Brief Life History of Isaac
When Isaac Oberholtzer was born on 24 May 1838, in Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, his father, Jacob Moyer Oberholtzer, was 38 and his mother, Hannah Erb, was 25. He married Mary Ann Wismer on 30 September 1863, in Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Howick Township, Huron, Ontario, Canada in 1871 and Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada in 1911. He died on 24 February 1887, in Berlin, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 48, and was buried in Berlin, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
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Sources (26)
- Isaac Oberholzer, "Canada Census, 1881"
- Isaac Oberholzer, "Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869"
- Isaac Oberholtzer, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"
Spouse and Children
1838–1887 Male
1844–1926 Female
Children (6)
1864–1864 Female
1865–1955 Male
1867–1926 Female
1869–1940 Male
1871–1942 Female
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1800–1879 Male
1813–1894 Female
Siblings (14)
1831–1831 Female
1832–1832 Female
1833–1895 Male
1834–1917 Male
1836–1840 Female
+9 More Children
World Events (4)
1867 · Ontario Founded
Age 29
1869
Age 31
1883 · Mining Boom
Age 45
Name Meaning
Swiss German and German: from Middle High German ober ‘above’ + holz ‘wood’ + the suffix -er, denoting an inhabitant, a topographic name for someone who lived above a wood or on the far side of it, or alternatively a habitational name for someone who lived in a place known as Oberholtz (‘upper wood’). This surname is almost extinct in Germany; in Switzerland it is common in the spelling Oberholzer . Compare Overholser , Overholt and Overholtzer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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