Rainham Builders
Catherine B. Sherk
1. Catherine B. Sherk was born 1 Apr 1826, Breslau, Ontario; died 25 Jul 1911, Hespler, Ontario. Catherine married Joseph E. Witmer 24 May 1852. Joseph was born 11 Jul 1812, Waterloo County, Ontario; died 5 Nov 1896, Hespler, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Jacob S. Witmer
was born 10 Jan 1854, Hespler, Ontario; died 10 Apr 1927, Brown City, MI-Evergreen Cemetery. - 3. Catherine Susannah Witmer
was born 15 Aug 1855, Waterloo County, Ontario; died 1940. - 4. Joseph S. Witmer
was born 18 May 1858; died 2 Oct 1874. - 5. Aaron S. Witmer
was born 15 Mar 1861, Waterloo County, Ontario. - 6. Dilman S. Witmer
was born 17 Jun 1868.
- 2. Jacob S. Witmer
Generation: 2
2. Jacob S. Witmer
(1.Catherine1) was born 10 Jan 1854, Hespler, Ontario; died 10 Apr 1927, Brown City, MI-Evergreen Cemetery. Jacob married Esther M. Bechtel 1873. Esther was born 16 May 1853, Kossuth; died 6 Mar 1923, Brown City, MI-Evergreen Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 7. Alvin B. Witmer
was born Jun 1878; died 1955. - 8. Joseph B. Witmer
was born 9 Nov 1879, Ontario; died Feb 1954, Evergreen Cemetery, Brown City, MI. - 9. Minerva B. Witmer
was born Sep 1881, Mi; died 1960. - 10. Norman B. Witmer
was born 3 Jul 1883, Brown City, MI; died 27 Jan 1932, Port Huron, MI-Lakeside Cemetery. - 11. John B. Witmer
was born 13 Jun 1885, Mi; died 25 Mar 1945, Brown City, MI-Evergreen Cemetery. - 12. Anson B. Witmer
was born 2 Jul 1888, Mi; died 24 Feb 1953, Mi-Elmwood Cemetery, Yale, MI.
- 7. Alvin B. Witmer
3. Catherine Susannah Witmer
(1.Catherine1) was born 15 Aug 1855, Waterloo County, Ontario; died 1940. Catherine married Isaac Goudie 16 May 1883, Waterloo, Ontario. Isaac was born 26 Jun 1853, Waterloo County, Ontario; died 1949, Kitchener, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 13. Arthur Russel Goudie
was born 12 Apr 1884, Hespler, Ontario; died 1960. - 14. Robert James Goudie
was born 27 Dec 1885, Hespler, Ontario; died 1928. - 15. Alice Louise Goudie
was born 24 Aug 1887; died 1967. - 16. Janet Myrtle Goudie
was born 19 Jan 1893, Hespler, Ontario; died 1962. - 17. Stella Goudie
was born 25 Aug 1895. - 18. Elsie Irene Goudie
- 13. Arthur Russel Goudie
4. Joseph S. Witmer
(1.Catherine1) was born 18 May 1858; died 2 Oct 1874. 5. Aaron S. Witmer
(1.Catherine1) was born 15 Mar 1861, Waterloo County, Ontario. Aaron married Lydia Ann Thomas 13 Nov 1887, Berlin, Ontario. Lydia was born 15 Oct 1865, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 19. Alta Violet Witmer
was born 8 Mar 1891, Berlin, Ontario. - 20. Flossy Witmer
was born 14 May 1893, Berlin, Ontario. - 21. Elton Laverne Witmer
was born 11 Oct 1895, Berlin, Ontario; died 23 Dec 1976, The Fifty Cemetery, Winona.
- 19. Alta Violet Witmer
6. Dilman S. Witmer
(1.Catherine1) was born 17 Jun 1868. Dilman married Ella J. Johnson. Ella was born Jun 1870, Holland. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 22. J.R. Witmer
- 22. J.R. Witmer
Generation: 3
7. Alvin B. Witmer
(2.Jacob2, 1.Catherine1) was born Jun 1878; died 1955. Alvin married Sophia Madrick. Sophia was born 1881, Wadmore, England; died 1974. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 23. Hazel M. Witmer
was born 8 Jun 1903; died 29 Aug 1996, Okemos, MI. - 24. Evelyn Witmer
was born 21 Dec 1904; died 21 May 2002, Brown City, MI. - 25. Ida Mae Witmer
was born 27 Dec 1906; died 6 Jan 1994, Brown City, MI. - 26. Gladys Witmer
was born 6 Feb 1909; died Oct 1983, Hazel Park, MI. - 27. Russell Jacob Witmer
was born 24 Sep 1912; died 9 Oct 1987, Toledo, OH.
