Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Ruby Philipina Schweitzer

Female 1902 - 1990  (87 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Ruby Philipina Schweitzer was born 24 Jan 1902, , Perth Co., Ontario, Canada (daughter of John Martin "Martin" Schweitzer and Elizabeth Engel); died 1990; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Ruby Philipina Wilken
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-110733

    Ruby — Russel H. Wilken. Russel (son of John Rapien Friedrick George Wilken and Anna Metz) was born 4 Feb 1897, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Jan 1976, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Ken Wilken was born 1928, of, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Sep 2009, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Martin "Martin" SchweitzerJohn Martin "Martin" Schweitzer was born 18 Sep 1873, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Jacob Schweitzer and Elzsabeth Ritter); died 1 Sep 1920, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75852613
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-48992

    Notes:

    Mr. Martin Schweitzer of the 7th line of Mornington, who was seriously injured in a gravel pit, cave-in about four weeks ago, succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday, Sept. 1st, although everything that medical skill could devise and good nursing accomplish was exercised in the hope of saving his life. An opera-tion afforded temporary relief, but his internal organs were so badly bruised that nature was prevented from functioning. He is survived by his wife (nee Elizabeth Engel) and a family of two children, Ruby, aged about 17, and Conrad, about 13, who have the sympathy of the entire community in their severe affliction. Mr. Schweitzer was an industrious, hardworking and thrifty man and was held in very highest esteem by his neighbors. He was for a number of years elder in the Lutheran Church. He early demise is generally regretted by the community.

    Milverton Sun.

    John — Elizabeth Engel. Elizabeth (daughter of Conrad Engel) was born 27 Aug 1879, Of, Perth Co., Ontario; died 21 Sep 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 24 Sep 1962, Greenwood Cemetery, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Elizabeth Engel was born 27 Aug 1879, Of, Perth Co., Ontario (daughter of Conrad Engel); died 21 Sep 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 24 Sep 1962, Greenwood Cemetery, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75852673
    • Name: Elizabeth Schweitzer
    • Eby ID Number: dnf-110739

    Notes:

    Mrs. Elizabeth Schweitzer - Elmira - Mrs. Elizabeth Schweitzer, 83, of Elmira, formerly of Poole, died at K-W Hospital Friday after a lengthy illness. She was a native of Poole and was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Engel. Her husband, Martin, died in 1920. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Poole. Surviving are one son, Conrad of Yatton, a daughter, Mrs. Russell (Ruby) Wilken of Elmira; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Four sisters and one brother predeceased her. The family will be at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor, Elmira, until Monday noon when removal will be made to St. John's Lutheran Church, Pole, for service at 2: 30 pm. Rev. R. Reisdorf will officiate. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Milverton. The casket will be open at the church from 1 pm until the service.

    Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

    Children:
    1. Conrad Jacob Schweitzer was born 25 Oct 1907, Alma Township, Perth Co., Ontario; died 22 Feb 1974, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario.
    2. 1. Ruby Philipina Schweitzer was born 24 Jan 1902, , Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1990; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Jacob Schweitzer was born 27 Mar 1844, , Germany (son of John Conrad "Conrad" Schweitzer and Ann Klautz); died 12 Feb 1919, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28408431
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-37322
    • Occupation: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    In Loving Memory. Died At Mornington, on Wednesday, Feb.12th, 1919 Jacob Schweitzer Aged 74 years, 10 months and 14 days The Funeral Will leave his late residence, 7th Concession, Mornington, on Friday, February 14, at 1.30 p.m. Short service at the house commencing at one o'clock. sevice will be held in the Lutheran Church after interment. Interment at Greenwood cemetery, Milverton.

    Funeral Card

    Jacob — Elzsabeth Ritter. Elzsabeth (daughter of Philip Ritter and Elizabeth Maria Knechtel) was born 13 Jun 1850, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 29 Sep 1850, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Feb 1925, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Elzsabeth Ritter was born 13 Jun 1850, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 29 Sep 1850, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Philip Ritter and Elizabeth Maria Knechtel); died 9 Feb 1925, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28408493
    • Name: Elzsabeth Schweitzer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-74886
    • Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelist
    • Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    DIED At Mornington, on Monday, Feb. 9th, 1925 ELIZABETH RITTER (Relict of the late Jacob Schwietzer) AGED 74 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AND 27 DAYS.

