Eldon D. Weber

Classification scheme:

Hist. Mss. 1.187

Title: Eldon D. Weber fonds

Dates of creation: 1930s-1998

Physical description: ​3.5 m. of textual records

Biographical sketch​: Eldon Daniel Weber (18 April 1913-26 February 2004) was born to Ephraim Histand Weber and Maria Steckle. On September 11, 1943  he married Laura Mary Mather (October 1, 1920-December 25, 1985), daughter of John Ackland Mather and Mary Ellen Adulsa Philip;  they had two children, Ross (October 5, 1946-      ) and Bryce (Dec. 2, 1950-     ). After Laura's death, he married Helen Louise Luft.

Weber graduated from Stratford Normal School in 1932, and served for several years as a public school teacher. He became ill with tuberculosis and was hospitalized for 18 months in the 1930s. Beginning in 1939 he worked for the Fuller Brush Company, and for eighteen years he was District Field Manager. In 1957 he began more than 30 years as a Chartered Life Underwriter for Mutual Life of Canada.

He joined the Ontario Genealogical Society in 1970; he served as President 1975-1977. He helped organize the Waterloo-Wellington Branch of the Society in 1972 and founded their publication, Branch notes. He also served as editor of Canadian German folklore for the Pennsylvania German Folklore Society of Ontario for twelve years, and was the only Canadian on the Board of Directors of the Federation of Genealogical Societies from 1976-1988.

Weber began his own serious genealogical research for his first book, The descendants of Henry B. Steckle and Lydia Shantz (1968). His other major publications included Descendants of Pioneer Henry Weber (Weaver) and Salome Bauman (1971); a reprint of Ezra Eby's Biographical history of early settlers and their descendants in Waterloo Township (1971, with subsequent reprints in 1978 and 1984); and From Stambach to Berlin (Ontario): the descendants of the Rev. John W. Stoeckle/Steckle, 1802-1879. He also informally published a number of indices, cemetery lists, etc.

Custodial history: Donated to the Mennonite Archives of Ontario by Eldon Weber in 1998. A number of books were also donated by Weber. They are included in the University of Waterloo Library catalogue and can be found by searching on Weber's name.

Scope and Content:

Series

  1. Personal and family records
  2. Genealogical Correspondence and Research
  3. Articles/presentation authored by Weber
  4. Ontario Genealogical Society
  5. Pennsylvania German Folklore Society of Ontario (transferred to XXV-1 in 2010)
  6. Photocopies of Family & Historical Works
  7. Photocopies of Diaries
  8. Photocopies of Government Documents & Church Registries
  9. Photocopies of Cemetery Records

Notes:

For photographs related to Eldon D. Weber search the Mennonite Archival Image Database.

Original archival description created May 2000 by Sam Steiner.

File list:

Series 1: Personal and family records

  1. Deed of gift to Mennonite Archives of Ontario and Conrad Grebel College Library, October 8, 1998
  2. Personal & family correspondence
        Siblings and friends, 1934-1936, 1977-1987 (includes death card for father, Ephraim Weber)
        Eldon Weber to Ross Weber & Kate Burridge, 1983-1989
        Ross Weber and Kate Burridge to Eldon Weber, 1986-1989
  3. Steckle Cousins circle correspondence
        1950s
        1968
        1972
        1973
        1974
        1975
        1976-1977
        1978-1979
        1980-1981
        1982-1984
        1986-1992, 1995
  4. John Steckle (1889-1985) correspondence
        1926-1977
  5. School-age memorabilia
        1925, 1929 (news clipping; middle school exams)
  6. Junior Farmers/Ontario Winter Fair correspondence, memorabilia
        1929-1930
  7. School Section #3 (Wellesley)
        Report of grade promotions, 1933
  8. Ontario Agricultural College notes
        1933 ff  (two small notebooks)
  9. Queen's University Extension  
        English notes & essays, 1938-1939 (partial)
        Astronomy essays, 1939
            (Weber also took courses in Geology and Philosophy, 1939-1940; these were not retained)
        Queen's Summer School Association, Grand River Branch, Directory, minutes 1939-1940
  10. Art course drawings made while at Freeport Hospital, 1930s
  11. Fuller Brush Company correspondence, newsletters and order forms
        1939-1940 
  12. Correspondence, statements re: construction of Maplewood Place house, 1955 
  13. Eldon Weber employment queries
        1957-1970
  14. Laura Mather Weber materials
        Talks/writings as as member of Executive of Ontario Federation of Agriculture, 1942-1944
        Young People's Leadership materials, 1943-1946
        Canadian Girls in Training (C.G.I.T.) materials, 1957-1969
        Laura Weber church camp materials, 1958-1969
  15. Travel Diaries
        Laura Weber, 1982 (England)
        Eldon Weber, 1973 (Europe)
  16. Waterloo County Federation of Agriculture
       Correspondence and releases, 1944-1946
  17. Newsclippings about Eldon Weber, including biographical information.
  18. Certificates and awards received by Eldon Weber
  19. Ephraim Weber Exercise Book, 1888
  20. Eldon Weber family chart