- 23. Hazel M. Witmer
8. Joseph B. Witmer
(2.Jacob2, 1.Catherine1) was born 9 Nov 1879, Ontario; died Feb 1954, Evergreen Cemetery, Brown City, MI. Joseph married Sarah Elizabeth Schlicter 13 Dec 1903. Sarah was born 8 Feb 1878, Blenheim Township, Ontario; died 1952, Brown City, MI-Everygreen Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 28. Howard Clarence Witmer
was born 5 Jan 1907; died 18 Aug 1994, Mi-Evergreen Cemetery, Brown City, MI. - 29. Harold Jacob Witmer
was born 7 Feb 1909; died 21 Jul 1910.
- 28. Howard Clarence Witmer
9. Minerva B. Witmer
(2.Jacob2, 1.Catherine1) was born Sep 1881, Mi; died 1960. Minerva married Moses W. Frey. Moses was born 2 Feb 1873, Wallace Township, Ontario; died 1950. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 30. Norman Frey
was born 21 Sep 1903; died Jun 1970, Brown City, MI. - 31. Allen Frey
was born 1904; died 1930. - 32. R.W. Frey
- 33. Esther Frey
was born 2 Sep 1909, Brown City, MI; died 16 Jun 1992, Glynn, GA-Emanuel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Brookman, GA. - 34. Frances Frey
was born 26 Jul 1912; died Nov 1976. - 35. Floyd Frey
was born 20 Mar 1917, Brown City, MI; died 10 Apr 2006, Sun City, AZ.
- 30. Norman Frey
10. Norman B. Witmer
(2.Jacob2, 1.Catherine1) was born 3 Jul 1883, Brown City, MI; died 27 Jan 1932, Port Huron, MI-Lakeside Cemetery. Norman married Mary A. (Mae) Baird 1907. Mary was born Mar 1885; died 1958. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 36. Eleanor Mary Witmer
was born 21 Jan 1910, Brown City, MI; died 1965. - 37. Mildred Lucille Witmer
- 36. Eleanor Mary Witmer
11. John B. Witmer
(2.Jacob2, 1.Catherine1) was born 13 Jun 1885, Mi; died 25 Mar 1945, Brown City, MI-Evergreen Cemetery. John married Sylvia H. Gingrich 20 Dec 1911. Sylvia was born 27 Nov 1890, Yale, MI; died 31 Dec 1962, Brown City, MI-Evergreen Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 38. Helen G. Witmer
was born 15 Sep 1914; died 28 Mar 2004, Brown City, MI. - 39. Beulah G. Witmer
was born 5 Dec 1917; died 28 Jan 2005, Riverside, CA. - 40. R.G. Witmer
- 41. D.G. Witmer
- 42. D.G. Witmer
- 38. Helen G. Witmer
12. Anson B. Witmer
(2.Jacob2, 1.Catherine1) was born 2 Jul 1888, Mi; died 24 Feb 1953, Mi-Elmwood Cemetery, Yale, MI. Anson married Laura H. Gingrich 29 Dec 1915. Laura was born 29 Aug 1892, Yale, MI; died 7 Nov 1979, Yale, MI-Elmwood Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 43. R.G. Witmer
- 44. Donna G. Witmer
was born 28 Mar 1922; died 1986, Mi.
- 43. R.G. Witmer
13. Arthur Russel Goudie
(3.Catherine2, 1.Catherine1) was born 12 Apr 1884, Hespler, Ontario; died 1960. Arthur married Alice M. Weseloh 12 Apr 1909, Berlin, Ontario. Alice was born 17 Nov 1884; died 1949. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 45. Hope M. Goudie
was born 3 May 1910; died 2 Oct 1995. - 46. Stuart R. Goudie
Arthur married Olive Nora Knowles 1949. Olive was born 1905; died 4 Apr 2006. [Group Sheet]
- 45. Hope M. Goudie
14. Robert James Goudie
(3.Catherine2, 1.Catherine1) was born 27 Dec 1885, Hespler, Ontario; died 1928. Robert married Julie Stockfish. [Group Sheet]
Children:
15. Alice Louise Goudie
(3.Catherine2, 1.Catherine1) was born 24 Aug 1887; died 1967. 16. Janet Myrtle Goudie
(3.Catherine2, 1.Catherine1) was born 19 Jan 1893, Hespler, Ontario; died 1962. Janet married James Semple. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 48. Margaret Eleanor Semple
died 27 Feb 2003, North Bay, Ontario. - 49. Muriel Winnifred Semple
- 50. Wesley Witmer Semple
was born 1919; died 1971.
