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

Ruth Hofstetter

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Ruth Hofstetter

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Simon Edward "Edward" Hofstetter was born 11 Sep 1889, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Friedrich Wilhelm "Frederick" Hofstetter and Carolina "Caroline" Golbeck); died 22 Feb 1951, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Edward Hofstetter
    • Residence: 73 Elgin St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: Victoriaburg (Wilmot Township), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-76551
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Edward S. Hofstetter

    Edward S. Hofstetter, 61, of 73 Elgin St. died at his home yesterday after a lengthy illness.

    A native of Wilmot Centre, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Hofstetter. He was an employee of the Baetz Furniture Co., Ltd., and a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church.

    Surviving are his widow, the formed Amelia Rueffer, whom he married in Petersburg in 1916; one son, Earl of Kitchener; two daughters, Mrs. Omer (Ruth) Gagnier of Windsor and Mrs. Robert (Marie) Mahn of Kitchener; two brothers, Samuel of Victoriaburg, Ont., and Orphen of Toronto; two sisters, Mrs. Aldon Snider of Kitchener and Mrs. Gertrude Hux of Dowagiac, Mich.; six grandchildren.

    The body will rest at the Rate-Bechtel Funeral Home until Monday noon when removal will be made to St. Paul's Church for the funeral at 2 p.m. Burial will he in Woodland Cemetery with Ilex'. Arthur Eissfeldt, St. Paul's Church pastor, officiating.

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    Samuel Hofstetter

    The death occurred at the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital last Friday of Samuel Hofstetter, at the age of 70 years, following an illness of two months' duration. Deceased was born in Wilmot Township, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Hofstetter, and spent his entire life in the community where he was well and favorably known. Up to the time of his last illness he farmed on the Bleam's Road, at Victoriaburg. Surviving are one brother, Orphen, Toronto, and two sisters, Mrs. Aldon Snider of Kitchener and Mrs. Gertrude Hux of Dowagiac, Mich. He was predeceased by two brother and four sisters. The funeral took place on Sunday afternoon with service at the Wilmot Centre Evangelical, United Brethren Church, and burial in the Wilmot Centre Cemetery. Rev. C. R. Kauth, pastor of the church, conducted the funeral services.

    New Hamburg Independent, January 25, 1952

    Simon married Emilia "Amelia" Rueffer 4 Nov 1916, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Emilia (daughter of Conrad Henry Rueffer and Elisabeth L. Lippert) was born 14 Jan 1891, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Sep 1951, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Emilia "Amelia" Rueffer was born 14 Jan 1891, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Conrad Henry Rueffer and Elisabeth L. Lippert); died 9 Sep 1951, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Emilia "Amelia" Hofstetter
    • Name: Emilie Rueffer
    • Name: Emma Rueffer
    • Residence: 73 Elgin St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-283030
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1911, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. 1. Ruth Hofstetter
    2. Earl P. Hofstetter was born 1918; died 26 Feb 2000, Collingwood, Nottawasaga Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Marie Katherine Hofstetter was born 25 Dec 1925; died 10 Feb 2011, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Friedrich Wilhelm "Frederick" HofstetterFriedrich Wilhelm "Frederick" Hofstetter was born 3 Jul 1849, , Germany (son of Wilhelm "William Hofstetter and Maria Magdalena "Magdalena" Wernwag); died 16 Aug 1910, Victoriaburg (Wilmot Township), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: William Frederick "Frederick" Hostettler
    • Name: William Hofstetter
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-154020
    • Immigration: 1854, , Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; laborer
    • Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

    Notes:

    FindAGrave records that he is born in Mannheim, Mannheimer Stadtkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, documentation needed.

