Barbara (Wagler) and John Roes family fonds

Classification scheme: Hist.Mss.1.366 

Title: Barbara (Wagler) and John Roes family fonds 

Dates of creation:  1917-1953 

Physical description: 10 cm of textual records 

Biographical sketch: John Roes (1893-1940) and Barbara Wagler (1898-1983) married in 1923. John worked as a carpenter, and the family lived in Mornington Township, Perth County. The couple had six children. Two sons died in infancy and one daughter, Anna Mae (1931-1950), died at age 19. Three other children, Mary (1924-2019), Florence and Lloyd, lived into adulthood. Family members worshipped at Wellesley Amish Mennonite Church (Maple View). Barbara and daughter Florence later joined the Riverdale Mennonite Church.  

Custodial history: Donated to the Archives by Marion Roes in 2024 

Scope and content: Primarily letters, diaries, birthday remembrance books and autograph books of Barbara and John Roes (including entries of family and friends), their daughters Florence and Anna Mae, and Barbara’s sister Mary Wagler (1903-1932) 

Notes: Additional notes from Marion Roes in files.  
Original archival description created 2024 by Laureen Harder-Gissing. 

File list:  

  1. John Roes  
    Letters to John Roes, 1917, 1922, 1924, 1928, 1934 
    My Favorite Birthday Book for recording birthdates 

  1. Barbara (Wagler) Roes 
    Letter to Barbara Roes, 1932 
    The Robert Browning Year-Book for recording birthdates 
    Diary, 1937 

  1. Mary Wagler 
    Diary, 1921 
    Birthday Wishes from Shakespeare birthdate recording book, 1921 
    Obituary, 1932 

  1. Florence Roes 
    Ontario Mennonite Bible School and Institute autograph book, 1946, 1953 

  1. Anna Mae Roes 
    Diaries, 1945, 1949 
    Autograph book, 1944