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1061	From Ezra Eby Book Moses Biehn, "was born July 24th, 1809. He was a farmer and resided in Wilmot Township, a little north of New Dundee, where he died July 24th 1869. He was married twice, first to Barbara Detweiler and after her decease to Sophia Krug. With the first wife there were eleven children.	Biehn, Moses (I02517)
1062	From Ezra Eby Book Moses Bowman, "the eldest son of Benjamin Baumann, was born November 9th, 1819. He was married to Anna, daughter of Joseph and Barbara (Biehn) Cressman, October 8th 1844. She was born near Freeport, Ontario, on August 7th, 1828. On March 25th, 1845, they moved on their farm (The farm is composed of lot No. 4, north of Bleam's Road, Wilmot) near Manheim where they still reside. On May 1st, 1853, he was ordained deacon of the church of his choice, and on January 2nd, 1859, he was ordained minister of the Mennonite denomination. He was, in his days, one of the best pulpit orators that the church possessed, and even yet in his old days his sermons convince both friends and enemies that he is a man of more than ordinary ability. His family consisted of twelve children.	Baumann, Moses S. (I17419)
1063	From Ezra Eby Book Moses S. Hallman, "was born March 25th, 1859. He is married to Fannie Foreman and resides at Red Bay, Bruce County, Ontario, where he is engaged in the fish business. On December 10th, 1894, he took his small boat and sailed over to White Fish Isle, several miles to the east of Bruce Peninsula where he had stored a number of barrels of fish. After having taken 18 barrels on his small boat he set sail for the main land. Not having proceeded far on his return, he was suddenly overtaken by a violent storm, tearing away his masts and sails and driving him northward towards the upper end of the peninsula. To keep his small leaky craft afloat he was obliged to toss the whole of his cargo overboard and work his way through the foaming waves the best he could with two small oars. It cost him all his time to guide the boat with one hand and with a small tin can bail out the water with the other. He was thus drifted along by the cold and severe snow storm now blowing at a terrific rate. When darkness set in he was passing Cabot Head and rapidly drifting out on Lake Huron where he spent the whole night and the greater part of the following day, working at his oars and bailing out the water. A change in the wind at six in the morning caused his boat to return towards Bruce Peninsula where he arrived at Stokes Bay late in the afternoon. His lower limbs were so badly frozen during the thirty hours he experienced on that never-to-be-forgotten trip that when he arrived at land he was not able to walk but crawled on hand and foot over one-half mile to the nearest residence which, to his great disappointment, he found vacated. From here he crawled to another log cabin about forty rods distant where he arrived at sunset. The inmates, who were kind people, did all in their power to alleviate the sufferings of their almost dying guest who was a perfect stranger to them. After partaking of some food he fell asleep and slept several hours. When awakening he suffered extreme pain in his limbs which continued for several days when he gradually commenced to recover. It caused tears of joy to his wife, mother, brother, and relatives when the news came that the "supposed lost one" was saved." In 1926 Moses S. Hallman was residing at 84 Krug Street, Kitchener, Waterloo County, Ontario and was employed as a millwright.	Hallman, Moses S. (I17246)
1064	From Ezra Eby Book Nelson Erb, "is a veterinary surgeon and resides at Faribault, Minn., U. S. He is unmarried."	Erb, Nelson (I22172)
1065	From Ezra Eby Book Peter Martin, "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 18th, 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 to move to Canada. Two of his daughters, Barbara, married to David Martin and 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 Gingerich. Here they resided until their deaths. He died March 2nd, 1831, and she died December 12th, 1836. They had a family of seventeen children, all of whom were married."	Martin, Peter (I18688)
1066	From Ezra Eby Book Rev. Benjamin D. Hallman, "was born September 20th, 1821. On January 24th, 1843 he was married to Catharine Honsberger who was born March 16th, 1824, and died November 30th, 1886. After his marriage he moved on his father's old homestead, about a mile east of Roseville, where he still resides. Some years ago he was chosen to the ministry of the River Brethren denomination. As regards firmness of will and strict self-denial, Mr. Hillman stands unrivalled. Active, faithful, disinterested and self-sacrificing devotion for the teaching of that which he regards as truth and Gospel teachings are marked features of his character. His natural good sense and sound judgment make him one of the ablest divines of the church of his choice.	Hallman, Rev Benjamin D. (I02546)
