Individual 22: Detwiller, Christian

Individual Record 22

Name} Detwiller, Christian

Family History} Olson

Title}

Race} White

Sex} Male

Birth: Date} Cir Sep/Oct 1812

Place} , Waterloo, Ontario

Marr.: Date} Cir 1833

Place} , Waterloo, Ontario (Link)

Death: Date} Exa 24 Apr 1891

Place} Fullarton Twp., Perth, Ontario

Burial: Date} Exa 25 Apr 1891

Place} St. Marys Town Cemetery, St. Marys, Blanshard, Ontario

Grave Marker} No

Source 1}	31 = Letter
Source 2}	233 = Genealogy
Source 3}	235 = 1850 CAN agr
Source 4}	236 = 1851 CAN cen
Source 5}	237 = 1861 CAN cen
Source 6}	243 = 1871 CAN cen
Source 7}	245 = Title abst
Source 8}	249 = 1881 CAN cen
Source 9}	264 = Cemetery rec
Source 10}	265 = Map/Atlas &

Parents: } Rudolph Dettweiller & Anna M. Wanner
Relationship No.} 24

1st Household No.} 80 = Fullarton, Perth, Ontario

Occupation 1} Farmer
Occupation 2}

Religion/Church} Presbyterian

Spouses: Prime} Campbell, Marian
Total Number of} 1

Source 13} 267 = Title abst
Source 14} 308 = Newspaper
Source 15} 310 = Map/Atlas
Source 16} 311 = Land deed

Source 17} 314 = Letter
Source 18} 319 = Marriage rec
Source 19} 365 = 1891 CAN cen
Source 20} 518 = Land deed

Source 21} 525 = Genealogy
Source 22} 906 = Cemetery rec

Notes: Christian Detwiller was born in September or October 1812 in Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada. One source gives the date of 12 Sep 1812. His parents were Rudolph Dettweiler and Anna M. Wanner. [The spelling of Detwiller varies from generation to generation, and from record to record.] He was the 5th of eight children in the family, which lived on a farm "near the Wanner Meeting House about two miles north-west of Hespler". The family was of the Mennonite faith.

Christian married Marian, sometimes known as Mary Ann, about 1833. Marian was of Scottish birth and was a member of the Presbyterian Church. And thus Christian became a Presbyterian. Their first farm was located in the Township of Waterloo, described as 180 acres on Lot 127 on the East side of the Grand River. It was located about 2 miles north of Hespler, and the residence sat next to a lake. The Waterloo North Land Records record the sale of the land by Henry Wanner and wife Hannah to Christian Detwiler on 1 Aug 1835, for $1,835.00.

The family probably moved to the neighboring county of Fullarton and the community of Motherwell about 1848. Alexander Detwiler, their oldest son when age 18, is listed as the owner of Lot 31, Conc. EMR (East Mitchell Road), Fullarton Twp., Perth County in 1854. However, Christian is shown on a plot map as occupying the East 90 acres in 1854. It is not until 1863 that Christian himself appears as leasing the land. However, in 1850, Christian, Marian and their family were living on the farm on Lot 31. According to the 1850 agricultural census, they now had 8 children. Their last child Susannah appears in the 1851 Canadian census. Lot 31 consisted of 160 acres, with 18 acres under crop and the remaining woods or wildland. They raised wheat, barley, oats, peas, potatoes and turnips. 100 tons of hay was harvested, they made maple syrup, cheese for the market, and produced cloth from wool. They had 10 head of cattle, 7 sheep, and 5 hogs.

In 1861, Christian was now a widower. Seven of his children, namely Hannah, Henry, Andrew, Marion, Mary, John, and Susan were living with him. Their home was a 1½ story log house. Agnes and Alexander had both married and moved out. In 1871, only Hannah, Henry, Andrew, John, and Susan were living at home, as Marion and Mary had married.

In the 1881 and 1891 Canadian censuses, Christian was no longer the head of household. His son Andrew had married Jane Moore, and they had three children. Christian was now living with Andrew's family. It is presumed that they were still living on the East 90 acres of Lot 31, Conc. EMR., Fullarton Township. By grant or gift, dated 13 Feb 1891, the land was transfered to Andrew. It was registered 11 May 1891 in the Fullarton, Perth County, Ont. Abstract Index Vol A.

Christian died 24 Apr 1891 in Fullarton. He was buried the next day in St. Marys Town Cemetery. He does not have a grave marker.

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Photos} None

Immigr'n Date} N/A

Port} N/A

Education: Grade} or Top 2 Degrees}

Military: Service} None for the State of}

Health Condition}
Cause of Death} Diabetes