  as  no  records  are  left,  and 
yet  they  are  related.  In  regard  to  the  Moyer  lineage  it  is  difficult  to  give  facts  as  the  ol 
family  bible  in  which  were  kept  the  records  of  the  old  ancestors  was  destroyed  by  nre  I 

r  V  She'  was  from  Springfield,  Bucks  County,  Pennsylvania,  where  her  parents  resided. 
i!  Jacob  Kolb  had  moved  to  Canada  in  1819  but  returned  to  Pennsylvania  in  1824 
assist  in  settling  his  mother-in-law's  estate  and  now  with  this  company  returned  to  Canada, 
J  This  farm  is  now  in  possession  of  Daniel  Wenger. 


102  BIOGKAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

death  the  widow  had  her  home  with  her  son,  William,  where  she 
died  October  i8th,  1860.  To  them  were  born  five  children,  viz: 

4812  VI  MOYER,  ABRAHAM,  the  eldest  in  the  family, 

was  born  in  Bucks  County,  Pennsylvania,  July  i4th,  1803.  On 
March  7th,  1825,  he,  in  company  with  Samuel  Fried,  left  his 
home  and  walked  to  Canada,  arriving  at  Preston,  Ontario,  March 
2oth,  making  the  trip  in  thirteen  days.  He  purchased  the  farm 
on  which  his  parents  moved  a  few  months  later.  On  November 
28th,  1830,  he  was  married  to  Barbara,  daughter  of  Isaac  and 
Esther  (Bechtel)  Shantz.  She  was  born  May  6th,  1812,  and  died 
April  22nd,  1887.  They  resided  on  a  farm  within  the  corpora- 
tion of  Berlin.  Their  old  homestead  is  now  owned  by  Joseph 
Schohn.  He  died  November  2oth,  1893.  To  him  and  his  wife 
were  born  thirteen  children. 

4813  VII  MOYER,  MARY  ANN,  the  eldest,  was  bom 
January  9th,  1833,  and  died*  February  1st,  1857. 
She  was  unmarried. 

4814  VII  MOYER,  ISAAC,  was  born  March  8th,  1834. 
On  March  20th,  1860,  he  was  married  to  Barbara 
Shantz  who  was  born  August  25th,  1838.      They 
resided  on  a  farm  near  Kossuth  where  she  died 
March  4th,  1885.     To  them  were  born  seven  chil- 
dren, viz: 

4815  VIII  MOYER,  JOSIAH,  was  born  January  28th, 
1861.     He  is  one  of  the  travelling  agents  for  the 
Shantz  Button  Company  of  Rochester,  New  York. 
He  is  unmarried. 

4816  VIII  MOYER,  SYLINDA,    was   born  July  12th, 
1863.    She  is  married  to  Jacob  Erb.     They  reside 
at  Brown  City,  Michigan.    To  them  are  born  two 
children,  namely:  IX  Flossie  and  IX  Verne. 

*  She  was  instantly  killed  by  an  engine  striking  her  while  she  and  her  brother,  Moses, 
and  her  sister,  Hettie,  were  driving  across  the  railroad  at  the  Clemens  Crossing  a  little  west 
at  Breslau.  Hettie  had  one  of  her  lower  limbs  broken  and  Moses  was  dangerously  wounded 
having  his  skull  fractured. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  103 

4817  VIII  MOYER,  EPHRAIM,  was  born  April  29th 
1866.    He  is  married  to  Melissa  Snyder  and  resides 
at  home  on  his  father's  farm.     To  them  are  born 
four  children,  namely:    IX  Perlus,  IX  Lloyd,  IX 
Vera,  and  IX  Olive. 

4818  VIII  MOYER,  DILMAN,  was   born  April  12th, 
1868,  and  died  July  5th,  1878. 

4819  VIII  MOYER,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  June  18th, 
1870,  and  died  July  31st,  1870. 

4820  VIII  MOYER,  LYDIA  ANN,  was  born  August 
25th,  1871.     She  is  home  with  her  father  and  is 
unmarried. 

4821  VIII  MOYER,  OLIVER,  born  February  7th,  1875. 


4822  VII  MOYER,  NANCY,  was  born  September  2nd, 
1835.      On  March  27th,  1852,  she  was  married  to 
Amos  Shantz.    They  reside  in  Berlin.     See  Amos 
Shantz's  family. 

4823  VII  MOYER,  AARON,  was  born  May  8th,  1837. 
He  is  married  to  Veronica  Bowman  and  resides  in 
Mildmay,  Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged  in  the  mer- 
cantile business.    To  them  is  born  a  family  of  twelve 
children,  namely:   VIII  Maria,  VIII  Abram,  VIII 
Sylvia,  VIII    Adline,  VIII   Samuel   (dead),   VIII 
Alfred  (dead),  VIII  Annie,  VIII  Laura,  VIII  Viola, 
VIII  Louisa,  VIII  Edwin,  and  VIII  Stanley. 

4824  VII  MOYER,  HETTIE,  was  born  November  4th, 
1838.    In  1864  she  was  married  to  Rev.  Amos  Eby. 
To  them  is  born  a  family  of  six  children,  namely: 
VIII  Allan  (dead),  VIII  Louisa,  VIII  Matilda,  VIII 
Norman  (dead),  VIII  Josiah  (dead),  and  VIII  Ida. 
See  Rev.  Amos  Eby's  family. 


104  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

4825  VII  MOYER,  MAGDALENA,  was  born  October 
12th,  1840,  and  died  August  27th,  1841. 

4826  VII  MOYER,  MOSES,  was  born  April  6th,  1842. 
On  August  6th,  1865,  he  was  married  to  Rachel 
Bowman.    At  present  they  reside  in  Toronto  where 
he  is  engaged  as  a  commission  merchant.    To  them 
are  born  the  following  children,  namely:  VIII  Allan 
B.,  VIII  Addison  B.,  VIII  Lanson  D.,  VIII  Morrice 
(dead),  and  VIII  Eddie  (dead). 

4827  VII  MOYER,  DAVID,  was  born  November  29th, 

1845.  On  March  ist,  1868,  he  was  married  to  Sarah  Eby  who 
was  born  April  24th,  1847,  and  died  March  ist,  1880.  On  Sep- 
tember 8th,  1 88 1,  he  was  again  married  to  Fannie  Wideman  who 
was  born  March  roth,  1855.  They  reside  in  Markham  Town- 
ship, York  County,  Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 
His  family  consists  of  eleven  children,  namely:  VIII  Lucinda  E. 
(dead),  VIII  Urias  E.  (dead),  VIII  Adline  E.  (dead),  VIII  Lizzie 
E.,  VIII  Phoebe  E.,  VIII  Ida  E.,  and  VIII  Sarah  of  first  wife, 
and  VIII  Edna  W.  (dead),  VIII  Harvey  W.,  VIII  Roy  W.  and 
Lloyd  W.  (twins)  of  second  wife. 

4828  VII  MOYER,  SALLIE,  was  born  January  1st,  1847. 
On  August  20th,  1865,  she  was  married  to  Abraham 
H.,  son  of  Jacob  and  Sarah  (Heckler)  Moyer.      He 
was  born  near  Harleysville,  Montgomery  County, 
Pennsylvania,  September  27th,  1838.     They  reside 
in  Breslau,  Ontario.    To  them  was  born  a  family  of 
eleven  children,  viz: 

4829  VIII  MOYER,  HARRIET,  was   born   July  23rd, 
1866.    She  is  married  to  Joseph  Pugh.    They  reside 
near  Benjamin  P.  O.,  Montgomery  County,  Penn- 
sylvania, and  have  two  children,  namely:  IX  Es- 
tella  and  IX  Abraham  Wesley. 

4830  VIII  MOYER,  SIMON,   was  born  January  27th, 
1868.    He  is  married  to  Anna  Musselman.     They 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  105 


reside  in  Breslau,  Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged  in 
the  tin  and  copperware  business  and  in  connection 
has  a  well  paying  grocery.  His  family  consists  of 
two  children,  namely:  IX  Floyd  and  IX  Darsey. 

4831  VIII  MOYER,  MARY  ANN,  was  born  December 
15th,  1869,  and  died  February  16th,  1888. 

4832  VIII  MOYER,  NOAH,    was   born   January   16th, 
1872.    He  is  married  to  Annie  Smith.     They  reside 
at  Quakertown,  Pennsylvania. 

4833  VIII  MOYER,  LEVI,  was  born  January  18th,  1874. 
He  resides  in  Allentown,  Pennsylvania. 

4834  VIII  MOYER,  BARBARA,  born  April  25th,  1876. 

4835  VIII  MOYER,  MELISSA,  born  July  12th,  1878. 

4836  VIII  MOYER,  LAURA,  born  September  25th,  1880. 

4837  VIII  MOYER,  LINCOLN,  born  Nov.  28th,  1882. 

4838  VIII  MOYER,  WESLEY,  born  March  7th,  1885. 

4839  VIII  MOYER,  ADA,  born  April  1st,  1887. 

4840  VII  MOYER,  SAMUEL  S.,  was  born  March  1st, 
1849.     On  December  1st,  1872,  he  was  married  to 
Lydia,  daughter  of  Rev.  Daniel  Wismer.     She  was 
born  July  14th,  1852.     They  reside  in  Berlin,  On- 
tario, where  he  is  engaged  as  book-keeper   with 
Oberholtzer  &  Co.     To  them  is  born  a  family  of 
eight  children,  namely:  VIII  Elmina  (dead),  VIII 
Amasa  (dead),  VIII  Alvin  W.,  VIII  Daniel  W.,  VIII 
Myron  W.,  VIII  Sarah  Ann  (dead),  VIII  Cora,  and 
VIII  Uella. 

4841  VII  MOYER,  LOVINA,  was  born  February  12th, 
1851.    She  is  married  to  Absalom  Meyer.     They 
reside  at  Peabody,  Kansas.    To  them  are  born  nine 
children,  namely:  VIII  Alfred,  VIII  Elmina,  VIII 


106  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

Martha,  VIII  Lydia,  VIII  Edith,  VIII  Elsie,  VIII 
Edna,  VIII  Arthur,  and  VIII  Orrel. 

4842  VII  MOYER,  ABRAHAM,  was  born  November 

gth,  1853.  On  August  8th,  1878,  he  was  married  to  Mary  Ann, 
daughter  of  Adam  and  Doratha  (Herman)  Daum.  She  was  born 
June  i3th,  1858.  In  1877  Mr.  Moyer  left  Breslau  and  went  to 
Listowel,  Ontario,  where  he  and  John  W.  Meyer  went  into  part- 
nership and  purchased  the  Maitland  Valley  Roller  Flour  Mills. 
In  1889  they  leased  the  Victoria  Flour  Millsf  in  Palmerston,  to 
which  place  Mr.  Moyer  then  moved  where  he  is  doing  a  well 
paying  business.  His  family  consists  of  six  children,  namely: 
VIII  Clara,  VIII  Clinton,  VIII  Byron,  VIII  Ella,  VIII  Stanley, 
and  VIII  Edna. 

4843  VII  MOYER,  LEVI,  the  youngest  in  the  family, 
was  born  June  25th,  1856.    On  September  25th,  1878, 
he  was  married  to  Magdalena,  youngest  daughter 
of  David  and  Hannah  (Kolb)  Bricker.      She  was 
born  March  28th,  1859.    He  was  engaged  as  clerk  in 
his   brother's  store  in  Breslau,  Ontario,  when  he 
took  sick  and  died  October  21st,  1880.     His  family 
consisted  of  two  children,  namely:  VIII  Dalton  B., 
born  June  29th,  1879,  and  VIII  Myria  B.,  born  May 
19th,  1880. 

4844  VI  MOYER,  JACOB,  the  second  son  of   Henry 
Moyer,  was  born  in  Bucks  County,  Pennsylvania,  in 
1805,  and   died    at  William  Moyer's  near  Berlin, 
January  19th,  1860.     He  was  born  blind  and  after 
attaining  the  age  of  about  five  years  became  weak- 
minded. 

4845  VI  MOYER,  CATHARINE,  was  born  in  Bucks 
County,  Pennsylvania,  in  1807.     She  was  married 
to  John  Bleam.     They  resided  at  Preston  where 
she  died  in  1827.     She  left  no  issue. 

t  Since  then  they  have  purchased  the  mills. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF   WATERLOO.  107 

4846  VI  MOYER,  WILLIAM,  was  born  within  a  few 

miles  of  Doylestown,  Bucks  County,  Pennsylvania,  October  27th, 
1809.  In  1825  he  came  to  Canada  with  his  parents  and  made 
Waterloo  County  his  home.  His  first  years  in  this  county  were 
spent  in  following  his  trade,  namely  in  contracting  and  building 
all  kinds  of  mason  work.  During  his  time  he  constructed  many 
a  stone  house  and  put  up  the  stone  foundations  of  mostly  all  the 
bank  barns  built  in  the  township  between  the  years  1826  and 
1838.  On  December  i5th,  1835,  he  was  manied  to  Mary, 
daughter  of  Peter  and  Susannah  (Bomberger)  Erb.  She  was 
born  October  i6th,  1818.  After  their  marriage  they  resided  in 
Preston,  thence,  in  1837,  moved  on  a  farm  near  Williamsburg 
where  they  lived  for  some  years,  then  moved  on  the  farm  now 
owned  by  Isidore  B.  Snyder,  a  little  east  of  Berlin.  Here  they 
resided  until  his  death  which  took  place  June  23rd,  1877.!  Some 
time  after  his  death  his  widow  moved  to  Berlin  where  she  still 
resides.  To  them  was  born  a  family  of  eight  children,  viz: 

4847  VII  MOYER,  PETER  ERB   WILLIAM,  M.  A., 

was  born  in  the  village  of  Preston,  Waterloo  County,  Ontario, 
Canada,  October  3rd,  1836.  When  the  subject  of  this  notice 
was  only  about  a  year  old  his  parents  moved  to  a  bush  farm  in 
what  is  now  known  as  Williamsburg  neighborhood,  Waterloo 
Township,  where  his  early  years  were  spent,  working  on  the  farm. 
in  summer  and  going  to  school  in  winter.  When  only  fifteen 
years  of  age  he  commenced  to  teach  a  public  school  and  spent 
some  four  or  five  years  between  teaching  in  winter,  helping  on 
the  farm  in  summer,  and  engaging  in  some  minor  business  affairs. 
When  about  twenty  years  old  an  event  transpired  which  was  the 
means  of  changing  the  whole  tenor  and  ambition  of  his  after  life. 
Becoming  convinced  that  life  would  be  a  great  failure  without  the 
love  of  Christ  in  his  heart,  he  gave  himself  to  the  Saviour  of 
men  and  became  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church  of  which 
he  has  been  an  active  and  zealous  member  ever  after.  He  had  a 
strong  desire  to  do  what  good  he  could  to  his  fellowmen  and 
very  soon  commenced  to  perform  the  duties  of  a  local  preacher. 

t  While  unloading  a  load  of  gravel  on  Foundry  Street,  Berlin,  one  of  the  horses  kicked 
him,  causing  instant  death, 


108  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

He  then  attended  Victoria  University,  at  that  time  located  in 
Cobourg,  Ontario,  for  four  years  and  graduated  in  arts,  receiving 
the  degree  of  B.  A.,  and  three  years  later  that  of  M.  A.  He 
spent  three  years  as  a  travelling  preacher,  but  owing  to  failing  of 
health  and  other  considerations,  satisfactory  to  his  own  mind,  he 
decided  to  devote  himself  to  newspaper  life,  having  for  some 
years  acted  as  correspondent  of  a  number  of  leading  religious 
and  secular  papers  in  Canada  and  the  United  States,  all  his 
articles  being  of  more  than  ordinary  ability  and  gladly  accepted. 
In  spring  of  1866  he  purchased  the  Waterloo  Chronicle  which  he 
conducted  for  some  four  years  and  greatly  increased  the  number 
of  its  subscribers,  the  amount  of  its  business  and  financial  value. 
During  the  first  of  these  years  he  wrote  a  history  or  sketches  of 
the  early  settlements  and  pioneers  of  Waterloo  and  published 
them  in  a  series  of  articles  in  that  paper.  They  were  highly 
interesting  and  have  been  made  the  foundation  for  all  succeeding 
attempts  to  write  larger  or  shorter  accounts  of  these  early  eventful 
times.  Disposing  of  his  Waterloo  business,  he  purchased  a  daily 
paper  in  St.  Catharines  which  he  successfully  carried  on  for  eight 
years.  Having  a  good  offer  to  dispose  of  that  establishment,  he 
accepted  it  and  then  returned  with  his  family  to  his  native 
county  and  shortly  after  started  the  Berlin  Daily  News  of  which 
he  is  still  editor  and  proprietor.  He  is  a  fluent,  independent  and 
vigorous  writer,  intensely  in  earnest,  thoroughly  Canadian  in  all 
his  feelings  and  aspirations,  and  never  fails  to  make  his  readers 
understand  what  he  means.  His  domestic  life  has  been  unusu- 
ally happy.  In  1868  he  was  married  to  Elizabeth  H.,  the  eldest 
daughter  of  the  late  William  Ardagh,  alderman  and  contractor. 
Toronto,  and  they  have  been  blessed  with  nine  bright  children 
who  are  all  alive  at  this  time  of  printing.  Mr.  Moyer  has  for 
many  years  been  an  efficient  and  able  member  of  the  municipal 
council  of  the  town  of  Berlin  and  has  never  failed  to  use  his  best 
energies  to  advance  its  interests  and  promote  its  growth.  There 
are  few,  if  any,  public  improvements  in  the  town  which  have  not 
had  his  strong  advocacy  and  help.  He  has  also  held  a  number 
of  other  offices  of  trust,  the  duties  of  which  he  has  always  faith, 
fully  attended  to.  He  is  a  member  of  a  number  of  benefit  and 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  109 

fraternal  societies,  and  in  some  of  them  from  year  to  year  a  rep. 
resentative,  officer  and  active  worker  in  their  supreme  councils. 
For  nearly  forty  years  he  has  been  an  official  and  active  worker 
in  the  Methodist  Church,  and  has  been  a  lay  delegate  in  a  num- 
ber of  annual  conferences  and  of  the  last  general  conference, 
the  highest  court  and  only  legislative  body  of  that  great  church. 
Mr.  Moyer  has  had  a  very  busy  life,  a  large  part  of  his  work 
being  done  under  the  disadvantage  of  being  a  great  sufferer  for 
many  years  from  feeble  health  and  chronic  rheumatism.  The 
names  of  his  children  are  as  followc:  VIII  Alice,  VIII  Mary, 
VIII  William,  married  to  Minnie  Wagner,  VIII  Ellen,  VIII 
Ada,  VIII  Charles,  VIII  Edward,  VIII  Lillie,  and  VIII  Herbert. 

4848  VII  MOYER,    SAMUEL   E.,    was   born   August 

nth,  1839.  His  younger  days  were  spent  in  the  school  room — 
teaching.  Not  rinding  this  calling  to  his  taste,  he  purchased  a 
farm  a  little  east  of  Waterloo  where  he  was  engaged  in  farming 
for  a  number  of  years.  Some  eight  or  ten  years  ago  he  disposed 
of  his  farm  and  moved  to  Berlin  where  he  lives  retired.  He  was 
first  married  to  Jennet  Bigger  and  after  her  decease  to  Rebecca 
Service.  To  him  and  his  first  wife  were  born  two  daughters, 
VIII  Mary  Jane  and  VIII  Louisa,  and  with  second  wife  there 
are  three  children,  VIII  Edith,  VIII  Claude,  and  VIII  Allan. 

4849  VII  MOYER,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  August  25th, 
1842.     She  is  married  to  John  B.  Snyder,  a  manu- 
facturer.    They  reside  in  the  town  of  Waterloo 
and  have  four  children,  namely:  VIII  Harriet,  VIII 
Martha,  VIII  Lizzie,  and  VIII  Anna  Florence.    See 
John  B.  Snyder's  family. 

4850  VII  MOYER,  HANNAH,  was  born  May  31st,  1846. 
She  is  married  to  Dilman  Kolb.    They  used  to  live 
on  the  farm  but  some  years  ago  they  retired  from 
farming  and  moved  to  Berlin  where  they  still  re- 
side.    To  them  were  born  five  children,  namely: 
VIII  Ida.  VIII  Alberta,  VIII  Alice,  VIII  William 
Ammon,  and  VIII  Ada.    See  Dilman  Kolb's  family- 


110  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

4851  VII  MOYER,  CYRUS  E.,  was   born   July    llth, 
1849.     He  is  proprietor  of  one  of  the  best  paying 
hardware  establishments   in  the  town  of   Berlin, 
which  he  manages  himself.    He  is  married  to  Lizzie, 
daughter   of    Sheriff    Springer.      They   have    no 
family. 

4852  VII  MOYER,  FLORENCE,  was  born  November 
16th,  1856,  and  died  January  10th,- 1857. 

4853  VII   MOYER,    ELIZABETH   JANE,    was    born 

April  18th,  1859,  and  died  October  18th,  1878. 

4854  VII  MOYER,  MARY  P  AMELIA,  was  born  May 
20th,  1862.      She  is  married  to  Josiah  Betzner,  a 
book-keeper.    They  reside  in  Berlin.    To  them  were 
born  seven  children,  namely:  VIII  Cora,  VIII  Net- 
tie, VIII  Hugh,  VIII  Flossie,  VIII  Catharine  (dead), 
VIII  Orvi  Victor,  and  VIII  Myrtle.    See  No.  929. 

4855  VI  MOYER,   HENRY   S.,   was    born   in   Bucks 
County,  Pennsylvania,  October  1st,  1816,  and  came 
to  Canada  in  1825.    In  1844  he  was  married  to  Cath- 
arine Schiedel  who  was  born  November  24th,  1826, 
and  died  April  28th,  1871.     They  resided  on  the 
farm  now  owned  by  Daniel  Wenger  where  he  died 
November  30th,  1851,  leaving  a  family  of  four  chil- 
dren, viz: 

4856  VII  MOYER,  JOSIAH,  was  born  April  19th,  1845. 
On  November  24th,  1868,  he  was  married  to  Lydia 
Ann  Shantz.      They  reside  in  Remus,  Michigan, 
where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.     To  them  were 
born  four  children,  namely:    VIII  Matilda,  VIII 
Milo,  VIII  Lydia  Ann  (dead),  and  VIII  Malvin. 

4857  VII  MOYER,  NOAH,  was  born  September  llth, 
1846.    On  February  23rd,  1869,  he  was  married  to 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY  OF   WATERLOO.  HI 

Wilhelmine  Krueger.    They  reside  a  little  north  of 
Preston    where    he  is  engaged    in    farming.     His 
family    consists    of    five    children,    namely:    VIII 
Nancy,  VIII  Lucinda,  VIII  Ella,  VIII  Edwin  B 
and  VIII  Milton. 

4858  VII  MOYER,  MARY,  was  born  October  5th,  1848, 
and  died  February  5th,  1852. 

4859  VII   MOYER,    WILLIAM,    was   born   December 
19th,  1850.    He  is  married  to  Rosa  Seller  and  resides 
near   Burford    Station,    Oxford   County,   Ontario, 
where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.    To  him  and  his 
wife  were  born  five  children,  namely:  VIII  Irwin 
(dead),  VIII  Elam,  VIII  Nehemiah,  VIII  Orlando, 
and  VIII  Rufus. 

4860  MOYER,  ISAAC  H.,  son  of  Samuel  B.  and  Magda- 

lena  (Houser)  Moyer,  was  born  in  Clinton  Township,  Lincoln 
County,  Ontario,  near  Jordan,  March  ioth,  1836.  In  November 
1859,  he  left  his  parental  home  and  came  to  Waterloo  where  he 
engaged  himself  to  Amos  Schwartz  to  learn  the  painting  business 
which  he  followed  many  years.  On  February  nth,  1862,  he  was 
married  to  Esther,  daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Nancy  (Shantz) 
Weber.  They  resided  in  the  town  of  Waterloo  until  October, 
1875,  when  they  moved  near  Bloomingdale  where  he  follows 
farming  and  raising  fruit  and  vegetables  for  the  market.  On 
April  yth,  1886,  his  wife  died,  leaving  a  family  of  six  children. 
On  October  3rd,  1886,  he  was  again  married  to  Sarah,  daughter 
of  Jacob  E.  and  Elizabeth  (Clemens)  Schneider.  She  was  born 
June  ist,  1845.  Tne  names  of  Mr.  Meyer's  family  are  as  follows: 

4861  MOYER,  ANNA,  was  born  June  7th,  1863.     She 
was  married  to  Isaac  M.  Martin.   They  resided  near 
Conestogo  where  he  died  March  23rd,  1894,  leaving 
a  family  of  four  children,  namely:  Sylvester,  Amon, 
Emmerson,  and  Mary  Ann  (dead). 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 


4862  MOYER,  BENJAMIN  W.,  born  Dec.  27th,  1873. 

4863  MOYER,  SAMUEL  W.,  born   August  23rd,  1875, 
died  same  day. 

4864  MOYER,  SIMEON  W.,  born  December  5th,  187»i. 

4865  MOYER,  ISRAEL  W.,  born  March  22nd,  1S79. 

4866  MOYER,  MAGDALENA,  born  October  10th,  1882. 

4867  MOYER,  DAVID  H.,  son  of  Samuel  B.  and  Mag- 

dalena  (Houser)  Moyer,  was  born  July  aoth,  1842.  In  autumn 
of  1865  he  was  married  to  Anna,  daughter  of  John  and  Catharine 
(High)  Moyer  who  died  April  4th,  1885.  In  October,  1885,  he 
was  married  again  to  Mary  H.  Houser.  He  resided  in  Campden, 
Lincoln  County,  Ontario,  until  1886  when  he  moved  to  Pelham 
where  he  resided  until  autumn  of  1887,  then  they  moved  to 
Berlin  where  he  resided  until  1894  when  he  entered  the  ministry 
of  the  sect  known  as  the  Church  of  God  and  is  now  engaged  in 
the  ministerial  work  for  that  body.  His  family  consisted  of  four 
children,  viz: 

4868  MOYER,  THEODORE,  date  of  birth  not  received. 

4869  MOYER,  EVALENA,  born  July  17th,  1873,  died  in 
August,  1878. 

4870  MOYER,  VERNON  SYLVENE,  born  April  4th, 

1885. 

4871  MOYER,  LILLIE  ANN,  born  December  5th,  1887. 

4872  MOYER,  OILMAN  G.,  son  of  Jacob  L.  and  Bar- 

bara (Gehman)  Moyer,  was  born  in  Clinton  Township,  Lincoln 
County,  Ontario,  near  Campden,  December  i8th,  1852.  On 
April  gth,  1876,  he  was  married  to  Susannah,  daughter  of  Jacob 
Y.  and  Nancy  (Brubacher)  Shantz.  She  was  born  March  25th, 
1856,  and  died  August  29th,  1881.  In  1882  he  was  again  mar 
ried  to  Margaret,  daughter  of  Lawrence  and  Catharine  (Bushey) 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF   WATERLOO.  113 

Hippie.  She  was  born  August  6th,  1856.  After  Mr.  Meyer's 
marriage  he  resided  on  his  father's  old  homestead  where  he  was 
engaged  in  farming.  On  April  3rd,  1878,  they  moved  to  Water- 
loo County,  and  settled  on  the  old  "Alderson  Farm"  near  Bridge, 
port,  Ontario,  where  he  resided  until  October,  1885,  when  he 
moved  on  the  "Peter  Erb,  Jr.,  Farm"  about  a  mile  north  of 
Bridgeport  where  he  still  resides.  This  place  he  purchased  in 
March,  1886.  His  family  consists  of  nine  children,  two  of  whom 
were  born  unto  him  and  his  first  wife.  The  names  of  the  chil- 
dren are  as  follows,  namely:  Milton,  Susannah  (dead),  Eva, 
Gordon,  Ida,  Ethel,  Katie,  Herschel,  and  Tina  Elizabeth. 

4873MOYER,  JONAS,  son  of  Abraham  F.  and  Eliza- 
beth (Schwartz)  Moyer,  was  born  in  Lincoln  County,  Ontario, 
October  lyth,  1826.  On  October  5th,  1856,  he  was  married  to 
Esther,  daughter  of  Samuel  S.  and  Elizabeth  (Wismer)  Moyer. 
She  was  born  in  Lincoln  County,  Ontario,  March  i6th,  18331 
and  died  near  Freeport,  Waterloo  County,  Ontario,  September 
ist,  1 88 1.  After  Mr.  Moyer's  marriage  he  resided  on  his  father's 
old  homestead  where  he  was  engaged  in  farming.  Some  twenty 
years  ago  he  moved  to  Waterloo  County  where  he  has  since 
resided.  At  present  he  has  his  home  with  Mr.  John  Erb  near 
Berlin.  To  him  and  his  wife  were  born  eight  children,  viz: 

4874  MOYER,  MENNO,  was  born  September  1st,  1857. 
He  is  married  to  Magdalena  L.  Hesse.  They  reside 
at  Bloomingdale,  Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged  as  a 
wageearner.  His  family  is  as  follows,  namely: 
William,  Angus,  Sylvester  Edward,  Bertha  Eliza- 
beth, and  Amelia  Jane. 
375  MOYER,  SYLVESTER,  D.  D.  S.,  was  born  near 

Beamsville,  Lincoln  County,  Ontario,  February  2Oth,  1859.  He 
spent  his  boyhood  days  on  the  farm.  When  about  seventeen 
years  of  age  he  attended  the  High  School  and  in  a  year  thereafter 
passed  the  teachers'  examination  for  the  province  of  Ontario. 
For  ten  years  he  was  engaged  as  a  public  school  teacher,  after 
which  time  he  found  teaching  not  altogether  to  his  taste,  he 


114  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

resigned  his  position  as  principal  of  the  Preston  public  schools 
and  directed  his  attention  to  the  profession  of  dentistry.  In  due 
time  he  received  the  degree  of  L.  D.  S.  and  soon  after  the  degree 
of  D.  D.  S.  from  the  Toronto  University.  Immediately  after 
passing  his  examinations  he  bought  an  established  business  in 
Gait,  Ontario,  where  he  has  since  been  engaged  in  his  profession 
and  is,  according  to  report,  doing  an  extensive  and  remunerative 
business.  On  October  i2th,  1886,  he  was  married  to  Jennie 
Hunter.  His  family  consists  of  two  children,  namely:  Leslie 
Clare  and  Alice  Maud. 

4876  MOYER,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  February  22nd, 
1861.     She  is  married  to  Levi  H.  Stauffer,  a  farmer. 
They  reside  near  Breslau,  Ontario.      No  family. 
See  Levi  H.  Stauffer. 

4877  MOYER,  MORGAN,   was   born    November   16th' 
1863.    He  was  married  to  Marguerite  Florence  Bain, 
February  1st,  1888.    They  reside  at  Montreal  June, 
tion,  Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged  as  a  real  estate 
agent.     Their   family    consists    of    two   children, 
namely:  Hazel  Estella  and  Marguerite  Olive. 

4878  MOYER,  SIMON,  was  born  February  20th,  1866. 
He  was  married  to  Lydia  Ann  Snyder.     They  re- 
sided near  Freeport,  Ontario,  where  he  was  engaged 
in  farming.    On  August  9th,  1892,  he  was  killed  by 
lightning.   His  family  consisted  of  one  child  named 
Elva  (dead). 

4879  MOYER,  JONAS  A.,  was  born    May   30th,  1869. 
He  is  married  to  Charlotte  McGwinn.    They  reside 
at  St.  Thomas,  Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged  as 
baggage  and  expressman  on  the  Ingersoll  branch  of 
the  C.  P.  R.  R. 

4880  MOYER,  ANNA,  was  born  August  8th,  1873.    She 
resides  in  the  town  of  Gait,  Ontario. 

4881  MOYER,  ALICE,  was  born  August  5th,  1876,  and 
died  February  28th,  1881. 


MOSSER. 


4882  I  MOSSER,  JACOB,  was  one  of  the  early  pioneer 

settlers  of  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  to  which  his  father 
had  moved  from  Switzerland  at  a  very  early  date.  We  find  that 
they  were  members  of  the  Mennonite  faith  which  may  have  been 
the  cause  of  their  settling  in  Lancaster  County.  At  so  late  a 
date  and  in  the  absence  of  all  records  it  is  hard  to  obtain  all  the 
desired  information  pertaining  to  this  family.  We  could  not 
obtain  names  of  parents  of  I  Jacob.  Tradition  has  it  that  his 
name  was  Peter  and  that  he  emigrated  to  America  about  the  year 
1754.  His  family  is  said  to  have  consisted  of  seven  or  eight 
children.  We  know  the  names  of  but  two,  namely:  I  Anna,  born 
February  8th,  1748,  and  died  May  8th,  1823,  who  was  married 
to  old  Henry  Wanner  (See  Henry  Wanner's  family),  and  I 
Jacob,  who  was  born  about  the  year  1751.  He  resided  in  Lan- 
caster County,  Pennsylvania,  and  was  married  and  had  a  family. 
The  names  of  two  of  the  children  were  II  Jacob  and  II  Peter. 
Of  II  Jacob  we  have  no  information,  quite  likely  his  descendants 
are  yet  residing  in  Lancaster  and  adjoining  counties  of  Pennsyl- 
vania. Of  II  Peter  we  have  more  information,  viz: 

4883  II  MOSSER,  PETER,  was  born  April  6th,  1785. 
He  was  married  to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Henry 
and  Anna  (Mosser)  Wanner.    She  was  born  July 
25th,  1781.    In  1824  they  moved  to  Canada  and  set- 
tled on  a  farm  adjoining  that  of   David  Panne- 
becker's  near  Hespeler  where  she  died  November 
22nd,  1858,  and  he  diedf  July  28th,  1872.     To  them 
was  born  a  family  of  eight  children,  viz: 

4884  III  MOSSER,  JACOB,  was  married  to  Anna  Groh 
who  was  born  February  28th,  1816.     They  resided 

t  The  house  on  the  old  "Mosser  Farm"  was  accidentally  destroyed  by  fire  and  he  was 
burnt  with  the  house. 


116  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

near  Fisher's  Mills.  To  them  was  born  a  large 
family,  namely:  IV  John,  IV  Elizabeth,  IV  Mary, 
IV  Abigail,  IV  Amos,  IV  Henry,  IV  Catharine,  IV 
Susannah,  IV  Jacob,  IV  Noah,  IV  Hannah,  IV 
Samuel,  and  IV  Anna. 

4885  III  MOSSER,  MARY,  was  born   November   9th, 
1812.     On  January  10th,  1830,  she  was  married  to 
David  Reist  who    was   born   January    21st,  1805. 
They  resided  near  Kossuth,  Ontario,  on  the  farm 
now  possessed   by    their   son,  Peter.     See  David 
Reist's  family. 

4886  III  MOSSER,  HENRY,  was    born   January  31st, 
1814    On  September  13th,  1836,  he  was  married  to 
Maria,  daughter  of  John  and  Susannah  (Huber) 
Reist.    She  was  born  December  17th,  1812,  and  died 
May  3rd,  1894.    In  1838  they  moved  to  Woolwich 
Township,  a  little  south-west  of  Elmira,  on  lot  No. 
108,  German    Company's  Tract,  where  he  is  still 
residing.    To  them  were  born  ten  children,  viz: 

4887  IV  MOSSER,  SUSANNAH,  was  bom  May  23rd, 
1837.     She  is  home  with  her  father. 

4888 IV   MOSSER,    VERONICA,    was    born   January 
18th,  1839.     She  is  also  home  with  her  father. 

4889  IV  MOSSER,  ANNA,  was  born  October  6th,  1840, 
and  died  June  18th,   1881.      She  was  married  to 
George  Koenig  and  had  a  family  of  three  children, 
namely:  V  Henry,  V  Mary  Ann,  and  V  Lydia  Ann. 

4890  IV  MOSSER,  MARIA,  was  born  September  6th, 
1842.    She  is  home  yet. 

4891 IV  MOSSER,   SAMUEL,   was  born  March   15th, 
1845.    He  is  also  home  yet. 

4892 IV  MOSSER,  BARBARA,  was   born   May   16-th, 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  117 

1847.  She  is  married  to  John  Lackner  who  was 
born  October  26th,  1844.  They  reside  on  her 
father's  old  farm  and  have  a  family  of  four  chil- 
dren, namely:  V  Henry  and  Susannah  (twins),  V 
Menno  (dead),  and  V  Mary  Ann. 

4893  IV  MOSS'ER,  MAGDALENA,  was  born  February 
26th,  1849.    On  October  17th,  1876,  she  was  married 
to  Daniel  Gingerich.    They  reside  near  Winfield  P. 
O.,  Peel  Township,   Wellington'  County,  Ontario, 
where  he  is  farming.    To  them  were  born  five  chil- 
dren, namely:  V  Lydia  (dead),  V  Addison,  V  Anson, 
V  Daniel,  and  V  Henry. 

4894  IV  MOSSER,  HENRY,  was  born  August  9th,  1851. 
On  March  llth,  1877,  he  was  married  to  Barbara 
WitzeL      They  reside  about  three  miles   west  of 
Elmira,  Peel    Township,  near   Wallenstein    P.  O. 
They  have  six  children,  namely:    V  Angeline,  V 
Daniel,  V  John,  V  Susannah,  V  Mary  Ann,  and  V 
Amos. 

4895  IV  MOSSER,  PETER,  was  born  December  20th, 
1854.    He  has  his  home  with  his  brother,  Henry. 

4896  IV  MOSSER,  JOHN,  was  born  June  25th,  1857, 
and  died  March  21st,  1872. 

4897  III  MOSSER,    ELIZABETH,  was  born   January 
29th,  1816.    On  March  25th,  1834,  she  was  married  to 
Jacob  G.  Stauffer  who  was  born  January  17th,  1813, 
and  died  in  Blenheim  Township,  Oxford  County, 
Ontario,  November  27th,  1879.    See  Jacob  G.  Stauf- 
fer's  family, 

4898  III  MOSSER,  PETER,  twin  brother  to  Elizabeth, 
was  born  January  29th,  1816.    He  was  first  married 
to  Susannah  Bear  who  was  born  July  6th,  1822,  and 


118  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

died  April  7th,  1854.  After  her  decease  he  was 
married  to  Anna  Fordney,  widow  of  Henry  Wanner. 
He  had  a  family  of  six  children,  viz: 

4899  IV  MOSSER,  AARON,  a  mechanist,  is  married  to 
Veronica  Wanner  and  resides  at  Parkhill,  Ontario. 

4900 IV  MOSSER,  ISAAC,  a  painter,  is  married  to 
Catharine  Geip  and  resides  at  Elmira,  Ontario. 

4901 IV  MOSSER,  LOVINA,  is  married  to  Joel  Wan- 
ner, a  farmer.  They  reside  near  New  Dundee, 
Ontario. 

4902 IV  MOSSER,  SALOME,  is  married  to  Hiram 
Martin,  a  cabinet  maker.  They  reside  in  Berlin, 
Ontario,  and  have  one  son  named  V  Hilkiah. 

4903  IV  MOSSER,  JOHN,  a  carder  and  spinner,  is  mar- 
ried to  Caroline  Beasley  who  died  some  time  ago. 
He  resides  in  Gait  where  he  is  engaged  in   the 
woollen  mills. 

4904  I\  MOSSER,  EPHRAIM,  a  blacksmith,  is  unmar- 
ried   and    when   last   heard    of    him    he   was   in 
Michigan. 

4905  III  MOSSER,  LEAH,  was    born  September  7th, 
1818.    On  January  13th,  1836,  she  was  married  to 
Daniel  Reist  who  was  bom  August  9th,  1816,  and 
died  June  27th,  1891.    They  resided  about  two  miles 
east  of  Breslau  where  she  died  August  29th,  1882. 
See  Daniel  Reist's  family. 

4906  III  MOSSER,  NANCY,  was  married  to  Eli  Wild- 
fong.    They  resided  on  her  father's  old  place  when 
the  house  was  burnt.    To  them  was  born  a  family 
of  ten  children,  namely:  IV  John,  IV  Joseph,  IV 
Amos,  IV  Elizabeth,  IV  Sarah,  IV  Daniel,  IV  Leah, 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  119 

IV  Eli,  IV  Simon  and  IV  Peter  (twins).     See  Eli 
Wildfong's  family. 

4907  III  MOSSER,  SALLIE,  was  first  married  to  Sam- 
uel Shupe  and  after  his  decease  to  Charles  Richter. 
They  resided  a  little  east  of  Hespeler  where  he  was 
engaged  in  farming.  To  her  and  her  first  husband 
was  born  one  daughter  named  IV  Mary  who  was 
married  to  Jacob  Holm  but  she  died  some  years  ago- 
Of  her  second  husband  there  were  two  sons  named 
IV  Peter  and  IV  John. 


MUSSELMAN. 


The  two  old  pioneer  settlers  of  this  numerous  family  were  David 
and  Frederick  who  were  no  relatives  to  each  other.  They  carne 
to  Canada  in  1819  and  settled  in  Waterloo  County.  The  former, 
Mr.  David  Musselman,  settled  in  Woolwich  Township,  near 
Conestogo,  on  the  farm  now  possessed  by  David  Koch,  while 
Frederick  Musselman  settled  on  the  farm  known  as  Rev.  Elias 
Snider's  place  a  little  north  of  Waterloo.  We  shall  first  give  the 
family  of  David  and  then  of  Frederick. 

4908  I  MUSSELMAN,  DAVID,  was  a  native  of  Lancas- 
ter County,  Pennsylvania,  where  he  was  born  April 
18th,  1799,  and  was  married  to  Esther,  daughter  of 
Peter  and  Anna  (Zimmerman)  Martin.  She  was 
born  in  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  August 
29th,  1803,  and  died  July  31st,  1872.  He  died  Octo-' 
ber  25th,  1870.  To  them  was  born  a  family  of 
twelve  children,  namely. 


120  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

4909  II  MUSSELMAN,  NANCY,  was  born  December 
26th,  1823.    She  was  married  to  David  D.  Baumann 
who  was  born  March  14th,  1820,  and  died  December 
20th,  1876.    See  Nos.  471  to  479. 

4910  II  MUSSELMAN,  PETER  M.,  was  born  October 
7th,  1825.    On  November  30th,  1847,  he  was  married 
to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Christian  and  Magdalena 
(Shantz)  Schneider.    She  was  born  April  2nd,  1829. 
After  their  marriage  they  moved  on  their  farm  near 
Conestogo  where  they  are  at  present  residing.     To 
them  was  born  a  family  of  eleven  children,  viz: 

4911  III  MUSSELMAN,  JOSEPH    S.,  was   born    Feb- 
ruary 4th,  1849.     On  December  31st,  1871,  he  was 
married  to  Mary  Baumann.    They  reside  in  Berlin 
where  he  is  working  at  the  carpenter  trade.      To 
them  were  born  ten  children,  namely:  IV  Amos,  IV 
Clara,  IV  Ida,  IV  Adline,  IV  Malinda,  IV  Nerva, 
IV  Lizzie,  IV  Magdalena,  IV  Stanley,  and  IV  Mary. 

4912  III  MUSSELMAN,  MENNO  S,  was  born  October 
23rd,  1850.    He  is  unmarried  and  has  his  home  with 
his  parents. 

4913  III  MUSSELMAN,  MARY  S.,  was  bom  July  18th, 
1852.     She  is  unmarried  and  stays  home  with  her 
parents. 

4914  III  MUSSELMAN,  HENRY  S.,  was  born  Septem- 
ber 7th,  1854,  and  died  October  6th,  1874. 

4915  III  MUSSELMAN,  DAVID    S.,    was   born    July 
18th,  1856,  and  died  December  llth,  1870. 

4916  III  MUSSELMAN,  ABRAHAM  S.,  was  born  May 
5th,  1858,  and  died  October  4th,  1858. 

4917  III  MUSSELMAN,  JOHN  S.,  was  born  May  6th, 
1860.    He  is  married  to  Lydia  Snider  who  was  born 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  121 

April  8th,  1861.  They  reside  near  Elmira  where  he 
is  engaged  in  farming.  Their  family  is  as  follows 
namely:  IV  Ervine,  IV  Alvin,  IV  Amos,  IV  Edwin! 
and  IV  Peter  Oscar. 

4918  III  MUSS  ELM  AN,  ELIZABETH  S.,   was  born 
December  12th,  1862.     On  December  31st,  1882,  she 
was  married  to  David  M.  Weber  who  was  born 
October  25th,  1858.     They  reside  near  Conestogo, 
Ontario,  where  he  is  farming.      They   have  five 
children,  namely:  IV   Alice,  IV  Emma,  IV  Ellen 
IV  Ivan,  and  IV  Sylva, 

4919  III  MUSSELMAN,  MAGDALEN A  S.,  was  born 
July  llth,  1865.    She  is  married  to  Julius  Allemang 
and  resides  in  Berlin.     They  have  two  children, 
namely:  IV  Elma  and  IV  Lome. 

4920  III  MUSSELMAN,  ESTHER   S.,   was  born  Jan- 
uary 14th,  1868.    She  is  home  with  her  parents  and 
unmarried. 

4921  III  MUSSELMAN,  PETER  S.,  the  youngest  in 
the  family,  was  born  October  25th,  1871.     He  is 
unmarried  and  is  at  home  working  his  father's  farm. 

4922  II  MUSSELMAN,  MAGDALENA,  was  born  De- 
cember 16th,  1827.    On  February  6th,  1846,  she  was 
married   to   John   E.    Brubacher.     They   resided 
several  miles  north-west  of   Waterloo  where   she 
died  July  5th,  1877.    See  Nos.  1397  to  1411. 

4923  II  MUSSELMAN,  DANIEL  M.,  was  born  April 
10th,  1830,  and  died  in  July,  1830. 

4924 II  MUSSELMAN,  DAVID  M.,  was  born  May 
26th,  1832.  On  December  7th,  1852,  he  was  married 
to  Magdalena  Brubacher.  She  was  born  March 
10th,  1834.  They  reside  in  the  town  of  Berlin 


122  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

where  he  is  engaged  as  a  veterinary  surgeon.      To 
them  were  born  twelve  children,  viz: 

4925  III  MUSSELMAN,  HANNAH,  was  born  August 
27th,  1853.    She  is  married  to  Franklin  Brubacher, 
a  farmer.    They  reside  several  miles  north-west  of 
Bridgeport,  Ontario.    They  have  no  family. 

4926  III  MUSSELMAN,    LEVI,    was    born    February 
14th,  1855.    He  was  accidentally  drowned  at  Port 
Elgin,  Ontario,  July  13th,  1873. 

4927  III  MUSSELMAN,  CATHARINE,  was  born  No- 
vember 3rd,  1857.    She  is  unmarried  and  is  engaged 
in   the   J.   Y.  Shantz  &  Son    Button    Company's 
factory. 

4928  III  MUSSELMAN,  DANIEL,  was  born  July  17th, 
1859,  and  died  November  20th,  1863. 

4929  III   MUSSELMAN,    LYDIA,    was   bom    August 
17th,  1860.      She  is  engaged  in  sewing  and  dress- 
making. 

4930  III  MUSSELMAN,  MARY,  was  born  November 
2nd,  1862.    She  resides  in  Buffalo,  New  York,  where 
she  is  engaged  in  a  private  home. 

4931  III  MUSSELMAN,  SOLOMON,  was   born   July 
14th,  1864.      He  resides  in  Wolseley,  Assa.r  North 
West  Territory,,  where  he  is  overseer  over  an  exten- 
sive cattle  ranche.    He  is  also  a  local  preacher  and 
a  justice  of  the  peace  for  that  section  of  the  country. 

4932  III  MUSSELMAN,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  Sep- 
tember 28th,  1866.    She  is  engaged  in  The  Williams, 
Green  &  Rome  shirt  factory,  in  Berlin. 

4933  III  MUSSELMAN,  DAVID   B.,    was   bom    Feb- 
ruary 3rd,  1869.    He  resides  in  Berlin  where  he  is 
engaged  in  the  blacksmithing  and  wagon-building 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 


business,  and  has  a  commercial  livery  in  connection 
with  his  business.    He  is  unmarried. 

4934  III  MUSSELMAN,  JOHN    B.,  was  born  March 
llth,  1871.    He  is  engaged  as  book-keeper  with  the 
Berlin  Shirt  <fe  Collar  Company. 

4935  III  MUSSELMAN,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  Jan- 
uary  28th,  1874.    She  resides  in  Berlin  where  she  is 
engaged  in  dressmaking. 

4936  III  MUSSELMAN,  REBECCA,  was  born  April 
15th,  1878.     She  is  attending  business  college,  pre- 
paring herself  for  a  book-keeper. 

4937 II  MUSSELMAN,  MARY,  was  born  November 
24th,  1833.  On  January  6th,  1852,  she  was  married 
to  Henry  Brubacher.  They  resided  on  .the  old 
"John  Brubacher  Farm"  a  little  east  of  Berlin 
where  she  died  November  20th,  1867,  leaving  a 
family  of  ten  children.  See  Nos.  1412  to  1422. 

4938 II  MUSSELMAN,  JOHN,  was  born  November 
15th,  1835.  He  was  married  to  Susannah  Snyder 
who  was  born  November  28th,  1831,  and  died  July 
23rd,  1859.  After  her  decease  he  was  married  to 
Amanda  Lichty  who  was  born  in  November,  1842, 
and  died  January  8th,  1882.  They  resided  near 
Port  Elgin,  Ontario.  At  present  Mr.  John  Mussel, 
man  has  his  home  with  Mr.  Simeon  Brubacher  of 
Berlin.  His  family  consists  of  ten  children,  viz: 

4939  III  MUSSELMAN,  BENJAMIN,  a  teamster,  re- 
sides in  Berlin.    He  is  married  to  Leah  Koch  and 
has  a  family  of  four  children,  namely:  IV  Gordon, 
IV  Eden,  IV  Walter,  and  IV  Herbert. 

4940  III  MUSSELMAN,  SARAH,  is  married  to  Jacob 
Horst,  a  farmer.    They  reside  at  Akron,  Michigan. 


124  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

To  them  are  born  four  children,  namely:  IV  Susan- 
nah, IV  John,  IV  Amanda,  and  IV  Arthur. 

4941  III  MUSSELMAN,  SUSANNAH,  resides  in  Ber- 
lin,  where  she  is  engaged  in  the  shirt  factory.     She 
is  not  married. 

4942  III  MUSSELMAN,  AMSEY,   is   married  .to  Ida 
Hess.    They  reside  at  Bloomfield,  Michigan,  where 
he  is  engaged  in  farming. 

4943  III  MUSSELMAN,   MANOAH,  was    married  to 
Margaret  Gilles  and  after    her   decease  to  Lizzie 
Crowder.    They  reside  at  Akron,  Michigan,  where 
he  is  engaged  in  farming. 

4944  III  MUSSELMAN,  AMANDA,  resides  in  Berlin 
where  she  is  engaged  in  the  shirt  factory. 

4945  III  MUSSELMAN,  GEORGE,  resides  with  Mr. 
Enoch  Baumann  near  Conestogo  where  he  is  en- 
gaged as  a  wage-earner. 

4946  III  MUSSELMAN,  JOHN,  is  working  with  Rev. 
Jonas  B.  Snider  near  Waterloo. 

4947  III   MUSSELMAN,    LUCINDA,    has   her   home 
with  Mr.  Franklin  Brubacher  near  Bridgeport. 

4948  III  MUSSELMAN,  PETER,  the  youngest,  is  with 
Mr.  Henry  Martin  near  Conestogo. 

4949  II  MUSSELMAN,  LYDIA,  was  born  in  July,  1838. 
,     On  March  4th,  1862,  she  was  married  to  Samuel 

Brubacher  who  was  bom  January  4th,  1829.  They 
resided  in  Berlin  where  he  died  December  2nd,  1875, 
leaving  a  family  of  nine  children.  After  Mr.  Bru- 
bacher's  decease  she  was  married  to  Rev.  Daniel 
Wismer.  See  Nos.  1425  to  1434. 

4950 II  MUSSELMAN,  SOLOMON  M.,  was  born  Sep. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  125 

tember  8th,  1840.  On  March  31st,  1861,  he  was 
married  to  Barbara  D.  Martin  who  was  born 
August  17th,  1841.  Soon  after  their  marriage  he 
moved  on  his  father's  old  homestead  near  Conestogo 
where  he  died  December  9th,  1891.  Some  time  after 
his  decease  the  widow  left  the  farm  and  made  her 
home  with  her  daughter,  Mary,  where  she  still 
resides.  To  them  was  born  the  following  family, 
viz: 

4951  III  MUSSELMAN,  NOAH,  was  born  September 
6th,  1862,  and  died  April  10th,  1863. 

4952  III  MUSSELMAN,  PETER,   was   born   October 
24th,  1863,  and  died  November  27th,  1863. 

4953  III  MUSSELMAN,  MARY,  was  born  November 
10th,  1864.      She  is  married  to   David   Scheifley. 
They  reside  in  Woolwich  Township,  about  a  mile 
east  of  St.  Jacobs,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 
Their  family  consisted  of  two  children,  namely:  IV 
Laura  (dead)  and  IV  Orvan. 

4954  III  MUSSELMAN,  DAVID  M.,   was   born   Sep- 
tember   9th,   1866.      He   is    married    to   Elizabeth 
Schlitt.    They  reside  in  Waterloo  where  he  is  en- 
gaged in  the  foundry.    They  have  one  child  named 
IV  Hildah. 

4955  III  MUSSELMAN,  ESTHER,  was  bom  August 
17th,  1868.      She  is  married  to  Gideon  Snyder,  a 
farmer.      They  reside  a  little  north  of  St.  Jacobs. 
Their  family  consists  of  two  children,  namely:  IV 
Viola  and  IV  Malvon. 

4956  III  MUSSELMAN,  ANNA,  was  born   December 
4th,  1870.    She  is  married  to  Simon  Moyer,  a  mer- 
chant and  tinsmith.     They  reside  in  Breslau,  On- 
tario, and  have  a  family  of  three  children,  namely: 
IV  Edna  (dead),  IV  Floyd,  and  IV  Stanley. 


126  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

4957  III  MUSSELMAN,  ENOCH,  was  born  in  January, 
1873,  and  died  August  15th,  1888. 

4958  III  MUSSELMAN,  BENJAMIN,   was  born  Feb- 
ruary 8th,  1875,  and  died  March  14th,  1875, 

4959  III  MUSSELMAN,  URSULA,  was  born  February 
25th,  1876.    She  is  residing  with  her  sister,  Mary. 

4960  III   MUSSELMAN,   SOLOMON,   Jr.,   was    born 
June  31st,  1878,  and  died  August  28th,  1878. 

4961  III  MUSSELMAN,  THEODORE,  the  youngest  in 
the  family,  was  born  April  1st,  1880.    He  has  his 
home  with  his  mother. 

4962  II  MUSSELMAN,  ESTHER,  was  born  November 
8th,  1841.     In  January,  1861,  she  was  married  to 
Amos  D.  Martin  who  was  born  August  4th,  1838. 
They  resided  near  Conestogo  where  he  died  Novem- 
ber 29th,  1871.    In  December,  1882,  she  was  again 
married  to   John   E.   Brubacher.     See    Amos  D. 
Martin's  family. 

4963  II  MUSSELMAN,  LEAH,  was  born  May  3rd,  1844. 
On  October  21st,  1862,  she  was  married  to  Absalom 
Martin  who  was  born  November  1st,  1840,  and  died 
September  13th,  1887.    After  Mr.  Martin's  death 
she  was   again   married,  December   2nd,  1894,  to 
Deacon  Menno  S.  Shantz.    See  Absalom  Martin's 
family. 

4964  II  MUSSELMAN,  ELIZABETH,  the  youngest  in 
the  family,  was  born  November  27th,  1845.     On 
October  6th,  1872,  she  was  married  to  Moses  Bru- 
bacher who  was  born    August   5th,  1847.      They 
reside  in  Woolwich  Township,  about  three  miles 
east  of  Heidelberg.     See  No.  1393. 

49651  MUSSELMAN,  FREDERICK,  was  a  native  of 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OP  WATERLOO.  127 

Germany  where  he  was  born  in  1793.  When  a  mere 
lad  he  came  to  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania, 
where  he  was  raised.  In  1819  he,  in  company  with 
David  Musselman,  John  Huber,  Abraham  Martin, 
Samuel  Bechtel,  Joseph  Baumann,  Isaac  Master' 
and  others,  moved  to  Canada  and  settled  in  Water- 
loo County,  Ontario.  Mr.  F.  Musselman  settled  on 
the  farm  known  as  Rev.  Elias  Snider's  farm  a  little 
north  of  Waterloo.  He  was  married  to  Anna, 
daughter  of  Jacob  and  Salome  (Graybill)  Erb.  She 
was  born  in  1801  and  died  April  28th,  1865.  He 
died  January  16th,  1852.  To  them  were  bora  eight 
children,  viz: 

4966  II  MUSSELMAN,  MOSES,  the  eldest  in  family, 
was  born  October  1st,  1828.    On  October  7th,  1851, 
he  was  married   to  Catharine  Martin.      She  was 
born  December  24th,  1830.    He  died  October  25th, 
1884.    After  his  disease  the  widow  was  married  to 
Peter  Winger  of  Elmira  where  she  is  residing  at 
present.    Their  family  consisted  of  fifteen  children, 
viz: 

4967  III  MUSSELMAN,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  March 
8th,  1852.    She  was  married  to  William  Cann  and 
after  his  decease  to  Moses  B.  Hembling  who  died  in 
Arthur,  Ontario,  November  25th,  1894.     They  re- 
sided in  Oaks,  North  Dakota,  U.  S.,  until  October, 
1894,  when  they  returned  to  Arthur,  Ontario,  where 
he  died.    She  has  a  family  of  six  children,  namely: 
IV   Archibald,  IV    Harvey,  and  IV  Lovina  with 
first   husband,  and   IV    Moses,  IV  Elsie  and  IV 
Eldron  with  second  husband. 

4968  III  MUSSELMAN,  TILMAN,  was  born  January 
28th,  1853.    He    is   married   to   Elizabeth   Willie. 
They  reside  four  miles  north  of  Elmira  where  he  is 


128  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

engaged  in  farming.    Their  family  consists  of  two 
children,  namely:  IV  Catharine  and  IV  Emma. 

4969  III  MUSSELMAN,  ANNA,  was  born  March  23rd, 
1854.    She  is  married  to  Robert  Walker  and  resides 
in  Waterloo.    Their  family  consists  of  two  children, 
namely:  IV  Mortimer  and  IV  May. 

4970  III  MUSSELMAN,  LEAH,  was  born  March  28th, 
1856,  and  died  May  18th,  1856. 

4971  III  MUSSELMAN,  MARY  ANN,  was  born  March 
10th,  1857,  and  died  October  19th,  1868. 

4972  III  MUSSELMAN,  LEVI,    was   born   December 
llth,  1859.    He  is  married  to  Mary  McKechran  and 
resides  in  Guelph,  Ontario.     They  have  two  chil- 
dren, namely:  IV  Christina  and  IV  Anna  Belle. 

4973  III  MUSSELMAN,  FRANKLIN,  was  born  July 
1st,  1861.     He  is  married  to  Hannah  Oberholtzer 
and  resides  in  the  town  of  Berlin  where  he  is  en- 
gaged in  manufacturing  boots  and  shoes  with  Mr. 
C.  Oberholtzer.    His  family  consists  of  five  children, 
namely:  IV  Mabel,  IV  Almeda,  IV  Lula,  IV  Her- 
bert, and  IV  Clara. 

4974  III  MUSSELMAN,  MENNO   M.,  was  born  Jan- 
uary 23rd,  1863.    He  was  married   to  Clara  Ober- 
holtzer and  resided  in  Puslinch  Township,  Welling- 
ton County,  Ontario,  where  he  died  July  20th,  1895, 
leaving  a  family   of   three   children,  namely:  IV 
Flossie,  IV  Arthur,  a^nd  IV  Ethel. 

4975  III  MUSSELMAN,  SAMUEL,  was  born  December 
31st,  1864.    He  is  married  to  Mary  Ann  Grant,  and 
resides  near  McMillan  P.  O.,  Michigan.    To  them 
are  born  four  children,  namely:  IV  Edward,  IV 
Edna,  IV  Allan  (dead),  IV  Harvey. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  129 

4976  III  MUSSELMAN,  EZRA,  was  born  January  23rd, 
1867.    He  is  married  to  Annie  Gilles  and  resides  in 
Buffalo,  New  York.    They  have  one  son  named  IV 
Aimer. 

4977  III   MUSSELMAN,    NOAH,  was   born   January 
24th,  1869.      He   is  married  to  Angeline   Beatty. 
They  reside  in  Buffalo,  New  York.    No  issue. 

4978  III  MUSSELMAN,  CLEASON,  was  born  March 
15th,  1870.    He  is  married  to  Lizzie  Kremm  and  re- 
sides in  Floradale.    They  have  one  son  named  IV 
Wesley  Walter. 

4979  III  MUSSELMAN,  MALISSA,  was  born  Decem- 
ber 4th,  1871.     She  is  engaged  in  dressmaking  and 
resides  with  her  mother  in  Elmira.     She  is  not 
married. 

4980  III   MUSSELMAN,   MALINDA,   twin   sister   to 
Malissa,  died  December  29th,  1871. 

4981  III  MUSSELMAN,  EMANUEL,  the  youngest  in 
the  family  was  born  June  6th,  1873.    He  is  engaged 
in  the  Elmira  foundry  and  has  his  home  with  his 
mother.    He  is  not  married. 

4982 II  MUSSELMAN,  ISAAC,  the  second  son  of 
Frederick  and  Anna  (Erb)  Musselman,  was  born 
September  1st,  1833.  He  was  first  married  to  Mag- 
dalena  Groff  who  was  born  April  8th,  1832,  and 
died  July  21st,  1856,  leaving  two  children.  After 
her  decease  he  was  married  to  Susannah,  daughter 
of  Peter  and  Maria  (Bowman)  Winger.  She  was 
born  January  23rd,  1840.  They  resided  in  Elmira 
where  he  died  September  4th,  1884.  His  family  is 
as  follows,  viz: 

4983  III  MUSSELMAN,  MAGDALENA  G.,  was  born 


133  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

December  25th,  1853.  She  was  married  to  Amos 
Martin  and  resides  in  Elmira,  Ontario.  They  have 
seven  children,  namely:  IV  Menno,  IV  Lydia  Ann, 
IV  Angeline,  IV  Isaac,  IV  Peter,  IV  Catharine,  and 
IV  Angus. 

4984  III  MUSSELMAN,  ISRAEL,  was  bom    January 
10th,  1856,  and  died  January  25th,  1872. 

4985  III  MUSSELMAN,  ANNA    MARIA,    was    born 

December  29th,  1858.  She  is  married  to  James 
Maxwell,  a  carriage  builder  and  general  blacksmith. 
They  reside  in  Bellefountain,  Ontario.  Their 
family  consists  of  four  children,  namely:  IV  Zen- 
eda,  IV  Ida,  IV  Maude,  and  IV  Orton. 

4986  III  MUSSELMAN,  JOSIAH,  was  born  February 
29th,  1860.      He  is  married  to  Catharine  Beatty. 
They  reside  in  Elmira  and  have  a  family  of  four 
children,  namely:  IV  Alvin,  IV  Ivan,  IV  Ervine, 
and  IV  Austin. 

4987  HI  MUSSELMAN,  HENRY,    was   born    August 
23rd,  1861.    He  is  married  to  Lillie  Morrison.    When 
last  heard  of  them  they  resided  in  South  Dakota 
and  had  one  child  named  IV  Emma. 

4988  III  MUSSELMAN,  ISAAC  W.,  was  born  August 
81st,  1864.  He  is  unmarried  and  resides  in  Waterloo. 

4989  III  MUSSELMAN,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  Jan- 
uary 2nd,  1867.     She  is  married  to  James  Sinclair 
and  resides  in  Gait,  Ontario.    They  have  one  child 
named  IV  Arling  James. 

4990  III  MUSSELMAN,  NORMAN,  was  born  March 
15th,  1869,  and  died  April  19th,  1869. 

4991  III  MUSSELMAN,  ELENOR,  was  born  May  2nd, 
1870.    She  is  home  with  her  mother  and  unmarried. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  131 

4992  III  MUSSELMAN,  IDA,  was  born  May  18th,  1872, 
and  died  January  7th,  1882. 

4993  III  MUSSELMAN,  EMMA,  was   born   February 
14th,  1874,  and  died  January  7th,  1882. 

4994  III  MUSSELMAN,  MINERVA,  was  born  October 
27th,  1877.    She  resides  in  Berlin. 

4995  III  MUSSELMAN,  RUSSELL,  was  born  January 
3rd,  1882.    He  is  at  home  and  at  present  attends  the 
public  school  of  Elmira. 

4996  II  MUSSELMAN,  MENNO,  was  born  in  the  year 
1835.    He  is  unmarried  and  has  his  home  with  his 
brother,  Joseph. 

4997  II  MUSSELMAN,  JOSEPH,  was  born  December 
1st,  1838.     He  was  married  to  Rebecca  Gingerich 
who  was  born  August  15th,  1842.    Soon  after  their 
marriage  they  moved  on  their  farm  about  one  mile 
south  of  Floradale,  Ontario,  where  she  died  April 
29th,  1871,  leaving  seven  children.    After  the  de- 
cease of  his  first  wife  he  was  married,  May  28th, 
1872,  to  Catharine,  daughter  of  John  and  Catharine 
Israel.     She  was  born   October   29th,  1854.      His 
family  is  as  follows,  viz: 

4998  III  MUSSELMAN,  MARY  ANN,  was  born  Sep- 
tember 29th,  1860.    She  is  married  to  George  Lichty. 

4999  III   MUSSELMAN,    AMOS,    was   born   January 
30th,  1862.    He  is  married  to  Magdalena  Allgeiger. 

5000  III  MUSSELMAN,  AARON,  was   born    August 
23rd,  1863.    He  is  married  to  Lydia  Gabel. 

5001  III  MUSSELMAN,  REBECCA,   was   born  Feb- 
ruary llth,  1865.    She  is  married  to  Daniel  Lichty. 

5002  III  MUSSELMAN,  JOSEPH  G.,  was  born  April 
15th,  1867.    He  is  married  to  Catharine  Hoffman. 


132  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

5003  III  MUSSELMAN,  JACOB,    was   born   January 
27th,  1869.    He  is  married  to  Angelina  Snyder. 

5004  III  MUSSELMAN,  HENRY,    was   born  October 
10th,  1870,  and  died  October  14th,  1870. 

5005  III  MUSSELMAN,  CATHARINE,    born    March 
8th,  1873. 

5006  III  MUSSELMAN,  MENNO,  born  July  21st,  1874. 

5007  III  MUSSELMAN,  ADELINE,  born  July  11, 1876. 

5008  III  MUSSELMAN,  WILLIAM,  born  August  24th. 
1878,  died  September  1st,  1878. 

5009  III  MUSSELMAN,  EDWARD,    born   September 
30th,  1879. 

5010  III  MUSSELMAN,  LEAH,  born  June  19th,  1881, 
died  June  20th,  1881. 

5011  III  MUSSELMAN,  FREDERICK,  born  June  20th, 

1882. 

5012  III  MUSSELMAN,  ALBERT,  born  Dec.  5th,  1884. 

5013  III  MUSSELMAN,  CLARA,  born  Aug.  14th,  1887. 

5014  III  MUSSELMAN,  HARVEY,  born  August  7th, 
1890. 

5015  III  MUSSELMAN,  EMMERSON,  born    Septem- 
ber 26th,  1893. 

5016  II  MUSSELMAN,  MARY,  was  married  to  Michael 
Mosser,  a  farmer.     They  resided  near  Bamberg,  in 
Wellesley  Township,  where  she  died  in  March,  1885, 
leaving  a  family  of  nine  children,  viz: 

III  JOSEPH  is  married  to  Catharine  Mess.  They 
reside  at  Bamberg  and  have  a  family  of  several 
children. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  133 

III  WILLIAM  is  married  to  Sarah  Lee.  They  re- 
side at  Dorking,  Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged  in 
blacksmithing. 

Ill  FREDERICK  was  first  married  to  Mary  Ann 
Erb  and  after  her  decease  to  Josephine  Querin. 
They  reside  in  Lin  wood,  Ontario. 

Ill  HENRY  is  married  to  Mary  Qtierin.  They  re- 
side at  St.  Marys,  Ontario,  where  he  is  proprietor  of 
the  Commercial  Hotel. 

Ill  NANCY  is  married  to  Noah  Shantz,  a  farmer. 
They  reside  near  Crossbill,  Ontario. 

Ill  MARY  is  married  to  Tilman  Wismer.  They  re- 
side near  Doon  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 

Ill  CATHARINE  is  married  to  Henry  Reichert. 
They  reside  near  Macton,  on  the  farm  formerly 
owned  by  the  late  Daniel  S.  Eby. 

Ill  ENOCH  is  married  to  Mary  Schlegel.  They  re. 
side  near  Crosshill  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 

Ill  LOUISA,  the  ninth  and  youngest  child  in  the 
family,  is  married  to  John  Schlegel,  a  carpenter. 
They  reside  in  Berlin  where  he  is  engaged  in  Mr. 
Kaufman's  factory. 

5017  II  MUSSELMAN,  ANNA,  second  daughter  of  old 
Frederick  Musselman,  was  born  July  16th,  1826.  In 
the  year  1845  she  was  married  to  Christian  Fry  who 
was  born  at  Diihren,  Baden,  Germany,  June  i6th, 
1822,  and  emigrated  to  America  in  1843.  Soon  after 
their  marriage  they  moved  on  their  farm  in  Welles- 
ley,  near  Crosshill,  Ontario,  where  they  resided 
until  quite  recently  when  they  quit  the  farm  and 
made  their  home  with  their  daughter,  Mary.  To 
them  were  born  eleven  children,  viz: 


134  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

III  MARY,  the  eldest,  was  born  February  24th, 
1846.    On  May  llth,  1865,  she  was  married  to  Jacob 
B.  Martin.    They  follow  farming  and  reside  in  Peel 
Township,  near  Wallenstein  P.  O.,  Ontario.     Their 
family  is  as  follows,  namely:  IV  Menno,  IV  Chris- 
tian,  IV  Anna,  IV  Jacob,  IV  Norman,  IV  Benjamin, 

IV  Isaiah,  IV  Mary,  and  IV  Enoch. 

Ill  MOSES  was  born  February  12th,  1848,  and  died 

March  16th,  1849. 

• 

III  FREDERICK  was  born  February  12th,  1850. 
He  is  married  and  resides  near  Crossbill,  Ontario, 
and  has  a  family  of  three  sons  and  one  daughter, 
names  not  received. 

Ill  JACOB  was  born  May  13th,  1852.  He  is  mar- 
ried and  resides  in  Stratford,  Ontario.  His  family 
consists  of  two  sons  and  one  daughter. 

Ill  ANNA  was  born  July  20th,  1854.  She  is  mar- 
ried and  resides  in  Listowel,  Ontario,  where  she 
has  a  family  of  four  sons  and  two  daughters. 

Ill  CHRISTIAN,  twin  brother  to  Anna,  died  June 
4th,  1857. 

Ill  MENNO  was  born  June  llth,  1856,  and  died 
June  4th,  1857. 

Ill  EZRA  was  born  May  13th,  1858,  and  died  Au- 
gust 20th,  1887. 

Ill  ELIAS,  was  born  September  20th,  1860,  and 
died  May  28th,  1878. 

Ill  JOSEPH  was  born  September  21st,  1862,  and 
died  March  8th,  1864. 

Ill  BENJAMIN  was  born  April  llth,  1865,  and 
died  October  10th,  1866, 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  135 

5018  II  MUSSELMAN,   VERONICA,  was   bom   May 
1st,  1840.     On  October  13th,  1857,  she  was  married 
to  Benjamin  S.  Baumann.    They  reside  on  a  farm 
about  two  miles  east  of  Elmira.     See  Nos  341  to 
353. 

5019  II  MUSSELMAN,  SARAH,  the  youngest  in  the 
family,  was  born  October  28th,  1843.     On  August 
26th,  1860,  she  was  married  to  Jacob  Filsinger  who 
was  born  February  20th,  1840.     They  reside  near 
Mildmay,  Ontario,  where  he  has  followed  farming 
for  a  number  of  years.    To  them  were  born  eight 
children,  viz: 

III  HENRY  was  born  September  26th,  1861.    He  is 
married  to  Catharine  Miller  and  has  a  family  of 
three  children,  namely:  IV  Sarah,  IV  Margaret,  and 

IV  Vernon. 

Ill  MOSES  was  born  December  6th,  1863.  He  is 
married  to  Anna  Vogt  and  has  a  family  of  one  son 
named  IV  Frederick. 

III  JOHN  was  born  February  22nd,  1866.     He  is 
married  to  Matilda  Hamel  and  has  one  daughter 
named  IV  Nettie. 

Ill  SUSANNAH  was  born  April  5th,  1868.     She 

is  married  to  John  Hessenauer  and  has  a  family  of 

four  children,  namely:  IV  William,  IV  Matilda  Ann, 

IV  Wesley,  and  IV  Clarence. 

Ill  MARIA  was  born  July  31st,  1870.     She  is  mar- 

ried  to  Emanuel  Bean  and  has  one  son  named  IV 

Gordon. 

Ill  ELIZABETH,  was  born  May  24th,  1873.     She 

is  home  and  unmarried. 

Ill  JACOB  M.  was  born  November  20th,  1876.    He 

is  at  home. 


136  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

Ill  ANNA,  the  youngest,  was  born  August  26th, 
1879.    She  is  also  home  with  her  parents. 


MYERS. 


5020  I  MYERS,  MICHAEL,  son  of  Abraham  and  Eliza- 
beth (Delp)  Myers,  was  born  near  Doylestown,  Bucks  County, 
Pennsylvania,  August  24th,  1803.  Upon  leaving  school  he  chose 
the  milling  trade  as  his  calling.  After  having  served  his  appren- 
ticeship of  three  years,  he  continued  in  the  service  of  his  old 
master  for  another  term  of  five  years.  In  1827  he  left  his  native 
home  and  state  and  moved  to  Canada  and  settled  in  the  town  of 
Waterloo  where  he  was  employed  by  the  late  Jacob  S.  Shoe- 
makerf  as  head  miller.  On  October  nth,  1829,  he  was  married 
to  Mary  (Polly),  daughter  of  John  and  Mary  (Shantz)  Shoemaker. 
She  was  born  May  28th,  1808.  After  their  marriage  they  moved 
to  Wilmot  Township  where  he  was  engaged  in  farming  for  several 
years.  In  1835  he  was  appointed  as  clerk  of  the  township  of 
Wilmot  which  position  he  held  until  his  death  which  took  place 
March  nth,  1879.  They  resided  in  the  village  of  Baden  where 
they  possessed  a  beautiful  home.  After  his  decease  the  widow 
disposed  of  the  property  and  moved  to  Berlin  where  she  still 
resides  with  her  adopted  daughter,  Miss  Frances  Well.  To  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Michael  Myers  was  born  a  family  as  follows: 

5021 II  MYERS,  ABRAM,  was  born  August  26th,  1830. 
He  was  first  married  to  Sophia  Schaefer  and  after  her  decease  to 
Catharine  Schaefer,  sister  to  his  first  wife.  Upon  the  decease  of 
his  second  wife  he  was  married  a  third  time.  His  third  wife  was 
Catharine  Thaler.  They  reside  on  a  farm  near  Baden,  Ontario. 
His  family  is  as  follows:  Of  first  wife  there  was  one  son  named 

t  Mr.  Shoemaker  had  rented  the  Waterloo  Union  Mills  from  Mr.  Abraham  Erb. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  137 

III  Nathaniel  (dead);  unto  the  second  wife  were  born  four  chiL 
dren,  namely:  III  Emanu'el,  III  Albert,  III  Mary,  and  III 
Elvine;  and  unto  third  wife  were  born  nine  children,  namely:  III 
Eusebius,  III  John,  III  Barbara,  III  Matilda,  III  Annie,  III 
Wesley,  III  Gertrude,  III  Edward,  and  III  Clara. 

5022  II  MYERS,  JOHN,  was  born  December  23rd,  1831, 
and  died  August  20th,  1832. 

5023  II  MYERS,  JACOB,  was  born  July  7th,  1833.     He 
was  married  to  Veronica  Shantz.     They  resided  at 
Cavalier,  North  Dakota,  U.  S.,  where  he  died  June 
llth,  1894.     Their  family  consisted  of  eight  chil- 
dren, namely:  III  Lovina,  III  David,  III  Malinda, 
III  Allan,  III  Mary  Jane,  III  Angus,  III  Franklin, 
and  III  Ervine. 

5024 II  MYERS,  MATILDA,  was  born  March  18th, 
1835,  and  died  April  1st,  1839. 

5025 II  MYERS,  VERONICA,  was  born  November 
30th,  1837.  She  was  married  to  Daniel  S.  Eby. 
They  resided  near  Berlin  where  he  died  May  17th, 
1867.  She  died  September  12th,  1869.  They  had 
three  children,  namely:  III  Emma  Zelena,  III  The- 
ophilus  (dead),  and  III  Effie  Zilpha,  See  Daniel 
S.  Eby's  family. 

5026  II  MYERS,  SAMUEL,  was  bora  November  23rd, 
1839.    He  was  married  to  Sarah  Shantz  and  resides 
at  Langdon,  North  Dakota,  U.  S.  where  he  is  en- 
gaged in  farming.     She  died  April  30th,  1894.    To 
them  were  born  nine  children,  namely:  III  Ange- 
line,  III  Matilda,  III  Effie  P.,  Ill  Ephraim  O.,  I 
Mary,  III  Manasseh,  III  Sandy,  III  Milton,  and  III 
Ida. 

5027  II  MYERS,  IRA  and  ODO,  twins,  were  born  Jan- 
uary 17th,  1842,  and  died  January  20th,  1842. 


138  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OP  WATERLOO. 

5028 II  MYERS,  CAROLINE,  was  born  April  26th, 
1843,  and  died  June  4th,  1846. 

5029  II  MYERS,  HEZEKIAH,  was  born  June  5th,  1846. 
He  is  married  to  Sarah  Block.  They  reside  at 
Wilmot  Centre  where  he  is  engaged  as  a  carpenter. 
Their  family  consists  of  nine  children,  namely:  III 
Albaiius,  III  Miranda,  III  James,  III  Lucy,  III 
Susannah,  III  Isabella,  III  Emma,  III  Agnes,  and 
III  Ida. 

5030 II  MYERS,  MAGDALENA,  was  born  January 
21st,  1849.  She  was  married  to  Herman  Kemkes,  a 
builder.  They  resided  in  Hanover,  Ontario,  where 
she  died  August  14th,  1883,  leaving  a  family  of  four 
children,  namely:  III  Herman  E.,  Ill  Edwin,  III 
Elvorena,  and  III  Magdalena. 

5031 II  MYERS,  JOSIAH,  was  born  March  14th,  1854. 
He  is  married  to  Emeline  Moyer.  They  reside  near 
Langdon,  Cavalier  County,  North  Dakota,  where  he 
is  engaged  in  farming.  To  them  are  born  nine 
children,  namely:  III  Annie  Maria,  III  Sylvester  H., 
Ill  Elva,  III  Clara,  III  Curtus  (dead),  III  Edna, 
III  Rhoda,  and  two  more,  a  son  and  a  daughter 
whose  names  were  not  received. 

5032  FRANCES  WELL,  the  adopted  daughter,  was 
born  April  13th,  1853.  She  is  unmarried  and  re- 
sides in  Berlin,  near  the  United  Brethren  Church. 
Old  Mrs.  Myers  has  her  home  with  Miss  Well  who 
is  doing  all  she  can  to  make  the  evening  of  her  (Mrs. 
Myers)  life  pleasant  and  comfortable. 


NAHRGANG. 


The  old  pioneer  settler  of  this  highly  respectable  family  was 
Christopher,  son  of  George  Nahrgang.  He  was  born  in  Lahr- 
bach,  Province  of  Hesse  Darmstadt,  Germany,  December  25th, 
1  80  1.  When  a  young  man  he  chose  weaving  as  his  trade  and 
followed  it  for  a  number  of  years.  In  1825  he  emigrated  to 
America  and  settled  in  Canada,  choosing  Berlin,  Waterloo 
County,  Ontario,  as  the  place  where  he  could  most  successfully 
carry  on  his  trade.  He  had  his  shop  at  old  Joseph  Schneider's 
until  he  was  married  to  one  of  Mr.  Schneider's  daughters,  then 
they  moved  to  near  New  Hamburg,  Ontario,  where  he  followed 
farming  for  many  years.  He  was  married,  April  28th,  1833,  to 
Mary,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Barbara  (Eby)  Schneider.  She 
was  born  April  ist,  1808,  and  died  at  New  Hamburg,  Ontario, 
March  22nd,  1887.  He  died  June  22nd,  1886.  To  them  were 
born  eight  children,  viz: 

5033  II  NAHRGANG,  JOSEPH,  was  born  July  26th, 
1834.    On  December  22nd,  1857,  he  was  married  to 
Mary  Ann  Slmntz  who  was  born  August  24th,  1834. 
They  reside  near  New  Hamburg,  Ontario,  where  he 
is  engaged  in  farming.    To  them  was  born  a  family 
of  nine  children,  namely:  III  Josiah,  III  Barbara 
(dead),  III  Ephraim,  III  Mary  Ann,  III  Menno,  III 
John,  III  Nancy,  III  Henry,  and  III  Matilda  (dead). 

5034  II  NAHRGANG,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  Decem- 
ber 12th,  1836.    On  January  30th,  1854,  she  was  mar- 
ried to  Benjamin  D.  Shantz.  They  followed  farming 
and  resided  near  Wordsworth,  Huron  County,  Mich., 
where  he  died  January  17th,  1889,  and  she  died  June 
4th,  1894.     To  them  was  bora  a  family  of  twelve 
children,  namely:  III  Nancy,  III  Christopher,  III 
John  (dead),  III  Mary,  III  Lydia  (dead),  III  Allan, 


140  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

Ill  Isaac,  III  Isabella  (dead),  III  Salome,  III  Caro- 
line, III  Minerva,  and  III  Malinda  (dead). 

5035  II  NAHRGANG,  JOHN,  was  bom  February  15th, 

1839.  On  March  2TSt,  1865,  he  was  married  to  Mary  Shantz  who 
was  born  August  8th,  1841,  and  died  May  2yth,  1886.  On  Octo- 
ber 2oth,  1889,  he  was  again  married  to  Mary  Cressman,  widow  of 
the  late  Moses  Martin.  She  was  born  November  ist,  1839.  Mr. 
Nahrgang  resides  in  Wilmot  Township,  on  lot  No.  16,  Bleams 
Road,  Block  A,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.  On  October 
i4th,  1872,  he  was  ordained  as  deacon  of  the  Mennonite  body  for 
the  Geiger  field  of  labor.  To  him  and  his  first  wife  were  born 
nine  children,  namely:  III  Oliver,  III  Lucinda,f  III  Lydia  Ann, 
III  Isaiah,  III  Ida,  III  Mary,  III  Joshua,  III  Lovina,  and  III 
Allan. 

5036  II  NAHRGANG,  BARBARA,  was  born  December 
31st,  1841.     On  June  10th,  1863,  she  was  married  to 
Aaron  Shantz  who  was  born  May  27th,  1839.     They 
resided  near    Wilmot   Township   where  she  died 
June  21st,  1876.    To  them  was  born  a  family  of 
eight  children,  namely:  III  Hannah,  III  Judith,  III 
Presida,  III  Ezra  (dead),  III  Maria,  III  Barbara, 
III  Rebecca,  and  III  Elizabeth. 

5037  II  NAHRGANG,  ISAAC,  was  born  June  9th,  1844. 
On  June  4th,  1867,  he  was  married  to  Catharine 
Bricker  who  was  born  January  3rd,  1845.     They  re- 
side about  a  miles  south  of   New  Hamburg  where 
he  is  engaged  in  farming.    To  them  is  born  a  family 
of  four  children,  namely:  III  Alexander,  III  Unas, 
III  Abraham,  and  III  Matilda. 

5038 II  NAHRGANG,  MARY,  was  born  November 
2nd,  1847.  On  March  10th,  1868,  she  was  married  to 
Daniel  Shantz  who  was  born  January  4th,  1844. 
They  reside  near  Haysville,  Ontario,  where  he  is 

t  Lucinda  is  both  deaf  and  dumb  and  is  married  to  J?mes  Fuck  of  Elgin  County.      H« 
is  also  deaf  and  dumb. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  141 

engaged  in  farming.  To  them  is  born  a  family  of 
seven  children,  namely:  III  Norman,  III  Oziah,  III 
Anna,  III  Ella,  III  Joseph,  III  Simeon,  and  III 
Clara. 

5039  II  NAHRGANG,  ISABELLA,  was  born  June  9th, 
1850.  On  August  16th,  1870,  she  was  married  to 
Amos  M.  Shantz  who  was  born  June  15th,  1847. 
They  resided  in  Wilmot  Township  where  she  died 
October  14th,  1871,  leaving  twin  boys,  namely:  III 
Jeremiah  and  III  Josiah. 

5040 II  NAHRGANG,  SIMON,  was  bora  November 
17th,  1852.  On  March  13th,  1877,  he  was  married  to 
Elizabeth  Schmidt  who  was  born  October  3rd,  1853. 
They  resided  near  New  Hamburg  where  .-he  died 
July  28th,  1894,  leaving  a  family  of  three  children, 
namely:  III  Caroline,  III  Julia,  and  III  George. 


OBERHOLTZER. 


5041  I  §OBERHOLTZER,  JACOB,  was  the  early  settler 
of  this  family  as  near  as  can  be  ascertained.     He 
resided  in  Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  near 
Indian  Creek.     To  him  were  born  four  children, 
namely:  II  Jacob,  II  Barbara,  married  to  a  Mr. 
Funk,  II  Ann,  married  to  Matthias  Stauffer,  and  II 
Elizabeth,  married  to  Jacob  Hackman. 

5042  II  OBERHOLTZER,  JACOB,*  the  only  son,  was 

§  As  informed   by  the   late   Rev.  Jacob  OberhoUzer,  the  first  Oberholtzer  came  from 
Switzerland  about  the  year  1725. 

*   From  Mrs.  Jacob  Oberholtzer. 


142  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

ordained  as  a  minister  of  the  Mennonite  Church 
and  we  find  that  in  1775f  he  was  stationed  on  the 
Franconia  field  of  labor.  He  was  married  to  Esther 
Lederach.  The  dates  of  birth  and  death,  together 
with  names  of  children,  save  one  whose  name  was 
John,  were  not  received. 

5043  III  OBERHOLTZER,}  JOHN,  was  married  to 
Susannah  Moyer.  They  resided  in  Montgomery 
County,  Pennsylvania,  where  they  had  a  family  of 
several  children,  three  of  whom  settled  in  Canada, 
viz: 

50441V  OBERHOLTZER,  JACOB   M.,  was   born   in 

Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  March  301)1,  1800.  He 
came  to  Canada  in  1826  and  settled  in  Waterloo  County,  Ontario- 
On  January  gth,  1831,  he  was  married  to  Hannah,  daughter  of 
Jacob  and  Salome  (Graybill)  Erb.  She  was  born  January  25th, 
1813,  and  died  November  i2th,  1894.  Soon  after  their  marriage 
they  moved  two  miles  west  of  Berlin  on  their  farm,  then  all 
forest,  which  was  composed  of  part  of  lot  No.  35,  German  Com- 
pany's Tract.  Here  they  resided  some  forty  years,  then  he  sold 
the  farm  and  moved  to  Berlin  where  he  and  his  aged  wife  spent 
the  evening  of  their  life  in  comfort  and  ease.  When  a  young 
man  he  was  ordained  as  a  minister  of  the  church  of  his  choice, 
"The  Mennonite,"  which  body  he  served  faithfully  unto  his  end. 
He  died  January  i4th,  1879.  His  family  consisted  of  fourteen 
children,  viz: 

5045V  OBERHOLTZER,  CATHARINE,  was  born 
September  24th,  1831,  and  died  the  same  day. 

5046  V  OBERHOLTZER,  JULIA  ANN,  was  born  Au. 
gust  18th,  1832,  and  died  same  day. 

5047  V  OBERHOLTZER,  JOHN,  was  born  July  20th, 
1833.      On  October  20th,  1857,  he  was  married  to 
Anna  Catharine  Bucher  who  was  born  March  13th, 

t  From  Cassel's  "History  of  the  Mennonites." 
{   From  Rev.  Jacob  Oberholtzer, 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY  OF   WATERLOO.  U3 


1833.  They  resided  in  the  town  of  Berlin  where  he 
died  June  26th,  1895.  He  was  an  invalid  for  a  num- 
ber of  years.  Their  family  consisted  of  nine  chil- 
dren, viz: 

5048  VI  OBERHOLTZER,  HANNAH,  was  born  Octo- 
ber 26th,  1858.     She  is  married  to  Franklin  Mussel- 
man.    They  reside  in  Berlin  and  have  a  family  as 
follows,  namely:  VII  Mabel,  VII  Almeda,  VII  Lula 
VII  Harvey,  and  VII  Clara. 

5049  VI   OBERHOLTZER,    ELIZABETH,    was    born 
January  22nd,  1860.      She  was  married  to  Mahlon 
Armbrust  who  died  a  few  years  ago.    They  resided 
in  Berlin  where  she  died  July  7th,  1895,  leaving  a 
family  of  three  children,  namely:  VII  Elsie,  VII 
Addison,  and  VII  Alpheus. 

5050  VI  OBERHOLTZER,  JACOB,  was  born  Decem- 
ber 4th,  1861.  He  is  married  to  Minerva  Shoemaker. 
They  have  two  children,  namely:   VII  Lome  and 
VII  Cora. 

5051  VI  OBERHOLTZER,   CATHARINE,    was   born 
December  4th,  1863,  and  died  April  6th,  1890.     She 
was  married  to  Allan  Shoemaker  and  had  a  family 
of  two  children,  namely:  VII  Alma  and  VII  David, 
both  died  in  infancy. 

5052  VI  OBERHOLTZER,  CLEASON,  was  born  Jan- 
uary 8th,  1866.     He  is  married  to  Mary  Otto  and 
resides  in  Berlin  where  he  is  engaged  in  manufac- 
turing boots  and  shoes.   His  family  consists  of  three 
children,  namely:  VII  Florence  May,  VII  Priscilla 
Mary,  and  VII  Vernorman  Henry. 

5053  VI   OBERHOLTZER,    SUSANNAH,    was    born 
February  24th,  1868,  and  died  October  25th,  1891. 
She  was  not  married. 


144  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

5054  VI  OBERHOLTZER,    CLARA,    was   born    May 
14th,  1870.     She  is  unmarried  and  resides  at  home 
with  her  mother. 

5055  VI  OBERHOLTZER,  HENRY,    was   born    July 
8th,  1872,  and  died  April  2nd,  1890. 

5056  VI  OBERHOLTZER,  GEORGE,  the  youngest  in 
family,  was  born  January  27th,  1875.    He  is  engaged 
in  manufacturing  boots  and  shoes  with  the  firm  of 
Oberholtzer  &  Co. 

5057  V  OBERHOLTZER,  ABRAHAM,  was  born  No- 
vember 30th,  1834.     He  is  married  to  Sarah  Erb 
who  was  born  December  16th,  1840.    They  reside  on 
a  farm  on  the  east  bank  of  the  Grand  River,  a  little 
above  the  village  of  Doon.     Several  years  ago  he 
was  ordained  a  deacon  for  the  Mennonite  Church, 
a  position  he  well  and  worthily  represents.     His 
family  consists  of  six  children,  namely:  VI  Clarissa 
Ann,  VI  Sarah  Jane,  VI  Josiah,  VI  Angeline,  VI 
Emmaline,  and  VI  Bernice. 

5058  VI  OBERHOLTZER,  CLARISSA  ANN,  the  eld- 
est, was  married  to  Menno  M.  Musselman.      They 
resided  in  Puslinch  Township,  Wellington  County, 
where  he  died  July  20th,  1895.    They  had  a  family 
of  three  children,  namely:  VII  Flossie,  VII  Arthur, 
and  VII  Ethel. 

5059  V  OBERHOLTZER,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  Sep- 
tember 17th,  1836,  and  died  June  25th,  1840. 

5060  V  OBERHOLTZER,  ISAAC,  was  born  May  24th, 
1838.    He  was  married  to  Mary  Wismer.     They  re- 
side in  Berlin  where  he  died  February  24th,  1887, 
leaving  a  family  of  five  childen,  namely:  VI  David 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  145 

S.,  VI  Lydia,  VI  Joseph,  VI  Mary  Ann,  and  VI 
Isaac. 

5061  VI  OBERHOLTZER,  DAVID  S.,  an  agent  and 
traveller,  resides  in  Berlin  and  is  married  to  Minnie 
Stephan.      His   family   consists  of   two  children, 
namely:  VII  Maximilian  and  VII  D.  S.  Edward. 

5062  VI  OBERHOLTZER,  LYDIA,  is  married  to  Amos 
Willis.    They  reside  in  Berlin  and  have  two  chil- 
dren, namely:  VII  Ethel  May  and  VII  Rosetta. 

5063  V  OBERHOLTZER,  JACOB  E.,  was   born   Jan- 
uary 24th,  1840,  and  resides  in  Elkhart,  Indiana, 
where  lie  is  engaged  in  the  book  and  stationery 
business.    He  is  married  to  Clara  VanCamp.    Their 
family    consists   of    three    children,   namely:    VI 
Mabel,  married  to  Arthur  C.  Keene,  VI  Correne, 
and  VI  Alma. 

5064  V  OBERHOLTZER,  SALOME,  was  born  March 
8th,  1842,  and  died  January  23rd,  1858. 

5065V  OBERHOLTZER,  ELIZABETH,  was  born 
September  23rd,  1844,  and  was  married  to  David  S. 
Taylor.  She  died  April  6th,  1889,  leaving  a  family 
of  ten  children,  namely:  VI  Mary  Jane,  VI  Eliza- 
beth A.,  VI  Rosa  B.,  VI  Magdalena  M.,  VI  Hannah 
M.,  VI  Stephen  D.,  VI  John  A.,  VI  E.  Nora,  VI 
Thomas  C.,  and  VI  Minina  F. 

5066  V  OBERHOLTZER,  HANNAH,  was  born  Sep. 
tember  28th,  1846,  and  died  October  30th,  1874.  She 
was  not  married. 

5067V  OBERHOLTZER,  MARY  ANN,  was  bora 
October  19th,  1848,  and  died  June  8th,  1849. 

5068  V  OBERHOLTZER,  LYDIA,  was  born  May  3rd, 


146  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

1850.  She  is  married  to  Chisholm  Lundy.  They 
reside  in  Carman,  Manitoba,  To  them  were  born 
six  children,  namely:  VI  Catharine,  married  to  a 
Mr.  Dunn,  VI  Ola,  VI  Leon,  and  three  whose  names 
were  not  received. 

5069V  OBERHOLTZER,  MAGDALENA,  was  born 
July  26th,  1853,  and  died  May  15th,  1892.  She  was 
married  to  David  S.  Taylor,  but  left  no  family. 

5070  V  OBERHOLTZER,  HENRY  E,  the  youngest  in 
family,  was  born  March  4th,  1855.  He  is  married  to 
Harriet  Aldous  and  resides  in  Elkhart,  Indiana, 
where  he  is  engaged  in  building  and  contracting. 
His  family  consists  of  two  children,  namely:  VI 
Herbert  Ivan  and  VI  Alma  Aldous. 


5071 1\  OBERHOLTZER,  ABRAHAM,  son  of   John 

and  Susannah  (Mover)  Oberholtzer,  was  born  in  Montgomery 
County,  Pennsylvania,  January  iyth,  1802.  In  1826  he,  in  com- 
pany with  his  brother  Jacob  and  others,  moved  to  Canada  and 
settled  in  Waterloo  County,  Ontario.  He  was  married  to  Rachel, 
daughter  of  Martin  and  Magdalena  (Bear)  Baumann  (No.  553). 
She  was  born  April  2ist,  1801,  and  died  November  28th,  1851. 
They  resided  at  Bloomingdale,  on  the  farm  now  possessed  by 
Isaac  E.  Weber.  He  died  February  24th,  1855,  leaving  a  family 
of  four  children,  viz: 

5072V  OBERHOLTZER,  SUSANNAH,  was  born 
March  16th,  1827.  She  was  married  to  Henry 
Boehmer,  merchant.  They  resided  in  Berlin  where 
she  died  November  16th,  1890,  leaving  a  family  of 
six  children,  viz: 

VI  MALINDA  is  married  to  C.  J.  Nordhausen,  a 
button  manufacturer.  They  reside  in  Rochester, 
New  York. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTOEY   OF  WATERLOO.  147 


VI  ABRAM  ().,  a  private  banker,  is  married  to 
Hannah  Unger.    They  reside  in  Berlin. 

VI  CLARA  is  married  to  J.  Appel,  a  merchant 
tailor.    They  reside  in  Berlin. 

VI  EL  WIN  O.  is  clerk  in  his  father's  store,  Berlin. 
Unmarried. 

VI  WALTER  O.  is  engaged  in  the  shirt  factory, 
Berlin.    Unmarried. 

VI  ELMA,  the  youngest,  died,  aged  three  years 
and  six  months. 

5073V  OBERHOLTZER,  ELIZABETH,  was  born 
October  8th,  1831.  She  is  married  to  Rev.  Jacob 
Bowman.  They  reside  in  Berlin  and  have  a  family 
of  five  children,  namely:  VI  Lucinda  O.,  VI  Rachel 
O.,  VI  Abram  O.,  VI  Nelson  O.,  and  VI  Nancy  O. 
See  Nos.  238  to  243. 

5074  V  OBERHOLTZER,  OWEN,  was  born  May  2nd, 
1834.     On  January  24th,  1854,  he  was  married  to 
Alice  Cook.    They  resided  in  Bloomingdale  where 
he  was  engaged  in  business.    He  died  July  26th, 
1893,  leaving  a  family  of  four  children,  viz: 

5075  VI  OBERHOLTZER,  ABRAHAM  C.,  was  born 
March  12th,  1855.    He  is  unmarried.    At  present  he 
is  engaged  in  the  Bloomingdale  cabinet  factory  of 
which  business  he  is  the  proprietor. 

5076  VI   OBERHOLTZER,    ANGELINE,    was    born 
April  26th,  1856.     She  is  married  to  Harry  Shep- 
pard.    They  reside  on  the  old  "Henry  Oberholtzer 
Farm"  near  Bloomingdale  where  he  is  engaged  in 
farming.     Their  family  consists  of  four  children, 
namely:  VII  Bulah,  VII  Lloyd,  VII  Florence,  and 

VII  Owen  Ervine. 


148  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

5077  VI  OBERHOLTZER,  ELIZABETH  (Lillie),  was 
born  February  25th,  1858.      She  v*as  married  to 
Jonas  B.  Bingeman,  a  farmer.     They  reside  near 
Bloomingdale  and  have  a  family  of  three  children, 
namely:  VII  Gordon  Joseph,  VII  Alice,  and  VII 
Irene.    See  No.  1059. 

5078  VI  OBERHOLTZER,  RACHEL,  was  born  March 
19th,  1865.    She  is  married  to  Henry  Ward.     They 
rside  in  Ayr,  Ontario,  where  he  is  principal  of  the 
public  school.     They  have  one  child  named  VII 
Alice. 

5079V  OBERHOLTZER,  AARON  B.,  was  born  in 
1837.  He  is  married  to  Caroline  Cook.  They  reside 
in  Alarison,  Michigan,  where  he  is  engaged  in  the 
mercantile  business.  Their  family  consists  of  one 
daughter,  viz: 

5080  VI  OBERHOLTZER,  CLARA,  is  married  and  re- 
sides in  Lansing,  Michigan. 

5081 IV  OBERHOLTZER,  HENRY  M.,  son  of  John 
and  Susannah  (Moyer)  Oberholtzer,  was  born  in 
Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  December  27th, 
1807.  He  came  to  Canada  and  settled  in  Waterloo 
County,  Ontario,  on  the  farm  now  possessed  by 
Harry  Sheppard  near  Bloomingdale.  He  was  mar- 
ried to  Elizabeth  Baumann  who  was  born  July  4th, 
1810,  and  died  December  29th,  1882.  He  died  sud- 
denly December  25th,  1876.  To  them  was  born  one 
child,  viz: 

5082  V  OBERHOLTZER,  MAGDALENA,  was  born 
August  12th,  1834,  and  was  married  to  Amos 
Weaver.  She  died  April  12th,  1883,  leaving  no 
heirs. 


PANNEBECKER. 


The  Pannebeckersf  were  of  the  first  settlers  of 
German  origin  who  settled  in  Pennsylvania  over 
two  hundred  years  ago.  We  find  them  to  have  been 
a  prominent  family  in  Montgomery  County,  Penn- 
sylvania, as  early  as  1709. 

50831  PANNEBECKER,  CORNELIUS,  a  native  of 
Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  was  born  De- 
cember 8th,  1770.  In  April,  1792,  he  was  married  to 
Anna  Dettweiler,  sister  to  old  Rudolph  Dettweiler 
who  resided  near  the  Wanner  Meeting  House  at 
Hespeler.  She  was  born  November  16th,  1775,  and 
died  October  27th,  1855.  In  1810  they,  in  company 
with  Christian  Shantz  and  family,  Jacob  Shantz 
and  wife,  and  others,  moved  to  Canada  and  settled 
in  Waterloo  County,  Ontario,  near  the  present 
village  of  Hespeler,  on  the  farm  now  occupied  by 
Peter  Wier.  Here  they  resided  until  their  deaths. 
He  died  June  22nd,  1855.  To  them  was  born  a 
family  of  thirteen  children,  viz: 

5084  II  PANNEBECKER,  ELIZABETH,  the  eldest  in 
family,  was  born  July  16th,  1793.    She  was  married 
to  David  Shantz.    They  resided  near  Berlin  where 
she  died  of  cancer,  December  1st,  1863.    She  left  no 
issue. 

5085  II  PANNEBECKER,  HENRY,  was  born  March 
28th,  1795.      He   resided    in    Colborne   Township, 
Huron  County,  Ontario,  where  he  was  engaged  in 
farming.      His  family   consisted   of   six   children, 

t  To  have  a  complete  history  of  the  P.mncbeckei  family,  write  to  Mr.  Samuel  W.  Pen- 
nypacker,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  and  get  the  book,  "Historical  and  Biographical  Sketches  ofth 
Pannebeckers,"  edited  by  Pennypacker.      It  is  well  worth  the  money  and  qn<;  of   the  most 
complete  works  of  its  kind  in  existence, 


150  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

namely:    III  Elizabeth,  III  John,  III  Nancy,  III 
Samuel,  III  Henry,  and  III  Joshua. 

5086  II  PANNEBECKER,  ABRAM,}  was  born  in  Vin- 
cent Township,  Chester  County,  Pennsylvania,  Sep- 
tember 13th,  1798.    OQ  November  16th,  1822,  he  was 
married  to  Sarah  Clemens.      They   resided   near 
Hespeler,  on  the  farm  now  possessed  by  William 
Shaw.    When  old  they  left  the  farm  and  moved  to 
Hespeler  where  he  died  June  30th,  1880,  and  she 
died  May  24th,  1885.    To  them  was  born  a  family  of 
eleven  children,  viz: 

5087  III  PANNEBECKER,    MARY,    was   married   to 
Daniel  Rife  who  died  April  29th,  1888.     They  re- 
sided in  Hespeler.     She  is  still  living  and  has  a 
family  of  seven  children,  namely:  IV  George  Wil- 
liam, IV  Samuel,  IV  David,  IV  Sarah  EM  IV  Isaac, 
IV  Mary  Jane,  and   IV  Ephraim  Edward.      See 
David  Rife's  family. 

5088  III  PANNEBECKER,  DAVID,  one  of  our  most 
successful  farmers  in  the  county,  resided  about  one 
and  one-half  miles  north-east  of  Hespeler  for  many 
years.      In  January,  1895,  he  left   the   farm  and 
moved  to  Hespeler  where  he  now  lives  retired  in 
comfort  and  ease.    He  was  first  married  to  Catha- 
rine Wanner  and  after  her  decease  to  Leah  Wanner. 
His  family*  is  as  follows,  viz: 

5089  IV  PANNEBECKER,  MARY,  is  married  to  Sam- 
uel  Chambers,  a  farmer.     They   reside   in    Grey 
County,  Ontario. 

J  Mr.  Abrain  Pannebecker  nearly  met  with  his  death  in  1836  by  the  caving  in  of  a  well. 
About  10  a.  m.  ho  went  into  it  for  the  purpose  of  cleaning  it  and  immediately  after  going 
down  the  well  caved  in  and  thus  burying  him  under  the  stones  and  rubbish.  The  alarm  was 
given  at  once  and  the  neighbors  hurried  together  and  commenced  to  make  a  speedy  effort  to 
rescue  the  buried  man.  After  six  hours  diligent  work  he  was  rescued  from  his  perilous  con- 
dition alive,  contrary  to  the  expectation  of  his  family,  friends  and  neighbors,  with  only  his 
nose  broken  and  some  slight  bodily  bruises.  The  well  was  seventeen  feet  deep. 

*  The  first  nine  children  of  Mr.  David  Pannebecker's  family  were  of  first  wifq. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY  OP  WATERLOO.  151 

5090  IV  PANNEBECKERT^ARAHTi^an^^ 
Andrew  Lennox,  a  farmer.  They  reside  in  Grey 
County,  Ontario, 

5091 IV  PANNEBECKER,  NANCY,  is  married  to 
Jacob  Cober,  a  real  estate  agent.  They»reside  in 
Hespeler,  Ontario. 

5092  IV  PANNEBECKER,  DANIEL,  died  in  infancy. 

5093 IV  PANNEBECKER,  AARON,  is  married  to 
Annie  Patton.  They  reside  in  Hespeler,  Ontario, 
where  lie  is  engaged  in  a  well  paying  grocery 
business. 

5094  IV  PANNEBECKER,  JOEL,  is  married  to  Mary 
L.  Eaton.    They  reside  near  Hespeler  where  he  is 
engaged  in  farming. 

5095  IV  PANNEBECKER,  LEVI,  was  first  married  to 
Lizzie  Whitfield  and  after  her  decease  to  Veronica 
Holm.    He  is  engaged  in  farming  and  resides  near 
Hespeler. 

5096  IV  PANNEBECKER,  SUSANNAH,  is  unmarried 
and  has  her  home  with  her  sister,  Catharine,  who 
resides  in  Hespeler. 

509YIV  PANNEBECKER,  CATHARINE,  was  mar. 
ried  to  Cyrus  Bechtel.  They  resided  in  Gait  where 
he  died.  She  now  resides  in  Hespeler. 

5098  IV  PANNEBECKER,  EPHRAIM,  was  first  mar- 
ried to  Minerva  Pannebecker  and  after  her  decease 
to  Magdalena  Pannebecker.  They  reside  in  Pus- 
linch  Township,  near  Hespeler  where  he  is  engaged 
in  farming. 

5099 IV  PANNEBECKER,  ARNOLD,  is  married  to 
Winnie  Haywood.  They  reside  in  Hespeler  where 
he  is  engaged  as  book-keeper  by  R.  Forbes  &>  Co., 
woollen  manufacturers. 


152  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

5100 IV  PANNEBECKER,  ABRAM,  is  married  to 
Grace  Wilkins.  They  reside  at  Hespeler  where  he 
is  engaged  as  clerk  in  his  brother's  grocery. 

5101  IV  PANNEBECKER,  REBECCA,  died  in  infancy. 

5102 IV  PANNEBECKER,  ELIZABETH,  is  unmar- 
ried and  resides  at  home  with  her  parents. 

5103  IV  PANNEBECKER,  DAVID,  is  engaged  as  as- 
sistant book-keeper  in  same  office  as  his  brother, 
Arnold.    He  is  unmarried. 

5104  IV  PANNEBECKER,  CORNELIUS,  the  young- 
est in  the  family,  is  home  and  at  present  attends 
school,  preparing  himself  for  some  profession. 

5105  III  PANNEBECKER,  LEWIS,   was   married   to 
Rebecca  Kribbs  and  after  her  decease  to  Christina 
Robinson.    He  resides  in  Chessening  County,  Mich- 
igan, where  he  followed  farming  many  years.     His 
family  consists  of  two  children,  namely:  IV  George 
and  IV  Rebecca. 

5106  III  PANNEBECKER,  ELIZABETH,  is  married 
to  Lewis  Kribbs,  contractor  and  builder,  and  also 
miller.    They  reside  in  Hespeler.     Their  family  is 
as  follows,  namely:   IV  Sarah  Ann,  IV  Henry,  IV 
Lewis,  IV   George,  IV   Jennie,  IV  Lizzie,  and  IV 
William. 

5107  III  PANNEBECKER,  EPHRAIM,  is  married  to 
Mary  Kribbs.    They  reside  in  Chessening  County, 
Michigan,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.     They 
have  no  family. 

5108  III   PANNEBECKER,    SARAH,    is    married    to 
George  Rife,  a  sewing  machine  agent.     They  reside 
in  Walkerton,  Bruce  County,  Ontario. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  153 


5109  III  PANNEBECKER,  ISAAC,   was   married  to 
Martha  Arnold.     He  resides  in  Tennessee,  U.  S., 
where  he  is  an  engine  driver. 

51 10  III   PANNEBECKER,    NANCY,   is   married  to 
John  Mickleborough.      They  reside  in  Brooklyn, 
New  York,  where  he  is  engaged  as  professor  in  one 
of  the  higher  schools. 

5111  HI  PANNEBECKER,  HANNAH,  is  married  to 
Albert  Redenhauer.     They  reside  in  Cincinnati, 
Ohio. 

5112  III  PANNEBECKER,  REBECCA,  is  married  to 
Archibald  Brydon.    They  reside  at  Little  Current, 
Manitoulin   Island,  where  he  is  engaged  in  the 

-  lumber  business. 

5113  III  PANNEBECKER,  EDWARD,  the  youngest 
of    Abram    arid   Sarah    (Clemens)   Pannebecker's 
family,  is  married  to  Rosena  Papist     They  reside 
at  Walkerville,  Ontario,  where  he  is  foreman  in  the 
basket  works. 

5114  II  PANNEBECKER,  MATTHIAS,  was  born  July 
23rd,  1798.    Died  in  infancy. 

5115  II  PANNEBECKER,  JACOB,  was  born  October 
10th,  1799.    Died  in  infancy. 

5116  II  PANNEBECKER,  BARBARA,  was  born  May 
24th,  1801.    She  was  married  to  Moses  Eby.     They 
resided  near  Berlin.    She  died  January  19th,  1842. 
See  Nos.  2544  to  2580. 

5117  II  PANNEBECKER,  JOHN,  was  born  October 
13th,  1803.    He  was  married  to  Mary  Smith.     They 
resided  in  Hespeler  where  they  both  died.     To 
them  were  born  five  children,  namely:  III  John,  III 


J54  imhiRAl'HIc'AI.    HISToKY    <>K    WATKULOo. 


An;i,  Hi  J.-uiu-s  JI1  William  (doad),  and  III  Joseph. 

5118  II  PANNEBECKER,  MARGARET,-  was  born  Oc- 
tober I2t.li,  1805,  and  died  March  28th,  1880.    She  was 
married,  in  1822,  to  John  Rosenberger  and  resided 
north  of  Preston.     To  them  were  born  twelve  chil- 
dren, namely:  III  Magdalena.  Ill  Joseph,  III  Sarah, 
III  Rachel,  III  Nancy  (dead),  III    Elizabeth,  III 
Cyrus  (dead),  III  Cyrus  (  No.  2.  >  Ulead),  III  Mary 
(dead),  111  John,  III  Annie  (dead),  and  III  George 
(dead).    See  John  Rosenberger's  family. 

5119  II  PANNEBECKER,  HANNAH,  was   born   De. 
cember  13th,  1*06.      She    was    married   to   Jacob 
Rosenberger.     They  reside  at  Roseville,  Ontario, 
where  she  died  in  October,  1848,  leaving  one  son 
named  III  Jacob. 

5120  II  PANNEBECKER,  SAMUEL,  was  born  April 
1  5th,  1  8  10.    Died  in  infancy. 

512111  PANNEBECKEH,  ANNA,  was  born  April 
23rd,  1812,  and  died  near  Preston,  Ontario,  February 
10th,  1875.  She  was  married  to  Rev.  John  Bear. 

See  No*.  5<>7  to  610. 

5122  II  PANNEBECKER,  MAGDALENA,  was  born 
May  24th,  1814.  She  died  unmarried,  aged  about 
twenty-two  years. 

512311  PANNEBECKER,  CORNELIUS,  the  youngest 
son  of  Cornelius  and  Anna  (Dettweiler)  Panne- 
bcnker,  was  born  near  Hespeler,  Ontario,  March 
18th,  1817.  He  was  married  to  Veronica  Witmer 
and  resided  near  Hespeler  on  the  farm  now  in 
possession  of  their  son,  Elias,  where  they  both  died. 
His  death  took  place,  March  30th,  1875.  To  them 
were  born  four  children,  viz: 

5124  III  PANNEBECKER,  ELIAS,  was  bora  in  Feb- 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  "  155 


ruary,  1838.  He  is  married  to  Sallie  Oober  and 
resides  on  his  father's  old  homestead,  near  Ilespeler 
where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.  To  them  were 
born  five  children,  namely:  IV  Magdalena,  IV 
Minerva  (dead),  IV  Alfred,  IV  Nancy,  and  IV 
Annie. 

5125  III  PANNEBECKER,  ESTHER,  was  born  in  1840 
and  was  married  to  Daniel  Holm.     She  died  some 
years  ago,  leaving  one  son  named  IV  Cyrus, 

5126  III  PANNEBECKER,  ANNA,  was  born  in  1842. 
She  is  married  to  Daniel  Holm.    They  reside  on  lot 
No.  6,  Concession  3,  Puslinch  Township,  Wellington 
County,  near  Hespeler.     Their  family  consists  of 
eight  children,  namely:  IV  Jeremiah  (dead),  IV 
Isaiah,  IV  Veronica,  IV  Elias,  IV  Agnes,  IV  Archi- 
bald, IV  Angeline,  and  IV  Walter. 

5127  III  PANNEBECKER,  SAMUEL,  was  born   No- 
vember 10th,  1844.    He  is  married  to  Martha  Cober. 
They  reside  on  lot  No.  2,  3rd  Concession,  Puslinch 
Township,  Wellington  County,  near  Hespeler,  On- 
tario.   To  them  were  bom  six  children,  namely:  IV 
Nelson,  residing  in  Petoskey,  Michigan,  IV  Oliver, 
residing  in  Toronto,  Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged 
as  a  street  car  driver,  IV  Gilbert,  a  tinsmith,  re- 
siding in  Guelph,  IV  Cornelia,  IV  Arthur,  and  IV 
Delia,  the  three  younger,  are  at  home  on  the  farm, 
assisting  their  parents  in  the  many  duties  connected 
with  farm  life. 


QUICKFALL. 


The  Quickfalls  of  this  and  other  counties  of  Ontario  are  all  de- 
scendants of  old  I  Franklin  and  Barbara  Quickfall  who  emigrated 
to  America  and  settled  in  New  York  State  where  they  resided 
for  many  years.  One  of  their  sons,  named  II  Thomas,  was  born 
September  i3th,  1799.  He  was  married  to  Hannah  Martinson 
who  was  born  November  i4th,  1803,  and  died  June  iSth,  1889. 
In  1841  they  (Thomas  and  his  wife)  with  their  family  and  his 
aged  parents  moved  to  Canada  and  settled  in  Waterloo  County, 
Ontario,  on  the  old  "Moxley  Farm"  now  known  as  the  "Ever- 
green Farm,"  a  little  north-east  of  the  town  of  Waterloo.  Here 
they  resided  until  their  deaths.  He  died  February  loth,  1868. 
To  them  were  born  several  children,  but  the  name  of  only  one  of 
their  sons  has  been  received,  viz: 

5128  III  QUICKFALL,   RICHARD   M.,  was   born   in 

New  York  State,  March  i6th,  1833.  When  eight  years  of  age 
his  parents  moved  to  Canada  and  settled  on  the  farm  now  pos- 
sessed by  his  son,  IV  Allan  E.,  where  he  was  raised.  On  May 
27th,  1862,  he  was  married  to  Leah  Groff  who  was  born  August 
1 7th,  1839.  Soon  after  his  marriage  he  took  possession  of  the 
old  homestead  which  he  greatly  improved  in  appearance  and 
value  in  erecting  first-class  buildings  thereon  and  in  planting  a 
great  variety  of  both  fruit  and  ornamental  trees.  Here  he  resided 
until  1889  when  he  moved  on  the  farm  he  now  possesses  about 
a  mile  north  of  Bridgeport.  Mr.  QHiickfall  has  held  various 
positions  such  as  trustee,  assessor,  councillor  and  at  present  he 
holds  the  position  of  first  deputy  Reeve  for  Waterloo  Township. 
His  family  consisted  of  six  children,  viz: 

5129  IV  QUICKFALL,  EMMA  MAY,  was  born  May 
13th,  1863.      She   was  married  to  John  McNally. 
They  resided  at  Blair  where  she  died  October  6th. 
1889,  leaving  one  daughter  named  V  Olive  who  is 
also  dead. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  157 

5130 IV  QUICKFALL,  ALLAN  EDWIN,  was  born 
January  8th,  1865.  He  is  married  to  Sarah  Bru- 
bacher  and  resides  on  the  "Evergreen  Farm"  pos- 
sessed by  his  father  until  1889.  His  family  consists 
of  three  children,  namely:  V  George,  V  Nora,  and 
V  Harry. 

5131  IV  QUICKFALL,  CHARLES  ALLAN,  was  born 
May  12th,  1867.    He  is  married  to  Magdalena  Betz- 
ner  and  resides  on  part  of  the  old  "Evergreen  Farm" 
where  he  is  engaged  in  manufacturing  brick.    His 
family  consists  of  five  children,  namely:  V  Clarke 
Jay  (dead),  V  Lillie  May,  V  Olive  Meta,  V  Stella 
and  V  Grace  (twins).  ' 

5132  IV  QUICKFALL,  GEORGE  THOMAS,  was  born 
June  1 1th,  1869,  and  died  October  7th,  1883.     • 

5133 IV  QUICKFALL,  ANNIE  LAURA,  was  born 
March  9th,  1874,  and  died  January  21st,  1895. 

5134  IV  QUICKFALL,  ALBERT  CLARKE,  was  born 
January  17th,  1878.  He  is  home  working  on  the 
farm. 


REICHERT. 


The  Reicherts+  of  Wilmot  Township  are  descend- 
ants of  Daniel  Reichert*  who  emigrated  to  America 
in  1753  and  settled  in  Lancaster  County,  Pennsyl- 


Tradition  has  it  that  his  wife  was  a  Susanna  Kindig 


158  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 


vania,  where  he  died  after  his  family  was  of  age. 
We  cannot  ascertain  at  so  late  a  date  the  names  of 
all  of  the  old  progenitor's  family,  but  the  names  of 
three  of  the  children  were  II  Mary,  II  John,  and  II 
Christian. 

5135  II  REICHERT,  MARY,*  was  born  in  1769.  In 
1795  she  was  married  to  Frederick  Bock  who  was 
born  February  21st,  1769.  They  resided  in  Lancas- 
ter County,  Pennsylvania,  where  they  had  a  family 
of  six  children,  namely:  III  Jacob,  III  John,  III 
Daniel,  III  David,  III  Samuel  and  III  Catharine. 
See  Nos.  1129  to  1145. 

5136 II  REICHERT,  JOHN,  was  born  in  1771.  In  1800 
he  and  his  brother,  Christian,  moved  to  Canada. 
He  settled  in  Markham  Township,  York  County, 
about  thirty  miles  north  of  Toronto,  on  what  is  now 
called  Yonge  Street.  No  information  received  in 
regard  to  his  family  and  descendants. 

5137  II  REICHERT,  CHRISTIAN,  was  born  in  Lan- 
caster County,  Pennsylvania,  April  17th,  1773.     In 
1798  he  was  married  to  Barbara,  youngest  daughter 
of  Samuel  and  Maria  (Detweiler)  Betzner,    She  was 
born  July  29th,  1778,  and  died  September  19th,  1874. 
He  died  May  8th,  1852.    In  1800  he  came  to  Canada 
and  settled  at  Freeport,  Waterloo  County,  Ontario, 
where  he  died  May  8th,  1852.    His  family  consisted 
of  eight  children,  namely: 

5138  III  REICHERT,  SAMUEL,  the  eldest  in  family, 
was  born  in  February,  1800,  and  died  in  September, 
1831.    He  was  unmarried. 

5139  III   REICHERT,   POLLY,   was   born    December 
15th,  1802,  and  died  September  7th,  1880.     She  was 
never  marrted. 

{  Mary  and  her  husband  never  resided  in  Canada. 


1WX4RAPIHOAL    HISTORY   OF    WATKHLOO. 

5140111  KEKJIIKIJT,  JACOH,  was  born  in  i,S(4.  He 
was  first  married  to  Sophia  Fordney  and  after  her 
decease  to  Elizabeth  Gingerich.  They  resided  in 
Michigan  where  he  was  engaged  in  farming.  His 
death  occurred  September  llth,  1882.  His  family 
consisted  of  several  children,  all  of  whom  reside  in 
Michigan  save  two,  namely:  IV  John,  who  is  mar- 
ried to  Mary  Witmer  and  resides  near  Fordwich 
Huron  County,  Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged  in 
farming,  and  IV  Susannah  who  is  married  to  Fred- 
erick Gettkie,  a  farmer,  and  also  resides  near  Ford- 
wich, Huron  County,  Ontario. 

5141  III  REICH  ERT,  DANIEL,  was  born  in  1806.    He 
was  married  to  Elizabeth  Groh  who  was  born  Sep. 
tember  6th,  1812,  and  died  August  29th,  1882.    They 
resided  in  Wilmot  Township,  near  New  Dundee, 
Ontario,  where  he  was  engaged  in  farming.     At 
present  he  has  his  home  with  his  daughter,  Mrs. 
Main  wfeo  resides  at  William sburg.     Their  family 
consisted  of  ten  children,  viz: 

5142  IV  REICHERT,  JOHN,  died  in  infancy. 

5143 IV  REICHERT,  SUSANNAH,  was  married  to 
John  Livergood,  a  farmer.  They  reside  at  Green- 
wood, Michigan,  and  have  three  children,  namely: 
V  Joseph,  V  Mary,  and  V  George. 

5144  IV  REICHERT,  CHRISTIAN,  is  married  to  Ma- 
tilda  Marschon.     They  reside  at  Princeton,  Ken- 
tucky, U.  S.,  where  he  is   engaged   in  farming. 
Their  family  is  as  follows,  namely:  V  Elizabeth,  V 
Ellen,  V  Levi,  and  V  Mary. 

5145  1^  REICHERT,  BARBARA,  is  married  to  John 
F.  Becker,  a  farmer  and  carpenter.     They  reside 
near  New  Dundee,  Ontario.     Their  family  is  as 


160  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 


follows,  namely:  V  Matilda,  V  Simon,  V  Stephen, 
V  Susannah,  V  Christian,  V  Titus,  V  Isaac,  Y 
Allan,  V  Emeline,  and  V  Adline. 

5146  IV  REICHERT,  HANNAH,  is  married  to  Moses 
Martin,  a  farmer.    They  reside  at  Clarence  Centre, 
New  York.      Their  family  is  as  follows,  namely : 
V  Oliver,  V  Jonas,  V  Amanda,  and  V  Albert. 

5147  IV  REICHERT,  LEVI,  is  married  to  Mena  Spre- 
man.    They  reside  at  Elison  Bay,  Wisconsin,  where 
he  is  engaged  in  farming.     Their  children  are  V 
Albert,  V  Edward,  V  Matilda,  V  Norman,  V  Her- 
man, V  Mary,  and  V  Malinda. 

5148  IV  REICHERT,  GEORGE,  was  married  to  Julia 
Ann  Foreman.     They  resided  near  Hespeler,  On- 
tario, where  he  died  November  12th,  1887.     His 
family   consisted    of   three    children,    namely:    V 
Dinah,  V  Ephraim  (dead),  and  V  Susannah. 

5149  IV  REICHERT,  MARY,  is  married  to  Abraham 
Shenk.    They  reside  at  Williamsville,  New  York, 
and  have  one  child  named  V  Mary. 

5150 IV  REICHERT,  ELIZABETH,  is  married  to 
Charles  Baumler.  They  reside  in  Buffalo,  New 
York,  where  he  is  engaged  as  a  malster.  To  them 
are  born  four  children,  namely:  V  William,  V 
Clarence,  V  Henry,  and  V  Oscar  (dead). 

5151 IV  REICHERT,  JUDITH,  is  married  to  Henry 
Main,  a  wage-earner.  They  reside  at  Williamsburg, 
about  three  miles  south-west  of  Berlin.  To  them 
are  born  four  children,  namely:  V  Arthur  (dead), 
V  Albert,  V  Allan,  and  V  Mary. 

5152  III  REICHERT,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  in  1808. 
She  was  married  to  John  W.  Wanner  who  was 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  161 

born  March  17th,  1801,  and  died  September  28th, 
1865.  They  resided  on  farm  now  in  possession  of 
James  T.  Phin,  near  Hespeler,  Ontario.  They  had 
a  family  of  seven  children,  namely:  IV  Christian, 
IV  Levi,  IV  Samuel,  IV  Hannah,  IV  Veronica,  IV 
John,  and  IV  Joel.  See  John  W.  Wanner's  family. 

5153  III   REICHERT,   CATHARINE,  was  born  May 
15th,  1811.     On  April  30th,  1844,  she  was  married 
to  John  Master.     They  resided  in  Wilfliot  Town- 
ship, west  of  New  Dundee,  many  year;?.   At  present 
they  reside  in  Berlin  and  have  their  home  with  his 
son,  Isaac.    They  have  no  family. 

5154  III  REICHERT,  CHRISTIAN,  was  born  October 
26th,  1815.    He  was  married  to  Rebecca  Groh  who 
was  born  November  25th,  1820,  and  died  July  5th, 
1884.    They  resided  in  Wilmot  Township,  a  little 
north-west  of  New  Dundee,  where  he  was  engaged 
in  farming.    He  died  October  30th,  1889,  leaving  no 
family. 

5155  III  REICHERT,  DAVID,  was  born  in  1817  and 
died  at  Freeport  in  1818,  aged  9  months  and  several 
days. 


REIST. 


5156  I  REIST,  PETER,  the  pioneer  of  this  numerous 

family,  was  born  in  Switzerland  about  the  year  1700.  During 
the  early  days  of  his  boyhood,  religious  persecutions  were  carried 
on  most  severely  against  all  nonconformists.  When  twenty  years 
of  age  he  fled  to  the  Palatinate  for  shelter.  Here  he  remained 


162  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  O!"  WATERLOO. 

three  years,  working  at  his  trade  (linen  weaving)  While  at  the 
Palatinate  he  formed  an  acquaintance  with  Anna  Clara  Boyer 
whom  he  married  in  1723.  Soon  after  their  marriage  they 
emigrated  to  America  and  settled  in  Perm  Township,  Lancaster 
County,  Pennsylvania,  where  he  built  for  himself  and  wife  a  small 
cabin  near  Kissel  Hill,  but  the  land  on  which  it  was  built  was 
claimed  by  one  named  Witmer.  He  relinquished  possession  of 
this  and  went  about  two  miles  north-west  where  he  took  posses- 
sion of  six  hundred  acres  of  land;  two  hundred  acres  of  this 
tract  are  still  in  possession  of  John  and  Jacob  Reist,  great-great- 
grandsons  of  the  first  old  settler.  Mr.  Reist's  family  consisted  of 
seven  children,  viz: 

5157  II  REIST,  PETER,  was  born  in  172(5.  He  resided 
in  Millers ville,  Lebanon  County,  Pennsylvania, 
where  his  descendants  are  to  be  found. 

5158 II  REIST,  JOHN,  was  born  in  1728.  He  was  mar- 
ried to  Elizabeth  Langenecker.  To  them  were  born 
eight  children,  namely:  III  John  was  born  in  1758. 
His  descendants  reside  in  York  State,  near  Buffalo. 
Ill  Peter  was  born  in  1761.  His  descendants  are  in 
Warwick  Township,  Lancaster  County,  Pennsyl- 
vania. Ill  Abraham  was  born  in  1764.  His  de- 
scendants are  in  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania. 
Ill  Christian  was  born  in  1770.  He  was  married  to 
Barbara  Hershey.  Their  descendants  are  in  Lan- 
caster County,  Pennsylvania.  The  names  of  the 
four  younger  children  were  not  received. 

5159  II  REIST,  CHRISTIAN,  was  born  in  1730.  He 
was  married  but  died,  leaving  no  heirs. 

5160 II  REIST,  JACOB,  was  born  in  1732.  He  was 
killed  on  Braddock's  field  near  Pittsburgh,  Pennsyl- 
vania, July  9th,  1755. 

5161 II  REIST,  ANN,  was  born  in  1734.  Nothing 
known  of  her  descendants. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF   WATERLOO.  168 

5162  II  REIST,  MAGDALENA,  vas  born  in  1735.~Ste 
left  no  heirs. 

5163  II  EEIST,  ABRAHAM,   the   youngest   son   of  I 
Peter  and   Anna  Reist,  was  born  in  1737.     His 
family  consists  of  three  sons,  namely:  III  John,  III 
Abraham,  and  III  Christian.     The  descendants  of 
the  two  younger  sons  are  residents  of  Lancaster 
County,  Pennsylvania,  while  those  of  III  John  are 
nearly  all  to  be  found  in  Canada.     We  shall  now 
follow  III  John's  family. 

5164  III  REIST,  JOHN,  was  born  July  18th,  1763.     On 
December  28th,  1790,  he  was  married  to  Susannah  Huber  who 
was  born  May  2ist,  1771,  and  died  September  i5th,  1850.      In 
May,  1826,  they  with  their  large  family  moved  to  Canada  and 
settled  in  Waterloo  County,  near  the  village  of  Bridgeport,  on  the 
farm  now  possessed  by  John  Stroh.     Here  they  resided  for  nearly 
one  year  when  they  purchased  the  farm   now  possessed  by  his 
grandson,  Isaac  Reist,   near  Kossuth,   Ontario,   where  he  died 
December  2nd,  1843.     To  them  were  born  twelve  children,  all 
of  whom  settled  in  this  county  save  Abraham   who  remained  in 
Penn  Township,  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  where  his  de- 
scendants still  reside. 

5165  IV  REIST,  ABRAHAM,  was  born  September  17th, 
1791.      He  was  married  to  Maria  Hostetler.     To 
them  were  born  seven  children,  namely:  V  Abra- 
ham, V  John,  V  Jacob,  V  Maria,  V  Nancy,  V  Sarah, 
and  V  Catharine. 

5166  IV  REIST,  JOHN,   was  born  February  7th,  1793. 
He  and  his  brother,  Samuel,  and  his  sister,  Barbara, 
came  to  Canada  in  1821.    While  assisting  in  erect- 
ing a  bridge  across  the  Conestogo  near  Mr.  Scheif- 
ley's,  he  was  accidentally  drowned  March  29th,  1822. 
He  was  not  married. 

5167  IV  HEIST,  SAMUEL,  was  born  January  1st,  1795, 


164  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

He  was  married  to  Salome,  daughter  of  Jacob  and 
Salome  (Graybill)  Erb.  She  was  born  August  4th, 
1808,  and  died  in  Berlin,  January  15th,  1888.  He 
died  on  his  farm  in  Woolwich  Township,  near  St. 
Jacobs,  January  20th,  1883.  To  them  was  born  a 
family  of  seven  children,  viz: 

5168  V  KEIST,  JOHN  E.,  the  eldest,  was  married  to 
Sophia  Wagner.     They  reside  in  Indiana,  U.  S., 
where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.    His  family  con- 
sists of  five  children,  namely:   VI  Samuel  (dead), 

VI  Sarah,  VI  Nancy,  VI  Lydia,  and  VI  Veronica. 

5169  V  REIST,  SAMUEL,  was  bom  January  30th,  1825. 
He  was  married,  October  10th,  1848,  by  Bishop  Ben- 
jamin Eby,  to  Magdalena,  daughter  of  John  and 
Anna  (Hackman)  Gingerich.    They  reside  on  south 
half  of  lot  No.  87,  German  Company's  Tract,  of 
Woolwich  Township,  one  mile  south  of   Elmira. 
To  them  were  born  six  children,  viz: 

5170  VI  REIST,  MENNO,  was  born  February  7th,  1850. 
On  October  5th,  1875,  he    was   married  to  Mary 
Martin.    He  died  December  10th,  1881,  leaving  one 
daughter  named  VII  Annie.     She  was  born  June 
5th,  1878. 

5171  VI  REIST,  MOSES,  second  son,  was   born   Jan- 
uary 25th,  1854.     On  March  5th,  1878,  he  was  mar- 
ried to  Esther  Baumann.     They  reside  on  a  farm 
one  mile  north  of  Elmira.    Their  family  consists  of 
five  children,  namely:  VII  Daniel,  VII  Elias  (dead), 

VII  Moses,  VII  Joseph,  and  VII  Leah. 

5172  VI  REIST,  AMANDA,  the  eldest  daughter,  was 
born  November  24th,  1858.    On  April  27th,  1886,  she 
was  married  to  Josiah  M.  Eby.    They  reside  about 
a  mile  west  of  Elmira  and  have  a  family  of  three 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  165 

sons,  namely:    VII  Menno,  VII   Moses,  and  VII 
Samuel. 

5173  VI  REIST,  LEAH,  the  second  daughter,  was  born 
July  31st,  1861.     On  February  14th,  1882,  she  was 
married  to   Elias   Martin.      They   reside  in  Peel 
Township,  Wellington  County.    Their  children  are 
VII  Moses,  VII  Samuel,  VII  Magdalena  (dead),  VII 
Esther,  and  VII  Leah. 

5174  VI  REIST,  MAGDALENA,  the  third   daughter, 
was  born  October  6th,  1865.    On  May  19th,  1891,  she 
was  married  to  Solomon  Reist.    They  reside  on  her 
father's  farm  one  mile  south  of  Elmira  and  have 
one  son  named  VII  Noah. 

5175  VI  REIST,  REBECCA,  the   youngest  daughter, 
was  born  October  24th,  1870.     She  is  not  married 
and  resides  with  her  parents. 


5176  V  REIST,  JACOB,  the  third  son  of  Samuel  and 
Salome  (Erb)  Reist,  was  born  June  llth,  1826.     On 
January  2nd,  1857,  he  was  married  to  Rachel,  daugh- 
ter of  Louis  and  Mary  Ann  (Heller)  Haeberle.    She 
was  born  October  16th,  1835.    Soon  after  their  mar- 
riage they  moved  on  the  farm    where  they  still 
reside,  lot  No.  98,  German  Company's  Tract,  about 
four  miles  north-west  of   Elmira.      They  have  a 
family  of  six  children,  viz: 

5177  VI  REIST,    SIMON,   the    eldest    son   of    Jacob 
Reist,  was  born  September  23rd,  1857.     He  is  mar- 
ried to  Wilhelmine  Kalbfleisch.     He  is  a  farmer 
and  resides  in  Peel  Township,  one  mile  north  of 
Glenallan.    They  have  had  a  family  of  four  chil- 
dren, namely:  VII  Henry  (dead),  VII  Albert,  VII 
Ira  (dead),  and  VII  Norman. 


166  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

5178  VI  REIST,  MARY  ANN,  the  eldest  daughter,  was 
born  March  29th,  i860.    She  is  unmarried  and  re- 
sides with  her  parents. 

5179  VI  REIST,  RACHEL,  the  second  daughter,  was 
born  August  17th,  1862.    She  is  married  to  William 
Rudy.   They  reside  on  the  Woolwich  and  Waterloo 
townline,   near    the    Martin    Mennouite    Meeting 
House.    Their  family  consists  of  two  children,  VII 
Mary  Etta  and  VII  Jacob. 

5180  VI  REIST,  SAMUEL,  the  second  son,  was  born 
November  23rd,  1865.     He  is  mariied  to  Sarah  Brox 
and  resides  on  a  large  farm  near  Hartley,  Osborne 
County,  Iowa.    They  have  three  children  named 
VII  Anson  Jacob,  VII  Maude,  and  VII  Addison. 

5181  VI  REIST,  JACOB,  the  third  son,  was  born  April 
llth,  1872.     He  is  not  married  and  is  home  with  his 
father,  assisting  him  to  manage  the  large  farm. 

5182  VI  REIST,  SARAH  ANN,  the  youngest  daughter 
of  Jacob  and  Rachel  Reist,  was  born  June  llth, 
1874.     She  is  home  with  her  parents  and  is  not 
married. 

5183  V  REIST,  ABRAHAM,  the  fourth  son  of  Samuel 
and  Salome  (Erb)  Reist,  is  married  to  Magdalena 
Brubacher.    They  reside  in  May  City,  Iowa.    Their 
family  is  as  follows:  VI  Magdalena,  VI  Leah,  VI 
Elizabeth,  VI  Mary,  VI  Jonas,  VI  Elias,  VI  Salome, 
and  VI  Fannie. 

5184  V  REIST,  BENJAMIN,  the  fifth  son,  was  born 
December  15th,  1830.     He  is  a  carpenter  by  trade 
and  at  present  resides  at  Groshen,  Indiana.     He  is 
married  to  Sarah,  daughter  of  George  Eby.     She 
was  born  April  24th,  1834.    Their  family  consisted 
of  eight  children,  viz; 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 


5185  VI  REIST,  MARY  ANN,  was  born  January  18th 
1853.     She  is  married  to  William  Wickes  and  has 
a  family  of  three  children. 

5186  VI  REIST,  SOLOMON  B.,  born  April  20th,  1854. 

5187  VI  REIST,  GEORGE  H.,  born  November  17, 1856. 

5188  VI  REIST,    ELIZABETH,   was   born   December 
6th,  1858.    She  is  married  to  Amos  Shugars.     They 
have  a  large  family. 

5189  VI  REIST,  SAMUEL  M.,  born  March  22nd,  1862. 

5190  VI  REIST,  LAURA  E.  G.,  was  born  March  25th, 
1864,  and  died  January  30th,  1884.    She  was  mar- 
ried to  William  Nutting.    They  had  one  child. 

5191  VI  REIST,  DANIEL,  born  May  llth,  1867,  died 
April  30th,  1887. 

5192  VI  REIST,  CAROLINE,  was  born  June  20th,  1870. 
She  is  married  to  Henry  G.  Krogel.     They  have  a 
small  family. 

5193  V  REIST,  DAVID,  the  youngest  son  of  Samuel 
and  Salome  (Erb)  Reist,  died  in  infancy. 

5194  \  REIST,  SARAH  ANN,  the  youngest  daughter 
of  Samuel  and  Salome  (Erb)  Reist,  is  married  to 
Philip  Briding.     They  reside  in  Goshen,  Indiana. 
The  names  of  their  children  are  as  follows:  VI 
Lucy,  VI  Hannah,  VI  Charles,  VI  John,  VI  Isaac, 
VI  Hiram,  VI  Caroline,  and  VI  Horace. 

5195  IV  REIST,  CHRISTIAN,  was  born  in  Penn  Town- 
ship,  Lancaster  County,   Pennsylvania,  November    ijth,    1796. 
He  came  to  Canada  in  1826  and  settled  on  a  farrh  two  miles  east 
of  Breslau  where  he  died  February  2oth,  1875.     He  was  married, 
twice,  first  to  Nancy  Strieger,  March  i6th,  1830.     She  was  born 


168  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

December  8th,  1797,  and  died  in  October,  1845.  After  her 
decease  he  was  again  married  to  Christina  E^a  Froegel,  October 
1 7th,  1848.  She  was  born  September  isth,  ]8i5;  and  at  present 
resides  with  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Kurtz,  at  Shantz  Station,  about 
three  miles  east  of  Breslau.  With  the  first  wife  there  were  two 
children,  viz: 

5196  V  REIST,  HENRY,  son  of  Christian  and  Nancy 
(Strieger)  Reist,  was  born  July  18th,  1831.      He  re- 
sides in  Clinton  County,  Michigan,  where  he  is 
engaged  in  farming.      He    was   first   married   to 
Susanna,  daughter  of  Martin  and  Susannah  (Ries) 
Schiedel.      She  was  born  January  7th,  1830,  and 
died  in  1871.    After  her  decease  he  was  married  to 
Sarah  Ann  Davenport.    There  are  children  of  both 
wives  but  their  names  were  not  received. 

5197  V  REIST,  ANNA,  the  youngest  daughter  of  Chris- 
tian Reist  and  his  first  wife,  was  born  May  26th, 
1837.      She  is  married  to  John  Y.  Dippel.     They 
reside  on  the  old  "Rev.  Abram  C.  Weber  Farm" 
situated  at  the  west  end  of  the  Toll  Bridge  opposite 
Freeport.    Have  no  family. 

5198V  REIST,  MENNO  F.,  the  eldest  child  of  Chris- 
tian Reist  and  his  second  wife,  Christina  Eva 
Frogel,  was  born  February  4th,  1850.  He  is  unmar- 
ried and  resides  with  his  mother  and  sister  at 
Shantz  Station. 

5199  V  REIST,  MARY  ANN,  the  eldest  daughter  of 
second  wife,  was  born  March  8th,  1852,  and  died  in 
April,  1856. 

5200  V  REIST,  CHRISTIAN,  the  second  son,  was  born 
December  19th,  1853.     He  is  married  to  Christina 
Kramp  and  resides  at  Shantz  Station  where  he  is 
engaged  in  farming.    Their  family  consists  of  two 
children,  namely:  VI  John  and  VI  Elizabeth. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  169 


5201  V  REIST,  WENDEL, 

November  27th,  1856.  He  is  married  to  Caroline 
Lavitzka.  They  reside  in  Hespeler  where  he  is  en- 
gaged in  the  woollen  mills.  Their  family  consisted 
of  four  children,  namely:  VI  Christian,  VI  Sarah 
Ann,  VI  Henry,  and  VI  Angeline  (dead). 

5202  V  REIST,  SUSANNAH,  the  youngest  daughter, 
was  born  August  15th,  1858.    She  was  married  to 
Philip  Kurtz  who  died  September  2nd,  1884.     They 
resided  011  the  old  "Stafford  Farm"  now  owned  by 
Rev.  Amos  Eby,  where  he  died.     The  widow  has 
her  home  with  her  mother  who  resides  at  Shantz 
Station.     She  has  had  a  family  of  three  children, 
namely:  VI  Malinda  (dead),  VI  Otto,  and  VI  John 
William. 

5203  IV  REIST,  SUSANNAH,  the  fifth  member  of 
John  and  Susannah  (Huber)  Reist's  family,  was 
born  in    Warwick   Township,  Lancaster   County, 
Pennsylvania,  January  4th,  1799.    She  was  married 
to  Henry  Ernst  who  was  born  November  24th,  1803, 
and  died  October  20th,  1878.    She  died  March  3rd, 
1873.    They  had  a  family  of  seven  children,  namely: 
V  John,  V  Henry,  V  Joseph,  V  Jacob,  V  David,  V 
Nancy,  and  V  Samuel.    See  Nos.  2956  to  2968. 

5204  IV  REIST,  BARBARA,  the  sixth  member  of  John 

and  Susannah  (Huber)  Reist's  family,  was  born  November-  1  5th, 
1  80  1.  In  1821  she  came  to  Canada  with  her  brothers,  John  and 
Samuel.  In  October,  1824,  she  was  married  to  Rev.  Ludwig 
Koch  who  was  born  July  ipth,  1801,  and  died  September  i5th, 
1889.  She  died  August  igth,  1890.  They  resided  about  one 
mile  west  of  Conestogo,  in  Woolwich  Township.  Their  family 
consisted  of  eight  children,  namely:  V  Susannah,  V  Elizabeth, 
V  Barbara,  V  Mary,  V  Anna,  V  David,  V  John,  and  V  Joseph. 
See  Rev.  Ludwig  Koch's  family. 


170  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

5205  IV  REIST,  ELIZABETH,  the  seventh  member  of 

the  family,  was  born  February  i2th,  1803.  She  was  first  married 
to  John  Bretz  and  after  his  decease  to  David  Scheirich  who  was 
born  December  24th,  1790,  and  died  December  i5th,  1862. 
She  died  July  22nd,  1876.  To  her  and  her  first  husband  were 
born  two  children  named  V  Maria  and  V  Susannah,  and  with 
Mr.  Scheirich  she  had  four  children,  namely:  V  David,  V  Joseph, 
V  Abraham,  and  V  Elizabeth. 

5206  IV  REIST,  DAVID,  the  eighth  member  of  John 

and  Susannah  (Huber)  Reist's  family,  was  born  in  Warwick 
Township,  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  January  2ist,  1805. 
He  came  to  Canada  with  his  parents  in  1826  and  settled  on  the 
farm  now  possessed  by  Henry  Stroh  near  Bridgeport,  Ontario. 
Here  they  remained  only  one  year,  thence  they  moved  on  the 
farm  now  possessed  by  Joseph  Reist.  On  January  zoth,  1830, 
he  was  married  to  Mary,  daughter  of  Peter  and  Elizabeth 
(Wanner)  Mosser.  She  was  born  November  gth,  1812,  and  died 
near  Kossuth,  September  3rd,  1866.  He  is  still  living  and  en- 
joying good  health  for  a  man  of  such  an  age.  He  has  his  home 
with  his  son-in-law,  Daniel  S.  Snyder,  of  Woolwich  Township. 
Soon  after  their  marriage  they  moved  on  the  farm  lately  owned 
by  Carl  Zu^er,  near  New  Germany,  Ontario.  Here  they  resided 
until  the  year  1842,  then  they  moved  on  a  farm  near  Kossuth^ 
now  in  possession  of  his  son,  Peter.  Here  they  resided  until  her 
death  in  1866,  Since  then  he  has  had  his  home  with  his  chil- 
dren. Their  family  consisted  of  eleven  children,  viz: 

5207  V  REIST,  JOHN,  the  eldest  son  in  the  family,  was 

born  March  i2th,  1831.  He  was  first  married  to  Susannah 
Wanner  who  died  September  i2th,  1860.  After  her  decease  he 
was  married  to  Mary  Wanner,  a  sister  to  his  first  wife.  They  re- 
side on  a  farm  in  the  township  of  Woolwich,  about  three  miles 
north  of  Elmira.  Of  the  first  wife  there  were  four  children, 
namely:  VI  Joel,  VI  George,  VI  David,  and  VI  Daniel  (dead), 
and  of  the  second  wife  there  are  nine  children,  namely:  VI  Solo- 
mon, VI  Susannah,  VI  John,  VI  Mary,  VI  Noah,  VI  Sarah,  VI 
Ephraim,  VI  Catharine,  and  VI  Matilda. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 


5208  V  REIST,  PETER,  the  second  son  in  the  family 

was  born  August  3rd,  1832.  On  September  i2th,  1852,  he  was 
married  to  Mary,  daughter  of  Isaac  Y.  and  Catharine  (Clemens) 
Shantz.  She  was  born  May  i6th,  1834.  They  reside  on  his 
father's  old  homestead,  being  composed  of  lot  No.  89,  German 
Company's  Tract,  Waterloo  County.  Their  post  office  is  Kos- 
suth,  Ontario.  He  is  an  ordained  deacon  of  the  Mennonite 
body.  Their  family  consisted  of  seven  children  but  only  one  of 
whom  is  living.  Their  family  is  as  follows: 

5209  VI  REIST,  ISAAC,  was  born  May  19th,  1853,  and 
died  August  23rd,  1880.     He  was  married  to  Leah 
Wildfong  and  had  a  family  of  two  children  named 
VII  Norman  and  VII  Rosa  (dead). 

5210  VI  REIST,  MARY  ANN,  was  born  August  25th, 
1855,  and  died  July  4th,  1857. 

5211  VI  REIST,  AMOS,  was  born  January  30th,  1857, 
and  died  August  25th,  1875. 

5212  VI  REIST,  CATHARINE,  was   born   November 
20th,  1858,  and  died  December  3rd,  1880. 

5213  VI  REIST,  DAVID,  was  born  March  27th,  1860, 
and  died  September  5th,  1879. 

5214  VI  REIST,  PETER,  was  bom  January  31st,  1862, 
and  died  February  3rd,  1875. 

5215  VI  REIST,  OWEN,  was  born  February  4th,  1866. 
He  is  married  to  Ellen,  daughter  of  Samuel  Bear. 
They  reside  at  home  with  his  father.    Their  family 
consists  of  one  son  named  VII  Levi  Stanley. 

5216V  REIST,  MOSES,  the  third  son  of   David  and 

Mary  (Mosser)  Reist,  was  born  January  i8th,  1834.  He  is  a 
farmer  and  owns  a  beautiful  farm  a  little  south-west  of  Shantz 
Station.  He  is  married  to  Mary  Shantz,  a  sister  to  his  brother's 
(Peter)  wife.  She  was  born  April  yth,  1838,  and  died  March 


172  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

22nd,  1875.  They  have  had  a  family  of  eight  children,  namely: 
VI  Mary  Ann,  married  to  Alexander  Stauffer,  VI  Alexander 
(dead),  VI  Esther,  married  to  Josiah  Nahrgang,  VI  Leah,  mar- 
ried to  David  Gimble,  VI  Isaac  (dead),  VI  Sarah,  married  to 
Levi  Snyder,  VI  David  (dead),  and  VI  Catharine,  married  to 
Morris  May. 

5217  V  REIST,  DANIEL,  the  fourth  son  of  David  and 
Mary  Reist,  was  born  October  17th,  1835,  and  died 
March  29th,  1836. 

5218  V  REIST,  HENRY,  the  fifth  son  of  David  and 
Mary  Reist,  was  born  February  1st,  1837.     He  was 
married    to    Sophia    Weiman.      They   resided    in 
Bloomingdale  where  she  died  in  April,  1894.    Their 
family  consisted  of  four  children,  namely:  VI  John, 
VI  Sophia,  VI  Solomon,  and  VI  Mary  (dead). 

5219  V  REIST,  DAVID,  the  sixth  son  of  David  and 
Mary  Reist,  was  born  December  25th,  1838,  and  died 
August  16th,  1840. 

5220  V  REIST,  MARY,  the  eldest  daughter  of  David 
and  Mary  Reist,  was  born  December  26th,  1840.    On 
November  4th,  1860,  she  was  married  to  Daniel  S., 
son    of    Benjamin   and    Catharine     (Saltzberger) 
Snyder.    See  Daniel  S.  Snyder's  family. 

5221  V  REIST,  SUSANNAH,  the  second  daughter  of 
David  and  Mary  (Mosser)  Reist,  was  born  July  23rd, 
1843.     On  December  10th,  1867,  she  was  married  to 
Moses  S.,  son  of   Benjamin  and  Catharine  (Saltz- 
berger) Snyder.    See  Moses  S.  Snyder's  family, 

5222  V  REIST,  NOAH,  the  seventh  son  of  David  and 
and  Mary  (Mosser)  Reist,  was  born  December  19th, 
1845.    He  is  unmarried  and  has  his  home  with  his 
brother-in-law,  Moses  S.  Snyder. 

5223V   REIST,   LYDIA,   the    youngest    daughter   of 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  173 

David  and  Mary  (Mosser)  Reist,  was  born  January 
20th,  1848,  and  died  March  14th,  1881.  She  was 
married  to  Franklin  Snyder  and  died  March  14th, 
1881.  See  Franklin  Snyder's  family. 

5224  V  REIST,  SOLOMON,  the  youngest  son  of  David 

and  Mary  (Mosser)  Reist,  was  born  March  6th,  1853.  On  May 
7th,  1882,  he  was  married  to  Isabella,  daughter  of  Jacob  S.  and 
Magdalena  (Snyder)  Snyder.  She  was  horn  February  6th,  1859. 
Some  time  during  the  year  1880  he  commenced  teaching  in  our 
public  schools  and  taught  very  successfully  until  November,  1893, 
when  he,  owing  to  poor  health,  was  obliged  to  resign  his  position 
as  principal  of  the  Bridgeport  public  school.  He  resides  about 
a  mile  from  the  town  of  Berlin  where  he  is  now  engaged  in 
gardening.  His  family  consisted  of  four  children,  viz: 

5225  VI  REIST,  IVAN  ERIC,  was  born  June  6th,  1884, 
and  died  December  31st,  1891. 

5226  VI  REIST,  ELENOR  HILDA,  born  July  30, 1886. 

5227  VI  REIST,  FLORENCE  MAY,  born  Jan.  20, 1889. 

5228  VI  REIST,  ENDORE  RAY,  born  Sep.  6th,  1891. 

5229  IV  REIST,  ANNA,   the  ninth  member   of   John 
and  Susannah  (Huber)  Reist's  family,  was  born 
April  24th,  1807.     On  September  14th,  1828,  she  was 
married  to  Jacob  Witmer.    They  resided  on  a  farm 
near  Preston,  Ontario,  where  she  died  March  4th, 
1888.    See  Jacob  Witmer's  family. 

5230  IV  REIST,  JOSEPH,  the  tenth  member  of  John 

and  Susannah  (Huber)  Reist's  family,  was  born  near  Lititz,  in 
Warwick  Township,  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  July  12th, 
1809.  In  the  beginning  of  May,  1826,  he,  in  company  with 
his  parents  and  their  family,  David  Martin  and  family,  Jacob 
Latschaw  and  family,  Emanuel  Stauflcr  and  family,  and  Henry 
Ernst  and  family,  left  Pennsylvania  and  moved  to  Canada.  They 


174  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

arrived  at  Berlin,  at  Rev.  Benjamin  Eby's  place,  on  May  26th  of 
the  same  year.  His  parents  located  on  the  farm  now  owned  by 
Henry  Stroh,  near  Bridgeport,  where  they  resided  until  March, 
1827,  when  they  took  up  lot  No.  102,  German  Company's  Tract, 
near  where  now  Kossuth  is.  Here  they  resided  until  their 
deaths.  On  April  lyth,  1838,  he  was  married  to  Magdalena, 
daughter  of  Gloth  and  Elizabeth  (Miller)  Miller.  She  was  born 
December  ijth,  1823,  and  died  April  25th,  1886.  After  their 
marriage  he  took  possession  of  his  father's  farm  and  has  resided 
thereon  ever  since.  They  had  a  family  of  eleven  children,  of 
whom  the  greater  number  died  in  infancy.  Their  names  are  as 
follows: 

5231  V  REIST,  SUSAN,  was  born  August  29th,  1839. 
On  April  30th,  1865,  she  was  married  to  Theodore 
W.  Eby  who  died  January  31st,  1873,  and  after  his 
decease  she  was  again  married  to  Daniel  Hagey  in 
1878.    They  reside  in  Blandford  Township,  Oxford 
County,  near  Bright,  Ontario.    Their  family  con- 
sists of  one  daughter  named  VI  Martha. 

5232  V  REIST  ISAAC,  was  born  October  1st,  1841.    On 
June  13th,  1867,  he  was  married  to  Mary  Steen  who 
was  born  August  20th,  1841.     They  reside  on  his 
father's  farm  at  Kossuth.     Their  family  consists  of 
three  children,  viz: 

5233  VI  REIST,  THEODORE,  was  born  July  3rd,  1868. 
He  is  married  to  Lucinda  Rosenberger.    They  re- 
side on  the  farm  formerly  owned  by  Jacob  Heins- 
man.      Their   family   consists   of   three    children, 
namely:  VII  Wilmer,  VII  Mabel,  and  VII  Alton. 

5234  VI  REIST,  GIDEON,  was  bom  October  llth,  1869. 
He  is  married  to  Nancy  Tollman.    They  reside  with 
his  father  on  the  old  homestead. 

5235  VI  REIST,   PHIDELLA,  was  born  August  8th, 
1871.    On  January  2nd,  1894,  she  was  married  to 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  175 

Christian  Rosenberger.  They  reside  in  Wilmot 
Township,  nearly  three  miles  west  of  New  Dundee, 
on  the  farm  where  formerly  the  Rev.  Christian 
Shantz  resided. 

5236  V  REIST,  JOSEPH,  was  born  August  31st,  1843. 
He  is  married  to  Magdalena  Shoemaker.     They 
possess  a  beautiful  farm  in  Normanby  Township, 
Grey  County,  near  Alsfeldt  P.  O.,  where  they  re- 
side.   Their  family  consists  of  one  son  named  VI 
Allan. 

5237  V  REIST,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  November  18th, 
1845,  and  died  August  27th,  1847. 

5238  \  REIST,  JACOB,  was  born  November  7th,  1847. 
He  was  married  to  Catharine  Zeller  who  died  No- 
vember 9th,  1892.    He  resides  on  a  farm  situated  on 
the  west  side  of  the  Grand  River,  near  the  Wool- 
wich boundary.     His  family  consists  of  two  sons, 
namely:  VI  George  Allan  and  VI  Philip  Alexander. 

5239  V  REIST,  CATHARINE,  was  born  April  13th, 
1850,  and  died  January  14th,  1853. 

5240  V  REIST,  ELIAS,  was  born  November  30th,  1852 
and  died  March  28th,  1865. 

5241  V  REIST,  MARY  ANN,  was  born  January  16th, 
1856,  and  died  March  12th,  1858. 

5242  V  REIST,  ABRAHAM,  was  born  January  16th, 
1859,  and  died  November  27th,  1864. 

5243  V  REIST,  SARAH  ANN,  was  born  March  17th, 
1861,  and  died  November  12th,  1864. 

5244V    REIST,   BENJAMIN,  was   born  March  20th, 
1863,  and  died  February  23rd,  1864. 

5245  IV  REIST,  MARIA  (Polly),  the  eleventh  member 


176  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

of  John  and  Susannah  (Huber)  Reist's  family,  was 
born  December  17th,  1812.  In  1826  she  came  to 
Canada  with  her  parents.  On  '  September  13th, 
1836,  she  was  married  to  Henry  Mosser  who  was 
born  January  31st,  1814.  They  resided  in  Woolwich 
Township,  about  two  miles  south-west  of  Elmira 
where  she  died  May  3rd,  1894.  See  Henry  Mosser's 
family. 

5246  IV  REIST,  DANIEL,  the  twelfth  member  of  John 
and  Susannah  (Huber)  Reist's  family,  was   born 
August  9th,  1816.    On  January  13th,  1836,  he  was 
married  to  Leah,  daughter  of  Peter  and  Elizabeth 
(Wanner)  Mosser.     She  was  born  September  7th, 
1818,  and  died  August  29th,  1882.  He  died  June  27th, 
1891.    After  their  marriage  they  moved  on  the  farm 
now  possessed  by  Ephraim  S.  Cressman  about  two 
miles  east  of  Breslau.    Here  they  resided  until  their 
deaths.    They  were  blessed  with  a  family  of  seven 
children,  viz: 

5247  V  REIST,  PETER  M.,  the  eldest  son,  was  born 
January  2nd,  1837.     On  July  20th,  1856,  he  was 
married  to  Catharine  Betzner  who  was  born  April 
llth,  1832.    They  reside  on  the  old  "Buckler  Farm," 
being  part  of  his  father's  old  homestead.     Their 
family  consists  of  eight  children,  viz: 

5248  VI   REIST,   FANNIE,    was    married   to    George 
Smith.    They  leside  at  Niagara  Falls,  Ontario,  and 
have  a  family  of  five  children,  namely:  VII  Jennie, 
VII  Ada,  VII  Willie,  VII  Norman,  and  VII  Her- 
bert. 

5249  VI  REIST,  AARON,  died  young. 

5250  VI  REIST,    MARY,    was   married   to    Benjamin 
Bernhard.     They  reside  at  Low   Bank,  Welland 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  177 

County,  Ontario.      Their  family  consists   of  two 
children  named  VII  Nettie  and  VII  Ira. 

5251  VI  REIST,  ELIZABETH,  was  married  to  Walter 
Purch.     They  reside  at  Niagara  Falls,  New  York 
State,  and  have  a  large  family,  namely:  VII  Maggie, 
VII  Martha,  VII  Minnie,  VII  William,  VII  George,' 
VII  Charles,  VII  Howard,  VII  Harvey,  and  VII 
Vernon. 

5252  VI  REIST,  LEAH,  is  home  and  unmarried. 

5253  VI  REIST,  CATHARINE,  died  young. 

5254  VI   REIST,   MAGDALENA,  is   also   home   and 
unmarried. 

5255  VI  REIST,  ERZA,  is  home  and  engaged  on  the 
farm  during  the  summer  season  and  during  the 
winter  he  attends  the  public  school. 

5256  V  REIST,  JOHN  H.,  the  second  son,  was  bora 
February  1st,  1838,  and  died  February  26th,  1885. 
He  was  married  to  Sarah  Bracey,  and  resided  on 
a  farm  near  Heidelberg  where  he  died.     They  had 
a  family  of  seven  children,  namely:  VI  Esther,  VI 
Ephraim,  VI  James,  VI  Sarah,  VI  Lovina  (dead), 
VI  son  (name  not  given),  and  VI  Ida. 

