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Jacob Woolner[1,2,3]

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Title  Rev. 
Birth  25 Sep 1826  Suffolk Co., England  [4
Sex  Male 
Eby ID  000136-8357 
Person ID  I20841 
Last Modified  05 Sep 2004 
 
Father  Isaac Woolner, b. 1 Aug 1792, St. Andrews Twp., Suffolk Co., England 
Mother  Sarah Hembling, b. 11 Jul 1797 
Group Sheet  F918 
 
Family 1  Hannah Schiedel, b. 15 Mar 1828 
Married  30 Sep 1849    [5
Children 
 1. Sarah Woolner, b. 30 Jun 1850
 2. Noah Woolner, b. 20 Jan 1852
 3. Isaac Woolner, b. 24 Jan 1854
 4. John Woolner, b. 23 Aug 1855
 5. Martin Woolner, b. 4 Jul 1857
 6. Jacob Woolner, b. 15 Nov 1859
 7. Leah Woolner, b. 1 Feb 1862
 8. Solomon Woolner, b. 10 Feb 1863
 9. Hannah Woolner, b. 8 Aug 1865
 10. Lydia Ann Woolner, b. 7 Jun 1868
Group Sheet  F3279 
 
Notes  Jacob Woolner, "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 30th, 1849, he was married to Hannah, daughter of Mattias and Susannah (Ries) Schiedel. She was born March 15th, 1828. On March 16th, 1854, they moved on the farm composed of parts of lots Nos. 103 and 110, German Company's Tract, about one mile west of Kossuth, where they still reside with their son, Jacob. On May 30th, 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:"
 
Sources  1. [S2]   Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., Ezra Eby, 685   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
2. [S2]   Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., Ezra Eby, 251   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
3. [S2]   Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., Ezra Eby, 597   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
4. [S2]   Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., Ezra Eby, 685   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
5. [S2]   Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., Ezra Eby, 685   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
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