Series 2: Genealogical Correspondence and Research

Some of this correspondence was part of Weber's positions within the Ontario Genealogical Society.

  1. A-B (First initial of correspondent's last name)
  2. C-E
  3. Ezra Eby Book
  4. Family Registers
  5. F-H
  6. Gratz, Delbert, 1972-1980
  7. I-L
  8. M
  9. Martin research by Weber
  10. Martin Luther Kirche
  11. N-Q
  12. Oberholtzer, Reuben
  13. R
  14. S
  15. Steckle research
  16. Steckle Heritage Homestead
  17. T
  18. U-V
  19. W-Z

Series 3: Articles/presentations authored by Weber

  1. "Waterloo Township, German Company Tract Lot Number 16," 1980s?, 8 leaves.
  2. "A Second Nation: a Bicentennial, Canada," 1976, 5 leaves
  3. "German Canadian Genealogical Studies in Ontario," 1980s, 7 leaves
  4. "Genealogical Comments on My Ancestors in Europe, Pennsylvania and Waterloo County," 1970s, 12 p.
  5. "Pioneer Johan Anton Weber ca. 1650-1724 and sons & daughter"
  6. "Martin Luther Kirche," 1980, 6 pp.

Series 4: Ontario Genealogical Society

  1. Ancestor Chart, Waterloo-Wellington Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society, November 1974 (includes Eldon Weber)
  2. Ontario Genealogical Society minutes, 
    1961-1969
    1970-1974
    1975-1980, 1984
  3. Membership List, October 1977
  4. O.G.S. Manual of Operating Procedures, 1979
  5. Correspondence - Ontario Genealogical Society
  6. Correspondence - Waterloo-Wellington Branch

Series 5: Pennsylvania German Folklore Society of Ontario 
(transferred to XXV-1 in 2010)

  1. Letters patent, Pennsylvania German Folklore Society of Ontario, 1958 (photocopy)
  2. Minutes, 1972-1991
  3. Publication Committee Minutes & Correspondence, 1975-1992
  4. Misc. correspondence, 1981-1991
  5. Programs, 1964, 1972-1991