5257  V  REIST,  NANCY,  the  eldest  daughter,  was  born 
August  18th,  1839.      She  was  married  to  Daniel 
Kramp  who  died  some  years  ago.     At  present  the 
widow  resides  at  Shantz  Station.     Her  family  con- 
sists of  five  children,  namely:  VI  Sarah,  VI  Magda. 
lena,  VI  Louis,  VI  Lizzie,  and  VI  Daniel. 

5258V  REIST,  ELIZABETH,  the  second  daughter 
was  born  March  25th,  1841.  She  was  first  married 
to  Joseph  Heckedon  and  after  his  decease  to  Samuel 


ITS  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

S.  Snider  of  Waterloo.    They  reside  a  little  to  the 
west  of  Waterloo.    She  has  no  family. 

5259  V  REIST,  SARAH,  the  third  daughter,  was  born 
April  10th,  1843.     She  is  married  to  Henry  Good. 
They  reside  in  Conestogo.    See  No.  3244. 

5260  V  REIST,  DAVID,  the  third  son,  was  born  Feb- 
ruary 2nd,  1842.    He  is  unmarried  and  has  his  home 
with  his  brother,  Peter. 

5261  V  REIST,  LEVI,  the  youngest  in  family,  was  born 
October  17th,  1847,  and  died  June  15th,  1869. 


5262  I  REITZEL,  ANTON,  the  pioneer  settler  of  this 

family,  was  a  native  of  Dachsburg,  Lorraine,  Germany,  where  he 
was  born  March  loth,  1810.  In  1831  he  emigrated  to  America 
and  settled  in  Waterloo  County,  Ontario,  Canada.  In  Septem- 
ber, 1834,  he  was  married  to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Jacob  and 
Salome  (Gray bill)  Erb.  She  was  born  July  23rd,  1817.  After 
their  marriage  they  moved  to  Woolwich  Township,  on  the  farm 
now  in  possession  of  their  son,  Leon,  where  he  died  July  3oth, 
1893.  She  is  still  living  and  resides  with  her  daughter,  Magda- 
lena.  They  had  a  family  of  twelve  children,  viz: 

5263  II  REITZEL,  ISAAC,  was  born  August  21st,  1835. 
He  is  married  to  Christiana  Fry.     They  reside  near 
Clifford,  Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 
Their  family  consists  of  nine  children,  namely:  III 
Lizzie,  III  Lydia  (dead),  III  Samuel,  III  Leah,  III 
Veronica  (dead),  III  Margaret  (dead),  III  Magda- 
lena,  III  Amanda,  and  III  Cebilla. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTOEY  OF  WATERLOO.  179 

5264 II  EEITZEL,  MAGDALENA,  was  born  March 
14th,  1837.  She  is  married  to  Peter  Cress.  They 
reside  at  St.  Jacobs,  Ontario,  and  have  no  family. 
She  has  her  mother  residing  with  her. 

5265  II  REITZEL,  SAMUEL,  was  born  August  23rd, 
1839.     He  is  a  farmer  and  resides  near  Milverton! 
He  is  not  married. 

5266  II  REITZEL,  POLLY,  was  born  May  24th,  1841. 
She  is  married  to  Frederick  Haug  who  was  born 
November  22nd,  1834.    They  reside  on  a  farm  near 
St.  Jacobs,  Ontario.       Their    family    consists   of 
twelve  children,  namely:   III  Martin,  married  to 
Maggie  Meyer,  resides  in  May  City,  Iowa;  III  Wil- 
liam, married  to   Elizabeth   Haug,  resides  at  St. 
Jacobs;  III  Annie,  married  to  Eli  Haug;  III  Sam- 
uel, married  to  Julia  Meyer,  resides  at  May  City, 
Iowa;  III  Levi,  married  to  Florence  Donald,  III 
Julian,  III  Frederick,  III  Paulina,  married  to  Isaac 
G.  Good,  III  Clara,  III  Anton,  III  Jacob,  and  III 
Nelson. 

5267  II  REITZEL,  ANTON,  was  born  July  10th,  1842- 
He  is  married  to  Caroline  Gies  and  resides  near 
Elmira  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.     They 
have  five  children,  namely:  III  Edward,  III  Lovina, 
III  Edwin,  III  Adline,  and  III  Edgar. 

5268  II  REITZEL,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  April  llth 
1844.     She  is  married  to  Charles  Gies,  a  farmer. 
They  reside  near  St.  Jacobs,  Ontario.    To  them 
were  born  six  children,  namely:  III  Paulina,  I 
Conrad,  III  Anton,  III  Nelson,  III  Rebecca,  and  III 
Samuel  (dead). 

5269  II  REITZEL,  ANNA,  was  born  October  10th,  1846, 
and  died  April  24th,  1877.     She  was  married  to 
Christian   Weber   and    resided   near   St.   Jacobs, 


180  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

Their  family  consisted  of  four  children,  namely:  III 
Flavian,  III  Lincoln,  III  Sebilla,  and  III  Emanuel. 

5270  II  REITZEL,  LEON,  was  born  April  12th,  1849. 
On  July  5th,  1870,  he  was  married  to  Christina 
Winkler.  She  was  born  July  23rd,  1849.  They 
reside  on  the  old  "Reitzel  Farm"  near  St.  Jacobs. 
Their  family  consists  of  three  children,  namely:  III 
Addison,  III  Maggie,  and  III  Alvina. 

5271 II  REITZEL,  LYDIA,  was  born  August  9th,  1850, 
and  died  in  1853. 

5272  II  REITZEL,  EDWARD,  was  born  in  1852  and 
died  same  day  he  was  born. 

5273  II  REITZEL,  LOUIS,  was  born  in  1854  and  died 
same  day  he  was  born. 

5274  II  REITZEL,  CATHARINE,  was  born  September 
12th,   1857.     She  is  married   to  Michael   Kercher 
and  resides  at  May  City,  Iowa,  where  he  is  engaged 
in  farming.    They  have  a  family  of  four  children, 
namely:  III  Lizzie,  III  Levi,  III  Adline,  and  III 
Clara. 


RIFE. 

(Formerly  spelled  Reiff.) 

5275  I  RIFE,  DAVID,  a  native  of  Lancaster  County, 

Pennsylvania,  was  born  in  the  year  1751.*     All  attempts  made  to 
obtain  names  of  his  parents  and  of  all   his  brothers  and  sisters 

*  My  grandmother,  Mrs.  John  Shoemaker,  daughter  of  Barbara  Reiff,  used  to  say  that 
her  uncle,  David,  was  two  years  older  than  her  mother  and  that  her  uncle  was  ordained  as 
minister  of  the  Mennonite  Church  when  he  was  in  his  thirty- ninth  year,  con>equently  he 
entered  the  ministry  in  1790. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  181 

proved  fruitless.  We  know  of  one  sister  he  had,  named  Barbara, 
who  was  born  in  1753,  and  died  in  Waterloo  County  in  1820. 
She  was  married  to  Isaac  Shantz,  father  to  all  the  old  Shantzes 
that  settled  in  this  county  during  the  early  part  of  the  present 
century.  When  a  young  man  he  moved  to  Adams  County, 
Pennsylvania.  He  was  a  Mennonite  and  in  1790  was  appointed 
a  minister  of  that  church.  He  was  married  and  had  a  family  of 
eight  children,  namely:  II  John,  II  Abraham,  II  George,  II 
Samuel,  II  Joseph,  II  David,  II  Isaac,  and  II  Mary. 

5276 II  RIFE,  ABRAHAM,  the  second  son  in  the 
family,  resided  in  Adams  County,  Pennsylvania, 
where  he  raised  a  large  family.  Their  names  are 
III  Christian,  III  Isaac,  III  David,  III  John,  III 
Mary,  III  Martha,  III  Nancy,  III  Fannie,  and  III 
Elizabeth.  They  resided  in  Adams,  York  and 
Hanover  Counties,  Pennsylvania,  where  their  de- 
scendants are  still  to  be  found. 

5277  II  RIFE,  SAMUEL,  fouth  son  of  Rev.  David  Rife, 

was  born  in  Adams  County,  Pennsylvania.  April  i5th,  1788. 
He  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Hoke  who  was  born  in  Chester 
County,  Pennsylvania,  January  7th,  1793.  In  1825  they  moved 
to  Canada  and  located  in  Waterloo  County  for  a  short  time,  then 
moved  to  what  was  afterwards  called  Guelph  Township,  Welling- 
ton County  where  he  squatted  on  a  tract  of  land  before  the 
survey  of  the  township  was  made.  The  old  homestead  is  now 
in  possession  of  their  son,  Samuel.  Here  and  on  the  farm 
adjoining  their  old  homestead  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rife  resided  until 
their  deaths.  He  died  June  7th,  1856,  and  she  died  August  2ist, 
1873.  Their  family  consisted  of  eight  children,  the  five  eldest  of 
whom  were  born  in  Adams  County,  Pennsylvania,  and  the  three 
younger  in  Guelph  Township,  Wellington  County,  Ontario.  The 
names  of  the  children  are  as  follows,  viz: 

5278  III  RIFE,  NANCY,  the  eldest  in  the  family,  was 

born  in  Adams  County,  Pennsylvania,  and  came  to  Canada  with 
her  parents  in  1825.  She  was  married  twice,  first  to  David 


182  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

Vance  who  was  accidentally  killed  by  falling  while  walking  over 
the  ice  one  morning.  His  head  struck  the  solid  ice  with  such  a 
force  as  to  cause  instant  death.  Some  time  after  his  decease  she 
was  married  to  Joseph  Diller.  They  resided  on  a  beautiful  farm 
about  three  miles  north  of  Hespeler.  With  her  first  husband  she 
had  four  children,  namely:  IV  David,  IV  John,  IV  Edward,  and 
IV  Mary  who  was  married  to  David  Decker.  Of  the  second 
union  there  were  three  children,  namely:  IV  Joseph,  IV  Benja- 
min, and  IV  Sarah. 

5279  III  RIFE,  ELIZABETH,  the  second  daughter  of 
Samuel  and  Elizabeth  (Hoke)  Rife,  was  married  to 
David  Guyer.      Their  family  consisted  of  six  chil- 
dren, namely:  IV  George,  IV  Mariah,  IV  Sarah,  IV 
Annie,  IV  Lydia,  and  IV  Jane. 

5280  III  RIFE,  MARIAH,  the  third  daughter,  was  first 
married  to  Thomas  Hilborn  and  after  his  decease 
she  was  married  to  Jesse  Hilborn,  brother  to  her 
first  husband.     She  resides  in  Preston.    Her  family 
consisted  of   six  children,  namely:  IV  David,  IV 
Elizabeth,  IV  Samuel,  IV  Mary,  and  IV  Sarah  Ann 
of  first  husband,  and  IV  Mariah  of  second  husband. 

5281  III  RIFE,    SAMUEL,   Jr.,    was   born   in   Adams 
County,  Pennsylvania,  October  12th,  1818.     He  re- 
sides on  the  old  homestead.    He  was  married  twice, 
first  to  Mary  Hilborn,  March  10th,  1840,  and  after 
her  decease  to  a  Mrs.  Hine.    His  family,  all  of  first 
wife,  consisted  of  twelve  children,  viz: 

5282  IV  RIFE,  HENRY,  was  born  February  28th,  1841, 
and  died  March  10th,  1885. 

5283  IV  RIFE,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  May  8th,  1842. 
She  is  married  to  John  Henry  and  resides  at  Los 
Angeles,  California. 

5284  IV  RIFE,  SAMUEL,  was  born  October  llth,  1844. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  183 

He  is  married  to  Mary  Halstead  and  resides  at 
Hespeler,  Ontario. 

5285  IV  RIFE,  THOMAS,  was  born  June  10th,  1847. 
He  is  married  to  Clara  Thompson  and  resides  in 
Hespeler,  Ontario. 

5286  IV  RIFE,  MARY,  was  born  May  1st,  1849.     She  is 
married  to  Eli  Salyards  and  resides  in  Rochester, 
New  York. 

5287  IV  RIFE,  SARAH,  was  born  July  25th,  1851.    She 
is  married  to  S.  Witmer  and  resides  at  Hespeler, 
Ontario. 

5288  IV  RIFE,  JOHN,  was  born  April  13th,  1853.     He 
is  married  to  Annie  Plugradt  and  resides  at  Hes- 
peler, Ontario. 

5289  IV  RIFE,  GEORGE  W->  was  born  May  29th,  1855. 
He  is  married  to  Mamie  Corrigan  and  resides  at 
Grand  Rapids,  Michigan. 

5290  IV  RIFE,  DAVID,  was  born  September  20th,  1857. 
He  is  married  to  Annie  Brockel  and  resides  at 
Hespeler,  Ontario. 

5291  IV  RIFE,  JAMES,  was  born  April  13th,  1860.     He 
is  married  to  Fannie  Reid  and  resides  in  Guelph, 
Ontario. 

5292  IV  RIFE,  JENNIE,  was  born  January  15th,  1863. 
She  is  married  to  J.  Thomas  and  resides  at  Toronto, 
Ontario. 

5293  IV  RIFE,  EMMA,  was  born  October  23rd,  1864, 
and  died  January  27th,  1875. 

5294  III  RIFE,  DAVID,  the  second  son  of  Samuel  Rife, 

was    born   in  Adams  County,  Pennsylvania,  August  28th,  1820. 
When  five  years  of  age  his  parents  moved  to  Canada  and  settled 


184  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

on  the  farm  now  in  possession  of  his  bi other,  Samuel  Rife,  Jr. 
Here  he  was  raised.  He  was  married  to  Mary,  daughter  of 
Abraham  and  Sarah  (Clemens)  Pannabecker.  They  resided  on 
a  farm  now  within  the  corporation  of  Hespeler,  Ontario.  Here 
he  died  April  2gth,  1888.  His  widow  is  still  living  and  is  quite 
active  for  a  person  of  her  age.  She  resides  in  the  village  of 
Hespeler.  Their  family  consisted  of  seven  children,  viz: 

5295 IV  RIFE,  GEORGE  WILLIAM,  was  born  in 
Hespeler,  January  24th,  1844.  He  used  to  be  book- 
keeper for  R.  Forbes  &  Co.,  woollen  manufacturers, 
Hespeler.  About  eighteen  years  ago  he  moved  to 
Aylmer  where  he  was  engaged  in  the  mercantile 
business.  Since  then  he  returned  to  Hespeler 
where  he  now  resides  and  is  engaged  in  farming,  con- 
veyancing, etc.  On  August  31st,  1869,  he  was  mar- 
ried to  Isabella,  daughter  of  Rev.  James  White. 
Their  family  consists  of  five  children,  viz: 

5296  V  RIFE,  MARY  ELLEN,  was  born  in  Hespeler, 
February  18th,  1871,  and  died  April  28th,  1871. 

5297  V  RIFE,  JAMES  DAVID,  was  born  in  Hespeler, 
May  7th,  1872. 

5298  V  RIFE,  WILLIAM  ARTHUR,  was  born  in  Hes- 
peler, July  13th,  1874. 

5299  V  RIFE,  ELIZA   JANE,    was   born    in   Aylmer, 
Elgin  County,  April  21st,  1878. 

5300  V  RIFE,  CLARENCE  WHITE,  was  born  in  Hes- 
peler, May  17th,  1886. 

5301 IV  RIFE,  ABRAM  SAMUEL,  the  second  son, 
resides  in  Dillon  City,  Montana,  U.  S.,  where  he  is 
engaged  in  the  dairy  and  ranching  business.  He  is 
married  to  Mary  Jardine. 

5302  IV  RIFE,  DAVID,  the  third  son,  resides  in  Hes- 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  185 


peler,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming  and  the  dairy 
business.    He  is  married  to  Ophelia  Lochead. 

5303  IV  RIFE,  SARAH  ELIZABETH,  eldest  daugh- 
ter of  David  Rife,  is  married  to  Isaac  Salyards, 
deputy  sheriff  of  Monroe  County,  New  York. 

5304  IV  RIFE,  ISAAC,  resides  in  Red  Rock,  Beaver- 
head  County,  Montana,  where  he  is  engaged  in  the 
dairy  and  ranching  business.     He  is  married  to 
Kate  Barrett. 

5305  IV  RIFE,  MARY  JANE,  is  unmarried  and  resides 
with  her  mother  in  Hespeler. 

5306  IV  RIFE,  EPHRAIM  EDWARD,  is  a  teacher  in 
the  Northwestern  College  situated  in  Napierville, 
Illinois.    He  is  unmarried. 


5307  III  RIFE,  SARAH,  the  fourth  daughter  of  Samuel 
Rife,  was  born  in  Guelph  Township,  Wellington 
County,  Ontario,  August  28th,  1826,  and  died  No- 
vember 6th,  1831.    She  was  the  first  white  child 
born  in  Guelph  Township. 

5308  III  RIFE,  JOSEPH,  the  third  son  of  Samuel  Rife, 
was  born  in  Guelph  Township  and  now  resides  in 
Michigan.      He  is  married   to   Elizabeth   Volick. 
Their  family  consists  of  fourteen  children. 

5309  III  RIFE,  GEORGE,  the  fourth  and  youngest  son 
of  Samuel  arid  Elizabeth  (Hoke)  Rife,  resides  in 
Walkerton,  Bruce  County,  Ontario,  where   he  is 
engaged  as  agent  for  sewing  machines,  organs,  etc. 

'  He  is  married  to  Sarah  Pannebecker. 


RINGLER. 


5310  I  RINGLER,  HENRY,  the  old  progenitor  of  this 
family,  was  a  native  of  Lancaster  County,  Pennsyl- 
vania, where  he  was  born  about  the  year  1770.  In 
the  year  1802  he,  in  company  with  his  wife  and 
family  and  others,  moved  to  Canada  and  settled  in 
Waterloo  County,  Ontario,  near  Gait,  where  he 
resided  several  years,  then  he  moved  to  Wilmot 
Township,  near  Manheim,  where  he  died  many 
years  ago.  One  of  his  sons  was  named  II  John. 

5311 II  RINGLER,  JOHN,  was  born  March  13th,  1800. 
He  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Wildfong,  sister  to  old 
Joseph  Wildfong.  She  was  born  in  1803  and  died 
April  26th,  1891.  They  resided  on  the  old  farm 
near  Manheim  where  he  died  July  12th,  1867.  To 
them  was  born  a  family  of  ten  children,  viz: 

5312  III  RINGLER,    ALBERT,  was   born   June   2nd, 
1825.     He  was  first  married  to  Catharine  Sararas 
and  after  her  decease  to  Catharine  Hartzberger. 
He  resides  on  a  farm  near  Petersburg,  Ontario.    To 
him  Avas  born  a  family  of  seven  children,  namely: 
IV  Barbara,  IV  Elizabeth  (dead),  IV  Catharine,  IV 
Samuel,   IV    Sophia    (dead),  IV    Lydia,    and    IV 
Amanda. 

5313  III  RINGLER,  BARBARA,  was  married  to  Abram 
Kuehner,  a  farmer.      They   resided   about    three 
miles  west  of  Waterloo  where  both  died. 

5314  III  RINGLER,  BENJAMIN,  is  married  to  Caro- 
line  Fisher.      They    reside    near    Grand   Rapids, 
Michigan,  where  he  is  farming. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF   WATERLOO.  187 

5315  III  RINGLER,  JOHN,  is   married   to   Catharine 
Fisher.     They  reside  at  Wroxeter,  Huron  County, 
Ontario,  where  he  is  farming. 

5316  III  RINGLER,  GEORGE,  is  married  and  resides 
in  Michigan,  about  nine  miles  from  Port  Huron, 
where  he  is  farming. 

5317  III  RINGLER,  VERONICA,  is   married   to   Na- 
thaniel Downie,  a  farmer.    They  reside  in  Lambton 
County,  near  Port  Sarnia,  Ontario. 

5318  III  RINGLER,  DANIEL,  is   married   to   Nancy 
Schmidt.    They  reside  in  Hespeler,  Ontario,  where 
he  is  engaged  as  a  wagon  builder. 

5319  III  RINGLER,  ADAM,  is  married  to  Sophia  Wart. 
They  reside  in  Indiana  where  he  is  farming. 

5320  III  RINGLER,  SAMUEL,  is  mairied  to  Elizabeth 
Richert.    They  reside  in  Indiana,  U.  S.     He  is  en- 
gaged in  farming. 

5321  III' RINGLER,    MARY,    is    married    to    Kilian 
Schmidt,  a  wage-earner.    They  reside  in  New  Ham- 
burg, Ontario. 


ROAT. 


5322  I  ROAT,  JOHN,  was  born  in  Montgomery  County, 

Pennsylvania,  about  the  year  1802.  He  was  the  son  of  Henry t 
Roat  whose  parents  emigrated  to  Pennsylvania  from  the  Palati- 
nate about  the  year  1763.  While  yet  a  boy  he  learned  the  trade 

t   Mrs.  Isaac  Eby  informed  the  writer  that  she  remembers  hearing  old  Mr. .Roat  speak- 
in  of  his  father,  Henry,  and  stating  that  his  grandfather  came  to  America  years  befo, 
(Henry)  was  born. 


188  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

of  harness  making  and  soon  became  a  renowned  expert  at  his 
trade.  When  quite  a  young  man  he  made  up  his  mind  to  leave 
his  native  state  and  seek  his  home  elsewhere.  Shortly  thereafter 
he  bid  adieu  to  his  parental  home  and  travelled  northward.  He 
came  to  Canada  and  finally  settled  in  Berlin,  Ontario,  where  he 
soon  set  to  work  at  his  trade.  His  shop  was  situated  a  little  to 
the  east  of  the  Market  Hotel.  Here  he  carried  on  his  business 
until  the  time  of  his  death  which  took  place  in  August,  1854. 
In  1830  he  was  married  to  Sarah,  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Eliza- 
beth (Horst)  Sauer.  She  was  born  September  5th,  1805,  and 
is  still  living  with  one  of  her  children.  To  them  was  born  a 
family  of  eleven  children,  of  whom  the  three  eldest,  namely:  II 
Isaac,  II  Elhannon  and  II  Lydia,  died  in  infancy. 

5323  II  ROAT,  CATHARINE,  was  married  to  Samuel 
Trout,  a  wagon  builder.    They  resided  in  Berlin 
for  some  time,  then  they  moved   to  Wallaceville, 
Ontario.      From  there  they  moved  to  Wisconsin, 
thence  to  Kansas  where  she  died,  leaving  a  family. 

5324  II  ROAT,  JOHN,  was  born  in  Berlin,  in  October, 
1833.     He  was  first  married  to  Mary  L.  McMannus 
who  died  February  20th,  1864,  and  after  her  decease 
to  Christina  Fraser  who  died  December  25th,  1889. 
They  resided  in  Berlin  where  he  was  proprietor  of 
the  old  Commercial  Hotel  for  a  number  of  years. 
He  died   March   23rd,    1888,   leaving  a  family  of 
several  children. 

5325  II  ROAT,  HARRIET,  was  born  August  19th,  1835, 
and  died  February  llth,  1853. 

5326  II  ROAT,  MARY,  is  married  to  John  Haugh,  a 
harness  maker.    They  first  resided  in  Berlin  where 
he  carried  on  a  well  paying  business  for  years,  then 
he  moved  to  Guelph,  Ontario,  and  from  there  to 
Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania,  where  they  now  reside. 
They  have  a  family  of  several  children, 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  189 

5327  II  ROAT,  SARAH,  is  married  to  Charles  Lutz,  a 
merchant.    They  reside  in  Chicago,  Illinois,  where 
he  has  his  place  of  business.    They  have  a  family 
of  several  children.    See  Charles  Lutz's  family. 

5328  II  ROAT,  HENRY,  is  married  to  Melvina  Bow- 
man (No.  434)  and  resides  in  the  city  of  Guelph 
where  he  is  engaged  in  the  Wine  business.    His 
family  consists  of  four  children,  namely:  III  George, 
III  Louisa,  III  Ella,  and  III  May. 

5329  II  ROAT,  EDWARD,  followed   harness   making 
for  a  number  of  years  but  owing  to  the  small  profits 
derived  from  the  business,  he  quit  harness  making 
and  commenced  life  as  a  commercial  traveller.     At 
present  he  is  travelling  for  D.  Hibner  &,  Co.,  manu- 
facturers of  parlor  furniture,  etc.    Mr.  Roat  was 
first  married  to  Maggie  Wilson  and  after  her  de- 
cease to  Hannah  Master,  widow  of  the  late  Jacob 
Levan.     He  resides  in  Berlin  and  has  a  family  of 
several  children. 

5330  II  ROAT,  HANNAH,  the  youngest  in  the  family, 
was  born  in  Berlin  in  1849.    She  is  married  to  Allan 
Huber  and  has  a  family  of  two  children,  namely: 
III  Henry  Oscar  and  III  Henrietta  Innis. 


9. 


ROSENBERGER. 


5331 1  ROSENBERGER,  DANIEL,   was   one   of   the 

four  Rosenbergers  who  settled  in  Montgomeiy  County,  Pennsyl. 
vania.  He  was  a  native  of  Zweibriicken,  Germany,  where  he 
was  born  about  the  year  1715.  When  a  young  man  of  about 
twenty  years  of  age  he,  with  others,  emigrated  to  America  and 
settled  in  Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania.  We  find  that  he 
purchased  a  tract  of  land  near  a  place  called  Hockertown  in 
1740,  and  another  of  200  acres  in  1769,  just  two  years  before  his 
death.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Mennonite  body  and  as  we 
have  been  informed  attended  the  Line  Lexington  church  for 
worship.  Tradition  has  it  that  he  had  settled  for  a  brief  period 
near  the  county  line  of  Montgomery  and  Bucks  Counties,  on  the 
place  now  in  possession  of  Samuel  Rosenberger.  From  here  he 
moved  to  the  place  now  in  possession  of  Henry  Rosenberger 
where  he  erected  a  stone  house.  Here  he  died  in  1771.  He 
had  a  family  of  several  children,  the  names  of  some  were  II 
David,  II  Daniel,  II  Isaac,  II  Ann,  and  II  Mary. 

5332  II  ROSENBERGER,  DANIEL,  a  son  of  I  Daniel, 

the  old  progenitor,  was  born  about  the  year  1744.  He  resided 
in  the  same  locality  as  his  father  where  he  was  engaged  in  farming, 
He  was  married  twice,  first  to  Anna  Funk  and  after  her  decease 
to  Barbara  Detweiler.  His  family  consisted  of  seventeen  chil- 
dren, of  whom  four  died  in  infancy.  The  names  of  the  remain- 
ing thirteen  were  III  Abraham  (died  when  about  4  years  of  age), 
III  Christian,  III  David,  III  Philip,  III  Abraham,  III  Daniel, 
III  John,  III  Valentine,  III  Henry,  III  Susan,  III  Ann,  III 
Mary,  and  III  Elizabeth. 

5333  III  ROSENBERGER,  ABRAHAM,  son  of  Daniel 

Rosenberger,  settled  in  Providence  Township,  where 
he  raised  a  family.  The  names  of  four  have  been 
handed  to  us,  namely:  IV  Benjamin,  IV  Jacob,  IV 
Susannah,  and  IV  Elizabeth. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  191 

5334 IV  ROSENBERGER,  BENJAMIN,  son  of  III 
Abraham  Rosenberger,  was  born  in  Montgomery 
County,  Pennsylvania,  about  the  year  1769.  He 
was  married  to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  John  and 
Barbara  (Fried)  Biehn.  In  1801  they  with  others 
moved  to  Canada  and  settled  in  Waterloo  County, 
a  little  north  of  Preston,  on  the  farm  where  the  late 
Henry  Hagey  resided.  Here  they  had  a  family  of 
six  children,  viz: 

5335V  ROSENBERGER,  JOHN,  son  of  Benjamin 
Rosenberger  was  born  in  1797  and  died  in  1863.  He 
was  married  to  Margaret,  daughter  of  Cornelius 
Pannebecker.  She  was  born  October  12th,  1805,  and 
died  March  28th,  1880.  They  resided  on  his  father's 
place  a  little  north  of  Preston.  Both  died  in 
Preston.  They  had  a  family  of  twelve  children,  viz: 

5336  VI  ROSENBERGER,  MAGDALENA,  was  born 
June  23rd,  1823.     She  is  married  to  Samuel  Burk- 
holder.    They  resided  in  Blandford  Township,  Ox- 
ford   County,   and   afterwards  moved   near   New 
Dundee,  Ontario,  where  they  died,  leaving  a  family 
of  eight  children,  namely:  VII  Sarah,  VII  Elizabeth, 
VII  Mary,  VII  Samuel,  VII  John,  VII  George,  VII 
Maggie  and  VII  Rachel. 

5337  VI  ROSENBERGER,  JOSEPH,  was  born  January 
25th,   1825.      He  was   married  to  Hannah   Sherk. 
They  reside  in  Preston,  Ontario,  where  he  died 
April  10th,  1893.   To  them  were  born  eight  children, 
viz: 

5338  VII  ROSENBERGER,  JACOB,  was  born  in  1847, 
and   died    September   27th,    1885.       He   was    not 
married. 

5339  VII  ROSENBERGER,  CYRUS,  was  born  in  1849 
and  died  in  1851. 


192  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

5340  VII  ROSENBERGER,  LEVI,  was  born  in  Feb- 
ruary, 1851.  He  resides  in  Hamilton,  Ontario, 
where  he  is  engaged  as  a  moulder  in  one  of  the 
foundries.  He  is  married  to  Georgiana  Winter  and 
has  a  family  of  three  children,  namely:  VIII  Wil- 
liam, VIII  George,  and  VIII  Charles. 

5341 VII  ROSENBERGER,  SUSANNAH,  was  born 
August  5th,  1854.  She  resides  in  Hamilton,  On. 
tario,  and  is  married  to  John  Linkert,  a  shoemaker. 
To  them  are  born  seven  children,  namely:  VIII 
John,  VIII  Minnie,  VIII  Edward,  VIII  Henry,  VIII 
Alice,  VIII  Carl,  and  VIII  Percy. 

5342  VII  ROSENBERGER,  MARY,  was  born  in  1857. 
She  is  married  to  John  Cotterrell,  an  upholsterer. 
They  reside  in  Preston,  Ontario,  and  have   four 
children,  namely:    VIII  John,  VIII  Henry,  VIII 
Mabel,  and  VIII  Lillie. 

5343  VII  ROSENBERGER,  SARAH,  was  born  in  1859. 
She  is  married  to  Wellington  Shupe.      They  reside 
in  Gait,  Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged  as  a  machinist. 
To  them  are  born  three  children,  namely:    VIII 
Nellie,  VIII  Albert,  and  VIII  Lillie. 

5344  VII  ROSENBERGER,  CHRISTIAN,  was  born  in 
1862.    He  is  married  to  Mary  Gibson  and  resides  in 
Berlin,  Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged  in  Krug  & 
Go's  furniture  factory  as  painter.     They  have  one 
son  named  VIII  Louis  Roy. 

5345  VII  ROSENBERGER,  ALICE,  was  born  August 
27th,  1865.    She  is  married  to  Eli  Heinrich  and  re. 
sides  in  Berlin,  Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged  as 
finisher  by  the  Gray  bill  Manufacturing  Company 
of   Waterloo.     They  have  two  children,  namely: 
VIII  Carl  and  VIII  Gordon. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  193 

5346  VI  ROSENBERGER,  SARAH,  was  born  August 
23rd,  1826.    Died  in  infancy. 

5347  VI  ROSENBERGER,  RACHEL,  was  born  June 
16th,  1828.    She  was  married  to  Levi  Bock.     They 
resided  near  New  Dundee,  Ontario,  where  he  died, 
leaving  a  family  of  twelve  children,  namely:  VII 
Nancy  (dead),  VII  Isaac,  VII  Elizabeth,  VII  Aaron, 
VII  Catharine,  VII  Gideon,  VII  Jacob  (dead),  VII 
Magdalena,  VII  Margaret  (dead),  VII  Levi,  VII 
Barbara,  and  VII  Hannah  (dead). 

5348  VI  ROSENBERGER,   NANCY,   was   born   June 
4th,  1830.     Died  in  infancy. 

5349  VI    ROSENBERGER,   ELIZABETH,    was    born 
July  23rd,  1832.    She  is  married  to  Duncan  McShan- 
nock  and  resides  in  Muskegon,  Michigan.    To  them 
are  born  eight  children,  namely:  VII  Daniel,  VII 
Lizzie,  VII  John  VII  Archibald  (dead),  VII  Joseph, 
VII  Catharine,  VII  Thomas,  and  VII  Mary. 

5350  VI  ROSENBERGER,  CYRUS,  was  born  Novem- 
ber 18th,  1834.    Died  in  infancy. 

5351  VI  ROSENBERGER,  CYRUS,  was  born  February 
26th,  1837.    Died  in  infancy. 

5352  VI  ROSENBERGER,  MARY,  was  born  December 
8th,  1838.    Died  in  infancy. 

5353  VI  ROSENBERGER,   JOHN,   was   born    March 
24th,  1843.     He  resides  in  Preston  where  he  is  en- 
gaged with  Clare  Bros,  in  manufacturing  furnaces 
and  stoves.    He  is  married  to  Susannah,  daughter 
of  Jacob  and  Catharine  (Shupe)  Bock.     She  was 
born  May  llth,   1840.     To  them  were  born  seven 
children,  viz: 

5354  VII  ROSENBERGER,  GEORGE,  was  born  May 
22nd,  1865.     He  resides  in  Creston,  Ohio,  where  he 


194  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

is  engaged  as  a  stove  polisher.      He  is  married  to 
Annie  Killet. 

5355  VII  ROSENBERGER,  JACOB,  was  born  Novem- 
ber 30tli,  1867.  He  is  married  to  Polly  Schoenan  and 
resides  in  Preston,  Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged  as 
a  spinner  in  the  woollen  mills.    They  have  two 
children,  namely:  VIII  Laura  and  VIII  Norman. 

5356  VII  ROSENBERGER,   MARGARET,    was   born 
January  24th,  1869.     She  is  mairied  to  Frederick 
Crosbie,  a  furnace  mounter.    They  reside  in  Preston 
and  have  two  children,  namely:  VIII  Gladys  and 
VIII  Maude. 

5357  VII  ROSENBERGER,  JOSEPH,    was  born  Sep- 
tember 30th,  1870.    He  is  a  cloth  finisher  and  is  en- 
gaged  in  the  Preston  Woollen  Mills.    He  is  unmar- 
ried and  has  his  home  with  his  parents. 

5358  VII  ROSENBERGER,  MAGDALENA,  was  born 
October  5th,  1872,  and  died  September  8th,  1873. 

5359  VII  ROSENBERGER,  CATHARINE,  was   born 
May  15th,  1875.     She  is  engaged  in  the  Preston 
Woollen  Mills  and  has  her  home  with  her  parents. 

5360  VII  ROSENBERGER,  ELIZABETH,  was   born 
April  22nd,  1884,  and  died  August  22nd  1884. 

5361  VI  ROSENBERGER,  ANNIE,  was  bom  Novem- 
ber 18th,  1845,  and  died  in  infancy. 

5362  VI  ROSENBERGER,  GEORGE,  was  April  29th, 
1848.    Died  an  infant. 

5363  V  ROSENBERGER,   ABRAHAM,   was  born  in 

Montgomery   County,    Pennsylvania,    at   the   close   of    the   last 
century  and  came  to  Canada  with  his  parents  in  1801,  then  being 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  195 

a  mere  child.  He  was  raised  at  Preston.  After  arriving  at  the 
age  of  some  twenty  years  he  was  married  to  Nancy,  daughter  of 
Christian  and  Polly  (Rutt)  Strome.  After  their  marriage  they 
resided  for  some  time  on  the  old  "Rosenberger  Farm"  near 
Preston  but  later,  on  they  moved  to  Wilmot.  Township,  near 
New  Dundee.  Their  family  consisted  of  nine  children,  viz: 

5364  VI   ROSENBERGER,   ABRAHAM,    the   eldest, 
resides  in  northern  Michigan  where  he  is  engaged 
in  farming.    His  wife's  maiden  name  was  Catharine 
Moore.    They  have  a  family  but  names  of  children 
were  not  received. 

5365  VI  ROSENBERGER,  CHRISTIAN,   the  second 

son,  resides  about  three  and  one-half  miles  west  of  New  Dundee, 
on  the  farm  he  cleared  himself.  He  was  married  twice,  first  to 
Barbara  Jones  with  whom  he  had  one  child  named  VII  Barbara 
who  died  in  infancy.  His  second  wife  was  Hannah,  daughter  of 
Bishop  Henry  Shantz.  Of  the  second  union  there  are  nine 
children,  viz: 

5366  VII  ROSENBERGER,  HENRY,  died  aged  about 
seventeen  years. 

5367  VII  ROSENBERGER,  ABRAHAM,  resides  on  a 
farm  adjoining  that  of  his  father.    He  is  married 
to  Lydia  Tohman. 

5368  VII  ROSENBERGER,  MARIA,  is  married  to  Rev. 
Henry  S.  Hallman.    They  reside  in  Berlin.     See 
Rev.  H.  S.  Hallman's  family. 

5369  VII  ROSENBERGER,  REBECCA,  is  unmarried 
and  is  home  with  her  father. 

5370  VII  ROSENBERGER,  HANNAH,  is  married  to 
James    Coleman.      They    reside    near   Elm  wood, 
Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 

5371  VII  ROSENBERGER,  CHRISTIAN,  resides  on 
Rev.  Christian  Shantz's  farm  near  New  Dundee. 
He  is  married  to  Phidella  Reist. 


196  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTOKY    OF   WATERLOO. 

5372  VII  ROSENBERGER,  LUCINDA,  is  married  to 
Theodore  Reist.     They  reside  near  Kossuth,  On- 
tario, where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 

5373  VII  ROSENBERGER,    NOAH,  is  home    on   his 
father's  farm.     He  is  unmarried. 

5374  VII  ROSENBERGER,  MINERVA,  is  unmarried 
and  resides  with  her  father.  / 

5375  VI    ROSENBERGER,    BENJAMIN,    the    third 
member  of  Abraham  Rosen berger's  family,  resides 
in  Wilmot  Township,  about  three  miles  west   of 
New  Dundee,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.     He 
is  married  to  Nancy  Shantz.     They  have  ten  chil- 
dren, namely:  VII  Lydia,  VII  Menno,  VII  Mary, 
VII  Leah,  VII  Eli,  VII  Nancy,  VII  Benjamin,  VII 
Sarah  Ann,  VII  Edwin,  and  VII  Oziah. 

5376  VI  ROSENBERGER,  ISAAC,   son  of   Abraham 
Rosenberger,  resides  in  Wilmot  Township,  near  the 
Schmidt  Mennonite  Meeting  House,  where  he  is 
engaged  in  farming.     He  is  married  to  Elizabeth 
Shantz.     Their  family  consists  of  eight  children* 
namely:  VII  Hannah,  VII  Isaiah,  VII  Mary  Ann, 
VII  Emma,  VII  Moses,  VII  Emery,  VII  Titus,  and 
a  daughter,  name  not  received. 

5377  VI  ROSENBERGER,  POLLY,  daughter  of  Abra- 
ham Rosenberger,  is  married  to  Abraham  Clemens. 
They    reside   in    Bosanquet   Township,    Lambton 
County,  Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 
See  Abraham  Clemens'  family. 

5378  VI  ROSENBERGER,  ELIZABETH,  daughter  of 
Abraham    Rosenberger,    was   married   to    George 
Denstedt.     They  resided  in  Blenheim  Township, 
Oxford  County,  where  she  died. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OP  WATERLOO.  197 


5379  VI  ROSENBERGER,  SARAH,  died  in  1880,  aged 

about  40  years.    She  was  not  married. 

5380  VI  ROSENBERGER,  SUSANNAH,  died  single 
aged  about  30  years. 

5381  VI  ROSENBERGER,  LYDIA,  youngest  daughter 
of  Abraham  Rosenberger,  was  born  May  27th,  1845. 
She  is  married  to  Levi  S.  Shantz.     They  reside 
near  Philipsburg,  Ontario,  and  have  a  family  of 
twelve  children.    See  Levi  S.  Shantz's  family.  • 

5382  V  ROSENBERGER,  JACOB,  was  born  about  the 
year  1803  and  died  some  years  ago.     He  was  mar- 
ried and  resided  in  Waterloo  Township,  in   the 
neighborhood  of  Kossuth,  for  some  time  and  later 
at  Speedsville.     To  them  were  born  five  children, 
viz: 

5383  VI  ROSENBERGER,  JANE,  is  married  to  Moses 
Gingerich.    They  reside  at  Guelph,  Ontario.   Their 
family  consists  of  one  child. 

5384  VI  ROSENBERGER,  ALICE,  died,  aged  about  10 
years. 

5385  VI  ROSENBERGER,  WALTER,  was  married  to 
Harriet  Bouldec  and  resided  in  Hespeler  where  he 
died,  leaving  one  son. 

5386  VI  ROSENBERGER,  HETTIE,  was  married  to 
John  Pierson.     They  resided  in  Guelph,  where  he 
died.    She  has  one  child. 

5387  VI  ROSENBERGER,  ELIZABETH,  the  youngest 
member  of  Jacob  Rosenberger's  family,  u-as  married 
to  David  Fields.     They  resided   in   Guelph   but 
many  years  ago  they  moved  to  Michigan  where 
they  still  reside.     They  have  a  family  of  five  chil- 
dren, names  were  not  received. 


198  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

5388  V  ROSENBERGER,  BARBARA,   was  born  near 
Preston,    Ontario.      She    was   married   to   Daniel 
Rudy.   To  them  were  born  eleven  children,  namely: 
VI  George,  VI  Rebecca,  VI  Nancy,  VI  Daniel,  VI 
Abraham,  VI  Christian,  VI  Henry,  VI  Benjamin, 
VI  Samuel,  VI  Barbara,  and  VI  Jacob.    See  Daniel 
RudyV  family. 

5389  V  ROSENBERGER,  ELIZABETH,  second  daugh- 
ter of    Benjamin    and    Elizabeth   (Biehn)    Rosen- 
berger,  was  married  to  Henry  Schaeffer.      They 
resided  in  the  county  of  Waterloo  but  left  no  issue. 

5390  V  ROSENBERGER,  NANCY,   the  third  daugh- 
ter of  Benjamin  Rosenberger,  was  married  to  John 
Graham.      They    resided   near   Dundas,  Ontario, 
where  their  descendants  are  now  residing. 

5391 IV  ROSENBERGER,  JACOB,  the  second  son  of 

Abraham  Rosenberger,  was  born  in  Montgomery  County,  Penn- 
sylvania, about  the  year  1772.  He  was  married  to  Polly  Det- 
weiler.  During  the  early  part  of  the  present  century  they  moved 
to  Canada  and  settled  in  Waterloo  County.  In  1834  while 
residing  in  Beverly  Township,  Wentworth  County,  they  took  the 
cholera  and  both  died  of  that  dreadful  disease.  Their  family 
consisted  of  twelve  children,  viz: 

5392V  ROSENBERGER,  JOHN,  never  resided  in 
Canada.  His  home  was  in  Providence  Township, 
Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania.  He  was  mar- 
ried to  Nancy  Harley.  Both  died  in  Montgomery 
County.  They  had  a  family  but  none  settled  in 
Canada. 

5393  V  ROSENBERGER,  REBECCA,  was  married  to 
Joseph  Stauffer.  They  resided  west  of  Waterloo 
where  they  both  died.  See  Joseph  Stauffer's 
family. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  199 

5394  V  ROSENBERGER,  JACOB,  resided  in   Games 
County,  Michigan,  where  he  was  engaged  in  farm- 
ing.   His  wife  was  Hannah  Pannabecker.    None  of 
their  descendants  reside  in  Canada. 

5395  V  ROSENBERGER,  BENJAMIN,  was  born  June 
20th,    1806.      He   resided   at   Roseville,    Waterloo 
County,  where  he  died  October  18th,  1880.     His 
first  wife  was  Sallie  Strom e  and  the  second  was 
Mary  Woods.     With  first  wife  there  were  three 
children  whose  names  we  have,  namely:  VI  Maria, 
VI  Lucy,  and  VI  Christian,  and  with  second  wife 
there  were  two  children,  namely:  VI  Louisa  and  VI 
Menno. 

5396  V  ROSENBERGER,  ELIZABETH,  fifth  member 
in  the  family  of  Jacob  Rosenberger,  was  married  to 
John  Bricker.    They  resided  near  Roseville  where 
she  died  many  years  ago,  leaving  a  family  of  several 
children.    See  John  Bricker's  family. 

5397  V  ROSENBERGER,  ABRAHAM,  resided  in  Hay 
Township,  Huron  County,  where  he  was  engaged 
in  farming.      He   was   married   to   Rebecca  Eby. 
They  are  both  dead.     They  had  a  family  of  nine 
children,  viz: 

5398  VI  ROSENBERGER,  WILLIAM,  was  born  Octo- 
ber 14th,  1836.    He  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Dick- 
son  and  after  her  decease  to  Susan  Miller  who  is 
also  dead.    He  now  resides  in  Nappanee,  Indiana. 

5399  VI  ROSENBERGER,  SIMEON,  was  born  April 
22nd,  1839,  and  was  married  to  Ann  Carter,  Decem- 
ber 9th,  1863.      He  resides  in  St.  Thomas,  Elgin 
County,  Ontario. 

5400  VI   ROSENBERGER,    JEREMIAH,    was    born 
April  12th,  1842,  and  was  married  to  Jane  Begg 


200  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTOEY   OF  WATERLOO. 

April  20th,  1868.    He  now  resides  in  La  Fayette, 
Indiana,  U.  S. 

5401  VI  ROSENBERGER,  ISABELLA,  was  born  Octo- 
ber 9th,  1843.     She  was  married  to  James  Walker, 
February  8th,  1872,  and  resides  near  Exeter,  Middle- 
sex County,  Ontario. 

5402  VI   ROSENBERGER,   MARGARET,    was    bom 
January  2nd,  1846,  and  died  April  23rd,  1846. 

5403  VI  ROSENBERGER,  ADELIA,  was  born  October 
16th,  1850.    She  was  married  to  Joseph  Hutchinson» 
December  16th,  1884,  and  resides  near  Falkirk,  Mid- 
dlesex County,  Ontario. 

5404  VI  ROSENBERGER,  ABRAM  E.,  was  born  De- 
cember 22nd,  1852.    He  is  married  to  Mary  Neil  and 
resides  in  Toronto,  Ontario. 

5405  VI  ROSENBERGER,  REBECCA,  was  born  Feb- 
ruary   20th,    1857,   and    was   married   to    George 
Humbler,  December    12th,    1876.      She  resides  at 
Falkirk,  Middlesex  County,  Ontario. 

5406  VI  ROSENBERGER,  FRANKLIN,  was  born  De- 
cember  19th,  1859,  and   was   married   to    Minnie 
Draper,  April  25th,  1888.    They  reside  at  Copleston, 
Lambton  County,  Ontario. 

5407  V  ROSENBERGER,  HENRY,  died  of  cholera  in 
1834,  aged  about  23  years. 

5408  V  ROSENBERGER,  NANCY,  was  born  May  7th, 
1812.    She  was  married  to  John  Strome.     They  had 
a  family  of  twelve  children,  namely:  VI  Henry,  VI 
Abraham,  VI  David,  VI  Polly,  VI  John,  VI  Aaron, 
VI  Elizabeth,  VI  Moses,  VI  Nancy,  VI  Amos,  VI 
Isaiah,  and  IV  Elijah.    See  John  Strome's  family. 

5409  V  ROSENBERGER,  JOSEPH,  died  of  cholera  in 
1834,  aged  about  19  years. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  201 


5410V  ROSENBERGER, 

member  of  Jacob  and  Polly  (Detweiler)  Rosenberger's  family, 
was  born  February  251)1,  1817.  In  1838  he  was  married  to 
Elizabeth  Schlichter  who  was  born  January  4th,  1818,  and  died 
September  nth,  1891.  After  his  marriage  he  moved  to  Blen- 
heim Township,  about  two  miles  south  of  New  Dundee  where 
they  resided  until  the  fall  of  1847  when  they  moved  to  Wilmot 
Township,  about  one  mile  east  of  New  Dundee  where  they 
resided  until  1880,  then  they  moved  to  Berlin  where  he  still 
resides.  After  the  decease  of  his  wife  he  was  married  to  Hannah 
Schlichter,  widow  of  the  late  Jacob  Detweiler.  His  family  con- 
sisted of  twelve  children,  viz: 

5411  VI  ROSENBERGER,  MARY,  was  born  July  9th, 
1839.      She    was   married   to   John   Hilgartner,  a 
farmer.       They   resided   near   Hanover,   Ontario, 
where   she   died    in    1868,   leaving   two   children, 
namely:  VII  Hannah  (dead)  and  VII  Edmund. 

5412  VI   ROSENBERGER,   ELIZABETH,   was   born 
January  29th,  1841.      She  was  married  to  Jacob 
Lautenschlager,  a  farmer.    They  resided  in  Wilmot 
Township,  where  she  died  in  spring  of  1880,  leaving 
a  family  of  six  children,  namely:  VII  Malinda,  VII 
Rosetta,  VII  Lydian,  VII  Annettie,  VII  Isaac,  and 
VII  Albert. 

5413  VI  ROSENBERGER,  NANCY,   was    born   Feb- 
ruary 1st,  1843.     She  is  married  to  Louis  Adolph, 
a  farmer.    They  reside  in  Wallace  Township,  Perth 
County,  Ontario.     To  them  are  born  six  children, 
namely:  VII  Samuel  L.,  VII  John  (dead),  VII  Sin- 
clair, VII  Milton,  VII  Minnie  Rosetta,  and  VII 
Ella  (dead). 

5414  VI  ROSENBERGER,  HANNAH,  was  born  Feb- 
ruary 17th,  1845.    She  is  married  to  John  Bricker,  a 
favmer.     They  reside  near  Fargo,  Michigan.     To 


202  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

them  were  born  the  following  children,  namely:  VII 
Chester,  VII  Eusebius,  VII  Leander,  VII  Addison 
(dead),  VII  Arthur,  VII  Maggie  Lenora,  VII  Han- 
nah Rosetta,  and  VII  Minerva  Savina.  See  No.  1300. 

5415  VI   ROSENBERGER,   SUSANNAH,    was    born 
May  20th,  1847.    She  is  married  to  George  Bell  and 
resides  at  Yale,  Michigan.     To  them  are  born  two 
children,  namely:   VII  Annettie   and    VII    Urias 
(dead). 

5416  VI  ROSENBERGER,  JOHN,  was  born  July  17th, 
1849,  and  died  in  October  1849. 

5417  VI  ROSENBERGER,  MAGDALENA,  was  born 
August  13th,  1850.    She  was  married  to  John  W. 
Groh.      They   resided   in  Waterloo  County  where 
she  died  some  years   ago,  leaving   two   children, 
namely:  VII  Savina  and  VII  Elizabeth.      See  No. 
3417. 

5418  VI  ROSENBERGER,  SAMUEL,  was  born  March 
5th,  1853.    He  was  married  to  Phoebe  Erb.      They 
resided  several  miles  from  Brown  City,  Michigan, 
where  he  died  some  time  ago,  leaving  a  family  of 
five  children,  namely:  VII  Irvine,  VII  Gordon,  VII 
Joanna,  VII  Bella,  and  VII  Hattie. 

5419  VI  ROSENBERGER,   LYDIA   ANN,    was   born 
March  26th,  1855.     She  is  married  to  Amos  Bricker, 
a  farmer.    They  reside  near  Roseville,  Ontario,  and 
have  a  family  of  five  children,  namely:  VII  Nettie, 
VII  Wilton,  VII  Horace  and  VII  Howard  (twins), 
and  VII  Addie.    See  No.  1267. 

5420  VI  ROSENBERGER,  MARGARET,  was  born  May 
10th,  1857.     She  is  married  to  Rev.  Isaac  W.  Grob. 
They  reside  at  Welland,  Ontario,  and  have  had  a 
family  of  five  children,  namely:    VII  Elma,  VII 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  203 

Lottie,  VII  Alonzo  (dead),  VII  Clive  (dead),  and  VII 
Claude  (dead).    See  No.  3420. 

5421  VI   ROSENBERGER,    PRISCILLA,     was    born 
June  14th,  1849.    She  was  married  to  Simon  Thaler, 
a  farmer.    They  resided  near  Williamsburg,  Water- 
loo County,  Ontario,  where  she  died  May  8th,  1891, 
leaving  a  family  of   four  children,  namely:   VII 
George  (dead),  VII  Ella,  VII  Flossie  (dead),  and 
VII  Annettie  Priscilla. 

5422  VI  ROSENBERGER,    MARY    ROSETTA,    was 
bom  January  12th,  1862.    She  is  married  to  Thomas 
S.  Hammet.     They  reside  in  Gait,  Ontario,  where 
he  is  engaged  in  selling  pianos,  organs,  etc. 

5423  V  ROSENBERGER,  MARY,  the  eleventh  child 
of  Jacob  Rosenberger,  was  first  married  to  Benja- 
min Coleman  and  after  his  decease  to  Owen  Dodge. 
They  reside  at  Caledonia,  Michigan.     She  had  a 
family  with  her  first  husband. 

5424  V  ROSENBERGER,  SUSANNAH,  the  youngest 
child  of   Jacob  Rosenberger,  was  born  December 
14th,  1821,  and  died  June  26th,  1884.    She  was  mar- 
ried to  Rev.  Moses  Erb.     They  resided  in  Berlin 
where  she  died.     They*  had  a  family  of  three  chil- 
dren,  namely:  VI  Menno,  VI  Moses,  and  VI  Aaron. 
See  Rev.  Moses  Erb's  family. 


RUDELL 


5425  II  RUDELL,  JOHN,  son  of  Conrad  and  Margaret 

(Fischer)  Rudell,  was  born  in  Kuhr  Hessen,  Germany,  April 
28th,  1833.  In  1847  he,  in  company  with  his  parents,  emigrated 
to  America  and  landed  at  Quebec,  Canada,  where  they  remained 
one  year.  In  1848  they  continued  their  journey  westward  and 
came  as  far  as  Preston,  Waterloo  County,  Ontario,  where  they 
finally  settled.  Mr.  Rudell,  after  arriving  at  the  age  of  maturity, 
commenced  to  take  building  contracts  for  himself.  In  a  few 
years  he  proved  himself  to  be  one  of  the  most  successful  builders 
and  contractors  of  the  county.  On  October  5th,  1856,  he  was 
married  to  Hannah,  youngest  daughter  of  Deacon  Abraham  C. 
and  Elizabeth  (Strohm)  Clemens.  She  was  born  near  Hespeler, 
Ontario,  August  30th,  1836.  After  their  marriage  they  resided  in 
Preston  for  some  time,  then  they  moved  on  a  farm  in  Puslinch 
Township,  Wellington  County,  near  Holm's  mills.  Here  they 
resided  until  1891  when  they  moved  to  Berlin  where  they  still 
reside,  spending  the  evening  of  their  days  in  comfort  and  ease. 
To  them  was  born  a  family  of  ten  children,  viz: 

5426  III  RUDELL,  ABRAM  C.,  was  born  March  llth, 

1858.  He  is  married  to  Sarah  Ziegler  and  resides  on 
a  farm  near  Hespeler,  Ontario.    They  have  a  family 
of   three  children,  namely:  IV  Minnie,  IV  Alice, 
and  IV  Matthew. 

5427  III  RUDELL,  MARY,  was  born  December  26th, 

1859.  She  is  home  with  her  parents  and  unmarried. 

5428  III  RUDELL,  AARON  C.,  was  born  March  22nd, 
1862,  and  died  in  Berlin  September  5th,  1894.      He 
was  not  married. 

5429  III  RUDELL,  SARAH,    was   born    March    10th, 
1864.    She  is  a  dressmaker  and  resided  in  the  city 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  205 

of  Toronto  until  her  marriage  with  John  S.  Me" 
Nally.    Now  they  reside  at  Blair,  Ontario. 

5430  III  RUDELL,  JOHN  C.,  was  born  May  13th,  1866. 
He  resides  in  Puslinch  Township,  near  Hespeler, 
where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.    His  wife  was 
Christina  Broughton.    They  have  no  family. 

5431  III  RUDELL,  IDA    ALICE,    was   born   October 
17th,  1868.    She  is  married  to  Levi  Master.    They 
reside  west  of  New  Dundee,  Ontario,  where  he  is 
engaged  in  farming.    Their  family  consists  of  one 
child  named  IV  Laura. 

5432  III  RUDELL,   WILLIAM,   was   born   November 
10th,  1870.    He  is  a  druggist  and  resides  at  Sault  St. 
Marie,  Michigan,  where  he,  in  partnership  with  Mr. 
Simeon  Zeller,  is  engaged  in  a  well  paying  drug 
business.    He  is  not  married. 

5433  III  RUDELL,  ROSALINE,  was  born  October  10th, 
1872.      She   is   unmarried   and   resides   with   her 
parents. 

5434  III  RUDELL,  LILLIE  ALMA,  was  born  March 
15th,  1875.    She  is  at  home  with  her  parents. 

5435  III  RUDELL,  ALBERT  EDWIN,  the  youngest  in 
the  family,  was  born  May  7th,  1877.    He  is  attend- 
ing the  Berlin  High  School,  preparing  himself  to 
pass  the  teachers'  examination. 


RUDY. 


5436  I  RUDY,  DANIEL,  a  native  of  Lancaster  County, 
Pennsylvania,    was     born     December    4th,     1796. 
When   a   young   man    he    came   to    Canada   and 
settled  near  Doon,  Waterloo  County,  where  he  was 
married  to  Barbara  (No.  5388),  daughter  of  Benja- 
min and  Elizabeth  (Biehn)  Rosenberger.     She  was 
born  near  Preston,  Ontario,  January  29th,  1804,  and 
died  January  30th,  1885.     He  died  December  7th, 
1857.    To  them  were  born  eleven  children,  viz: 

5437  II  RUDY,  GEORGE,  was   born    September  23rd, 
1823.    On  March  16th,  1847,  he  was  married  to  Bar- 
bara  Lichty.    She  was  born  January  2nd,  1825.    Six 
years  after  their  marriage  they  moved  on  part  of  lot 
No.  39,  German  Company's  Tract,  several  miles  west 
of  the  town  of  Waterloo  where  they  resided  until 
1887,  then  they  retired  from  the  farm  and  moved  to 
Waterloo  where  they  reside  at  present.    To  them 
was  born  one  child,  viz: 

5438  III  RUDY,  NANCY,  was  bora    April   7th,  1850. 
She  was  married,  May  3rd,  1868,  to  John  Kunkle,  a 
native   of  Lehigh    County,  Pennsylvania.      They 
resided  on  her  father's  old  homestead  where  she 
died  April  14th,  1887,  leaving  a  family  of  ten  chil- 
dren, namely:  IV  Sarah  Jane  (dead),  IV  Josiah,  IV 
Cyrus  (dead),  IV  Alice,  IV  Barbara,  IV  Nancy 
(dead),  IV   John    (dead),   IV   George    (dead),  IV 
Alfred,  and  IV  Emma. 

5439 II  RUDY,  REBECCA,  was   born   October   29th, 
1825.     On  March  25th,  1845,  she  was  married  to 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  207 

Samuel  Shantz  who  was  born  January  16th  1811 
and  died  January  17th,  1895.  See  Samuel  Sh'antz's 
family. 

5440  II  RUDY,  NANCY,  was  born  October  14th,  1827. 
On  April  llth,  1854,  she  was  married  to  Aaron 
Ziegler  who  was  born  December  16th,  1829,  and  died 
January  13th,  1885.  They  resided  in  Woolwich 
Township,  a  little  west  of  Elmira,  where  she  died 
February  20th,  1862.  See  Aaron  Ziegler's  family. 

5441 II  RUDY,  DANIEL,  was  born  July  27th,  1830. 
He  was  married  to  Mary  Ann  Detweiler  and  resided 
in  South  Easthope  Township,  Perth  County,  On. 
tario,  near  Tavistock,  where  he  was  engaged  in 
farming.  He  died  July  29th,  1892.  His  family  con- 
sisted of  one  son  named  III  David. 

5442  III  RUDY,  DAVID,   is   married   to   Mary   Ann 
Hewitt.    They  reside  on  the  old  homestead  where 
he  is  engaged  in  farming  and  auctioneering. 

5443  II  RUDY,  ABRAHAM,  was  born  January  2nd, 
1833.    On  September  12th,  1854,  he  was  married  to 
Nancy  Shantz  who  was  born  May  5th,  1835,  and 
died  August  12th,  1857.    On  October  12th,  1858,  he 
was  again  married  to  Mary  Snyder  who  was  born 
June  29th,  1833.     His  family  consists  of  five  chil- 
dren, viz: 

5444  III  RUDY,   SUSANNAH,   was  born   July   10th, 
1855.    She  is  married  to  Martin  Fry  and  resides  in 
Waterloo  where  he  is  engaged  in  teaming.     Their 
family  is  as  follows:  IV  Eliza  Ann,  IV  Abraham 
(dead),  IV  Amanda,  IV  Edwin,  IV  Harvey,  IV 
Elam,  IV  Luetta,  IV  Elsie,  and  IV  Floyd. 

5445  JII  RUDY,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  August  1st, 


208  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

1857.  She  is  married  to  John  Becker,  a  farmer. 
They  reside  in  Brant  Township,  Bruce  County, 
Ontario.  Their  family  is  as  follows,  namely:  IV 
George,  IV  Maggie,  IV  Herman,  IV  William,  IV 
Ida,  IV  Abraham,  IV  Lucy,  IV  Philip,  and  IV 
Emanuel. 

5446  III  RUDY,  BARBARA,  was   born   August  31st, 

1859.  She  is  married  to  Ezra  S.  Baumann  and  has 
a  family  of  five  children,  namely:  IV  Allan,  IV 
Mary  Ann,  IV   Sarah,  IV  Elizabeth,  and  IV  Ma- 
linda.    See  No.  173. 

5447  III  RUDY,  ANGELINE,  was  bora  October  18th, 

1860,  and  died  February  18th,  1891.     She  was  mar- 
ried to  John  M.  Brubacher  and  left  a  family  of  four 
children,  namely:  IV  Edwin,  IV  Clara,  IV  Abra- 
ham, and  IV  Phianna.    See  No.  1405. 

5448  III  RUDY,  SOPHIA,  was  born  February  8th,  1862. 
She  is  married  to  Josiah  S.  Shantz.    They  reside  on 
her  father's  old  homestead,  part  of  lot  No.  20,  Ger- 
man Company's  Tract,  Woolwich  Township.      To 
them  are  born  two  children,  namely:  IV  Alvin  and 
IV  Elvina.    See  Josiah  S.  Shantz's  family. 


5449 II  RUDY,  CHRISTIAN,  twin  brother  to  Abra- 
ham, was  born  January  2nd,  1833.  He  is  married 
to  Lydia  Horst  who  was  born  March  17th,  1838. 
They  reside  a  little  north  of  St.  Jacobs,  Ontario. 
To  them  were  born  eleven  children,  viz: 

5450  III  RUDY,  LEAH,  was  born  August  8th,  1855. 
She  is  married  to  Henry  P.  Martin  and  has  a  family 
of  eleven  children,  namely:  IV  Lydia,  IV  Menno, 
IV  Jotsiahf  and  Jeremiahf  (triplets),  IV  Christian, 

t  Josiah,  and  Jeremiah  of  the  triplets  are  dead,  Menno  is  living  yet. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF   WATERLOO.  209 


IV  Amos  (dead),  IV  Veronica  (dead),  IV  Jonathan, 
IV  Susannah,  IV  Mary  Ann,  and  IV  Nancy 

5451  III  RUDY,  AMANDA,  was  born  May  14th,  1857. 
She  was  married  to  Samuel  Snyder  and  resided  in 
Wilmot  Township  where  she  died  May  24th,  1889, 
leaving  one  son  named  IV  Menno. 

5452  III  RUDY,  AMOS,    was  born  March  25th,  1859. 
He  was  married  to  Nancy  Steiner  and  died  Feb- 
ruary 4th,  1885,  leaving  one  son  named  IV  Isaiah. 

5453  III  RUDY,  DANIEL   H.,  was   born   April  24th, 
1861.     He  is  married  to  Nancy  Shantz  and  resides 
at   Blair,    Ontario.      They   have   three    children, 
namely:  IV  Norman  (dead),  IV  Clarence,  and  IV 
Clayton. 

5454  III  RUDY,  EMILY,  was  born  September  1st,  1863. 
She  is  married  to  Jonathan  Martin.     They  reside 
about  three  miles  north-west  of  Waterloo.     Their 
family  is  as  follows,  namely:  IV  Josiah,  IV  Ephraim, 
IV  Ervine  IV  Hannah,  IV  Isaiah,  IV  Malinda,  and 
IV  Norman. 

5455  III  RUDY,  VERONICA,  was  born  October  18th, 
1865.    She  is  married  to  Daniel  Ernst  and  resides  in 
Wellesley  Township,  Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged 
in  farming.     Their  family  is  as  follows:  IV  Josiah, 
IV  Nelson,  IV  Zelinda,  IV  May,  IV  Noah,  and  IV 
Jonathan. 

5456  III  RUDY,  LYDIA,  was   born   June   17th,  1867. 
She  is  unmarried  and  resides  with  her  parents. 

5457  III  RUDY,  CHRISTIAN,  twin  brother  to  Lydia, 
was  born  June  17th,  1867,  and  died  February  6th, 
1871. 

5458  III  RUDY,  JOSIAH,  was   born   September  21st, 
1871,  and  died  October  4th,  1885. 


210  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

5459  III  RUDY,  SUSANNAH,    was   born   July    2sth, 
1874,  and  died  March  22nd,  1875. 

5460  III  RUDY,  BARBARA,  the  youngest  in  family, 
was  born  May  13th,  1876.     She  is  at  home  with  her 
parents. 

5461 II  RUDY,  HENRY,  \vas  born  in  1835.  He  was 
married  to  Louisa  Anna  Meyer  and  resided  in 
Illinois,  U.  S.,  where  he  died,  leaving  a  family  of 
three  children,  namely:  IV  Joseph,  IV  Elizabeth^ 
and  IV  Emily. 

5462  II  RUDY,  BENJAMIN,  was  born  October  13th, 
1837,  and  died  in  Wellesley  Township,  near  Bam- 
berg,  Ontario,  where  he  resided,  April  23rd,  1890. 
On  November  7th,  1863,  he  was  married  to  Mary 
Ann  Hoffman  who  was  born  April  20th,  1844,  and 
died  in  Wilmot  Township,  near  the  Schmidt  Men- 
nonite  Meeting  House,  April  27th,  1894.     To  them 
was  born  a  family  of  fourteen  children,  viz: 

5463  III  RUDY,  WILLIAM,  was  bora  April  24th,  1864. 
He  is  married  to  Rachel  Reist.    He  resides  in  Wool- 
wich Township,  on  a  farm  on  town  line  opposite 
that  of  Christian  B.  Snyder,  near  the  Martin  Men- 
nonite  Meeting  House.      Their  family  consists  of 
two  children,  namely:  IV  Mary  Etta  and  IV  Jacob. 

5464  III  RUDY,  MENNO,  was  born  January  16th,  1866, 
and  died  January  17th,  1867. 

5465  III  RUDY,  NANCY,   was   born  September  19th, 
1867.    She  is  unmarried  and  resides  with  Eli  Good 
at  New  Hamburg,  Ontario. 

5466  III  RUDY,  SARAH  ANN,   was  born  December 
21st,  1868.      She  is  unmarried   and   resides    with 
Christian  Brubacher  near  BerJ  in. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  211 

5467  III  RUDY,  BARBARA,  was  born  January  19th, 
1870.    She  is  unmarried  and  resides  with  her  aunt,' 
Mrs.  Samuel  Shantz,  west  of  Berlin. 

5468  III  RUDY,  MAGDALENA,  was  born  July  31st, 
1872.     She  is  unmarried  and  resides   with   John 
Kunkle,  west  of  Waterloo. 

5469  III  RUDY,  ELENOR,  was  born  October  6th,  18-74. 
She  is  unmarried  and  resides  with  Isaac  H.  Bau- 
mann,  north- west  of  Waterloo. 

5470  III  RUDY,  MARY  ETTA,t  was  born  May  8th, 
1877,  and  died  May  22nd,  1877. 

5471  HI  RUDY,  MARY  ANN,  was  born  May  8th,  1877, 
and  died  May  8th,  1877. 

5472  III  RUDY,  JEREMIAH,  was  born  July  24th,  1878. 
He  resides  with  Nelson  Shantz,  west  of  Berlin. 

5473  III  RUDY,  JOSIAH,  twin  brother  to  Jeremiah, 
was  born  July  24th,  1878.    He  resides  with  Isaac  H. 
Baumann,  north-west  of  Waterloo. 

5474  III  RUDY,  HANNAH,  was  born  March  6th,  1880. 
She  resides  with  Nelson  Shantz,  west  of  Berlin. 

5475  III  RUDY,  ELIAS,  was  born  June  13th,  1882.    He 
resides  with  his  uncle,  Menno  E.  Shantz,  at  Peters- 
burg, Ontario. 

5476  III  RUDY,  LUCY  ANN,  the  youngest  in  family, 
was  born  November  3rd,  1884.    He  resides  with  his 
brother,  William. 

5477  II  RUDY,  SAMUEL,  was  born  March  3rd,  1840. 
In  1861  he  was  married  to  Nancy  Jones  who  was 
born  April  22nd,  1845.    They  reside  in  the  town  of 

\  Mary  Etta  and  Mary  Ann  were  twins. 


212  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

Berlin  where  he  is  engaged  as  a  teamster.    To  them 
was  born  a  family  of  nine  children,  viz: 

5478  III  RUDY,  JOSHUA,  was  born  March  llth,  1862. 
He  is  married  to  Rebecca  Spaetz.     They  reside  in 
Woolwich  Township,  about  five  miles  north-west  of 
Waterloo,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.     His 
family  is  as  follows:  IV  Noah,  IV  Amos,  IV  Israel, 
and  IV  Aaron. 

5479  III  RUDY,  HANNAH,  was  born  July  6th,  1863. 
She  is  married  to  Alexander  Ding  wall,  a  carder  and 
spinner.     They  reside  in  Wellesley  and  have  two 
children,  namely:  IV  Martha  Valeria  and  IV  Harry 
Alexander. 

5480  III  RUDY,  JONAS,  was  born  December  21st,  1864. 
He  is  married  to  Louisa  Thiede.    They  reside  in 
Berlin.    He  is  a  cabinet  maker.    To  them  are  born 
three  children,  namely:    IV   William  Arthur,  IV 
Anna  Leona,  and  IV  James  Courtland. 

5481  III  RUDY,  BARBARA,  was  born  June  10th,  1867. 
She  is  married  to  Jacob  Sauer,  a  cabinet  maker  and 
manufacturer    of    parlor    frames    with    H.   Krug, 
Berlin,  where  they  reside.     To  them  are  born  two 
children,  namely:  IV  Norman  and  IV  Harold. 

5482  III  RUDY,  SAMUEL,  was  born  September  20th, 
1868.    He  is  married  to  Lizzie  Lantz.     They  reside 
in  Waterloo  where  he  is  engaged  in  a  furniture 
factory.     They    have    two    children,    namely:    IV 
Laiiora  Gate  and  IV  <  tecar. 

5483  III  RUDY,  IMANUEL,   was    born    August    21st, 
1870.    He  is  a  builder  and  carpenter  and  is  engaged 
with  Henry  Wildfong  of  Berlin. 

5484  III  RUDY,  MOSES,  was  born  March  18th,  1875, 
and  died  March  23rd,  1875. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  213 


5485  III  RUDY,  ADDISON,  was  born 

He  is  engaged  as  a  laborer  in  H.  Krug's  factory. 

5486  III    RUDY,    ALBERT    LEBOREUS,   was   born 
March  26th,  1888. 

5487  II  RUDY,  BARBARA,  was  born  June  18th,  1842 
On  September  18th,  1864,  she  was  married  to  Menno 
E.  Shantz  who  was  born  March  llth,  1841.     They 
reside  in  Wilmot  Township,  about  a  mile  west  of 
Petersburg,  Ontario.     See  Menno  E.  Shantz  family. 

5488  II  RUDY,  JACOB,  the  youngest  in    the  family, 
was  born    in    the    year  1844.     He    resides  in  St. 
Antonia,  Texas,  U.  S.     On  June  5th,  1889,  he  was 
married  and  has  a  family  of  one  son  whose  name 
was  not  received. 


SALTZBERGER. 

(Now  spelled  Sal/berry.) 

5489  I  SALTZBERGER,  JOHN  PHILIP,  a  native  of 

Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  came  to  Canada  in  1802.  He 
was  born  June  2ist,  1780,  and  died  December  29th,  1860.  On 
September  22nd,  1805,  he  was  married  to  Veronica  Gingerich, 
sister  to  old  Da^'id  (imgerich  and  daughter  of  old  Abraham 
(lingerich.  She  was  bom  in  1781  and  died  in  iSro.  After  the 
decease  of  his  first  wife,  he  was  again  married  to  Mary,  daughter 
of  John  and  Nancy  (Bechtcl)  Biehn.  She  was  the  first  white 
child  born  in  the  township  of  Waterloo  and  quite  likely  the  first 
in  the  county.  She  was  bom  April  24th,  1801,  and  died  Sep- 
tember 29th,  1889.  They  were  married  in  September,  1819. 
Mr,  Saltzberger's  family  is  as  follows; 


214  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

5190 II  SALTZBERGER,  CATHARINE,  was  born 
July  1st,  1806,  and  died  near  Bloomingdale,  January 
3rd,  1869.  She  was  married  to  Benjamin  Snyder. 
See  Benjamin  Snyder's  family. 

5491  II  SALTZBERGER,  MARTHA,  was  born  October 
20th,  1808,  and  was  married  to  John  Jones.  They 
are  both  dead  and  are  buried  in  the  Blenheim  (Men- 
nonite)  graveyard.  They  had  a  family  of  fifteen 
children.  See  John  Jones'  family. 

54t)i>  II  SALTZBERGER,  JOHN,  was  born  May  20th, 
1810.  They  reside  in  Townsend  Township,  Norfolk 
County,  Ontario,  and  have  had  a  family  of  six 
children,  but  namets  and  place  of  residence  of  each 
were  not  handed  to  the  writer  in  time  for  publi- 
cation. 

5493  II  SALTZBERGER,  VERONICA,  twin  sister  to 
John,  died  in  infancy. 

5494  II  SALTZBERGER,  ABRAHAM,  was  born  No- 
vember 22nd,   1820.      He    was    married    to    Polly, 
daughter  of  Adam  Kunzenhauser.    They  reside  in 
Indiana,  U.  S.,  and  have  had  a  numerous  family,  of 
whom  five  children  are  still  living  but  names  were 
not  received. 

5495 II  SALTZBERGER,  ELIZABETH,  was  born 
March  llth,  1823.  She  was  married  to  Henry, 
son  of  Christian  and  Sophia  (Ruth)  Schwartz.  He 
was  born  May  8th,  1816,  and  died  May  27th,  issT. 
See  Henry  Schwartz's  family. 

5496  II  SALTZBERGER,  JACOB,  was  bom  May  25th, 
1825.  He  is  married  to  Esther  Honsberger  who  was 
born  October  16th,  1826.  They  reside  in  Plattsville, 
Oxford  County,  Ontario,  and  have  had  a  family  of 
five  children,  viz; 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY  OF   WATERLOO.  215 

541)7  III  SALTZBERGERTvERONICA^as  born  7^ 
gust  2nd,  1852.  She  is  married  to  Amos  Hilborn,  a 
miller  by  trade.  They  reside  in  the  town  of  Berlin. 
Their  family  consists  of  four  children,  namely:  IV 
Carrie  (dead),  IV  Cranson,  IV  Ivan,  and  IV  Laura 

5498  III  SALTZBERGER,  LOVINA,  was  born  Novem- 
ber 7th,  1856.     She  is  married  to  John  Underwood, 
a  teamster  for  Messrs.  Shirk  <fe  Snider,  Bridgeport 
where  they  reside.    Their  family  consisted  of  eight 
children,  namely:  I\   Obel,  IV  Ira,  IV  Oscar  and 
IV  Ervine  (dead)  (twins),  IV  Sylvia,  IV  Harry,  IV 
Alvin  (dead),  and  IV  Milo. 

5499  III  SALTZBERGER,    CATHARINE,   was    born 
August  30th,  1860,  and  died  January   20th,  1890. 
She  was  married  to  George  Miller.     They  resided 
near  Manheim,  in   Wilmot  Township,  where  she 
died,  leaving  two  children,  namely:  IV  Lillie  and 
IV  Amos. 

5500  III  SALTZBERGER,  ESTHER,   was   born   Feb- 
ruary 24th,  1863.    She  is  married  to  George  Miller. 
They  reside  near  Haysville,  Ontario.    Their  family 
consists  of  three  children,  namely:  IV  Harry,  IV 
Roxie  (dead),  and  IV  William. 

5501  III  SALTZBERGER,  MARY,  was  born  May  26th, 
1865.      She  is  married  to   Harry   Ellis,  a  sewing, 
machine  agent.    They  reside  in  the  city  of  Guelph. 
Their  family  consists  of  four  children,  namely:  IV 
Florence,  IV  Alice  (dead),  IV  Claries,  and  IV  Ethel. 

5502 II  SALTZBERGER,  SAMUEL,  son  of  Philip 
John  and  Mary  (Biehn)  Saltzberger,  was  bora  June 
1st,  1829.  He  is  unmarried  and  resides  with  his 
sister,  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Henry  Schwartz),  in  Stras- 
burg,  Ontario. 


216  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

5503  II  SALTZBERGER,  CHRISTIAN,  was  born  Au- 
gust  27th,  1827,  and  died  in  1829. 

5504 II    SALTZBERGER,    AARON,    was   born   June 
17th,  1833,  and  died  June  26th,  1833. 


SARARAS. 


5505  I  SARARAS,  NICOLAS,  the  old  pioneer,  was  a 

descendant  of  some  noble  Huguenot  family  who  had  settled  in 
North  Carolina,  U.  S.,  where  old  Nicolas  was  born  in  April, 
1751.  When  some  twenty  years  of  age  he  was  married  to  Mary 
Livergood,  sister  to  old  Jacob  Livergood.  She  was  also  a  native 
of  North  Carolina  where  she  was  born  May  8th,  1752,  and  died 
at  Freeport,  Ontario,  March  24th,  1832.  In  1796  they  left  their 
native  state  and  moved  north  to  Pennsylvania  where  they  so- 
journed until  1801  or  1802,  then,  with  others,  they  moved  to 
Canada  and  settled  on  the  west  bank  of  the  Grand  River,  Water- 
loo County,  Ontario,  near  the  village  of  Freeport,  on  the  farm 
now  owned  by  George  Becker.  He  died  June  icth,  1836.  To 
them  were  born  several  children,  the  names  of  only  three  were 
received,  namely:  II  Andrew,  II  Nicolas,  and  II  Sallie  who  was 
married  to  John  Livergood  (No.  4256). 

5506 II  SARARAS,  ANDREW,  was  born  December 
28th,  1781.  He  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Livergood, 
his  cousin.  She  was  born  January  23rd,  1781,  and 
died  suddenly  of  paralysis  while  walking  on  the 
road  near  the  Toll  Bridge,  December  28th,  1865. 
He  died  on  his  old  homestead  near  Freeport,  Feb- 
ruary 3rd,  1867.  To  them  were  born  ten  children. 
Their  names  are  as  follows: 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  217 


5507  III  SARARAS,  JOHN,  the  eldest,  was  married  to 
Anna  Rickert    They  resided  in  Hastings  County 
Ontario,  where  he  was  farming.     To  them  were 
born  three  children,  namely:  IV  Henry,  IV  John 
arid  IV  Sarah. 

5508  III  SARARAS,  MARY,  is  married  to  John  Ten- 
nant,  a  farmer.    They  reside  in  Elma  Township 
Perth  County,  near  Listowel.    To  them  were  born 
ten  children  but  names  were  not  received. 

5509  III  SARARAS,  JACOB,  was  married  to  Elizabeth 
Graybill.      They   resided   in    Wallace    Township, 
Perth  County,  Ontario,  until  some  time  ago  when 
they  moved  to  Manitoba  where  he  followed  farming 
To  them  were  born  five  children,  namely:  IV  Nel- 
son,   IV    Phoebe,  IV    John,  IV   Annie,  and   IV 
Catharine. 

5510  III  SARARAS,    ANDREW   L.,  was   married   to 
Mary  Kercher. .  They  resided  in  Wilmot  Township, 
north  of  New  Dundee,  where  he  was  engaged  in 
farming.    To  them  were  born  twelve  children,  two 
of  whom  died  in  infancy  and  their  names  were  not 
received,  but  the  names  of  the  other  ten  were  IV 
David,  IV  Cyrus,  IV  Isaac,  IV  Jacob,  IV  Hannah, 
IV  Leah,  IV  Rebecca,  IV  Maggie,  IV  Andrew  K., 
and  IV  Mary. 

5511  III  SARARAS,  NICOLAS  L.,  was  bom  May  8th, 
1808.      He  was  married  to  Catharine,  daughter  of 
George  and  Elizabeth  (Sheirich)  Shupe.     She  was 
born  September  10th,  1815.    He  died  July  13th,  1893. 
Since  the  decease  of  her  husband  she  has  her  home 
with  her  son,  Moses,  who  resides  on  the  old  home- 
stead near  New  Dundee,  Ontario.     Their  family 
consisted  of  eight  children,  viz: 

5512  IV  SARARAS,  GEORGE,  was  born  January  19th, 


218  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

1842  He  is  married  to  Susannah  Block.  They 
reside  near  New  Dundee,  Ontario,  where  he  is 
farming.  They  have  one  child  named  V  Almiua. 

5513  IV  SARARAS,  NOAH,  was  born  June  25th,  1843. 
He  is  married  to  Hannah  Burkholder.  They  reside 
in  Michigan.  No  issue. 

5514 IV  SARARAS,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  Decem- 
ber 2nd,  1845.  She  is  married  to  George  Becker,  a 
farmer.  They  reside  on  the  old  "Baumaim  Farm1' 
at  Centreville,  near  the  Toll  Bridge.  To  them  were 
born  six  children,  namely:  V  Emanuel,  V  Magda- 
lena,  V  Ellen,  V  Noah,  V  Martha,  and  V  Solomon. 

5515  IV  SARARAS,  MARY,  is  married  to  Isaac  Bock. 
They  reside  at  New  Dundee  and  have  a  family  of 
six  children,  namely:  V  Nathaniel,  V  Lucinda,  V 
Eljuda,  V  Bernice,  V  Addison,  and  V  Mariah. 

5516  IV  SARARAS,  MAGDALENA,  was  born  October 
10th,  1850.     She  is  unmarried. 

5517 IV  SARARAS,  FANNIE,  was  born  November 
7th,  1852,  and  died  December  21st,  1889. 

5518 IV  SARARAS,  SOPHIA,  was  born  September 
10th,  1854.  She  is  married  to  August  Becker. 
They  reside  in  New  Dundee,  Ontario,  and  have  a 
family  as  follows,  namely:  V  Celina,  V  Elma,  V 
Herbert,  V  Gilbert,  and  V  Rustella. 

5519  IV  SARARAS,  MOSES,  was  born  November  30th, 
1856.    He  is  unmarried  and  resides  on  his  father's 
old  homestead   where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 
His  mother  and  his  sister  have  their  home  with 
him. 

5520  III  SARARAS,    ELIZABETH,    was   married    to 
Michael  Bauers,  a  farmer.    They  reside  in  Hastings 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 


County,  Ontario.     To  them  is  born  a  large  family 
but  names  of  the  children  were  not  received. 

5521  III  SARARAS,  SAMUEL,  is  married  to  Margaret 
Mutchenbacher.      They   reside   in   New   Dundee, 
Ontario,  and  have  a  family   of   twelve  children', 
IV  Solon,  IV  Peter,  IV  Catharine,  IV  Samuel,  IV 
Abram,  IV  Hannah,  IV  Levi,IV  Maggie,  IV  Julian, 
and  three  who  died  in  infancy. 

5522  III  SARARAS,  DANIEL,  is  married  to  Margaret 
Kercher.     They  reside  in  Hay  Township,  Huron 
County,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.     They 
have  a  large  family  but  names  were  not  received. 

5523  III  SARARAS,  CATHARINE,    was   married   to 
David  Strome  who  was  born  April  28th,  1817,  and 
died  September  21st,  1875.    They  resided  on  a  farm 
about  three  miles  east  of  Hespeler  where  she  is  still 
having  her  home  with  one  of  her  children.     Their 
family    consisted    of   eight   children,  namely:   IV 
Leah,  IV  Eli,  IV  Noah,  IV  Andrew,  IV  Margaret, 
IV  Benjamin,  IV  Rachel,  and  IV  Solomon. 

5524  III  SARARAS,    DAVID,   the   youngest  in    the 
family,  was  born  September  5th,  1824.    He  was  mar- 
ried to  Magdalena  Brower  (No.  1359)  who  was  born 
June  28th,  1829,  and  died  January  28th,  1872.    They 
resided  near  Freeport,  on  the  old  "Sararas  Home- 
stead" where  he  died  August  28th,  1892.     To  them 
was  born  a  family  of  ten  children,  viz: 

5525  IV  SARARAS,  LYDIA,  is  married  to  Emanuel 
Weaver.     They  reside  at  Petoskey,  Michigan,  and 
have  a  family  but  names  of   children  were   not 
received.    See  Emanuel  Weaver's  family. 

5526  IV  SARARAS,  NANCY,  is  married  to  Isaac  Gehl, 
a  farmer.    They  reside  at  Caledonia,  Kent  County, 
Michigan,  and  have  five  children, 


220  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

5527 IV  SARARAS,  MARY,  is  married  to  James 
Battler.  They  reside  at  Petersburg,  Ontario,  and 
have  a  family  of  one  child  named  V  Mabel. 

5528 IV  SARARAS,  ELIZABETH,  is  married  to 
Adolph  Gruetzner.  They  reside  in  New  Hamburg, 
Ontario,  and  have  two  children,  namely:  V  Alice 
and  V  Florence  Ida. 

5529  IV  SARARAS,  AARON,  is  married  to  Adriana 
Stengel.  They  reside  at  New  Hamburg,  Ontario, 
where  he  is  engaged  in  the  furniture  business.  No 
family. 

5530 IV  SARARAS,  MENNO,  is  married  to  Louisa 
Stengel.  He  resides  on  the  old  homestead  where  he 
is  farming.  They  have  one  child  named  V  Elvina. 

5531  IV  SARARAS,    MAGDALEN  A,    is   married    to 
Henry  Walder,  proprietor  of  the  Hilborn  House, 
Ayr,  Ontario.     They  have  two  children,  namely:  V 
Harry  and  V  Louisa. 

5532  IV  SARARAS,  CAROLINE,  is  married  to  Almon 
Lewis,  a  farmer.    They  reside  at  Chicopee.     Their 
family  consists  of  two  children,  namely:  V  Lloyd 
and  V  Harry. 

5533  IV  SARARAS,  JACOB,  was  born  in  1870.     He  is 
unmarried  and  resides  in  Ayr  where  he  has  his 
home  with  his  sister,  Mrs.  Walder. 

5534  IV  SARARAS,  ELLEN,  the  youngest  in  family, 
was  born  in  1870.    She  is  married  to  William  Meisel, 
a  blacksmith.    They  reside  in  Baden,  Ontario.    No 
family. 


SAUERS. 


5535  I  SAUERS,  JACOB,  the  father  of  this  family,  was 
a  native  of  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania.  He 
was  married  to  Elizabeth  Horst,  a  distant  relative 
of  the  Horsts  of  this  county.  In  1825  they  moved 
to  Canada  and  settled  in  Berlin,  Ontario,  where 
they  both  died.  To  them  was  born  the  following 
family,  viz: 

5536 II  SAUERS,  LYDIA,  was  married  to  Samuel 
Bowers.  They  resided  near  Berlin  where  they  had 
a  large  family.  See  No.  1146. 

5537  II  SAUERS,  ISAAC,  was  married  and  resided  in 
the  town  of  Gait  where  he  died,  leaving  a  family  of 
one  child  named  III  Hannah.    She  was  married  to 
Isaac  Whiting. 

5538  II  SAUERS,  CATHARINE,  was  married  to  Jacob 
Evans.    They  resided  near  Lancaster  City,  Pennsyl- 
vania, where  she  died. 

5539  II  SAUERS,  ELIZABETH,  was  married  to  Jacob 
Fry,  a    miller.      They    resided   in    Kent   County, 
Michigan. 

5540  II  SAUERS,  SALLIE,  was  married  to  John  Roat, 
a  saddler.     They  resided  in  Berlin,  Ontario,  where 
he  died. 

5541 II  SAUERS,  JULIA,  was  married  to  Daniel 
Levan,  a  tinsmith.  They  resided  in  different  parts 
of  the  county. 

5542 II  SAUERS,  CYRUS,  was  married  to  Sarah 
Dobbin.  They  reside  in  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan. 


222  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

5543 II  SAUERS,  JACOB,  was  married  to  Rosina 
Kraft.  They  reside  in  Minnesota,  U.  S.,  where  he 
is  engaged  in  business. 

5544  II  SAUERS,  ANN,  is  married  to  Christian  linger, 
a  farmer.  They  reside  in  Kent  County,  Michigan. 

5545 II  SAUERS,  ANDREW,  died  in  Berlin,  aged 
about  18  years. 

5546 II  SAUERS,  POLLY,  was  married  to  Henry 
Histand  arid  after  his  decease  to  Michael  Correll. 

5547  II  SAUERS,  CAROLINE,  was  married  to  John 
Hoffman.  They  resided  in  Berlin  where  they  both 
died.  See  John  Hoffman's  family. 


SCHEIFLE. 


(Now  Scheifle  is  spelled  Scheifley,  Shifley,  and  Shyflee.) 

5548  I  SCHEIFLE,  ANDREW,  the  pioneer  settler  of 

this  family,  was  born  in  Switzerland  probably  as  early  as  1786. 
When  a  young  man  he  left  his  native  home  and  went  to  \Vurten- 
berg,  Germany,  where  he  remained  several  years.  In  1815  he 
emigrated  to  America  and  late  in  the  fall  of  the  same  year  he 
arrived  at  Berlin,  Ontario.  Here  he  resided  until  the  fulluw- 
ing  spring  (1816),  then  he  moved  on  the  farm  now  pussessed  by 
the  heirs  of  the  late  Abraham  Groff.  Old  Mr.  Scheifle  was  mar- 
ried to  Maria  Nagle.  His  family  consisted  of  several  children 
but  the  name  of  only  one  has  been  handed  unto  us,  viz: 

5549  II  SCHEIFLE,  FREDERICK,  was  born  in  Water- 

loo  County,  June  2ist,  1823.  He  has  spent  his  younger  days  in 
chopping  and  clearing  land,  and  later  on  he  pure  hased  a  farm  a 
little  to  the  south  of  Conestogo  where  he  followed  fanning  until 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF    WATERLOO.  223 

1889  when  he  quit  farming  and  moved  a  little  to  the  north  of 
the  town  of  Waterloo  where  he  now  lives  retired  and  takes 
life  easy  and  comfortable.  In  April,  1842,  he  was  married  to 
Esther  Wenger  who  was  born  in  July,  1818,  and  died  in  Septem- 
ber, 1850.  On  June  2ist,  1851,  he  was  again  married  to 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Michael  and  Mary  (Wanner)  Gingerich. 
She  was  born  August  2ist,  1827.  Mr.  Scheifle's  family  consists 
of  nine  children,  four  of  whom  were  born  unto  his  first  wife. 

5550  III  SHEIFLEY,  GIDEON,  was   bora   November 
'2nd,  1848.   He  is  married  to  Susannah  Martin.  They 
reside  in  Michigan  where  he  is  farming.     They 
have  one  child  named  IV  Elizabeth. 

5551  III  SHEIFLEY,  AMANDA,  was  born  December 
23rd,  1844.     She  is   married   to   Franklin  Meyer. 
They  reside  in  Waterloo  where  he  is  engaged  in 
teaming.     To  them  are  born  ten  children,  namely: 
IV  Susannah,  IV   Annie,  IV  Matilda,  IV  Priscilla, 
IV  Franklin,  IV  Lovina,  IV  Henry,  IV  Mary  Ann, 
IV  Aaron,  and  IV  Sidney. 

5552  III  SHEIFLEY,    PRISCILLA,    was  born   March 
22nd,  1846.      She  is  married  to  Enoch  Snyder,  a 
farmer.    They  reside  in  North  Dumfries  Township, 
near  Roseville,  Ontario,  and  have  a  family  of  four 
children,  namely:  IV  Ira,  IV  Sophia,  IV  Ida,  and 
IV  Amasa. 

5553  III  SHEIFLEY,  BARBARA,  was  born  April  3rd, 
1848.      She  was  married  to  Christian  Keller  and 
resides   in    Kent  County,  Michigan,  where  he  is 
engaged  in  farming.     To  them  are  born  ten  chil- 
dren, but  none  of  the  names  were  received  in  time 
for  publication. 

5554  III  SHEIFLEY,  CHRISTIAN  G.,  was  born  March 
27th,  1852.     He  is  married  to  Amanda,  daughter  of 
Jacob   M.  and   Magdalena  W.   (Eby)  Brubacher. 


224  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

They  reside  near  St.  Jacobs  where  he  is  engaged  in 
farming.  Their  family  consists  of  eight  children, 
namely:  IV  Ira,  IV  Addison,  IV  Ervine,  IV  Wesley, 
IV  Minerva,  IV  Edgar,  IV  Oscar,  and  IV  Hilda. 

5555  III  SHEIFLEY,  SOLOMON  G.,  was  born  April 
30th,  1853.    He  is  married  to  Lucinda,  daughter  of 
Henry  and  Sarah  ( Reist)  Good.    They  reside  south- 
west of  Conestogo,  about  a  mile  east  of  the  Martin 
Mennonite  Meeting  House  where  he  is  farming. 
Their  family  consists  of  four  children,  namely:  IV 
Arna,  IV  Ada,  IV  Allan,  and  IV  Harvey. 

5556  III  SHEIFLEY,  AARON  G.,  was  born  October 
6th,  1855.    He  is  married  to  Angeline,  daughter  of 
David  and  Mariah  (Shelley)  Stanffer.    They  reside 
on  the  south-west  part  of  lot  No.  2,  Woolwich  Town- 
ship, about  one  and  one-half  miles  south  of  Con- 
estogo.   To  them  are  born  eight  children,  namely: 
IV  Sidney,  IV  Alvin,  IV  Ida,  IV  Oliver,  IV  Herbert, 
IV  Perley,  IV  Eby  Dalton,  and  IV  Clayton. 

5557  III  SHEIFLEY,  ANDREW,  was  born  September 
21st,  1858.    He  is  married  to  Malinda  Stauffer,  sister 
to  his  brother's  (Aaron)  wife.    They  reside  on  part 
of  lot  No.  3,  Woolwich  Township.    His  farm  adjoins 
that  of   his  brother  Aaron.      Their  family  is  as 
follows,  namely:  IV  Hattie,  IV  Eveline,  IV  Sylinda, 
IV  Dalton,  IV  Elma,  IV  Edna,  IV  Mabel,  IV  Alli- 
son Boyd,  and  IV  Violet. 

5558  III  SHEIFLEY,  DAVID,  was  born  October  25th, 
1865.    He  is  married  to  Mary,  daughter  of  Solomon 
M.  and  Barbara  D.  (Martin)   Musselman.      They 
reside  about  a  mile  north-east  of  St.  Jacobs  where 
he  is  farming.    Their  family  consisted  of  two  chil- 
dren, namely:  IV  Laura  (dead),  and  IV  Orvan. 


SCHEIRICH. 

(Now  spelled  Shiry.) 

5559  I  SCHEIRICH,  MATHIAS,  the  ancestor  of  the 

family,  was  a  native  of  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  where 
he  was  born  December  6th,  1751.  In  1805  ne  emigrated  to 
Canada  and  settled  in  Waterloo  County,  nearly  two  miles  south 
of  Berlin.  His  old  homestead  is  now  possessed  by  George 
Histand.  He  was  married  to  Catharine  Mooney  who  wi:s  born 
in  1762  and  died  December  ioth,  1825.  He  died  February  6th, 
1835.  They  had  a  family  of  eight*  children,  viz: 

5560  II  SCHEIRICH,  ANNA  MARIA,   the  eldest  of 
Mathias  Scheirich's  children,  was  born  in  October, 
1784,  and  died  July  10th,  1841.    She  was  married  to 
Jacob  Strohm  who  was  born  September  24th,  1783, 
and  died  December  7th,  1855.     They  resided  near 
Hespeler  where  they  both  died.    They  had  a  family 
of  eight  children,  namely:  III  Catharine,  III  John 
J.,  Ill  David,  III  Eli,  III  Eva,  III  Elizabeth,  III 
Susannah,  and  III  Mary.      See   Jacob   Strohm's 
family. 

5561  II  SCHEIRICH,   JOHN,  was  born  in  Lancaster 
County,  Pennsylvania,  August  4th,  1787.     He  came 
to  Canada  with  his  parents  when  eighteen  years  of 
age.    When  some  twenty  years  old  he  was  married 
to  Barbara  Groh  who  was  born  May  28th,  1784,  and 
died  November  28th,  1858.     They  resided  on  his 
father's  place  near  Berlin  where  both  died.     His 
death  took  place  April  3rd,  1862.    Their  family  con- 
sisted of  nine  children,  viz: 

5562  III  SCHEIRICH,    CATHARINE,   the   eldest  in 
family,  was  born  May  20th,  1814,  and  died  May  30th, 

*  Maybe  they  had  more  than  eight  children. 


225  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

1837.  She  was  married  to  Joshua  Shoemaker. 
They  had  one  child,  a  daughter  named  IV  Mary 
who  was  bom  April  10th,  1836,  and  died  April  18th, 
1837. 

5563  III  SCHEIRICH,  ELIZABETH,  was    born    May 
1st,  1816,  and  died  December  17th,  1890.     She  was 
first  married  to  Jacob  Bleam  who  was  born  January 
20th,  1810,  and  was  murdered  at  Dundas,  in  Jan- 
uary, 1836.t    On  October  25th,  1849,  she  was  mar- 
ried to  George  Histand  with  whom  she  had  one 
child  named  IV  Anna  who  was  born  December 
10th,  1852,  and  died  same  day. 

5564  III  SCHEIRICH,  JOSEPH,  the  eldest  son,  was 
born  May  8th,  1817,  and  died  July  25th,  1828. 

5565  III  SCHEIRICH,  ANNA,  was  born  October  25th, 
1818,  and  died  March  31st,  1881.      She  was  married 
to  John  Biehn.    They  resided  in  Wilmot  Township, 
near  Haysville,  where  she  died.    Their  family  con- 
sisted of  eleven  children,  namely:  IV  Barbara,  IV 
Nancy,  IV  Levi  (dead),  IV  John,  IV  Noah,  IV 
George,  IV  Henry,  IV  David,  IV  Ibaac,  IV  Eliza- 
beth, and  VI  Simon.     See  John  Bean's  family. 

5566  III  SCHEIRICH,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  April 
1st,  1820,  and  died  April  6th,  1884.    She  was  married 
to  John  Y.  Shantz.    See  John  Y.  Shantz's  family. 

5567  III  SCHEIRICH,  MAGDALENA,  was  born  June 
17th,  1822,  and  died  March  7th,  1849.      On  April 
15th,  1842,  she  was  married  to  Jacob  B.  Betzner. 
See  Jacob  B.  Betzner's  family. 

5568  III  SCHEIRICH,  SAMUEL,  was  born  May  6th, 
1824,  and  died  May  12th,  1824. 

5569  III  SCHEIRICH,  ESTHER,  was  born  May  18th, 

t  See  Jacob  Bleam's  family. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  227 

1825,  and  died  February  18th,  1845.     She  was  mar- 
ried to  George  Histand  and  had  one  child  named 
IV  Mary  who  was  born  February  17th,  1845,  and 
died  the  18th  day  of  same  month. 

5570  III  SCHEIRICH,  VERONICA,  was  born  Novem- 
ber 6th,  1827,  and  died  November  10th,  1848.  She 
was  married  to  George  Histand  and  had  a  family  of 
two  children,  namely:  IV  Elizabeth  and  IV  David 
(dead).  See  George  Histand's  family. 

5571 II  SCHEIRICH,  DAVID,  second  son  of  Mathias 

and  Catharine  (Mooney)  Scheirich,  was  born  in  Lancaster 
County,  Pennsylvania,  December  24th,  1790.  He  was  nearly 
fifteen  years  of  age  when  he  came  to  Canada  with  his  parents. 
In  1820  he  was  married  to  Mary  Ringler.  After  his  marriage  he 
moved  on  lot  No.  116,  German  Company's  Tract,  now  in  posses 
sion  of  his  son,  Samuel.  Here  she  died  about  the  year  1834' 
After  her  decease  he  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Reist  who  was 
born  February  i3th,  1803,  and  died  July  22nd,  1876.  He  died 
December  i5th,  1862.  With  his  first  wife  he  had  a  family  of  six 
children  and  with  the  second  wife  there  were  four  children. 
Their  names  are  as  follows: 

5572  III  SCHEIRICH,  JOHN,  was  born   March   23rd, 
1822.    He  resided  at  Freeport,  Ontario,  where  he 
died  October  13th,  1891.    He  was  married  to  Agnes 
Break  and  had  a  family  of  two  daughters  named 
IV  Mary  Ann  and  IV  Jennie. 

5573  III  SCHEIRICH,  POLLY,  was  born  April  12th, 
1824,  and  died  at  Caledonia,  Kent  County,  Michigan. 
She  was  unmarried. 

5574  III  SCHEIRICH,t  SAMUEL,  was  born  April  9th, 

1826.  He  resides  on  his  father's  old  homestead 
where  he  was  engaged  in  farming  until  lately.     He 

t  He  and  all  his  family  spell  their  name  "Shiry"  not  Scheirich. 


228  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

now  lives  retired  while  his  son  is  managing  the 
farm.  In  May.  1850,  he  was  married  to  Susannah 
Schneider.  Their  family  is  as  follows: 

5575  IV  SCHKIRICH,  ELIAS,  was  horn  December  3rd, 
1853,  and  died  March  12th,  1*70. 

55701V  St  HKIRICH,  NOAH,  was  born  January  -24th, 
1857.  He  was  married  to  Lizzie  Snyder  who  died 
March  10th,  INN,  leaving  two  children,  namely:  V 
Mabel  and  V  Agnes. 

5577  IV  SCHKIRICH,  HENRY,  was  born  April  17th, 
1N>0,  and  died  September  1 7th,  lSo-2. 

5578  IV  SCHEIRICH,  JUDITH  ANN.  was  born  July 
13th,  1862.      She  is  married   to    Emil    Marchand. 
They  reside  in  Milton,  Halton  County,  Ontario,  and 
have  a  family  of  one  son  named  V  Albert. 

5579 IV  SCHEIRICH,  MENNO,  was  born  April  5th, 
1865.  He  is  a  farmer  and  resides  home  with  his 
father  and  manages  the  farm.  He  is  married  to 
Melvina  Gehl  and  has  a  family  of  two  children, 
namely:  V  Harvey  (dead)  and  V  Ida. 

5580  IV  SCHEIRICH,  JOHN,  was  born  January  28th, 
1868.  He  is  married  to  Barbara  Shantz.  They 
reside  in  Berlin  and  have  a  family  of  one  son  named 
V  Kenneth  O. 

5581 IV  SCHEIRICH,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  April 
20th,  1871.  She  has  her  home  with  her  brother 
Noah  for  whom  she  is  keeping  house.  She  is  not 
married. 

5582 IV  SCHEIRICH,  LIZZIE,  the  youngest  in  the 
family,  was  born  February  27th,  1873.  She  is  un- 
married and  resides  home  with  her  parents. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  229 


5583  III  SCHEIRICH,  JACOB,  was  born 

1828,  and  died  January  6th,  1856.      He  was   not 
married. 

5584  III  SCHEIRICH,  CATHARINE,  was   born   Sep- 
tember 7th,  1829.    She  is  married  to  John  McMullen. 
No  information  in  regard  to  family. 

5585  III  SCHEIRICH,  VERONICA,  was  born  Novem- 
ber 10th,  1832.     She  is  married   to  John  Seibert. 
They   reside  in  Petoskey,  Michigan,  and  have  a 
family  of   several  children  but  names   were   not 
received. 

5586  III  SCHEIRICH,  DAVID  R.,  was  born  May  10th, 
1837,  and  died  May  21st,  1844. 

5587  III  SCHEIRICH,  JOSEPH  R.,  was  born  July  18th, 
1840.    He  was  accidentally  drowned  in  Wisconsin, 
U.  S.,  in  1890.      No  information  in  regard  to  his 
family. 

5588  III  SCHEIRICH,  ABRAHAM  R.,  was  born  Au- 
gust 20th,  1844.     He  is  unmarried  and  has  his  home 
with  Jacob  S.  Betzner. 

5589  III    SCHEIRICH,    ELIZABETH    R,   was    born 
March  13th,  1847.     She  is  unmarried  and  has  her 
home  witli  old  Christian  Schneider  near  Breslau 
for  whom  she  is  keeping  house. 

5590  II  SCHEIRICH,  JACOB,  third  son  of  old  Mathias 
and  Elizabeth  (Mooney)  Scheirich,  died,  aged  some 
twenty  years.    He  was  never  married. 

5591  II  SCHEIRICH,  ELIZABETH,  another  daughter 
of  Mathias  Scheirich,  was  born  May  26th,  1795,  and 
died  June  27th,  1866.     She  was  married  to  Bishop 
George  Shupe.    They  resided  in  Wilmot  Township, 


230  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO 

near  New  Dundee,  where  lie  was  engaged  in  farm- 
ing. They  had  a  family  of  two  children,  namely: 
III  Benjamin  and  III  Moses.  See  Bishop  George 
Shape's  family. 

551)2  II  SCHEIRICH,  EVA,  another  daughter  of  Ma- 
thias  Scheirich,  was  born  November  16th,  17W,  and 
died  July  13th,  1841.  She  was  married  to  Jacob 
Slmpe.  They  had  a  family  as  follows,  namely:  III 
John,  III  Jacob,  III  Samuel,  III  Eli,  III  Levi,  and 
III  Aaron.  See  Jacob  Shupe's  family. 

5593  II  SCHEIRICH,  CATHARINE,  another    daugh- 
ter, was  married  to  John  Bamberger.    They  resided 
in  the  township  of  Waterloo,  south  of  the  Block 
Line,  on  the  farm  now  in  possession  of  John  B. 
Schultz.      No  information  in  regard  to  their  de- 
scendants. 

5594  II  SCHEIRICH,  VERONICA,   another  daughter 
of  old  Mathias  Scheirich,  was  born  about  1804.    No 
information  in  regard  to  her  marriage  or  place  of 
residence. 


SCHORG. 

(Now  spelled  by  some  Shirk  and  others  Sherk.) 

The  motive  that  impelled  old  Joseph  Schterg,  the  ancestor  of 
this  numerous  and  widely  scattered  family,  to  seek  the  shores  of 
the  American  continent,  was  undoubtedly  caused  by  the  fearful 
persecutions  raised  against  all  non-conformibts  in  central  and 
northern  Europe.  This  caused  the  emigration  cf  so  many  of  the 
pioneer  fathers  to  the  "Land  of  the  Free"  where  no  cruel  perse- 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY  OF   WATERLOO.  231 

cution  was  waged  against  any  whose  forms  of  worship  differed 
from  that  of  the  "State  Party."  Pennsylvania  proved  to  be  a 
place  of  refuge  for  these  people  who  came  hither  in  great  numbers 
during  the  early  colonial  days.  Here  they  might  worship  God 
according  to  their  views  of  the  teaching  of  the  Bible.  As  to 
nationality  the  old  progenitor  was  a  native  of  Switzerland  where 
he  was  born  at  an  early  date.  On  September  27th,  1727,  the  old 
progenitor  with  his  son,  Joseph,  and  others,  came  to  America 
and  settled  in  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania. 

5595  II  SCHCERG,  JOSEPH,  son  of  the  old  progenitor, 

was  born  in  Switzerland  and  was  probably  four  years  of  age  when 
his  father  emigrated  to  America.  On  March  24th,  1761,  he  was 
married  to  Barbara  Kaufmann.  To  them  was  born  a  numerous 
family  of  whicli  the  descendants  of  John,  Joseph  and  Casper  are 
to  be  found  in  Canada  while  the  descendants  of  the  others  are 
scattered  over  the  whole  of  the  United  States  and  even  Mexico 
and  Alaska. 

5596  III  SCHCERG,  JOHN,  was  born  in  April,  1761,  and 
died  in  1792.    He  was  married  to  Elizabeth  (No.  915), 
daughter  of  old  Samuel  Betzner.    They  resided  in 
Franklin  County  where  one  child  was  born  unto 
them  namely  IV  Samuel.     After  the  decease  of 
John  Schorg  the  widow  was  married  to  her  de- 
ceased husband's  brother,  viz: 

5597  III  SCHCERG,  JOSFPH,t  was  born  in  Franklin 
County,  Pennsylvania,    February   3rd,  1769.      He 
came  to  Canada  in  fall  of  1799,  and  in  spring,  1800, 
he  with  his  wife  and  family  of  five  children  settled 
on  lot  No.  11,  B.  F.  Beasley  Block,  S.  R.,  on  the 
banks  of  the  Grand  River,  opposite  Doon.     Here 
they  raised  a  family  of  ten  children.    He  died  Feb- 
ruary 17th,  1853. 

5598 IV  SHERK,    SAMUEL,    was   born   in   Franklin 

County,  Pennsylvania,  April  igth,  1792.     On  August  20th,  1815, 

t  See  historical  notes,  pages  20  and  21. 


232  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

he  was  married  to  Magdalena  Break  > (No.  1169)  who  was  born 
April  3rd,  1796,  and  died  September  8th,  1862.  After  their 
marriage  they  settled  on  the  east  side  of  the  Grand  River  about 
two  miles  south  of  Breslau.  In  1866  Mr.  Sherk  left  his  old 
home  and  moved  to  near  Caledonia,  Kent  County,  Michigan, 
where  he  spent  the  evening  of  his  life.  During  his  whole  life  he 
was  a  true  follower  of  His  Master  and  a  worthy  member  of  the 
River  Brethren  Church,  so  that  he  may  be  classed  with  the  good 
and  remembered  with  the  just.  He  departed  his  well  spent  life 
September  ijth,  1874.  Hfs  family  consisted  of  ten  children,  viz: 

5599  V  SHERK,  ELIZABETH,  the  eldest,  was   born 
May  15th,  1816.    She  is  married  to  Henry  Simmons, 
a  farmer.     They  reside  in  South  Easthope  Town- 
ship, Perth  County,  Ontario.     To  them  were  born 
seven  children,  namely:  VI  Magdalena,  VI  Mahala 
(dead),  VI    Samuel,  VI    William,  VI    Henry,   VI 
Abraham,  and  VI  Elizabeth. 

5600  V  SHERK,  ELI,  was  born  October  20th,  1818.    He 
was  married  to  Mary  Reesor.      They   resided  at 
Caledonia,  Michigan,  where  he  died  September  23rd, 
1868.    His  family  consisted  of  four  children,  namely: 
VI  Henry,  VI  Anna,  VI  Joseph,  and  one  whose 
name  was  not  received,  died  in  infancy. 

5601  V  SHERK,  LEVI,  was  born  November  23rd,  1820. 
He  was  married  to  Catharine  Shupe.    They  resided 
at  Parmalee,  Berry  County,  Michigan,  where  he 
was  engaged  in  farming.     His  death  took  place 
August  13th,  1886.     Their  family  consisted  of  one 
son  named  VI  Aaron. 

5502  V  SHERK,  REV.  SAMUEL,  was  born  November 

3rd,  1822.  He  resides  near  Caledonia,  Michigan,  where  he  is 
the  possessor  of  a  beautiful  farm.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Men- 
nonite  Brethren  in  Christ  Church,  of  which  body  he  is  a  minister> 
He  has  proved  to  be  one  of  the  instruments  through  whom  the 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  233 

Lord  has  done  much  good  in  proclaiming  the  precious  gospel  unto 
a  dying  world.  Many  have  been  brought  from  darkness  into 
light  through  his  labors  in  the  Lord's  vineyard.  He  is  marrried 
to  Sarah  Schiedel  and  has  had  a  family  of  five  children,  namely: 
VI  Menno,  VI  John,  VI  Noah,  VI  Lydia  (dead),  and  VI  Samuel 
(dead). 

5603  V  SHERK,  ADAM,  was  born  February  4th,  1826. 
He  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Stauffer  and  resided 
at  Caledonia,  Michigan,  where  he  was  engaged  in 
farming  but  now  lives  retired.   His  family  consisted 
of  four  children,  namely:  VI  Angeline  (dead),  VI 
Caroline,  VI  Franklin,  and  VI  Martha  (dead). 

5604  V  SHERK,  JOHN,  was  born  May  1st,  1828,  and 
died  July  17th,  1851. 

5605  V  SHERK,  AMOS,  was  born  June  19th,  1830.    He 
is  married  to  Magdalena  Stauffer  and  resides  at 
Caledonia,  Michigan,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farm- 
ing.     Their    family    consists   of    eight    children, 
namely:  VI   Matilda,   VI   Maria,    VI   Albert,  VI 
Amanda,  VI  Reuben,  VI  Erville,  VI  Adah,  and  VI 
Allan  (died  in  infancy). 

5606  V  SHERK,  REV.    ABRAHAM,  was   born   May 

6th,  1832.  When  a  young  man  he  prepared  himself  for  the 
ministry.  He  entered  upon  the  duties  of  the  ministry  about  the 
year  1859.  During  the  early  part  of  his  pastoral  duties  he 
labored  in  behalf  of  the  Canada  Conference  of  the  U.  B. 
Denomination  but  some  twenty  years  ago  he  moved  to  Michigan 
where  he  has  been  doing  a  noble  work  for  His  Master.  At 
present  he  is  stationed  at  East  Ashford,  New  York,  where  he  is 
still  engaged  in  the  active  ministry.  He  is  married  to  Rebecca 
Gonder  and  has  had  a  family  of  four  children,  namely:  VI  Asaph, 
VI  Michael,  VI  Sarah  who  died  in  Toronto  in  1893,  and  a 
daughter  (died  in  infancy)  whose  name  was  not  received. 

5607  V  SHERK,  REV.  DAVID  B.,  was  born  November 


234  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

29th,  1837.  When  a  young  man  he  was  converted  unto  the  Lord 
and  has  since  his  conversion  been  a  true  follower  of  His  Master. 
Some  thirty  years  ago  he  entered  the  ministry  of  the  United 
Brethren  in  Christ  for  which  body  he  has  labored  up  to  the 
present.  Several  years  ago  he  was  chosen  Presiding  Elder  of  the 
church  for  the  Canadian  field  of  labor.  There  is  scarcely  a  man 
in  Ontario  who  has  a  wider  circle  of  friends  and  acquaintances, 
embracing  all  classes  and  creeds,  than  Rev.  Mr.  Sherk  has.  As 
a  minister  he  is  well  received  by  all  denominations  holding  the 
same  spiritual  views  in  regard  to  regeneration  as  the  Brethren  do. 
His  preaching  is  plain,  practical  and  impressive  and  his  method 
of  delivering  his  sermons  is  to  use  the  plainest  and  simplest  lan- 
guage so  as  to  make  himself  understood  by  all  classes  of  his 
audience.  He  is  married  to  Sarah  Hershey  and  resides  in  the 
town  of  Berlin.  To  them  are  born  three  children,  viz: 

5608  VI  SHERK,  DR.  FREDERICK  H.,  a   native   of 

Ontario,  spent  his  boyhood  in  attending  the  public  school. 
When  pretty  well  up  in  his  "teens"  he  passed  the  teachers'  exam- 
ination and  spent  several  years  in  teaching  in  this  county.  In 
1887  he  entered  the  Toronto  University  and  Medical  College 
where  he  studied  medicine.  After  having  taken  four  full  terms, 
he  graduated  and  received  his  degree  of  M.  D.  and  is  now  prac- 
ticing at  Sault  St.  Marie,  Algoma,  Ontario.  He  is  married  to 
May  Cunningham. 

5609  VI  SHERK,   LIVIA    A.,    is   married   to    George 
Aldred,  a  merchant.      They   reside   at   Parkdale, 
Ontario. 

5610  VI  SHERK,  MARY  E.,  followed  teaching  for  a 
number  of  years  but  is  now  married  to  William  H. 
Becker.     They  reside  in  Berlin  where  he  is  pro- 
prietor of  the  largest  bookstore  in  town. 

5611  V  SHERK,  REV.  CHRISTIAN,    was   born    Sep- 
tember ist,   1839.      He  joined  the  church  of  his   choice,  the 
United  Brethren,  when  a  young  man  and  entered  the  ministry  in 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  235 

which  calling  he  has  proved  himself  an  able  worker  in  the  cause 
of  his  Master.  The  conference  has  stationed  him  on  different 
fields  of  labor  and  on  every  field  he,  by  the  help  of  God,  has 
proved  himself  an  able  minister.  He  is  well  received  by  his 
co-laborers  and  since  the  division  of  the  church  he  has  been 
appointed  presiding  elder  (representing  the  Radical  party)  for 
Kansas.  At  present  he  resides  at  Sharon,  Kansas,  where  he  is 
also  the  owner  of  a  beautiful  farm.  He  is  married  to  Margaret 
Hodge  and  has  a  family  of  two  children,  namely:  VI  Mina  and 
VI  Uretta. 


5612  IV  SHERK,  JACOB,  was  born  August  18th,  1795. 
He  was   married  to   Hannah   Bechtel    (No.  753). 
They  resided  on  the  farm  now  in  possession  of 
Noah  Betzner  on  the  west  side  of  the  Grand  River, 
near  Breslau.    Here  he  died  of  cholera,  August  6th, 
1834.    His  family  consisted  of  eleven  children,  viz: 

5613  V  SHERK,  ABRAHAM,  was  born  July  7th,  1817. 
He  was  married  October  30th,  1845,  to  Lucy  Buckler 
who  was  born  February  9th,  1828.    Soon  after  their 
marriage  they  moved  on  a  farm  near  Blair  where 
they  resided  until  lately  when  they  moved  to  Berlin 
where  they  now  reside.   To  them  was  born  a  family 
of  thirteen  children,  viz: 

5614  VI  SHERK,  WILLIAM,  was  born  March  7th,  1846. 
He  was  married  to  Mary  Park  and  after  her  decease 
to  Mary  Gaukel.    They  reside  in  Berlin  where  he  is 
engaged  as  agent.    To  him  and  his  first  wife  were 
born  five  children  and  with  second  wife  there  is  one 
child.     Names  are  VII  Ida,  VII  Elsie,  VII  Louisa, 
VII  Lucy,  VII  Alvin,  and  VII  Clara  G. 

5615  VI  SHERK,  HANNAH,  was  born  August  27th, 
1847.     She  is  unmarried  and  resides  in  Toronto, 
Ontario, 


236  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

5616  VI  SHERK,  MOSES,  was  born  March  31st,  1849. 
He  was  married  to  Caroline  Huber.    They  reside  in 
Michigan  where  he  is  farming.    Their  family  is  as 
follows:   VII  Violet,  VII  Olive,  VII  Caroline,  VII 

1  Joseph,  VII  Catharine,  VII  Abram,  and  another 
son  whose  name  was  not  received. 

5617  VI  SHERK,    JACOB,    was   born   December   5th, 
1850.     He  is  married  to  Eliza  Ann  JBagot.    They 
reside   in    Vancouver,    British    Columbia.      Their 
family  is   as   follows,    namely:    VII   Albert,    VII 
Franklin,  VII  Lillie,  VII  Thomas,  and  VII  David. 

5618  VI   SHERK,    ABRAHAM,   was    born   February 
13th,  1853.    He  is  married  to  Sarah  Ziegler.     They 
reside  in  Victoria,  Vancouver  Island,  where  he  is 
engaged  as  a  merchant.     His  family  is  as  follows, 
namely:  VII  Grace  and  VII  Amsey. 

5619  VI  SHERK,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  January  1st, 
1855.      She  is  married  to  Daniel   Hibner.     They 
reside  in  Berlin  where  he  is  engaged  in  manufac- 
turing furniture.     Mr.  Hibner  has  been  mayor  of 
Berlin  for  the  years  1894  and  1895. 

5620  VI  SHERK,  WENDEL,  was  born  May  17th,  1857. 
He  is  married  to  Mary  Colter.      They  reside  in 
Waterloo  where  he  is  engaged  as  an  artist  and 
photographer.    He  has  one  son  named  VII  Clarke. 

5621  VI  SHERK,  THOMAS,  was   born  August  19th, 
1859.    He  is  married  and  resides  in  Chicago,  Illinois, 
where  he  is  engaged  in  the  Chicago  Tribune  Office. 
His  family  consists  of  three  children. 

5622  VI  SHERK,    LUCY    ANN,    was   born    February 
13th,  1862.      She   is    married   to  Henry  Foreman, 
a  dealer  in  boots  and  shoes.    They  reside  in  Berlin 
and  have  one  child  named  VII  Alma, 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  237 

5623  VI  SHERK,  MARY,  was  born  February  2nd,  1864, 
and  died  September  25th,  1865. 

5624  VI  SHERK,  SAMUEL,  was  born  May  7th,  1868. 
He  is  unmarried  and  is  engaged  with  the  Breit- 
haupt  Leather  Company  in  Berlin. 

5625  VI  SHERK,  CALEB,  was  born  April  15th,  1869. 
When  of  age  he  went  to  Detroit,  Michigan,  where 
he  was  residing  when  last  heard  of  him. 

5626  VI  SHERK,    LORETTA  MAY,   was   born   May 
30th,  1873.     She  is  married  to  Samuel  Gehman,  a 
farmer.      The  reside  near  Dumfries  Station  and 
have  a  family  of  one  child  named  VII  Pearl. 

5627  V  SHIRK,  JAMES,  was  born  May  9th,  1819.     He 
was  married  to  Elizabeth  Taylor.    They  reside  near 
Chatham,  Ontario. 

5628  V   SHIRK,  JOSEPH,    was  born  May  25th,  1820. 
He  was  married  to  Jane  Urth.     They  reside  at 
Keokuk,  Iowa. 

5629  V  SHIRK,   JOHN,   was  born   October  7th,  1821. 
He  was  married  twice,  first  to  Feddie  Dearling  and 
after   her   decease    to    Nancy    Thornton.     They 
resided  in  Missouri  where  he  was  accidentally  killed 
while  blasting,  stones. 

5630  V  SHIRK,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  February  26th, 
1823.    She  is  married  to  William  Buckler.     They 
reside  in  Missouri. 

5631  V  SHERK,  DAVID,  was  born  November  2nd,  1824, 
and  died  August  6th,  1834. 

5632V  SHERK,  CATHARINE,  was  born  April  1st, 
1826.  She  is  married  to  Joseph  Witmer  and  resides 
in  Hespeler.  See  Joseph  Witmer's  family, 


238  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

5633  V  SHERK,  HANNAH,  was  born  February  2nd, 
1828.     She  was  married    to   Joseph    Rosenberger. 
They  resided  in  Preston  where  he  died.   See  Joseph 
Rosenberger's  family. 

5634  V  SHERK,  EZRA,  was  born  February  llth,  1830, 
and  died  same  day. 

5635  V  SHERK,  SARAH,  was  born  August  llth,  1831. 
She  is  married  to  George  Ball,  a  farmer.    They 
resided  in  Missouri,  U.  S. 

5636V  SHIRK,  JACOB,  was  born  July  2nd,  1833. 
When  a  young  man  he  left  for  California.  Nothing 
heard  of  him  since. 

5637  IV  SHIRK,  JOHN,  was  born  November  23rd,  1796. 
He  was  first  married  to  Mary  Thornton  and  after 
her  decease  to  Polly  Adams,  and  resided  on  the 
farm  now  owned  by  Conrad  Gremm,t  near  Noah 
Betzner's,  thence  moved  to  Blair,  and  from  there  to 
Blenheim  Township  where  he  died*  about  the  year 
1843.  His  family  consisted  of  several  children, 
namely:  V  Sarah,  V  Mary  Ann,  V  Eliza,  and  V 
Joseph  of  first  wife,  and  V  Lydia  Ann,  V  Martha, 
and  V  John  of  second  wife. 

5638 IV  SHIRK,  CATHARINE,  was  bom  February 
llth,  1798.  She  was  married  to  Deacon  John  Brir 
bacher.  They  resided  near  Berlin  where  they  both 
died.  She  died  October  8th,  1882.  See  Nos.  1389  to 
1441  for  her  descendants. 

5639 IV  SHIRK,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  December 
3rd,  1799.  She  was  married  to  Peter  Wood.  They 
resided  in  Blenheim  Township,  Oxford  County, 
where  he  was  engaged  in  farming.  According  to 

t  On  the  west  side  of  the  Grand  River,  near  Breslau. 

*  His  death  was  caused  by  falling  into  the  gearing  of  a  horsepower  while  thrashing. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  239 

report  they  are  both  dead.  Their  family  consisted 
of  two  children,  namely:  V  Joseph  and  V  Samuel 
who  both  reside  in  California. 

5640  IV  SHIRK,  REV.  DAVID,  was  born  September 

9th,  1 80 1.  On  January  3oth,  1827,  he  was  married  to  Elizabeth 
Betzner  who  was  born  May  ioth,  i8n,  and  died  at  her  son 
Benjamin's  place,  August  26th,  1894.  On  July  2nd,  1837,  Mr. 
Shirk  was  ordained  as  a  deacon  of  the  Mennonite  Church'  and 
on  December  2nd,  1838,  he  was  ordained  as  a  minister  of  the 
same  body  for  the  Strasburg,  Hagey  and  Wanner  field  of  labor- 
In  his  long  and  dutiful  services  rendered  unto  the  congregations 
of  his  charge  he  preached  many  a  spiritual  and  instructive 
sermon  and  in  his  time  was  considered  one  of  the  ablest  minis- 
ters of  the  Mennonite  body.  He  died  near  Boon  where  he 
resided  on  his  fathers  old  homestead, |  September  ipth,  1882. 
His  family  consisted  of  ten  children,  viz: 

5641  V  SHIRK,  ISAAC,  the  eldest,  was  born  December 
29th,  1827.    He  is  unmarried  and  has  his  home  with 
his  brother,  Benjamin,  who  resides  near  Breslau. 

5642  V  SHIRK,  ANNA,  was  born  February  5th,  1831, 
and  died  December  4th,  1836. 

5643V  SHIRK,  MARY,  was  born  March  22nd,  1833, 
and  died  December  8th,  1836. 

5644  V  SHIRK,  DAVID,  was  born  August  8th,  1834, 
and  died  December  4th,  1836. 

5645  V  SHIRK,  MARY,  was  born  February  4th,  1837. 
She  was  married  to  Rev.  Jacob  B.  Gringerich.    They 
resided  on  part  of  the  old  "Shirk  Homestead"  oppo- 
site the  village  of  Doon  where  she  died  May  3rd, 
1866.      She  was  blessed  with  one  son  named  VI 
David  who  died  in  infancy. 

5646  V  SHIRK,   VERONICA,  was  born  August  12th, 

}  This  old  homestead  comprises  lot  No.  n,  Broken  Front,  Beasley  Block,  S.  R. 


240  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

1839.  She  was  married  to  Charles  Tiedt.  They 
resided  in  Strasburg  where  she  died  October  28th, 
1875,  leaving  no  issue. 

5647  V  SHIRK,  ELIZABETH,    was   born   July    27th, 
1845.    She  was  married  to  Rev.  Jacob  B.  Gingerich 
and  resides  on  part  of  the  old  "Sherk  Homestead." 
To  them  were  born  ten  children,  namely:  VI  Mary 
Ann,  VI  John  (dead),  VI  Enoch,  VI  Norman,  VI 
Oilman,  VI  Elizabeth  Ann,  VI  Nancy,  VI  Jacob  S., 
VI  Samuel,  and  VI  Barbara  Elsina. 

5648  V  SHIRK,  BARBARA,  was  born    October   31st, 
1847.    She  is  unmarried  and  at  present  resides  in 
Chicago,  Illinois,  where  she  is  engaged  as  an  evan- 
gelist among  the  poor,  thus  doing  a  noble  work  for 
her  Master. 

5649  V  SHIRK,  BENJAMIN,  was  born  October  17th, 
1849.    He  is  married  to  Nancy,  daughter  of  Peter 
and  Catharine  (Biehn)  Baumann.f     She  was  born 
May  15th,  1851.     They  reside  about  a  mile  north  of 
Breslau  where  he  is  the  possessor  of  a  beautiful 
home.    Have  no  family. 

5650  V  SHIRK,  LEAH,  was  born  November  28th,  1853, 
and  died  June  5th,  1883.     She  was  unmarried. 

5651 IV  SHIRK,  POLLY,  was  born  in  1804.  She  was 
never  married  and  had  her  home  with  her  brother, 
David,  where  she  died. 

5652  IV  SHIRK,  JOSEPH,  was  born  in  May,  1809.  He 
was  married  to  Ann  Thornton.  They  reside  at 
Caledonia,  Michigan,  where  he  follows  farming. 
To  them  were  born  eight  children,  namely:  V 
Thomas,  V  Nancy  (dead),  V  Dianah,  V  William,  V 

t  See  Nos.  499  and  500. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  241 

Joseph  (dead),  V  Henry  (dead),  V  William  Henry 
(dead),  and  V  Joseph. 

5653 IV  SHIRK,  MAGDALENA,  was  born  in  1812 
She  is  married  to  David  Codling,  a  farmer.  They 
reside  in  Blenheim  Township,  Oxford  County, 
Ontario.  They  have  no  family. 

5654  IV  SHIRK,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  in  1814.  She 
was  married  to  John  Thornton,  a  farmer.  They 
resided  in  Keokuk,  Iowa,  where  he  died,  leaving  no 
issue.  She  is  still  living  and  is  quite  well. 

5655 IV  SHIRK,  LYDIA,  was  born  December  28th, 
1817.  She  was  married  to  Morgan  Thompson.  They 
resided  at  Evart,  Michigan,  where  he  died.  She  is 
living  yet  and  enjoying  the  best  of  health.  Their 
family  consists  of  nine  children,  namely:  V  Mar- 
garet, V  Joseph,  V  Samuel,  V  John,  V  Cyrus,  V 
Moses,  V  Caroline,  V  Susannah,  and  V  Sarah. 

5656  III  SHIRK,  CASPER,  brother   to  old  John  and 
Joseph,  was  born  in  1766.    He  came  to  Canada  with 
his  brother  Joseph  and  settled  in  Markham  Town- 
ship, York  County,  where  he  died  many  years  ago. 

5657  IV  fSCHERCH,  JOHN,  son  of  Andrew  and  Eliza- 
beth ( Steiner)  Scherch,  and  a  cousin  to  Rev.  David 
Sherk,  was   born   in   Welland    County,   Ontario, 
March  5th,  1818.     He  was  married  to  Magdalena 
Grody  who  was  born  October   15th,  1819.     After 
their  marriage  they  resided  in  Wilmot  Township 
for  some  years,  thence  they  moved  to  Michigan 
where  they  resided  sixteen  years,  thence  moved 
back  to  Ontario  and  resided  in  Wellesley  for  six 
years.    Later  in  life  they  had  their  home  with  Mr. 

t  This  family  spell  their  name  Scherch. 


242  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

Abraham  Honsperger,  their  sonin-law,  where  he 
died  May  23rd,  1891.  She  is  still  living  and  is  enjoy- 
ing good  health.  To  them  were  born  five  children, 
viz: 

5658  V  SCHERCH,  ELIZABETH,  is  married  to  Abram 
Honsperger.     They  reside  about  four  miles  north- 
west of  the  town  of  Waterloo.     They  have  a  large 
family.     See  Abram  Honsperger's  family. 

5659  V  SCHERCH,    AARON,    was   married   to   Mary 
Keller  and  resided  in  Wetzell,  Michigan,  where  he 
was  engaged  in  farming.     He  was  killed  by  light- 
ning in  July,  1894.    They  had  no  family. 

5660V  SCHERCH,  ISABELLA,  is  married  to  Menno 
Bechtel.  They  reside  in  Wellesley  "V  illage  where 
he  is  engaged  in  the  saw  and  planing  mills,  also  has 
a  sash  and  door  factory.  They  have  a  family  of 
eight  children.  See  Menno:}:  Bechtel's  family. 

5661  V  SCHERCH,  DAVID,  died  single,  aged  23  years, 
2  months,  and  18  days. 

5662V  SCHERCH,  MAGDALENA,  is  married  to 
Louis  Benneway.  They  reside  near  Caledonia, 
Kent  County,  Michigan,  where  he  is  engaged  in 
farming.  To  them  is  born  a  family  of  four  daugh- 
ters. Names  were  not  received. 

5663  SHIRK,  PETER,  son  of  Christian  and  Elizabeth 

(Hoffman)  Shirk,  is  a  native  of  Canarvon  Township,  Lancaster 
County,  Pa.,  where  he  was  born  November  nth,  1839.  When  a 
young  man  he  left  his  native  state  and  went  to  Canada,  arriving 
at  Berlin,  Ontario,  May  ist,  1862.  Here  he  had  his  home  with 
his  uncle,  the  late  Jacob  Hoffman  in  whose  services  he  was  for 

J  Since  printing  the  Bechtel  family  Mr.  Menno  Bechtel  has  disposed  of  his  farm  south 
of  New  Hamburg  and  moved  to  Wellesley  Village  where  he  is  now  engaged  as  a  manufac- 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  243 

nearly  two  months,  piling  lumber  and  assisting  in  the  saw  mill. 
From  here  he  went  to  the  town  of  Waterloo  and  engaged  himself 
as  miller  with  D.  H.  Moyer  &  Co.  who  were  then  the  proprietors 
of  the  Union  Mills.  After  E.  and  S.  S.  Snider  became  pro- 
prietors of  the  mills  he  continued  his  services  with  the  new  firm 
until  December  ist,  1866,  when  he  purchased  the  Blair  Mills. 
Here  Mr.  Shirk  did  a  well  paying  business  until  December,  1869, 
when  he  sold  the  mills  and,  entering  into  partnership  with  Mr.  S 
S.  Snider  of  Waterloo,  purchased  in  December  of  the  same  yea* 
(1869)  the  Lancaster  Mills  of  Bridgeport  where  he  has  since 
been  engaged  very  extensively  in  manufacturing  patent  and  high 
grade  flour.  In  1887  Mr.  Snider  retired  from  the  firm,  thus 
leaving  Mr.  Shirk  sole  proprietor  of  the  extensive  business,  In 
connection  with  the  Lancaster  Mills,  Mr.  Shirk  is  also  proprietor 
of  the  Baden  Mills  which  he  purchased  from  Mr.  James  Living- 
stone in  1889.  Mr.  Shirk  commenced  life  as  a  farmer's  boy  and 
being  possessed  with  but  little  of  this  world's  substance,  he,  by 
energy  and  perseverance  and  being  naturally  gifted  with  first  class 
business  qualities,  besides  having  a  good  character,  gradually 
worked  his  way  up  from  one  position  to  another  and  is  now  rated 
as  one  of  our  well-to-do  millers*  of  the  province.  Of  late 
years  he  has  been  identified  with  public  life  and  has  held  promi- 
nent positions  of  honor  and  trust,  thus  proving  for  himself  a 
record  of  which  no  one  has  any  need  of  feeling  ashamed.  On 
June  5th,  1866,  he  was  married  to  Magdalena,  daughter  of  John 
and  Anna  (Weber)  Martin.  She  was  born  March  2nd,  1845. 
They  reside  in  Bridgeport,  Ontario.  To  them  were  born  the 
following  children,  viz: 

5664  SHIRK,  ANNA,  the  eldest,  was   born   February 
4th,  1868.      She  is  married  to   William   Kraft,  a 
farmer.      They   reside   about  two   miles   east  of 
Breslau.    To  them  are  born  four  children,  namely: 
Ivan,  Almon,  Clayton,  and  Wilson. 

5665  SHIRK,  GEORGE,  was  born  April  4th,  1870.     He 

*  See  his  rating  in  the  Mercantile  Agency  for  the  Dominion  of  Canada  by  R.  G.   Dun 
&  Co. 


244  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

is  married  to  Alvina  Snyder.  They  reside  in 
Bridgeport  where  he  is  engaged  as  miller  in  his 
father's  mills.  To  them  is  born  one  child,  a  daugh- 
ter named  Elma  who  was  born  October  6th,  1894. 

5666  SHIRK,  EMMA,  was  born  January  21st,  1872. 

5667  SHIRK,  ELIZABETH,  was  bom  February  15th, 
1874,  and  died  January  10th,  1875. 

5668  SHIRK,  CATHARINE,  was  born  March  20th,  1875. 

5669  SHIRK,  MARTIN,  was  bom  June  21st,  1876. 

5670  SHIRK,  MAGDALENA,  was  bom  April  3rd,  1878. 

5671  SHIRK,  JOHN,   was  born  March  13th,  1880,  and 
died  January  llth,  1881. 

5672  SHIRK,  MARIA,  was  born  June  10th,  1881. 

5673  SHIRK,  NOAH,  was  born  January  31st,  1884. 

5674  SHIRK,  LYDIA,  was  born  April  9th,  1885. 

5675  SHIRK,  VERONICA,   was   born   January   22nd, 
1887,  and  died  May  1st,  1891. 

5676  SHIRK,  BARBARA,  was  born  May  5th,  1889. 

5677  SHIRK,  LEHMON,t  son  of  Thomas  and  Elizabeth 

(Good)  Shirk,  was  born  in  Canarvon  Township,  Lancaster 
County,  December  20th,  1860.  On  November  8th,  1877,  he 
came  to  Canada  and  made  his  home  with  Mr.  Peter  Shirk  where 
he  served  his  apprenticeship  as  miller.  After  having  served  his 
apprenticeship  he  remained  in  the  services  of  Mr.  Shirk  until 
November,  1890,  when  he  received  the  appointment  of  head 
miller  of  the  German  Mills  by  the  proprietors,  William  Snider  & 
Co.,  in  whose  employment  he  has  been  up  to  the  present.  On 
June  loth,  1885,  he  was  married  to  Magdalena,  daughter  of 
Aaron  and  Mary  (Snider)  Kraft.  To  them  are  born  two  chil- 
dren, viz: 

f  Nephew  to  Peter  Shirk  of  Bridgeport,  Ontario, 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  245 

5678  SHIRK,  LAURA  MAY,  born  August  14th,  1886. 

5679  SHIRK,  VERA  DELL,  born  January  22nd,  1892. 

5680  II  SHERK,  DANIEL,  son  of  John  and  Elizabeth 
(Fretz)  Sherk,  was  born  near  Sherkston,  Welland 
County,  Ontario,  April  7th,  1806.  He  was  married  to 
Susannah,  daughter  of  Frederick  Philip  and  Nancy 
(DeMoss)  Herner.    She  was  born  August  9th,  1817, 
and  died  May  12th,  1886.    Soon  after  their  marriage 
they  moved  on  a  farm  about  two  miles  north  of  New 
Dundee  where  he  died  January  26th,  1858.     His 
family  consisted  of  eleven  children,  viz: 

5681  III  SHERK,  VERONICA,  the  eldest  in  the  family, 
resides  near  Bluevale,  Huron  County,  Ontario.  She 
is  not  married  and  has  her  home  with  her  sister, 
Mary. 

5682  III  SHERK,  ELIZABETH,  was  married  to  George 
Couzens,  a  farmer.     They  resided  in  Elma,  Perth 
County,   Ontario,  where  she  died  May  9th,  1863, 
leaving  a  family  of  two  sons  named  IV  Isaac  and 
IV  Charles. 

5683  III  SHERK,  REUBEN,  was  bora  February  4th, 
1840.    On  March  8th,  1864,  he  was  married  to  Leah 
B.,  daughter  of  John  and  Sallie  (Bergey)  Hallman. 
She  was  born  October   13th,  1844.     They   reside 
about  one  mile  south  of  Strasburg  where  he  is  en- 
gaged in  farming.    To  them  was  born  the  following 
family,  viz: 

5684  IV  SHERK,  EVA  H.,  was  born  June  23rd,  1866. 
She  is  married  to  Daniel  Wilhelm,  an  agent.    They 
reside  at  New  Hamburg,  Ontario,  and  have  a  family 
of  three  children,  namely:  V  Waldemar,  V  Morgan, 
and  V  Russell. 

5685 IV  SHERK,   MARIA   H.,   was  born   September 


246  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

15th,  1867.  She  is  married  to  James  Haws.  They 
reside  several  miles  south  of  Haysville,  Ontario. 
To  them  is  born  one  child  named  V  Mabel. 

5686  IV  SHERK,  BENJAMIN  H.,  was  born  June  19th, 
1869.    He  is  married  to  Barbara  Rhodes.     They 
reside  on  the  old  "Sherk  Place,"  two  miles  north  of 
New  Dundee  where  he  is   engaged    in   farming. 
Their  family  consists  of  two  children,  namely:  V 
Lelora  and  V  Lome. 

5687  IV  SHERK,  DANIEL  H.,  was  born  May  9th,  1870, 
and  died  November  8th,  1870. 

5688  IV  SHERK,  JOHN  H.,  twin  brother  to  Daniel, 
was  born  May  9th,  1870.     He  is  married  to  Ida  Erb 
and  resides  on  his  father's  place  near  Strasburg 
where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.    To  them  is  born 
one  child  named  V  Perlous. 

5689  IV  SHERK,  SIMON  H.,  was  born  December  llth, 
1871,  and  died*  October  18th,  1888. 

5690 IV  SHERK,  ANGELINE  H.,  was  born -March 
30th,  1873.  She  is  unmarried  and  has  her  home  at 
Rev.  Noah  Stauifer's. 

5691 IV  SHERK,  WILLIAM  H.,  was  born  October  27th, 
1874.  At  present  he  is  at  Manitou,  Manitoba,  where 
he  is  engaged  on  a  farm. 

5692  IV  SHERK,  DAVID    H.,  was  born  March  29th, 

1876,  and  died  April  llth,  1876. 

5693  IV  SHERK,  EPHRAIM  H.,  was  born  April  10th, 

1877,  and  died  March  16th,  1878. 

5694  IV  SHERK,  ELMINA  H.,  was  born  May  3rd,  1879. 

*  He  was  accidentally  killed  while  picking  apples.  He  was  standing  on  a  wagon  to 
which  was  hitched  a  team.  The  team  started  and  he  lost  his  balance  and  fell  either  between 
the  wagon  and  the  tree  or  between  the  wagon  and  the  ladder  lying  lengthwise  on  the  wagon. 
He  was  struck  on  the  side  and  chest,  causing  instant  death.  When  found  he  was  lying 
across  the  tongue  of  the  wagon.  No  one  seems  to  know  exactly  how  it  happened, 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  247 

5695  IV  SHERK,  NORMAN  A.,  was  born  September 
12th,  1881,  and  died  May  30th,  1882. 

5696  IV  SHERK,  SALLY  ANN  H.,  was  born  March 
16th,  1883,  and  died  April  10th,  1883. 

5697 IV  SHERK,  VANELLA  H.,   was   born   October 
19th,  1888. 

5698  III  SHERK,  SALLY  ANN,  is  married  to  Fletcher 
Couzens,  a  wage  earner.    They   reside   in   Elma, 
Perth  County,  Ontario.     To  them  are  born  three 
sons,  namely:  IV  Jared,  IV  Ira,  and  IV  George. 

5699  III    SHERK,    JEREMIAH,    resides    in    Wilmot 
Township  and  has  his  home  at  Ezra  Cressmaii's. 
He  is  not  married. 

5700  III  SHERK,  CYRUS,  is  married  and  resides  in 
South  Dakota  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 

5701  III  SHERK,  HANNAH,  is   married   to  William 
Near,  a  farmer.    They  reside  near  Iowa  City,  Iowa. 

5702  III  SHERK,  MOSES,  is  married  and  resides  in 
South  Dakota  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 

5703  III  SHERK,  JOHN,  is  married  and  is  a  resident 
of  South  Dakota  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 

5704  III  SHERK,  NANCY,  died,  aged  some  thirty  years. 
She  was  never  married. 

5705  III  SHERK,  MARY,  the  youngest  child  of  Daniel 
and  Susannah  (Herner)  Sherk,  is  married  to  James 
Nicholson.      They   reside    near   Bluevale,   Huron 
County,  Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 


SCHIEDEL 


5706  I  SCHIEDEL,  HANNES,  the  ancestor  of  all  the 

Schiedels  of  this  county,  was  born  in  Wurtenberg,  Germany, 
about  the  year  1775.  In  1815  he  with  his  wife  and  family  emi- 
grated to  America  and  settled  in  Montgomery  County,  Pennsyl- 
vania, where  they  died,  leaving  a  family*  of  several  children. 
The  names  of  two  of  the  sons  were  II  John  and  II  Martin  who 
were  the  only  members  of  the  family  that  settled  in  Canada. 
Their  descendants  are  as  follows,  viz: 

5707  II  SCHIEDEL,  JOHN,  was  bom  in  Wurtenberg, 

Germany,  September  28th,  1802.  When  thirteen  years  of  age 
he  with  his  parents  came  to  America  and  settled  in  Montgomery 
County,  Pennsylvania,  where  he  was  raised.  In  1824  he  was 
married  to  Mary  Kuehler,  a  native  of  Montgomery  County.  In 
1841  they  moved  to  Canada  and  settled  in  Waterloo  County,  a 
few  miles  east  of  Elmira  where  they  resided  until  1861  then  they 
moved  to  Caledonia,  Kent  County,  Michigan,  where  they  fol- 
lowed farming.  She  died  in  1881  and  he  died  January  25th, 
1885.  To  them  was  born  a  numerous  family,  viz: 

5708  III  SHIEDEL,  JOSHUA,  the  eldest,  was  married 
to  Eliza  Hewitt.     They  resided  in  Wilmot  Town- 
ship, about  two  miles  south  of  Petersburg,  Ontario, 
where  he  died  about  the  year  1870.     She  is  still 
living  and  resides  with  her  son,  Elijah.     To  them 
were  born  seven  children,  viz: 

5709  IV  SHIEDEL,  MARY  ANN,  is  married  to  Simon 
Yost,  a  grocer.    They  reside  in  Berlin. 

5710 IV  SHIEDEL,  JOHN,  is  married  to  Florence 
Harper.  He  resides  near  Benton  Harbor,  Michigan, 
where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 

*  Since  writing  the  above  it  has  been  ascertained  that  there    were  two  more  sons,  viz: 
Jacob  and  Frederick  who  remained  in  Pennsylvania. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  249 

5711  IV  SHIEDEL,  ALLAN,  is  married  to  Catharine 
Schaefer.    He  resides  near  New  Hamburg,  Ontario, 
where  he  is  farming. 

5712  IV  SHIEDEL,  LUCINDA,  was  married  to  a  Mr. 
Messenger,  a  farmer.     They  resided  near  Chase, 
Michigan,  where  she  died  in  1887. 

5713  IV  SHIEDEL,  NORMAN,  is  married  and  resides 
in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  where  he  is  engaged  in  the  wire 
works. 

5714  IV  SHIEDEL,  ELIJAH,  is  married  to  Amanda 
Martin.    They  reside  in  Berlin  where  he  is  engaged 
in  business. 

5715  IV  SHIEDEL,  RACHEL,  is  married  to   William 
Bowden,  a  tailor.     They  reside  in  New  Dundee, 
Ontario. 

5716  III  SHIEDEL,  CATHARINE,  was  born  Novem- 
ber 24th,  1826.    She  was  married  to  Henry  Moyer. 
They  resided  about  two  miles  south  of   Breslau 
where  she  died  April  28th,  1871.    See  Henry  Moyer's 
family. 

5717  III  SHIEDEL,  SARAH  ANN,   was   married  to 
Rev.   Samuel  S.  Sherk.     They  reside  near  Cale- 
donia,  Michigan.      See   Rev.   Samuel   S.    Shirk's 
family. 

5718  III  SHIEDEL,  MARY  ANN,  is  married  to  Rev. 
John  Stumpf.     They  reside  at  Tonawanda,  New 
York     Their  family  is  as  follows,  namely:  IV  John 
(dead),  IV  Catharine,  IV  Christina,  IV  Daniel,  IV 
Louis,  IV  Benjamin,  IV   Samuel,  IV   Helen,  IV 
Lydia,  IV  Amanda,  and  IV  Clarence. 

5719  III  SHIEDEL,  JACOB,  is  married  and  resides  at 


250  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

Remus,  Michigan,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 
He  has  a  family  of  one  daughter  named  IV  An- 
geline. 

5720  III  SHIEDEL,  JOHN,  is  married  to  a  Miss  Smith. 
They   reside   at   Remus,  Michigan,    where   he   is 
farming.     Their  family  consists  of  two  children, 
namely:  IV  Matilda  (dead)  and  IV  William. 

5721  III  SHIEDEL,  WILLIAM,  is  married  to  Louisa 
Reichert.     They  reside  at  Remus,  Michigan,  and 
have  a  family  as.  follows,  namely:   IV  Jacob,  IV 
Samuel,  IV  Noah,  IV  Louisa,  IV  Sarah,  IV  Ger- 
trude, and  IV  Rachel. 

5722  III  SHIEDEL,  ABRAHAM,  died  unmarried. 

5723  III  SHIEDEL,  HENRY,  resides  near  Caledonia, 
Michigan,  where  he  is  fanning.    He  was  first  mar- 
ried to  a  Miss  Dettweiler  and  after  her  decease  he 
was  married  a  second  time  but  name  of  wife  \\-as 
not  received.     He  has  a  numerous  family  but  the 
names  of  only  five  children  were  received,  namely: 
IV  John,  IV  Susannah,  IV  Mary  Ann,  IV  Esther, 
and  IV  Annie. 

5724  III  SHIEDEL,  ELIZABETH,  is  married  to  John 
Stange.     They  reside  at  Big  Rapids,  Michigan,  and 
have  a  family  of  several  children  but  names  were 
not  received. 

5725  III  SHIEDEL,  SAMUEL,  is  married  to  Barbara 
Adams.    They  reside  near  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan, 
where  he  is  farming.    Their  family  consists  of  four 
children. 

5726  III  SHIEDEL,  CAROLINE,  was  first  married  to 
Henry   Fullweiler   and  after  his  death  to  a  Mr- 
Canon.    They  reside  at  Big  Rapids,  Michigan,  and 
have  a  family  of  four  children. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  251 

5727  II  SCHIEDEL,   MARTIN,   was  born  September 
2nd,  1796.    On  March  17th,  1825,  he  was  married  to 
Susannah  Hies  who  was  born  March  21st,  1796,  and 
died  December  13th,  1872.    In  1825f  they,  in  com- 
pany with   the    Clemmers,  Clemenses,  and  others, 
moved  to  Canada  and  settled  near  Breslau,  Ontario, 
where  they  resided  until  their  deaths.    He  died 
April  28th,  1863,  leaving  a  family  of  eight  children, 
viz: 

5728  III  SCHIEDEL,  CATHARINE,  was  born  Novem- 
ber 21st,  1825.    She  was  married  to  John  Cressman 
and  after  his  decease  to  Jacob  Zeller,  a  farmer- 
They  resided  about  a  mile  south  of  Breslau  where 
he  died.    She  now  resides  in  Breslau.     See  Jacob 
Zeller's  family. 

5729  III  SCHIEDEL,   SARAH,   was   bom  December 
22nd,  1826.      She   is   married  to  Philip   Zeller,  a 
farmer.    See  Philip  Zeller's  family. 

5730  III  SCHIEDEL,  HANNAH,  was  born  March  15th, 
1828.       She   is  married  to    Rev.  Jacob   Woolner. 
See  Rev.  Jacob  Woolner's  family. 

5731  III  SCHIEDEL,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  January 
7th,  1830.    She  was  married  to  Henry  Reist.     They 
resided  in  Michigan  where  she  died  in  1871,  leaving 
a  family  of  four  children,  namely:  IV  Angeline,  IV 
Ephraim,  IV  Nancy,  and  IV  Sarah. 

5732  III  SCHIEDEL,  JOHN,  was  born  February  9th, 
1832.    He  was  married  to  Hannah  Miller  who  was 
born    November   22nd,  1831.      They  resided  near 
Kossuth,  Ontario,  where  they  possess  a  beautiful 
farm.      Some  time  ago  they  retired  from  farming 
and  made  their  home  with  their  daughter,  Catl 
arine.    Some  twenty  years  ago  he  was  ordained  a 

t  About  a  month  after  their  marriage. 


252  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

deacon  of  the  Mennonite  Church  for  the  Cressman 
and  Wanner  fields  of  labor.  To  them  were  born 
five  children,  viz: 

5733 IV  SCHIEDEL,  MENNO,  was  born  June  llth, 
1857.  He  is  married  to  Mary  Hefkey  and  resides 
near  Rev.  Jacob  Woolner's  farm,  one  mile  west  of 
Kossuth.  To  them  are  born  four  children,  namely: 
V  Lanson,  V  John,  V  Ida  May,  and  V  Allan. 

5734  IV  SCHIEDEL,  AMOS,  was  born  May  8th,  1861. 
He  is  married  to  Mary  Dettweiler.     They  reside 
near  his  brother  Menno's  farm  and  have  one  child 
named  V  Hannah. 

5735  IV  SCHIEDEL,  SARAH  ANN,  was  born  August 
14th,  1863.    She  is  married  to  Samuel  Wiles.     They 
reside  in  Arran  Township,  Bruce  County,  Ontario, 
near  Elsinore  P.  O.     They  have  a  family  of  three 
children,  namely:  V  Herbert  Ira,  V  Edith  Hannah, 
and  V  Elmina. 

5736  IV  SCHIEDEL,  CATHARINE,  was  born  January 
6th,  1867.     She  is  married  to  Menno  Bearinger,  a 
farmer.      They   reside  three  miles  north-west  of 
Waterloo  .and  have  a  family  of  one  child  named  V 
Hannah. 

5737  IV  SCHIEDEL,  ISAAC,  was  born  April  5th,  1870. 
He  is  married  to  Susannah  Ernst  arid  resides  on  his 
father's  old   homestead    where  he  is   engaged   in 
farming.      They  have  one  child  named  V  Laura 
Maude. 

5738  III  SCHIEDEL,  JACOB,  was   born   April    10th, 

1834.  On  March  lyth,  1857,  he  was  married  to  Magdalena 
Miller  who  was  born  October  i3th,  1833,  and  died  April  22nd, 
1872.  On  April  i3th,  1873,  ^e  was  agaui  married  to  Magdalena 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  253 


Bechtel  who  was  horn  October  2ist,  1851.  In  1882  they  left  the 
old  "Schiedtl  Farm"  and  moved  to  Shantz  Station  where  they 
resided  until  1886  when  they  moved  to  Breslau  where  they  still 
reside.  His  family  consisted  of  thirteen  children,!  viz: 

5739  IV  SCHIEDEL,  ESTHER,  was  born  July  14th, 

1858.  She  is  married  to  Abraham  S.  Weber,  a 
farmer.    They  reside  near  Breslau.     See  Abraham 
S.  Weber's  family. 

5740  IV  SCHIEDEL,  SIMON,  was  born  December  18th, 

1859.  He  was  first  married  to  Lydia  Ann  Weber 
and  after  her  decease  to  Mary  Schroeder.     He  is  a 
farmer   and    resides   about   a   mile   north-east  of 
Breslau.      His  family  consists  of   three  children, 
namely:  V  Wesley  W.  and  V  Myra  W.  of  first  wife, 
and  V  Cannith  (dead)  of  second  wife. 

5741 IV  SCHIEDEL,  AARON,  was  bora  April  10th, 
1861.  He  is  married  to  Nancy  W^eber  and  resides  in 
Breslau  where  he  is  engaged  on  the  railroad  as 
section  man.  His  family  consists  of  four  children, 
namely:  V  Alvin,  V  Ida,  V  Eva,  and  V  Rosilla. 

5742  IV  SCHIEDEL,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  Novem- 
ber 20th,  1862.  She  is  married  to  Louis  Kramp. 
They  reside  in  Berlin  and  have  one  child  named  V 

Wesley. 

5743 IV  SCHIEDEL,  JACOB  M.,  was  born  October 
15th,  1864.  He  is  married  to  Samantha  Shautz. 
They  reside  in  Breslau  and  have  two  children, 
namely:  V  Roy  and  V  Shannon. 

5744  IV  SCHIEDEL,  EPHRAIM,  was  born  February 
20th,  1866.  He  is  married  to  Susannah  Clemens. 
They  reside  in  Berlin  and  have  three  children, 
namely:  V  Glenn,  V  Mahlon,  and  V  Ralph. 

t  The  eldest  six  were  of  first  wife. 


254  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

5745  IV  SCHIEDEL,  ABRAHAM  B.,  was   born    Jan- 
uary 15th,  1874. 

5746 IV  SCHIEDEL,  ISAAC    B.,  was   born   January 

29th,  1875. 
5747 1\  SCHIEDEL,  ALLAN  B.,  was   born   January 

28th,  1879. 

5748  IV  SCHIEDEL,  ERVINE  B.,  was  born  September 
4th,  1880. 

5749  IV  SCHIEDEL,  ISRAEL  B.,  was   born   January 

28th,  1882. 

5750  IV  SCHIEDEL,  ISAIAH  B.,  was  born  September 
19th,  1883. 

5751 IV  SCHIEDEL,  NORMAN  B.,  was   born   April 
llth,  1888. 

5752  III  SCHIEDEL,  ISAAC,  was  born  November  10th, 
1836.    He  is  married  to  Maggie  Rogers  and  resides 
in  Big  Rapids,  Michigan,  where  he  is  the  proprietor 
of  a  large  hotel.    To  them  were  born  three  children, 
namely:  IV  Simeon  (dead),  IV  Charles  Serenus,  and 
IV  Margaret. 

5753  III  SCHIEDEL,    NOAH,    the    youngest   son    of 

Martin  and  Susannah  (Ries)  Schiedel,  was  born  on  the  old 
"Schiedel  Farm"  near  Breslau.  June  i5th,  1839.  After  spending 
his  boyhood  on  the  old  farm  he,  at  the  age  of  sixteen  years,  com- 
menced life  as  a  clerk  with  Messrs  Yost  &  Wideman  of  St. 
Jacobs,  in  whose  services  he  remained  one  year,  thence  he  went 
to  Elmira  and  engaged  himself  to  Rev.  Philip  Winkler  in  whose 
store  he  was  clerking  for  three  years.  Upon  leaving  Elmira  he 
entered  into  partnership  with  his  brother  Isaac  and  started  busi- 
ness in  Breslau  where  he  remained  one  year.  After  leaving 
Breslau  he  was  engaged  in  Bridgeport  and  later  in  Baden  where 
he  was  in  business  for  five  years,  and  finally  he  returned  to 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY  OF   WATERLOO.  255 

Bridgeport  where  he  is  doing  a  well  paying  business  in  manufac- 
turing brooms.  On  August  6th,  1859,  he  was  married  to  Nancy 
Ferrier  who  was  born  August  29th,  1841.  Their  home  is  the  old 
"Peter  N.  Taggie  Residence"  which  property  he  purchased  in 
1872.  To  them  are  bom  nine  children,  viz: 

5754 IV  SCHIEDEL,  MARTIN,  was   born   July   7th, 

On  September  15th,  1886,  he  was  married  to 

Katie  Lutz.    They  reside  in  Bridgeport  where  he  is 

engaged    as    book-keeper   with    Messrs    Shirk   & 

Snider,  millers,  Bridgeport,  Ontario. 

5755  IV  SCHIEDEL,  CYRUS,  was  born  February  14th, 
1862.    On  April  8th,  1885,  he  was  married  to  Emma 
Hoffman.      They  reside  in  the  town  of  Waterloo 
where  he  is  engaged  as  book-keeper   with   Wm. 
Snider  &  Co.    To  them  is  born  one  son  named  V 
Wilfrid  Hoffman. 

5756  IV  SCHIEDEL,  JOHN,  was  born  July  17th,  1864. 
He  is  engaged  in    manufacturing   brooms  in  his 
father's  factory,  Bridgeport. 

5757  IV  SCHIEDEL,  ROBERT  F.,  was  born  November 
21st,  1866.      He  is  a  tinsmith  by  trade  and  is  at 
present  engaged  in  St.  Jacobs,  manufacturing  the 
Dobbin  Drum. 

5758 IV  SCHIEDEL,  T.  ANDREW,  was  born  May 
12th,  1869.  He  is  a  broom  manufacturer  and  is  en- 
gaged in  his  father's  factory  at  Bridgeport.  On 
September  4th,  1895,  he  was  married  to  Hattie 
Gauntley.  They  reside  on  Queen  Street  East, 
Berlin,  near  the  Gr.  T.  R.  crossing. 