1067	From Ezra Eby Book Rev. Henry S. Hallman, "was born August 5th, 1859, in Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario. He attended the New Dundee public school until old enough to give an assisting hand on the farm. When well up in his "teens" he left the farm and worked with the carpenters and builders. Realizing the necessity of a better education, he entered the Berlin High School and other places of education until he passed his examination for the teaching profession. After teaching two and one-half years in Bruce County he retired from the profession and moved to Berlin where he still resides. When quite a young man he was converted unto the Lord and soon thereafter he joined with the River Brethren denomination, of which body he was a member for some years. In 1879 he united with the Mennonite Brethren in Christ denomination of which body he is an active member. In 1881 he gave his life to the ministry for the last named body and has served the church of his choice faithfully up to the present. In October, 1888, the general conference held in Berlin, Ontario, had him appointed editor of the Gospel Banner, a position he still holds. He is united in wedlock with Maria Rosenberger and has a family of five children.	Hallman, Henry S. (I16825)
1068	From Ezra Eby Book Samuel Martin, "the fifth son of Peter and Anna (Zimmerman) Martin, was born in Lancaster 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 Montgomery 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.	Family: Samuel Martin / Susannah Shantz (F5080)
1069	From Ezra Eby Book Samuel S. Bowman, "the fifth son of Benjamin and Susannah (Bechtel) Baumann, was born July 15th, 1834, on the farm he now owns. His boyhood days were spent on the farm. After he had attained the age of eighteen or twenty years, he commenced teaching our public schools during the winter months. When a young man he joined the church of his choice, the Mennonite body. After the decease of Rev. Abraham C. Weber it was deemed expedient by the church to have a minister appointed to assist the aged ministers, Jacob Oberholtzer and John Steckley, in the teaching of the "Word" according to their views. On February 2nd, 1878, he was ordained as minister of the Gospel. His untiring energy, together with his clear thought and common sense, soon raised him to be one of the best pulpit declaimers of our day. It did not take a long time until friends and enemies became convinced that he was by no means a man of ordinary ability. His sermons are short, instructive and encouraging to the child of God, while the sinner is powerfully convinced of his fallen state and earnestly entreated to become a child of God. On December 1st, 1861, he was married to Elizabeth Ploch who was born May 1st, 1839, and died January 30th, 1886. After her decease he married Anna, daughter of Samuel and Barbara (Cressman) Cressman. She was born February 15th, 1844. The second marriage took place March 24th, 1887. His family consists of four children.	Bowman, Samuel S. (I21844)
1070	From Ezra Eby Book Simon P. Bowman, "was born September 26th, 1865. He is a travelling agent. His home is in Berlin. On December 4th, 1889, he was married to Mary Alberta Kolb. Their family consists of three children.	Bowman, Simon E. (I21846)
1071	From Ezra Eby Book Tobias Kolb, "was born August 11th, 1810. On November 21st, 1833, he was married to Magdalena Bechtel who was born April 2nd, 1815, and died September 11th, 1866. Soon after their marriage they moved on the old 'Kolb Farm' on the west side of the Grand River, opposite Breslau, Ontario. During the last years of his life he was totally blind, thus causing more or less anxiety to his children who took care of him. Even in his unfortunate state (blindness) he was happy and contented and was waiting for the Lord's appointed time to remove him from this world unto the Kingdom of Glory. He died April 11th, 1894. His family consisted of eight children.	Kolb, Tobias (I18816)
1072	From Ezra Eby Book Wendel Baumann, "the original settler of this family, came to Pennsylvania at a very early date. He was born in Switzerland about the year 1681. When about seventeen years of age, he in company with his parents, moved to Holland where they had the promise of protection from the persecuting parties of southern and central Europe, by William Prince of Orange, afterwards William III of England. Here the old progenitor lived until the beginning of the seventeenth (18th!) century, when he set his face for America. He landed safely at Philadelphia but the date of the landing (1704) is not known. We find that in 1709 a number of families moved westward from Philadelphia, seeking a tract of land where they might settle in one vicinity. The choice of their location was on a tract situated north of Pequea Creek, extending to the Conestogo (Their settlement was Strasburg Tp., Chester Co., now West Lampeter Tp., Lancaster Co.) containing ten thousand acres of land. The warrant for this was recorded and the land surveyed to them on October 23rd, 1710. Among these settlers we find the name of Wendel Baumann. All efforts made to obtain the date of his death or to whom he was married proved fruitless. So much, however, has been obtained that he had a family of seven sons and one daughter. The names of the sons were Christian, Peter, John, Jacob, Michael, Benjamin, Joseph, and Magdalena, married to Jacob Groh, father of the late Abraham Groh, and grandfather of John Groh of Hespeler, Ontario."	Baumann, Wendel (I21457)
1073	From Ezra Eby Book 1895-96 ed. Daniel H. Hallman, "was born November 13th, 1865. He resides in Portage-la-Prairie, Manitoba, where he is in the services of the C.P.R.R. company. He is unmarried."	Hallman, Daniel H. (I13588)