    The Funeral

    Will leave her late residence, on Thursday, February 12th, 1925, at 2 o'clock p.m., for Greenwood Cemetery, Milverton, where interment will take place. Service in the Lutheran Church, Milverton after burial. A short service will be held at the house commencing at 1.30 o'clock p.m.

    Funeral Card

    Children:
    1. Austin Schweitzer died Yes, date unknown.
    2. John Conrad Schweitzer was born Apr 1872, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Aug 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 18 Aug 1962, Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 2. John Martin "Martin" Schweitzer was born 18 Sep 1873, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Sep 1920, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario.
    4. Jacob R. Schweitzer was born 1 Jul 1878, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Jan 1960, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario.
    5. George Henry Schweitzer was born 1880, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 30 Jun 1967, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 3 Jul 1967, Greenwood Cemetery, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario.
    6. Phillip Milton "Milton" Schweitzer was born 18 May 1887, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 28 Jun 1971, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario.

  3. 6.  Conrad Engel was born CA 1849; died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-370522

    Children:
    1. 3. Elizabeth Engel was born 27 Aug 1879, Of, Perth Co., Ontario; died 21 Sep 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 24 Sep 1962, Greenwood Cemetery, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John Conrad "Conrad" Schweitzer was born 1806, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Name: Conrad Schweitzer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-208

    John — Ann Klautz. Ann was born CA 1805, of, Germany; died Bef 1866. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Ann Klautz was born CA 1805, of, Germany; died Bef 1866.

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    • Name: Ann Schweitzer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-590

    Children:
    1. John Conrad Schweitzer was born 13 Feb 1830, , Germany; died 1915, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Martin Schweitzer was born 13 Aug 1832, Effingen, Baden, Germany; died 27 Jan 1904; was buried , Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Agnes Schweitzer was born 6 Aug 1833, , Germany; died 27 Mar 1918, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Regina Schweitzer was born 14 Oct 1835, , Germany; died 19 Apr 1914, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Rickey Switzer was born 1840, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Maria "Mary" Schweitzer was born 17 Feb 1840, , Germany; died 12 May 1921; was buried , Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Ursula Anna Schweitzer was born 3 Oct 1841, , Germany; died 30 Mar 1931, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. 4. Jacob Schweitzer was born 27 Mar 1844, , Germany; died 12 Feb 1919, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario.
    9. Anna Schweitzer was born CALC 20 Jul 1859, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Apr 1887, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 10.  Philip Ritter was born 29 Apr 1819, , Germany; died 4 Oct 1898; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-114399
    • Occupation: 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Occupation: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelist
    • Occupation: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Philip married Elizabeth Maria Knechtel 30 Sep 1849, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of Johann Philip "Philip" Knechtel and Anna Eva Jung) was born 7 Oct 1829, , Germany; died 11 Jun 1904; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Elizabeth Maria Knechtel was born 7 Oct 1829, , Germany (daughter of Johann Philip "Philip" Knechtel and Anna Eva Jung); died 11 Jun 1904; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Elizabeth Maria Ritter
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-114510
    • Immigration: 1832, , Canada
    • Residence: 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelist
    • Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. 5. Elzsabeth Ritter was born 13 Jun 1850, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 29 Sep 1850, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Feb 1925, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario.
    2. Valentine Ritter was born 22 Jul 1852, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 19 Sep 1852, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Apr 1894, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Philip Ritter was born 19 Aug 1854, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1936.
    4. William K. Ritter was born 14 Aug 1856, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Jan 1922, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Floradale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Catherine Ritter was born 1858, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Catharine Ritter was born CALC 30 Aug 1858, , Ontario, Canada; died 20 Feb 1880, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Mary Ritter was born 7 Jun 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Apr 1957, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Heinrich "Henry" Ritter was born 6 Mar 1863, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Nov 1945, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. John K. Ritter was born Feb 1865, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1957; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Daniel K. Ritter was born 12 Dec 1867, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 May 1951, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Jacob K. Ritter was born 29 Apr 1870, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Apr 1963, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 11 Apr 1963, Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Annie Ritter was born 14 Apr 1873, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1966, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.