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Mennonite Archives of OntarioConrad Grebel University College
140 Westmount Road North
Waterloo, ON N2L 3G6
Phone: 519-885-0220 x24238
Dates of creation: 1917-1919
Physical description: 1 cm of textual material ; 4 photographs
Biographical sketch: Simeon Reesor was born 20 Apr 1896. He was the son of farmer Isaac and Emma (Rittenhouse) Reesor of R.R.#1 Markham, Ontario. Reesor applied for exemption from military service in 1917. Since he was an adherent of a Mennonite church but not yet a baptized member, his exemption was not clear. Although he spent most of the First World War on leave at home on the farm, he was required to report to the Niagara and Hamilton camps for brief periods. Following the war, he married Anna "Annie" Wideman. Simeon Reesor died in 1988.
Custodial history: Received from George Reesor in 2016; donated to the Mennonite Archives of Ontario by Ernest Smith, son-in-law of Simeon Reesor.
Scope and content: The fonds consists of records related to his military exemption, letters from military camps to Anna Wideman, and a few miscellaneous items.
Notes: For photographs related to Simeon Reesor search the Mennonite Archival Image Database.
Further materials related to Simeon Reesor may be found by searching the Archives.
Correspondence re Simeon Reesor's military exemption can also be found in the Non-Resistant Relief Organization fonds (XV-11.2.2/2.3).
Original description created by Laureen Harder-Gissing in 2016.
Note: Original description created 2016 by Laureen Harder-Gissing
Generally 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Monday to Friday. An appointment in advance is recommended.
Phone: 519-885-0220 x24238
Conrad Grebel University College
140 Westmount Road North
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G6
519-885-0220
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