- 48. Margaret Eleanor Semple
17. Stella Goudie
(3.Catherine2, 1.Catherine1) was born 25 Aug 1895. 18. Elsie Irene Goudie
(3.Catherine2, 1.Catherine1)19. Alta Violet Witmer
(5.Aaron2, 1.Catherine1) was born 8 Mar 1891, Berlin, Ontario. 20. Flossy Witmer
(5.Aaron2, 1.Catherine1) was born 14 May 1893, Berlin, Ontario. 21. Elton Laverne Witmer
(5.Aaron2, 1.Catherine1) was born 11 Oct 1895, Berlin, Ontario; died 23 Dec 1976, The Fifty Cemetery, Winona. Elton married Ruth Marian Eby. Ruth was born 27 Feb 1901, Berlin, Ontario; died 3 Dec 1981, The Fifty Cemetery, Winona. [Group Sheet]
22. J.R. Witmer
(6.Dilman2, 1.Catherine1)
Generation: 4
23. Hazel M. Witmer
(7.Alvin3, 2.Jacob2, 1.Catherine1) was born 8 Jun 1903; died 29 Aug 1996, Okemos, MI. Hazel married Irvin Shephard. Irvin was born 17 Oct 1904; died 30 Jan 1993, Okemos, MI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
24. Evelyn Witmer
(7.Alvin3, 2.Jacob2, 1.Catherine1) was born 21 Dec 1904; died 21 May 2002, Brown City, MI. Evelyn married Ira Shephard 30 Oct 1926, Brown City, MI. Ira was born 17 Oct 1904, Brown City, MI; died 21 Aug 2002, Yale, MI-Omard Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
25. Ida Mae Witmer
(7.Alvin3, 2.Jacob2, 1.Catherine1) was born 27 Dec 1906; died 6 Jan 1994, Brown City, MI. Ida married Orville B. Locklin. Orville was born 1907; died 1928. [Group Sheet]
26. Gladys Witmer
(7.Alvin3, 2.Jacob2, 1.Catherine1) was born 6 Feb 1909; died Oct 1983, Hazel Park, MI. Gladys married Robert E. Locklin. Robert was born 12 Sep 1909; died May 1983, Hazel Park, MI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 52. Dorothy Locklin
- 52. Dorothy Locklin
27. Russell Jacob Witmer
(7.Alvin3, 2.Jacob2, 1.Catherine1) was born 24 Sep 1912; died 9 Oct 1987, Toledo, OH. Russell married Eleanor E. Naylor. Eleanor was born 10 May 1913; died 15 Nov 1994, Fort Myers, FL. [Group Sheet]
Children:
28. Howard Clarence Witmer
(8.Joseph3, 2.Jacob2, 1.Catherine1) was born 5 Jan 1907; died 18 Aug 1994, Mi-Evergreen Cemetery, Brown City, MI. Howard married Lucille Benjamin. Lucille was born 20 Jul 1914; died 9 Nov 2003, Brown City, MI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 56. Alda May Witmer
was born 1933; died 16 Apr 1935. - 57. Joyce Witmer
- 56. Alda May Witmer
29. Harold Jacob Witmer
(8.Joseph3, 2.Jacob2, 1.Catherine1) was born 7 Feb 1909; died 21 Jul 1910. 30. Norman Frey
(9.Minerva3, 2.Jacob2, 1.Catherine1) was born 21 Sep 1903; died Jun 1970, Brown City, MI. Norman married M. Elliott. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 58. James Allan Frey
was born 26 Apr 1935; died Jun 1977. - 59. John Elliott Frey
was born 5 May 1939; died 19 Jun 2010, Westland, MI. - 60. Nancy Elizabeth Frey
- 58. James Allan Frey
31. Allen Frey
(9.Minerva3, 2.Jacob2, 1.Catherine1) was born 1904; died 1930. 32. R.W. Frey
(9.Minerva3, 2.Jacob2, 1.Catherine1)R.W. married I.P. Key. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 61. Dianna Key Frey
- 62. Dale Anson Frey
R.W. married V. Mercer. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 63. Deborah Gail Frey
- 64. Russell Vest Frey
R.W. married R. Cook. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 65. Daniel L. Frey
was born 1940; died 1973. - 66. Elizabeth Rita Frey
- 61. Dianna Key Frey
33. Esther Frey
(9.Minerva3, 2.Jacob2, 1.Catherine1) was born 2 Sep 1909, Brown City, MI; died 16 Jun 1992, Glynn, GA-Emanuel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Brookman, GA. Esther married George Albert Marshall. George was born 1 Mar 1905, Roseburg, MI; died 27 Mar 1988, Brunswick, GA-Emanuel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Brookman, GA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 67. Arlene E. Marshall
was born 18 Feb 1947, Bad Axe, MI; died 3 Jun 2001, Brunswick, GA-Palmetto Cemetery, Brunswick, GA.
