Emily Alleda Burkholder
ID # 3725, (1865-1943)
| Father | Joel Burkholder (1833-1876) |
| Mother | Hannah Catharine Taylor (1840-1916) |
| Baptism | Emily Alleda Burkholder was baptized on 4 April 1865 at Barton Township, Canada West. |
| Baptism | She was baptized on 18 November 1877 at Barton Township, Ontario. |
| Marriage | She married Alfred Muma, son of Michael Muma and Elizabeth Matthews, in August 1917 at Toronto, York County, Ontario. Due to fading, information on the marriage registration of Alfred and Emily is difficult to read. There is enough, however, to compare with Emily's death registration of 1943 and to identify her reasonably well. Mrge reg. 004167-17 Toronto, York Co. Alfred Muma, 63, widower, farmer, Baptist. Residence 'Elorose', Saskatchewan. Born Brant, Ont. Parents Michael Muma and Elizabeth Matthews. Mrs. George Street, 52, widow, Methodist. Born Barton, Ont., residence Delhi, Ont. Parents Joel (or Josh.) Burkholder and Catharine Taylor. Witnesses Richard Burrow and Ellen M. Patterson, both of Toronto. At Toronto on illeg. date in August of 1917, by Chas. W. Coulter, illeg., Ontario, Methodist. Alfred's residence, shown as 'Elorose', Saskatchewan, is apparently Elrose which is located in south central Saskatchewan. |
| Death | She died on 25 December 1943 at Preston, Waterloo Co., Ontario, at age 78. |
| Burial | She was buried on 28 December 1943 at Delhi Cemetery, Norfolk County. |
| Note | Bill Martin's website carries Ida Reed's excellent transcription of Wesleyan Methodist baptisms. Here we find the following for Emily: Vol. 3, page 559, County Wentworth, area Barton Township, name Emily Alleda, parents Burkholder, Joel and and Hannah C. (middle name was Catharine). Residence, birth place and baptism place all Barton. Birth date 1865-04-04, baptism date 1877-11-16, by Rev. J. H. Robinson. Five children of Joel and Hannah C. are shown in these records. Emily Alleda Burkholder was first married to G. H. Street on Dec. 15, 1887, at Hamilton. They are both shown as born in Canada and age 22. They are both resident in Hamilton. Her given name is shown as Edie. Her parents are shown as Joe and Catharine. George Henry Street died in Delhi, Norfolk County, in 1912. Death reg. 038163-43 Preston, Waterloo County Emily Alleda Muma died December 25, 1943. Place of death and residence R. R. 1, Preston, Kitchener Highway, Waterloo County Widowed, born Barton Township on April 4, 1865. Age 78 yrs., 8 mos., 21 dys. Husband Alfred Muma, deceased. Parents Joseph Burkholder and - Taylor, both born Ontario. Informant Ronald Street, R. R. 1, Preston, son. Place of burial Delhi, Ontario, December 28, 1943. Emily is buried with her husband George Street in Delhi Cemetery. See Norfolk County Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society's transcription for this cemetery. |
| Last Edited | 3 Dec 2016 |