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

Jack Braun

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Jack Braun

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Henry John "Harry" Braun was born 7 Apr 1898, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Emil E. F. Braun and Lucinda Niergarth); died 5 Apr 1979, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Harry Braun
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-382134
    • Residence: 1974, 742 Sherring St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Henry — Edna Rose "Rose" Bernhardt. Edna (daughter of Henry Martin Bernhardt and Rose Marie Wehrle) was born 10 Aug 1909, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Oct 1973, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 29 Oct 1973, Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Edna Rose "Rose" Bernhardt was born 10 Aug 1909, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Henry Martin Bernhardt and Rose Marie Wehrle); died 26 Oct 1973, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 29 Oct 1973, Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Church Membership: St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Name: Edna Rose "Rose" Braun
    • Name: Rose Bernhardt
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-382133
    • Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1973, Keswick, , Ontario
    • Residence: 1974, 742 Sherring St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    MRS. HARRY BRAUN
    Mrs. Harry Braun of 742 Sherring St., a lifelong resident of Preston, died Friday at South Waterloo Memorial Hospital. She was 64.
    The former Edna Bernhardt was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church and is survived by her husband, Harry; one son, Jack of Guelph; one daughter, Mrs. Neil (Audrey) Eby of Cambridge (Preston); three brothers, Louis and Harold, both of Cambridge (Preston) and Irvin of Kingston; three sisters, Mrs. Clinton (Ruth) Dale of Cambridge (Galt) Mrs. Stan (Isabel) DeBrusk of Cambridge (Hespeler) and Mrs. Norman (Rose) Woods of Keswick; six grandchildren and one great grandchild.
    Mrs. Braun will be at the Barthel-Stager Funeral Home, corner of Queen and Argyle Streets, Cambridge (Preston) from this afternoon.
    Funeral and committal services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at St. Peter's. Interment will follow at Park Lawn Cemetery.


    K-W Record Oct. 27/73

    Children:
    1. 1. Jack Braun
    2. Audrey Lorraine Braun


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Emil E. F. Braun was born 6 Mar 1864, , Germany (son of Baldwin Braun and Louisa Knelsen); died 1957; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-41519
    • Immigration: 1889
    • Citizenship: 1890
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Painter

    Emil married Lucinda Niergarth 17 Jul 1897, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Lucinda (daughter of Henry Niergarth and Maria "Mary" Brodrecht) was born 21 Nov 1874, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1965; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Lucinda Niergarth was born 21 Nov 1874, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Henry Niergarth and Maria "Mary" Brodrecht); died 1965; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Lucinda Braun
    • Name: Lucinda Bryan
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-144883
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Button Factory Worker
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. 2. Henry John "Harry" Braun was born 7 Apr 1898, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Apr 1979, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Louisa Braun was born 30 Mar 1899, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Gertrude Emilia Braun was born 7 Mar 1900, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Feb 1976, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 6 Feb 1976, Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Irene Rose Braun was born 1901, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 6.  Henry Martin Bernhardt was born 2 Mar 1883, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Peter Louis "Louis" Bernhardt and Caroline Zimmer); died 25 Dec 1953, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 28 Dec 1953, Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Charles Bernhardt
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-380762
    • Occupation: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Moulder, Foundry
    • Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    Henry Bernhardt

    PRESTON - Henry H. Bernhardt, 70, well-known lifelong resident of Preston, died suddenly at his home, 305 Hamilton St., Preston, early Friday morning. Mr. Bernhardt had been ailing for a year and seriously ill for a week. A moulder by occupation he was employed with Clare Bros., in that capacity for some 40 years and for a short time with Shantz Foundry. He retired from moulding in 1948. An active member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Mr. Bernhardt was a member of the church board and secretary-treasurer of the Sunday school. He was financial secretary of the Preston Independent Order of Foresters. A member of the Moulder's Union, he was secretary-treasurer of that organization until a short time after his retirement in 1948. As a hobby he was a member of the Preston crokinole club. He was married in Preston in 1908. His wife, the former Rose Marie Wehrle, survives with four daughters, Mrs. H. (Edna) Braun of Preston, Mrs. C. (Ruth) Dale of Galt, Mrs. S. (Isobel) Debrusk of Preston, Mrs. N. (Rose) Wood of Galt; three sons, Harold, Irvin and Lewis of Preston; two brothers, George of Galt and Jake of Toronto and a sister, Mrs. H. Davis of Madison, N.J. Twelve grandchildren and an aunt, Mrs. George Haller of Preston, also survive. The body is at the Stager-Pass Funeral Home, where the funeral will be held Monday, at 2 p.m. Interment will be in Park Lawn Cemetery, Preston. Rev. J. S. Dauphinee of St. Peter's Lutheran Church will officiate.