- 67. Arlene E. Marshall
34. Frances Frey
(9.Minerva3, 2.Jacob2, 1.Catherine1) was born 26 Jul 1912; died Nov 1976. Frances married Harold Russell Kern. Harold was born 27 Jul 1912; died 18 May 1988, Marlette, MI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 68. Francine Kern
- 68. Francine Kern
35. Floyd Frey
(9.Minerva3, 2.Jacob2, 1.Catherine1) was born 20 Mar 1917, Brown City, MI; died 10 Apr 2006, Sun City, AZ. Floyd married O.M. Banks. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 69. Evangeline Carol Frey
- 70. Joann Marie Frey
- 71. Sara Lee Frey
- 72. Natalie Isabel Frey
- 73. Milton Jeffrey Frey
- 69. Evangeline Carol Frey
36. Eleanor Mary Witmer
(10.Norman3, 2.Jacob2, 1.Catherine1) was born 21 Jan 1910, Brown City, MI; died 1965. Eleanor married Harold Ramsey. Harold was born 19 Oct 1907, Columbus Township, MI; died 4 Sep 1955, Richmond, MI-Richmond Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 74. Roberta Ramsey
- 75. James Ramsey
- 74. Roberta Ramsey
37. Mildred Lucille Witmer
(10.Norman3, 2.Jacob2, 1.Catherine1)Mildred married Emmett Walker. [Group Sheet]
38. Helen G. Witmer
(11.John3, 2.Jacob2, 1.Catherine1) was born 15 Sep 1914; died 28 Mar 2004, Brown City, MI. Helen married W.R. Scott [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 76. Ronald Ray Scott
- 77. Barbara Scott
- 76. Ronald Ray Scott
39. Beulah G. Witmer
(11.John3, 2.Jacob2, 1.Catherine1) was born 5 Dec 1917; died 28 Jan 2005, Riverside, CA. Beulah married John Wakefield. John was born 26 Jan 1913; died 9 Jan 2006, Riverside, CA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 78. Janet Wakefield
- 79. Kenneth Wakefield
- 78. Janet Wakefield
40. R.G. Witmer
(11.John3, 2.Jacob2, 1.Catherine1)R.G. married D.J. Adam [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 80. Robert Witmer
- 81. Richard Witmer
- 82. Paul Witmer
was born 8 Jul 1948; died 6 Nov 1952. - 83. Ruth Ann Witmer
- 84. Rhonda Witmer
- 80. Robert Witmer
41. D.G. Witmer
(11.John3, 2.Jacob2, 1.Catherine1)D.G. married M.J. Jones. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 85. Daniel W. Jones
was born 10 Feb 1952; died 15 Jul 1981. - 86. Willard W. Jones
- 87. Cheryl Elaine Jones
- 85. Daniel W. Jones
42. D.G. Witmer
(11.John3, 2.Jacob2, 1.Catherine1)D.G. married W.C. Johnson. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 88. Donald Lloyd Johnson
- 89. Wayne Paul Johnson
- 90. David Alan Johnson
- 88. Donald Lloyd Johnson
43. R.G. Witmer
(12.Anson3, 2.Jacob2, 1.Catherine1)R.G. married L. Eastman. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 91. Karen Eastman
- 92. James Eastman
- 91. Karen Eastman
44. Donna G. Witmer
(12.Anson3, 2.Jacob2, 1.Catherine1) was born 28 Mar 1922; died 1986, Mi. 45. Hope M. Goudie
(13.Arthur3, 3.Catherine2, 1.Catherine1) was born 3 May 1910; died 2 Oct 1995. Hope married James L. Hatch. [Group Sheet]
Children:
46. Stuart R. Goudie
(13.Arthur3, 3.Catherine2, 1.Catherine1)Stuart married Louise Anderson. [Group Sheet]
47. Ruth Evelyn Goudie
(14.Robert3, 3.Catherine2, 1.Catherine1)Ruth married Donald C. Schaefer. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 95. ? Schaefer
- 96. ? Schaefer
- 95. ? Schaefer
48. Margaret Eleanor Semple
(16.Janet3, 3.Catherine2, 1.Catherine1) died 27 Feb 2003, North Bay, Ontario. Margaret married William Workman. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 97. Janet Workman
- 98. Douglas Workman
- 99. Elizabeth Workman
- 97. Janet Workman
49. Muriel Winnifred Semple
(16.Janet3, 3.Catherine2, 1.Catherine1)Muriel married Orville W. Parsons. [Group Sheet]
50. Wesley Witmer Semple
(16.Janet3, 3.Catherine2, 1.Catherine1) was born 1919; died 1971. Wesley married Margaret Kershaw. [Group Sheet]
Children:
