Daniel Hebner

     Daniel Hebner was born in 1814 at Grimsby, Upper Canada. He participated in the MacKenzie Rebellion and was arrested December 11, 1837. He was not tried in court but was discharged by commission, after examination, on December 21, 1837. He and Nancy Mustard were married by Reverend William Jenkins on Tuesday, 26 January 1841 at Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada. By the publication of Banns, and his surname was recorded as Heipher. David Mustard and Betsy Hebner witnessed the marriage. He appeared as household head on the census of 1861 at West Oxford Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada. He was listed as: Daniel Heebner, pump maker, born Upper Canada, married 1841, Baptist, age 47, male, male family member, frame one storey house, one vacant house, one house being built. Nancy Hebner, George William Hebner, Sarah C. Hebner, Mary Elizabeth Hebner and Clara Matilda Ann Hebner also appeared in the household. He appeared as household head on the census of 1871 at West Oxford Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada. He was listed as: Hubner, Daniel, male, age 56, born Ontario, Baptist, of German origin, pump maker, married. Nancy Hebner, Mary Elizabeth Hebner, Clara Matilda Ann Hebner and Minette Effie McQuain also appeared in the household. He appeared as household head on the census of 6 April 1881 at Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada. He was recorded as: Hubner, Daniel, male, head, age 66, born Ontario, Baptist, of German origin, trapper, married. Nancy Hebner, Clara Matilda Ann Hebner, Harmon Clayton Frink, Edward Daniel Frink and Minette Effie McQuain also appeared in the household. He and Elizabeth Bowlby were married by Minister J. M. Munroe on Sunday, 25 December 1887 at Centreville, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada. He was 73, living in Centreville, born in Grimsby, widower, pump maker, Baptist. She was 63, living in Putnamville, born in Indianapolis, widow, Baptist. Franklin Lynn Wixson and Eleanor Wixson witnessed the marriage. He appeared as household head on the census of 15 April 1891 at Oxford West, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada. He was recorded as: Hebner, D, male, age 76, married, head, born Ontario, father born Denmark, mother born Hamburg, Baptist, able to read and write. Elizabeth Hebner also appeared in the household. Daniel died on Tuesday, 23 July 1895 at West Oxford Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada, at age 81 years, due to heart disease. R. Williamson was listed as the informant. There was a poem written about him by James McIntyre. An image of the published poem can be found here.