1074	From Ezra Eby Book. Reuben S. Bowman, "was born near Berlin, August 3rd, 1852. He is a contractor and builder, and has so far proved himself to be a man of more than ordinary business talent. He is considered one of the most successful contractors of the town of Berlin. On December 30th, 1879, he married Louisa, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Hollinger) Geiger. She was born in Berlin. Their family consists of eight children.	Bowman, Reuben S. (I14249)
1075	From Ezra Eby Book. Samuel Eby, "the sixth son of Michael Eby, was born August 27th, 1785. In June, 1807, he came to Canada with Benjamin Eby, Daniel Eby, David Eby and others. On December 25th (Christmas), 1808, he was married to Elizabeth Brech who was born August 13th, 1789, and died November 28th, 1872. Soon after his marriage he was ordained deacon of the Mennonite Church, which position he held till the time of his death. Their farm was within the present corporation limits of the town of Berlin, Ontario, and their farm buildings were situated a little to the north of the Grand Trunk Railroad, right at the foot of the hill on the east side of the road leading from Berlin to Bridgeport. Their farm is now cut into small town lots. He died January 25th, 1844. They had a family of five children.	Eby, Samuel (I21998)
1076	From Ezra Eby book: Abraham Biehn, "was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, February 7th, 1781. He was married to Veronica, daughter of Isaac and Barbara (Reiff) Shantz. She was born November 14th, 1789, and died July 27th, 1876. They resided on lot No. 1, Biehn's Tract, about one mile west of Doon, on the farm where his father had located in 1800. Here old Abraham Biehn and his wife resided until their death. He died November 3rd, 1858. their family consisted of five children."	Biehn, Abraham (I02519)
1077	From Ezra Eby Book: Joseph Y. Shantz, "was born July 10th, 1815. On May 15th, 1838, he was married to Elizabeth Stauffer who was born January 5th, 1820. They reside in Wilmot Township where he followed farming many years but now lives retired.	Shantz, Joseph Y. (I10954)
1078	From Ezra Eby Revived (Research):Gospel Herald - Vol. XXVII, No. 45 - February 7, 1935 - page 962. 963«br»Schiedel - Mary Detwiler, youngest daughter of Rudolph and Susannah (Bingeman) Detwiler, was born near Bloomingdale, Ont., Nov. 22, 1857; died at her home in Bloomingdale Jan. 21, 1935; aged 77 y. 1 m. 30 d. On March 14, 1882, she was married to Amos Schiedel, who, with one daughter Hannah Catherine (Mrs. Jerry Keffer), 4 grandchildren, 1 sister (Mrs. Albert Snyder, Near Bloomingdale), 1 brother (Rudolph, Ingersoll, Ont.), and many relatives and friends remain to mourn her departure. During the past summer her strength began to fail and the last six weeks of her life she was bedfast, sinking very rapidly at the end. In 1886 she united with the Cressman Mennonite Church at Breslau, and upon their removal to her late home she transferred her membership to the Snyder church. To these churches whe was a faithful member to the end. Her last audible words were, "Take me home." This along with other expressions give us a sure hope that she has gone to be with her Lord. The funeral was held Jan. 23 from her late residence in Bloomingdale to the Cressman Mennonite Church, Breslau, for services. Burial took place in the adjoining cemetery. Ministers, H. W. Stevanus and Oscar Burkholder. Text, Matt. 24:13.«br»«br»*Note - Should be Dettweiler	Dettweiler, Mary (I17758)
1079	From Ezra Eby Revived (Research):Witmer. - Almeda Hallman, beloved wife of J. W. Witmer, was born in Howick, Ont., and died in Petersburg, Ont., Nov. 28, 1920, in her 42nd year. She united with the Mennonite church when yet in her teens and was a faithful member till death. She leaves a deeply stricken husband, seven children (Vernon H., Luella Mae, Grace Viola, Edward H., William I., John E., and Melvin C.) and many relatives and friends. Morgan R. preceded her in death 2 years ago. Services were conducted at house and church by Bro. Manasseh Hallman. Buried in adjoining cemetery.	Hallman, Almeda (I17722)
1080	From Ezra Eby Revived THE FOLLOWING ACCOUNT IS TAKEN FROM THE GOOD FAMILY RECORD BY Ruth L. Good.«br»«br»Isaac, the oldest son of David and Susanna (Bowman) Good, was born January 27, 1833, in Waterloo Co., Ontario, Canada.«br»On September 12, 1854, he was married to Hannah Dettweiler, born May 9, 1835, to Rudolph and Susanna (Bingeman) Dettweiler of Waterloo Co., Ont, «br»In 1857 they moved to Elkhart Co., Indiana, U.S.A., where Isaac's father had bought 400 acres of land, of which Isaac inherited 80.«br»Soon after the close of the Civil War, in 1866, they came to Noble Twp., Branch Co., Michigan and purchased 120 acres. «br»Mr. Good was a wagon maker and farmer. He also operated cider and sorghum mills. These were run by horsepower. He gained quite a reputation for making jells and molasses.«br»Sometime after moving to Michigan he was chosen as deacon by the small group of Mennonite Brethern (sic) in Christ members in Noble Township who held services in nearby schoolhouses. Later services were held once a month in co-operation wht the Mennonites and the Church of the Brethren in the Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church.«br»Mr. Good served in this capacity until his death at his home on June 15, 1900, at the age of 67.«br»Around 1903 Mrs. Good moved to Burr Oak, Mich., where she and her daughters, Elizabeth (Betsey or Bess) and Mary lived until her death on May 16, 1916, at the age of 81.	Good, Isaac (I17739)