Series 6: Photocopies of Family & Historical Works

  1. Landis Family Book, Section 1 / Ira D. Landis. Lititz, Pa., 1950.
  2. "Stammbaum der Familie Eymann," Typescript, n.d., 5 pp.
  3. Die Mennoniten von Stockborn und Umbegung / Hermann Schneider. Kaiserslautern: Heimatstelle Pfalz, 1968, 40 pp.
  4. Zur Geschichte der Mennoniten im Herzogtum Pfalz-Zweibrücken / Ernst Drumm. Zweibrücken, 1962.
  5. Inventaris der archiefstukken berustende bij de Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente te Amsterdam / J. G. de Hoop Scheffer. 1883. 467 p.
  6. Mornington and its Pioneers / Malcolm MacBeth. Milverton, Ont. : Milverton Sun, 1933. 96 p.
  7. "List of Bishops, Ministers and Deacons of Mennonite Society,... chiefly of Waterloo County," compiled by Levi Bowman, R. R. 2, Wallenstein, 1933.
  8. "Familien Register" for Christan Shantz (1779-1856) family; 1 leaf
  9. Schneider Centennial Gathering program (22 June 1909); copy of comments made at the event, 15 pp.
  10. "Familien-Chronik" for Johannes Weidmann (1833-1917), 7 pp.
  11. The Samuel M. Witmer Family, 1829-1965 / Anna L. Witmer, 1965?
  12. Hespeler New Hope, C.W. / Winfield Brewster. Hespeler, Ont., 1951. 34 p.
  13. Gazetteer and Directory of the counties of Haldimand and Brant, 1867. 191 p.
  14. "Probate of the Will of Jacob B. Steckle," 26 July 1898
  15. "Family Register" of Jonas Good (1837-1919) (original)
  16. Translation of Document #7 of Item 1248 in J. G. de Hoop Scheffer's Inventaris, lsiting the Swiss Mennonite refugees that have arrived in Amsterdam on 7 January 1672.
  17. Hershey Family History, March 1959 / J. Eby Hershey, 1959. 63 p.
  18. "Sauder Family Record, 1809-1938" / Katie Westfall, 1938?. 13 p.
  19. "The Cornell Family" / Norah Daniels?, 1970s, 37 pp.
  20. "The Horst Descendants" N.d., 19 pp.
  21. "Abraham and Elizabeth (Zug) Stauffer" / Michael Zug, 1970s
  22. "Elmdale [Women's] Institute" 1970s [School section #8 west of Kitchener]
  23. "Together, Mom & I" / Calvin B. Brubaker, 1970. 20 pp.
  24. "Genealogical Chart of the Devitt Family and Related Branches" 1977
  25. "Welcome to our Dietrich Reunion" 1990, 36 pp.
  26. [Daniel S. Good (1798-1881)] genealogy, ca. 1990, 55 leaves
  27. [Moses B. Brubacher (1857-1929)] genealogy, ca. 1978, ca. 50 leaves
  28. Lautenschlager family, 1618-1929, 1930?, 338 p. plus several pages of clippings, etc.
  29. The Schneder Family Reunion, September 15, 1929, 37 pp.
  30. "The Schneider Brubacher Families" / Viola Snyder, 1992, 17 pp.
  31. "A Preliminary Report on the European Aebi-Eby Family" / George Frederick Newman, 1974, 12 pp.
  32. Bound volume containing photocopies of: Genealogy of the Bingaman Family / compiled by Landreth K. Bingaman, New Dundee, 1957; A Genealogical History of the Cassel Family in America / Daniel Kolb Cassel, 1896, 463 p. plus errata and clippings; A Record of the Descendants of Josiah M. Eby / Menno R. Eby, 1971, ca. 20 pp.; Descendants of Amos Gingrich, ca. 1958, 12 pp.; History of the Hallman Family in Canada / H. S. Hallman, 1906, 109 p.; The Christian Martin Family /Abraham G. Wanner, 1936, 21 p.; Peter Reist of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and some of his Descendants / Ernest G. Reist, 1933, 117 p.; John Weaver’s letters to his cousin Sam Weaver in Canada / 1960s, 24 p.
  33. Bound volume containing photocopies of: A History and Genealogy of Hans Bauer and His Descendants / Lester O. Weiss and Edna M. Weiss, 1952, 125 pp.; Historical Sketch of the Biehn Families and their Descendants / S. U. Bean, 1947, 31 p.; The Hallman-Clemens Genealogy with a Family's Reminiscence / E. S. Hallman family, 1950, 80 pp.; Abraham and Mary (Schmitt) Hallman Descendants / Vera Hallman Hunsberger, 1970, 48 pp.; Descendants of Jacob M. Horst / Frances W. Hurst, 1954, 41 p.; Weber or Weaver Family History / Enos N. Stauffer, 1926, 67 p.; A Twig of the Zimmerman Off-Spring of Glause Zimmerman ... / David N. Zimmerman, 1956, 310 p.; Zimmerman Family Record, 1776-1941 / E. E. Zimmerman, 1941, 88 p.; "A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Christian F. Zimmerman IV," 1960s?
  34. Bound volume containing photocopies of: History of the Descendants of Abraham Beery ... and a Complete Genealogica Register ... / Joseph H. Wenger, 1905, 328 p.; A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Christian and Hans Meyer and Other Pioneers ... / A. J. Fretz, 1896, 739 p. plus clippings and inserts
  35. "Descendants of John S. Hallman (1829-1893) and Mary Clemens (1834-1915)s / Grace Good Cressman, 1975, 13 p.
  36. "Descendants of Jacob and Rosena Good" / Grace Cressman, 1966, 4 p. ; Plus another four page summary.
  37. "Schwartz/Swartz" / Ruth Swartz Brown, 1974, 11 p.
  38. Stauffer Genealogy of America and History of the Descendants of Jacob Stauffer / Ezra N. Stauffer, 1917, 179 p.
  39. "Switzers All My Fathers Were" / B. W. Switzer, ca. 120 leaves
  40. "The Kraemer-Spetz Families: Early Settlers in Waterloo County 1827-1916" / Clara Graf, 1961, 16 p.
  41. "Brief History of Mennonite Settlers into Waterloo County ...; Early Ancestors and Lines of Descent to Amsey M. Weber and Lovina (Brubacher) Weber" / Isaac G. Martin, 1959, ca. 100 leaves
  42. "Gingrich & Spaeth families" / Mrs. Daniel Gingrich, 1974. Also includes list of Old Order Mennonite ordinations, who officiated and who was in the lot up to 1973
  43. "Descendants of Ulric Zug" / ?, note to Eldon Weber dated 11 September 1973
  44. Early History of S.S. No. 12, Township of Puslinch, 1935, 14 pp.
  45. "A History of David Horst Descendants" / Lovina Brubacher, 1967, 12 p.
  46. "Kraemer / Brubacher / Horst / Shoemaker / Snider / Gingrich / Martin descendants" ca. 1967, ca. 40 leaves
  47. "Cressman" / Allan Cressman, ca. 1956, 12 p.
  48. "On the People Routes to America" / Marie Strieffler, 1964. 95 p. Reflections of a European traveller who spent time in the Waterloo area.
  49. Family Record of Isaac Martin (printed Nappanee, Indiana), n.d. 49 p.
  50. Family History of John W. Martin / Mrs. Sidney Brubacher, Nappanee, Indiana, 1961, 45 p.
  51. Family Record Jacob B. Martin and his Descendants / Abner R. Martin & Kenneth E. Martin (Maryland), 1947, 163 p.
  52. Weber or Weaver family history / Ezra N. Stauffer (Goshen, Ind.), 1953. 197 p.
  53. Working Papers for a Weaver Family History Relating to Henry Weaver, 1732-1807 / Robert K. Weaver, 1967, ca. 150 leaves
  54. "Burkholder Family Tree," / C. E. Burkholder, 1980s?, 5 leaves
  55. "A Century of Emigration from the Palatinate to the U.S.A: Mennonites" / Delbert Gratz, 1969, 37 pp.
  56. Collection of family histories by Isaac G. Martin, 1960s (copied from many sources, some translated; contains largely Old Order Mennonite familes)
  57. "Who was Henry Weaver (1732-1807), Buried Pine Bank Cemetery, Mount Joy Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania?" / Robert Kean Weaver, 1984, 164 p.
  58. "Historical Record of Johann Conrad Schenk and Descendants in Canada"/ Clifford J. Schenk?, 1970, 20 p.
  59. "Our Kith and Kin (The Wingert Family (Wenger, Winger, etc.) / Pauline Walters, 1959, 36 p.

