Simon B. Rickert

Simon married Malinda Hallman on 27 Dec 1899 in Mannheim, Ontario. Malinda (daughter of Aaron B. Hallman and Barbara B. Geiger) was born about 1875 in Waterloo, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Found at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~maryc/water99.htm on October 8, 2006

015772-99 (Waterloo Co) Simon RICKERT 25, farmer, Waterloo, Mannheim, s/o John RICKERT & Sarah BECHTEL married Melinda HALLMAN, 24, Waterloo, Mannheim, d/o Aaron HALLMAN & Barbara GEIGER, witn Josiah HALLMAN of Wilmot & Sarah SHANTZ of Waterloo, 27 December 1899 in Mannheim.

1. Pearl Rickert was born on 29 Sep 1900 in Ontario.

John married Sarah Bechtel. Sarah (daughter of Jacob Bechtel and Maria "Polly" Hallman) was born on 7 Apr 1830; died on 11 May 1887. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jacob married Maria "Polly" Hallman. Maria (daughter of Benjamin Hallman and Elizabeth Detweiler) was born on 10 Sep 1806 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; died on 8 Mar 1873. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Found on Feb 28, 2005 at http://douglas.boddy.com/genealogy/hallman/canada/children.htm

Maria Hallman was born September 10th, 1806, and died March 8th, 1873. She was married to Jacob Bechtel. They resided in North Dumfries Township, Waterloo County, Ontario, near the old "Black Horse" hotel, where they owned a farm of about 150 acres, where he died. After his death, she made her home with her daughter Catharine, who was married to Benjamin Snyder, where she died in the year 1883. They were both members of the Mennonite church, and to these principles they adhered till they died. She was a good mother, and always sought to instil into the minds and hearts of her family the noble and elevating principles of Christianity. They had a family of fourteen children.

Update, 1991, Joan Hallman:
They resided in North Dumfries Township, Waterloo County, on Lot 30, Con. 12 (two miles east of Roseville) where they owned a farm of about 150 acres, where he died in 1875.

Notes:

From Ezra E. Eby Book

Benjamin was born Sept. 18, 1783 in Montgomery Co., Pa where he followed farming. During the great financial depression of 1816-1827 many farmers failed financially and, in order to pay their debts, they sold their farms at great sacrifice. With whatever money they had left, they winded their way to Canada where land could be had cheap and thus made another attempt to gain a free home. As a rule, all these parties in a very few years were the posessors of valuable farms. Benjamin moved to Canada with his family in 1825.

They left Montgomery on May 6, and with two double horse teams and one single horse, crossed the Niagara River from Lewiston to Queenston on a large flat boat and winded their way up to Dundas and through the Beverly Swamp to Waterloo County arriving at Jacob Rosenburger's near Preston where they made a stay of 3 days. Then they moved on a farm 2 miles west of Waterloo. Here he resided until the spring of 1826 when he moved to N. Dumfries Twp. about 1 mile east of Roseville where he had purchased a most beautiful farm of about 200 acres, then nearly all forest. Here Banjamin died Sept. 10, 1879.

He was a member of the mennonite church and lived a strictly moral life. Principles of Christianity were always foremost in his dealings with his fellow men. His advice to his grandchildren was always good. "My earliest recollection of him was when he held us on his knee and instructed us to be a good boy. Three of his sons and a number of gradsons and great grand sons entered the ministry.

On Sept. 2, 1802 he married Elizabeth Dettweiller, daughter of Jacob and Margaret (Harley) Dettweiller.

Benjamin married Elizabeth Detweiler on 2 Sep 1802. Elizabeth (daughter of Jacob Detweiler and Mary Margaret Harley) was born on 8 Aug 1784; died on 9 Aug 1856; was buried in on farm 1 mile east of Roseville / Hallman Mennonite Cemetery, North Dumfries Township, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]