5759  IV  SCHIEDEL,  ALICE  A.,  was  born  January  8th, 
1872.  She  is  still  at  home  and  assisting  her  mother 
in  performing  the  many  duties  connected  with 
domestic  life. 


256  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

5760 IV  SCHIEDEL,  PHILIP  A.,  was  born  January 
2nd,  1875.  He  is  engaged  as  a  wood-carver  with 
D.  Hibner  <fe  Co.,  Berlin,  Ontario. 

5761  IV  SCHIEDEL,  ABRAM  A ,  was  born  May  12th, 
1877.      He  is  with    Mr.   E.  Devitt,  druggist   and 
chemist,  Waterloo,  preparing  himself  for  a  druggist 
and  chemist. 

5762  IV  SCHIEDEL,  HERBERT  N.,  was  born  Septem- 
ber 22nd,  1881.     He  is  attending  the  public  school 
at  present. 


SCHLICHTER. 


5763  II  SCHLICHTER,  CHRISTIANA  was  a  native  of 

Switzerland,  where  he  was  born  in  1761.  He  emigrated  to 
America  with  his  two  elder  brothers,  Daniel*  and  John,*  and 
settled  in  Franklin  County,  Pennsylvania.  His  brother,  Daniel, 
who  was  born  in  1759,  settled  in  the  same  locality  but  the  de- 
scendants of  John  settled  in  New  York  State.  -Christian  was 
married  to  Mary  Wanderbach  and  had  a  family  of  five  children. 
Some  time  during  the  beginning  of  the  present  century  he,  to- 
gether with  his  wife  and  family,  moved  to  Canada  and  settled  in 
Waterloo  County,  Ontario,  a  little  north  of  Preston  on  the  place 
known  as  "Green's  Farm"  where  they  died  not  many  years  after 
their  coming  to  this  country.  To  them  were  born  the  following 
children,  viz: 

5764  III    SCHLICHTER,    JOHN,    the   eldest    in   the 
family,  was  born  in  Franklin  County,  Pennsylvania, 

t  From  some  source  of  the  Schlichter  family  the  writer  was  informed  that  the  father  of 
old  Christian,  Daniel  and  John  was  Daniel  and  that  they  were  members  of  the  Mennonite 
Church. 

*  None  of  the  descendants  of  Daniel  and  John  are  in  Canada. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  257 

October  10th,  1787.  He  was  married  to  Elizabeth, 
daughter  of  Jacob  and  Elizabeth  (Gabel)  BechteL 
She  was  born  November  24th,  1795,  and  died  Feb- 
ruary 1st,  1876.  They  resided  on  a  farm}  one  mile 
east  of  New  Dundee,  Ontario,  where  he  died 
August  12th,  1849,  leaving  a  family  of  eleven  chil- 
dren, viz: 

5765  IV  SCHLICHTER,  MARY,  was  married  to  W. 
B.  Baldwin  and  resided   in   Michigan  for  many 
years.    Some  years  ago  he  moved  to  Iowa  where  he 
died.    She  died  in  Michigan. 

5766  IV  SCHLICHTER,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  Jan- 
uary 4th,  1818,  and  died  September  llth,  1891.     She 
was  married  to  Christian   D.  Rosenberger.      See 
Christian  D.  Rosenberger's  family. 

5767  IV  SCHLICHTER,  JACOB,  is  married  to  Catha- 
rine Huber.    They  reside  in  Chicago,  Illinois,  where 
he  is  engaged  in  business.     To  them  is  born  the 
following  family,  namely:   V   William,  V   Henry 
(dead),  V  David,  V  Fannie,  V  Laura,  V  John,  V 
Frederick,  V  Novella,  and  V  Charles. 

5768 IV  SCHLICHTER,   REV.   SAMUEL,   was  born 

October  iyth,  1821.  He  was  first  married  to  Catharine  Det- 
weiler  who  was  born  March  i2th,  1825,  and  died  March  4th, 
1860.  After  her  decease  he  was  married  to  Mary  Break  who  was 
born  July  i6th,  1832,  and  died  December  i6th,  1889.  They 
resided  near  New  Dundee,  on  his  father's  old  place.  About  the 
year  1852  he  was  ordained  minister  of  the  old  Mennonite 
Church  but  in  1854  or  1855  when  a  division  of  that  body  took 
place,  he  went  with  the  new  party  of  which  body  he  was  a  noble 
worker.  As  a  minister  he  was  sincere  and  a  diligent  worker  in 
the  cause  of  his  Master.  When  the  death  summons  called  him 
away,  the  church  lost  one  of  its  ablest  men.  He  died  July  lyth, 

}  Now  owned  by  John  McDonald. 


258  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

1873.     His  family  consisted  often  children,  of  whom  the  eldest 
four  were  born  unto  his  first  wife.     Their  names  are  as  follows: 

5769  V  SCHLICHTER,  EMMA,  is  married  to  Benja. 
iuin  Huber.  They  reside  in  Berlin.  See  Benjamin 
Huber's  family. 

5770V  SCHLICHTER,  JACOB,  is  married  to  Lizzie 
Bergey.  They  reside  at  Brown  City,  Michigan, 
where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 

5771  V  SCHLICHTER,  JOHN,  a  gardener,  is  married 
to  Elizabeth  Hallman.    They  reside  near  Hespeler, 
Ontario. 

5772  V  SCHLICHTER,  SAMUEL  D.,  was  married  to 
Alice   Elsley.      They   resided    near   Brown   City, 
Michigan,  where  he  died  February  15th,  1895. 

5773V  SCHLICHTER,  WESLEY  B.,  is  married  to 
Mary  Knmmer  and  resides  at  Brown  City,  Mich- 
igan, where  he  is  engaged  in  the  ministry  of  the 
Mennonite  Brethren  in  Christ.  Up  to  the  present 
he  has  proved  himself  to  be  an  able  revivalist  and 
has  done  much  in  augmenting  the  membership  of 
the  church  for  which  he  labors. 

5774  V  SCHLICHTER,  SIMON,  is  married  to  a  Miss 
Schwartz.     They  reside  at  Brown  City,  Michigan, 
where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 

5775  V  SCHLICHTER,  ALLAN,  is  married  to  Hattie 
Bates.      They   reside   at    Brown   City,    Michigan, 
where  he  is  farming. 

5776  V  SCHLICHTER,  ABRAM,  was  born  April  30th, 
1847,  and  died  August  17th,  1849. 

5777  V  SCHLICHTER,  AMANDA   and    LIBBIE,  are 
unmarried. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  259 


5778 IV  SCHL1CHTER,  CATHARINE,  was  born  Au- 
gust 3rd,  1823,  and  died  June  12th,  1886.  She  was 
married  to  John  Huber.  See  John  Huber's  family. 

5779 IV  SCHLICHTER,  MAGDALENA,  was  bom 
June  26th,  1825,  and  is  married  to  Deacon  John  Z. 
Detweiler.  See  Nos.  2204  to  2214. 

5780  IV  SCHLICHTER,  HANNAH,  was  first  married 
to  Jacob  Z.  Detweiler  and  after  his  death  to  Chris- 
tian D.  Rosenberger.  See  Nos.  2215  to  2222  and 
Christian  D.  Rosenberger's  family. 

5781 IV  SCHLICHTER,  NANCY,  is  married  to  Rev. 
Wendell  Hallman.  See  Rev.  Wendell  Hallman's 
family. 

5782  IV  SCHLICHTER,  SARAH,  was  married  to  Jonas 
Scoefield.      They    resided   in    West   McGillivray, 
Middlesex  County,  Ontario,  where  she  died  some 
time  ago. 

5783  IV  SCHLICHTER,  SUSANNAH,  is  married  to 
John  Hillgartner.     They  reside  in  Carrick,  Bruce 
County,  Ontario. 

5784  IV  SCHLICHTER,  JOHN  B.,  is  married  to  Han- 
nah Bristow.    They  reside  in  Sterling,  Kansas. 

5785  III  SCHLICHTER,  HENRY,  was  born  in  Frank- 
lin County,  Pennsylvania,  in  1789.    He  was  married 
to  Barbara  Wismer  and  came  to  Canada  with  his 
parents.    They  settled  near  Preston  where  he  died 
of  cholera,  August  llth,  1834,  and  she  died  August 
10th,  1834,  of  the  same  dreaded  disease,  aged  42 
years.    To  them  were  born  three  children,  viz: 

5786  IV  SCHLICHTER,  DANIEL,  the   eldest  son  of 
Henry  and  Barbara  Schlichter,  was  born  March 


260  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

17th,  1812.  He  was  married  to  Elizabeth,  daughter 
of  Peter  and  Veronica  (Souder)  Huber.  She  was 
bom  October  28th,  1811,  and  died  July  19th,  1882. 
They  resided  in  Blenheim  Township,  Oxford 
County,  Ontario,  about  three  miles  south-west  of 
New  Dundee,  where  he  died  August  2nd,  1845. 
Their  family  consisted  of  seven  children,  viz: 

5787  V  SCHLICHTER,  JOHN,  died  aged  about  4  years. 

5788  V  SCHLICHTER,  FANNIE,  died  aged  about  23 
years. 

5789V  SCHLICHTER,  ELIZABETH,  is  married  to 
David  Hagey.  They  reside  at  Preston  where  he  is 
engaged  in  the  foundry. 

5790  V    SCHLICHTER,   ISAAC,  died   aged  about  18 
years. 

5791  V    SCHLICHTER,    HANNAH,    is    married   to 
Henry  Gildner,  a  farmer.    They  reside  near  Gorrie, 
Huron  County,  Ontario.    They  have  no  family. 

5792  V  SCHLICHTER,  JACOB,  is  married  to  Eliza, 
beth  Hagey.    They  reside  about  three  miles  south- 
west of  New  Dundee,  in  Blenheim  Township,  Ox- 
ford County,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.     His 
family  consists  of  nine  children,  namely:  VI  Sarah, 
VI  Daniel,  VI  Henry,  VI  Edwin,  VI  Naomi,  VI 
Annie,  VI  Evangeline,  VI  Mary,  and  VI  Cora. 

5793V  SCHLICHTER,  BENJAMIN,  is  married  to 
Elizabeth  Clemens.  They  reside  in  Blenheim 
Township,  Oxford  County,  near  Washington  where 
he  is  engaged  in  farming.  Their  family  consists  of 
four  children,  namely:  VI  Sarah  Jane  (dead),  VI 
William,  VI  Herbert,  and  VI  Charles. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  261 

5794  IV  SCHLICHTER,  HANNAH,  a  native  of  Frank- 
lin   County,  Pennsylvania,  was   married  to  John 
Stauffer.    They  resided  a  little  south  of  Haysville 
where  she  died.    See  John  Stauffer's  family. 

5795  IV  SCHLICHTER,  MARY,  a  native  of  Franklin 
County,  Pennsylvania,  was  married  to   Christian 
Huber.     They   resided   near   Thedford,  Lambton 
County,  Ontario,  where  they  both  died.    See  Chris- 
tian H  uber's  family. 

5796  III    SCHLICHTER,    HANNAH,     was    born    in 
Franklin    County,  Pennsylvania,   December   18th, 
1798,  and  on  April  23rd,  1818,  she  was  married  to 
Henry  Wismer  who  was  born  in  Bucks  County, 
Pennsylvania,  December  20th,  1789,  and   died   at 
Blair,  Ontario,  in  1854.     She  died  June  26th,  1878. 
See  Henry  Wismer'a  family. 

5797  III  SCHLICHTER,  SAMUEL  W.,  was  born  in 
1800  and  was  married  to  Maria  Strome  who  was 
born  January  18th,  1803,  and  died  May  lltli,  1838. 
They  resided  in  North  Dumfries  Township,  Water- 
loo County,  where  he  died  March  5th,  1842,  leaving 
one  daughter  named  Mary  who  was  married  and 
resided  at  Hespeler,  Ontario.    Some  years  ago  they 
moved  to  Port  Elgin  where  her  husband  died. 

5798  III  SCHLICHTER,  BENJAMIN,  the  youngest  in 
the  family,  was  born  September  15th,  1805.     He 
was  never  married  and  had  his  home  with  Jacob  Z. 
Detweiler  at  Blair  where  he  died  July  20th,  1876. 


SCHMIDT. 


5799  II  SCHMIDT,  REV.  GEORGE  R.,  son  of   John 

and  Catharine  (Riehl)  Schmidt,  was  born  in  Muhlhausen,  Alsace, 
November  23rd,  1809,  and  died  September  i2th,  1882.  His 
death  was  caused  by  the  upsetting  of  his  buggy,  at  the  railway 
crossing  a  little  east  of  Baden,  from  which  he  received  injuries 
proving  fatal  a  few  hours  after  its  happening.  He  had  an  older 
brother  named  John  and  a  sister  named  Catharine.  His  parents 
suffered  greatly  during  the  wars  of  Napoleon  I  and  again  during 
the  year  1817  when  there  was  almost  a  total  failure  of  crops  in 
Europe  and  America,  thus  causing  a  great  scarcity  of  food  for 
both  man  and  beast.  During  these  trials  the  father  died.  His 
death  took  place  in  August,  1817.  In  1819  the  mother  was 
married  again  to  Jacob  Linhart.  After  the  old  homestead  which 
the  father  had  erected  was  sold,  the  parents  moved  to  a  place 
called  Bischols,  some  miles  distant  from  their  former  home.  The 
second  union  was  blessed  with  four  children,  named  Jacob,  Mar- 
garet, Christian,  and  Maria.  On  March  6th,  1828,  they  left  the 
old  country  and  emigrated  to  America  and  arrived  at  Buffalo, 
New  York,  on  May  6th  of  same  year.  From  Buffalo  they  came 
to  Canada  where  the  father  rented  a  farm.  The  two  sons,  John 
and  George,  worked  among  the  neighbors  to  earn  money  to  assist 
their  step-father.  In  January,  1829,  these  two  sons  with  but  50 
cents  money  in  their  pockets,  made  a  journey  on  foot  of  over  100 
miles.  They  came  to  Waterloo!  where  John  engaged  himself  to 
Jacob  Schneider*  for  one  year  and  George  engaged  himself  to 
Joseph  Goldschmitt  of  Baden  for  3  months  at  the  rate  of  $8.00 
per  month.  He  worked  on  the  saw  mills  situated  where  now  the 
Baden  woollen  mills  are.  After  being  in  the  county  for  several 
months  he  returned  home  with  his  and  his  brother  John's  wages- 
This  money  was  given  to  their  parents.  In  October,  1829,  he 
returned  to  Waterloo  and  engaged  himself  to  Rev.  Benjamin  Eby 

•f  Their  parents  resided  in  Welland  County,  not  very  far  from  Buffalo, 
*  Farmer  and  miller  at  Waterloo. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF   WATERLOO.  263 

for  one  year  at  the  rate  of  $10.00  per  month.  Later  on  he  and 
his  brother  John  purchased  lots  Nos.  12  and  13,  in  the  township 
of  Wilmot,  consisting  of  four  hundred  acres,  of  which  they  gave 
one  hundred  acres  to  their  father.  George  was  engaged  in  clear- 
ing land  for  various  parties  at  the  rate  of  $10.00  per  acre.  In 
August,  1831,  he  returned  home  where  he  was  married  on  the 
1 4th  day  of  the  same  month  to  Salome  Becker.  After  his  mar- 
riage he  again  came  to  Waterloo  and  finished  the  "chops"  he  had 
commenced  the  previous  spring  In  October  he  and  his  brother 
John  who  had  been  in  the  services  of  Jacob  Schneider  for  several 
years,  returned  home,  George  to  fetch  his  wife  and  John  to  get 
married  to  the  woman  of  his  choice,  namely,  Margaret  Roth  who 
resided  in  Buffalo.  This  marriage  took  place  in  November, 
1831.  In  1832  they  all  returned  to  their  farms  in  Wilmot  Town- 
ship where  the  mother  died  in  July,  1851,  aged  68  years.  Cath- 
arine, the  only  sister  of  George  and  John  Schmidt,  was  born 
March  25th,  1814,  and  was  married  December  25th,  1835,  to 
Martin  Anthes.  She  had  a  family  of  five  children,  of  whom 
three  are  still  living.  John  was  born  November  ist,  1806,  and 
died  March  i2th,  1882.  He  had  a  family  of  twelve  children,  of 
whom  seven  are  still  living.  George  was  ordained  minister  of 
the  church  of  his  choice,  the  Mennonite,  April  i2th,  1840.  He 
was  a  true  and  faithful  worker  for  His  Master.  Many  an 
eloquent  sermon  did  he  preach  and  was  highly  esteemed  by  all 
who  knew  him.  It  proved  a  great  loss  to  the  church  to  lose 
such  an  active  and  able  worker  as  he  was,  but  let  us  hope  that 
our  earthly  loss  may  prove  to  be  his  eternal  gain.  He  was  mar" 
ried  to  Salome  Becker  who  was  born  February  28th,  1811,  and 
died  November  2ist,  1887.  They  had  a  family  of  thirteen  chil- 
dren, viz: 

5800  III  SCHMIDT,  CATHERINE,  was  born  Novem- 
ber 8th,  1832.    She  is  married  to  Herman  Bendler 
and  resides  on  a  farm  in  Kent  County,  Michigan. 
They  have  a  family  of  eight  children. 

5801  III  SCHMIDT,  ELIAS,  was  born  March  3rd,  1834, 
and  died  August  15th,  1834. 


264:  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

5802  III  SCHMIDT,  JOHN,  was  born  June  30th,  1835. 
He  was  married  to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Joseph 
Hallman,  and    after   her   decease   to    Magdalena, 
daughter  of  John  Hallman.     The  first  union  was 
blessed  with  eight  children,  three  of    whom  are 
dead,  and  with  second  wife  there  were  five  children. 
In  1893  he  sold  his  farm  in  Wilmot  Township  and 
purchased  the  old  homestead  of  the  late  Isaac  Eby, 
two  miles  east  of  Berlin. 

5803  III  SCHMIDT,  MARIA,  was  born  February  6th, 

1837.  She  is  married  to  Abraham,  son  of  Joseph 
Hallman.      They    reside  on  a  farm  in  Blenheim 
Township,  Oxford  County,  and  have  a  family  of 
eleven  children. 

5804  III  SCHMIDT,  SALOME,  was  born  April  27th, 

1838.  She  was  first   married   to   Joseph,  son   of 
Joseph  B.  Hallman  with  whom  she  had  two  children. 
After  his  decease  she  was  married  to  Rev.  Moses 
Erb.    They  reside  in  Berlin.    See  Joseph  B.  Hall- 
man's  family. 

5805  III  SCHMIDT,  GEORGE,  was  born  January  30th, 

1840.  He  is  married  to  Susannah,  daughter  of 
Jacob  Brubacher.    They  reside  in  Woolwich  Town- 
ship, a  little  south-west  of  St.  Jacobs.    Their  family 
consists  of  three  children. 

5806  III  SCHMIDT,  LEAH,  was   born  October  24th, 

1841.  She  is  married  to  Peter,  son  of   the  late 
Rev.  Abraham  M.  Weber.     They  reside  one  mile 
east  of  Berlin,  on  a  beautiful  farm.    They  have  one 
son. 

5807  III  SCHMIDT,  BENJAMIN,  was  born  December 
8th,  1843,  and  died  March  7th,  1854. 

5808  III  SCHMIDT,  JACOB,  was  born  November  28th, 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF   WATERLOO.  265 

1845.  He  was  married  to  Magdalena,  daughter  of 
Christian  Schneider,  and  after  her  decease  he  was 
married  to  Catharine,  daughter  of  Simon  Shantz. 
With  the  first  wife  he  had  a  family  of  nine  children 
and  with  the  second  wife  there  is  one  child.  He 
resides  on  the  old  homestead. 

5809  III  SCHMIDT,  DAVID,  was  bom  October  13th, 
1847.    He  is  married  to  Leah  Eshelman  and  resides 
on  a  farm  near  Manheim. 

5810  III    SCHMIDT,   SAMUEL,   was   born   February 
13th,  1850,  and  died  April  3rd,  1854. 

5811  III  SCHMIDT,  LYDIA,  was  born  February  19th, 
1853,  and  died  March  7th,  1854. 

5812  III  SCHMIDT,  MAGDALENA,  was  born  Septem- 
ber 10th,  1855.      She  is  married  to  Simon,  son  of 
Abram  Cressman.     They  reside  on  a  farm  near 
Washington,  Blenheim  Township,  Oxford  County, 
and  have  had  one  daughter  but  she  died  some  time 
ago. 


SCHNEIDER. 


In  examining  the  "Colonial  Records"  of  Philadelphia  we  find 
that  quite  a  number  of  Schneiders  came  from  various  parts  of 
central  Europe  and  settled  in  Pennsylvania.  In  volume  No.  4, 
page  59,  we  find  that  one  hundred  and  fifty  emigrants  from  the 
Palatinate  (Pfaltz)  and  other  places  of  Europe  came  in  the  vessel 
"Harle"  of  London.  Among  this  number  we  find  the  progenitor, 
Johannes  Schneider.  These  together  with  old  "Hannes"  (Jo- 


266  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 


' 


hannes)  were  qualified,  i.  e.  because  citizens  of  Pennsylvania  and 
subject  to  the  Crown,  His  Majesty  King  George  II,  in  September, 
1736.  Johannes  Schneider  or,  as  tradition  has  it,  Johannes 
Jacob  Schneider,  to  distinguish  him  from  his  relative  who  hap- 
pened to  have  the  same  name,  Jacob  being  added  to  know  that 
he  was  Jacob's  (his  father's  name)  "Hans"  and  not  Michael's  (his 
uncle's)  "Hans,"*  was  born  about  the  year  1697.  To  whom  he 
was  married  cannot  be  ascertained  at  so  late  a  date.  Owing  to 
his  strict  adherence  to  the  Protestant  faith  he  was  subjected  to 
the  same  tests  and  fiery  persecutions  as  what  his  co-religionists 
were.  Early  in  the  year  1736!  he  left  his  native  home  and  set 
sail,  with  others,  for  London,  England,  thence  to  America  where 
they  landed  in  August  of  the  same  year  and  were  naturalized  a 
few  days  later.  In  September  he  with  his  wife  and  family  moved 
to  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  where  they  settled  on  a  large 
tract  of  land.  When  old  Johannes  Schneider  died  is  not  known, 
neither  what  number  of  children  he  had.  We  know  of  two  sons, 
Jacob  and  Christian.  There  may  have  been  others  but  the  de- 
scendants of  Jacob  never  knew  of  more  than  Christian. 

5813  I  SCHNEIDER,  JACOB,   was  born  in  the  Pala. 
tinate,  in  1727  or  1730,  came  to  this  country  when  a 
mere  lad  and  was  raised  in  Lancaster  County,  Penn- 
sylvania.   When  some  twenty  years  of  age  he  was 
married   to   a  Maria   Herschi    (now   Hershey),  a 
descendant  of   Andrew   Hershey   who  settled   in 
Lancaster   County,    Pennsylvania,  in   1719.      This 
marriage  took  place  on  April  1st,  1755.    They  had  a 
family  of  fifteen  children,  viz: 

5814  II  SCHNEIDER,  BARBARA,  was  born  February 
16th,  1756.    She  was  married  to  Christian  Ehrhart. 
They  resided  in  the  neighborhood  of  Sporting  Hill, 
Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  where  she  died 
March  15th,  1821,  leaving  a  family  of  six  children. 

*  From  Benjamin  Eby's  notes. 

t  Some  have  it  1739  but  Records  prove  three  years  earlier. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  267 

5815  II  SCHNEIDER,  ANNIE,  was  born  March  21st, 
1757,  and  died  March  30th,  1757. 

5816  II  SCHNEIDER,  CHRISTIAN,  was  born  August 

28th,  1758.  In  1789  he  was  married  to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of 
Christian  and  Maria  (Scherch)  Erb  (See  No.  2777).  She  was 
born  in  Warwick  Township,  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania, 
January  23rd,  1770,  and  died  in  Waterloo  County,  Ontario,  Sep- 
tember 29th,  1818.  In  1806  they,  in  company  with  others, 
emigrated  to  Canada  and  settled  in  Waterloo  County,  Ontario, 
near  where  now  is  the  village  of  Doon.  Here  he  resided  for  a 
number  of  years.  It  was  his  intention  to  construct  a  dam  across 
the  creek  flowing  through  his  plantation  and  have  a  grist  mill 
erected  thereon.  But  in  order  to  have  the  desired  "head  of 
water"  he  found  that  the  "back  water"  would  flood  a  few  acres  of 
Mr.  Biehn's  swamp  adjoining  that  of  his  (Mr.  Schneider's)  prop- 
erty. This,  although  worth  nothing,  or  comparatively  little,  Mr. 
Biehn  would  not  sell  to  Mr.  Schneider  and  thus  prevented  the 
building  of  a  grist  mill.  Mr.  Schneider  died  August  6th,  1850, 
leaving  a  family  of  eleven  children,  viz: 

5817  III  SNIDER,  JACOB  C.,  was  born  in  Franklin 

County,  Pennsylvania,  February  igth,  1791.  On  July  2ist,  1812, 
he  was  married  to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  John  and  Anna  (Scho- 
walter)  Cressman.  She  was  born  in  Montgomery  County,  Penn- 
sylvania, June  xoth,  1791,  and  died  in  Waterloo,  Ontario, 
January  i2th,  1879.  Soon  after  his  marriage  he  moved  on  his 
farm  a  little  to  the  west  of  the  town  of  Waterloo  where  he  resided 
until  his  death.  Not  many  years  after  his  arrival  in  Waterloo 
County  he  purchased  the  mill  property  belonging  to  the  estate  of 
Abraham  Erb.  Here  he  was  engaged,  besides  farming,  in  the 
milling  and  saw-mill  business  and  later  erected  the  distillery. 
He  died  June  i9th,  1865,  leaving  a  family  of  nine  children,  viz: 

5818  IV  SNIDER,  MARY,   was  born  May  19th,  1813, 
and  died  November  9th,  1813. 

5819  IV  SNIDER,  REV.  ELIAS,  was  born  September 

3rd,  1815.     In  his  boyhood  days  he  took  great  interest  in  h 


268  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

father's  business.  By  the  time  he  was  twenty^one  years  of  age 
he  was  not  only  a  practical  miller  but  also  a  thorough  business  man. 
In  1851  he  purchased  from  the  late  Barnabas  Devitt  the  large 
farm  containing  310  acres  of  land  for  ^1500  and  in  1853  he  pur- 
chased the  large  grist  mills  now  in  possession  of  Wm.  Snider  &: 
Co.,  together  with  320  acres  of  land  for  ^3500.  In  1854  he 
again  sold  the  large  real  estate  in  the  town  of  Waterloo  and  pur- 
chased the  "Musselman  Farm"  about  one  mile  north  of  Waterloo, 
to  which  place  he  then  moved.  In  1860  he  purchased  the 
German  Mills  together  with  669  acres  of  land.  The  same  year 
he,  in  company  with  Samuel  S.  Schneider,  regained  possession  of 
the  Waterloo  Mills  and  continued  in  business  until  1879  when 
they  sold  out  to  the  present  proprietors.  Mr.  Snider  now 
retired  from  business.  On  November  loth,  1835,  he  was  mar- 
ried  to  Hannah,  daughter  of  John  and  Hannah  (Bergey)  Binge- 
man.  She  was  born  August  ist,  1815,  and  died  December  23rd, 
1893.  In  1874  Mr.  Snider  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  of  the 
Mennonite  body  which  position  he  held  until  his  death  which 
took  place  April  24th,  1890.  His  family  consisted  of  twelve 
children,  viz: 

5820  V  SNIDER,  ELIZABETH,  was    born    November 
29th,  1836.    On  November  9th,  1858,  she  was  married 
to  Merino  S.  Shantz  and  died  January  28th,  1893. 
See  Deacon  Menno  S.  Shantz's  family. 

5821  V  SNIDER,  MARY,   was  born    April  7th,  1838. 
On  February  9th,  1858,  she  was  married  to  Aaron 
Kraft.    See  Aaron  Kraft's  family. 

5822  V  SNIDER,    ISRAEL,    was   born   August   17th, 

1839.  On  October.  i6th,  1860,  he  was  married  to  Veronica 
Martin  who  was  born  January  27th,  1843,  and  died  June  7th, 
1878.  On  January  i4th,  1879,  he  was  again  married  to  Mary 
Baetz  who  was  born  October  i5th,  1858.  At  present  Mr.  Snider 
resides  near  Crossbill,  Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 
His  family  consists  of  sixteen  children,  of  whom  the  eldest  eight 
were  born  unto  his  first  wife.  Their  names  are  as  follows: 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  269 

5823  VI  SNIDER,  NOAH,  was  born  August  10th,  1862, 
and  died  October  8th,  1862. 

5824  VI  SNIDER,  NANCY,    v  as   born   August   24th, 
1863.     She  is  married  to  Moses  U.  Clemens.     See 

No.  1877. 

5825  VI  SNIDER,  HANNAH,  was  bom  October  llth, 
1865.     She  is  married  to  Daniel  E.  fehantz.    See 
Daniel  E.  Shantz's  family. 

5826  VI  SNIDER,   VERONICA,   was  born  November 
30th,  1867.    She  is  married  to  Henry  B.  Betzner. 

See  No.  930. 

5827  VI  SNIDER,  ISAIAH,  was  born  March  26th,  1870. 
He  is  married  to  Ova  Bechtel.     They  reside  in 
Berlin  where  he  is  engaged  in  teaming. 

5828  VI  SNIDER,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  February 
2nd,  1872.     She  is  married  to  Frederick  Frosch,  a 
wage-earner.      They    reside    at    Centreville,   near 
Freeport. 

5829  VI  SNIDER,  ELIAS,  was  born  August  2nd,  1873, 
and  died  March  23rd,  1878. 

5830  VI  SNIDER,  MARY  ANN,  was  born  December 
12th,  1876.     She  is  unmarried  and  resides  with  her 
sister  Hannah  (Mrs.  Daniel  E.  Shantz). 

5831  VI  SNIDER,  SYLVESTER,  was  bora  December 
3rd,  1879,  and  died  March  24th,  1880. 

5832  VI  SNIDER,  JACOB,  born  December  2nd,  1880. 

5833  VI  SNIDER,  NELSON,  born  June  22nd,  1882. 

5834  VI  SNIDER,  ALDON,  born  November  3rd,  1883. 

5835  VI  SNIDER,  ALBERTA,  born  September  8, 1885. 

5836  VI  SNIDER,  ISRAEL,  born  February  8th,  1887. 

5837  VI  SNIDER,  ELENORA,  born  May  9th,  1889, 


270  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

5838  VI  SNIDER,  ALICE,  born  December  12th,  1891. 

5839  V  SNIDER,  ISAAC  B,  was  born  January  13th, 
1841.      On   March  17th,  1861,  he  was  married  to 
Nancy  Sitler  who  was  born  February  16th,  1840, 
and  died  March  28th,  1890.    Mr.  Snider  is  a  farmer 
and  resides  at  German  Mills.     His  family  consists 
of  the  following  children,  viz: 

5840  VI  SNIDER,  ALLAN,    was    born    October   29th, 
1861.     On  January  2nd,  1887,  he  was  married  to 
Annie   Schroder.      He  is  a  miller  by  trade   and 
resides  in  Waterloo  where  he  is  engaged  in  the 
Union  Mills.    His  family  consists  of  three  children, 
namely:  VII  Nelson,  VII  Arabella,  and  VII  Ralph 
Alto. 

5841  VI  SNIDER,  VILLINA,  was  born  August  24th, 
1863.     On  October  21st,  1884,  she  was  married  to 
Jacob  S.  Cressmaii.    See  No.  2175. 

5842  VI  SNIDER,  SUSANNAH,  was   born    May  3rd, 
1865.    She  is  unmarried  and  is  at  home. 

5843  VI  SNIDER,  LEANDER  S.,  was  born  September 
20th,  1867.     He  is  at  home  on  the  farm  and  un- 
married. 

5844  VI  SNIDER,  NANCY,  was  born  August  5th,  1869, 
and  died  October  4th,  1869. 

5845  VI  SNIDER,  NATHANIEL,  was   born    October 
1st,  1870.    He  is  married  to  Malinda  Wismer  and 
resides  at  German  Mills  where  he  is  engaged  on  the 
farm.    His  family  consists  of  one  child  named  VII 
Roy. 

5846  VI  SNIDER,  ISAAC  S.,  was  born  November  9th, 
1872.    He  is  a  miller  by  trade  and  resides  at  San- 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  271 

borne,  Iowa,  where  he  is  engaged  in  a  mill.     He  is 
not  married. 

5847  VI  SNIDER,  ELAM,  was  born  April  1st,  1874.   He 
is  a  miller  by  trade  and  is  engaged  in  the  Waterloo 
Union  Mills,  Waterloo,  Ontario. 

5848  VI  SNIDER,  SILAS  S,  was  born  April  5th,  1875, 
and  died  August  28th,  1875. 

5849  VI  SNIDER,    HANNAH,    was   born  June   23rd, 
1876,  and  died  July  7th,  1876. 

5850  VI  SNIDER,  ALVIN,  was  born  April  9th,  1878. 

5851  VI  SNIDER,  MALIZZA,  was  born  August  15, 1879. 

5852  VI  SNIDER,  ELIAS  S.,  was  born  Sep.  26th,  1882. 

5853  V  SNIDER,  ELIAS  W.  B.,  was  bom  June  19th, 

1842.  On  April  iQth,  1864,  he  was  married  to  Nancy  Weber. 
Mr.  Snider  is  a  miller  by  trade.  In  1865  he  took  possession  of 
the  German  Mills  where  he  was  engaged  in  doing  a  well  paying 
business.  In  March,  1871,  he  purchased  the  St.  Jacobs  Mills 
where  he  has  been  doing  an  extensive  and  successful  business 
ever  since.  Some  years  ago  he  also  purchased  the  New 
Dundee  Mills  and  has  since  been  conducting  both  mills  with  the 
greatest  of  success.  Besides  being  the  proprietor  of  the  two 
large  mills,  he  has  large  interests  in  various  other  lines  of 
business.  In  politics  Mr.  Snider  favors  the  principles  of  the 
Liberal  Party  whose  representative  he  has  been  in  the  Local 
House  from  June,  1881,  (after  Mr.  Springer's  resignation)  until 
the  dissolution  of  that  body  in  1894  when  he  declined  to  be 
again  the  standard  bearer  of  the  Liberal  Party.  He  resides  in 
St.  Jacobs,  Ontario.  His  family  consists  of  the  following  chil- 
dren, viz: 

5854  VI  SNIDER,  CLARA,  was  born  March  10th,  1865. 
She  is  married  to  Alfred  Snyder,  a  merchant,  and 
resides  in  St.  Jacobs,  Ontario. 


272  BIOGEAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

5855  VI  SNIDER,  ALDRED,  was  born  October  28th, 
1866.     He  is  married  to  Victoria  Reichert.      They 
reside  in  Waterloo  where   he  is  engaged  in  the 
machine  shops  of  the  Waterloo  Manufacturing  Co. 

5856  VI  SNIDER,  CRANSON,  was  born  April  22nd, 
1868.      He  is  married   to    Caroline   Heinrich  and 
resides  in  Waterloo  where  he  is  engaged  as  book- 
keeper with  the  Waterloo  Manufacturing  Co. 

5857  VI  SNIDER,  FERNANDO,  was  born  April  30th, 
1870.    He  is  married  to  Emma  Steller  and  resides  in 
New  Dundee  where  he  is  engaged  as  book-keeper 
in  his  father's  mills. 

5858  VI  SNIDER,  WILLIAM,  was  born  February  25th, 
1872.    He  is  at  home  and  is  engaged  as  book-keeper 
in  the  St.  Jacobs  mills. 

5859  VI  SNIDER,  EDWIN,   was  born  April  5th,  1874. 
He  is  also  home  and  is  engaged  in  his  father's  mill. 

5860  VI  SNIDER,  ELIAS,   was    born    May   8th,  1876. 
He  is  home  and  engaged  in  the  mill. 

5861  VI  SNIDER,  ADA,  was  born  September  10, 1878. 

5862  VI  SNIDER,   FRANKLIN,    was  born   May   5th, 
1880,  and  died  May  8th,  1880. 

5863  VI  SNIDER,  ELLA  LOLA,  was  born  April  19th, 

1881. 

5864  VI  SNIDER,  AMY  FLORENCE,  was  born  Jan- 
uary 18th,  1883. 

5865  V  SNIDER,  WILLIAM,  was  born.  October  26th, 

1845.  When  a  young  man  he  entered  his  father's  mills  in  the 
town  of  Waterloo  where  he  served  his  apprenticeship  as  miller 
and  has  been  connected  with  the  mills  ever  since.  In  1879  he, 
in  company  with  Mr.  A.  Kraft,  purchased  the  valuable  mills 
(known  as  Union  Mills)  from  his  father  and  has  since  built  addi- 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  273 

tions  to  it  and  has  made  improvements  in  the  latest  and  most 
improved  machinery  so  as  to  have  a  daily  capacity  of  nearly  300 
barrels  of  flour  of  the  most  superior  quality.  He  has  served  his 
town  and  county  in  the  municipal  council  for  a  number  of  years, 
serving  in  the  capacity  as  councillor  for  seven  years,  reeve  for 
three  years,  warden  of  the  county  one  year,  and  mayor  for  two 
years.  On  June  nth,  1867,  he  was  married  to  Lydia  Ann 
Bowman.  They  reside  in  the  town  of  Waterloo  and  have  had  a 
family  as  follows,  viz: 

5866  VI  SNIDER,  SUSANNAH,  was   born  February 
24th,  1874,  and  died  March  9th,  1874. 

5867  VI  SNIDER,  MINNIE  ALBERTA,  was  born  July 
23rd,  1875,  and  died  December  26th,  1876. 

5868  VI  SNIDER,  ELMA  PRISCILLA,  was  bom  Feb- 
ruary 1st,  1878. 

5869  VI  SNIDER,  CLARA  MAY,  was  born  July  21st, 
1880. 

5870  VI  SNIDER,  FREDERICK  WILLIAM,  was  born 
February  18th,  1886. 

5871  V  SNIDER,  JOHN,  was  born  December  24th,  1848. 
On  June  5th,  1870,  he  was  married  to  Magdalena 
Snyder.     They  reside  near  German  Mills  where  he 
is  engaged  in  farming.      To  them  are  born  four 
children,  viz: 

5872  VI  SNIDER,  HANNAH,  was  born  December  22nd, 
1871.     Died  same  day. 

5873  VI  SNIDER,  EPHRAIM,  was  bom  August  18th, 
1874. 

5874  VI  SNIDER,  URIAS,  was  born  November  22, 1875. 

5875  ^V I  SNIDER,  ALMINA,  was  born  September  6th, 
1877,  and  died  June  24th,  1883. 


274  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

5876  V  SNIDER,  TILMAN  B.,  was  born  December  9th, 

1850.  On  October  24th,  1871,  he  was  married  to  Magdalena 
Groff.  He  was  raised  at  Waterloo  and  when  well  up  in  his 
"teens"  he  entered  the  mills  and  followed  the  milling  business  for 
a  number  of  years  He  and  his  brother  Amos  were  joint  owners 
of  the  German  Mills  for  some  years.  In  June,  1890,  he  moved  to 
Sanborn,  Iowa,  U.  S.,  where  he  is  now  engaged  in  farming  and 
stockraising.  While  residing  at  German  Mills  Mr.  Snyder  took 
an  active  part  in  municipal  matters,  having  served  several  years 
at  the  council  board  as  councillor,  then  deputy  reeve  for  the 
township.  His  family  consists  of  six  children,  namely:  VI  Ar- 
tista,  VI  Minerva,  VI  Ella  Edna,  VI  Alta  Burten,  VI  Mabel 
Stella,  VI  Elmer  Nile.  See  No.  3353. 

5877  V  SNIDER,  JACOB  B.,  was  born  January  10th, 
1853.    On  September  20th,  1874,  he  was  married  to 
Susannah  Shantz.     They  reside  at  German  Mills 
where  he  is  engaged  in  farming  and   the   dairy 
business.      His    family    consists   of   six   children, 
namely:  VI  Lydia  Ann,  VI  Annette,  VI  Alvin,  VI 
Aden,  VI  Ion,  and  VI  Harvey. 

5878  V  SNIDER,  AMOS  B.,  was  born  April  19th,  1855. 
On  June  29th,  1875,  he  was  married  to  Hannah 
Kraft.    He  followed  the  milling  business  for  about 
fifteen    years  when  he  resided  at  German  Mills, 
Ontario.    On  June  18th,  1890,  he  moved  to  Sanborn, 
Iowa,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.     His  family 
consists  of  three  children,  namely:  VI  Ervine,  VI 
Elva,  and  VI  Ethel. 

5879  V  SNIDER,  HANNAH,  was  born  April  23rd,  1857. 
On  January  4th,  1874,  she  was  married  to  Ephraim 
Shantz.      After  their  marriage   they   moved    two 
miles  south  of  Berlin  where  he  was  engaged  in 
farming  until  March,  1894,  then  moved  to  Didsbury, 
Alberta,  N.  W.  T.,  where  he  is  again  engaged  in 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  275 

farming.  To  them  are  born  three  children,  namely 
VI  Selina,  VI  Elsie,  and  VI  Burton. 

5880V  SNIDER,    REV.    JONAS,   was   born   October 

2nd,  1858.  His  boyhood  days  were  spent  on  the  farm  he  now 
possesses.  The  long  summer  months  were  engaged  in  perform- 
ing such  duties  generally  allotted  to  the  juvenile  race,  while  the 
winter  time  was  engaged  in  attending  the  public  school  of  the 
neighborhood  where  he  received  such  an  education  generally 
furnished  by  those  schools.  When  a  young  man  he  joined  the 
church  of  his  choice,  the  Mennonite,  of  which  body  he  is  held  in 
high  esteem  for  his  many  noble  qualities.  On  June  24th,  1892, 
he  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  of  the  Mennonite  Church.  His 
sermons  are  characterized  by  ability  and  great  faithfulness  and 
are  well  received  by  his  congregation  and  others.  As  a  minister 
he  is  a  diligent  and  faithful  worker  and  pursues  his  calling  with 
great  devotion,  doing  good  unto  all.  On  April  ist,  1879,  he  was 
united  in  matrimony  with  Lucy  Snyder  who  died  June  i5th, 
1886.  On  July  5th,  1887,  he  was  again  married  to  Susannah 
Horst.  Mr.  Snider's  family  consists  of  nine  children,  of  whom 
the  four  eldest  were  born  unto  his  first  wife.  The  names  of  the 
children  are  VI  Edgar,  VI  Clayton,  VI  Delton,  VI  Addison,  VI 
Mary  H.  (dead),  VI  Laura  (dead),  VI  Walter,  VI  Clara,  and  VI 
Hannah. 

5881 IV  SNIDER,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  April  19th, 
1817.  On  March  27th,  1836,  she  was  married  to 
Henry  Snider,  and  died  January  13th,  1855.  See 
Henry  Snider's  family. 

5882  IV  SNYDER,  MENNO,  was  born  August  15th, 

1819.  On  December  15th,  1839,  he  was  married  to 
Catharine  Kalbfleisch  who  was  born  March  20th, 

1820.  They  resided  on  the  old  "Snider  Farm"  a 
little  west  of  Waterloo  where  he  died  February  2nd, 
1889.    His  family  consisted  of  eight  children,  viz: 

5883  V  SNYDER,  HENRY  K.,  was  born  January  1st, 


276  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

1841.  On  July  24th,  1865,  he  was  married  to  Rebecca 
Sitler.  They  reside  in  the  town  of  Waterloo  where 
he  is  engaged  as  fireman.  To  them  was  born  a 
family  of  five  children,  namely:  VI  Leon,  VI  Owen 
(dead),  VI  Sarah  Ann,  VI  Truman,  and  VI  Ira. 

5884V  SNYDER,  MARY,  was  born  November  21st, 
1843.  On  March  15th,  1866,  she  was  married  to  Rev. 
Jacob  Fellman.  They  reside  in  Chicago,  Illinois, 
where  he  has  charge  of  a  large  congregation  of  the 
Baptist  faith.  To  them  is  born  a  family  of  ten  chil- 
dren, namely:  VI  Edward,  VI  Tina,  VI  Kate,  VI 
Harry,  VI  William,  VI  Minnie,  VI  Ida,  VI  Emma, 
VI  Albert,  and  VI  Freddie  (dead). 

5885  V  SNYDER,  ELIZABETH,  was   born    February 
8th,  1846.    On  December  21st,  1866,  she  was  married 
to  Solomon  A.  Crowder,  a  teacher.    They  reside  in 
Dresden,  Kent  County,  Ontario.    To  them  is  born 
a  family  of  ten  children,  namely:    VI  Ernest,  VI 
Katie,  VI  Ella,  VI  Georgina,  VI  Maggie,  VI  Leonia, 
VI  Emma,  VI  Ethel,  VI  Albert,  and  VI  Edna. 

5886  V  SNYDER,  MARGARET,  was  born  July  31st, 
1848.     On  February  25th,  1872,  she  was  married  to 
Philip  Lautenschlager.    They  reside  in  the  town  of 
Berlin  and  have  a  family  of  two  children,  namely: 
VI  Jessie  (dead),  and  VI  Roland. 

5887  V  SNYDER,  JACOB  K.,  was  born  December  17th, 
1850.      On  January  25th,  1880,  he   was  married  to 
Mary  Kalbfleisch.    They  resided  on  the  old  "Snider 
Farm"  at  the  town  of  Waterloo  where  he  died  July 
20th,  1893,  leaving  a  family  of  four  children,  named 
VI  Arthur,  VI  Byron,  VI  Cecil,  and  VI  Dalpin. 

5888  V  SNYDER,  GEORGE  K.,  twin  brother  to  Jacob, 
was  born  December  17th,  1850,  and  died  July  26th, 

1871. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  277 

5889  V  SNYDER,  ELIAS  K.,  was  born  April  2nd,  1853. 
On  February  2nd,  1887,  he  was  married  to  Katie 
Schinbein.     They  reside  in   the   town  of   Berlin 
where  he  is  engaged  in  the  boot  and  shoe  business. 
To  them  are  born  four  children,  namely:  VI  Leonie 
(dead),  VI  Olive  Maude,  VI  Frederick  Walter,  and 
VI  Roxie  Mabel. 

5890  V  SNYDER,  CATHARINE,  the  youngest  in  the 
family,  was  born  October  21st,  1855.    On  September 
22nd,  1880,  she  was  married  to  Abraham  F.  Kramp 
who  was  born  July  19th,  1856.     They  resided  in 
Berlin  where  he  died  November  9th,  1882.    To  them 
was  born  one  child  named  VI  Leonie  (dead). 

5891  IV  SNIDER,  JACOB  C.,  was  born  January  12th, 
1822.    He  was  married  to  Nancy  Bricker  who  was 
born  July  29tli,  ltt>0.    They  resided  in  St.  Jacobs 
where  he  was  proprietor  of  the  mills  now  in  posses- 
sion of  E.  W,  B.  Snider.    He  died*  March  12th,  1857, 
leaving  a  family  of  five  children,  viz: 

5892  V  SNIDER,  JACOB  B.,  was  born  January  21st, 
1839.     He  is  unmarried  and  has  his  home  with  his 
brother,  Sidney. 

5893  V  SNIDER,  JOHN  B,    was   born   August   25th, 
1840       On   August  7th,  1860,  he  was  married  to 
Susannah  E.  Moyer.     They  reside  in  the  town  ol 
Waterloo  where  he  is  engaged  in  business 
family  consists  of  five  children,  namely:  VI  Hattie 
VI  Martha,  VI  Lizzie,  VI  Annie  Florence,  and  VI 
Vivian. 

5894  V  SNIDER,  NORMAN  B.,  was  born  January  1 


ing 

killed.     Date  of  accident  March  izth,  1857. 


278  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

1843.  On  December  13th,  1861,  he  was  married  to 
Caroline  Halinal.  They  resided  in  the  town  of 
Waterloo  where  he  died  January  24th,  1884,  leaving 
a  family  of  eight  children,  namely:  VI  Norman  N., 
VI  Sydney  C.,  VI  Sylinda  Martha,  VI  Amasa  V., 
VI  Caroline  (dead),  VI  Georgina  Rosina,  VI  George 
Albert,  and  VI  Christina  Dora  May. 

5895  V  SNIDER,  SYDNEY  B.,  was  born  February  2nd, 
1845.     On  December  17th,  1867,  he  was  married  to 
Esther   Bricker.      They   reside    near   Hawksville, 
Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged  in   farming.      His 
family    consists   of    eight   children,    namely:    VI 
Albert,  VI  Addie,  VI  Harvey  (dead),  VI  Annie 
(dead),  VI  Nelson,  VI  John,  VI  Alexander,  and  VI 
Edward. 

5896  V  SNIDER,  ELIZABETH,  was    born    May    2nd, 
1850.    On  November  21st,  1871,  she  was  married  to 
Alexander    Peterson.      They  reside  in   Woolwich 
Township,  west  ofTSt.  Jacobs,  where  he  is  engaged 
in  farming.    Their  family  consists  of  six  children, 
namely:  VI  Clayton  (dead),  VI  William  Henry,  VI 
Charles   Leslie,    VI    Anna   Florence,    VI    Fannie 
Maude,  and  VI  Gordon. 

5897  IV  SNIDER,  ANNA,  was  born  July    23rd,  1824. 
On  March  5th,  1844,  she  was  married  to  Samuel  S. 
Snider  and  died  April  23rd,  1890.    See  Samuel  S. 
Snider's  family. 

5898  IV  SNIDER,  DANIEL,  was  born  April  4th,  1827. 
On  October  14th,  1849,  he  was  married  to  Elizabeth 
Barlett  who  was  'born  January  4th,  1825.      They 
resided  on  a  farm  a  little  to  the  west  of  the  Water- 
loo Park  where  he  died,  October  28th,  1889.     To 
them  was  born  a  family  of  seven  children,  of  whom 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  279 

three  died  in  infancy,  not  having  received  a  name. 
The  names  of  the  other  four  are  as  follows: 

5899  V  SNIDER,   ELIZABETH,  was  born  September 
16th,  1851.    On  December  22nd,  1868,  she  was  mar- 
ried to  John  Riehm,  a  farmer.     They  reside  in 
Wallace  Township,  Perth  County.    To  them  is  born 
the  following   family,  namely:    VI  Elizabeth,  VI 
Jacob,  VI  Ezra,  VI  Emma,  VI  Martha,  VI  Reuben, 
VI  Amsey,  VI  Ida,  and  VI  Rosa. 

5900  V  SNIDER,  JACOB,  was  born  August  16th,  1853, 
and  died  February  8th,  1873. 

5901  V  SNIDER,  ELIAS  B.,  was  born  November  30th, 
1860.      On  January  10th,  1884,  he  was  married  to 
Elizabeth  Morrison.     He  resides  in  Parry  Sound 
where  he  is  engaged  on  a  boat  during  the  navi- 
gable season  of  the  year.    His  family  is  as  follows, 
namely:  VI  Eva  and  VI  Roy. 

5902  V  SNIDER,  CATHARINE,  was  bora  November 
llth,  1862,  and  died  January  30th,  1873. 

5903  IV  SNIDER,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  April  4th, 
1830.     On  March  18th,  1849,  she  was  married  to 
Moses  Shantz,  a  farmer.    See  Moses  Shantz's  family. 

5904  IV  SNIDER,  CHRISTIAN,  was  born  May  16th, 
1833,  and  died  August  9th,  1836. 

5905  III  SNYDER,  JOHN  C.,  was  born   in  Franklin 
County,  Pennsylvania,  February  1st,  1792.     In  1806 
he  came  to  Canada  with  his  parents  and  was  raised 
at  Doon,  Ontario.    In  September,  181-1,  he  was  mar- 
ried   to    Catharine,   daughter   of    Christian  and 
Hannah   (Paul)  Shantz.     She  was  born  in  Mont- 


280  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

gomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  September  5th,  1792, 
and  died  in  Waterloo  County,  Ontario,  February 
27 th,  1854.  They  resided  near  Kossuth  where  he 
died  of  cholera,  July  31st,  1834.  To  them  was  born 
a  family  of  nine  children,  viz: 

5906  IV  SNYDER,  LEVI,  was  born  August  16th,  1815. 
On  March  17th,  1838,  he  was  married  to  Elizabeth 
Clemens    (No.    1636).      They    resided    near    Zion 
Chapel  where  he  was  engaged  in  farming.     His 
death  took  place  May  26th,  1890.    Their  family  con- 
sisted of  nine  children,  viz: 

5907  V  SNYDER,  HANNAH,  was  born  February  17th, 
1837.    On  June  5th,  1859,  she  was  married  to  Samuel 
Bear.    See  No.  604. 

5908  V  SNYDER,  JOHN,  was  born  August  6th,  1840. 
On  January  3rd,  1862,  he  was  married  to  Rebecca 
Bear  (No.  603).      In  1864  they  moved  to  Clinton, 
Huron  County,  Ontario,  where  he  is  farming.     To 
them  were  born  three  children,  namely:  VI  Abra- 
ham, died  May  4th,  1863,  VI  Levi,  and  VI  Mary 
Ann,  died  June  10th,  1882. 

5909V  SNYDER,  JESSE,  was  born  April  7th,  1843. 
On  May  2nd,  1869,  he  was  married  to  Mary  Schultz. 
They  reside  near  Clinton,  Huron  County,  where  he 
is  engaged  in  farming.  Their  family  consists  of 
eight  children,  namely:  VI  Caroline  Elizabeth,  VI 
Aaron  (dead),  VI  Henry,  VI  Mary,  VI  Sophia,  VI 
VI  Norman,  VI  Levi,  and  VI  Rebecca. 

5910V  SNYDER,  LYDIA,  was  born  February  8th, 
1846.  On  December  27th,  1868,  she  was  married  to 
Benjamin  Bear  (No.  609).  They  resided  near  Doon 
where  she  died  December  4th,  1871,  leaving  a  family 
of  two  children,  namely:  VI  Byron  and  VI  Aaron. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  281 

5911  V  SNYDER,  HENRY,  was  born  December  17th, 
1848,  and  died  August  10th,  1864. 

5912  V  SNYDER,  AARON,  was  bom  July  2nd,  1851. 
On  January  18th,  1872,  he  was  married  to  Sarah 
Catharine  Eaton  who  was  born  December  5th,  1851, 
and  died  February  28th,  1887.    They  resided  on  his 
father's  old  homestead  where  she  died.     To  them 
was  born  a  family  of  four  children,  namely:   VI 
Lorn  Hamah,  VI  Ida  Elizabeth,  VI  Hannah  Ma. 
linda,  and  VI  Lawrence. 

5913  V  SNYDER,  MARY,  was  born  June   30th,  1853. 
On  January  1st,  1878,  she  was  married  to  Ephraim 
Huber.     They  resided  in  Huron  County,  Ontario, 
where  she  died  September  24th,  1878,  leaving  one 
child,  a,  daughter  named  VI  Mary,  born  September 
23rd,  1878. 

5914V  SNYDER,  REBECCA,  was  born  September 
19th,  1855.  On  September  llth,  1877,  she  was  mar- 
ried to  Joseph  B.  Hagey.  They  reside  on  the  old 
"Hagey  Farm."  See  No.  3473. 

5915  V  SNYDER,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  April  19th, 
1858.    On  September  7th,  1881,  she  was  married  to 
Noah  Scheirich.    They  resided  on  the  old  "Scheir- 
ich  Farm"  north  of  Preston  where  she  died  March 
10th,  1887,  leaving  a  family  of  two  children,  namely: 
VI  Mabel  and  VI  Elma. 

5916  IV  SNYDER,  ABSALOM,  was   born   May  23rd, 

1817.  On  February  2nd,  1841,  he  was  married  to  Mary,  daugh- 
ter of  Jacob  and  Judith  (Baumann)  Bricker.  She  was  born  May 
yth,  1823,  and  died  May  lyth,  1891.  After  his  marriage  he 
moved  near  Fisher's  Mills  south  of  Kossuth,  on  the  farm  now  in 
possession  of  his  youngest  son,  Abraham,  where  he  is  still  resid- 


282  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

ing  and  enjoying  life.     He  is  a  very  active  and  well  posted  man 
for  his  age.     His  family  consisted  of  fifteen  children,  viz: 

5917  V  SNYDER,  AMOS,  was  born  April  10th,  1842. 
On  December  14th,  1869,  he  was  married  to  Leah 
Strome.     They  reside  near    Grorrie,  Ontario,  and 
have  a  family  of  five  children,  namely:  VI  Simon, 
Josiah,  VI  Levi,  VI  Mary  Ann,  and  VI  Melinda. 

5918  V  SNYDER,  JOSHUA,  was  born  December  14th, 
1843.    On  November  18th,  1866,  he  v  as  married  to 
Susannah  Kinzie.     He  followed  farming  and  re- 
sided about  two  miles  south  of  Couestogo,  Ontario, 
where  he  died  February  14th,  1874,  leaving  a  family 
of  three  children,  namely:  VI  Mary.   VI  Judith, 
died  January  4th,  1873,  and    VI  Susannah,  died 
June  9th,  1875. 

5919V  SNYDER,   AARON,   was   born    August   18th, 

1845.  On  April  9th,  1871,  he  was  married  to  Anna 
Good.    They  reside  near  his  lather's  old  homestead 
where  he  died  April  28th,  1872,  leaving  one  child 
named  VI  Mary  Ann,  born  June  6th,  1872. 

5920  V  SNYDER,  JUDITH,  was  born  December  16th, 

1846.  On  January  30th,  1876,  she  was  married  to 
Aaron  Martin,  a  farmer.    They  resided  in  Howick 
Township,  Huron  County,  Ontario,  where  she  died 
May  14th,  1892.    See  Aaron  Martin's  family. 

5921  V  SNYDER,  JOHN  B.,  was  born  August  1st,  1848. 
On  February  27th,  1877,  he  was  married  to  Isabella 
Cassel  (No.  1561).    They  reside  a  few  miles  west  of 
Haysville  where  he  is  the  owner  of   a  beauti-iil 
farm.    His  family  consists  of  five  children,  namely: 
VI  Zenas,  VI  Astor,  VI  Cevilla,  VI  Lauretta,  and 
VI  Phoebe. 

5922  V  SNYDER,  EPHRAIM,  was  born  October  13th, 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  283 

1849.  On  October  24th,  1875,  he  was  married  to 
Anna  fehantz.  He  resided  near  his  father's  place 
where  he  died  May  18th,  1880,  leaving  no  family. 

5923  V  SNYDER,  MAGDALENA,  was  born  February 
21st,  1851.    On  April  9th,  1884,  she  was  married  to 
Alfred  Simpson  who  died  June  1st,  1886.   On  March 
9th,  1887,  she  was  again  married  to  Joseph  S.  Shantz, 
a  farmer.     They   reside   near   Hespeler,  Ontario. 
She  had  no  family  with  her  first  husband  but  with 
her  second  husband  there  are  four  children,  namely: 
VI  Emma  Naomi  (dead),  VI  Judith  Magdalena 
(dead),  VI  Hermis  Clement,  and  VI  Ammon  Junia. 

5924  V  SNYDER,  LEVI  was  born  July  25th,  1852.     On 
September  17th,  1884,  he   was   married   to  Sarah 
Reist.     They  reside  on  a  farm  near  his  father's 
place.    To  them  are  born  six  children,  namely:  VI 
Myra,  VI  Abel,  VI  Elma,  VI  Ada,  VI  Sylva,  and 
VI  Mary  Bula. 

5925V  SNYDER,  CATHARINE,  was  bom  February 
5th,  1864.  She  is  home  with  her  father  and  is  not 
married. 

5926  V  SNYDER,  DILMAN,  was  born  November  30th, 
1855.    He  was  married,  October  19th,  1885,  to  Ida 
Bawtinheimer.      They  resided  at  Plattsville,  On- 
tario, where   he   died  December  25th,  1886.     His 
family  consisted  of  one  child  named  VI  Dilman  K., 
born  October  10th,  1886,  and  died  November  9th, 
1886. 

5927  V  SNYDER,   JACOB,   was  born  June  1st,  1857, 
and  died  May  9th,  1875. 

5928  V  SNYDER,  MARY,  was  born  March  29th,  1859. 
She  is  not  married  and  resides  at  home  with  ] 
father, 


284  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

5929V    SNYDER,   REV,   ABSALOM    B.,   was    born 

March  yth,  1861.  On  May  i7th,  1892,  he  was  married  to  Mary 
Groff  (No.  3357).  They  reside  near  Hespeler,  Ontario,  where 
he  is  engaged  in  farming.  On  June  i8th,  1892,  he  was  ordained 
to  the  ministry  of  the  Mennonite  Church.  Up  to  the  present  he 
has  proved  himself  to  be  an  able  man  and  no  doubt  in  time  will 
be  one  of  the  ablest  ministers  of  the  Mennonite  body.  His 
family  consists  of  two  children  named  VI  Martha  and  VI  Oliver 
Absalom. 

5930  V  SNYDER,  SUSANNAH,  was  bom  May  20th, 
1863,  and  died  July  29th,  1880. 

5931 V  SNYDER,  ABRAHAM  B.,  was  born  March 
21st,  1866.  On  September  12th,  1894,  he  was  married 
to  Lydia  Ann  Groff  (No.  3360).  They  reside  on 
his  father's  old  homestead  where  he  is  engaged  in 
farming. 

5932 IV  SNYDER,  HANNAH,  was  born  July  25th, 
1819.  On  March  28th,  1837,  she  was  married  to 
Jonas  C.  Shantz  and  died  December  12th,  1848.  See 
Jonas  C.  Shantz's  family. 

5933  IV  SNIDER,  SAMUEL  S.,  was  born  October  9th, 

1821.  After  the  decease  of  his  father  in  1834  he  had  his  home 
with  his  uncle,  Benjamin  Shantz  who  then  resided  at  Freeport 
(Toll  Bridge)  on  the  old  "Abraham  C.  Weber  Farm."  On 
March  5th,  1844,  he  was  married  to  Anna,  daughter  of  Jacob  C- 
and  Elizabeth  (Cressman)  Snider.  She  was  born  July  23rd,  1824, 
and  died  April  23rd,  1890.  After  his  marriage  he  moved  on  a 
farm  adjoining  the  town  of  Waterloo  where  he  was  engaged  in 
farming  for  a  number  of  years.  In  connection  with  the  farm  he 
also  had  an  interest  in  the  Union  Mills,  Waterloo,  and  later  in 
the  Lancaster  Mills  of  Bridgeport,  Ontario.  After  the  decease 
of  his  first  wife  he  was  again  married  to  Elizabeth  Reist,  widow 
of  the  late  Joseph  Heckedon.  They  reside  in  the  town  of 
Waterloo.  Mr.  Snider's  family  is  as  follows,  viz: 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  285 

5934  V  SNIDER,  CYRUS  S.,  was  born  October  19th, 
1844.    He  resides  on  the  old  homestead  where  he  is 
engaged  in  farming.    He  is  not  married. 

5935  V  SNIDER,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  July  17th, 
1846.      On  March  23rd,  1869,  she  was  married  to 
Jacob  Stoeckle.    To  them  were  born  the  following 
children,  namely:  VI  Matilda,  VI  Allan,  VI  Emma, 
VI  Mary  Ann  (dead),  VI  Norman,  VI  Ivan  (dead), 
and  VI  Viola  (dead).    See  Jacob  Stoeckle's  family. 

5936  V  SNIDER,  CATHARINE,  was  bora  April  21st, 
1848.    On  April  4th,  1869,  she  was  married  to  John 
B.  Bingeman.    See  No.  1052. 

5937  V  SNIDER,  HIRAM,  was  born  September  25th, 

1850.  On  November  5th,  1872,  he  was  married  to  Leah  Bricker 
(No.  1288).  Some  time  after  his  marriage  he  moved  to  Platts- 
ville,  Ontario,  where  he,  in  partnership  with  Mr.  Stoeckle,  was 
engaged  in  the  milling  business  until  1887  when  he  sold  out  and 
moved  to  Chicago,  Illinois,  where  he  is  now  engaged  in  some 
business.  His  family  is  as  follows,  namely:  VI  Loando,  VI 
Alvin,  VI  Uella,  and  VI  Herbert. 

5938  V  SNIDER,  SAMUEL  S.,  Jr.,  was  born  September 
30th,  1852.    On  October  5th,  1875,  he  was  married  to 
Magdalena  Brubacher  (No.  1402).     They  reside  on 
part  of  his  father's  old  place  where  he  is  engaged  in 
farming.     Their  family  is  as  follows,  namely:  VI 
Malinda,  VI  Samuel  Edwin  and  VI  John  Alvin 
(twins),  and  \  I  Herbert. 

5939  V  SNIDER,  MENNO  S.,  was  born  April  16th,  1855. 
He  was  married  to  Sarah  Ann  Bricker  (No.  1289). 
They  reside  a  little  west  of  Elmira  where  he  is  en- 
gaged in  farming.    No  family. 

5940  V  SNIDER,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  October  llth, 
1857.    On  May  14th,  1878,  she  was  married  to  Jona- 
than S.  Snyder.    See  Jonathan  S.  Snyder's  family. 


286  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTOEY  OF  WATERLOO. 

5941  V  SNIDER,  TITUS,  was  born  January  19th,  1860. 
He  is  engaged  in  farming  on  the  old  homestead. 
He  is  not  married. 

5942  V  SNIDER,  JACOB  S.,  was  born  July  5th,  1861. 
He  is  engaged  in  farming  and  is  the  possessor  of  the 
west  part  of  his  father's  large  farm.    He  is  married 
to  Ida  Stauffer  and  has  a  family  of  four  children, 
namely:  VI  Obal  Howard,  VI  Walter  Vernon,  VI 
Anna  Bulah,  and  VI  Barbara  Luella. 

5943  V  SNIDER,  MARY,  was  born  January  13th,  1863. 
She  is  unmarried  and  resides  on  the  old  homestead, 
keeping  house  for  her  brothers. 

5944  V  SNIDER,  EMMA,  was  born    November   25th, 
1865.    She  is  also  unmarried  and  resides  with  her 
sister,  Mary. 

5945  V  SNIDER,  EZRA,  was  born  November  25th,  1865, 
and  died  April  19th,  1866. 

5946  V  SNIDER,  EDWARD,  was  born  June  21st,  1867, 
and  died  March  31th,  1868. 

5947  V  SNIDER,  MATILDA,  was  born  February  28th, 
1870,  and  died  August  6th,  1870. 

5948  IV  SNYDER,  AMOS,  was  born  May  14th,  1824. 
On  December  31st,  1844,  he  was  married  to  Catha- 
rine, daughter  of  Isaac  and  Mary  (Clemens)  Master. 
She  was  born  August  3rd,  1826,  and  died  at  Souris- 
ford,  Man.,  February  24th,  1886.    They  resided  near 
Preston    many    years,   thence   moved   to   Oxford 
County,  Ontario,  and  when  old  they,  in  May,  1880, 
moved  to  Manitoba.    To  them  were  born  the  fol- 
lowing children,  viz: 

5949  V  SNYDER,  ISAAC,    was   born   December  4th, 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  28? 

1845.    On  February  16th,  1870,  he  was  married  to 
Rhoda  Elizabeth  Gofton. 

5950  V  SNYDER,  HANNAH,  was  born  May  10th,  1847, 
and  died  September  2nd,  1848. 

5951  V  SNYDER,  MARY,  was   born   June   6th,  1848. 
On  February  2nd,  1870,  she  was  married  to  William 
Reddaway.      In   1£83   they   moved   to    Manitoba 
within  a  few  miles  of  her  father's  home. 

5952  V  SNYDER,  GEORGE,  was  born  July  llth,  1850, 
arid  died  March  17th,  1856. 

5953  V  SNYDER,  ELIZA,  was  born  March  6th,  1852. 
On  December  26th,  1872,  she  was  married  to  Samuel 
James  Thomas,  a  moulder.     They  reside  in  Ayr, 
Ontario. 

5954  V  SNYDER,  HENRY  WANNER,  was  born  Octo. 
her  12th,  1853.     On  December  29th,  1880,  he  was 
married  to  Annie  Elizabeth  Cann.    He  is  a  farmer 
and  in  1882  they  moved  to  Manitoba  where  he  is 
farming. 

5955  V  SNYDER,  JOHN   WESLEY,   was   born   May 
llth,  1856.    In  1882  he  went  to  Manitoba  where  he 
is  now  engaged  in.  farming. 

5956  V  SNYDER,  CLEMENS,  was  born  December  29th, 
1858,  and  died  January  12th,  1860. 

5957  V  SNYDER,  RACHEL,  was  born  May  5th,  1861. 
On  January  28th,  1886,  she  was  married  to  Altred 
Gould,  formerly  a  farmer  but  now  a  merchant  m 
Sourisford,  Manitoba,  to  which  place  he  move< 
1878. 

5958  V  SNYDER,  LYDIA  ANN,  was  born  November 
17th  1863.    On  February  1st,  1886,  she  was  married 
to  John  Elliot  who  in  1879  went  to  Manitoba  whei 
he  is  now  engaged  in  farming. 


288  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

5959  V  SNYDER,  ELSIE,  was  born  May  23rd,  1866,  and 
died  June  20th,  1883. 

5960V  SNYDER,  REBECCA,  was  born  November 
28th,  1868,  and  in  fall  of  1882  she  went  to  Souris- 
ford,  Manitoba. 

5961  IV  SNYDER,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  March  4th, 
1827.     On  October  27th,  1846,  she  was  married  to 
Moses  Clemens.     They  resided  at  Blenheim  P.  O., 
Kent  County,  where  he  died.    See  Nos.  1684  to  1696. 

5962  IV  SNYDER,  NANCY,  was  born  April  30th,  1830. 
On  October  30th,  1849,  she  was  married  to  Aaron 
Clemens  who  died  March  21st,  1888.     See  Nos.  1697 
to  1707. 

5963  IV  SNYDER,  CHRISTIAN,  was  born  September 
15th,  1832.    On  August  25th,  1857,  he  was  married 
to  Lydia  Maria  Bonham.     They  moved  west  to 
Kimball  P.  O.,  Nebraska,  U.  S.,  where  they  resided 
for  some  time;   afterwards  they  moved  300  miles 
farther  west.     To  them  were  born  nine  children, 
viz: 

5964  V  SNYDER,  ALICE   CELENA,  was  born  June 
27th,  1858.    On  February  14th,  1878,  she  was  mar- 
ried, at  Columbus,  Nebraska,  to   Elias  M.  Stowe. 
They  reside  at  Newman  Grove,  Nebraska,  U.  S. 

5965  V  SNYDER,  ELLEN  B.,  was  born  February  10th, 
1860.     She  was  married,  November  20th,  1877,  to 
Cecil  E.  Owens.     They  resided  in  Holt  County, 
Nebraska,  where  she  died  November  4th,  1878. 

5966  V  SNYDER,  PERMILLA  J.,  was  born  in  Water- 
loo County,  Ontario,  February  19th,  1862,  and  died 
in  Conestogo,  Ontario,  August  7th,  1862. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  289 


5967  V  SNYDER,  MARYELAlJDEwas 

Burford,  Oxford  County,  Ontario,  August  3rd,  1864 
She  was  married  in  Platte  County,  Nebraska,  Jan- 
uary 29th,  1884,  to  Franklin  P.  Moran.  They  now 
reside  near  Whitman  P.  O.,  Nebraska. 

5968  V  SNYDER,  WILLIAM  A.,  was  born  July  14th, 
1866,  and  died  January  16th,  1867. 

5969  V  SNYDER,  EMILY  A.,  was  born  March  12th 
1873,  and  died  September  12th,  1873. 

5970  V  SNYDER,  CHRISTIE  O.,  was  born  in  Platte 

County,  Nebraska,  January  8th,  1877. 

5971  V  SNYDER,  BEULAH  V.,  was  born   in   Platte 
County,  Nebraska,  February  9th,  1879. 

5972  V  SNYDER,  ETHEL  M.,  was  born  May  26th,  1881, 
and  died  March  24th,  1886. 

5973  IV  SNYDER,  REBECCA,  was  born  April  10th, 
1835.    On  November  26th,  1854,  she  was  married  to 
John  S.  Clemens.    See  Nos.  1709  to  1723. 

5974  III  SCHNEIDER,  MARY,  was  born  in  Franklin 
County,  Pennsylvania,  June  9th,  1794.     She  was 
married,  in  Waterloo  County,  Ontario,  June  21sti 
1814,  to  Abraham  Cressman  and  died  near  Stras- 
burg,  Ontario,  in  1864.    See  Nos.  2107  to  2195. 

5975  III  SCHNEIDER,  JOSEPH,  Jr.,  the  fourth  mem- 

her  of  Christian  and  Elizabeth  (Erb)  Schneider's  family,  was 
born  in  Franklin  County,  Pennsylvania,  January  i2th,  1796. 
When  ten  years  of  age  his  parents  moved  to  Canada  and  in 
spring,  1806,  they  settled  near  Doon  where  he  was  raised.  On 
February  27th,  1820,  he  was  married  to  Mary,  daughter  of 
Joseph  and  Mary  (Bear)  Baumann.  She  was  born  in  Berks 
County,  Pennsylvania,  September  26th,  1794,  and  died  in  Water- 


290  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

loo  Township,  February  nth,  1838.  After  her  death  he  was 
again  married,  March  3151,  1839,  to  Anna  Catharine  Weicker 
who  was  born  November  2ist,  1813,  and  died  April  i2th,  1890. 
No  issue  of  second  marriage.  On  March  2oth,  1820,  he  moved 
on  his  farm,  lot  No.  63,  German  Company's  Tract,  where  he 
resided  until  his  death  which  took  place  February  2ist,  1874. 
To  him  and  his  first  wife  were  born  two  children,  viz: 

5976  IV  SCHNEIDER,  CHRISTIAN  B.,  the  only  son 

of  Joseph  Schneider,  Jr.,  was  born  October  i8th,  1824.  On 
October  3ist,  1848,  he  was  married  to  Barbara,  daughter  of 
Joseph  and  Elizabeth  (Hoffman)  Baumann.  She  was  born  De- 
cember nth,  1825.  Some  time  after  their  marriage  they  moved 
on  his  father's  large  farm  containing  448  acres  which  he  has 
since  purchased.  He  and  his  wife  still  reside  on  the  old  home- 
stead but  the  large  farm  has  been  divided  into  three  farms,  the 
east  end  is  possessed  by  his  son,  Joseph,  the  central  part  by  his 
son,  Franklin,  and  the  west  end  with  the  old  buildings  is  pos- 
sessed by  Israel  B.  Gingcrich,  his  son-in-law.  Mr.  Schneider 
had  a  family  of  ten  children,  viz: 

5977  V  SCHNEIDER,   MARTIN   B.,   was   born   May 
22nd,  1849.    On  December  13th,  1869,  he  was  mar 
ried  to  Mary  B.  Shantz  who  was  born  October  6th,- 
1847.      They  reside  on   a   large   farm    known  as 
Daniel  Rudy's,  about  two  miles  west  of  Waterloo. 
Their  family  consists  of  nine  children,  namely:  VI 
Alvina,  married  to  George  Shirk,  VI  Allan,  VI 
Urias,  VI  Noah,  VI  Malinda,  VI  Irwin,  VI  Hannah, 
VI  Milton,  and  VI  Linni  Ann  who  died  in  infancy. 

5978  V  SCHNEIDER,  NELSON,  was  born   December 
22nd,  1850,  and  died  of  typhoid  fever  February  17th, 
1873. 

5979  V  SCHNEIDER,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  October 
5th,  1852,  and  died  September  30th,  1853. 

5980V  SCHNEIDER,   JOSEPH,    was   born    January 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  291 

20th,  1854.  On  December  5th,  1876,  he  was  married 
to  Veronica  Weber  who  was  born  February  19th, 
1857.  They  reside  on  the  east  end  of  lot  No.  63*, 
German  Company's  Tract  and  have  had  a  family 
of  eight  children,  namely:  VI  Simeon,  VI  Susan- 
nah (dead),  VI  Leah,  VI  Lucinda»  VI  Lovina,  VI 
Edwin,  VI  Joseph,  and  VI  Anna. 

5981  V  SCHNEIDER,  FRANKLIN,  was  born  January 
10th,  1856.    On  March  4th,  1888,  he  was  married  to 
Magdalena  Brubacher.     They  possess  the  central 
part  of  the  old  "Schneider  Farm,"  being  composed 
of  lot  No.  63,  German  Company's  Tract.      Their 
family  is  as  follows,  namely:  VI  Ira,  VI  Barbara, 
VI  Israel,  and  VI  Amos. 

5982  V  SCHNEIDER,  JONATHAN,  was  born   April 
18th,  1858.    On  October  5th,  1879,  he  was  married  to 
Annie  Kinzie  who  was  born  May  4th,  1858.     They 
resided  on  the  old  homestead  with  his  father  where 
he  died  March  10th,  1887.     They  had  a  family  of 
four  children,  namely:  VI  Aaron,  VI  Maria,  (dead), 
VI  Amsay,  and  VI  Lydia.     After  his  decease  the 
widow  was  married  to  Moses  Weber,  and  after  her 
second  husband's  death  she  moved  back  to  Chris- 
tian B.  Schneider's  where  she  and  her  family  now 
reside. 

5983  V  SCHNEIDER,    LYDIA,  was   born  September 
13th,  1859.    On  February  10th,  1880,  she  was  mar- 
ried to  Isaac  Hilborn  who  was  born  January  8th, 
1856.     They  reside  on  a  large  farm  in  Woolwich 
Township,  one  mile  east  of  Elmira.    Their  family  is 
as  follows,  namely:  VI  Ida  (dead),  VI  Lovina,  VI 
Minerva,  arid  VI  Melvin. 

5984  V  SCHNEIDER,  DILMAN,  was  bora  June  1st, 
1862,  and  died  of  typhoid  fever,  October  4th,  1872. 


292  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

5985  V  SCHNEIDER,  JARED,  was  born  October  23rd, 
1863.  He  is  at  home  with  his  parents  and  is  not 
married. 

5986V  SCHNEIDER,  LOVINA,  was  born  February 
8th,  1865.  On  January  3rd,  1888,  she  was  married  to 
Israel  B.  Gingerich  who  was  born  August  27th, 
1863.  They  reside  on  the  west  end  of  lot  No.  63, 
German  Company's  Tract,  the  old  Schneider  home. 
They  have  the  old  buildings  put  up  by  the  first 
settler,  Joseph  Schneider,  Jr.  Their  family  consists 
of  three  children,  namely:  VI  Malinda,  VI  Ma- 
nasseh,  and  VI  Simon. 

5987 IV  SCHNEIDER,  MAGDALEN  A  B.,  the  only 
daughter  of  Joseph  and  Mary  (Baumann)  Schnei- 
der, was  born  in  Waterloo  Township,  on  lot  No.  63, 
German  Company's  Tract,  January  21st,  1827.  On 
February  5th,  1850,  she  was  married  to  Wendel, 
eldest  son  of  Joseph  and  Elizabeth  (Hoffman) 
Baumann.  See  Nos.  149  to  158. 


5988  III  SCHNEIDER,  DANIEL,  was  born  in  Frank- 
lin County,  Pennsylvania,  December  2ist,  1797.  When  a  lad  of 
nine  years  of  age  his  parents  moved  to  Canada  and  settled  at 
Boon,  Ontario,  where  young  Daniel  grew  to  manhood.  In  1818 
he  was  married  to  Nancy  (No.  2815),  daughter  of  John  and 
Magdalena  (Schrantz)  Erb.  She  was  born  February  i5th,  1794, 
and  died  November  isth,  1865.  Soon  after  their  marriage  he 
moved  about  two  miles  south  of  Berlin,  on  the  farm  lately  owned 
by  Ephraim  B.  Shantz,  where  he,  in  1829,  also  opened  a.  small 
store.  In  1833  he  disposed  of  this  property  and  moved  to  the 
town  of  Waterloo  where  he  was  doing  a  well  paying  mercantile 
business  for  many  years.  He  died  March  i4th,  1884,  leaving  no 
heirs. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  293 

5989  III  SNYDER,  DAVID,  was  bora  March  29th,  1799. 
On  March  18th,  1823,  he  was  married  to  Leah  Bau- 
mann  (No.  44).  She  was  born  in  Berks  County, 
Pennsylvania,  June  6th,  1804,  and  died  at  Freeport! 
Ontario,  April  24th,  1876.  They  resided  at  Freeport, 
Ontario,  where  he  was  busily  engaged  in  tilling  his 
large  farm  which  is  now  cut  up  into  a  number  of 
smaller  farms.  Here  he  resided  until  his  death 
which  took  place  December  2nd,  1875.  His  family 
consisted  of  five  children,  viz: 

5990 IV  SNYDER,  DANIEL  B.,  was  born  February 
8th,  1825.  On  October  24th,  1848,  he  was  married  to 
Elizabeth  Bechtel  (No.  663).  Soon  after  his  mar- 
riage he  moved  on  the  east  part  of  his  father's  large 
estate  where  he  resided  until  the  death  of  his  wife 
which  took  place  January  llth,  1891,  then  he  moved 
to  Berlin  where  he  now  resides  and  takes  things 
easy  and  lives  in  comfort.  His  family  is  as  follows: 

5991  V  SNYDER,  EPHRAIM  A.,  was  born  June  1st, 
1850.     On  December  2nd,  1873,  he  was  married  to 
Nancy  Weaver.      They   reside   in    Sully  County, 
Dakota,  near  Percilla  P.  O.,  where  he  is  engaged  in 
farming. 

5992  V  SNYDER,  SARAH,  was  born  July  25th,  1851 
On  February  2nd,  1874,  she  was  married  to  Jacob  F. 
Shelly,  a  wage-earner.     They  resided  near  Freeport 
where  she  died  November  2nd,  1879. 

5993  V  SNYDER,    MARIA,    was  born   January   30th, 
1854.    She  is  unmarried  and  resides  in  Berlin  with 
her  father. 

5994  V  SNYDER,  LEAH,  was  bora  May  22nd,  1856. 
She  is  engaged  as  a  milliner  and  dressmaker.      She 
is  unmarried  and  has  her  home  in  Berlin  with  her 
father. 


294  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

5995  V  SNYDER,   LYDIA,  was  born  December  llth, 
1857.      On  March  21st,  1879  she  was  married  to 
Abraham  Goudie,  a  farmer.    See  No.  3320. 

5996  \   SNYDER,   HELENA,  was  born  March   14th, 
1859.    In  August,  1881,  she  was  married  to  James 
Goudie,  a  farmer.    See  No.  3322. 

5997  V  SNYDER,  OWEN,  was  born  July  28th,  1861. 
He  is  married  to  Fannie  Seibert.     They  reside  at 
Homestead,  Venzie  County,  Michigan,  where  he  is 
engaged  in  the   ministry    of   the    Congregational 
Church.    Up  to  the  present  he  has  proved  himself 
to  be  a  good  worker  in  his  Master's  cause.     As  a 
minister  he  is  much  beloved  by  his  and  other  con- 
gregations.   They  have  no  family. 

5998  IV  SNYDER,  ELIAS  B.,  was  born  March  29th, 
1828.    On  February  llth,  1851,  he  was  married  to 
Susannah  Bowman  (No.  275).      They   resided  at 
Freeport,  Ontario,  where  she  died  July  30th,  1874. 
Some  time  after  her  decease  he  sold  his  farm  and 
moved  to  Petoskey,  Michigan,  where  he  was  again 
married   August   22nd,  1880,  to    Polly    Kaufman, 
widow  of  John  Holm.    Mr.  Snyder's  family  consists 
of  three  children,  viz: 

5999  V  SNYDER,  TITUS  B.,  was   born   at   Freeport, 
Ontario,  November  1st,  1854.     He  received  a  good 
education  and  followed  teaching  for  several  years. 
In  December,  1876,  he   went   to  Emmet  County, 
Michigan,  where  he  purchased  a  farm,  then   all 
forest,  and  cleared  quite  a  number  of  acres  and 
followed   farming    until  1882  when  he  moved  to 
Brutus,  Michigan,  where  he  entered  into  the  mer- 
cantile business  and  now  is  a  commercial  traveller. 
On  June  20th,  1877,  he   was   married   to   Nancy 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  295 

Weaver  and  has  a  family  of  children,  as  follow:  VI 
Laura  Evaline  (dead),  VI  Rachel  Leona,  VI  Elsie 
Alberta,  VI  Mabel  Gertrude,  VI  Alton  Farewell 
(dead),  and  VI  Harvey  (dead). 

6000  V  SNYDER,  MARY,  was   born   May  20th,  1857. 
On    September   18th,    1877,   she   was   married,  in 
Petoskey,   Michigan,  to  Moses    Weaver,  a  manu- 
facturer and  farmer.      They   resided   at   Brutus, 
Emmet  County,  Michigan,  where   she   died  July 
19th,  1895,  leaving  a  family  as  follows:  VI  Roy,  VI 
Leonard,  VI  Amos,  VI  Varna,  and  VI  Mary  Susan, 
riah.     See  Moses  Weaver's  family. 

6001  V  SNYDER,    CALEB    B.,   was   born   September 
18th,  1860.    He  was  in  partnership  with  Titus,  his 
brother,   in   the   mercantile   business  in   Brutus, 
Michigan,  where  he  still  resides.   He  is  not  married. 

6002  IV  SNYDER,  POLLY,   was  born   January   15th, 
1831.     On  March  21st,  1848,  she  was  married  to 
Samuel  Hallman,  a  farmer.    See  Nos.  3504  to  3514. 

6003  IV  SNYDER,  JUDITH,  was  born  July  14th,  1832. 
On  November  14th,  1848,  she  was  married  to  John 
Bingeman,  a  farmer.     They  resided  in  Blenheim 
Township,  Oxford  County,  where  she  died  March 
20th,  1873.    See  Nos.  1065  to  1081. 

6004 IV  SNYDER,  LEAH,  was  born  December  8th, 
1838.  On  October  28th,  1856,  she  was  married  to 
Daniel  Lutz,  a  farmer.  They  reside  in  Kent 
County,  Michigan,  where  he  is  the  owner  of  a  beau- 
tiful  farm.  See  Daniel  Lutz's  family. 

6005  III  SNYDER,  SAMUEL,  was  bom  in  Franklin 

County,  Pennsylvania,  April  29th,  1801.     He  was  five  years  of 


296  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

age  when  his  parents  moved  to  Canada  and  settled  at  Boon, 
Ontario,  where  he  was  raised.  In  1825  he  was  married  to  Mary 
Detweiler  (No.  2274)  who  was  born  September  2oth,  1806,  and 
died  July  4th,  1874.  They  resided  in  North  Dumfries  Town- 
ship, Waterloo  County,  near  Roseville,  where  he  was  engaged  in 
farming  for  many  years.  He  died  May  1510,  1887.  His  family 
consisted  of  twelve  children,  viz: 

6006  IV  SNYDER,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  February 
1st,  1826.    On  April  27th,  1847,  she  was  married  to 
Jacob  S.  Cressman,  a  farmer.     She  died  October 
9th,  1873.    See  Nos.  2150  to  2161. 

6007  IV  SNYDER,  BENJAMIN  D.,  was  bom  August 

i8th,  1827.  He  was  married  to  Catharine  Bechtel  who  was  born 
September  2nd,  1828.  Alter  their  marriage  they  moved  on  the 
farm  now  owned  by  Abraham  Kenzie  where  he  resided  until 
1862,  then  moved  to  St.  Jacobs  where  he  was  engaged  in  the 
milling  business  until  1871  when  he  moved  to  Manheim.  In 
1872  he  purchased  Rev.  Moses  Erb's  farm  near  Bridgeport  where 
he  resided  until  1877,  then  sold  out  again  and  moved  to  Peabody, 
Kansas,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.  His  family  is  as  follows: 

6008  V  SNYDER,  MARY  ANN,  was  born  September 
15th,  1850.     On  November  15th,  1871,  she  was  mar- 
ried to  Samuel  Haug,  a  farmer.     They  resided  in 
Oklahoma,  U.  S.,  where  she  died  August  27th,  1895, 
leaving  a  family  of  five  children. 

6009  V  SNYDER,    EPHRAIM,  was    born   June    llth, 
1852,  and  died  August  1 1th,  1855. 

6010V  SNYDER,  ANGELINE,  was  born  February 
8th,  1855.  On  December  26th,  1872,  she  was  married 
to  John  W.  Meyer,  a  miller.  See  John  W.  Meyer's 
family. 

6011  V  SNYDER,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  June  8th, 
1857.  On  August  31st,  1876,  she  \\-as  married  to 
Simon  Reid,  a  teacher.  They  reside  in  Strasburg? 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 


Ontario,  where  he  is  principal  of  the  public  school. 
His  family  consists  of  eight  children,  namely:  VI 
Ella  May,  born  April  14th,  1877,  VI  Elthea,  born 
October  5th,  1879,  VI  Herbert  Spencer,  born  April 
26th,  1881,  and  died  February  21st,  1883,  VI  Albert 
Elmer,  born  December  2nd,  1885,  VI  Hecter  Gordon, 
born  February  21st,  1888,  VI  Florence,  born  Novem- 
ber 3rd,  1889,  VI  Sarah  Olivia,  born  August  26th, 
1891,  and  died  May  24th,  1892,  and  VI  Alexander 
Roy,  born  July  31st,  1893. 

6012  V  SNYDER,  EMELINE,    was   born   March   8th, 
1859.     On  July  4th,  1878,  she  was  married  to  Jacob 
Dohner,  a  farmer.    They  reside,  in  Marion  County, 
Kansas. 

6013  V  SNYDER,  ISAIAH  B.,  was  born  February  27th, 
1861,  and  died  February  18th,  1885. 

6014  V  SNYDER,  JEREMIAH  B.,  was  born  July  27th, 
1865.    He  is  married  to  Bessie  Donaldson  and  re- 
sides at  Waterloo,  Oklahoma,  U.  S.,  where  he  is 
engaged  in  farming. 

6015  IV  SNYDER,  ISAAC  D.,  was  born  October  4th, 
1829.     On  February  7th,  1857,  he  was  married  to 
Nancy  Horst  who  was  born  July  21st,  1834.     They 
reside  in  Blenheim  Township,  Oxford  County,  On- 
tario, where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.     To  them 
were  born  six  children,  viz: 

6016  V  SNYDER,  ELI  H.,  was  born  March  18th,  1855, 
and  died  October  25th,  1863. 

6017  V  SNYDER,  JOSIAH   H.,  was  born  June  19th, 

1857,  and  died  June  22nd,  1881. 

6018  V  SNYDER,  DAVID  H.,  was  born  October  9th, 

1858.  On  April  6th,  1887,  he  was  married  to  Lucmda 


298  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

Shantz.  They  reside  in  Wilmot  Township,  on 
Blenheim  Township  line,  where  he  is  engaged  in 
farming.  His  family  is  as  follows,  namely:  VI  Ida, 
VI  Mary  Ann,  and  VI  Allan  (dead). 

6019  V  SNYDER,  SAMUEL  H.,  was  born  October  16th, 
1864.    He  is  married  to  Angeline  Shantz  and  resides 
near  New  Dundee  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 
Their  family  consists  of  one  daughter  named  VI 
Perly  May. 

6020  V  SNYDER,  MATILDA  H.,  was  born  June  10th, 
1870.     She  is  unmarried  and  is  staying  with  her 
parents. 

6021 V  SNYDER,  URIAH  H.,  was  born  June  24th, 
1872.  He  is  unmarried  and  is  home,  working  on 
the  farm. 

6022  IV  SNYDER,  NANCY,  was  born  June  3rd,  1831. 
On  January  25th,  1859,  she  was  married  to  Benja- 
min S.  Martin,  a  farmer.    See  Benjamin  S.  Martin's 
family. 

6023  IV  SNYDER,  MARY,  was  born  June  29th,  1833. 
On  October  12th,  1858,  she  was  married  to  Abraham 
Rudy,  a  farmer.    See  Abraham  Rudy's  family. 

6024 IV  SNYDER,  ENOCH  D.,  was  born  February 
28th,  1835.  On  October  27th,  1857,  he  was  married 
to  Sophia,  daughter  of  David  and  Susannah  (Ber- 
gey)  Schwartz.  She  was  born  June  12th,  1834,  and 
died  in  Middlesex  County,  April  21st,  1877.  On 
February  16th,  1879,  he  was  again  married  to  Pris- 
cilla  Scheifley  who  was  born  March  22nd,  1846. 
They  reside  near  Roseville,  Ontario,  where  he  is  en- 
gaged in  farming.  Mr.  Snider's  family  is  as  follows: 

6025V  SNYDER,  LOVINA,  was  born  July  15th,  1858, 
and  died  October  4th,  1878. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTOKY  OF  WATERLOO.  299 

6026  V  SNYDER,  ANGELINE,  was  born  October  6th 
1859,  and  died  April  12th,  1875. 

6027  V  SNYDER,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  March  6th, 
1861,  and  died  January  4th,  1862. 

6028  V  SNYDER,  ISAIAH  S.,  was  born  April   15th, 
1863.    He  is  unmarried  and  resides  with  his  parents 
where  he  is  engaged  in  the  egg  business. 

6029  V  SNYDER,  EMANUEL,   was  born   June   29th, 
1867.    He  is  unmarried  and  resides  in  the  state  of 
Oregon  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 

6030  V  SNYDER,  EZRA,  was  born  February  12th,  1870. 
He  is  unmarried  and  resides  in  Hamilton,  Ontario, 
where  he  is  engaged  as  a  street  car  driver. 

6031  V  SNYDER,  CLARA,  born  August  10th,  1872. 

6032  V  SNYDER,  LYDIA  ANN,  born  Jan.  31st,  1874. 

6033  V  SNYDER,  IRA,  born  December  20th,  1879. 

6034  V  SNYDER,  SOPHIA,  born  June  4th,  1881. 

6035  V  SNYDER,  IDA,  born  December  4th,  1882. 

6036  V  SNYDER,  AMASA,  was  born  October  2nd,  1884. 
N.  B.— The  six  youngest  of  last  named  family  are 
home  and  unmarried. 

6037  IV  SNYDER,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  February 
4th,  1837.    On  March  6th,  1860,  she  was  married  to 
Jonas  Good,  a  farmer.    See  No.  3259. 

6038  IV  SNYDER,  LYDIA,  was   born   January   20th, 
1839.     On  October  20th,  1863,  she  was  married  to 
Henry  B.  Shantz.    See  Henry  B.  Shantz's  family. 

6039  IV  SNYDER,  SARAH,    was  born   January  6th, 
1841,  and  died  September  30th,  1844, 


300  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

6040  IV  SNYDER,  SAMUEL  D.,  was  born  March  17th, 
1843.     On  June  13th,  1865,  he  was  married  to  Mar. 
garet  Clemens  (No.  1642)  who  was  born  June  28th, 
1845.    They  reside  near  Wardsville,  Ontario,  where 
he  is  engaged  in  farming.    To  them  were  born  the 
following  children,  viz: 

6041  V  SNYDER,  MALINDA,  born  June  27th,  1866. 

6042  V  SNYDER,   EMELINE,.  born   May    10th,  1868, 
died  March  27th,  1870. 

6043  V  SNYDER,  ISAAC  WILLIAM,  born  September 
14th,  1871. 

6044  V  SNYDER,  DAVID,  born  August  26th,  1874. 

6045  V  SNYDER,  SARAH  JANE,  born  Sept.  30th,  1876. 

6046  V  SNYDER,  PHALERIA,  born  June  30th,  1879. 

6047  V  SNYDER,  MAGGIE  ELIZABETH,  born  July 
5th,  1881. 

6048  V  SNYDER,  ALTA,  born  March  20th,  1885. 

6049  IV  SNYDER,  DANIEL  D.,  was  born    February 
26th,  1845.    On  March  31st,  1868,  he  was  married  to 
Elizabeth  Bricker  (No.  1262).     She  was  born  April 
7th,  1847.     They  reside  on  his  father's  old  home- 
stead near  Rose vi lie,  Ontario,  where  they  live  re- 
tired.   To  them  were  born  the  following  children, 
viz: 

6050V  SNYDER,  LTJCINDA,  was  born  October  1st, 
1869.  She  is  married  to  Albert  Stoltz,  a  farmer. 
They  reside  in  Wiimot  Township,  near  Trussler's 
sawmills.  They  have  no  family. 

6051  V  SNYDER,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  July  8th, 
1871.  She  is  married  to  'Albert  Becker,  a  farmer. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  301 

They  reside  on  his  father-in-law's  old  homestead 
and  have  two  children,  namely:  VI  Alice  and  VI 
Myrtle. 

6052  V  SNYDER,  ESTHER  LAOMA,  was  born  July 
16th,  1873,  and  died  May  19th,  1874. 

6053  V  SNYDER,   MARY    SELINA,    was   born   May 
18th,  1875.    She  is  unmarried  and  at  home  with  her 
parents. 

6054  V  SNYDER,  ELSIE  MIMA,  was  born  December 
15th,  1877,  and  died  August  22nd,  1888. 

6055  V  SNYDER,  MELVIN,  was  born   August   19th, 
1880. 

6056  V  SNYDER,  SUSAN,  was  born  April  17th,  1883, 
and  died  June  19th,  1883. 

6057  IV  SNYDER,  MAGDALENA,  was  born  March 
8th,  1847,  and  died  September  29th,  1862. 

6058  III    SCHNEIDER,    CHRISTIAN,    was   born    in 

Franklin  County,  Pennsylvania,  May  28th,  1804.  When  two 
years  of  age  his  parents  moved  to  Canada  and  settled  at  Doon, 
Ontario,  where  he  was  raised.  On  December  5th,  1825,  he  was 
married  to  Anna  (No.  2104),  daughter  of  John  and  Anna  (Scho- 
walter)  Cressman.  She  was  born  June  i8th,  1803,  and  died 
July  1 2th,  1887.  Shortly  after  their  marriage  they  moved  about 
a  mile  south  of  Breslau  where  he  was  the  proprietor  of  the  large 
farm  now  in  possession  of  his  youngest  son,  Absalom.  He  is 
the  only  one  of  his  father's  large  family  that  is  still  living,  and  is 
yet  quite  strong  considering  his  great  age.'  His  -mental  powers 
are  good  yet  and  he  seems  to  enjoy  the  best  of  health  but  is  anx- 
iously waiting  for  the  time  to  be  called  home  to  the  mansions 
beyond.  Since  the  decease  of  his  wife  he  resides  in  his  own 
house  on  the  old  place,  having  a  housekeeper.  His  family  con- 
sisted of  eight  children,  viz: 


302  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

6059 IV  SNYDER,  MOSES  K.,  was  born  February 
28th,  1827.  On  June  15th,  1852,  he  was  married  to 
Lydia  Bechtel  (No.  671)  who  died  August  28th,  1886. 
On  July  17th,  1887,  he  was  again  married  to  Eliza- 
beth Bowman  (No.  146).  After  his  first  marriage  he 
moved  to  Wilmot  Township,  near  St.  Agatha,  On. 
tario,  where  he  still  resides.  His  family  is  as  fol- 
lows, viz: 

6060  V  SNYDER,  AMOS  B.,  was  born  September  30th, 
1854.    On  February  18th,  1879,  he  was  married  to 
Mary  Ann  Kunsenhauser  and  resides  a  little  north 
of  Baden  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.      Their 
family  is  as  follows,  namely:  VI  Lydia,  VI  Hannah, 
VI  Levi  (dead),  VI  Eli,  VI  Isaac,  and  VI  Arthur. 

6061  V  SNYDER,  SAMUEL  B.,  was  born  March  13th, 
1856.    On  May  31st,  1887,  he  was  married  to  Amanda 
Rudy  and  after  her  decease  he  was  again  married 
to  Anna  Shantz.    They  reside  in  Wilmot  Township 
where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.     His  family  con- 
sists of  one  child  of  first  wife  named  VI  Menno. 

6062  V  SNYDER,  MARY  ANN,  was   born    February 
9th,  1859.    On  March  7th,  1882,  she  was  married  to 
Noah  C.  Bechtel,  a  farmer.     See  No.  716. 

6063  V  SNYDER,  CHRISTIAN  B.,  was  born  January 
12th,  1862.    On  October  7th,  1885,  he  was  married  to 
Esther  Bechtel  (No.  719).     They  reside  near  Hes- 
peler,  Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.    To 
them  is  born  one  child  named  VI  Edna. 

6064  V  SNYDER,  NOAH  B.,  was  born  March  21st,  1865. 
On  October  llth,  1887,  he  was  married  to  Leah 
Bowman  (No.  134).     They  reside  near  Preston,  on 
Rev.  Jacob  B.  Gingerich's  farm.     To  them  were 
born  two  children,  namely:  VI  Alvin  and  VI  Nor- 
man (dead). 


6065  7C  JNYC?ER'  SARAH'  Was  born   November  6th, 
868.     She    is   unmarried   and  is  home  with   her 
parents. 

6066V  SNYDER,  MOSES  B.,  was  born  February  15th, 
1875.  He  is  unmarried  and  is  home,  assisting  his 
father  on  the  farm. 

6067  IV  SNYDER,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  April  17th, 
1829.     On  April    18th,  1852,  she  was   married  to 
Abraham  S.  Cressman,  and  died  December  3rd,  1875. 
See  Nos.  2163  to  2166. 

6068  IV  SNYDER,   ANNA,  was  born  February  19th, 
1832,    On  April  24th,  1853,  she  was  married  to  Rev.' 
Tobias  Bowman.    See  Nos.  127  to  139. 

6069  IV  SNYDER,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  September 
19th,  1834.     On  October  13th,  1861,  she  was  married 
to  Moses  Honsberger,  a  farmer.    They  resided  near 
New  Dundee  where  he  died  November  26th,  1894. 
See  Moses  Honsberger's  family. 

6070  IV  SNYDER,  JOHN  K.,  was  born  November  6th, 
1836.      On  March  26th,  1861,  he  was  married    to 
Veronica  Shantz.    She  was  born  January  5th,  1843. 
They  reside  in  Wilmot  Township,  north  of  the 
Schmitt  Mennonite  Meeting  House,  where  he  is 
engaged  in  farming.    To  them  is  born  the  following 
family,  viz: 

6071  V  SNYDER,  EPHRAIM  S.,  was  born  April  27th, 
1862.    On  December  2nd,  1885,  he  was  married  to 
Emma  Horst  who  was  born  January  25th,  1865. 
They  reside  on  the  old  "Grody  Farm"  north  of 
Baden  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.     To  them 
are   born  four  children,  namely:   VI  Homer,  VI 
Elmina,  VI  Clara,  and  VI  Edgar. 


304  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

6072  V  SNYDER,  ERVINE  S.,  was   born    June   21st, 
1864.    He  is  married  to  Nancy  Nahrgang  and  re- 
sides  with  his  father  where  he  is  engaged  in  farm- 
ing.   No  family. 

6073  V  SNYDER,  BARBARA  S.,  was    born   October 
25th,  1866.    On  February  16th,  1886,  she  was  mar- 
ried  to   Nelson    Shantz,    a   farmer.      See    Nelson 
Shantz's  family. 

6074V  SNYDER,  EMANUEL  S.,  was  born  February 
2nd,  1869,  and  died  February  6th,  1869. 

6075V  SNYDER,  ANNA,  was  born  January  22nd 
1870.  She  is  unmarried  and  resides  at  home  with 
her  parents. 

6076  V  SNYDER,  MARY  ANN,  was  born  June  6th, 
1872.    She  is  also  home  and  unmarried. 

6077  V  SNYDER,  DAVID  S.,  was  born  July  29th,  1874. 
He  is  clerk  with  Hilborn  Bros,  of  Baden  and  is 
unmarried. 

6078V  SNYDER,  VERONICA  CATHARINE,  born 
December  15th,  1876. 

6079  V  SNYDER,  DILMAN  S.,  born  April  22nd,  1879. 

6080  V  SNYDER,  HERMAN  EDGAR,  born  November 
15th,  1885. 

6081  V  SNYDER,  LEVY,  was  born  March  27th,  1888. 

6082 IV  SNYDER,  NOAH  K.,  was  born  April  12th, 
1840,  and  died  July  16th,  1840. 

6083  IV  SNYDER,  ABSALOM  K.,  was  born  September 
2nd,  1841.  On  March  10th,  1863,  he  was  married  to 
Elizabeth  Cressman  (No.  2117).  They  reside  on  his 
father's  old  homestead  near  Breslau  where  he  is 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  3Q5 


engaged   in   farming.      To   them   were   born  two 
children,  viz: 

6084  V  SNYDER,  LOVINA,  was  born  June  8th,  1864 
On  September  20th,  1882,  she  was  married  to  Moses 
S.  Cressman.    See  No.  2074. 

6085  V  SNYDER,  OZIAS,  was  born  November  13th 
1865.    He  is  married  to  Lydia  Ann  Betzner  (No. 964) 
who  was  born  December  24th,  1865,  and  died  March 
28th,  1893,  leaving  one  child  named  Elenor.     He 
resides  at  home  with  his  parents  where  he  is  en- 
gaged in  farming. 

6086  IV  SNYDER,  MAGDALENA,  was  born  Decem- 
ber 8th,  1845.    On  October  20th,  1867,  she  was  mar- 
ried to  Jacob  B.  Schmitt,  a  farmer.     They  resided 
in  Wilmot  Township,  at  the  Schmitt  Mennonite 
Meeting   House,   on    his   father's  old   homestead, 
where  she  died  July  25th,  1885,  leaving  a  family  of 
nine  children,  viz: 

V  ANNIE,  born  August  12th,  1868,  died  same  day. 

V  SARAH,  bora  January  12th,  1870.  She  is  mar- 
ried ta  Herman  Shantz,  a  farmer.  They  reside 
north  of  Baden,  near  the  old  "Grody  Farm."  No 
family. 

V  ANNIE,  born  April  14th,  1872,  and  died  Septem- 
ber 14th,  1872. 

V  EPHRAIM,  born  October  19th,  1873.  He  is 
home  with  his  father  and  unmarried. 

V  LOVINA,  born  November  1st,  1874,  died  Novem- 
ber 8th,  1874. 

V  EMANUEL,  born  December  21st,  1875. 
V  ANGELINE,  born  November  18th,  1878. 


306  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

V  GEORGE,  born  December  23rd,  1879. 
V  SALOME,  born  June  23rd,  1882. 

6087  III  SCHNEIDER,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  March 
6th,  1806.    On  April  3rd,  1827,  she  was  married  to 
Isaac  C.  Shantz  who  was  born  July  13th,  1803,  and 
died  September  20th,  1885.      She  died  December 
25th,  1891.    See  Isaac  C.  Shantz's  family. 

6088  III  SCHNEIDER,    BENJAMIN,  was  born    July 

4th,  1808.  On  February  22nd,  1831,  he  was  married  to  Eliza 
Detweiler  (No.  2288)  who  was  born  October  2nd,  1811,  and  died 
September  yth,  1840.  On  September  26th,  1843,  he  was  again 
married  to  Esther,  daughter  of  Abraham  and  Barbara  (Shuh) 
Miller.  She  was  born  October  23rd,  1814,  and  died  September 
9th,  1855.  He  resided  a  little  west  of  Roseville,  Ontario,  where 
he  was  the  owner  of  one  of  the  finest  tracts  of  land  in  Ontario. 
Here  he  was  engaged  in  farming  for  many  years,  but  when  well 
advanced  in  years  he  retired  from  farming  and  had  his  home  with 
his  children.  He  died  at  Roseville,  May  25th.  1892.  His 
family  consisted  of  eleven  children,  of  whom  the  eldest  six  were 
born  unto  his  first  wife. 

6089  IV  SNYDER,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  November 
28th,  1831.    On  March  17th,  1857,  she  was  married  to 
John  Musselman,  a  farmer.    They  resided  in  Wool- 
wich Township,  where   she  died  July  23rd,  1859, 
leaving  one  son  named  V  Benjamin. 

6090 IV  SNYDER,  LYDIA,  was  born  May  8th,  1833. 
On  July  8th,  1856,  she  was  married  to  Isaac  E. 
Bricker,  a  farmer.  They  reside  in  Blenheim  Town- 
ship, Oxford  County,  Ontario.  See  No.  1326. 

6091 IV  SNYDER,  SARAH,  was  born  December  4th, 
1834.  On  February  24th,  1861,  she  was  married  to 
Daniel  G.  Bowman,  a  farmer.  They  resided  in 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  3Q7 


Woolwich  Township  where  she   died  June  17th 
1863,  leaving  one  daughter  named  V  Sarah      See 

Nos.  387  and  — 


6092  IV  SNYDER,  NANCY,  was  born  November  28th, 
1836.    On  September  23rd,  1856,  she  was  married  to 
John  Wismer,  a  farmer.     They  reside  near  Blair, 
Ontario.    See  John  Wismer's  family. 

6093  IV  SNYDER,  DAVID  D.,  was  born  August  30th, 
1838.    He  is  unmarried  and  resides  on  the  old  home- 
stead where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 

6094  IV  SNYDER,  ELIZA,  was  born  March  19th,  1840. 
She  is  unmarried  and  resides  on  the  old  homestead 
with  her  brother,  David,  for  whom  she  is  keeping 
house. 

6095  IV  SNYDER,  MARY   M.,   was   born   July   27th. 
1844.    On  May  19th,  1879,  she  was  married  to  Daniel 
Clemens.    See  No.  1639. 

6096 IV  SNYDER,  LEA.H  M.,  was  born  April  12th, 
1846.  She  is  married  to  Alfred  Kipp,  a  farmer. 
They  reside  in  Oxford  County,  near  Woodstock, 
Ontario.  No  family. 

6097  I\  SNYDER,  BENJAMIN  M.,  was   born  April 
25th,  1848.    On  November  23rd,  1869,  he  was  married 
to  Mary  Ebert.      He  resides   on  his  father's  old 
homestead  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.     His 
family  is  as  follows,  namely:  V  Allan,  V  Albertina, 
V  Norman,  V  Owen,  V  Benjamin,  V  Agnes,  and  V 
Ezra. 

6098  IV  SNYDER,  ABRAHAM  M.,  was  born  January 
21st,  1850.    On  October  8th,  1872,  he  was  married  to 
Sally   Ann,   daughter   of    Jacob    and    Catharine 
(Schwartz)   Huber.      She  was  born  December  5th, 
1849.    They  reside  on  part  of  his  father's  old  home- 


308  BIOGBAPHICAL  HISTOEY   OF  WATERLOO. 

stead  near  Roseville,  Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged 
in  farming.  To  them  is  born  a  family  of  seven  chil- 
dren, namely:  V  Edwin,  V  William,  V  Arthur 
(dead),  V  Rosanna,  V  Ephraim,  V  Alvin,  and  V 
Idella. 

6099 IV  SNYDER,  CATHARINE,  was  born  August 
13th,  1852,  and  died  August  28th,  1855. 

6100  II  SCHNEIDER,  MARY,  was  born  in  Lancaster 
County,  Pennsylvania,  in  November,  1759,  and  died 
July  4th,  1760. 

6101 II  SCHNEIDER,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  in  Lan- 
caster County,  Pennsylvania,  March  15th,  1766. 
She  was  married  to  Christian  Ehrisman,  a  farmer. 
They  reside  in  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania, 
where  she  died  November  1st,  1824,  leaving  numer- 
ous descendants  but  none  in  this  county. 

6102  II  SCHNEIDER,  MARY,  was  born  in  Lancaster. 
County,  Pennsylvania,  September  2nd,  1762.  She 
was  married  to  Jacob  Rissor  and  died  March  2nd, 
1843.  They  resided  in  Lancaster  County,  Pennsyl- 
vania, where  they  had  a  family  of  three  children, 
namely:  III  John,  married  to  Barbara  Huber,  III 
Rev.  Peter,  married  to  Elizabeth  Eby,  and  III  Eliza- 
beth, married  to  John  Hess.  All  of  above  descen- 
dants are  to  be  found  in  Lancaster  County,  Pa. 

610311   SCHNEIDER,    JACOB    (Yoch),   the    seventh 

member  of  his  father's  family,  was  born  in  Lancaster  County, 
Pennsylvania,  January  24th,  1764.  In  1790  he  was  married  to 
Mary,  daughter  of  Christian  and  Mary  (Scherch)  Erb  (No.  2777). 
She  was  born  March  2nd,  1766,  and  died  in  Waterloo  County, 
Ontario,  near  Bloomingdale,  August  27th,  1835.  In  1806  he, 
with  his  wife  and  family,  his  brother  Christian  and  family,  and 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  309 

others,  moved  to  Canadaf  and  settled  in  Waterloo  County. 
Old  Yoch,  as  he  was  generally  called,  settled  on  the  east  bank  of 
the  Grand  River,  near  Bloom ingdale,  on  the  farms  now  possessed 
by  Benjamin  S.  Snyder,  Josiah  S.  Snyder,  and  Rev.  Menno  B. 
Bowman  where  he  was  engaged  in  fanning  and  acquiring  real 
estate  so  as  to  be  able  to  give  a  large  farm  to  each  one  of  his 
children.  His  family  consisted  of  ten  children  and  were  all  mar- 
ried save  one,  and  resided  within  the  same  neighborhood.  He 
died  February  6th,  1853,  leaving  the  following  family,  viz: 

6104  III  SNIDER,  CHRISTIAN  J.,  was  bom  in  Frank, 
lin  County,  Pennsylvania,  March  14th,  1791.     On 
March  20th,  1814,  he  was  married  to  Magdalena, 
daughter  of  Christian  and  Hannah  (Paul)  Shantz. 
She  was  born  December  15th,  1795,  and  died  Feb- 
ruary 8th,  1867.      They   resided  a  little   west   of 
Bloomingdale,  on  the  farm  now  possessed  by  their 
son,  Benjamin.    Here  he  died  September  12th,  1870, 
leaving  a  family  of  thirteen  children,  viz: 

6105  IV  SNIDER,  HANNAH,  was  born   March   8th, 
1815.    On  May  8th,  1838,  she  was  married  to  Aaron 
Biehn,  and  died  September  12th,  1884.     See  Nos. 
1031  to  1040. 

6106  IV  SNIDER,  ABRAHAM  S.,  was  born   August 
l£th,  1816.    On  November  19th,  1813,  he  was  married 
to  Magdalena  Bowman  (No.  328).    In  October,  1858, 
they  moved  to    Elkhart   County,   Indiana,  about 
eight  miles  south-west  from  Goshen  where  he  fol- 
lowed farming  many  years.     To  them  were  born 
nine  children,  viz: 

6107  V  SNIDER,  HARRIET,  was  born  July  5th,  1844. 
On  July  12th,  1868,  she  was  married  to  John  Kilmer, 
a  farmer.     They  reside  near  Petoskey,  Michigan, 
and  have  a  large  family.    Names  not  received. 

f  See  historical  notes,  pages  32,  33  and  34. 


310  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

6108  V  SNIDER,  JOEL,  was  born  August  31st,  1847. 
On  October  5th,  1873,  he  was  married  to  Mary  Reed. 
They  also  reside  near  Petoskey,  Michigan,  where  he 
is  engaged  in  farming.    They  have  a  family. 

6109  V  SNIDER,  MATILDA,  was  born  February  22nd, 
1851.    On  December  27th,  1875,  she  was  married  to 
Isaac  Y.  Lehman,  a  farmer.    They  reside  in  Indiana. 
To  them  is  born  a  large  family. 

6110  V  SNIDER,  OWEN,  was   born    April   3rd,  1854. 
On  March  28th,  1886,  he  was  married  to  Mary  Eby. 
They  reside  in  Elkhart  County,  Indiana,  where  he 
is  engaged  in  farming. 

6111  V  SNIDER,  MAGDALENA,  was  born  September 
21st,  1856.     On  September  2nd,  1877,  she  was  mar- 
ried to  Aaron  Reed,  a  carpenter  and  farmer.     They 
reside  in  Elkhart  County,  Indiana. 

6112  V  SNIDER,  HANNAH,  was  born  July  16tb,  1858. 
She  is  married  to  George  Kehr,  a  farmer.    They  re- 
side near  Goshen  P.  O.,  Elkhart  County,  Indiana, 
where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 

6113V  SNIDER,  LYDIA,  was  born  April  8th,  1861. 
On  March  2nd,  1884,  she  was  married  to  John  S. 
Musselman.  They  reside  near  Elmira,  Ontario, 
where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.  See  John  S.  Mus- 
selman's  family. 

6114  V  SNIDER,  NOAH,  was  born  November  10th, 
1864.  He  is  married  to  Mary  Burkhart.  They 
reside  on  his  father's  old  homestead  in  Elkhart 
County,  Indiana,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 

6115V  SNIDER,  REBECCA,  was  born  February  20th, 
1869,  and  died  March  12th,  1869. 

6116 IV  SNIDER,  JOEL,  was  born  September  llth, 
1817,  and  died  of  cholera,  July  31st,  1834. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  31 1 

6117  IV  SNIDER,  JACOB  S.,  was  born  January  25th 

1819.  On  March  26th,  1844,  he  was  married  to  Magdalena' 
daughter  of  Jacob  and  Mary  (Bowman)  Schneider.  She  was 
horn  June  loth,  1822.  Soon  after  their  marriage  they  moved  on 
his  farm  several  miles  north-east  of  Bloomingdale  where  they  still 
reside.  Mr.  Snider  has  always  taken  an  active  part  in  all  muni, 
cipal  matters  pertaining  to  the  township  and  has  been  councillor 
for  several  years.  He  was  a  good  farmer  but  now  lives  retired. 
His  family  is  as  follows,  viz: 

6118  V  SNIDER,  WENDEL  S.,  was   born   July  12th, 

1844.  On  February  4th,  1873,  he  was  married  to 
Mary  Jane  Fender.     They  reside  in  Grey  County, 
near  Ayton,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.     His 
family  is  as  follows,  namely:  VI  Melvin,  VI  Mabel, 
and  a  daughter  whose  name  was  not  received.    She 
died  in  infancy. 

6119  V  SNIDER,   MARY,   was   born    December   llth, 

1845.  On  December  25th,  1866,  she  was  married 
to  Andrew  Clemens.    See  No.  1865. 

6120  V  SNIDER,  MAGDALENA,  was  born  December 
6th,  1847.    On  February  16th,  1868,  she  was  married 
to  Moses  Wismer.    See  Moses  Wismer's  family. 

6121  V  SNIDER,  WILLIAM,  was  born  August  22nd, 
1849.    On  June  18th,  1884,  he  was  married  to  Susan- 
nah S.  Snyder.    They  reside  several  miles  north  of 
Bloomingdale  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.    His 
family  consists  of  five  children,  namely:  VI  Alton 
Melvin,  VI  Alva  Clayton,  VI  Ivan  Edwin,  VI  Ina 
Alice,  and  VI  Ferman. 

6122  V  SNIDER,  FRANKLIN,  was   born  June  14th, 
1851.    On  March  29th,  1879,  he  was  married  to  Lydia 
Reist  who  was  born  January  20th,  1848,  and  died 
March  14th,  1881.     On  January  13th,  1883,  he  was 
married  to  Martha  Letson  who  was  born  October 


312  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

26th,  1857.  He  resides  at  West  Montrose,  Ontario, 
where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.  His  family  con. 
sisted  of  three  children,  namely:  VI  Lydia  (dead) 
of  first  wife,  and  VI  John  Percy  and  VI  Matilda  of 
second  wife. 

6123V  SNIDER,  LUCINDA,  was  born  October  13th, 
1853.  On  April  14th,  1874,  she  was  married  to 
Joseph  S.  Snyder,  a  farmer.  See  Joseph  S.  Snyder's 
family. 

6124  V  SNIDER,  REBECCA,  was  born  October  30th, 
1855.  On  May  28th,  1884,  she  was  married  to  Lean- 
der  Bowman,  a  farmer.  See  No.  229. 

6125V  SNIDER,  ABRAHAM,  was  born  November 
18th,  1858,  and  died  December  1st,  1858. 

6126  V  SNIDER,  ISABELLA,  was  born  February  6th, 
1859.    On-  May  7th,  1882,  she  was  married  to  Solo- 
mon Reist,  a  teacher.    See  Solomon  Reist's  family. 

6127  V  SNIDER,  TITUS,  was  born  December  5th,  1861. 
He  is  home  and  works  his  father's  farm  and  is  not 
married. 

6128  V  SNIDER,  HANNAH,  was  born  March  1st,  1864. 
She   is   unmarried    and   resides   home    with    her 
parents. 

6129  V  SNIDER,  PETER  ALBA,  was  born  November 
18th,  1866.     He  is  unmarried  and  is  at  home,  assist- 
ing his  brother,  Titus,  to  work  the  farm. 


6130 IV  SNIDER,  DAVID  S.,  was  born  March  7th, 
1821.  On  October  15th,  1844,  he  was  married  to 
Leah,  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Mary  (Bowman) 
Snyder.  She  was  born  April  29th,  1820.  In  No- 
vember of  the  same  year  as  their  marriage  they 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  313 

moved  on  their  farm  which  is  composed  of  lot  No 
113,  German  Company's  Tract,  Woolwich  Township' 
where  they  still  reside.  Their  family  is  as  follows' 
viz: 

6131  V  SNIDER,  SOLOMON   S.,   was   born  January 
llth,  1846.    He  is  married  to  Elizabeth  Martin  and 
resides  in  Peel  Township,  near  Yatton  P.  O.,  where 
he  is  engaged  in  farming.     To  them  is  born  the 
following  family,  namely:  VI  Angeline,  VI  Rachel, 
VI  Addison,  VI  Oliver,  and  VI  Ervine. 

6132  V  SNIDER,  JONATHAN   S.,  was  born  August 
13th,  1847,  and  died  May  18th,  1851. 

6133V  SNIDER,   HANNAH   S.,   was   born  January 
19th,  1849,  and  died  October  26th,  1852. 

6134  V  SNIDER,  MAGDALENA,  was  born  May  14th, 
1851.    She  is  married  to  Jacob  Bricker,  a  farmer. 
See  No.  1241. 

6135  V  SNIDER,  SUSANNAH  S.,  was  born  September 
26th,  1853.    She  is  married  to  Truman  Wideman,  a 
blacksmith    and    carriage   ironer.      See    Truman 
Wideman's  family. 

6136  V  SNIDER,  SIDNEY   S.,  was   born   March  4th, 
1855.    He  is  married  to  Blandina  Martin  and  resides 
in  Woolwich  Township,  near  his  father's  old  home- 
stead where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.     His  family 
is  as  follows,  namely:   VI  Menno,  VI  David,  VI 
Milton,  and  VI  Norman. 

6137  V  SNIDER,  LEAH,  was  born  November  21st,  1857. 
She  is  married  to  Ephraim  W.  Weber,  a  farmer, 
who  resides  on  his  father-in-law's  homestead.     See 
Ephraim  W.  Weber's  family. 

6138  V  SNIDER,  MARY  ANN,   was   born  February 


314  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

26th,  1861.     She  is  married  to  Israel  Groff,  a  farmer. 
See  No.  3355. 

6139  V  SNIDER,  RACHEL,  was  born  July  23rd,  1863. 
She  is  unmarried  and  resides  at  home  with  her 
parents. 

6140  V  SNIDER,  REBECCA,  was  born  June  24th,  1865. 
She  is  married  to  John  C.  Bricker,  a  farmer.      See 
No.  1245. 

6141 IV  SNIDER,  MARY,  was  born  December  4th, 
1822.  On  October  17th,  1843,  she  was  married  to 
Rev.  Peter  Martin.  They  reside  a  little  south  of 
Elmira.  See  Rev.  Peter  Martin's  family. 

6142  IV  SNIDER,  HENRY  S.,  was  born  November  1st, 
1824.    On  December  23rd,  1851,  he  was  married  to 
Mary,  daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Catharine  (Saltz- 
berger)  Snyder.     Soon  after  his  marriage  he  moved 
to  Woolwich  Township,  a  few  miles  west  of  Elmira 
where  he  is  the  owner  of  a  beautiful  farm  and 
where  he  still  resides.    His  family  consisted  of  eight 
children,  viz: 

6143  V  SNIDER,  JOSHUA  S.,  was  born  February  17th, 

1853.  He  is  married  to  Lydia  Jane  Clemens  (No. 
1692)  and  resides  on  4th  Line,  Peel  Township,  Wel- 
lington County,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 
His  family  is  as  follows,  namely:  VI  Emanuel,  VI 
Emma,  VI  Abraham,  VI  Lydia  Ann,  VI  Clayton, 
VI  Elizabeth,  VI   Henry,   VI   Clemens,    and    VI 
Cerenus. 

6144  V  SNIDER,  CATHARINE,  was  born  October  3rd, 

1854.  She  is  married  to  Elias  W.  Bricker.    See  No. 
1243. 

6145  V  SNIDER,    REUBEN    S.,  was  born  April  4th, 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  315 

1857.  He  is  married  to  Susannah  Eby  (No.  2398). 
They  reside  in  Woolwich  Township,  not  far  from 
Floradale,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.  His 
family  is  as  follows,  namely:  VI  Angeline,  VI 
Sarah,  VI  Mary  Ann,  VI  Rachel,  VI  Susannah,  VI 
Ida  May,  VI  Clarence,  VI  Amos,  and  VI  Alice. 

6146  V  SNIDER,  MAGDALENA,  was  born  April  19th, 
1860.     She  is  unmarried  and  resides  at  home  with 
her  parents. 

6147  V  SNIDER,  ELI  S.,  was  born  April  7th,  1862,  and 
died  November  13th,  1865. 

6148  V  SNIDER,  PAUL  S.,  was  born  April  9th,  1864. 
He  is  not  married  and  is  home,  assisting  to  perform 
the  many  duties  connected  with  farm  life. 

6149  V  SNIDER,  LOVINA,  was  born  October  9th,  1866. 
She  is  home  and  unmarried. 

6150V  SNIDER,   ANGELINE,   was   born  April  3rd, 

1876.  She  is  home  with  her  parents. 

6151 IV  SNIDER,  JOHN  S.,  was  born  November  12th, 
1826.  On  October  7th,  1851,  he  was  married  to 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Henry  and  Christina  (Berket) 
Kraft.  She  was  born  October  15th,  1832.  In  fall 
of  1859  they  moved  to  Elkhart  County,  Indiana, 
and  from  there,  in  1864,  to  Chickasaw  County,  Iowa, 
near  Bradford  P.  O.,  where  he  died  October  15th, 

1877.  His  family t  is  as  follows: 

6152  V  SNIDER,  LUCY,  was  born  October  18th,  1852, 

and  died  August  18th,  1870. 
6153V  SNIDER,    CHRISTINA,   was   born   February 

15th,  1854.    She  is  married  to  Leander  Ames.    They 

reside  in  Chickasaw  County,  Iowa. 

t  No  information  in  regard  to  his  children's  residence,  trade,  or  to  whom  married. 


316  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

6154  V  SNIDER,  ALEXANDER,  was  born  December 
16th,  1855,  and  died  December  25th,  1856. 

6155  V  SNIDER,  LEAH,  bom  February  28th,  1860. 

6156  V  SNIDER,  MENNO,  born  August  27th,  1861. 

6157  V  SNIDER,  ALBERT,  born  August  7th,  1863. 

6158  V  SNIDER,  ANNIE,  born    September  7th,  1865, 
died  August  24th,  1888. 

6159V  SNIDER,  *JOHN   HENRY,   bom   September 
13th,  1867. 

6160  V  SNIDER,  *IRA  K.,  born  September  13th,  1867, 
died  same  day. 

6161  V  SNIDER,  *ODO  K.,  born  September  13th,  1867 
died  same  day. 

6162  V  SNIDER,  MARY  JANE,  born  July  17th,  1872. 

6163  V  SNIDER,  JESSE,  born  May  1st,  1874. 

6164  IV  SNIDER,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  April  2nd, 
1829.     On  November  30th,  1847,  she  was  married  to 
Peter  M.  Musselman.    They  reside  near  Conestogo. 
See  Peter  M.  Musselman's  family. 

6165  IV  SNIDER,  REBECCA,  was  born  August  13th, 
1831.     On  February  24th,  1852,  she  was  married  to 
Eli  H.  Baumann,  a  farmer.    See  Nos.  159  to  171. 

6166  IV  SNIDER,  MAGDALENA,  was  born  June  30th, 
1833.     On  February  3rd,  1856,  she  was  married  to 
Enoch  Eby,  a  farmer.    See  Nos.  2409  to  2419. 

6167  IV  SNYDER,  BENJAMIN  S.,  was  born  October 
2nd,  1835.    On  April  13th,  1862,  he  was  married  to 
Lovina  Vincent  who  was  born  February  19th,  1841, 
and  died  May  8th,  1891.    After  his  marriage  he  took 

*  Triplets, 


BIOGKAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  317 

possession  of  his  father's  old  homestead  known  as 
the  "Oxbow  Farm"  a  little  west  of  Bloomingdale 
where  he  is  still  engaged  in  farming.  His  family 
is  as  follows: 

6168  V  SNYDER,  NANCY,  was  born  February  28th, 

1863,  and  died  August  18th,  1863. 

6169  V  SNYDER,   LOUISA,   was  born  February  4th, 

1864.  On  September  10th,  1885,  she  was  married  to 
William  Bracey,  a  carpenter.    They  reside  in  Lex- 
ington and  have  one  child  named  VI  Pearl  Lovina. 

6170  V  SNYDER,  LYDIA  ANN,  was  born  November 
21st,  1865.    On  January  3rd,  1888,  she  was  married 
to  William  H.   Bedford.     To  them  are  born  the 
following   children,  namely:    VI   William   H.,  VI 
Ethel  GK,  VI  Edith  G.,  and  VI  Alice  W. 

6171  V  SNYDER,  MARY  ANN,   was   born   February 
2nd,  1868,  and  died  happy  in  the  Lord  August  3rd, 
1887. 

6172  V  SNY'DER,  ALICE,   was  born  November  18th, 
1869.    She  is  home  and  unmarried. 

6173  V  SNYDER,  MELISSA,  was  born  September  19th, 
1871.    She  is  also  home  yet. 

6174  V  SNYDER,  FERNANDO,  was  born  April  4th, 
1873.    He  is  home,  assisting  his  father  on  the  farm. 

6175  V  SNYDER,  SYDNEY,  was  born  June  2nd,  1875. 

6176  V  SNYDER,  EDEN  S.,  was  born  December  6th, 
1878,  and  died  October  3rd,  1882. 

6177  V  SNYDER,  ELMORE,  was  born  September  23rd, 

1884. 

6178  IV  SNIDER,  CHRISTIAN,  was  born  September 


318  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTOKY   OF  WATEKLOO. 

14th,  1837,  and  left  Canada  for  the  United  States  at 
the  outbreak  of  the  civil  war  with  the  intention  of 
serving  in  the  army.  He  died  in  Indiana,  U.  S., 
May  2nd,  1862,  and  was  not  married. 


6179  III  SNIDER,  NANCY,  was  born  June  4th,  1792. 
She  was  married  to  Benjamin  W.  Bowman  and  died 
May  llth,  1837.     See  NOB.  303  to  354. 

6180  III  SNYDER,  JACOB,  Jr.,  was  born  in  Franklin 

County,  Pennsylvania,  January  i5th,  1794.  He  was  twelve  years 
of  age  when  his  parents  moved  to  Canada  and  settled  in  Waterloo 
County,  near  Bloomingdale,  where  young  Jacob  was  raised.  In 
February,  1818,  he  was  married  to  Mary  Baumann  (No.  51)  who 
was  born  May  25th,  1794,  and  died  March  i2th,  1826.  Some 
time  after  the  decease  of  his  first  wife  he  was  again  married  to 
Magdalena  Baumann  (No.  53),  sister  to  his  first  wife.  Soon 
after  his  marriage  he  moved  on  the  farm  now  possessed  by  Rev. 
Menno  B.  Bowman  where  he  resided  until  his  death  which  took 
place  October  23rd,  1862.  His  family  consisted  of  ten  children, 
of  whom  six  were  born  unto  his  first  wife.  Their  names  are  as 
follows: 

6181 IV  SNYDER,  ISAAC,  was  born  January  14th, 
1819.  He  is  unmarried  and  has  his  home  with  his 
nephew,  Ephraim  W.  Snyder  who  resides  at  Bloom- 
ingdale. 

6182  IV  SNYDER,  LEAH,  was  born  April  29th,  1820. 
On  October  15th,  1844,  she  was  married  to  David 
S.  Snider,  a  farmer.    See  David  S.  Snider's  family. 

6183  IV  SNYDER,  POLLY,  was  born  May  6th,  1821. 
She  was  never  married  and  has  her  home  in  Cones- 
togo  with  Mr.  Noah  S.  Bowman. 

6184 IV  SNYDER,  MAGDALENA,  was  born  June 
10th,  1822.  On  March  26th,  1844,  she  was  married  to 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  319 

Jacob  S.  Snider,  a  farmer.  See  Jacob  S.  Snider's 
family. 

6185  IV  SNYDER,  BENJAMIN  B.,  was  born  October 

3rd,  1823.  On  March  27th,  1845,  he  was  married  to  Magdalena, 
daughter  of  Isaac  and  Esther  (Bechtel)  Shantz.  She  was  born 
April  iQth,  1825,  and  died  April  igth,  1887.  Soon  after  their 
marriage  they  moved  on  the  farm  now  in  possession  of  their  son, 
Jonathan,  where  they  resided  until  her  death.  At  present  he  has 
his  home  with  his  daughter,  Jemima,  who  is  married  to  Mr.  A.  S. 
Shantz.  Mr.  Snyder's  family  consisted  of  seven  children,  viz: 

6186  V  SNYDER,  ESTHER,  was  born  December  14th, 
1846.    She  is  married  to  Tilman  S.  Shantz,  a  farmer. 
See  Tilman  S.  Shantz's  family. 

6187V  SNYDER,  LEAH,  was  born  November  27th, 
1849.  She  is  married  to  Aaron  S.  Shantz,  a  farmer. 
See  Aaron  S.  Shantz's  family. 

6188  V  SNYDER,   BARBARA,  was  born  April  25th, 
1852.    She  is  unmarried  and  has  her  home  with  her 
brother,  Jonathan. 

6189  V  SNYDER,  JONATHAN  S.,  was  bora  February 

28th,  1855.  On  May  i4th,  1878,  he  was  married  to  Susannah, 
daughter  of  Samuel  and  Anna  (Snider)  Snider.  She  was  born 
October  nth,  1857.  Soon  after  his  marriage  he  moved  home 
on  his  father's  farm  where  he  still  resides  and  is  now  engaged*  in 
farming  on  an  extensive  scale.  Some  years  ago  he  purchased  Mr. 
George  Schneider's  farm,  adjoining  that  of  the  old  homestead  on 
which  he  resides.  His  family  consists^  three  children,  namely: 
VI  Milton,  VI  Clementina,  and  VI  I  Airy. 

6190  V  SNYDER,  LUCY  ANN,  was  born  May  26th, 
1857.    On  April  1st,  1879,  she  was  married  to  Jonas 
B.  Snider.     They  resided  on  the  old  "Rev.  Elias 
Snider  Farm"  near  Waterloo  where  she  died  June 
15th,  1886,  leaving  a  family  of  four  children,  namely: 


320  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

VI  Edgar,  VI  Clayton,  VI  Deldon,  and  VI  Addison. 
See  Rev.  Jonas  B.  Snider's  family. 

6191  V  SNYDER,  EZRA  S.,  was  born  June  12th,  1859. 
On  March  13th,  1888,  he  was  married  to  Mary  Ann, 
daughter   of    Jacob    and    Magdalena   (Cressman) 
Miller.     She  was  born  January  23rd,  1861.     They 
reside    in   Lexington,    near    Bridgeport,    Ontario, 
where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.    His  family  con- 
sists of  one  child  named  VI  Minnie. 

6192  V  SNYDER,  JEMIMA,  was  born  February  23rd, 
1864.    On  December  2nd,  1885,  she  was  married  to 
Amos  S.  Shantz,  a  farmer.     See  Amos  S.  Shantz's 
family. 

6193  IV  SNYDER,  MOSES  B.,  was  born  March  12th, 
1826.    On  March  16th,  1847,  he  was  married  to  Eliza- 
beth, daughter  of  Henry  and   Mary    (Cressman) 
Wismer.     She  was  born  March  28th,  1824.      Some 
time  after  their  marriage  they  moved  a  little  east  of 
Bloomingdale,  on  the  farm  now  possessed  by  their 
son,  Amos,  where  he  died  of  fever,  February  16th, 
1868.    Their  family  is  as  follows,  viz: 

6194V  SNYDER,  MARY,    was  born  November  28th, 
•     1847.    On  February  22nd,  1874,  she  was  married  to 
John  C.  Shantz,  a  farmer.      See  John  C.  Shantz's 
family. 

6195  \  SNYDER,  AMOS  W.,  was  bom  April  16th,  1849. 
On  February  15th,  1874,  he  was  married  to  Lydia, 
daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Lydia  (Kolb)  Shantz. 
She  was  born  August  17th,  1851.  They  reside  on 
his  father's  old  homestead  where  he  is  engaged  in 
farming.  Their  family  consists  of  three  children, 
viz: 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  321 

6196  VI  SNYDER,  URBAN,  born  March  24th,  1875. 

6197  VI  SNYDER,  LIZZIE,  born  June  2nd,  1877. 

6198  VI  SNYDER,  ALVIN,  born  February  27th,  1879. 

6199V  SNYDER,   HENRY    W.,   was   born   February 

nth,  1851.  He  was  first  married  to  Sarah,  daughter  of  Benjamin 
and  Lydia  (Kolb)  Shantz.  She  was  born  April  ist,  1854,  and 
died  April  loth,  1878.  Some  time  after  her  decease  he  was 
again  married  to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Henry  and  Elizabeth 
(Snider)  Snider.  She  was  born  March  iQth,  1854,  and  died  in 
Bloomingdale,  January  2oth,  1883.  Some  time  after  the  decease 
of  his  second  wife  he  was  married  the  third  time.  His  third  wife 
was  Miss  Lena  Maas.  They  reside  at  Caledonia,  Michigan, 
where  he  is  engaged  in  building  and  contracting.  To  each  one 
of  his  three  wives  was  born  one  son,  namely:  V  Elah,  born  May 
3rd,  1876,  of  first  wife,  VI  Elton,  born  January  2oth,  1883,  and 
died  January  22nd,  1883,  of  second  wife,  and  VI  Ira  Ivan  of 
present  wife. 

6200  V  SNYDER,  ABRAHAM  W.,  was  born  December 
19th,  1852,  and  died  January  llth,  1853. 

6201  V  SNYDER,  MAGDALENA,  was  born  January 
1st,  1854.    On  January  21st,  1875,  she  was  married  to 
John  S.   Frey  who  was  born  January  16th,  1848. 
They  reside  about  a  mile  west  of  Breslau,  on  old 
John  M.  Weber's  farm.    To  them  was  born  a  family 
as  follows,  namely:  VI  Ephraim,  VI  Abramf,  VI 
John,  VI  Henry,  VI  Catharine,  VI  Elizabeth,  VI 
Susannah,  VI  Isaac,  VI  Benjamin,  VI  Josiah,  and 
VI  Jechoniah. 

6202  V  SNYDER,  JACOB  W.,  was  born  May  4th,  1856. 
On  June  8th,  1878,  he  was  married  to  Mary  Ann, 
daughter  of  Henry  and  Margaret  (Brehm)  Snider. 
She  was  born  October  15th,  1858.    They  reside  near 

t  Was  accidentally  killed  by  a  runaway  team. 


322  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

Freeport  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.  Their 
family  is  as  follows,  namely:  VI  Alberta  Lorena,  VI 
Luella  Florence,  and  VI  Harvey  Alton. 

6203  V  SNYDER,  EPHRAIM  W.,  was  born  March  5th, 
1858.      On  March  14th,  1880,  he  was  married  to 
Susannah,  daughter  of  Peter  and  Catharine  (Fry) 
Eby  .(No.  2641).     They  reside  about  a  mile  south- 
east of  Bloomingdale  where  he  is  engaged  in  farm- 
ing and  gardening.     Their  family  is  as  follows, 
namely:  VI  Hannah  (dead),  VI  Hiram  (dead),  and 
VI  Jeremiah. 

6204  V  SNYDER,  ISAAC  W.,  was   born   March    5th, 
1858.    He  resides  at  Hespeler,  Ontario,  where  he  is 
engaged  as  a  carpenter  in  the  woollen  mills.     Some 
time  ago  he  was  married  to  Malinda  Weber   of 
Harriston,  Ontario. 

6205  V  SNYDER,  MENNO  W.,  was  born  October  6th, 
1864.    He  is  a  wage  earner  and  resides  at  Caledonia, 
Michigan.    He  is  not  married. 

6206  IV  SNYDER,  JOHN  B.,  the  eldest  son  of  Jacob 

Snyder,  Jr.,  and  his  second  wife,  Magdalena  Bowman,  was  born 
near  Bloomingdaie,  October  24th.  1832.  His  boyhood  days 
were  spent  on  the  farm  during  the  summer,  and  during  the  winter 
he  attended  the  public  school  of  the  neighborhood,  receiving 
such  an  education  as  the  schools  then  furnished.  Being  of  a 
studious  nature,  he  improved  his  time  so  well  that  he  soon  sur- 
passed all  the  other  members  of  his  class.  Having  an  idea  of 
the  advantages  of  a  good  education,  his  father  had  him  placed  in 
the  Rockwood  Acadamy  where  he  remained  for  several  terms. 
By  the  time  he  attained  the  age  of  seventeen  years  he  was  quali- 
fied to  teach  in  our  public  schools.  He  taught  for  a  short  time 
then  commenced  life  as  a  clerk.  About  the  year  1855  he  and 
his  brother,  Joseph,  entered  into  partnership  and  opened  a  large 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  323 

store  in  Winterbourne  where  they  did  a  successful  business.  In 
1862  Mr.  Snyder  sold  out  his  interest  in  the  business  and  went  to 
Conestogo  where  he,  in  partnership  with  Mr.  Noah  S.  Bowman, 
opened  a  large  and  well  stocked  store.  The  partnership  existed 
until  1872  when  it  was  dissolved  and  Mr.  Snyder  retired  from 
business  for  some  time.  In  1874  he  moved  to  St.  Jacobs  where 
he  again  entered  into  the  mercantile  business,  following  it  until 
his  death  which  took  place  September  gth,  1885.  Mr.  Snyder's 
experience  in  the  municipal  council  for  Woolwich  Township 
extended  over  a  number  of  years,  many  of  which  he  served  as 
reeve,  and  was  also  warden  of  the  county  of  Waterloo.  In  1859 
he  was  united  in  matrimony  with  Sarah,  daughter  of  the  late 
Henry  and  Elizabeth  (Snider)  Snider.  She  was  born  October 
2nd,  1840,  and  died  October  i4th,  1894.  To  them  were  born 
seven  children,  viz: 

6207  V  SNYDER,  WILLIAM  HENRY,  was  born  April 
7th,  1860.  He  resides  in  St.  Jacobs  where  he  is  en- 
gaged in  the  mercantile  business,  and  also  has  a 
large  interest  in  the  St.  Jacobs  creamery.  He  is  not 
married. 

6208V  SNYDER,  CLARA,  was  bom  October  24th, 
1861.  She  is  unmarried  and  is  home  with  her 
brothers  for  whom  she  is  keeping  house. 

6209V  SNYDER,  ALFRED,  was  born  November  25th, 
1864.  He  is  married  to  Clara  W.  Snider  and  resides 
in  St.  Jacobs  where  he,  in  partnership  with  his 
brother  William  is  doing  an  extensive  business  in 
general  merchandise. 

6210V  SNYDER,  NOAH,  was  born  December  31st, 
1867.  He  is  unmarried  and  is  engaged  as  clerk  with 
his  brothers. 

6211  V  SNYDER,  ALICE,  was  born  November  29th, 
1870.  She  is  unmarried  and  resides  at  home  with 
her  sister,  Clara. 


324  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

6212  V  SNYDER,   ISRAEL   DAVIJD,    was  born  July 
4th,  1874.     He  is  a  book  keeper  and  at  present  is 
engaged  by  his  brothers  in  St.  Jacobs. 

6213  V  SNYDER,   CHARLES   ANDREW,   was   born 
July  13th,  1876,  and  died  January  23rd,  1878. 

6214 IV  SNYDER,  JOSEPH  B.,  was  born  December 

2nd,  1833.  After  spending  his  boyhood  on  his  father's  farm  at 
Bloomingdale  he  went  to  Winterbourne,  Woolwich  Township, 
Ontario,  where  he  was  engaged  in  the  mercantile  calling  for  some 
time.  After  selling  out  his  interest  in  the  business  he  settled  on 
a  farm  about  one  mile  south  of  Winterbourne  where  he  is  still 
engaged  in  farming.  On  April  i2th,  1857,  he  was  married  to 
Naomi,  daughter  of  Jacob  U.  and  Jane  (Dunbar)  Shoemaker. 
She  was  born  June  2nd,  1838.  They  have  five  children,  viz: 

6215  V  SNYDER,  NELSON,  was  born  February  24th, 
1858.     He  is  married  to  Leah  Snider  and  resides 
in  Woolwich  Township,  a  little  west  of  Montrose, 
where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.    His  family  is  as 
follows,  namely:  VI  Emma,  VI  Orval,  and  VI  Edna. 

6216  V  SNYDER,  ALLEN,  was  born  May   3rd,  1860. 
He  was  married  to  Rebecca  Brubacher  (No.  1428) 
and  resided  on  a  farm  near  Bridgeport  where  he 
died  of  fever  March  7th,  1891,  leaving  a  family  of 
four  children,  namely:  VI  Ella,  VI  Ammon,  VI 
Newton,  and  VI  Allen. 

6217  V  SNYDER,  JANE,   was  bom    September   16th, 
1868.    She  is  not  married  and  resides  home  with  her 
parents. 

6218V  SNYDER,  NORMAN,  was  born  April  24th, 
1872.  He  is  unmarried  and  is  home,  working  the 
farm. 

6219  V  SNYDER,  MALINDA,  was  bom  August  8th, 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  325 

1875.    She  is  home  with  her  parents  and  is  not 
married. 


6220  IV  SNYDER,  JESSE  B.,  was  born  September  14th, 
1836.    On  February  2nd,  1858,  he  was  married  to  Su- 
sannah Burkholder  (No.  1519).   After  their  marriage 
they  moved  to  Bloomingdale  where  they  resided 
until  1858,  then  they  moved  on  the  old  "Burkholder 
Farm"  north  of    Waterloo,  now  possessed    by  C. 
Huether,  where  they  resided  until  October  14th, 
1875,  when  they  moved  to  Woolwich  Township,  one 
mile  north  of   Floradale,  where  they  still  reside. 
He  followed  farming  many  years  but  now  lives 
retired  in  comfort  and  ease.     To  them  were  born 
eight  children,  viz: 

6221  V  SNYDER,  ALEXANDER,  was  born  January 
1st,  1859,  and  died  May  22nd,  1863. 

6222  V  SNYDER,  ALBERT  B.,  was  born  January  23rd, 
1861.    He  is  married  to  Lizzie  Ruggle.    They  reside 
at  Floradale  where  lie  is  engaged  as  a  clerk  in  his 
father-in-law's  store.    They  have  no  family. 

6223  V  SNYDER,  EDWARD  B.,  was  born  April  22nd, 
1864.    He  is  married  to  Lizzie  Schneider  and  resides 
near  Floradale  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 
His  family  consists  of  one  child  named  VI  Viola 
Pearl. 

6224  V  SNYDER,  ADD1SON  B.,  was  born  May  28th, 
1866.    He  is  married  to  Lizzie  Ann  Weber.     They 
reside  in  Woolwich  Township,  east  of  Elmira,  where 
he  is  engaged  in  farming.     His  family  consists  of 
two  children,  namely:  VI  Daniel  and  VI  Laura. 

6225  V  SNYDER,  JESSE  B.,  was  born  February  27th, 
1871,     He  is  married  to  Mary  Ann  Umbach  and 


326  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

resides  in  Woolwich  Township  where  he  is  engaged 
in  farming.  They  have  one  child  named  VI  Flor- 
ence Lillie. 

6226V  SNYDER,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  January 
3rd,  1873.  She  is  unmarried  and  at  present  resides 
with  one  of  her  brothers. 

6227  V  SNYDER,  MARTHA,  was  born  February  10th, 
1876.     She  is  home  with  her  parents. 

6228  IV  SNYDER,  SUSAN,  was  born  December  2nd, 
1838.     She  is  married  to  Rev.  Menno  B.  Bowman. 
They  reside  at  Bloom ingdale  on  her  father's  old 
homestead.    See  Nos.  363  to  374. 

6229  III    SNYDER,   POLLY,    was   born    in    Franklin 
County,  Pennsylvania,  January  8th,  1796.    On  July 
20th,  1817,  she  was  married  to  Jonathan  B.  Bowman. 
They  resided  near  Bloomingdale  where  she  died 
February  28th,  1883.    See  Nos.  207  to  235. 

6230  III  SNYDER,  BENJAMIN,  was  born  in  Franklin 

County,  Pennsylvania,  January  i5th,  1798.  When  a  lad  of  eight 
years  of  age  his  parents  moved  to  Canada  and  settled  in  Waterloo 
County,  Ontario,  near  Bloomingdale,  where  he  was  raised.  On 
October  2ist,  1823,  he  was  married  to  Catharine,  daughter  of 
John  Philip  and  Veronica  (Gingerich)  Saltzberger.  She  was  born 
June  ist,  1806,  and  died  January  3rd,  1869.  After  his  marriage 
he  moved  a  little  to  the  north  of  Bloomingdale  where  he  was  the 
owner  of  several  hundred  acres  of  land.  He  died  April  i8th« 
1 86 1,  leaving  a  family  of  thirteen  children,  viz: 

6231 IV  SNYDER,  SAMUEL  S.,  was  born  November 
8th,  1824.  On  December  15th,  1846,  he  was  married 
to  Susannah  Eby  (No.  2384).  They  resided  in  Wool- 
wich Township,  on  the  farm  now  in  possession  of 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  327 

his  brother,  Daniel  S.,  where  he  died  May  22nd, 
1862.  To  them  was  born  a  family  of  four  children, 
viz: 

6232  V  SNYDER,  VERONICA,  was  born  October  4th, 

1847.  She  is  married  to  Abraham  C.  Cressman,  a 
farmer.    See  Nos.  2132  to  2136. 

6233  V  SNYDER,  ELIZA,  was  born  September  28th, 

1848.  She  is  married  to  David  Bingeman,  a  farmer. 
See  No.  1066. 

6234V  SNYDER,  TILMAN  E.,  was  born  May  16th, 
1850,  and  died  July  10th,  1874. 

6235  V  SNYDER,  NOAH  E.,  was  born  June  26th,  1852. 
On  October  3rd,  1877,  he  was  married  to  Susannah 
E.  Baldwin.  In  April,  1879,  he  moved  to  Archi- 
bald, Manitoba,  sixty  miles  west  of  Emerson,  where 
he  is  engaged  in  farming. 

6236 IV  SNYDER,  JOHN  S.,  was   born   March   24th, 

1826,  and  died  April  26th,  1826. 

6237  IV  SNYDER,  JOSEPH  S.,  was  bom  June  27th 

1827.  On  May  15th,  1853,  he  was  married  to  Lydia, 
daughter   of    David    and   Polly   (Lyons)    Weber. 
They  reside  several  miles  east  of    Winterbourne 
where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.    Their  family  is  as 
follows,  viz: 

6238  V  SNYDER,  NANCY,    was  born  December  3rd, 
1853,  and  died  December  29th,  1853. 

6239V  SNYDER,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  October 
27th,  1855,  and  died  July  1st,  1859. 

6240  V  SNYDER,  AARON  W.,  was  born  October  5th, 
1857.    He  is  unmarried  and  home  on  the  farm. 

6241  V  SNYDER,  MENNO  W.,  was  born  February  9th, 


328  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

1860.  On  March  llth,  1885,  he  was  married  to  Mary 
Weber  who  was  born  August  9th,  1860.  They 
reside  near  Winterbourne,  Ontario,  where  he  is 
engaged  in  farming.  To  them  was  born  a  large 
family. 

6242  V  SNYDER,  JOSEPH  W.,  was  born  August  24th, 
1860.     He  is  unmarried  and  resides  at  home  with 
his  parents  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 

6243  IV  SNYDER,  VERONICA,  was  born  June  17th,* 
1829.    On  July  3rd,  1849,  she  was  married  to  Jacob 
Shoemaker,    a   farmer.      See    Jacob    Shoemaker's 
family. 

6244  IV  SNYDER,  PETER,  was  born  June  30th,  1831. 
He  had  his  home  with  his  brother  Benjamin  who 
resides  on  the  old  homestead  where  he  died  January 
2nd,  1895. 

6245  IV  SNYDER,  MARY,  was  born  October  18th,  1832, 
On  December  23rd,  1851,  she  was  married  to  Henry 
S.  Snider,  a  farmer.    See  Henry  S.  Snider's  family. 

6246  IV  SNYDER,  DILMAN,  was  born  July  llth,  1834. 
He  was  married  to  Anna,  daughter  of  Peter  and 
Elizabeth  (Wenger)  Weber.     She  was  born  March 
31st,  1842.      They   reside   in    Conestogo,    Ontario* 
where  they  live  retired.    His  family  consists  of  one 
son  named  V  Dilman  S.  who  was  born  October  15th, 
1869.    He  is  unmarried  and  is  engaged  on  the  farm. 

624V  IV  SNYDER,  MAGDALENA,  was  born  February 
1st,  1836.  On  March  15th,  1857,  she  was  married  to 
George  Shoemaker,  a  farmer.  See  George  Shoe- 
maker's family. 

6248 IV  SNYDER,    DANIEL  S.,  was  bom  December 

5th,  1837.  He  was  educated  at  the  Bloomingdale  schools  and 
when  old  enough  to  give  a  helping  hand  on  his  father's  extensive 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  329 

farm,  the  subject  of  our  sketch  had  to  put  by  his  books  and 
slate  and  go  and  drive  the  plow.  Although  devoting  his  atten- 
tion chiefly  to  the  agricultural  pursuits,  yet  he  found  some  spare 
moments  which  he  very  beneficially  employed  in  posting  himself 
in  all  political  and  municipal  matters  pertaining  to  his  country. 
Soon  after  his  moving  to  Woolwich  Township  he  entered  the 
council  of  that  township  and  was  councillor,  deputy  reeve  and 
reeve  in  succession  for  a  number  of  years.  While  in  the  council 
he  was  more  noted  for  assiduous  attention  to  business  and  a 
watchful  care  of  the  interests  of  the  township  than  for  oratorial 
display.  He  always  gave  his  views  in  plain  but  forcible  language. 
During  the  many  years  he  served  in  the  council  he  was  chairman 
of  various  committees,  such  as  roads,  bridges,  claims,  etc.,  and 
such  was  the  confidence  placed  in  him  by  his  compeers  that  his 
reports  and  recommendations  were  generally  adopted.  In  his 
habits  he  is  plain  and  simple  and  at  all  times  willing  to  accom' 
modate  and  serve  any  person  that  requires  his  aid.  On  Novem- 
ber 4th,  1860,  he  was  married  to  Nancy,  daughter  of  David  and 
Mary  (Mosser)  Reist.  She  was  born  December  26th,  1840. 
Soon  after  their  marriage  they  moved  to  Woolwich  Township, 
about  two  miles  north  of  Conestogo  where  he  owns  a  farm  of 
over  200  acres  of  land.  To  them  were  born  eleven  children,  viz: 

6249  V  SNYDER,  MARY  ANN,  was  born  May  22nd, 
1862.      She   is   married   to  Justus  D.   Shaefer,  a 
farmer.      They  reside  a  few  miles  east  of  Elmira 
and  have  had  a  family  of  three  children,  namely: 
VI  Sylvester,  VI  Oscar,  and  VI  Priscilla  (dead). 

6250  V  SNYDER,   WILLIAM    R.,  was   born    October 
30th,  1863.    He  is  home  on  the  farm  and  unmarried. 

6251  V  SNYDER,  ALBERT  R.,  was  born  January  8th, 
1865.    He  is  home  and  unmarried. 

6252  V  SNYDER,  LEVI  R.,  was  born  September  llth, 
1867.    He  is  not  married  and  is  home  on  the  farm. 

6253  V  SNYDER,  DANIEL  R.,  was  born  October  3rd, 
1871,  and  died  November  28th,  1876. 


330  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

6254  V  SNYDER,  EDWARD   R.,    was   born    January 
26th,  1873.    He  is  home  yet  and  unmarried. 

6255  V  SNYDER,  DAVID  HENRY,   was  born  March 
30th,  1876,  and  died  November  25th,  1876. 

6256  V  SNYDER,  ANGEL1NE,  twin  sister  to  David  H., 
was  born  March  30th,  1876. 

6257  V  SNYDER,  SOLOMON  R.,  was  born  April  29th, 

1878. 

625£  V  SNYDER,  CATHARINE,  was  born  September 
17th,  1880,  and  died  November  10th,  1881. 

6259V  SNYDER,    OSCAR   R.,    was   born    November 
21st,  1883. 

6260  IV  SNYDER,  ELIZABETH  S.,  was  born  Novem- 
ber 6th,  1839,  and  died  December  28th,  1839. 

6261  IV  SNYDER,  BENJAMIN  S.,  was  born  Novem- 
ber 13th,  1840.    On  June  21st,  1863,  he  was  married 
to  Sarah,  daughter  of  Abraham  and  Mary  (Miller) 
Shoemaker.    She  was  born  May  9th,  1841.     They 
reside  on  his  father's  old  homestead.    To  them  are 
born  eleven  children,  viz: 

6262  V  SNYDER,  JOANNAH,  was  bom  April  llth, 
1864.    She  is  unmarried  and  is  engaged  in  sewing 
and  dressmaking. 

6263  V  SNYDER,  WELLINGTON,  was  born  Septem- 
ber 6th,  1865.    On  June  14th,  1893,  he  was  married 
to  Jennie  A.  Pirie.    They  reside  near  Bloomingdale 
where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.    They  have  had  a 
family  of  one  child. 

6264  V  SNYDER,  ELIZA  JANE,  was  born  March  1st, 
1867.   She  is  married  to  Thomas  Hamilton,  a  farmer. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  331 

They  reside  on  his  father's  old  homestead    near 
Winterbourne  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 

6265  V  SNYDER,  MARY  ANN,  was   born    February 
19th,  1869.    She  is  unmarried  and  resides  at  home 
with  her  parents. 

6266  V  SNYDER,  SARAH,  was  born  June  5th,  1870. 
She  is  unmarried  and  is  home  with  her  parents. 

6267  V  SNYDER,  ELMINA,  was  born  July  3rd,  1872, 
and  died  April  19th,  1873. 

6268V    SNYDER,    GEORGE    WALTER,    was   born 
March  13th,  1874. 

6269  V  SNYDER,  LEANDER,  was  born  June  15th,  1876. 

6270V   SNYDER,   ABRAHAM    URBAN,   was   born 
April  29th,  1879,  and  died  in  1895. 

6271  V  SNYDER,  BENJAMIN  ALEXANDER,   twin 

to  Abraham,  was  born  April  29th,  1879. 

6272V    SNYDER,   SAMUEL    ADDISON,   was   born 
June  30th,  1882. 

6273  IV  SNYDER,    MOSES    S.,  was  born  July  24th, 
1842.    On  December  10th,  1867,  he  was  married  to 
Susannah,  daughter  of  David  and  Mary  (Mosser) 
Reist.    She  was  born  July  23rd,  1843.     They  reside 
on  east  half  of  his  father's  old  homestead  where  he 
is  engaged  in  farming.    Their  family  is  as  follows: 

6274  V  SNYDER,  ANGELINE,  was  born  August  3rd, 

1869,  died  same  day. 

6275  V  SNYDER,  MELISSA,  was  born  October  14th, 

1870.  She  is  home  and  unmarried. 

6276V  SNYDER,  SIMON  R.,  was  born  March  22nd, 
1973.    He  is  home  and  unmarried. 


