Theodore Augustus Wismer (1868 - 1948)

Born 27 Nov 1868 in Markham, York, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Georgiana Winifred (Copeland) Wismer — married 7 Aug 1888 in Sandwich, Essex, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 12 Jun 1948 at age 79 in Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Canada

Theodore Augustus Wismer was born on November 27, 1868, in Markham, Ontario, his father, Enos, was 24 and his mother, Jemima, was 28. He married Georgiana Winifred Copeland on August 7, 1888. They had eight children in 20 years. In order to enlist for military service in WWI he lied about his age and acquired the alias middle name of Alexander. During his war career Theodore began in the Kingsville Calvary at the tender age of 16. Quickly he became interested in Medic service and worked with Dr. W. J. Brien of the 99th Battalion. He died on June 12, 1948, in Amherstburg, Ontario, at the age of 79, and was buried in Ontario, Ontario.

Sources

• "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMV4-Y68 : 11 March 2018), Theo Wismer and Georgana Copeland, 07 Aug 1888; citing registration , Essex Centre, Essex, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,870,220.
• "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KH22-8M9 : 18 March 2018), Theadon Wismer, Essex (north/nord), Ontario, Canada; citing p. 3, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
• "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9T-Q756 : 16 March 2018), Theodore Wismer, 1911; citing Census, Essex North Sub-Districts 1-19, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,695.
• Canada, Soldiers of the First World War, 1914-1918; search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=cansoldierwwi&h=765593&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
• "Vermont, St. Albans Canadian Border Crossings, 1895-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQS-VD4X : 16 March 2018), Theodore A Wismer, 1920; citing M1464, Soundex Index to Canadian Border Entries through the St. Albans, Vermont, District, 1895-1924, 404, NARA microfilm publications M1461, M1463, M1464, and M1465 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, publication year); FHL microfilm 1,561,490.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGH-RC4J : 13 December 2015), Theodore Alexander Wismer, 1948; Burial, Kingsville, Essex, Ontario, Canada, North Ridge Cemetery; citingFind A Grave: Memorial #119603256.