    Kitchener-Waterloo Record 26 Dec 1953 pg 5

    Henry married Rose Marie Wehrle 12 Oct 1908, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Rose (daughter of Franz Andreas "Frank" Wehrle and Barbara Elisabeth "Elizabeth" Koch) was born Mar 1883, , Ontario, Canada; died 1965; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Rose Marie Wehrle was born Mar 1883, , Ontario, Canada (daughter of Franz Andreas "Frank" Wehrle and Barbara Elisabeth "Elizabeth" Koch); died 1965; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Rose Marie Bernhardt
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-380763
    • Residence: 1891, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. Louis Bernhardt
    2. Irvin Bernhardt died Bef 1986.
    3. 3. Edna Rose "Rose" Bernhardt was born 10 Aug 1909, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Oct 1973, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 29 Oct 1973, Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Ruth Bernhardt was born Jan 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Apr 1994, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Isabel Marie Bernhardt was born 29 Feb 1912, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2003; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Harold G. "Barney" Bernhardt was born 1915, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Jun 1980, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Grace Bernhardt was born 22 Dec 1919, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Dec 1919, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 23 Dec 1919, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Louis F. Bernhardt was born 1925, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Jul 1992, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 30 Jul 1992, Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Baldwin Braun died Bef 1901.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-41526

    Baldwin — Louisa Knelsen. Louisa was born 17 Aug 1837, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Louisa Knelsen was born 17 Aug 1837, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Louisa Braun
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-41525
    • Immigration: 1899, , Canada
    • Residence: 1901, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Children:
    1. 4. Emil E. F. Braun was born 6 Mar 1864, , Germany; died 1957; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 10.  Henry Niergarth was born 7 Apr 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Jacob Niergarth and Elisabetha Carolina "Carolina" Christman); died 21 Apr 1933, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-44134
    • Occupation: 1873, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Painter
    • Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Painter
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Fireman
    • Illness: 1911; Cant Work
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1933, 742 Sherring St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1933, 30 Troy St., Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    HENRY NIERGARTH The death occurred shortly before noon today of Henry Niergarth, 30 Troy street, age 82 years. Mr. Niergarth had been ill since Monday. He had suffered a stroke. His wife survives with four daughters, Mrs. E. F. Braun, Preston, Mrs. W. U. Root, Midland, Mrs Arthur Nichol, Vancouver, Mrs. Jack Mahn, city, and one brother, Philip Niergarth, city. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.

    Kitchener Daily Record 21 Apr 1933 Pg 15

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    HENRY NIERGARTH Funeral services for the late Henry Niergarth, who passed away yesterday, will be held at the Schreiter Funeral Home on Monday afternoon at three o'clock. Dr. J. Maurer will officiate and interment will take place in Waterloo Mount Hope cemetery. Remains will rest at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. J. Mahn, 30 Troy street, until Monday, when they will be brought to the funeral home for services.