332  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

6277  V  SNYDER,  MARIA  SABINA,  was  born  Novem- 
ber 10th,  1875.    She  is  home  yet. 

6278  V  SNYDER,  CATHARINE  MELVINA,  was  born 
December  30th,  1877. 

6279  V  SNYDER,  CLARA  ELM  A,  was  born  October 
14th,  1880. 

6280  IV  SNYDER,  NANCY,  was  born  November  22nd  > 
1847,  and  died  January  2nd,  1854. 

6281  III    SNYDER,    JOHN,    was   born    in    Franklin 

County,  Pennsylvania,  March  ist,  1800.  In  1806  his  parents, 
Jacob  and  Mary  (Erb)  Schneider,  moved  to  Canada  and  settled 
near  Bloomingdale  where  Mr.  Snyder  was  raised.  On  May  i4th, 
1826,  he  was  married  to  Judith  (No.  1045),  daughter  of  John  and 
Hannah  (Bergey)  Bingeman.  She  was  born  in  Montgomery 
County,  Pennsylvania,  December  8th,  1807,  and  died  January 
28th,  1880.  After  their  marriage  they  moved  several  miles  north 
of  Bloomingdale  where  they  resided  until  their  deaths.  He  died 
February  igth,  1893.  To  them  was  born  a  family  of  the  follow- 
ing children,  viz: 

6282  IV  SNYDER,  JONAS  B.,  was  born  May  26th,  1827. 
On  July   16th,  1850,  he   was   married    to   Nancy, 
daughter  of   Joseph   and   Rebecca    (Rosenberger) 
Stauffer.    She  was  born  January  15th,  1834.     They 
reside  on  a  farm,  being  part  of  the  old  homestead, 
situated  along  the  Woolwich  Township  line.    Their 
family  is  as  follows: 

6283  V  SNYDER,  JOSEPH  S.,  was  born  March  25th, 
1851.      On   April  14th,  1874,  he   was   married   to 
Lucinda  Snyder  who  was  born  October  30th,  1853. 
They  reside  on  the  old  "Jonathan  Bowman  Farm" 
a  little  north  of  Bloomingdale.    Their  family  is  as 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY    OF   WATERLOO.  333 

follows,  namely:  VI  Ervine  A.,  VI  Herbert  N.,  VI 
Lillia  Ann  A.  (dead),  VI  Alfred  Ira,  VI  Elmina  I., 
VI  Irene  Jemima,  VI  Lucy  Lauretta,  VI  Ion  Joseph, 
VI  Elenor  Elidia. 

6284V  SNYDER,  SUSANNAH  S.,  was  born  August 
13th,  1852.  On  June  18th,  1884,  she  was  married  to 
William  Snyder,  a  farmer.  See  William  Snyder's 
family. 

6285  V  SNYDER,  LEVI  S.,  was  born  June  17th,  1855. 
On  February  26th,  1880,  he  was  married  to  Hannah 
B.  Clemens  (No.  1842).     They  reside  near  Bridge- 
port, on  the  "Young  Peter  Erb  Place"  where  he  is 
engaged  in  farming.    They  have  no  family. 

6286  V  SNYDER,   ANGELINE,   was  born  April  5th, 
1860.    On  February  23rd,  1887,  she  was  married  to 
Amos  Horst,  a  farmer.    They  reside  on  her  father's 
home  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.      They  have 
no  family. 

6287  V  SNYDER,  ALICE  AMANDA,  was  born  Goto. 
ber  29th,  1869.     She  is  married  to  Solomon  Koch. 
They  reside  near  Conestogo  on  the  old  "Samuel 
Reist  Place"  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.    They 
have  no  family. 

6288  IV  SNYDER,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  April  18th, 
1829.      On    May    14th,  1850,    she    was   married    to 
Samuel  Scheirich,  a  farmer.   See  Samuel  Scheirich's 
family. 

6289 IV  SNYDER,  HANNAH,  was  born  July  12th, 
1831.  On  June  10th,  1851,  she  was  married  to  Wil- 
liam B.  Thomas,  a  teacher.  See  William  B.  Thomas' 
family. 

6290  IV  SNYDER,  ESTHER,  was  born  February  22nd, 


334  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

1834.  On  November  27th,  1859,  she  was  married  to 
Levi  Stauffer,  a  farmer.  See  Levi  Stauffer's  family. 

6291 IV  SNYDER,  HENRY,  was  born  July  12th,  1836. 
He  resides  on  the  old  homestead  where  he  and  his 
brothers  are  working  the  old  farm.  He  is  not 
married. 

6292  IV  SNYDER,  POLLY,  was  born  April  28th,  1838- 
She  is  keeping  house  for  her  brothers.      She  is  not 
married. 

6293  IV  SNYDER,  MAGDALENA,  was  born  June  1st, 
1840.    On  February  27th,  1872,  she  was  married  to 
John  C.  Albert,  a  farmer.     They  reside  near  Kos- 
suth,  Ontario.     To  them  were  born  four  children, 
viz: 

V  JUDITH  AMELIA  was  born  November  29th, 
1872.     She  is  married  to  George  Peiffer  and  resides 
near  Preston,  Ontario.    They  have  one  child  named 

VI  Emma. 

V  RACHEL  JOANNA  was  born  April  17th,  1875. 
She  is  married  to  Albert  Groh.  They  reside  near 
Blair,  Ontario,  and  have  two  children,  VI  Mary  and 
a  son,  name  not  received. 

V  ANNA  ISABELLA  was  born  July  26th,  1877. 
V  SUSANNAH  MATILDA,  born  April  21st,  1880. 

6294 IV  SNYDER,  JUDITH,  was  born  March  28th, 
1843.  She  is  unmarried  and  resides  with  her  sister, 
Polly,  whom  she  assists  in  performing  the  many 
duties  connected  with  domestic  life. 

6295  IV  SNYDER,  JOHN,  was  born  May  25th,  1845, 
and  died  January  23rd,  1850. 

6296  IV  SNYDER,  JACOB,  was  born  August  17th,  1847- 
He  is  unmarried  and  is  engaged  on  the  old  home- 
stead in  assisting  his  brothers  in  working  the  farm. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  335 

6297  IV  SNYDER,  ELIAS,  was  bora  October  20th,  1849, 
and  died  August  15th,  1879.    He  was  not  married. 

6298  V  SNIDER  MENNO   S.,  was  born  October  4th, 

1860.  His  boyhood  was  spent  on  the  farm  and  in  attending  the 
Bloomingdale  public  schools.  Some  time  during  the  "seventies'' 
he  attended  the  Berlin  High  School  where  he  obtained  a  splendid 
education.  After  leaving  the  High  School  he  went  to  teaching 
and  followed  it  with  marked  success  for  some  time,  but  the 
profession  being  not  so  very  agreeable  to  his  taste,  he  quit  teach- 
ing and  went  home  on  the  farm  where  he  now  is  engaged  in 
farming.  Mr.  Snider  is  an  excellent  farmer  and  is  highly  esteemed 
by  all  parties  in  the  community.  He  is  not  married. 

6299  HI  SCHNEIDER,   ELIZABETH,    was   bora    in 
Franklin  County,  Pennsylvania,  June  5th,  1802,  and 
died  at  Bloomingdale,  Ontario,  July  28th,  1848.    She 
was  never  married.      Her  mental  powers  and  her 
organs  of  speech  were  somewhat  defective. 

6300  III    SCHNEIDER,    SUSANNAH,    was   bora   in 
Franklin    County,    Pennsylvania,  June   4th,   1804. 
She  was  married  to  Jacob  P.  Shantz,  a  farmer,  and 
died  near  Bloomingdale,  Ontario,  April  2nd,  1837. 
See  Jacob  P.  Shantz's  family. 

6301  III  SCHNEIDER,  MAGDALENA,   was   bora  at 
Bloomingdale,    Ontario,  December  6th,  1806.      In 
December,  1831,  she  was  married  to  Levi  L.  Bechtel 
and  died  at  Mr.  Snyder's  near  Bloomingdale,  On- 
tario, May  30th,  1895.    See  Nos.  688  to  706. 

6302  III  SNIDER,  HENRY,  the  youngest  of  old  Jacob 

Schneider's  large  family,  was  born  near  Bloomingdale,  Ontario, 
February  2nd,  1811.  On  March  2yth,  1836,  he  was  married  to 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Jacob  C.  and  Elizabeth  (Cressman)  Snider. 
She  was  born  April  i9th,  1817.  Soon  after  his  marriage  he 


336  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

moved  on  his  father's  old  homestead  where  she  died  January 
i3th,  1855.  Some  time  after  the  decease  of  his  wife  he  was 
again  married  to  Margaret,  daughter  of  Conrad  and  Margaret 
(Kraft)  Brehm.  She  was  born  October  gth,  1836.  Besides 
being  proprietor  of  the  large  farm  now  in  possession  of  his  son, 
Josiah,  Mr.  Snider  was  owner  of  the  lar^e  roller  flour  mills  in 
Conestogo,  now  in  possession  of  his  son,  Menno  S.  He  and  the 
late  Samuel  S.  Shantz  always  took  an  active  part  in  all  municipal 
matters  pertaining  to  their  native  township  and  county,  Waterloo. 
Mr.  Snider  was  one  of  the  first  parties  advocating  the  necessity 
of  forming  a  County  Agricultural  Society,  and  after  its  formation 
was  chosen  as  one  of  its  first  directors  which  position  he  held  for 
many  years  in  succession.  He  died  January  22nd,  1877.  After 
his  decease  his  widow  moved  to  St.  Jacobs  where  she  still  resides. 
Mr.  Snider's  family  is  as  follows,  viz: 

6303  IV  SNIDER,  NOAH,  was  born  January  19th,  1837, 
and  died  September  26th,  1858. 

6304  IV  SNYDER,  MENNO  S.,  was  born  August  22nd, 

1838.  When  a  young  man  he  entered  his  father's  mills  in  Cones- 
togo where  he  served  his  apprenticeship  in  the  business  which  he 
has  so  successfully  carried  on  for  the  last  twenty  years.  Shortly 
before  his  father's  death  he  became  the  proprietor  of  the  Cones- 
togo Roller  Flour  Mills.  Some  four  years  ago  he  purchased  the 
Salem  Mills  and  is  now  engaged  in  manufacturing  some  of  the 
finest  brands  of  flour  put  on  the  market.  Mr.  Snider  is  well 
known  by  the  farmers  of  Woolwich  and  other  townships  and  is 
highly  respected  by  all.  Ho  is  a  first-class  business  man  and 
courteous  and  pleasing  in  manners,  thus  making  him  one  of  our 
highly  esteemed  citizens  of  the  county.  On  November  6th, 
1865,  he  was  married  to  Harriet  Fields  who  was  born  January 
3oth,  1845.  They  reside  in  Conestogo  and  have  had  a  family  of 
seven  children,  viz: 

6305  V  SNIDER,  IDA,  was  born  September  30th,  1866. 
She  is  home  and  unmarried. 

6306  V  SNIDER,  WALTER  JAMES,  was   born   Sep- 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF   WATERLOO.  337 

tember  30th,  1869.  He  is  married  to  Elena  Kuntz 
and  resides  in  Conestogo  where  he  is  engaged  in 
his  father's  mills.  His  family  is  as  follows,  namely: 
VI  Leonora  and  VI  Hilda. 

6307  V  SNIDER,  EMMA  MAUD,  born  January  10th, 
1872,  died  March  18th,  1875. 

6308  V  SNIDER,  ELENOR  GRACE,  born  September 
llth,  1874. 

6309  V  SNIDER,  OLIVER  ARTHUR,  bom  December 

2nd,  1870>. 

»r,li>  V  SNIDKR,  MABEL  ANNIE,  bora  August  2nd, 
1879. 

6311  V  SNIDER,  ROLPH,  born  September  20th,  1882. 

6312  V  SNIDER,  HARRIET,  born  April  llth,  1890. 

6313  IV  SNIDER,  SARAH,  was  born  October  2nd,  1840. 
She  was  married  to  the  late  Jno.  B.  Snyder  and  died 
October  14th,  1894.    See  John  B.  Snyder's  family. 

6314  IV  SNIDER,  AARON,  was  born  May  31st,  1843. 
He  resides  in  Woolwich  Townshipt  a  little  south  of 
Floradale  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.     He  is 
married  to  Caroline  Reichert  who  was  born  Septem- 
ber 4th,  1851.    To  them  was  born  a  family  of  nine 
children,  viz: 

6315  V  SNIDER,  AUSTIN  ERVIN,  born  May  18, 1872. 

6316  V  SNIDER,  LAURA   ANNIE,   born   September 
7th,  1873,  and  died  January  15th,  1893. 

6317  V  SNIDER,  HARVEY  EDWIN,  born  July  5th, 
1875,  died  February  8th,  1888. 

6318  V  SNIDER,  ALMON  ARTHUR,  born  December 
13th,  1876. 

t  Mr.  Snider's  farm  is  composed  of  S.  E.  part  of  lot  No.  116,  G.  C.  T.,  Woolwich  Tp. 


338  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

6319  V  SNIDER,  ORTON,  bom  September  20th,  1878. 

6320  V  SNIDER,  MARTHA  INA,  born  August  19, 1880. 

6321  V  SNIDER,  IDA  MINERVA,  born  July  14, 1882. 

6322  V  SNIDER,   CLARA    MABEL,    bom   December 
18th,  1883. 

6323  V  SNIDER,  ALICE  JEMIMA,  born  March  31st, 

1886. 

6324  IV  SNYDER,  SIMON  S.,  was  born  March  31st, 

1846.  He  is  a  chemist  and  druggist  and  is  doing  an  extensive 
business  in  the  town  of  Waterloo  where  he  carries  a  complete 
line  of  drugs,  chemicals,  druggists'  sundries  and  pharmacentical 
preparations.  The  stock  in  trade  is  of  excellent  quality,  nothing 
but  first-class  goods  being  kept.  Mr.  Snider  is  a  gentleman  of 
energy  and  sound  business  ability.  Moreover  he  takes  a  great 
interest  in  the  progress  of  the  town  of  which  he  has  been  coun- 
cillor and  reeve,  and  is  now  mayor  for  the  second  year.  He  is 
highly  esteemed  by  the  citizens  of  the  town  and  surrounding 
country.  On  April  3oth,  1872,  he  was  married  to  Elizabeth 
Schnarr  who  was  born  March  agth,  1852,  and  died  March  30th, 
1890.  After  her  decease  he  was  again  married  to  Matilda  Roos, 
widow  of  the  late  Cyrus  Bricker.  Mr.  Snyder's  family  is  as 
follows,  viz: 

6325  V  SNYDER,  HERBERT   MAPLIN,   born   April 
21st,  1873. 

6326  V  SNYDER,  ALFRED    HARTMAN,   born   Au- 
gust 6th,  1875. 

6327  V  SNYDER,  MINNIE  EMMA,  born  May  20, 1877. 

6328V   SNYDER,    ALBERTA   LUCINA,   born  June 
30th,  1879. 

6329V  SNYDER,    VICTOR    CHARLES,    born    May 
24th,  1881,  died  May  21st,  1884. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  339 

6330V  SNYDER,  FLORENCE  MAUD,  born  June 
2nd,  1883. 

6331  V  SNYDER,  CLAYTON    HARVEY,  born  July 
.  7th,  1885. 

6332  IV  SNIDER,  RACHEL,  was  born  May  13th,  1848, 
and  died  August  18th,  1848. 

6333  IV  SNIDER,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  October  7th, 
1849.    She  is  married  to  Isaac  E.  Wismer,  a  farmer. 
They  reside  near  Elmira,  Ontario.      See  Isaac  E. 
Wismer's  family. 

6334 IV  SNIDER,  JOSIAH,  was  born  December  3rd, 

1851.  He  is  the  occupant  of  the  old  "Jacob  Schneider  Home- 
stead" near  Bloomingdale  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 
Besides  farming,  Mr.  Snider  is  engaged  in  doing  an  extensive 
business  in  the  buying  and  selling  of  fat  cattle  which  he  generally 
ships  to  the  English  market.  On  November  24th,  1872,  he  was 
married  to  Angeline  Martin  who  was  born  February  5th,  1855, 
and  died  March  28th,  1873.  On  January  i5th,  1879,  he  was 
again  married  to  Jemima  J.  T.  Wright.  She  was  born  November 
26th,  1854.  He  has  no  family. 

6335 IV  SNIDER,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  March 
19th,  1854.  She  was  married  to  Henry  W.  Snyder 
and  died  at  Bloomingdale,  January  20th,  1883.  See 
Henry  W.  Snyder's  family. 

6336  IV  SNYDER,  REUBEN  B.,  was  born  May  21st, 
1857.     On  March  29th,  1882,  he  was   married   to 
Matilda  Weber.    They  reside  near  Conestogo  where 
he  is  engaged  in  farming.    To  them  is  born  one  son 
named  V  Emerson. 

6337  IV  SNYDER,  MARY  ANN  B.,  was  born  October 
15th,  1858.    On  June  8th,  1878,  she  was  married  to 
Jacob  W.  Snyder,  a  farmer.    See  Jacob  W.  Snyder's 
family. 


340  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

6338  IV  SNYDER,  LEAH  B.,  was  bom  January  10th, 
1861.      On    April  llth,  1882,  she  was  married  to 
Nelson  Snyder,  a  farmer.      See    Nelson  Snyder's 
family. 

6339  IV  SNYDER,  GIDEON  B.,  was  born  March  24th, 
1863.     He  is  married    to    Esther  Musselman  and 
resides   near   Conestogo   where  he  is  engaged  in 
farming. 

6340 IV  SNYDER,  LYDIAN  B.,  was  born  May  3rd, 
1865.  She  was  married  to  Simom  Moyer  who  was 
killed  by  lightning,  August  9th,  1892.  She  resides 
in  St.  Jacobs,  Ontario,  and  has  her  home  with  her 
mother.  See  Simon  Meyer's  family. 

6341 IV  SNYDER,  CLARA  B.,  was  born  August  12th, 
1867.  On  January  1st,  1890,  she  was  married  to 
Allan  Eby  who  was  killed  by  lightning,  August  9th, 
1892,  leaving  a  widow  who  now  resides  with  her 
mother  in  St.  Jacobs.  Her  family  consists  of  two 
children,  namely:  V  Clayton,  born  November  26th, 
1891,  and  V  Allan  Leslie,  born  April  19th,  1893. 

6342  IV  SNYDER,   ALLAN   B.,  the  youngest  in  the 
family,  was  born  September  16th,  1870.      He  is  un- 
married and  at  present  resides   in   the   town   of 
Waterloo  where  he  is  engaged  in  the  upholstery 
business. 

6343  II  SCHNEIDER,  PETER,  was  born  in  Lancaster 

County,  Pennsylvania,  December  28th,  1765.  He  was  married 
to  Mary  Langenecker  who  was  born  October  i6th,  1778,  and 
died  November  i3th,  1824.  They  resided  in  Lancaster  County, 
Pennsylvania,  near  Mount  Joy,  where  he  was  engaged  in  farming 
and  milling.  He  died  September  ist,  1823,  leaving  the  following 
children,  namely:  III  Peter,  a  farmer,  moved  to  Orrville,  Ohio; 
III  John,  a  farmer,  moved  to  Dauphin  County,  Pennsylvania;  III 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  341 

Jacob,  a  farmer  and  miller,  lived  near  Mount  Joy,  Pennsylvania; 
III  Polly  was  married  to  a  Mr.  Risser  and  lived  near  Lititz,  Penn- 
sylvania; III  Catharine  was  married  to  a  Mr.  Frank  and  lived 
near  Lititz,  Pennsylvania;  and  III  Nancy  was  married  to  a  Mr. 
Coble  and  lived  in  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania. 

6344 II  SCHNEIDER,  VERONICA,  was  born  July 
24th,  1767.  She  was  married  to  Benjamin  Hirschi 
(Hershey)  who  was  born  March  llth,  1768,  and  died 
May  7th,  1842.  She  died  May  15th,  1856.  To  them 
were  born  ten  children.  All  lived  in  the  neighbor- 
hood of  Manheim,  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania. 

6345  II  SCHNEIDER,  JOHN,  was  born  in  Lancaster 
County,  Pennsylvania,  June   16th,  1770.     He  was 
married  to  Anna  Hostetler  who  was  born  June  13th, 
1772,  and  died  February  5th,  1861.    He  died  January 
23rd,  1841,  leaving  a  family  of   six  children   who 
resided    in    the    neighborhood    of    Sporting    Hill, 
Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania. 

6346  II  SCHNEIDER,  JOSEPH,  was  born  in  Lancaster 

County,    Pennsylvania,    May   24th,    1772.       On    February    2ist, 

1798,  he  was  married   to   Barbara,   daughter   of   Christian  and 
Catharine  (Bricker)   Eby.      She  was  born  in  Lancaster  County, 
Pennsylvania,   April    29th,    1774,   and    died   in  Berlin,  Ontario, 
March  i3th,  1843.     On  May  8th,  1807,  Mr.  Schneider  with  wife 
and  family  and  a  large  company  of  others,!   moved  to  Canada 
and  settled  where  now  is  the  town  of  Berlin,  Ontario.     Here  he 
was  engaged  in  farming.     His  first  buildings  were  erected   where 
now  his  grandson,  Samuel  B.  Schneider,  lives,  a  little  west  of  the 
Walper  Block,  Berlin.     Here  he  died  October   27th,  1843,  leav- 
ing a  family  of  seven  children,  viz: 

6347  III  SCHNEIDER,   CATHARINE,    was   born   in 
Lancaster    County,  Pennsylvania,  February    12th, 

1799.  On  July  8th,  1817  she  was  married  to  Joseph 

}  See  Vol.  I,  pase;s  39.  40,  and  41  for  particulars. 


342  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

Shantz  who  was  born  June  24th,  1795,  and  died 
March  19th,  1882.  She  died  September  15th,  1881. 
See  Joseph  Shantz's  family. 

6348  III  SCHNEIDER,  JACOB  E.,  was  born  in  Lan- 
caster County,  Pennsylvania,  September  2nd,  1800. 
On  November  18th,  1827,  he  was  married  to  Eliza- 
beth, daughter  of   Abraham    and  Molly   (Miller) 
Clemens.      She  was  born  February  8th,  1810,  and 
died  May  20th,  1870.     Soon  after  his  marriage  he 
moved  a  little  east  of  Berlin,  on  the  farm  now  pos- 
sessed by  his  son,  Joseph,  where  he  resided  until  his 
death  which  took  place  October  2nd,    1884.     His 
family  consisted  of  eleven  children,  viz: 

6349  IV  SCHNEIDER,  MARY,  was  born  August  14th, 
1828,  and  died  September  25th,  1828. 

6350  IV  SCHNEIDER,  MOSES  C.,  was  born  September 
27th,  1829.    On  October  28th,  1851,  he  was  married 
to  Hannah  Shantz  who  was  born  June  12th,  1829. 
Soon  after  their  marriage  they  moved  a  little  north- 
east of  Bloomingdale,  on  his  father-in-law's  farm 
where  they  resided  until  his  death  which  took  place 
August  30th,  1871.     His  family    consisted  of   six 
children,  viz: 

6351  V  SNYDER,  ALBERT  S.,  was  born  October  27th, 
1853.    On  April  14th,  1874,  he  was  married  to  Hettie 
Detweiler  who  was  born  February  21st,  1861.    They 
reside  about  one  and  one-half  miles  north-east  of 
Bloomingdale,  on  part  of   his  father's   old  place, 
where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.     To  them  were 
born  the  following  children,  viz: 

6352  VI   SNYDER,    MAGDALENA,    was   born   June 
24th,  1875,  and  died  February  1st,  1880. 

6353  VI  SNYDER,  HANNAH,  was  born  December  8th, 
1876,  and  died  August  26th,  1877. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  343 

6354  VI  SNYDER,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  May  27th, 
1878,  and  died  February  10th,  1880. 

6355  VI  SNYDER,  ADDISON,  was  born  June  23,  1880. 

6356  V  SNYDER,  ENDS    S.,  was  born  August   26th, 
1855.     On  February  25th,  1879,  he  was  married  to 
Elizabeth  Detweiler  who  was  born  August  10th, 
1855,  and  died  September  2nd,  1888.     They  resided 
several  miles  north-east  of  Bloomingdale  where  he 
was  engaged  in  farming  until  his  death  which  took 
place  December  21st,  1881,  leaving  the  following 
family,  viz: 

6357  VI  SNYDER,  ABBIE  SALINA,  was  bom  June 
6th,  1880. 

6358  VI  SNYDER,    NORMAN,  was   born    September 
20th,  1881,  and  died  December  28th,  1881. 

6359  V  SNYDER,  JOEL,  was  bom  June  28th,  1858,  and 
died  October  16th,  1866. 

6360  V  SNYDER,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  May  28th, 
1861.    She  is  home  with  her  mother  and  unmarried. 

6361  V  SNYDER,  ABRAM  S.,  was  born  August  19th, 

1863.  On  October  llth,  1887,  he  was  married  to 
Elizabeth  S.  Detweiler  who  was  born  March  14th, 

1864.  They  resided  in  Huron  County,  Ontario,  for 
several  years  but  now  reside  near  Midland  P.  O., 
Virginia,  U.  S.     To  them  is  born  a  family  of  four 
children,    namely:    VI   Matilda.,    VI   Hannah,  VI 
Susannah,  and  VI  Allan. 

6362  V  SNYDER,  JACOB  S.,  was  born  December  5th, 
1868.    He  was  married  to  Hettie  Stoeckle,  January 
10th,  1893,  and  resides  on  his  father's  old  homestead 


344  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

several  miles  north  east  of  Bloomingdale  where  he 
is  engaged  in  farming.  His  family  consists  of  one 
child  named  VI  Orvan. 

6363  IV  SNYDER,  MAGDALENA,  was  born  April  1st, 
1832.  On  February  27th,  1855,  she  was  married  to 
Isaac  H.  Baumann  and  died  August  8th,  1871.  See 
Nos.  172  to  180. 

6364 IV  SNYDER,  BARBARA,  was  born  July  9th, 
1834.  On  February  28th,  1854,  she  was  married  to 
Isaac  S.  Cressmau,  a  farmer,  and  died  February 
21st,  1864.  See  Nos.  2172  to  2177. 

6365  IV  SNYDER,  LEAH,  was  born  August  31st,  1836, 
and  died  October  25th,  1836. 

6366  IV  SNYDER,  JOSEPH  C.,  was  born  October  21st, 
1837.      On  October  12th,  1858,  he  was  married  to 
Elizabeth  Betzner  (No.  949).    They  reside  about  two 
miles  east  of  Berlin,  on  his  father's  old  homestead 
where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.     To  them  were 
born  six  children,  viz: 

6367  V  SNYDER,  IS  ADORE  B.,  was  born  November 
15th,  1859.      On  November  19th,  1884,  he  was  mar- 
ried to  Hannah  Biiigeman  (No.  1086).     They  reside 
on  the  old  "William  (Bill)  Moyer  Farm"  a  little  east 
of  Berlin  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming  and  rais- 
ing vegetables  for  the  market.     His  family  is  as 
follows,  viz: 

6368  VI  SNYDER,  JOHN  ELDON,  was  born  January 
20th,  1886. 

6369  VI  SNYDER,  DELLA  MAY,  was  born  January 
21st,  1888. 

6370  VI  SNYDER,  JOSEPH  LEO,  was  born  October 
26th,  1890,  and  died  November  1st,  1890. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  345 

6371  VI  SNYDER,  EARL  STANLEY,  was  born  Au- 
gust 14th,  1893. 

6372  V  SNYDER,  LOVINA,  was  born  June  9th,  1861, 
and  died  May  3rd,  1868. 

6373  V  SNYDER,  LUCINDA,  was  born  November  6th, 
1867.      She    is   married   to   Simeon  Brubacher,  a 

.  farmer.    See  No.  1427. 

6374  V  SNIDER,  MAGDALEN  A,  was  born  April  14th, 
1871.    She  is  married  to  Stauffer  Shantz,  a  farmer. 
They  reside  in  Wilmot  Township.     See  Stauffer 
Shantz's  family. 

6375  V  SNYDER,  JACOB  B.,  was  born  July  8th,  1875. 
He  is  home  on  the  farm. 

6376  V  SNYDER,  JOSEPH  LINCOLN,  was  born  June 

24th,  1886. 

6377  IV  SNYDER,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  April  18th, 
1840.      On  March  19th,  1865,  she  was  married  to 
Isaac  S.  Cressman,  a  farmer,  who  died  August  20th, 
1894.    See  No.  2172  and  also  Nos.  2178  to  2185. 

6378 IV  SNYDER,  LYDIA,  was  born  October  18th, 
1842.  On  February  22nd,  1870,  she  was  married  to 
Jacob  S.  Betzner  and  died  November  5th,  1894. 
See  No.  922. 

6379  IV  SNYDER,  SARAH,  was  born  June  1st,  1845. 
She  was  married,  October  3rd,  1886,  to  Isaac  H. 
Moyer,  a  farmer.     See  Isaac  H.  Moyer's  family. 

6380  IV  SNYDER,  JACOB  C.,  was  born  August  llth, 
1848,  and  died  March  16th,  1852. 

6381 IV  SNYDER,  FRANKLIN  C.,  was  born  Decem- 
ber  8th,  1851.  He  has  his  home  with  his  brother, 


346  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

Joseph.     He  is  lacking  in  his  mental  powers  and 
also  in  his  organs  of  speech. 

6382  III  SCHNEIDER,  ELIZABETH,   was  born  Jan- 
uary  2nd,  1802.    On  July  2nd,  1822,  she  was  married 
to  Jacob  S.  Shoemaker  who  was  born  April  24th, 
1798,  and  died  March  20th,  1875.     She  died  Novem- 
ber 26th,  1876.    See  Jacob  S.  Shoemaker's  family. 

6383  III  SCHNEIDER,  VERONICA,  was   born   July 
25th,  1803.    On  April  8th,  1823,  she  was  married  to 
Daniel  Martin  who  was  born  April  5th,  1800,  and 
died  January  12th,  1856.    She  died  July  13th,  1872. 
See  Daniel  Martin's  family. 

6384  III  SCHNEIDER,  MARY,    was   born   April    1st, 
1808.    On  April  8th,  1833,  she  was  married  to  Chris- 
toph  Nahrgang  who  was  born  December  25th,  1801, 
and  died  June  22nd,  1886.     She  died  March  22nd, 
1887.    See  Christoph  Nahrgang's  family. 

6385  III    SCHNEIDER,    JOSEPH    E.,    was    born    at 

Berlin,  Ontario,  November  23rd,  1810.  On  January  28th,  1834, 
he  was  married  to  Sarah,  daughter  of  Isaac  and  Esther  (Bechtel) 
Shantz.  She  was  born  January  2ist,  1816,  and  died  October 
i8th,  1881.  Soon  after'their  marriage  they  moved  on  his  father's 
old  homestead,  now  in  possession  of  Samuel  B.  Schneider. 
When  Mr.  Schneider  was  a  young  man  he  joined  the  church  of 
his  choice,  the  Mennonite,  of  which  body  he  was  ordained 
deacon,  a  position  he  held  for  many  years.  His  old  days  were 
much  beclouded  with  troubles  in  the  church,  and  owing  to  the 
different  views  held  by  the  two  parties  in  regard  to  the  teaching 
of  the  Bible  a  division  was  made  and  the  one  party  organized 
<  themselves  into  a  distinct  body,  now  known  as  the  Mennonite 
Brethren  in  Christ.  Mr.  Schneider  joined  himself  with  the  new 
body.  He  died  happy  in  the  Lord,  February  i6th,  1880.  His 
family  is  as  follows,  viz: 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  847 

6386 IV  SCHNEIDER,  ISAAC,  was  born  December 
5th,  1834,  and  died  July  13th,  1835. 

6387 IV  SCHNEIDER,  BARBARA,  was  bom  Feb- 
ruary 26th,  1837.  She  was  married,  October  31st, 
1858,  to  Abraham  Hagey.  See  No.  3459. 

6388 IV  SCHNEIDER,  DAVID  B.,  was  born  March 
1st.  1840.  On  July  13th,  1862,  he  was  married  to 
Elizabeth  Bricker  (No.  1283).  She  was  born  April 
24th,  1841,  and  died  February  5th,  1866.  On  Novem- 
ber 15th,  1868,  he  was  again  married  to  Sarah  Meyer, 
widow  of  the  late  Zimmerman  Martin.  She  was 
born  February  17th,  1843.  They  reside  on  a  small 
farm  a  little  to  the  west  of  Berlin.  Mr.  Schneider's 
family  is  as  follows: 

6389  V  SNYDER,  REV.  OLIVER  B,  was  born  April 
12th,  1863.    When  a  young  man  he  was  converted 
unto  the  Lord  and  in  1889  he  entered  the  ministry 
of  the  Mennonite  Brethren  in  Christ  body  and  so 
far  has  proved  himself  a  diligent  laborer  in  the 
Lord's  vineyard.    At  present  he  is  stationed  on  the 
Wetzell  (Mich.)  field  of  labor.     Some  time  ago  he 
was  married  to  Mary  Meyer.    They  have  no  family. 

6390  V  SNYDER,  SUSANNAH  B.,  was  born  August 
23rd,  1864.     In  February,  1889,  she  was  married  to 
David  Thaler,  a  farmer.    They  reside  near  Centre- 
viJle  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.     Her  family 
consists  of  four  children,  namely:  VI  Oliver  (dead), 
VI  Elmer,  VI  Albert,  and  VI  Lincoln. 

6391  V  SNYDER,  ELIZABETH  B.,  was  born  Septem- 
ber 2nd,  1865.     On  October  1st,  1889,  see  was  mar- 
ried to  Josiah  Meyer,  a  civil  engineer.    They  reside 
at  Eventon,  Illinois.    Their  family  consists  of  two 
children,  namely:  VI  Olive  Lorene  and  VI  Morris 
Howard, 


348  BIOGEAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

6392  V  SNYDER,  ALBERT  M.,  was  born  August  3rd, 
1869.  He  is  with  the  J.  Y.  Shantz  &  Son  Button 
Co.  of  Berlin  where  he  is  engaged  as  foreman  in 
one  of  the  departments.  On  May  14th,  1895,  he  was 
married  to  Catharine  Cressrnan.  They  reside  in 
Berlin. 

6393V  SNYDER,  JOSEPH  M.,  was  born  August  30th, 
1877.  He  is  engaged  as  clerk  in  the  office  of  The 
Breithaupt  Leather  Co.  of  Berlin. 

6394  IV  SCHNEIDER,  SAMUEL  B.,  was  born  October 

9th,  1842.  On  September  26th,  1865,  he  was  married  to 
Rebecca  Fried  who  was  born  February  27th,  1846.  Shortly  after 
their  marriage  they  moved  to  Berlin,  on  his  father's  old  home- 
stead, where  he  was  engaged  in  farming  for  a  number  of  years. 
Of  late  years  Mr.  Schneider  has  disposed  of  the  greater  part  of  his 
farm  now  forming  a  part  of  the  town,  besides  the  numerous  lawns, 
grounds,  and  two  parks  cut  off  on  the  west,  thus  leaving  him  in 
possession  of  but  a  small  part  of  the  once  large  "Schneider 
Farm."  His  family  consisted  of  seven  children,  viz: 

6395  V  SCHNEIDER,  ANNA  MARIA,  was  born  June 
23rd,  1866.     She  is  married  to  John  R.  Stouffer,  a 
manufacturer.    See  John  R.  Stouffer's  family. 

6396  V  SCHNEIDER,  JOSEPH,    was   born   February 
8th,  1871,  and  died  February  23rd,  1872. 

6397V  SCHNEIDER,  LOVINA,  was  born  February 
13th,  1873.  She  was  married,  May  23rd,  1894,  to  Rev. 
Cyrus  N.  Good.  They  reside  in  Berlin.  See  No. 
3313. 

6398  V  SCHNEIDER,  LAURETTA,  was  born  Septem- 
ber 18th,  1876,  and  died  January  20th,  1877. 

6399V  SCHNEIDER,  ROLAND  F.,  was  born  May 
10th,  1878.  Is  home. 


BIOGEAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  349 

6400  V  SCHNEIDER,  ELSIE,  was  born  November  8th, 
1882,  and  died  November  29th,  1882. 

6401V  SCHNEIDER,    ELMER,  was  born   November 
29th,  1883. 

6402  IV  SNYDER,  MARY,  was  born  December  26th, 
1844.      On    March  4th,   1862,  she  was  married  to 
David  B.  Bricker  who  was  born  December  15th, 

1839.    See  No.  1280. 

6403  IV  SNYDER,  LOUISA,  was   bora    August  16th, 
1847.     On  November  25th,  1868,  she  was  married  to 
John,  son  of  Joseph  and  Anna  (Hunsicker)  Troxel. 
He  was  born  in  Seneca  County,  Ohio,  October  18th, 
1846.    At  present  they  reside  in  the  town  of  Berlin 
where  he  is  engaged  by  J.  R.  Stouffer,  manufacturer 
of  cloth  covered  buttons.    To  them  are  born  eight 
children,  viz: 

V  SARAH,  born  April  3rd,  1870,  died  May  25, 1870. 
V  LIZZIE,  born  March  7th,  1871. 
V  ANNIE,  born  March  27th,  1872. 
V  IDA,  born  March  23rd,  1874. 

V  JOSEPH,  born  November  16th,  1875,  died  Jan- 
uary 17th,  1876. 

V  LYDIA,  born  June  25th,  1877. 

V  LAURA,  born  February  llth,  1881,  died  Feb- 
ruary 21st,  1882. 

V  OLIVE,  born  April  8th,  1889. 

6404  IV  SNYDER,  LYDIA,  was  born  December  23rd, 
1849.     On  September  22nd,  1869,  she  was  married  to 
John,  son  of  Thomas  and  Alice  (Kelley)  Ferrier. 
He  was  born  in  Bridgeport,  Ontario,  August  29th, 


350  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

1846.  At  present  they  reside  at  Vallejo,  California, 
where  he  is  engaged  in  the  lumber  business.  To 
them  was  born  a  family  of  six  children,  namely:  V 
Alice  Minerva,  V  Joseph,  V  William,  V  Magdalena, 
V  Rebecca,  and  V  Frances. 

6405  IV  SNYDER,  MAGDALENA,  was  born  Decem. 
ber  3lst,  1851.    On  May  12th,  1869,  she  was  married 
to  Nathaniel  Bergey  who  was  born  May  12th,  1847. 
She  died  May  10th,  1880.     See  No.  893. 

6406  IV  SNYDER,  SARAH,  was  born  July  27th,  1854. 
On  December  31st,  1872,  she  was  married  to  David 
Thaler  who  was  born  November  16th,  1848.      They 
resided  near   Centre ville,  a  little  east  of   Berlin, 
where  he  was  engaged  in  farming.      She  died  De- 
cember 9th,  1887,  leaving  a  family  of  eight  children, 
namely:  V  Joseph,  V  David,  V  Edwin  (dead),  V 
Rosa,  V  Sarah,  V  Simon,  V  Annie,  and  V  Wesley 
(dead). 

6407  IV  SNYDER,  HANNAH,  was  born  January  29th, 
1857.      On    March  8th,  1874,  she  was  married  to 
Aaron  E.  Shantz  who  was  born  April  7th,  1853.  See 
Aaron  E.  Shantz's  family. 

6408  III  SCHNEIDER,    MOSES   E.,    twin  brother  to 

Joseph  E.,  was  born  November  24th,  1810.  On  April  i2th, 
1836,  he  was  married  to  Molly  (Magdalena)  (No.  1848),  daughter 
of  Abraham  and  Molly  (Miller)  Clemens.  She  was  born  March 
3rd,  1820,  and  died  January  29th,  1887.  Soon  after  their  mar- 
riage they  moved  about  two  miles  east  of  Berlin  where  he  was 
the  owner  of  a  beautiful  farm.  Here  they  raised  eleven  children, 
and  some  time  after  her  death  Mr.  Schneider  made  his  home 
with  his  son,  Esra,  who  now  resides  in  Berlin.  He  is  enjoying 
ordinary  good  health  and  is  still  able  to  walk  about  and  visit  his 
friends.  The  names  of  his  children  are  as  follows: 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  351 

6409  IV  SNYDER,  BARBARA,  was  born  September 
llth,  1838.  On  March  3rd,  1857,  she  was  married  to 
Noah  Betzner,  a  farmer.  See  Nos.  934  to  942. 

6410 IV   SCHNEIDER,   ESRA,    was   bom   September 

xyth,  1841.  On  March  loth,  1868,  he  was  married  to  Lucinda, 
daughter  of  Jacob  Y.  and  Barbara  (Biehn)  Shantz.  She  was 
born  September  ;th,  1848.  Soon  after  their  marriage  Mr. 
Schneider  quit  working  at  his  trade,  carpentering,  and  moved  to 
Breslau  where  he  followed  farming  until  1892,  then  he  sold  out 
and  moved  to  Berlin  where  he  is  now  engaged  in  the  button 
factory.  His  family  consists  of  four  children,  viz: 

6411  V  SNY0ER,  MELISSA,  was  born  May  2nd,  1869. 
On  March  28th,  1889,  she  was  married  to  Ephraim 
Moyer,  a  farmer.    See  Ephraim  Moyer's  family. 

6412  V  SNYDER,  ANNIE,  was  born  November  18th, 
1870.     On  March  29th,  1889,  she  was  married  to 
Jeremiah    Shantz,   a   farmer.      They   reside   near 
Didsbury,  Alberta,  N.  W.  T.     To  them  are  born 
three  children,  namely:  VI  Alson,  VI  Wilfred,  and 
VI  Elenora. 

6413  V  SNYDER,  EDWIN,  v-as  born  September  18th, 
1872.     He  is  engaged  in  the  J.  Y.  Shantz  &  Son 
button  factory  in  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  and  is  unmarried. 

6414  V  SNYDER,  ALVIN,  was  born  April  26th,  1876. 
He  resides  with  his  parents  in  Berlin. 

6415  IV  SNYDER,  MAGDALENA,  was  born  Septem- 
ber 26th,  1844.    On  June  5th,  1870,  she  was  married 
to  John  Snider,  a  farmer.    See  John  Snider's  family. 

6416  I^V  SNYDER,  LEVI  C.,  was  born  July  llth,  1847. 
On  May  29th,  1870,  he  was  married  to  Mary  Betzner 

(No.  951)  and  after  her  decease  to  Magdalena 
Histand  (No.  3744).  At  present  he  resides  on  a  large 


352  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

farm  near  Breslau  where  be  is  engaged  in  farming. 
His  family  consisted  of  nine  children,  of  whom  the 
three  eldest  were  born  unto  his  first  wife.  Their 
names  are  as  follows:  V  Norman,  V  Urias  (dead), 
V  Mary  (dead),  V  Abraham,  V  Amsey,  V  Leander, 
V  Ervine,  V  Lily  Ann,  and  V  Clayton. 

6417  IV  SNYDER,  ISAAC  C.,  was  born  March  12th, 
1850.     On  September  5th,  1875,  he  was  married  to 
Mary  Ann,  [daughter  of    Samuel  Y.   and  Esther 
(Erb)   Shantz.      She    was    born  April  27th,  1855. 
They  reside  a  little  south  of   Berlin  where  he  is 
engaged  in  farming  and  working  with  the  carpen- 
ters.   To  them  was  born  a  family  of  eight  children, 
namely:  V  Ibra,  V  Urba  (dead),  V  Clara  (dead),  V 
Maggie,  V  Samuel,  V  Moses,  V  Elsie,  and  V  Isaac. 

6418  IV  SNYDER,  MARY  ANN,  was  born  September 
12th,  1852.     She  is  unmarried  and  resides  in  the 
town  of  Berlin  where  she  is  having  her  home  with 
her  brother,  Esra. 

6419  IV  SNYDER,  EPHRAIM    C.,  was  born  August 
1 9th,  1855.     After  leaving  school  he  worked  with  the  carpenters 
and  builders  for  several  years  but  after  he  was  married  he  worked 
his  father's  farm  for  some  time.       On   November  8th,  1887,  he 
moved  to  Berlin  where  he  was  engaged  in  the  grocery  business 
until   1890  when  he  entered  the  printing  business  and  is  now 
foreman  of  The   Berlin   Publishing  Company,   Limited,   Berlin, 
Ontario.     Mr.  Snyder  is  a  gentleman  of  energy  and  perseverance 
and  has  a  thorough  knowledge  of  the  business  in  which  he  is 
engaged  and  at  present  has  seven  skilled  hands  working  under 
him.     He  is  courteous  and  gentlemanly  in  bearing,  and  highly 
esteemed  by  all  in  the  community.     On  March  i6th,  1880,  he 
was   married   to   Maggie,  daughter  of   Isaac    R.  and  Catharine 
(Gehman)  Gulp.     She  was  born   near  Jordan,   Lincoln  County, 
Ontario,  June   2oth,   1857.      To  them  were  born  two  children, 
namely:  V  Alda  and  V  Ada. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  353 

6420  IV  SNYDER,  NOAH  C.,  was  born  February  24th, 
1858.  He  is  unmarried  and  resides  with  Mr.  Noah 
Betzner. 

6421 IV  SNYDER,  MOSES  C.,  was  born  November  2nd, 

1860.  He  was  raised  on  the  farm.  When  well  up  in  his  "teens" 
he  went  to  Berlin  and  served  his  time  with  Messrs  Brown  &  Erb 
in  learning  the  glove  making  business.  He  is  now  a  practical 
cutter  of  gloves  and  mitts  and  was  engaged  with  the  named 
firm  until  lately  when  they  moved  to  Toronto  where  he  now  is 
engaged  in  working  at  his  trade.  On  June  loth,  1886,  he  was 
married  to  Martha  Jane,  daughter  of  Amos  and  Sarah  (Nicholson) 
Rolling.  She  was  born  in  Whitchurch  Township,  York  County 
Ontario,  June  i2th,  1863.  To  them  were  born  two  children, 
namely:  V  Sarah  and  V  Wilber. 

6422  IV  SNYDER,  HANNAH   C.,  was   born  October 
2nd,  1862.    She  is  unmarried  and  has  her  home  with 
her  brother,  Levi. 

6423  IV  SNYDER,  LUCENA,  was  bom  January  16th, 
1865.     She  is  unmarried  and  has  her  home  with  her 
brother,  Esra. 


6424  II  SCHNEIDER,  HENRY,  was  born  in  Lancaster 
County,  Pennsylvania,  December  7th,  1773,  and  died 
an  infant,  aged  several  months. 

6425  II  SCHNEIDER,  ANNA,  was  born  in  Lancaster 
County,  Pennsylvania,  September  3rd,  1775.     She 
was  married  to  Peter  Ruth  who  was  born  March 
13th,  1767,  and  died  July  16th,  1835.     They  resided 
near   Elizabethtown,    Lancaster   County,  Pennsyl- 
vania, where  their  family  of  eight  children  settled. 
She  died  January  24th,  1855. 

642611  SCHNEIDER,    CATHARINE,    was   born   in 
Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  June  17th,  1777. 


354  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

She  was  married  to  Christian  Hernley  who  was 
born  February  13th,  1771,  and  died  August  8th,  1848. 
They  had  a  family  of  eight  children  all  of  whom 
settled  at  Richland,  Ohio.  She  died  December  8th, 

1855. 

6427  II  SCHNEIDER,  HENRY,  the  youngest  child  of 
old  Jacob  and  Mary  (Hershey)  Schneider,  was  born 
in  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  December  25th, 
1778.  He  was  married  to  Mary  Witmer  who  was 
born  August  23rd,  1783,  and  died  January  27th,  1863. 
His  family  consisted  of  ten  children  all  of  whom 
resided  in  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania.  He 
died  June  4th,  1864. 


SCHRODER. 


The  family  by  this  name  are  all  descendants  of  John  Schroder,  a 
native  of  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  where  he  was  born  in 
1802.  About  the  year  1836  he  emigrated  to  Canada  and  settled 
in  Berlin,  Ontario,  where  he  was  widely  known  by  all  parties. 
He  was  married  to  Mary,  daughter  of  John  and  Polly  (Heckedon) 
Haus.  She  was  born  a  few  miles  west  of  Waterloo  in  1818  and 
died  in  Berlin,  at  their  old  home  on  Queen  Street  East,  Novem- 
ber i4th,  1888.  He  died  May  loth,  1887.  To  them  was  born 
a  family  of  eight  children.  Their  names  are  as  follows: 

6428 II  SCHRODER,  SUSANNAH,  is  married  to 
Henry  Bachman.  They  reside  in  the  town  of 
Berlin  where  he  is  engaged  as  mail  collector.  Their 
family  consists  of  four  children,  namely:  III  Solo- 
mon, III  Leopold,  III  Anna,  and  III  Adline. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY  OF   WATERLOO.  355 

6429 II  SCHRODER,  LEVI,  was  married  to  Mary 
Reichert  arid  resided  in  Elmira  where  he  died  in 
1889,  leaving  a  family  of  four  children,  namely:  III 
Anderson,  III  Annie,  III  Maggie,  and  III  Ervine. 

6430  II  SCHRODER,  ADLINE,  was  married  to  George 
Dopp.  They  resided  in  Berlin  where  he  died  May 
21st,  1879,  leaving  the  following  family,  namely:  III 
Samuel,  III  Lizzie,  III  Mary  Ann,  III  Louisa,  III 
Franklin,  III  Matilda,  III  Amelia,  III  John  and  III 
George  (dead). 

6431 II  SCHRODER,  VERONICA,  is  married  to  Joseph 
Reichert.  They  reside  in  Peabody,  Kansas,  and 
have  a  large  family  but  names  of  children  were  not 
received. 

6432 II  SCHRODER,  ADAM,  is  married  to  Anna 
Klein  and  resides  in  Dakota  where  he  is  engaged  in 
the  meat  business.  They  have  a  family. 

6433 II  SCHRODER,  MARY,  is  married  to  George 
Menger.  They  reside  in  Fergus,  Ontario,  where 
he  is  proprietor  of  a  hotel.  Their  family  is  as 
follows,  namely:  III  William,  III  Charles,  III 
George,  III  Franklin,  III  Maria,  III  Alfred,  III 
Elma,  and  III  Arnetta. 

6434 II  SCHRODER,  AMOS,  a  shoemaker  by  trade,  was 
married  to  Hannah  Kostof.  They  resided  in  Berlin 
where  he  died  in  1894.  To  them  were  born  three 
children,  namely:  III  Archibald,  III  Ivanhoe,  and 
III  Edward. 

6435  II  SCHRODER,  SIMEON,  a  carpenter  by  trade, 
is  married  to  Regina  Kostof.  They  reside  in  Berlin 
where  he  is  engaged  in  one  of  the  factories.  To 
them  are  born  three  children,  namely:  III  Bella,  III 
Laura,  and  III  Milton. 


SCHUH. 

(Now  spelled  Shuh.) 

6436  I  SCHUH,  JACOB,  one  of  the  original  settlers  of 

York  County,  Pennsylvania,  came  from  Holland  with  his  wife 
and  family  in  the  year  1720.  After  spending  several  months  in 
Germantown  he  went  to  Lancaster  County  where  he  resided  for 
several  years,  thence  moved  to  York  County,  near  York,  the 
county  town.  Here  he  settled  in  1729.  To  whom  he  was  mar- 
ried and  what  number  of  children  he  had  could  not  be  ascer- 
tained. The  names  of  some  of  the  children  were  II  Joseph,  II 
Philip,  II  Henry,  and  II  Anna.  No  trace  of  the  last  three 
named  nor  of  their  descendants  can  be  given. 

6437  II  SCHUH,  JOSEPH,  was  born  in  1717.     He  re- 
tained the   old   homestead   of   his   father,   Jacob 
Schuh,  and  had  a  family  of  several  children.      He 
died  in  1795.    One  of  his  sons  was  named  III  Jacob. 

6438  III  SCHUH,  JACOB,  was  born  in  1755  and  resided 
on  the  old  "Schuh  Farm"  in  York  County,  Pennsyl- 
vania.    It  is  not  known  to  whom  he  was  married, 
neither  what  number  of   children  he  had.      We 
know  the  names  of  two  sons,  IV  Henry  and  IV 
Jacob,  and  one  daughter   was    married    to   John 
Keller.    Of  Jacob  nothing  is  known. 

6439  IV  SCHUH,  HENRY,  eldest  son  of  Jacob  Schuh, 

was  born  March  22nd.  1785.  On  October  i3th,  1807,  he  was 
married  to  Mary  Kaufman  who  wac  born  August  i7th,  1788,  and 
died  July  27th,  1854.  In  spring,  1824,  he,  with  wife  and  family 
of  seven  children,  moved  from  York  County,  Pennsylvania,  to 
Canada  and  settled  in  Waterloo  County,  Ontario.  They  first 
located  on  the  "Eschelman  Farm"  east  of  Berlin,  now  possessed 
by  Henry  S.  Boehmer.  Here  they  resided  one  year,  then,  in 
1825,  he  purchased  a  farm  two  miles  east  of  Berlin,  now  pos- 


BIOGEAPHICAL   HISTOEY   OF  WATEELOO.  357 

sessed  by  Cyrus  Cressman,  to  which  place  he  then  moved. 
Their  family  consisted  of  ten  children,  of  whom  the  three  young- 
est were  born  in  this  county.  He  was  an  ordained  minister  of 
the  Mennonite  body  whom  he  served  faithfully  unto  his  end. 
He  died  in  Hay  Township,  Huron  County,  while  engaged  in 
fulfilling  his  ministerial  appointments.  Whil^  taking  refresh- 
ments at  the  home  of  one  of  his  friends  he  had  a  stroke  of 
paralysis  causing  instant  death.  His  death  took  place  January 
8th,  1837. 

6440  V  SHUH,  ANNA,  the  eldest  of  named  family,  was 
born  in  York  County,  Pennsylvania,  December  31st, 
1808.    On  June  8th,  1830,  she  was  married  to  George 
D.  Shoemaker,  a  farmer.     She  has  had  a  family  of 
ten  children,  of  whom  six  <tre  still  living.      Her 
death  took  place  August  20th,  1895.      See  George 
D.  Shoemaker's  family. 

6441  V  SHUH,  CATHARINE,  was  born  March  29th, 
1811.      On  June  llth,   1835,  lightning  struck    her 
father's  house,  instantly  killing  her.     She  was  not 
married. 

6442  V  SHUH,  MARY,  was  born  July  19th,  1813,  and 
died  May  4th,  1832. 

6443  V  SHUH,  BENJAMIN,  was  born  November  15th, 

1815.  In  1824  he  came  to  Canada  with  his  parents  and  worked 
for  old  Abraham  Kolb  for  one  year,  then  he  went  to  Tobias 
Kolb's.  After  being  at  the  latter  place  for  some  time  he  went  to 
Preston  where  he  engaged  himself  to  Joseph  Erb,  proprietor  of 
the  Cambridge  Mills.  Here  he  remained  eight  years  in  all.  He 
was  one  year  with  Samuel  Bowman  of  Blair.  On  December  4th, 
1849,  ne  was  married  to  Leah,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Elizabeth 
(Wagner)  Bergey.  She  was  born  January  24th,  1824,  and  when 
a  mere  infant  she  was  adopted  by  old  David  Shantz  who  resided 
on  the  east  end  of  lot  No.  i,  German  Company's  Tract,  Waterloo 
County,  where  she  was  raised  and  still  resides  with  her  son, 


358  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

David.  Here  Mr.  Shuh  died  January  2ist,  1892.  Their  family 
consisted  of  three  children,  viz: 

6444  VI  SHUH,  DAVID,  was  born  March  llth,  1851- 

On  January  8th,  1878,  he  was  married  to  Barbara,  daughter  of 
Rev.  Moses  and  Anna  (Cressman)  Bowman.  She  was  born 
March  ist,  1857.  On  March  i8th,  1878,  they  moved  to  the 
township  of  Wallace  where  they  followed  farming  until  February 
1 4th,  1889,  when  they  moved  home  on  his  father's  farm,  known 
as  the  old  "David  Shantz"  or  "Shuh"  farm.  Here  they  are  still 
residing.  Their  family  consists  of  six  children,  viz: 

6445  VII  SHUH,  LOVINA,  was  born.in  Wallace  Town- 
ship, January  26th,  1879. 

6446  VII  SHUH,  BENJAMIN,  was   born   in  Wallace 
Township,  March  14th,  1880. 

6447  VII  SHUH,  SUSANNAH,  was  born   in  Wallace 
Township,  March  14th,  1882. 

6448  VII  SHUH,  ANNA,  was  born  June  25th,  1884,  and 
died  July  10th,  1886. 

6449  VII  SHUH,  MILTON,  was  born  in  Wallace  Town- 
ship, July  14th,  1886. 

6450  VII  SHUH,  MELVIN,  was  born  in  Berlin,  Sep- 
tember 29th,  1889. 

6451 VI  SHUH,  JOSEPH,  second  son  of  Benjamin 
Shuh,  was  born  September  16th,  1852.  He  is  not 
married.  At  present  he  has  his  home  with  his 
brother,  David,  whom  he  assists  on  the  farm. 

6452  VI  SHUH,  HANNAH,  the  only  daughter  of 
Benjamin  Shuh,  was  born  April  4th,  1859.  She  is 
home  with  her  mother  where  she  spends  her  time  in 
the  service  of  her  Master  and  in  caring  for  and 
attending  to  her  aged  mother  for  which  she  de- 
serves all  praise  and  credit. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY  OF   WATERLOO.  359 

6453  V  SHUH,  LYDIA,  was  born  November  30th,  1817. 
She  died  September  8th,  1873,  at  George  D.  Shoe- 
maker's where  she  had  her  home  for  many  years. 
She  was  never  married. 

6454  V  SHUH,  HENRY,  was  born  June  8th,  1820.     He 
died  on  Sunday,  November  4th,  1832.     His  body 
was  found  in  the  swamp  and  by  all  appearances 
seemed  to  have  been  murdered  by  some  one. 

6455  V  SHUH,  SARAH,  was  born  June  9th,  1823.     In 
October,  1871,  she  was  married  to  Jacob  Y.  Shantz. 
They  resided  in  Berlin  where  she  died  April  8th, 
1893. 

6456  V  SHUH,  MAGDALENA,  was  born   November 
29th,  1825,  and  died  July  10th,  1893.    On  April  13th, 
1851,  she  was  married  to  Rev.  Isaac  Weber  who  was 
born  September  19th,  1829,  and  died  February  5th, 
1892.    See  Rev.  Isaac  Weber's  family. 

6457  V  SHUH,  JOHN,  was   born  October  30th,  1828. 

After  the  decease  of  his  father,  he,  together  with  his  mother  and 
his  sister,  Lydia,  made  their  home  with  George  D.  Shoemaker, 
where  he  was  raised.  In  1846  he  went  to  Jacob  S.  Shoemaker, 
Bridgeport,  where  he  was  engaged  in  the  large  mills.  Here  he 
remained  until  1851,  then  he  went  to  Berlin  and  commenced 
clerking  for  Mr.  Henry  Huber  who  then  did  business  in  a  small 
roughcast  store  situated  where  now  is  the  American  Hotel.  A 
few  months  later  he  engaged  himself  to  Hoffman  &  Co.,  in  whose 
services  he  remained  until  1856  when  he  came  to  the  town  of 
Waterloo  and  entered  into  partnership  with  J.  Hoffman  and  Isaac 
Weaver,  under  the  firm  of  John  Shuh  &  Co.  Here  he  remained 
in  active  service  as  a  general  merchant  until  1889  when  he  sold 
out  to  the  firm  of  Shuhf  &  Snider.  Since  then  he  has  lived  a 
more  retired  life.  He  is  president  of  the  Waterloo  Woollen 
Mills  and  also  one  of  the  directors  of  the  Waterloo  Mutual  Fire 
Insurance  Company.  He  was  married  to  Susannah,  daughter  of 

t  Mr.  Shuh  of  this  firm  >vas  Mr.  Levi  Shuh,  youngest  son  of  John  Shuh. 


360  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

David  and  Catharine  (Eby)  Weber.  She  was  born  April  igth, 
1836,  and  died  August  yth,  1863.  After  her  decease  he  was 
again  married  to  Magdalena,  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Mary 
(Landis)  Hoffman.  She  was  born  in  Lancaster  County,  Pennsyl- 
vania, August  i6th,  1840,  and  came  to  Canada  in  1862.  Mr. 
Shuh's  family  consists  of  three  children,  two  of  whom  were  born 
unto  his  first  wife.  Names  are  as  follows: 

6458  VI  SHUH,  FRANKLIN,  was  born  in  the  town  of 
Waterloo,  June  26th,  1858.    On  January  10th,  1882, 
he  was  married  to  Catharine,  daughter  of  Moses 
Shantz.     She  was  born  June  8th,  1863.    Soon  after 
his  marriage  he  moved  two  miles  north  of  the  town 
of    Waterloo,    on   the   farm    known   as   "  Conrad 
Schmitt's  Place"  where  he  still  resides.    His  family 
consists  of  four  children,  namely:  VII  Clayton,  VII 
Mabel,  VII  Clarence,  and  VII  Norman. 

6459  VI  SHUH,  LEVI,  the  second  son,  was  born  in  the 
town  of  Waterloo,  December  29th,  1861.    He  is  mar. 
ried  to  Lovina,  daughter  of  John  Schwartz,  and 
resides  in  the  town  of  Waterloo  where  he  is  engaged 
in  the  office  of  the  Waterloo  Mutual  Fire  Insurance 
Company.    His  family  consists  of  one  child  named 
VII  Cecil. 

6460  VI  SHUH,  MARY  H.,  was  born  March  7th,  1865. 
She  is  unmarried  and  resides  with  her  parents. 

6461  V  SHUH,  JACOB,  the  youngest  in  his  father's 
family,  was  born  January  29th,  1831.     He  was  a 
cabinet  maker  by  trade.     In  1852  he  was  married  to 
Nancy  Master.    They  resided  in  Berlin  where  he 
died  March  23rd,  1875,  leaving  a  widow  and  a  family 
of  six  children,  viz: 

6462  VI  SHUH,  ADLINE,  was  born  January  17th,  1853. 
She  is  married  to  William  Henry  Barrett,  a  glove 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  361 

manufacturer.  They  reside  in  Berlin  and  have  had 
a  family  of  one  child  named  VII  Andrew  Scott, 
died  September  6th,  1890. 

6463  VI  SHUH,  MARY  ANN,  was  bom  May  9th,  1854. 
She  was  married  to  Harry  Messett  and  resides  in 
Berlin  and  has  a  family  of  ten   children,  namely: 
VII  Mildred,  died  August  1st,  1886,  VII  Jennie,  VII 
Henry,  VII    Florence,  VII    Adelaide,    VII    Alice 
Maude,  VII  Edmund  Clemens,  VII  Charley  Roy, 
VII  Marion,  and  VII  Ralph. 

6464  VI  SHUH,  ALLAN,  was   born    November   13th, 
1855.     He  was  married  to  Martha  Grendon  and 
resided  in  Berlin  where  he  was  engaged  as  a  marble 
cutter.    He  died  April  8th,  1892,  leaving  a  family  of 
two   children,  namely:    VII   Jay   Laren  and  VII 
Fanny  who  died  May  10th,  1893. 

6465  VI  SHUH,  MILTON,  was  born  April  2nd,  1858, 
and  died  August  2nd,  1877. 

6466  VI  SHUH,  HENRY,  was  born  October  22nd,  1860, 
and  died  December  4th,  1881. 

6467  VI  SHUH,  ALICE    FLOS,  was  born  September 
26th,  1872,  and  died  July  27th,  1876. 


SCHWARTZ. 


Among  the  early  settlers  of  Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania, 
we  find  the  name  of  Schwartz.  The  progenitor  of  this  family 
was  I  Abraham  Schwartz,  a  native  of  the  Palatinate,  Germany. 
He  came  to  America  probably  as  early  as  1740  and  settled  in 
Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania.  We  find  that  he  was  a 
bishopt  of  the  Mennonite  body  and  when  advanced  in  years  the 
good  old  man  lost  his  eyesight  and  became  perfectly  blind,  but 
he  still  continued  to  fulfil  his  ministerial  duties.!  He  would 
have  some  one  to  read  a  portion  of  scripture  from  which  he_ 
would  select  his  text  for  the  occasion.  His  faithfulness  in  the 
fulfilment  of  his  ministerial  duties  under  such  difficulties  is 
indeed  commendable.  No  one  could  give  the  writer  any  inform- 
ation in  regard  to  the  family  of  Bishop  Schwartz.  All  that  could 
be  ascertained  was  that  one  of  his  grandchildren,*  named  Chris- 
tian, moved  to  Canada,  who  proves  to  be  the  progenitor  of  the 
family  of  that  name. 

6468111  SCHWARTZ,  CHRISTIAN,  was  born  in 
Tonamencin  Township,  Montgomery  County,  Penn- 
sylvania, August  20th,  1784.  He  was  married  to 
Sophia  Ruth  who  was  born  August  23rd,  1787,  and 
died  February  23rd,  1880.  During  the  early  part  of 
the  present  century  they  moved  to  Canada  and 
settled  in  Waterloo  County,  near  Preston,  where 
they  both  died.  He  died  May  12th,  1848.  To  them 
was  born  a  family  of  eight  children,  viz: 

6469 IV  SCHWARTZ,  JESSE,  the  eldest  in  family, 
was  born  in  Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania, 
July  12th,  1807.  He  was  married  to  Magdalena, 
daughter  of  John  and  Nancy  (Erb)  Bricker.  She 

t  The  probability  i>'  that  he  was  an  ordained  bishop  ere  he  emigrated  to  America. 
}   From  "History  of  the  Mer.nonites,"  by  D.  K.  Cassell. 
*  Tradition  has  it  that  his  father  was  also  named  Christian. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  363 

was  born  February  21st,  1812,  and  died  in  Breslau, 
March  20th,  1867.  He  died  January  14th,  1886. 
Their  family  consisted  of  four  children,  viz: 

6470  V  SCHWARTZ,  LYDIA,  the  eldest  in  the  family, 
was  born  June  12th,  1833.      She  was  married  to 
Henry  Clemens,  a  farmer.    They  reside  in  Bosan- 
quet  Township,  Lambton  County,  Ontario.      Their 
family  is  as  follows,  namely:  VI  Isaac  C.,  VI  Simon, 
VI  Jesse  C.,  VI  John,  VI  Maggie,  VI  Minnie,  VI 
Lucinda,  and  VI  Malinda.    See  No.  1665  to  1673. 

6471  V  SCHWARTZ,  SARAH,  was  born  January  18th, 
1835.      She  is   married   to    Cyrus    Erb,  a   retired 
farmer.     They  reside  in  Preston,  Ontario.     Their 
family  consists  of  four  children,  namely:  VI  Mary 
Ann,  VI  John  Henry,  VI  Cyrus  W.,  and  VI  Milton. 
See  Cyrus  Erb's  family. 

6472  V  SCHWARTZ,  JOHN,  was  born   January   9th, 
1838,  and  died  December  28th,  1855. 

6473V  SCHWARTZ,  NANCY,  was  born  April  17th, 
1840.  She  is  married  to  Joseph  K.  Erb,  a  retired 
farmer.  They  reside  in  Preston,  Ontario,  and  have 
a  family  of  two  children,  namely:  VI  Lena  and  VI 
Lydia.  See  Joseph  K.  Erb's  family. 

6474 IV  SCHWARTZ,  DAVID,  was  born  May  15th, 
1809,  and  died  December  20th,  1834.  He  was  mar- 
ried to  Susannah  Bergey  who  was  again  married  to 
John  Bricker.  See  Nos.  890  and  1260.  To  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Schwartz  was  born  one  child,  viz: 

6475  V  SCHWARTZ,  SOPHIA,  was  born  July  12th, 
1834.  She  was  married  to  Enoch  D.  Snyder.  They 
resided  in  Middlesex  County,  Ontario,  where  she 
died  April  21st,  1877,  leaving  a  family  as  follows, 


364  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

namely:  VI  Lovina,  VI  Angeline,  VI  Susannah,  VI 
Isaiah,  VI  Emanuel,  VI  Ezra,  VI  Clara,  and  VI 
Lydia  Ann.  See  Enoch  D.  Snyder's  family. 


6476 IV  SCHWARTZ,  LEAH,  was  born  November 
15th,  1811.  She  was  married  to  Deacon  Jacob 
Hagey  who  was  born  January  13th,  1808,  and  died 
April  9th,  1893.  They  resided  at  Preston,  Ontario, 
where  she  died  May  28th,  1882.  To  them  were  born 
eight  children,  namely:  V  John,  V  Ezra  (dead), 
V  Abram,  "V  David,  V  Rebecca,  V  Sallie,  V  Jacob, 
and  V  Levi.  See  Deacon  Jacob  Hagey's  family. 

6477 IV  SCHWARTZ,  HENRY,  was  born  May  8th, 
1816.  On  December  14th,  1842,  he  was  married  to 
Elizabeth  Saltzberry.  She  was  born  March  llth, 
1823.  They  resided  in  Waterloo  Township  where 
he  was  engaged  in  farming.  He  died  near  Stras- 
burg,  Ontario,  May  27th,  1887.  His  widow  resides 
in  Strasburg,  Ontario.  Their  family  consisted  of 
three  children,  viz: 

6478  V  SCHWARTZ,  JACOB  S.,  was  born  November 
23rd,  1843.    He  was  first  married  to  Catharine  Israel 
who  was  born  June  9th,  1846,  and  died  June  23rd, 
1888.     On  July  23rd,  1889,  he  was  again  married 
to  Henrietta  Seibert.    She  was  born  July  7th,  1864. 
Mr.  Schwartz's  family  consists  of  ten  children,  viz: 

6479  VI  SCHWARTZ,  ANUELINE,  was  born  October 
18th,  1865.    She  is  married  to  John  Fleischmann,  a 
carpenter.    They  reside  in  Hespeler,  Ontario. 

6480  VI  SCHWARTZ,  AMOS,  was  bora  July  19th,  1867. 
He  is  married  to  Rose  Thornton.     They  reside  in 
Hamilton,  Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged  as  a  spinner 
in  one  of  the  woollen  mills, 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  365 

6481  VI  SCHWARTZ,  HENRY,  was  born  April  21st, 
1870.      He  is  married  to  Lillie  McQuain.     They 
reside  in  Gralt  where  he  is  engaged  as  a  moulder  in 
one  of  the  large  foundries. 

6482  VI  SCHWARTZ,  SIMON,  was  born  January  6th, 
1872.    He  is  a  moulder  and  is  engaged  in  one  of  the 
Preston  foundries. 

6483  VI  SCHWARTZ,  ISRAEL,    was  born   February 
13th,  1874.    He  is  a  clerk  in  some  dry  goods  store. 

6484  VI  SCHWARTZ,  RACHEL,    was   born   October 
6th,  1876.     She  is  engaged  in  one  of  the  mills  at 
Doon. 

6485  VI  SCHWARTZ,  MARY  ANN,  was   born   July 
17th,  1878. 

6486  VI  SCHWARTZ,    MALINDA    MAY,    was   born 
June  4th,  1881. 

6487  VI   SCHWARTZ,   HERBERT    CHARLES,   was 
July  7th,  1884. 

6488  VI  SCHWARTZ,    SILKE    SIDILLA,    was   born 
February  23rd,  1894. 

6489  V  SCHWARTZ,  MARY,  was  born  April  4th,  1845, 
and  died  August  18th,  1866.    She  was  not  married. 

6490  V  SCHWARTZ,  JOHN,  was  born  May  13th,  1853. 
He  is  married  to  Magdalena  Israel.    They  reside  at 
New  Dundee,  Ontario,  and  have  three  children, 
namely:  VI  Byron,  VI  Ervine,  and  VI  Carrie. 

6491 IV  SCHWARTZ,  ELIZABETH,  twin  sister  to 
Henry,  was  born  May  8th,  1816.  She  was  married 
to  Gerard  Wheeler  who  was  born  in  1811  and  died 
January  30th,  1890.  They  resided  north  of  Hespeler, 


366  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

near  Guelph  Road,  where  she  died  September  6th, 
1849.  To  them  were  born  five  children,  namely:  V 
Jacob,  V  Nancy,  V  Elizabeth,  V  Leah,  and  V  Rachel. 

6492  IV  SCHWARTZ,  JACOB,  was  born  January  1st, 

1819.  In  1841  he  was  married  to  Maria,  daughter  of  Abraham 
and  Catharine  (Bergey)  Honsberger.  She  was  born  June  i3th, 
1821.  Soon  after  their  marriage  they  moved  on  a  farm  about 
a  mile  west  of  the  Manheim  school  house.  The  farm  is  now 
possessed  by  Mr.  Jacob  S.  Hallman,  reeve  of  Wilmot.  Here 
Mr.  Schwartz  died  April  22:id,  1861.  The  widow  is  still  living 
and  has  her  home  with  her  daughter,  Mary,  who  resides  in 
Berlin.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Schwartz  were  born  ten  children,  viz: 

6493  V  SCHWARTZ,  LEAH,  was   born   October  3rd, 
1841.     She  is  married  to  Charles  Miller,  a  farmer. 
They  reside  near  Hanover,  Bruce  County,  Ontario. 
Their  family  is  as  follows,  namely:   VI  Salome,  VI 
Lizzie,  VI  John,  VI  William,  VI  Charles,  VI  Simon, 
VI  Amelia,  VI  David,  VI  Louisa,  VI  Catharine,  VI 
Mary,  VI  Jacob,  VI  Amos,  and  VI  Fannie. 

6494  V  SCHWARTZ,  AMOS,  was  born  April  8th,  1843. 
He  is  married  to  Veronica  Huether  and  resides  in 
Virginia,  U.  S.,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 
To  them  are  born    eleven    children,  namely:    VI 
Sybilla,  VI  Melinda,  VI  Susannah,  VI  Maud,  VI 
Wellesley,  VI   Simon,  VI    Selda,  VI  Salome,  VI 
Fannie,  VI  Clarina,  and  VI  Mabel. 

6495  V  SCHWARTZ,  ISAAC,  was  born  April  8th,  1845. 
He  is  married  to  Salome  Israel.    They  reside  in 
Michigan  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.      To 
them  are  born  nine  children,  namely:  VI  Mary,  VI 
Margaret,  VI  Eva,  VI  Isaac,  VI  William,  VI  Allen, 
VI  Lydia,  VI  Amanda,  and  VI  Salome. 

6496  V  SCHWARTZ,  CATHARINE,  was  born  Novem- 
ber 2nd,  1847.    She  is  married  to  William  Liebler,  a 


BIOGRAPHICAL    HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  367 

farmer.  They  reside  near  Brown  City,  Michigan. 
To  them  are  born  ten  children,  namely:  VI  Alvin, 
VI  Clara,  VI  Cora,  VI  Ervin,  VI  Clayton,  VI 
Aaron,  VI  Edward,  VI  Simon,  VI  Mary  Ann,  and 
VI  Norman. 

6497  V  SCHWARTZ,  MENNO,  was  born  February  8th, 

1849,  and  died  February  22nd,  1849. 

6498V  SCHWARTZ,  JACOB,  was  born  February  9th, 

1850.  He  is  married  to  Catharine  Temple  and  re- 
sides in  Waterloo  County  where  he  is  engaged  in 
farming.    To  them  are  born  the  following  children, 
namely:  VI  Isaac,  VI  William,  VI  Levi,  VI  Daniel, 
VI  Jacob,  and  VI  Melvin. 

6499  V  SCHWARTZ,  ABRAM,  was  born  March  12th, 
1852.    He  is  married  to  Susannah  Bergey.     They 
reside  on  the  old  uBetzner  Farm"  near  Doon.    Their 
family  is  as  follows,  namely:  VI  Isaiah  (dead),  VI 
Jemima,  VI  Priscilla,  VI  Minerva,  VI  Lydia  Ann 
(dead),  VI  Hannah  (dead),  VI  Susannah,  VI  Wel- 
lington, and  VI  Oliver  (dead). 

6500  V  SCHWARTZ,   DAVID,    was   born   May   24th, 

1854,  and  died  October  27th,  1854. 

6501  V  SCHWARTZ,  SIMON,  was  born  August  5th, 

1855.  He  is  married  to  Mary  E.  Wingham.     They 
reside  at  Williamsburg,  Waterloo  County,  Ontario, 
where  he  is  engaged  in  teaching  the  Williamsburg 
public  school.    His  family  consists  of  six  children, 
namely:  VI  Cora,  VI  Bertha,  VI  Miles,  VI  Clayton, 
VI  Mary,  and  VI  Simon. 

6502  V  SCHWARTZ,  MARY,  was  born  November  llth, 
1859.     She  is  married  to  Aaron  K.  Devitt.     They 
reside  in  the  town  of  Berlin  where  he  is  engaged  as 
cutter   in   the   Williams,   Greene   &   Rome   shirt 


368  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

factory.  Their  family  consists  of  six  children, 
namely:  VI  Roscoe,  VI  Orton,  VI  Arvilla,  VI 
Adela,  VI  Lola,  and  VI  Armiutha. 

6503  IV  SCHWARTZ,  CATHARINE,  was  born  Feb- 
ruary 5th,  1823.  On  March  2nd,  1841,  she  was 
married  to  Jacob  Huber  who  was  born  November 
15th,  1817,  and  died  in  Berlin  where  his  widow  still 
resides,  December  8th,  1890.  To  them  was  born  a 
family  of  thirteen  children,  namely:  VI  Benjamin, 
VI  Fannie,  VI  Sophia,  VI  Ephraim,  VI  Sarah  Ann, 
VI  Mariah,  VI  David,  VI  Louisa,  VI  Malinda,  VI 
Leah,  VI  Henry,  VI  Lydia  Ann,  and  VI  Jacob  S. 
See  Jacob  Huber's  family. 

6504 IV  SCHWARTZ,  SALLIE,  was  bom  February 
8th,  1826.  She  was  married  to  Henry  Hagey  who 
was  born  March  2nd,  1823,  and  died  in  Preston 
April  15th,  1891.  She  died  August  1st,  1887.  To 
them  was  born  a  family  of  seven  children,  namely: 
V  Isaac,  V  Jonas,  V  Lydia,  V  Sarah,  V  Sophia,  V 
Elizabeth,  and  V  Amelia.  See  Henry  Hagey's 
family. 


SEIBERT. 


6505  I  SEIBERT,  JACOB,  whose  parents,  were  natives 

of  Switzerland,  was  born  in  Bavaria,  Germany,  about  the  year 
1798.  In  1822  he  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Stein  who  was  born 
probably  in  iSoo.f  In  the  year  1827  they,  with  their  family  of 
one  child,  emigrated  to  America  and  settled  in  Welland  County, 
Ontario,  nearly  opposite  the  city  of  Buffalo,  New  York,  where 
they  resided  for  a  little  more  than  a  year.  From  here  they 
moved  to  Waterloo  County  and  settled  temporarily  a  little  east  of 
Berlin.*  From  here  they  moved  to  Wilmot  Township  and 
settled  on  lot  No  4,|  Upper  Road,  where  they  resided  until  their 
family  had  arrived  at  maturity.  When  old  the  parents  made 
their  home  with  their  son,  John,  who  resides  at  Petoskey,  Mich- 
igan, where  she  died  in  August,  1870,  and  he  died  in  1876.  To 
them  was  born  a  family  of  six  children,  viz: 

6506  II  SEIBERT,   JACOB    S.,  was  born  in  Bavaria, 
Germany,  July  4th,  1823.    On  October  28th,  1845,  he 
was  married  to  Magdalena  Erb  who  was  born  Octo- 
ber 8th,  1823,  and  died  January  2nd,  1849.      After 
her  decease  Mr.  Seibert  was  married  to  Elizabeth 
Erb,  sister  to  his  first  wife.    She  was  born  February 
7th,  1825.     They  reside  in  Bridgeport  where  he 
followed  his  trade§  for  many  years  but  now  they 
live  retired.    His  family  consists  of  nine  children, 
viz: 

6507  III  SEIBERT,  LEVI,  was  born  August  2nd,  1846. 
He  is  married  to  Magdalena  Wiist  and  resides  in 
Berlin  where  he  is  engaged  as  an  undertaker  by 
The  Simpson  Company.      His  family  consists  of 

t  She  >vas  two  years  his  junior  in  age. 

*  In  the  old  log  house  th?t  stood  at  the  side  of  the  road  on  Mr.  Jno.  Brubacher's  farm, 
along  thi  marsh  where  now  Peter  M.  Weber  resides. 
J   Farm  now  possessed  by  C.  Dietri-h. 
§  Cabinet  maker  and  builder. 


370  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

three  children,  namely:  IV   Willliam,  IV  Joseph, 
and  IV  Elma. 

6508  III   SEIBERT,    JEREMIAH,  was    born    October 
3rd,  1847,  and  died  July  27th,  1848. 

6509  III  SEIBERT,  WILLIAM,  was  born  October  8th, 
1848,  and  died  July  28th,  1854. 

6510  III  SEIBERT,  ELIZABETH,  was   born  August 
19th,  1850,  and  died  September  9th,  1866. 

6511  III  SEIBERT,  AARON  E.,  was  born  December 
8th,  1851.    He  is  married  to  Mary  Bleam  and  resides 
in  Bridgeport  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming  at 
times  and  in  travelling  during  the  summer  and  fall 
season.     Their  family  is  as  follows:  IV  Albrey,  IV 
Milton,  IV  Amba,  IV  Olive  (dead),  and  IV  Elmer. 

6512  III  SEIBERT,  NELSON,  was  born  May  16th,  1853, 
and  died  August  12th,  1854. 

6513  III  SEIBERT,  MATILDA,  was  born  September 
13th,  1855,  and  died  May  23rd,  1856. 

6514  III  SEIBERT,  FRANKLIN    E.,    was    born    May 
29th,  1857.     He  is  a  cabinet  maker  by  trade  and  is 
engaged  with  The  Simpson  Company  of   Berlin, 
where  he  resides.    He  is  married  to  Sarah  Bedford 
and  has  a  family  of  nine  children,  namely:  IV  Alice, 
IV  Oliver,  IV   Mabel,  IV   Lucy,  IV    Albert,  IV 
Eddison,  IV  Franklin,  IV  Nelson,  and  IV  Herbert. 

6515  HI  SEIBERT,  JACOB  E.,  was  born  January  4th, 
1859.     He  was  married  to   Jennie   Pernettu   and 
resided  in  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan,  where  she  died 
in  1893,  leaving  one  son  named  IV  Russell.      At 
present  Mr.    Seibert  resides  with  his   parents   at 
Bridgeport,  Ontario,  where  he  is  following  his  trade, 
namely,  cabinet  making  and  building. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  371 

6516  II  SEIBERT,  ADAM  S.,  was  born  May  7th,  1828. 
He  was  married  to  Lydia  E.  Eby.    They  resided  in 
Port  Elgin,  Ontario,  where  he  died  May  14th,  1886, 
leaving  a  widow  and  a  family  as  follows,  namely: 
III  Elizabeth  (dead),  III  David,  III  Magdalena,  III 
Jeremiah,    III   Benjamin    (dead),    III   Louisa,  III 
Daniel,  and  III  Lydia. 

6517  II  SEIBERT,  JOHN  S.,  is   married  to  Veronica 
Scheirich.      They   reside   in   Petoskey,  Michigan! 
where  he  is  engaged  in  contracting  and  building. 
To  them  was  born  a  family  of  nine  children,  namely: 
III  Albert,  III  Peter,  III  William,  III  Maggie,  III 
Tina,  III  David,  III  Samuel,  III  Addison,  and  a 
daughter  whose  name  was  not  received. 

6518 II  SEIBERT,  HENRY  S.,  was  born  July  17th, 
1834.  He  is  married  to  Albertina  Stein  who  was 
born  December  15th,  1840.  They  reside  in  Bridge- 
port, Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged  as  a  mason  and 
bricklayer.  To  them  was  born  the  following 
family,  viz: 

6519  HI    SEIBERT,    NELSON,    was   born    September 
21st,  1860,  and  died  August  3rd,  1861. 

6520  III  SEIBERT,  FANNIE,  was  born  May  13th,  1862. 
She  is  engaged  in  dressmaking. 

6521  III  SEIBERT,  HENRIETTA,  was  born  July  7th, 
1864.     She  is  married  to  Jacob  Schwartz.     They 
reside  in  Strasburg,  Ontario,  and  have  a  family  of 
one  child  named  IV  Silke  Sidilla. 

6522  III  SEIBERT,  MARY  JANE,  was  bom  October 
25th,  1866. 

6523  III  SEIBERT,  DANIEL,  was  born  November  29th, 
1868.    He  is  a  mason. 


372  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

6524  III  SEIBERT,  JULIUS,   was  born  January  9th, 
1871,  and  died  November  8th,  1877. 

6525  III  SEIBERT,  ALBERTINA,  was  born  June  17th, 
1874.    She  is  married  to  John  C.  W.  Reist.     They 
reside  in  Bloomingdale,  Ontario,  where  he  is  en. 
gaged  in  the  factory.     They  have  a  family  but 
names  were  not  received. 

6526  III  SEIBERT,  ELLEN,  was  born  February  27th, 
1877.    She  resides  in  the  village  of  Doon. 

6527  III  SEIBERT,  AMELIA,  was   born   April   30th, 
1879,  and  died  September  29th,  1832. 

6528  III  SEIBERT,    CHARLES    HENRY,    was   born 
March  20th,  1882. 

6529  III  SEIBERT,  ALLAN,  was  born  September  14th, 

1886. 

6530  II  SEIBERT,  VERONICA  S.,  was  born  January 
18th,  1836.    On  December  7th,  1852,  she  was  married 
to  Adam  Huff,  a  tailor.    They  reside  in  Bridgeport, 
Ontario,  where  they  have  had  a  family  of  nine 
children,   namely:    III    Lydia,  III  Henry  N.,  Ill 
Maggie,  III  Elizabeth,  III  Mary  Jane,  III  Adam, 
III  Matilda,  III  Emma,  and  III  Alfred. 

6531 II  SEIBERT,  DAVID,  the  youngest  in  the  family, 
is  married  to  Jane  Genie.  They  reside  in  Petoskey, 
Michigan,  where  he  is  engaged  as  a  builder  and 
contractor.  His  family  consists  of  five  children, 
namely:  III  William,  III  Jennie,  III  Walter,  III 
Maggie,  and  III  Edward. 


SHANTZ. 

Formerly  spelled  Tschantzen,  then  Schantzen,  now  Schantz,  Shantz,  Shants,  and  Shons. 

65321  SHANTZ,    JACOB,    was  born    in    Switzerland 

about  the  year  1710.  Owing  to  religious  persecutions,  he,  with 
others,  left  their  native  home  and  went  to  Holland  where  they 
had  the  promise  of  protection  from  the  persecuting  parties  by 
the  Prince  of  Orange.  Here  he  lived  some  fifteen  years.  Seeing 
so  many  of  his  co-religionists  emigrating  to  America,  besides 
being  informed  of  the  proclamation  issued  by  William  Penn,  he 
at  last  decided  to  emigrate  to  America  and  settle  among  his  co- 
religionists. He  crossed  the  ocean  in  a  vessel  named  "Towns- 
head"  and  landed  safely  at  Philadelphia  in  the  summer  of  1737. 
He  may  have  resided  in  Germantown  for  some  time.  In  the 
year  1745  we  find  him  and  his  family  located  in  Montgomery 
County,  Pennsylvania.  What  number  of  children  he  had  could 
not  be  ascertained.  We  know  that  he  was  married  twice.  The 
children  of  his  first  wife  were  II  Isaac,  II  Esther,  and  II  Susan- 
nah, and  from  his  second  wife  we  have  the  record  of  only  one 
son  named  II  Christian.  Old  Jacob  Shantz  died  in  Montgomery 
County,  Pennsylvania,  February  5th,  1781,  aged  a  few  months 
less  than  71  years.  He  was  buried  in  the  Sprogell  Cemetery, 
beside  Magdalena,  his  first  wife. 

6538  II  SHANTZ,  ESTHER,  was  married  to  Abraham 
Berge.  Their  descendants  are  still  to  be  found  in 
Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania.  She  was  the 
grandmother  of  Jonas  Bingeman  of  Berlin. 

6534  II  SHANTZ,  SUSANNAH,  was  married  to  Abra- 
ham Wenger.  Their  descendants  are  in  Mont- 
gomery and  Chester  Counties,  Pennsylvania. 

6535 II  SHANTZ,   ISAAC,  was  born  in  Montgomery 

County,  Pennsylvania,  January  i4th,  1748.  On  May  4th,  1774, 
he  was  married  to  Barbara  Reiff  who  was  born  September  1 2th? 


374  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

1753.  He  died  on  his  farni  situated  on  the  Schuylkill  River, 
within  the  corporation  of  Pottstown,  Montgomery  County,  Penn- 
sylvania, October  nth,  1802.  They  had  a  family  of  nine  chil- 
dren, eight  of  whom  they  raised.  Their  names  are  as  follows: 
III  Mary,  III  Abraham,  III  Christian,  III  Jacob,  III  Isaac,  III 
David,  III  Veronica,  III  Samuel,  and  III  Joseph.  In  1808,  she, 
with  her  two  sons,  David  and  Isaac,  and  her  daughter,  Veronica, 
moved  to  Canada  and  settled  on  the  farm  now  possessed  by 
Abraham  H.  Warn  bold,  about  one  and  one-half  miles  south  of 
Berlin,  and  part  of  this  farm  is  now  possessed  by  Enos  Shantz, 
one  of  her  great-grandchildren.  Here  she  resided  until  her 
death  which  took  place  September  25th,  1820.  fShe  was  of  an 
amiable  disposition,  rather  small  in  statue  but  robust  and  of 
a  quick  turn.  At  60  years  of  age  she  would  mount  her  pony  like 
a  young  man.  She  is  buried  in  the  Christian  Eby  Burial 
Ground,  Berlin,  Ontario.  We  shall  now  give  the  descendants  of 
Isaac  Shantz. 

6536  III  SHANTZ,  MARY,  was  born  near  Pottstown, 

Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  March  i3th,  1775.  On  May 
2nd,  1797,  she  was  married  to  John  Shoemaker.  They  resided 
on  the  Swamp  Creek,  in  Frederick  Township,  at  what  is  known 
as  "Shoemaker's  Mills."  Here  they  had  a  family  of  nine  chil- 
dren, of  whom  two  died  young.  For  particulars  see  John 
Shoemaker's  family.  She  came  to  Canada  in  1829  with  her 
three  youngest  children,  and  during  the  eve  of  her  life  she  had 
her  home  with  her  daughter,  Magdalena,  where  she  died  April 
6th,  1866. 

6537  III  SHANTZ,  ABRAHAM,  the  eldest  son  of  Isaac 

Shantz,  was  born  December  i5th,  1776.  He  was  married  to 
Allie  Hunsberger  who  was  born  January  2oth,  1775,  and  died 
August  27th,  1821.  They  resided,  after  they  came  to  Canada, 
On  the  farm  now  possessed  by  Isadore  B.  Snydc-r,  a  little  east  of 
Berlin.  Not  finding  the  country  to  his  expectations  and  the 
winter  too  severe  for  himself,  he  left  Canada  and  moved  to 
Harmony,  Butler  County,  Pennsylvania,  not  far  from  Pittsburg, 

t  Contributed  by  her  son,  Joseph. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  375 

where  he  died  December   28th,  1856.     He  had  a  family  of  ten 
children,  viz: 

6538  IV  SHANTZ,  MOSES  H.,  eldest  son  of  Abraham 
Shantz,  was  born  September  14th,  1804,  and  died 
September  18th,  1884.     He  was  married  three  times, 
first  to  Nancy  Stauffer,  after  her  decease  to  Catha- 
rine Weisz,  and  after  the  decease  of  his  second  wife 
to  Elizabeth  Erb.      There  were  three  children  of 
first  marriage  but  they  all  died  in  infancy.     Names 
are  not  given.    With  second  wife  there  were  seven 
children  arid  with  third  wife  thirteen.    Names  are 
as  follows: 

6539  V  SHANTZ,  JOHN  W.,  eldest  son  of  second  wife, 
was  born  January  12th,  1839,  and  was  married  to 
Polly  Moyer.    He  died  October  21st,  1881. 

6540  V  SHANTZ,  JACOB  W.,  the  second  son,  was  born 
July  23rd,  1840.    He  was  married  to  Maggie  Allan, 
September  4th,  1868. 

6541  V  SHANTZ,  DAVID  W.,  the  third  son,  was  born 
February  3rd,  1842.      He  was  married  to  Fannie 
Shelly,  July  4th,  1861. 

6542  V  SHANTZ,  JONAS  W.,  the  fourth  son,  was  born 
November  18th,  1843.     He  was  married  to  Phietta 
B.  Schweitzer. 

6543  V  SHANTZ,  SARAH  B.,  the  eldest  daughter  of 
second  wife,  was  born  October  19th,  1845.    She  was 
first  married  to  Alexander  McKie  October   29th, 
1867.     After  his  death  she  was  married  to  Evert 
Farmer,  March  20th,  1876. 

6544  V  SHANTZ,  MARY   W.,    the   second   daughter, 
was  born  September  20th,  1847.    On  November  4th, 
1867,  she  was  married  to  John  Randall. 

6545  V  SHANTZ,  JOSEPH  W.,  the  youngest  son  of 


376  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

second  wife,  was  born  December  26th,  1849.      On 
September  3rd,  1874,  he  was  married  to  Emma  Nold. 

6546  V  SHANTZ,  ELIZA  E.,  the  eldest  daughter  of 
third  wife,  was  born  February  25th,  1858.     On  June 
15th,  1876,  she  was  married  to  Jacob  Weigel. 

6547  V  SHANTZ,  BARBARA  E.,  the  second  daughter, 
was  born  March  28th,  1859.     On  April  23rd,  1878, 
she  was  married  to  Andrew  J.  Powell. 

6548  V  SHANTZ,  ELLEN  E,  was  born  September  2nd, 
1860.     On  October  17th,  1880,  she  was  married  to 
Shields  W.  Patterson. 

6549  V  SHANTZ,  ELMOR  E.,  was  bom  March  22nd, 
1862.     On  February  7th,  1881,  he  was  married  to 
Caroline  Matilda  Schaeffer. 

6550  V  SHANTZ,  LEAH  E.,  was  born  July  6th,  1863, 
and  died  October  30th,  1863. 

6551  V  SHANTZ,  CATHERINE  A.,  was  born  Septem- 
ber 8th,  1864.     On  February  18th,   1883,  she  was 
married  to  John  Langbein. 

6552  V  SHANTZ,  MATILDA,  born  May  26th,  1866. 

6553  V  SHANTZ,  HENRY  F.,  bora  August  14th,  1867. 

6554  V  SHANTZ,  MAGGIE  E.,  born  April  9th,  1869. 

6555  V  SHANTZ,  AMANDA  E,  born  December  8th, 
1871,  died  August  8th,  1872. 

6556  V  SHANTZ,  MOSES  ALBERT,  born  September 
3rd,  1872,  died  June  3rd,  1874. 

6557  V  SHANTZ,  CHARLES   LEVI,   was  born  June 
22nd,  1875. 

6558  V  SHANTZ,  ANNIE,  born  September  1st,  1875, 
died  June  16th,  1876. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OP  WATERLOO.  377 

6559  IV  SHANTZ,  AARON,  the  second  eldest  of  old 
Abraham  Shantz's  family,  was  born  February  20th, 
1806,  and  died  August  16th,  1875.    He  was  married  : 
to  Elizabeth  Zieger,  March  14th,  1831.     They  had  a 
family  of  fifteen  children. 

6560V   SHANTZ,    CATHARINE    Z.,  was   born  Feb- 
ruary 15th,  1832.     She  is  married  to  S.  P.  P.  Youngi 
June  23rd,  1850. 

6561  V  SHANTZ,  ABRAHAM  Z.,  was  born  May  27th, 
1833.    On  June  7th,  1854,  he  was  married  to  Chris- 
tiana  Heckert. 

6562  V  SHANTZ,  ELIZABETH  Z.,  was  born  May  3rd, 
1835,  and  died  January  17th,  1837. 

6563  V  SHANTZ,  DAVID  Z.,  was  born  April  21st,  1837, 
and  died  September  4th,  1839. 

6564  V  SHANTZ,  BARBARA  Z.,  was  bom  April  2nd, 

1839,  and  died  September  4th,  1839. 

6565  V  SHANTZ,   NANCY   Z.,  was  born  June  22nd, 

1840.  She  was  married  to  John  Hoerr. 

6566  V  SHANTZ,  ISAAC  Z.,  was  born  June  26th,  1842, 
and  died  April  26th,  1845. 

6567  V  SHANTZ,  AMOS  Z.,  was  bom  October  28th, 
1844,  and  died  February  28th,  1845. 

6568  V  SHANTZ,  SAMUEL  Z.,  was  born  January  llth, 

1846,  and  died  April  26th,  1846. 

6569  V  SHANTZ,  JOSEPH  Z.,  was  born  January  llth, 

1847,  and  died  November  llth,  1847. 

6570  V  SHANTZ,  MARIA  Z.,  was  born  October  13th, 

1848,  and  died  July  22nd,  1849. 

6571  V  SHANTZ,  AARON  Z.,  was  born  October  15th, 

1849,  He  was  married  to  Catharine  W.  Anderson, 
December  1st,  1870. 


378  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

6572  V  SHANTZ,  SUSANNAH  Z.,  was  born  February 
26th,  1851,  and  died  August  6th,  1851. 

6573  V  SHANTZ,  ELLEN    Z.,  was  born   March   7th, 
1852,  and  died  same  day. 

6574  V  SHANTZ,  SIDNEY  Z.,  was  born  October  29th, 
1853. 

6575  IV  SHANTZ,  CATHARINE,  eldest  daughter  of 
Abraham  Shantz,  was  born  April  8th,  1807,  and 
died  in  infancy. 

6576  IV  SHANTZ,  ISAAC,  the  third  son  of  Abraham 
Shantz,  was  born  February  12th,  1809.    On  October 
7th,  1830,  he  was  married  to  Sarah  Stauffer.      He 
died  January  21st,  1867.      They  had  a  family  of 
twelve  children,  viz: 

6577  V  SHANTZ,  ANNA  S ,  was  bom  May  31st,  1831, 
and  died  same  day. 

6578V  SHANTZ,  MARY  S,  was  born  August  12th, 
1832.  She  was  married  to  William  Ransom,  July 
3rd,  1855. 

6579  V  SHANTZ,  ABSALOM    S.,  was  born  January 
12th,  1834,  and  died  August  15th,  1876.     He  was 
married  to  Winneford  Duston. 

6580  V  SHANTZ,  FRANCES  S.,  was  bora  March  16th, 
1836.    On  September  14th,  1858,  she  was  married  to 
Philip  Schupp. 

6581  V  SHANTZ,  ISAAC    S.,  was  born    March    23rd, 

1838,  On  April  7th,  1876,  he  was  married  to  Sarah 
A.  Wills. 

6582  V  SHANTZ,  SARAH  S.,  was  born  December  12th, 

1839.  On  September  19th,  1872,  she  was  married  to 
W.  K.  Lucas. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  379 

6583  V  SHANTZ,  ELIZABETH  S.,  was  born  March 
14th,  1842,  and  died  September  16th,  1858. 

6584  V  SHANTZ,  SUSAN  S.,  was  born  April  8th,  1844. 
On  October  2nd,  1884,  she  was  married  to  John 
Atcheson. 

6585  V  SHANTZ,  SALOME  S.,  was  born  October  27th, 
1846,  and  died  March  21st,  1847. 

6586  V  SHANTZ,  JACOB   S.,  was  born  March  17th, 

1849.  On  December  24th,  1872,  he  was  married  to 
Lizzie  Ryan. 

6587  V  SHANTZ,  CALLIE  S.,  was  born  September  5th, 

1850.  On  April  22nd,  1875,  she  was  married  to 
Alexander  Tully. 

6588  V  SHANTZ,  NAOMI  S.,  was  born  June  16th,  1£53. 
In  October,  1881,  she  was  married  to  Franklin  H. 
Wills. 

6589 IV  SHANTZ,  ELIZABETH,  the  second  daughter 
of  Abraham  Shantz,  was  born  October  16th,  1811. 
On  May  20th,  1828,  she  was  married  to  Jonas  Ziegler. 
She  died  June  28th,  1886.  They  had  a  family  of 
twelve  children,  viz: 

V  MARY,  born  June  4th,  1830,   was  married  to 
Peter  Nisbett  September  22nd,  1845. 

V  EZRA,  born  November  1st,  1831,  died  same  day. 
V  BENJAMIN,  born  May  30th,  1832,  died  same  day. 

V  MAGDALEN  A,  born  September  30th,  1833,  was 
married  to  Daniel  Friedler  January  1st,  1851. 

V  JONAS,  born  December  26th,  1835,  was  married 
to  Catherine  Schaeffer  December  23rd,  1858. 

V  LUCETTA,  born  April  1st,  1838,  was  married  to 
Jacob  Hooping  February  7th,  1857. 


880  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

V  ALLIE,  bom  May  2nd,  1841,  died  October  3, 1842. 

V  AARON,  born  May  5th,  1843,  was  married,  to 
Emeline  Textor  March  16th,  1876. 

V  NANCY,  born  August  14th,  1845,  was  married  to 
Robert  Crooks  April  15th,  1865. 

V  BARBARA,  born  December  21st,  1847,  was  mar- 
ried to  Leslie  Hazlett  April  7th,  1870.  She  died 
December  3rd,  1887. 

V  MARTHA,  born  November  10th,  1850,  died  Octo- 
ber 25th,  1852. 

V  MOSES,  born  February  26th,  1853,  was  married 
to  Susannah  King  January  7th,  1880. 

6590  IV  SHANTZ,  LENA,  the  third  daughter  of  Abra- 

:  ham  Shantz,  was  bom  September  3rd,  1812.      She 

was  married  to  Abraham  Latschaw  January  23rd, 

1834.  She  died  June  30th,  1841.     No  information 
received  in  regard  to  her  descendants. 

6591 IV  SHANTZ,  AMOS,  the  fourth  son  of  old  Abra- 
,  ham  Shantz,,  was  born  August  23rd,  1814.  On  May 
18th,  1835,  he  was  married  to  Catherine  Latschaw 
who  died  December  17th,  1870.  On  September  10th, 
1872,  he  was  again  married  to  Margaret  Jane  Beatty 
who  was  born  July  8th,  1832.  He  died  June  7th, 
1884.  Of  first  wife  there  were  twelve  children,  and 
of  second  Wife  there  was  one  child.  Their  names 
are  as  follows: 

6592  V  SHANTZ,  NANCY  L.,  was  born  October  9th, 

1835.  On  January  1st,  1851,  she  was  married  to 
Alexander  Gilmore. 

6593  V  SHANTZ,  CATHERINE  L.,  was  born  Novem- 
ber  4th,  1838.     On  January  1st,  1853,  she  was  mar- 
ried to  Daniel  Bleakley. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY    OF  WATERLOO.  381 

6594V  SHANTZ,  AARON  L.,  was  born  November 
22nd,  1840,  and  died  August  28th,  1847. 

6595V  SHANTZ,  SIDNEY  L.,  was  born  February 
28th,  1843,  and  died  August  31st,  1847. 

6596V  SHANTZ,  ELIZABETH  L.,  was  born  May  7th, 
1845,  and  died  June  10th,  1847. 

6597  ^7  SHANTZ,  CHRISTIAN  L.,  was  born  June  2nd, 

-7,  and  died  June  16th,  1847. 

6598  SHANTZ,  SARAH  L.,  was  born  August  5th, 
1848.    She  was  married  to  R.  W.  Brown,  May  27th, 

1866. 

6599  V  SHANTZ,  ELLEN  L.,  was  born  April 8th,  1851, 
and  died  March  4th,  1855. 

6600V  SHANTZ,  AMOS  L.,  was  born  November  22nd, 
1853.  He  was  married  to  Mary  Schuler,  May  16th, 

.  1882. 

6601  V  SHANTZ,  HANNAH  L.,  was  born  March  24th, 
1855,  and  was  married  to  John  Pryor,  February  2nd, 
1875.     She  died  December  15th,  1875. 

6602  V  SHANTZ,  MARY  L.,  was  born  March  31st,  1855, 
and  died  February  3rd.  1861. 

6603  V  SHANTZ,  ANNIE  L,,  was  born  October  31st, 
1860,  and  died  July  llth,  1873. 

6604  V  SHANTZ,  HENRY  B.,  only  son  of  second  wife, 
was  born  August  5th,  1874. 

6605  IV  SHANTZ,  MARY,  was  born  July   16th,  1816, 
and  died  on  the  21st  of  same  month. 

6606 IV  SHANTZ,  DAVID,  was  born  August  16th, 
1818.  He  was  married  to  Mary  Boyer,  October  13th, 
1839.  She  was  born  August  31st,  1822,  and  died 


382  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

March  3rd,  1878.  On  March  4th,  1883,  he  was  mar- 
ried to  Catharine  Lutz.  With  first  wife  he  had  a 
family  of  twelve  children,  viz: 

6607  V  SHANTZ,  HENRY  B.,  was  born  December  3rd, 
1840.      On  August  25th,  1867,  he  was  married  to 
Sarah  Musselman.     He  died  March  14th,  1881. 

6608  V  SHANTZ,  JACOB  B.,  was  born  October  13th, 
1842,  and  died  January  16th,  1863. 

6609  V  SHANTZ,  SARAH  ELENO  B.,  was  born  Au- 
gust 17th,  1844.     On  July  4th,  1872,  she  was  married 
to    Christian    Beischinger.      She  died  July  29th, 

1877. 

6610  V  SHANTZ,  ABRAHAM  B,  was  born  December 
llth,  1846.    On  October  13th,  1870,  he  was  married 
to  Sarah  Kline. 

6611  V  SHANTZ,  JOHN  B.,  was  born  April  27th,  1849. 
On  December  25th,  1873,  he  was  married  to  Elizabeth 
Mackey. 

6612  V  SHANTZ,  DAVID  B.,  was  born  May  25th,  1851. 
He  was  married  to  Julia  Schafer  who  died  Novem- 
ber 13th,  1881,  aged  22  years,  7  months,  and  10  days. 
After  the  decease  of  his  wife  he  was  married  to 
Emma  Schafer,  October  2nd,  1883.    She  died  Jan- 
uary 20th,  1888,  aged  21  years,  6  months,  and  7  days. 

6613  V  SHANTZ,  AMOS  B.,  was  born  July  17th,  1853. 
On  March  7th,  1876,  he  was  married  to  Mary  Knepp. 

6614  V  SHANTZ,  CATHERINE  B.,  was  born  January 
7th,  1856.    On  December  23rd,  1879,  she  was  married 
to  Samuel  W.  Hall. 

6615V  SHANTZ,  MARY   B.,  was  born  March  29th, 
1858,  and  died  June  5th,  1863. 


BIOORA.PHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  383 

6616  V  SHANTZ,  ELI  B.,   was  born  September  29th, 
1860,  and  died  June  23rd,  1861. 

6617  V  SHANTZ,  MARTHA  B.,  was  born  June  23rd, 
1862,  and  died  July  31st,  1862. 

6618V  SHANTZ,  ELIZABETH  B.,  was  born  Novem. 
ber  16th,  1864. 

6619  IV  SHANTZ,  ELLEN,  was  born  March  27th,  1821. 
On  November  7th,  1839,  she  was  married  to  John 
Flowers  who  was  born  August  nth,  1818,  and  died 
June  29th,  1862.     They  had  a  family  of  four  chil- 
dren, viz: 

V  MARY  ANN,  born  April  5th,  1842,  was  first 
married  to  Valentine  Stork  and  after  his  decease  to 
Michael  Zoler. 

V  ABRAM  UPTON,  born  April  13th,  1847,  was 
married  to  Caroline  Oskerman. 

V  GEORGE  DIADORUS,  born  February  21st, 
1853,  was  married  to  Isabella  Plum. 

V  EMILINE  ELIZABETH,  born  January  12th, 
1855,  and  died  February  3rd,  1855. 

6620  (6537)  III  SHANTZ,  ABRAHAM,  after  the  decease 
of  his  first  wife,  was  married  to  Mary  Bechtel  who 
was  born  September  20th,  1796.     With  the  second 
wife  he  had  a  family  of  five  children,  viz: 

6621 IV  SHANTZ,  NANCY,  was  born  November  3rd, 
1827.  She  was  married,  March  31st,  1845,  to  Samuel 
Schuler  who  was  born  May  26th,  1821.  They  had  a 
family  of  eight  children,  viz: 

V  SARAH,  born  May  25th,  1846,  was  married  to 
Henry  A.  Tascar,  October  6th,  1875. 


384  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

V  MOLLIE,  born  April  12th,  1848,  was  married  to 
Samuel  West,  October  26th,  1869. 

V  LIBBIE,  born  July  12th,  1850,  was  married  to 
Henry  Jarvis. 

V  SEVERINA,  bora  October  23rd,  1852,  died  No- 
vember 25th,  1852. 

V  PHOEBE,  born  September  12th,  1853,  was  mar- 
ried to  William  Gerber,  January  9th,  1881. 

V  NANCY  A.,  born  April  15th,  1856,  was  married 
to  Benjamin  M.  Weise,  October  14th,  1880. 

V  SHANTZ,  born  September  21st,  1858,  was  mar- 
ried to  Hattie  R.  Mackey,  November  25th,  1875. 

V  DAVID,  born  January  12th,  1861,  was  married  to 
Annie  Weigel,  October  28th,  1880. 

6622  IV  SHANTZ,  SARAH,  was  born  November  12th, 
1829.  In  1850  she  was  married  to  J.  W.  Bowman 
who  was  born  December  7th,  1823.  Their  family  is 
as  follows,  viz: 

V  MARY,  bora  October  l^t,  1850,  was  married  to 
Abram  Sechler,  August  25th,  1870. 

V  EZRA,  born  October  26th,  1852,  died  March  27th, 

1872. 

V  HANNAH,  born  December  5th,  1854,  was  married 

to  Christopher  Columbus  Rigby,  October  17th,  1878. 

V  LILLIE,  born  January  22nd,  1857,  was  married 
to  Henry  A.  Thompson,  September  22nd,  1881. 

V  MAGGIE,  born  September  15th,  1859,  was  mar- 
ried to  George  E.  Rigby,  November  29th,  1883. 

V  JOSEPH,  born  July  18th,  1862,  died  May  21st, 
1863. 

6623 IV  SHANTZ,  LIVY,   was  born   September   21st, 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  385 

1831.  She  was  married  to  Samuel  S.,  son  of  Jona- 
than Bowman.  They  reside  near  Conestogo,  Wool- 
wich Township,  east  side  of  the  Grand  River.  See 
Samuel  S.  Bowman's  family. 

6624 IV  SHANTZ,  ABRAHAM  B.,  was  born  July 
12th,  1833.  On  October  10th,  1858,  he  was  married 
to  Eliza  Stannard  who  was  born  December  12th, 
1837.  She  died  June  26th,  1878.  After  decease  of 
first  wife  he  was  married  to  Catharine  Harter  in 
May,  1882.  Of  first  marriage  there  are  five  children 
and  of  second  marriage  there  is  one  child.  Names 
of  children  are  as  follows: 

6625  V  SHANTZ,  MORTON  E.,  born  May  18th,  1859. 

6626  V  SHANTZ,  JESSIE   M.,  born   July  12th,  1861, 
died  September  1st,  1866. 

6627  V  SHANTZ,    FREDERICK   P.,  born  May   30th, 
1867,  died  March  30th,  1871. 

6628  V  SHANTZ,  JENNIE  M.,  born  October  15th,  1873. 

6629  V  SHANTZ,  WALTER  R.,  born  September  10th, 

1876. 

6630  V  SHANTZ,  DULA  M.,  born  November  21st,  1886. 

6631  IV  SHANTZ,  JOSEPH,  youngest  child  of  Abra- 
ham Shantz,  was  born  March  12th,  1838.    No  report 
of  his  death  or  family. 

6632  III  SHANTZ,  CHRISTIAN,  the   second   son   of 

Isaac  Shantz,  was  born  on  the  old  "Schantzen  Homestead"  near 
Pottstown,  Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  February  13th, 
1779.  On  October  ipth,  1800,  he  was  married  to  Magdalena, 
daughter  of  old  "Hannes"  Cressman  of  Chester  County,  Penn- 
sylvania. She  was  born  January  3oth,  1783,  and  died  in  Water- 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 


loo  County,  August  131!!,  1866.  In  May,  1806,  he,  in  company 
with  his  wife  and  family  of  three  children,  Philip  Bliehm  and 
family,  his  brother,  Abraham,  and  family,  Abraham  Cressman, 
and  others,  moved  t  j  Ca-.iada.  Mr.  Shantz  arrived  in  safety  at 
his  farm,  being  composed  of  lots  Nos.  52  and  55,  German  Com. 
pany's  Tract.  The  land  is  still  in  possession  of  three  of  his 
grandsons.  Here  they  resided  until  their  deaths.  He  died 
November  9th,  1856.  They  had  a  family  of  twelve  children,  viz: 

6633  IV  SHANTZ,  ANNA,  the  eldest,  was  born  October 
19th,  1801,  and  died  in  Waterloo  County,  October 
19th,  1822.  She  was  married  to  Joseph  Baumann. 
See  No.  147. 

6634.IV  SHANTZ,  ISAAC  C.,  was  born  in  Montgomery 
County,  Pennsylvania,  July  13th,  1803.  On  April 
3rd,  1827,  he  was  married  to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of 
Christian  Schneider.  She  was  born  in  Franklin 
County,  Pennsylvania,  March  6th,  1806,  arid  died 
December  25th,  1891.  In  May,  1858  he  moved  to 
Illinois,  U.  S.,  and  died  in  Livingstone  County, 
Illinois,  September  20th,  1885.  Could  not  obtain 
full  information  in  regard  to  this  family.  The 
names  of  the  six  eldest  of  their  children  are  as 
follows: 

6635  V  SHANTZ,  DANIEL  S.,-was  born  May  17th,  1833, 
and  died  in  Grundy  County,  Illinois,  October  19th, 
1863.    He  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Peppier,  Feb- 
ruary 21st,  1858.    They  had  two  children  named  VI 
Allan  and  VI  George. 

6636  V  SHANTZ,  MAGDALENA,  was  born  August 
15th,  1837.      She  wa&  married  to  Jacob  Amacher, 
November  21st,  1855.      They  reside  in  Illinois  and 
have  a  family  of  thirteen  children. 

6637  V  SHANTZ,  CHRISTIAN  S.,  was  born  August 
21st,  1839,  and  was  married  in  Livingston  County, 


BIOGRAPHICAL    HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  887 

Illinois,  November  22nd,  1866,  to  Elizabeth  Harsh- 
barger.  He  follows  farming.  Their  family  consists 
of  four  sons  and  three  daughters.  In  the  year  1887 
he  was  ordained  as  a  minister  of  the  old  Mennonite 
body. 

6638  V  SHANTZ,   ELIZABETH,  was  born  November 
24th,  1843,  and  died  February  12th,  1845. 

6639  V  SHANTZ,    DAVID,   was   born   January   30th, 
1846.    He  is  a  farmer  in  Illinois. 

6640  V  SHANTZ,  ISAAC,   was   born   November   6th, 
1849.     On  December  29th,  1881,  he  was  married  to 
Rachel  J.  Harshbarger.     He  is  a  farmer.     They 
have  a  family  of  three  children. 

6641 IV  SHANTZ,  BARBARA,  the  third  child  of 
Christian  Shantz,  was  born  in  Montgomery  County, 
Pennsylvania,  June  25th,  1805.  On  December  8th, 
1840,  she  was  married  to  John  Bosinger  who  was 
born  October  7th,  1800.  They  resided  in  Oxford 
County,  Ontario,  where  he  died  December  22nd, 
1882.  They  had  no  children. 

6642  IV  SHANTZ,  JOHN  C.,  the  fourth  child,  was  born 
in  Waterloo  County,  one  and  one-half  miles  south 
of   Berlin,  October  23rd,  1807.      On  January  12th, 
1833,  he  was  married  to  Anna  Detweiler  who  was 
born  March  8th,  1816,  and  died  in  Wilmot  Town, 
ship,  February  17th,  1856.     They  had  a  family  of 
twelve  children,  viz: 

6643  V  SHANTZ,  BENJAMIN  D.,  was  born  August 
20th,  1833.    He  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Nahrgang 
who  was  born  December  12th,  1836,  and  died  June 
4th,  1894.     They  resided  in  Wadsworth,  Michigan, 
where  he  died  January  15th,  1889,  leaving  a  family 
of  twelve  children,  namely:  VI  Nancy,  VI  Chris. 


388  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

topher,  VI  Mary,  VI  John  (dead),  VI  Lydia  (dead), 
VI  Allan,  VI  Isaac,  VI  Isabella,  VI  Salome,  VI 
Caroline,  VI  Minerva,  and  VI  Alice. 

6644  V  SHANTZ,  MARY  ANN,  was  born  August  24th, 
1834.     She  is  married  to  Joseph  Nahrgang.      See 
Joseph  Nahrgang's  family. 

6645  V  SHANTZ,  ABRAHAM  D.,    was   born   March 
6th,  1836.    He  was  first  married  to  Mary  Traffy  and 
after  her  decease  to  Rosena  Bockus.     They  reside 
in  Walkerton,  Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged  in  some 
business.     His  family  consists  of  twelve  children, 
namely:  VI  Nancy  (dead),  VI  Eliza,  VI  Emma  Ann, 
and  VI  Enoch  of  the  first  wife,  and  VI  David,  VI 
Allan,  VI  Charles,  VI  Mary  Ann,  VI  Edith,  and 
two  sons  and  a  daughter  who  died  in  infancy,  names 
not  received,  of  second  wife. 

6646  V  SHANTZ,  AARON    D.,  was  born    September 
17th,  1837,  and  died  June  21st,  1846. 

6647V   SHANTZ,  JOHN  D.,  was  born  October  4th, 

1839.  On  February  13th,  1866,  he  was  married  to 
Elizabeth  Steiner.     She  was  born  December  12th, 

1840.  They  reside  in   Wilmot  Township,  Upper 
Road,  near  old  George  Schmidt's  farm  where  he  is 
engaged  in  farming.     To  them  were  born  the  fol- 
lowing  children,  namely:    VI  Steiner,   VI    Lydia 
(dead),  VI  Ezra,  VI  Anna,  VI  Sarah,  VI  Tobias,  VI 
Barbara,  VI  John,  and  VI  Mary  Ann. 

6648  V  SHANTZ,  ENOCH  D.,  was  born  August  6th, 

1841.  He  was  first  married  to  Catharine  Ruedich 
and  after  her   decease   to   Angeline    Shoemaker. 
They  reside  in  Walkerton,  Ontario.     His  family 
consists   of    the   following   children,  namely:    VI 
John  Henry,  VI  William  Albert,  VI  Abram  Samuel, 
VI  Josiah  Jeremiah,  and  VI  Philip  of  the  first  wife, 


BIOGKAPHICAL   HISTORY    OF  WATERLOO.  389 

and  VI  Maud  Jane,  VI  Selvina,  and  VI  Goodwin 
Sylvester  of  second  wife. 

6649  V  SHANTZ,    MAGDALENA,    was    born    March 
26th,   1843.      She  resides  in   Breslau   when  home. 
She  is  not  married. 

6650  V  SHANTZ,  MENNO    D.,  was   born    November 
3rd,  1844.    On  December  30th,  1x73,  he  was  married 
to  Elizabeth  Histand  who  was  born  October  6th, 

1846.  They  reside  at  Baden,  Ontario,  and  have  a 
family  of  four  children,  namely:   VI  Harvey,  VI 
Amanda  May,  VI  Catie  Elizabeth,  and  VI  Mary 
Ellen. 

6651  V  SHANTZ,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  March  8th, 

1847.  She  was  married  to  David  Devitt.      They 
resided  near  Port  Elgin,  Ontario,  where  she  died 
October  28th,  1886.    See  David  Devitt's  family. 

6652  V  SHANTZ,  LYDIA,   was  born  April  llth,  1849. 
She  is  married  to  Daniel  Hostetler,  a  farmer.    They 
reside    in     Maryborough    Township,    Wellington 
County,  and  have  a  family  as  follows,  namely:  VI 
Mary  Ann  (dead),  VI  Emma,  VI  Minerva  (dead 
VI  Maranda  (dead),  VI  Hannah  (dead),  VI  Rebecca, 
and  VI  Ella  Mary.    See  Daniel  Hostetler's  family. 

6653  V    SHANTZ,  NANCY  D.,  was  born  March  15th, 
1851.     She  is  married  to  John  S.  Shantz,  a  farmer. 
See  John  S.  Shantz's  family. 

6654  V  SHANTZ,  SARAH  D.,  was  born  June  3rd,  1853. 
She  is  married  to  Isaac  C.  Shantz,  a  farmer.     See 
Isaac  C.  Shantz's  family. 

6655  IV  SHANTZ,  CHRISTIAN  C.,  was  born  February 
16th,  1810,  and  died  April  9th,  1831. 


390  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY    OF   WATERLOO. 

6656  iv  SH'ANTZ,  MAGDALENA,  was  bom  January 

14th,  1812,  and  died  March  10th,  1812. 
6657 IV  SHANTZ,  JONAS  C.,  was   born   July    26th, 

1813.  On  March  28th,  1837,  he  was  married  to  Hannah, 
daughter  of  John  C.  and  Catharine  (Shanty.)  Snyder.  She  was 
born  July  25th,  1819,  and  died  December  i2th,  1848.  On  Jan- 
uary 2ist,  1851,  he  was  again  married  to,  Mary,  daughter  o* 
Abraham  and  Nancy  (Clemmer)  Jan/.en.f  She  was  born  June 
1 8th,  1802,  and  died  March  26th,  1888.  Mr.  Shantz  shortly 
after  his  first  marriage  moved  several  miies  north  of  Baden 
where  he  still  resides.  To  him  and  his  first  wife  were  born  the 
following  children,  viz:. 

6658  V  SHANTZ,  CHRISTIAN  S.,  was  born  July  4th, 

1838.  In  November,  1860,  he  was  married  to  Nancy 
Steiner  who  was  born   September  llth,  1839,  and 
died  May  16th,  1886.      They   resided    in   AVilmot 
Township,  north  of  Baden,  where  she  died.     He  is 
still  residing  on  his  farm.    His  family  is  as  follows, 
namely:  VI  Veronica,  VI  Seth,  VI  Elizabeth,  VI 
Ozia,  VI  George  (dead),  VI  Barbara,  and  VI  Ira. 

6659  V  SHANTZ,  MOSES  S.,  was  born  November  14th, 

1839.  On   December  2nd,  1866,  he  was  married  to 
Margaret,  daughter    of   Peter   and    Anna    (Cook) 
Horst.    She  was  born  February  12th,  1847,  and  died 
September  7th,  1894.     He  resides  on  his  father's  old 
homestead  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.      His 
family  consists  of  one  son  named  V  Jonas  H.,  born 
April  30th,  1867. 

6660  V  SHANTZ,  LEVI    S.,  was  bom  May  8th,  1841. 
On  March  28th,   1865,  }ie  was  married  to  Lydia, 
daughter  of  Abraham  arid  Nancy  (Strome)  Rosen- 
berger.     She  was  born  May  27th,  1845.    They  reside 
on   Upper  Road,   Wilmot  Township,  where  he  is 

t  She  was  the  widow  of  the  late  Abraham  Honsbergsr. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY"   OF   WATERLOO.  391 

engaged  in  farming.  His  family  is  as  follows, 
namely:  VI  Abraham,  VI  Nancy,*  VI  Isaiah,  VI 
Wendel,  VI  Barbara  (dead),  VI  Samuel,  VI  Lydia, 
VI  Sarah,  VI  Emmery,  VI  Noah  (dead),  VI  Han- 
nah^:  (dead),  and  VI  Hiram  (dead). 

6661  V  SHANTZ,  WENDEL  S.,  was   born   May   4th, 
1843.     On  November  28th,  1869,  he  was  married  to 
Mary  Ann,  daughter  of  David  and  Barbara  (Stauf- 
fer)  Shantz.     She  was  born  July  31st,  1846.     They 
reside  in  Wilmot  Township,  north  of  Baden,  where 
he  is  engaged  in  farming.     His  family  consists  of 
eight  children,  namely:   VI  Veronica,  VI  Barbara 
(dead),   VI  Oliver   (dead),    VI    Loida   (dead),    VI 
David,  VI  Manasseh,  VI  Urias,  and  VI  Saline. 

6662  V  SHANTZ,  CATHARINE,  was  born  November 
6th,  1844.    On  December  25th,  1873,  she  was  married 
to    Andrew  Axt.      They  reside  near  Philipsburg 
P.  O.,  Ontario,   where  lie  is  engaged  in  farming- 
Their  family  consists  of  six  children,  namely:  VI 
Lizzie,    VI   Jacob,    VI  Matilda,    VI    Hannah,   VI 
Maggie  (dead),  and  a  son  whose  name  was   not 
received. 

6663  V  SHANTZ,  ELIZABETH,  was  bom  March  25th, 
1846.     On  January  24th,  1865,  she  was  married  to 
Isaac  Rosenberger  who  was  born  January  2nd,  1842. 
See  Isaac  Rosenberger's  family. 

6664V  SHANTZ,  MAGDALENA,  was  bom  August 
18th,  1847,  and  died  May  13th,  1849. 

6665  V  SHANTZ,  NOAH  S.,  was  born  December  12th, 
1848.  He  was  married,  December  24th,  1876,  to 
Nancy,  daughter  of  Michael  and  Mary  (  Musselman) 
Mosser.  She  was  born  April  6th,  1855.  They  reside 
near  Crosshill  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.  To 


Twin  to  Abraham. 
Twin  to  No?h. 


392  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

them  were  born  the  following  children,  namely:  VI 
Eli  M.,  VI  Mosser  M.,  VI  Ervine  M. 

6666  IV  SHANTZ,  ELI  C.,  was  born  January  23rd,  1816. 

On  May  5th,  1840,  he  was  married  to  Anna,  daughter  of  John 
and  Esther  (Wismer)  Cressman.  She  was  born  November  i8th, 
1820.  Soon  after  their  marriage  they  moved  on  the  farm  now  in 
possession  of  their  son,  John  C.,  where  they  resided  many  years. 
In  his  old  age  Mr.  Shantz  divided  his  large  estate  into  two  farms 
and  had  new  buildings  erected  on  the  east  end,  to  which  place  he 
moved  some  fifteen  years  ago.  He  died  September  iQth,  1889 
leaving  a  large  family,  viz: 

6667  V  SHANTZ,  BARBARA,  was  born  March  10th 
1841,  and  died  unmarried,  December  6th,  1876. 

6668  V  SHANTZ,  ENDS,  was  born   June    26th,    1843. 
On  February  21st,  1883,  he  was  married  to  Elizabeth 
Strickler  who  was  born  April  29th,  1854,  and  died 
March  7th,  1884,  leaving  no    heirs.      Mr.    Shantz 
resides  a  little  south-east  of  Berlin  where  he  owns 
a  beautiful  small  farm,   being  part  of    his  great- 
grandmother's  old  homestead. 

6669  V  SHANTZ,  JOHN  S.,  was  born  July  5th,  1846. 
On  February  21st,  1874,  he  was  married  to  Mary 
Snyder.    They  reside  on  his  father's  old  homestead 
where  he  is  engaged  in  farming  on  an  extensive 
scale.    His  family  consists  of  eight  children,  namely: 
VI  Israel,  VI  Norman,  VI  Anna,  VI  Malinda,  VI 
Titus,  VI  Alvin,  VI  Amsey,  and  VI  Mary  Ann. 

6670  V  SHANTZ,  ESTHER,  was  born  June  2nd,  1848. 
She  is  unmarried  and  is  home  with  her  mother. 

6671  V  SHANTZ,  ANNA,  was  born  March  10th,  1851. 
On  October  24th,  1875,  she  was  married  to  Ephraim 
Snyder    who    died   May    18th,    1880.      After   Mr. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  393 

Snyder's  death  she  was  again  married  to  Samuel  B. 
Snyder.    See  Samuel  B.  Snyder. 

6672  V  SHANTZ,  ELI  C.,  was  born  March  26th,  1854. 
On  November  9th,  1879,  he  was  married  to  Lucinda 
Weber  who  was  born  September  2nd,  1855.     They 
reside  on  east  half  of  lot  No.  55,  German  Company's 
Tract,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.    His  family 
consists  of  two  children  named  VI  Velina  and  VI 
Sylvester. 

6673  V  SHANTZ,  ISRAEL,  was  bom  May  29th,  1857, 
and  died  November  19th,  1859. 

6674  V  SHANTZ,  MAGDALENA,  was  born  Septem- 
ber 8th,  1858.    She  is  unmarried  and  resides  with 
her  mother. 

6675  V  SHANTZ,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  August  2nd, 
1861.      On  January  2nd,  1883,  she  was  married  to 
John  H.  Schmidt  who  was  born  July  1st,  1858.     To 
them  were  born  the  following  children,  namely: 
VI  Amsey  (dead),  VI  Josiah,  VI    Manasseh,  VI 
Aden  (dead),  VI  Eli  (dead),  VI  John,  VI  Clayton 
(dead),  VI  Elizabeth  Anna  (dead),  and  VI  Silvia. 

6676  IV  SHANTZ,  NOAH  C.,  was  born  January  14th, 
1819.      On  January  26th,  1841,  he  was  married  to 
Hannah  Baumann.    She  was  born  February  28th, 
1819,  and   died   January   28th,  1892.     Soon   after 
his  marriage  he  took  possession  of  his  father's  farm 
about  a  mile  south-east  of  Berlin.    Here  he  resided 
until  his  death  which  took  place  August  8th,  1876.f 
His  family  consisted  of  ten  children,  viz: 

6677  V  SHANTZ,   HENRY   B.,   was   born   December 

t  He  was  engaged  in  pulling  down  the  stone  foundation  of  the  old  dwelling  on  his  farm, 
when,  all  of  a  sudden,  part  of  the  wall  fell,  striking  him  on  the  lower  part  of  the  body  and 
causing  death  within  a  few  hours  after  the  accident. 


394  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

16th,  1841.  On  October  20th,  1863,  he  was  married 
to  Lydia  Snyder.  They  reside  near  Berlin  where 
he  is  engaged  in  raising  vegetables  for  the  market. 
To  them  were  born  the  following  children,  namely: 
VI  Mary  Ann,  VI  Hannah,  VI  Daniel  S.,  VI 
Ananias,  VI  Lydia  Arm,  VI  Alvinia  Matilda,  VI 
William  Henry,  VI  Edwin  Alvin,  VI  Samuel  S., 
and  VI  Minerva  (dead). 

6678  V  SHANTZ,  MAGDALENA,  was  born  April  6th, 
1843,  and  died  April  20th,  1853. 

6679V  SHANTZ,  CATHARINE,  was  born  August 
17th,  1845.  On  October  llth,  1864,  she  was  married 
to  Isaac  S.  Weber.  They  reside  about  a  mile  south, 
east  of  Berlin.  See  Isaac  S.  Weber. 

6680  V  SHANTZ,  MARY,  was  born  October  6th,  1847. 
On  December  13th,  1870,  she  was  married  to  Martin 
B.  Snyder.    See  Martin  B.  Snyder's  family. 

6681  V  SHANTZ,  AARON  B .,  was  born  October  1st, 
1849.     On  May  27th,  1884,  he  was  married  to  Eliza- 
beth Eby   who   was    born   November    19th,    1848. 
They  reside  on  his  father's  old  homestead  where  he 
is  engaged  in  farming.     They  have  no  family. 

6682  V  SHANTZ,  LEVI  B.,   was  born  May  23rd,  1852. 
On  April  29th,   1885,  he    was    married    to    Aggie 
Osborne  who  was  born  January  19th,  1855.     They 
reside  in  New  York  State  and  have  a  family  of  two 
children  named  VI  Ralph  and  VI  Hattie  May. 

6683  V  SHANTZ,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  August  12th, 
1854.    On  September  20th,  1874,  she  was  married  to 
Jacob  B.  Snider.    See  Jacob  B.  Snider's  family. 

6684  V  SHANTZ,  HANNAH,  was  born  January  21st, 
1857.      She  is  married  to  Benjamin  S.  Hallman. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  395 

They  reside  in  Berlin.    See  Benjamin  S.  Hallman's 
family. 

6685  V  SHANTZ,  NOAH  B.,  was  born  July  30th,  1861. 
He  is  married  to  Leah  Hoenstein.      They  reside  in 
the  town  of  Berlin  where  he  is  engaged  with  Messrs 
John  Fennell  &  Son  as  drayman  and   teamster. 
His  family  consists  of   two    children    named    VI 
Clayton  and  VI  Edgar. 

6686  V  SHANTZ,  EMANUEL  S.,  was  born  July  26th, 
1864.      He   is  married    to    Susannah    Shoemaker. 
They  reside  in  Berlin  where  he  is  engaged  as  a 
drayman.      His  family  is  as  follows,  namely:  VI 
Ion,  VI  Earl,  and  VI  Maggie  May. 

6687  IV  SHANTZ,  DAVID,  was  born  August  1st,  182], 
and  died  December  llth,  1821. 

6688  IV  SHANTZ,  MARY,  was  born  December  29th, 
1822,  and  died  March  2nd,  1823. 

6689  IV  SHANTZ,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  March  7th, 
1824.      On  October  7th,  1802,  she  was  married  to 
Daniel  Kohler,  a  farmer.    They  resided  in  Wilmot 
Township  where  she    died    February   26th,    1864, 
leaving  one  child  named  V  Magdalena,  born  Feb- 
ruary 26th,  1£64,  and  died  same  day. 

6690  III  SHANTZ,  JACOB,  the  third  son  of  Isaac  and 
Barbara  (Reiff)  Sharitz,  was  born  in  .Montgomery 
County,  Pennsylvania,  October  llth,  1881.     In  1805 
he  was  married  to  Mary  Yost  who  was  born  in  the 
same  county,  March  12th,  1784,  and  died  near  Berlin, 
Ontario,  October  22nd,  1869.    In  1810  they  left  their 
native  home  and  moved  to  Canada.    They  settled  a 
little  south-east  of  Berlin,  on  the  farm  now  owned 


396  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

by  their  grandson,  Jacob  B.  Shantz.  This  place  old 
Mr.  Shantz  purchased  from  old  George  (Yarrick) 
Eby  who  had  settled  thereon  in  1804.  Here  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Shantz  resided  until  their  deaths.  He  died 
July  1st,  1867,  leaving  a  family  of  ten  children,  viz: 

6691 IV  SHANTZ,  MARY,  was  born  March  23rd,  1807, 
and  died  May  9th,  1809. 

6692  IV  SHANTZ,  ISAAC  Y.,  was  born  January  31st, 
1809.    On  April  23rd,  lx.38,  he  was  married  to  Cath- 
arine Clemens  who  was  born  February  14th,  isu;, 
and  died  August  30th,  1869.    Soon  after  their  mar- 
riage they  moved  near  Shantz  Station,  on  the  farm 
now  possessed  by  their  son,  Isaac  C.,  where  they 
resided  until  their  deaths.     He  died  October  6th, 
1878.    To  them  was  born  a  family  of  fourteen  chil- 
dren, viz: 

6693  V  SHANTZ,  MARY,  was  born  May  16th, 1834.    On 
September  12th,  1852,  she  was  maried  to  Peter  Reist. 
They  reside   near   Kossuth,  Ontario.      See  Peter 
Reist's  family. 

6694V  SHANTZ,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  April  21st, 
1836.  On  August  18th,  1856,  she  was  married  to 
William  Roach.  They  reside  at  Teeswater,  Ontario, 
where  he  is  engaged  as  a  wage-earner.  To  them 
were  born  the  following  children,  namely:  VI 
James,  VI  John  (dead),  VI  Isaac,  VI  Catharine,  VI 
Mary,  VI  Jeremiah,  VI  Maggie.  VI  Susannah,  and 
VI  William. 

6695  V  SHANTZ,  CATHARINE,  was  born  April  7th, 
1838.    She  was  married  to  Moses  Reist  September 
5th,  1854,  and  died  March  22nd,  1875.     See  Moses 
Reist's  family. 

6696  V  SHANTZ,  VERONICA,  was  bom  April  12th, 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  397 

1840.  On  March  26th,  1854,  she  was  married  to 
John  Aamon.  They  reside  at  Caledonia,  Michigan, 
where  he  is  engaged  as  a  farmer.  To  them  were 
born  the  following  children,  namely:  VI  Catharine, 
VI  Aaron,  VI  Susannah,  VI  Isaac,  VI  John,  VI 
Lizzie,  VI  Amos,  VI  Allan,  VI  Norman,  VI  Maude, 
and  VI  Lannie. 

6697  V  SHANTZ,  JACOB  C.,  was  born  March  4th,  1842, 
and  died  at  Caledonia,  Michigan,  December  12th, 
is;.").     He  was  unrnariUM'l. 

6698  V  SHANTZ,  ABRAHAM  C.,   was  born  .May  7th, 
1844.     On  February  25th,  1866,  he  was  married  to 
Catharine  Goetz  who   was  born  April  20th,  1846. 
They  reside  on  a  farm  near  Shantz  Station.      To 
them  were  born  eleven  children,  namely:  VI  Josiah, 
VI  Ephraim  (dead),  VI  Semantha,  VI  Barbara,  VI 
Isaac   F.    (dead),    VI    Ervine,    VI    Catharine,   VI 
Elizabeth,  VI  Abraham,  VI  Nancy,  and  VI  Nelson. 

6699  V  &HANTZ,  LYDIA   ANN,    was    born   January 
20th,  1847.    She  was  married,  November  24th,  1868, 
to  Josiah  Moyer,  a  farmer.     See  Josiah  Moyer's 
family. 

6700  V  SHANTZ,  NOAH,  was  born  January  29th,  1849, 
and  died  February  14th,  1849. 

6701  V  SHANTZ,  OWEN,  was  born  January  27th,  1850. 
On  February  27th,  1870,  he  was  married  to  Sarah 
Shoemaker.      They   reside   at   Remus,    Michigan, 
where  he  is  engaged  as  a  wage-earner.    To  them  is 
born  a  family  of  five  children,  namely:  VI  Addison, 
VI  Nancy,  VI  Ellen  (dead),  VI  George  (dead),  and 
VI  Lizzie. 

6702  V  SHANTZ,  MATILDA,  was  born  January  6th, 
1852.    On  December  26th,  1871,  she  was  married  to 


398  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

George  Gehl  who  was  born  August  3rd,  1849.  They 
reside  near  Caledonia,  Michigan,  where  he  is  en- 
gaged in  farming.  To  them  were  born  seven 
children,  namely:  VI  Allan,  VI  Norman  (dead),  VI 
Elsie,  VI  Malinda,  VI  Alice  (dead),  VI  Richard,  and 
VI  Eva. 

6703  V  SHANTZ,  ISAAC  C.,  was  born  January  20th, 
1854.  On  February  28th,  1875,  he  was  married  to 
Sarah  Shantz  who  was  born  June  3rd,  1853.  They 
reside  on  his  father's  old  homestead  near  Shantz 
Station  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.  To  them 
were  born  eight  children,  namely:  VI  Norman 
(dead),  VI  Edwin,  VI  Luannah,  VI  Mary  Ann,  VI 
Edith,  VI  Sylvina,  VI  Sarah  Ann  (dead),  and  VI 
Laura  May. 

6704V  SHANTZ,  RACHEL,  was  born  March  27th, 
1856.  On  February  27th,  1876,  she  was  married  to 
Noah  W.  Shantz.  They  resided  in  Michigan  but 
several  years  ago  they  returned  to  Berlin  where 
she  died.  See  Noah  W.  Shantz's  family. 

6705V  SHANTZ,  MAGDALENA,  was  born  March 
25th,  1858.  On  January  6th,  1880,  she  was  married 
to  Ferdinand  Latsch  who  was  born  May  13th,  1854. 
They  reside  at  Centreville  where  he  is  engaged  in 
farming  and  shoemaking.  To  them  were  born  the 
following  children,  namely:  VI  Norman,  VI  Alice, 
VI  Nelson,  VI  Milton,  VI  Essie  May,  and  VI 
Harvey. 

6706V  SHANTZ,  CLEMENS,  was  born  May  27th, 
1860,  and  died  July  29th,  1861. 


6707  IV  SHANTZ,  JOHN  Y,  the  second  son,  was  born 
February  6th,  1811,    On  March  28th,  1837,  he  was 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY  OF   WATERLOO.  399 

married  to  Susannah  Scheirich.  She  was  born 
April  1st,  1820,  and  died  April  6th,  1884.  Soon  after 
their  marriage  they  settled  on  their  farm,  then 
nearly  all  forest,  near  Shantz  Station,  where  they 
resided  until  their  deaths.  During  the  last  years  of 
his  life  he  was  so  unfortunate  as  to  lose  his  eye- 
sight. He  died  February  23rd,  1891,  leaving  a 
large  family,  viz: 

6708  V  SHANTZ,  BARBARA,  was  born  August  25th, 
1838.     She  was  married,  March  20th,  1860,  to  Isaac 
Moyer,  a  farmer.    They  resided  at  Kossuth,  Ontario, 
where  she  died  March  4th,  1885,  leaving  a  family. 
See  Isaac  Moyer's  family. 

6709  V  SHANTZ,  MARY  (Polly),  was    born   January 
16th,  1840.      She  was  married  to  Benjamin  Shoe- 
maker, a  farmer.    They  resided  several  miles  east 
of  Berlin  where  she  died  June  5th,  1890.     See  Ben- 
jamin Shoemaker's  family. 

6710  V  SHANTZ,  ELIAS,  was  bora  June  14th,   1841. 
On  March  1st,  1864,  he  was  married  to  Susannah 
Brubacher  who  was  born  October  30th,  1847.    They 
reside  in  the  town  of  Berlin  where  he  is  engaged  as 
travelling  agent.     Their  family  is  as  follows:  VI 
Sarah  Ann,  VI  Jeremiah,  VI  Leah,  VI  Rosanna,  VI 
Elijah,  VI  Ida,  and  VI  Silvia  (dead). 

6711  V  SHANTZ,  ELIZABETH,  was  bom  March  25th, 
1843.      On  March  17th,  1863,  she  was  married  to 
Moses  Hallman  who  was  born  June  25th,  1841,  and 
died  in  Wellesley,  September  2nd,  1864,  leaving  no 
family.    On  October  6th,  1867,  she  was  again  mar. 
ried  to  John  Shafer  who  was  born  March  28th,  1842. 
They  reside  in  the  town  of  Berlin.    To  them  is  born 
a  family  of  six  children,  namely:  VI  Ephraim,  VI 


400  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

Norman,  VI  Priscilla,  VI  Ervine,  VI  Nancy  (dead), 
and  VI  Susannah  (dead). 

6712  V  SHANTZ,  OILMAN,  was  born  February  7th, 

1845,  and  died   October  14th,   1878.     He  was  not 
married. 

6713  V  SHANTZ,  JACOB,  was   born    December   4th, 

1846,  and  died  June  24th,  1864. 

6714  V  SHANTZ,  JOHN  S.,  twin  brother  to  Jacob,  was 
born   December   4th,    1846.      He    was  married  to 
Nancy  D.  Shantz,  January  29th,  1873.    They  resided 
on  the  old  "Bricker  Farm"  at  Breslau  until  1895 
when  they  moved  to  Berlin  where  they  now  reside. 
To  them  was  born  a  family  of  six  children,  namely: 
VI  Alvin,  VI  Susannah,  VI  Linie  Ann,  VI  Anson 
(dead),  VI  Annetta,  and  VI  Laurena. 

6715  V  SHANTZ,  JOEL,  was  born  March  14th,  1848, 
and  died  August  21st,  1848. 

6716  V  SHANTZ,  BENJAMIN,    was   born  September 
9th,  1849,  and  died  September  21st,  1849. 

6717  V  SHANTZ,  SUSANNAH,  was  bora  August  26th, 
1850.    On  March  3rd,  1872,  she  was  married  to  Noah 
Weber  who   died   March    19th,    1880,   leaving   no 
family.    The  widow  has  her  home  in  Berlin  with 
one  of  her  sisters. 

6718  V  SHANTZ,  LYD1A,  was  born  June  5th,  1853,  and 
died  April  6th,  1882.    She  was  not  married. 

6719  V  SHANTZ,  LEAH,    was   born   February   28th, 
1855,  and  died  December  20th,  1872. 

6720  V  SHANTZ,  VERONICA,  was  born  January  1st, 
1857.    On  September  24th,  1878,  she  was  married  to 
Peter  Shupe.     They  reside  in  Berlin.     See  Peter 
Shupe's  family. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  401 

6721  V  SHANTZ,  NANCY,  was  born  October  4th,  1858. 
She  was  married  to  Levi  H.  Stauffer,  a  farmer. 
They  resided  near  Shantz  Station  where  she  died 
January  31st,  1884.     Her  family  consisted  of  two 
children,  namely:  VI  Ada  and  VI  Susannah,  both 
dead. 

6722  V  SHANTZ,  OLIVER,    was    born   August  12th, 
1861.     He  is  a  civil  engineer  and  is  a  graduate  of 
Ithaca  College,  New  York.    At  present  he  is  prac- 
tising his  profession  in  the  city  of  New  York  where 
he  resides.    He  is  unmarried. 


6723  IV  SHANTZ,  VERONICA,  was  bora  May  23rd, 
1813.      On  April  16th,  1838,  she  was  married  to 
Abraham  D.  Clemens  who  was  born  April  17th, 
1813,  and  died  April  15th  1877.     They  resided  near 
Williamsburg  where  she  died  August  26th,  1887. 
See  Abraham  D.  Clemens'  family. 

6724  IV  SHANTZ,  JOSEPH  Y.,  was  born  July  10th, 
1815.    On  May  15th,  1838,  he  was  married  to  Eliza- 
beth   Stauffer   who  was  born  January  5th,  1820. 
They  reside  in  Wilmot  Township  where  he  followed 
farming   many  years  but  now  lives  retired.     To 
them  were  born  the  following  children,  viz: 

6725  V  SHANTZ,  AARON,  was  born  May  27th,  1839. 
On  June  10th,  1863,  he  was  married  to  Barbara 
Nahrgang  who  was  born  December  31st,  1841,  and 
died  June  21st,  1876.     On  December  23rd,  1877,  he 
was  again  married  to  Mary  Biehn  who  was  born 
November  21st,  1847.     He  resides  in  Wilmot  Town- 
ship, where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.     His  family 
is  as  follows,  namely:  VI  Hannah,  VI  Judith,  VI 
Berceda,  VI  Odo  (dead),  VI  Maria,  VI  Barbara, 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 


and  VI  Rebecca  of  first  wife,  and  VI  Elizabeth  of 
second  wife. 

6726V  SHANTZ,  JACOB,  was  bora  March  17th,  1841, 
and  died  July  8th,  1845. 

6727V  SHANTZ,  DANIEL,  was  born  January  4th, 
1844.  He  was  married,  March  10th,  1868,  to  Mary 
Nahrgang  who  was  born  November  2nd,  1847. 
They  reside  in  Wilmot  Township,  near  Haysville, 
Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.  To  them 
were  born  the  following  children,  namely:  VI  Nor- 
man, VI  Oziah,  VI  Anna,  VI  Ella,  VI  Joseph,  VI 
Simeon,  and  VI  Clara. 

6728  V  SHANTZ,    SIMON,    was    born   January    30th, 
1846,  and  died  September  16th,  1847. 

6729  V  SHANTZ,  HANNAH,  was  born  June  25th,  1848, 
On  November  10th,  1874,  she  was  married  to  Daniel 
Cressmau,  a  farmer.    See  No.  2127. 

6730V  SHANTZ,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  July  8th, 
1850.  On  October  2nd,  1877,  she  was  married  to 
Noah  S.  Bean,  a  farmer.  They  reside  near  Hays- 
ville, Ontario.  To  them  were  born  six  children, 
namely:  VI  Lizzie,  VI  Simon,  VI  Bernice,  VI  H. 
Warren,  VI  Saloma,  and  VI  Susannah.  See  No« 
1019. 

.6731  V  SHANTZ,  SOLOMON,  was  bora  May  31tt,  1852. 
He  was  married,  February  6th,  1877,  to  Mary  Ann 
Hostetler  who  was  born  May  20th,  1856.  They 
reside  near  Haysville,  Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged 
in  farming.  Their  family  is  as  follows,  namely:  VI 
Maggie,  VI  Judith,  VI  Priscilla,  VI  Moses,  VI 
Ephraim,  and  VI  Mabel. 

6732  V  SHANTZ,  REV.   DAVID   S.,    was   bora    May 

i3th,    1854.      On    September    25th,    1877,   he    was    married    to 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY    OF   WATERLOO.  403 

Susannah  Elizabeth  Erb  who  was  born  December  isth,  1855. 
He  resided  near  Haysville,  Ontario,  for  several,  years  where  he 
was  engaged  in  farming.  In  1886  he  entered  the  ministry  of  the 
Mennonite  Brethren  in  Christ  denomination,  for  which  body  he 
was  an  ardent  laborer  until  lately  when  he,  owing  to  failing 
health,  had  to  quit  preaching  for  a  short  time.  At  present  he  is 
engaged  as  an  evangelist,  assisting  in  the  tabernacle  work.  He 
resides  on  his  farm  again  and  has  a  family  of  seven  children, 
namely:  VI  Melanchton.  VI  Louisa,  VI  Hannah,  VI  Llewellyn, 
VI  Phoebe  (dead),  VI  Ida,  and  VI  Ross. 

6733  V  SHANTZ,  MARY,  was  born  April  21st,  1856. 
She  was  married  to  Daniel  Christner,  a  farmer. 
They  resided  in  Wilmot  Centre  where  she  died 
April  21st,  1884,  leaving  a  family  of  four  children, 
namely:  VI  Ira,  VI  David,  VI  Ida,  and  VI  Elton. 

6734  V  SHANTZ,  NOAH  S.,  was  born  May  16th,  1859. 
On  March  6th,  1883,  he  was  married  to  Susannah 
Cassel  who  was  born  March  3rd,  1860.    They  reside 
in  Wilmot  Township  where  he  is  engaged  in  farm- 
ing.   Their  family  is  as  follows,  namely:  VI  Laura, 
VI   Eden,  VI   Mary   Ann,  VI    Lincoln,  and   VI 
Walter. 

6735  V  SHANTZ,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  December 
23rd,  1861.     On  November  29th,  1881,  she  was  mar- 
ried to  Moses  M.  Cressman  who  was  born  March 
19th,  1859.     They  reside  near  Haysville,  Ontario. 
Their  family  is  as  follows:  VI  Ivan  and  VI  Addis. 

6736  V  SHANTZ,  LOUISA,  was  born  December  17th, 
1865.      On  March  23rd,  1886,  she  was  married  to 
Ezra  M.  Cressman,  a  farmer.     They  reside  near 
New  Hamburg  and  have  two  children,  namely:  VI 
Leander  and  VI  Curtis. 

6737  IV  SHANTZ,  JOSHUA  Y.,  was  born  near  Berlin, 


404  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

September  llth,  1817.  On  March  17th,  1840,  he  was 
married  to  Magdalena,  daughter  of  Henry  and 
Catharine  (Miller)  Martin.  She  was  born  December 
8th,  1822,  and  died  February  6th,  1892.  They  re- 
sided in  Wilmot  Township  where  he  followed 
farming  many  years.  To  them  were  born  ten  chil- 
dren, viz: 

6738  V  SHANTZ,  MARY,  was  born  August  8th,  1841. 
She  was  married  to  John  Nahrgang.    They  resided 
near  Wilmot  Centre,  where  she  died  May  27th,  1886. 
See  John  Nahrgang's  family. 

6739  V  SHANTZ,  CATHARINE,  was  born  October  1st, 
1842.     On  October  21st,  1862,  she  was  married  to 
Jacob  S.  Hallman.     See  Jacob  S.  Hallman's  family. 

6740  V  SHANTZ,  HENRY,  was  born  December  12th, 
1844,  and  died  March  29th,  1848. 

6741  V  SHANTZ,  AMOS  M.,  was  born  June  15th,  1847. 
On  August  16th,  1870,  he  was  married  to  Isabella 
Nahrgang  who  was  born  June  9th,  1850,  and  died 
October  14th,  1871.    On  December  3rd,  1873,  he  was 
again  married  to  Esther  Cressman  who  was  born 
January  20th,  1848.     He   resides   near   Manheim, 
Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.      His 
family  is  as  follows,  namely:  VI  Jeremiah  and  VI 
Josiah  (twins),  of  first  wife,  and  VI  Jonathan,  VI 
Nancy,  VI  Selina,  VI  Addison,  VI  Samuel,  VI  Mag- 
dalena, VI  Barbara,  VI  Elminda,  and  VI  Silva  of 
second  wife. 

6742V  SHANTZ,  MENNO  M.,  was  born  April  4th, 
1850.  On  November  27th,  1877,  he  was  married  to 
Susannah  Bowman  who  was  born  April  23rd,  1859. 
They  reside  near  New  Dundee  where  he  is  engaged 
in  farming.  Their  family  is  as  follows,  namely:  VI 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  405 

Milton,  VI  Moses,  VI  Anna,  VI  Joshua,  VI  Magda- 
lena,  and  VI  Elvin. 

6743  V  SHANTZ,  LEAH,  was  born  May  16th,  1852.    In 
1881  she  was  married  to  Nathaniel  Bergey.     They 
reside  near  Manheim  and  have  a  family  of  eight 
children,  namely:  VI  Joshua  E.,  VI  Simon  E.,  VI 
Myra  Elma,  VI  Jacob  Edgar,  VI  Wesley  David,  VI 
Sadie  Elizabeth,  VI  Gordon    Nathaniel,  and   VI 
Olive  Luida. 

6744  V  SHANTZ,  NANCY,  was  born  September  18th, 

1854.  On  February  13th,  1877,  she  was  married  to 
Joseph  S.  Shantz.      They    resided  near  Hespeler 
where  she  died  March  13th,  1885,  leaving  a  family  of 
two  sons  named  VI  Edwin  and  VI  Simon. 

6745  V  SHANTZ,  LYDIA,    was   born   January    22nd, 

1858.  On  February  5th,  1878,  she  was  married  to 
Rev.  Moses  C.  Bowman  who  was  born  January  lst? 

1855.  See  No.  107. 

6746  V  SHANTZ,  LUCINDA,  was  born  October  8th, 

1859.  She  is  married  to  David  H.  Snyder,  a  farmer. 
They  reside  in  Wilmot  Township,  on  the  Blenheim 
Township  line.    To  them  were  born  three  children, 
namely:    VI    Ida,  VI  Mary  Ann,  and  VI    Allan 
(dead). 

6747  V  SHANTZ,  JOSHUA    M.,  was  born  May  2nd, 
1862.    He  is  married  to  Hannah  Rosenberger.    They 
reside  south  of  Baden,  on  Huron  Road,  where  he  is 
engaged  in  farming. 

6748  IV  SHANTZ,  DAVID  Y.,  was  born  near  Berlin, 
Ontario,  August  29th,  1819.     On  March  15th,  1842, 
he  was  married  to  Barbara  Stauffer  who  was  born 
October  16th,  1822,     Shortly  after  their  marriage 


406  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

they  moved  on  their  farm  in  Wilmot  Township 
where  he  died  October  24th,  1894,  leaving  a  family 
of  five  children,  viz: 

6749  V  SHANTZ,  VERONICA,  was  born  January  5th, 
1843.  On  March  26th,  1861,  she  was  married  to 
Moses  K.  Snyder.  They  reside  north  of  Baden. 
See  Moses  K.  Snyder's  family. 

6750V  SHANTZ,  MARY  ANN,  was  born  July  81st, 
1846.  She  is  married  to  Wendel  S.  Shantz.  They 
reside  near  Philipsburg,  Ontario.  See  Wendel  S. 
Shantz's  family. 

6751  V  SHANTZ,  DAVID  S.,  was  born  June  23rd,  1859. 
On  October  llth,   1883,  he  was  married  to  Leah 
Christner.    They  reside  near  Baden,  Ontario,  where 
he  is  engaged  in  farming.    To  them  are  born  six 
children,  namely:  VI  Harvey,  VI  Elmer,  VI  Cum- 
min, VI  Elroy,  VI  Wesley,  and  VI  Oliver. 

6752  V  SHANTZ,  STAUFFER  S,  was  born  January 
24th,  1862.    He  is  married  to  Maggie  Snyder.    They 
reside  near  Baden  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 

6753  V  SHANTZ,  HERMAN  S.,  was  born  March  2nd, 
1864.    He  is  married  to  Sarah  Smith.     They  reside 
near    Baden,    Ontario,    where    he    is   engaged   in 
farming. 

6754  IV  SHANTZ,  JACOB  Y.,  was  born  near  Berlin, 

May  2nd,  1822.  On  May  2nd,  1843,  he  was  married  to  Barbara 
Biehn  who  was  born  April  yth,  1819,  and  died  May  i6th,  1853. 
He  was  again  married,  December  6th,  1853,  to  Nancy  Brubacher 
who  was  born  September  i9th,  1832,  and  died  in  Lancaster 
County,  Pennsylvania,  while  there  on  a  visit,  October  ist,  1870. 
On  October  ist,  1871,  he  was  married  the  third  time  to  Sarah 
Shuh  who  was  born  June  9th,  1823,  and  died  April  29th,  1893. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY  OF   WATERLOO.  407 

After  Mr.  Shantz's  first  marriage  he  took  possession  of  his  father's 
farm,  still  known  as  "Jacob  Shantz's  place,"  where  he  resided  for 
upwards  of  some  forty  years,  then  he  moved  to  Berlin  where  he 
is  now  residing.  His  family  consists  of  twelve  children,  five  of 
whom  are  of  first  wife  and  the  remaining  seven  of  second  wife. 
Their  names  are  as  follows: 

6755  V  SHANTZ,  HARRIET  B.,  was  born  August  31st, 
1844,    On  March  18th,  1866,  she  was  married  to  Rev. 
Jacob  B.  Detweiler.      They  have  no  family.     See 

No.  2305. 

6756  V  SHANTZ,  VERONICA  B.r  was  born  June  15th, 
1846.    On  February  21st,  1865,  she  was  married  to 
Andrew  E.  Weber.    See  Andrew  E.  Weber's  family. 

6757  V  SHANTZ,  LUCINDA  B.,  was  born  September 
7th,  1848.    On  March  10th,  1868,  she  was  married  to 
Esra  Schneider.     See  Esra  Schneider's  family. 

6758  V  SHANTZ,  EPHRAIM  B.,  was  born  May  7th, 
1850.     On  January  4th,   1874,  he   was  married  to 
Hannah  Snider  who  was  born   April    23rd,   1857. 
Shortly  after  their  marriage  they  moved  on  a  farm 
a  few  miles  south  of  Berlin  where  they  resided 
until  March,  1894,  when  he  sold  the  place  and  in 
April  of  the  same  year  they  moved  to  Didsbury, 
Alberta,  N.  W.  T.,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 
Their  family  consists  of  three  children,  namely:  VI 
Selina,  VI  Elsie,  and  VI  Burton. 

6759  V  SHANTZ,  MOSES  B.,  was  born  August  24th, 
1852.     He  is  married  to  Veronica  Bingeman.     They 
reside  in  Rochester,  New  York,  where  he  is  engaged 
in  manufacturing  ivory  and  pearl  buttons.      His 
family  consists  of  the  following  children,  namely: 
VI  J.  Edgar,  VI  H.  Elizabeth,  VI   J.  Alson,  VI 
Walter  B.  (dead),  VI  Vera  Maud,  VI  Katie  Irene, 
VI  Marshal,  and  VI  Harold. 


408  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

6760  V  SHANTZ,  JACOB  B.,    was   born   March    8th, 

1855.  He  is  married  to  Catharine  Hippie  and  re- 
sides on  his  father's  and  grandfather's  old  home- 
stead where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.     They  have 
no  family. 

6761  V  SHANTZ,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  March  25th, 

1856.  She  was  married  to  Dilman  Gr.  Moyer  and 
resided  near  Bridgeport,  Ontario,  where  she  died 
August  25th,  1881,  leaving  two  children,  namely:  VI 
Milton  and  VI  Susannah. 

6762  V  SHANTZ,  DILMAN  B.,  was   born    November 
18th,  1857.    He  is  married  to  Lizzie  Martin.      They 
reside  in  the  town  of  Berlin  where  he  is  engaged  in 
manufacturing  vegetable  ivory  and  pearl  buttons. 
His  family  consists  of   two  children,  namely:  VI 
Mary  and  VI  Arnott. 

6763  V  SHANTZ,  MARY,  was  born  May  9th,  1859.   She 
is  married  to  Noah  B.  Detweiler.     They  reside  in 
Buffalo,  New  York.    See  No.  2317. 

6764  V  SHANTZ,  JOHN  B.,  twin  brother  to  Mary,  was 
born  May  9th,  1859.      He  is  married  to  Joannah 
Bowman  (No.  230)  and  resides  in  Buffalo,  New  York, 
where  he  is  engaged  in  the  button  business.      To 
them  were  born  two  children,  namely:  VI  Elson 
and  VI  John  Elmer  (dead). 

6765  V  SHANTZ,  LOIDE,    was   born   May   5th,   1867. 
She  is  engaged  as  book-keeper  for  the  J.  Y.  Shantz 
&  Son    Button    Company,  Limited.      She  is  not 
married. 

6766  V  SHANTZ,  EUNICE,,  was  born  November  27th, 
1868.    She  is  unmarried  and  has  her  home  with  her 
father  in  Berlin. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  409 

6767 IV  SHANTZ,  SAMUEL  Y.,    was   born   January 

i5th,  1825.  On  March  nth,  1845,  he  was  married  to  Esther 
Erb  who  was  born  April  6th,  1827.  Soon  after  their  marriage 
they  moved  on  the  farm  where  now  is  what  is  known  as  Shantz 
Station*  where  they  resided  until  the  Grand  Trunk  Railroad  was 
built  when  he  sold  his  farm  to  the  company  and  moved  to  North 
Dumfries  Township,  not  far  from  Blair,  wheie  he  purchased  a 
large  farm.  Here  he  resided  until  some  twenty  years  ago  when 
he  purchased  the  farmf  on  which  he  now  resides.  It  is  about  two 
and  one-half  miles  south-west  of  Berlin.  To  them  was  born  a 
large  family.  Names  of  children  are  as  follows: 

6768  V  SHANTZ,  ANGELINE,  was  born  April  10th, 
1846.    On  May  3rd,  1864,  she  was  married  to  Rev. 
Solomon  Gehman.    See  Nos.  3030  to  3036. 