Series 7: Photocopies of Diaries (some originals)

  1. Angus S. Bauman (1888-1954), 1904-July 1919.
  2. Angus S. Bauman (1888-1954), July 1919-March 1929
  3. Angus S. Bauman (1888-1954), March 1929-July 1945
  4. Angus S. Bauman (1888-1954), July 1945-January 1955 (last entries by his wife/widow)
  5. Angus S. Bauman (1888-1954), Records of Martins, North Woolwich, and the "Coloured" Graveyard on Lot 17, Concession 4, Peel Township, Wellington County, 1934 -- tombstone inscriptions with added commentary, 1934
  6. Moses Weber (1847-1937), 1861-1866
  7. Jacob B. Mensch, 1880-1911. Includes several travel diaries, including Canada. Bound
  8. Josiah H. Weber, 1933-1938 (this could be Eldon's uncle, but the diary does not note Josiah's wife's death in March 1936) (original)
  9. Ephraim Weber (1875-1934), 1896-1902; includes some financial records, 1902-1905 (original)
  10. John Gehman (1793-1883), 1829-1882 (translated & arranged by Raymond E. Hollenbach); John B. Gehman (1829-1901), 1851-1861 (both diaries are from Pennsylvania; bound together)
  11. Henry C. Krupp (1848-1929), 1888-1929 (from Montgomery County, PA; bound)
  12. Aaron Eby (1838-1899), 1862, 1868
  13. Matilda C. Bowers Eby, 1861, 1863-1868, 1872