    Kitchener Daily Record 22 Apr 1933 Pg 13

    Henry married Maria "Mary" Brodrecht 29 Apr 1873, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Maria (daughter of Jacob Brodrecht and Sybilla Rueffer) was born 7 Feb 1856, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Jun 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Maria "Mary" Brodrecht was born 7 Feb 1856, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Jacob Brodrecht and Sybilla Rueffer); died 14 Jun 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Maria "Mary" Niergarth
    • Name: Mary Brodrecht
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-44135
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1933, 30 Troy St., Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1937, 108 Simeon St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    MRS. M. NIERGARTH Mrs. Mary Niergarth, 107 Simeon street, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jack Mahn, early this morning in her 82nd year after a brief illness. The deceased was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Brodrecht, and was born at New Hamburg on February 7, 1856. She was a member of the First English Lutheran church. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Emil Braun, Preston, Mrs. W. E. Rood[Root], Midland, Mrs. Arthur Nickol, Vancouver, and Mrs. Jack Mahn, Kitchener, one brother, Werner Brodrecht, Spokane, Wash., 22 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. Her husband, Henry Niergarth, predeceased her four years ago.

    Funeral services will be held from Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home on Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock to Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo, for interment. Rev. A. G. Jacobi will officiate.

    The remains will rest at the home of Mrs. Jack Mahn, 107 Simeon street, until 11 a.m. Wednesday when they will be moved to the funeral home for the service.

    Kitchener Daily Record 14 Jun 1937 Pg 15

    Children:
    1. 5. Lucinda Niergarth was born 21 Nov 1874, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1965; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Lavina Niergarth was born 5 Jan 1878, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Mary Niergarth was born 26 Nov 1881; died 26 Nov 1881; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Rosa M. Niergarth was born 1883, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Rosa Amanda Nieirgarth was born 18 Jun 1883, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Edna Elizabeth Niergarth was born 7 Feb 1890, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Mar 1981, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 12.  Peter Louis "Louis" Bernhardt was born CALC 18 Sep 1857, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Henry Bernhardt and Dorthea Rahn); died 6 Feb 1936, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 8 Feb 1936, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Louis Bernhardt
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-111904
    • Residence: 1861, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1871, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1882, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer, ?
    • Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Peter married Caroline Zimmer 9 May 1882, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Caroline (daughter of Jacob Zimmer and Caroline Young) was born Jun 1861, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1942; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Caroline Zimmer was born Jun 1861, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Jacob Zimmer and Caroline Young); died 1942; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Caroline Bernhardt
    • Name: Carrie Zimmer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-70581
    • Residence: 1882, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic

    Children:
    1. 6. Henry Martin Bernhardt was born 2 Mar 1883, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Dec 1953, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 28 Dec 1953, Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. George Louis Bernhardt was born 10 Apr 1887, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States; died 27 Jun 1969; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Jacob Peter Bernhardt was born 1891; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Caroline "Carrie" Bernhardt was born 24 Nov 1893, Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died Apr 1976, Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, United States; was buried , Polk Memorial Gardens, Columbus, Polk, North Carolina, United States.

  7. 14.  Franz Andreas "Frank" Wehrle was born 19 Nov 1815, Breisach, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany; was christened 19 Nov 1815, Breisach, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany (son of Franz Joseph Wehrle and Skolastika Wipf); died 17 Oct 1888, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 19 Oct 1888, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Frank Wehrle
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-352931
    • Occupation: 1852, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Music Master
    • Residence: 1864, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1871, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1881, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Musician

    Franz married Barbara Elisabeth "Elizabeth" Koch 12 Jun 1874, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Barbara was born 18 Jul 1844, , Prussia, Germany; died 28 Sep 1909, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Barbara Elisabeth "Elizabeth" Koch was born 18 Jul 1844, , Prussia, Germany; died 28 Sep 1909, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Birth: , Hessen, Germany
    • Name: Barbara Elisabeth "Elizabeth" Wehrle
    • Name: Elisabeth Koch
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-352932
    • Residence: 1874, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1891, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Washerwoman
    • Residence: 1891, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. Jacob Emil Wehrle was born 1 Apr 1875, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1945; was buried , Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Annie Elizabeth Wehrle was born 25 Aug 1876, , Ontario, Canada; died 25 Aug 1955; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Catherine Wehrle was born 1878, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. 7. Rose Marie Wehrle was born Mar 1883, , Ontario, Canada; died 1965; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. John Wehrle was born 1885, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Frank Wehrle was born 1890, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.