6769  V  SHANTZ,  PETER  E.,  was  born  August  25th, 
1849.     He  is  married  to  Maria  C.  Bowers.      They 
reside  in  Preston,  Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged  in 
manufacturing  all  kinds  of  farm  implements.     His 
family  is  as  follows,  namely:  VI  Esther  (dead),  VI 
Frederick,  VI  Minnie  B.,  VI  Grace  Maria,  VI  Cyrus 
B.,  VI  Samuel  B.,  VI  Rose  Matilda,  and  VI  Alex- 
ander. 

6770  V  SHANTZ,  WENDELL  E.,  was  born  September 
16th,  1851.    On  February  13th,  1872,  he  was  married 
to  Nancy  Bowman  who  was  born  January  24th, 
1851.    They  reside  near  Berlin,  on  the  farm  formerly 
possessed  by  David  B.  Snyder.    Their  family  is  as 
follows,  namely:  VI  Allan,  VI  Urias,  VI  Loida,  VI 
Susannah,  VI  Sidney,  VI  Malinda,  and  VI  Alberta. 

6771  V  SHANTZ,  AARON  E.,    was   born   April   7th, 
1853.    On  March  8th,  1874,  he  was  married  to  Han- 
nah Snyder  who  was   born   January   29th,    1857. 

*  Shantz  Station  was  named  after  Mr.  Shantz  and  was  situated  near  where  his  farm 
buildings  were  located.  The  station  was  burnt  many  years  ago  but  the  place  still  goes  by 
that  name. 

t  This  farm  belonged  to  Jacob  M.  Clemens,  generally  known  as  ;'  Bachelor  Jacob,"  and 
after  his  decease  it  was  sold  and  Mr.  Shantz  purchased  it.\ 


410  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

They  reside  a  little  south  of  Berlin  where  he  is 
engaged  in  farming.  Their  family  consisted  of  seven 
children,  namely:  VI  Rebecca  (dead),  VI  Alvin,  VI 
Addison,  VI  Samuel,  VI  Nora,  VI  Ella  May,  and 
Olive  Irene. 

6772  V  SHANTZ,  JACOB  E.,  was  born  April  27th,  1855. 
On  November  27th,  1877,  he  was  married  to  Lydia 
U.  Bowman  who  was  born  April  14th,  1855.     They 
reside  on  the  old  "David  Schneider  Place"  at  Free- 
port,  Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.     To 
them  were  born  four  children,  namely:  VI  Ervine, 
VI  Benjamin,  VI  Lydia  Ann  (dead),  and  VI  Esther. 

6773  V  SHANTZ,  MARY  ANN,  twin  sister  to  Jacob  E., 
was  born  April  27th,  1855.     She  was  married  to 
Isaac  C.  Snyder,  a  carpenter.    See  Isaac,  C.  Snyder's 
family. 

6774  V  SHANTZ,  MOSES  E.,  was  born  May  21st,  1857. 
On  December  12th,  1882,  he  was  married  to  Magda- 
lena  Betzner  who  was  born  January  1st,  1861.    They 
reside  on  the  old  ''Moses  Schneider  Place"  where  he 
is  engaged  in  farming.  Their  family  consists  of  four 
children,  namely:  VI  Loanna,  VI  Lincoln,  VI  Clay- 
ton, and  VI  Vernon. 

6775  V  SHANTZ,  SAMUEL  E.,  was   bora   February 
16th,  1859.    On  October  5th,  1880,  he  was  married  to 
Lucinda    Shoemaker  who  was  born  August  9th, 
1861.    They  reside  on  part  of  his  father's  homestead 
where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.    To  them  are  born 
three  children,  namely:   VI  Silva,  VI  Bella  May, 
and  VI  Percey. 

6776  V  SHANTZ,  DANIEL  E  ,  was  born  October  13th, 
1860.      On  February  10th,  1884,  he  was  married  to 
Hannah  Snyder  who  was  born  October  llth,  1865. 
They  reside  on  part  of  her  father's  old  homestead 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  411 

two  miles  south-east  of  Berlin  where  he  is  engaged 
in  farming.  Their  family  is  as  follows,  namely:  VI 
Algerdie,  VI  Harvey,  and  VI  Ralph. 

6777  V  SHANTZ,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  April  5th, 
1862.      She  is   unmarried   and   resides   with   her 
parents. 

6778  V  SHANTZ,  FRANKLIN  E.,  was  born  October 
13th,  1863.      On  September  28th,  1886,  he  was  mar- 
ried to  Selina  Cressman  who  was  born  December 
15th,  1867.     They  reside  on  his  father's  old  home- 
stead.     Their   family   is  as  follows,  namely:    VI 
Fannie  Violet  and  VI  Lloyd. 

6779  V  SHANTZ,  NANCY,  was  born  October  9th,  1865, 
and  died  December  6th,  1866. 

6780V  SHANTZ,  ESTHER,  was  born  October  5th, 
1867.  On  October  1st,  1889,  she  was  married  to 
David  Wismer,  a  farmer.  They  reside  near  Blair, 
Ontario,  and  have  a  family  of  one  child  named  VI 
David  Elton.  See  David  Wismer's  family. 

6781 IV  SHANTZ,  AMOS,  the  youngest  son  of  Jacob 
and  Mary  (Yost)  Shantz,  was  born  May  31st,  1829. 
On  March  2nd,  1852,  he  was  married  to  Nancy, 
daughter  of  Abraham  and  Barbara  ( Shantz)  Moyer. 
She  was  born  September  2nd,  1835.  Shortly  after 
their  marriage  they  moved  on  a  farm  four  miles 
west  of  New  Dundee,  where  he  was  engaged 
in  farming  until  March,  1883,  when  they  moved  to 
Berlin  where  they  still  reside.  To  them  were  born 
the  following  children,  viz: 

6782  V  SHANTZ,  MOSES,  was  born  November  28th, 
1852,  and  died  December  5th,  1852. 

6783  V  SHANTZ,  LEVI,  was  born  December  10th,  1853- 


412  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

He  is  married  to  Nancy  Cressman  and  resides  in 
Berlin  where  lie  is  engaged  with  the  J.  Y.  Shantz 
&  Son  Button  Co.  To  them  were  born  seven  chil- 
dren, namely:  VI  Elminda,  VI  Dianah,  VI  Mary 
Ann,  VI  Ida,  VI  Morgan,  VI  Leander,  and  VI 
Rosetta. 

6784  V  SHANTZ,  LEVINA,  was  born  July  19th,  1856. 
She  is  married  to  Cyrus  Rickert,  a  farmer.     They 
reside  near  Manheim,  Ontario.    Their  family  is  as 
follows,  namely:  VI  Ervine,  VI  Addison,  VI  Har- 
vey, VI  Clara,  VI  Sidney,  VI  Malinda  (dead),  and 
a  boy  whose  name  was  not  received. 

6785  V  SHANTZ,  JACOB  M.,  was   born   April    16th, 
1858.    He  is  married  to  Mary  Ann  Bingeman.   They 
reside  near  Plattsville,  Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged 
in  farming.     To  them  are  born  the  following  chil- 
dren, namely:  VI  Abiah,  VI  Ira,  and  VI  Ebner. 

6786V  SHANTZ,  ABRAHAM,  was  born  September 
29th,  1860.  He  is  married  to  Sarah  Good.  They 
reside  in  the  town  of  Berlin  where  he  is  engaged  in 
the  tinsmith  business  with  C.  E.  Moyer.  His 
family  consists  of  one  child  named  VI  Sylva. 

6787  V  SHANTZ,  AMOS,  was  born  April  22nd,  1865. 
He  is  married  to  Clara   Giller.      They  reside  in 
Berlin  where  he  is  engaged  as  delivery  man  for 
Bramm  Bros.,  millers.     His  family  consists  of  one 
son  named  VI  Leslie. 

6788  V  SHANTZ,  NANCY,  twin  sister  to  Amos,  was 
born  April  22nd,  1865.     She  is  unmarried  and  has 
her  home  with  her  brother,  Jacob. 

6789  V  SHANTZ,  MALINDA,  was  born  June  4th,  1875- 
She  is  unmarried  and  is  home  with  her  parents. 


BIOGKAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  418 

6790  III  SHANTZ,  ISAAC,  was  bora  in  Montgomery 

County,  Pennsylvania,  April  23rd,  1783.  On  October  i5th, 
1808,  he  was  married  to  Esther,  daughter  of  George  and  Eliza- 
beth (Morris;  Bechtel.  She  was  born  February  2nd,  1786,  and 
died  near  Berlin,  Ontario,  July  24th,  1867.  In  1808  Mr.  Shantz, 
in  company  with  his  mother,  his  brother,  Joseph,  and  his  sister, 
Veronica,  moved  to  Canada  and  settled  on  the  farm  now  in 
possession  of  Abraham  H.  YVamboldt.f  Here  he  resided  until 
his  death  which  took  place  December  i2th,  1854.  To  them 
were  born  eleven  children,  viz: 

6791  IV  SHANTZ,    ELIZABETH,  was   bora    August 
llth,  1809,  and  died  January  22nd,  1821. 

6792  IV  SHANTZ,  SAMUEL,  was  born  January  16th, 

1811.  On  March  28th,  1830,  he  was  married  to  Susannah  Erb 
who  was  born  November  i3th,  1810,  and  died  October  yth, 
1844.  On  March  25th,  1845,  he  was  again  married  to  Rebecca 
Rudy  who  was  born  October  29th,  1825.  Although  deprived  of 
first  class  school  privileges  and  his  time  devoted  to  constant  labor 
on  his  father's  farm,  his  desire  for  information  made  him  seek 
opportunities  for  acquiring  knowledge  This,  added  to  his  natural 
abilities,  gave  Mr.  Shantz  great  success  in  acquiring  information 
on  all  topics.  His  stock  of  knowledge  and  experience  made  him 
a  wise  counsellor  and  a  judicious  adviser;  and  on  many  occasions, 
both  in  public  and  private  interects,  his  counsel  was  sought  and 
obtained.  After  his  first  marriage  he  took  charge  of  his  own  farm, 
about  three  miles  west  of  Berlin,  and  commenced  clearing  away 
the  huge  forest  and  erected  the  necessary  buildings  thereon.  In 
due  time  he  was  the  possessor  of  one  of  the  finest  farms  on  the 
Petersburg  Road.  Here  he  resided  until  his  death  which  took 
place  January  i8th,  1895.  His  family  consisted  of  twenty-two 
children,  ten  of  whom  were  born  unto  his  first  wife.  Names  of 
children  are  as  follows: 

6793  V  SHANTZ,  LEVI,  was  born  December  llth,  1830, 
and  died  August  27th,  1832. 

f  This  farm  is  a  little  to  the  south-east  of  Berlin, 


414  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OV  WATERLOO. 

6794  V  SHANTZ,  IRA,  was  born  May  13th,  1832,  and 
died  same  day. 

6795  V  SHANTZ,  MARY  ANN,  was  born  August  17th, 
1833.    In  January,  1856,  she  was  married  to  Daniel 
Bean  and  died  February  28th,  1861,  leaving  two 
children,  namely:   VI  Susannah  and  VI  Rebecca. 

See  No.  982  and  983. 

6796  V  SHANTZ,  NANCY,  was  born  May  5th,  1835. 
On  December  12th,  1854,  she  was  married  to  Abra- 
ham Rudy,  a  farmer.    She  died  August  12th,  1857, 
leaving  two  daughters,  namely:  VI  Susannah  and 
VI  Elizabeth.    See  Abraham  Rudy's  family. 

6797  V  SHANTZ,  SAMUEL  E.,  M.  D.,  was  born  June 

nth,  1836.  His  boyhood  days  were  spent  on  the  farm  and  when 
up  in  his  teens  he  was  clerking  in  Mr.  Daniel  Snyder's  store, 
Waterloo.  Leaning  more  towards  a  professional  life,  he  gave  up 
the  mercantile  calling  and  attended  the  university  where  he  in 
due  time  graduated  as  an  M.  D.  Pie  practised  in  St.  Peter, 
Minnesota,  U.  S.,  where  he  had  received  a  high  position  from 
the  state  government.  His  death  took  place  August  22nd,  1868. 
On  May  2ist,  1868,  he  was  married  to  Louisa  Graham.  To 
them  was  born  one  child  named  VI  Cornelia. 

6798  V  SHANTZ,  ODO,  was  born  April  3rd,  1838,  and 
died  same  day. 

6799  V  SHANTZ,  ISAAC  E.,  was  born  May  23rd,  1839. 
On  December  23rd,  1860,  he  was  married  to  Magda- 
lena  Eby.    They  reside  in  the  town  of  Berlin  where 
he  is  engaged  in  the  foundry  of  which  he  is  pro- 
prietor.   His  family  consisted  of  six  children,  viz:: 

6800  VI  SHANTZ,  JOSIAH,  was  born  November  18th, 
1861.    He  is  married  to  Eliza  Shantz  and  resides  in 
the  town  of  Berlin  where  he  is  engaged  in  running 
a  dray.    To  them  were  born  the  following  children, 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  415 

namely:    VII  Elden  Roy,  VII  Ivan    Abner,   VII 
Vernon  Floyd,  VII  Gordon,  and  VII  Nettie. 

6801  VI  SHANTZ,  OILMAN,  was  born  February  28th, 
1863,  and  died  same  day. 

6802  VI   SHANTZ,  EDMUND,    was  born   July   14th, 
1865.     He  is  married  to  Susannah  Groff.     They 
reside   at    Bridgeport    where    he   is   engaged   in 
farming.    To  them  are  born  two  children,  namely: 
VII  Alson  and  VII  Edna. 

6803  VI   SHANTZ,    ELMINA,   was    born    November 
22nd,  1868.     She  is  married  to  Rev.  Christian  R. 
Miller.    They  reside  in  Berlin.    He  is  engaged  as 
assistant  minister  to  Rev.    Solomon   Eby   on  the 
Bethel  field  of  labor. 

6804  VI  SHANTZ,  MARY  ANN,  was  born  June  5th, 
1871.     She  is  married   to    Amos   Groff,  a  farmer. 
They  reside  near  Waterloo,  on  Mr.  Jacob  GrofFs 
farm. 

6805  VI  SHANTZ,  MILTON  E.,  the  youngest  in  the 
family,  was  born  July  8th,  1873.    He  is  engaged  as 
book-keeper  in  the  office  of  I.  E.   Shantz  &  Co., 
Berlin.    He  is  residing  with  his  parents. 

6806  V  SHANTZ,  MENNO  E.,  was  born  March  llth, 
1841.    On  September  18th,  1864,  he  was  married  to 
Barbara  Rudy.    They  reside  in  Wilmot  Township, 
about  a  mile  east  of  Petersburg,  Ontario,  where  he 
is  the  owner  of  two  farms.    His  family  consists  of 
six  children,  viz: 

6807  VI  SHANTZ,  NELSON,  was  born  June  llth,  1865- 
He  is  married  to  Barbara  Snyder.      They   reside 
near  his  father's   home   where  he  is  engaged  in 
farming.    Their  family  is  as  follows,  namely:  VII 


416  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTOKY  OF  WATERLOO. 

Agnes  Isabella,  VII  Arthur  Clayton,  VII  Lome 
Alexander,  and  VII  Cornelia. 

6808  VI  SHANTZ,  ANGELINE,  was  born  October  6th, 
1867.     She  is  married  to  Samuel  Snyder.     They 
reside  in  Wilmot  Township  where  he  is  engaged  in 
farming,  and  have  a  family  of  one  child  named  VII 
Perly  May. 

6809  VI  SHANTZ,  CLEASON,  was   born   July   28th, 
1870.    He  is  married  to  Maria  Shantz  and  resides  on 
the  old  "Jacob  Snyder  Farm"  at  Waterloo  where  he 
is  engaged  in  farming. 

6810  VI  SHANTZ,  WILLIAM  R.,  born  April  3rd,  1872. 

6811  VI  SHANTZ,  MARIA,  born  May  28th,  1876. 

6812  VI  SHANTZ,  CLARA,  born  July  1st,  1884 

6813  V  SHANTZ,   BARBARA,   was  born  April  12th, 
1842.    On  September  18th,  1860,  she  was  married  to 
David  Devitt  and  died  February  23rd,  1879,  leaving 
a  family  of  seven  children,  namely:  VI  Harriet,  VI 
Samuel,  VI  Elizabeth,  VI  Susannah,  VI  Josiah,  VI 
Barbara,  and  VI  David.    All  are  dead  save  Barbara 
who  was  born  February  15th,  1873. 

6814  V  SHANTZ,   AARON   E.,  was   born   September 

gth,  1844.  On  March  28th,  1869,  he  was  married  to  Veronica 
Eby  who  was  born  September  igth,  1843,  and  died  in  Winnipeg. 
Manitoba,  November  i6th,  1885.  After  her  decease  he  was 
married  to  Fannie  May  Flanaghan  who  died  a  few  years  after 
their  marriage.  Some  time  after  the  decease  of  his  second  wife 
he  was  again  married  to  a  Mrs.  Ried  who  died  a  few  years  ago, 
In  spring  of  1895  he  was  married  the  fourth  time  to  Nellie 
Gasgone,  widow  of  the  late  John  Hagen.  They  reside  in  Win- 
nipeg, Manitoba,  where  he  is  engaged  in  the  mercantile  business. 
His  family  consisted  of  nine  children,  namely:  VI  Nettie  (dead), 
VI  Malinda  (dead),  VI  Jacob  (dead),  VI  Adaline,  VI,  Edwin 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  417 

(dead),  VI  Ida,  VI  Elsie  (dead),  and  VI  Edith  of  first  wife,  and 
VI  Fannie  May  of  second  wife. 

6815V  SHANTZ,   DANIEL,   was   born   January   1st, 

1846,  and  died  August  4th,  1848. 

6816  V  SHANTZ,  ESTHER,  was  born  December  27th, 

1847.  On  November  29th,  1871,  she  was  married  to 
Menno  Shoemaker.    See  Menno  Shoemaker's  family. 

6817  V  SHANTZ,  ABRAHAM,  was  born  May  2nd,  1850, 
and  died  January  23rd,  1861. 

6818  V  SHANTZ,  MOSES  R.,  was  born  February  13th, 
1852.     On  January  20th,  1874,  he  was  married  to 
Rebecca  Rickhert  who  died  December  25th,  1881. 
On   October   8th,  1882,  he  was  again  married  to 
Caroline  Lipps  who  was  born  October  29th,  1862. 
He  resides  about  three  miles  west   of   Waterloo 
where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.    The  names  of  his 
children  are.  as  follows:  VI  Sarah,  VI  Edwin,  and 
VI  Lovina  (dead)  of  first  wife,  and  VI  Ella  May,  VI 
Wesley,  and  VI  Dora  of  second  wife. 

6819V  SHANTZ,  EMILY,  was  born  February  18th, 
1854.  On  December  9th,  1873,  she  was  married  to 
Samuel  C.  Bowman.  See  No.  106. 

6820  V  SHANTZ,  JOSIAH,  was  born  February  20th, 
1856,  and  died  February  5th,  1861. 

6821  V  SHANTZ,  NELSON,   was  born   August   2nd, 
1858,  and  died  January  18th,  1861. 

6822  V  SHANTZ,  MATILDA,  was  born  October  16th, 
1860.    On  February  12th,  1879,  she  was  married  to 
Noah  E.  Eby,  and  has  a  family  of  seven  children, 
namely:    VI   Josiah,  VI   Louisa,  VI    Samuel,  VI 
Edwin,  VI  Cemantha,  VI  Priscilla,  and  VI  Milton. 
See  No.  2548. 


418  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

6823  V  SHANTZ,  ISRAEL  R.,  was  bora  August  15th, 
1863.    He  is  married  to  Elizabeth  Schmitt.     They 
reside  on  his  father's  old  homestead.     To  them  are 
born  the  following  children,  namely:    VI  Soleda 
May,  VI  Lloyd  D wight,  VI  Samuel,  and  VI  Orva. 

6824  V  SHANTZ,  ALLEN  R,  was  born  September  2nd, 
1865.    He  is  married  to  Louisa  Miller  and  resides  in 
Buffalo,  New  York,  where  he  is  engaged  in  manu- 
facturing cigars.    They  had  one  child  which  died 
in  infancy. 

6825V  SHANTZ,  LOUISA  REBECCA,  was  born 
October  20th,  1867.  On  March  14th,  1886,  she  was 
married  to  Benjamin  E.  Eby.  They  reside  in  the 
town  of  Gait.  Their  family  is  as  follows,  namely: 
VI  Milford  and  VI  Sylva  Pearl. 

6826  V  SHANTZ,  SIMON  R,  was  born  April  28th, 
1871.  He  is  married  to  Lydia  Ann  Knorr.  They 
reside  on  part  of  the  old  homestead  where  he  is 
engaged  in  farming.  They  have  one  child  named 
VI  Alberta  May. 

6827 IV  SHANTZ,   BARBARA,    was   bora   May   6th, 

1812,  and  died  April  22nd,  1887.  On  November 
28th,  1830,  she  was  married  to  Abraham  Moyer. 
See  Abraham  Moyer's  family. 

6828 IV  SHANTZ,  MARY,  was  born  January  14th, 
1814,  and  died  December  22nd,  1875.  On  September 
10th,  1834,  she  was  married  to  Samuel  Herner.  See 
Samuel  Herner's  family. 

6829  IV  SHANTZ,  SARAH  (Sallie),  was  born  January 
21st,  1816,  and  died  October  18th,  1881.  On  January 
28th,  1834,  he  was  married  to  Joseph  E.  Schneider. 
See  Joseph  E.  Schneider's  family. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  419 

6830 IV  SHANTZ,  NANCY,  was  born  August  llth, 
1817.  On  March  1st,  1836,  she  was  married  to  Ben- 
jamin Weber.  At  present  she  resides  with  her 
daughter,  Anna  (Mrs.  Noah  Detweiler),  See  Benja- 
min Weber's  family. 

6831  IV    SHANTZ,    VERONICA,    was   born   October 
27th,  1819,  and  died  September  7th,  1893.     On  May 
llth,  1841,  she  was  married  to  Joseph  Cressman. 
See  Nos.  2067  to  2074. 

6832  IV  SHANTZ,  ESTHER,  was  born  January  7th, 
1823,  and  died  September  16th,  1883.    She  was  mar- 
ried to  David  Eshelman.    See  No.  2983  to  2991. 

6833 IV  SHANTZ,  MAGDALENA,  was  born  April 
19th,  1825,  and  died  April  19th,  1887.  On  March 
27th,  1845,  she  was  married  to  Benjamin  B.  Snyder. 
See  Benjamin  B.  Snyder's  family. 

6834  IV  SHANTZ,  ISAAC  B.,  was  born  near  Berlin, 
Ontario,  May  18th,  1827.  On  October  1st,  1850,  he 
was  married  to  Magdalena  Latschaw  who  was  born 
April  3rd,  1832,  and  died  February  22nd,  1856.  On 
December  12th,  1856,  he  was  again  married  to  Maria 
Shantz  who  was  born  June  17th,  1827,  and  died 
December  23rd,  1885.  At  present  Mr.  Shantz  resides 
in  the  town  of  Berlin  where  he  is  living  retired. 
His  family  consisted  of  ten  children,  three  of  whom 
were  born  unto  his  first  wife.  Their  names  are  as 
follows: 

6835V  SHANTZ,  HANNAH,  was  born  June  19th, 
1851,  and  died  September  30th,  1885.  She  was  mar- 
ried to  Daniel  Kesselring,  a  farmer,  and  had  a 
family  of  six  children,  namely:  VI  Lydia  Ann,  VI 
Mary,  VI  Barbara,  VI  Emma  (dead),  VI  William, 
and  VI  Elmina  (dead). 


420  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

6836  V  SHANTZ,  AMOS,  was  born  May  llth,  1853,  and 
died  March  16th,  1856. 

6837  V  SHANTZ,  VERONICA,  was  born  July  llth, 
1855,  and  died  August  13th,  1856. 

6838  V  SHANTZ,  LYDIA  S.,  was  born  November  9th, 
1857.      She  is  unmarried  and  is  home   with   her 
father  for  whom  she  is  keeping  house. 

6839V  SHANTZ,  BARBARA,  was  born  November 
26th,  1859.  She  is  married  to  John  Kercher.  They 
reside  on  the  old  "Henry  Wismer  Place"  near  Cen- 
treville,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.  They 
have  two  children,  namely:  VI  Edna  and  VI  Lloyd. 

6840  V  SHANTZ,  EZRA  S.,  was   born   August   28th, 
1862.     He  is  married  to  Lydia  Honsberger  and  re- 
sides on  his  father's  old  homestead  several  miles 
west  of  the  town  of  Waterloo,  where  he  is  engaged 
in  farming.    His  family  consists  of  three  children, 
namely:  VI  Elmer,  VI  Herbert,  and  VI  Pharez. 

6841  V  SHANTZ,  MAGDALENA,  was  born   October 
10th,  1864,  and  died  March  27th,  1883. 

6842  V  SHANTZ,  RACHEL,  was  born  November  18th 
1867,  and  died  March  28th,  1872. 

6843  V  SHANTZ,  WILLIAM,  was  born  December  28th, 
1869.    He  is  married  to  Hannah  Good  and  resides 

•  on  the  "Wm.  Trussler  Place"  about  three  miles  west 
of  Berlin,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.  To 
them  was  born  one  child  named  VI  Vera  Viola 
(dead). 

6844  V  SHANTZ,  JOSEPH  S.,  was   born   June   21st, 
1872.   He  is  unmarried  and  is  engaged  as  clerk  with 
Mr.  A.  S.  Hallman. 


BIOGKAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  421 

6845 IV  SHANTZ,  LEAH,  was  bom  December  1st, 
1829.  On  October  19th,  1851,  she  was  married  to 
Solomon  Martin.  They  reside  in  Huron  County, 
Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.  See 
Solomon  Martin's  family. 

6846  III  SHANTZ,  DAVID,  was  born  in  Montgomery 
County,  Pennsylvania,  March  Tth,  1787.    In  1£09  he 
came  to  Canada  and  settled  on  part  of  lot  No.  1, 
German  Company's  Tract,  township  and  county  of 
Waterloo,  Ontario,  where  he  resided  until  his  death 
which  took  place  April  8th,  1879.     He  was  married 
to  Elizabeth  Pannebeckerf  who  was  born  July  16th, 
1793,  and  died  of  cancer  December  1st,  1863.     They 
had  no  family  but  had  adopted   seven    children 
whom  they  raised  save  one  who  died  in  infancy. 

6847  III  SHANTZ,  VERONICA,  was  born  November 
14th,  1789.     In  1808  she  was  married  to  Abraham 
Biehn,  a  farmer.     They  resided  near  Doon  where 
she  died  July  27th,  1876.    See  Nos.  1028  to  1043. 

6848  III  SHANTZ,  SAMUEL,  was  born  July  7th,  1792, 
and  died  December  19th,  1792. 

6849  III  SHANTZ,  JOSEPH,  the  youngest  son  of  Isaac 

and  Barbara  (Reiff)  Shantz,  was  born  near  Pottstown,  Mont- 
gomery County,  Pennsylvania,  June  24th,  1795.  In  May,  1808, 
his  mother,  with  her  three  youngest  children,  David,  Veronica, 
and  Joseph,  who  was  then  only  thirteen  years  of  age.  moved  to 
Canada  and  arrived  in  Waterloo  County  in  June.  On  the  2ist 
or  22nd  of  the  same  month  she  took  possession  of  her  bush 
farm,  being  composed  of  part  of  lot  No.  52,  German  Company's 
Tract.  About  six  acres  were  cleared  and  cleaned  and  a  log 
house  put  up,  but  this  house  was  without  roof  and  floor  until  their 
coming.  The  lumber  was  purchased  in  Gait  and  the  first  thing 

t  See  Cornelius  Pannebecker's  family  for  information. 


422  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

the  party  had  to  do  on  their  arrival  was  to  put  on  the  board  roof 
and  lay  the  floor,  and  then  the  house  was  ready  to  move  into. 
By  four  o'clock  in  the  afternoon  everything  was  put  in  its  proper 
place  and  everybody  felt  happy  and  well  at  home  except  Joseph 
who  stood  outside  the  house  and  wept  bitterly,  being  sick  of  the 
wild  and  romantic  life  and  wishing  himself  home  at  Pottstown 
again.  So  much  did  he  weep  that  his  mother  came  out  to  speak 
words  of  comfort  to  him,  upon  which  he  said,  "O  mother,  what 
made  you  leave  our  beautiful  home  and  come  here  where  there  is 
nothing  but  bush  and  flies?  Why  had  you  to  listen  to  Christian?! 
It  is  not  at  all  as  he  used  to  say."  The  mother,  listening  to  her 
son's  lamentable  tale,  said,  "Joseph,  now  do  quit  crying  and  come 
into  the  house  with  me  or  else  I  shall  have  homesick  like  you 
and  begin  to  cry."  They  both  went  into  the  house  and  that 
ended  "  Homesick."*  Here  he  was  raised  and  on  July  8th, 
1817,  he  was  married  to  Catherine,  daughter  of  Joseph  and 
Barbara  (Eby)  Schneider.  She  was  born  February  i2th,  1799, 
and  died  September  i5th,  1881.  Soon  after  their  marriage  they 
moved  on  their  farm,  being  composed  of  west  half  of  lot  No.  9, 
.  German  Company's  Tract,  now  occupied  by  their  son,  Moses. 
Here  they  resided  until  1849  when  they  moved  on  the  farm  being 
composed  of  west  half  of  lot  No.  26,  German  Company's  Tract, 
now  in  possession  of  his  sons,  Joseph  and  Menno.  Here  he 
built  a  dam  and  erected  a  sawmill  and  for  quite  a  number  of 
years  did  a  large  business  in  sawing  during  the  spring  months. 
After  his  sons,  Joseph  and  Menno,  were  married,  he  divided  his 
farm  into  two  and  gave  each  one  about  half,  Joseph  retaining 
the  part  with  the  old  buildings  and  the  sawmill.  Here  he  died, 
March  igth,  1882,  six  months  after  the  decease  of  his  wife. 
They  had  a  family  of  seven  children,  viz: 

6850  IV  SHANTZ,  SIMON,  was  born  May  15th,  1818. 
On  March  4th,  1845,  he  was  married  to  Judith, 
daughter  of  Daniel  and  Susannah  (Kenzie)  Stauffer. 
She  was  born  August  1st,  1825,  and  died  January 
26th,  1862.  He  died  December  13th,  1893.  They 

t  His  brother  who  settled  here  in  1806  always  spoke  well  of  Waterloo. 
*  This  story  Mr.  Joseph  Shantz  related  to  the  writer  in  the  year  1869. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  423 

resided  in  Wilmot  Township,  near  Baden.     Their 
family  consisted  of  nine  children,  viz: 

6851  V  SHANTZ,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  April  8th 
1846.      She   is   unmarried   and   resides   with   her 
brother  on  the  old  homestead. 

6852  V  SHANTZ,  CATHARINE,  was  born  September 
28th,  1847.     She  is  married  to   Jacob  Schmitt,  a 
farmer.     They  reside  north  of  Baden  and  have  a 
family  of  one  child. 

6853  V   SHANTZ,  JONATHAN  S.,  was   born  March 
16th,  1849.    On  October  24th,  1876,  he  was  married 
to  Caroline  Bingeman.      They   reside   in  Winter- 
bourne,  Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged  in  the  sawing 
and  lumber  business.      His  family  is  as  follows, 
namely:  VI  Ida  (dead),  VI  Urias,  VI  Judith  Ann, 
VI  Clayton,  VI  Lizzie,  VI  Jonathan,  VI  Elden,  and 
VI  Verna. 

6854  V  SHANTZ,  JOSEPH  S.,  was  born  February  13th, 

1851.  On  February  18th,  1877,  he  was  married  to 
Nancy  Shantz.     Some  time  after   their  marriage 
they  moved  near  Hespeler  where  she  died  March 
13th,  1885.    On  March  9th,  1887,  he  was  again  mar- 
ried to  Magdalena  Snyder,  widow  of  the  late  Alfred 
Simpson.      They   reside   near   Hespeler,    Ontario, 
where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.     To  him  and  his 
first  wife  were  born  two  sons,  namely:  VI  Edwin 
and  VI  Simon. 

6855  V  SHANTZ,  MARIA,    was  born  December  3rd, 

1852,  and  died  January  llth,  1872. 

6856V  SHANTZ,    ELIZABETH,    was   born   January 
4th,  1855,  and  died  ot:  fever. 

6857  V  SHANTZ,   SIMON  S.,  was  bora  October  8th, 
1856.    He  is  married  to  Caroline,  daughter  of  Peter 


424  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

and  Catharine  (Nahrgang)  Christner.  They  reside 
on  his  father's  farm  near  Haysville,  Ontario.  To 
them  are  born  three  children,  namely:  VI  Avon,  VI 
VI  Melvin  Russell,  and  VI  Lynden  Lloyd. 

6858  V  SHANTZ,  EZRA  S.,  was  born  August  7th,  1858. 
On  March  15th,  1888,  he  was  married  to  Lydia  Ann, 
daughter  of   Levi  and  Hester  (Snyder)  Stauffer. 
She  was  born  December  14th,  1862.     They  resided 
near  Haysville,  Ontario,  where  he  was  engaged  in 
farming  until  his  death  which  took  place  May  10th, 
1895,  leaving  a  family  of  four  children,  namely:  VI 
Winnie,  VI  Susannah,  VI  Lome  (dead),  and  VI 
Burton. 

6859  V  SHANTZ,  BARBARA,   was    born    April   6th, 
1860,  and  died  some  time  ago. 


6860  IV  SHANTZ,  MOSES,  the  second  son  of  Joseph 

and  Catharine  (Schneider)  Shantz,  was  born  August  22nd,  1819. 
On  March  i8th,  1849,  he  was  married  to  Susannah,  daughter  of 
Jacob  C.  and  Elizabeth  (Cressman)  Snider.  She  was  born 
April  4th,  1840.  Soon  after  their  marriage  they  moved  on  the 
farm  they  still  possess,  his  father's  farm,  being  composed  of  west 
half  of  lot  No.  9,  German  Company's  Tract.  Here  they  raised 
a  family  of  twelve  children,  viz: 

6861V  SHANTZ,  T1LMAN,   was  born  January   8th, 

1850.  On  March  2oth,  1871,  he  was  married  to  Esther,  daugh- 
ter of  Benjamin  and  Magdalena  (Shantz)  Snyder.  After  their 
marriage  they  moved  on  the  farm -now  possessed  by  his  brother, 
Aaron  S.  Shantz.  Here  they  remained  for  one  year,then,  on  March 
6th,  1872,  they  moved  to  Maryborough  Township,  Wellington 
County,  4th  Concession,  near  Wallace  line.  Here  they  resided 
until  March  6th,  1875,  when  they  moved  on  the  farm  they  now 
possess,  north-east  quarter  of  lot  No.  9,  German  Company's 
Tract,  about  three  miles  north  of  the  town  of  Waterloo  where  he 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 


is  engaged  as  a  farmer  and  breeder  of  thoroughbred  stock.  He 
has  been  councillor  for  two  years,  1884-5,  deputy  reeve  for  six 
years,  1886-91,  and-  reeve  for  the  year  1892.  He  always  takes  an 
active  part  in  political  matters  and  strongly  advocates  the  platform 
taken  by  the  Liberals  of  this  province.  His  family  consists  of 
nine  children,  viz: 

6862  VI  SHANTZ,  HARVEY,  born  December  30,  1871. 

6863  VI  SHANTZ,  ALVIN  H.,  born  February  11,  1873. 

6864  VI  SHANTZ,  ALFRED  E.,  born  Dec.  6th,  1874. 

6865  VI  SHANTZ,  URIAS  A.,  born  September  26,  1876. 

6866  VI  SHANTZ,  ANGUS  M.,  born  July  19th,  1878. 

6867  VI  SHANTZ,  WALTER  W.,  born  March  4th,  1880. 

6868  VI  SHANTZ,  ELSIE  L.,  bora  February  3rd,  1882. 

6869  VI  SHANTZ,  CLEMENTINA,  born  Sept.  16,  1883. 

6870  VI  SHANTZ,  EZRA  ERVINE,  born  Sept.  11,  1885. 

6871  V  SHANTZ,  AARON,  the  second  son,  was  born 
March  3rd,  1851.    On  February  9th,  1874,  he  was 
married  to  Leah,  daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Mag- 
dalena  (Shantz)  Snyder.    She  was  born  November 
27th,  1850.    After  their  marriage  they  moved  on  the 
farm  they  still  occupy,  the  old  "Christian  Martin 
Farm,"  about  one-half  mile  from  the  Martin  Menno- 
nite  Meeting  House.    They  have  a  family  of  four 
children,  viz: 

6872  VI  SHANTZ,  HERBERT,  born  December  6,  1874. 

6873  VI  SHANTZ,  LUCENA,  born  July  6th,  1876. 

6874  VI  SHANTZ,  EPHRAIM,  born  December  31,  1877. 

6875  VI  SHANTZ,  SABINA,  bom  October  30th,  1879. 


426  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

6876  V  SHANTZ,  MENNO  S.,  the  third  son,  was  born 
October  llth,  1852.     On  April  12th,  1876,  he  was 
married  to  Lydia,  daughter  of  David  and  Hannah 
(Kolb)  Bricker.    She  was  born  April  17th,  1851.    He 
is  a  miller  by  trade  but  at  present  he  resides  in 
Berlin  where  he  is  engaged  in  the  livery  business. 
Their  family  consists  of  four  children,  namely:  VI 
Abner,  VI  Ada,  VI  Pearly,  and  VI  Melvin. 

6877  V  SHANTZ,    VERONICA,  the  eldest  daughter, 
was  born  September  16th,  1854.      On   September 
23rd,  1873,  she  was  married  to  Henry  Groff  and  has 
a  family  of  four  children,  namely:  VI  Edward,  VI 
Walter,  VI  Clara  May,  and  VI  Mary  Susannah. 
See  Henry  Groff  's  family. 

6878V  SHANTZ,  FRANKLIN,  the  fourth  son,  was 
born  September  14th,  1856.  On  January  6th,  1884, 
he  was  married  to  Leah,  daughter  of  Abraham  and 
Mary  (Eby)  Groff.  She  was  bom  June  llth,  1856. 
They  reside  on  his  father's  old  place  three  miles 
north  of  the  town  of  Waterloo.  Their  family  con- 
sists of  five  children,  namely:  VI  Anna,  VI  Albert, 
VI  Ida,  VI  Abraham,  and  VI  Susannah. 

6879  V  SHANTZ,  AMOS  S.,  the  fifth  son,  was  born 
February  2nd,  1859.     On  December  2nd,  1885,  he 
was  married  to  Jemima,  daughter  of  Benjamin  and 
Magdalena  (Shantz)  Snyder.     She  was  born  Feb- 
ruary 23rd,  1864.    They  reside  on  the  north  half  of 
his  father's  farm  adjoining  the  township  of  Wool- 
wich.     They   have   three    children,    namely:    VI 
Aldred,  VI  Lena,  and  VI  Edna. 

6880  V  SHANTZ,  SUSANNAH,  the  second  daughter, 
was  born  February  15th,  1861.    On  October  20th, 
1891,  she  was  married  to  Henry  B.  Eby.     They 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  427 

reside  in  the  town  of  Berlin  and  have  a  family  of 
one  son  named  VI  Edwin.     See  No.  2774. 

6881  V  SHANTZ,  CATHARINE,  was  born  June  8th, 
1863.     On  January  20th,  1882,  she  was  married  to 
Franklin  Shuh.      Their  family  consists  of   three 
children,  namely:  VI  Clayton,  VI  Mabel,  and  VI 
Clarence.    See  Franklin  Shuh's  family. 

6882  V  SHANTZ,  LUCINDA,  was  born  April  4th,  1866. 
She  was  married  to  David  Hoffer  in  March,  1890. 
They  reside  on  a  farm  near  Floradale,  Ontario.    No 
family. 

6883  V  SHANTZ,  ALLAN,  was  born  December  14th, 
1867.   He  is  unmarried  and  is  engaged  in  farming  on 
his  father's  old  homestead. 

6884  V  SHANTZ,  EMMA,  was  born  February  5th,  1869. 
She  is  unmarried  and  is  at  home   assisting   her 
mother  in  her  household  duties. 

6885  V  SHANTZ,  LYDIA  ANN,  the  youngest  in  her 
father's  family,  was  born  October  18th,  1874.     She 
is  unmarried  and  resides  with  her  parents. 


6886  IV  SHANTZ,  VERONICA,  the  eldest  daughter 
of  Joseph  and  Catharine  (Schneider)  Shantz,  was 
born  in  Waterloo  County,  March  15th,  1822.     On 
November  14th,  1843,  she  was  married  to  Joseph 
Weber.    She  died  September  23rd,  1894.   See  Joseph 
Weber's  family. 

6887  IV  SHANTZ,  BARBARA,  was  bom  August  llth, 
1825,   and  was  married  to  Moses  Springer,  sheriff 
for  the  county  of    Waterloo.     She  died  October 
13th,    1884,    leaving  a   large   family.      See   Moses 
Springer's  family. 


428  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTOEY   OF  WATERLOO. 

6888  IV  SHANTZ,  MARIA,  was  born  June  17th,  1827. 
She  was  married   to   Isaac   B.  Shantz   and   died 
December  23rd,  1885.     See  Isaac  B.  Shantz's  family. 

6889  IV  SHANTZ,  JOSEPH,  was  born  May  15th,  1830. 
On  November  6th,  1855,  he  was  married  to  Catha- 
rine Martin  who  was  born  November  29th,  1836. 
Soon  after  his  marriage  he  moved  on  his  father's 
farm,  north-west  of   Waterloo,  where  he  was  en- 
gaged in  farming  and  sawing.     Here  he  resided 
until  his  death  which  took  place  October  2nd,  1886. 
To  them  was  born  a  family  of  six  children,  viz: 

6890  V  SHANTZ,  LYDIA,  was  born  March  10th,  1857. 
She  is  married  to  Abraham  B.  Gingerich.    See  No. 
3200. 

6891  V  SHANTZ,  ISRAEL,  was  born  December  17th, 
1858,  and  died  September  29th,  1864. 

6892  V  SHANTZ,    CYRUS,    was   born   January   29th, 
1861.      He  was  married,    December   5th,    1885,  to 
Susannah  Clemmer  who  was  born  September  19th, 
1860.     He  resides  several  miles  north-west  of  the 
town  of  Waterloo  where  he  is  the  owner  of  a  beau- 
tiful farm.     His  family  is  as  follows,  namely:  VI 
Milton,  VI  Lucinda,  and  VI  Nelson. 

6893  V  SHANTZ,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  March  4th, 
1863.    She  was  married  to  Samuel  M.  Weber,  March 
8th,  1881.      They  reside  near  Floradale,  Ontario. 
See  Samuel  M.  Weber's  family. 

6894V  SHANTZ,  JESSE,  was  born  November  8th, 
1866.  He  is  married  to  Magdalena  Martin  and 
resides  on  his  father's  old  homestead  where  he  is 
engaged  in  farming.  His  family  consists  of  one  son 
named  VI  Angus. 

6895V  SHANTZ,  MARY   ANN,   was   born    October 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  429 

llth,  1870.  She  is  married  to  Enoch  Martin,  a 
farmer.  They  reside  in  Woolwich  Township  and 
have  one  son  named  VI  Cleason. 

6896  IV  SHANTZ,  MENNO  S.,  was  born  April  16th, 

1836.  On  November  gth,  1858,  he  was  married  to  Elizabeth 
Schneider  who  was  born  November  29th,  1836,  and  died  Jan. 
uary  28th  1893.  On  December  2nd,  1894,  he  was  again  married 
to  Leah  Musselman,  widow  of  the  late  Absalom  Martin.  She 
was  born  May  3rd  1844.  After  his  first  marriage  he  recided  on 
the  farm  now  in  possession  of  Paul  M.  Martin,  his  son-in-law, 
where  he  resided  until  1893,  then  moved  on  the  old  "John  Sitler 
Farm"  where  he  still  lives  retired.  In  November,  1874,  he  was 
ordained  at  the  David  Eby  Meeting  House  as  deacon  of  the 
Mennonite  Church  for  the  Eby,  Martin  and  Conestogo  fields'  of 
labor,  a  position  which  he  still  holds.  To  him  and  his  first  wife 
were  born  eleven  children,  viz: 

6897  V  SHANTZ,  MARIA,  was  born  September  20th, 
1859.     She  was  married  to  Tilman  Martin,  March 
1st,  1881.    See  Tilman  Martin's  family. 

6898V  SHANTZ,  JOSIAH,  was  born  January  26th, 
1881.  He  is  married  to  Phiaiina  Rudy.  They 
reside  on  Mr.  Abraham  Rudy's  farm  which  he  has 
rented.  To  them  are  born  two  children,  namely: 
VI  Alvin  and  VI  Elvina. 

6999  V  SHANTZ,  CATHARINE,  was  bom  May  19th, 

1862,  and  died  November  30th,  1863. 

6900  V  SHANTZ,  HANNAH,  was  bom  October  15th, 

1863.  She  is  home  and  unmarried. 

6901  V  SHANTZ,  MAGDALENA,  was  born  January 
30th,  1865.     She  was  married  to  Manasseh  Martin 
March  1st,  1887.     They  reside  on  the  old  "John 
Sitler  Farm."    See  Manasseh  Martin's  family. 

6902V  SHANTZ,  LYDIA  ANN,  was  born  March  27th, 


430  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

1866.  She  is  married  to  Paul  M.  Martin.    See  Paul 
M.  Martin's  family. 

6903  V  SHANTZ,  ELIAS  S.,  was  born  September  llth, 

1867.  He  is  married  to  Catharine  Sitler  and  resides 
on  the  farm  formerly  owned  by  the  late  Absalom 
Martin.      His   family  consists  of    three  children 
namely:  VI  Hannah,  VI  Menno,  and  VI  Elani. 

6904  V  SHANTZ,  ISRAEL,  was  born  April  6th,  1869. 
He  is  married  to  Leah  Baumann  and  resides  on 
west  half  of  his  father's  farm.    His  family  consists 
of  one  son  named  VI  Cleason. 

6905V  SHANTZ,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  February 
8th,  1872.  She  was  married  to  Menno  Steckley. 
They  reside  in  Stanley  Township,  Huron  County, 
Ontario,  near  Blake  P.  O.,  where  he  is  farming. 

6906  V  SHANTZ,  VELINA,  was  born  March  6th,  1875. 
She  is  unmarried  and  has  her  home  with  her  father. 

6907  V  SHANTZ,  MENNO,  was  born  August  1st,  1879, 
and  died  same  day. 

6908 II   SHANTZ,   CHRISTIAN,   son    of    old    Jacob 

Shantz  and  his  second  wife,  was  born  in  Montgomery  County, 
Pennsylvania,  near  Pottstown,  July  nth,  1769.  In  1791  he  was 
married  to  Hannah  Paul  who  was  born  in  the  same  county,  Sep- 
tember roth,  1772,  and  died  in  Waterloo  County,  Ontario,  July 
loth,  1845.  In  1810  they  with  their  family  and  others  moved  to 
Canada  and  settled  at  Freeport,  Ontario,  on  the  farm  known  as 
the  "Rev.  Abraham  C.  Weber  Farm."  He  died  April  7th,  1857. 
His  family  consisted  of  ten  children,  eight  cf  whom  were  born  in 
Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania.  Their  family  is  as  follows: 

6909  III  SHANTZ,  CATHARINE,  was  born  September 
5th,  1792.  In  September,  1814,  she  was  married  to 
John  C.  Schneider  and  died  February  27th,  1854. 
See  John  C.  Schneider's  family. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  431 

6910  III  SHANTZ,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  May  15th, 
1794,  and  died  February  5th,  1857.  She  was  never 
married. 

6211  III  SHANTZ,  MAGDALENA,  was  born  Decem- 
ber 15th,  1795.  She  was  married,  March  20th,  1814, 
to  Christian  J.  Schneider,  and  died  February  8th, 
1867.  See  Christian  J.  Schneider's  family. 

6912  III  SHANTZ,  JACOB,  was   born    August   15th, 
1797.     On   March    2nd,  1824,  he    was   married  to 
Susannah,    daughter   of    Jacob   and   Mary   (Erb) 
Schneider.     She  was  born  June  4th,  1804,  and  died 
April  2nd,  1837.    After  their  marriage  they  settled 
on  lot  No.  69,  German  Company's  Tract,  about  two 
miles  east  of  Bloomingdale,  Ontario,  where  he  died 
July  21st,  1871. 

6913  IV  SHANTZ,  LYDIA,  was  born  March  1st,  1825. 
On  October  28th,  1845,  she  was  married  to  Abraham 
B.  Clemmer  and  died  April  15th,  1887.     See  Nos. 
1923  to  1931. 

6914 IV  SHANTZ,  DANIEL,  was  born  March  30th, 
1827.  On  October  29th,  1849,  he  was  married  to 
Esther  C.  Wismer  who  was  born  June  1st,  1826,  and 
died  November  20th,  1881.  The  first  year  after  his 
marriage  he  resided  in  the  wash-house  on  his 
father's  place.  The  next  year  (1851)  new  buildings 
were  erected  on  farm  composed  of  part  of  lot  No. 
69,  German  Company's  Tract,  about  two  miles  east 
of  Bloomingdale  where  he  resided  many  years.  At 
present  he  resides  near  Bloomingdale  with  his 
daughter,  Mary.  To  him  and  his  wife  was  born  a 
family  as  follows,  viz: 

6915  V  SHANTZ,  JACOB  W.,  was  born  September  3rd, 
1850.  On  January  19th,  1873,  he  was  married  to 
Magdalena  Cressman.  They  reside  in  Maryborough 


432  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

Township,  Wellington  County,  where  he  is  engaged 
in  farming.  Their  family  is  as  follows,  namely:  VI 
Emanuel  (dead),  VI  Annanias,  VI  Esther,  VI  Ad- 
dison,  VI  Nathan,  VI  Emma,  VI  Fannie,  and  VI 
Celina. 

6916V  SHANTZ,  HENRY  W.,  was  born  February 
16th,  1852.  On  October  29th,  1876,  he  was  married 
to  Magdalena  Baumann.  They  resided  in  Mary- 
borough Township  where  he  died  August  1st,  1879, 
leaving  two  children,  namely:  VI  Hannah  and  VI 
Seranus. 

6917  V  SHANTZ,  NOAH  W.,  was  bom  August  10th, 
1854.     On  February  27th,  1876,  he  was  married  to 
Rachel  Shantz.    They  resided  at  Remus,  Michigan, 
thence  moved  back  to  Berlin,  Ontario,  where  she 
died.    Their  family  is  as  follows,  namely:   VI  Ed- 
mund, VI   Elah,  VI  Daniel,  VI  Morris,  and  VI 
Orvey. 

6918  V  SHANTZ,  SUSANNAH  W.,  was  born  Novem- 
ber 17th,  1856,  and  died  same  day. 

6919  V  SHANTZ,  MARY  W.,  was  born  May  17th,  1858. 
On  April  24th,  1885,  she  was  married   to  Charles 
Reichel.    They  reside  about  a  mile  east  of  Bloom- 
ingdale.    To  them  is  born  the  following  family:  VI 
Daniel,  VI  J.acob,  VI  Charles,  VI  Allan,  and  a 
daughter  whose  name  was  not  received. 

6920  V  SHANTZ,  DANIEL  W.,  was  born  April  8th, 
1861.    He  is  a  cabinet  maker  by  trade  and  resides 
in  Kalkaska,  Michigan,  where  he  is  engaged  in  one 
of  the  large  factories.    He  is  unmarried. 

6921  V  SHANTZ,  ESTHER  W.,  was  born  March  26th, 
1863.    On  January  15th,  1882,  she  was  married  to 
Owen  H.  Baumann.     They   reside   at  May  City, 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  433 

Osceola  County,  Iowa,  where  lie  is  engaged  in 
farming.  Their  family  is  as  follows,  namely:  VI 
Lucinda,  VI  Alvin,  and  VI  Luanna. 

6922  V  SHANTZ,  BARBARA  W.,  was  born  June  16th, 
1865.      On   April  19th,  1885,  she  was   married  to 
Christian  Allemang.    He  has  rented  Mr.  Shantz's 
farm.     To  Mr.  Allemang  is  born  a  family  of  four 
children,  namely:  VI  Mary  Ann,  VI  Hannah,  VI 
Albie,  and  VI  Clayton. 

6923  V  SHANTZ,   MENNO  W.,  was  born  May  26th, 
1869.     He  is  unmarried  and  resides  in  Woolwich 
Township  where  he  has  his  home  with  Mr.  Peter 
Ziegler. 

6924 IV  SHANTZ,  HANNAH,  was  born  June  12th, 
1829.  On  October  28th,  1851,  she  was  married  to 
Moses  C.  Snyder  who  died  August  30th,  1871.  See 
Moses  C.  Snyder's  family. 

6925  IV  SHANTZ,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  June  2nd, 
1831.    On  November  19th,  1850,  she  was  married  to 
Elias  Martin.     They  reside  on  old  Daniel  Good's 
place  near  the  Martin  Mennonite  Meeting  House. 
See  Elias  Martin's  family. 

6926  IV  SHANTZ,  RACHEL,  was  born  July  19th,  1833. 
On  December  llth,  1853,  she  was  married  to  Elias 
Eby.    They  reside  near  Elmira.    See  Nos.  2396  to 
2408. 

6927  IV  SHANTZ,  ABRAHAM,  was  born  September 
24th,  1835,  and  died  June  16th,  1837. 


6928  III  SHANTZ,  DAVID,  was  born  July  10th,  1802. 
On  January  8th,  1828,  he  was  married  to  Sarah, 


43  i  BIOQEAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

daughter  of  Abraham  and  Veronica  (Shantz)  Biehn. 
She  was  born  December  25th,  1811,  and  died  June 
6th,  1889.  They  resided  in  Plattsville,  Oxford 
County,  Ontario,  where  he  died  June  27th,  1873. 
To  them  was  born  a  large  family,  viz: 

6929  IV  SHANTZ,  RACHEL,  was  born  July  15th,  1828. 
She  is  married  to  John  B.  Cassel.     See  Nos.  1559 
to  1563. 

6930  IV  SHANTZ,  VERONICA,  was  born  November 
llth,  1830.    She  was  married  to  Jacob  Myers.     See 
Jacob  Myers'  family. 

6931 IV  SHANTZ,  HANNAH,  was  born  March  17th, 
1834.  She  is  married  to  David  Wismer,  a  sawmiller. 
They  reside  in  Plattsville,  Ontario,  and  have  a 
family  of  eight  children,  namely:  V  Eliza,  V  Isaac, 
V  Cyrus,  V  Benjamin,  V  Mary  Ann,  V  Leah,  V 
Sarah  E.,  and  V  Phoebe. 

6932 IV  SHANTZ,  JACOB  B.,  was  born  July  28th, 
1836,  and  was  accidentally  killed  while  engaged  in 
the  Plattsville  flax  mills,  December  5th,  1866.  He 
was  not  married. 

6933  IV  SHANTZ,  BENJAMIN  B.,  was  born  Septem- 
ber 30th,  1838.  He  is  married  to  Jane  Colins  and 
resides  at  Correctionville,  Iowa,  where  he  is  en- 
gaged in  farming.  To  them  is  born  the  following 
family,  namely:  V  Phoebe,  V  Maggie,  V  Minnie,  V 
Oscar,  V  Benjamin,  V  Laomia,  and  a  son  whose 
name  was  not  received. 

6934 IV  SHANTZ,  SARAH,  was  born  January  3rd 
1841.  She  was  married  to  Samuel  Myers  and  died 
at  Langdon,  North  Dakota,  April  30th,  1894.  See 
Samuel  Myers'  family. 

6935  IV  SHANTZ,  MARY,  was  born  April  2nd,  18& 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTOEY   OF  WATERLOO.  435 

She  was  married  to  John  Shutt.  They  resided  in 
Wisconsin,  U.  S.,  where  she  died  February  22nd, 
1868,  leaving  no  family. 

6936  IV  SHANTZ,  PHOEBE,  was  born  June  7th,  1845. 
She  is  married  to  Henry  Shannon.  They  reside  at 
Watford,  Ontario,  and  have  a  family  of  four  sons, 
namely:  V  Elden,  V  Arthur,  V  Albert,  and  V 
Henry. 

6937 IV  SHANTZ,  ABRAHAM  B.,  was  born  April 
16th,  1847.  He  is  married  and  resides  in  California, 
U.  S.  His  family  consists  of  three  children. 

6938  IV  SHANTZ,  ISAAC  B.,  was  born  August  30th, 
1849,  and  resides  at  Fort  Dodge,  Iowa,  where  he  is 
engaged  in  an  oatmeal  mill.  He  is  married  and  has 
a  family. 

6939 IV  SHANTZ,  HIRAM  B.,  was  born  November 
21st,  1851.  He  resides  at  Sheldon,  Iowa.  No  in 
formation  in  regard  to  wife  nor  family. 

6940 IV  SHANTZ,  DAVID  B,  was  born  June  2nd, 
1856.  He  is  married  and  has  a  family  of  three 
children.  His  home  is  in  Correctionville,  Iowa, 
where  he  is  engaged  in  the  hardware  business. 

6941 IV  SHANTZ,  HENRY  B.,  was  born  May  21st,  1859. 
He  is  an  artist  and  resides  in  Chicago,  Illinois, 
where  he  is  doing  a  well-paying  business.  He  is  not 
married. 

6942  III  SHANTZ,  HENRY,  the  second  youngest  son 

of  Christian  and  Hannah  (Paul)  Shantz,  was  born  in  Montgomery 
County,  Pennsylvania,  November  3rd,  1804.  In  1810  he  came 
to  Canada  with  his  parents  and  spent  his  boyhood  days  on  his 
father's  farm  on  the  west  side  of  the  Grand  River  at  the  Toll 
Bridge  (Freeport).  On  September  23rd,  1828,  he  was  married 


436  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

to  Lydia,  daughter  of  Peter  and  Anna  (Zimmerman)  Martin. 
She  was  born  in  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  August  2nd, 
1810,  and  came  to  Canada  when  nine  years  old  (1819).  In  1829 
they  moved  to  North  Dumfries  Township,  about  two  miles  south 
of  Roseville,  where  they  resided  until  his  death  which  took  place 
October  4th,  1877.  He  was  a  minister  of  the  Mennonite  Church 
for  a  number  of  years  and  later  on  he  was  ordained  bishop 
which  position  he  filled  with  honor  unto  his  end.  He  had  a 
family  of  ten  children,  viz: 

6943  IV  .SHANTZ,  PETER,  the  eldest,  was  born  Au- 
gust 7th,  1829.    On  October  4th,  1853,  he  was  married 
to  Elizabeth  Martin.    They  own  a  beautiful  farm 
in  Woolwich  Township,  about  four  miles  north- 
west of   the  town  of   Waterloo.     They  have  no 
family. 

6944  IV  SHANTZ,  MARY,  was  born  April  15th,  1832 
She  was  married  to  John  Cressman,  November  l(3th, 
1852.    See  Nos.  2167  to  2171. 

6945  IV  SHANTZ,  REBECCA,  was  born  January  24th, 
1835.     On  October  7th,  1856,  she  was  married  to 
Martin  Baumann.    They  reside  on  lot  No.  27,  Ger- 
man Company's  Tract.     See  Nos.  195  to  205.     (The 
mother,  old  Mrs.  Henry  Shantz,  has  her  home  with 
Rebecca. ) 

6946 IV  SHANTZ,  HANNAH,  was  born  June  10th, 
1837,  and  died  March  15thr  1891.  On  May  13th,  1856, 
she  was  married  to  Christian  Rosenberger.  See 
Christian  Rosenberger's  family. 

6947  IV  SHANTZ,  NANCY,  was  born  October  llth, 
1839.  On  October  llth,  1859,  she  was  married  to 
Benjamin  Rosenberger.  See  Benjamin  Rosenber- 
ger's family. 

6248 IV   SHANTZ,    ELIZABETH,    was   born    March 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  437 

15th,  1842.    On  February  9th,  1864,  she  was  married 
to  Enos  Cressman.    See  No.  2130. 

6949  IV  SHANTZ,  DAVID,  was  bom  May  29th,  1845. 
He  was  married  to  Susannah  Detweiler,  November 
16th,  1869.     They  reside  near  Strasburg  where  he 
is  engaged  in  farming.     Their  family  consists  of 
nine  children,  namely:    V  Lydia,  V  Rudolph,  V 
Albert,  V  Elmer,  V  Susannah  (dead),  V  Henry,  V 
Maria,  V  Minerva  (dead),  and  V  Elvina. 

6950  IV  SHANTZ,  LYDIA,  was  born  August  31st,  1848. 
On  January  llth,  1872,  she  was  married  to  Henry 
Stoeckle.    They  live  on  a  large  farm  near  Strasburg 
and  have  a  family  of  thirteen  children,  namely:  V 
Hettie,  married  to  Jacob  Snyder,  V  Annie,  V  Lydia, 
V  Abraham,  V  Noah  and  V  Malinda  (twins),  V 
Lucinda,  V  Maria,  V  Ada,  V  Emma,  V  Henry,  V 
John,  and  V  Edna. 

6951  IV  SHANTZ,  HENRY,   was   born   October   7th, 
1851.     On  February  9th,  1875,  he  was  married  to 
Veronica  Martin.    They  reside  in  North  Dumfries 
Township,  about  two  miles  from  Roseville.     Their 
family  consists  of  six  children,  namely:  V  Mary,  V 
Levi,  V  Noah,  V  Lydia,  V  Menno,  and  V  Amos. 

6952  IV  SHANTZ,  CHRISTIAN,  was  born  February 
7th,  1856.     He  was  married  to  Magdalena  Shupe, 
November  13th,  1877.     He  is  a  minister  of  the  Men- 
nonite  Brethren  in    Christ    denomination  and  at 
present  is  stationed  at  Port  Elgin,  Bruce  County, 
Ontario.     Their   family   consists  of   six   children, 
namely:    V  Minerva,  V  Somaiida,  V  Melvina,  V 
Sidney,  V  Alda,  and  V  Alvin  Lloyd. 

6953  III   SHANTZ,  SUSANNAH,    was  born  January 
24th,  1807.    She  was  married  to  Samuel  Martin  and 


438  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

died  in  Woolwich  Township,  May  16th,  1881.  See 
Samuel  Martin's  family. 

6954  III  SHANTZ,   HANNAH,    was  bom  June  13th, 
1809,   and    died   May   20th,    1834.      She   was   not 
married. 

6955  III  SHANTZ,  BENJAMIN,  was  born  September 

2ist,  1811.  He  was  married  to  Lydia  Kolb  who  was  born  May 
1 3th,  1814.  After  his  marriage  he  moved  on  his  father's  farm  at 
Freeport,  Ontario.  In  1853  they  moved  to  Saugeen,  Bruce 
County,  Ontario,  where  she  died  November  gth,  1862.  After 
the  decease  of  his  first  wife  he  was  married  to  Margaret  Swinton 
who  was  born  July  5th,  1840.  In  1864  or  1865  Mr.  Shantz 
moved  to  Montgomery  County,  Missouri,  thence  to  Dallas 
County,  same  state,  where  he  died  November  gth,  1868,  leaving 
a  family  of  the  following  children,  viz: 

6956 IV  SHANTZ,  JOSIAH  K.,  was  born  December 
5th,  1834.  He  is  married  to  Nancy  Kolb.  They 
reside  at  Peabody,  Kansas,  where  he  is  engaged  in 
farming.  To  them  was  born  the  following  family, 
namely:  V  Eliza,  V  Benjamin,  V  Abraham,  V  Elo 
and  V  Loreno  (twins). 

6957  IV  SHANTZ,  CATHARINE,  was  born  May  17th, 
1836.  She  is  married  to  Rev.  Solomon  Eby.  They 
reside  at  Bethel,  Ontario.  See  No.  2715. 

6958 IV  SHANTZ,  HANNAH,  was  bom  April  1st, 
1838,  and  died  August  2nd,  1841. 

6959 IV  SHANTZ,  CHRISTIAN,  was  born  January 
20th,  1840.  He  is  married  to  Mary  Hutchinson. 
They  reside  near  Witaskewin  Railroad,  St.  of  C.  P., 
and  their  post  office  is  Battle  River,  Alberta.  He 
follows  farming  and  stock  raising.  His  family  is 
as  follows,  namely:  V  James,  V  Josiah,  V  Christian, 
V  John  (dead),  V  Benjamin,  V  Jacob,  V  John 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF   WATERLOO.  439 

(dead),  V  Susan,  V  Lydia,  V  William,  V  (Greorge, 
and  V  Walter. 

6960  IV  SHANTZ,  TOBIAS  K.,  was  born  April  10th, 
1842.  He  is  married  to  Mary  Moyer.  They  reside 
in  Berlin  where  he  is  engaged  as  a  book  agent. 
His  family  consists  of  eight  children,  namely:  V 
Orpheus  M.,  born  May  24th,  1864,  is  engaged  as 
receiving  clerk  with  Carson,  Pirie,  Scott  &  Co.,  re- 
tail dry  goods  dealers,  Corner  State  and  Washington 
Streets,  Chicago,  Illinois.  He  was  married,  January 
30th,  1889,  to  Cornelia,  daughter  of  Samuel  A.  and 
Melvina  D.  Flagler  of  Ottumwa,  Iowa,  and  has  a 
family  of  one  daughter  named  VI  E-uth,  born  Sep- 
tember 30th,  1892,  at  Morton  Park,  Illinois.  V  Etta, 
V  Sophia,  V  Austin,  V  Franklin,  V  Arthur,  V 
Florence,  and  V  Herbert. 

6961 IV  SHANTZ,  ABRAHAM  K.,  was  bora  Septem- 
ber 20th,  1844.  He  is  married  to  Mary  Ankony  and 
resides  at  Colorado  City,  Colorado,  where  he  works 
with  the  carpenters.  His  family  is  as  follows, 
namely:  V  Homer  Roy  and  V  Luella  Jane. 

6962  IV  SHANTZ,  BENJAMIN  K.,  was  born  Decem- 
ber 5th,  1846.     He  is  married  to  Mary  Eby  and 
resides  at  Port  Elgin,  Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged 
as  a  carpenter  and  builder.     His  family  is  as  fol- 
lows, namely:  V  Oscar,  V  Martha,  V  Franklin,  V 
Noah  (dead),  V  Herbert,  V  Luella,  V  Allan,  and  V 
Edna. 

6963  IV  SHANTZ,  MENNO  K.,  was  born  January  31st, 
1849,  and  died  July  6th,  1888.    He  was  not  married. 

6964  IV  SHANTZ,  LYDIA  K.,  was  born  August  17th, 
1851.    She  is  married  to  Amos  W.  Snyder,  a  farmer. 
They   reside   at   Bloomingdale.      See    Amos   W. 
Snydfer's  family. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 


6965 IV  SHANTZ,  SARAH  K.,  was  born  April  1st, 
1854.  She  was  married  to  Henry  S.  Snider.  They 
resided  at  Bloomingdale  where  she  died  April  10th, 
1878.  See  Henry  S.  Snider's  family. 

6966  IV  SHANTZ,  ENOCH  K.,  was  born  October  7th, 
1856.     He  was  a  carpenter  by  trade  and  died,  un- 
married, May  25th,  1888. 

6967  IV  SHANTZ,  JACOB  S.,  was  born  December  23rd, 
1863,  and  died  July  16th,  1865. 

6968 IV  SHANTZ,  ISRAEL  S.,  was  born  July  8th, 
1865.  He  resides  at  New  Buffalo,  Missouri,  where 
he  is  engaged  as  county  clerk.  He  is  married  to 
Bella  Miller  and  has  a  family  of  two  children,  a  boy 
and  a  girl  whose  names  were  not  received. 

6969  IV  SHANTZ,  ISAAC  S.,  was  born  February  17th, 
1867.  He  resides  at  Long-lane,  Missouri,  where  he 
is  engaged  as  farmer  and  agent.  He  is  not  married. 

6970 IV  SHANTZ,  REBECCA  S.,  was  born  October 
9th,  1868.  She  resides  at  Long-lane,  Missouri,  where 
she  is  engaged  as  teacher.  She  is  not  married. 

6971  III  SHANTZ,  REBECCA,  the  youngest  daughter 
of  old  Christian  and  Hannah  (Paul)  Shantz,  was 
born  March  3rd,  1815.  She  was  married  to  David 
Martin.  They  resided  south  of  St.  Jacobs  where 
she  died  June  23rd,  1876.  See  Deacon  David  Mar- 
tin's family. 


SHELLY. 


The  Shellys  are  of  English  descent  and  originally  belonged  to 
the  Non-conformists  who  were  subjected  to  so  many  trials  and 
privations  during  the  Stuart  Period  that  many  of  their  number 
left  their  native  home  (England)  and  emigrated  to  Holland, 
while  others  went  to  the  Palatinate  and  Switzerland  where  they 
could  serve  God  according  to  their  views  of  the  teaching  of  the 
Bible.  Among  the  number  who  thus  came  to  Switzerland  in  1657 
we  find  the  name  of  "Shelly"  whose  given  name  was  not  received. 
He  resided  the  remainder  of  his  life  in  the  land  of  his  adoption 
where  he  died  leaving  a  family.  We  know  the  name  of  only  one 
of  the  sons,  namely:  II  Abraham  who  was  married  to  a  Swiss 
lady  and  raised  quite  a  family,  all  of  whom  lived  and  died  in 
Switzerland  save  his  youngest  son,  also  named  III  Abraham  who 
was  born  about  the  year  1703  and  came  to  America  in  1.727  or 
1730,  and  settled  in  Bucks  County,  Pennsylvania,  in  1734,  where 
he  purchased  a  large  tract  of  land  from  the  government.  To 
whom  he  was  married  and  the  number  of  children  in  his  family 
cannot  be  ascertained  at  so  late  a  date.  We  know  that  one  of 
his  sons  was  named  IV  Abraham  and  that  he  was  born  in  Bucks 
County,  Pennsylvania,  about  the  year  1736.  He  was  married 
and  raised  a  family  of  several  children,  all  of  whom  settled  in 
their  native  state.  One  of  the  sons  was  named  V  Abraham.  He 
was  born  about  the  year  1757.  About  the  year  1779  he  was 
married  to  Catharine  Boyer.f  Some  time  after  their  marriage 
they  left  their  native  county  and  moved  west  to  Butler  County, 
same  state,  where  he  followed  farming.  He  died,  aged  some 
eighty  years,  leaving  a  family  of  eight  children,  viz: 

6972  VI  SHELLY,  CATHARINE,  the  eldest,  was  mar- 
ried to  Christopher  Ziegler,  a  farmer.  They  resided 
in  Beaver  County,  Pennsylvania.  To  them  were 
born  several  children. 

t  It  is  not  certain  that  her  name  was  Boyer,  one  of  the  descendants  is  under  the  impres- 
sion that  it  was  Beyer. 


442  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

6973  VI  SHELLY,  ANNA,*  was  married  to  John  Hen- 
shoe,  a  farmer.     They  resided  in  Butler  County, 
Pennsylvania,  and  had  a  large  family. 

6974  VI  SHELLY,  BARBARA,  was  married  to  Abra- 
ham Shelly,  a  farmer.     They  resided    in   Butler 
County,  Pennsylvania,  and  had  quite  a  family. 

6975  VI  SHELLY,  HANNAH,   was  married  to  John 
Schneider,  a  farmer.      They  resided   in  Lancaster 
County,  Pennsylvania,  where  they  raised  a  family. 

6976  VI  SHELLY,  HENRY,  a  farmer,  was  married  to 
a  Miss  Landis.     They  resided  in  Beaver  County, 
Pennsylvania,  and  had  a  family  of  several  children. 

6977  VI  SHELLY,    DAVID,    was   married    to  a  Miss 
Clemmer.  They  resided  in  Harmony,  Butler  County, 
where  he  was  engaged  in  farming.     They  raised  a 
family  but   none  of   their  descendants   reside  in 
Canada. 

6978  VI  SHELLY,  JESSE,  left  home  when  about  21 
years  of  age.      It  is  supposed  he  went  west  and 
settled  in  Ohio.    All  trace  of  him  is  lost. 

6979  VI    SHELLY,    SAMUEL,    was    born    in   Butler 
County,  Pennsylvania,  in  1793.    He  was  married  to 
Polly  Bechtel  who  was  born  in  1798  and  died  in 
1871.    She  was  a  cousin  to  the  Rev.  Joseph  Bechtel 
of  this  county  (See  No.  645).    He  followed  farming. 
They  resided  on  his   father's   old    homestead    in 
Butler  County  where  he  died  in  1825.      To  them 
was  born  a  family  of  four  children,  viz: 

6980  VII   SHELLY,    ANNIE    MARIA,    was   born   in 
Harmony,  Butler  County,  Pennsylvania,  May  29th, 
1819.      On  May  24th,  1836,  she  married  to  David 
Stauffer.    See  David  Stauffer's  family. 

*  Not  quite  certain  whether  it  was  Anna. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  443 

6981  VII  SHELLY,  AMOS,  was  born  in  Butler  County, 
Pennsylvania,  April  15th,  1821.     On  May  1st,  1850, 
lie  was  married  to  Salome  H.  Cook  who  was  born 
July  24th,  1831.    For  many  years  they  resided  on 
the  farm  owned  until  lately  by  Andrew  Weber 
where  he  was  engaged  in  farming.    From  here  they 
moved  to  Borlin  where  he  died  February  8th,  1877. 
To  them  was  born  the  following  family,  viz: 

6982  VIII  SHELLY,    JOHN,    was   born   March    17th, 

1851.  He   is    unmarried    and   resides    with   Mr. 
Andrew  Sheifley,  near  Conestogo. 

6983  VIII  SHELLY,  JACOB  C.,  was  born  May  24th, 

1852.  He  is  a  miller  by  trade  and  resides  in  Cones- 
togo, Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged  in  Menno  S. 
Snider's   roller   mills.      He   is   married   to  Mary, 
daughter  of  Jacob  and  Elizabeth  (Lehman)  Weber 
of  St.  Jacobs.    His  family  consists  of  the  following 
children,  namely:  IX  Clara,  IX  Cranson,  IX  Alvin, 
IX  Annette,  IX  Elsie,  IX  Sylvia,  IX  Elmeta,  IX 
Florence,  and  IX  Lester. 

6984  VIII  SHELLY,   SYDNEY,  was  born  September 
Ibth,  1854.    He  is  a  miller  and  is  engaged  in  the 
Waterloo  Union  Mills.      He  is  married  to  Sophia 
Schaefer  and  resides  in  the   town   of   Waterloo. 
Their  family  is  as  follows,  namely:  IX  Lizzie,  IX 
Aurelia,  IX  William,  IX  Agnes,  IX  Elma,  IX  Nor- 
man, IX  Edward  (dead),  and  IX  Oliver. 

6985  VIII  SHELLY,  ABRAHAM,  was  born  July  26th, 
1856.     He  is  a  builder  and  contractor  and  resides 
in  Brooklyn,  New  York,  where  he  is  married  to 
Catharine  Branderobe.    They  have  no  family. 

6986  VIII  SHELLY,  SAMUEL,  was  born  August  29th, 
1858.      He  is  married  to  Aristina  Seefeldt  and  re- 
sides at  Conestogo  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 


444  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

Their  family  is  as  follows,  namely:  IX  Odo  (dead), 
IX  Luella,  IX  Nelta  and  IX  Nelson  (twins). 

6987  VIII  SHELLY,  MARIA,  was  born  August  25th, 
1860.      She    is    unmarried   and   resides   with    her 
brother,  Sydney. 

6988  VIII  SHELLY,  DAVID,  was  born  August  31st, 
1862.    He  is  married  to  Lena  Mayer  and  resides  in 
Bridgeport  where  he  is  engaged  as  miller  in  the 
Lancaster  Roller  Mills.     His  family  is  as  follows, 
namely:  IX  Ella,  IX  Alice,  IX  Mabel,  IX  Angeline, 
and  IX  Minerva. 

6989  VIII  SHELLY,  PHILIP,  was  born  October  17th, 
1864.    He  is  a  contractor  and  builder  and  resides  in 
Brooklyn,  New  York.    He  is  united  in  matrimony 
with    Lizzie  Anhauer  and  has  a  family  of   four 
children,  namely:  IX  Amos  Ruby,  IX  David,  IX 
Leaiider,  and  IX  Walter. 

6990  VIII  SHELLY,   JOSEPH,    was  born    September 
5th,  1866.     He  is  unmarried  and  is  engaged  with 
Solomon  Sheifley  near  Conestogo. 

6991 VIII  SHELLY,  EZRA,  was  born  March  22nd, 
1869.  He  is  a  builder  and  contractor  and  resides 
in  Brooklyn,  New  York.  He  is  unmarried. 

6992  VIII  SHELLY,  LILLIE,  was  born  May  15th,  1876. 
She  is  unmarried  and  resides  with  her  motherf  in 
Port  Elgin,  Ontario. 

6993  IX  SHELLY,  EMMA,  was  bom  April  17th,  1879. 
She  has  her  home  with  Mr.  Jacob  Shelly  of  Con- 
estogo, Ontario. 

6994  VII  SHELLY,  JOHN,  was  born  in  1823.    He  is 

t  The  widow  of  Mr,  Amos  Shelly  is  again  married  to  Mr.  Anthony  Haupner. 


BIOGKAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  445 

married  to  Elizabeth  Schwartz  and  resides  in  Har- 
mony, Butler  County,  Pennsylvania,  where  he  was 
engaged  as  a  cooper  but  now  lives  retired.  They 
have  no  family. 

6995  VII  SHELLY,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  in  1825. 
She  resides  in  Beaver  County,  Pennsylvania  and 
was  married  to  Nicolaus  Texter  who  died  in  fall  of 
1894.  To  them  was  born  a  large  family  but  names 
of  children  were  not  received. 


SHOEMAKER. 

(Formerly  spelled  Schuhmacher  ) 

6996  I  SHOEMAKER,  JACOB,  the  old  progenitor,  was 

born  in  Canton,  Berne,  Switzerland,  and  when  a  lad  of  twelve 
years  of  age  he,  in  company  with  his  parents  and  others,  moved 
to  Pfakz,  Germany,  where  they,  with  other  co-religionists,  were 
promised  freedom  to  worship  the  God  of  their  fathers  according 
to  their  views  of  the  Bible.  After  residing  here  some  twenty 
years  they  were  subjected  to  the  same  persecutions  as  they  were 
in  Switzerland.  Osving  to  the  continual  persecutions  by  the  state 
party  for  not  conforming  to  the  church  of  the  state,  the  old  pro- 
genitor after  the  decease  of  his  parents  turned  his  face  towards 
America,  to  which  place  he  emigrated,  for  he  had  full  confidence 
in  the  proclamations  of  William  Penn  who  had  proclaimed  that 
all  could  worship  the  God  of  their  fathers  according  to  their 
views  of  the  teaching  of  His  Word  and  the  dictates  of  their 
conscience.  Such  privileges  uur  worthy  ancester,  Jacob  Shoe- 
maker, considered  a  complete  recompense  for  all  his  losses  and 
privations  in  forsaking  his  frieuds,  acquaintances,  and  native 
home.  In  May,  1737,  he  landed  at  Philadelphia  and  settled  for 


446  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

a  few  years  in  Germantown.  In  spring,  1743,  he  moved  to 
Lower  Salford  Township,  Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania. 
All  attempts  made  to  ascertain  his  exact  date  of  birth,  to  whom 
he  was  married  and  when  he  died  proved  fruitless  owing  to  the 
fact  that  the  family  Bible,  together  with  other  records,  were  burnt 
with  the  house  in  which  his  son  resided.  Tradition  has  it  that 
he  was  married  to  Mary  Kunder  and  that  he  was  about  seventy- 
five  years  of  age  when  he  died  and  that  his  death  took  place 
some  time  during  the  year  1751,!  consequently  he  must  have 
been  born  in  the  year  1676,  and  was  therefore  61  years  of  age 
when  he  came  to  America.  He  had  a  numerous  family  but  all, 
save  four  sons  died  in  infancy.  The  names  of  these  were  II 
Peter,  II  Jacob,  II  George,  and  II  John. 

6997  II  SHOEMAKER,  JACOB,  the  second  eldest  son 

of  the  old  progenitor,  was  born  in  Pfaltz,  Germany,  March  3ist, 
1708.  He  was  twenty-nine  years  of  age  when  he,  in  company 
with  his  parents  and  the  rest  of  the  family  came  to  America. 
After  being  in  America  for  a  year  or  so  he  formed  an  acquain- 
tance with  Susannah  Schueler  to  whom  he  was  married  in  the 
year  1740.  She  was  born  in  Basle,  Switzerland,  February  ipth, 
1719,  and  died  November  2oth,  1789.  They  resided  in  Mont- 
gomery County,  near  Schiebach,f  where  they  had  a  family  of 
eight  children,  namely:  III  Michael,  III  George,  III  Gertrude, 
III  Catharine,  III  Anna,  III  Elizabeth,  III  Jacob,  and  III  Mary. 

6998  III  SHOEMAKER,  MICHAEL,  was  bora  March 
27th,  1742.    He  was  married  to  Anna  Hackman  and 
had  a  family  of  six  children.     They   resided   in 
Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania.    He  died  July 
3rd,  1828. 

6999  III  SHOEMAKER,  GEORGE,  was  born  October 
1st,  1743.    He  was  married  to  Barbara  Landis  and 
had  a  family  of  four  children.      They  resided  in 

t  So  the  late  D.  S.  Shoemaker  of  Thrf  e  Rivers.  Michigan,  informed  the  writer  that  the 
Progenitor  died  three  years  before  his  grandfather  was  born  which  was  in  1754. 
t  Now  spelled  Skippack. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  447 

Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  where  he  died 
October  5th,  1821. 

7000  III  SHOEMAKER,  GERTRUDE,  was  bora  Au- 
gust 12th,   1745.      She    was    married  to  Christian 
Schmidt  and  died  February  7th,  1817.    No  informa- 
tion in  regard  to  family,  nor  where  they  resided. 

7001  III  SHOEMAKER,  CATHARINE,  was  born  May 
llth,  1747,  and  was  married  to  Conrad  Eshback. 
No  information  could  be  had  of  this  family.     They 
resided  for  a  time  in  Montgomery  County,  thence 
moved  to  Philadelphia.    She  died  November  13th, 
1801. 

7002  III  SHOEMAKER,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  Sep- 
tember   12th,   1751,    and    was    married    to  Daniel 
Springer.    They  had  a  family  but  could  not  ascer- 
tain where  they  resided.    She  died  September  26th, 
1823. 

7003  III  SHOEMAKER,  MARY,  was  born  September 
5th,  1760,  and    was   married   to    Bernard  Freyer. 
They  resided  in  Montgomery  County  and  had  a 
family  of  seven  children.    She  died  December  3rd, 
1842. 

7004  III  SHOEMAKER,  JACOB,  the  seventh  child  of 

Jacob  Shoemaker,  was  born  in  Lower  Saltord  Township,  Mont- 
gomery County,  Pennsylvania,  July  2yth,  1754.  He  was  mar- 
ried to  Mary  Tyson  who  was  born  April  7th,  1752,  and  died  July 
1 2th,  1803.  In  the  year  1775  they  moved  to  Frederick  Town- 
ship, Montgomery  County,  where  he  was  engaged  in  farming  and 
milling.  His  old  mill,  erected  in  1737  on  Swamp  Creek,  is  still 
known  as  '"S  Schuhmacher's  MuehP'  ^Shoemaker's  Mills).  They 
had  a  family  of  five  children,  namely:  IV  John,  IV  George,  IV 
Jacob,  IV  Elizabeth,  and  IV  Mary.  After  the  decease  of  old 
Jacob's  wife  he  was  again  married  to  Magdalena  Longenecker, 
wido*Kof  Isaac  Urmy.  Dates  of  her  birth  and  deatfcf^ould  not  be 


448  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

ascertained.  There  was  no  issue  of  this  marriage.  After  the 
decease  of  his  second  wife  he  made  his  home  with  his  son,  John, 
who  resided  on  the  old  homestead.  A  year  after  the  decease  of 
his  son,  John,  who  died  in  January,  1828,  he,  in  company  with 
his  son  John's  wife  and  three  youngest  children,  and  also  his 
daughter,  Mary,  and  her  husband,  George  Bechtel,  and  family, 
moved  to  Canada.  They  first  came  to  Waterloo  to  his  grandson, 
Jacob  S.  Shoemaker.  For  some  time  old  Jacob  had  his  home 
with  his  son  John's  widow  and  his  daughter,  Mary,  but  after 
Jacob  S.  Shoemaker,  his  grandson,  had  his  house  built  in  Bridge- 
port, he  made  his  home  with  him  where  he  died  November  iQth, 
1847,  aged  93  years,  3  months,  and  22  days.  He  was  buried  at 
the  Mennonite  burial  ground,  east  end  of  the  town  of  Berlin. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Mennonite  body. 

7005 IV  SHOEMAKER,  JOHN,  the    eldest   son,   was 

born  in  Frederick  Township,!  Montgomery  County,  Pennsyl- 
vania, May  1 2th,  1775.  He  spent  his  boyhood  days  on  his 
father's  farm  and  during  the  busy  times  he  assisted  his  father  in 
the  mill.  On  May  2nd,  1797  he  was  married,  to  Mary  Shantz* 
who  was  born  March  i3th,  1775,  and  died  April  6th,  1866,  aged 
91  years  and  23  days.  They  commenced  farming  on  his  father's 
old  place  where  they  resided  until  his  death.  They  had  a  family 
of  nine  children,  of  whom  two  died  young.  During  the  year 
1827  he  met  with  an  accident  which  ultimately  brought  on 
dropsy  and  other  diseases  causing  his  death  which  took  place 
January  3oth,  1828. 

7006V  SHOEMAKER,  JACOB  S.,  the  eldest  of  John 

Shoemaker's  children,  was  born  April  24th,  1798.  He,  after 
quitting  school,  entered  his  father's  mill  where  he  was  engaged 
until  1820  when  he  became  desirous  to  seek  his  fortune  in  the 
then  much-spoken-of  Canada.  He  came  to  Abraham  Erb,  Water- 
loo, some  time  during  the  spring  of  1820.  He,  being  a  practical 
miller,  and  just  the  man  required  to  manage  the  grist  mill  of  this 
place;  remained  in  Abraham  Erb's  service  as  miller  for  nearly  two 

t  All  the  children  of  old  Jacob  were  born  in  this  township. 
*  See  old  Isaac  Shuntz's  family  record. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  449 

years  when  he  and  William  Hunsberger  returned  to  Pennsylvania 
to  visit  their  parents  and  friends.  After  making  a  sojourn  of  a 
few  months  they  returned  the  same  spring.  Mr.  Shoemaker 
again  assumed  the  management  of  the  Waterloo  mills.  On  July 
2nd,  1822,  he  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Schneiderf  who  was  born 
in  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  January  2nd,  1802,  and  died 
in  Preston,  November  26th,  1876.  Some  time  after  their  mar- 
riage he  ard  his  wife  went  home  to  Pennsylvania  on  a  visit. 
During  this  visit  he  ordered  the  large  clock,  now  in  possession  of 
his  daughter,  Elizabeth.  His  father  brought  it  with  him  when  he 
paid  a  visit  to  Canada  in  1826.  Some  time  during  the  year  1827 
or  1828  he  purchased  lot  No.  59,  German  Company's  Tract,  and 
afterwards  became  the  founder  of  Bridgeport.  In  1829  he  con- 
structed the  large  dam  and  erected  the  sawmills  still  standing. 
In  1830  he  erected  the  large  roller  mills  now  in  possession  of 
Messrs  Shirk  and  Snider.  He  resided  in  the  town  of  Waterloo 
until  1830  when  he  moved  to  Bridgeport.  Here  he  soon  became 
proprietor,  besides  the  extensive  mills  and  sawmills,  of  a  store, 
woollen  mills  and  distillery.  In  1840  he  built  the  large  house 
now  possessed  by  Mrs.  Veronica  Horst.  During  the  great 
financial  depression  all  over  the  province  in  1851,  besides  other 
difficulties  never  fully  investigated,  he  is  said  to  have  failed.  He 
then  moved  to  Preston  to  his  son-in-law,  Joel  Clemens,  from 
there  to  Blenheim  Township,  Oxford  County,  where  he  erected  a 
sawmill  and  did  a  successful  business.  His  last  days  were  spent 
with  his  daughter,  Barbara  (Mrs.  H.  Huber  of  Berlin),  where  he 
died  March  2oth,  1875.  Both  he  and  his  wife  are  buried  in  the 
Mennonite  burial  ground  at  the  east  enr1  of  Berlin.  They  had  a 
family  of  eleven  children,  viz: 

TOOT  VI  SHOEMAKER,  BARBARA,  was  born  in  the 
town  of  Waterloo,  March  8th,  1824.  She  was  mar- 
ried to  the  late  Henry  Huber,  July  8th,  1841,  and 
has  a  family  of  six  children,  all  of  whom  are  mar- 
ried save  Edwin  who  is  still  with  his  mother  who 
resides  on  Queen  Street,  next  to  St.  Andrews 
Church,  Berlin. 

t  See  Schneider  record  for  her  family  history. 


450  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

7008  VI   SHOEMAKER,   JOHN   S.,  was  born  in  the 
town  of    Waterloo,   February  12th,  1825.      He  is 
married  to  Fannie  Huber  and  has  a  family.     They 
reside  at  Highgate,  Ontario. 

7009  VI  SHOEMAKER,  MARY  ANN,  was  bora  in  the 
town  of   Waterloo,   November  20th,  1826.     She  is 
married  to  John  McNally  and  resides  on  a  large 
farm  at  Blair,  Ontario.    They  have  quite  a  numer- 
ous family. 

7010  VI  SHOEMAKER,  MAGDALENA,  was  born  in 
the  town  of  Waterloo  June  6th,  1828.     She  is  mar- 
ried to  Joel  Clemens  and   resides   near   Preston, 
Ontario.     They  have  had  quite  a  large  family  but 
a  few  of  their  children  died. 

7011  VI  SHOEMAKER,  ELIZABETH,   was   born   in 
the  town  of  Waterloo,  November  bth,  1829.     She 
has  been  engaged  as  a  teacher  in  our  public  schools 
for  a  number  of  years.     At  present  she  resides  on 
Queen  Street,  Berlin,  where   she    possesses   some 
valuable  property. 

7012  VI  SHOEMAKER,  JOSEPH,  was  born  in  Bridge- 
port, Ontario,  September  28th,  1832,  and  died  July 
15th,  1851. 

7013  VI  SHOEMAKER,  ISAAC,  was  born  in  Bridge- 
port, Ontario,  January  24th,  1835,  and  died  August 
24th,  1856. 

7014  VI    SHOEMAKER,     HANNAH,    was    born    in 
Bridgeport,  Ontario,  February  24th,  1838.    She  was 
married  to  the  late  Casper  Hett  and  has  a  family  of 
three  children,  one  son  who  resides  in  Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania,  and   two  daughters    who    are  with 
their  mother  who  resides  011  Queen  Street,  Berlin, 
Ontario. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 


7015  VI  SHOEMAKER,  JACOB  S.,  was  born  in  Bridge- 
port, Ontario,  March  4th,  1842.    He  was  married  to 
Eliza  Hall  who  died  a  few  years  ago.     He  has  had 
quite  a  family  and  the  younger  of  his  children  stay 
with  him  in  Berlin  where  he  resides. 

7016  VI  SHOEMAKER,   ISABELLA,  was   born    Sep- 
tember 5th,  1845,  and  died  in  Bridgeport,  March 
13th,  1851. 

7017  VI  SHOEMAKER,  SIMON,  was  born  in  Bridge- 
port, August  15th,  1847,  and  died  at  the  same  place 
March  15th,  1849. 

7018  V  SHOEMAKER,  ISAAC,  second   son    of   John 
Shoemaker,  was  born  in  Frederick  Township,  Mont- 
gomery County,  Pennsylvania,  July  llth,  1800,  and 
died  April  15th,  1805. 

7019  V  SHOEMAKER,  JOHN  S.,  third  son  of  John 

Shoemaker,  was  born  January  i2th,  1803.  He  was  married  to 
Fanny  Sailor.  In  1825  he  came  to  Canada  with  John  Bingeman 
whose  team  he  drove.  He  returned  to  Pennsylvania  the  same 
fall  where  he  resided  until  his  death  which  took  place  February 
igth,  1828.  He  left  no  family  and  after  his  death  the  widow 
came  to  Canada  and  was  afterwards  married  to  John  Baumann  of 
the  town  of  Waterloo  where  they  resided  until  their  death. 

7020  V  SHOEMAKER,  BARBARA,  the  eldest  daugh. 

of  John  Shoemaker,  was  born  March  2ist,  1805.  She  never 
came  to  Canada  but  lived  all  her  days  in  Montgomery  County. 
She  was  married  to  John  Roat  who  was  born  July  i4th,  1799, 
and  died  October  315:,  1869.  They  had  a  large  family.  After 
her  husband's  death  she  had  her  home  with  her  daughter,  Mary, 
who  resided  in  Pottstown,  Pennsylvania,  where  she  died  Novem- 
ber i2th,  1877. 

7021  V  SHOEMAKER,  MARY,  the   second    daughter 
of  John  Shoemaker,  was  born  May  28th,  1808.     She 


452  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

came  to  Canada  in  August,  1828.  On  October  llth, 
1829,  she  was  married  to  Michael  Myers  who  was 
born  August  24th,  1803,  and  died  March  llth,  1879. 
See  Michael  Myers'  family. 

7022  V  SHOEMAKER,  JOSEPH,  was  born  September 
28th,  1810,  and  died  on  October  6th,  following. 

7023  V  SHOEMAKER,  MAGDALENA,  was  born  No- 
vember 20th,  1811.     In  1829  she  came  to  Canada 
with  her  mother  and  family.     On  May  1st,  1831,  she 
was  married  to  Barnabas  Devitt  who    was   born 
March  25th,  1807,  and  died  January  20th,  1891.     See 
Barnabas  Devitt's  family. 

7024V  SHOEMAKER,  VERONICA,  was  born  Feb- 
ruary 2nd,  1815,  and  came  to  Canada  with  her 
mother  in  1829.  On  October  30th,  1831,  she  was 
married  to  Isaac  Eby  and  in  November  of  the  same 
year  they  moved  two  miles  east  of  Berlin,  on  the 
farm  now  owned  by  John  Schmitt  where  they 
resided  until  his  death,  in  May,  1874.  She  then 
moved  to  Berlin  where  she  died  July  20th,  1894. 
See  Isaac  Eby's  family. 

7025  V  SHOEMAKER,  DAVID,  the  youngest  child  of 

John  Shoemaker,  was  born  January  yth,  1820,  and  came  to 
Canada  with  his  mother  in  1829.  His  younger  days  were  spent 
clerking  in  a  store.  He  carried  on  business  in  Bridgeport  for  some 
time,  thence  he  moved  to  Berlin  from  which  place  he  moved  to 
Three  Rivers,  Michigan,  where  he  died  January  6th,  1891.  He 
was  married  twice,  first  to  Margaret  W.  Knickerbocker,  August 
ist,  1841.  She  was  born  October  gth,  1819,  and  died  at  Bridge- 
port, March  i8th,  1860.  After  the  decease  of  his  first  wife  he 
was  married  to  Elizabeth  Louisa  Knickerbocker  at  Schoolcraft, 
Michigan  May  i5th,  1864.  She  was  born  in  Niagara  County, 
New  York,  December  28th,  1833.  After  their  marriage  they 
moved  to  Three  Rivers,  Michigan  where  he  died.  The  widow  is 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  453 

still  residing  there  with  her  daughters.  With  first  wife  there  were 
eleven  children  and  with  second  wife  four,  viz: 

7026  VI  SHOEMAKER,  MARY,  was  born  in  Bridge- 
port, July  18th,  1842,  and  died  November  3rd,  1849. 

7027  VI  SHOEMAKER,  JOHN  H.,  was  born  July  28th, 

1843.  In  the  beginning  of  the  American  war  he  went  to  Detroit 
where  he  enlisted  in  the  Union  army  and  went  through  the 
dreadful  civil  war  of  the  United  States  from  1861  to  1865.  He 
was  first  married  to  Mary  Van  Nordstrand,  August  i2th,  1862. 
She  died  May  i3th,  1863.  He  was  again  married  to  Wilhelmine 
Anna  Land,  May  i5th,  1877,  at  Dalton,  Georgia,  U.  S.  He  now 
resides  at  Niles,  Michigan,  and  has  a  small  family. 

7028  VI  SHOEMAKER,  DAVID  C.,  was  born  January 
13th,  1845.    He  resides  in  Toronto,  Ontario,  arid  is 
a  conductor  on  the  Grand  Trunk  Railway.    He  has 
a  wife,  name  not  received,  and  several  children. 

7029  VI  SHOEMAKER,    BARNABAS    G.,    was   born 
June    29th,  1846.     He    was  married  to  Ernestina 
Aumann,  in  1870,  and  resides  in  Reid  City,  Mich- 
igan.   They  have  a  numerous  family. 

7030  VI  SHOEMAKER,  JOHNSON  A.,  was  born  De- 
cember 24th,  1847.     He  was  married  twice,  first  to 
Lizzie  Davis  who  died  about  a  year  after  their  mar- 
riage, then    to    Temperance    V.    Boucher.      They 
reside  in  Tennessee,  U.  S.,  and  have  a  small  family. 

7031  VI  SHOEMAKER,  MARY  A.,  was  born  Novem- 
ber 18th,  1849.    After  she  had  received  her  educa. 
tion  she  taught   school  in  Bridgeport  and  other 
places  in  Waterloo  County.    On  January  28th,  1875, 
she  was  married  to  John  F.  Snoor.    They  reside  in 
Niles,  Michigan,  and  have  a  small  family. 

7032  VI  SHOEMAKER,  MARGARET   A.,  was  born 
May  20th,  1852,  and  died  May  6th,  1853, 


454  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

7033  VI  SHOEMAKER,  GEORGIAN  A   E.,   was  born 
January  22nd,  1854,  and  died  June  1st,  1854. 

7034  VI  SHOEMAKER,  CHARLES  P.,  was  born  May 
5th,  1855.    On  January  7th,  1877,  he  was  married  to 
Anna  Benson.     He   is  a  fresco  painter  and  paper 
hanger  by  trade.    He  resides  at  Three  Rivers,  Mich- 
igan, and  has  a  small  family. 

7035  VI  SHOEMAKER,    EMMA    N.,  was   bom   May 
23rd,  1857.     On  April  29th,  1877,  she  was  married  to 
Jerome    Rauck.      They    reside   in   Three    Rivers, 
Michigan,  and  have  a  family  of  several  children. 

7036  VI  SHOEMAKER,  MARGARET  W.,  was  born  in 
Bridgeport,  March  18th,  1860.    On  November  29th, 
1877,  she  was  married  to  John  W.  Wright.     They 
reside  in  Three  Rivers,  Michigan. 

7037  VI  SHOEMAKER,  SARAH  E.,  was   born   June 
7th,  1866,  and  died  December  23rd,  1870. 

7038  VI  SHOEMAKER,  CATHARINE  M.,  was  born 
August  29th,  1868. 

7039  VI  SHOEMAKER,    GRACE   W.,  was  born  Sep- 
tember 9th,  1872. 

7040  VI  SHOEMAKER,  ALICE  A.,  was  born  March 
5th,  1874. 

7041 IV  SHOEMAKER,  GEORGE,  was  born  in  Mont- 
gomery County,  Pennsylvania,  February  6ih,  1778.  On  March 
1 9th,  1799,  he  was  married  to  Mary  Detweiler  who  was  born 
May  toth,  1775,  and  died  September  22nd,  1850.  After  he  was 
married  he  moved  in  the  house  situated  on  the  west  side  of  the 
Swamp  Creek,  towards  the  old  school  house,  while  his  father's 
residence  and  the  mill  were  on  the  east  side.  Here  he  was  en- 
gaged in  the  woollen  mills,  carding,  fulling  and  dying  wool  and 
yarns.  He  was  a  woollen  manufacturer  by  trade.  Here  he 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY  OF   WATERLOO.  455 

resided  until  1804,  thence  he  moved  to  Pottstown,  on  old  Isaac 
Shantz's  farm,  from  there  he,  with  his  small  family,  in  1806 
moved  to  a  place  where  he  remained  for  one  year,  thence  he 
moved  to  Skippack  where  he  remained  five  years.  In  1812  he 
moved  to  Benjamin  Reiff  in  Lower  Salford  Township,  and  after- 
wards to  John  Reiff  where  they  resided  until  spring,  1825,  when 
he  with  his  wife  and  three  sons  and  a  daughter,  namely:  Jacob 
and  wife,  Daniel,  Joshua,  and  Catharine,  moved  to  Canada. 
They  resided  for  a  short  time  after  their  arrival  here  in  this 
county,  on  old  Christian  Schneider's  farm  one  mile  south  of 
Breslau.  In  fall  of  the  same  year  they  moved  on  the  farm  (lot 
No.  119,  G.  C.  T.)  now  possessed  by  his  son,  George  D.  Shoe- 
maker. Here  they  resided  until  their  death.  He  died  Novem- 
ber 24th,  1864.  They  had  a  family  of  ten  children,  viz: 

7042  V  SHOEMAKER,  JACOB  D.,  the  eldest  son  of 

George  Shoemaker,  was  born  on  his  grandfather's  place  near  the 
old  mills  on  Swamp  Creek,  Frederick  Township,  Montgomery 
County,  Pennsylvania,  November  24th,  1799.  His  boyhood 
days  were  spent  in  assisting  his  father  in  the  woollen  mills,  card- 
ing and  dying  wool  and  yarns.  From  his  fifteenth  to  his  eight- 
eenth year  he  was  engaged  in  the  grist  and  oil  mills  and  during 
the  wool  season  he  assisted  his  father  in  the  carding  mills- 
When  eighteen  years  of  age  he  hired  himself  to  John  Funk  who 
during  that  time  had  the  misfortune  of  having  his  dwelling  de- 
stroyed by-  fire,  Shoemaker  losing  all  his  earthly  possessions 
except  the  clothing  he  wore  at  the  time.  After  quitting  at  John 
Funk's  in  the  fall  of  1818,  he  obtained  work  for  a  short  time  in  a 
tannery  near  Pottsgrove.  In  spring  of  1819  he  attended  school 
for  six  weeks  in  Lower  Salford  Township,  Montgomery  County. 
During  the  summer  he  labored  for  six  months  with  David  Alle- 
bach,  in  Skippack  Township,  at  $12  per  month.  He  paid  out  of 
his  wages  $50  annually  to  his  parents  until  he  became  of  age- 
After  having  served  his  six  months  he  attended  school  another 
six  weeks  in  Lower  Salford  Township.  His  teacher's  name  was 
Mr.  Borsch.  This  then  finished  his  school  days.  In  1820  he 
engaged  himself  to  Abraham  Clemens  where  ^he  remained  for 


456  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

two  years,  receiving  $80  for  the  first  year's  wages  and  $72  for 
the  second  year.  During  the  year  1722  he  worked  for  George 
Reiff  of  Skippack  Township,  for  $80  per  year.  The  following 
year  he  spent  in  working  by  the  day  among  the  farmers.  On 
November  iSth,  1823,  he  was  married  to  Jane,  daughter  of 
Alexander  Dunbar.  She  was  raised  by  Jacob  Merkley  who  re- 
sided on  the  Perkiomen  Creek,  Skippack  Township,  Montgomery 
County,  Pennsylvania.  In  spring  of  1824  he,  in  company  with 
his  wife  moved  to  Joseph  Lowery  in  Skippack  whose  farm  he 
managed  for  five  years.  He  received  one-third  of  the  product 
of  the  farm  as  wages  for  his  labor  and  management.  The  annual 
income  thus  derived  generally  amounted  to  about  $80.  In  1829 
they  with  their  family  of  two  children,  his  parents,  and  two  of  his 
brothers  and  one  sister,  namely,  Daniel,  Joshua  and  Catharine, 
moved  to  Canada  and  came  to  what  is  now  Bridgeport.  Here 
he  was  engaged  with  Jacob  S.  Shoemaker  who  had  come  to 
Canada  in  1820.  During  the  fall  of  1829  he  worked  on  the  saw- 
mills erected  the  same  year.  While  engaged  here  he  purchased 
pine  logs  from  Henry  Erb  who  resided  on  lot  No.  58,  German 
Company's  Tract,  and  had  them  sawed  during  the  winter  and 
drawn  on  his  farm  where  he  had  a  small  shanty  put  up.  Into 
this  shanty  they  moved  in  April,  1830.  The  year  previously  he 
had  purchased  his  farm,  being  south-west  half  of  lot  No.  19, 
German  Company's  Tract,  containing  224  acres.  During  his 
first  year  on  this  extensive  farm  large  clearings  were  made  and  a 
two-story  log  dwelling,  24x28  feet,  erected.  The  log  barn  was 
erected  the  year  following.  In  1851  he  erected  the  stone  dwel- 
ling now  occupied  by  hi?  son,  Alexander,  and  in  1842  he  put  up 
the  large  frame  barn  still  standing.  He  is  still  living  and  en- 
joying good  health  and  has  his  home  with  his  sou,  Alexander 
who  resides  on  the  old  homestead.  His  family  consisted  of  ten 
children,  of  whom  two  died  in  infancy.  Their  names  are  as 
follows: 

7043  VI  SHOEMAKER,  MARY  ANN,  was  born  in 
Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  November  7th, 
1824.  She  came  to  Canada  when  in  her  fifth  year. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTOEY  OF  WATERLOO.  457 

She  has  left  one  heir,  Reuben  Bowman  who  was 
born  August  3rd,  1852,  and  is  married  to  Louisa 
Geiger.  They  reside  in  Berlin,  Ontario.  She  died 
July  28th,  1876. 

7044  VI  SHOEMAKER,  DAVID,  was   born   January 
31st,  1827,  and  died  October  15th,  same  year. 

7045  VI  SHOEMAKER,  ELIZABETH,  was  bora  Oc- 
tober 12th,  1828,  and  died  April  4th,  1854.     She  was 
married  to  John  Schiedel  February  27th,  1853,  and 
had  one  child  named  Mary  Ann  who  was  born 
March  13th,  1854,  and    died    at   her   grandfather 
Shoemaker's  place,  August  5th,  1860. 

7046  VI  SHOEMAKER,  MARTHA,    was   born   June 
9th,  1831.    She  was  married  to  Henry  McKay,  April 
9th,  1855.     They  reside  in  Aldborough  Township, 
Elgin  County,  where  he  is  engaged  in   farming. 
They  had  a  family  of  nine  children,  of  whom  one 
is  dead.    Their  names  are  as  follows: 

VII  JACOB  was  born  January  30th,  1856,  He  is 
unmarried  and  resides  at  home  with  his  parents. 
VII  JANE  was  born  February  20th,  1858.  She  was 
married  to  George  Nash,  May  25th,  1885.  They 
have  one  daughter  named  Catharine.  They  reside 
in  Mosa  Township,  Middlesex  County,  Ontario. 

VII  HANNAH  was  born  July  1st,  1860.  She  was 
married  to  John  Hillman,  September  2nd,  1879. 
They  have  a  family  of  five  children,  namely:  Henry 
Arthur,  William,  Martha  Ann,  Ollie,  and  Jane 
Pearl. 

VII  JOSIAH  was  born  September  29th,  1862.  On 
December  30th,  1885,  he  was  married  to  Libbie  Pool. 
Their  family  consists  of  six  children,  namely:  Ed- 
gar, Charles,  Henry,  Alfred,  Mary,  and  Martha 
Luella. 


458  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

VII  MARTHA  was  born  September  30th,  1865. 
She  is  married  to  Charles  LeFevre,  March  27th, 
1887.  They  have  no  family. 

VII  LOVINA  was  born  August  8th,  1867.  She 
was  married  to  James  Lindsay,  March  17th,  1891. 
They  have  a  son  named  George  Henry. 

VII  MARY  ANN  was  born  November  15th,  1869. 
She  was  married  to  William  Brendley,  April  21st, 
1891.  They  have  one  son  named  Henry. 

VII  EZRA  was  born  December  25th,  1871,  and  died 
same  day. 

VII  HENRY  was  born  February  21st,  1874.  He  is 
at  home  witli  his  father  whom  he  assists  in  working 
the  large  farm. 

7047  VI  SHOEMAKER,  GEORGE  D.,  was  bora  Feb- 
llth,  1834.     On  March  15th,  1857,  he  was  married  to 
Magdalena    Snyder.      They    reside   in   Woolwich 
Township,  along  the  Pilkington  line,  where  they 
possess  a  large  farm.     Here  they  raised  a  family  of 
eight  children,  viz: 

7048  VII    SHOEMAKER,    BENJAMIN    S.,  was  born 
December  4th,  1857.     On  November  2nd,  1879,  he 
was  married  to  Lydia  Brocks.    He  resides  on  a  farm 
in  Pilkington  Township,  Wellington  County,  adjoin- 
ing Woolwich  Township.    Their  family  consists  of 
seven  children,  namely:    VIII  Jacob  (dead),  VIII 
Mary  Jane,  VIII    Catharine,  VIII    Malissa,  VIII 
Emma,  VIII  Lydia  Ann,  and  VIII  William. 

7049  VII  SHOEMAKER,  JACOB  S.,  was  bora  June 
15th,  1859.    He  was  married  to  Barbara  Wideman, 
March  5th,  1882.    They  reside  in  Pilkington  Town- 
ship, near  the  Grand  River.     Their  children  are 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  459 

VIII  William,  VIII  Milven,  VIII  Addison,  and  VIII 

George. 

7050  VII  SHOEMAKER,  JOSEPH,  was  born  February 
17th,   1862.     He  was  married  to  Eliza  Burkhard, 
March  14th,  1886.    They  reside  in  Pilkington  Town-' 
ship,  and  have  a  family  of   one  son  named  VIII 
Israel. 

7051  VII  SHOEMAKER,  JANE,  was  born  June  30th, 
1865.    She  is  not  married. 

7052  VII  SHOEMAKER,  NOAH,  was  born  March  27th, 
1867.      He  was  married  to  Sarah  Burkhard,  Feb- 
ruary 1st,  1891.    They  have  one  son  named  VIII 
Ervin. 

7053  VII  SHOEMAKER,  EPHRAIM,  was  born  April 
7th,  1869.    On  November  29th,  1892,  he  was  married 
to  Veronica  Wideman.    They  reside  in  Pilkington 
Township,  Wellington  County. 

7054  VII  SHOEMAKER,  CATHARINE,  was  born  De- 
cember 10th,  1871.     She  is  not  married. 

7055  VII  SHOEMAKER,  RACHEL,  was  born  October 
20th,  1873.     She  is  unmarried. 


7056  VI  SHOEMAKER,  ALEXANDER,  was  born  Feb- 
ruary 21st,  1836.     On  October  13th,  1861,  he  was 
married  to  Susannah  Weber.     Soon  after  his  mar- 
riage they  moved  home  on  his  father's  farm  where 
he  has  been  a  successful  farmer  ever  since.    He  has 
held  the  office  of  school  trustee  and  councillor  for 
several  years.    Names  of  children  are  as  follows: 

7057  VII  SHOEMAKER,  ELLEN,  born  August  5,  1862. 

7058  VII  SHOEMAKER,  JOSIAH,  born  Oct.  29, 1863, 


460  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

7059  VII  SHOEMAKER,  MATILDA,  born  April  1st, 
1865. 

7060  VII  SHOEMAKER,  SUSANNAH,  born  Septem- 
ber 10th,  1866. 

7061  VII  SHOEMAKER,  LOUISA,  born  July  5th,  1868. 

7062  VII  SHOEMAKER,  MALINDA,  was   born   Au- 
gust 4th,  1870.     On  March  2nd,  1892,  she  was  mar- 
ried to  Charles  E.  Lips.     They  reside  on  the  old 
"Dennis  Devitt  Farm"  four  miles  west  of  Berlin,  on 
the  Petersburg  Road. 

7063  VII  SHOEMAKER,  DAVID,  born  January  29th, 
1872,  died  February  19th,  1872. 

7064  VII   SHOEMAKER,   ANGELINE,   born   March 
31st,  1873. 

7065  VII  SHOEMAKER,  EDWIN,  born  April  1st,  1875, 
died  September  10th,  1875. 

7066  VII  SHOEMAKER,   LYDIA    ANN,   born   June 
5th,  1878. 

7067  VII  SHOEMAKER,  LOVINA,  born  February  4th, 
1880,  died  March  5th,  1880. 

7068  VII   SHOEMAKER,  IRWIN,  born  March   20th, 

1882. 

7069  VII  SHOEMAKER,  EDITH,  twin  to  Irwin,  born 
March  20th,  1882. 

7070  VI  SHOEMAKER,  NAOMI,  was  born  June  2nd, 
1838.     On    April    12th,  1857,  she  was  married    to 
Joseph  JB.  Snyder.    They  reside  on  a  large  farm 
situated  in  Woolwich  Township,  a  little  south  of 
Winterbourne,     They  have  a  family  of  five  chil- 
dren, viz; 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY    OF  WATERLOO.  461 

VII  NELSON  was  born  February  24th,  1858.  On 
April  llth,  1882,  he  was  married  to  Leah  Snyder. 
They  reside  in  Woolwich  Township,  on  the  west 
bank  of  the  Grand  River,  and  have  a  family  of 
three  children,  namely:  Emma,  Orval,  and  Edna. 

VII  ALLAN  was  born  May  3rd,  I860,  and  died  on 
his  farm  near  Bridgeport,  March  7th,  1891.  Pie  was 
married  to  Rebecca  Brubacher,  March  10th,  1886. 
They  had  a  family  of  four  children,  namely:  Ella, 
Emma,  Newton,  and  Allan. 

VII  JANE  was  born  September  16th,  1863. 
VII  NORMAN  was  born  April  24th,  1872. 
VII  MALINDA  was  born  August  7th,  1875. 

7071  VI  SHOEMAKER,  JANE,  was   born   December 
30th,  1840,  and  died  of  typhoid  fever  August  20th, 

1860. 

7072  VI   SHOEMAKER,    MAGDALENA,    was    born 
January  16th,  1844.      On   August  13th,  1867,  she 
was  married  to  George  Israel.    They  reside  on  the 
old    "Henry    Woods    Farm"    near    Williamsburg. 
Their  family  consists  of  seven  children,  of  whom 
one  is  dead. 

VII  URIAS  was  born  February  18th,  1869.  On 
March  21st,  1894,  he  was  married  to  Catharine 
Hillgardner. 

VII  SARAH  was  born  July  21st,  1870.  On  Jan- 
uary 28th,  1891,  she  was  married  to  Jacob  Schaefer. 
They  have  two  children,  namely:  Freda  Pridlla, 
and  Beatrice. 

VII  JANE  was  born  June  5th,  1873.  On  January 
25th,  1893,  she  was  married  to  Edward  Liebler. 
They  have  one  son  named  George  Henry. 


462  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

VII  MATILDA  was  born  May  5th,  1875,  and  died 
November  20th,  1880. 

VII  LIZZIE  was  born  September  17th,  1876. 
VII  ALBERTA  was  born  November  16th,  1880. 
VII  EMMA  was  born  April  7th,  1886. 

7073  VI  SHOEMAKER,  JACOB,  twin  brother  to  Mag- 
dalena,  was  bom  January  16th,  1844,  and  died  on 
the  21st  day  of  same  month. 


7074  V  SHOEMAKER,  JOHN,  second  son  of  George 

Shoemaker,  was  born  in  the  old  Shoemaker  residence  situated  on 
the  north  side  of  the  Swamp  Creek,  near  the  old  carding  and 
fulling  mills,  in  Frederick  Township,  Montgomery  County,  Penn- 
sylvania, December  26th,  1800.  He  learned  the  shoemaking 
trade  with  Abraham  Harley  of  Towamencin.  On  October  i2th, 
1823,  he  was  married  to  Catharine,  daughter  of  Henry  and  Mary 
(Heller)  Fried.  She  was  raised  by  old  Jacob  Clemens.  After 
they  were  married  they  moved  to  George  Clemens'  in  Lower 
Salford  Township,  Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania.  On  May 
loth,  1825,  he,  with  his  wife  and  son  Jacob,  his  brother  George, 
Jacob  and  George  Clemens  and  their  families,  Charles  Mobr, 
Martin  Schiedel,  Henry  Clemmer  and  family,  Henry  Moyer  and 
family,  Jacob  Kolb,  and  others,  left  for  Canada  and  arrived  at 
Preston  on  the  ist  of  June  following.  John  Shoemaker  moved 
on  the  farm  known  as  "Bill  Moyer's  Place,"  near  Berlin,  now 
possessed  by  Isadore  B.  Snyder.  Here  they  lived  for  two  years 
then  they  moved  on  west  side  of  Jacob  Y.  Shantz's  saw  miU 
pond,  in  Joseph  Eby's  house.  This  house  was  previously  occu" 
pied  by  Henry  Clemmer  who  had  moved  to  Preston.  On  Feb 
ruary  2oth,  1829,  they  left  here  and  moved  on  their  farm  one 
mile  north  of  Breslau.  Here  he  still  resides  with  his  son, 
George  F.  On  this  farm,  lot  No.  107,  Homing's  Tract,  there 
were  several  acn.s  cleared  and  a  small  log  house  erected  in  fall  of 
1828,  The  old  house  was  about  150  yards  south-east  from  the 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY  OF   WATERLOO.  463 

present  residence.  Here  they  raised  a  family  of  eight  children. 
She  died  December  25th,  1879.  Names  of  children  are  as 
follows: 

7075  VI  SHOEMAKER,  JACOB  F.,  was  born  in  Mont- 
gomery County,  Pennsylvania,  September  13th,  1824. 
He  is  married  to  Veronica  Schneider  and  resides  in 
Woolwich  Township,  about  two  miles  north-east  of 
Winterbourne.      He  is  a   farmer   by   occupation. 
They  have  a  family  of  seven  children,  viz: 

7076  VII  SHOEMAKER,  DILMAN,  died  when  about 
14  years  of  age. 

7077  VII  SHOEMAKER,   MENNO,    was   married   to 
Miss  M.  Brothers.    He  is  a  mason  by  trade  and  re- 
sides in  Wallace  Township,  Perth  County,  Ontario. 

7078  VII  SHOEMAKER,  ALBERT,  twin   brother   to 
Menno,  is  married  to  a  Miss  Bowman  and  resides 
near  Brown  City,  Michigan,  where  he  is  engaged  in 
farming. 

7079  VII  SHOEMAKER,  AMOS,  is  married  to  Annie 
Heibein  and  resides  at  home  with  his  father  where 
he  is  engaged  in  farming. 

7080  VII  SHOEMAKER,   MATILDA,   is   married   to 
David    Letson.      They    reside   in   Winterbourne, 
Ontario. 

7081  VII  SHOEMAKER,  CATHARINE,  is  married  to 
Gr.  Suck.    They  reside  near  Winterbourne,  Ontario. 

7082  VII  SHOEMAKER,  MARY,  is  married  to  a  Mr. 
Letson  and  resides  near  Winterbourne,  Ontario. 

7083  VI  SHOEMAKER,    MARY,    was  bora  June  1st, 
1826,  and  died  September  9th,  1828. 

7084  VI    SHOEMAKER,    CATHARINE, '  was    born 


464  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

December  15th,  1828.    She  was  married  to  Jacob 
Gole.    See  Jacob  dole's  family. 

7085  VI  SHOEMAKER,  JOHN  F.,  was  born  May  24th, 
1831.    He  is  a  builder  and  carpenter  by  trade  but 
the  last  number  of  years  he  has  followed  farming 
and  owns  a  beautiful  farm  adjoining  the  village  of 
Breslau.    He  is  married  to  Ann  Sherington.    Their 
family  consists  of  eight  children,  viz: 

7086  VII  SHOEMAKER,   ANGELINE,   is  married  to 
Enoch  Shantz  and  resides   in    Walkerton,  Bruce 
County,  Ontario. 

7087  VII  SHOEMAKER,  ALFRED,  died  aged  2  years. 

7088  VII    SHOEMAKER,    RACHEL,    is    married    to 
Moses  Sittler  and  resides  in  Latonia,  Ohio,  U.  S. 

7089  VII  SHOEMAKER,  MATHEW,  died  in  infancy. 

7090  VII    SHOEMAKER,    JENNIE,     is    married    to 
Franklin    Wilson  and  resides  in  Chatham,  Kent 
County,  Ontario. 

7091  VII  SHOEMAKER,  JOHN  ADAM,  is  married  to 
Minnie  Michel.      At  present  they  reside  in  New 
York  City,  New  York,  where  he  is  engaged  in  the 
button  manufacturing  business. 

7092  VII  SHOEMAKER,  HARRIET,  resides  with  Mr. 
Noah  Bowman  of  Conestogo,  Ontario.     She  is  not 
married. 

7093  VII  SHOEMAKER,  MACEY,  is  unmarried  and 
resides  in  Chatham,  Ontario. 

7094  VII  SHOEMAKER,  ISABELLA,  is  not  married 
and  is  with  her  parents. 

7095  VII  SHOEMAKER,  REUBEN,   is  on  the   farm 
with  his  father.    Not  married. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  465 

7096  VI  SHOEMAKER,  ABRAHAM,  was  born  Jan- 
uary 24th,  1834.    He  was  a  blacksmith  by  trade  and 
was  married  to  Nancy  Kittel.    About  twenty  years 
ago  lie  moved  to  Alborough,.  Elgin  County,  Ontario, 
where  he  died  July  5th,  1881.     They  had  a  family 
of   twelve  children,  namely:    VII  Catharine,  VII 
Mary,  VII  John,  VII  Lizzie,  VII  Lydia,  VII  Simon, 

VII  Isaac,  VII  Nancy,  VII  George,  VII  Amelia,  and 
two  whose  names  were  not  received. 

7097  VI  SHOEMAKER,  GEORGE  F.,  was  born  Novem- 
ber llth,  1835.    He  is  married  to  Ellen  Getz,  July 
17th,   1859.     She  was  born  September  19th,  1841. 
They  reside  on  the  old  homestead  of  his  father  and 
have  a  family  of  eleven  children,  viz: 

7098  VII  SHOEMAKER,  SIMON,  was  born  June  3rd, 
1860.      He  is  married  to  Leah  Dornbruck  and  re- 
sides in  Sanaria,  Lambton  County,  Ontario.     He  is 
a  miller  by  trade.    They  have  two  children,  namely: 

VIII  Violet,  and  VIII  Minnie. 

7099  VII  SHOEMAKER,  NANCY  ELLEN,  was  born 
February  1st,  1862.    She  is  married  to  Fred  Brown, 
of  the  firm  of  Brown  &  Erb,  manufacturers,  etc., 
Berlin.    They  reside  in  Berlin  and  have  one  son 
named  VIII  Arthur. 

7100  VII  SHOEMAKER,   JOSIAH,    was   born   April 
15th,  1864,  and  died  November  18th,  1865. 

7101  VII    SHOEMAKER,    CATHARINE,    was    born 
September  9th,  1866,  and  died  of  typhoid  fever  in 
Toronto,  Ontario,  October    10th,   1890.      She   was 
married  to  John  H.  Shantz  and  left  one  daughter 
named  VIII  Lorah. 

7102  VII  SHOEMAKER,  JERIAH,  born  June  5, 1869. 

7103  VII  SHOEMAKER,  ALLEN,  bom  Oct.  7,  1871. 


HIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 


7104  VII  SHOEMAKER,  MALIZZIE,  bora  November 
5th,  1872,  died  December  20th,  1872. 

7105  VII  SHOEMAKER,  BARBARA,   was  born    No- 
vember 23rd,  1873.     She  is  married  to  Aaron  Shoe- 
maker.   They  reside  on  the  old  "Benjamin  E.  Eby 
Farm"  two  miles  east  of  Berlin.     They  have  one 
son. 

7106  VII  SHOEMAKER,  ABRAHAM,  bom  December 
22nd,  1876. 

7107  VII  SHOEMAKER,  LIZZIE,  born  Jan.  15, 1879. 

7108  VII  SHOEMAKER,  AUSTIN,  born  Feb.  18,  1880. 

7109  VI  SHOEMAKER,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  Jan- 
uary  15th,  Ih33.     On  January  19th,  1873,  she  was 
married  to  August  Wiilkie  who  was  born  July  28th, 
1848.    They  reside  in  Bloomingdale,  Ontario,  and 
have  a  family  of  four  children,  namely:  VII  John, 
born  November  13th,  1874,  VII  Simon,  born  January 
llth,  1877,  VII  Abraham,  born  November  3rd,  1878, 
and  VII  Lizzie,  born  October  19th,  1880. 

7110  VI  SHOEMAKER,  SARAH,  youngest  daughter 
of  John  D.  Shoemaker,  was  born  March  12th,  1840. 
In  1857  she  was  married  to  Isaac   Bingeman  who 
was  born  June  16th,  1834.     They  resided  on  Cyrus 
Erb's  farm  at  Breslau  where  he  died  August  21st, 
1861.    On  December  7th,  1867,  she  was  again  mar- 
ried to  Henry  B.  Wahl.    They  reside  on  a  farm  two 
miles  north-west  of  Breslau.     With  her  first  hus- 
band there  were  four  children  and  with  her  second 
husband  there  were  six  children.     Their  names  are 
as  follows: 

VII  JOHN  S.,  was  born  September  20th,  1858.     On 
April  9th,  1892  he  was  married  to  Frances  Louisa 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATEELOO. 


Davidson.  They  reside  in  Rochester,  New  York, 
where  he  is  engaged  in  manufacturing  ivory  and 
pearl  buttons. 

VII  HANNAH,  was  born  June  22nd,  1860.  On 
November  19th,  1884,  she  was  married  to  Isidore  B. 
Snyder.  Tliey  reside  on  the  old  "Bill  Moyer 
Farm"  near  Berlin.  Their  family  consists  of  four 
children,  namely:  John  Eldon,  Delia  May,  Joseph 
Leo,  and  Earl  Stanley. 

VII  LIZZIE,  born  January  13th,  1862,  died  October 

31st,  1865. 

VII  CATHARINE,  born  June  9th,  1864,  died 
November  4th,  1865. 

VII  SARAH  ANN,  eldest  daughter  of  second 
husband,  was  born  September  18th,  1868.  She  is 
married  to  Menno  Bechtel.  They  reside  on  west 
end  of  his  father's  old  homestead. 

VII  MARIETTA  was  born  September  27th,  1870. 
She  is  married  to  Jesse  Martin.  They  reside  on 
Mrs.  Veronica  Horst's  farm  at  Bridgeport,  Ontario, 
where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.  They  have  one 
child. 

VII  ANGELINE  was  born  September  30th,  1872. 
VII  HENRY  ALLAN,  born  October  29th,  1876. 
VII  ANNIE  LUCINDA,  born  February  9th,  1879. 
VII  SOLOMON  ERVINE,  born  March  1st,  1884. 

7111  V  SHOEMAKER,  MARY,  the  eldest  daughter  of 
George  Shoemaker,  was  born  July  30th,  1802.  She 
was  married  to  John  Land  is  who  was  born  June 
25th,  1792,  and  died  July  27th,  1856.  They  had  a 
family  of  ten  children  but  none  of  them  reside  in 


468  BIOGEAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

Canada.  They  reside '  in  Montgomery  County, 
Pennsylvania,  where  their  parents  resided  until 
their  death.  She  died  September  2nd,  1885. 

7112V  SHOEMAKER,  GEORGE,   the   third   son   of 

George  Shoemaker,  was  born  on  the  homestead  of  his  grand- 
father, Jacob  Shoemaker,  in  Frederick  Township,  Montgomery 
County,  Pennsylvania,  October  5th,  1803.  From  1822  to  1824 
he  served  his  apprenticeship  as  weaver  with  one  William  Gratz 
who  resided  in  Upper  Salford  Township.  After  having  served 
his  apprenticeship  he  made  his  home  with  Jacob  Clemens.  In 
1825  he,  in  company  with  Jacob  Clemens  and  family,  Abraham 
Clemens  and  family,  and  others,  came  to  Canada.  During  the 
first  summer  of  his  sojourn  here  he  followed  his  trade,  weaving. 
He  had  his  shop  at  Deacon  Abraham  Clemens'  place  a  little  north 
of  Preston.  In  fall  of  the  same  year  he  engaged  himself  to 
Jacob  Clemens  who  had  selected  as  his  home  the  farm  situated 
on  the  west  side  of  the  Grand  River,  opposite  Breslau,  now 
occupied  by  Joseph  Cressman.  Here  he  was  one  year.  The 
next  five  years  he  spent  in  "chopping  and  logging"  (clearing  land) 
for  various  parties  within  this  township.  In  1828  he  purchased 
his  farm,  being  part  of  lot  No.  119,  German  Company's  Tract, 
from  old  Samuel  Bricker  (formerly  owned  by  old  Hannes  Eby), 
at  the  following  rates,  one  hundred  acres  at  $3  per  acre  and 
thirty-one  acres  at  $2  per  acre.  On  June  8th,  1830,  he  was 
married  to  Anna  Shuh  who  was  born  December  3151,  1808,  and 
died  August  2oth,  1895.  Soon  after  their  marriage  they  moved 
on  their  farm  where  he  still  resides.  He  is  now  past  94  years  of 
age.  His  family  consisted  of  ten  children,  viz: 

7113  VI  SHOEMAKER,  MARY,  was  born  April  6th, 
1832.    She  is  married  to  Bishop  Elias.  Weber.    They 
reside  on  the  old  "Kunneman  Farm"  one  mile  west 
of  Breslau  and  have  quite  a  family,  most  of  whom 
are  married.     See  Bishop  Elias  Weber's  family. 

7114  VI   SHOEMAKER,    DANIEL,    was    born    April 
30th,  1834,  and  died  September  2nd,  1835, 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  469 

7115  VI  SHOEMAKER,  ANNA,    was  born  February 
6th,  1836.    She  is  unmarried  and  is  at  home  kindly 
attending  to  her  aged  parent. 

7116  VI  SHOEMAKER,  BENJAMIN,   was  bora  Jan- 
uary 21st,  1838.     On  February  23rd,  1864,  he  was 
married  to  Polly  Shantz  who   was  born  January 
16th,  1640,  and  died  June  5th,  1890.      Soon  after 
their  marriage  they  moved  on  his  father's  old  home- 
stead where  he  still  resides,     Here  they  raised  a 
family  of  four  children,  viz: 

7117  VII    SHOEMAKER,    SUSANNAH,    was     born 
March    llthr-  1866.      She   is  married  to  Emanuel 
Shantz  and  resides  in  the  town  of  Berlin.    They 
have  a  small  family. 

7118  VII  SHOEMAKER,  NANCY,  twin  sister  to  Susan- 
nah, was  born  March  llth,  1866.    She  is  married  to 
Henry  Otterbein  and  resides  at  home  with    her 
father. 

7119  VII  SHOEMAKER,  AARON,  the  only  son,  was 
born  May  31st,  1871.     He  is  married  to  Barbara 
Shoemaker.     They  reside  on  the  old  "Benjamin  E. 
Eby  Farm"  in  S.  S.  No.  6,  where  he  is  engaged  in 
farming.     This  farm  adjoins  that  of  his  father's 
place. 

7120  VII  SHOEMAKER,  MAGDALENA,  youngest  in 
family,  was  born  October  14th,  1879.     She  is  home 
with  her  father  and  is  a  great  favorite  among  all  the 
members    of    her   father's  arid    her   grandfather's 
family.    She  used'  to  be  kind  of  a  pet  with  some  of 
the  teachers  in  school. 

7121  VI  SHOEMAKER,  HENRY,    was   born    August 
21st,  1841,  and  died  in  Conestogo  where  he  resided, 


470  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

November  24th,  1877.  He  was  a  good  scholar  and 
an  expert  in  mathematics.  The  trade  of  his  choice 
was  waggon  building  which  he  carried  on  until  his 
death  which  was  caused  by  typhoid  fever.  On 
October  28th,  1864,  he  was  married  to  Catharine 
Weber  who  was  born  December  15th,  1846.  She  is 
still  living  and  resides  on  corner  of  Ahrens  and 
Frederick  Streets,  Berlin.  Their  family  consisted 
of  nine  children,  viz: 

7122  VII  SHOEMAKER,  ISABELLA,  was  born  May 
28th,  1865,  and  died  December  30th,  1877. 

7123  VII  SHOEMAKER,  LYDIA  ANN,  was  born  Sep- 
tember 19th,  1866.     She  is  married  to  Simeon  Eby. 
They  reside  in  the  town  of  Gait  and  have  one  child^ 
a  son  named  VIII  Maurice  Lincoln. 

7124  VII  SHOEMAKER,  ALBERT,  was  born  January 
3rd,  1868,  and  died  September  13th,  1868. 

7125  VII  SHOEMAKER,  ELLEN,  was  born  July  3rd, 
1869.    She  resides  with  her  mother  and  is  engaged 
as  book-keeper  by  Hymmen  and  Russell,  Berlin. 

7126  VII    SHOEMAKER,    URIAS,    was   born   March 
18th,  1872.      Clerking  in  dry  goods  stores  was  his 
occupation.     A  few  years  ago  he  left  Berlin  and 
went  to  Detroit,  Michigan,  where  he  was  engaged 
as  clerk  in  a  large  dry  goods  establishment. 

7127  VII  SHOEMAKER,  ISAIAH,  was  born  July  27th, 
1873.    He  is  a  jeweler  by  trade  and  has  a  fine  place 
of  business   in   Paisley,  Bruce    County,    Ontario, 
where  he  is  doing  well.    He  is  unmarried. 

7128  VII  SHOEMAKER,  JOHN,   was    born   May    1st, 
1875,  and  died  same  day. 

7129  VII  SHOEMAKER,  GEORGE  W.,  was  born  July 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  471 

6th,  1876.  He  is  a  photographer  by  trade  and  at 
present  he  is  engaged  with  Mr.  C.  Schneuker,  the 
artist,  Berlin,  where  he  is  receiving  his  final  in- 
structions in  his  calling  as  artist.  He  resides  with 
his  mother. 

7130  VII  SHOEMAKER,  HENRY  W.,  was  born  May 
25th,  1878.    He  is  a  druggist  by  profession  and  at 
present  is  engaged  with  Mr.  Neville,  proprietor  of 
the  City  Drug  Store,  Berlin.   He  has  his  home  with 
his  mother. 

7131  VI    SHOEMAKER,    MAGDALENA,    was    bom 
October  30th,  1843.    She  is  married  to  Joseph  Reist, 
a  farmer.     They  live  near  Alsfeldt,  Grey  County, 
Ontario,  and  have  one  son  named  VII  Allan. 

7132  VI  SHOEMAKER,  MOSES,  was  born  February 
1st,  1847,  and  died  March  15th,  1847. 

7133  VI  SHOEMAKER,  SARAH,  was  born  January 
21st,  1848.     She  is  married  to  Owen  Shantz.     They 
reside  at  Remus,  North    Michigan,  not  far  from 
Petoskey.    They  have  a  family  of  five  children,  two 
of  whom  died  in  infancy. 

7134  VI  SHOEMAKER,  BARBARA,  was    born  July 
8th,  1850.      She  is  not  married  and  is  with  her 
brother,  Benjamin,  since  the  death  of  his  wife. 

7135  VI   SHOEMAKER,    ISAAC,    was   born    October 
5th,  1852,  and  died  June  23rd,  1853. 

7136V  SHOEMAKER,  ELIZABETH,  second  daugh- 

ter  of  George  Shoemaker,  was  born  in  Montgomery  County, 
Pennsylvania,  March  5th,  1805,  and  died  August  5th,  1846. 
She  was  married  to  Jacob  Schatz  who  was  born  January  nth, 
1798,  and  died  March  yth,  1872.  They  resided  in  Lower 


472  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

Salford  Township,  Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  where 
they  had  a  family  of  eleven  children.  John  and  George,  two  of 
their  sonc,  lived  in  Canada  for  some  time  but  returned  to  their 
native  state  many  years  ago.  Michael,  another  son,  came  here 
some  thirty  years  ago  and  at  present  resides  at  Wallaceville, 
Perth  County,  Ontario.  He  is  a  shoemaker  by  trade  but  at 
present  he  is  engaged  in  farming.  They  have  a  small  family  of 
grown  children. 

7137V  SHOEMAKER,  JOSEPH,  was  born  January 
12th,  1807.  He  never  lived  in  Canada.  After  he 
left  home  he  moved  to  Ohio,  thence  to  Indiana, 
then,  later  on,  to  Albion,  Marshal  County,  Iowa, 
where  he  is  still  living.  On  February  15th,  1831,  he 
was  married  to  Catharine  Jantzen  who  was  born 
January  25th,  1810,  and  died  September  25th,  1866. 
They  had  a  family  of  six  children,  viz: 

7138  VI    SHOEMAKER,    SARAH    ANN,    was    born 
December  9th,  1831.      She  is  married  to  Jackson 
Reid. 

7139  VI  SHOEMAKER,  MARY  ANN,  was  born  May 
1st,  1834,  and  died  May  8th,  1837. 

7140  VI  SHOEMAKER,  ALBERT,  was  born  Septem- 
ber 30th,  1886,  and  is  married  to  Milvina  Maulsby. 

.7141  VI  SHOEMAKER,  LYMAN  JOSEPH,  was  born 
September  19th,  1842,  and  died  August  9th,  1845. 

7142  VI  SHOEMAKER,  LOVINA  CATHARINE,  was 
born  July  30th,  1844.    She  is  married  to  Jonathan 
Roberts. 

7143  VI    SHOEMAKER.    GILBERT    JOSEPH,    was 

born  November  8th,  1849.  He  is  married  to  Clara 
Ford. 

7144  V  SHOEMAKER,  ABRAHAM  D.,  was  born  in 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTOEY  OF   WATERLOO.  473 

Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  February  i6th,  1809.  In 
May,  1829,  he  came  to  Canada  with  his  grandfather,  Jacob 
Shoemaker,  George  Bechtel  and  family,  and  his  brother  John's 
widow,  old  "  Maricha,"  and  her  three  youngest  children,  Magda- 
lena,  Veronica,  and  David.  On  April  i5th,  1834,  he  was  mar- 
ried to  Mary  Miller  who  was  born  November  2oth,  1814,  and 
died  September  nth,  1874.  He  died  January  i3th,  1888. 
Some  time  after  their  marriage  he  moved  on  the  farm  now  occu- 
pied by  his  son,  David  M.,  where  he  constructed  a  dam  and 
erected  the  sawmills.  An  extensive  business  in  lumber  was  car- 
ried on  at  these  mills  for  a  number  of  years.  Recently  the  Berlin 
Water  Works  Company  purchased  the  water  privilege  together 
with  several  acres  of  land.  This  caused  the  removal  of  the 
sawmills.  Here  he  had  a  family  of  nine  children.  Their  names 
are  as  follows: 

7145  VI   SHOEMAKER,    ESTHER,    was   born   April 
17th,  1836.     She  is  married  to  George  Sneller  and 
resides  in   Manheim,    Waterloo    County,  Ontario. 
She  has  a  family   of   five  children,  namely:    VII 
Mary,  VII  John,  VII  David,  VII  Catherine,  and 
VII  Abraham. 

7146  VI  SHOEMAKER,  MARY,  was  born  January  1st, 
1838.     She  was  accideritly  burnt,  July  llth,  1838, 
from  which  she  died  a  few  hours  afterwards. 

7147  VI  SHOEMAKER,  DAVID  M.,  was  born  Septem- 
ber 28th,  1839.    On  August  7th,  1860,  he  was  mar- 
ried to  Jane  Ann  Hamacher.    They  reside  on  his 
father's  old  homestead.    He  has  held  the  office  of 
of  councilor  for  a  number  of  years  both  in  the 
township  of   Waterloo  arid  also  in  the   town  of 
Berlin.    They  have  a  family  of  six  children,  viz: 

7148  VII  SHOEMAKER,  LUCINDA,  was  born  August 
9th,  1861.    On  October  5th,  1880,  she  was  married  to 
Samuel  E.  Shantz.    They  reside  on  a  farm  about 


474  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

three-fourth  mile  from  her  father's  place.     They 
have  a  family  of  three  children. 

7149  VII  SHOEMAKER,  IDA  MINERVA,  was  born 
September  1st,  1863.    On  October  14th,  1883,  she  was 
married  to  Jacob  B.  Oberholtzer.     They  reside  a 
little  west  of  Berlin,  on  the  "Randall  Farm."    They 
have  a  family  of  two  children. 

7150  VII  SHOEMAKER,  ALLAN,  was  born  Septem- 
ber 26th,  1866.     On  July  16th,  1886,  he  was  married 
to  Catherine  Oberholtzer  who  died  in  Berlin,  April 
6th,  1890.    They  had  a  family  of  two  children.     On 
January  3rd,  1894,  he  was  again  married  to  Mary 
Simpson.    They  reside  at  home  on  his  father's  farm 
which  he  manages. 

7151  VII    SHOEMAKER,    SIMSON,    was    born    July 
25th,  1870.     He  is  unmarried   and    works   on    his 
father's  farm. 

7152  VII    SHOEMAKER,   MARY    JANE,    was   born 
March  10th,  1873,  and  died  October  28th,  1881. 

7153  VII  SHOEMAKER,    WESLEY,    was   born   May 
30th,  1879.     He  is  at  home  on  the  farm  with  his 
father. 

7154  VI  SHOEMAKER,  SARAH,  was  born  May  9th, 
1841.    She  was  married  to  Benjamin  Snyder,  June 
21st,  1863.    They  reside  about  a  mile  north- west  of 
Bloomingdale,  and  have  a  family  of  eleven  chil- 
dren, namely:  VII  Joannah,  VII  Wellington,  VII 
Eliza  Jane,  VII  Mary  Ann,  VII  Sarah,  VII  Elmina, 
VII  George  Walter,  VII  Leander,  VII  Abraham 
Urban,  VII  Benjamin  Alexander,  and  VII  Samuel 
Addison.    See  Benjamin  Snyder's  family. 

7155  VI  SHOEMAKER,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  Jan- 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  475 

uary  18th,  1843,  and  died  October  2nd,  1888.  On 
April  2nd,  1861,  she  was  married  to  John  Cole. 
They  reside  in  Berlin  and  had  a  family  of  eight 
children,  viz: 

VII  MARIA  was  born  February  25th,  1862,  and 

died  August  3rd,  1874. 

VII  SARAH  was  born  January  19th,  1864. 

VII  JAMES  was  born  October  13th,  1865,  and  died 

October  13th,  1865. 

VII  MARY  ANN  was  born  January  24th,  1868. 

VII  LYDIA  JANE  was  born  January  1st,  1870, 

and  died  September  9th,  1877. 

VII  MENNO  was  born  January  6th,  1873. 

VII  NANCY  was  born  April  25th,  1875,  and  died 
May  26th,  1875. 

VII  EMMA  was  born  August  5th,  1877,  and  died 
February  7th,  1888. 

7156  VI  SHOEMAKER,   MENNO,   was    born   March 
8th,  1845.     He  is  married  to  Esther  Shantz  and 
resides  in  Berlin  and  is  a  carpenter  by  trade.    They 
have  a  family  of  five  children,  namely:  VII  Samuel 
Allan  who  died  in  1893,  aged  22  years,  VII  Rebecca, 
VII  Clara,  VII  Emma,  and  VII  Harvey. 

7157  VI  SHOEMAKER,   ABRAHAM,  was  born  Au- 
gust 1st,  1848.    He  has  his  home  with  his  brother, 
David  M.,  who  has  to  provide  and  care  for  him. 

7158  VI  SHOEMAKER,  ISAAC,  was  born  May  3rd, 
1850,  and  died  same  day. 

7159  VI  SHOEMAKER,  SIMON,  was  born  September 
20th,  1852,  and  died  same  day. 

7160  V  SHOEMAKER,  DANIEL,  was  born  June  15th, 


476  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

1811.  In  1829  he  came  to  Canada  with  his  parents.  On  March 
22nd,  1836,  he  was  married  to  Nancy  Miller  who  was  born 
March  nth,  1816,  and  died  May  2oth,  1846.  They  resided  in 
different  places  of  the  county.  A  few  years  ago  he  went  to 
Filion,  Michigan,  with  one  of  his  children  where  he  died  August 
23rd,  1892.  Their  family  consisted  of  five  children,  viz: 

7161  VI  SHOEMAKER,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  No- 
vember llth,  1836,  and  is  married  to  William  Tilt. 
They  reside  at  Filion,  Michigan. 

7162  VI  SHOEMAKER,  CHRISTIAN   M.,    was   born 
October  28th,  1838,  and  is  married  to  Mary  Fortney. 
They  reside  at  Corinth,  Michigan. 

7163  VI  SHOEMAKER,  ISAAC  M.,  was  born  August 
15th,  1840,  and  is  married  to  Nancy  Hilborn.    They 
reside  at  Preston,  Ontario. 

7164  VI  SHOEMAKER,   HENRY  M.,  was  born  Sep- 
tember   llth,   1842,    and    was   married    to    Rosina 
Vernon.    He  died  in  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin,  U.  S., 
December  28th,  1886. 

7165  VI  SHOEMAKER,  SAMUEL  M.,  was  born  Sep- 
tember 31st,  1844.    He  is  married  to  Laura  Hall  and 
resides  at  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan. 

7166  V  SHOEMAKER,  JOSHUA,  was  born  April  20th, 

1813,  and  came  to  Canada  in  1829.  He  was  married  to  Cath- 
erine Scheirich  and  lived  in  VVilmot  Township,  on  the  tract  of 
land  now  owned  by  John  and  Moses  K.  Schneider.  His  father  in- 
law  wanted  him  to  purchase  his  farm,  now  owned  by  George  Hies. 
tand.  He  sold  his  farm  in  VVilmot  Township  and  moved  to 
John  Scheirich's.  After  his  wife's  death  he  was  married  to  Cath- 
erine Wildfong.  After  his  second  marriage  he  left  the  Scheirich 
farm  and  purchased  the  farm  now  owned  by  Peter  Reist.  Here 
he  constructed  a  dam  and  erected  a  sawmill,  On  the  evening 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  477 

of  May  1 5th,  1840,  while  engaged  in  fishing  at  the  dam,  he  fell 
off  the  raft  and  was  drowned.  He  left  a  family  of  three  children, 
one  of  whom  was  named  VI  John. 

7167  VI  SHOEMAKER,  JOHN  S.,  a  painter  by  trade, 
resides  in  Grand  Traverse,  Michigan.  He  is  about 
sixty  years  of  age.  No  information  received  in 
regard  to  his  marriage  or  family. 


7168V   SHOEMAKER,  CATHERINE,  the    youngest 

of  George  Shoemaker's  daughters,  was  born  February  i2th,  1815, 
and  came  to  Canada  with  her  parents  in  1829.  On  September 
zznd,  1833,  che  was  married  to  Richard  Haste  who  was  born 
September  i5th,  1809,  and  died  September  i2th,  1876.  They 
had  a  family  of  twelve  children,  namely:  VI  Mary  Ann,  VI 
Moses,  VI  Nancy,  VI  Catherine,  VI  Aaron,  VI  George  S.,  VI 
Angeline  and  VI  Caroline  (twins),  VI  Lovina,  VI  Angela,  VI. 
Henry,  and  VI  Richard  A.  All  of  this  family  reside  in  the 
West,  Indiana  and  Illinois. 


SHUPE. 

(This  family  is  very  much  scattered,  the  descendants  are  to  be  found  over  all  North  America.) 

Among  the  early  pioneer  settlers  of  this  county  was 
old  John  Shupe.  He  was  a  native  of  Lancaster 
County,  Pennsylvania,  to  which  place  his  grand- 
parents had  moved  from  the  Palatinate,  Germany, 
as  early  as  1715  if  not  earlier.  Mr.  Shupe  was  born 
in  1759.  When  a  young  man  he  was  married  to 
Elizabeth  Diefenbach.  In  1801  he,  with  his  wife 
and  family  moved  to  Canada  and  settled  in  Wa- 


478  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

terloo  County,  on  the  east  bank  of  the  Grand  River, 
near  Freeport,  where  he  died  November  8th,  1>12, 
and  she  died  March  2 1st,  1825.  To  them  was  born  a 
family  of  seven  children,  viz: 

7169  II  SHUPE,  DANIEL,  was  married  to  Elizabeth 
Fordney.     They  resided  on  a  farm  in  Blenheim 
Township,  Oxford  County,  where  he  was  accident- 
ally killed  by  a  team  running  away,  in  July,  1>42, 
and  she  died  of  fever  in  November,  1842.    To  them 
was  born  a  family  of  seven  children,  namely:   III 
Samuel,  died  in  infancy,  III  Joseph,  III  Mary,  III 
Moses,  III  Magdalena,  III  Christian,  and  III  Simon. 

7170  II  SHUPE,  JOHN,  was  born    October  5th,   1 
He  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Munson.    They  re- 
sided on  the  old  "Shupe  Farm"  at  Freeport  where 
he  died  April  15th,  1851.    Their  family  consisted  of 
three  children,  namely:    III  Ephrainv  HI  Lucy» 
and  III  Mary. 

7171 II  SHUPE,  BISHOP  GEORGE,  was  bora  Decem- 
ber 25th,  1788.  He  was  married  to  Elizabeth 
Scheirich  who  was  bora  May  26th,  1705,  and  died 
June  21st,  1866.  They  resided  in  Wilmot  Township, 
near  New  Dundee,  where  he  died  April  2yth,  1>>70. 
To  them  was  born  a  family  of  six  children,  viz: 

7172  III  SHUPE,  CATHERINE,  the  eldest  in  the 
family,  was  bora  September  10th.  LSI 5.  She  was 
married  to  Nicolas  Sararas  who  was  born  May  >th. 
I S  &  They  resided  near  New  Dundee,  where  he 
died  July  13th,  1*93.  To  them  was  born  a  family 
of  eight  children,  namely:  IV  George,  IV  Noah,  IV 
Elizabeth,  IV  Mary,  IV  Magdalena,  IV  Fannie,  IV 
Sophia,  and  IV  Moses.  See  Nicolas  Sararas  family. 

*  Ephraira  Shupe  used  to  live  on  the  old  "Shuje  Farm"  near  Freeport  bat  moved  away 
some  years  ago  and  no  one  could  give  me  any  information  of  his  whereabouts, 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  479 

7173  III  SHUPE,  BENJAMIN,   was   born  July   27th, 
1823.    He  was  married  to  Anna  Wismer  who  was 
born  April  6th,  1829,  and  died  January  llth,  1872. 
They  resided  near  New  Dundee,  Ontario,  where  he 
was  engaged  in  farming,  but  now  lives  retired  and 
has  his  home  with  his  son,  George.      Many  years 
ago  he  was  called  into  the  ministry  of  the  River 
Brethren  denomination  for  which  body  he  has  been 
a  diligent  laborer  up  to  the  present   time.     His 
preaching  is  plain  and  practical  and  his  sermons 
are  always  so  worded  that  even  the  most  unlearned 
can  not  fail  but  grasp  the  idea  he  wishes  to  convey 
unto  his  hearers.     To  them  were  born  four  chil- 
dren, viz: 

7174  IV  SHUPE,  ISAAC,  the  eldest,  died  September 
9th,  1849,  aged  about  1  year. 

7175  IV  SHUPE,  HANNAH,  was  born  August  10th, 
1850.    She  is  married  to  Eri  Shrigley,  a  farmer. 
They  reside  near  Kurtzville,  Perth  County,  Ontario, 
and  have  the  following  family,  namely:  V  Elmina, 
V  Anna  Malissa,  and  V  Melvin. 

7176 IV  SHUPE,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  December 
21st,  1852.  She  is  married  to  George  Eby,  a  farmer. 
They  reside  near  Ayton  P.  O ,  Ontario,  and  have 
the  following  children,  namely:  V  Louida,  V  Min- 
erva, V  Ervine,  V  James  Edgar,  V  Angus,  V  Pris- 
cilla,  V  Olive  Irene,  and  V  Clifford  G. 

7177  IV  SHUPE,  GEORGE,  was  born  April  6th,  1855. 
He  is  married  to  Elizabeth  Becker.  They  reside 
on  his  father's  old  homestead,  near  New  Dundee, 
where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.  To  them  are  born 
the  following  children,  namely:  V  Alvin  B.,  V 
Hattie,  V  Harvey,  and  V  Mauris. 


480  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

7178  III  SHUPE,  MAGDALENA,  is  married  to  Abra- 
ham Stauffer.    They  reside  in  Michigan  where  he 
was  engaged  in  farming.     No  information  in  re- 
gard to  family. 

7179  III    SHUPE,    MOSES,    is    married    to    Charlotte 
Fischer.    They  reside  in  Kansas  where  he  follows 
farming.    No  report  in  regard  to  family. 

7180  III    SHUPE,    MARY,    is   married   to    Benjamin 
Bechtel.f     No  information  in  regard  to  this  family. 

7181  III  SHUPE,  VERONICA,  was  married  to  Joseph 
Burkholder.     They  reside  in  Michigan  where  he 
was  engaged  in  farming.    No  information  in  regard 
to  family. 

7182  II  SHUPE,  ADAM,  was  born  July  29th,  1793,  and 

was  married  to  Mary  Springer  who  was  born  June  i6th,  1799,  and 
died  January  3oth,  1888.  They  resided  near  Freeport,  Ontario, 
for  many  years.  When  well  advanced  in  age  they  made  their 
home  with  Mrs.  Levi  Clemens  who  resided  at  Moline,  Michigan, 
where  they  both  died.  His  death  took  place  November  zgth, 
1878.  To  them  was  born  a  family  of  eight  children,  viz: 

7183  III  SHUPE,  ELIAS,  resides  at  Port  Elgin,  Ontario. 

7184  III  SHUPE,  REBECCA,  resides  at  Scotland  P.  O., 
South  Dakota,  U.  S.    She  was  married  to  a  Mr. 
Stafford. 

7185  III  SHUPE,  ELIZABETH,  was  married  to  a  Mr. 
Derry. 

7186  III  SHUPE,  EMILY,  resides   in    Grand   Rapids, 
Michigan.    She  was  married  to  a  Mr.  Hilborn. 

7187  III   SHUPE,    ISAAC,    resides   in   New   Market, 
Ontario. 

+  Son  of  old  Jacob  Bechtel  of  Blair. 


BIOGKAPHICAL  HISTOEY  OF  WATERLOO.  481 

7188  III  SHUPE,  ANNA,  was  married  to  a  Mr.  Kirk- 
patrick  and  resided  in  Beverly  Township,  Went- 
worth  County,  Ontario. 

7189  III  SHUPE,  MARY,  was  married  to  a  Mr  Sauvery. 
They  resided  near  Preston,  Ontario. 

7190  III  SHUPE,  SALLIE,  was  married  to  Levi  Clemens. 
They  reside  at  Moline,  Michigan.     See  Levi  Clem- 
ens' family. 

7191 II  SHUPE,  JACOB,  was  born  in  April,  1795,  and 

was  married  to  Eva  Scheirich  who  was  born  November  i6th, 
1799,  and  died  July  i3th,  1841.  They  resided  in  Wilmot  Town- 
ship, a  little  west  of  New  Dundee,  where  he  died.  To  them  was 
born  a  family  of  eight  children,  namely:  III  Elizabeth,  III  John> 
III  Jacob,  III  David,  III  Samuel,  III  Cyrus,  III  Aaron,  and  III 
Catharine.  No  information  in  regard  to  •  old  Jacob's  family 
further  than  names  of  children  has  been  received  with  the  ex- 
ception of  Samuel  and  Jacob. 

7192  III  SHUPE,  SAMUEL  S.,  was  born  in  Blenheim 
Township,  Oxford  County,  October  25th,  1824.      He 
was  married  to  Nancy  Erb  who  was  born  March 
6th,  1813,  and  died  July  6th,  1839.     They  resided 
near  New  Dundee,  Ontario,  until  her  death  when 
he  moved  to  Berlin  where  his  daughter,  Catherine, 
kept  house  for  him  till  his  death  which  took  place 
December  7th,  1889.      To  them  were   born  three 
children,  viz: 

7193  IV  SHUPE,  ELIZABETH,  was   born  September 
29th,  1846.    She  is  married  to  Wendel  Honsberger, 
a  farmer.     They  reside  in  Michigan  and  have  a 
family  of   eleven    children,  namely:    V  Cyrus,  V 
Peter,  V  Israel,  V  Nancy  (dead),  V   Norman,  V 
Lydia,  V  Fernando,  V  Lizzie,  V   Herman,  V  Ida 
Minerva,  and  V  Leroy. 


482  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

7194  IV  SHUPE,  CATHERINE,  was  born  March  4th, 
1848.      She  is  married  to  John  Winger,  a  farmer. 
They  reside  near  Stevensville,  Ontario. 

7195  IV  SHUPE,  PETER,  was  born  January  12th,  1852. 
He  is  married  to  Veronica  Shantz.    They  reside  on 
his  farm  near  Shantz  Station,  formerly  owned  by 
John  Shafer,  where   he   is    engaged    in  farming. 
Their  family  consisted  of  two  children,  viz: 

7196  V  SHUPE,  SAMUEL  LESLIE,  born  June  19th, 
1883,  died  February  14th,  1884. 

7197  V  SHUPE  VERA,  born  March  28th,  1893. 

7198  III  SHUPE,  JACOB,  was  born  June  19th,  1822. 
He  was  married,  February  7th,  1849,  to  Sallie  Ann 
Master  who  was  born  February  26th,  1833.     They 
resided  in  Washington,  Oxford  County,  for  many 
years  but  at  present  reside  in  the  town  of  Gait. 
Mr.  Shupe  in  his  younger  days  followed  carpenter- 
ing and  building  but  now  he  is  engaged  as  a  pattern 
maker.    His  family  consisted  of  two  sons,  viz: 

7199  IV  SHUPE,  JOHN  WASHINGTON,  was  born  in 
Washington,t  November  18th,  1849,  and  died  De- 
cember 9th,  1881,  of  an  injury  received  in  a  sawmill. 
On  July  21st,  1874,  he   was  married  to  Mandana 
Morse.     They  resided  near  St.  Thomas,  Ontario* 
where  he  was  engaged  as  a  carpenter.     His  family 
consisted  of   three   children,  namely:    V   Charles 
Milton.  V  Elon  Roy,  and  V  George  Vernal.     The 
widow  is  again  married  to  Samuel  Fordney  and 
resides  in  Plattsville,  Ontario. 

7200 IV  SHUPE,    WELLINGTON,    was   born    in    St. 
George,  Brant  County,  Ontario,  February  20th,  1854. 

Mr.  J.  Washington  Shupe  was  the  first  child  born  in  Washington  after  it  had  received  its 
name  and  was  added  to  the  list  of  post  offices  for  Upper  Canada,  now  Ontario. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  483 

He  is  married  to  Sarali  Isabella  Rosenberger. 
They  reside  in  Gait,  Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged 
witli  Goldie  &  McColluch  as  a  mechanist.  To  them 
are  born  three  children,  namely:  V  Nellie  Mari- 
dana,  V  Albert  Edwin,  and  V  Lillie  Gertrude. 

7201 II  SHUPE,  DAVID,  sixth  son  of  old  John  Shupe, 
was  married  to  Polly  Schaefer.  They  resided  in 
Huron  County,  Ontario,  where  both  died,  leaving  a 
large  family  but  names  of  only  three  were  received, 
namely:  III  William,  III  Samuel,  and  III  Barnabas. 

7202  II  SHUPE,  BENJAMIN,  the  youngest  son  of  old 
John  and  Elizabeth  (Diefenbach)  Shupe,  was  mar- 
ried to  Sarah  Ann  Master  who  was  born  January 
23rd,  1816,  and  died  December  4th,  1881.  They  re- 
sided in  Indiana,  U.  S.,  where  he  died  some  time 
ago.  They  had  a  family  of  several  children  but 
are  all  dead  save  one. 


SITLER. 


7203  I  SITLER,  JOHN,  was  born  in  Columbus,  Ohio, 

November  2nd,  1811.  His  parents,  Martin  and  Elizabeth  Sitler, 
had  moved  to  Ohio,  from  Pennsylvania,  a  few  years  before  he 
was  born.  He  catne  to  Canada  when  a  young  man  and  was  mar- 
ried to  Sarah  Clemmer,  widow  of  Jacob  Ziegler.  She  was  born 
December  2ist,  1812,  and  died  January  4th,  1877.  She  had  one 
son,  named  Aaron,  with  her  first  husband.  See  Aaron  Ziegler's 
family.  They  resided  on  the  farm  now  possessed  by  Menno  S. 
Shantz  nearly  three  miles  north  of  Waterloo  where  they  had 
family  of  twelve  children,  viz; 


484  BIOGEAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

7204 II  SITLER,  JONATHAN,  eldest  son  of  John 
Sitler,  was  born  June  8th,  1835,  and  was  married, 
November  15th,  1859,  to  Mary,  daughter  of  Joseph 
Kinzie.  She  was  born  August  llth,  1838.  They 
resided  on  the  old  "Huber  Farm"  one  mile  north  of 
Waterloo,  where  he  died  June  29th,  1880.  Their 
family  is  as  follows,  viz: 

7205  III  SITLER,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  July  10th, 

1861,  and  died  September  26th,  1861. 