Series 8: Photocopies Government Documents & Church Registries

  1. St. Pauls Lutheran Church (Berlin, Ont.) Baptisms 1834-1863; Marriages, 1835-1857; Deaths, 1835-1864; Confirmations, 1835-1861
  2. St. Pauls Lutheran Church (Berlin, Ont.) Baptisms, 1864-1889; Confirmations, 1866-1888; Marriages, 1874-1889; Deaths, 1864-1889
  3. St. Pauls Lutheran Church (Berlin, Ont.); Register of Marriages, 1897-10 May 1917
  4. Naturalization Returns (Partial), Halton County, 1830; 1831; 1832; District of Wellington, 1841, 1842, 1843, 1844, 1846, 1847, 1848, 1849; Oxford County, 1833, 1834, 1835, 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842; York County, 1828/29, 1831, 1832, 1833, 1834, 1835, 1836, 1837, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843, 1844, 1845, 1847, 1848, 1849
  5. "Personalregister der Mennonitengemeinde Sembach," 18th century. Typescript from Mennonitische Forschungsstelle, 6719 Weierhof, Pfalz, Germany, 12 p..
  6. "Kurpfälsche Mennoniten-Wohnorte und Familien nach Verzeichnissen aus dem 17. und 18. Jahrhundert," by G. Hein, 15 p.
  7. Road Surveyor Reports 1-59 (Southern Waterloo Township), 1820-1889.
  8. Road Petitions (Waterloo Township), 1820s-1850s, a few later
  9. Road bylaws and maps (Waterloo Township), 1820s-1830s
  10. Memorial of sale by Richard Beasley, James Wilson and J. B. Roussoux to George Bechtel, 4 July 1801
  11. Memorial of sale by George Bechtel to Samuel Bricker, 18 December 1802
  12. Memorial of sale by Samuel Bricker to Jacob Livagood, 16 October 1808
  13. Collectors' Roll for the Township of Waterloo, Wards 1 & 2, 1859
  14. Union Publishing Co's Farmers' and Business Directory for the Counties of Dufferin, Ontario, Peel and York for 1902.
  15. Brown's Toronto City and Home District Directory 1846-7. Toronto: George Brown, 1846.
  16. "Marriage Register of Bishop Abraham W. Martin, 28 November 1867-2 February 1902" plus transcription of marriage register of Bishop Paul Martin, 2 November 1902-10 March 1914 (bound)
  17. "Marriage Register of Bishop Ezra L. Martin, 30 June 1914 to 16 November 1926 (Bound transcription)
  18. "Register of Marriages, the Property of the Methodist Church, Waterloo." 1902-1934 (Also baptisms and burials)
  19. "Marriage Register from Waterloo First United Church" 1896-1920
  20. "Burials from the Parish Register of St. John the Evangelist, Church of England, Berlin, now Kitchener, Ontario, 1859-1890" / Sue Mansell, 1985, 7 p.
  21. "Marriages from the Parish Register of St. John the Evangelist, Church of England, Berlin, now Kitchener, Ontario, 1878-1889" / Sue Mansell, 1985, 17 p.

Series 9: Photocopies of Cemetery Records

  1. Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, 1972
  2. Martin's Mennonite Cemetery (Waterloo), 1972 (Eldon's Weber's copying from Angus Bauman records; also includes copy of Weber's published form of listing)
  3. Cressman Mennonite Cemetery record book, 1927
  4. "Records of Deaths and Funerals" compiled mostly by Angus S. Bauman, 1864-1963
  5. "Readings of the Tombstones of the Cemetery of First Mennonite Church," 1980
  6. "Hagey's Cemetery Record, 1935" / Leslie D. Witmer, Simon Hagey, 1935 (includes some dates into the 1960s
  7. "Ten Cemeteries, Peel Township, Wellington County," (These are the small and/or abandoned cemeteries)
  8. Farnham Cenetery, Puslinch Township, Wellington County, late 1970s
  9. "Cemetery, Mannheim St. James Lutheran" / Ontario Genealogical Society, Waterloo-Wellington Branch, [1970s], 7 p.
  10. "Monumental Inscriptions, Woodlawn Cemetery, 762 Woolwich Street, Guelph, Ontario, Section I & Section X" / Joyce Blyth, 1984, ca. 50 pp.
  11. "Old Blair Memorial Cemetery"
  12. "Howitt Cemetery and Brethren in Christ Cemetery, Puslinch Township, Wellington County,"

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