William C. Souder (1816 - 1864)

Born 22 Jan 1816 in Pennsylvania, United States

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Died 22 Sep 1864 at age 48 in Waterloo, Canada West

Biography

William was born in 1816. He was married to Mary Erb.

William Souder, "the second son [of John and Catharine Souder], was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 22nd, 1816, and was raised in Bucks County. When a young man he moved to Canada and settled in Waterloo County in 1837. He was married to Mary, daughter of Daniel and Barbara (Cressman) Erb. She was born May 6th, 1820, and died April 17th, 1884. They reside in different places in the county but finally they settled near Zion, not far from Preston where he followed farming many years. He was a member of the Evangelical Association of which body he was a local minister. His death took place September 22nd, 1864.

- Eby, Ezra E. A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and Other Townships of the County. 1895.

Sources

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209578117/william-c-souder: accessed 02 October 2023), memorial page for Rev William C. Souder (22 Jan 1816–22 Sep 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 209578117, citing First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by Cay Bauman (contributor 49821024).