7206  III  SITLER,  SARAH,  was  born  September  6th, 

1862.  She  is  married  to  Noah  Bowman.    Names  of 
children  are  IV  Hannah,  IV  Elvina.  and  IV  Lydia 
Ann  who  died  some  time  ago. 

7207  III  SITLER,  MAGDALENA,  was  born  July  19th, 
1864.      She  was  married    to   Til  man    Weber   and 
died  in  Berlin,  August  3rd,  1891.    They  had  four 
children,  namely:   IV   Amos,  IV   Urias,  IV  Mary 
Ann,  and  IV  Abraham  who  died  quite  young. 

7208  III  SITLER,  ANNA,    was  born   July   3rd,  1866. 
She  is  married  to  Menno  Martin.    They  have  no 
family. 

7209  III  SITLER,  JOSEPH,  was  born  April  23rd,  1868. 

7210  III  SITLER,  NOAH,  was  born  March  5th,  1870. 

7211  III  SITLER,  CATHERINE,  was  born  April  23rd, 
1872.    She  is  married  to  Elias  Shantz  and  resides  on 
her  father's  old  homestead,  the  old  "Huber  Farm." 
They  have  a  family  of  two  children,  IV  Clayton 
and  IV  Irene. 

7212  III  SITLER,  HANNAH,  born  September  24, 1873. 

7213  III  SITLER,  MARY  ANN,  born  Dec.  16, 1875. 

7214  III  SITLER,  VELINA,  born  November  26th,  1877. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  485 

7215  III  SITLER,  ENOCH,    born  October   29th,  1879, 
died  June  23rd,  1&80. 

7216  II  SITLER,  SARAH,  was  born  January  2nd,  1837. 
She  is  married  to  Joseph  Burkhard.     They  reside 
on  a  farm  one  mile  north  of  Floradale. 

7217  II  SITLER,  LEAH,  was  born  September  2nd,  1839. 
She  is  married  to  Abraham  Brubacher.     They  re- 
side in  Ohio,  U.  S.,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 

7218 II  SITLER,  NANCY,  was  bom  February  17th, 
1340.  She  was  married  to  Isaac  B.  Snider  of  Ger- 
man Mills,  Ontario.  See  Isaac  B.  Snider's  family. 

7219 II  SITLER,  HENRY,  was  born  February  16th, 
1842.  He  was  married  to  Susannah  Good  and  died 
in  1862.  They  resided  in  Mosa  Township,  Middle- 
sex County,  Ontario. 

7220 II  SITLER,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  December 
8th,  1843.  She  is  married  to  Simon  Martin  and  re- 
sides in  Caledonia,  Michigan. 

7221 II  SITLER,  SAMUEL,  was  born  November  14th, 
1845,  and  died  August  20th,  1847. 

7222  II  SITLER,  JOHN,  was  born  July  29th,  1847,  and 
is  married  to  Lydia  Gingerich.    They  reside  on  a 
farm  near  Hawksville,  Ontario. 

7223  II  SITLER,  ISAAC,  was  born  August  10th,  1850, 
and  is  married  to  Hannah  Groli.    They  reside  in 
Woolwich  Township,  three  miles  east  of  Heidelberg.. 

7224  II  SITLER,  JACOB,  was  born  July  9th,  1852.     He 
is  married  to  Susannah  Bechtel.     They  reside  in 
Manitou,  Manitoba. 

7225  II  SITLER,  SUSANNAH,  was   born    September 
5th,  1854.    She  is  married  to  David  M,  Brubacher 


486  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

and  resides  on  a  farm  near  the  Conestogo  Menno- 
nite  Meeting  House  in  Woolwich  Township. 

7226  II  SITLER,  MOSES,  was  born  March  12th,  1860. 
He  is  married  to  Rachel  Shoemaker  and  resides  at 
Lantonia,  Ohio. 

7227  I  SITLER,  JACOB,  son  of  Martin  and  Elizabeth 
Sitler,  was  born  in  Columbus,  Ohio,  August  2nd, 
1817.    On  November  14th,  1837,  he  was  married  to 
Rachel  Clemmer  who  was  born  December  15th,  1816. 
They  resided  on  the  farm  now  in  possession   of 
Moses  Bearinger  where  she  died  April  24th,  1895. 
He  died  December  15th,  1857.    They  had  a  family 
of  six  children,  viz: 

7228  II  SITLER,  SOLOMON,  was  born  June  2nd,  1838. 
He  resides  on  a  farm  in  Wallace  Township,  Perth 
County,  Ontario,  and  is   married   to   Mary   Ann 
Clemens.    They  have  a  family  of  eleven  children, 
namely:  III  Alexander,  III  Levi,  III  Sarah  Ann, 
III  Emma,  III  Henry  (dead),  III  Allan  (dead),  III 
Lydia  Ann,  III  Addison,  III  Clara,  III  Malinda 
and  Celinda  (twins). 

7229  II  SITLER,  LYDIA,    was  born  July  30th,  1840. 
She  resides  in  Dundan  City,  Michigan.    Her  hus- 
band's name  is  Louis  Peppier.    Their  family  consists 
of  six  children,  namely:  III  Rachel  Ann  (dead),  III 
Allan,  III  Catherine,  III  Jacob,  III  Wellington,  and 
III  Walter. 

7230 II  SITLER,  MARGARET,  was  born  September 
22nd,  1841.  Her  husband's  name  is  Henry  K. 
Snyder.  They  reside  in  the  town  of  Waterloo. 
Their  family  consists  of  five  children,  namely:  III 
Leon,  III  Owen  (dead),  III  Sarah  Ann,  III  Truman, 
and  III  Ira, 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  487 

7231 II  SITLER,  JOHN  J.,  was  horn,  June  4th,  1844. 
He  is  a  farmer  and  resides  in  Culross  Township, 
Bruce  County,  Ontario,  and  is  married  to  Sarah 
Ann  Good:  Their  family  consists  of  four  children, 
namely:  III  Angeline,  III  Rachel  Ann,  III  Ezra, 
and  III  Sarah  Ann. 

7232 II  SITLER,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  December 
llth,  1847.  She  is  married  to  Jacob  Good.  They 
possess  a  farm  near  Wyandot  P.  O.,  Maryborough 
Township,  Wellington  County,  where  they  reside. 
Their  family  consists  of  eleven  children,  namely: 
III  Silas,  III  Lydia,  III  Hannah,  III  Magdalena,  III 
Ezra,  III  Levi  (dead),  III  Emma,  III  Lizzie,  III  Ira, 
III  Elo  (dead),  and  III  Jacob. 

7233  II  SITLER,  SARAH,  the  youngest  in  the  family, 
was  born  June  13th,  1851.  She  is  married  to  Moses 
Bearinger.  They  reside  on  the  old  "Jacob  Sitler 
Farm"  two  miles  north  of  Waterloo.  Their  family 
consists  of  three  children,  namely:  III  Susannah, 
III  Ephraim,  and  III  Josiah. 


SOUDER. 


(Some  spell  name  Sauder.) 

We  have  two  branches  of  this  family  resident  in 
this  county,  one  of  which  came  at  a  much  earlier 
date  than  the  other.  We  shall  give  the  descend- 
ants of  the  elder  family  first  and  afterwards  that 
of  the  younger. 


488  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

7234 II  SOUDER,    ABRAHAM,    was   bom   in    Mont- 

gomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  probably  as  early  as  1745.  Tradi- 
tion has  it  that  he  was  the  son  of  old  I  Jacob  Souder,  the 
millwright,  who  came  to  America  and  settled  in  Montgomery 
County,  Pennsylvania,  as  early  as  1720.  We  find  in  Mr.  James 
Y.  Heckler's  history  of  Lower  Salford  Township,  Montgomery 
County,  Pennsylvania,  that  one  Jacob  Souder  contracted  with 
Gerhart  Clemens  to  erect  or  build  a  mill  for  the  said  Clemens 
and  to  have  it  well  made  and  give  good  satisfaction,  for  which 
the  said  Souder  was  to  receive  ^33,  one-half  of  which  to  be  paid 
at  completion  of  job  and  the  balance  six  months  thereafter. 
This  contract  was  made  March  26th,  1726.  Mr.  A.  Souder  was 
married  to  Catherine  Fried.  He  followed  farming  for  a  number 
of  years  and  when  old  he  had  his  home  with  one  of  his  children. 
To  him  and  his  wife  was  born  quite  a  large  family.  The  names 
of  their  children  are  as  follows: 

7235  III  SOUDER,  SUSANNAH,  the  eldest,  was  born 
April  1st,  1779,    She  was  married  to  Henry  Moyer 
and  died  in  October,  1860.      See   Henry  Moyer's 
family. 

7236  III   SOUDER,   CHRISTIAN,   no   report   of    his 
family. 

7237  III    SOUDER,    MARY,    was    married   to   a   Mr. 
Wissler. 

7238  III  SOUDER,  CATHERINE,    was  married  to  a 
Mr.  Kyle, 

7239  III  SOUDER,  NANCY,    was   married   to   Jacob 
Becker. 

7240  III  SOUDER,  ELIZABETH,   was   married  to  a 
Mr.  Allebach, 

7241  III  SOUDER,  JOHN,  was  born  in  1790,  in  Bucks 
County,  Pennsylvania,  where  he  was  raised.      In 
1814  he  was  married  to  Catherine  Snyder.   To  them 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  489 

was  born  quite  a  large  family.  The  names  of  the 
following  children  were  received: 

7242  IV  SOUDER,  JACOB,  the  eldest,  was  married  to 
Hannah  Nace  and  during  the  early  part  of  his  life 
resided  in  Bucks  County,  Pennsylvania,  but  when 
past  middle  age  he  moved  to  Upper  Salford  Town- 
ship, Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  where  he 
died. 

7243 IV  SOUDER,  WILLIAM,    the   second    son,  was 

born  in  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  January  22nd.  1816,  and  was 
raised  in  Bucks  County.  When  a  young  man  he  moved  to 
Canada  and  settled  in  Waterloo  County  in  1837.  He  was  mar- 
ried to  Mary,  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Barbara  (Cressman)  Erb. 
She  was  born  May  6th,  1820,  and  died  April  lyth,  1884.  They 
resided  in  different  places  in  the  county  but  finally  they  settled 
near  Zion,  not  far  from  Preston  where  he  followed  farming  many 
years.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Evangelical  Association  of 
which  body  he  was  a  local  minister.  His  death  took  place  Sep- 
tember 22nd,  1864.  To  him  and  his  wife  were  born  seven  chil" 
dren,  viz: 

7244V  SOUDER,  VICTORIA,  the  eldest,  died  in 
infancy. 

7245V  SOUDER,  VICTORIA,  the  eldest  daughter 
living,  is  married  to  Christian  Beaver.  They  reside 
near  Hespeler,  Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged  in 
farming.  To  them  are  born  the  following  children, 
namely:  VI  Christian,  VI  Daniel,  VI  Maggie,  VI 
Mary  Ann,  VI  Charlotte  (dead),  VI  William  (dead) 
VI  Wellington  (dead),  VI  Emeline,  VI  Caroline,  VI 
Ada  (dead),  VI  Laura,  VI  Edward,  and  VI  Maurice. 

7246  V  SOUDER,  DANIEL,  the  eldest  sqn,  was  first 
married  to  Rachel  Barren  and  after  her  decease  to 
Sarah  Zeller.  He  resides  on  his  father's  old  home- 
stead where  he  is  engaged  in  farming,  To  him  and 


490  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

his  first  wife  was  born  one  son  named  VI  Menno, 
and  with  second  wife  there  are  five  children, 
namely:  VI  Minerva,  VI  Flora,  VI  Ephraim,  VI 
Elver,  and  VI  Gordon. 

7247  V  SOUDER,  WILLIAM,  was  born  October  20th, 
1847.    On  March  26th,  1872,  he  was  united  in  mar- 
riage with  Sophia  Hagey  who  was  born  January 
2nd,  1852.    They  reside  near  the  River  Bank  school 
house  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.     To  them 
were  born  seven  children,  viz: 

7248  VI  SOUDER,  MARY,  born  February  26th,  1873, 
died  March  2nd,  1873. 

7249  VI  SOUDER,  ELSINA,  born  June  7th,  1874,  died 
May  7th,  1877. 

7250  VI  SOUDER,  LINNIE  ANN,  born  March  27, 1877- 

7251  VI  SOUDER,  CAROLINA,  born  Dec.  5,  1879. 

7252  VI  SOUDER,  HERBERT,  born  April  15th,  1885, 
died  July  21st,  1885. 

7253  VI  SOUDER,  DORA,  born  November  2nd,  1886. 

7254  VI  SOUDER,  LAURA,  born  May  17th,  1892. 

7255  V  SOUDER,  MARIAH,  died,  aged  about  23  years. 
She  was  unmarried. 

7256  V  SOUDER,   AMOS,  was    born    November  30th, 
1853.     On  December  29th,  1875,  he  was  married  to 
Lophamah  Eaton.     They  reside  at  Chicopee,  on 
part  of  the  old  "Samuel  Bricker  Place"  where  he  is 
engaged  in  farming.    To  them  are  born  seven  chil- 
dren, viz: 

7257  VI  SOUDER,  THERON,  born  January  21st,  1877. 

7258  VI  SOUDER,  CELISTA,  born  October  21st,  1878, 
died  January  22nd,  1881. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTOKY   OF   WATERLOO. 


7259  \  I  SOUDER,  MELVIN,  born  February  14th,  1881. 

7260  VI    SOUDER,    BURNELL   N.,   born    November 
30th,  1883,  died  October  17th,  1889. 

7261  VI  SOUDER,  HARVEY,  born  July  22nd,  1886. 

7262  VI  SOUDER,  ELSIE,  born  April  25th,  1890. 

7263  VI  SOUDER,  IDA  MAY,  born  August  22nd,  1894. 

7264V  SOUDER,  CAROLINE,  was  born  December 
24th,  1856.  She  is  married  to  Henry  Hagey,  a 
farmer.  They  reside  on  a  farm  a  few  miles  north  of 
Preston.  Their  family  is  as  follows,  namely:  VI 
Nellie,*  VI  Ora  (dead),  VI  Maud  (dead),  VI  Odo 
(dead),  VI  Caroline  Annettie,  VI  Alice  Beatrice,  VI 
Joseph,  and  VI  Violet. 

7265  IV  SOUDER,  JOSEPH,  son  of   John  and  Cath- 
erine (Snyder)  Souder,  was  born  in  Bucks  County, 
Pennsylvania,  December  17th,  1822.      He  came  to 
Canada  in  1841  and  settled  in  Waterloo  County, 
near  Hespeler.     On  March  26th,  1843,  he  was  mar. 
ried  to  Christina  Calfass.     She  was  born  March 
28th,  1822.    He  followed  farming  many  years  but  at 
present  he  and  his  aged  partner  have  their  home 
with  their  son,  Jeremiah,  who  resides  about  two 
miles  south  of  Breslau,  on  the  old  "Clemens  Farm." 
To  them  were  born  ten  children,  viz: 

7266  V  SOUDER,  JOHN,  was  born  February  9th,  1844. 
He  is  married  to  Ellen  Hilliard  and  resides  on  the 
old  homestead,  near  Zion,  where  he  is  engaged  in 
farming.      His   family   consists    of    six    children, 
namely:  VI  William,  VI  Ada,  VI  Thomas,  VI  Her. 
bert,  VI  Minnie,  and  VI  Charles. 

t  Nellie  is  an  adopted  daughter  which  they  took  when  quite  young  and  she  goes  by  the 
name  Nellie  Hagey. 


492  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

7267  V  SOUDER,  CATHARINE,  was  born  May  6th, 
1846.    She  is  married  to  Thomas  Hilliard,  manager 
of  the  Dominion  Life  Assurance  Company.     They 
reside  in  the  town  of  Waterloo.    Their  family  is  as 
follows,  namely:  VI  William,  VI  Lillie,  VI  Arthur, 
VI  Angeline,  VI  Charles,  VI  Frederick,  VI  Maude, 
VI  Florence,  VI  Ella,  VI  Harry,  and  VI  Franklin. 

7268  V  SOUDER,  JEREMIAH,  was  born  July  4th,  1848- 
He  is  married  to  Priscilla  Clemens.    They  reside  on 
the  old  "Clemens  Farm"  and  have  a  family  of  four 
children,  namely:  VI  Malinda  (dead),  VI  Leonard, 
VI  Elona,  and  VI  Abraham. 

7269  V  SOUDER,  JOSEPH,  was  born  April  7th,  1850. 
He  is  married  to  Wilhelmine  Zingg.    They  reside  a 
little  north  of  Preston,  on  the  old  "Joel  Clemens 
Farm."     To  them  are  born  four  children,  namely- 
VI  Henry,  VI  Elton,  VI  George,  and  VI  Stella. 

7270  V  SOUDER,  SOLOMON,  was  born  February  29th, 
1852.     He  is  married  to  Mary  Ann  Klippert  and 
resides  in  Berlin  where  he  is  engaged  in  the  mer- 
cantile business.    His  family  is  as  follows,  namely: 
VI  Edith,  VI  Eugene,  VI  Arthur,  VI  Nelda,  and 
VI  Hilda. 

7271  V  SOUDER,  MARY  ANN,  was  born  August  4th, 
1854.    She  is  married  to  Menno  Devitt.    They  reside 
in  Waterloo  where  he  is  engaged  in  the  mercantile 
business.     Their  family  consists  of   six  children, 
namely:    VI   Essie,    VI   Bertha,    VI   Hildah,    VI 
Stanley,  VI  Eva,  and  one  whose  name  has  not  been 
received. 

7272V  SOUDER,  SAMUEL  L.,  was  born  November 
2nd,  1856.  He  is  married  to  Minnie  McGreggor. 
They  reside  in  Chicago,  Illinois,  where  be  is  en- 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  493 

gaged  as  a  street  car  conductor.  His  family  con- 
sists of  five  children,  namely:  VI  Carrie,  VI 
Charles,  VI  Walter,  VI  Grace,  and  VI  Edgar  Lewis. 

7273  V  SOUDER,  MATILDA,  was  born  February  12th, 
1859.      She  is    unmarried   and   resides    with    her 
parents. 

7274  V  SOUDER,  ISAAC,  was  born  August  29th,  1861, 
and  died  June  3rd,  1878. 

7275  V  SOUDER,  ANGELINE,  was   born    April    1st, 
1864.    She  is  married  to  Harry  Brown.     They  re- 
side in  Berlin  where  he  is  engaged  with  the  School 
Supply  Company  of  Berlin.    Their  family  consisted 
of  three  children,  VI  (name  not  given),  VI  Harvey, 
and  VI  Roy. 


7276  IV  SOUDER,  JOHN,  was  born  in  Bucks  County, 
Pennsylvania,  and  came  to  Canada  in  1846  or  1847 
and  settled  at  Preston,  Ontario,  where  he  was  mar- 
ried to  Barbara  Reichert.  He  died  many  years  ago, 
leaving  no  heirs.  His  widow  was  again  married  to 
C.  Cress  of  Preston. 


7277  III  SOUDER,  ISAAC,t  was  married  to  Barbara 
Yoder. 


7278  I  SOUDER,  PETER,  a  native  of  Saxony,  Germany, 

was  born  December  28th,  1816,  and  emigrated  to  America  when 
a  young  man.  Soon  after  his  arrival  at  Quebec  he  wended  his  way 
to  Waterloo  County,  Ontario,  where  he  settled.  He  was  married 
to  Polly,  daughter  of  Jonas  and  Catherine  (Livergood)  Wildfong. 
She  was  born  May  28th,  1828.  Soon  after  their  marriage  they 

f  Mrs,  Daniel  Bergey  (No.  870)  was  a  daughter  of  Isaag  Spuder, 


494  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTOEY   OF  WATERLOO. 

moved  on  a  farm  a  little  east  of  Elmira  where  they  resided  about 
twelve  years,  then  he  sold  his  farm  and  purchased  thatf  of  the 
late  Joseph  Cressman,  now  possessed  by  John  K.  Uevitt.  Here 
they  resided  some  fifteen  years  when  he  again  sold  out  and 
moved  to  near  Dundalk,  Melanchton  Township,  Wellington 
County,  Ontario,  where  they  still  reside.  To  them  was  born  the 
following  family,  viz: 

7279 II  SOUDER,  LEVI,  was  born  May  22nd,  1849. 
He  is  married  to  Martha  Brethauer.  They  reside 
near  Waubamick,  Parry  Sound,  where  he  is  en- 
gaged in  farming.  To  them  are  born  the  following 
children,  namely:  III  Owen  (dead),  III  Lovina,  III 
Victoria,  III  Minerva,  III  Polly,  III  Jessie,  III 
Anna,  III  Ella  (dead),  III  Mabel,  and  III  Levi. 

7280  II  SOUDER,  JUDITH,  was  born  June  llth,  1851. 
She  is  married  to  Samuel  Thompson,  a  gardener. 
They  reside  four  miles  west  of  Berlin.  Their 
family  is  as  follows,  namely:  III  Susannah  (dead), 
III  Ellen,  III  Paulina,  III  Josiah,  III  George,  III 
Isabella,  III  Simon,  III  Ezra  (dead),  III  Catherine, 
III  Edith,  and  III  Clayton. 

7281 II  SOUDER,  JONAS,  was  born  February  18th, 
1853.  He  is  married  to  Christina  Boyer.  They 
reside  in  Markham,  York  County,  Ontario,  where 
he  is  engaged  in  farming.  Their  family  consists  of 
six  children,  namely:  III  David,  III  Esther,  III 
Simon,  III  Catherine,  III  Levi,  and  III  Jeremiah. 

7282 II  SOUDER,  CATHARINE,  was  born  October 
3rd,  1855.  She  is  married  to  George  Latsch,  a 
farmer  and  auctioneer.  They  reside  near  Centre- 
ville,  Freeport  P.  O.  To  them  are  born  three  chil- 
dren, namely:  III  George,  III  Orphan,  and  III 
Fernando. 

t  About  4  miles  east  of  Berlin, 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  495 

7283  II  SOUDER,  PETER,  was  born  May  29th,  1858. 
He  is  married  to  Maggie  Elliot.     They  reside  near 
Dundalk  P.  O.,  Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged  in 
farming.    To  them  are  born  four  children,  namely: 
III  Alexander,  III  William,   III   Alfred,  and  III 
Olive. 

7284  II  SOUDER,  JOSIAH,  was  born  June  10th,  1860. 
He  is  married  to  Eliza  Nethercut.     They  reside 
near  Dundalk  P.  O.,  Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged 
in  farming.      Their  family  consisted  of  five  chil- 
dren, namely:  III  Lome,  III  Emma,  HI  Ruby,  III 
Vera,  and  III  Stanley. 

7285  II  SOUDER,  POLLY,  was  born  July  15th,  1861. 
She  is  married  to  Samuel  West.    They  reside  in 
Bruce  County,  on  the  Peninsula,  where  he  is  en- 
gaged in  farming.    Their  family  consists  of  four 
children,  namely:  III  Isabella,  III  Simon,  III  Wil- 
liam, and  III  Laura. 

7286  II  SOUDER,  NOAH,  was  born   July   31st,  1863. 
He  is  married  to  Magdalena  Minsie  and  resides  on 
Bruce  Peninsula  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 
Their  family  is  as  follows,  namely:  III  Harry,  III 
Albert,  and  III  Louise. 

7287  II  SOUDER,  LYDIA  ANN,  was  born  April  25th, 
1865.     She  is  married  to  Henry  Kenyon,  a  wage- 
earner.      They   reside    at    German   Mills.     Their 
family  is  as   follows,  namely:    III    Gardnier,   III 
Lewis,  III  Naomi,  and  III  Malizza. 

7288  II  SOUDER,  LEAH,  was  born  July  20th,  1866. 
She  was  married  to  Charles  Chisholm,  a  woollen 
manufacturer.    They  resided  in  the  state  of  Maine, 
U.  S.,  where  she  died  September  1st,  1891,  leaving 
one  son  named  III  William. 


49(5  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

7289  II  SOUDER,  VERONICA,  was  born  March  14th, 
1868.      She   is   married   to   Herman   Wildfong,  a 
farmer.    They  reside  near  Neustadt,  Ontario.     No 
family. 

7290  II  SOUDER,  EZRA,  was  born  August  23rd,  1871, 
and  died  September  18th,  1871. 

7291 II  SOUDER,  ELLEN,  was  born  July  llth,  1873, 
and  died  September  29th,  1873. 

7-J92  II  SOUDER,  LUCY,  the  youngest  in  the  family, 
was  born  October  24th,  1874.  She  is  married  to  a 
Mr.  Quiznell,  a  farmer.  They  reside  in  Manitoba 
and  have  a  family  of  two  children,  namely:  III 
Lorene  and  III  Earl. 


SPRINGER. 


If  there  is  a  self-made,  self-educated  man  in  the  town  of  Berlin, 
that  man  is  our  worthy  sheriff,  Mr.  Moses  Springer,  who  never 
had  a  years  schooling  in  his  life,  but  was  left  an  orphan  at  ten 
years  of  age  and  thrown  entirely  upon  his  own  resources.  He 
was  a  son  of  Benjamin  Springer,  merchant  and  afterwards  farmer, 
and  Mary  Rykeman,  a  prominent  member  of  the  Mennonite 
Church,  and  was  born  in  the  township  and  county  of  Waterloo,* 
Ontario,  August  24th,  1824.  His  father  was  born  near  Pough- 
keepsie,  New  York,  and  died  of  cholera  in  Blenheim  Township, 
Oxford  County,  Ontario,  August  i6th,  1834,  and  his  mother  died 
of  the  same  dreaded  disease,  August  3oth,  1834.  His  great- 
great-grandfather,  Charles  Christopher  Springer,  a  native  of  Hol- 
land, an  ordained  bishop,  was  sent  to  Stockholm,  Sweden,  where 

*  Nwr  Blair  on  the  farm  lately  owned  by  Deacon  John  Z.  Detweiler. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  497 

he  was  created  a  baron  and  where  Mr.  Springer's  great-grand- 
father first  saw  the  light  of  day.  After  being  well  advanced  in 
his  studies  the  younger  Mr.  Springerf  was  sent  to  London, 
England,  to  complete  his  theological  studies.  After  having  com- 
pleted the  same,  he,  without  the  consent  of  his  parents,  crossed 
the  ocean  and  came  to  Wilmington,  Delaware,!  where  he  built 
the  first  church,  a  stone  structure  which  is  still  standing,  and 
preached  there  for  a  number  of  years.  The  grandfather  of  our 
Sheriff,  Rev.  David  Springer,  was  born  in  Wilmington,  Delaware, 
and  was  also  educated  for  the  ministry  of  the  Episcopal  Church, 
He  was  a  loyalist  during  the  revolutionary  troubles  and  while 
stationed  near  Poughkeepsie,  New  York,  he  was  shot  in  his  own 
yard  soon  after  the  outbreak  of  the  Revolutionary  War.  He  was 
married  to  *Margaret  Oliver,  a  native  of  Paris,  France,  and  had 
a  family  of  nine  children.  Soon  after  her  husband's  death,  the 
widow  with  her  family  left  Poughkeepsie,  New  York,  and  emi- 
grated to  the  wilds  of  Canada  and  finally  settled  at  Hamilton, 
Ontario,  where  she  died.  One  of  her  sons,  Benjamin,  as  already 
stated,  settled  in  Waterloo  County,  Ontario,  and  finally  in  Oxford 
County,  where  he  died.  As  good  luck  would  have  it  Mrt 
Springer  (sheriff)  early  fell  into  the  hands  of  a  Mennonite,  after- 
wards a  minister  and  bishop,  Joseph  Hagey,  a  noble-souled  man, 
by  whom  he  was  raised.  Not  satisfied  with,  the  little  knowledge 
he  had  picked  up  at  odd  intervals  in  a  public  school,  he  was 
proffered  gratuitous  aid  by  an  honest,  and  kind-hearted  Scotch- 
man, William  Collins,  to  give  him  night  lessons.  Mr.  Springer 
farmed  until  he  was  twenty  years  of  age,  taught  school  off  and  on 
for  seven  years,  was  for  a  number  of  years  engaged  in  surveying, 
subsequently  was  a  general  merchant  and  latterly  has  been  en- 
gaged in  the  conveyancing,  insurance  and  general  business.  He 

t  The  younger  Mr.  Springer  was  a  Liberal  and  never  had  the  least  desire  to  associate 
with  the  nobility,  hence  his  desire  to  come  to  America  and  associate  with  his  countrymen  who 
had  settled  in  Delaware,  then  called  New  Sweden. 

J  He,  although  the  son  of  a  Baron,  worked  for  his  passage  across  the  ocean. 

*  Shr  was  of  aristocratic  parentage.  Her  mother  died  when  she  was  born  and  after  she 
arrived  at  the  age  of  maturity  she  was  married  to  a  nobleman  and  three  months  after  their 
marriage  the  bloody  persecutions  of  Paris  broke  out.  She  and  her  husband  left  Tn  disguise 
fur  America.  After  being  out  on  a  voyage  for  several  days,  hi  returned  with  a  homeward- 
bound  vessel,  promising  to  meet  her  in  America  after  the  restoration  of  peace,  but  this  was 
the  last  of  him.  It  is  supposed  that  he  lost  his  life  during  the  civil  disturbances.  The  wife 
continued  her  journey  and  came  to  Poughkeepsie,  New  York,  where  she  purchased  a  large 
tract  of  land  with  the  money  willed  to  her  by  her  father. 


498  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

assisted  in  establishing  the  Waterloo  Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Com- 
pany and  was  its  president  for  seven  years.  In  1852  he  was 
appointed  a  magistrate  for  the  town*  of  Waterloo  and  was  elected 
first  Reeve  for  the  said  town*  in  1857  which  position  he  held  for 
fifteen  years,  and  when  Waterloo  was  incorporated  as  a  town  in 
1876,  he  was  elected  the  first  mayor  and  re-elected  the  next  year 
without  opposition  and  afterwards  retired.  Nobody  took  more 
interest  in  the  progress  and  general  welfare  of  Waterloo  than  Mr. 
Springer  or  has  done  more  solid  work  in  its  municipality  and  that 
of  the  county.  He  has  been  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the 
North  Waterloo  Agricultural  Society  for  twenty-four  years,  and 
was  a  member  of  the  board  of  directors  of  the  Agricultural 
Mutual  Insurance  Co.  of  London,  Ontario,  for  about  eighteen 
years.  In  1867  he  was  elected  to  the  Ontario  Assembly  for  the 
N.  R.  of  the  county  of  Waterloo  and  represented  that  consti- 
tuency until  1 88 1  when  he  received  the  appointment  of  sheriff 
of  the  county,  which  appointment  he  still  holds.  Mr.  Springer  is 
a  Reformer  in  politics  and  while  the  representative  of  North 
Waterloo  he  gave  good  satisfaction  to  his  constitutency.  Shortly 
after  being  appointed  sheriff  he  moved  to  Berlin  where  he  now 
resides.  Mr.  Springer  is,  we  believe,  no  member  of  any  church, 
but  cherishes  a  warm  regard  for  the  Mennonites.  He  is  well 
disposed,  in  fact,  towards  all  Christian  people  and  very  generous 
in  the  support  of  churches  and  sabbath  schools.  In  1845  ne 
was  married  to  Barbara,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Catharine 
(Schneider)  Shantz.  She  was  born  August  nth,  1825,  and  died 
October  i3th,  1884.  In.  1890  he  was  again  married  to  Sophia, 
widow  of  the  late  D.  Bowman,  Barrister,  of  Hamilton,  and 
daughter  of  the  late  Henry  Beasley,  many  years  treasurer  of  the 
county  of  Wentworth,  Ontario,  and  a  grand-daughter  of  the  late 
Col.  Beasley,  a  member  of  the  first  parliament  of  Canada.  Mr. 
Springer's  family  consists  of  the  following  children,  viz: 

7293  SPRINGER,  JOSEPH  SHANTZ,  the  eldest,  is 
married  to  Rosina  Roos.  He  resides  near  Moss- 
borough,  Waterloo  County,  where  he  is  engaged  in 
farming. 

*  Then  only  a  village. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 


7294  SPRINGER,  MARY  ANN,  is  married  to  Henry 
Roos.    They  reside  in  the  town  of  Waterloo  where 
he  is  engaged  as  salesman  in  the  hardware  business 
of  Mr.  Fish. 

7295  SPRINGER,  DR.  MENNO,  is  married  to  Isabell 
McVane  and  resides  at  South  Haven,  Michigan, 
where  he  is  practising  his  calling. 

7296  SPRINGER,    LIZZIE,    is    married   to    Cyrus   E. 
Moyer.    They  reside  in  Berlin  where  he  is  engaged 
in  the  hardware  business. 

7297  SPRINGER,    BENJAMIN,    is   a   machinist    and 
when  last  heard  of  him  he  was  down  in  Louisiana, 
U.  S. 

7298  SPRINGER,  URIAS,  is  married  to  Lucena  Clem- 
ens and  resides  in  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan,  where 
he  is  engaged  as  a  veterinary  surgeon. 

7299  SPRINGER,  MOSES,  is  unmarried  and  at  present 
resides  at  San  Francisco,  California,  where  he  is 
engaged  as  a  telegraph  operator. 

7300  SPRINGER,  EMMA,  is  married  to  Michael  Keena, 
a  carriage  builder.      They  reside   in   Tecumseth, 
Michigan. 

7301  SPRINGER,  WALTER,  is  a  chemist  and  druggist, 
and  resides  in  Detroit,  Michigan. 

7302  SPRINGER,  HANNAH,  the  youngest  in  family, 
is  unmarried  and  resides  with  her  father  in  Berlin. 

Mr.    Springer's   father's   family   consisted   of   ten 
children,  viz: 

7303  SPRINGER,  DAVID,  was  married  to  Mary  Camp- 
bell.   They  resided  in  Blenheim  Township,  where 
they  both  died. 


500  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTOEY  OF  WATERLOO. 

7304  SPRINGER,  JOHN,  was  married  and  resided  in 
Bayham  Township,  Elgin  County,  Ontario,  where 
he  was  engaged  in  farming. 

7305  SPRINGER,  BENJAMIN,  died  of  cholera  in  Au- 
gust, 1834.    He  was  unmarried. 

7306  SPRINGER,  RICHARD,    was  married  to  Emily 
Muma.    They  reside  in  Kingsville,  Essex  County, 
Ontario,  where  he  was  engaged  as  a  builder. 

7307  SPRINGER,  AARON,  was  married  to  Mary  Ship- 
ley and  resided  in  Bayham,  Elgin  County,  where  he 
was  engaged  in  farming. 

7308  SPRINGER,    MOSES,    was    married   to   Barbara 
Shantz  and  after  her  decease  to  Mrs.  Sophia  Bow- 
man.   See  foregoing  pages  of  the  Springer  family 
for  particulars. 

7309  SPRINGER,  MARY,  was  married  to  Adam  Shupe. 
See  Adam  Shupe's  family. 

7310  SPRINGER,  ELIZA,  was  married  to  Lent  Munson. 

7311  SPRINGER,  HENRIETTA,  was  married  to    Ira 
Lucia.     They  resided  about  three  miles  north  of 
Preston  where  he  was  engaged  in  farming. 

7312  SPRINGER,  ELIZABETH,  was  married  to  Samuel 
Moxley.    They  reside  in  Missouri,  U.  S.,  where  he 
is  engaged  in  farming. 


STAUFFER. 


The  progenitor  of  this  numerous  and  widely  spread  family  was 
born  in  Switzerland  about  the  year  1682.  Owing  to  the  many 
trials  and  persecutions  the  Non-conformists  were  subjected  to  by 
the  State  Party  many  bid  adieu  to  their  native  homes  and  fled  to 
places  where  shelter  and  protection,  besides  freedom  of  religion, 
were  promised  them.  Among  this  number  was  old  Martin 
Staufferf  who  fled  to  Muckenhauserhof,  Wurtenburg,  Germany, 
where  he  resided  with  his  wife  and  family  until  his  death.  We 
could  not  ascertain  the  rames  of  all  his  children,  as  some 
may  have  died  before  the  father,  but  names  of  four  have  been 
received,  namely:  Christian,  John,  Mathias,  and  Daniel.  Not 
many  years  after  the  decease  of  old  Martin,  the  mother*  with  her 
four  sons  and  other  co-religionists,  emigrated  to  America  in  1738 
or  1739  and  settled  near  Lititz,  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania, 
where  she  died  not  many  years  after  their  arrival  in  the  land  of 
the  "  Free." 

7313 II  STAUFFER,  CHRISTIANA  the  eldest,  was 
born  in  August,  1711.  His  family  consisted  of  two 
sons,  namely:  III  John  and  III  Jacob. 

7314 II  STAUFFER,  JOHN,§  was  born  August  6th' 
1715.  He  was  married  to  Catherine  Shenk. 

7315  II  STAUFFER,  MATHIAS,:};  was  born  in  1719. 
No  information  in  regard  to  his  family. 

t  Tradition  has  it  that  his  name  was  Martin  and  that  he  di  d  in  1735.  When  dying  he 
urged  his  family  to  emigrate  to  America. 

*  The  mother  was  so  crippled  from  rheumatism  that  she  >vas  unable  to  walk,  thus  com- 
pelling her  sons  to  draw  her  by  hand  in  a  little  waggon,  expressly  made  for  that  purpose, 
from  her  home  in  Germany  to  the  seaport  where  they  set  sail  for  America,  and  after  their 
arriv.il  in  Philadelphia  they  had  her  conveyed  through  the  wi  derness  from  the  place  ofland- 
ing  to  Hammar  Creek,  about  four  miles  north  of  Lititz,  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania, 
where  the}  settled  and  founded  a  mill  seat,  known  as  Stauffer's  mill. 

§  Their  descendants  are  all  to  be  found  in  Pennsylvania  and  other  states. 

J  In  coming  from  Philadelphia  to  Lancaster  County,  Mathias,  the  third  son,  was  missed 
by  the  company.  He  strayed  from  the  pariy  while  passing  through  a  forest.  It  is  supposed 
by  some  that  he  wended  his  way  to  the  north  east  and  finally  settled  either  in  Montgomery 
or  Chester  County  while  others  think  he  was  killed  Ly  Indians  or  died  of  starvation. 


502  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY    OF  WATERLOO. 

7316  II  STAUFFER,    DANIEL,  the  youngest  of  the 
four  sons,  was  born  in  1726.     He,  after  arriving  at 
maturity,  settled    near    Lititz,   Lancaster    County, 
where  he  had  a  family  of  several  children.     None 
of  the.  names  of  his  family  were  received  save  that 
of  one  son  named  III  Abraham. 

7317  III  STAUFFER,  ABRAHAM,  was  born  in  No- 
vember, 1748,  arid  in  1780  he  was  married  to  Eliza- 
beth Zug.     After  his    marriage    he    settled    near 
Lititz,  Lancaster  County,  where  he  followed  farm- 
ing.   To  him  was  born  a  family  of  ten  children,  viz: 

7318  IV  STAUFFER,  DANIEL,  was  born  August  18th, 

1781.  His  descendants  are  all  in  Pennsylvania  and 
other  states. 

7319  IV  STAUFFER,  SAMUEL,  was  born  October  5th, 

1782.  He,  in  company  with  his  brothers  and  others, 
came  to  Canada  and  settled  in  Waterloo  County, 
Ontario.    He  was  married  to  Esther  Groh  who  was 
born  December  5th,  1786,  and  died  March  5th,  1862. 
They  resided  near  Speedsville  where  he  died  Au- 
gust 1st,  1859.    To  them  were  born  ten  children,  viz: 

7320  V  STAUFFER,  ISAAC  G.,  was  born  September 

28th,  1807.  He  was  married  to  Jane  Tieter  who  was  born  De- 
cember 1 5th,  1812.  They  resided  at  Acton,  Ontario,  where  he 
was  engaged  in  farming.  Some  twenty  years  ago  he  disposed 
of  his  farm  and  moved  near  Gaines,  Michigan,  where  both  of 
them  since  died.  He  died  December  25th,  1878,  and  she  died 
August  Qth,  1885.  To  them  was  born  a  large  family.  The 
names  of  children  are  as  follows:  VI  Levi  (dead),  VI  Aaron,  VI 
Esther,  VI  Samuel  (dead),  VI  Isaac,  VI  John,  VI  Abraham,  VI 
William,  VI  Hiram,  VI  Jacob,  VI  Eliza  Jane  (dead),  VI  Robert 
(dead),  VI  Wattie  Ann  (dead),  VI  Belinda,  VI  Alexander  (dead), 
VI  Ellen,  VI  Amanda  (dead),  and  VI  Mary  A.  The  named 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  503 

family  all  arrived  at  maturity  save  three,  and  are  now  very  much 
scattered  throughout  Canada  and  the  United  States. 

7321V  STAUFFER,  SUSANNAH,  was  married  to 
Jacob  Kenzie,  a  farmer.  They  resided  near  Ayr, 
Ontario,  but  some  years  ago  they  sold  -their  farm 
and  moved  to  Kent  County,  Michigan,  where  both 
died.  See  Jacob  Kenzie's  family. 

7322V  STAUFFER,  ELIZABETH,  was  married  to 
Samuel  Retzner,  a  farmer.  They  resided  two  miles 
east  of  Rreslau  where  both  died.  See  Samuel 
Betzner's  family. 

7323V  STAUFFER,  NANCY,  was  married  to  John 
Master.  They  resided  near  New  Dundee,  Ontario, 
where  she  died  many  years  ago.  See  John  Master's 
family. 

7324  V  STAUFFER,  JACOB,  was  born  January  17th, 
1813.     On  March  25th,  1834,  he  was   married    to 
Elizabeth  Mosser  who  was  born  January  29th,  1816. 
They  resided  in  Blenheim  Township,  near  Platts- 
ville,  where  he  died  November  27th,  1879.     Mrs. 
Stauffer  is  still  living  and  has  her  home  with  her 
daughter,  Nancy.     Their  family  consisted  of  thir- 
teen children,  viz: 

7325  VI  STAUFFER,  DAVID  M.,  was  born  May  9th, 
1836.     He  is  married  to  Amelia  Fisher  and  resides 
in  Kent  County,  Michigan,  where  he  has  a  family  of 
six   children,    namely:    VII    William    (dead),  VII 
Emma  (dead),  VII  Oliver  (dead),  VII  Allan,  VII 
Ella,  and  VII  Owen. 

7326  VI  STAUFFER,  DANIEL  M.,  was  born  March 
25th,  1838.     He  is  married  to  Jemima  Faulkner  and 
resides  in  Farewell,  Michigan.      His  family  is  as 
follows,  namely:    VII   John,  VII   Elizabeth,    VII 
George,  and  VII  Lucinda. 


504  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

7327  VI  STAUFFER,   ELIZABETH,   was    born   June 
10th,   1840.      She   was  married    to  Robert  Gofton. 
They  resided  at  Plattsville,  Ontario,  where  he  died 
leaving  a  family  of    four   children,  namely:    VII 
Jacob,  VII  Eliza,  VII  Rodger,  and  VII  William. 

7328  VI  STAUFFER,  NANCY,  was  born  January  10th, 
1843.     She  is  married  to  Joseph  Kolb,  a  farmer. 
They    reside    near  Breslau,  Ontario,  and  have  a 
family  as  follows,  namely:  VII  Oliver,  VII  Elsie, 
VII  Lucinda,  VII  Ervine,  and  VII  Alice  (dead). 

7329  VI  STAUFFER,  JACOB  M,  was  born  September 
6th,  1845.    He  is  married  to  Mary  Ann  Stauffer  and 
resides  in  Kent  County,  Michigan,  and  has  a  family 
of  four  children,  namely:  VII  Mabel,  VII  Ollie,  VII 
Norman,  and  VII  Wilbeth. 

7330  VI  STAUFFER,  ESTHER,  twin  sister  to  Jacob, 
was  born  September  6th,  1845.     She  is  married  to 
Malone  Bray.    They  reside  in  Woodstock,  Ontario, 
and  have  five   children,  namely:    VII  Elsie,   VII 
Sarah,  VII  Eliza,  VII  Maggie,  and  VII  William. 

7331  VI  STAUFFER,  AMOS  *  was  born  February  20th, 
1848,  and  died  May  29th,  1849. 

7332  VI  STAUFFER,   AARON  *  was   born   February 
20th,  1848,  and  died  December  29th,  1848. 

7333  VI  STAUFFER,  PETER  M,  was  born  May  6th, 
1850.    He  is  married  to  Nancy  Grofton  and  resides 
at  Plattsville,  Ontario.      His  family,  is  as  follows, 
namely:  VII  Henrietta,  VII  Amos,  VII  William, 
VII  Ivah,  and  VII  Melvin. 

7334  VI  STAUFFER,  HENRY,  was   born    September 
9th,  1852.    He  is  married  to  Sarah  Bristow.     They 
reside  in  Plattsville,  Ontario,  and  have  a  family  of 
one  child  named  VII  Herbert. 

*  Twins. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  505 

7335  VI  ST  A  OFFER,   JARED,    was   born    September 
16th,  1854.    He  is  married  to  Anna  Stemmler  and 
resides  in  Schoolcraft  County,  Michigan.    To  them 
are  born  three  children,  namely:  VII  Norman,  VII 
Roy  (dead),  and  VII  Morley. 

7336  VI  STAUFFER,  ENDS,  was  born  January  14th, 
1857.     He  is  married  to  Jennie  Grant  and  resides  in 
Schoolcraft  County,  Michigan.    They  have  a  family 
of  four  children,  namely:  VII  Mabel,  VII  Laura, 
VII  Grace,  and  VII  Sylvester. 

7337  VI  STAUFFER,  LUCINDA,  was  born  June  13th, 
1859,  and  died  May  17th,  1863. 


7338  V    STAUFFER,    ABRAHAM,    was   married   to 
Susannah  Latschaw  and  resided  near  Strasburg, 
Ontario,  where  she  died  of  hydrophobia,  leaving  a 
family  of  five  children.    After  her  decease  he  was 
married    to   Magdalena    Shupe.      Soon   after   his 
second  marriage  he  moved  to  near  Grand  Rapids, 
Michigan,  where  he  died  in  1866,  leaving  the  follow- 
ing family,  namely:  VI  Isaac,  VI  Esther,  VI  Jacob, 
VI  Mary  and  VI  Susannah  of  first  wife,  and  VI 
Samuel,  VI  George,  VI  Moses  (dead),  and  VI  Aaron 
(dead)  of  second  wife.    All  of  the  last  named  family 
reside  in  Michigan. 

7339  V  STAUFFER,  DAVID  G.,  was  adopted  by  old 
Henry  Erb  who  resided  near  Dundas,  where  young 
David  died,  aged  about  14  years. 

7340  V  STAUFFER,   CATHERINE,   was   married   to 
Jacob  Block,  a  farmer.    They  resided  in  Southern 
Wilmot  where  they  both  died.     See  Jacob  Block's 
family. 

7341  V  STAUFFER,    SALLIE,  was   married  to  Enos 


506  liTOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

Janzen.  They  resided  near  Caledonia,  Kent  County, 
Michigan,  where  they  were  engaged  in  farming  but 
are  now  both  dead.  To  them  were  born  six  chil- 
dren, namely:  VI  Abraham  who  died  in  the  army 
during  the  civil  war,  VI  Henry,  VI  Eliza,  VI 
Esther,  VI  Rachel,  and  "V I  Hannah. 

7342V    STAUFFER,    LEVI,    died,    unmarried,    aged 
about  3 )  years. 

7343  V  STAUFFER,  JOHN  G.,  was  born  near  Preston, 
Ontario,  December   8th,  1824.    On  December  3rd, 
1851,  he  was  married  to  Lucmda,  daughter  of  Sam- 
uel and  Elizabeth  (Gabel)  Hammacher.     She  was 
born  near  Wilmot  Centre,  Waterloo  County,  On- 
tario, September  6th,  1834.    They  resided  in  Oxford 
County,  three  miles  south  of  Plattsville,  Ontario, 
where  he  died  December  5th,  1887.     After  his  de- 
cease Mrs.   Stauffer  moved  to  Berlin  where  she  is 
residing  at  present.    Their  family  consisted  of  eight 
children,  viz: 

7344  VI  STAUFFER,  MARY  ANN,  was  born  January 
25th,  1853.     On  April  6th,  1879,  she  was  married  to 
Joseph  Susalla,  a  farmer.    They  reside  in  Auburn, 
Bay  .County,  Michigan.    To  them  is  born  one -child 
named  VII  Geneva. 

7345  VI  STAUFFER,  LEVI  H.,  was  born  August  3rd, 
1854.    He  was  first  married  to  Nancy  Shantz  and 
after  her  decease  to  Lizzie  Moyer.      They  reside 
several  miles  east  of  Breslau,  Ontario,  where  he  is 
engaged  in  farming.     To  him  and  his  first  wife 
were  born  two  children,  namely:  VII  Rosanna  and 
VII  Ada,  both  dead. 

7346  VI  STAUFFER,  FOSTER  H.,  was  born  February 
26th,  L>56.    He  was  married  to  Mary  Wagner.    They 
resided  in  Buffalo,  New  York,  where  he  died  De- 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  507 

cember  27th,  1889,  leaving  a,  family  of  two  children, 
namely:  VII  Maimie  (dead)  and  VII  Chester.  Mr. 
Stauffer  followed  teaching  for  several  years  in  the 
county  of  Waterloo  and  upon  quitting  it  he  went  to 
Buffalo  where  he  received  the  appointment  as 
provision  agent  at  which  he  was  engaged  at  the 
time  of  his  death. 

7347  VI  STAUFFER,  AARON  H.,  was  bora   Novem- 
ber 29th,  1857.     He  is  married  to  Emma  Soules  and 
resides  in  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  where  lie  is  engaged 
in  the  wholesale  dry  goods  business. 

7348  VI  STAUFFER,  ROSANNA,  was  born  August 
25th,  1860.    She  is  unmarried  and  resides  with  her 
mother  for  whom  she  is  doing  all  she  can  to  make 
her  feel  happy  and  comfortable. 

7349  VI  STAUFFER,  LUCINDA,  was  born  September 
24th,  1862.    She  is  unmarried  and  resides  in  Bloom- 
ington,  Illinois,  where  she  is  saleswoman  in  a  dry 
goods  store. 

7350  VI    STAUFFER,    ADDISON,    was   born   March 
15th,  1867.     He  is  married  to  Lucinda  Moyer  and 
resides  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  where  he  is  engaged  in 
some  dry  goods  manufacturing  establishment.    His 
family    consists    of    three    children,    namely:    VII 
Rosanna,  VII  Grace,  and  VII  Floyd. 

7351 VI  STAUFFER,    REV.    BYRON    H.,    was   born 

August  2yth,  1870.  His  boyhood  days  were  spent  on  the  farm 
near  Plattsville,  Ontario.  When  half  through  his  "teens"  he 
began  to  study  for  teacher  and  after  being  qualified  he  taught 
several  years  in  our  public  schools,  but  he  soon  found  the  teach- 
ing profession  not  to  be  a  very  flattering  one.  About  this  time 
his  mind  became  aroused  as  to  spiritual  affairs  and  he  seemed  to 
recognize  in  his  internal  feelings  a  call  to  the  ministerial  career 
for  which  he  seemed  to  be  naturally  gifted.  He  now  entered 


508  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

upon  the  preparatory  studies  at  'Vbett  College,  Belleville,  Ontario, 
where  he,  after  passing  his  examinations,  was  licensed  to  preach 
in  October,  1893.  He  possesses  the  ability  to  become  one  of 
the  noted  preachers  of  the  M.  E.  Church  of  which  body  he  is  a 
minister,  As  a  clergyman  he  speaks  with  force,  being  solid, 
weighty  and  emphatic  in  his  delivery.  At  present  he  is  stationed 
at  Holland,  New  York,  where  he  has  been  doing  a  good  work 
for  the  Lord  during  the  past  year.  On  December  3ist,  1891, 
he  was  married  to  Mary  E.  Cairnes.  To  them  is  born  one  son 
named  VII  Gladys. 


7352  IV  STAUFFER,  JOHN,  was  born  April  llth,  1784. 
He  was  married  and  resided  in  Lancaster  County, 
Pennsylvania,  where  his  heirs  are  to  be  found. 

7353 IV  STAUFFER,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  April 
llth,  1786.  She  was  married  to  a  Mr.  Hellmuth. 
They  resided  in  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania, 
where  they  left  numerous  heirs. 

7354  IV  STAUFFER,  ABRAHAM,  was  bom  August 
1st,  1788.    When  a  young  man  he  was  married  to 
Catharine,  daughter  of  John  and  Barbara  (Freed) 
Biehn.      She  was  born  in  1785  and  died  in  1869. 
They  resided  on  the  farm  now  owned  by  Mr.  Bear, 
near  Doon,  Ontario,  where  they  raised  their  family. 
He  died  about  the  year  1858.     To  them  were  born 
six  children,  viz: 

7355  V  STAUFFER,  ELI,  is  married  to  Lydia  Ellen- 
baum.     They  reside  at  Lucknow,  Bruce  County, 
Ontario,  where  he  followed  farming  for  many  years 
but  now  lives  retired.    Their  family  is  as  follows, 
VI  Nancy  (dead),  VI  Joel,  VI  William,  VI  Samuel, 
VI  Abraham,  VI  Eli,  VI  Maria,  VI  John,  VI  Han- 
nah, and  VI  Catherine. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  509 

7356V  STAUFFER,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  April 
28th,  1811,  and  died  April  14th,  1874.  She  was  mar- 
ried to  David  Gingerich.  See  David  Gingerich's 
family. 

7357  V  STAUFFER,  JOHN,  was  born  May  3rd,  1813. 
He  was  married  to  Hannah,  daughter  of  Daniel  and 
Barbara  (Wismer)  Schlichter.     She  was  born  April 
15th,  1814,  and  died  June  18th,  1890.     They  resided 
near  Haysville,  Ontario,  where  he  was  engaged  in 
farming  for  many  years  but  now  lives  retired  and 
has  his  son,  Dilman,  to  work  the  farm.    His  family 
consisted  of  ten  children,  viz: 

7358  VI   STAUFFER,    DAVID,   is    married   to   Mary 
Kinsey.    They  reside  in  Berlin  where  he  is  engaged 
as  fireman  with  The  Berlin  Shirt  &  Collar  Com- 
pany.   His  family  consists  of  two  children,  namely : 
VII  Susannah,  and  VII  Sarah. 

7359  VI  STAUFFER,  AARON,  died  of  fever  when  14 
years  of  age. 

7360  VI  STAUFFER,    BENJAMIN,    was    married    to 
Mary  Betzner.     They  had  a  family   of  eight  chil- 
dren, namely:  VII  Ellen,  VII  Zalinda,  VII  Isaac, 
VII    Norman,    VII    John,    VII    Magdalena,    VII 
Joseph,  and  VII  Frederick. 

7361  VI  STAUFFER,  MARY,  was  married  to  Charles 
Oswald.      At   present   she   resides    in    Haysville, 
Ontario.    No  issue. 

7362  VI  STAUFFER,  ELIZABETH,  is  unmarried  and 
resides  with  her  father  for  whom  she  is  keeping 
house. 

7363  VI  STAUFFER,  NOAH  S.,  died  when  about  4 
years  of  age. 

7364  VI  STAUFFER,  DILMAN,  is  married  to  Rebecca 


510  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY    OF  WATERLOO. 

Zimmerman.  They  reside  on  his  father's  old  home- 
stead about  a  mile  south  of  Haysville,  Ontario.  To 
them  were  born  the  following  children,  namely:  VII 
Elmina,  VII  Minerva,  VII  Allan,  VII  Samantha, 
VII  Irvine,  VII  Rebecca,  VII  Minetta,  and  VII 
Florence  Edna. 

7365  VI  STAUFFER,  LYDIA,  was  married  to  Conrad 
Snyder,  a  farmer.    They  resided  two  miles  east  of 
Haysville  where  she  died  in  1886,  leaving  two  chil- 
dren named  VII  Catherine  and  VII  John. 

7366  VI  STAUFFER,  JOHN  S.,  died,    aged   about   6 
years. 

7367  VI  STAUFFER,  MENNO,  is  married  to  Jennie 
Trussler.    They  reside  in  Muskoka,  Ontario,  where 
he  is  engaged  in  the  meat  and  butchering  business. 
Their  family  is  as  follows,  namely:    VII  George 
Gilbert,  VII  Stanley,  VII  Sidney,  VII  Freddie,  and 
VII  Viola. 

7368V  STAUFFER,  ABRAHAM  B..  died,  aged  about 
20  years. 

7369  V  STAUFFER,  CATHERINE,  was  born  Septem- 
ber 5th,  1820,  and  died  May  20th,  1854.  She  was 
married  to  Joel  Good.  See  Joel  Good's  family. 

7370V  STAUFFER,  JOSEPH,  was  married  to  Nancy 
Bowman  (No.  258).  They  resided  at  Blair  where  he 
died,  leaving  a  family  of  three  children,  namely: 
VI  Caroline,  VI  Susannah,  and  VI  Joseph  who  is 
married  to  Magdalena  Clemens  (No.  1759).  They 
reside  in  Gait  and  have  a  family  of  twin  boys 
named  VII  Clive  and  VII  Claude. 

7371 IV   STAUFFER,    ELIZABETH,   twin   sister  to 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF    WATERLOO.  511 

Abraham,  was  born  August  1st,  1788.  She  was 
married  to  Christian  Bomberger,  an  inn-keeper. 
They  resided  in  Dundas,  Ontario,  where  they  died, 
leaving  no  heirs. 

7372  IV  STAUFFER,  ESTHER,  was  born  September 
18th,  1710.    She  was  married  to  George  Clemens- 
They  resided  near  Preston  where  she  died   August 
17th,  1836,  leaving  a  numerous  family.     See  Nos. 
1730  to  1776. 

7373  IV  STAUFFER,  DANIEL,  was  born  in  Lancaster 
County,  Pennsylvania,  February  20th,  1796.    When 
a  young  man  he  came  to  Canada  and  settled  in 
Waterloo  County,  Ontario.     In  1818  he  was  married 
to  Susannah  Kinzey  who  was  born  in  Bucks  County, 
Pennsylvania,  June  1st,  1798,  and  came  to  Canada 
with  her  parents  in  1800  and  died  February  llth, 
1881.      Soon  after  their  marriage  they  moved  on 
north  half  of  lot  No.  5,  Biehn's  Tract,  near  Stras. 
burg  school  house,  where  he  died  July  22nd,  1846. 
To  them  were  born  eight  children,  viz: 

7374V  STAUFFER,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  January 
5th,  1820.  She  is  married  to  Joseph  Y.  Shantz,  a 
farmer.  They  reside  in  Wilrnot  Township  and 
have  had  a  family  of  twelve  children.  See  Joseph 
Y.  Shantz's  family. 

7375V  STAUFFER,  BARBARA,  was  bom  October 
16th,  1822.  She  was  married  to  David  Y.  Shantz. 
They  resided  in  Wilmot  Township  where  he  died 
October  24th,  1894.  To  them  were  born  five  chil- 
dren. See  David  Y.  Shantz's  family. 

7376  V  STAUFFER,  JUDITH,  was  born  August  1st, 
1825.  She  was  married  to  Simon  S.  Shantz.  They 
resided  in  Wilmot  Township  where  she  died  Jan- 


512  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

nary  26th,  1862,  leaving  a  family  of  nine  children. 
See  Simon  S.  Shantz's  family. 

7377  V  STAUFFER,  JACOB    C.,    was   born   January 
10th,  1828.    He  is  married  to  Lydia  Rosenberger. 
They  reside  in  Blenheim  Township,  a  little  north  of 
Plattsville  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.     His 
family  consists  of  four  children,  viz: 

7378  VI  STAUFFER,  DANIEL  R.,  is  married  to  Emma 
Jones.    He  resides  near  his  father's  old  homestead 
where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 

7379  VI  STAUFFER,   SALLIE,    is    married   to   John 
Betzner.    They  reside  in  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan, 
where  he  is  engaged  in  some  business. 

7380  VI    STAUFFER,    MARY    ANN,    is   married   to 
James  Furgeson,  a  farmer.    They  reside  with  her 
father  on  the  farm  near  Plattsville,  Ontario. 

7381 VI  STAUFFER,  ELIZABETH,  is  married  to 
Peter  Hallman,  a  farmer.  They  reside  near  New 
Dundee,  on  the  old  "  Saltzberger  Farm." 

7382V  STAUFFER,  DANIEL,  was  born  May  10th, 
1831.  He  is  married  to  Lydia  Unger  and  resides  at 
Williamsburg,  Waterloo  County,  where  he  is  en- 
gaged in  farming.  His  family  consists  of  eight 
children,  namely:  VI  Marfe,  VI  Lucinda,  VI  Susan- 
nah, VI  Simon,  VI  William,  VI  Daniel,  VI  Lydia, 
and  VI  Ervine. 

7383V  STAUFFER,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  February 
7th,  1834.  She  was  married  to  Wiegand  Stutz. 
They  resided  in  Baden,  Ontario,  where  she  died 
October  30th,  1866,  leaving  a  family  of  four  children, 
namely:  VI  Elizabeth,  VI  Mary  Ann,  VI  Susannah, 
and  VI  Lydia. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  513 

7384  V  STAUFFER,  MENNO,  was  born  March  23rd, 
1837,  and  died  of  fever  December  23rd,  1853. 

7385  V  STAUFFER,  REV.  NOAH,  was  born  February 

1 3th,  1842.  He  is  married  to  Barbara  Betzner  and  resides  on 
the  farm  formerly  owned  by  his  grandfather,  near  Strasburg.  On 
November  gth,  1876,  he  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  of  the 
Mennonite  church  for  the  Weber  field  of  labor.  The  bishops 
that  were  present  on  day  of  ordination  were  Joseph  Hageyt 
Amos  Cressman  and  Abraham  Martin.  As  a  minister  he  is  faith- 
ful to  the  dictates  of  his  conscience  and  preaches  the  Word  of 
God  and  not  the  laws  and  regulations  of  the  church  of  the  past, 
but  the  needs  and  requirements  of  the  church  of  the  present. 
His  preaching  is  plain,  practical  and  impressive,  and  in  the 
delivery  of  his  sermons  he  is  earnest  and  brief.  His  style  of 
preaching  is  clear  and  his  sermons  are  so  worded  that  the  audi- 
ence cannot  help  but  be  deeply  impressed  by  the  same.  His 
family  consists  of  three  children,  viz: 

7386  VI  STAUFFER,  IDA,  was  born  August  9th,  1868. 
She  is  married  to  Jacob  S.  Snyder,  a  farmer.     They 
reside  near  the  town  of  Waterloo  and  have  a  family 
of  five  children,  namely:  VII  Obal  H.,  VII  Walter 
V.,  VII  Anna  B.,  and  VII  Barbara  L.     See  Jacob 
S.  Snyder's  family. 

7387  VI  STAUFFER,  OBAL  B.,  was  born  March  9th, 

1870.  He  is  married  to  Magdalena  Hallman  and 
resides  on  the  old  "Stauffer  Homestead"  where  he 
is  engaged  in  farming.    His  family  consists  of  one 
child  VII  Bula.  Bella. 

7388  VI  STAUFFER,  JACOB  B.,  was  born  May  llth, 

1871.  He  is  a  druggist  and  chemist  and  resides  in 
Toronto,  Ontario. 

7389  IV  STAUFFER,  JACOB,  was  born  August  15th, 
1802.    He  died  young. 


514  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

7390  IV  STAUFFER,  JOSEPH,  twin  brother  to  Jacob, 
was  born  August  15th,  1802.     He  was  married  to 
Rebecca  Rosenberger  who  was  born  August  16th, 
1801.     Soon  after  their  marriage  they  moved  two 
miles  west  of  the  town  of  Waterloo,  on  the  farm 
now  possessed  by  their  son,  Levi.    Here  they  re- 
sided and  enjoyed  life  until  death  removed  them. 

:  He  died  October  13th,  1880,  and  she  died  May  28th, 
1882.  To  them  was  born  a  family  of  five  children, 
viz: 

7391  V  STAUFFER,  ELIZABETH,  the  eldest  in  the 
family,  was  born  September  19th,  1823,  and  died 
October  17th,  1868.    On  March  3rd,  1846,  she  was 
married  to  John  S.  Bowman  arid  had  a  family  of  six 
children.     See  Nos.  214  to  220. 

7392  V  STAUFFER,  SUSANNAH,  the  second  daugh- 
ter, was  born  May  9th,  1828,  and  died  April  2nd, 
1862.     She  was  married  to  Moses  Eshleman  and 
had  a  family  of  five  children.     See  Moses  Eshle- 
man's  family. 

7393  V  STAUFFER,  MARY,  was  born  June  30th,  1830. 
She  was  married  to  Jacob  S.  Bowman,  a  farmer- 
To  them  were  born  five  children.    See  Nos.  221  to 
225. 

7394V  STAUFFER,  NANCY,  was  born  January  15th, 
1834.  She  is  married  to  Jonas  B.  Snyder,  a  farmer. 
To  them  were  born  five  children.  See  Jonas  B. 
Snyder's  family. 

7395  V  STAUFFER,  LEVI,  the  only  son  of  Joseph  and 

Rebecca  (Rosenberger)  Stauffer,  was  born  September  JQth,  1839. 
He  has  always  been  engaged  in  the  avocation  of  his  forefathers, 
that  of  agriculture.  He  is  the  owner  of  two  beautiful  farms,  one 
of  which  was  his  father's  old  homestead  and  the  other  is  the  old 
"Beatty"  or  "Heckedon"  farm.  He  has  been  manager  of  the 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  515 

North  Waterloo  Farmers  Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Company  for 
upwards  of  fifteen  years,  and  is  one  of  ihe  most  prominent  mem- 
bers of  the  United  Brethren  Church.  He  is  in  sympathy  with 
the  Liberal  cause  of  that  body.  -On  November  27th,  1859,  he 
was  married  to  Esther,  daughter  of  John  and  Judith  (Bingeman) 
Snider.  They  reside  on  the  old  homestead  about  two  miles  west 
of  the  town  of  V/aterloo.  To  them  was  born  a  family  of  ten 
children,  viz: 

7396  VI  STAUFFER,  MATILDA  JOANNA,  was  born 
September  3rd,  1861.    She  is  married  to  Alexander 
Wilson,  a  farmer.     They  reside    near    Ellington, 
Michigan.    Their  family  is  as  follows,  namely:  VII 
Herbert,  VII  William,  VII  Clayton,  VII  Arthur, 
and  VII  Clare. 

7397  VI  STAUFFER,  LYDIA  ANN,  was  bom  Decem- 
ber 14th,  1862.    She  was  married  to  Ezra  S.  Shantz, 
a  farmer.     They  resided  near  Haysville,  Ontario* 
where  he  died  May  10th,  1895.     Their  family  con- 
sisted of  four  children,  namely:    VI   Winnie,  VI 
Susannah,  VI  Lome  (dead),  and  VI  Burton. 

7398  VI  STAUFFER,  JOSIAH,  was  born  September 
18th,  1864.    He  is  married  to  Bella  Wilson  and  re- 
sides on  the  old  "Beatty  Place"  where  he  is  engaged 
in  farming.    Their  family  consists  of  three  children, 
namely:  VII  Harley,  VII  Clarence,  and  VII  Mary. 

7399  VI  STAUFFER,  CLEMENTINA,  was  born  Feb- 
ruary 10th,  1866.     She  is  married  to  Ephraim  Groff. 
They  reside  in  Iowa  where  he  is  engaged  in  busi- 
ness.    To  them  were  born  four  children,  namely: 
VII    Gertrude    May,    VII    Violet    Evaline,    VII 
Ephraim  Roy,  and  VII  Clarence  (dead). 

7400  VI  STAUFFER,  ALFARATA,  was  born  January 
30th,  1868.    She  is  married  to  James  Mitchell.   They 


516  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

reside  in  Victoria  County,  Ontario,  where  he  is  en- 
gaged in  farming.    They  have  no  family. 

7401 VI  STAUFFER,  ANNETTA  REBECCA,  was 
born  August  28th,  1870.  She  is  married  to  Charles 
Moore,  a  veterinary  surgeon.  They  reside  at  Union- 
ville,  Michigan.  Their  family  consists  of  one  son 
named  VII  Lome. 

7402  VI  STAUFFER,  MARY  JANE,    was   born    Sep- 
tember 2nd,  1872.    She  is  unmarried  and  is  home 
with  her  parents. 

7403  VI  STAUFFER,  ALFIEMENIA,  was  born  July 
14th,  1874. 

7404  VI  STAUFFER,   JESSIE   ANN   JUDITH,   was 
born  June  26th,  1876. 

7405  VI  STAUFFER,  LORNE  LEVI,  was  born  March 
8th,  1880. 

7406  STAUFFER,  NELSON,    was   born    March    12th, 
1870,  and  was  raised  in  Conestogo  where  he  at- 
tended the  public  school  until  pretty  well  up  in  his 
"teens,"  then  he  went  to  Elm  wood,  Ontario,  where 
he  learned  the  saddler  trade.    After  serving  his 
apprenticeship  he  went  to  Hamilton,  Ontario,  where 
he  was  engaged  in  business  for  some  time.     At 
present  he  resides  in  Bervie,  Bruce  County,  Ontario, 
where  he  is  doing  a   good    business.      While  in 
Hamilton  he  was  married  to  Annie  Hebner.      His 
family  consists  of  one  child  named  Lilly. 

7407  V  STAUFFER,  CHRISTIAN,  son  of  John  Stauf- 
fer,  was  born  February  17th,  1799.     He  was  raised 
in  York  County,  Ontario,  near  Stouffville,  where  he 
was  married,  April  15th,  1823,  to  Magdalena  Raymer 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  517 

who  was  born  June  8th,  1796,  and  died  April  2nd, 
1888.  In  their  old  age  they  moved  to  Oxford 
County,  near  Plattsville,  where  he  died  September 
25th,  1868.  To  them  was  born  a  family  of  eight 
children,  viz: 

7408  VI  STAUFFER,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  August 
9th,  1824.    She  is  married   to  Adam  Sherk.      See 
Adam  Slierk's  family. 

7409  VI  STAUFFER,  ABRAHAM  R.(  was  born  May 
9th,  1826.    He  is  married  to  Eliza  Reynolds.     They 
reside  in  Plattsville  where  he  is  engaged  in  the 
milling    business.       Their    family    is    as   follows, 
namely:    VII  Wellington,  VII    Nancy    Jane,  VII 
Mariah,  VII  John,  VII  Charles,  VII  Minnie,  and 
VII  Roxy. 

7410  VI  STAUFFER,  JACOB    R.,  was  bom   August 
8th,  1828.    He  is  married  to  Maria  Sanborne.    They 
reside  at  Lincoln  Falls,  Washington,  U.  S.,  where 
he  is  engaged  in  farming.    They  have  five  children, 
namely:  VII  William,  VII  Nancy,  VII  Maggie,  VII 
Samuel,  and  VII  Lizzie. 

7411  VI  STAUFFER,  MAGDALENA,  was  born  Au- 
gust llth,  1830.     She  is  married  to  Amos  Sherk. 
See  Amos  Sherk's  family. 

7412  VI   STAUFFER,    CHRISTIAN,    was    bora    May 
8th,  1833.     He  was  married  to  Rebecca  Motheral 
and  resided  in  Blenheim  Township,  Oxford  County, 
where  he  followed  farming.    His  death  occurred 
December  22nd,  1866,  and  his  family  consisted  of 
three  children,  namely:   VII  Francis,  VII  Ephraim, 
and  VII  Albert, 

7413  VI  STAUFFER,  JOHN  R.,  was  born  February 
3rd,  1836,     He  was  first  married  to  Polly  Strome 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY    OF  WATERLOO. 


and  after  her  decease  to  Rosetta  Huges.  They 
reside  near  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan,  where  he  is 
engaged  in  farming.  To  them  were  born  the  fol 
lowing  children,  namely:  VII  Jared,  VII  Drusilla, 
VII  Flora,  VII  Martha,  VII  Annie,  and  VII  John. 

7414  VI  STAUFFER,  SUSAN,  was    born   July    24th, 
1839.    She  is  married  to  Moses  Brown.    They  reside 
in  Ann  Arbor,  Michigan,  where  they  are  keeping  a 
boarding  house.    Their  family  is  as  follows,  namely: 

VII  Maretta,  VII  Eliza  Jane,  VII  Annie,  and  VII 
Rosa. 

7415  VI  STAUFFER,  PETER   R.,  was  born  August 
llth,  1843.      He  was  married  to  Hannah  Janzen. 
They  resided  at  Washington,  Oxford  County,  where 
they  followed  farming  until  April  16th,  1889,  when 
they  left  the  farm  and  moved  to  Berlin  where  they 
still  reside.    To  them  were  born  two  children,  viz: 

7416  VII  STAUFFER,  MINNIE,  is  married  to  Henry 
Wagner,  a  baker.    They  reside  in  Berlin  and  have 
a  family  of  two  children,  namely:  VIII  Alvira  and 

VIII  Marian. 

7417  VII  STAUFFER,  ALDEN  G.,  the  only  son,  is  en- 
gaged as  a  finisher  in  Kreiner  &  Go's  furniture 
factory. 

7418  VI  STOUFFER,  JOHN  R.,  youngest  son  of  Jacob 

and  Fannie  (Reesor)  Stouffer,  and  grandson  of  John  Stouffer, 
was  born  and  raised  near  Markham  Village,  York  County,  On- 
tario. When  a  young  man  he  followed  farming  until  1881.  In 
fall  of  the  same  year  he  came  to  Berlin  where  he  was  engaged  in 
the  J.  Y.  Shantz  &  Son  button  factory  for  several  years.  After 
leaving  the  Shantz  button  factory,  he,  in  partnership  with  Mr. 
Chas.  K.  Hagedon,  commenced  to  manufacture  covered  and  rim 
buttons.  They  were  the  only  manufacturers  of  this  class  of 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  519 

buttons  in  Canada.  They  dissolved  partnership,  April  i6th, 
1895,  Mr.  Stouffer  taking  the  button  business  alone.  We  have 
copied  the  following  from  the  Daily  Record  of  Berlin  which  gives 
the  public  an  idea  of  Mr.  Stouffer's  business  qualities  and  his 
popularity  as  a  citizen  of  Berlin:  "For  nearly  eight  years  Mr. 
Stouffer's  name  has  been  before  the  Canadian  trade  as  a  manir 
facturer  of  covered  and  rim  buttons.  During  that  time  he  has 
built  up  a  good  trade  for  special  buttons  of  this  kind  and  has  the 
distinction  of  being  the  only  manufacturer  of  this  class  of  but- 
tons in  Canada.  Of  these  button  lines  he  is  especially  proud 
and  with  good  reason,  for  he  makes  covered  and  rim  buttons, 
which  for  material,  workmanship  and  finish  cannot  be  excelled, 
and  the  goods  find  a  market  over  the  whole  dominion,  from 
Halifax  to  Vancouver.  Mr.  Stouffer  manufactures  for  the  whole- 
sale trade  only  and  from  the  strong  and  durable  class  of  goods 
supplied  he  is  enjoying  a  large  and  increasing  trade.  Personally 
Mr.  Stouffer  is  popular  as  a  business  man  and  a  citizen.  He  is 
well  posted  and  has  a  fund  of  good  common  sense  and  sound 
business  judgment.  Being  still  a  comparatively  young  man  he  is 
likely  to  witness  a  wide  development  of  the  business  of  which  he 
is  proprietor  and  to  meet  with  good  monetary  success  which 
the  public  will  unite  in  wishing  him."  On  December  3oth,  1886, 
he  was  married  to  Anna  Maria,  daughter  of  Samuel  B.  and 
Rebecca  (Fried)  Schneider.  She  was  born  June  23rd,  1866. 
They  reside  on  Queen  Street  West,  Berlin,  and  have  a  family  of 
two  children,  namely:  VII  Laura  and  VII  Mabel. 

7419  STAUFFER,  NELSON  S.,  was  born  December 
22nd,  1862.  On  October  14th,  1885,  he  was  married 
to  Charlotte,  daughter  of  Joseph  H.  and  Catherine 
(Moyer)  Moyer.  She  was  born  at  the  Twenty, 
Lincoln  County,  Ontario,  October  23rd,  1864.  They 
reside  in  Chicago,  Illinois,  where  he  is  engaged  in 
manufacturing  all  kinds  of  temperance  drinks. 
She  died  July  22nd,  1895,  leaving  a  family  of  two 
children,  namely:  Luella  and  Roy. 


520  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

7420 IV  STAUFFER,  EMANUEL,  was  born  in  Lan- 
caster County,  Pennsylvania,  October  4th,  1791.  In 
1816  he  was  married  to  Isabella  Reid  who  was  born 
March  1st,  1800.  In  1826  they,  with  others,  moved 
to  Canada  and  settled  on  a  farm  a  little  north-east 
of  the  town  of  Waterloo  where  he  died  May  6th^ 
1844.  She  died  November  1st,  1867.  To  them  were 
born  ten  children,  viz: 

7421  V  STAUFFER,  LEVI,  was  born  April  20th,  1817, 
and  died  in  infancy. 

7422  V  STAUFFER,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  Septem. 
ber  3rd,  1820,  and  died  in  infancy. 

7423V  STAUFFER,  LYDIA,  was  born  September 
15th,  1822,  and  died  in  infancy. 

7424  V  STAUFFER,  MARY,  was  born  February  22nd, 
1825.    She  was  married  to  Solomon  F.  Baumann 
who  died  January  2nd,  1869.     To  them  were  born 
nine  children.     See  No.  498. 

7425  V  STAUFFER,  HENRY,  was  born  May  1st,  1828. 
He  is  married  to  Mary  Schnarr.     They  reside  at 
Erbsville,  Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 
They  have  no  family. 

7426  V  STAUFFER,  ISAAC  R.,  was  born  June  27th, 

1830.  He  was  married  to  Veronica  Heckedon  who  died  March 
loth,  1875,  and  after  her  decease  to  Elizabeth  Gasgone.  They 
reside  at  Blair.  Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged  as  a  wage-earner. 
To  him  were  born  ten  children,  namely:  VI  Albert,  born  April 
9th,  1869,  and  died  February  yth,  1894,  VI  Mary  Ann,  born  July 
24th,  1870,  and  VI  Isabella,  born  March  7th,  1874,  and  died  at 
Moorefield,  Ontario,  in  1890,  of  first  wife,  and  VI  Franklin,  VI 
Henry,  VI  Aggie,  VI  Gertrude,  VI  Ada,  VI  Lottie  and  VI  Her- 
bert (twins),  born  March  25th,  1889,  of  second  wife.  Lottie  died 
March  26th,  1890,  and  Herbert  died  April  i9th,  1889. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  521 

7427  V  STAUFFER,  MAGDALENA,  was  married  to 
Christian  Unger,  a  farmer.    They  reside  in  Indiana, 
U.  S.    No  report  of  their  family. 

7428  V  STAUFFER,  JACOB,  was  born  September  24th, 
1834,  and  died  in  1845. 

7429  V  STAUFFER,  DAVID,  was  born  April  8th,  1836, 
and  died  August  25th,  1849. 

7430  V  STAUFFER,  JOHN  R.,  was  born  March  19th, 
1840,  and  died  October  18th,  1851. 


7431  STAUFFER,    DAVID,    son    of   Jacob  and  Mary 

(Hoch)  Stauffer,  was  born  in  Chester  County,  Pennsylvania,  De- 
cember 3ist,  1813,  and  was  raised  in  Butler  County,  same  state. 
He  was  married,  in  1836,  to  Anna  Maria,  daughter  of  Samuel  and 
Polly  (Bechtel)  Shelly.  She  was  born  May  2gth,  1819.  On 
May  2nd,  1848,  they,  with  their  family  of  five  children,  left 
Harmony,  Butler  County,  Pennsylvania,  and  moved  to  Canada 
and  arrived  at  Berlin  during  the  latter  part  of  May.  During  the 
remainder  of  the  year  1848  they  resided  on  the  farm  formerly 
owned  by  the  late  William  Moyer,  now  in  possession  of  Isadore 
B.  Snyder.  In  spring,  1849,  they  moved  to  Bridgeport,  on  the 
farm  now  possessed  by  Dilman  G.  Moyer  where  they  had  the 
misfortune  of  being  burned  out.  In  1854  they  moved  on  the 
old  "Burkholder  Farm"  one  mile  north  of  the  town  of  Waterloo 
where  they  resided  until  1859,  then  they  moved  on  the  old 
"Henry  Martin  Farm"  one  mile  north  of  the  Martin  Mennonite 
Meeting  House.  Here  they  resided  until  1864  when  he  pur- 
chased a  farm  about  two  miles  north-west  of  Heidelberg  where 
they  resided  for  ten  years,  then  he  sold  his  farm  to  a  Mr.  Com- 
pass, in  1874,  and  moved  to  Conestogo,  having  bought  Mr.  Charles 
Hendry's  property,  where  they  now  reside.  They  have  had  a 
family  of  thirteen  children,  of  whom  three  died  in  infancy,  viz: 

7432  STAUFFER,  JOHN,  the  eldest  son,  was  born  in 
Harmony,  Butler  County,  Pennsylvania,  May  4th, 


522  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

1837,  and  died  at  the  same  place,  August  14th,  1839. 

7433  STAUFFER,  POLLY,    the  eldest  daughter,  was 
born  in   Harmony,  Butler  County,  Pennsylvania, 
January  3rd,   1839,  and  died  at  Berlin,    Waterloo 
County,  Canada,  November  21st,  1848. 

7434  STAUFFER,  ELIZABETH,  the  second  daughter, 
was  born  in  Butler  County,  Pennsylvania,  August 
23rd,  1810.    On  May  lOtli,  1859,  she  was  married  to 
Isaac  S.  Eby.    See  No.  2427. 

7435  STAUFFER,  ISAAC  S.,  the  second  son  of  David 

Stauffer,  was  born  in  Butler  County,  Pennsylvania,  November 
2nd,  1842.  When  six  years  of  age  he  came  to  Canada  with  his 
parents  and  was- raised  in  the  county  of  Waterloo.  On  August 
24th,  1862,  he  was  married  to  Barbara,  eldest  daughter  of  Joseph 
and  Veronica  (Shantz)  Weber.  She  was  born  July  2oth,  1844. 
They  reside  in  Peel  Township,  Wellington  County,  near  Glen. 
alien,  where  he  possesses  two  beautiful  farms.  Their  family 
consists  of  eight  children,  namely:  Zepheniah  who  is  married  to 
Selin'a,  daughter  of  David  Koch  of  Conestogo,  and  resides  on  a 
farm  near  Elmira,  Ezra,  Luanda,  Oliver,  Lovina  who  is  married 
to  Joseph  Ernst,  a  farmer,  and  resides  in  the  township  of  Peel, 
near  the  village  of  Glenallen,  Ida,  Ira,  and  Harvey. 

7436  STAUFFER,  JOS1AH  S.,  the  third  son  of  David 

Stauffer,  was  born  in  Butler  County,  Pennsylvania,  December 
2nd,  1844,  came  to  Canada  in  1848,  and  was  raised  in  Waterloo 
County.  When  about  twenty  years  of  age  he  commenced  to 
work  at  the  tailoring  business  and  now  has  a  well  established 
business  at  Beaver  Falls,  Pennsylvania.  He  was  twice  married, 
first  to  Elizabeth  Musselman  with  whom  he  had  four  children, 
namely:  Guy,  Nina,  Laura,  and  Earl,  and  after  her  decease  to 
Anna  Musselman.  The  second  union  was  blessed  with  one 
child,  a  daughter  named  Sue. 

7437  STAUFFER,   ZEPHENIAH,  the   fourth    son  of 
David  Stauffer,  was  born  in  Butler  County,  Penn- 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  528 

sylvania,  December  23rd,  1846,  and  died  in  the  same 
county,  March  13th,  1847. 

7438  STAUFFER,  LEVY,  the  third  daughter  of  David 
Stauffer,  was  born  at  Bridgeport,  Waterloo  County, 
December  4th,  1849.    She  is  married  to  Christian 
Fry.     They  reside  in  Woolwich  Township,  along 
the  Wellesley  Township  line,  two  miles  north  of 
Heidelberg  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.      They 
have  a  numerous  family.    The  names  of  the  chil- 
dren are  John,  Maria,  David,  Catharine,  Christian, 
Angeline,  Levy,  Martin,  and  Menno. 

7439  STAUFFER,  JACOB  S.,  the  fifth  son  of   David 
Stauffer,  was  born  at  Bridgeport,  Waterloo  County, 
November  12th,  1851.    He  resides  at  Beaver  Falls, 
Pennsylvania,  where  he  is  engaged  in  the  meat  and 
cattle  business.    He  is  married  to  Amanda  Weber. 
They  have  a  family  of  five  children,  namely:  Zeph- 

eniah,  Clara,  Elma,  Ira,  and  Russel. 

7440  STAUFFER,   ANGELINE,  the  fourth  daughter 
of    David    Stauffer,    was   born   near   Bridgeport, 
Waterloo  County,  December  16th,  1852.     She  was 
married  to  Aaron  Scheifley,  August  10th,  1875.    See 
Aaron  Scheifley 's  family. 

7441  STAUFFER,    ABRAHAM    S.,  the  sixth   son   of 
David  Stauffer,  was  born  near  the  town  of  Water- 
loo, April  8th,  1855.     He  was  raised  in   Waterloo 
County.    Some  years  ago  he  went  to  Beaver  Falls, 
Pennsylvania,   where  he  entered  into  partnership 
with  his  brother.    They  are  in  the  butchering  and 
cattle  business.    He  is  married  to  Hattie  Trucksell. 
They  have  no  family. 

7442  STAUFFER,  REV.  SAMUEL  S.,  the  seventh  son 

of  David  Stauffer,   was  born  near  the  town  of  Waterloo,  May 
i^th,   1857.      He  is  married   to   Lucy  Lackner  and  resides  at 


524  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

Breslau,  Ontario,  where  he  has  been  stationed  as  a  minister  of 
the  Mennonice  Brethren  in  Christ  Church  and  is  doing  a  noble 
work  for  the  Lord  in  His  vineyard.  He  is  a  good  speaker  and  his 
sermons  are  both  instructive  and  convincing.  May  he  yet  be 
spared  for  many  years  to  work  for  his  Master.  His  family  con- 
sists of  six  children,  namely:  David,  Leander,  Victor,  Pearl, 
Stanley,  and  Hattie. 

7443  STAUFFER,  MALINDA,  the  fifth  daughter   of 
David  Stauffer,  was  born  in  Woolwich  Township, 
August   16th,  1859.     She  is  married    to   Andrew 
Scheifle. 

7444  STAUFFER,  MELVINAH,  the  sixth  daughter  of 
David  Stauffer,  was  born  December  20th,  1861.    She 
is  married   to    John  Wiegand,  a  teacher.      They 
reside  in  the  town  of  Berlin  where  she  is  engaged 
in  giving  instructions  in  sewing  and  teaching  young 
ladies  the  art  of  cutting  dresses  by  model.     Their 
family  consists  of  one  child,  a  son  named  William. 


74451  STOECKLE,  JOSEPH,  emigrated  with  his 
parents  from  Switzerland  to  Rehnish,  Bavaria, 
when  he  was  three  years  old.  When  some  twenty 
years  of  age  he  was  married  to  Veronica  Bachmann. 
They  had  a  family  of  three  children,  namely:  II 
John,  II  Magdalena,  and  II  Catharine. 

7446  II  STOECKLE,  JOHN,  was  born  in  Bavaria,  Ger- 
many, in  1768,  and  was  married  in  1796  to  Mary 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY    OF   WATERLOO.  525 

Witmer  who  was  born  in  1770.  They  had  a  family 
of  nine  children,  of  whom  five  died  in  infancy.  Of 
the  remaining  four  the  name  of  only  one  was  re- 
ceived, viz: 

7447  III  STOECKLE,  JOHN,  was  born  November  25th, 

1802.  He  left  Germany  and  emigrated  to  Lancaster  County, 
Pennsylvania,  U.  S.,  where  he  arrived  October  2nd,  1829.  Here 
he  remained  until  the  summer  of  1831  \\hen  he  moved  to 
Canada  and  arrived  at  Berlin,  Waterloo  County,  Ontario,  August 
ist,  1831.  Here  he  followed  his  profession  (weaving)  for  about 
eighteen  months.  On  January  29th,  "1833,  he  was  married  to 
Esther  Bliehm  who  was  born  March  i6th,  1808.  They  moved 
on  their  large  farm  north  of  Strasburg  and  about  four  miles  south- 
west of  Berlin  where  they  resided  until  his  death  which  took 
place  April  22nd,  1879.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Mennonite 
Church  of  which  body  he  was  a  minister  for  many  years.  His 
family  consisted  of  six  children,  viz: 

7448  IV  STOECKLE,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  Septem- 
ber 29th,  1834,  and  died  July  14th,  1878. 

7449  IV  STOECKLE,  DANIEL,  was  born  April  28th, 
1837,  and  was  married  to  Lovina  Detweiler,  Decem. 
ber  15th,  1861.      They   reside  in  Huron  County, 
Ontario. 

7450  IV  STOECKLE,  JOHN,  was  born  February  20th, 
1840,  and  died  September  1st,  1857. 

7451 IV  STOECKLE,  ABRAHAM,  was  born  January 
20th,  1842.  He  was  married  to  Sarah  Fordney, 
December  10th,  1867,  and  on  January  13th,  1868, 
they  moved  to  Ionia  County,  Michigan. 

7452  IV  STOECKLE,  JACOB,  was  born  August  20th, 
1844.  He  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Snider,  March 
23rd,  1869.  In  1873  he  purchased  the  large  farm  of 
the  late  John  Kraft,  and  from  here  he  moved  to 
Plattsville,  Oxford  County,  where  he  resided  until 


526  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTOKY    OF  WATERLOO. 

^ i __ 

a  few  years  ago  when  he  moved  to  the  town  of 
Waterloo.  At  present  he  is  engaged  as  caretaker 
of  the  Berlin  and  Waterloo  Hospital. 

7453 IV  STOECKLE,  HENRY,  was  born  December 
20th,  1846.  On  January  llth,  1879,  he  was  married 
to  Lydia  Schantz  of  North  Dumfries.  She  was 
born  August  31st,  1848.  They  reside  on  the  old 
liomestead  of  his  father  near  Strasburg. 


STRICKLER. 


7454  I  STRICKLER,  HENRY,  son  of  John  and  Lydia 

(Strickler)  Strickler,  was  born  in  Spring  Garden  Township,  York 
County,  Pennsylvania,  December  25th,  1824.  In  1841  he  left 
home  and  went  to  the  state  of  New  York,  near  Niagara  Falls, 
where  he  was  working  with  the  carpenters  until  September,  1842, 
when  he  left  and  travelled  north  as  far  as  Preston,  Ontario,  where 
he  made  his  home  with  old  Mr.  John  Bear.  Here  he  was  en- 
gaged in  working  at  his  trade  and  was  also  in  the  service  of  old 
David  Reist  as  sawmiller  until  the  great  freshet  carried  away  the 
dam.  From  here  he  went  and  hired  to  Michael  Fisher  for 
whom  he  was  engaged  as  foreman  for  some  time.  On  October 
i4th,  1845,  he  was  married  to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  David  and 
Elizabeth  (Bechtel)  Histand.  She  was  born  September  i3th, 
1822.  At  present  they  reside  about  one  mile  east  of  Kossuth, 
Ontario.  They  have  had  a  family  of  five  children,  viz: 

7455  II  STRICKLER,  LYDIA,  was  born  October  14th, 
1846.    She  is  married  to  Charles  Jahn.    They  reside 
on  a  farm  a  little  south-west  of  Kossuth.      Their 
family  consists  of  four  children,  namely:  III  Car- 


BIOGRAPHICAL    HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  527 

oline,  married  to  Isaac  G.  Cober,  III  Elizabeth,  III 
Mary  Ann,  and  III  Angeline. 

7456 II  STRICKLER,  VERONICA,  was  born  March 
12th,  1849.  She  is  married  to  Frederick  Kunkel. 
They  reside  on  the  old  "Wiist  Farm"  two  miles 
north-west  of  Breslau.  They  have  three  children, 
namely:  III  Noah,  III  Abraham,  and  III  Daniel. 

7457  III  STRICKLER,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  April 
29th,  1854,  and  died  March  7th,  1884.    She  was  mar. 
ried  to  Enos  Shantz  bat  Jeft  no  family. 

7458  III  STRICKLER,  MAGDALENA,  was  born  Sep- 
tember 1st,  1857.    She  is  married  to  Martin  Woolner. 
They    reside    in    Aid  borough    Township,    Elgin 
County,  Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 
They  have  a  family  of  three  children,  namely:  III 
Alice,  III  Elsie,  and  III  Harvey. 

7459  III  STRICKLER,  ANGELINE,  the  youngest  in 
the  family,  was  born  February  16th,  1860,  and  died, 
unmarried,  September  10th,  1890. 


STROME. 

(Formerly  spelled  Strohm.) 

7460  II  STROME,  CHRISTIAN,  son  of  *Jacob  Strohm, 
was  born  in  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  July 
14th,  1778.  He  came  to  Canada  in  1810  and  settled 
in  Waterloo  County,  near  Hespeler.  He  was  mar. 
ried  to  Mary  Rutt  who  was  born  April  10th,  1776, 

*  Mr.  Jacob  Strohm's  father  was  a  native  of  Wurtenburg,  Germany,  and  moved  to 
America  when  Jacob  was  a  lad  of  9  years. 


528  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

and  died  June  8th,  1831.  After  her  decease  he  was 
married  to  Veronica  Clemens,  widow  of  Nathan 
Clemens.  He  died  May  1st,  1850.  His  family  con- 
sisted of  six  children,  all  of  first  wife.  Their  names 
are  as  follows: 

7461  III  STROME,  ELIZABETH,  the  eldest  daughter, 
was  born  in  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  Au- 
gust 25th,  1802,  and  came  to  Canada  with  his  parents 
when  eight  years  old.    She  was  married  to  Abram 
C.  Clemens,  a  deacon  of  the  Mennonite  body.   They 
resided  on  a  farm  near  Fisher's  Mills,  a  little  north 
of  Hespeler,  now  in  possession  of  their  son,  John. 
Their  family  consisted  of  five  children,  namely:  IV 
Moses,  IV    Aaron,  IV    Mary,  IV    John,   and    IV 
Hannah.    See  Abram  C.  Clemens'  family. 

7462  III  STROME,  MARIA,  the  second  daughter,  was 
married  to  Samuel  Schlichter.      They  resided  in 
North  Dumfries  Township,  near  Roseville.      See 
Samuel  Schlichter's  family. 

7463  III  STROME,  EVA,  the  third  daughter,  was  born 
in  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  September  9th, 
1805.     She  was  married  to  Rev.  Jacob  Hallman. 
They   resided   in    Wilmot   Township,   near    New 
Dundee,  where  she  died  July  llth,  1886.     He  died 
March  23rd,  1878.    Their  family  consisted  of  three 
sons,  namely:  IV  Samuel,  IV  John,  and  IV  Jacob. 
See  Rev.  Jacob  Hallman's  family. 

7464  III  STROME,  NANCY,  the  fourth  daughter,  was 
born  in  1807  and  died  September  10th,  1880.      She 
was  married  to  Abraham  Rosenberger.    They  first 
resided  near  Preston,  thence  they  moved  to  Wilmot 
Township,  west  of  New  Dundee.      See  Abraham 
Rosenberger's  family. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  529 

7465  III  STROME,    SALLIE,   the  youngest  daughter, 
was  married  to  Benjamin  Rosenberger.     They  re- 
sided   in    North    Dumfries   Township,    where   he 
followed  farming  for  many  years.     See  Benjamin 
Rosenberger's  family. 

7466  III  STROME,  JOHN,  the  youngest  and  only  son 

of  Christian  and  Mary  (Rutt)  Strome,  was  born  in  Lancaster 
County,  Pennsylvania,  February  i2th,  1810.  On  March  3151, 
1831,  he  was  married  to  Nancy,  the  youngest  daughter  of  Jacob 
and  Polly  (Detweiler)  Rosenberger.  She  was  born  May  yth, 
1812.  After  their  marriage  they  resided  on  the  old  "Strome 
Homestead,"  near  Fisher's  Mills,  where  he  died  August  igth, 
1865.  Old  Mrs.  John  Strome  is  still  living  and  quite  smart  for  a 
woman  of  so  great  an  age.  At  present  she  has  her  home  with 
her  son,  Abram.  Their  family  consisted  of  twelve  children,  viz: 

7467  IV  STROME,  ABRAM  R.,  waslborn  March  21st, 
1833.    On  May  15th,  1855,  he  was  married  to  Esther 
Martin  who  was  born  May  29th,  1831.     They  reside 
in  the  town  of  Berlin,  near  the  "Two  Bridges."    He 
is  a  contractor  and  builder.    Their  family  consisted 
of  six  children,  namely: 

7468V  STROME,  JEREMIAH,  was  born  February 
27th,  1856,  and  died  May  22nd,  1894.  He  was  mar- 
ried to  Elizabeth  Peppier  and  resided  in  Berlin 
where  he  died.  Names  of  children  are  VI  Annie 
Priscilla,  VI  Esther  Sinobia,  VI  Eva  Ethelena,  VI 
George  Amsey,  and  VI  Clarence  Jacob. 

7469  V  STROME,  MENNO,  was  born  August  3rd,  1857. 
He  is  agent  for  sewing  machines,  organs,  etc.,  and  is 
married  to  Anna  Peppier.  They  reside  in  the  town 
of  Berlin  and  have  a  family  as  follows,  namely:  VI 
Lewis  Elton,  VI  Charles  Melvin,  VI  Arthur  Lean- 
der,  VI  Ella  Luella,  VI  Irene  Elizabeth,  VI  Ger- 
trude Almona,  VI  Viola  Alberta,  VI  Mabel,  and  VI 
Menno. 


530  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

7470  V  STROME,  ALMEDA,  was  born  June  10th,  1859, 
and  died  May  25th,  1860. 

7471  V  STROME,  MARY    ANN,    was   born   January 
13th,  1861,  and  died  same  day. 

7472  V  STROME,  MERRITT,  was  born  April  8th,  1862, 
and  died  April  20th,  1862. 

7473  V  STROME,  CHRISTIAN,  was   bom   December 
3rd,  1864,  and  died  December  4th,  1861. 

7474  IV  STROME,  HENRY,   was  born  November  1st, 
1835.      On  August  22nd,  1852,  he  was  married  to 
Elizabeth  Martin  who  was  born  August  2nd,  1834. 
They  reside  in  the  town  of  Berlin  where  he  is  en- 
gaged as  a  builder  and  contractor,  and  have  had  a 
family  of  eleven  children,  viz: 

7475V  STROME,  HIRAM,  was  born  April  27th,  1853, 
and  died  May  29th,  1853. 

7476  V  STROME,  CLARA  MALISSA,  was  born  April 
10th,  1854.     She  is  married  to  Frederick  Miller,  a 
farmer.    They  reside  in  Upper  Woolwich.     Their 
family  consists. of  three  children,  namely:  VI  Jere- 
miah, VI  Frederick,  and  VI  Eliza  Ann. 

7477  V  STROME,  LUCINDA,  was  born  February  5th, 
1857.     She  is  married  to  Peter  Schwindt,  a  farmer. 
They  reside  north  of  Elmira.    Their  family  con- 
sisted of  eight  children,  namely:  VI  Andrew,  VI 
Mary  Ann,  VI  Charles  (dead),  VI  Melvin  (dead), 
VI  Dora,  VI  Lillie  (dead),  VI  Percival  (dead),  and 
VI  Edith. 

7478  V  STROME,  FRANKLIN,  was  born  April  24th, 
1859.     He  is  married  to  Helena  Battenburg  and 
resides  in  Elmira  where  he  is  engaged  in  carpenter- 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  531 


ing.  Their  family  consists  of  six  children,  namely: 
VI  Henry,  VI  Oscar,  VI  Florence,  VI  Harvey,  VI 
Eliza  (dead),  and  VI  Franklin. 

7479  V  STROME,  ALMEDA,  was  born  May  19th,  1861, 
and  died  November  15th,  1887.  She  was  married  to 
John  Miles,  a  carpenter.  They  resided  in  Elmira. 
No  issue. 

7480V  STROME,  JOHN  HENRY,  was  born  October 
16th,  1863.  He  resides  in  Neustadt,  Grey  County, 
where  he  is  engaged  as  clerk  in  R.  W.  Walden's 
general  store.  He  is  unmarried. 

7481  V  STROME,  ELIZA  ANN,  was  born  December 
6th,  1865.    She  is  unmarried  arid  resides  in  Berlin 
where  she  is  engaged  in  dressmaking. 

7482  V  STROME  AMELIA,  was  born  April  23rd,  1868. 
She  is  married  to  Simon  Brunk  who  is  engaged  in 
the  ready  made  clothing  business  in  Berlin  where 
he  resides. 

7483  V  STROME,  ABRAM  LINCOLN,  was  born  April 
24th,  1870.     He  is  a  clerk  in  Mr.  Henry  Stuebing's 
grocery,  No.  333  King  Street,  Berlin.    Unmarried. 

J4S4  V  STROME,  MARY  JANE,  was  born  September 
23rd,  1872.  She  is  a  dressmaker  and  resides  in 
Berlin  with  her  parents. 

7485  V  STROME,  WILLIAM  M.,  was  born  May  20th, 
1874.    He  is  unmarried  and  resides  with  his  parents 
in  Berlin  where  he  is  engaged  at  the  carpenter 
trade. 

7486  IV  STROME,  DAVID,  a  farmer,  resides  in  the 
township  of  Pilkington,  Wellington  County,  On- 
tario, near  Pentland  P.  O.    He  is  married  to  Sophia 
(3chaed$r. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 


7487 IV  STROME,  POLLY,  was  married  to  John 
Stauffer.  They  resided  in  Blenheim  Township, 
Oxford  County,  where  she  died.  He  with  his 
family  has  since  moved  to  Michigan.  The  family 
consisted  of  seven  children,  namely:  V  Priscilla,  V 
Flora,  V  Jared,  V  Martha,  V  Anna  Laura,  V  Will- 
iam, and  one  who  died  in  infancy,  name  not  re- 
ceived. 

7488  IV  STROME,  JOHN,  died  when  about  16  years  of 

age. 
7489 IV  STROME,    AARON,  a   farmer,   resides   near 

Floradale,  Ontario.      He  is  married  to  Catharine 

Sand. 

7490  IV  STROME,  ELIZABETH,  was  married  to  An- 
drew Miltz.  They  resided  in  Gait  where  he  died. 
She  died  in  New  Dundee.  They  had  three  chil- 
dren, namely:  V  Anna  M.,  V  John  Ervine,  and  V 
William  (dead). 

7491 IV  STROME,  MOSES,  a  farmer,  resides  in  Wel- 
lesley  Township,  near  Linwood,  Ontario.  He  was 
first  married  to  Sarah  Congo  and  after  her  decease 
to  Emma  Stone. 

7492 IV  STROME,  NANCY,  is  married  to  George 
Diebel,  a  merchant.  They  reside  in  the  town  of 
Waterloo  where  he  is  in  partnership  with  Mr. 
Bricker  under  the  name  of  Bricker  &  Diebel. 
They  are  doing  a  large  business  in  dry  goods, 
clothing,  etc. 

7493  IV  STROME,  AMOS,  resides  in  Lakefield,  Man- 
itoba, where  he  has  a  general  store.     He  is  married 
to  Mary  Frey  vogel. 

7494  IV  STROME,  ISAIAH,  is  married  to  Mary  Ann 
Pfeffer,    They  reside  at  Brandon,  Manitoba. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  533 

7495  IV  STROME,  ELIJAH,  is  married  to  Agnes  Vin 
son  and  resides  in  Minto,  North  Dakota,  where  he 
has  a  general  store.  They  have  one  child  named  V 
Rhoda. 


7496  II  STROME,  DAVID,  son  of  Jacob  Strohm,  was 
born  in  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  June  14th, 
1780,  and  came  to  Canada  in  1810  and  settled  near 
Hespeler  where  he  died  April  21st,  1816.  He  was 
married  to  Eva  Bliehm  who  died  April  6th,  1829. 
They  had  several  children  but  names  were  not  re- 
ceived at  time  of  going  to  press.  None  of  hi8 
descendants  are  residents  of  this  county. 

7497 II  STROME,  JACOB,  was  born  in  Lancaster 
County,  Pennsylvania,  September  24th,  1783.  He 
was  married  to  Anna  Maria  Scheirich.  She  was 
born  in  1784  and  died  July  10th,  1841.  They  resided 
near  Hespeler,  Ontario,  where  he  died  December 
7th,  1855.  Their  family  consisted  of  eight  children, 
viz: 

7498  III  STROME,  CATHERINE,  the  eldest  in  family, 
was  married  to  Enoch  Kinyon.     They  have  one 
son,  named  IV  Jacob  G.,  who  resides  in  Waterloo 
Township. 

7499  III  STROME,  JOHN  J.,  was  born  September  12th, 
1812.     He  was  married  to  Catherine  Anna  Donnen- 
werth.    They  resided  near  Hespeler  where  he  was 
engaged  in  farming.     His  death  took  place  August 
12th,  1865.    Their  family  consisted  of  nine  children, 
namely:  IV  Jacob,  IV  Michael,  IV  Aaron,  IV  John, 
IV  David,  IV  Abraham,  IV  Isaac,  IV  Lizzie,  and  IV 
Samuel. 

7500  III  STROME,  DAVID,  was  born  April  28th,  1817. 


534  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY    OF  WATERLOO. 

He  was  married  to  Catherine  Sararas.  They  re- 
sided about  three  miles  east  of  Hespeler  where  he 
was  engaged  in  farming.  Here  he  died  September 
21st,  1875.  She  is  still  livingt  and  enjoying^good 
health.  They  had  a  family  of  eight  children, 
namely:  IV  Leah,  IV  Eli,  IV  Noah,  IV  Andrew,  IV 
Margaret,  IV  Benjamin,  IV  Rachel,  and  IV  Solo, 
mon. 

7501  III  STROME,  ELI,  is  unmarried.    No  further  in* 
formation  of  him  received. 

7502  III  STROME,  EVA,  was  first  married  to  Simon 
Oberholtzer  and  after  his  decease  to  Joseph  Burk- 
holder.    They  reside  near  Hespeler.     The  family 
consisted    of    three   children,    namely:    IV    Noah 
(dead),  IV  Hannah,  and  IV  David. 

7503  III  STROME,  ELIZABETH,  is  married  to  John 
Wildfong,  a  farmer.  They  reside  near  New  Dundee. 
Their  family  consists  of   three  children,  namely: 
IV  Amos,  IV  Mary,  and  IV  Leah. 

7504  III  STROME,  SUSANNAH,  was   born   January 
24th,  1824,  and  died  June  27th,  1846.    She  had  her 
home  near  Hespeler  where  she  died  unmarried. 

7505  III  STROME,  MARY,  the  youngest  in  the  family, 
was  married  to  John  Bleam.      They  reside  near 
Hespeler  and  have  a  family  of  one  child  named  IV 
Hettie. 

t  January  izth,  1895. 


THOMAS. 


75061  THOMAS,    WILLIAM    B.,   son   of    Ezra    and 

Elizabeth  (Bomberger)  Thomas,  was  born  in  Dundas,  Wentworth 
County,  Ontario,  February  yth,  1825.  In  spring,  1836,  he  was 
adopted  by  Peter  Erb  who  resided  on  the  old  "Erb  Farm"  about 
two  miles  north  of  Bridgeport.  In  1843,  when  he  was  eighteen 
years  of  age,  he  came  to  Jonas  C.  Shantz's,  Wilmot  Township, 
where  he  was  engaged  as  farm  hand  for  one  year.  From  here  he 
went  to  Copetown,  Wentworth  County,  where  he  served  his 
apprenticeship  at  the  shoemaking  trade  for  three  years  with  one 
Jasper  Dresser.  In  1847  he  returned  to  Waterloo  County  and 
engaged  himself  to  Mr.  John  Salyards  of  Preston  to  work  at  his 
trade,  in  whose  service  he  remained  one  year.  In  fall  of  1849 
he  engaged  the  Reist  school  (S.  S.  No.  14)  and  in  1850  he  taught 
the  River  Bank  school  (S.  S.  No.  15).  On  June  ioth,  1851,  he 
was  married  to  Hannah,  daughter  of  John  and  Judith  (Bingeman) 
Schneider.  After  his  marriage  he  worked  at  his  trade  for  three 
years,  having  his  shop  in  his  present  residence.  After  the  expira- 
tion of  the  three  year?,  he,  in  1854,  commenced  to  teach  again 
and  taught  almost  steadily  up  to  1884  when  he  retired  from 
the  profession.  He  is  now  on  the  superannuated  list,  receiving  a 
yearly  pension  of  $132.  He  resides  at  his  old  home  near  Bloom, 
ingdale  where  he  has  spent  many  a  happy  day  in  his  life,  and  is 
quite  well  yet  considering  his  age  and  the  great  amount  of  mental 
work  he  has  performed  in  his  time.  Many  good  wishes  for  his 
happiness  in  the  evening  of  his  far  advanced  life.f  To  him  and 
his  wife  was  born  a  family  of  six  children,  viz: 

7507  II  THOMAS,  JOHN  S.,  was  born  May  21st,  1852. 
In  1870  he  commenced  teaching  school  and  has  been 
engaged  in  the  profession  with  marked  success  ever 
since.  He  resides  about  two  miles  north  of  the  town 

t  Since  writing  the  biography  of  Mr.  Thomas  he  died  suddenly,  May  8th,  1895. 


536  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

of  Waterloo  where  he  is  engaged  as  teaeher  in  S.  S. 
No.  25,  Waterloo,  and  is  married  to  Catherine 
Fischer.  They  have  a  family  of  two  children, 
namely:  III  Ira  Cyrus  and  III  Lizzie  Caroline. 

7508  II  THOMAS,  MAGDALENA,  was  born  January 
2nd,   1854.     She  is  married  to    William    Robb,  a 
builder.    They  reside  in  the  city  of  Toronto.   Their 
family  consists  of  three  children,  namely:  III  Alex- 
ander, III  Emma,  and  III  George  A. 

7509  II  THOMAS,  EZRA  S.,  was  born  April  18th,  1857. 
He  is  a  carpenter  by  trade  and  resides  near  Bloom- 
ingdale.      He  is   married   to   Angeline    Rudolph. 
They  have  no  family. 

7510  II  THOMAS,  ELIJAH  S.,  was  born  October  8th, 
1861.    He  is  married  to  Lydia  Jane  Underwood  and 
resides  near  Bloomingdale  where  he  is  engaged  in 
carpentering.      To   them  are  born  four  children, 
namely:  III  Warren,  III  Jezebel,  III  Bursell,  and 
III  Harold  A. 

7511 II  THOMAS,  LYDIA,  was  bom  October  15th, 
1865.  She  is  married  to  Aaron  Witmer.  They  re- 
side in  Berlin  where  he  is  engaged  as  a  cabinet 
maker.  To  them  is  born  one  child  named  III  Alta 
Violet. 

7515S II  THOMAS,  JOSIAH  S.,  was  born  January  8th, 
1868,  and  died  January  13th,  1872. 


TOHMAN. 


The  Tohmans  were  among  the  early  settlers  of  Montgomery 
County,  Pennsylvania,  and  according  to  tradition  were  natives  of 
Saxony,  Germany,  from  which  place  the  old  progenitor  came 
about  the  year  1770.  It  is  not  known  to  whom  he  was  married, 
neither  what  family  he  had.  All  we  have  is  the  name  of  one  son 
named  Samuelf  who  was  born  in  1769  and  was  married,  January 
pth,  1804,  to  Mary  Derstein,*  sister  to  Mrs.  Jacob  Clemens  and 
Mrs.  Abraham  Clemens.  She  was  born  October  gth,  1771.  After 
being  married  about  ten  years  he  disappeared.!  In  1825  the 
wife  and  children  moved  to  Canada  with  her  sisters  and  settled  in 
Waterloo  County  where  she  died  many  years  ago.  Her  children 
are  as  follows,  viz: 

7513  III  TOHMAN,  ABRAM,  the  eldest,  was  born  in 
1804.  He  was  married  to  Mary,  eldest  daughter  of  Samuel  and 
Rebecca  (Eby)  Bricker.  She  was  born  November  3rd,  1806. 
After  their  marriage  they  resided  on  her  father's  old  homestead 
near  Freeport,  Ontario,  until  February  25th,  1846,  when  they 
moved  to  Wilmot  Township,  a  little  west  of  New  Dundee  where 
they  resided  until  his  death  which  occurred  December  i2th, 
1867.  After  his  death  the  widow  had  her  home  with  her  soni 
Samuel,  who  now  possesses  the  old  homestead.  She  died  De~ 
cember  27th,  1893.  To  them  was  born  the  following  family,  viz: 

7514 IV  TOMAN,  AMOS,  was  born  November  llth, 
1827.  On  September  2nd,  1855,  he  was  married  to 
Mary  Ann  Wells.  He  is  a  farmer  and  resides  near 
Harriston,  Michigan.  Their  family  consists  of  six 
children,  namely:  V  Sarah  (dead),  V  Edward,  V 
Mary,  V  Amos,  V  George  and  V  Bertha  (twins). 

+  Mr.  William  Honsberger  informer'  the  writer  that  he  was  under  the  impression  that 
Mr.  Tohman's  name  was  Samuel  and  he  left  or  disappeared  about  the  year  1815. 

*  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Clemmer  informed  me  that  her  name  was  Mary  Derstein. 

t  After  the  family  had  moved  to  Canada  he  returned  to  Montgomery  County  where  he 
was  again  married. 


538  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

7515 IV  TOMAN,  REBECCA,  was  born  April  llth, 
1829.  On  March  19th,  1850,  she  was  married  to 
Richard  Gehl,  a  farmer.  They  reside  on  her  grand- 
father's (old  Samuel  Bricker)  old  place  near  Free- 
port,  Ontario.  To  them  was  born  a  family  of  four 
children,  namely:  V  Mary  Ann,  V  Isaac,  V  Abra- 
ham who  died  May  7th,  1893,  aged  39  years  and  7 
days,  and  V  Melvinah. 

7516  IV  TOMAN,  LEAH,  was  born  April  18th,  1831. 
On  November  6th,  1849,  she  was  married  to  John 
Otto,  a  farmer.  They  reside  in  Wilmot  Township, 
near  New  Dundee.  To  them  is  born  a  family  of 
twelve  children,  namely:  V  Jonas  (dead),  V  Susan, 
nah,  V  John,  V  Mary,  V  Abram,  V  Amos,  V  Emma, 
V  Moses,  V  Elmina,  V  Owen,  V  Leah  (dead),  and  V 
Magdalen  a,  (dead). 

7517 IV  TOMAN,  SAMUEL,  was   born    March   28th, 

1833.  On  October  6th,  1857,  he  was  married  to  Lydia  Huns- 
berger.  He  resides  on  his  father's  old  homestead  near  New 
Dundee.  They  had  a  family  of  two  daughters,  V  Elizabeth  and 
V  Lydia,  when  she  died.  After  the  decease  of  his  wife  he  was 
married  to  Elizabeth  Hunsberger,  a  cousin  to  his  first  wife.  The 
second  marriage  took  place  May  i4th,  1862.  With  his  second 
tvife  he  has  had  fourteen  children,  namely:  V  Leah,  V  Mariah,  V 
Aaron,  V  Moses  and  V  Noah  (dead)  (twins),  V  Samuel,  V 
William,  V  Nancy,  V  Rachel,  V  Samanda,  V  Abraham  and  V 
Mary  (twins),  V  Manasseh,  and  V  Joseph  (dead). 

7518  IV  TOMAN,  ABRAHAM,  was  born  January  29th, 
1835.  On  October  13th,  1857,  he  was  married  to 
Esther  Stauffer.  They  reside  near  Imlay  City, 
Michigan,  where  they  own  one  of  the  most  beau- 
tiful farms  of  the  county.  Their  family  consisted 
of  five  children,  namely:  V  Susannah  (dead),  V 
Rebecca,  V  Jacob,  V  Stauffer,  and  V  Levi. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  539 

7519 IV  TOMAN,  SARAH,  was  born  July  1st,  1837. 
On  September  13th,  1858,  she  was  married  to  Levi 
Fried,  a  farmer.  They  reside  near  Reed  City, 
Michigan.  Their  family  consists  of  eight  children, 
namely:  V  Samuel,  V  Elamanda,  V  Susannah,  V 
Joseph,  V  Henry,  V  Sarah  Ann,  V  Levi,  and  V 
Mary. 

7520 IV  TOMAN,  JOSEPH,  was  born  October  12th, 
1840.  On  October  llth,  1864,  he  was  married  to 
Caroline  Keller.  They  reside  on  a  farm  near  Reed 
City,  Michigan.  Their  family  consists  of  eleven 
children,  namely:  V  John,  V  Rebecca,  V  Samuel,  V 
Joseph,  V  Amos,  V  Louisa,  V  Mary,  V  Walter,  V 
Caroline,  V  James,  and  V  Jacob. 

7521  IV  TOMAN,  MARY,  was  born  January  18th,  1844. 
On  February  14th,  1865,  she  was  married  to  Michael 
Miller,  a  farmer  and  agent  for  farming  implements. 
They  reside  near  Manheim,  Ontario.    Their  family 
consists    of   six    children,    namely:    V    Fannie,    V 
Susannah,  V  Priscilla,  V  Julia  Ann,  V  Charles,  and 
V  Mary  Ann. 

7522  IV  TOMAN,  SUSANNAH,  the  youngest  child  of 
Abraham  and  Mary   (Bricker)  Toman,  was   born 
January  14th,  1847.      On  February  25th,  1868,  she 
was  married  to  Daniel  Knechtel,  a  contractor  and 
builder.     They  reside  in  the  town  of  Berlin  and 
have  a  family  of  five  children,  namely:  V  Albert,  V 
Allan,  V  William,  V  Jacob,  and  V  Laura. 

7523  III  TOHMAN,  RACHEL,  was  married  to  Charles 
Mohr.    They  resided  near  Breslau,  thence  moved 
to  Blenheim  Township,  Oxford  County,  where  they 
resided  quite  a  number  of  years.    From  here  they 
moved  to  Wisconsin  where  he  died  in  1845  or  1846. 


540  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

She  died  in  New  Hamburg,  Ontario.  To  them  were 
born  nine  children,  namely:  IV  Sarah,  IV  Polly,  IV 
Susannah,  IV  Lydia,  IV  Rachel,  IV  Abram,  IV 
John,  IV  Catharine,  and  IV  Nancy.  See  Charles 
Mohr's  family. 

7524  III  TOHMAN,    CATHARINE,    was   married   to 
William  Reilly.    They  resided  in  Dundas,  Ontario, 
where  she  died,  leaving  two  children,  a  son  and  a 
daughter. 

7525  III  TOHMAN,    MARY,  was  born    August    13th 
1810.     On  October  15th,  1826,  she  was  married  to 
David  Wismer  who  was  born  December  22nd,  1807, 
and  died  September  8th,  1890.     They  resided  in 
Markham  Township,  York  County.    To  them  was 
born  a  family  of  fourteen  children,  namely:    IV 
Nancy,  IV  Levi,  IV  Eli,  IV  Salome,  IV  Joseph,  IV 
Philemon,  IV  Sarah,  IV  Lydia,  IV   Barbara,  IV 
Enos,  IV  Albertina,  IV  Elijah,  IV  Catharine,  and 
IV  Nellie. 

7526  III  TOHMAN,  HANNAH,  was  married  to  Harry 
Smith.    They  resided  in  this  county  until  1855  when 
they  moved  to  one  of  the  Western  States  where 
they  have  since   died.      They  had  a  family  but 
names  of  children  were  not  received. 


7527 1  TOHMAN,  WILLIAM,t  was  born  November 
19th,  1825.  He  was  married  to  Sarah  Erb  who  was 
born  December  10th,  1820.  They  resided  in  Bridge- 
port. He  died  in  the  Toronto  asylum,  in  May,  1879. 
To  them  was  born  a  family  of  two  children,  viz: 

7528  II  TOHMAN,  LYDIA  ANN,  was  married  to  John 
Thaler,  a  farmer.  They  resided  in  Bruce  County, 

t  No  relation  to  old  Samuel  Tohrr.an  and  his  family. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY    OF   WATERLOO. 


near  Elm  wood,  where  she  died  about  eight  years 
ago,  leaving  a  family  of  several  children  whose 
names  were  not  received  in  time  for  publication. 

7529  II  TOHMAN,    LEVI,  is  unmarried  and  belongs 
to  the  Regulars  of  the  British  army.     He  was  sta- 
tioned  at   Gibraltar,  Malta,  St.   Helena,    and   at 
present  he  is  serving  in  some  city  in  England. 

7530  1  TOHMAN,  EMANUEL,t  brother   to   William, 
was  born  April  19th,  1829.     They  reside  in  Grand 
Rapids,  Michigan,  where  he  is  engaged  as  a  builder. 
About  fifty  years  ago  he  was  married  to  Anna  Erb 
who  was  born  November  6th,  1826.     To  them  is 
born  a  family  of  nine  children,  viz: 

7531  II  TOHMAN,  CLEASON,  is  married  to  a  Miss 
Wismer.    They  reside  at  New  Market,  York  County, 
where  he  is  farming. 

7532  H  TOHMAN,  JEREMIAH,  died  in  infancy. 

7533  II  TOHMAN,  ANGELINE,  died  in  Grand  Rapids, 
aged  some  twenty  years. 

7534  II  TOHMAN,    ALBERT,    is    married   to    Nancy 
Stauffer.    He  resides  in  Berlin  where  he  is  doing  a 
well-paying  business  in  horseshoeing,  carriage  iron- 
ing, and  general  blacksmithing.    His  family  consists 
of  seven  children,  namely:  III  Menno,  III  Nelson, 
III  Cemantha,  III  Annie,  III  Mabel,  III  Fremon, 
and  III  Ethel. 

7535  II  TOHMAN,  JOSIAH,  is  a  cabinet  maker  and 
resides  at  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan.    He  is  married 
and  has  a  family  of  two  children. 

7536  II  TOHMAN,  AMANDA,  is  married  to  William 

t  No  relation  to  old  Samuel  Tphman  and  his  family. 


542  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTOEY    OF   WATERLOO. 

Brocton.    They  reside  in  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan, 
and  have  a  family  of  one  child. 

7537  II  TOHMAN,  EMANUEL,  is  a  finisher  of  furni- 
ture and  painter.      He  resides  in  Grand  Rapids, 
Michigan,  and  is  married  and  has  a  family. 

7538  II  TOHMAN,  EZRA,  is  married  and  resides  in 
Grand  Rapids,  Michigan,  where  he  is  engaged  in 
painting. 

7539  II  TOHMAN,  IDA,  resides  in  Grand  Rapids.    She 
is  married. 


TYSON. 


Of  the  many  Dutch  Non-conformist  families  coming  to  America 
during  the  Colonial  times,  the  Tysons  were  of  the  earliest  and 
most  prominent.  We  find  that  one  Reynier  Tysonf  with  twelve 
other  men  and  families,  a  company  comprising  thirty-three 
persons,  came  across  the  sea  and  settled  at  Germantown,  Penn- 
sylvania, in  1692,  if  not  earlier.  This  Tyson  must  have  been  a 
prominent  member  among  these  early  settlers  as  we  find  his 
signature,  together  with  others,  on  a  certain  certificate  of  com- 
plaint against  one  by  name  of  Keith, f  issued  at  a  general  or 
quarterly  meeting  held  ac  Philadelphia,  in  1692  or  1693,  and  this 
certificate  was  taken  to  London,  England,  in  1693  by  one  Samuel 
Jennings  who  presented  it  before  the  annual  meeting  there. 
Then  again  we  find  that  in  1703  one  by  name  of  Cornelius  Tyson 
came  from  Crefeld,  Germany,  and  settled  at  Germantown,  Penn- 
sylvania. This  Tyson  died  May  9th,  1716,  and  his  body  was 
interred  in  Axe's  Graveyard,  Germantown,  where  an  intimate 

t  From  D.  K.  Cassel's  "History  of  the  Mennonites." 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 


friend  of  his,  by  name  of  Pastorius,  had  erected  on  his  grave  a 
tombstone.  It  bears  the  following  inscription  in  Dutch: 

Obijt  Meiy  9.  1716.  Died  May  9th,  1716. 

Cornelius  Tiesen.  Cornelius  Tyson. 

Salic  sin  cle  doon  Blessed  are  the  dead 

Die  in  den  Here  sterve  W  ho  die  in  the  Lord, 

Theibric  is  haer  ivron.  Numerous  is  their  Crown, 

Tgloriric  haer  ewe.  Glorious  is  their  reward. 

All  the  Tysons  in  Pennsylvania  and  other  states  and  even  in 
Canada  are  descendants  of  the.  two  named  Tysons,  but  to  give  a 
full  history  of  all  the  descendants  of  these  two  parties  is  impos- 
sible at  so  late  a  date.  We  have  the  names  of  five*  who  were 
probably  grandchildren  of  one  of  the  old  pioneers.  Their 
names  are  as  fjllows: 

7540  III  TYSON,  MARY,  was  born  in  1752  and  died  in 
1803.    She  was  married  to  Jacob  Shoemaker. 

7541  III  TYSON,  ESTHER,  was  married  to  Abraham 
Honsberger  (No.  3860). 

7542  III  TYSON,  CATHARINE,  was  married  to  a  Mr. 

Pennebecker. 

7543  III  TYSON,  ISAAC,  was  the  father  of  the  late 
Isaac  B.  Tyson  of  Skippack,  Montgomery  County, 
Pennsylvania. 

7544  III  TYSON,   JOHN,  was  .born  in  1754.     He  was 
married  to  Susannah  Op-den-Graeff.    They  resided 
near  Skippack,  Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania, 
where  he  was  engaged  in  farming.    His  family  con- 
sisted of  five  children,  viz: 

7545  IV  TYSON,  WILLIAM,  was  born  August  23rd, 
1782.     He    was  married  to  Barbara,  daughter  of 
Henry  and  Magdalena  ( Langenecker)  Urrny.     She 
was  born  January  26th,  1789,  and  died  in  Bridge- 

*  These  five  were  all  of  one  family. 


544  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

port,  Ontario,  April  18th,  1843.  In  1835  they  with 
their  son,  Isaac,  and  Hannah  Hyser,  moved  to 
Canada  and  settled  in  Waterloo  County,!  Ontario. 
They  resided  in  Bridgeport,  Ontario,  where  he  died 
January  7th,  1844.  His  family  consisted  of  two 
sons,  viz: 

7546V  TYSON,  JOHN  U.,  was  bom  in  Frederick 
Township,  Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania, 
April  19th,  1808.  In  1832  he  came  to  Canada  and 
made  a  stay  of  several  months,  then  returned  again. 
In  1833  he  came  the  second  time  and  located  tem- 
porarily at  Flamboro,  Wentworth  County,  Ontario, 
where  he  was  engaged  as  clerk  in  one  of  Mr. 
Durrand's  stores.  Several  years  later  he  came  to 
Waterloo  County  and  resided  in  Bridgeport  where 
he  was  engaged  in  the  mercantile  business.  He  was 
married  to  Elizabeth  Miller  who  was  born  near 
Lewiston,  New  York,  not  far  from  Niagara  River, 
July  26th,  1812.  He  died  in  Berlin,  June  6th,  1869. 
She  is  still  living  and  has  her  home  with  her  daugh- 
ter, Mrs.  Bowman.  They  had  a  family  of  two 
children,  viz: 

7547  VI  TYSON,  ANGELINE  LOUISA,  is  married  to 
Israel  D.  Bowman.     They  reside  in  the  town  of 
Berlin  where  he  is  engaged  as  Town  Clerk.     See 
Nos.  563  to  567. 

7548  VI  TYSON,  ALBERT  M.,  the  only  son,  is  married 
to  Elizabeth  Kelley  and  resides  in  Wiarton,  Ontario, 
where  he  is  engaged  as  Collector  of  Customs.     His 
family  consists  of  eight  children,  namely:  VII  Lily 
Elizabeth  who  is  married  to  Captain  James  Craw- 
ford of  the  Crawford  Frigate  Company  of  Wiarton, 
and  has  a  family  of  three  children,  namely:  VIII 

t  See  Vol.  I,  page  59,  for  particulars. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY  OF   WATERLOO.  545 

Albert  Joseph,  VIII  James  Tyson,  and  VIII  Bessie; 
VII  William  Millar,  VII  James  Jackson,  VII  John 
Urmy,  VII  Albert  Joseph,  VII  Susie  Louisa,  VII 
Angy  Florence,  and  VII  Bessie  Olive. 

7549  V  TYSON,  ISAAC  U.,    was   born   in   Frederick 

Township,  Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  May  26th,  1813. 
In  1835  he  came  to  Canada  and  settled  in  Waterloo  County, 
Ontario,  where  he  was  engaged  in  teaching  during  the  winter 
months  for  several  years  in  succession.  His  trade  was  coopering 
and  carpentering  which  he  followed  until  he  was  well  advanced 
in  years.  On  October  2oth,  1839,  he  was  married  to  Anna 
(Nancy)  Clemmer  (No.  1968).  She  was  born  July  3oth,  1817, 
and  died  in  Kent  County,  Michigan,  September  i7th,  1887.  To 
him  was  born  one  son  named  VI  William  Henry  who  was  born 
March  25th,  1856,  and  died  in  Kent  County,  Michigan,  October 
ist,  1872.  Since  the  decease  of  his  wife  Mr.  Tyson  disposed  of 
his  real  estate  and  returned  to  Berlin,  Ontario,  where  he  is  having 
his  home  with  Mrs.  A.  C.  Clemmer. 

7550  IV  TYSON,  JACOB,  was  bom  in  Skippack  Town- 

ship,  Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  in  1786  and  died  in 
1863.  He  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Bergey  who  died  at  the 
age  of  seventy-four  years.  They  resided  in  Montgomery  County, 
Pennsylvania,  where  they  followed  farming.  To  them  was  born 
a  family  of  nine  children,  namely:  V  Jacob,  V  Charles,  V  Mary, 
V  Elizabeth,  V  Abram,  V  John,  V  Margaret,  V  Harriet,  and  one 
who  died  in  infancy  whose  name  was  not  received.  None  of  the 
named  family  settled  in  Canada  save  Abram  and  John  whose 
families  are  as  follows: 

7551  V  TYSON,  ABRAM,  was  born  in  Skippack,  Mont- 
gomery County,  Pennsylvania,  November  4th,  1819.      In   1844 
he  came  to   Canada  and  settled  in  Waterloo  County,  Ontario, 
where  he  followed  the  mason  trade  for  several  years.      After  his 
marriage  he  moved  to  Berlin  where  he  was  engaged  in   the  mer- 
cantile business  for  a  number  of  years.     When  old  he,  in  com- 
pany   with   his  sons,   was  engaged   in  the  butchering   business, 


546  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

doing  a  large  trade.  On  November  5th,  1850,  he  was  married 
to  Julia,  daughter  of  Henry  and  Hannah  Headen.  She  was 
born  near  Exeter,  Devonshire,  England,  May  22nd,  ,1830,  and 
died  in  Berlin,  February  gth,  1881.  He  died  December  lyth, 
1891.  To  them  was  born  a  family  of  nine  children,  viz: 

7552  VI  TYSON,  HARRIET  J.,  was  born  December 
23rd,  1851.     She  is  married  to  John  J.  Piper,  a  clerk. 
They  reside  in  Buffalo,  New  York. 

7553  VI  TYSON,    CHARLES    H.,  was   born    October 
27th,  1853.     He  is  married  to  Catharine  Heimrich 
and  resides  in  the  town  of  Waterloo  where  he  is  en. 
gaged  as  clerk  in  a  dry  goods  store.     To  them  is 
born  one  child  named  VII  Stephanie. 

7554  VI  TYSON,  CLARA,   was  born   November   2nd, 
1855,  and  died  August  27th,  1857. 

7555  VI  TYSON,  MAGGIE,  was  born  June  7th,  1858. 
She  is  married  to  John  M.  Scully,  an  accountant. 
They  reside  in  the  town  of  Waterloo. 

7556  VI  TYSON,  ABRAM    H,  was  born  April   21st, 
1860,  and  died  of  typhoid  fever,  October  23rd,  1879. 

7557  VI  TYSON,  WALTER  H.,  was  born  January  14th, 
1862.     He  is  married  to  Alice  M.  Bowman.     They 
reside  at  Gretna,  Manitoba,  where  he  is  engaged  as 
an  agent. 

7558  VI  TYSON,   MILTON   H.,    was   born   February 
22nd,  1864.    He  is  married  to  Sarah  Craine  and 
resides  in  Berlin  where  he  is  engaged  in  the  meat 
arid  sausage  business.    His  family  consists  of  one 
child  named  VII  Clara. 

7559  VI  TYSON,  JOHN  H.,  was  born  May  30th,  1865. 
He  is  married  to  Marie  Hiller  and  resides  in  Berlin 
where  he,  in  partnership  with  his  brother,  Milton, 
is  engaged  in  the  meat  and  sausage  business.      His 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  547 

family  consists  of  one  child   named    VII  George 
Walter. 

7560  VI  TYSON,  LILLIAN  M.,  was  born  January  4th, 
1868.  She  is  unmarried  and  has  her  home  with  her 
sister,  Mrs.  Scully. 


7561  V  TYSON,  JOHN,  was  born  in  Skippack,  Mont- 
gomery County,  Pennsylvania,  October  31st,  1821. 
In  1844  he,  in  company  with  his  brother  came  to 
Canada  and  settled  in  Waterloo  County,  Ontario, 
where  he  was  married  to  Isabel  Wright  of  Winter- 
bourne,  Waterloo  County,  Ontario.  Some  time 
after  their  marriage  they  moved  to  Guelph,  Ontario, 
where  he  was  engaged  in  the  butchering  busi- 
ness for  many  years.  He  died  February  llth, 
1883,  leaving  the  following  family,  namely:  VI 
Joanna,  VI  Jacob  (dead),  VI  Arthur,  VI  John,  VI 
Abram,  VI  Mary,  VI  Jane,  VI  Charles  (dead),  VI 
Isabel  (dead),  and  several  others  who  died  in 
infancy. 

f 562  IV  TYSON,  ABRAHAM,  brother  to  Jacob  and 
William,  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Ziegler.  They 
resided  in  Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania, 
where  he  was  engaged  in  farming.  His  family  was 
as  follows,  namely:  V  Andrew,  V  John,  V  Jacob,  V 
Joseph,  V  Mary,  and  V  Sarah. 

7563 IV  TYSON,  SUSANNAH,  was  married  to  An- 
drew Ziegler,  a  farmer.  They  also  resided  in  Mont- 
gomery County,  Pennsylvania.  To  them  were  born 
the  following  children,  namely:  V  Abraham,  V 
John,  V  Andrew,  and  V  Polly. 

f 564  IV  TYSON,  HANNAH,  was  married  to  Andrew 


548  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

Heyser,  a  weaver.  They  resided  in  Skippack, 
Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  where  they 
both  died,  leaving  one  daughter  named  \  Hannah 
who  was  afterwards  married  to  John  Wissler.  See 
John  Wissler's  family. 


UNGER. 


7565  I  UNGER,  ADAM,  son  of  John  Unger,  a  native 

of  Switzerland,  was  born  in  Hesse  Darmstadt,  Germany,  about 
the  year  1763.  When  some  twenty  years  of  age  he,  in  company 
with  others,  emigrated  to  America  and  settled  in  Lancaster 
County,  Pennsylvania,  near  Lititz.  Here  he  was  married  to 
Elizabeth  Koehner.  They  had  a  family  of  six  children,  two  sons 
and  four  daughters,  all  born  in  Warwick  Township.  In  1812  he, 
in  company  with  his  wife  and  family,  moved  to  Canada  and 
arrived  at  Preston,  Waterloo  County,  May  3ist.  For  a  short 
time  they  resided  in  one  of  the  small  log  houses  on  the  left  side 
of  the  road  leading  from  Preston  to  Blair,  about  a  quarter  mile 
from  Cress's  Hotel.  From  here  he  moved  on  north-west  quarter 
of  lot  No.  54,  German  Company's  Tract,  near  Centreville,  part 
of  this  farm  is  now  owned  by  David  Thaler.  After  residing  here 
for  some  years  he  sold  this  property  and  moved  near  Preston 
where  he  died. 

7566  II  UNGER,  ADAM,  son  of  Adam  and  Elizabeth 

(Koehner)  Unger,  was  born  in  Warwick  Township,  Lancaster 
County,  Pennsylvania,  February  6th,  1801,  came  to  Canada  when 
eleven  years  of  age  and  was  raised  in  Waterloo  Township.  On 
October  3ist,  1824,  he  was  married  to  Margaret,  daughter  of 
Benjamin  and  Elizabeth  (Detweiler)  HaUman.  She  was  born  in 
Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  August  3ist,  1805,  and. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  549 

came  to  Canada  with  her  parents  in  1824.  In  February,  1825, 
they  moved  to  North  Dumfries  Township,  on  let  No.  32,  one 
mile  east  of  Roseville.  Here  they  resided  until  their  death.  He 
died  August  xyth,  1889,  and  she  died  March  i8th,  1884.  They 
had  a  family  of  seven  children,  viz: 

7567  III  UNGER,  JOHN,  was  born  in  North  Dumfries 
Township,  September  10th,  1825.    He  is  married  to 
Polly,  daughter  of  Wendel  Bowman  of  Blair.     At 
present  they  reside  in  the  town  of  Waterloo  where 
he  is  engaged  in  farming.    Their  family  consists  of 
eight  children,  viz: 

7568  IV  UNGER,  MARANDA,  the  eldest  in  family,  is 
married  to  Charles  Miller,  B.  A.    They  reside  in 
Detroit,  Michigan,  where  he  is  practising  at  law. 

7569  IV  UNGER,  JULIA  ANN,  the  second  daughter, 
is  married  to  Aaron  Erb.    They  reside  in  the  town 
of  Berlin  where  he  is  engaged  in  business. 

7570 IV  UNGER,  LENA,  the  third  daughter,  is  unmar- 
ried and  resides  at  home  with  her  parents. 

7571 IV  UNGER,  IRVINE,  resides  in  Detroit,  Mich- 
igan, where  he  is  engaged  in  a  bank  as  ledger- 
keeper. 

7572  IV  UNGER,  HANNAH,  is  married  to  Abram  O. 
Boehmer.    They  reside  in  the  town  of  Berlin. 

7573  IV  UNGER,  SUSIE,  is  married  to  Adam  Klippert, 
Jr.    They  reside  in  the  city  of  Toronto. 

7574  IV  UNGER,  MAGGIE,  the  youngest  daughter  in 
family,  is  married  to  Albert  Fish.     They  reside  in 
Linwood,  Waterloo  County,  Ontario. 

7575  IV  UNGER,  AUSTIN,  the  second  and  youngest 
son  of   John    and  Polly  (Bowman)  Unger,  is  at 
present  engaged  in  one  of  the  banks  -in  the  city  of 
Detroit,  Michigan. 


550  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY    OF  WATERLOO. 

7576  III  UNGER,  BENJAMIN,  was  born  October  3rd, 
1826.    He  resides  in  the  town  of   Gait  where  he  is 
engaged  in  business.    He  was  married  but  name  of 
wife  and  children  were  not  received. 

7577  III  UNGER,  JOSEPH,  was  married  to  Geraldina 
Brohman.     They  resided  in  the  city  of  Toronto 
where  he  died  in  1861.     Their  family  consisted  of 
two  children,  namely:  IV  Nelson  and  IV  Maggie. 

7578  III  UNGER,  CATHERINE,  is  married  to  Wendel 
Clemens,  a  farmer.      They  reside  at  Greenwood, 
Michigan.     They  have  a  numerous  family.      See 
Wendel  Clemens'  family. 

7579  III  UNGER,  ELIZABETH,  is  married  to  Martin 
Grimm.    They  reside  in  Milverton,  Perth  County. 
Their  family  consists  of  five  children,  namely:  IV 
Moses,  IV  Henry,  IV  Benjamin,  IV  Oscar,  and  IV 
Maggie. 

7580  III  UNGER,  MOSES,  resides  in  Hespeler  where 
he  is  engaged  in  the  wood  and  coal  business.     He 
is  married  to  Magdalena  Histand.     Their  family 
consists  of  twelve  children,  viz: 

7581 IV  UNGER,  JOHN  H.,  the  eldest  in  the  family, 
resides  in  Plum  Coulee,  Manitoba,  where  he  is  en- 
gaged in  buying  grain.  He  is  unmarried. 

7582  IV  UNGER,  ELLEN,  is  married  to  Menno  Rickert. 
They  reside  at  Manheim  where  he  is  engaged  in 
farming. 

7583  IV  UNGER,  MAGGIE,  is  married  to  Aaron  W. 
Hilboru,  teacher.     They   reside   at  Bloomingdale 
where  he  is  principal  of  the  public  school. 

7584  IV  UNGER,  HANNAH,  is  married  to  Jarsob  B. 
Rickert,  a  builder.     They  reside  in  Kenmore,  New 
York. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY  OF   WATERLOO.  551 

7585  IV  UNGER,  BELLA,  is  residing  in  Kenmore,  New 
York.     She  is  unmarried. 

IV  Clara,  IV  Melissa,  IV  Magdalena,  IV  Joseph 
Adam,  IV  Emma,  IV  Verdie,  and  IV  Edna,  the 
seven  younger  of  Mr.  M.  Unger's  family,  reside  with 
their  parents  in  Hespeler. 

7586  III    UNGER,    HANNAH,    is   married    to   Jacob 
Bricker,  a  farmer.      They  reside  near  Fordwich, 
Howick    Township,   Huron   County,    and    have  a 
family  of  ten  children,  namely:  IV  John,  IV  Nelson, 
IV  Emerilla,  IV  Melissa,  IV  Iran,  IV  Maggie,  IV 
Franklin,  IV  Adam,  IV  Ethelinda,  and  IV  Shelly. 

7587  II  UNGER,  GEORGE,  second  son  of  Adam  and 
Elizabeth  (Koehner)  linger,  was  born  in  Warwick 
Township,  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  in  1802, 
and  came  to  Canada  with  his  parents  in  1812.     He 
was  married  to  Catherine  Kraft.    After  their  mar- 
riage they  moved  to  Strasburg,  Waterloo  County, 
where  they  resided  for  many  years.    When  old  they 
moved  to  Normanby  Township,  Grey  County,  near 
Neustadt,  where  they  died.    He  died  August  18th, 
1880.    They  had  a  family  of  eight  children,  viz: 

7588  III  UNGER,  CHRISTIAN,  the  eldest,  resides  in 
Indiana  since  1864.     He  is  married  to  Magdalena 
Stauffer.     No  report  of  their  family. 

7589  III  UNGER,  GEORGE,  was  married  to  Elizabeth 
Weis.    They  resided  near  Williamsburg,  Waterloo 
Township,  where  he  was  engaged  in  farming.    They 
are  both  dead.    Their  family  consisted  of  four  chil- 
dren, viz: 

7590  IV  UNGER,  EMANUEL,  is  a  pedlar  and  dealer 


552  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

in  medicines.  He  resides  in  Berlin  and  is  married 
to  Sophia  Pross.  His  family  consists  of  four  chil- 
dren, namely:  V  Cassie  Stella  Elsie,  V  Mabel  Mayi 
V  Leavie  Lillie,  and  V  Luella  Doretha. 

7591 IV  UNGER,  CATHERINE,  was  married  to  John 
Martz.  They  resided  in  Gait  where  she  died,  leav- 
ing a  family,  namely:  V  Catherine,  V  Laura,  V 
John  (dead),  and  V  Evia. 

7592  IV  UNGER,  ALEXANDER,  died  in  infancy. 

7593  IV  UNGER,  JOSEPH,   the  youngest,  resides  in 
Gait  where  he  is  engaged  in  the  tonsorial  business- 
He  is  not  married. 

7594  III  UNGER,  HENRY,  was  a  blacksmith  by  trade 
and  resided  at  Port  Rowan,  Elgin  County,  Ontario, 
where  he  died.     He  was  married  to  Susannah  Price 
and  had  two  children  named  IV  Louis  and  IV 
George. 

7595  III  UNGER,  ABSALOM,  a  farmer,  resides  near 
Neustadt,  Grey  County,  Ontario.    He  is  married  to 
Elizabeth  Shaus  and  has  a  family  of  thirteen  chil- 
dren, namely:  IV  Catherine,  IV  Lucinda  (dead),  IV 
Lydia,  IV  Magdalena  (dead),  IV  Susan,  IV  Enoch, 
IV   John,  IV   Noah,  IV  George,  IV   Henry,  IV 
Absalom,  IV  Veronica,  and  IV  Elizabeth. 

7596  III  UNGER,  MENNO,  died  in  infancy. 

7597  III  UNGER,  LEAH,  was  married  to  Joseph  Bow- 
man, a  farmer.    They  resided  at  Manheim  where 
she  died,  leaving  six  children,  namely:  IV  Hannah, 
IV  Susannah,  IV  Lydia,  IV  Benjamin,  IV  Noah, 
and  IV  Mary. 

7598  III  UNGER,  CATHERINE,  was  married  to  Val- 
entine Gildner,  a  blacksmith.      They   resided  in 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  553 

Berlin  where  she  died,  leaving  six  children,  namely: 
IV  Henry,  IV  David,  IV  John,  IV  Mary  Ann,  IV 
Allan,  and  IV  Menno. 

7599  III  UNGER,  HANNAH,  was  married  to  Valentine 
Gildner,  a  blacksmith,  and  a  cousin  to  Catharine's 
husband.  They  resided  in  Wellesley  Village,  where 
she  died.     To  them  were  born  six  children,  namely: 
IV  Magdalena,  IV  John,  IV  Catherine,  IV  Jacob, 
IV  William,  and  IV  Lydia. 

7600  III  UNGER,  MAGDALENA,  is  married  to  Jonas 
Wagner,  a  shoemaker.    They  reside  at  Floradale, 
Ontario,  and    have    seven    children,    namely:    IV 
George  (dead),  IV  John,  IV  Henry,  IV  Mary  Ann, 
IV  Catharine,  IV  Susannah,  and  IV  Caroline. 

7601  III  UNGER,  LYDIA,  is  married  to  Daniel  Stauf- 
fer,  a  farmer.     They  reside  at  Williamsburg,  Wa- 
terloo County,  Ontario.     To  them  are  born  eight 
children,  namely:  IV  Maria,  IV  Lucinda,  IV  Susan- 
nah, IV  Simon,  IV  William,  IV  Daniel,  IV  Lydia, 
and  IV  Ervine. 


URMY. 


7602  I  URMY,  HENRY,  was  born  near  Skippack,  Mont- 
gomery County,  Pennsylvania,  April  1st,  1756,  and 
died  January  1st,  1893.    He  was  married  to  Magda- 
lena Langenecker  and  had  a  family  of  ten  children, 
viz: 

7603  II  URMY,  HENRY  L,  the  eldest,  was  born  De- 
cember 3rd,  1780,  and  died  in  infancy. 


554  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

7604  II  URMY,  WILLIAM,  was  born  October  8th,  1781, 
and  died  October  8th,  1781. 

7605  II  URMY,  JOHN,  was  born  April  10th,  1783,  and 
died  April  15th,  1840. 

7606  II  URMY,  MARY,  was  born  August  1st,  1785,  and 
died  August  29th,  1785. 

7607  II  URMY,  DAVID,  was  born  November  10th,  1786, 
was  accidentally  drowned  February  25th,  1818. 

7608  II  URMY,  BARBARA,   was  born  January  26th, 
1789,  and  died  April  18th,  1843.     She  was  married 
to  William  Tyson  who  born  August  23rd,  1782,  and 
died  January  7th,  1844.      In  1835  they   moved  to 
Canada  and  settled  in  Bridgeport,  Ontario,  on  the 
place  now  owned  by  Philip  Strieker.     Here  they 
both  died.      Their  family  consisted  of  two  sons, 
namely:  III  John  U.,  and  III  Isaac  U.    See  William 
Tyson's  family. 

7609  II  URMY,  HENRY,  was  born  September  21st,  1791, 
and  died  September  7th,  1795. 

7610  II  URMY,  JACOB,  was  born  September  22nd,  1793, 
and  died  June  5th,  1794. 

7611 II  URMY,  ISAAC,  was  born  December  1st,  1795. 
He  came  to  Canada  in  1820  and  first  resided  at 
Dundas  where  he  was  engaged  at  his  trade  (tan- 
ning). Soon  after  his  brother-in-law  had  moved  to 
Bridgeport,1;  Ontario,  Mr.  Urmy  left  Dundas  and 
wended  his  way  to  Bridgeport  where  he  then  made 
his  home  with  Mr.  Wm.  Tyson.  For  quite  a  number 
of  years  he  was  engaged  at  sundry  works  at  Bridge- 
port. He  strongly  urged  the  erection  of  a  tannery 
on  the  lot  now  possessed  by  Adam  Birnstihl,  but 
parties  not  favoring  his  project,  later  on  assisted 
Mr.  Wissler  to  erect  his  tannery  at  Lexington.  Mr. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  555 

Urmy  was  never  married  and  died  at  the  home  of 
his  sister,  Barbara  (Mrs.  Wm.  Tyson),  April  30th, 
1841. 

7612  II  URMY,  SAMUEL,  was  born  December  22nd, 
1800,  and  died  same  day. 


WANNER. 


7613  I  WANNER,  HENRY,  the  first  by  this  name  who 
settled  in  Waterloo  County,  was  born  in  Lancaster 
County,  Pennsylvania,  May  12th,  1749.     In  1774  he 
was  married  to  Anna  Mosser  who  was  born  Feb- 
ruary 8th,  1748.     In  spring,  1810,  they  moved  to 
Canada   and    settled    in    Waterloo    County,    near 
Hespeler,  on  the  farm  now  in  possession  of  John  W. 
Martin.    Here  they  resided  until  their  death.     He 
died  February  12th,  1835,  and  she  died  May  8th, 
1823.     Their  family  consisted  of  nine  children,  all 
born  in  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania.     Their 
names  are  as  follows: 

7614  II  WANNER,  JOHN  M.,  the  eldest  of  the  family, 
was  born  September  27th,  1775.     He  was  married  to 
Elizabeth   Wecklin  who  was  born  December  7th, 
1777,  and  died  near  Hespeler,  Ontario,  May  22nd, 
1817.    In  1810  they  came  to  Canada  with  his  parents 
and  settled  near  Hespeler  where  he  died  February 
1st,  1848.    Their  family  consisted  of  eight  children, 
viz: 

7615  III  WANNER,  JOHN  W.,  was  born  in  Lancaster 


556  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

County,  Pennsylvania,  March  17th,  1801,  and  died 
September  28th,  1865.  He  resided  on  the  farm  now 
in  possession  of  James  T.  Phin.  He  was  first  mar- 
ried to  Catherine  Gingerich  and  after  her  decease 
to  Catherine  Reichart.  His  family  consisted  of  ten 
children,  four  of  his  first  marriage  and  six  of  the 
second.  Names  are  as  follows: 

7616 IV  WANNER,  ELIZABETH,  was  married  to 
John  Bechtel,  a  farmer.  They  reside  in  Dakota. 

7617 IV  WANNER,  CHRISTIAN,  was  married  to 
Minnie  Schroeder.  They  reside  near  Yatton,  Peel 
Township,  Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 

7618 IV  WANNER,  CATHERINE,  was  married  to 
Daniel  Lehman,  a  farmer.  They  reside  in  Mich- 
igan, U.  S. 

7619  IV  WANNER,  VERONICA,  was  married  to  Fred- 
erick Stayger,  a  farmer.  They  reside  in  Wilmot 
Township,  Waterloo  County. 

7620 IV  WANNER,  LEVI,  a  farmer,  resides  near 
Bethel,  Wilmot  Township.  He  is  married  to 
Rachel  Holm. 

7621 IV  WANNER,  SAMUEL,  is  a  farmer  and  also  a 
minister  of  the  Dunkard  body.  He  resides  in 
Michigan  and  is  married  to  Susannah  Holm. 

7622  IV  WANNER,  JOHN,  a  farmer,  is  married  and 
resides  in  Indiana,  U.  S. 

7623  IV  WANNER,  JOEL,  a  farmer,  resides  in  Wilmot 
Township.    He  is  married  to  Lovina  Mosser. 

7624  IV  WANNER,  HANNAH,  was  married  to  Chris- 
tian Staubel.    They  reside  in  Michigan,  U.  S. 

7625  IV  WANNER,  SUSANNAH,  the  youngest  in  the 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  557: 

family,  is  married  to  John  Reist,  a  farmer.     They 
reside  near  Elmira,  Waterloo  County,  Ontario. 


7626  III   WANNER,  GEORGE   M.,  a  farmer,  resided 
in  Puslinch  Township,  Wellington  County,  Ontario- 
He  was  first  married  to  Nancy  Gofton  and  after  her 
decease  to  Mollie  Holm,  and  had  a  family  but  names 
of  only  two  children  were  received,  namely:   IV 
Daniel  and  IV  Nancy. 

7627  III  WANNER,  HENRY  M.,  a  farmer,  resided  near 
Hespeler.    He  was  married  to  Anna  Fordriey.   Both 
are  dead.     Their  family  consisted  of  six  children, 
namely:  IV  Elizabeth,  IV  Veronica,  IV  Mary,  IV 
Abram,  IV  Daniel,  and  IV  Hannah. 

7628  III  WANNER,  VERONICA  M.,   was  married  to 
Henry    Stryker,    a    farmer.      They    resided    near 
Hespeler  where  they  both  died.     They  had  a  family 
of  three  children,   namely:    IV    John,  married  to 
Caroline    Quirmbach,    IV    Elizabeth,    married    to 
Henry  Zoeger,  and  a  daughter  whose  name  was  not 
received  who  died  in  infancy. 

7629  III  WANNER,  EVA  M.,  was  born  September  24th, 
1809.     She  was  married  to  Christian  Horst.    They 
resided  in  Woolwich  Township,  east   of   Elmira, 
where  she  died  April  28th,  1874.     To  them  were 
born  thirteen  children,  of   whom    seven    died    in 
infancy  and  their  names  were  not  received.     The 
names  of  the  remaining  six  are  IV  Polly,  IV  Isaac, 
IV    Lydia,  IV    Christian,  IV    Elizabeth,  and    IV 
Joseph.     See  Christian  Horst's  family. 

7630  III  WANNER,  MARY  M.,  was  married  to  Michael 
Gingerich.     They  resided  on  a  farm  half-way  be- 
tween  Preston   and   Hespeler   where   they   died. 


553  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY    OF  WATERLOO. 

Their  old  homestead  is  now  in  possession  of  Daniel 
S.  Shantz.     See  Nos.  3089  to  3108. 

7631  III  WANNER,  ELIZABETH   M.,  the    youngest 
daughter  of.  John   W.    Wanner,   was    married    to 
Abram  Bechtel,  a  farmer.     They  resided  in  North 
Dumfries  Township,  Waterloo   County,  and    had 
twelve    children,    namely:    IV    Mary,    married    to 
Christian  Witmer,  both  dead;  IV  Nancy,  married 
to  George  Beclitel  and  after  his  decease  to  John 
Bock,  IV  Abram,  married  to  Rebecca  Bock  and 
resided  at  Port  Elgin,  Ontario,  IV  William,  married 
to  Catherine  Bock  and  resided  in  Wilmot  Town- 
ship, Ontario,  IV  Jacob,  IV  John,  twin  brother  to 
Jacob,  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Wanner;  IV  Amos* 
IV  Noah,  IV  Magdalena,  married  to  a  Mr.  Gin- 
gerich,  IV  Isaac,  IV  Lydia,  and  IV  David. 

7632  III   WANNER,    TOBIAS,  the   youngest   son   of 
John  W.  Wanner,  was  never  married.     He  had  his 
home  with  his  sister  who  resided  near  Hespeler 
where  he  died  some  years  ago. 


7633  II  WANNER,  ANNA  M.,  the  eldest  daughter  of 
Henry  Wanner,  was  born  in  Lancaster  County, 
Penna.,  November  9th,  1776.  She  was  married 
to  Rudolph  Detweiler  who  was  born  February  14th, 
1771.  In  1810  they  came  to  Canada  with  her 
parents  and  settled  near  the  Wanner  Mennonite 
Meeting  House  where  she  died  January  2nd,  1814, 
and  he  died  March  18th,  1837.  Their  family  con- 
sisted of  eight  children.  See  Nos.  2229  to  2271. 

7634 II  WANNER,  BARBARA  M.,  born  in  Lancas- 
ter County,  Pennsylvania,  in  1778,  was  married 
to  Christian  Baumann.  They  resided  in  Lancaster 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  559 

County,  Pennsylvania,  where  they  died.  None  of 
their  descendants  are  residing  in  Canada. 

7635  II  WANNER,  ELIZABETH  M  ,  was  born  in  Lan- 
caster County,  Pennsylvania,  July  25th,  1781.    She 
was  married  to  Peter  Mosser  who  was  born  April  6th, 
1785,  and  died  July  28th,  1872.     They  resided  about 
a  mile  north  east  of  Hespeler,  on  a  farm  adjoining 
that  of  David  Pannebecker.    Their  family  consisted 
of  eight  children,  viz: 

III  JACOB  was  married  to  Anna  Groh  and  resided 
near  Hespeler. 

Ill  MARY  was  married  to  David  Reist  and  resided 
near  Kossuth,  Ontario. 

Ill  HENRY  was  married  to  Mary  Reist  and  resided 
near  Elmira,  Ontario. 

Ill  ELIZABETH  was  married  to  Jacob  Stauffer 
and  resided  near  Plattsville. 

Ill  PETER  was  first  married  to  Susannah  Bear 
and  after  her  decease  to  Anna  Fortney,  widow  of 
Henry  Wanner,  and  resided  north  of  Hespeler. 

Ill  LEAH  was  married  to  Daniel  Reist  and  resided 
near  Breslau,  Ontario. 

Ill  NANCY  was  married  to  Eli  Wildfong  and 
resided  near  Hespeler,  on  the  old  "Jacob  Mosser 
Farm." 

Ill  SALLIE  was  married  to  Charles  Richter  and 
resided  near  Hespeler. 

7636  II  WANNER,  MAGDALEN  A  W.,  was  born  in 
Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  in  1784.      She  has 
married  to  Christian  Witmer,  half  brother  to  David 
and  Jacob  Witmer.    They  resided  near  Preston,  on 
the  farm  now  in  possession  of  Isaiah  Holm.     Their 
family  consisted  of  eight  children,  viz: 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 


Ill  CHRISTIAN,  a  farmer,  is  married  to  Nancy 
Bechtel  and  resides  in  North  Dumfries  Township, 
Waterloo  County. 

Ill  SALLIE  was  married  to  Abram  Bear  and  re- 
sides in  Huron  County,  Michigan. 

Ill  NANCY  was  married  to  John  Oberholtzer  and 
resided  near  Hespeler. 

Ill  SAMUEL  died,  single,  at  Washington,  Oxford 
County,  Ontario. 

Ill  LEAH  was  married  to  Reuben  Strickler,  a 
farmer,  and  resided  in  Blenheim  Township,  Oxford 
County,  Ontario. 

Ill  ELIZABETH  was  married  to  Reuben  Strickler 
after  her  sister  Leah's  decease. 

Ill  DAVID  was  married  to  Hannah  Shantz  and 
resided  in  Plattsville,  Ontario,  where  she  died. 

Ill  JOHN  died,  single,  aged  about  20  years. 

7687  II  WANNER,  CHRISTIAN  W.,  was  bom  in  1786 
and  died  in  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  where 
he  was  born,  aged  about  23  years.  He  was  not 
married. 

7638  II  WANNER,  HENRY   W.,  was  born  February 
27th,  1783.     When  22  years   of   age   he  came   to 
Canada   and   settled   in    Waterloo    County,    near 
Hespeler,  where  he  was  married  to  Nancy  Clemens 
who  was  born  September  12th,  1795,  and  died  April 
25th,  1815.     After  her  decease  he  was  married  to 
Hannah  Clemens  who  was  born  March  19th,  1798, 
and  died  January  5th,  1868.     They  resided  on  the 
farm  now  in  possession  of  John  W.  Martin  where 
he  died  May  7th,  1872.    He  left  no  issue. 

7639  II  WANNER,  TOBIAS  W.,  was  born  March  16th, 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  561 

1790.  He  was  married  to  Catherine  Strycker  who 
was  born  March  10th,  1798,  and  died  May  21st,  1882. 
They  resided  on  the  farm  now  in  possession  of 
David  Paimebecker,  near  Hespeler,  where  he  died 
June  28th,  1845.  Their  family  consisted  of  seven 
daughters,  viz: 

7640  III  WANNER,  BARBARA  S.,  was  married  to 
Louis  Beeshy.  They  resided  for  some  time  on  his 
father-in-law's  farm,  thence  they  moved  to  Hespeler 
where  he  was  engaged  by  the  late  Mr.  Hespeler. 
From  here  he  moved  to  Wilmot  Township,  and  not 
finding  things  to  his  desire  he  went  to  California, 
leaving  his  wife  and  family  in  charge  of  her  friends. 
Their  family  consisted  of  nine  children,  viz: 

IV  HANNAH  died,  aged  about  3  years. 

IV  CATHERINE  is  married  to  David  M.  Bru- 
bacher,  a  farmer.  They  reside  near  St.  Jacobs. 
See  David  M.  Brubacher's  family. 

IV  ELIZABETH  was  married  to  Rev.  Daniel  S. 
Brubacher.  They  reside  west  of  St.  Jacobs.  See 
Rev.  Daniel  S.  Brubacher's  family. 

IV  LYDIA  is  married  to  Peter  Bosiger,  a  farmer. 
They  reside  near  Pandora  P.  O.,  Putnam  County, 
Ohio. 

IV  BARBARA  died  young. 

IV  MARY  ANN  was  married  to  Benjamin  Bau- 

maim. 

IV  JARED   was  married   to  Hannah  Hembling. 

They  resided  at  Creedmore  where  he  died. 

IV  DAVID  is  married  to  Magdalena  Baumann. 
They  reside  at  Bluffton,  Ohio,  where  he  is  foreman 
in  a  wagon  and  sleigh  manufacturing  establishment. 


562  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

IV  JACOB  is  married  to  Clara  Thiel.  They  reside 
at  Ridge  way,  Welland  County,  Ontario,  where  he 
is  engaged  in  the  grocery  business  and  has  a 
jeweller  and  watch  repairing  shop  in  connection. 

7641  III  WANNER,  HANNAH  S.,  the  second  daugh- 
ter of  Tobias  W.  Wanner,  was  married  to  Abraham 
Wamboldt.  After  their  marriage  they  resided  at 
Holm's  Mills,  near  Hespeler.  Thence  they  moved 
to  Blenheim  Township,  Oxford  County.  From 
here  they  moved  to  Hay  Township,  Huron  County. 
Now  they  reside  at  Zurich,  Huron  County.  They 
had  a  family  of  twelve  children,  viz: 

IV  TOBIAS  was  married  to  Sarah  Ann  Allison 
and  resides  near  Breslau.  He  has  a  large  family. 

IV  CATHERINE  is  married  to  John  Neuschwan- 
ger,  a  shoemaker.  They  resided  in  Kansas  where 
she  died. 

IV  MARY  is  married  to  Abram  Bushard,  a  farmer. 
They  reside  in  Howick  Township,  Huron  County. 

IV  JOHN  is  married  to  a  Miss  Bechtel.  They 
reside  in  Port  Elgin,  Ontario. 

IV  MENNO  is  married  to  Caroline  Stevens  and 
resides  in  Indiana,  U.  S.,  where  he  is  engaged  in 
farming. 

IV  ABRAHAM  is  married  to  Angeline  Erb.  He 
resides  near  Berlin  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 

IV  HANNAH  is  unmarried  and  resides  with  her 
parents. 

IV  PAULINA  is  unmarried  and  resides  with  Mrs. 
William  Moyer,  Berlin. 

IV  REV.  ISAAC  was  married  to  Emma  M.  Her- 
shey.  She  died  some  time  ago.  Several  years  ago 


.BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  563 

he  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  of  the  Mennonite 
body.  At  present  he  has  his  home  with  Mr. 
Absalom  C.  Snyder,  near  Breslau. 

IV  LEAH,  twin  sister  to  Isaac,  died  in  infancy. 

IV  JOSEPH  is  married  and  resides  in  Hay  Town- 
ship, Huron  County,  Ontario. 

IV  ELIZABETH  died  in  Infancy. 

7642  III  WANNER,  NANCY  S.,  the  third  daughter  of 
Tobias  W.  Wanner,  was  married  to  David  Goudie. 
At  present  they  reside  about  two  miles  south  of 
Breslau.    Their  family  consists  of  ten  children.  See 
Nos.  3315  to  3324. 

7643  III  WANNER,  CATHERINE  S.,  fourth  daughter 
of  Tobias  W.  Wanner,  died  July  20th,  1861.      She 
was  married  to  David  Pannebecker,  a  farmer.    They 
resided   on  the  old  "Tobias    W.  Wanner   Farm." 
See  David  Pannebecker's  family. 

7644  III  WANNER,  MARY  S.,  the  fifth  daughter  of 
Tobias  W.  Wanner,  was  born  November  10th,  1828. 
On  May  9th,  1848,  she  was  married  to  Isaac  Groh- 
They  reside  on  a  farm  a  little  more  than  a  mile 
south-west  of  Hespeler.    See  Nos.  3416  to  3427. 

7645  III  WANNER,  SUSANNAH  S.,  the  sixth  daugh- 
ter of   Tobias  W.  Wanner,  was  married  to  Val- 
entine   Fisher,   a   farmer.      They   reside   in   Col- 
borne  Township,  Huron  County,  Ontario,  and  have 
a  family  of  eleven  children,  viz: 

IV  SARAH  was  married  to  Elijah  Townsend,  a 
farmer.  They  reside  in  Hullet  Township,  Huron 
County,  Ontario. 

IV  LEAH  was  married  to  George  Buck,  a  farmer. 
They  resided  near  Goderich  where  she  died. 


584  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

IV  ISAAC  is  married  and  resides  in  Colborne 
Township,  Huron  County,  where  he  is  engaged  in 
farming. 

IV  SETH  is  married  to  a  Miss  Hunokin  and  re- 
sides in  Colborne  Township,  Huron  County.  He  is 
a  farmer, 

IV  LUCINDA  was  married  to  Thomas  Hunckin,  a 
farmer.  They  resided  in  Huron  County  where  she 
died. 

IV  SUSANNAH  was  married  to  Thomas  Hunckin, 
husband  of  her  deceased  sister. 

IV  ABRAM  belonged  to  the  Mounted  Police  of  the 
North- West  where  he  died.  He  was  not  married. 

IV  NANCY  is  unmarried  and  resides  in  the  city  of 
Guelph. 

IV  VALENTINE,  a  barber  and  merchant,  resides 
in  the  Canadian  North- West. 

IV  MATILDA  is  unmarried  and  at  home  with  her 
parents. 

IV  TOBIAS  is  single  yet  and  resides  with  his 
parents. 

7646  III  WANNER,  LEAH  S.,  the  seventli  and  young- 
est daughter  of  Tobias  W.  Wanner,  is  married  to 
David  Pannebecker.  They  reside  on  her  father's 
old  place  near  Hespeler,  Ontario.  Their  family 
consists  of  seven  children.  See  David  Panne- 
beoker's  family. 


WEBER. 


7647  I  WEBER,  HENRY,  generally  known  by  his  de- 
scendants as  "  Heiner,"  a  native  of  Switzerland,  was  born  about 
the  year   1690.      His  father,  "Hannes"  Weber,  was  a  strict  ad- 
herent of  the  Protestant  faith.     After  the  decease  of  his  father,  in 
1821,  Henry,  with  his  brothers,  Christian  and  John,  emigrated  to 
America.     It  is  not  known  where  they  arrived  but  in   all   proba- 
bility at  Philadelphia  as  we  find  they  settled  in  Earl  Township, 
Lancaster  County.     It  is  not  definitely  known   where  Christian 
and  John  settled.     One  report  in  the  hands  of  the  writer  states 
that  they  left   many  heirs.      Of  Henry  there  are  numerous  de- 
scendants.    He  was  married  to  Anna  Hershi.f      They  resided 
near  Blue  Ball.     Their  family  consisted  of  several  children.    The 
names  of   ihree  of   the   sons   have   been   received,   namely:    II 
Christian,  II  George,  and  II  Henry. 

7648  II  WEBER,  CHRISTIAN,  was  born  in  Earl  Town- 
ship, Lancaster  County,  December  25th,  1731.     On 
September  30th,  1749,  he  was  married  to  Magdalena 
Rutt  who  died  in  1804.     He  died  February  13th, 
1820.     They  had  a  numerous  family  consisting  of 
seventeen  children,  viz: 

7649  III  WEBER,  HENRY,  was  married  to  Magdalena 
Huber.    No  heirs  in  Canada. 

7650  III  WEBER,  BARBARA,  was  married  to  Michael 
Shert. 

7651  III  WEBER,  CHRISTIAN,  was  married  to  Anna 
Long. 

7652  III  WEBER,  JACOB,  was  married  to  Veronica 
Witmer. 

7653  III  WEBER,  SAMUEL,  fifth  child  of  Christian 

t  Now  spelled  Hershey. 


566  BIOGBAPHICAL   HISTOKY    OF  WATEELOO. 

and  Magdalena  (Rutt)  Weber,  was  born  in  Lancas- 
ter County,  Pennsylvania,  in  1758.  He  was  married 
to  Sarah  Heatwole.  They  had  quite  a  numerous 
family  but  names  of  none  of  the  children  have  been 
handed  to  the  writer  except  that  of  IV  Christian. 

7654  IV  WEBER,  CHRISTIAN,  was  born  about  the 
year  1788.    He  was  married  to  Anna  Moyer.    They 
resided  in  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  where 
they  both  died.      Their  family  consisted  of   five 
children,  namely:  V  Solomon,  V  Samuel,  V  Gideon, 
V  Isaac,  and  V  Daniel.    Samuel  and  Gideon  never 
came  to  Canada. 

7655  V  WEBER,  SOLOMON,  was  born  in  Lancaster 

County,  Pennsylvania,  July  loth,  1810.  He  came  to  Canada 
when  quite  a  young  man  (in  1829  or  1830).  He  was  a  miller 
and  was  engaged  in  different  mills  before  he  set  out  as  a  minister. 
On  April  23rd,  1832,  he  was  married  to  Catherine  Roos.  Shortly 
after  their  marriage  he  moved  to  New  Hamburg  where  he  was 
engaged  in  the  milling  business.  Thus  we  see  that  he  was  one  of 
the  early  pioneers  of  Wilmot  Township.  In  1839  he  experienced 
religion  and  labored  six  years  as  a  local  preacher.  In  1849  he 
entered  the  itinerant  ministry  in  which  he  remained  in  active 
service  until  old  age  and  partial  blindness  caused  his  retirement. 
He  was  then  placed  on  the  superannuated  list.  During  the 
time  he  was  a  local  preacher  he  preached  500  sermons,  and 
during  his  active  ministry  he  delivered  5370  sermons.  During 
the  last  ten  years  of  his  life  he  found  a  pleasant  home  and  loving 
care  in  the  home  of  his  son-in-law,  Frederick  Guggisberg  of 
Walkerton,  Ontario.  After  a  short  illness  he  passed  quietly  and 
peacefully  away  to  mansions  beyond,  February  8th,  1889.  His 
wife  died  in  the  year  1880.  Their  family  consisted  of  eight 
children,  viz: 

7656  VI  WEBER,  CHRISTIAN,  the  eldest,  died  in  the 
Buffalo  (New  York)  Hospital  in  July,  1864,  from  a 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY  OP   WATERLOO.  567 

fatal  wound  received  in  the  battle  before  Peters* 
burg,  Virginia,  during  the  late  civil  war. 

7657  VI    WEBER,     GIDEON,    is   married    to    Lizzie 
Schmidt  of  New  Hamburg,  Ontario.     They  reside 
at  Riceville,  Iowa,  where  he  is  engaged  in  the  mer- 
cantile business.    To  them  are  born  two  children, 
namely:  VII  Gate  and  another   daughter   whose 
name  was  not  received. 

7658  VI  WEBER,  ROOS,  was  married  to  Sophia  Stoltz 
in  fall  of  1889.     They  reside  in  Erie,  Pennsylvania, 
where  he  is  engaged  in  painting.    They  have  three 
children,  namely:  VII  Gideon,  VII  Solomon,  and  a 
daughter  whose  name  was  not  received. 

7659  VI  WEBER,    SOLOMON,  was   bora    May   27th, 
1849.    In  November,  1869,  he  was  married  to  Judith, 
daughter  of  Senator  Samuel  Merner  of  New  Ham. 
burg.     She  was  born  December  19th,  1851.     Mr. 
Weber  is  a  saddler  and  book-keeper  by  trade.    At 
present  he  resides  in  the  town  of  Waterloo  where 
he  is  engaged  with  Th<i  Waterloo  Manufacturing 
Company.     His  family  consists  of  four  children, 
namely:    VII    Norman    E.,  VII    Roland    W.,  VII 
Milton  E.,  and  VII  Elden  S. 

7660  VI  WEBER,  WILLIAM,  a  moulder  and  founder 
resides  in  New  Hamburg,  Ontario,  where  he  is  en- 
gaged in  the  foundry.    He  is  not  married. 

7661  VI  WEBER,  ELIZABETH,  is  married  to  George 
Reid,  a  contractor  and  builder  of  boats.     They  re- 
side at  Lockport,  New  York,  where  he  is  overseer  in 
the  shipyards.    Their  family  consists  of  three  chil- 
dren, namely:    VII  Gideon,  VII  Solomon,  and  a 
daughter  whose  name  was  not  received. 

7662  VI  WEBER,  MATILDA,  is  married  to  Franklin 


568  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

Guggisburg,  a  merchant.  They  reside  in  Walker- 
ton,  Ontario.  To  them  is  born  a  family  of  three 
children,  namely:  VII  Clara,  VII  Rosetta,  and  VII 
Walter. 

7663  VI  WEBER,  NANCY,  is  married  to  Peter  Olheiser. 
They  reside  in  Buffalo,  New  York,  where  he  is  en- 
gaged as  clerk  in  one  of  the  large  dry  goods  estab- 
lishments. To  them  are  born  three  children, 
namely:  VII  Nina,  VII  Katie,  and  VII  William. 

766±  V  WEAVER,  ISAAC  MOYER,  brother  to  Rev. 
Solomon  Weber,  was  born  November  23rd,  1821, 
came  to  Canada  in  1844  and  settled  in  Waterloo 
County,  Ontario.  He  resided  in  the  towns  of 
Berlin  and  Waterloo  for  some  twenty  years.  Some 
time  during  the  latter  part  of  the  sixties  he  moved 
west  to  North  Dakota  where  he  died  May  6th,  1889. 
He  was  married  to  Mary  Ann,  daughter  of  the  late 
John  Hoffman.  She  died  in  Berlin,  April  6th,  1886, 
aged  55  years.  To  them  was  born  a  family  of  five 
children,  viz: 

7665  VI  WEAVER,  WILLIAM    HENRY,  the   eldest, 
was  born  August  19th,  1849.    He  resides  in  Hespeler 
where  he  is  engaged  as  a  woollen  manufacturer  and 
is  married  to  Sarah  Ellen  Hawthorne.     They  have 
a   family  of   four   children,    namely:    VII    Lister 
Everet,  VII  Herbert  Marshall,  VII  Myrta  Matilda 
and  VII  Ashford  William. 

7666  VI  WEAVER,  EVANGELINE,  was   born   May 
30th,  1855.    She  is  married  to  William  McCullough, 
a  farmer.     They  reside  at  Seattle,  state  of  Wash- 
ington.   To  them  was  born  a  family  of  five  children 
but  names  were  not  received. 

7667  VI  WEAVER,  HANNAH  MARIAH,    was   born 
September  4th,  1858.      She  is  married  to  Charles 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  569 

Ireland,  a  book-keeper.  They  reside  in  Tocoma, 
state  of  Washington.  Their  family  consists  of 
three  children,  names  not  received. 

7668  VI  WEAVER,  CAROLINE  AMELIA,  was  born 
September  llth,  1860.     She  is  not  married  and  re- 
sides in  Winnipeg,  Manitoba,  where  she  is  engaged 
as  a  book-keeper. 

7669  VI  WEAVER,  ALPHEUS  HOFFMAN,  was  born 
July  5th,   1863.     He  is  a  printer   and   resides  in 
Tocoma,   Washington    State.     He  is  married  but 
name  of  wife  was  not  received. 


7670  V  WEAVER,  DANIEL  M,  was  born  in  Lancas- 
ter County,  Pennsylvania,  April  6th,  1823.    He  was 
a  brother  to  Solomon,  the  minister.    In  1844  he 
came  to  this  county  and  resided,  most  of  the  time, 
in  the  towns  of  Berlin  and  Waterloo.    He  was  mar- 
ried to  Mary  Fry  who  was  born  August  12th,  1829, 
and  died  October  27th,  1867.    After  her  decease  he 
was  married  to  Sarah  Doeling  who  died  June  5th, 
1889.      He  has  a  family  of  six  sons  who  are  still 
living.    Their  names  are  as  follows: 

7671  VI  WEAVER,  ALLAN,  is  a  tailor  and  resides  in 
California,  U.  S. 

7672  VI  WEAVER,  AMASA,  is  a  shoemaker  and  re- 
sides in  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin. 

7678  VI  WEAVER,  WALTER,  is  a  printer  and  resides 
in  Detroit,  Michigan. 

7674  VI   WEAVER,  TITUS,  is  in  military  school  at 
London,  Ontario. 

7675  VI  WEAVER,  REUBEN,  is  a  tailor  and  resides 
in  Berlin,  Ontario. 


I 
570  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

7676  VI  WEAVER,  FREDERICK,  is  with  his  uncle, 
John  Doeling,  in  Wallace,  Perth  County,  Ontario, 
where  he  is  attending  school  and  during  the  sum- 
mer months  assists  on  the  farm. 

7677  III  WEBER,  PETER,  the  sixth  child  of  Christian 
and  Magdalena  (Rutt)  Weber,  was  born  in  the  year 
1760.    He  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Wenger  and  re- 
sided near  the  old  homestead  in  Earl  Township, 
Lancaster    County,   Pennsylvania.      Their   family 
consisted  of  eleven  children,  viz: 

7678  IV  WEBER,  JOHN,  the  eldest  son  of  Peter  and 

Elizabeth  (Wenger)  Weber,  was  born  March  2oth,  1786,  and  was 
married,  March  i8th,  1806,  to  Catherine,  daughter  of  Benjamin 
Gehman.  She  was  born  March  nth,  1782,  and  died  June  2nd, 
1864.  They  resided  in  Earl  Township,  Lancaster  County,  until 
1825  when  they  moved  to  Canada.  They  left  their  home  April 
7th,  and  arrived  at  the  farm  now  possessed  by  Joseph  M.  Bru- 
bacher,  two  miles  north-east  of  the  town  of  Waterloo,  on  the 
26th  day  of  same  month.  Shortly  after  their  arrival  they  located 
on  a  farm  in  the  township  of  Woolwich,  about  one  mile  south  of 
Conestogo.  The  farm  is  now  possessed  by  Aaron  Sheifley. 
Here  old  John  Weber  icsided  until  his  death  which  took  place 
January  2ist,  1854.  Mr.  Weber  was  a  deacon  of  the  Mennonite 
body  when  he  came  to  Canada.  In  July,  1833,  he  was  ordained 
at  the  Martin  Mennonite  Meeting  House  as  minister  of  the 
Mennonites  by  Bishop  Benjamin  Eby.  He  was  considered  a 
good  speaker  and  ranked  among  the  foremost  of  the  ministers  of 
his  day.  Their  family  consisted  of  ten  children,  all  born  in 
Pennsylvania.  The  names  of  three  of  the  children  are  not  given, 
they  died  when  quite  young,  none  being  more  than  five  days  old. 
Those  whose  names  were  given  were  as  follows: 

7679  V  WEBER,  VERONICA,  the  eldest  daughter  of 
John  and  Catherine  (Gehman)   Weber,   was  born 
July  19th,  1808.     She  was  married  to  John  Eby, 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  571 

druggist  of  Berlin,  and  died  December  10th,  1837. 
See  John  Eby's  family. 

7680  V  WEBER,  JOEL,  the  eldest   son  of   John  and 
Catherine  (Gehman)  Weber,  was  born  October  4th, 
1809,  and  died  March  23rd,  1834.    He  was  married 
to  Magdalena  Good  and  had  one  daughter,  viz: 

7681  VI  WEBER,  LYDIA,  was  married  to  George  W. 
Eby,  but  died  a  few  years  ago.    Their  home  was  at 
Locke,  Indiana.      She  left  one  heir,  a  daughter 
named  VII  Lydia. 

7682  V  WEBER,  PETER,  the  second  son  of  John  and 
Catherine  Weber,  was  born  December  10th,  1810, 
and  died  February  12th,  1876.    He  was  married  to 
Catherine  Bear,  sister  to  old  John  Bear.     They  re- 
sided in  Iowa,  and  had  quite  a  large  family  but 
names  of  children  were  not  received. 

7683V  WEBER,  CATHERINE,  the  second  daughter 
of  John  and  Catherine  Weber,  was  born  April  28th, 
1812,  and  died  December  2nd,  1890.  She  was  mar- 
ried to  Martin  Eby,  March  3rd,  1832.  See  Martin 
Eby's  family. 

7684  V  WEBER,  NANCY,  the  third  daughter  of  John 
and  Catherine  Weber,  was  born  June  3rd,  1814,  and 
died  October  2nd,  1889.     She  was  unmarried  and 
had  her  home  with  John  Sitler's  where  she  died. 

7685  V  WEBER,  LYDIA,  the  fourth  daughter  of  John 
and  Catherine  Weber,  was  born  September  8th, 
1816,  and  died  November  14th,  1857.    She  was  mar- 
ried to  David  Gingerich  and  resided  on  Solomon 
Sheifley's  farm.    See  David  Gingerich's  family. 

7686  V  WEBER,  JOHN  C.,  the  third  son  of  John  and 

Catherine  Weber,  was  born  in  Earl  Township,  Lancaster  County, 


57-  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

Pennsylvania,  February  ijth,  1818,  and  came  to  Canada  when 
he  was  seven  years  of  age.  He  had  his  home  with  his  parents 
who  resided  on  the  farm  now  possessed  by  Aaron  Sheifley,  a  little 
south  of  the  village  of  Conestogo.  On  January  2ist,  1840,  he 
was  married  to  Mary,  daughter  of  Nathan  and  Veronica  (Becntel) 
Clemens.  She  was  born  July  23rd,  1823.  After  their  marriage 
they  moved  on  his  father's  farm  for  two  years.  In  1842  they 
moved  or.  lot  No.  50,  German  Company's  Tract,  Woolwich 
Township,  thence  on  a  farm  near  Hawksville,  and  from  this 
place  to  Upper  Woolwich  where  they  resided  until  1881  when 
they  moved  to  West  Montrose  where  they  still  reside.  He  was 
an  auctioneer  for  21  years,  from  1851  to  1872.  Their  family 
consisted  of  fourteen  children,  viz: 

7687  VI  WEBER,  LYDIA,   was  born  June  6th,   1841. 
She  is  married  to  Fred  Kumpf.    They  reside  in 
West  Montrose,  Ontario.    He  is  a  cooper  by  trade. 
Their  family  consists  of  four  children,  namely:  VII 
Amelia,  VII  Mary,  VII  John,  and  VII  Elizabeth. 

7688  VI  WEBER,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  November 
6th,  1842.    She  is  married  to  Benjamin  B.  Martin. 
They  reside  on  a  farm  in  the  township  of  Peel, 
Wellington  County,  Ontario.    They  have  had  seven 
children,  but  all  died  except  one.     Their  names 
were  VII  Jacob  (dead),  VII  Moses  (dead\  VII  Elias, 
married  to  Barbara  Brtibacher,  and  four  who  died? 
aged  only  a  few  hours,  names  not  received. 

7689  \  I  WEBER,  MOSES,  was  born  July  llth,  1844. 

He  is  married  to  Catherine  Funk.  At  present  they  reside  in 
Elmwood,  Ontario.  They  have  no  family.  In  1873  he  entered 
the  ministry  of  the  M.ennonite  Brethren  in  Christ  Church.  Had 
circumstances  placed  him  in  a  different  sphere  where  libraries 
and  good  schools  had  surrounded  him  in  his  younger  years,  he 
might  now  rank  with  our  best  and  most  renowned  ministers  of 
the  day.  He  has  attained  for  himself  the  merited  distinction  of 
being  considered  more  than  an  ordinary  theologian.  He  preaches 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY    OF   WATERLOO.  573 

in  the  German  language  only.  He  has  rendered  good  service 
for  his  Master.  Many  a  heart-cheering  sermon  he  has  preached 
during  the  last  twenty  years.  He  is  exceedingly  entertaining  in 
his  ordinary  conversations.  In  his  delivery  of  a  sermon  no  claim 
to  oratory  is  made.  It  is  a  great  pity  that  he  is  not  capable  of 
preaching  in  the  English  language. 

7690  VI  WEBER,  CATHARINE,  was  born  April  18th, 

1846.  She  is  married  to  David  Martin,  a  farmer- 
They  reside  in  Wellesley  Township,  on  Peel  Town- 
ship-line, and  have  a  large  family,  namely:  VII  Leah, 
VII  Solomon,  VII  Aaron,  VII  Mary,  VII  Esther, 
VII  David,  VII  John,  VII  Catherine,  VII  Lovina, 
VII  Josiah,  VII  Jacob,  and  VII  Elizabeth. 

7691  VI  WEBER,   VERONICA,  was  born  July  17th, 

1847.  She  is  married  to  David  Geiger,  a  farmer. 
They  reside  in  the  township  of   Wallace,  Perth 
County.     They  have  four  children,  namely:   VII 
Caroline,  VII  Hannah,  VII  John,  and  VII  Daniel. 

7692  VI  WEBER,  NATHAN,  was  born  February  5th, 
1849,  and  died  February  21st,  1864. 

7693  VI  WEBER,   HANNAH,    was  born  March  9th, 
1851,  and  died  December  29th,  1881.     She  was  mar- 
ried to  Joseph  Becker,  a  farmer.    They  resided  in 
Arran  Township,  Bruce  County,  Ontario,  and  had 
a  family  of  three  children,  viz:  VII  Matilda,  mar- 
ried to  a  Mr.  Eby,  VII  Aaron,  and  VII  Amos. 

7694  VI  WEBER,  MARY,    was  bora  May  20th,  1853. 
She  is  unmarried  and  resides  with  her  parents. 

7695  VI  WEBER,  JOEL,  was  born  May  14th,  1855,  and 
is  married  but  name  of  his  wife  was  not  received. 
He  is  a  blacksmith  by  trade.   They  reside  at  Remus, 
Michigan,  and  have  no  family. 

7696  VI  WEBER,  AMOS,   was  born  March  21st,  1857. 


574  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY    OF   WATERLOO. 

He  is  a  waggon  maker  by  trade  and  resides  in 
Elm  wood,  Ontario.  Some  time  ago  he  was  married 
to  Susannah  Meuser.  Their  family  consists  of  five 
children,  namely:  VII  Alberta,  VII  Elma,  and  three 
whose  names  were  not  received. 

7697  VI  WEBER,  NANCY,  was  born  May  24th,  1858. 
She  is  married  to  William  Rodgers.    They  reside  in 
the  town  of  Gait  where  he  is  engaged  in  the  Electro 
shop.    They  have  a  family  of  six  children,  namely: 
VII  Edna,  VII  Arthur,  VII  Anson,  VII  James,  VII 
Ella  (dead),  and  VI  Hazel. 

7698  VI  WEBER,  JESSE,   was  born  June  30th,  1860. 
He  resides  in  Henry  County,  Illinois,  where  he  is 
engaged  in  farming.     He  is  unmarried. 

7699  VI  WEBER,  REBECCA,  was  born  December  21st, 
1862,  and  died  February  23rd,  1864. 

7700  VI  WEBER,  SARAH,  was  born  August  27th,  1864. 
She  is  married  to  John  A.  Scherer,  a  farmer.    They 
reside  in  Ayr,  Michigan,  and  have  four  children, 
namely:  VII  John  Wesley,  VII  Violet,  VII  Albert, 
and  VII  James  Anton. 

7701  IV  WEBER,  MARY,  was  born  September  22nd, 
1787,  and  was  married  to  a  Mr.  Gehman. 

7702  IV  WEBER,  MAGDALENA,  was  bom  September 
1st,  1789,  and  was  married  to  a  Mi-.  Stauffer. 

7703 IV  WEBER,  SOLOMON,  was  born    April    10th, 

1791,  and  was  married  but  name  not  received. 

7704 IV  WEBER,  ISAAC,  was  born  September  llth, 

1792,  and  was  married  to  a  Miss  Wenger. 

7705  IV  WEBER,  JOEL,  was  born  November  8th,  1794. 
Died  unmarried. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  575 

7706  IV  WEBER,  ANNA,  was  born  January  2nd,  1797. 
Died  unmarried. 

7707  IV  WEBER,  BARBARA,  was  born  October  16th, 
1798,  and  was  married  to  Abraham  Gehardt. 

7708  IV  WEBER,  PETER,  the  fifth  son  of  Peter  and 

Elizabeth  (Wenger)  Weber,  was  born  in  Earl  Township,  Lancas- 
ter County,  Pennsylvania,  June  nth,  1801.  In  1822  he  was 
married  to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Elizabeth  (Zim- 
merman) Wenger.  She  was  born  February  iith,  1805.  On 
April  yth,  1825,  they,  in  company  with  his  brother  John  and 
family,  left  Earl  Township  and  moved  to  Canada,  arriving  on  the 
farm  now  possessed  by  Joseph  M.  Brubacher,  two  miles  north-east 
of  the  town  of  Waterloo,  on  the  26th  of  the  same  month.  They 
located  on  the  "Peter  Musselman  Farm''  a  little  north  of  Cones- 
togo,  in  the  township  of  Woolwich.  Here  they  resided  until 
their  deaths.  They  had  a  family  of  eighteen  children.  The  two 
eldest  were  born  in  Pennsylvania.  The  names  of  the  children 
are  as  follows: 

7709  V  WEBER,  ISRAEL,    was  born  September  2nd, 
1823,  and  died  October  15th,  1849. 

7710V  WEBER,  JONAS,  second  son  of  Peter  and 
Elizabeth  Weber,  was  born  November  8th,  1824. 
He  was  married  to  Barbara,  daughter  of  Louis  and 
Catherine  (Dattzet)  Ziegler,  in  1848.  She  was  born 
July  18th,  1821.  They  resided  on  a  farm  nearly  two 
miles  north-west  of  St.  Jacobs  where  he  died  Jan- 
uary 16th,  1875.  They  had  a  family  of  seven  chil- 
dren, viz: 

7711  VI  WEBER,  MARIA,  was  bom  July  18th,  1849. 
She  is  unmarried  and    has   her   home   with   her 
mother  who  still  resides  on  the  old  homestead. 

7712  VI  WEBER,  DANIEL,  was  born  July  24th,  1851. 
He  was  married  to  Augusta,  daughter  of  Henry  and 
Magdalena  (Allemang)  Cookman,  December  25th, 


576  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

1881.  They  reside  with  his  mother  on  the  old  home- 
stead. Their  family  consists  of  two  sons,  namely: 
VII  Aaron,  born  October  7th,  1882,  and  VII  Lean- 
der,  born  March  10th,  1889. 

7713  VI  WEBER,  NOAH,  was  born  July  18th,  1853,  and 
died  January  18th,  1855. 

7714  VI  WEBER,  CATHERINE,  was  born  March  29th, 
1855,  and  died  September  llth,  1860. 

7715  VI  WEBER,  ELIZABETH,  was   born   February 
25th,  185S.    She  is  a  dressmaker  and  has  her  place  of 
business  in  St.  Jacobs,  Ontario.      Lately  she  was 
married  to  John  Dierlamm. 

7716  VI  WEBER,  LOVINA,  was  born  June  14th,  1860. 
She  is  unmarried  and  has   her    home    with    her 
mother. 

7717  VI  WEBER,  LOUISA,  the  youngest  member  in 
the  family,  was  born  May  15th,  1863,  and  died  Jan- 
uary 24th,  1888.    She  was  unmarried. 

7718V  WEBER,  ZIMMERMAN,  third  son  of  Peter 
and  Elizabeth  Weber,  was  born  May  3rd,  1826,  and 
died  June  13th,  1893.  He  had  his  home  at  Henry 
Detweiler's  in  Stanley  Township,  Huron  County* 
where  he  died.  He  was  unmarried. 

7719V  WEBER,  PETER,  the  fourth  son  of  Peter  arid 
Elizabeth  Weber,  was  born  December  26th,  1827- 
He  was  married  and  resided  in  Urbana,  Ohio, 
where  he  and  his  wife  died.  Their  children  all 
died  young. 

7720  V  WEBER,  ISAAC,  was  born  at  Conestogo,  Wa- 

terloo  County,  Ontario,  September  igth,  1829.  On  April  i3th, 
1851,  he  was  married  to  Magdalena,  daughter  of  Rev.  Henry 
and  Mary  (Kaufmann)  Shuh.  She  was  born  at  Natchez,  near 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  577 

Berlin,  Waterloo  County,  November  29th,  1829,  and  died  July 
ioth,  1893.  After  their  marriage  they  moved  to  Conestogo  where 
he  was  engaged  in  the  wagon  and  carriage  building  business,  and 
also  carried  on  blacksmithing  in  connection.  In  1868  he  retired 
from  business  and  moved  on  a  farm  in  Howick  Township,  Huron 
County,  Ontario,  where  they  resided  until  their  deaths.  In  1871 
he  was  ordained  as  a  minister  of  the  Mennonite  body  which 
position  he  held  until  his  death.  He  was  a  good  man,  a  kind 
father,  and  a  popular  minister.  As  a  rule  he  generally  had  the 
satisfaction  to  preich  to  well  filled  houses.  His  sermons  were 
short  and  pointed.  Many  a  weary  pilgrim  was  encouraged  to 
continue  his  service  in  the  Lord's  vineyard,  while  sinners  were 
convinced  of  their  folly  of  thus  continuing  their  careless  lives  and 
were  persuaded  to  quit  sin  and  follow  Christ.  The  church  lost  a 
good  worker  when  he  passed  away,  but  let  us  hope  that  our  loss 
proved  to  be  his  eternal  gain.  He  died  February  5th,  1892. 
They  had  a  family  of  eight  children,  viz: 

7721  VI  WEBER,  EZRA,  was  born  in  Conestogo,  April 
1st,  1852.     He  is  married  to  Catherine  Rapp  and 
resides  in  Wallace  Township,  Perth  County,  where 
he  is  engaged  in  farming.    His  post  office  is  Growans- 
town. 

7722  VI  WEBER,  JOHN,  was  bom  in  Conestogo,  June 
29th,  1854.    He  is  married  to  Elizabeth  Brant  and 
resides  in  Howick  Township,  Huron  County.     His 
post  office  is  New  Bridge. 

7723  VI  WEBER,  SIMEON,  was  born    in   Conestogo, 
November  13th,  1856,  and  died  November  20th,  1856. 

7724  VI  WEBER,  MENNO,    was  born   in   Conestogo, 
January  6th,  1858.    On  January  28th,  1879,  he  was 
married  to  Sarah  Ann  Knipe.     She  was  born  in 
Pennsylvania  and  came  to  Ontario  with  her  parents 
when  eight  years  of  age.    At  present  they  reside  in 
the  town  of  Waterloo  where  he  is  engaged  as  trav- 


578  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

elling  agent  for  The  Waterloo  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany.   They  have  a  family  of  eight  children,  viz: 

7725  VII  WEBER,  URIAS,  was  born  in  Wallace  Town- 
ship, November  28th,  1879. 

7726  VII  WEBER,  MAGDALENA,  was  bom  in  Wal- 
lace Township,  July  15th,  1881. 

7727  VII   WEBER,    ANNIE    SOPHIA,    was   born   in 
Wallace  Township,  May  24th,  1883. 

7728  VII  WEBER,   CLARA    LOVINA,    was   born   in 
Wallace  Township,  December  27th,  1884. 

7729  VII  WEBER,   NORMAN,    was   born  in  Wallace 
Township,  December  12th,  1886. 

7730  VII  WEBER,  MARY  EDNA,   was  born  in  Wal- 
lace Township,  June  9th,  1888. 

7731  VII  WEBER,  IRWIN,  was  born  in  the  town  of 
Waterloo,  May  1st,  1891. 

7732  VII  WEBER,  MABEL,  was  born  in  the  town  of 
Waterloo,  May  14th,  1893. 

7733  VI  WEBER,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  in  Cones- 
togo,  April  26th,  1860.     She  is  unmarried. 

7734  VI  WEBER,  URIAS,  was  born  in  Conestogo,  Sep- 
tember 21st,  1862,  and  died  March  3rd,  1864. 

7735  VI  WEBER,  SARAH,  was  born  November  10th, 
1864.    She  is  unmarried. 

7736  VI    WEBER,    LOVINA,    was    born   in    Wallace 
Township,  December  5th,  1868.    She  is  unmarried. 

7737  V  WEBER,  JOSEPH,  the  sixth  son  of  Peter  and 
Elizabeth   (Wenger)    Weber,   was  born   November 
10th,  1831.     He  was  married  to  Mary  Cole  who  died 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY    OF    WATERLOO.  579 

September  6th,  1890.  They  resided  on  a  farm  near 
Winterbourne.  Their  family  consisted  of  ten 
children,  viz: 

7738  VI  WEBER,  CLARISSA,  was   born   July   23rd, 
1853,  and  died  October  22nd,  1854 

7739  VI   WEBER,   PHOEBE  J.,    was   born   February 
12th,  1855.       She  is  married  to  J.  W.  Fear,  a  mer- 
chant.   They  reside  in  the  town  of  Waterloo,  On- 
tario, and  have  a  family  of  three  children,  namely: 
VII  Mabel  E.,  VII  Maurice  L.,  and  VII  Weber  S. 

7740  VI  WEBER,  FRANKLIN  C.,  was  born  December 
10th,  1856.    He  is  married  to  Maggie  Grerrie.     They 
reside  at  Orillia,  Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged  as  a 
carriage  builder.    To  them  are  born  four  children, 
namely:   VII  Neal,  VII  Dora  E.,  VII  Hugh,  and 
VII  Maurice. 

7741  VI  WEBER,  AGNES  A.,  was  born  August  24th, 
1859.    She  is  married  to  D.  E.  McCreery,  a  farmer. 
They  reside  at  Diamond  Springs,  Michigan.    Their 
family  is  as  follows,  namely:  VII  Mary  L.,  VII  John 
L.,  and  VII  Anna  O. 

7742  VI  WEBER,  ELMINA  E.,  was  bom  March  3rd, 
1861.     She  is  married  to  William  Cooper,  a  mill, 
wright.    They  reside  in  Baden;  Ontario,  and  have 
a  family  of  two  children,  VII  William  Gr.  and  VII 
Mars  E. 

7743  VI  WEBER,  ISABELLA,  was  born  January  19th, 
1863.     She  resides  in  Hamilton,  Michigan,  where 
she  is  engaged  as  a  dressmaker. 

7744  VI  WEBER,  HERMAN  C.,  was  born  June  20th, 
1865.     He  is  unmarried  and  resides   in    Chicago, 
Illinois,  where  he  is  engaged  as  a  carpenter. 

7745  VI  WEBER,  ALLAN  WILLIAM,  was  bora  Octo- 


580  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

ber  26th,  1868.     He  is  unmarried  and  resides  in 
Chicago  where  he  is  engaged  as  a  carpenter. 

7746  VI  WEBER,  MAURICE  E.,  was  born  July  7th, 
1871.    He  is  in  Berlin,  Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged 
as  a  harness  maker.    He  is  not  married. 

7747  VI  WEBER,  ZULEMA,  was  born  April  26th,  1875. 
She  follows    teaching   and    resides   in    Hamilton, 
Michigan. 

7748  V  WEBER,  VERONICA,  the  eldest  daughter  of 
Peter  and  Elizabeth  Weber,  was  born  June  7th, 
1833,  and  died  an  infant. 

7749  .V  WEBER,  MARY,  the  second  daughter  of  Peter 
and  Elizabeth  Weber,  was  born  October  20th,  1834. 
On  October  20th,  1855,  she  was  married  to  Aaron 
Weber.     See  Aaron  Weber's  family. 

7750  V  WEBER,  ELIZABETH,  the  third  daughter  of 
Peter  and   Elizabeth  Weber,  was  bom  February 
3rd,  1836.    She  died  an  infant. 

7751  V  WEBER,  ELI,  the  seventh  son  of   Peter  and 
Elizabeth  Weber,  was  born  September  10th,  1837, 
and  died  at  Caledonia,  Michigan,  in  1882.     He  was 
married  to  Eliza  Meyer.    They  had  no  family. 

7752  V  WEBER,  MAGDALENA,  was  born  June  14th, 
1839.    She  died  an  infant. 

7753  V  WEBER,  JOHN,  was  bom  June  15th,  1840.    He 
died  an  infant. 

7754  V  WEBER,   SUSANNAH,    was   born   December 
3rd,  1841.     She  died  young. 

7755  V  WEBER,  ANNA,  was  born  March  31st,  1843. 
She  is  married  to  Dilman,  son  of  Benjamin  Snyder. 
They  reside  in  Coriestogo.     To  them  was  born  no 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTOKY    OF  WATEKLOO.  581 

family  but  they  have  adopted  children  whom  they 
raise. 

7756V  WEBER,  LYDIA,  was  born  June  13th,  1844. 
She  died  quite  young. 

7757  V  WEBER,  CATHARINE,  was  bom  November 
15th,  1846.    On  October  28th,  1864,  she  was  married 
to  Henry,  son  of  George  D.  and  Nancy  Shoemaker. 
They  resided  in  the  village  of  Conestogo  where  he 
died  of  typhoid  fever,  November  24th,  1877.      See 
Henry  Shoemaker's  family. 

7758  V  WEBER,  LOVINA,  the  youngest  daughter  of 
Peter  and  Elizabeth  Weber,  was  born   February 
25th,  1848,  and  died  in  1858. 

7759  V  WEBER,  HIRAM,  the  youngest  son  of  Peter 
and  Elizabeth  Weber,  was  born  at  Conestogo,  May 
31st,  1850.    He  is  unmarried  and  has  his  home  with 
his  sister,  Annie,  who  is  married  to  Dillman  Snyder 
who  resides  in  Conestogo,  Ontario. 

7760  IV  WEBER,  VERONICA,  was  born  March  15th, 
1804,  and  was  married  to  a  Mr.  Rife. 

7761 IV  WEBER,  JACOB,  was  bora  July  22nd,  1808. 
He  was  never  married. 

7762  III  WEBER,   JOHN,    was   married   to    Veronica 
Sensenig. 

7763  III  WEBER,  ELIZABETH,  was  married  to  John 
Huber,  grandfather  to  John  Huber  of  Waterloo. 

7764  III  WEBER,  MAGDALEN  A,  was  married  to  a 
Mr.  Martin. 

7765  III  WEBER,  JOSEPH,  seventh  son  of  Christian 
and  Magdalena  (Ruth)  Weber,  was  born  in  Earl 


582  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTOEY    OF  WATERLOO. 

Township,  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania.  He 
was  married  to  Anna  Burkholder.  They  had  a 
numerous  family  but  names  of  children  have  not 
been  handed  to  the  writer.  We  know  that  one  son 
was  named  IV  David  B. 

7766  IV  WEBER,  DAVID  B.,  was  born  November  2nd, 
1800,  and  emigrated  to  Canada  when  quite  a  young 
man  while  the  others  of  the  family  remained  in 
Pennsylvania.      Here    he    was    married    to    Mary 
Lyons  who  was  born  May  19th,  1803,  and  died  July 
10th,  1871.     They  resided  on  a  farm  near  Strasburg, 
now  in  possession  of  their  son,  Noah.    Their  family 
consisted  of  fifteen  children,  viz: 

7767  V  WEBER,  JOSEPH,  was  born  August  9th,  1822. 

and  died  March  2nd,  1876.  He  was  married  to  Anna,  daughter 
of  Henry  and  Salome  (Baumann)  Weber,  October  22nd,  1845. 
She  was  born  November  igth,  1824,  and  died  October  i3th, 
1886.  They  resided  on  part  of  lot  No.  64,  German  Company's 
Tract,  Waterloo  County.  The  farm  is  now  possessed  by  John  S. 
Brubacher  who  is  married  to  one  of  their  adopted  daughters. 
They  had  no  family  of  their  own  but  raised  four  children,  namely; 
Susannah  Kinzie  who  was  born  April  24th,  1847,  and  was  mar- 
ried to  Joshua  Snyder;  Anna  Edy  who  was  born  March  24th, 
1854,  and  married  to  John  S.  Brubacher;  Jane  Elbert  who  was 
born  April  ist,  1863,  and  died  August  26th,  1863;  and  Catharine 
Magdalena  Murphy  who  is  married  to  Samuel  K.  Brubacher. 
On  June  26th,  1868,  Mr.  Weber  was  ordained  as  deacon  of  the 
Mennonite  body.  He  held  this  position  until  his  death  which 
took  place  March  2nd,  1876. 

7768  V  WEBER,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  August  23rd, 
1823.    On  September  5th,  1843,  she  was  married  to 
David  S.  Wismer  who  was  born  June  3rd,  1823,  and 
died  August  2nd,  1884.    They  had  a  family  of  seven 
children.    See  David  S.  Wismer's  family. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  583 

7769  V  WEBER,  MARY,  was  born  February  3rd,  1825. 
She  is  married  to  Rev.  Levi  Wildfong  who  was  born 
August  llth,  1827.  They  reside  in  Tavistock, 
Ontario.  See  Rev.  Levi  Wildfong's  family. 

7770V  WEBER,  LYDIA,  was  born  November  21st, 
1826.  She  was  married  to  Joseph  Snyder  in  1853. 
He  was  born  June  27th4  1827.  They  reside  on  a 
farm  three  miles  east  of  Winterbourne.  See  Joseph 
Snyder's  family. 

7771  V  WEBER,  DAVID,  was  born  January  16th,  1828, 
and  died  December  28th,  1840. 

7772  V  WEBER,  MOSES,  was  born  October  31st,  1829. 
He  was  first  married  to  Veronica,  daughter  of  Jo. 
seph   Wildfong  of   Strasburg,  Ontario.     She  was 
born  June  28th,  1835.    They  resided  in  the  township 
of  Woolwich,  near  Heidelberg,  where  she  died  in 
1871.     After  her  decease  he  was  married  to  Wil- 
helmine  Kercher.    They  now  reside  in  Brown  City, 
Michigan,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.     His 
family  is  as  follows,  namely:  VI  Polly,  VI  Lydia, 
VI  Rebecca,  VI  Amanda,  VI  David,  VI  Joseph,  VI 
Elizabeth,  VI   Mary    Ann,  VI   Hannah,  and   VI 
Daniel  of  first  wife,  and  VI  Veronica,  VI  Rosa,  VI 
Anna,  and  a  son  whose  name  was  not  received,  of 
second  wife. 

7773  V  WEBER,  SOLOMON,  was  born  at  Strasburg, 
Ontario,  December  31st,  1831.    He  resided  in  the 
township  of   Woolwich,  north  of   Elmira,  on  the 
farm  lately  owned  by  Henry  Groff.    He  died  Octo- 
ber 10th,  1871.    He  was  married  to  Emma  Elizabeth 
Grey.    Their  family  consisted  of  six  children,  viz: 

7774  VI  WEBER,  MENNO  G.,  the  eldest  son,  was  born 

March  22nd,  1856.     His  boyhood  days  were  spent  on  his  father's 
farm.      When   quite  a  young  man  he  commenced  clerking  in  a 


584  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

store.  On  July  281(1,  1882,  a  partnership  was  formed  with 
Alonzo  Erb  under  the  name  of  Weber  &  Eib,  as  dealers  in 
general  merchandise.  Their  place  of  business  is  in  Elmira,  one 
of  our  liveliest  and  most  business-like  incorporated  villages  in 
Canada.  Their  business  still  continues  and  is  in  a  flourishing 
condition.  Mr.  Weber  is  unmarried  and  has  his  home  with  his 
sister. 

7775  VI  WEBER,  MARY,  was  born  September  14th, 
1857.     She  is  married  to  Jacob  Winger,  woollen 
manufacturer.      They    reside   in    Elmira.      Their 
family  consists  of  two  children,  namely:  VII  Ray- 
mond and  VII  Russell. 

7776  VI  WEBER,  SUSANNAH,  was  born   December 
23rd,  1861.    She  is  married  to  William  Behrens  who 
is  clerk  in  Weber  &  Erb's  store.     They  reside  in 
Elmira  and  have  a  family  of  five  children,  namely: 
VII   Betram,    VII    Edith,    VII    Norma  Bell,  VII 
Ralph,  and  VII  Beatrice. 

7777  VI  WEBER,  EMMA,  was  born  November  30th, 
1864.    She  is  unmarried. 

7778  VI  WEBER,  ANNA,    was  born  April  6th,  1869. 
She  is  married  to  Alvah  Devitt.    They  reside  in  the 
town  of  Waterloo  where  he  is  engaged  in  the  drug 
business.     Their  family  consists  of  two  children 
named  VII  Gladys  Emma,  and  VII  Edward  Blake. 

7779  VI  WEBER,  EDITH,  was  born  August  20th,  1871. 
She  has  her  home  with  her  mother. 

7780V  WEBER,   AARON,  was  born  September  20th, 

1833.  On  October  2oth,  1855,  he  was  married  to  Mary  Weber 
who  was  born  October  2oth,  1834.  She  is  a  daughter  of  Peter 
and  Elizabeth  (Wenger)  Weber.  In  January,  1856,  they  moved 
on  part  of  lot  No.  102,  German  Company's  Tract,  Woolwich 
Township,  north-west  of  Elmira.  Here  they  have  resided  ever 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  585 

since.  He  has  been  one  of  the  councillors  for  the  township  of 
Woolwich  for  a  number  of  years,  and  has  been  first  deputy  reeve 
since  January,  1891.  They  have  a  family  of  six  children,  viz: 

7781  VI  WEBER,  MATILDA,  was  bom  September  8th, 
1858.      On  March  29th,  1882,  she  was  married  to 
Reuben,  son  of    Henry    Snider  of   Bloomingdale. 
They  possess  a  beautiful  farm  about  a  mile  east  of 
Conestogo  where  they  reside.    Their  family  consists 
of  one  child  named  VII  Emerson. 

7782  VI  WEBER,  EPHRAIM,  was  born  July  27th,  1859. 
On  March    20th,   1883,  lie  was    married    to  Leah, 
daughter  of  David  S.  Snyder,  near  Elmira.     They 
reside  on  his  father-in-law's  farm.     Their  family 
consists  of  four  children,  namely:  VII  Clayton,  VII 
Allan,  VII  Laura,  and  VII  Lucinda. 

7783  VI  WEBER,  REUBEN,  was  born  April  23rd,  1863. 
On  March  23rd,  1886,  he  was  married  to  Mary  Ann, 
daughter  of  John  Bricker  near  Hawksville,  Ontario. 
They  reside  on  a  farm  in  the  township  of  Peel, 
Wellington  County,  near  Grlenallen.    They  have  one 
daughter  named  VII  Clara. 

7784  VI  WEBER,  JOSIAH,   was   born    October   13th, 
1864.    On  March  26th,  1889,  he  was  married  to  Mary 
Ann,  daughter  of  Benjamin  Lichty.     They  reside 
on   west  end  of  lot  No.   102,   German    Company's 
Tract,    Woolwich   Township,    being    half    of    his 
father's   lot.      They    have   two   sons   named   VII 
Nelson  and  VII  Orton.  . 

7785  \  I  WEBER,  SIDNEY,  was  born  June  llth,  1868. 
On  March  18th,  1891,  he  was  married  to  Caroline, 
daughter  of  Christian  Wanner.     They  reside  on 
the  old    homestead  with    his    parents    and   have 
had  three  children,  namely:   VII  Nellie  and  VII 
Elsie  (dead)  (twins),  and  VII  Elizabeth. 


588  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

7786  VI  WEBER,  ISRAEL,  was  born  January  18th, 
1873.  He  is  unmarried  and  is  engaged  in  farming 
with  his  brother  on  the  old  homestead. 

7787V  WEBER,  NOAH,  was  born  September  24th, 
1835.  He  was  married,  April  4th,  1858,  to  Elizabeth, 
daughter  of  Tobias  and  Magdalena  (Bechtel)  Kolb. 
She  was  born  August  15th,  1834,  and  died  April 
12th,  1835.  They  resided  near  Strasburg,  Ontario, 
on  his  father's  old  homestead  where  she  died.  Here 
they  raised  a  family  of  eight  children,  viz: 

7788  VI  WEBER,    MANASSEH,    was    born   January 
1st,  1859.    He  was  married  to  Lydia  Gabel  and  re- 
sided on  a  farm,  near  Trussler's  saw  mill,  where  he 
died  April  15th,  1893,  from  an  injury  received  by  a 
limb  falling  on  his  head  while  being  engaged  in  the 
bush.    He  left  a  family  of  five  children,  namely:  VI 
Isabella,  VII  Lovina,  VII  Noah,  VII  Gordon,  and 
VII  Magdalena. 

7789  VI  WEBER,  HANNAH,  was  born  December  28th, 

1859.  She  is  married  to  Samuel  Brado,  a  farmer. 
They   reside   at    South    River,    Muskoka.      Their 
family  consists  of  one  child  named  VII  Vietta. 

7790  VI  WEBER,  AMANDA,  was  born  December  20th, 

1860.  She  is  married    to    Frederick   Krampin,  a 
farmer.    They  reside  at  May  City,  Iowa.     To  them 
were    born   the    following  children,  namely:    VII 
Elsie,  VII  Lfllie,  VII  Minerva,  VII  Ermina,  VII 
Hannah,  VII  Vietta,  and  VII  Emma. 

7791  VI  WEBER,  MENNO,  was  born  April  16th,  1862, 
and  died  July  22nd,  1864. 

7792  VI  WEBER    MAGDALENA,  was  born    October 
12th,  1^64.     She  is  married  to  George  Ament,  a 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  587 

farmer.  They  reside  at  Port  Elgin,  Ontario,  and 
have  the  following  family,  namely:  VII  Herbert 
(dead),  VII  Allan,  VII  Noah,  VII  Edgar,  VII  Oscar, 
and  a  son  whose  name  was  not  received. 

7793  VI  WEBER,  MARIAH,  was  born  June  28th,  1866. 
She  is  married  to  Edward  Doepel,  a  cabinet  maker. 
They  reside  at  Wiarton,  Ontario.    Their  family  is 
as  follows,  namely:  VII  Edgar,  VII  John,  VII  Ada 
and  VII  Violet. 

7794  VI  WEBER,  EPHRAIM,  was   born   April    15th, 
1868.    He  is  married  to  Lizzie  Bergey  and  resides  on 
his  father's  farm  at  Strasburg,  Ontario.     To  them 
were  born  two  children,  namely:  VII  Laomi  (dead) 
and  VI  Oscar  (dead). 

7795  VI   WEBER,    LUCINDA,    was    born    September 
18th,  1871.    She  is  unmarried  and  resides  with  her 
father  at  Strasburg. 

7796  VII  WEBER,  BERTHA,  was  born  August  15th, 
1878.    She  is  at  home  with  Lucinda,  assisting  her  to 
perform  the  various   duties   connected   with   the 
managing  of  home  to  make  it  comfortable. 

7797  V  WEBER,  MENNO,  was  born  September  30th, 
1837,  and  died  December  19th,  1840. 

7798V  WEBER,  SUSANNAH,  was  bom  February 
2nd,  1840.  On  October  13th,  1861,  she  was  married 
to  Alexander  Shoemaker  a  farmer.  They  reside 
near  Berlin,  Ontario.  See  Alexander  Shoemaker's 
family. 

7799  V  WEBER,  CHRISTIAN,  was  born  August  23rd, 
1841,  and  died  September  17th,  1841. 

7800  V  WEBER,  NANCY,  was  born  November   llth, 


588  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

1842.  On  April  19th,  1864,  she  was  married  to  E. 
W.  B.  Snider.    See  E.  W.  B.  Snyder's  family. 

7801  V  WEBER,  ABRAHAM  L.,  was  born  November 
22nd,  1844.     On  March  6th,  1866,  he  was  married  to 
Elizabeth  Hagey  who  was  born  November   17th, 

1843.  They  reside  in  Perth  County,  Ontario,  near 
Listowel,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.    To  them 
were  born  five  children,  namely:  VI  Malinda,  VI 
Addison,  VI  William,  VI  Simon,  and  VI  Zelena. 

7802  V  WEBER,  AMOS  L,  twin  brother  to  Abraham, 
was  born  November  22nd,  1844.     On  August  llth, 
1867,  he  was  married  to  Magdalena  Weber  who  was 
born  February  21st,  1846,  and  died  near  Listowel, 
Ontario,  September  16th,  1884.    After  her  decease 
he  was  again  married  to  Margaret  Kaufman,  widow 
of  the  late  Mr.  Bender.     Mr.    Weber   resides  in 
Wallace  Township,  Perth  County,  near  ListoweL 
where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.     To  him  and  his 
first  wife  were  born  the  following  children,  namely: 
VI  Mary  Ann,  VI  Ida,  VI  Allan,  VI  Albert,  VI 
Lucinda,  VI  Menno,  and  VI  Solomon. 

7803  III  WEBER,  ESTHER,  was   married   to   a   Mr. 
Mosser.     She  was  a  grandmother  to  Mrs.  Henry 
Baumann,  Heidelburg. 

7804  III  WEBER,  MARY,  was  married  to  a  Mr.  Horst. 

7805  III  WEBER,  GEORGE,  was  never  married. 

7806  III  WEBER,    ANNIE,    was    married   to    Samuel 
Springer.    No  family. 

7807  III  WEBER,  MARIA,  was  never  married. 

7808  III  WEBER,  SUSANNAH,  was  never  married. 

7809  III  WEBER,  VERONICA,  died  in  infancy. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  589 

7810  III  WEBER,    SAMUEL,    son   of   George   Weber 

who  was  born  in  1723,  and  grandson  of  old  Hannes  Weber,  a 
native  of  Switzerland,  was  born  in  Lancaster  County,  Pennsyl- 
vania, May  7th,  1769.  He  resided  in  Lancaster  County,  Penn- 
sylvania, where  he  was  engaged  in  farming.  In  1795  ne  was 
married  to  Maria  Eby  who  was  born  in  the  same  county,  Septem- 
ber 1 5th,  1772,  and  died  December  24th,  1849.  He  died  May 
29th,  1850.  To  them  was  born  a  family  of  several  children. 
The  names  of  three  sons  were  IV  Moses,  IV  Samuel,  and  IV 
Abraham.  The  descendants  of  Samuel  and  Abraham  are  found 
in  Pennsylvania  and  Western  States. 

7811  IV  WEBER,  MOSES,    was   born   February   8th, 

1797.  On  August  3rd,  1819,  he  was  married  to  Anna,  daughter 
of  Jacob  and  Maria  (Martin)  Stauffer.  She  was  born  October 
25th,  1799,  and  died  October  ist,  1833.  After  her  decease  he 
was  again  married,  November  i5th,  1836,  to  Rachel  Lindeman 
who  was  born  September  6th,  1815.  After  his  first  marriage 
he  settled  in  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  where  he  was 
engaged  as  a  farmer  until  the  year  1825  when  he  sold  out  and  on 
April  25th,  same  year,  he  left  his  native  home  and  moved  to 
Canada,  arriving  at  Blair,  Ontario,  May  i5th  following,  where  he 
rented  the  "Eshleman  Farm"  for  three  years,  then,  in  1828,  he 
moved  to  Woolwich  Township,  near  Heidelburg,  on  the  farm 
now  possessed  by  Christian  L.  Weber.  Here  he  followed  farm- 
ing for  four  years,  then  he  moved  to  Preston,  Ontario,  where  he 
resided  until  1838  when  he  moved  to  Dundas,  Ontario,  where  he 
was  proprietor  of  the  "Red  Lion"  Hotel  for  a  number  of  years. 
His  death  took  place  July  26th,  1854.  His  family  consisted  of 
ten  children,*  of  whom  the  eldest  seven  were  born  unto  his  first 
wife.  Names  of  children  are  as  follows: 

7812  V  WEAVER,  MARY,  was  born  July  23rd,  1820. 
On  March  10th,  1835,  she  was  married  to   Martin 
Ilges.    They  resided  in  Clark  County,  Ohio,  where 
both  died,  leaving  a  family  of  five  children,  namely: 
VI  Moses  (dead),  VI  Sarah,  VI  Jeremiah,  and  two 
others  whose  names  were  not  received. 

*  This  branch  of  the  family  spell  their  name  "Weaver," 


590  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY    OF  WATERLOO. 

7813  V  WEAVER,  AMOS,  was  born   February    20th, 

1822.  On  January  26th,  1844,  he  was  married  to  Polly  Bau. 
mann  who  was  born  January  yth,  1826,  and  died  March  2ist, 
1873.  After  her  decease  he  was  married  to  Magdalena  Ober- 
holtzer  who  was  born  August  i2th,  1834,  and  died  April  i2th, 
1883.  Some  time  after  his  second  wife's  decease  he  was  married 
to  Caroline  Knipple,  a  widow.  After  his  first  marriage  he  settled 
near  Freeport,  Ontario,  where  he  was  engaged  in  farming  until 
the  decease  of  his  first  wife,  and  with  his  second  wife  he  lived  in 
Bloomingdale  on  her  father's  farm.  At  present  he  resides  in  the 
town  of  Berlin.  To  him  and  his  first  wife  was  born  a  family  of 
ten  children,  viz: 

7814  VI  WEAVER,  ANGELINE,  was  born  April  9th, 
1845.    She  is  married  to  Charles  S.  Boehmer,  a  man- 
ufacturer.     They   reside   in   Berlin    and  have  a 
family  of  four  children,  namely:  VII  Alfred,  VII 
Nelson,  VII  Rachel,  and  VII  Harvey. 

7815  VI  WEAVER,  EMANUEL,  was  born  May  30th, 
1816.     He  is  married  to  Lydia  Sararas  and  resides 
in  Emmet  County,  Michigan,  where  he  is  engaged 
in  farming.    His  family  is  as  follows,  namely:  VII 
Allan,  VII  Angeline,  VII  Edwin,  VII  Lizzie,  VII 
Caroline,  VII  Lloyd,  and  a  son  (dead)  whose  name 
was  not  received. 

7816  VI  WEAVER,  JOHN   H.,  was    born    September 
25th,  1847,  and  died  September  9th,  1848. 

7817  VI  WEAVER,  NANCY,  was  born  May  15th,  1849. 
She  is  married  to  Ephraim  Snyder,  a  farmer.    They 
reside  at  Pierre,  Dakota,  and  have  a  family  of  four 
children,    namely:    VII    Edna,    VII    Milton,    VII 
Emma,  and  VII  Howard. 

7818  VI  WEAVER,  MOSES,  was  born  December  21st, 
1850.    He  was  married  to  Mary  Snyder  who  died 
in  July,  1895.     They  resided  in  Emmet  County, 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF    WATERLOO.  591 

Michigan,  where  he  was  engaged  in  farming.  Their 
children  are  as  follows,  namely:  VII  Roy,  VII 
Leonard,  VII  Amos,  VII  Varna,  and  VII  Mary 
Susannah. 

7819  VI  WEAVER,  JACOB  B.,  was  born  September 
25th,  1852.    He  is  married  to  Henrietta  Cook.    They 
reside  in   Berlin.     He  is  engaged  as  book-keeper 
with  Wegenast  &  Co.,  Waterloo.     Their  family  is 
as  follows,  namely:  VII  Charles,  VII  Harvey  (dead), 
VII  Addie,  and  VII  Ralph. 

7820  VI  WEAVER,  MARY,  was  born  May  7th,  1854. 
She  is  married  to    Titus    B.   Snyder,  a  traveller. 
They  reside  at  Petoskey,  Michigan.     To  them  are 
born  six  children,  namely:  VII  Laura  (dead),  VII 
Leona,  VII  Elsie,  VII  Mabel,  VII  Alton  (dead),  and 
VII  Harvey  (dead). 

7821  VI  WEAVER,  RACHEL,  was  bora  June  4th,  1856. 
She  is  unmarried  and  at  home  with  her  father. 

7822  VI    WEAVER,    MARTHA    ELIZABETH,     was 
born  July  13th,  1858.     She  is  unmarried  and  is  at 
home  with  her  father. 

7823  VI  WEAVER,  EMMA,   was  born   August   14th, 
1865.     She  is  married  to  Charles   Dunke,  a  mer- 
chant.   They  reside  in  Berlin  and  have  a  family  of 
two  children,  namely:    VII  Roy  (dead)  and  VII 
Bessie. 

7824  V  WEAVER,  LEVI  S.,  was  born  December  17th, 
1823.    On  April  24th,  1849,  he  was  married  to  Roxie 
Cornell.      At   present  they  reside  in  the  city  of 
Toronto.    To  them  were  born  six  children,  namely: 
VI  Moses,  died  December  25th,  1864,  VI  Samuel, 
died  July  3rd,  1888,  VI  Phoebe,  VI  Harriet  Vestella, 
died  August  1st,  1889,  VI  Martha,  and  VI  Bella. 


592  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

7825  V  WEAVER,  ANNA,  was  born  October  5th,  1825, 
and  was  married  to  Isaac  Hoch,  January  26th,  1844:. 
They  resided  at  Jordan,  Lincoln  County,  Ontario, 
where  he  died.  After  the  decease  of  Mr.  Hoch,  she 
was  married  to  Isaac  Moyer.  At  the  time  of  her 
death  she  left  a  family  of  five  children,  namely:  VI 
Susannah  H.  and  VI  Anna  H.  of  her  first  husband, 
and  VI  Moses  M.,  VI  Angeline  M.,  and  VI  Sarah 
M.  of  her  second  husband. 

7826V  WEAVER,  SAMUEL  S.,  was  born  January 
20th,  1828.  He  was  first  married  to  Lydia  Bowman 
and  after  her  decease  to  Esther  Detweiler.  He 
died  in  Berlin,  March  13th,  1880,  leaving  a  family  of 
four  children,  namely:  VI  Angus  and  VI  Astor  of 
first  wife,  and  VI  Ella  and  VI  Findlay  of  second 
wife. 

7827  V  WEAVER,  JACOB  S.,  was  born  May  16th,  1830. 
He  was  married  to  Mary  Plantz.  They  resided  in 
Berlin  where  he  was  the  proprietor  of  the  Com- 
mercial Hotel  for  many  years.  He  died  November 
18th,  1882.  His  family  consisted  of  two  children, 
namely:  VI  Clara,  married  to  Franklin  Kurt,  and 
VI  Jennie  who  died  December  1st,  1887. 

7828V  WEAVER,  MAGDALENA,  was  born  March 
18th,  1832.  She  was  first  married  to  Alexander 
Moore  and  resided  in  Plattsville,  Ontario,  where  he 
died.  She  now  resides  in  Preston,  Ontario,  and 
is  married  to  Abraham  Detweiler.  Her  family  con- 
sists of  two  children,  namely:  VI  Sarah  and  VI 
Helen.  No  issue  of  second  marriage. 

7829  V  WEAVER,  SUSANNAH  L.,  was  born  Decem 
ber  23rd,  1836,  and  died  March  30th,  1840. 

7830  V  WEAVER,  SARAH  L.,   was   born    November 
30th,  1838.    She  is  married  to  William  Ervin.    They 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  593 

reside  in  Hamilton,  Ontario,  and  have  the  following 
family,  namely:  VI  Minnie,  VI  Jessie  (dead),  VI 
Rachel,  VI  Bessie,  and  VI  Hattie. 

7831  V  WEAVER,  HARRIETT  A,  was   born    October 
16th,  1840.     She  resides  in  Dundas,  Ontario,  arid  is 
married  to  Findlay  Smith.   To  them  were  born  four 
children,  namely:  VI  William,  VI  James,  VI  George, 
and  VI  Hattie. 

7832  II  WEBER,  HENRY,  son  of  Heiner  Weber  and 

brother  to  old  Christian  Weber,  was  born  in  Earl  Township, 
Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  in  1728.  He  was  married  to  a 
Miss  Hershey,!  sister  to  Kis  brother  Christian's  wife.  They  -re- 
sided in  Earl  Township,  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  on  the 
old  Weber  homestead.  To  them  were  born  several  children, 
namely:  III  Henry,  III  Daniel,  and  three  daughters  whose 
names  were  not  received.  We  shall  here  follow  the  descendants 
of  III  Henry  Weber  who  was  born  in  1757  and  was  married  to 
Veronica  Hershey.*  They  resided  on  the  old  Weber  homestead 
near  Blue  Ball,  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania.  To  them  was 
born  a  family  of  seven  children,  namely:  IV  Benjamin,  IV  Abra- 
ham, IV  David,  IV  Henry,  IV  Franklin,  IV  Daniel,  and  IV 
John.  Of  the  named  family  the  three  sons,  David,  Franklin, 
and  John,  never  lived  in  Canada.  Their  descendants  are  to  be 
found  in  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  while  the  remaining 
four  sons,  namely,  Benjamin,  Abraham,  Henry,  and  Daniel, 
moved  to  Canada  during  the  beginning  of  the  present  century  and 
settled  in  Waterloo  County,  Ontario,  where  their  numerous  de- 
scendants are  to  be  found.  We  shall  now  give  their  descendants 
in  their  proper  order. 

7833  IV  WEBER,  BENJAMIN,  the  eldest  son  of  Henry 

and  Veronica  (Hershey)  Weber,  was  born  near  Blue  Ball,  Earl 
Township,  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  February  2nd,  1786. 
He  was  married  to  Veronica  Martin,  April  28th,  1806.  She  was 

t  It  seems  the  Webers  took  an  extra  fancy  for  the  Hershey  women. 
*  A  niece  to  the  two  Hersheys  married  to  the  two  elder  Webers. 


594  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

born  May  24th,  1784,  and  died  April  nth,  1859.  In  1817,  in 
company  with  others,  they,  with  their  family,  left  Lancaster 
County,  Pennsylvania,  and  moved  to  the  wilds  of  Canada,  and 
located  on  lot  No.  8,  German  Company's  Tract,  Waterloo 
County,  Ontario,  where  they  resided  until  their  deaths.  He  died 
January  2ist,  1863.  To  them  was  born  a  family  of  seven  chil- 
dren, viz: 

7834  V  WEBER,   HENRY,   the  eldest  in  family,  was 
born  October  31st,  1807.    He  had  his  home  with  his 
parents  one  and  one-half  miles  north  of  the  town  of 
Waterloo  where  he  died  March  10th,  1853.    He  was 
not  married. 

7835  V  WEBER,  ANNA,  eldest  daughter  of  Benjamin 
and  Veronica    Weber,  was  born  July  30th,  1809. 
She  was  married  to  Elias,  son  of  Bishop  Benjamin 
Eby.    She  died  October  9th,  1877.    See  Elias  Eby's 
family. 

7836  V  WEBER,  DAVID,  the  second  son  of  Benjamin 

and  Veronica  (Martin)  Weber,  was  born  in  Lancaster  County, 
Pennsylvania,  June  22nd,  1811.  When  a  mere  lad  he  came  to 
Canada  with  his  parents,  in  1817.  He  was  raised  a  little  to  the 
north  of  the  town  of  Waterloo  where  his  father  resided.  The 
old  home  is  now  in  possession  of  Joseph  Weber,  a  grandson  of 
old  Benjamin  Weber.  He  was  married  to  Catherine  Eby,  Feb- 
ruary 3rd,  1833.  She  was  a  daughter  of  Bishop  Benjamin  Eby 
and  was  born  July  25th,  1815,  and  died  March  3oth,  1867. 
After  their  marriage  they  moved  on  a  farm  now  forming  a  part  of 
the  town  of  Berlin.  In  1849  they  left  this  place  and  moved 
three  miles  east  of  Berlin,  on  the  farm  (east  end  of  lot  No.  120, 
German  Company's  Tract)  now  possessed  by  his  sons,  Theodore 
and  Henry.  Here  they  resided  until  their  deaths.  He  died  Sep- 
tember 1 7th,  1877.  His  family  consisted  of  eleven  children,  viz: 

7837  VI  WEBER,  BISHOP  ELIAS,  the  eldest  son  of 

David  and  Catherine  (Eby)  Weber,  was  born  in  Berlin,  February 
22nd,  1834.  His  boyhood  days  were  spent  on  his  father's  farm- 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  595 

During  the  winter  months  he  attended  the  common  public 
schools.  On  March  2oth,  1855,  he  was  married  to  Mary  Shoe- 
maker. They  now  reside  on  the  old  "Kunniman  Farm,"  one 
mile  west  of  Breslau,  on  the  Berlin  Road.  They  have  a  family 
of  nine  children,  namely:  VII  Sarah,  died  young;  VII  Simon, 
died  young;  VII  Lovina,  married  to  Jacob  Woolner;  VII  Leah, 
died  young;  VII  Nancy,  married  to  Aaron  Schiedel;  VII  Lydia, 
married  to  David  Reist;  VII  Amos,  married  to  Rosilla  Wambold 
and  resides  at  home  with  his  father;  VII  Israel,  and  VII  Mary. 
In  his  younger  days  he  joined  the  church  of  his  choice,  the 
Mennonite,  and  a  few  years  later  he  was  chosen  as  a  deacon. 
He  was  afterwards  called  to  the  ministry  on  the  Cressman  field 
of  labor,  and  finally,  upon  the  death  of  Bishop  Joseph  Hagey, 
he  was  ordained  bishop.  He  is  of  a  genial  and  sociable  disposi- 
tion, but  guards  himself  against  frivolity.  He  is  generally  well 
received  by  the  people,  beloved  by  all,  and  it  may  be  said  of  him 
that  he  is  one  of  those  men  who  make  for  themselves  many 
friends  and  few  enemies.  His  talent  as  a  minister  compares 
favorably  with  that  of  the  majority  of  our  day.  His  education  is 
rather  limited,  but  he  has  studied  and  made  good  progress  in  the 
acquisition  of  Bible  knowledge.  His  preaching  is  spiritual  and 
at  most  times  powerful  and  convincing,  having  great  effect  on 
the  large  audience  generally  present.  That  he  has  the  confidence 
and  high  esteem  of  the  whole  congregation  is  evident  from  the 
fact  that  he  was  chosen  as  one  of  the  candidates  for  the  office  of 
bishop.  May  he  be  spared  for  many  years  to  come,  and  may  his 
labors  be  crowned  with  glorious  success  in  winning  souls  for  the 
Lord. 

7838  VI  WEBER,  SUSANNAH,  the  second  child  of 
David  and  Catherine  (Eby)  Weber,  was  born  April 
19th,  1836,  and  died  August  7th,  1863.     She  was 
married  to  John  Shun.    See  John  Shuh's  family. 

7839  VI  WEBER,   ANDREW,   the   third    member  of 

David  Weber's  family,  was  born  August  3rd,  1838.  The  house 
in  which  he  was  born  was  situated  on  the  exact  spot  where  now 
is  the  Berlin  depot  of  the  Grand  Trunk  Railway.  He  is  married 


596  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

to  Veronica,  second  eldest  daughter  of  J.  Y.  Shantz  of  Berlin. 
Soon  after  their  marriage  they  moved  on  his  father's  farm  three 
miles  east  of  Berlin  where  they  remained  until  spring,  1872, 
when  he  moved  on  a  farm  situated  halfway  between  Berlin  and 
Bridgeport.  Here  they  resided  until  fall,  1892,  when  they  moved 
to  Berlin.  On  April  loth,  1894,  they,  in  company  with  other?) 
moved  to  Didsbury,  Alberta,  N.  W.  T.,  where  he  has  taken  up 
land  again  and  is  following  farming.  They  have  a  family  of 
eight  children,  namely:  VII  Malissa  (dead),  VII  Ellen  (dead), 
VII  Sabina,  VII  Epbraim,  VII  Manasseh,  VII  Elsie,  VII 
Edwin,  and  VII  Ivan.  Sabina  is  with  her  grandfather,  J.  Y. 
Shantz,  in  Berlin;  Ephraim  is  attending  the  Berlin  High  School, 
preparing  himself  for  teacher  in  our  High  Schools;  Elsie  is  at 
present  in  Calgary,  Alberta;  Manasseh  is  working  at  the  carpen- 
ter trade  at  Didsbury,  Alberta;  Edwin  is  with  his  uncle,  Ephraim 
Shantz,  on  a  farm  in  the  North-West,  near  Didsbury,  Alberta; 
Ivan  is  home  with  his  parents. 

7840  VI  WEBER,  MARY,  the  fourth  member  of  David 
Weber's   family,  was   born    November  25th,  1841. 
She  is  married  to  Moses  Devitt.    See  Moses  Devitt's 
family. 

7841  VI  WEBER,  PETER  E.,  was  born  September  21st, 
1843.     He  is  a  practical  miller,  but  owing  to  poor 
health  cannot  follow  it  steadily.     On  June  5th,  1870, 
he  was  married  to  Magdalena  Clemens.     She  was 
born  May  8th,  1844,  and  died  October  5th,  1874. 
They  had  no  family.     He  has  his  home  with  his 
brothers,  Theodore  and  Henry  E.,  who  reside  on 
the  old   Weber  homestead.     Lately  he  went  into 
partnership  with  Amos  Hilborn  and  purchased  the 
East  End  Grist  Mills  of  the  town  of  Berlin  where 
he  is  now  engaged  at  his  trade. 

7842  VI  WEBER,  MAGDALENA,  the  sixth  member  of 
David  and  Catherine  (Eby)  Weber's  family,  was 
born  February  21st,  1816.      She  died  in  Wallace 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY    OF   WATERLOO.  597 

Township,  Perth  County,  near  Listowel,  September 
16th,  1884.  She  was  married  to  Amos  Weaver.  See 
Amos  Weaver's  family. 

7843  VI  WEBER,  VERONICA,  the  seventh  child,  was 
born  in  Berlin,  April  21st,  1848.     She  is  married  to 
Jacob  Kinzie.    They  reside  a  few  miles  north-west 
of  Mildmay,  Bruce  County.      See  Jacob  Kinzie's 
family. 

7844  VI  WEBER,  THEODORE,  the  eighth  member  of 
David  and  Catherine  (Eby)  Weber's  family,  was 
born  on  the  farm  he  now  occupies,  September  23rdi 
1850.     In  the  beginning  of  the  year  1872  he  was 
married  to  Sarah,  daughter  of  Rev.  Jacob  Woolner. 
He  is  a  farmer  by  occupation  and  resides  on  the  old 
homestead  of  his  parents.    Their  family  consists  of 
four  children,  namely:  \II  Susannah,  VII  Simon 
(dead),  VII  Celina,  and  VII  Hannah. 

7845  VI  WEBER,  HENRY  E.,   the   youngest   son   of 

David  and  Catherine  (Eby)  Weber,  was  born  April  4th,  1853. 
Some  years  ago  he  and  his  brother,  Theodore,  purchased  the 
old  homestead  from  the  respective  heirs  and  are  now  both  en- 
gaged in  farming.  Judging  by  the  appearance  of  the  place,  they 
must  make  a  success  of  farming  in  spite  of  the  great  depression 
in  all  the  various  kinds  of  business,  and  especially  so  in  the  low 
prices  paid  for  all  kinds  of  farm  products.  He  is  married  to 
Anna,  daughter  of  the  late  Jacob  Zeller.  They  have  a  family  of 
three  children,  namely:  VII  Ada  Cecilia,  VII  Laura  May,  and 
VII  Alpheus. 

7846  VI  WEBER,  LUCINDA,  was  born  September  6th, 
1855.     She  is  married  to  Eli  C.,  youngest  son  of  Eli 
C.   and    Anna    (Cressman)    Shantz.      See   Eli    C. 
Shantz's  family. 

7847  VI  WEBER,  MATILDA   twin  sister  to  Lucinda 

.     was  born  September  6th,  1855.     She  is  married  to 


598  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY    OF  WATERLOO. 

Casper,  son  of  Martin  Schmidt,  near  Erbsville, 
Waterloo  County,  Ontario.  They  reside  on  the  old 
"Green  Farm"  a  few  miles  north  of  Preston.  They 
have  a  family  of  five  children,  namely:  VII  Harvey, 
VII  Milton  (dead),  VII  Isaiah,  VII  Minerva,  and 
VII  Leander. 

7848  V  WEBER,  BENJAMIN,  the  third  son  of  Benja- 

min  and  Veronica  (Martin)  Weber,  was  born  in  Earl  Township, 
Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  February  28th,  1813.  He, 
when  a  mere  lad,  came  to  this  county  with  his  parents,  in  1817, 
and  was  raised  on  the  farm  now  possessed  by  Joseph  S.  Weber, 
his  nephew,  two  miles  north  of  the  town  of  Waterloo.  On 
March  ist,  1836,  he  was  marritd  to  Anna,  daughter  of  Isaac  and 
Esther  (Bechtel)  Shantz.  She  was  born  August  nth,  1817. 
She  has  her  home  with  her  daughter,  Anna  (Mrs.  N.  Detweiler). 
After  their  marriage  they  moved  on  the  west  end  of  lot  No.  113, 
German  Company's  Tract,  where  they  resided  until  his  death 
which  took  place  November  3oth,  1870.  Their  family  consisted 
of  ten  children,  viz: 

7849  VI  WEBER,   VERONICA,  the   eldest   daughter, 
was  born  October  30th,  1836.    On  January  6th,  1857, 
she  was  married  to  Daniel  M.  Weber.     See  Daniel 
M.  Weber's  family. 

7850  VI  WEBER,  MENNO  S.,  the  eldest  son,  was  born 

June  1 8th,  1838.  On  March  3rd,  1864,  he  was  married  to 
Rachel,  daughter  of  Abraham  D.  and  Veronica  (Shantz)  Clemens. 
She  was  born  August  2ist,  1842,  and  died  September  i8th,  1880. 
After  their  marriage  they  moved  on  the  old  "Elias  Bowman 
Farm"  one  mile  north  of  Breslau  where  they  both  died.  He 
died  December  28th,  1879.  They  had  a  family  of  two  children 
namely:  VII  Simon  who  died  in  infancy,  and  VII  Lydia  Ann 
who  was  married  to  Simon  Schiedel  and  had  a  family  of  two 
children,  named  VIII  Wesley  and  VIII  Myra,  when  she  died, 
June  3rd,  1890. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY  OF   WATERLOO.  599 

7851  VI  WEBER,  ISAAC  S.,  was  born  May  12th,  1840. 

On  October  nth,  1864,  he  was  married  to  Catherine,  daughter 
of  Noah  C.  and  Hannah  (Baumann)  Shantz.  She  was  born 
August  i  yth,  1845.  They  reside  about  a  mile  south-east  of 
Berlin,  on  the  Preston  Road  where  they  have  a  comfortable 
home.  They  have  no  family  but  have  raised  several  children, 
namely:  Mary  Weber,  Louis  Kramp,  Willie  Grant  and  several 
others. 

7852  VI  WEBER,  ESTHER,  the  second  daughter  of 
Benjamin  Weber,  was  born  August  27th,  1842,  and 
died  April  7th,  1885.      She  was  married  to  Isaac 
H.  Moyer  of  Rosendale,  near  Bloomingdale.     See 
Isaac  H.  Moyer's  family. 

7853  VI  WEBER,  BENJAMIN  S.,  was  bora  June  17th, 

1844,  and  died  January  6th,  1845. 

7854  VI  WEBER,  AARON  S.,  was  born  November  21st, 

1845,  and  died  August  20th,  1847. 

7855  VI  WEBER,  NOAH  S.,  was  born  September  20th, 
1847.     On   March   3rd,  1872,  he   was   married   to 
Susannah,  daughter   of   John    Y.  and    Susannah 
(Scheirich)  Shantz.      She  was  born  August  26th, 
1850.    He  died  March  19th,  1880.     They  had  no 
family. 

7856  VI  WEBER,  SIMON,  was  born  April  28th,  1850, 
and  died  April  24th,  1863. 

7857  VI  WEBER,  ANNA  S.,  the  youngest  daughter  of 
Benjamin   and  Anna  (Shantz)   Weber,  was  born 
March  10th,  1853.     She  is  married  to  Noah  B.  (No. 
2259),  son  of  Rudolph  and  Susannah  (Bingeman) 
Detweiler.    They  reside  two  miles  south  of  Breslau, 
on  the  Preston  Road,  and  have  a  family  of  six  chil- 
dren, namely:    VII    Abbie,  VII   Mary  Ann,  VII 
Nancy,  VII    Allan   (dead),  VII    Isaiah,  and   VII 
Norman. 


600  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF   WATERLOO. 

7858  VI  WEBER,  ABRAHAM  S.,  the  youngest  son  of 
Benjamin  and  Anna  (Shantz)    Weber,  was    born 
November    15th,   1855.      He  is  married  to  Esther, 
daughter  of  Jacob  and  Magdalena  (Miller)  Schiedel. 
They  reside  on  a  farm  being  composed  of  part  of 
lot  No.  113,  German  Company's  Tract  (part  of  his 
father's  farm).     They  have  a  family  of  four  chil- 
dren, namely:  VII  Allan,  VII  Isaac,  VII  Malinda, 
and  VII  Simon. 

7859  V  WEBER,  JOHN,  the  fourth  son  of  Benjamin 
and  Veronica  (Martin)  Weber,  was  born  in  Earl 
Township,  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  March 
23rd,  1814.    He  was  married  to  Susannah,  daughter 
of  John  and  Catherine  (Sherk)  Brubacher,  April 
9th,  1839.     She  was  born  June  28th,  1819,  and  died 
May  21st,  1891.    They  had  a  family  of  one  child,  viz: 

7860  VI  WEBER,  VERONICA,  was   born  November 
25th,  1840.     On  May  14th,  1861,  she  was  married  to 
Benjamin,  son  of  David  and  Magdalena  (Martin) 
Horst.    He  was  born  September  18th,  1837,  and  died 
of  Typhoid  fever,  October  26th,  1871.    They  resided 
on  her  father's  farm  near  Breslau  where  she  died. 
Their  family  consisted  of  two  children  named  VII 
Susannah  and  VII  Mary.     See  Benjamin  Horst's 
family. 

7861V  WEBER,  MARY,  the  youngest  daughter  of 
Benjamin  and  Veronica  (Martin)  Weber,  was  born 
December  10th,  1815.  In  the  year  1840  she  was  mar- 
ried to  Jacob  Brubacher  and  died  April  20th,  1888. 
See  Jacob  Brubacher's  family.  . 

7862  V  WEBER,  JOSEPH,  the  youngest  child  of  Ben- 

jamin  and  Veronica   (Martin)    Weber,    was   born    in    Waterloo 
County,  Ontario,  on  the  farm  now  possessed  by  his  son,  Joseph 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  601 

S.,  June  nth,  1820.  On  November  i4th,  1843,  he  was  married 
to  Veronica,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Catherine  (Schneider) 
Shantz.  She  was  born  March  i5th,  1822.  Of  late  years  they 
have  given  up  farming  and  live  alone  in  the  house  erected  by  his 
father,  old  Benjamin  Weber.  Their  family  consisted  of  thirteen 
children,  of  whom  five  died  young.  Their  names  are  as  follows: 

7868  VI  WEBER,  BARBARA,  the  eldest  in  the  family, 

was  born  July  2oth,  1844.  On  August  24th,  1862,  she  was  mar- 
ried to  Isaac,  son  of  David  and  Maria  (Shelly)  Stauffer.  They 
reside  in  Peel  Township,  Wellington  County,  Ontario,  near 
Glenallen.  They  are  the  owner  of  two  beautiful  farms.  They 
have  a  family  of  eight  children,  namely:  VII  Zepheniah,  married 
to  Selina,  daughter  of  David  Koch  of  Conestogo;  VII  Ezra,  VII 
Lucinda,  VII  Oliver,  VII  Lovina,  married  to  Joseph,  son  of 
David  Ernst;  VII  Ida,  VII  Ira,  and  VII  Harvey. 

7864  VI    WEBER,  ENOCH,    was   born   October   2nd, 
1845,  and  died  September  llth,  1847. 

7865  VI  WEBER,  CATHERINE,  was  born  September 
llth,  1847,  and  died  March  23rd,  1863. 

7866  VI  WEBER,  MARY  ANN,  was  bom  April  18th, 
1849,  and  died  July  15th,  1850. 

7867  VI  WEBER,  MENNO  S.,  was  born  March  20th, 
1851.     On  January  llth,  1874,  he  was  married  to 
Hannah,  daughter  of  Jonas  and  Elizabeth  (Bru- 
bacher)  Biugeman.     She  was  born  April  9th,  1852. 
They  reside  on  the  old  "Matthias  Haug  Farm"  two 
miles  north  of  the  town  of  Waterloo.    Their  family 
consists  of  two  children,  namely:   VII  Ida,  born 
October  17th,  1874,  and  VII  Irvine  B.,  born  Decem- 
ber 8th,  1878. 

7868  VI  WEBER,  EZRA,  was  born  February  4th,  1853, 
and  died  August  17th,  1855. 

7869  VI  WEBER,  VERONICA,  was  born  January  25th, 
1855.    On  December  12th,  1875,  she  was  married  to 


602  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

Isaac,  son  of  Andrew  and  Mary  (Baumaim)  Groff. 
They  reside  on  a  farm  near  Elmira.  Their  family 
consists  of  seven  children,  namely:  VII  Addison, 
VII  Ervine,  VII  Angus,  VII  Ida,  VII  Clayton,  VII 
Isaac,  and  VII  Ella. 

7870  VI  WEBER,  AMOS  S.,  son  of  Joseph  and  Veronica 

(Shantz)  Weber,  was  born  April  loth,  1857.  On  November  ist, 
1 88 1,  he  was  married  to  Maria,  daughter  of  Abraham  and  Mary 
(Eby)  Groff.  She  was  born  March  25th,  1861.  They  reside  on 
the  old  "O'Lone  Farm"  at  Centreville,  three  miles  south-east  of 
Berlin.  Their  family  consists  of  four  children,  namely:  VII 
Milton,  born  September  2oth,  1885,  VII  Emma,  born  August 
9th,  1888,  VII  Mary,  born  February  i5th,  1891,  and  died 
August  22nd,  1893,  and  VII  Clara,  born  January  26th,  1894. 

7871  VI  WEBER,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  March  10th, 
1859.    On  February  llth,  1879,  she  was  married  to 
Lewis  Reesor.    They  reside  at  Cedar  Grove,  York 
County,  Ontario.     Their    family    consists  of   two 
children,  namely:  VII  Milton  and  VII  Ella. 

7872  VI  WEBER,  JOSEPH  S.,  was  born  March  4th, 

1 86 1.  On  March  4th,  1884,  he  was  married  to  Mary  Ann, 
daughter  of  Henry  B.  and  Lydia  (Snyder)  Shantz.  She  was 
born  December  i2th,  1864.  They  reside  on  the  old  homestead 
taken  up  by  his  grandfather,  Benjamin  Weber,  in  1817.  Their 
family  consists  of  seven  children,  namely:  VII  Allan,  born  March 
1 2th,  1885,  VII  Veronica,  born  May  nth,  1886,  VII  Edwin, 
born  July  i6th,  1887,  and  died  September  i3th,  1888,  VII  Ben- 
jamin, born  December  4th,  1888,  and  died  December  7th,  1888, 
VII  Joseph,  born  January  3oth,  1890,  Lydia  Ann,  born  May 
nth,  1891,  and  VII  Hannah,  born  December  iglh,  1892. 

7873  VI  WEBER,  HANNAH,  was  born  May  27th,  1863. 
On  March  6th,  1883,  she  was  married  to  Menno 
Reesor.    They  reside  at  Cedar  Grove,  York  County, 
Ontario.    Their  family  consists  of  three  children, 
namely:  VII  Ada,  VII  Fannie,  and  VII  Ina. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  603 

7874  VI  WEBER,  LUCINDA,  was  born  May  19th,  1865, 
and  died  August  -25th,  1881. 

7875  VI  WEBER,  NOAH,  the  youngest  son  of  Joseph 
and  Veronica  (Shantz)  Weber,  was  born  January 
llth,  1868.    On  September  23rd,  1891,  he  was  mar- 
ried to  Catherine,  youngest  daughter  of  Henry  S. 
and  Mary  (Musselman)  Brubacher.     Their  farm  is 
composed  of   the   north  part  of  the  old  "Weber 
Farm."    The  new  buildings  for  this  farm  are  nearly 
opposite  the  old    "Conrad    Schmitt's"   hotel,   two 
miles  north  of  the  town  of  Waterloo. 


7876 IV   WEBER,   ABRAHAM,   the   second    son    of 

Henry  Weber,  was  born  October  and,  1787.  In  1807  he,  in 
company  with  Benjamin  Eby  and  wife,  Joseph  Schneider,  wife 
and  family,  Peter  Erb  and  wife,  David  Eby,  Samuel  Eby,  and 
others,  came  to  Canada  and  arrived  at  what  is  now  Berlin, 
Waterloo  County,  on  June  2ist.  Here  Abraham  Weber  located 
on  lot  No.  15,  German  Company's  Tract.  His  buildings  were 
located  on  the  west  side  of  King  Street,  a  little  to  the  south  of 
the  Grand  Trunk  Railway  where  now  is  the  beautiful  residence 
and  lawn  of  W.  H.  Bowlby.  Soon  after  his  arrival  he  was  mar- 
ried to  Elizabeth  Baumann  who  was  born  October  i6th,  1788, 
and  died  June  i2th,  1847.  They  raised  a  family  of  three  chil- 
dren, viz: 

7877  V  WEBER,  ANNA,  the  eldest  child  of  Abraham 
and   Elizabeth    (Cressman)    Weber,   was   born   in 
Berlin,  August  14th,  1811.    On  February  16th,  1830, 
she  was  married  to  John  Martin.    See  John  Mar- 
tin's family. 

7878  V  WEBER,  ISAAC,  the  eldest  son  of  Abraham 

and  Elizabeth  (Cressman)  Weber,  was  born  January  3<Dth,  1816. 

•    In  1838  he  was  married  to  Elizabeth,   daughter  of  David  and 

Elizabeth  (Bechtel)  Eby.      She  was  born  January  26th,  1820. 


604  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

Soon  after  their  marriage  they  moved  on  the  farm  now  possessed 
by  Eli  Horst,  situated  on  the  line  between  Woolwich  and  Water- 
loo Townships,  about  one-half  mile  east  of  the  Martin  Menno- 
nite  Meeting  House.  Here  they  resided  until  their  deaths.  He 
died  October  i4th,  1889,  and  she  died  June  igth,  1889.  They 
had  a  family  of  seven  children,  viz: 

7879  VI  WEBER,  MARIA  and  MAGDALENA  (twins), 
the  eldest  children  of  Isaac  and  Elizabeth  (Eby) 
Weber,  were  born  November  10th,  1839.      Maria 
died  the  same  day  she  was  born  and  Magdalena 
died  the  day  following. 

7880  VI  WEBER,  TOBIAS,  the  eldest  son  of  Isaac  and 
Elizabeth  (Eby)  Weber,  was  born  June  13th,  1841, 
and  died  same  day. 

7881  VI  WEBER,  VERONICA,  the  third  daughter  of 
Isaac  and  Elizabeth  (Eby)  Weber,  was  born  Novem- 
ber 14th,  1842.     On  April  8th,  1862,  she  was  married 
to  Peter  Good  who  was  born  January  9th,  1834. 
They  reside  on  a  farm  in    Woolwich    Township, 
about  three  miles  north  of  the  town  of  Waterloo. 
They  have  but  one  child,  a  daughter  named  VII 
Hannah.    She  was  born  December  21st,  1874. 

7882  VI  WEBER,  DILMAN,  the  second  son  of.  Isaac 
and  Elizabeth  (Eby)  Weber,  was  born  March  5th, 
1847.    He  died  January  23rd,  1870.    He  was  never 
married. 

7883  VI  WEBER,  ELIZABETH,  the  fourth  and  young- 
est daughter  of  Isaac  and  Elizabeth  (Eby)  Weber, 
was  born  August  1st,  1851.    On  March  nth,  1»73, 
she  was  married  to  Eli  Horst  who  was  born  July 
2nd,  1847.     They  reside  on  her  father's  old  home- 
stead.     They    have   four   children,    namely:    VII 
Sarah,  VII  Enoch,  VII  Eli  W.,  and  VII  Elizabeth. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY    OF   WATERLOO.  605 

7884  VI  WEBER,  ISAAC  E.,  the  youngest  son  of  Isaac 
and  Elizabeth  (Eby)  Weber,  was  born  January  3rd, 
1866.      On  October  llth,  1882,  he  was  married  to 
Amelia  Alles  who  was  born  July  8th,  1864.      On 
March  4th,  1885,  they  moved  on  the  farm  now  pos- 
sessed by  Elias  Bingeman,  two  miles  east  of  Bridge- 
port.    On  November  26th  of  the  same  year  (1885) 
they  purchased  the  "Owen    Oberholtzer  Farm"  at 
Bloomingdale  where' they  have  since  resided.     A 
few  years  ago  he  also  purchased  the  old  "Rudolph 
Detweiler  Farm,"  right  across  the  road  from  his 
farm.     They  have  a  family  of  four  children,  viz: 

7885  VII  WEBER,  ALMED A,  born  June  9th,  1886. 

7886  VII  WEBER,  ARTHUR,  born  November  4th,  1887. 

7887  VII  WEBER,  LUELLA,  born  December  25, 1891. 

7888  VII  WEBER,  SENETTA,  born  June  29th,  1893. 

7E89  V  WEBER,  ABRAHAM  C.,  the  youngest  son  of 

Abraham  and  Elizabeth  (Cressman)  Weber,  was  born  in  Berlin, 
Waterloo  County,  Ontario,  March  i4th,  1817.  On  October 
23rd,  1838,  he  was  married  to  Judith,  youngest  daughter  of  Peter 
and  Anna  (Zimmerman)  Martin.  She  was  born  January  2nd, 
1821,  and  died  March  i2th.  1884.  After  their  marriage  he 
moved  on  his  father's  farm,  being  composed  of  part  of  lot  No. 
15,  German  Company's  Tract.  Here  they  resided  until  the 
Grand  Trunk  Railway  was  built  in  1855,  when  they  sold  their 
large  farm  and  purchased  that  of  Benjamin  Sliantz  and  Stafford's 
farms  at  Freeport.  Here  they  resided  until  his  death  which  took 
place  July  6th,  1874.  She  resided  with  her  son,  Moses,  on  the 
west  side  of  the  Grand  River,  near  Chicopee,  where  she  died. 
He  was  ordained  as  minister  of  the  Gospel  for  the  Mennonite 
denomination,  December  22nd,  1850,  which  position  he  held 
'faithfully  until  his  end.  He  pK  ached  regularly  and  attended 
frequently  at  funerals.  His  time  was  largely  occupied  in  visiting 


606  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY    OF  WATERLOO. 

the  sick  and  giving  words  of  consolation  to  such  who  were  seek- 
ing their  spiritual  welfare,  ard  his  life  was  a  busy  one.  So  much 
of  his  time  was  devoted  to  his  pastoral  duties  that  he  was  almost 
unable  to  attend  to  his  private  affairs.  Although  sacrificing 
much  of  his  time  in  the  service  of  the  church  of  his  choice,  he 
would  not  receive  any  compensation  for  the  time  devoted  in 
behalf  of  the  church,  but  looked  for  his  reward  beyond  the 
present  life  where  the  faithful  laborers  in  His  vineyard  shall  be 
spiritually  rewarded  for  all  ages  of  eternity.  They  had  a  numerous 
family,  being  composed  of  sixteen  children,  viz: 

7890  VI  WEBER   PETER,  the  eldest  son  of  Abraham 

C.  and  Judith  (Martin)  Weber,  was  born  October  6th,  1839. 
He  is  married  to  Leah,  daughter  of  Rev.  George  and  Salome 
(Becker)  Schmitt.  She  was  born  October  24th,  1841.  They 
reside  on  a  beautiful  farm  one  mile  east  of  Berlin.  They  have 
a  family  of  two  children,  one  died  in  infancy  and  the  other  son, 
named  VII  George,  is  married  to  Phillis,  daughter  of  Henry 
Cressman.  They  reside  on  her  father's  farm  three  miles  east  of 
Berlin  and  have  a  family  of  two  children  named  VII  Ervine  and 
VII  Ida. 

7891  VI  WEBER,  ISAAC,  the  second  son,  was  bom 
October  9th,  1841.      Ke  is  married  to  Susannah, 
daughter  of  David  and  Magdalena  (Martin)  Horst. 
They  reside  in  Lexington,  one  and  one-half  miles 
north-west  of  Bridgeport  where  he  raises  small  fruit 
and  vegetables  for  the  market.    They  have  a  beau- 
tiful home.    Their  family  is  as  follows,  namely:  VII 
Eli,  VII  Magdalena,  VII  Henry,  VII  Mary,  and 
VII  Lydia. 

7892  VI  WEBER,  DANIEL  M.,  third  son  of  Abraham 
C.  Weber,  was  born  September  llth,  1843.     On  No- 
vember 14th,  1865,  he  was  married  to  Elizabeth, 
daughter   of    George    and     Veronica    (Scheirich) 
Histand.      She    was   born    September   llth,  1846. 
After  their  marriage  they  moved  on  her  father's 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  607 

farm  two  miles  south  of  Berlin.  At  present  they 
reside  on  the  place  formerly  owned  by  Tilman  B. 
Snider  of  German  Mills,  Ontario.  Their  family 
consists  of  four  children,  viz: 

7893  VII  WEBER,  JOSIAH,  born  October  24th,  1866. 

7894  VII  WEBER,  JOSEPH  H.,  born  November  21st, 
1873,  and  died  same  day. 

7895  VII  WEBER,  EPHRAIM  H.,  born  June'29th,  1875. 

7896  VII  WEBER,  GEORGE  ABRAHAM,  born  June 
24th,  1879. 

7897  VI  WEBER,  ABRAHAM,  fourth  son  of  Abraham 
C.  Weber,  was  born  October  8th,  1845,  and  died 
February  13th,  1895.     He  was  married  to  Susannah, 
daughter  of  John  and  Magdalena  (Bowman)  Cress- 
man.    He  followed  farming  and  possessed  the  old 
"Sam  Bricker  Farm,"  being  composed  of  part  of  lot 
No.  117,  German  Company's  Tract,  on  the  west  side 
of  the  Grand  River,  nearly  opposite  Chicopee.    His 
family  consisted  of  five  children,  namely:  VII  Cy- 
rus, VII  Lucinda,  VII  Velina,  VII  Manasseh,  and 
VII  Norman  who  died  in  infancy. 

7898  VI  WEBER,  ELIZABETH,  the  eldest  daughter 
of  Abraham  C.  Weber,  was  born  May  15th,  1847. 
She  is  married  to  Menno,  son  of  David  and  Magda- 
lena (Martin)  Horst.     They  reside  on  a  farm  in 
Woolwich    Township,  about  three   miles   east   of 
Heidelberg.     They  had  a  family  of  four  children, 
namely:    VII    Abraham,    VII   David    (dead),   VII 
Judith,  and  VII  Susannah  (dead). 

7899  VI  WEBER,  MARTIN,  the  fifth  son  of  Abraham 
C.  Weber,  was  born  September  22nd,  1848.     He  is 
married  to   Magdalena,  daughter   of   Henry  and 


698  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

Mary  (Musselman)  Brabacher.  They  live  on  a 
farm  being  composed  of  part  of  lot  No.  117,  German 
Company's  Tract.  They  have  a  family  of  five  chil- 
dren, of  whom  the  younger  four  died  in  infancy. 
The  names  of  children  are  VII  Mary,  VII  Simon 
(dead),  VII  Abram  (dead),  VII  Louis  (dead),  and 
VII  Martin  (dead). 

7900  VI  WEBER,  LEVI,  the  sixth  son  of  Abraham  C. 
Weber,  was  born  March  14th,  1850.  He  is  married  to 
Susannah,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Leah  (linger) 
Baumann.  They  reside  on  his  brother  Daniel's 
farm,  known  as  the  old  "Histand  Place."  They 
have  a  family  of  ten  children,  namely:  VII  Matilda, 
VII  Leah,  VII  Jeremiah,  VII  Leander  (dead),  VII 
Malinda,  VII  Isaiah,  VII  Addison,  VII  Susannah, 
VII  Malissa,  and  VII  Alvin. 

7901 VI  WEBER,  ANNA,  the  second  daughter  of 
Abraham  C.  Weber,  was  born  August  20th,  1851. 
She  resides  in  Berlin  and  is  unmarried. 

7902  \  I  WEBER,  MOSES,  the  seventh  son  of  Abraham 

C.  Weber,  was  born  August  29th,  1853,  and  died  August  27th, 
1890.  He  was  married  three  times,  first  to  Hettie,  daughter  of 
Henry  and  Mary  (Musselman)  Brubacher.  She  was  born  April 
8th,  1854,  and  died  October  3oth,  1875.  After  her  death  he  was 
married  to  Rebecca,  daughter  of  Abraham  B.  and  Lydia  (Shantz) 
Clemmer.  The  second  marriage  was  blessed  with  a  family  of 
seven  children,  namely:  VII  Lydia  Ann,  VII  Abraham,  VII 
Elmina,  VII  Elam  (dead),  VII  Adline,  VII  Menno  (dead),  and 
VII  Elvin.  After  the  decease  of  second  wife  which  took  place 
April  25th,  1885,  he  was  married  to  Annie,  daughter  of  Joseph 
and  Magdalena  (Martin)  Kinzie.  She  was  the  widow  of  Jona- 
than B.  Snyder.  There  are  no  children  of  first  and  third 
marriages.  Mr.  Weber  resided  on  a  beautiful  farm  being  com- 
posed of  part  of  lot  No.  117,  German  Company's  Tract,  where  he 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  609 

died  of  typhoid  fever.     His  widow  has  her  home  with  Christian 

B.  Snyder  three  miles  north  of  the  town  of  Waterloo. 

7903  VI   WEBER,   JUDITH,   the   third   daughter   of 
Abraham  C.  Weber,  was  born  July  4th,  1855.     She 

was  married  to  Charles  Krampien  who  was  born 
October  20th,  1852,  and  died  May  30th,  1892.  Their 
family  consisted  of  five  children,  namely:  VII 
Lovina,  VII  Norman,  VII  Colinda  (dead),  VII 
Menno  (dead),  and  VII  Mary.  The  widow  resides 
with  Jacob  B.  Shantz,  one  mile  south-east  of  Berlin. 

7904  VI  WEBER,  MENNO,  the  eighth  son  of  Abraham 

C.  Weber,  was  born  January  18th,  1857,  and  died 
January  5th,  1870. 

7905  VI  WEBER,  DAVID  M.,  the  ninth  son  of  Abra- 
ham C.  Weber,  was  born  October  25th,  1858.     He  is 
married  to  Lizzie,  daughter  of  Peter  M.  and  Eliza- 
beth (Snyder)  Musselman.    She  was  born  December 
12th,  1862.    They  reside  on  her  father's  farm  near 
Conestogo.    Their  family  consists  of  five  children, 
namely:  VII  Alice,  VII  Emma,  VII  Ella,  VII  Ivan, 
and  VII  Silva. 

7906  VI  WEBER,   MARIA,   the   fourth   daughter   of 
Abraham  C.  Weber,  was  born  January  2nd,  1862. 
She  is  unmarried  and  has  her  home  with  her  sister, 
Anna,  who  resides  in  Berlin. 

7907  VI  WEBER,  TILMAN,  the  tenth  son  of  Abraham 
C.  Weber,  was  born  November  2nd,  1863.     He  was 
married  to  Magdalena,  daughter  of  Jonathan  and 
Mary  (Kinzie)  Sitler.    She  was  born  July  19th,  1864, 
and  died  August  3rd,  1891.    He  resides  in  Bridge- 
port and  is  driving  a  team  for  Mr.  Peter  Shirk.    His 
family  consists  of  four  children,  namely:  VII  Amos, 
VII  Urias,  VII  Mary  Ann,  and  VII  Abraham  (dead). 


610  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

7908  VI  WEBER,  LYDIA,  the  fifth  daughter  of  Abra- 
ham C.  Weber,  was  born  January  llth,  1866.      She 
is   unmarried   and   keeps   house   for  her  brother 
Tilman  who  resides  in  Bridgeport. 

7909  VI  WEBER,  LEAH,  sixth  and  youngest  daughter 
of  Abraham  C.  Weber,  was  born  January  23rd,  1867, 
and  died  February  22nd,  1882. 

7910  IV  WEBER,  HENRY,  the  fourth  son  of  Henry 

Weber,  was  born  near  Blue  Ball,  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania, 
February  i4th,  1793.  In  1816  he,  in  company  with  Joseph 
Clemmer  and  family,  Oilman  Ziegler  and  family,  Samuel  Eby 
and  family,  and  John  Brubacher  and  his  mother,  came  to  Canada 
and  settled  in  Waterloo  County.  He  had  his  home  with  his 
brother,  Abraham,  until  the  following  spring  when  he  was  mar- 
ried, March  nth,  1817,  to  Salome,  daughter  of  Preacher  Joseph 
and  Mary  (Bear)  Baumann.  After  their  marriage  they  located 
on  lot  No.  65,  German  Company's  Tract,  where  they  resided 
until  their  deaths.  He  was  ordained  a  minister  of  the  Gospel 
and  served  the  church  of  his  choice,  the  Mennonite,  faithfully 
until  his  death  which  took  place  May  gth,  1862.  His  wife  was 
born  April  8th,  1771,  and  died  September  6th,  1868.  They  had 
a  family  of  two  children,  viz: 

7911  V  WEBER,    SAMUEL,    eldest    and  only    son  of 

Henry  Weber,  was  born  November  26th,  1821.  On  March 
7th,  1844,  he  was  married  to  Anna,  daughter  of  Daniel  and 
Veronica  (Schneider)  Martin.  She  was  born  August  2nd,  1824. 
After  his  marriage  he  took  possession  of  his  fathers  large  farm 
where  he  resided  until  his  death  which  took  place  October  i3th, 
1886.*  He  was  an  ordained  minister  of  the  Mennonite  Church. 
He  was  an  eloquent  speaker,  a  man  of  great  influence  and  a  good 
worker  among  his  co-religionists.  The  church  lost  a  worthy 

*  While  in  the  town  of  Waterloo  he  met  with  an  accident  which  caused  his  death.  He 
met  with  a  friend  on  the  street  and  while  engaged  in  cor.versati on  with  him  a  tool  of  one  of 
the  party  who  was  engaged  in  tinning  the  roof  of  Mr.  Doersam's  hotel,  slipped  over  the  edge 
of  the  building  and  struck  him  on  the  head.  He  was  carried  into  the  house  unconscious  and 
remained  in  that  state  until  his  death  next  day. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OP  WATERLOO.  611 

minister  through  his  death.  They  had  a  large  family,  all  of  whom 
attained  the  age  of  twenty-one  years  except  two  who  died  young. 
The  names  of  his  children  are  as  follows: 

7912  VI  WEBER,   SUSANNAH,  was  born  December 
8th,  1844.     On  January  30th,  1866,  she  was  married 
to  David  Horst,  a  farmer.    They  reside  in  Wool- 
wich Township  and  have  a  family  of  five  children, 
namely:  VII  Samuel,  VII  Anna,  VII  Leah,  VII 
Moses,  and  VII  Susannah. 

7913  VI  WEBER,  MOSES,  was  born  August  27th,  1847. 
On  February  22nd,  1870,  he  was  married  to  Barbara 
Horst.     He  resides  on  north  half  of   lot  No.  65 
German  Company's  Tract,  being  part  of  the  old 
"Henry  (Henner)  Weber  Farm."     This  union  was 
blessed  with  four  children,  namely:  VII  Barbara 
(dead),  VII  Daniel  (dead),  VII  Simeon,  and  VII 
Mary  Ann.    After  the  decease  of  his  first  wife  he 
was  married  to  Lydia  Gingerich.    The  second  union 
was  blessed  with  a  large  family.    The  names  of 
children  are  VII  Anna,  VII  Israel,  VII  Sarah,  VII 
Lovina,  VII  Lydia,  VII  Moses,  VII  Rebecca,  VII 
Elizabeth,  VII   Leah,  VII   Magdalena,   and   VII 
Veronica. 

7914  VI  WEBER,  JUDITH,  was   born   January   7th, 
1849,  and  died  July  2nd,  1854. 

791 5  VI  WEBER,  DANIEL,  was  born  October   23rd, 
1851,  and  died  March  20th,  1854. 

7916  VI  WEBER,  HENRY,  was  born  March  9th,  1853. 
On  March  10th,  1874,  he  was  married  to  Mary  Ann 
Martin.    He  resides  on  the  old  "John  Wissler  Farm'' 
at  Lexington.     Their  family  consists  of  five  chil- 
dren, namely:  VII  Susannah,  VII  Lydia  Ann,  VII 
Mary,  VII  Albert,  and  VII  Josiah  (dead). 


612  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

7917  VI  WEBER,  ANNA,  was  born  August  16th,  1855. 
On  December  1st,  1874,  she  was  married  to  Moses 
Martin  and  has' a  family  as  follows:  VII  Samuel 
(dead),  VII  Mary  (dead),  VII  Simon,  VII  Ephraim, 
VII  Anna,  VII  Levi,  and  VII  Lydia. 

7918  VI  WEBER,  VERONICA,  was  born  February  19th, 
1857.     She  is  married  to  Joseph    B.   Snyder  and 
resides  on  east  end  of  lot  No.  63,  German  Company's 
Tract.      They  have  the  following  family,  namely: 
VII  Simeon,  VII  Susannah  (dead),  VII  Leah,  VII 
Lucinda,  VII  Lovina,  VII  Edwin,  VII  Joseph,  and 
VII  Anna. 

7919  VI  WEBER,  SAMUEL,  was  born  January  12th, 
1859.    He  is  married  to  Susannah  Shantz.    Their 
family  is  as  follows:  VII  Malinda,  VII  Lovina,  VII 
Ida,  "V II  Mary  Ann,  and  VII  Angus. 

7920  VI  WEBER,  LEAH,  was  born  February  19th,  1862. 
She  is  married  to  Isaac  Gingerich.      Their  family 
consists  of  six  children,  namely:  VII  Aaron  (dead), 
VII  Lydia  Ann,  VII  Salome,  VII  Elam,  VII  Eli 
and  VII  Levi  (twins). 

7921 VI  WEBER,  LEVI,  was  born  June  17th,  1863. 
On  December  29th,  1885,  he  was  married  to  Eliza- 
beth Baumann  and  resides  on  his  father's  old  home- 
stead. They  have  a  family  of  four  children,  namely: 
VII  Annie  (dead),  VII  Judith,  VII  Mary  Ann 
(dead),  and  VH  Hannah. 

7922  VI  WEBER,  LYDIA,   was  born  December  llth, 
1866.    She  is  married  to  Aaron  Baumann  and  has  a 
family  of  two  children  named  VII  Amos  and  VII 
Susannah. 

7923  VI  WEBER,  ENOCH,  the  youngest  son  of  Samuel 
Weber,  was  born  March  13th,  1869.     He  resides  on 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  613 

a  farm  near  his  father's  old  homestead.  On  Jan- 
uary 15th,  1895,  he  was  married  to  Lydia,  daughter 
of  Menno  and  Rebecca  (Martin)  Gingerich. 


7924V  WEBER,  ANNA,  the  only  daughter  of  Henry 
Weber,  and  sister  to  Samuel  Weber,  was  born  November  iQth, 
1824.  On  October  22nd,  1845,  she  was  married  to  Joseph 
("Schwam  Joe  Weber"),  son  of  David  B.  and  Mary  (Lyons) 
Weber  of  Strasburg.  He  was  born  August  gth,  1822,  and  died 
March  2nd,  1876.  After  their  marriage  they  lived  with  her 
parents  for  nearly  a  year.  He  purchased  part  of  lot  No.  64, 
German  Company's  Tract,  where  he  had  a  small  clearing  made 
and  a  log  dwelling  erected  into  which  they  moved  in  1846.  Here 
they  resided  until  their  deaths.  He  was  a  deacon  of  the  Menno- 
nite  Church  for  quite  a  number  of  years.  They  had  no  family  of 
their  own  but  they  adopted  four  children,  three  of  whom  they 
raised.  The  first  one  was  Susannah,  daughter  of  old  Joseph 
Kinzie.  She  was  married  to  Joshua  Snyder.  The  second  one 
was  Anna  Edy,  born  March  24th,  1854.  Her  father  died  on 
mid-ocean,  in  February,  1854,  and  has  found  a  watery  grave. 
Her  mother  came  to  Berlin.  After  being  here  for  a  few  weeks 
Anna  was  bom,  and  when  she  was  two  weeks  old  her  mother 
died.  Mrs.  John  Eby  of  Berlin  brought  her  to  Mrs.  Joseph 
Weber.  She  is  married  to  John  S.  Brubacher  and  resides  on  the 
old  homestead  where  she  was  raised.  For  further  information 
see  family  of  John  S.  Brubacher.  The  third  child  was  Jane 
Elbert  who  was  born  April  ist,  1863,  and  died  August  26th> 
same  year.  The  last  one  was  Catherine  Magdalena  Murphy. 
She  was  a  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Catherine  (Kolb)  Murphy. 
She  is  married  to  Samuel  K.  Brubacher.  They  reside  on  a  farm 
about  two  miles  north  of  Conestogo  Village.  See  Samuel  K- 
Brubacher's  family. 

7925  IV  WEBER,  DANIEL,  the  sixth  son   of   Henry 

Weber,  was  born  near  Blue  Ball,  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania, 


614  BIOGKAPHICAL   HISTOEY    OF  WATERLOO. 

May  i4th,  1797.  He  was  married  to  Anna,  daughter  of  old 
Peter  Martin.  This  marriage  took  place  in  spring,  1819.  A 
month  or  so  after  their  marriage  they,  in  company  with  Peter 
Martin  and  family  and  others,  came  to  Canada  and  arrived  at 
Waterloo  in  May  of  the  same  year.  Mr.  Weber  located  on  the 
farm  now  possessed  by  John  Lichty  about  a  mile  north  of  the 
town  of  Waterloo.  Here  he  made  some  clearings  and  improve- 
ments, but  wishing  to  locate  nearer  his  brother,  Henry,  he  sold 
out  the  following  spring  and  purchased  lot  No.  2,  Woolwich 
Township,  almost  adjoining  the  lot  of  his  brother.  Here  he 
resided  the  remaining  days  of  his  life.  He  died  February  i3th, 
1864.  His  wife  was  born  May  26th,  1802,  and  died  March  i3th, 
1886.  They  had  a  family  of  four  children,  viz: 

7926  V  WEBER,  ANNA,  was  born  October  17th,  1820, 
and  died  October  24th,  1872.     She  was  married  to 
Jonas  Wenger  and  had  a  family  of  two  children, 
namely:  VI  Daniel,  married  to  Angeline  Hagey,  and 
VI  Lydia,  married  to  Joseph  Cressman. 

7927  V  WEBER,   PETER,    was   born   February    17th, 
1822,  and  died  same  year,  aged  about  6  months. 

7928  V  WEBER,  ELIAS,  was  born  December  9th,  1828. 

On  March  igth,  1850,  he  was  married  to  Susannah,  daughter  of 
Jacob  and  Judith  (Baumann)  Bncker.  She  was  born  October 
22nd,  1826.  Soon  after  their  marriage  they  moved  on  their  farm 
first  known  as  Jacob  Erb's  place,  then  (Potter)  Samuel  Eby 
owned  it  for  a  few  years.  After  him  Isaac  Wenger  possessed  it 
for  some  years,  then  he  sold  it  to  Daniel  Weber  who  gave  it  to 
his  son  Elias  after  his  marriage.  He  held  it  in  possession  ever 
since.  They  had  a  family  of  three  children,  viz: 

7929  VI  WEBER,  AMOS,  was  born  April  17th,  1851. 
On  October  7th,  1872,  he  was  married  to  Hannah 
daughter  of  Elias  Martin.    They  reside  on  the  old 
"Jacob  Bricker  Farm"  one  and  one-half  miles  north- 
west of   Waterloo.     They  have  a  family  of  nine 
children,  namely:  VII  Leah,  VII  Israel,  VII  Elias, 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY    OF   WATERLOO.  615 

VII  Susannah,  VII  Sidney,  VII  Mary  Ann,  VII 
Amos  and  VII  Anna  (twins),  and  VII  Emanuel. 

7930  VI  WEBER,  ANNA,  was  born  January  10th,  1855, 
and  died  January  2nd,  1880.     She  was  married  to 
Enos,  son  of  John  Martin,  and  had  a  family  of  two 
sons,  VII  John  and  VII  Josiah  who  died  in  infancy. 

7931  VI  WEBER,  DANIEL  B,  was   born  June   9th, 
1863.     He  was  married  to  Mary  Ann,  daughter  of 
Elias  Martin,  December  27th,  1887.    They  reside  on 
the  old  "Weber  Homestead"  about  one  mile  south 
of  Conestogo.    Their  family  consists  of  two  chil- 
dren named  VII  Leander  and  VII  Elam. 

7932  V  WEBER,  DANIEL,  the  youngest  son  of  Daniel 

and  Anna  (Martin)  Weber,  was  horn  on  lot  No.  2,  Woolwich 
Township,  January  nth,  1836.  On  January  6th,  1857,  he  was 
married  to  Veronica,  daughter  of  Benjamin  M.  and  Anna 
(Shantz)  Weber.  She  was  born  October  3oth.  1836.  Soon  after 
their  marriage  they  moved  on  his  father's  old  homestead  about  a 
mile  south  of  Conestogo  where  he  was  engaged  in  farming.  He 
died  November  27th,  1888.  They  had  a  family  of  thirteen 
children,  viz: 

7933  VI  WEBER,  TILLMAN,  was  born  Augusts,  1857. 

7934  VI  WEBER,  AARON,  was  born  September  29th, 
1860.    He  is  married  to  Elizabeth  Martin.    They  re. 
side  on  a  farm  near  Elmira.    Their  family  consists 
of  seven  children,  namely:  VII  Menno,  Vll  Han- 
nah, VII  Sarah,   VII    Noah,  VII    Abraham,  VII 
Lydia  (dead),  and  a  son,  name  not  received. 

7935  VI  WEBER,  FRANKLIN,  was  born  June  26th, 
1862,  and  died  of  consumption,  March  13th,  1894. 
He    was   married  to  Anna  Baumann  and  had  a 
family  of  three  children,  namely:  VII  Isaiah,  VII 


616  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

Aaron,  and  VII  Mary  Ann.  They  resided  nearly  a 
mile  south  of  Conestogo.  Their  farm  consisted  of 
part  of  the  old  "Daniel  Weber  Homestead. 

7936  VI  WEBER,  BENJAMIN  W.,  born  June  20,  1863. 

7937  VI  WEBER,  DANIEL  W.,  born  March  23rd,  1866. 
7988  VI  WEBER,  VERONICA,  born  Sept.  10th,  1867. 

7939  VI  WEBER,  NOAH,  born  March  21st,  1869,  is  mar- 
ried to   Mary   Ann,  daughter   of   Moses    Weber. 
They  reside  on  the  old  homestead. 

7940  VI  WEBER,  ELIAS  W.,  born  June  12th,  1870,  is 
married  to  Esther  Martin. 

7941  VI  WEBER,  MARY,  born  October  18th,  1871,  died 
same  day. 

7942  VI  WEBER,  NANCY,  bom  June  22nd,  1873. 

7943  VI  WEBER,  ESTHER,   born   March   2nd,  1875, 
died  same  day. 

7944  VI  WEBER,  LYDIA,  born  June  2nd,  1876. 

7945  VI  WEBER,  MAGDALEN  A,  born  March  18, 1878. 

7946  WEBER,  CHRISTIAN,  son  of  Christian  and  Cath- 
erine (Bruck)  Weber,  was  born  in  the  village  of  Dietrichhingen^ 
district  of  Zweibruecken,  Rhein  Bayren,   Germany,   March  4th, 
1810.     When  in  his  nineteenth  year  he  bid  adieu   to  his  father- 
land and  emigrated  to  America.     After  arriving  at  New  York  in 
safety  he  was  obliged  to  work  for  some  time  in  order  to  raise 
sufficient  means  to  defray  his  expenses  across  the  ocean.      In  a 
few  years  he  had,  by  diligent  labor,  saved  so  much    from    his 
earnings  that  he  was  enabled  to  pay  the  expenses  of  bringing  his 
parents  and  others  of  the  family  to  this  country.     Some  time 
during  the  year  1833  or  l834  be,  together  with  his  parents  and 
others,  moved  to  Canada  and  settled  near  Wilmot  Centre,  Wa- 
terloo County,  Ontario,  where  Mr.  Weber  was  married  to  Elizabeth 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  617 

Schniaus  who  was  born  June  29th,  1818,  and  died  June  3rd, 
1886.  Here  they  resided  about  twenty  years,  then  he  disposed 
of  his  farm  and  purchased  that  of  Moses  Weaver  a  little  east  of 
Heidelberg  where  they  resided  until  their  deaths.  He  died 

March  2 2nd,  1886.      Mr.  Weber  was  a  man   of  noble  character 

> 

industrious,  and  economical.  Modesty,  coolness  and  deliberation 
were  some  of  his  characteristics.  His  descendants  are  not  so 
much  distinguished  for  being  great  public  men  as  for  the  uniform 
private  worth  of  all  of  them,  not  intending  to  convey  the  idea 
that  they  are  less  able  or  competent  to  fill  public  positions  than 
others  but  that  a  certain  feature  of  character  impells  them  always 
to  attend  to  their  own  business  first.  None  of  them  are  and 
never  have  been  ambitious  for  public  honor  or  position  except 
such  as  naturally  spring  from  good  private  citizenship.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Weber  were  blessed  with  a  family  of  eight  children,  viz: 

7947  WEBER,  JOHN  S.,  the  eldest,  was    born   April 
29th,  1841.    He  is  married  to  Lydia  Allendorf  and 
resides  nearly  two  miles  east  of  Elmira  where  he  is 
engaged    in   farming.      His   family  is  as  follows, 
namely:  Lizzie  Ann,  Ezra,  Lovina,  Clara,  and  Aaron. 

7948  WEBER,  DANIEL  S.,  was  born  July  31st,  1842. 
He  is  married  to  Mary  Doerbecker.    They  reside  in 
Perth  County,  Ontario,  near  Listowel,  where  he  is 
engaged  in  farming.      His   family  is   as   follows, 
namely:     Elias,    Aaron,    Hannah,    Edward,    and 
Ephraim. 

7949  WEBER,  CAROLINE  S.,  was  born  October  24th, 
1843.      She   is  married  to  Michael  Schweitzer,  a 
farmer.    They  reside  near  Heidelberg,  on  the  old 
"Christian  Keller  Farm."     To  them  are  born  four 
children,  namely:   Daniel,  Mary  Ann,  John,  and 
Aaron. 

7950  WEBER,  LOUISA  S.,  was  born  March  13th,  1845. 
She  is  married  to  Charles  Kreutziger.    They  reside 


618  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

in  the  town  of  Waterloo  where  he  is  the  proprietor 
of  the  large  planing  mills,  saw  mills  and  lumber 
yards,  also  manufacturer  of  doors,  sash,  etc.  Their 
family  consists  of  eight  children,  namely:  Ezra, 
Matilda,  Edward,  Emma,  Allan,  Lizzie,  Charles,  and 
Louisa. 

7951  WEBER,  CHRISTIAN  S.,  was  born  March  3rd, 

1847.  He  is  married  to  Margaret  Schneider  and  resides  on  his 
father's  old  homestead  near  Heidelberg  where  he  is  engaged  in 
farming.  In  1889  he  was  elected  as  a  member  of  the  Woolwich 
Township  council  which  position  he  held  for  four  years  in  suc- 
cession. In  1893  he  was  appointed  Second  Deputy  Reeve  which 
position  he  held  for  two  years,  and  in  January,  1895,  he  was 
elected  First  Deputy  Reeve.  He  is  a  man  that  is  very  popular 
among  all  classes  of  his  acquaintances  and  has  so  far  proved  him- 
self to  be  an  able  man  to  represent  the  interest  of  his  supporters 
at  the  council  table.  His  family  is  as  follows,  namely:  Ada, 
Selinda,  Addison,  Lillie,  and  Nellie. 

7952  WEBER,  ELIZABETH  S.,  was   born   November 
10th,  1849,  and  died  May  1st,  1882.    She  was  married 
to  Henry  Schneider,  a  farmer.    They  resided  about 
two  miles  south-east  of   Heidelberg.     She  left  a 
family  of  three  children,  namely:  John,  Zeborah, 
and  William. 

7953  WEBER,  LOUIS  S.,  was  born  March  22nd,  1853. 
He  is  married  to  Emma  Knechtel.    They  reside  on 
east  half  of  his  father's  old  homestead  near  Heidel- 
berg where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.    To  them  are 
born  seven  children,  namely:  Ida,  Sylva,  Ira,  Eben, 
Anna,  Louis,  and  Roy. 

7954  WEBER,  MARY  ANN,  was  born  June  21st,  1857. 
She  was  married  to  Edward  K.  Hardy,  a  harness- 
maker,  and  resides  in  Heidelberg  and  has  a  family 
of  three  children,  namely:    Horace,  Herbert,  and 
Charles. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  619 

7955  WEBER,  JACOB,  son  of  Christian  and  Catherine 

(Bruck)  Weber,  was  horn  in  the  village  of  Dietrichhingen,  dis- 
trict of  Zweibruecken,  Rhein  Bayern,  Germany,  August  24th, 
1816.  In  1833  he  emigrated  to  America  and  settled  temporarily 
at  Rochester,  New  York,  where  he  remained  one  year,  thence  on 
the  strength  of  report,  he,  in  1834,  left  Rochester,  New  York,  and 
moved  to  Waterloo  County,  Ontario,  and  settled  in  Wilmot 
Township,  where  he  met  with  many  of  his  co-religionists.  Here 
he  resided  until  1841  when  he  moved  to  Elice  Township,  Perth 
County,  about  one  and  one-half  miles  west  of  Sebringville,  where 
he  resided  until  1855,  then  sold  out  and  moved  back  to  Waterloo 
County  and  settled  near  St  Jacobs,  on  the  farm  now  occupied  by 
Christian  Sheifley.  In  1860  he  purchased  the  old  "Yost  Farm," 
adjoining  that  of  his  on  the  east.  In  1867  he  moved  a  little  to 
the  west  of  St.  Jacobs,  on  the  farm  formerly  possessed  by  Valen- 
tine Ratz  and  now  by  Daniel  Good.  In  1873  he  again  left  this 
place  and  moved  one  mile  north  of  St.  Jacobs,  on  the  farm  now 
possessed  by  his  youngest  son,  Menno  L.  In  1887  he  moved 
to  St.  Jacobs  where  he  purchased  a  property  opposite  that  of  Dr. 
Robertson's  place.  Here  he  lives  retired  and  intends  to  spend 
the  evening  of  his  life  in  peace  and  comfort.  On  January  ist, 
1841,  he  was  married  to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Mag- 
dalena  (Schowalter)  Lehman.  She  was  born  in  Canton  Seltz, 
Alsace,  France,  now  Germany,  June  loth,  1817,  catne  to  America 
in  1837,  and  died  at  St.  Jacobs,  Ontario,  May  2nd,  1892.  To 
them  was  born  a  family  of  eleven  children,  viz: 

7956  WEBER,  JACOB  L.,  was  born  August  31st,  1841. 
He  is  married  to  Catherine  Jacobs  and  resides  in 
Idaho,  U.  S.,  where   he   is   engaged  in  farming. 
Their  family  consists  of  seven  children. 

7957  WEBER,  ELIZABETH   L.,  was  born  December 
1st,  1842.    She  is  married  to  Joseph  Fisher,  a  farmer. 
They  reside  in  Colborne  Township,  Huron  County, 
Ontario.    They  have  a  family  of  seven  children. 

7958  WEBER,  JOHN  L.,  was  bom  June  12th,  1844.    He 


620  '  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF 

Phristiana  Kesselring  and  resides  on 
rhHw^tS  aboat  a  mile  east  of  St.  Jacob, 
His  family  consists  of  eight  children. 


No.  3158. 

7960  WEBER,  CHRISTIAN   L.,  was  born  September 
10th  1847     He  was  first  married  to  Anna  Reitzel 
who  died  April  24th,  1877,  and  after  her  decease  to 
Mary  Miehm.    They  reside  in  Berlin  where  he  is 
engaged  in  one  of  the  large  factories.     His  family 
consists  of  eight  children,  three  of  whom  were  bom 
unto  his  first  wife.     . 

7961  WEBER,  DANIEL  L.,  was  born  April  1st,  1849. 
He  was  married  to  Sallie  Hagey  (No.  3842)  who  died 
March  27th,  1895,  and  resides  at  Chicopee  where  he 
is  engaged  in  manufacturing  woollen  goods.     To 
them  were  born  ten  children. 

7962  WEBER,  JOSEPH  L.,  was   born  February  14th, 
1851.     He  was  married  to&Maggie   Stevens   and 
resided  in  Marion  County,  Kansas,  where  he  died 
December   29th,   1880,   leaving   a_family"lof    two 
daughters. 

7963  WEBER,  MARIA  L.,  was  born  March  29th,  1853. 
She  is  married  to  Jacob  Shelly,  a  miller.    They  re- 
side in  Conestogo,  Ontario,  and  have  a  family  of 
eight  children. 

7964  WEBER,  LOUIS  L.,  was  born  February  27th,  1855. 
He  is  married  to  Emma  Buist.  .  ,  They  reside  in 
Nottawa,  Ontario,  where   he  is   engaged   in    the 
woollen   mills.      Their    family    consists    of   three 
children. 


BIOGEAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATEKLOO.  621 

7965  WEBER,  SAMUEL  L.,  was  born  November  26th, 
1856.    He  is  married  to  Mary  George  and  resides 
about  one  mile  north  of  St.  Jacobs  where  he  is  en- 
gaged in  farming.     He  has  no  family. 

7966  WEBER,  MENNO  L.,  was  born  March  29th,  1860. 
He  was  first  married  to  Maggie  Doerbecker  and 
after  her  decease  to  Christina    Doerbecker.      He 
resides  a  little  north  of  St.  Jacobs  where  he  is  en- 
gaged in  farming.     His  family  consists  of  four  chil- 
dren, namely:  Maggie  of  first  wife,  and  Bella,  May, 
and  Lydia  of  second  wife. 


WINGER. 

(Spelled  "Wenger"  by  some  members  of  family.) 

The  Wingers  were  among  the  early  and  respectable  settlers  of 
Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania.  They  came  to  America  from 
Switzerland  as  early  as  1748  and  settled  in  Lancaster  County. 
They  were  an  enterprising,  industrious,  and  honorable  people. 
Their  descendants  are  now  to  be  found  in  almost  every  state  of 
the  United  States  and  quite  a  number  have  settled  in  Canada. 
The  old  progenitor  that  came  from  Switzerland  was  "Hans" 
(John)  Winger.  His  family  consisted  of  seven  sons  who  were 
all  born  in  Switzerland.  The  Wingers  in  Waterloo  County  are 
descendants  of  this  old  "Hans."  Some  are  the  children  of  old 
IV  Joseph  Wenger,  a  great-grandson  of  old  "Hans,"  while  others 
are  descendants  of  old  III  John  Winger  who  was  a  grandsor  of 
old  I  Hans  Winger,  and  son  of  II  Adam  Winger.  We  shall  first 
give  the  descendants  of  old  Joseph  Wenger. 

7967  IV  WENGER,  JOSEPH,  was  born  and  resided  in 

Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  where  he  died.      He  was  mar 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OY  WATERLOO. 


ried  to  Elizabeth  Zimmerman  who  was  born  November  2ist, 
1778,  and  died  March  23rd,  1840.  After  his  decease,  which 
took  place  in  Pennsylvania  in  1824,  the  widow  with  her  family 
moved  to  Waterloo  County,  Ontario,  Canada,  in  1825,  and 
resided  in  the  town  of  Waterloo,  in  old  Abraham  Erb's  house  for 
eighteen  months,  then  she  moved  two  and  one-half  miles  north 
of°the  town  of  Waterloo,  on  the  place  known  as  "Freunds"  (now 
Eli  Martins),  opposite  the  Martin  Mennonite  Church.  Here  she 
resided  until  her  death.  Her  family  consisted  of  nine  children, 
viz: 

7968  V  WENGER,  JOSEPH,  died  an  infant. 

7969  V  WENGER,  ZIMMERMAN,  was  born  November 
25th,  1807,  and  died  March  25th,  1831. 

7970  V  WENGER,  CHRISTIAN,  was  married  and  re. 
sided  in  Indiana,  U.  S.    When  on  a  visit  to  Canada 
in  1859,  he,  while  engaged  in  conversation  with  a 
friend  on  King   Street,  Berlin,  Ontario,  dropped 
dead  of  paralysis. 

7971V  WENGER,   ISAAC,   was    born   in   Lancaster 

County,  Pennsylvania,  February  i8th,  1812.  In  1825,  when  in 
his  thirteenth  year,  he  came  to  Canada  with  his  mother  who  set- 
tled in  Waterloo  County,  Ontario,  where  Mr.  Wenger  was  raised. 
On  March  26th,  1839,  he  was  married  to  Mary,  daughter  of 
Jonathan  and  Polly  (Schneider)  Bowman,  (See  No.  208)  who  was 
born  July  i6th,  1818.  Some  time  after  his  marriage  he  moved 
to  Elmira  where  he  was  engaged  in  the  mercantile  business  for 
some  years.  Some  twenty  years  ago  he  sold  out  his  business  in 
Elmira  and  moved  to  Ayton,  Grey  County,  where  he  was  engaged 
in  the  mercantile  and  milling  business,  doing  an  extensive 
trade  up  to  the  time  of  his  death  which  took  place  March  6th, 
1890.  Mr.  Wenger  was  an  energetic  and  a  thorough  man  of 
business  and  was  widely  known  in  this  and  Grey  Counties  where 
he  was  held  in  high  esteem  by  all  classes.  His  business  career 
was  unblemished,  Their  family  consisted  of  five  sons,  viz; 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  623 

7972  VI  WENGER,  JOSEPH,  was  born  December  22nd, 
1839,  and  died  June  12th,  1842. 

7973  VI  WENGER,  JONATHAN,  was   born  October 
19th,  1841,  and  died  April  17th,  1843. 

7974  VI  WENGER,  NOAH,  was   born   October   27th, 
1844.    In  1874  he  was  married  to  Isabella  Phillip. 
They  reside  in  Ayton,  Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged 
in  the  lumber  and  milling  business.     His  family 
consists  of  six  children,  viz: 

7975  VII  WENGER,  ISABELLA,  born  Feb.  llth,  1876. 

7976  VII  WENGER,  EDGAR   ISAAC,   born  August 
24th,  1878. 

7977  VII  WENGER,  ELLA  BOWMAN,  bom  Decem- 
ber 26th,  1880. 

7978  VII  WENGER,  JOHN  ALLAN,  born  March  30th, 

1883. 

7979  VII  WENGER,  FLORENCE  KATE,  bora   Feb- 
ruary llth,  1886. 

7980  VII  WENGER,  HARRY  ARNOLD,  born  April 
26th,  1889. 

7981  VI  WENGER,  AARON,  was  born  August  27th, 
1848.      On  January  16th,  1879,  he  was  married  to 
Janet   Phillip.     They   reside   in   Ayton,  Ontario, 
where  lie  is  following  the  mercantile  business  and 
in  connection  with  this  he  is  also  engaged  in  manu- 
facturing choice  creamery  butter.      Mr.   Wenger's 
family  consists  of  eight  children,  viz: 

7982  VII  WENGER,  ROBERT,  born  November  7, 1879. 

7983  VII  WENGER,  MARY   BOWMAN,    born   June 

26th,  1882. 


,;,,  BIOGRAPHICAL  HIBTOR^OF^ATEKLOO. 

7984  VII  WENGER,  ISAAC,  born  October  15th,  1888, 
died  August  15th,  1884. 

7985  VII   WENGER,   FRANKLIN,    twin    brother 
*  Isaac,  born  October  15th,  1883. 

7986  VII  WENGER,  ETHEL  BELLE,  born  March  5th, 
1886. 

7987  VII  WENGER,   AMOS   ADDISON,  born  April 
llth,  1888. 

7988  VII  WENGER,  ROY  MERCER,  born  July  10th, 
1891. 

7989  VII  WENGER,  LEE  CAMERON,  born  February 
10th,  1894. 

7990  VI  WENGER,  AMOS,  the  youngest  son  of  Isaac 
and  Mary  (Bowman)  Wenger,  was  born  July  17th, 
1851.    In  1877  he  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Nahr- 
gang.    They  resided  in  Ayton,  Ontario,  where  he 
died  June  27th,  1882,  leaving  a.  family  of  two  chil- 
dren, viz: 

7991  VII  WENGER,  MARY  LOUISA,  born  in  May, 
1877. 

7992  VII  WENGER,  AMOS,  born  December  26th,  1882, 
died  July  1st,  1884. 

7993  V  WENGER,  MARY,  was  born  April  28th,  1814, 
and  died  near  Heidelberg,  Ontario,  March  16th, 
1868.    She  was  married  to  John  Meyer.     See  John 
Meyer's  family. 

7994V  WENGER,  JONAS,    was   born   in   Lancaster 

County,  Pennsylvania,  May  6th,  1815.  In  1825  he  came  to 
Waterloo  County,  Ontario,  where  he  was  raised.  On  May  4th, 
1840,  he  was  married  to  Maria,  daughter  of  Christian  and  Esther 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF   WATERLOO.  625 

(Staaffer)  Martin.  She  was  born  June  i5th,  1820,  and  died 
many  years  ago.  After  her  decease  he  was  again  married  to 
Anna,  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Anna  (Martin)  Weber.  She  was 
born  October  lyth,  1820,  and  died  October  24th,  1872.  Some 
years  after  the  decease  of  his  second  wife  he  formed  an  acquain- 
tance with  Eli/ 1  Ziogler,  widow  of  the  late  Abraham  Kolb,  whom 
he  afterwards  inankd  and  now  they  reside  on  the  old  "Clemens 
Farm"  near  Bresl.m  \vhere  they  have  their  home  wich  Mr.  Joseph 
S.  Cressman  who  is  married  to  his  daughter.  Mr.  Wenger's 
family  consisted  of  nine  children,  of  whom  seven  were  born  unto 
his  first  wife  and  two  unto  the  second.  Their  names  are  as 
follows: 

7995  VI  WENGER,  ISAAC,  was  born  November  9th, 
1840,  and  died  March  9th,  1841. 

7996  VI  WENGER,  ANNA,  was  married  to  John  D. 
Martin.    They  resided  in  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan, 
where  he  died  in  1886,  leaving  a  family  of  three 
children,  namely:  VII  Josiah,  VII  Daniel,  and  VII 
Enos. 

7997  VI  WENGER,  LUCY  ANN,  was  born  December 
20th,  1842,  and  died  September  9th,  1843. 

7998  VI  WENGER,  MARY  MAGDALENA,  was  mar- 
ried to  Benuel  Baumann,  a  farmer.    They  resided 
in   Wallace    Township,    Perth    County,    Ontario, 
where  she  died,  leaving  two  children,  namely:  VII 
Aaron  and  VII  Magdalena  (dead). 

7999  VI  WENGER,  ESTHER,  is  married  to  Benjamin 
Lichty,  a  farmer.   They  reside  near  Elmira,  Ontario. 
To  them  were  born  seven  children.     See  Benjamin 
Lichty's  family. 

8000  VI  WENGER,  CHRISTIAN,  is  married  to  Mary 
Ann  Gole.      They   reside  near  Sandusky,  Senlac 
County,  Michigan,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 
Their  family  is  as  follows:  VII  Leah,  VII  Menno, 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 


VII  George  (dead),  VII  Altana,  VII  Ellen,  VII 
Martha  Ann,  and  VII  Mary  Jane.  See  No.  3219. 

8001  VI  WENGER,  ELIZABETH,  is  married  to  Benuel 
Baumann,  a  farmer.  See  No.  319. 

80<y>  VI  WENGER,  DANIEL,  the  eldest  son  of  second 
"  wife  was  born  near  St.  Jacobs,  Ontario,  April  18th, 
I860.  On  September  Uth,  1880,  he  was  married  to 
Angeline,  daughter  of  John  and  Hannah  (Erb) 
Hagey.  She  was  bom  June  2nd,  1860.  They  reside 
on  the  old  "Henry  Moyer  Homestead"  which  he 
purchased  from  Bishop  Elias  Weber.  Their  family 
consists  of  four  children,  viz: 

8003  VII  WENGER,  EDWARD,  bom  November  16th, 
1881. 

8004  VII  WENGER,  ADELINE,  born  May  10th,  1883. 

8005  VII  WENGER,  MAGDALENA,  born  May  6,  1885. 

8006  VII  WENGER,  LILL1E,  born  October  9th,  1886. 

8007  VI  WENGER,  LYDIA,  was  born  August  22nd, 
1863.     On  January  27th,  1880,  she  was  married  to 
Joseph  S.  Cressman.    See  No.  2072. 

8008  V  WENGER,  SUSANNAH,  was  married  to  Jo- 
seph Martin  who  died  March  21st,  1856.    Her  family 
consisted  of  six  children.     She  died  in  Michigan 
some  years  ago.    See  Joseph  Martin's  family. 

8009  V  WENGER,  ESTHER,  was  born  July  23rd,  1819. 
She  was  married  to  Frederick  Scheifley,  a  farmer. 
They    resided    near   Conestogo   where   she    died 
August  28th,  1850.   See  Frederick  Scheifley's  family. 

8010  V  WENGER,  MAGDALENA,  was  married  to  Eli 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTOEY   OF  WATERLOO.  627 

Schrog,  a  farmer.  They  reside  in  Indiana,  U.  S., 
where  their  family  has  settled. 

8011  III  WINGER,  JOHN,f  son  of  Adam  Winger  and 
grandson  of  old  "Hans"  Winger,  was  born  in  Lan- 
caster County,  Pennsylvania,  April  5th,  1789.    After 
spending  his  boyhood  days  in  his  native  county,  he 
was  married  to  Susannah,  daughter  of  Peter  Eby 
who  was  a  son  of  Jacob  Eby,  third  son  of  old  Theo- 
doras Eby  who  came  to  Pennsylvania  in  1715.    She 
was  born  November  10th,  1792.     In  1836  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  John  Winger  moved  to  Canada  and  settled  in 
Berlin,  Ontario,  where   they   resided   until   their 
deaths.    He  died  October  llth,  1864,  and  she  died 
January  3rd,  1871.    To  them  was  born  a  family  of 
six  children,  viz: 

8012  IV  WINGER,  PETER,  the  eldest  in  the  family, 

was  born  in  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  April  i8th,  1818. 
In  1834  he,  in  company  with  one  George  Eby,  drove  with  a 
horse  and  buggy  from  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  to  Water- 
loo County,  Ontario,  making  the  trip  in  two  weeks.  In  fall  of 
the  same  year  he  returned  to  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania, 
where  he  remained  until  May,  1835,  when  he  made  the  second 
trip  to  Canada  and  settled  in  Berlin,  Ontario.  He  worked  the 
first  year  in  the  town  of  Waterloo,  on  Mr.  Jacob  Schneider's  saw- 
mills, receiving  the  wonderful  salary  of  $7  per  month.  On  No- 
vember 7th,  1837,  he  went  to  Bridgeport  and  engaged  himself  to 
the  late  Jacob  S.  Shoemaker  as  miller,  in  whose  service  he  re- 
mained eleven  years.  In  September,  1848,  he  moved  to  Wool- 
wich Township,  on  the  farm  now  possessed  by  Isaac  Hilborn. 
In  January,  1849,  he  was  appointed  assessor  for  Woolwich  Town- 
ship, then  including  Pilkington  Township.  He  was  one  of  the 
early  councillors  of  Woolwich  Township  and  was  deputy  reeve 
when  Berlin  was  made  the  county  town  for  the  newly  formed 

t  John  Winger  had  one  brother  named  Henry  who  moved  to  Ohio  a  few  years  before  he 
(John)  m.oved  to  Canada, 


628  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

county  of  Waterloo.  Later  in  life  he  was  engaged  in  the  mer- 
cantile, woollen  and  lumber  business.  About  the  year  1867  he 
received  the  appointment  of  post  master  for  Elmira  which  posi- 
tion he  held  until  his  death  which  took  place  July  2 7th,  1889. 
The  following  interesting  notice  has  been  taken  from  the  pages  of 
Mr.  Winger's  journal,  now  in  possession  of  his  son,  Jacob:  "At 
a  meeting  called  by  public  notice  from  Peter  Winger,  Esq.,  reeve 
of  the  township  of  Woolwich,  held  at  St.  Jacobs  on  the  26th  day 
of  March,  1853,  for  the  purpose  of  forming  a  township  Agricul- 
tural Society.  Upon  the  notice  being  read  and  the  object  being 
explained  for  which  the  meeting  was  called  it  was  unanimously 
resolved  that  a  society  be  forthwith  formed,  to  be  called  the 
Township  of  Woolwich  Agricultural  Society.  Thereupon  James 
Mirrilees  was  called  to  the  chair.  When  it  was  moved  by  B.  H. 
Curtis,  seconded  by  John  Meyers  that  James  Dow  be  president 
and  Charles  Hendry  vice-president  for  the  current  year,  ist, 
Moved  by  Chas.  Hendry,  seconded  by  James  MaConichee  that 
the  following  gentlemen  he  directors  for  the  current  year,  viz: 
B.  H.  Curtis,  John  Seaton,  John  Meyers,  James  Burnett,  James 
*  Hall,  Wm.  H.  Peterson,  Jacob  .Winkler  and  Joseph  Hardy. 
2nd,  Moved  by  John  Meyers,  seconded  by  Charles  Hendry  that 
James  Mirrilees  be  appointed  secretary  and  treasurer.  There- 
upon the  meeting  adjourned:  the  directors  to  meet  again  at 
Kuntze's  Hotel,  Conestogo,  on  Saturday,  April  23rd,  (1853)  at 
the  hour  of  2  o'clock  in  the  afternoon."  Mr.  Winger  was  "mar- 
ried, January  24th,  1838,  to  Maria  Baumann  (No.  314)  who  was 
born  January  ist,  1817,  and  died  in  Elmira,  April  251!),  1886- 
Some  time  after  her  decease  he  was  again  married  to  Catherine 
Martin,  widow  of  the  late  Moses  Musselman.  To  him  and  his 
first  wife  was  born  a  family  of  seven  children,  viz: 

8013V  WINGER,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  January 
23rd,  1840.  She  resides  in  Elmira  and  was  married 
to  Isaac  Musselman.  See  Isaac  Musselman's  family. 

8014  V  WINGER,  HENRY  B.,  was  born  April  5th,  1841. 
He  is  married  to  Magdalena  Sclmarr  and  resides  in 
Elmira  where  he,  in  partnership  with  his  brother,  is 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  629 

engaged  in  the  woollen  Manufacturing  business. 
To  them  are  born  two  children,  namely:  VI  Angus 
and  VI  Amsey. 

8015  V  WINGER,  MARY,  was  born  May  14th,  1843. 
She  is  married  to  Isaac  Brock  Markle.  They  reside 
in  Windsor,  Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged  in  the 
implement  and  horseshoeing  business.  To  them  is 
born  the  following  family,  namely:  VI  Estella,  VI 
Angeline,  VI  Ida,  VI  Peter  Oscar,  VI  Walter,  and 
VI  William. 

8016V  WINGER,  WILLIAM,  was  born  June  26th, 
1846,  and  died  August  10th,  1847. 

8017  V  WINGER,  JACOB,  was  born  June  21st,  184;). 
He  is  married  to  Mary,  daughter  of  Solomon  and 
Emma  E.  (Grey)  Weber.  They  reside  in  ELmira, 
Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged  in  manufacturing 
woollen  goods.  Their  family  consists  of  two  chil- 
dren, namely:  VI  Raymond  Morley  and  VI  Russel 
Elmo. 

8018V  WINGER,  REUBEN,  was  born  July  4th,  1853. 
He  is  married  to  Martha  Armstrong  and  resides  in 
Elmira  where  he  assists  his  brothers  in  the  woollen 
mills.  Their  family  consists  of  two  children, 
namely:  VI  Melvin  and  VI  Dora  May. 

8019V  WINGER,  MARIAH,  the  youngest  in  the 
family,  was  born  March  8th,  1862.  She  is  engaged 
as  a  book-keeper  in  some  large  manufacturing  es- 
tablishment. When  last  heard  of  her  she  was  still 
unmarried. 

8020 IV  WINGER,  ELI,  the  second  member  of  the 
family,  resided  in  Berlin,  Ontario,  for  some  time. 
He  died,  unmarried,  aged  about  27  years. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 


8021 IV  WINGER,  JOHN,  was  married  to  Elizabeth 
Master.  They  resided  in  Berlin  for  a  number  of 
years  then  they  moved  to  Wooster,  Ohio,  where  they 
still  reside.  Their  family  consisted  of  several  chil- 
dren, but  names  of  only  three  have  been  received, 
namely:  V  Theresa,  V  Amanda,  and  V  Ella. 

8022  IV  WINGER,  POLLY,  was  married  to  Mr.  Cornell 
of  Preston.    No  information  in  regard  to  her  family. 

8023  IV  WINGER,  REBECCA,  was  married  to  Samuel 
Roether.      They    resided    in    Walkerton,    Bruce 
County,  Ontario,  where  he  was  jailer  for  the  said 
county  for  many  years.    He  died  a  year  or  so  ago, 
leaving  a  family  of  six  children,  namely:  V  Sarah, 
V  Samuel  (dead),  V  Reuben  (dead),  V  Susannah,  V 
Louisa  (dead),  and  V  Anna. 

8024 IV  WINGER,  ELIZABETH,  was  married  to 
Abram  Buehler  who  died  in  the  town  of  Waterloo, 
Ontario,  September  5th,  1864.  She  resides  with  one 
of  her  daughters  in  the  town  of  Waterloo.  Mr. 
Buehler's  family  is  as  follows,  namely:  V  Susannah, 
V  Hannah,  V  Lizzie,  V  Kate,  V  Abram,  and  V 
Mariah. 


WIDEMAN. 


The  ancestry  of  the  Wideman  Family  of  Lancaster,  Lebanon  and 
Berks  Counties,  Pennsylvania,  and  of  York  and  Waterloo  Coun- 
ties, Ontario,  Canada,  can  be  traced  back  to  the  year  1733  when 
the  old  progenitor,  I  Martin  Wideman,  came  to  America  and 
settled  in  Clay  Township,  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania.  He 
received  a  patent  from  William  Penn  and  his  associates  for  385 
acres  of  land  situated  in  said  Clay  Township.  The  date  of  the 
conveyance  is  October  6th,  1733,  and  the  consideration  named 
for  the  said  land  is  ^59  193  6d.  This  was  the  common  ancestor 
of  the  family  now  found  in  Pennsylvania  and  Canada.  The  old 
progenitor  was  born  in  Durlach,  near  Carlsruhe,  Baden,  Germany, 
about  the  year  1700.  His  family  consisted  of  three  sons,  II 
Christopher,  II  Jacob  and  II  Sebastian,  and  a  daughter  who  was 
married  to  John  Weachter.  Christopher  was  married  and  settled 
at  New  Holland,  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  and  was  the 
ancestor  of  the  Widemans  in  that  section  of  the  county.  Jacob 
settled  in  Clay  Township,  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  where 
he  was  married  to  Barbara  Hoover  (Huber)  and  had  a  large 
family,  namely:  III  George,  III  Christopher,  III  Martin,  III 
John,  III  Jacob,  III  Samuel,  III  Peter,  III  Catharine,  married 
to  a  Mr.  Leis,  III  Elizabeth,  married  to  George  Yundt,  III 
Susannah,  married  to  George  Elser,  and  III  Barbara,  married  to 
a  Mr.  Ziegler.  Jacob,  the  fifth  son  of  the  last  named  family 
resided  in  Clay  Township,  near  his  father's  home  where  he  was 
engaged  in  farming.  His  family  consisted  of  ten  children, 
namely:  IV  William,  IV  Catharine,  married  to  John  Mentzer, 
IV  Elizabeth,  married  to  John  Shenk,  IV  Susannah,  married  to 
Henry  Roneig,  IV  Jacob  who  died,  leaving  two  children,  IV 
Sallie,  married  to  a  Mr.  Fisher,  IV  Polly,  married  to  a  Mr.  Nye, 
IV  George,  IV  Fannie,  married  to  a  Mr.  Hecker,  and  IV  Martin, 
married  to  Lydia  Yundt. 

8025  II  WIDEMAN,  SEBASTIAN,  the  youngest  son  of 


632  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

old  Martin  Wideman,  was  married  and  resided  in 
Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  where  he  raised 
a  family  of  several  children,  but  unfortunately  the 
names  of  none  were  received^save  that  of  III  John. 
When  and  where  old  Sebastian  died  is  not  known. 
Tradition  has  it  that  he  died  a  middle-aged  man. 

8026  III  WIDEMAN,  JOHN,  son  of  Sebastian  Wide- 
man,  was  bom  in  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania, 
about  the  year  1734.     After  attaining  the  age  of 
maturity  he  was  married    and    moved    to   Bucks 
County,  same  state,  where  he  followed  the  agricul- 
tural life  until  he  was  well  advanced  in  years.     It 
could  not  be  ascertained  to  whom  he  was  married, 
neither  were  we  informed  of  the  names  of  his  chil- 
dren save  that  of  one  son  named  IV  Henry. 

8027  IV  WIDEMAN,  HENRY,  son  of  John  Wideman, 

was  born  in  Bucks  County,  Pennsylvania,  in  1757.  When  a 
young  man  he  joined  the  church  of  his  choice,  the  Mennonite, 
and  in  course  of  time  it  was  noticed  that  he  possessed  such 
talents  that  fitted  him  for  the  ministry,  to  which  position  he  was 
ordained  after  being  a  middle-aged  man.  He  was  well  liked  and 
highly  respected  by  all  who  knew  him.  Hearing  of  so  many  of 
his  co-religionists  moving  from  his  and  other  counties  of  Penn- 
sylvania to  Canada,  he,  with  his  wife,  family  and  others,  followed 
their  co-religionists  and  also  moved  to  Canada*  in  1803  and 
settled  in  Markham  Township,  York  County,  then  all  forest  save 
a  few  clearings  made  here  and  there  a  year  or  so  previously. 
Here  they  resided  until  his  deathf  which  took  place  June  24th, 
1810.  He  was  the  first  regular  ordained  Mennonite  minister  in 
Canada.  A  year  later  we  find  that  one  was  ordained  at  the 
•  Twenty,  Lincoln  County,  Ontario.  Rev.  Mr.  Wideman's  family  J 
consisted  of  the  following  children,  viz: 

k    o*u1^Cy  left.their,homc  in  Bucks  County,  Pennsylvania,  May  i6th,  1803,  and  arrived  on 

*  hj:0"cesslon>  Markham  Township,  York  County,  August  ist,  1803. 

the  forest  ™  his  faraC3USed  by  *  '"*  fallingon  hi(n  while  he  was  engaged  in  clearing  away 
I  The  family  is  not  given  in  their  proper  rotation  of  birth. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTOEY   OF   WATERLOO. 


8028  V  WIDEMAN,  CHRISTIAN,  was  born  in  Bucks 
County,  Pennsylvania,  in  1780  or  1781.      He  was 
married  to  Mary  Kauffman  and  resided  in  Bucks 
County  until  1805  when  he  also  moved  to  Canada 
and  settled  in  Markham  Township,  York  County, 
near  his  father's  place.      Here  he  was   ordained 
deacon  of  the  Mennonite  body.     To  him  arid  his 
wife  were  born  the  following  children,  viz: 

8029  VI  WIDEMAN,  CATHERINE,  was  married  to 
Jacob  Miller,  a  farmer. 

8030  VI  WIDEMAN,  MARIAH,  was  married  to  Samuel 
Herr,  a  farmer. 

8031  VI  WIDEMAN,  ANNIE,  was  married  to  Jacob 
Lehman,  a  farmer. 

8032  VI  WIDEMAN,  ANDREW,  son  of  Christian  and 

Mary  (Kauffman)  Wideman,  was  born  in  Bucks  County,  Penn- 
sylvania, March  i6th,  1805.  He  was  raised  in  Markham  Town- 
ship, York  County,  Ontario,  where  he  was  married  to  Anna 
Lehman  <vho  was  born  in  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  June 
5th,  1805,  and  died  April  5th,  1848.  After  her  decease  he  was 
again  married,  October  27th,  1851,  to  Susannah  Copplen,  widow 
of  the  late  Samuel  Eby.  She  was  born  November  8th,  1811, 
and  died  June  i8th,  1875.  They  resided  in  Markham  Township, 
York  County,  where  Mr.  Wideman  died  December  23rd,  1868. 
To  him  and  his  first  wife  was  born  a  family  of  three  children,  viz: 

8033  VII  WIDEMAN,  MARY,  was  born  November  8th, 
1829.    She  is  married  to  John  Koch  who  was  born 
December  22nd,  1822.     They    reside  in  Markham 
Township,  York  County,  where  he  followed  farm- 
ing many  years  but  now  lives  retired.    •They  have 
no  family. 

8034  VII  WIDEMAN,  JOHN  L.,  the  only  son  of  An- 
drew and  Anna  (Lehman)  Wideman,  was  born  December  22nd, 


634 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 


,8*3      When  a  boy  he  attended  the  schools  of  the  neighborhood 
where  he  obtained  such  an  education  as  the  public  schools  then 
afforded.     When  old  enough  to  give  a  helping  hand  on  the  farm 
he  was  obliged  to  put  by  his  books  and  perform  such  duties 
generally  falling  to  the  lot  of  the  "Farm  Boy."     Not  having  any 
inclinations  to  the  agricultural  pursuits  of  life,  the  subject  of  our 
sketch  chose  that  of  the  mercantile  which  seemed  to  be  more 
natural  ard  acceptable  to  his  inclinations.     In    1852   when  only 
nineteen  years  of  age,  he  left  his  parental  home  and  came  to 
Berlin,  Waterloo  County,  where  he  was  engaged  as  clerk  in  John 
W.  Eby's  store.     Here  he  remained  four  months  then  went  to  St. 
Jacobs  where  he  was  clerking  for  George  W.  Eby  who  was  then 
doing  an  extensive  business  in  general  merchandise.      Here   Mr. 
Wideman  remained  for  nearly  two  years.      In  fall  of  1854  he 
entered   into   partnership   with   Messrs.  Tobias   Yost   and  Rev. 
Philip  Winkler  under  the  name  of  Yost,  \Vinkler  &  Wideman,  as 
general  merchants.     This  partnership  was  dissolved   soon   after 
the  decease  of  Mr.  Yost  in  1856.     In  June,   1865,   he  received 
the  appointment  as  post  master  for  St.  Jacobs,  Ontario,  and  in 
1866  he  was  elected  as  councillor  for  the  township  of  Woolwich. 
In  the  year  following  he  was  elected  as  deputy  reeve  which  posi- 
tion he  held  for  five  years  (1867  to  1871  inclusive).     In  1873  he 
received  the  appointment  as  clerk  of  Woolwich  Township  which 
position  he  still  holds.     Some  twenty  years  ago  he  was  appointed- 
a  justice  of  the  peace  for  the  county  of  Waterloo  by  the  Ontario 
government.      In   June,   1874  he  was  also  appointed  issuer  of 
marriage  licenses.     Mr.  W'ideman  has,  by  his  great  perseverance 
and  well  directed  energy  combined  with  honorable  and   upright 
dealings,  established  a  record  and  name  for  himself  that  shall 
not  pass  away  for  generations  to  come.     He  is  a  citizen  worthy 
of  imitation,  and  is  genial  and  bland,  always   in  good  humor, 
and  wears  a  smiling  face  for  all.  ^He  is  very  affable  and  talkative, 
and  I  dare  say  no  man  ever  saw  him  moody  or  morose.     To  all 
he  is  kind  and  courteous,  charitable  and    humane,  and  always 
ready  to  extend  a  favor  to  any  worthy  object.     On   March    i2th, 
1854,  he  was  married  to  Margaret,  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Regina 
Dorothea  (Schneider)  Winkler.    To  them  was  born  one  child,  viz: 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  635 

8035  VIII  WIDEMAN,  MARY  ANN,  was   born   No- 
vember 27th,  1854.     On  May  25th,  1876,  she  was 
married   to   Noah    E.  Haug,  a    watchmaker   and 
jeweller.    They  reside  in  the  city  of  Toronto,  On- 
tario, where  he  is  carrying  on  a  well  paying  busi- 
ness.   To  them  are  born  four  children,  namely:  IX 
Orlando  William,  IX  Luella  Regina,  IX  Melvin 
Elbert,  and  IX  Edna  Margaret. 

8036  VII  WIDEMAN,  HANNAH,  the  youngest  daugh- 
ter of  Andrew  and  Anna  (Lehman)  Wideman,  was 
born  May  27th,  1836,  and  died  September  15th,  1838. 

8037  VI  WIDEMAN,  HENRY,  was   first   married   to 
Elizabeth  Lehman  and  after  her  decease  to  Susan- 
nah Lehman,  a  cousin  to  his  first  wife. 

8038  VI  WIDEMAN,    CHRISTIAN,   was   married   to 
Catherine  Huber. 

8039  VI  WIDEMAN,  SAMUEL,  was  married  to  Bar- 
bara  Heise. 

8040V   WIDEMAN,     BARBARA,    was    married    to 
Michael  Shenk,  a  farmer. 

8041V   WIDEMAN,   ELIZABETH,   was   married   to 
Joseph  Sherk,  a  farmer. 

8042  V  WIDEMAN,  DANIEL,  no  report  of  him. 

8043  V  WIDEMAN,  LYDIA,  was  married  to  Michael 
Eby,  a  farmer. 

8044V   WIDEMAN,  ANNA,  was  married  to   Joseph 
Heise,  a  farmer. 

8045  V  WIDEMAN,    CATHERINE,    was   married   to 
Henry  Shenk,  a  farmer. 


636  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

8046  V  WIDEMAN,  EVA,  died  in  November  1809,  aged 
14  years. 

8047  V  WIDEMAN,  REV.    ADAM,   was   married   to 
Magdalena  Sherk. 

8048  V  WIDEMAN,  JOHN,  no  report  of  him. 

8049V  WIDEMAN,  JACOB,  was  married  to  Barbara 
Lichty.  They  resided  in  Waterloo  County  where 
he  followed  farming. 

8050  V  WIDEMAN,  HENRY,  was  married  to  Lizzie 
Huber. 

8051V  WIDEMAN,  JACOB,  the  only  one  of  Rev. 
Henry  Wideman's  family  who  resided  in  Waterloo 
County,  was  married  to  Barbara  Lichty.  He  re- 
sided in  Woolwich  Township  where  he  was  engaged 
in  farming.  To  them  was  born  a  family  of  seven 
children,  viz: 

8052  VI  WIDEMAN,  CHRISTIAN,  was  married  to 
Esther  Oyer  and  resided  in  Pickering,  York  County, 
where  he  was  farming. 

8058  VI  WIDEMAN,  JACOB,  was  married  to  Mary 
Ann  Lehman  and  resided  in  Hay  Township,  Huron 
County,  where  he  was  farming. 

8054  VI  WIDEMAN,  JOHN,  the  third  son  of   Jacob 

and  Barbara  (Lichty)  Wideman,  was  born  in  Pickering  Town- 
ship, York  County,  Ontario,  November  i3th,  1817.  He  was 
married,  April  25th,  1843,  to  Susannah,  daughter  of  Michael  and 
Elizabeth  (Kreuter)  Brand.  She  was  born  in  Berlin,  Ontario, 
March  ist,  1825.  Shortly  after  their  marriage  they  moved  to 
Wilmot  Township,  near  Manheim,  on  Rev.  Moses  Bowman's 
farm.  From  here  they  moved  to  Woolwich  Township,  a  little 
north-west  of  the  Conestogo  Mennonite  Meeting  House,  near 
the  "Peterson  Farm,"  where  he  died  November  24th,  1856. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY    OF   WATERLOO.  637 

After  his  decease  the  widow  was  again  married  to  Joseph  Kin- 
zinger.     Mr.  Wideman's  family  consisted  of  nine  children,  viz: 

8055  VII  WIDEMAN,  CHRISTIAN,  the  eldest,  is  mar- 
ried to  Catherine  P.  Martin  (No.  4595).    They  reside 
in  Peel  Township,  a  few  miles  west  of  Elmira  where 
he  is  engaged  in  farming.    Their  family  is  as  fol- 
lows, namely:   VIII  Susannah,  VIII  Levi  (dead), 
VIII  Mary  Ann  and  VIII  Rebecca  (twins)  (both 
dead),  VIII  Henry  and  VIII  Elizabeth  (twins),  VIII 
Enoch,  VIII  Noah,  and  VIII  Menno. 

8056  VII  WIDEMAN,  MENNO,  is  married  to  Judith 
Martin  (No.  43S9)  and  resides  a  little  east  of  Elmira 
where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.     His  family  con- 
sisted of  eight  children,  namely:   VIII   Veronica, 
VIII  Susannah,  VIII  Maria,  VIII  Annie  (dead), 
VIII  Joseph,  VIII  Barbara,  VIII  Menno,  and  VIII 
Elias. 

8057  VII  WIDEMAN,  TRUMAN,  is  married  to  Susan- 
nah Snyder  and  resides  in  Elmira  where  he  is  en. 
gaged  in  blacksmithing.    To  them  are  born  eight 
children,  namely:  VIII  Lydia  Ann,  VIII  Leah,  VIII 
Nathaniel,  VIII  Clara,  VIII  Emma,  VIII  Agnes, 
VIII  Alvin  (dead),  and  VIII  Alice. 

8058  VII  WIDEMAN,  JOHN,  is  married  to  Mary  Cress 
(No.  2028)  and  resides  in  Peel  Township,  a  little 
west  of  Yatton  P.  O.  where  he  is  engaged  in  farm- 
ing.   They  have  no  family. 

8059  VII  WIDEMAN,  ABRAHAM,  is  married  to  Anna 
Hembling.      They    reside   near   May    City,  Iowa, 
where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.    To  them  are  born 
seven  children,  namely:  VIII  Susannah,  VIII  Wil- 
liam, VIII  Edwin,  VIII  Martha,  VIII  Ivan,  VIII 
Veronica,  and  VIII  Mariah, 


638  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY    OF  WATERLOO. 

8060  VII  WIDEMAN,  DAVID,  was  married  to  Ve- 
ronica Heckedon  who  died  December  21st,  1894. 
He  resides  in  Berlin  where  he  is  engaged  in  the  oil 
business.  His  family  consists  of  three  children, 
namely:  VIII  Richard,  VIII  Truman,  and  VIII 
Mabel. 

8Q6L  VII  WIDEMAN,  ELIZABETH,  is  married  to 
Franklin  Barrel,  a  farmer.  They  reside  at  Middle- 
ville,  Michigan.  To  them  is  born  one  son  named 
VIII  Albert. 

8062  VII    WIDEMAN,    SUSANNAH,    is    married    to 
David  Gingerich  (No.  3207),  a  farmer.    They  reside 
near  Floradale  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 
Their  family  is  as  follows,  namely:  VIII  Mary  Ann, 
VIII  John,  VIII  Moses,  VIII  Judith,  VIII  Enoch, 
VIII  Susannah,  VIII  David  (dead),  VIII  Joseph, 
VIII  Magdaleria,  VIII  Enos,  and  VIII  Elias. 

8063  VII  WIDEMAN,  BARBARA,  is  married  to  Jacob 
Shoemaker,  a  farmer.     They  reside  in  Pilkington 
Township,  Wellington  County,  and  have  a  family 
of   three   children,    namely:    VIII    Melvin,    VIII 
Addison,  and  VIII  George. 

8064  VI  WIDEMAN,  HENRY,  was  married  to  Barbara 
Eby.     They   resided    in   Hay   Township,    Huron 
County,  Ontario,  where  he  was  engaged  in  farming. 

8065  VI  WIDEMAN,  CATHERINE,  was  married   to 
David  Wagner,  a  wage-earner.     They  resided  in 
different  places  in  the  county.    He  died  in  Cones- 
togo  and  she  died  in  Woolwich    Township,  near 
Elmira. 

8066  VI  WIDEMAN,  ANNA,    was   married   to   John 
Lehman,  a  farmer.    They  reside  in  Markham  Town- 
ship, York  County,  Ontario. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  639 

8067  VI  WIDEMAN,  SALLIE,  was  married  to  John 
Bricker  (No.  1239),  a  farmer.  They  resided  in  Wel- 
lesley  Township,  a  little  north-east  of  Hawksville, 
where  she  died  in  1857,  leaving  a  family  of  five 
children,  namely:  VII  Esther,  VII  Jacob,  VII 
Nancy,  VII  Elias,  and  VII  Elizabeth. 


WILE. 


8068  II  WILE,  PETER,  son  of  John  Wile,  was  a  native 

of  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  where  he  was  born  March 
24th,  1823.  When  a  young  man  he  came  to  Canada  and  settled  in 
Waterloo  County  where  he  was  engaged  as  a  mason,  bricklayer 
and  plasterer.  On  December  27th,  1855,  he  was  married  to 
Sarah,  youngest  daughter  of  John  and  Hannah  (JBergey)  Binge- 
man.  She  was  born  in  Waterloo  County,  November  i3th,  1827. 
They  resided  about  two  miles  north-east  of  Bridgeport  where  he 
died  January  i3th,  1892.  His  widow  still  resides  on  their  old 
homestead.  To  them  were  born  eight  children,  viz: 

8069  III  WILE,  JOHN  B.,  was  bom  October  9th,  1856. 
He  resides  at  Wabigina,  Ohio,  where  he  is  engaged 
as  foreman  in  some  large  roller  flour  mills.     He  is 
not  married. 

8070  III  WILE,  ALBERT  B.,  was  born  September  10th, 
1858,  and  died  June  16th,  1862. 

8071  III  WILE,  ISAAC  B.,  was  born  July  15th,  1860. 
He  is  a  carpenter  and  builder,  and  is  married  to 
Elizabeth  Wagner.    They  reside  on  his  father's  old 
homestead.    His  family  consisted  of  four  children, 


640  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

namely:  IV  Arthur  (dead),  IV  Aaron  (dead),  IV 
John  (dead),  and  IV  Oscar. 

8072  III  WILE,  HANNAH,  was  born  April  15th,  1863. 
She  is  married  to  Samuel  Johnson,  a  farmer.     They 
reside   near   Caledonia,  Kent   County,  Michigan. 
They  have  no  family. 

8073  III  WILE,  ANGELINE,  was  born  September  15th, 
1864.    She  is  married  to  Henry  Schaefer,  a  marble 
worker.    They  reside  at  Buffalo,  New  York,  and 
have  a  family  of  two  children,  namely:  IV  Mabel 
and  IV  Jared. 

8074  III  WILE,  JOSEPH  B.,  was  born  May  18th,  1866. 
He  is  married  to  Martha  Kuenben  and  resides  at 
Bloomingdale  where  he  is  engaged  as  a  wage-earner. 
His  family  consists  of  three  children,  namely:  IV 
Gertrude,  IV  Sarah  May,  and  IV  Dora. 

8075  III  WILE,  SOLOMON  B.,  was  bom  August  9th, 
1867.     He  is  unmarried   and   resides   at   Sturgis, 
Michigan,  where  he  is  engaged  as  a  builder. 

8076  III  WILE,  AARON  B.,  the  youngest  in  family, 
was  born  July  12th,  1869.     He  is  unmarried  and 
resides  at  Sturgis,  Michigan,  where  he  is  engaged 
with  his  brother  in  contracting  and  building. 


WILDFONG. 


8077  I  WILDFONG,  GEORGE,  the  original  ancestor  of 
the  numerous  family  of  this  name,  was  a  native  of 
Bohemia,  emigrated  to   America   and   settled   in 
North  Carolina,  U.  S.,  as  early  as  1750  or  1751.     He 
was  a  pious  man  and  belonged  to  the  society  known 
as  Moravians.     His   family   consisted    of   several 
children  but  none  of  the  names  were  received  save 
that  of  Jacob  and  Mary  who  was  married  to  An- 
drew Sararas. 

8078  II  WILDFONG,  JACOB,  was  born  in  1753.    After 

he  had  attained  the  age  of  twenty  years  he  was  married  to  Susan- 
nah Ruth.  During  the  latter  part  of  the  last  century  when  the 
question  of  slavery  was  brought  up  and  sanctioned  by  the  state 
government,  these  Moravians  were  strenuously  opposed  to  the 
measure,  so  much  so  that  numbers  of  them  left  the  state  and 
moved  to  Pennsylvania,  "the  Quaker  State,"  while  others  left 
some  years  later  after  the  independence  of  the  thirteen  colonies 
was  declared.  Among  the  latter  number  was  old  Jacob  Wildfong, 
the  pioneer  settler  (of  that  name)  in  this  country.  About  the 
year  1796  he,  with  his  wife  and  family  of  three  or  four  children} 
moved  north  to  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  where  he  re- 
sided for  six  years,  then  he,  in  company  with- others,  moved  to 
Canada  in  1802  and  settled  in  Waterloo  County,  Ontario,  on  the 
west  bank  of  the  Grand  River  a  little  below  the  Toll  Bridge,  on 
the  farm  now  owned  by  Ferdinand  Miller.  Here  he  resided 
until  his  son,  Jonas,  took  possession  of  the  farm  then  he  moved 
a  little  west  of  what  is  now  Strasburg  where  he  died  probably  as 
early  as  1830.  His  family  consisted  of  seven  children,  viz: 

8079  III  WILDFONG,  MICHAEL,  was  born  in  North 
Carolina,  U.  S.    He  never  came  to  Canada. t 

t  Not  known  whether  he  died  young  or  whether  he  was  married  when  his  parents  moved 
to  Canada. 


642  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

8080  III  WILDFONG,  ELIAS  *  the  second  in  family. 
No  information  in  regard  to  his  family. 

8081  III  WILDFONG,  JONAS,  was  born  October  20th, 
1790.    He  was  married  to  Catherine  Livergood  who 
was  born  May  14th,  1793,  and  died   February  9th, 
1874.    After  his  marriage  he  resided  on  his  father's 
old  homestead  where  he  died  November  20th,  1860. 
His  family  consisted  of  nine  children,  viz: 

8082 IV  WILDFONG,  GEORGE,  is  married  to  Mar- 
garet Langley  and  resides  in  Michigan,  where  he  is 
engaged  in  farming. 

8083  IV  WILDFONG,  JOHN,  is  married  to  Elizabeth 
Strohm  and  resides  in  Michigan.  He  is  a  farmer. 

8084 IV  WILDFONG,  ELI,  is  married  but  name  of 
wife  was  not  received.  He  resides  in  Indiana 
where  he  is  farming. 

8085  IV  WILDFONG,  SUSANNAH,  was  married  to 
Peter  Wenger,  a  farmer.  They  reside  in  Indiana. 

8086 IV  WILDFONG,  POLLY,  is  married  to  Peter 
Souder,  a  farmer.  They  reside  near  Dundalk, 
Ontario.  See  Peter  Souder's  family. 

8087  IV  WILDFONG,  MARY,  is  married  to  William 
Grohn,  a  farmer.  They  reside  near  Neustadt, 
Ontario.  . 

8088 IV  WILDFONG,  DAVID,  is  married  to  Eliza- 
beth Grohn.;  They  reside  near  Neustadt,  Ontario, 
where  he  is  farming. 

8089  IV  WILDFONG,  ISAAC,  a  mason  and  bricklayer, 
is  married  to  Mary  Elliot.     They  reside  near  Ger- 
man Mills,  Ontario.     His  family  consists  of  eight 
children,  viz: 

8090  V  WILDFONG,  DAVID,  is  married  to   Barbara 

*  May  have  died  in  infancy. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  643 

Both.    They  reside  near  Port  Elgin,  Ontario,  where 
he  is  engaged  in  farming. 

8091V  WILDFONG,  ISAAC,  is  married  to  Sophia 
Bauer.  They  reside  in  Berlin  where  he  is  engaged 
as  an  auctioneer. 

8092  V  WILDFONG,  HENRY,  is  married  to  Matilda 
Eagle.    They  reside  in  Berlin  where  he  is  engaged 
in  one  of  the  factories. 

8093  V  WILDFONG,  JANE  HANNAH,  is  married  to 
John  Lemke,  a  spinner.    They  reside  in  Hespeler, 
Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged  in  the  woollen  mills. 

8094  V  WILDFONG,  BARBARA,  is  married  to  Will- 
iam Eagle,  a  carpenter.     They  reside  at  German 
Mills,  Ontario. 

8095  V  WILDFONG,  NANCY,    is   married    to   James 
Picket,  a  wagon  builder.    They  reside  in  the  town 
of  Gait. 

8096  V  WILDFONG,  ALLIE   MANDRIE,   resides   in 
Berlin  where  she  is  engaged  in  dressmaking.     She 
is  unmarried. 

8097  V  WILDFONG,  EMANUEL,  is  married  to  Mar- 
garet Denman.    They  reside  in  Toronto  where  he 
is  engaged  as  a  bank  clerk. 

8098  IV  WILDFONG,  MICHAEL,  the  youngest  in  the 
family,  is  married  to  Mary  Grohn.     They  reside  in 
the  state  of  Oregon,  U.  S. 

8099  III  WILDFONG,  BENJAMIN,    was   married   to 
Polly  Hammacher.    They  resided  in  Wellesley  for 
a  number  of  years,  then  moved  to  Perth  County, 
near  Listowel,  Ontario.    To  them  were  born  seven 


644  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

children,  namely:  IV  Daniel,  IV  Aaron,  I'V  Samuel, 
IV  Jacob,  IV  Elizabeth,  IV  Veronica,  and  IV  Car. 
oline. 

8100  III  WILDFONG,  JOSEPH,  was  born  December 
23rd,  1796.  He  was  first  married  to  Christina  Groh 
and  after  her  decease  to  Elizabeth  Strycker  who 
was  born  April  14th,  1808,  and  died  February  3rd, 
1877.  They  resided  on  a  farm  at  Strasburg  where 
they  both  died.  He  died  June  23rd,  1870.  His 
family  consisted  of  twelve  children,  nine  of  which 
were  born  unto  his  first  wife,  viz: 

8101 IV  WILDFONG,  ELI,  was  born  March  15th,  1819. 
He  was  married  to  Nancy  Mosser.  They  resided 
near  Hespeler  where  he  was  engaged  in  farming. 
Their  family  is  as  follows,  viz: 

8102  V  WILDFONG,  JOHN,  a  farmer,  is  married  to 
Catherine  Holm.  They  reside  near  Hespeler, 
Ontario.  Some  time  ago  he  was  ordained  as  a  min- 
ister of  the  (Dunkard)  River  Brethren  denomina- 
tion. 

8103V  WILDFONG,  JOSEPH,  is  married  to  Mary 
Groh.  They  reside  in  Parry  Sound  where  he  is 
engaged  in  farming. 

8104V  WILDFONG,  AMOS,t  is  married  to  Barbara 
Funk.  They  reside  in  Berlin  where  he  is  engaged 
as  a  carpenter  and  builder. 

8105V  WILDFONG,  ELIZABETH,  is  married  to 
Frederick  Hiser,  a  mason.  They  reside  near  Shake- 
speare, Ontario. 

8106V  WILDFONG,  SARAH,  is  married  to  Rev. 
Henry  Goudie.  They  reside  at  Elmwood,  Ontario. 
See  Rev.  Henry  Goudie's  family. 

t  Father  to  Isaiah  ,vho  was  engaged  for  several  years  with  The  Berlin  Publishing  Co, 
of  Berlin,  Ontario. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  645 

8107  V  WILDFONG,  DANIEL,  was  married  to  Martha 
Holm  and  after  her  decease  he  was  married  again 
but  name  of  second  wife  was  not  received.     They 
reside  in  Puslinch  Township,  not  far  from  Hespeler. 
He  is  a  carpenter  by  trade. 

8108  V  WILDFONG,  LEAH,  was  first  married  to  Isaac 
Rist  and  after  his  decease   to   Aaron    Snyder,  a 
farmer.    They  reside  near  Kossnth,  Ontario. 

8109V  WILDFONG,  ELI,  was  first  married  to  Eliza- 
beth Frickey  and  after  her  decease  to  Susan  Wild- 
fong.  He  is  a  farmer  and  lives  in  Huron  County, 
Michigan. 

8110V  WILDFONG,  SIMON,  resides  in  the  city  of 
Stratford,  Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged  as  a  wage- 
earner.  He  is  married  but  name  of  wife  was  not 
received. 

8111  V  WILDFONG,  PETER,  twin  brother  to  Simon, 
is  unmarried.  He  has  his  home  with  his  brother, 
John,  where  he  is  engaged  as  an  assistant  on  the 
farm. 

8112 IV  WILDFONG,  ANNA,  was  bom  June  17th, 
1820.  She  was  first  married  to  Joshua  Shoemaker 
and  after  his  decease  to  Jacob  Israel.  They  resided 
near  Strasburg,  Ontario.  To  her  was  born  a  family 
of  children,  namely:  V  John  F.  of  her  first  husband 
and  with  her  second  husband  there  were  several 
but  names  were  not  received. 

8113  IV  WILDFONG,  ABRAHAM,  was  born  January 
22nd,  1822,  and  died  in  infancy. 

8114 IV  WILDFONG,  JOSEPH,  was  born  January 
16th,  1823.  He  was  married  to  Rebecca  Lutz.  They 
resided  near  Montpelier,  Wisconsin,  where  he  died. 
No  information  in  regard  to  family. 


646  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY    OF  WATERLOO. 

8115  IV  WILDFONG,  JOHN,  was  born  August  8th, 
1825.  He  was  first  married  to  Lottie  Livergood  and 
after  her  decease  he  was  again  married  but  name  of 
second  wife  was  not  received.  He  is  a  carpenter 
and  builder  and  resides  at  Dundee,  Washington 
County,  Missouri. 

8H6  IV  WILDFONG,  GEORGE,  was  born  July  24th, 
Ib26,  and  died  in  infancy. 

81 17  IV  WILDFONG,  REV.  LEVI,  was  bora  August 
llth,  1827.  On  March  5th,  1850,  he  was  married  to 
Mary,  daughter  of  David  B.  and  Mary  (Lyons) 
Weber.  She  was  born  February  3rd,  1825.  They 
reside  in  Tavistock,  Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged  as 
an  implement  agent.  He  is  a  local  minister  of  the 
Evangelical  Association.  His  family  consists  of  five 
children,  namely:  V  Lydia,  V  Mary  Ann,  V  Noah, 
V  Moses,  and  V  Louisa. 

8118 IV  WILDFONG,  DANIEL,  was  born  January 
27th,  1832.  He  is  married  to  Catherine  Hemhoefer. 
They  reside  in  Hay  Township,  Ontario,  where  he  is 
engaged  in  farming.  No  information  in  regard  to 
family. 

8119 IV  WILDFONG,  VERONICA,  was  born  June 
28th,  1835.  She  was  married  to  Moses  Weber,  a 
farmer.  They  resided  in  Woolwich  Township 
where  she  died.  To  them  were  born  nine  children, 
namely:  V  Polly,  V  Lydia,  V  Maude,  V  David,  V 
Joseph,  V  Daniel,  V  Mary  Ann,  V  Elizabeth,  and 
V  Homer. 

8120  IV  WILDFONG,  ELIZABETH  S.,  was  born  Au- 
gust 29th,  1843,  and  died  in  infancy. 

8121 IV  WILDFONG,  GABRIEL  S.,  was  bora  August 
21st,  1845,  and  died  in  infancy. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  647 

8122  IV  WILDFONG,  AMOS  S.,  was  born  February 

22nd,  1847.  On  December  28th,  1866,  he  was  married  to  Sarah 
Guyer  who  was  born  January  gth,  1845.  After  his  marriage  he 
moved  on  his  father's  old  place  at  Strasburg  where  she  died 
April  2oth,  1874.  On  September  i5th,  1874,  he  was  again 
married  to  Sarah  Witmer  who  was  born  February  2ist,  1843,  and 
died  December  ist,  1884.  On  February  i2th,  1885,  he  was  again 
married  to  Wilhelmine  Radke  who  was  born  December  loth, 
1857.  His  family  consists  of  twelve  children,  namely:  V  Joseph 
C.,  V  David,  and  Elizabeth  with  first  wife,  V  Oliver  (dead),  V 
Norman,  V  Lome  W.,  and  V  Irwin  with  second  wife,  and  V 
Almina  Bertina,  V  Eliza  May,  V  Amos  Alexander,  V  August 
Gordon,  and  V  Alton  Sidney  with  third  wife. 

8123  III  WILDFONG,  SARAH,  was  married  to  John 
Hammacher.      They   reside  near  Wilmot  Centre. 
To   them    was   born  a  family  of  eleven  children, 
namely:   IV  Mary,  IV  Elizabeth,  IV  Daniel,  IV 
Leah,  IV  Jacob,  IV  Levi,  IV  Magdalena,  IV  Maria, 
IV  Hannah,  IV  Amanda,  and  IV  Jane. 

8124  III  WILDFONG,  ELIZABETH,  the  youngest  in 
family,  was  married  to  John  Ringler,  a  farmer. 
They  resided  near  Petersburg,  Ontario.     See  John 
Ringler's  family. 


WING. 


All  the  Wings  of  this  and  Huron  County,  Ontario,  are  descend- 
ants of  old  I  Melchoir  Wing,  a  native  of  Bavaria,  Germany.  He 
was  born  near  Zweibruecken  about  the  year  17 70  .and  died  in  his 
parental  home,  leaving  two  sons,  II  George  and  II  Carl,  who, 


648  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

after  their  father's  death,  emigrated  to  America.  Carl  settled  in 
Maryland,  near  Baltimore,  where  he  resided  for  some  years. 
When  pretty  well  advanced  in  years  he,  with  his  family,  moved 
near  Rochester,  New  York,  where  he  died,  leaving  a  large  family 
whose  children  are  now  pretty  much  scattered  throughout  New 
York  State  in  the  vicinity  of  Buffalo,  while  others  are  residing  in 
Michigan.  George  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Carsten,  a  native  of 
Bavaria.  After  emigrating  to  America  he  settled  temporarily 
near  Baltimore,  Maryland,  and  from  there  they  moved  to  Roches- 
ter, New  York.  In  1832  they  left  Rochester  and  moved  to 
Canada.  They  settled  in  Waterloo  County,  Ontario,  a  few  miles 
south-east  of  Baden,  at  a  place  known  as  Wilmot  Centre.  Here 
they  resided  for  a  number  of  years,  then  the  old  pioneer  sold  this 
place  and  purchased  a  farm  nearer  New  Hamburg,  near  Hostel- 
ler's and  C.  Christner's.  When  well  advanced  in  years  they 
moved  to  Hay  Township,  Huron  County,  where  he  died  in  187^ 
aged  76  years,  and  she  died  about  the  year  1889,  aged  86  years. 
To  them  was  born  a  family  of  ten  children,  viz: 

8125  III  WING,  CHARLES,   was   born  in  Baltimore, 

Maryland,  February  22nd,  1822.  In  1843  he  was  married  to 
Magdalena,  daughter  of  Isaac  and  Susannah  Mosser.  She  was 
born  in  August,  1822.  They  resided  in  Wilmot  Township  where 
he  was  engaged  in  farming  for  many  years.  In  their  old  age 
they  moved  to  New  Dundee,  Ontario,  where  he  died  April  6th, 
1895.  Since  the  death  of  Mr.  Wing  the  mother  has  her  home 
in  Waterloo  with  her  daughter,  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Charles  Schnei- 
der). To  them  were  born  thirteen  children,  four  of  whom  died 
in  infancy.  The  remaining  nine  all  arrived  at  maturity.  Their 
names  are  as  follows: 

8126 IV  WING,  ELIZABETH,  the  eldest  in  family, 
was  born  January  23rd,  1844.  On  September  20th, 
1868,  she  was  married  to  Charles  Schneider.  They 
reside  in  the  town  of  Waterloo  where  he  is  engaged 
in  the  harness  business.  To  them  were  born  six 
children,  namely:  V  Charles  Henry  (dead),  V  John 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  649 

William  (dead),  V  Lovina,  V  Harvey,  V  Ida  Min- 
erva, and  V  Salome  Almeda. 

8127 IV  WING,  CATHERINE,  was  born  July  23rd, 
1845.  She  was  married  to  Charles  Godbold,  a  shoe, 
maker.  They  resided  in  Lakeview,  Michigan,  where 
she  died  in  September,  1881,  leaving  a  family  of  four 
children,  namely:  V  Simon  (dead),  V  Lovina,  V 
Mahlon,  and  V  Gray. 

8128  IV  WING,  JAMES,  is  married  to  Abbie  Morley. 
They  reside  in  New  Dundee,  Ontario,  where  he  was 
engaged  in  the  mercantile  business  for  a  number  of 
years.    He  now  lives  retired  from  all  business  and 
consequently  has  nothing  to  look  after  save  that  of 
the  New  Dundee  mail,  of  which  place  he  is  post- 
master.     His   family   consists   of    four    children, 
namely:  V  Effie,  V  Charles,  V  Maggie,  and  V  Ross. 

8129  IV  WING,  WILLIAM,  is  married  to  Carrie  Gun- 
drum  and  resides  at  Ionia,  Michigan,  where  he  is 
engaged  in  the  saddle  and  harness  business.     His 
family  consists  of  two  children,  namely:  V  Mabel 
and  V  Homer. 

8130 IV  WING,  BARBARA,  is  married  to  George 
Wilhelm,  a  farmer.  They  reside  near  Poole,  Perth 
County,  Ontario.  To  them  are  born  four  children, 
namely:  V  Amelia,  V  Ida,  V  Israel,  and  V  Mabel. 

8131 IV  WING,  JACOB,  is  married  to  Flora  Morris. 
They  reside  in  New  Dundee,  Ontario,  where  he,  in 
partnership  with  Mr.  Master,  is  engaged  in  the 
mercantile  business.  His  family  consists  of  two 
children,  namely:  V  Ella  and  V  Roy. 

8132  IV  WING,  CAROLINE,  was  married  to  Charles 
Godbold,  a  shoemaker.  They  resided  in  Rhine- 
lander,  .Wisconsin,  where  he  took  sick  and  on  his 
return  home  to  Canada  he  died  at  Zurich,  Huron 


650  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

County,  Ontario.  The  widow  resides  in  the  town 
of  Waterloo,  Ontario.  Their  family  consisted  of 
one  child  named  V  Jennie,  born  May  4th,  1884. 

8133  IV  WING,  NANCY,  is  married  to  Henry  Huether> 
a  farmer.     They  reside  at  Grimsby,  Ontario,  and 
have  a  family  of  two  children,  namely:  V  Charles 
and  V  Lillie. 

8134  IV  WING,  LOVINA,  the  youngest  in  family,  is 
married  to  George  Hoffman,  a  farmer.     They  reside 
at  Baden,  on  the  old  "  Moiiey  Farm."    To  them  are 
born  three  children,  namely:  V  Edgar,  V  Arthur, 
and  V  Harvey. 

8135  III  WING,  DANIEL,  was  born  in  1823  and  was 
married  to    Mary   Luckebiehl.     Soon   after  their 
marriage  they  moved  on  a  farm  a  little  west  of 
Petersburg  where  he  resided  until  1885,  then  he  dis- 
posed of  the  farm  and  moved  to  New  Hamburg 
where  he  still  resides.    His  family  consisted  of  five 
children,  viz: 

8136  IV  WING,  BARBARA,  is  married  to  Jacob  Zur- 
brigg.      They  reside  in  New  Hamburg,  Ontario, 
and  have  a  family  of  seven  children,  namely:  V 
Rebecca,  V  Lucy  A.  (dead),  V  Eda  Letta  (dead),  V 
Daniel  A.,  V  Mahlon,  V  Charles  E.,  V  Thusnelda 
B.  M. 

8137  IV  WING,  JOHN,  is  married  to  Elizabeth  Yaeger. 
They  reside  near  New  Hamburg  where  he  is  en- 
gaged  in   farming.      They    have    two    children, 
namely:  V  William  A.  and  V  Daniel  H. 

8138  IV  WING,  REV.  MENNO,  was  born  near  Baden, 

Ontario,  September  6th,  1852.  His  younger  days  were  spent  on 
the  farm  and  in  attending  the  public  schools  at  Baden  where  he 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  651 

received  his  first  education.  At  sixteen  years  of  age  he  went 
to  Berlin  where  he  was  engaged  in  the  mercantile  business 
with  Isaac  Hoffman  for  nearly  six  years.  Realizing  the  necessity 
of  a  better  education  he  entered  the  North  Western  College  at 
Naperville,  Illinois,  where  he  spent  over  four  years  in  hard  study. 
His  purpose  was  to  give  his  life  to  the  Christian  ministry. 
Accordingly  he  entered  the  Canadian  Conference  of  the  Evan- 
gelical Association  in  1878.  He  has  served  in  said  church 
regularly  ever  since,  serving  a  number  of  congregations,  when 
after  ten  years  of  service  he  was  elected  presiding  elder  which 
position  he  now  holds  for  nearly  two  terms  or  eight  years.  He 
has  been  appointed  three  times  as  delegate  to  the  General 
Conference,  represented  his  conference  for  nine  years  as  trustee 
of  the  N.  W.  College  at  Naperville,  Illinois,  and  Union  Biblical 
Institute,  also  at  two  annual  sessions  of  the  General  Missionary 
Board  of  his  church.  For  the  last  seven  years  he  has  again 
resided  in  the  town  of  Berlin,  Ontario.  In  addition  to  his 
district  labors  he  has  for  the  past  eight  years  edited  a  religious 
monthly  known  as  the  Evangeliums  Bate.  On  August  i2th, 
1880,  he  was  married  to  Hannah  Jane,  daughter  of  Henry  and 
Anna  (Frick)  Kletzing.  She  was  born  June  25th,  1857.  To 
them  is  born  a  family  of  nine  children,  namely:  V  Anna  May, 
V  VVilford  Earl,  V  Lewis  Henry,  V  Rose  Ethel,  V  Daniel  Oscar, 
V  Grace  Edith,  V  Elmer  Lloyd,  V  Amy  Estella,  V  Jennie  Ger- 
trude Melvina. 

8139  IV  WING,  DAVID,  died  aged  about  one  year. 

8140  IV  WING,  CATHERINE,  the  youngest  in  family, 
is  married  to  Jeremiah  Kercher,  a  farmer.     They 
reside  in  Cavalier  County,  North  Dakota.    To  them 
are  born  five  children,  namely:  V  Addie,  V  Naomi, 
V  Daniel,  V  William,  and  V  Barbara. 

8141  III  WING,  SUSANNAH,  is  married  to  Frederick 
Heimbecker,  a  farmer.    They  reside  in  Dakota. 

8142  III  WING,  WILLIAM,  was  married  to  Catherine 


652  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

Rothaermel.      They    resided   in   Hay    Township, 
Huron  County,  where  she  died  some  time  ago. 

8143  III  WING,  ELIZABETH,  was  married  to  David 
Ruby,  a  farmer.     They  resided  in  Hay  Township 
where  she  died. 

8144  III  WING,  CHARLOTTE,  was  first  married   to 
David  Kercher  and  after  his  decease  she  was  again 
married  to  Christian  Schoch,  a  farmer.    They  reside 
in  Hay  Township,  Huron  County,  Ontario. 

8145  III  WING,  MARY,  is  married  to  John  B.  Geiger, 
a  farmer.    They  resided  in  Huron  County,  Ontario, 
until  about  the  year  1887  when  they   moved   to 
Dakota. 

8146  III  WING,   BARBARA,  is    married   to   Charles 
Brill.    They  reside  in  Zurich,  Ontario,  where  he  is 
engaged  as  a  baker. 

8147  III  WING,  GEORGE,  is  married  to  Hannah  Jones. 
They  reside  near  Elkton,  Michigan,  where  he  is 
engaged  in  farming. 

8148  III  WING,  MAGDALEN  A,  the  youngest  in  the 
family,  was  married  to  George  Kesselring,  a  farmer. 
They  resided  in  Michigan  where  she  died. 


WISMER. 


8149 1  WISMER,   JACOB,   ancestor  of   the  numerous 

family  of  that  name  in  Bucks  and  Montgomery  Counties  of 
Pennsylvania,  and  other  states  of  the  United  States,  and  also 
those  that  are  found  in  the  province  of  Ontario,  Canada,  are 
descendants  of  the  same  family.  He  was  born  in  Germany 
about  the  year  1684  and  died  in  Bedrninster  Township,  Bucks 
County,  Pennsylvania,  February  4th,  1787,  aged  102  years  and  a 
few  months.  The  date  of  his  emigrating  to  America  is  not 
known  but  may  have  been  as  early  as  1710  or  even  before  that 
date.  The  place  of  his  landing  is  also  uncertain.  By  some  of 
his  descendants  it  is  supposed  he  landed  at  one  of  the  Carolina 
States.  Most  probably  he  was  one  of  the  number  of  Germans 
who,  being  cruelly  persecuted  by  the  State  Party  in  1709,  left 
their  homes  on  the  Rhine  and  emigrated  to  the  wilds  of 
America.  They  settled  on  the  Roanoke  and  head  waters  of 
the  Neuse  River  in  North  Carolina.  *At  the  outbreak  of  the 
Indian  war  led  by  the  Tuscaroras,  the  savages  on  the  night  of 
October  2nd,  1711,  fell  with  such  fury  upon  this  German  settle- 
ment that  one  hundred  and  thirty  of  them  perished.  No  doubt 
the  old  progenitor  was  one  of  the  unfortunate  emigrants  forming 
this  settlement.  Tradition  has  it  that  a  sister  who  came  with 
him  to  America,  was  one  of  the  number  who  were  killed.  He, 
it  is  said,  was  allowed  to  escape  the  hands  of  those  savages  by 
means  of  a  small  bribe  offered  to  one  of  the  attacking  parties. 
Once  away  from  the  settlement  he  travelled  on  foot  north  through 
Virginia  and  Maryland  to  Byberry  in  Philadelphia  County,  Penn- 
sylvania, from  whence  he,  at  a  later  date,  moved  to  Bucks 
County.  It  is  not  positively  known  when  he  moved  to  Bucks 
County  but  it  is  supposed  that  it  was  in  the  year  1726.  He 
settled  on  a  tract  of  land  comprising  210  acres  for  which  he  paid 
;£ioo  lawful  money.  On  April  i2th,  1773,  tne  °^  progenitor 

*  W.  W.  H.  Davis'  "History  of  Bucks  Count}." 


654  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

sold  his  farm  to  his  son,  Henry,  for  ,£500.  He  is  said  to  have 
had  three  wives,  and  was  married  to  his  third  wife  after  coming 
north,  about  the  year  1720,  with  whom  he  lived  67  years.  She 
was  84  years  of  age  at  the  time  of  her  death.  Her  Christian 
name  was  "Nanny"  and  she  was  the  mother  of  all  his  children. 
Her  maiden  name  is  not  positively  known  but  may  have  been 
"Souder"  as  her  children  and  grandchildren  received  legacies 
from  one  Jacob  Souder  whose  daughter  it  is  presumed  she  was. 
At  the  time  of  his  death  he  had  one  hundred  and  seventy 
children  and  grandchildren.  Although  living  to  the  great  age 
of  nearly  one  hundred  and  three  years,  he  retained  his  mind  until 
within  about  two  months,  and  could  walk  and  dress  and  undress 
himself  within  about  two  weeks  of  his  death.  Both  his  and  his 
wife's  remains  were,  no  doubt,  laid  to  rest  in  the  grave-yard  of 
the  Old  Mennonite  Church  at  Deep  Run  where  for  many  years 
they  worshipped  the  God  of  their  fathers  and  left  to  their  numer- 
ous posterity  an  undying  example  to  "  go  and  do  likewise."  The 
children  of  Jacob  and  Nanny  Wismer  were  eleven  in  number, 
all  of  whom  were  born  in  Bucks  County,  Pennsylvania.  Their 
names  are  as  follows:  II  Jacob,  born  in  1721,  II  Mary,  born  in 
1723,  II  Elizabeth,  born  April  29th,  1725,  II  Joseph,  born  in 
1728,  li  Henry,  born  in  1730,  II  Mark,  born  in  1737,  died  in 
1831,  II  Daniel,  II  John,  died  in  1794,  II  Christian,  died  Feb- 
ruary 2oth,  1795,  II  Nancy,  and  II  Abraham,  born  February 
2oth,  1743,  died  April  27th,  1828. 

8150  II  WISMER,  JACOB,  has  a  few  descendants  in 

this  county,  namely,  Mary  Moyer,  a  great-great-grandchild,  who 
is  married  to  Tobias  Shantz.  She  is  a  daughter  of  V  Mary  Nash 
and  her  husband,  Abraham  B.  Moyer.  Her  grandfather  was  IV 
Abraham  Nash  who  was  married  to  Mary  Gross.  Her  great- 
grandmother  was  III  Elizabeth,  the  fifth  child  of  II  Jacob 
Wismer,  who  was  married  to  Joseph  Nash.  (See  "Wismer 
History").  VI  Mary  Moyer  was  born  July  ist,  1840.  On  August 
6th,  1863,  she  was  married  to  Tobias,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Lydia 
(Kolb)  Shantz.  They  reside  in  the  town  of  Berlin.  He  is  a 
book  agent.  Their  family  consists  of  seven  children,  namely: 
Orpha  Moyer,  born  May  27th,  1864,  Lydia  Mary  Etta,  born 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  655 

October  gth,  1866,  Sophia  Emma,  born  May  4th,  1869,  Austin 
Tobias,  born  October  5th,  1871,  Arthur  Benjamin,  born  Novem- 
ber 22nd,  1876,  Florence  Annie  Catherine,  born  December  2Sth? 
1879,  and  Herbert  Cecil  Palmer,  born  May  3rd,  1883. 

8151  III  WISMER,  JOSEPH,  son  of  Joseph  Wismer, 
was    born    near    Hilltown,    Montgomery    County, 
Pennsylvania,  July  23rd,  1753,  and  died  in  Chester 
County,  same  state,  August  20th,  1820.     He  was 
married  to  Barbara,  daughter  of  Henry  and  Bar- 
bara (Lederach)  Wismer.     She  was  born  in  Bucks 
County,  Pennsylvania,  March  9th,  1766,  and  died 
January  28th,  1861.      They  had  a  family  of   ten 
children,  viz: 

8152  IV  WISMER,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  December 
8th,  1782,  and  died  in  March,  1836.    She  was  mar- 
ried to  Jacob  Ruth. 

8153  IV  WISMER,  BARBARA,  was  born  June  13th, 
1785,  and  died  March  14th,  1870.    She  was  married 
to  Mark  Fretz. 

8154 IV  WISMER,  CATHERINE,  was  born  January 
23rd,  1787,  and  died  September  23rd,  1859.  She  was 
married  to  John  Althouse. 

8155  IV  WISMER,  ESTHER,  was  born  January  12th, 
1790,  and  died  September  2nd,  1881.  She  was  mar- 
ried to  John  Cressman. 

8156 IV  WISMER,  HENRY,  was  born  March  llth, 
1792,  and  died  January  16th,  1793. 

8157 IV  WISMER,  HENRY,  was  born  March  10th, 
1794,  and  died  June  llth,  1876.  He  was  married  to 
Mary  Cressman. 

8158  IV  WISMER,  JOSEPH,  was  born  April  9th,  1797, 
and  died  August  25th,  1861.  He  was  never  married. 


656  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

8159  IV  WISHER,  JACOB,  was  bom  February  23rd, 
1799,  and  died  April  19th,  1871.    He  was  married  to 
Esther  Rosenberger. 

8160  IV  WISHER,  HARY,  was  born  December  25th, 
1801,  and  died  December  31st,  1889.     She  was  mar- 
ried to  George  Knipe. 

8161  IV  WISHER,  ANNA,  was  born  Hay  10th,  1806, 
and  died  October  6th,  1890.    She  was  married  to 
Isaac  B.  Tyson. 

Host  of  the  descendants  of  IV  Elizabeth,  IV  Bar- 
bara, and  IV  Catherine  are  to  be  found  in  Hont- 
gomery  and  Bucks  Counties,  Pennsylvania.  Very 
few,  if  any,  have  settled  in  Canada. 

8162  IV  WISHER,  ESTHER,  the  fourth  daughter  of 

Joseph  and  Barbara  Wismer,  was  born  in  Bucks  County,  Penn- 
sylvania, January  i2th,  1790.  In  1818  she  came  to  Canada  and 
settled  in  Waterloo  County.  On  October  3rd,  1818,  she  was 
married  to  John,  son  of  John  and  Anna  (Schowalter)  Cressman. 
He  was  born  in  Bucks  County,  Pennsylvania,  May  i5th,  1795, 
came  to  Canada  with  his  parents  in  1808  and  settled  in  Waterloo 
County,  a  little  below  .Freeport.  After  their  marriage  they 
moved  on  the  farm  now  possessed  by  the  heirs  of  the  late  Jacob 
Zeller,  about  one  mile  south  of  Breslau.  Here  they  resided  until 
his  death  which  took  place  June  3oth,  1840.  After  his  decease 
she  continued  farming  until  her  youngest  son,  Henry,  had 
attained  the  age  of  manhood,  then  the  farm  was  sold  and  the 
mother  made  her  home  with  her  daughter,  Barbara,  who  was 
married  to  Samuel  Cressman,  where  she  died  September  2nd, 
1881.  Their  family  consisted  of  five  children,  namely:  V 
Joseph,  V  Anna,  V  John,  V  Barbara,  and  V  Henry.  See  John 
Cressman's  family. 

8163  IV  WISHER,  HENRY,  the  sixth  child  of  Joseph 

and  Barbara  Wismer,  was  born  in  Bucks  County,  Pennsylvania, 
March  roth,  1794,  and  came  to  Canada  in  1815.  He  was  mar- 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  657 

ried  to  Mary,  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Esther  (Bechtel)  Cressman. 
She  was  born  in  Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  August 
1 7th,  1792,  and  came  to  Canada  with  her  parents  in  1806.  In 
January,  1816  (a  few  weeks  after  their  marriage),  they  moved  on 
their  farm  three  miles  south-east  of  Berlin.  This  farm  is  still 
known  as  the  old  "Wismer  Farm"  and  is  at  present  owned  by 
John  Kercher.  Here  they  resided  until  their  deaths.  She  died 
July  i2th,  1872,  and  he  died  June  nth,  1876.  They  had  a 
family  of  eight  children,  viz: 

8164  V  WISMER,  BARBARA,  was  born  in  Waterloo 

County,  October  25th,  1816.  On  January  3oth,  1838,  she  was 
married  to  David  Bear  who  was  born  November  24th,  1810,  and 
died  in  Oxford  County,  Ontario,  July  6th,  1881.  Some  time 
after  his  death  she  moved  to  Clinton  County,  Michigan,  where 
she  died  at  the  home  of  one  of  her  children,  August  28th,  1889. 
She  had  a  family  of  ten  children,  namely:  VI  Amos,  VI  Henry, 
VI  Mary,  VI  Abraham,  VI  Daniel,  VI  Elizabeth,  VI  Esther,  VI 
John,  VI  Martin,  and  VI  Sallie.  See  David  Bear's  family. 

8165  V  WISMER,  ABRAHAM,  was  born  in  Waterloo 
County,  Ontario,  September   2nd,  1818,  and  died 
September  7th,  1823. 

8166V  WISMER,   DANIEL,   was  born   in   Waterloo 

County,  July  29th,  1820.  In  1843  he  was  married  to  Sallie, 
daughter  of  Peter  and  Susannah  (Bomberger)  Erb.  She  was 
born  near  Bridgeport,  Waterloo  County,  Ontario,  April  4th,  1823, 
and  died  in  Marion  County,  Kansas,  October  i7th,  1885.  After 
the  decease  of  his  wife  he  returned  to  Canada  where  he  has 
since  married  Lydia  Musselman,  widow  of  the  late  Samuel 
Brubacher.  They  reside  in  the  town  of  Berlin.  Some  thirty 
years  ago  he  was  ordained  minister  of  the  Mennonite  body  and 
while  in  Kansas  he  was  ordained  bishop.  His  family  consisted 
of  seven  children,  viz: 

8167  VI  WISMER,  NOAH  E.,  was  born  December  29th, 
1844,  and  died  April  9th,  1867.    He  was  unmarried. 

8168  VI  WISMER,  MOSES   E.,  was   born   April   9th, 


658  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

1846.  On  February  16th,  1868,  he  was  married  to 
Magdalena,  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Magdalena 
(Snyder)  Snider.  She  was  born  near  Bloomingdale, 
December  6th,  1847.  After  their  marriage  they 
moved  on  the  old  "Wismer  Farm"  three  miles  south- 
east of  Berlin  where  they  resided  for  nineteen 
years,  thence  they  moved  to  Doon  where  he  went 
into  partnership  with  T.  &  A.  B.  Snyder.  From 
here  he  moved  on  a  farm  near  Preston  where  he  at 
present  resides.  His  family  consists  of  nine  chil- 
dren, viz: 

8169  VII  WISMER,  ORPHAN  HENRY,  born  August 
30th,  1869. 

8170  VII  WISMER,  ADDISON  MILO,  born  November 
llth,  1870. 

8171 VII  WISMER,   MALINDA   JANE,   born    June 

26th,  1872. 

8172  VII   WISMER,   NELSON    ALBY,   born    March 
12th,  1874. 

8173  VII  WISMER,  NORMAN  GRANSON,  born  Jan- 
uary 7th,  1876. 

8174  VII   WISMER,    MOSES    ALEXANDER,    born 

May  22nd,  1877. 

8175  VII  WISMER,  ERMINA  ISABELLA,  born  May 
30th,  1880. 

8176  VII  WISMER,  ALICE   SALOME,  born   August 
22nd,  1883. 

8177  VII  WISMER,  HERBERT  DANIEL,  born  April 
23rd,  1886. 

8178  VI  WISMER,    ISAAC    E.,  was   born    September 
15th,  1847.    On  March  7th,  1869,  he  was  married  to 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  659 

,  Susannah,  daughter  of  Henry  and  Elizabeth  Snider. 
She  was  born  at  Bloomingdale,  October  7th,  1849. 
They  reside  in  Elmira.  Their  family  consists  of 

six  children,  viz: 

8179  VII  WISMER,  SARAH  JANE,  born  July  1, 1871. 

8180  VII  WISMER,  ALVIN   EDGAR,  born  January 
3rd,  1874. 

8181 VII   WISMER,    ESTELLA    FLORENCE,    born 
November  30th,  1877,  and  died  December  23rd,  1880. 

8182  VII  WISMER,  IDA  MAY,  born  May  16th,  1882. 

8183  VII  WISMER,  ARTHUR  ALEXANDER,   born 
April  1st,  1884. 

8184  VH  WISMER,  CLARENCE  LESLIE,  born  May 
12th,  1887. 

8185  VI  WISMER,  ESTHER  E.,  was  born  near  Bridge- 
port, Waterloo  County,  Ontario,  April  19th,  1849. 
She  is  married  to  John  B.  Kruft    They  reside  near 
Caledonia,  Kent   County,   Michigan,  where  he  is 
engaged  in  farming.    Their  family  consists  of  ten 
children,  namely:  VII  Lydia,  VII  Urias,  VII  Noah, 
VH  Alfred,  VH  George,  VII  Robert  Daniel,  VH 
John,  VII  Edwin,  VII  Sarah,  and  VII  Laura.     See 
John  B.  Kraft's  family. 

8186  VI  WISMER,  HENRY  E.,  was  born  near  Bridge- 
port, Ontario,  February  18th,  1851.     On  December 
31st,  1871,  he  was  married  to  Mary  Ann,  daughter 
of  Hiram  and  Esther  (Erb)  Martin.    She  was  born 
in  Elmira,  Ontario,  February  7th,  1853.    In  Septem- 
ber, 1877,  they  moved  to  Marion  County,  Kansas, 
where  he  died  August  8th,  1887.   On  February  28th, 
1893,  she  was  married  to  John  Schwindeman  who 


660  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

was  born  in  Switzerland,  March  21st,  1852,  and  came  , 
to  Canada,  Kansas,  June  15th,  1883. 

8187  VII  WISHER,  LAURA  HELENA,  was  born  in 
Waterloo  County,  January  30th,  1873.     On  April 
24th,  1892,  she  was  married  to  Charles  A.  McAlister 
who  was  born  in  Marion,  Marion  County,  Kansas, 
March  4th,  1869.    They  have  one  child  named  VIII 
James  Earl. 

8188  VII  WISMER,  ELLA  ETTA,  was  born  in  Elmira, 
Ontario,  May  18th,  1874. 

8189  VII    WISMER,    ANGELINE    MINERVA,    was 
born  in  Plattsville,  Ontario,  January  26th,  1876. 

8190  VII  WISMER,  AMSIE   ANDERSON,  was  born 
in  Marion  County,  Kansas,  February  1st,  1878. 

8191  VII  WISMER,  NOAH  ALEXANDER,  was  born 
in  Marion  County,  Kansas,  April  28th,  1879,  and 
died  September  18th,  1879. 

8192  VII  WISMER,  ERVINE  ISAIAH,  was  born  in 
Marion  County,  Kansas,  July  9th,  1880,  and  died 
July  17th,  1881. 

8193  VII  WISMER,  CLARENCE  ARTHUR,  was  born 
in  Marion  County,  Kansas,  October  20th,  1882. 

8194  VII   WISMER,   JOHN    HENRY,   was    born   in 
Marion  County,  Kansas,  July  7th,  1885. 

8195  VI  WISMER,  LYDIA,  was  born  near  Bridgeport, 
Ontario,  July  14th,  1852.     On  December  1st,  1872, 
she  was  married  to  Samuel  S.,  son  of  Abraham  and 
Barbara  (Shantz)  Moyer.    He  was  born  within  the 
corporation  of  Berlin,  March  1st,  1849.    They  reside 
in  Berlin  where  he  is  engaged  as  a  book-keeper. 
They  have  a  family  of  nine  children,  namely:  VII 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  661 

Elmina  (dead),  VII  Amasa  (dead),  VII  Alvin  W., 
VII  Daniel  W.,  VII  Myron  W.,  VII  Sarah  Ann 
(dead),  VII  Cora,  and  VII  Uella.  See  Samuel  S. 
Moyer's  family. 

8196  VI  WISHER,  DANIEL  E.,  the  youngest  son  of 
Daniel  and  Sallie  (Erb)  Wismer,  was  born  near 
Bridgeport,    Ontario,  January    31st,  1860.      He  is 
married  to  Theresa,  daughter  of  Adam  Gekel.    She 
was  born  in  the  town  of   Berlin  where  they  at 
present  reside.    He  is  an  agent  for  some  manufac- 
turing companies.      They  had  a  family  of  three 
children,  viz: 

8197  VII  WISMER,  ALBERT,  born  in  Berlin,  Ontario. 

8198  VII  WISMER,  LILLIE,  born  in  Marion  County, 
Kansas. 

8199  VII  WISMER,  HARRY,  born  in  Marion  County, 
Kansas. 

8200  V  WISMER,  JACOB,  was  born  January  9th,  1822, 
and  died  September  9th,  1823. 

8201  V  WISMER,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  March  28th, 
1824.      On  March  16th,   1847,  she  was  married  to 
Moses  B.  Snyder  who  was  born  March  12th,  1826, 
arid  died  February  16th,  1868.    To  them  were  born 
nine  children,  namely:  VI  Mary,  VI  Amos  W.,  VI 
Henry  W.,  VI  Abraham  (dead),  VI  Magdalena,  VI 
Jacob  W.,  VI  Ephraim  W.,  VI  Isaac  W.,  and  VI 
Menno  W.    See  Moses  B.  Snyder's  family. 

8202  V  WISMER,  ESTHER,  was  born  June  1st,  1826. 
She  was  married  to  Daniel  Shantz  who  was  born 
March  30th,  1827.     She  died  November  20th,  1881, 
leaving  a  family  of    eight   children,  namely:    VI 
Jacob,  VI  Henry,  VI  Noah,  VI  Maria,  VI  Daniel, 
VI  Esther,  VI  Barbara,  and  VI  Menno. 


662  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

8203  V  WISHER,  MARY,  was  born  June  12th,  1831. 
On  June  21st,  1877,  she  was  married  to  Abraham 
Cressman.     See  No.  2163. 

8204  V  WISHER,  REV.  HENRY,    was   born    August 
2ist,  1833.     He  was  married  to  Hettie  Bleam.     They  resided  in 
Waterloo  County,  Ontario,  for  some  time,  then  he  disposed  of 
his  estate  and  moved  to  Kent  County,  Michigan,  where  he  was 
engaged  in  farming  for  some  time.     Not  finding  things  as  he  had 
expected,  he  sold  his  farm  and  moved  to  Texas  where  the  climate 
was  not  so  severe  as  in  the  more  northern    states.      Here   he 
resided   until    his   death    which    took   place  March  i5th,   1885. 
Some  years  before  he  left  Canada  he  was  ordained  to  the  ministry 
of  the  Mennonite  Church.     His  family  consisted  of  the  following 
children,   namely:   VI   Menno  (dead),  VI  Isaac,  VI  Noah,   VI 
Daniel  (dead),  VI  Sarah,  and  VI  Henry. 


8205  IV  WISHER,  JOSEPH,  brother  to  Henry,  was 
born  April  9th,  1797,  and  died  in  Waterloo  County, 
Ontario,  August  25th,  1861.  He  was  not  married. 

8206 IV  WISHER,  ISAAC,  son  of  Abraham  and 
Veronica  (Hyers)  Wismer,  and  grandson  of  Henry 
and  Barbara  (Lederach)  Wismer,  and  a  great-grand- 
son of  old  Jacob  Wismer,  was  born  in  Bucks 
County,  Pennsylvania,  Hay  21st,  1782,  and  died  in 
Lincoln  County,  Ontario,  June  18th,  1842.  He  was 
married  to  Anna  High  (Hoch)  and  after  her  death 
to  Anna  Hartiri.  His  family  consisted  of  thirteen 
children,  and  their  descendants  are  to  be  found  in 
Lincoln,  Welland  and  other  counties  of  Ontario. 
See  "History  of  Wismer  Family." 

8207  IV  WISHER,  CATHARINE,  sister  to  Isaac,  was 
born  July  23rd,  1787,  and  died  in  Lincoln  County, 
Ontario,  August  4th,  1858.  She  was  married  to 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY  OF   WATERLOO.  663 

John  High  (Hoch).    See  "Wismer  History"  for  par- 
ticulars. 

8208  III  WISMER,  JOSEPH,  son  of  Henry  and  Barbara 
(Lederach)  Wismer,  was  born  in  Bucks  County, 
Pennsylvania,  April  1st,  1765.  He  was  married  to 
Hannah  Fried  who  was  born  November  1st,  1760, 
and  died  June  6th,  1830.  In  1800  they  emigrated  to 
Canada  and  settled  in  Waterloo  County,  Ontario, 
near  Blair,  where  they  resided  until  their  deaths. 
He  died  November  29th,  1834.  Their  family  con- 
sisted of  seven  children,  viz: 

8209 IV  WISMER,  ELIZABETH,  was  married  to  a 
Mr.  Dodge.  They  resided  in  Waterloo  County, 
Ontario,  where  they  both  died.  They  had  a  family 
but  name  of  only  one  son  has  been  received,  namely: 
V  Joseph  Dodge  of  Plattsville,  Ontario. 

8210  IV  WISMER,  HENRY,  was  born  in  Bucks  County, 
Pennsylvania,  December  20th,  1789.     He  was  mar- 
ried, April  23rd,  1818,  to  Hannah  Schlichter.      She 
was  born  in  Franklin  County,  Pennsylvania,  Decem- 
ber  18th,  1798,  and  died  in  Waterloo  County,  On- 
tario, June  26th,  1878.      They  resided  near  Blair 
where  he  was  engaged  in  farming.    His  death  took 
place  February  15th,  1854.     Their  family  consisted 
of  ten  children,  viz: 

8211  V  WISMER,  JOSEPH,  was   born   January  25th, 
1819.    He  is  void  of  hearing  and  speech  and  resides 
at  Caledonia,  Michigan. 

8212V  WISMER,  MARY,  was  bom  June  21st,  1821. 
She  was  married  to  Amos  M.  Clemens  and  died 
February  25th,  1875.  See  No.  1808. 

8213  V  WISMER,  DAVID  S.,  was  born  June  3rd,  1823. 


664  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

He  was  married,  September  5th,  1843,  to  Elizabeth 
Weber.  They  resided  at  Centreville,  on  the  farm 
now  possessed  by  John  Erb.  This  farm  they  sold 
and  moved  to  Blair  where  he  followed  farming 
many  years.  To  them  were  born  seven  children, 
viz: 

8214  VI  WISMER,   MARY    ANN,  was  born  in  1844. 
She  was  married  to  Isaac  Oberholtzer.     See  Isaac 
Oberholtzer's  family. 

8215  VI  WISMER,  LYDIA  ANN,  was   bom   in    1845. 
She  is  married  to  James  Wright.     They  reside  at 
Moles  worth,  Perth  County,  Ontario. 

8216  VI  WISMER,  ISAAC  H.,  was  born  in  1848.     He 
is  married   to  Mary   Burkholder   and   resides   in 
Preston,  Ontario. 

8217  VI  WISMER,  BENJAMIN  S.,  was  born  in  1850. 
He  is  married  to  Dianah  Abra  and  resides  at  Imlay 
City,  Michigan,  where  he  is  engaged  as  a  teamster. 
Their  family  is  as  follows,  namely:  VII  Nancy  H., 
VII  Elizabeth  A.,  and  VII  William  W. 

8218  VI  WISMER,  JOSEPH,  was   born   in   1756  and 
resides  at  Mar,  Bruce  County,  Ontario,  where  he  is 
farming.    He  is  married  to  Sophia  Thomas. 

8219  VI  WISMER,  NANCY,  was  born  in  1857.      She 
is  married  to  John  Sherk  and  resides  at  Brown 
City,  Michigan. 

8220  VI  WISMER,  DAVID  EZRA,  was  born  in  1865. 
He  resides  in  Michigan  and  is  married  but  name  of 
wife  was  not  received. 


8221  V  WISMER,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  November 
27th,  1825,  and  died  November  28th,  1825. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  665 

8222  V  WISMER,  DANIEL,  was  born  September  29th, 
1826,  and  died  October  30th,  1827. 

8223  V  WISMER,  ANNA,  was  born  April  6th,  1829, 
and  died  January  llth,  1872.      On  October  17th, 
1847,  she  was  married  to  Rev.  Benjamin  Shape. 
They  resided  near  New  Dundee  where  she  died. 
See  Rev.  Benjamin  Shupe's  family. 

8224  V  WISMER,  MOSES,  was  born  September  15th, 
1831,  and  died  same  day. 

8225  V  WISMER,  LYD1A,  was  born   May   2nd,  1833. 
On  October  5th,  1852,  she  was  married  to  Joseph  C. 
Bowman.    See  No.  269. 

8226  V  WISMER,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  April  llth, 
1835.    She  is  married  to  Solomon  Albright.    They 
reside  in  Lincoln  County,  Ontario,  near  Jordan.    To 
them  were  born  the  following  children,  namely:  VI 
Ezra,  married  to  Margaret  Moyer,  and  VI  Jacob. 

8227  V  WISMER,  ISAAC,  was  born  September  13th, 
1840.     On  August  16th,  1874,  he  was  married  to 
Nancy  Hilborn.    They  resided  in  Gait  where  he 
died.    His  family  is  as  follows,  namely:  VI  Cyrus 
and  VI  John. 

8228  IV  WISMER,  BARBARA,  was  born  in  Chester 
County,  Pennsylvania,  in  1792.    She  came  to  Canada 
in  1800  where  she  was  married  to  Henry  Schlichter 
who  was  born  in  1789  and  died  of  cholera,  August 
llth,  1834,  and  she  died  August  10th,  1834,  leaving  a 
family  of  three  children.    See  Henry  Schlichter's 
family. 

8229  IV  WISMER,  CATHERINE,  was  born  in  Chester 
County,  Pennsylvania,  April  llth,  1794.    On  May 
4th,  1813,  she  was  married  to  Henry  B.  K.  Baumann. 


666  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

She  died  at  Preston,  Ontario,  November  22nd,  1881. 
See  Nos.  489  to  510. 

8230  IV  WISHER,  JACOB,  was  born  in  Pennsylvania, 
in  June,  1797.    He  was  married,  in  1825,  to  Susan- 
nah  Detweiler  who  was  born  June  22nd,  1810,  and 
died  July  2nd,  1874     He  died  in  Huron  County  ^ 
Ontario,  in  February,  1875,  leaving  a  family  of  three 
children,  viz: 

8231  V  WISHER,  CATHERINE,  was  born  in  Waterloo 
County,  January  5th,  1839.    She  was  married,  June 
llth,  1855,  to  Henry  Treffry.    They  reside  at  Burn- 
side  Station,  Manitoba.    Their  family  consists  of 
the  following  children,  namely:  VI  Susannah,  VI 
Phoebe,  VI  Mary,  VI  Robert,  VI  Jacob,  VI  AVill- 
iam,  VI  Hargaret,  VI  Emma,  VI  Jacob,  VI  Cath- 
erine, VI  Lydia,  and  VI  George. 

8232  V  WISHER,  LEVI,  was  born  August  10th,  1840. 
He  is  married  to  Hary  Jane  Broderick  and  resides 
at  Redman,  Hichigan, .  where  he  is  engaged  as  a 
joiner  and  millwright.    His  family  is  as   follows, 
namely:  VI  Hary  Elizabeth,  VI  Emma  Rilla,  VI 
Ella  Nora,  VI  Shadrach  Heshach  Abednego,  VI 
Isaiah,  IV  Catherine,  and  VI  Levi. 

8233  V  WISHER,  DAVID,  was  bora  in  1842  and  died 
in  1844. 


8234  IV  WISHER,  JOHN,  was  born  in  Chester  County, 
Pennsylvania,  April  2nd,  1799.  He  was  married,  in 
1822,  to  Susannah  Cressman  who  was  born  in  1801. 
They  resided  near  Blair  where  he  was  engaged  in 
farming.  He  died  July  23rd,  1890,  and  she  died  in 
September,  1838.  Their  family  consisted  of  nine 
children,  viz: 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  667 

8235V  WISHER,  JACOB,  was  born  February  23rd, 
1823.  He  was  married  to  Leah  Hammacher,  July 
llth,  1855.  They  reside  at  Garlington,  Kansas, 
where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.  To  them  is  born 
a  family  of  four  children,  namely:  VI  Nancy,  VI 
Cyrus,  VI  Sarah,  and  VI  Aaron. 

8236  \  WISMER,  HANNAH,  was  born  May  23rd,  1825. 
She  is  married  to  Jesse  Penfold,  a  farmer.     They 
reside  near  Elora,  Ontario,  and  have  a  family  of 
eleven  children,  namely:  VI  Susannah,  VI  David 
(dead),  VI  Elijah   (dead),  VI   James  (dead),  VI 
Thomas,  VI  Elizabeth,  VI  John  Henry,  VI  Phoebe, 
VI  Harriet  (dead),  VI  Hannah,  and  VI  Jesse. 

8237  V  WISMER,  ABRAHAM,  was  born  in  April,  1827. 
He  was  married  to  Susannah  Mott  who  was  born 
September  10th,  1833.      They  resided  near  Blair, 
Waterloo    County,    Ontario,    where    he    died    in 
July,  1861.     Their  family  consisted  of  four  chil- 
dren, namely:  VI  Rachel  Cornelia,  VI  John  Louis, 
VI  Stillman  J.,  and  VI  Rebecca  (dead). 

8238  V  WISMER,  JOSEPH,  was  born  April  20th,  1829. 
He  was  married  to  Charlotte  Hewitt  who  was  born 
July  1st,  1836.     They  reside  near  Blair,  Ontario, 
where  he  was  engaged  in  farming  for  many  years. 
To  them  were  born  the  following  children,  namely: 
VI  Susannah,  VI  Mary  (dead),  VI  Benjamin,  VI 
Adeline,  VI  Sarah  Jane,  VI  Hannah,  VI  Joseph,  VI 
John,  and  VI  William. 

8239  V  WISMER,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  March  13th, 
1831.     On  February  17th,  1846,  she  was  married  to 
William  Abra.     He  was  born  in  England,  Novem- 
ber 6th,  1815,  and  died  near  Blair,  July  20th,  1889. 
Their  family  consisted  of  fourteen  children,  namely: 
VI  Deanna,  VI  Hannah,  VI  Joseph,  VI  Moses,  VI 


668  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

Susannah,  VI  John  (dead),  VI  William,  VI  Eliza- 
beth (dead),  VI  Harry  Y.,  VI  Eliza  Y.,  VI  Julia 
Ann,  VI  Jacob  F.,  VI  Noah,  and  VI  Mary  Ann. 

8240  V  WISHER,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  in  August, 
1833.     She  is  married  to  William  Picket!     They 
reside  at  Corinth,  Michigan,  and  have  a  family  of 
eight  children,  namely:  VI  Elizabeth,  VI  John,  VI 
Esther  (dead),  VI  Joseph,  VI  Mary  (dead),  VI  Amos, 
VI  George,  and  VI  Jesse. 

8241  V  WISMER,  JOHN,  was  born  August  llth,  1835. 
On  September  23rd,  1856,  he  was  married  to  Nancy 
Snyder  who  was  born  November  28th,  1836.     They 
reside  near  Blair,  Ontario,  where  he  followed  farm- 
ing many  years.     Their  family  consists  of  seven 
children,  viz: 

8242  VI  WISMER,  BENJAMIN  S.,  was  born  June  10th, 
1857.     He  is  married  to  Catherine  Kumpf,  and  re- 
sides at  Blair,  on  his  father's  old  homestead.     To 
them  were  born  five  children,  namely:  VII  Nancy 
(dead),  VII  Sarah  (dead),  VII  Leah  (dead),  VII 
Mary,  and  VII  Catherine. 

8243  VI  WISMER,  JOHN,  was  born  April  29th,  1859. 
He   was   married,   May    12th,  1885,   to    Susannah 
Gehman. 

8244  VI  WISMER,  DAVID,  was  born  June  llth,  1861. 
On  October  1st,  1889,  he  was  married  to  Esther 
Shantz.    They  reside  near  Blair  where  he  is  en- 
gaged in  farming.      To   them  is  born  one  child 
named  VII  David  Elton. 

8245  VI  WISMER,  REV.   HENRY,  was  born   March 
23rd,  1863.    On  January  3rd,  1888,  he  was  married  to 
Lucinda  Miller.     After  his  marriage  he  was  en- 
gaged in  farming  until  1892  when  he  entered  the 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  669 

ministry  of  the  Mennonite  Brethren  in  Christ  body 
and  at  present  he  is  stationed  on  the  Markham 
field  of  labor.  He  proved  to  be  successful  in  the 
ministry  on  the  Maryborough  field  of  labor  which 
he  left  in  May,  1894,  and  moved  on  his  present 
circuit.  His  family  consists  of  two  children, 
namely:  VII  Harold  and  VII  Russell. 

8246  VI  WISMER,  LEAH,  was  born  January  28th,  1865. 
On  April  21st,  1891,  she  was  married  to  John  R. 
Naismith,  a  farmer.    They  reside  at  Blair  and  have 
a  family  of  one  child  named  VII  John  W. 

8247  VI  WISMER,  NANCY,  was  born  May  27th,  1867. 
On  October  25th,  1887,  she  was  married  to  John  A. 
Gehmau,  a  farmer.     They  reside  at  Freeport,  On- 
tario, and  have  no  family. 

8248  VI  WISMER,  ISAIAH,  born  August  28th,  1870. 

8249V  WISMER,  HENRY,  was  born  July  10th,  1837. 
On  June  23rd,  1860, "he  was  married  to  Margaret 
Smith.  They  reside  near  Amulree,  Perth  County, 
Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.  To  them 
are  born  seven  children,  viz: 

8250  VI  WISMER,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  January 
5th,  1864.     She  is  married  to  George  J.  Stueck  and 
has  a  family  of  three  children,  namely:  VII  Maggie 
A.,  VII  Albert  J.,  and  VII  Adeline  H. 

8251  VI  WISMER,  EMMA,  was  bora  December  22nd, 
1866.     On  March  2nd,  1885,  she  was  married  to  Levi 
Cook,  a  farmer.     Their  family  is  as  follows:  VII 
Margaret  Ellen   (dead),  VII  Henry  Edward,  VII 
Phoebe  Ann,  VII  William,  and  VII  Maggie. 

8252  VI  WISMER,  ELLEN,  was  born  November  2nd, 
1869.     On  March  10th,  1887,  she  was  married  to 


670  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

William  Cook,  a  farmer.     To  them  are  born  two 
children,  namely:  VII  Ephraim  and  VII  Robert. 

8253  VI  WISMER,  ANNIE,  was  born  March  13th,  1873. 

8254  VI  WISMER,  GEORGE,  was  born  July  llth,  1876. 

8255  VI  WISMER,  SUSAN,  was  born  November  10th, 
1878,  and  died  April  3rd,  1880. 

8256  VI  WISMER,  HENRY,  was  born  September  26th, 

1889. 

8257  V  WISMER,  JULIA  ESTHER,  was  born  March 
18th,  1840.    On  October  2nd,  1855,  she  was  married 
to  James  Webster,  a  miller.    Their  family  consists 
of  three  children,  namely:  VI  William,  VI  Georgiana 
Elizabeth,  and  VI  John  Thomas. 

8258  III  WISMER,  JOHN,  was  born  March  10th,  1774, 
and  died  about  the  year  1840.    He  was  married  to 
Esther  Fry.    In  1800  they  emigrated  to   Lincoln 
County,  Ontario,  where  they  resided  for  some  time, 
then  they  moved  to  Elgin  County  where  they  both 
died,  leaving  a  family  of  eight  children,  namely:  IV 
Henry,  IV  Elizabeth,  IV  Mary,  IV  Jacob,  IV  Bar- 
bara, IV  John,  IV  Nancy  and  IV  Margaret,  f 

t  For  more  information  pertaining  to  this  family  see  "History  of  Wisnier  Family." 


WISSLER. 


8259  I  WISSLER,  JACOB,  the  father  to  the  Wisslers 

who  had  settled  in  this  county,  was  born  on  the  old  "Wissler 
Homestead"  on  Mill  Creek,  Clay  Township,  Lancaster  County, 
Pennsylvania,  November  i2th,  1776.  On  March  25th,  1800,  he 
was  married  to  Anna,  daughter  of  Christian  and  Catherine 
(Bricker)  Eby.  She  was  born  September  gth,  1777,  and  died 
April  25th,  1829.  They  resided  on  the  old  "Wissler  Home- 
stead" until  their  deaths.  He  died  April  27th,  1853.  To  them 
was  born  a  family  of  ten  children,  namely:  II  Andrew,  II  Jacob, 
II  Christian,  II  Magdalena,  II  Ezra,  II  John,  II  Catherine,  II 
Mary,  II  Levi,  and  II  Sem.  All  the  members  of  the  named 
family  resided  in  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  save  John  and 
Sem  who  came  to  Canada  in  1840  and  settled  at  Lexington,  near 
Bridgeport,  Waterloo  County,  Ontario,  where  they  were  engaged 
in  the  mercantile  and  tanning  business.  In  1845  Sem  moved  to 
Nichol  Township,  Wellington  County,  thus  leaving  his  brother 
John  sole  proprietor  of  the  Lexington  business.  In  1857  Mr. 
John  Wissler  disposed  of  his  farm  and  business  to  Messrs 
Schneider  &  Strieker  and  moved  to  Virginia,  U.  S.,  where  he 
died  some  years  ago,  leaving  a  family  of  six  children,  viz:  III 
Franklin,  III  Jacob,  III  Levi,  III  Aaron,  III  Hannah,  and  III 
Angelia.  After  Mr.  Sem  Wissler's  arrival  in  Nichol  Township, 
he  purchased  most  of  the  land  where  now  the  village  of  Salem  is 
situated.  He  was  a  man  of  first-class  business  abilities  and  this, 
in  connection  with  his  great  energy  and  perseverance,  caused 
him,  in  a  very  few  years  after  his  arrival  in  Nichol  Township,  to 
be  the  proprietor  of  the  large  grist  and  flour  mills,  store  and 
tannery,  and  conjointly  with  the  said  business,  he  was  also  the 
owner  and  manager  of  the  sawmills  and  the  large  farm  now  pos- 
sessed by  his  son,  Levi.  In  1860  he  was  elected  Reeve  for 
Nichol  Township  which  position  he  held  until  his  death.  Mr. 
Wissler  was  born  in  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  March  2ist, 


672  BIOGKAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

1819.1  In  1840  he  came  to  Canada  and  on  August  6th,  1843, 
he  was  married  to  Jane  Robertson  who  was  born  at  Insch, 
Scotland,  October  isth,  1828,  and  came  to  Canada  with  her 
parents  in  1838.  They  moved  to  Salem  in  1845.  Here  he  died 
May  iSth,  1865.  His  widow  is  still  living  in  Salem  with  one  of 
her  children.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wissler  was  born  a  family  of 
seven  children,  viz: 

8260  III  WISSLER,  JOHN  ROBERTSON,  the  eldest, 
was  born  September  9th,  1844.    He  is  married  to 
Harriet  Bigger  and  resides  in  Salem  where  he  is 
the  possessor  of  his  father's  grist  and  flour  mills. 
He  held  the  position  as  reeve  for  Nichol  Township 
for  many  years  and  now  is  clerk  for  said  township. 
His  family  consists  of  three  children,  namely:  IV 
Franklin,  IV  Mary,  and  IV  George  Sem. 

8261  III  WISSLER,  EZRA,  was  born  May  15th,  1848. 
He  was  first  married  to  Fannie  Winfield  and  after 
her  decease  to  Agnes  Bigger.    They  reside  at  Salem 
where  he  is  engaged  in  the  mercantile  business  and 
has  the  post  office  in  connection.    He  is  also  pro- 
prietor of  the  saw  mills.    His  family  consists  of  two 
children,  namely:  IV  Fannie  Maud  Mary  and  IV 
Jane. 

8262  III  WISSLER,  MARY  ANN,  was  born  April  27th, 
1851.    She  is  married  to  C.  H.  Bigger.    They  reside 
in  Toronto  where  he  is  engaged  in  the  piano  and 
organ  business.    To  them  were  born  three  children, 
namely:  IV  Leila  W.,  IV  Arthur  P.,  and  IV  Flor- 
ence Ethel. 

8263  III  WISSLER,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  October 
25th,  1853.     She  is  married  to  Gr.  W.  Field,  a  bar- 
rister.   They  reside  in  the  city  of  Guelph  and  have 
two   children,  namely:    IV  Sem  Wissler  and  IV 
Wilfrid. 

t  All  the  children  of  Mr.  Jacob  Wissler  were  born  on  the  old  "Wissler  Farm"  in  Clay 
Township,  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  673 

8264  III  WISSLER,  LEVI,  was  born  March  26th,  1856. 
He  is  married  to  Henrietta  Shaw.     They  reside  in 
Salem  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.    His  family 
consists  of  seven  children,  namely:  IV  Harry,  IV 
May,  IV  William,  IV  Rena,  IV  Levi  Erb  (dead), 
IV  John  Sem,  and  IV  Erbie. 

8265  III  WISSLER,  HENRY,  was   born    August   1st, 
1860.      He  is  a  barrister  and  has  its  law  office  in 
Elora  where  he  resides.    He  is  married  to  Barbara 
Foote. 

8266  III  WISSLER,  SEM,  the  youngest  in  the  family, 
was  born  December  13th,  1865.    He  is  unmarried 
and  resides  in  Toronto  where  he  is  ledger-keeper  in 
the  bank  of  British  North  America. 


WITHER. 


The  progenitor  of  the  Witmers  of  Canada  was  a 
native  of  Switzerland  where  he  was  born  probably 
as  early  as  1735.  He  emigrated  to  America  and 
settled  in  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  about 
the  year  1760.  All  the  information  that  could  be 
obtained  in  regard  to  this  old  progenitor  was  that 
his  name  was  Christian  and  that  his  family  con. 
sisted  of  nine  children.  The  names  of  four  were  II 
David,:}:  II  Henry,  II  Abraham,  and  II  Joseph.f 

8267  II  WITMER,  ABRAHAM  *  was  married  to  Anna 
Eversole.     In  1804  he,  with  his  wife  and  family  of 

J  One  of  David's  sons  (Martin)  settled  in  this  county  at  an  early  date. 
+  These  four  sons  were  of  the  younger  members  of  the  progenitor's  family. 
*  Could  not  obtain  any  dates  in  regard  to  Abraham's  birth  or  death. 


674  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

three  children,  moved  to  Canada  and  settled  on  the 
farm  now  possessed  by  their  grandson,  Mr.  Levi 
Witmer.  This  farm  is  situated  about  one  and  one- 
half  miles  north-east  of  Preston.  Here  they  resided 
until  their  deaths.  Their  family  consisted  of  nine 
children,  viz: 

3268  III  WITMER,  DAVID,  was  married  to  Elizabeth 
Dettweiler.  They  resided  in  Puslinch  Township, 
about  three  miles  north-east  of  Hespeler,  near  the 
Guelph  Road,  where  they  had  a  family  of  eight 
children,  viz: 

8269  IV  WITMER,  ABRAHAM,  was  married  to  Ma- 
tilda Fisher  and  resides  in  Hespeler,  Ontario. 
They  have  110  family. 

8270 IV  WITMER,  NANCY,  is  married  to  Christian 
Heisie.  They  reside  in  Markham  Township,  York 
County,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.  Their 
family  consists  of  four  children,  namely:  V  David, 
V  John,  V  Elizabeth,  and  V  Jacob. 

8271 IV  WITMER,  ISAAC,  was  accidentally  drowned 
when  young. 

8272  IV  WITMER,  HENRY,  was  married  to  Dianah 
Moyer.     They  reside  at  Caledonia,  Michigan,  and 
have  a  family  but  names  of   children   were  not 
received. 

8273  IV  WITMER,  FANNIE,  is  married  to  Abram  R. 
Witmer.     They  reside  at  Kossuth,  Ontario,  where 
he  is  engaged  in  farming.    Their  family  consists  of 
seven  children,  namely:  V  Nancy,  V  Ephraim,  V 
Henry  (dead),  V  Ellen  (dead),  V  Rachel,  V  Isaiah, 
and  V  Jeremiah  (dead). 

8274  IV  WITMER,  SUSANNAH,  is  married  to  John 
Elliot,  a  farmer.     They   reside  at  ,Waldemar,  On- 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  675 

tario,  and  have  five  children  but  the  names  were 
not  received. 

8275 IV    WITHER,    ELIZABETH,    died,    unmarried, 
aged  about  thirty  years. 

8276  IV  WITHER,  HANNAH,  is  married  to  William 
Jackson  and  resides  in  Hespeler,  Ontario.      They 
have  had   four   children,  two   of   whom  died  in 
infancy.      The   two  living  are   V    David   and    V 
Hannah. 

8277  III  WITHER,  JACOB,    was  born    in    Lancaster 
County,  Pennsylvania,  December  27th,  1801.      On 
September  14th,  1828,  he  was  married  to  Anna  Reist 
who  was  born  April  24th,  1807,  and  died  Harch  4th, 
1888.     After  their  marriage  they   moved    on    his 
father's  old  place  near  Preston  where  he  died  April 
17th,  1888.    To  them  were  born  ten  children,  viz: 

8278  IV  WITMER,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  June  3rd, 
1829,  and  died  Hay  2nd,  1847. 

8279 IV   WITHER,   ANNA,  was   born    August   27th, 
1831,  and  died,  unmarried,  June  4th,  1878. 

8280  IV  WITHER,  ABRAHAH  R.,  was  born  October 
3rd,  1833.      He  was  married,  October  29th,  1854,  to 
Fannie  Witmer  who  was  born  Hay  26th,  1835,  and 
resides  at  Kossuth,  Ontario,  where  he  is  farming. 
Their  family  consists  of  seven  children,  viz: 

8281  V  WITHER,  NANCY,  was   born   January   26th, 
1856.    She  is  married  to  William  Lock  and  resides 
in   Innerkip,    Oxford    County.      They   have    five 
children,  namely:  VI  Watson  E.  and  VI  Lizzie  P. 
(twins),  VI  Fannie  G.,  VI  Flossie  H.,  VI  Franklin  C. 

V  WITHER,  HENRY  W.,  was  bom  September 
7th,  1858,  and  died,  unmarried,  January  9th,  1872. 


676  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

8283V  WITMER,  EPHRAIM,  was  born  June  29th, 
1860.  He  is  married  and  resides  at  Mackinaw, 
Michigan.  No  family. 

8284  V  WITMER,  ELLEN,  was  born  January  4th,  1862, 
and  died  March  6th,  1891.    She  was  married  to 
John  Anger  and  left  one  son  named  VI  Wesley 
Jeremiah. 

8285  V  WITMER,  RACHEL,  was  born  October  22nd, 
1865.      She  is  married  to  Franklin  Martin.    They 
reside  in  Oxford  County,  near  Tavistock,  Ontario, 
and  have  two  children  named  VI  Elmer  Wallace 
and  VI  Violet  Minetta. 

8286  V  WITMER,  ISAIAH,  was  born  July  26th,  1869. 
He  is  married  to  Lovina  Getman  and  resides  near 
Maplewood  P.  O.,  Oxford   County,  Ontario.     No 
family. 

8287  V  WITMER,  JEREMIAH,   was   born   December 
llth,  1874,  and  died  September  6th,  1893. 


IV  WITMER,  JOHN,  was  born  November  30th, 
1835.  He  was  married  to  Mary  Stauffer.  After 
their  marriage  they  resided  at  Shantz  Station, 
thence  they  moved  to  Lapeer  County,  Michigan, 
where  he  died  October  8th,  1881,  leaving  a  family  of 
two  children,  namely:  V  Jacob  and  V  Lydia. 

8289  IV  WITMER,  HENRY,  was  born  October  llth, 
1837.  He  was  married  to  Susannah  Stauffer.  They 
resided  at  Brown  City,  Michigan,  where  he  died 
April  llth,  1888,  leaving  five  children,  namely:  V 
Nathaniel,  V  Amos,  V  Allen,  V  Rachel,  and  V 
Ervine. 

8290 IV  WITMER,  JACOB,  was  born  June  30th,  1842, 
and  died  January  10th,  1843. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  677 

8291 IV  WITMEK,  LEVI  R.,  was  born  May  23rd,  1844. 
He  was  married,  May  14th,  1878,  to  Mary  Cober. 
They  reside  near  Preston,  on  the  old  "Witmer 
Farm"  and  have  a  family  of  four  children,  namely: 
V  Albert,  V  Jesse,  V  Minnie,  and  V  Leslie. 

8292  IV  WITMER,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  April  26th, 
1846,  and  died  April  30th,  1846. 

8293 IV  WITMER,  NOAH,   was   born    October   23rd, 

1848,  and  died  November  24th,  1848. 

8294  IV  WITMER,  DAVID,  was  born  November  23rd, 

1849.  He  is  married  to  Hettie  Groh  and  resides  in 
Lapeer  County,  Michigan,  where  he  is  engaged  in 
farming.    To  them  were  born  five  children,  namely: 
V  Herbert,  V  Ada  (dead),  V  William  Ervine  (dead), 
V  Ida,  and  V  Gordon. 

8295  III  WITMER,  ABRAHAM,  third  son  of  Abraham 
and   Annie   (Eversole)    Witmer,    was   married   to 
Catherine  Groh.     They  resided  north  of  Hespeler, 
near  what  is  known  as  "Tuck's  Hill"  where  they 
possessed  a  beautiful  farm.      They  are  both  dead. 
To  them  was  born  a  family  of  fifteen  children,  viz: 

8296  IV  WITMER,  JOSEPH,  is  unmarried  and  resides 
at  Kingsmill,  Michigan.    He  has  his  home  with  his 
sister,  Annie. 

8297 IV  WITMER,  SUSANNAH,  was  married  to 
David  Bear,  a  farmer.  They  resided  in  Colborne 
Township,  Huron  County,  Ontario,  where  she  died. 

8298 IV  WITMER,  POLLY,  is  married  to  Edward 
Graybill.  They  reside  in  Howick  Township,  Huron 
County,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 

8299  IV  WITMER,  ABRAHAM,  was  first  married  to  a 
Miss  Thaler  and  after  her  death  to  Cate  Haist. 


678  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY    OF  WATERLOO. 

They  reside  in  Howick  Township,  Huron  County, 
Ontario.    He  is  a  farmer. 

8300  IV  WITHER,  ANNIE,  is  married  to  David  Holm. 
They  reside  at  Kingsmills,  Michigan,  where  he  is 
engaged  in  the  mercantile  business. 

8301  IV  WITMER,  JOHN,  is  married  to  Hannah  Funk. 
They  reside  in  Elice  Township,  Huron    County, 
where  he  follows  farming. 

8302  IV  WITMER,  CATHERINE,  died,  aged  about  16 
years. 

8303  IV  WITMER,  AARON,  died  in  infancy. 

8304  IV  WITMER,  ISAAC,  is  married  to  Leah  Bear. 
They  reside    in    Wilmot   Township,  near    Huron 
Road.    He  is  a  farmer. 

8305  IV  WITMER,  BENJAMIN,  is  married  to  Susan- 
nah Cober.     They  reside  in  Wananosh  Township, 
Huron  County,  Ontario,  where  he  is  farming. 

8306 IV  WITMER,  HANNAH,  was  married  to  Rev. 
William  Bergey.  She  died  while  they  were  sta- 
tioned on  a  circuit  in  Michigan,  U.  S. 

8307  IV  WITMER,    SARAH,  was   married   to   Amos 
Wildfong,  a  farmer.     They  resided  at  Strasburg, 
Ontario,  where  she  died  some  years  ago. 

8308  IV  WITMER,  HENRY,  is  married  to  Mary  Ann 
Buckler.     They  reside  in  Breslau,  Ontario,  where 
he  is  engaged  at  his  trade,  harness  making.      In 
connection  with  his  business  he  has  a  small  store 
and  the  post  office. 

8309 IV  WITMER,  SAMUEL,  was  a  carpenter  by 
trade.  He  was  married  to  Sarah  Rife  and  resided 
in  Hespeler  where  he  died  some  time  ago. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY  OF   WATERLOO.  679 

8310 IV  WITHER,  MOSES,  the  youngest  in  family, 
was  married  but  name  of  wife  has  not  been  re- 
ceived. He  used  to  follow  teaching  and  while 
engaged  in  one  of  the  Wilmot  schools  he  took  con- 
sumption and  after  a  lingering  illness  of  about  one 
year  he  died. 

8311  III  WITHER,  JOSEPH,  was  born  July  llth,  1812. 

On  December  22nd,  1834,  he  was  married  to  Susannah  Groh 
who  was  born  October  gth,  1817,  and  died  January  3oth,  1849. 
On  May  24th,  1852,  he  was  married  again  to  Catherine  Sherk 
who  was  born  April  ist,  1826.  He  lived  on  a  farm  near  Hespeler 
for  many  years  but  of  late  they  reside  in  Hespeler  with  their  son- 
in-law,  Mr.  Isaac  Goudie.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Witmer  are  pretty  well 
advanced  in  years  and  are  getting  to  be  quite  feeble  at  times- 
She  causes  much  trouble  and  cire  to  her  daughter,  Susannah* 
who  is  constantly  staying  with  her.  Mr.  Witmer's  family  con- 
sisted of  ten  children,  five  of  whom  were  born  unto  his  first  wife 
and  five  unto  his  second.  Their  names  are  as  follows: 

8312  IV  WITMER,  CAROLINE,  was  born  April  16th, 

1837.  She  is  married  to  Jacob  Hilborn,  a  miller. 
They  reside  at  Blair  and  have  a  family  of  eleven 
children,  namely:  \   Isaac,  V  Amos,  V  Aaron,  V 
Emanuel,  V  David,  V  Joseph,  V  Jesse,  V  Jacob,  V 
Eliza  (dead),  V  Edwin,  and  V  Hilton.     See  Jacob 
Hilborn's  family. 

8313  IV  WITMER,  LEAH,    was   burn    December   inth, 

1838,  and  died  in  infancy. 

8314  IV  WITMER,  EHANUEL,  was  born  March  26th, 
1841.    He  is  married  to  Mary  Timm  and  resides  in 
Howick  Township,  Huron  County,  Ontario,  where 
he  is  engaged  in  farming.     His  family  consists  of 
eight  children,  namely:  V  Dianah  (dead),  V  Simon, 
V  Angeline  (dead),  V  Ervine,  V  Cyrus,  V  Noah,  V 

William  (dead),  and  V  Wesley  (dead). 


680  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

8315  IV  WITHER,  ELIZA,  was  born  August  6th,  1843, 
and  died,  unmarried,  July  23rd,  1888. 

8316  IV  WITHER,  HARY,  was  born  June  7th,  1846. 
She  is  married  to  John  Reichart,  a  farmer.     They 
reside  in  Howick  Township,  Huron  County,  On- 
tario, and  have  a  family  as  follows,  namely:    V 
Angelina,  V  Hinerva,  V  Joseph  E.,  V  Jacob  A.,  V 
Laura,  V  Oliver,  V  Edwin,  and  V  John  A. 

8317  IV  WITHER  JACOB  S.,  was  born  January  10th, 
1854.    He  is  married  to  Esther  Bechtel  and  resides 
in  Hichigan  where  he  is  farming.     His  family  con- 
sists of  six  children,  namely:  V  Alvin,  V  Joseph,  V 
Hinerva,  V  Norman,  V  John,  and  V  Auson. 

8318 IV  WITHER,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  August 
15th,  1855,  and  is  married  to  Isaac  Goudie.  They 
reside  in  Hespeler  where  he  is  engaged  in  some 
store.  To  them  is  born  the  following  children, 
namely:  V  Arthur  R.,  V  Robert  J.,  V  Alice  L.,  and 
V  Janet  Hyrtle. 

8319  IV  WITHER,  JOSEPH  S.,  was  born  Hay  18th, 
1858,  and  died  October  2nd,  1874. 

8320  IV  WITHER,  AARON  S.,  was  born  Harch  15th, 
1861.    He  is  married  to  Lydia  Thomas  and  resides 
in  Berlin  where  he  is  engaged  as  a  cabinet  maker. 
They  have  one  child  named  V  Altie  Violet. 

8321 IV  WITHER,  DILHAN,  was  born  June  17th,  1868. 
He  is  unmarried.  At  present  he  resides  at  Grand 
Rapids,  Hichigan,  where  he  is  engaged  in  clerking 
in  a  hardware  store. 

8322  III  WITHER,  HENRY,  the  fifth  son  of  Abraham 
and  Anna  (Eversole)  Witmer,  was  married  to  Esther 
Hiller.  They  resided  on  a  farm  near  old  Absalom 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  681 

Snyder's  place  not  far  from  Kossuth.     They  are 
both  dead.    No  issue. 

8323  III  WITHER,  ELIAS,  was  married  to  Elizabeth 
Miller.  They  were  the  owners  of  a  beautiful  farm 
near  Hespeler  where  they  resided  many  years.  To 
them  were  born  five  children,  viz: 

8324 IV  WITHER,  SARAH,  was  married  to  a  Mr. 
Bowling.  She,  at  the  time  of  her  death,  left  one 
son  named  V  Arthur. 

8325  IV  WITHER,  AHOS,  is  in  the  state  of  Washing- 
ton.   He  was  married  twice  and  has  a  family  but 
names  of  neither  wife  nor  children  has  been  re- 
ceived. 

8326  IV  WITHER,  ABRAHAH,  nothing  heard  of  him. 

8327 IV  WITHER,  CHRISTIAN,  died,  unmarried, 
some  years  ago. 

8328  IV  WITHER,  ABNER,  not  known  where  he  is. 
Was  unmarried  when  last  heard  of  him. 

8329  III  WITHER,  CHRISTIAN,  was  married  to  Hag- 
dalena  Wanner.    They  resided  near  Preston,  on  the 
farm  now  in  possession  of  Isaiah  Holm.     Here  he 
died.     She  died  near  Plattsville,  Ontario,  at  the 
home  of  her  son,  David.    Their  family  consisted  of 
eight  children,  viz: 

8330  IV  WITHER,  JOHN,  the  eldest,  died,  unmarried, 
aged  about  21  years. 

8331 IV  WITHER,  CHRISTIAN,  was  married  to  Hary 
Bechtel.  They  resided  in  Dumfries  where  he  was 
farming. 

8332  IV  WITHER,  SALLIE,  was  married  to  Abram 
Bear.  They  resided  in  Huron  County,  Hichigan. 


682  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

8333 IV  WITHER,  NANCY,  was  married  to  John 
Oberholtzer.  They  resided  near  Hespeler,  Ontario. 

8334 IV  WITHER,  SAHUEL,  died,  unmarried,  at 
Washington,  Oxford  County,  Ontario,  aged  some 
forty  years. 

8335 IV  WITHER,  LEAH,  was  married  to  Reuben 
Strinkler,  a  farmer.  They  resided  in  Blenheim 
Township,  Oxford  County,  Ontario,  where  she  died- 

8336  IV  WITHER,  ELIZABETH,  is  married  to  Reuben 
Strickler,  her   deceased   sister's   husband.      They 
reside  in  Blenheim  Township  where  he  is  farming. 

8337  IV  WITHER,  DAVID,  was  married  to  Hannah 
Shaiitz.    They  resided  in  Plattsville,  Ontario,  where 
she  died.    He  is  a  sawyer  and  dealer  in  lumber. 

8338  III  WITHER,    ELIZABETH,    was    married    to 
Henry  Holm.  They  resided  in  Blenheim  Township, 
Oxford  County,  for  many  years,  then  they  moved  to 
Iowa  where  he  died.    They  had  a  numerous  family 
but  names  of  children  were  not  received. 

8339  III  WITHER,  VERONICA,  the  ninth  and  young- 
est child  of  Abraham  and  Anna  (Eversole)  Witmer, 
was   married   to   Cornelius   Pannebecker.      They 
resided  about  two  miles  east  of  Hespeler,  on  the 
farm  now  in  possession  of  their  son,  Elias.     Here 
they  died  some  years  ago,  leaving  a  family  of  four 
children,  namely:  IV  Elias,  IV  Esther,  IV  Anna, 
and   IV   Samuel.      See   Cornelius   Pannebecker's 
family. 

8340  III  WITHER,  HARTIN,  son  of  David  Witmer  * 

was  born  in  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  April  22nd,  1800. 

*  II  David  was  an  elder  brother  to  II  Abraham  who  settled  near  Hespeler  in  1804. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY  OF   WATERLOO.  683 

He  came  to  Canada  when  a  young  man  and  settled  at  Hespeler. 
After  being  here  for  several  years  he  and  his  cousin,  Jacob 
Witmer,  went  to  Pennsylvania  on  a  visit.  After  spending  several 
months  with  their  Pennsylvania  friends,  they  returned  to  their 
Canadian  home  where  Mr.  M.  Witmer  was  (soon  after  his  return) 
married  to  Catherine  Rittinger.  She  was  born  January  7th, 
1812,  and  died  May  5th,  1877.  After  their  marriage  they 
moved  on  the  farm  now  possessed  by  John  Clemens,  near 
"  Fisher's  Mills,"  where  they  resided  many  years.  When  well 
advanced  in  years  they  moved  to  Hespeler  where  they  resided 
until  their  deaths.  He  died  March  7th,  1853.  To  them  were 
born  twelve  children,  viz: 

8341 IV  WITMER,  NANCY,  was  born  March  16th, 
1828.  She  was  first  married  to  George  Ratz  and 
after  his  decease  to  Archibald  Murry,  a  farmer. 
They  reside  near  Lisburn  P.  O.,  Perth  County, 
Ontario.  They  have  six  children,  namely:  V  Eliza- 
beth, V  Catharine,  V  Caroline,  V  John,  V  William, 
and  V  Henry. 

8342  IV  WITMER,  BARBARA,  was  born  March  6th, 
1832,  and  died  February  6th,  1875.    She  was  mar- 
ried to  John  Ross  and  resided  at  Grimsby,  Ontario. 
To  them   were   born   three   children,  namely:   V 
Catharine,  V  Alexander,  and  V  Anna. 

8343  IV  WITMER,  DAVID   D.,  was   born   June   6th, 
1834.     He   was    married   to    Matilda    Fisher  and 
resided  in  Hespeler  where  she  died  January  9th, 
1893.    They  had  no  family. 

8344  IV  WITMER,  SUSANNAH,  was  bom  November 
28th  1839.     She  is  married  to  Valentine  Limpert,  a 
butcher  and  dealer  in  all  kinds  of  meat  and  sausage. 
They  reside  in  Hespeler,  Ontario.     Their  family  is 
as  follows,  namely:  V  Martin,  V  John,  V  Catie,  V 
Louisa,  V  Harry,  V  Orion,  V  Annie,  V  Ervine,  V 


684  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

Bernard,  V  Christie,  V  Alice,  V  Luella,  V  Edward 
(dead),  V  George  (dead),  and  a  son  (dead),  name 
not  received. 

8345  IV  WITHER,  ESTHER,  was  born  January  5th, 

1841.  She  is  married  to  Charles  Howard.     They 
reside  in  Montana,  U.  S.,  where  he  is  engaged  in 
farming.    Their  family  consists  of  one  child  named 
V  Lillie. 

8346  IV  WITHER,  HAGDALENA,  was  born  June  1st. 

1842.  She  is  unmarried  and  resides  in  Hespeler 
with  her  sister,  Christina. 

8347 IV  WITHER,  JOSEPH,  was  born  April  22nd, 
1844.  He  was  married  to  Jennie  Sweet  and  resides 
in  Montana,  U.  S.,  where  he  is  engaged  in  black- 
smithing.  His  family  consists  of  one  son  named  V 
Percy. 

8348  IV  WITHER,  CHRISTINA,  was  born  September 
27th,  1846.    She  resides  in  Hespeler  where  she  is 
engaged  in  dressmaking. 

8349  IV  WITHER,  HARTIN,  was  born  April  14th,  1848. 
He  is  married  to  Sarah  Welland  and  resides  at 
Helena,  Hontana,  U.  S.,  where  he  is  engaged  as  a 
carriage  and  wagon  builder.    He  has  no  family. 

8350  IV  WITHER,  CATHERINE,  was  born  Hay  23rd, 
1850.     She  resides  at  Albany,  New  York,  and  is 
married  to  James  Geary,  a  mechanist.     They  have 
five   children,   namely:   V   Wilfrid,   V   Annie,  V 
Horace,  V  Alvin,  and  V  Homer. 

8351 IV  WITHER,  HARY  ADLINE,  twin  sister  to 
Catherine,  was  born  Hay  23rd,  1850.  She  resides 
in  Gait  and  is  married  to  Charles  Connawarf,  a 
wage-earner.  They  have  four  children,  namely:  V 
Mabel,  V  Olive,  V  Eric,  and  V  Lee. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  685 

8352 IV  WITHER,  POMELIA,  the  youngest  in  the 
family,  was  born  March  21st,  1853.  She  is  married 
to  Enoch  E.  Eaton,  a  teamster  and  drayman.  They 
reside  in  Hespeler  and  have  a  family  of  nine  chil- 
dren, namely:  V  Leslie,  V  Bella,  V  Melvin,  V  Levi, 
V  Izona,  V  Ervine,  V  Edwin,  V  Percy  and  V 
Andrew. 


WOOLNER. 


8853  I  WOOLNER,  ISAAC,  father  to  Rev.  Jacob  and 

Isaac  Woolner,  was  born  near  Beckles,  St.  Andrews  Township, 
Suffolk  County,  England,  August  ist,  1792,  and  died  April  8th, 
1860.  He  was  married  to  Sarah  Hem bl ing  who  was  born  July 
nth,  1797,  and  died  of  cholera,  at  Brdgeport,  Ontario,  July 
8th,  1832.  In  1832  they,  with  their  family  of  six  children, 
together  with  William  Hewlett  and  family  and  James  Hewlett 
and  family,  emigrated  to  America,  arriving  at  Hamilton,  Ontario, 
during  the  third  week  in  June.  While  at  Hamilton  they,  for 
several  days,  resided  in  a  house  in  which  the  former  residents 
had  died  of  cholera.  Here  they  contracted  this  dreadful  disease 
which  proved  fatal  to  so  many  of  the  small  number  immediately 
after  their  arrival  at  Mr.  Peter  Erb's,  a  little  north  of  Bridgeport, 
in  the  evening  of  the  28th  day  of  June,  1832.  They  came  from 
Hamilton  with  Mr.  Peter  Erb  who  was  there  on  business.  No 
sooner  were  they  in  possession  of  their  new  home  when  one  of 
their  children  took  sick  and  before  morning  proved  a  victim 
to  cholera.  In  less  than  tun  Jays  ughl  of  the  party  died  of  the 
same  disease.  Some  are  buried  on  Oilman  Moyer's  farm  near 
Bridgeport  while  the  Hewlett's  are  buried  ot  Snyder's,  Blooming- 
dale.  Noah  Hembling  and  his  wile,  relatives  of  those  who  came 


686  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATEBLOO. 

in  1831,  also  died  of  the  same  decease.  They  are  buried  on  Mr. 
Moyer's  farm.  After  the  decease  of  the  mother  of  the  named 
family,  the  father,  Isaac  Woolner,  was  married  again.  His 
second  wife  was  Bridget  Connor,  widow  of  Mr.  Connor.  There 
were  six  children  of  second  wife,  namely:  II  Ann,  married  to 
Samuel  Rowney,  II  Abraham,  II  William,  married  to  a  Miss 
Moore,  II  George,  II  James,  and  II  Mary  Jane,  married  to 
Joseph  Carr.  The  family  of  Isaac  Woolner  and  his  first  wife, 
Sarah  Hemblmg,  is  as  follows,  viz: 

8354  II  WOOLNER,  MARTHA,  was  born  March  9th, 
1820.    She  was  married  to  Richard  Young. 

8355  II  WOOLNER,  ABRAHAM,  was  bom  March  4th, 
1822.    He  died  of  small  pox  at  Jacob  Shantz's,  about 
two  miles  from  Bloomingdale,  April  1st,  1838. 

8356  II  WOOLNER,  ISAAC,  was  born  in  November, 
1824.   He  is  married  to  Lydia  Watson.    They  reside 
a  few  miles  west  of  Berlin  and  have  a  grown  family. 

8357  II  WOOLNER,  JACOB,  the  third  son  of   Isaac 

and  Sarah  (Hembling)  Woolner,  was  born  in  Suffolk,  England, 
September  25th,  1826.  He  came  to  America  with  his  parents  in 
June,  1832.  After  the  arrival  in  Canada  he  had  the  misfortune 
of  losing  his  mother.  He  was  raised  by  Deacon  Samuel  Eby, 
On  September  3oth,  1849,  he  was  married  to  Hannah,  daughter 
of  Mattias  and  Susannah  (Ries)  Schiedel.  She  was  born  March 
i5th,  1828.  On  March  i6th,  1854,  they  moved  on  the  farm 
composed  of  parts  of  lots  Nos.  103  and  no,  German  Company's 
Tract,  about  one  mile  west  of  Kossuth,  where  they  still  reside 
with  their  son,  Jacob.  On  May  3oth,  1867,  he  was  ordained,  by 
Bishop  Joseph  Hagey,  as  a  minister  of  the  Mennonite  body 
which  position  he  has  held  ever  since.  He  proved  himself  to  be 
an  able  speaker  and  a  good  worker  in  the  cause  of  the  Lord.  Of 
late  years  he  suffered  much  through  sickness  and  bodily  weakness 
so  that  he  was  not  able  to  fill  his  pastoral  appointments.  His 
family  consisted  of  ten  children,  viz; 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY  OF   WATERLOO.  687 

8358  III  WOOLNER,  SARAH,  was  born   June   30th, 
1850.    She  is  married  to  Theodore  E.  Weber.    They 
reside  three  miles  east  of  Berlin,  on  his  father's  old 
homestead.    Their  family  consists  of  four  children, 
namely:  IV  Susannah,  IV  Simeon  (dead),  IV  Celina, 
and  IV  Hannah. 

8359  III  WOOLNER,  NOAH,  was  born  January  20th, 
1852,  and  died  in  November,  1881.    He  was  married 
to  Maria  Eby  and  resided  in  Aldborough  Township, 
Elgin  County,  Ontario,  where  he  was  engaged  in 
farming.      They   had   a   family   of   five  children, 
namely:  IV  Ervine,  IV  Neander,  IV  Norman,  IV 
Jemima,  and  IV  Arthur. 

8360  III  WOOLNER,  ISAAC,  was  bom  January  24th, 

1854.  He  is  married  to  Mary  Navitzeral.     They 
resided  near  Ubly,  Michigan,  where  she  died  Feb- 
ruary 16th,  1889.    They  had  a  family  of  four  chil- 
dren,   namely:   IV  Joseph,  IV  Matilda  Ann,  IV 
Hannah,  and  IV  May  Ella. 

8361  III  WOOLNER,  JOHN,  was  born  August  23rd, 

1855.  He  is  married  to  Hannah  Clemmer.     They 
reside  near  Chicopee,  on  the  farm  formerly  owned 
by  Peter  M.  Weber,  and  have  had  six  children, 
namely:  IV  Malinda,  IV  Almina,  IV  Addison,  IV 
Nelson,  IV  Luanna  (dead),  and  IV  Irena. 

8362  III  WOOLNER,   MARTIN,  was  born   July   4th, 
1857.    He  is  married  to  Magdalena  Strickler.    They 
reside   in    Aldborough  Township,  Elgin  County, 
Ontario,  where  he  follows  farming.    To  them  were 
born  three  children,  namely:  IV  Alice,  IV  Elsie, 
and  IV  Harvey. 

8363  III  WOOLNER,   JACOB,   was    born    November 
15th,  1859.    He  is  married  to  Lovina  Weber  and 
resides  on  the  old  homestead  where  he  is  engaged  in 


688  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

farming.  They  have  a  family  of  six  children, 
namely:  IV  Minerva,  IV  Simon,  IV  Anson,  IV 
Elam,  IV  Nora,  and  IV  Ida. 

8364  III  WOOLNER,  LEAH,  was  bom  February  1st, 
1862,  and  died  same  day. 

8365  III  WOOLNER,  SOLOMON,  was  born  February 
10th,  1863.   He  is  married  to  Paulina  Treisch.    They 
reside  in  the  town  of  Berlin  where  he  is  engaged 
in  working  with  the  carpenters.     To  them  were 
born  four  children,  namely:  IV  Edwin,  IV  George 
Alvin,  IV  Herbert  (dead),  and  IV  Ephraim. 

8366  III  WOOLNER,  HANNAH,  was  born  August  8th, 
1865.      She  is  unmarried   and    resides    with    her 
parents. 

£367  III  WOOLNER,  LYDIA   ANN,  was  born  June 
7th,  1868,  and  died  October  4th,  1872. 

8368  WOOLNER,  WILLIAM,  with  family  of  six  chil- 
dren, came  from  England  to  Canada  in  1835.    Their 
names  are  as  follows: 

8369  WOOLNER,   HANNAH,   was   born   in    Suffolk, 
England,  July  22nd,  1825.    She  was  first  married  to 
William  Buehler  and  after  his  decease  to  Abraham 
Baumann.    They  reside  near  Bloomingdale.     She 
has  no  children. 

8370  WOOLNER,  SARAH,  was  born  in  Suffolk,  Eng- 
land, May  13th,  1827.    On  March  4th,  1851,  she  was 
married  to  Henry  Cressman.   They  reside  on  central 
part  of  lot  No.  119,  German  Company's  Tract,  about 
three  miles  east  of  Berlin.    Their  family  consists  of 
five  children,  viz: 

ESTHER,  bom  April  29th,  1852,  died  March  5th, 
1856. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  689 

ADELINE,  born  March  21st,  1855,  died  August 
21st,  1862. 

SUSANNAH,  born  July  25th,  1857,  is  married  to 
John  Devitt. 

LOUISA,  born  June  1st,  1860,  is  married  to  Dilman 
M.  Brubacher. 

PHILLIS,  born  August  25th,  1863,  is  married  to 
George  S.  Weber. 

8371  WOOLNER,  ANN,  married  to  George  Gier. 

8372  WOOLNER,  CHARLOTTE,  married  to  William 
King. 

8373  WOOLNER,   JAMES,  married  to  Mary  Hewitt. 

8374  WOOLNER,  SAMUEL,  died  young. 


YOST. 


8375  I  YOST,  TOBIAS,  was  the  earliest  settler  of  the 

Yost  family  in  Waterloo  County.  In  1831,  he,  in  company  with 
others,  left  his  native  home  in  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania, 
and  moved  to  Canada.  Early  in  May  of  the  same  year  he 
arrived  at  Waterloo,  Ontario,  where  he  made  his  home  for  a  short 
time  with  old  Abraham  Erb  who  assisted  him  in  procuring  a 
position  to  work  at  his  trade,  namely,  that  of  shoemaking,  which 
he  followed  for  two  or  three  years  after  his  arrival  in  the  country 
of  his  adoption.  In  1832  he  was  married  to  Elizabeth,  daughter 
of  Daniel  and  Elizabeth  (Cressman)  Erb.  She  was  born  January 
28th,  1813,  and  died  February  8th,  1868.  Soon  after  their,  mar- 
riage they  moved  to  Woolwich  Township,  about  a  mile  east  of 
St.  Jacobs,  Ontario,  on  the  farm  now  possessed  by  John  M. 


690  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

Weber  where  he  followed  farming  several  years.  When  pretty 
well  advanced  in  years  he  entered  into  the  mercantile  business  in 
partnership  with  Rev.  Philip  Winkler  and  transacted  business  in 
St.  Jacobs  for  several  years.  Mr.  Yost  was  born  February  gth, 
1805,  and  died  November  6th,  1856,  leaving  a  family  of  the 
following  children,  viz: 

8376  II  YOST,  JACOB,  was  born  October  19th,  1833. 
He  is  married  to  Margaret  Reichert  and  resides  at 
Elmira,  Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 
To  them  were  born  six  children,  namely:  III  Mag- 
dalena,  III  Levi,  III  William  Henry  (dead),  III 
Johannah,  III  Amanda,  and  III  Lydia  Ann. 

8377 II  YOST,  MAGDALENA,  was  bom  December 
18th,  1835.  She  is  married  to  Bernard  Haist,  a 
farmer.  They  reside  near  Cassell,  Oxford  County, 
Ontario,  and  have  a  family  of  seven  children; 
namely:  III  Louisa,  III  Josiah,  III  Aaron,  III  Amos, 
III  Martin,  III  William,  and  III  Ezra. 

8378  II  YOST,  POLLY,  was  born  April  29th,  1839,  and 
died  August  9th,  1855. 

8379  II  YOST,  TOBIAS,  was  born  April  7th,  1841,  and 
died  March  23rd,  1843. 

8380 II  YOST,  SARAH,  was  born  March  14th,  1843, 
and  died  April  26th,  1843. 

8381 II  YOST,  SIMON,  was  born  April  29th,  1845.  He 
is  married  to  Mary  Ann  Schiedel.  They  reside  in 
the  town  of  Berlin  where  he  is  engaged  in  the 
grocery  business.  To  them  was  born  one  son  named 
III  Harry  who  died  young. 

8382  II  YOST,  AMANDA,  was  born  August  14th,  1848. 

She  is  married  to  John  Reichert.     They  reside  in 

Bridgeport,  Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged  in  the 

,   grocery    business.      Their    family   is   as   follows, 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTOEY   OF   WATERLOO.  691 

namely:  III  Oscar,  III  Charles,  III  Mary,  III 
Lovina,  III  David,  III  Simon,  III  Franklin,  III 
Vinetta,  III  Pearlie,  and  III  Harry. 

8383  II  YOST,  MARTIN,  was   born   July   23rd,    1850. 
Some  years  ago  he  went  to  the  Western  States. 
Nothing  heard  of  him  for  some  years.      It  is  sup- 
posed by  many  that  he  is  dead. 

8384  II  YOST,  LOUISA,  was  bom  August  15th,  1852, 
and  died  August  5th,  1854. 

8385  II  YOST,  TOBIAS  E.,  was  born  March  7th,  1856, 
and  died  July  8th,  1856. 


ZELLER. 


The  Zellers  of  this  county  are  descendants  of  old  Philip  Zeller,  a 
native  of  Rhein  Baierin,  Germany,  where  he  was  born  February 
2nd,  1791.  He  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Glueck  who  was  born 
in  the  same  place  January  loth,  1792.  In  1833  they  emigrated 
to  America  and  in  June  of  the  same  year  they  came  to  Buffalo, 
New  York,  where  they  made  a  stay  of  only  three  weeks.  From 
here  they  moved  across  the  boundary  line  and  settled  within  one- 
half  mile  from  St.  Catharines,  Lincoln  County,  Ontario,  where 
he  purchased  a  farm.  Here  she  died  September  i8th,  1844.  In 
April,  1846,  Mr.  Zeller  disposed  of.  his  real  estate  and  moved  to 
Waterloo  County,  Ontario,  where  he  purchased  the  farm  of  John 
Cressman,  deceased.  This  farm  contained  183  acres  and  the 
price  paid  for  it  was  $4600.  In  1854  this  large  farm  was  divided 
into  two  farms.  The  north  part  was  purchased  by  Mr.  Philip 
Zeller,  the  younger  son  of  old  Mr.  Zeller,  while  Jacob  Zeller  re- 
tained the  south  part,  containing  the  old  "Cressman  Buildings." 


692  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.' 

Here  Mr.  Zeller  died  July  i8th,  1854.     His  family  consisted  of 
five  children,  viz: 

8386 II  ZELLER,  JACOB,  the  eldest  in  family,  was 
born  February  24th,  1813.  On  June  19th,  1849,  he 
was  married  to  Catherine,  daughter  of  Martin  and 
Susannah  (Reis)  Schiedel.  She  was  born  Novem- 
ber 21st,  1825.  After  their  marriage  they  moved  on 
the  south  half  of  the  old  "Cressman  Farm,"  a  little 
more  than  a  mile  south  of  Breslnu  where  they 
resided  until  his  death  which  took  place  May  '20th, 
1886.  His  widow  resides  in  Breslau.  Their  family 
consists  of  eleven  children,  viz: 

8387  III  ZELLER,  ELIZABETH,    was   born   January 
19th,  1850.     She   is    married   to  Gideon  Break,  a 
farmer.      They  reside   near   her   old    homestead. 
Their  family  is  as  follows,  namely:  IV  Magdalena, 
IV  Noah,  IV  Emma,  IV  Jeremiah,  IV  Wesley,  IV 
Jacob,  and  IV  Eldon. 

8388  III  ZELLER,  NOAH,  was  born  October  12th,  1851. 
He  is  married  to  Anna  Todt.    They  reside  in  Berlin 
where  he  is  engaged  as  band  master  and  teacher 
in  all  kinds  of  musical  instruments.     His  family 
consists  of  seven  children,  namely:  IV  Ellen,  IV 
Julius,  IV  Laura,  IV  Almah,  IV  Harvey,  IV  Mary, 
and  IV  Ernst. 

8389  III  ZELLER,  JACOB,  was  born  October  7th,  1853, 
and  died  January  15th,  1857. 

8390  III  ZELLER,  SARAH,  was  born  March  9th,  1856. 
She  is  married  to  Daniel  Souder.     They  reside  on 
the  old  "Joe  Witmer  Farm"  one   mile    north   of 
Preston.     Their  family  is  as  follows,  namely:  IV 
Minerva,  IV  Flora  C.,  IV  Ephraim  H.,  IV  Elvie, 
and  IV  Gordon. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO.  693 

8391  III  ZELLER,  ANNA,  was  bom  March  21st,  1858. 
She  is  married  to  Henry  E.  Weber,  a  farmer.    They 
reside  on  the  west  side  of  the  Grand  River,  opposite 
her  father's  old  homestead.    Their  family  consists 
of  three  children,  namely:  IV  Ada,  IV  Laura,  and 
IV  Alpheus. 

8392  III  ZELLER,  JOSEPH,  was  born  May  5th,  1860. 
He  was  married  to  Lizzie  Jaemison  who  died  some 
years    ago,   leaving    one   son    named    IV    Robert 
William.     He  is  again  married  to  Mamie  Bossier 
and  resides  in  Oil  City,  Pennsylvania.    His  family 
with  second  wife  is  as  follows:  IV  Catherine  (dead), 
IV  Helen,  IV  Mildred,  and  IV  Rebecca. 

8393  III  ZELLER,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  November 
14th,  1861.    She  is  married  to  Milo  Clemens.    They 
reside  at  Rochester,  New  York.     To  them  were 
born  three  children,  namely:  IV  May,  IV  Roy,  and 
a  son  (dead)  whose  name  was  not  received. 

8394  III  ZELLER,  PHILIP,  was  born  September  19th, 
1863.    He  is  married  to  Mary  Riener.     They  reside 
on  the  old  homestead    where   he   is   engaged   in 
farming.    To  them  are  born  five  children,  namely: 
IV  Elsie,  IV  Selina,  IV  Annie,  IV  Walter,  and  IV 
Carl. 

8395  III  ZELLER,  RACHEL,  was  born  August  20th, 
1865.     She  is  married  to  Charles  Brandon.    They 
reside  near  Gait  and  have  a  family  of  three  chil- 
dren, namely:  IV  Eda  Gertrude,  IV  William  Zeller 
(dead),  and  IV  Harvey. 

8396  III  ZELLER,  HANNAH,  was  born  July  16th,  1867. 
She  is  married  to  George  Witter.     They  reside  in 
Berlin.     No  family. 

8397  III  ZELLER,  SIMEON,  was  born  November  23rd, 


694  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTOEY   OF  WATERLOO. 

1869.  He  is  a  chemist  and  druggist  and  has  his 
place  of  business  at  Sault  Ste  Marie,  Michigan. 
He  is  not  married. 


8398  II  ZELLER,  ELIZABETH,  the  second  eldest  in 
the  family,  was  born  February  19th,  1815.     She  was 
first  married  to  George  Eckert  and  after  his  decease 
to  a  Mr.  Stover.     They  resided  in  St.  Catharines, 
Ontario,  where  she  died  June  14th,  1871.     No  in- 
formation received  of  her  family. 

8399  II  ZELLER,  PHILIP,  was  born  August  2nd,  1818. 
He  was   married,  February   28th,  1848,  to    Sarah 
Schiedel  who  was  born  December  22nd,  1826.    Soon 
after  their  marriage  they  moved  on  the  farm  where 
they  still  reside,  about  a  mile  or  so  south  of  Breslau. 
To  them  was  born  a  family  of  seven  children,  viz: 

8400  III  ZELLER,  CATHERINE,  the  eldest  in  family, 
was  born  December  25th,  1848.    She  was  married  to 
Jacob  Reist.     They  resided   near   the   Woolwich 
boundary   line,  a   little   south-east   of  Conestogo, 
where  she  died  November  9th,  1892,  leaving  two 
sons  named  IV  George  and  IV  Philip. 

8401  III  ZELLER,  SUSANNAH,  was  born  September 
24th,  1850.    She  is  home  and  unmarried. 

8402  III  ZELLER,  PHOEBE,  was  born  November  29th, 
1854.     She  is  married  to  Jacob  Dezzler,  a  farmer. 
They  reside  about  one-half  mile  from  her  father's 
home.     Their   family  consists  of   three  children, 
namely:  IV  Oscar,  IV  Harvey,  and  IV  Pula. 

8403  HI  ZELLER,  MARY  ANN,  was  born  December 
23rd,  1859.     She  is  married  to  Abraham  Weber. 
They  reside  in  Maryborough,  Wellington  County, 
near  Lebanon  P.  O.     They  have  a  family  of  six 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY  OF   WATERLOO.  695 

children,  namely:  IV  Norman  (dead),  IV  Simeon, 
IV  Jacob  (dead),  IV  David,  IV  Edwin,  and  IV 
Lincoln. 

8404  III  ZELLER,  LYDIA,  was  born  November  15th, 
1861.    She  is  unmarried  and  has  her  home  with  her 
parents. 

8405  III  ZELLER,  AMELIA,  was  born  July  30th,  1865. 
She  is  married  to  Jesse  Connor,  a  merchant  tailor. 
They  reside  in  Breslau  and  have  one  child  named 
IV  Melvin  Philip. 

8406  III  ZELLER,  JACOB  S.,  was  born  September  24th, 
1870.    He  is  married  to  Minnie  Mader  and  resides 
on  his  father's  farm  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 

8407 II  ZELLER,  MARGARET,  was  born  October 
13th,  1820.  She  is  married  to  Ezekiel  Russ.  They 
reside  near  Beamsville,  Lincoln  County,  Ontario. 
No  information  in  regard  to  the  family.  . 

8408  II  ZELLER,  PHOEBE,  was  born  February  28th, 
1C25.  She  was  married  to  Henry  Huff.  They  re- 
sided at  Petoskey,  Michigan,  where  she  died  Jan- 
uary 2nd,  1886.  No  information  pertaining  to  their 
family. 


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ZIEGLER. 


The  Zieglers  were  of  the  earliest  settlers  of  Montgomery  County, 
Pennsylvania.  The  old  pioneer,  I  Michael  Ziegler,  a  native  of 
Switzerland,  was  born  probably  as  early  as  1680  if  not  earlier. 
During  the  beginning  of  the  eighteenth  century,  probably  in 
1707,  he  emigrated  to  America  and  settled  in  Montgomery 
County,  Pennsylvania,  where  we  find  that  he  was,  in  1734,  taxed 
for  one  hundred  acres  of  land.  We  have  no  means  of  ascertain- 
ing the  name  of  his  wife  nor  names  of  his  children.  So  much 

O 

we  know  that  one  of  his  sons,  named  II  Andrew,  was  married  to 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Dillman  and  Elizabeth  Kolb,  and  resided 
near  Skippack,  Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  where  he  was 
the  possessor  of  a  large  tract  of  land.  His  family  consisted  of 
four  children,  namely:  III  Michael,  III  Andrew,  III  Dillman, 
and  III  Elizabeth  who  was  married  to  Abraham  Detweiler. 

8409  III  ZIEGLER,  DILLMAN,  was  married  but  name 

of  his  wife  was  not  ascertained.  His  family  consisted  of  six 
children,  namely:  IV  Andrew,  IV  Dillman,  IV  Jacob,  IV  Eliza- 
beth, married  to  Gottshall  Godschalk,  IV  Hester,  married  to 
Garret  Godschalk,  and  IV  Barbara,  married  to  Jacob  Godschalk. 
All  of  the  last  named  family  remained  in  Pennsylvania  save 
IV  Dillman  who  was  born  about  the  year  1781.  He  was  married 
to  Catherine  Schwartz  who  was  born  in  1782,  and  after  her 
decease  he  was  again  married  to  Elizabeth  Clemmer.  In  1816 
he,  with  his  first  wife  and  family  together  with  Joseph  Bowman 
and  family,  Samuel  Eby  and  family,  and  Joseph  Clemmer,  moved 
to  Canada  and  settled  in  Waterloo  County,  Ontario,  near  the 
village  of  Preston,  on  the  farm  now  known  as  the  old  "Salyard 
Farm."  Here  they  resided  for  quite  a  number  of  years.  After 
he  left  the  farm  he  resided  in  different  places  and  finally  settled 
in  Hamilton,  Ontario,  where  he  died  in  1848.  To  them  was 
born  a  family  of  six  children,  viz: 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  697 

8410  V  ZIEGLER,  JACOB,  the  eldest   in   the  family, 
was  married  to  Sarah  Clemmer.     He  died  many 
years  ago,  leaving  one  son,  viz: 

8411  VI  ZIEGLER,  AARON,  was  born  December  16th, 
1829.    On  April  llth,  1854,  he  was  married  to  Anna 
Rudy  who  was  born  October  14th,  1827,  and  died 
February  20th,  1862.     After  her  decease  he  was 
again  married  to  Esther  Lichty  who  was  born  May 
29th,  1839.    They  resided  two  miles  south-west  of 
Elmira  where  he  died  January  13th,  1885,  leaving  a 
family  of  twelve  children,  viz: 

8412  VII  ZIEGLER,  JACOB  R.,  was  born  April  10th, 
1856.    He  is  married  to  Catherine  Koenig.     They 
reside  in  Bruce  County,  near  Chippewa  Hill,  where 
he  is  engaged   in   farming.      Their   family  is  as 
follows,  namely:   VIII  Addison,  VIII  Lizzie,  and 
VIII  George. 

8413  VII  ZIEGLER,   BARBARA,   was  born  January 
21st,  1858.      She   is   married  to  Aaron  Martin,  a 
farmer  residing  near  Gome,  Ontario.     They  have 
no  family. 

8414  ^  II  ZIEGLER,  SARAH,  \vas  bom  October  27th, 
1859.      She  is  married  to  Solomon   Lichty.      See 
Solomon  Lichty's  family. 

8415  VII  ZIEGLER,  JOHN  L.,  was  born  October  llth, 
1865.    He  is  married  to  Christina  Gimmer.     They 
reside  in  the  town  of  Waterloo  where  he  is  engaged 
as  a  moulder  in  the  foundry.    Their  family  consists 
of  two  children,  namely:  VIII  Ella  Wilhelmine  and 
VIII  Eda. 

8416  VII  ZIEGLER,  AARON  L.,  was  born  October  8th, 
1867,  and  died  same  day. 

8417  VII  ZIEGLER,  MOSES  L.,  was  born  September 


698  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

10th,  1863.    He  is  unmarried  and  has  his  home  with 
Levi  Lichty  near  Waterloo. 

8418  VII  ZIEGLER,  BENJAMIN  L.,  was   born   July 
25th,  1870,  and  died  same  day. 

8419  VII  ZIEGLER,  MENNO   L.,  was  born  May  1st, 
1873.    He  is  a  miller  by  trade  and  is  engaged  in 
the  Elmira  Roller  Flour  Mills.    He  has  his  home 
with  his  mother  who  resides  in- Elmira. 

8420  VII  ZIEGLER,    EZRA  L,  was   bom   November 
16th,  1875.    He  is  a  cabinet  maker  and  is  at  present 
engaged  in  the  shops  of   The  Berlin  Piano  and 
Organ  Company. 

8421  VII  ZIEGLER,  LYDIA  ANN  L.,  was  born  Feb- 
ruary llth,  1878,  and  died  same  day. 

8422  VII  ZIEGLER,  HEN&Y  L.,  was  born  June  23rd, 
1879.    He  is  at  home. 

8423  VII  ZIEGLER,   GEORGE    L.,   was   born    March 
28th,  1883.    He  is  attending  school. 

8424  V  ZIEGLER,  NANCY,  the  second  in  family,  was 
born  February  1st,  1810,  and  died  October  14th,  1872. 
She  was  married   to  Samuel  Fried.     See  Samuel 
Fried's  family. 

8425  V  ZIEGLER,  ELIZABETH,  was  born  December 
15th,  1811,  and  was  married  to  "Abraham  Kolb  who 
was  born  June  13th,  1806,  and  died  April  14th,  1874. 
After  his  decease  she  was  married  to  Jonas  Wenger. 
They  resided  on  the  old  "Jacob  Clemens  Farm"  near 
Breslau.    She  died  January  5th,  1896.     See  Abram 
Kolb's  family. 

8426  V  ZIEGLER,  NOAH,  was  born  November  15th, 
1815,  and  was  married  to  Catherine  Bingeman  who 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  699 

was  born  December  21st,  1819.  He  died  in  Indiana, 
U.  S.,  September  19th,  1893.  She  is  residing  in 
Berlin  with  one  of  her  children.  Their  family  con- 
sisted of  nine  children,  viz: 

8427  VI  ZIEGLER,    HANNAH,  is  married    to    Allan 
Kaufman.      They   reside    at   Brantford,    Ontario- 
Their  family  is  as  follows,  namely:  VII  Andrew, 
VII  Sarah  Etta,  VII  Albert,  VII  Allan,  VII  John, 
VII  Edgar,  VII  Isaac,  VII  Rena,  VII  Katie,  VII 
Leslie,  and  VII  Clayton. 

8428  VI  ZIEGLER,  EMANUEL,  is  married  to  Harriet 
Niel.    They  reside  in  Berlin  where  he  is  engaged  in 
manufacturing  brushes.     To  them  were  born  the 
following    children,    namely:     VII    George,    VII 
Romanda,  VII  Clive,  VII  Daniel,  VII  Hettie,  VII 
Rosa,  VII  Mary,  VII  Katie,  and  VII  Georgiana. 

8429  VI  ZIEGLER,    SARAH,    is   married    to   Abram 
Sherk.    They  reside  in  Victoria,  B.  C.,  where  he  is 
engaged  in  the  grocery  business.     Their  family  is 
as  follows,  namely:  VII  Grace  and  VII  Amsey. 

8430  VI  ZIEGLER,  ISAAC,  was  first  married  to  Jo- 
sephene  Christ  and  after  her  decease  to  Ann  Ford. 
They  reside  in  Laurenceburg,  Indiana,  where  he  is 
engaged  in  the  coffee  mills.     His  family  consists 
of  two  sons,  namely:  VII  Nelson  and  VII  Clayton. 

8431 VI  ZIEGLER,  JOHN  B.,  is  married  to  Rosa 
Corpley.  They  reside  in  Kansas  City,  Kansas^ 
where  he  is  engaged  in  the  carriage  works.  His 
family  is  as  follows,  namely:  VII  Edward,  VII 
Olive,  and  VII  Kate. 

8432  VI  ZIEGLER,  NOAH  B.,  is  unmarried.    It  is  not 
known  where  he  resides  at  present. 

8433  VI  ZIEGLER,  AARON  B.,  is  married  and  resides 


700  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

in  Atlanta,  Georgia,  where  he  is  engaged  as  a 
carriage  painter.  His  family  consisted  of  five 
children,  of  whom  two  are  dead.  Names  of  his 
wife  and  children  were  not  received. 

8434  VI  ZIEGLER,   MARIA    MELISSA,   died,   aged 
about  9  months. 

8435  VI  ZIEGLER,  LYDIA  ANN,  is  married  to  James 
Ford,  a  merchant.     They  reside  in  Kansas  City, 
U.  S.     Their  family  is  as  follows,  namely:    VII 
Alson,  VII  Franklin  (dead),  VII  Katie,  VII  Agnes, 
VII  Elmer,  VII  Hugh  L.,  VII  Mabel,  and  VII  John. 

8436  V  ZIEGLER,  EMANUEL,  was  married  to  Matilda 
Zinn  and  after  her  decease  he  was  again  married 
but  name  of  second  wife  was  not  received.     At 
present  he  resides  at  Wellsburg,  Erie  County,  Penn- 
sylvania.   To  him  were  born  nine  children,  namely: 
VI  Elmina,  VI  Lovina,  VI  Lucinda,  VI  Franklin, 
VI  Kate,  VI  George,  VI  William,  and  VI  Webster 
of  first  wife,  and  VI  Washington  of  second  wife. 

8437  V  ZIEGLER,  ENOCH,  the  youngest  in  the  family, 
was  born  March  2nd,  1822.     He  was  married  to 
Hannah   Hallman  who  was  born  November   3rd, 
1824.    The  first  two  years  after  their  marriage  they 
resided  in  North  Dumfries  Township,  at  Mr.  Solo- 
mon   Gehman's.     In    1846   they  moved  to  Berlin 
where  they  have  resided  ever  since.     He  is  a  car- 
riage builder  by  trade.    His  family  consists  of  ten 
children  viz: 

8438  VI  ZIEGLER,  JOHN,  is  married  to  Fannie  Date. 
They  reside  at  Grand  Forks,  North  Dakota,  where 
he  is  engaged  in  wagon  building. 

8439  VI  ZIEGLER,  HELEN,  was  married  to  Benjamin 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO.  701 

S.  Eby  who  died  February  23rd,  1881,  and  after  his 
decease  she  was  again  married  to  John  R.  Eden. 
They  reside  in  Berlin.  She  has  no  family. 

8440  VI  ZIEGLER,  BENJAMIN,  is  married  to  Maggie 
Pringle.   They  reside  in  Berlin  where  he  is  engaged 
as  carriage  builder. 

8441  VI  ZIEGLER,  ANGELINE,  was  married  to  Jacob 
M.   Staebler.     They  resided  in  Berlin  where  she 
died  March  llth,  1888. 

8442  VI  ZIEGLER,   ALBERT,    is    married    to   Emma 
Eby.    They  reside  in  Vancouver,  B.  C.,  where  he  is 
engaged  in  a  varnish  factory. 

8448  VI  ZIEGLER,  LIZZIE,  is  engaged  as  a  teacher  in 
the  Waterloo  Central  School.     She  is  not  married. 

8444  VI  ZIEGLER,  OILMAN  H.,  is  a  miller  by  [trade 
but  owing  to  the  effects  of  a  stroke  of  paralysis  he 
has  been  unable  to  follow  his  trade  for  some  time. 
He  resides  with  his  parents  in  Berlin. 

8445  VI  ZIEGLER,  ORLANDO,  is  married  to  Lottie 
Schultz.     They  reside  in  Toronto  where  he  is  en- 
gaged in  the  dentistry  business. 

8446  VI  ZIEGLER,    CYRUS,    is   married   to   Minnie 
Silverthorn.      They    reside    in    London,    Ontario, 
where  he  is  engaged  in  the  dentistry  business. 

8447  VI  ZIEGLER,  REBECCA,  is  unmarried  and  when 
in  Berlin  she  resides  with  her  parents. 


ADOLPH. 


8448  I  ADOLPH,  HENRY,  was  born  in  the  Canton  of 
Berne,  Switzerland.    The  date  of  his  birth  was  not 
received.    He  was  a  miller  by  trade.    He  served  as 
a  soldier  on  the  "King's  Life  Guards"  in  France, 
and  durmg  the  Louis  Phillippe  Rebellion  of  1833  he 
fought  on  the  street  of  Paris.     After  this  rebellion 
he  returned  to  Switzerland  and  acted  as  constable 
until  he  left  for  America.    He,  in  company  with  his 
wife,  came  to  America  in  1835  or  1836,  just  before 
the  McKenzie  Rebellion,  and  settled  in  Waterloo 
County.    His  family  consisted  of  ten  children,  viz: 

8449  II  ADOLPH,  CATHARINE,  was  married  to  a  Mr. 
Longfield.       They    reside    in    Marshall   County, 
Indiana,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.    To  them 
were  born  ten  children,  namely:  III  Kate,  III  Lizzie, 
III  Imanuel,  III  Daniel,  III  Fred,  III  David,  III 
Samuel,  III  Edward,  III  Henry,  and  a  daughter 
(dead),  name  not  received. 

8450  II  AD0LPH,  PETER,  died  young. 

8451 II  ADOLPH,  FREDERICK,  was  married  to  Mar- 
garet Lamont  and  resides  in  Chesley,  Bruce  County, 
Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged  as  a  sawmiller.  To 
them  were  born  the  following  children,  namely:  III 
Henry  L.,  Ill  Jennie  L.,  Ill  George  L.  (dead),  III 
Catharine  E.,  Ill  Frederick  W.  J.,  and  III  Frank  L. 

8452  II  ADOLPH,  MARY  ANN,  was  married  to  Daniel 
Haug.  They  reside  in  Bruce  County,  about  six 
miles  from  Port  Elgin,  where  he  is  engaged  as  a 
farmer.  They  have  a  family  of  six  children, 


703  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY    OF  WATERLOO. 

namely:  III  Mary  Ann,  III  Michael,  III  Noah,  III 
Lena,  III  Catharine,  and  III  John  (dead). 

8453  II  ADOLPH,  SOPHIA,  was  married  to  a  Mr.  Holl- 
zinger.  They  reside  in  the  state  of  Indiana  where 
he  follows  harness  making.  They  have  a  family  of 
six  children,  namely:  III  Alice  (dead),  III  Alma, 
and  two  girls  and  two  boys  whose  names  were  not 
received. 

8454 II  ADOLPH,  JOHN,  was  married  to  Margaret 
Ann  Belch.  They  reside  in  Chesley,  Bruce  County, 
where  he  is  engaged  as  a  wagon-maker.  Their 
family  consists  of  the  following  children,  namely: 
III  John  H.,  Ill  Mary  H.,  Ill  Caroline,  III  Margaret 
Ann  (dead),  III  Robert  L.,  Ill  Louisa  H.,  and  III 
Thomas  A. 

8455  II  ADOLPH,  HENRY,  was  married  to  Magdalena 
Krantzer.  They  live  near  Chesley,  Bruce  County, 
Ontario,  where  he  follows  farming.  Their  family 
consists  of  the  following  children,  namely:  III 
Mary  Ann,  III  Alfred,  III  Catharine,  III  Jacob,  III 
Caroline,  III  Henry,  III  Margaret,  and  III  Alli- 
mund. 

8456 II  ADOLPH,  LOUIS,  was  married  to  Nancy 
Rosenberger.  They  reside  in  Wallace  Township, 
Ontario,  near  Listowel,  where  he  follows  farming. 
Their  family  consists  of  the  following  children, 
namely:  III  Samuel  L.,  Ill  Austin  SinClair,  III 
Milton  Ira,  III  John  (dead),  III  Rosetta  (dead),  and 
III  Ella  (dead). 

845T  II  ADOLPH,  SAMUEL,  is  dead. 

8458  II  ADOLPH,  CAROLINE,  was  married  to  Carl 
Knedder.  They  reside  in  Santa  Cruz,  California, 
where  he  is  engaged  as  a  painter.  They  have  no 
family. 


BENNER. 


8459 1  BENNER,  PHILIP,  a  native  of  Baden,  Ger- 
many, was  born  in  June,  1780.  When  a  young 
man  he  emigrated  to  America  and  settled  in  Lan- 
caster County,  Pennsylvania,  where  he  was  married 
and  raised  a  family  of  eight  children.  About  the 
year  1825  he,  with  his  family,  moved  to  Canada  and 
settled  in  Waterloo  County  where  he  died  October 
20th,  1870.  His  family  is  as  follows,  viz: 

8460  II  BENNER,  JACOB,  was  born  August  25th,  1808. 
In  1825  he  came  to  Canada  and  settled  in  Berlin 
where  he  was  engaged  in  blacksmithing*  until  1839 
when  he  went  to  West  Montrose  where  he  erected 
a  saw  mill  and  woollen  mills,  and  also  was  pro- 
prietor of  a  beautiful  farm.    He  was  doing  quite  an 
extensive  business  for  many  years.     He  was  mar. 
ried  to  Nancy  Bear,  March  13th,  1830.     She  was 
born  April  29th,  1808,  and  died  August  22nd,  1867. 
He  died  March  17th,  1890.    To  them  were  born  six 
children,  viz: 

8461  III  BENNER,  MARIA,  was  born  December  25th, 
1830.     On  October  21st,  1852,  she  was  married  to 
Jacob  Reinhart  who  was   born   June    12th,  1831. 
They  resided  about  four  miles  east  of  Berlin  where 
he  was  engaged  in  farming   and    manufacturing 
grain  cradles,  etc.   From  here  they  moved  to  Nelson 
Ruby's  farm  near  Manheim  where   they   resided 
until  1888  when  they  moved  to  Berlin  where  they 
still  reside.    To  them  were  bom  seven  children,  viz: 
SAMUEL  was  born  August  17th,  1854,  and  died 
July  29th,  1855. 

*  His  old  shop  stood  where  now  is  built  the  Central  Hotel. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO.  705 

JOHN  was  born  November  16th,  1855.  He  is  mar- 
ried to  Leah  Eby  and  resides  near  Port  Elgin, 
Ontario,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 

HENRY  was  born  December  27th,  1857,  and  died 
December;27th,  1857. 

ISAAC  was  born  January  20th,  1859,  and  died  May 
8th,  1881. 

JACOB  was  born  August  21st,  1861.  He  is  married 
to  Catharine  Rlckert  and  resides  in  Berlin  where 
he  is  engaged  as  a  cabinet  maker. 

NANCY  was  born  August  4th,  1864.  She  is  mar- 
ried to  Samuel  E.  Eby.  They  reside  about  three 
miles  west  of  Berlin  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 

ANDREW  was  born  June  28th,  1867.  He  is  mar- 
ried to  Elizabeth  Rickert.  They  reside  in  Berlin 
where  he  is  engaged  in  manufacturing  washing 
machines. 

8462  III  BENNER,  CATHARINE,  was  born  June  9th, 
1832.    She  is  married  to  Elisha  Hewitt,  a  farmer. 
.They  reside  near  West  Montrose,  Ontario. 

£463111  BENNER,  JOHN,  was  born  February  10th, 
1834.  He  is  married  to  Ellen  Struthers  and  at 
present  he  resides  at  Owen  Sound,  Ontario,  where 
he  is  engaged  in  the  woollen  mills. 

8464  III  BENNER,  WILLIAM,  was  born  April  17th, 
1836.    He  is  married  to  Agnes  Isaac.     They  reside 
at  Severn  Bridge,  Muskoka,  where  he  is  engaged  as 
fireman  and  engineer. 

8465  III  BENNER,  VICTORIA,  was  born  June  18th, 
1838.      She  is  married  to   Andrew  L.   Anderson. 
They  resided  for  many  years  in  Toronto  where  he 


706  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF  WATERLOO. 

was  engaged  on  the  staff  of  the  Globe  and  Mail 
newspapers,  and  recently  came  to  Berlin  where  he 
edits  the  Berlin  Telegraph. 

8466  III  BENNER,  JOSEPH,  was  born  March  30th, 
1842.  He  was  married  to  Jessie  Hewitt  who  died  in 
1879.  In  1894  he  again  married  a  widow,  near 
Teeswater,  whose  name  could  not  be  learned.  At 
present  he  resides  at  Petoskey,  Michigan. 

846711  BENNER,  JOSEPH,  resided  in  Woolwich 
Township,  but  moved  to  Illinois  many  years  ago. 
Names  of  his  wife  and  children  were  not  received. 

8468  II  BENNER,  JOHN,  resided  in  Lancaster  County, 
Pennsylvania,  where  he  died. 

8469 II  BENNER,  GEORGE,  resided  in  Bridgeport, 
Ontario,  for  some  years,  then  he  moved  to  Illinois. 

8470 II  BENNER,  BARBARA,  was  married  to  John 

McNab.    They  resided  in  Pennsylvania,  thence  in 

Bridgeport    and   West   Montrose,    Ontario.      The 

husband  left  her  years  ago  arid  she  now  resides 

with  a  daughter  in  Dubuque,  Iowa. 

8471 II  BENNER,  ANNA,  was  married  to  William 
Clarke.  They  resided  in  Lancaster  County,  Penn- 
sylvania, 

8472 II  BENNER,  MARIA,  was  married  but  never 
lived  in  Canada.  No  report  of  her  whereabouts. 

8473  II  BENNER,  EVANNAH,  the  youngest  of  old 
Philip  Benner's  children,  was  married  and  moved 
west.  No  report  of  family. 


DEVITT. 


DEVITT,  BARNABAS,  (Vol.  I,  No.  2322)  came  to 
Canada  in  1812  and  came  to  Waterloo  in  1815. 

DEVITT,  IDA,  (Vol  I,  No.  2326)  has  a  family  of 
three  children,  namely:  Ethel,  George  and  Emma 
Adline. 

DEVITT,  EMMA,  (Vol.  I,  No.  2327)  has  a  family  of 
six  children,  namely:  Evyline,  Lilie,  Edna,  Rosa, 
Louis,  and  William. 

DEVITT,  HARVEY,  (Vol.  I,  No.  2328)  has  a  family 
of  one  child  named  Sadie. 

DEVITT,  ALVAH,  (Vol.  I,  No.  2329)  has  a  family 
of  three  children,  namely:  Gladys  Emma,  Edward 
Blake,  and  Alexander  Reginald. 

DEVITT,  DANIEL  (Vol.  I,  No.  2332)  died  in  in- 
fancy. 


HAMMACHER. 


Ill  HAMMACHER,  SAMUEL,  (No.  3684,  Vol.  I) 
was  married  to  Elizabeth  Goebel  who  died  at  Doon, 
Waterloo  County,  Ontario,  in  May,  1851,  and  after 
her  decease  he  was  again  married  to  Mary  Ann 
Burns  who  died  at  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan,  in  1891. 
Mr.  Hammacher's  family  consisted  of  thirteen  chil- 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTOKY  OF  WATERLOO. 


dren,  tent  of  whom  were  born  unto  his  first  wife. 
Their  names  are  as  follows: 

IV  HAMMACHER,  HARRIET,  the  eldest,  was 
born  in  1832.  She  is  married  to  George  Seips.  They 
reside  in  Minton  City,  Sanlac  County,  Michigan. 
Their  family  consists  of  six  children,  namely:  V 
John,  V  William,  V  Franklin,  V  Edward,  V  Mary, 
and  V  Henry. 

IV  HAMMACHER,  LUCINDA,  was  born  in  1834. 
See  Vol.  II,  Nos.  7343  to  7351. 

IV  HAMMACHER,  CYRUS,  was   born  in  1836. 
He  is  married  and  resides  near  St.  ClairP.  O.,  St. 
Clair  County,  Michigan.    His  family  consists  of  six 
children,  namely:  V  George,  V  Harriet,  V  Charles, 

V  Lydia,  and  two  others  whose  names  were  not 
received. 

IV  HAMMACHER,  NANCY,  was  born  in  1838. 
She  is  married  to  Abraham  Rosenberger.     They 
reside  at  Reed  City,  Michigan.    Their  family  con- 
sists  of  eight  children,  namely:  V  Emma,  V  Adeline, 

V  Rose,  V  William,  V  Carrie,  V  Mima,  V  Hudson, 
and  V  Judson. 

IV  HAMMACHER,  JOHN,  was  born  in  1840.  He 
is  married  and  resides  near  lona,  Michigan.  His 
family  consists  of  several  children  but  names  were 
not  received. 

IV  HAMMACHER,  LYDIA,  was  born  in  1842. 
She  is  married  to  John  Kerchhoff.  They  reside  at 
Ruby  P.  O.,  St.  Clair  County,  Michigan.  She  has  a 
family  of  several  children  but  names  were  not 
received. 

t  All  of  the  ten  children  are  living  yet.     Not  many  families  of  ten  where  they  all  live 
together  for  forty-five  years. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY  OF   WATERLOO.  709 

IV  HAMMACHER,  ISAAC,  was  born  in  1844.  He 
was  married  twice  but  both  wives  are  dead.  His 
family  consists  of  one  child,  a  daughter  whose 
name  was  not  received.  At  present  he  resides  at 
Port  Huron,  Michigan. 

IV  HAMMACHER,  HENRY,  was  born  in  1846. 
He  is  married  and  resides  in  West  Branch,  Mich, 
igan.  His  family  consists  of  several  children.  No 
names  received. 

IV  HAMMACHER,  JAMES,  was  born  in  1848. 
He  is  married  and  resides  in  the  vicinity  of  Reed 
City,  Michigan.  His  family  consists  of  five  chil- 
dren but  names  were  not  received. 

IV  HAMMACHER,  GEORGE,  the  youngest  son 
of  first  wife,  was  born  in  1850.  He  is  married  and 
resides  at  Ross  Station,  Michigan,  where  he  is  en. 
gaged  in  working  for  some  railroad  company.  His 
family  consists  of  several  children,  names  not  re- 
ceived. 

IV  HAMMACHER,  MOSES,  was  born  in  1854. 
He  was  married  and  resided  near  Reed  City,  Mich- 
igan, where  he  died  in  the  summer  of  1892,  leaving 
a  wife  and  one  son. 

IV  HAMMACHER,  MARY,  was  born  in  1856  and 
died,  aged  about  6  months. 

IV  HAMMACHER,  DAVID,  the  youngest  in  the 
family,  was  born  in  1858.  He  is  married  and  resides 
in  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan,  where  he  is  engaged  in 
the  mercantile  business.  His  family  consists  of  one 
son,  name  not  received. 


710  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY   OF   WATERLOO. 

WIDEMAN,  BARBARA,*  daughter  of  Jacob  and 
Barbara  (Lichty)  Wideman  (No.  8041,  Vol.  II),  was 
first  married  to  Jacob  Stouffer  and  after  his  decease 
to  Jacob  Lehman. 

*  This  name  was  not  given  by  parties  who  handed  in  report  of  Jacob  Wideman 's  family 
(No.  8051).  Was  afterwards  received  from  John  L.  Wideman,  St.  Jacobs,  Ontario.  (Thanks 
for  additions  and  corrections). 


The  following  parties  whose  names  appear  on  the  pages  of  this 
work  have  died  while  the  volumes  were  being  published,  namely: 

Albright,  Hilda,  daughter  of  No.  i,  died  November  7,  1895. 

Bachman,  Mrs.  Leopold,!  died  April  23,  1895. 

Baumann,  Anna,  wifeof  No.  7935,  died  May  19,  1895. 

Baumann,  Abraham,  No.  326,  died  in  December,  1895. 

Bechtel,  Joseph,  No.  651,  died  October  4,  1895. 

Bechtel,  Magdalena,  No.  6301,  died  May  30,  1895. 

Bechtel,  Sylvia,  daughter  of  George,  died  August  14,  1895. 

Bergey,  Susan,  No.  896,  died  March  13,  1895. 

Bingeman,  Alfred,  son  of  No.  1052,  died  December  i6th,  1895. 

Bowman,  Mary  (Polly),  No.  259  (Mrs.  John  Unger),  died  Oct.  7,  1895. 

Bowman,  Edgar  L.,  No.  439,  died  October  12,  1895. 

Bowman,  Leander,  No.  245,  died  September  24,  1895. 

Bowman,  Joshua  S.,  No.  234,  died  April  8th,  1895. 

Bowman,  Hannah  U.,  No   115,  died  in  September,  1895. 

Bock,  Mrs.  Moses,  died  December  8th,  1895. 

Bricker,  Mabel  Florence,  daughter  of  No.  1317,  died  Sept  9,  1895. 

Brubacher,  Ida  Laura,  daughter  of  No.  1407,  died  September  12,  1895. 

Brubacher,  Catharine,  wife  of  No.  1442,  died  February  ist,  1895. 

Clemens,  Walter  Bowman,  son  of  Dr.  L.  B. .Clemens  (No.  1822),  was 

born  September  isth,  1895,  and  died  December  6th,  1895. 
Eby,  Benjamin  VV.,  No.  2438,  died  January  9,  1896. 
Eby,  Nellie  Grace,  daughter  of  No.  2425,  died  September  24,  1895. 
Erb,  Allan,  son  of  No  2912,  died  March  28,  1895. 
Ernst,  John,  No.  2957,  died  August  24,  1895. 

t  Mr.  L.  Bachman  is  a  son  of  No.  6428. 


712  BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY  OF  WATERLOO. 

Gingerich,  Sarah  Jane,  wife  of  No.  3134,  died  January  22nd,  1895. 

Groff,  Isaac  Eby,  No.  3381,  died  September  22,  1895. 

Hagey,  Mrs.  Rebecca,  wife  of  No.  3465,  died  November  4,  1895. 

Hagey,  Milton,  son  of  No.  3464,  died  January  18,  1896. 

Hallman,  Clarence,  son  of  No.  3627,  died  in  March,  1895. 

Hallman,  Alvin,  son  of  No.  3508,  died  November  25th,  1895. 

Haug,  Mrs.  Frederick,  No.  5266,  died  December  6th,  1895. 

Haug,  Paulina,  daughter  of  No.  5266,  died  September  18,  1894. 

Hilborn,  Carrie  E.,  daughter  of  No.  3729,  died  July  i,  1895. 

Lichty,  Mrs.  Rebecca,  wife  of  No.  4239,  died  June  3rd,  1895. 

Martin,  Mrs.  Leah,  wife  of  No.  4393,  died  January  17,  1896. 

Martin,  Mrs.  Peter  M.,  died  September  30,  1895. 

Martin,  Samuel  E.,  No.  4628,  died  November  28,  1895. 

Master,  John,  No.  4644,  died  September  23,  1895. 

Meyer,  Mrs.  Angeline,  wife  of  No.  4745,  died  May  12,  1895. 

Oberholtzer,  Vernorman  Henry,  son  of  No.  5052,  died  Sept.  27,  1895. 

Reist,  David,  No.  5206,  died  November  26,  1895. 

Roat,  Mrs.  Sarah,  wife  of  No.  5322,  died  October  3,  1895. 

Rosenberger,  Mrs.  Hannah,  wife  of  No.  5410,  died  November  19,  1895. 

Sararas,  Mrs.  Margaret,  wife  of  No.  5521,  died  November  4,  1895. 

Shantz,  Catharine  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  No.  6650,  died  Mar.  20,  1895. 

Shantz,  John  Elmer,  son  of  No.  6764,  died  December  30,  1894. 

Shirey,  Samuel,  No.  5574,  died  December  n,  1895. 

Shirk,  Mrs.  Magdalena,  wife  of  No.  5663,  died  November  7,  1895. 

Shirk,  Mrs.  Leah,  wife  of  No.  5683,  died  November  4,  1895. 

Shoemaker,  Mrs.  Anna,  wife  of  No   7112,  died  August  20,  1895. 

Shoemaker,  John,  No.  7074,  died  September  30,  1895. 

Sitler,  Velina,  No.  7214,  died  January  23,  1896. 

Snyder,  Benjamin,  son  of  No.  6271,  died  February  10,  1895. 

Weber,  Mrs.  Lydia,  wife  of  No.  7949,  died  November  12,  1895. 

Wenger,  Mrs.  Elizabeth,  wife  of  No.  7994,  died  January  5,  1896. 

Wideman,  Alice,  daughter  of  No.  8057,  died  June  27th,  1895. 


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