    Friedrich married Carolina "Caroline" Golbeck 23 May 1871, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Carolina (daughter of Johann Friederich "John" Goldbeck and Sophia Rachow) was born 23 Mar 1851, , Mecklenburg, Germany; died 24 Aug 1905, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Carolina "Caroline" Golbeck was born 23 Mar 1851, , Mecklenburg, Germany (daughter of Johann Friederich "John" Goldbeck and Sophia Rachow); died 24 Aug 1905, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Carolina "Caroline" Hofstetter
    • Name: Caroline Golbeck
    • Name: Caroline Goldbeck
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-76545
    • Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran Protestant
    • Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Children:
    1. Malinda Hofstetter was born 21 Feb 1872, , Ontario, Canada; died 21 May 1872, , Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Sussanna Hofstetter was born 1874, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Magdalena Hofstetter was born 12 May 1874, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jul 1930, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. William Alva "Alva" Hofstetter was born Between 1876 and 1877, , Ontario, Canada; died 26 May 1902, Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Alvin Hofstetter was born 1876, , Ontario, Canada; died 28 Apr 1902, Trafalgar Township, Halton, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Sophia Hostettler was born 25 Jul 1878, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died 19 Sep 1907; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Maria Hofstetter was born 1879, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Maude Marie "Maria" Hofstetter was born 25 Jul 1880, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Jul 1931, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Nathaniel Sam Hofstetter was born 6 Aug 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Jan 1952; was buried , Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    10. Clara Hofstetter was born 16 Aug 1883, , Ontario, Canada; died 17 Jul 1964; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Carolina "Lizzie" Hofstetter was born 18 Sep 1885, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    12. Gertrude E. "Gertie" Hofstetter was born 18 Sep 1885, , Ontario, Canada; died 11 Dec 1979, Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan, United States; was buried , Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    13. Olive Hofstetter was born 9 Oct 1887, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Feb 1950; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    14. 2. Simon Edward "Edward" Hofstetter was born 11 Sep 1889, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Feb 1951, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    15. Orfen Hofstetter was born 7 Aug 1892, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Jan 1968, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Cemetery, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  Conrad Henry Rueffer was born 21 Oct 1859, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Conrad Rueffer and Amalia Hofmeister); died 27 Apr 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Conrad Rüffer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-76847
    • Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1911, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1911, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1937, 42 Hohner Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    CONRAD H. RUEFFER

    A sudden heart attack caused the death yesterday of Conrad H. Ruof fer, 42 Hohner avenue. Deceased had returned from a walk and complained of not feeling well. He lay down while awaiting dinner, and expired as he was resting. He was in his 78th year.

    Born in Petersburg, deceased had lived there until his retirement some 10 years ago. He was a prominent livestock man, and had conducted a wholesale butcher business in Petersburg for more than 60 years. He also operated a farm there, and had a wide field of acquaintances.
    For many years the late Mr. Rueffer was prominent in municipal politics, and served several terms on the Wilmot township council. He was a lifelong member of the Petersburg Lutheran church, continuing his membership when he moved to Kitchener.

    Surviving are three sons and six daughters, Peter and William of Kitchener, "Coonie" of Petersburg, Mrs. Edward Hofstetter, Mrs. Clayton Schallhorn, Mrs. Edward Schneider and Miss Irene, all of Kitchener, Mrs. Henry L. Miller, Baden, and Mrs. H. V. Huras of London. His wife, nee Elizabeth Lippert, two sons and one daughter, predeceased him. Also surviving are two brothers, John of Kitchener, Henry of Baden, and one sister, Mrs. John K. Schmidt, Calgary, Alta.

    Funeral services will be held from his late residence Sunday afternoon. at two o'clock to the Petersburg Lutheran church for services at 3.00, and interment in the Petersburg cemetery. Rev. C. A. Kramer, pastor of the Petersburg church will be in charge. The remains will be at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until Friday noon.

    Conrad married Elisabeth L. Lippert 15 Feb 1887, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elisabeth (daughter of Friederich "Fred" Lippert and Maria "Mary" Lang) was born 4 Mar 1866, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Oct 1917, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Elisabeth L. Lippert was born 4 Mar 1866, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Friederich "Fred" Lippert and Maria "Mary" Lang); died 15 Oct 1917, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Elisabeth L. Rueffer
    • Name: Elisabetha Lippert
    • Name: Lizzie Lippert
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-76848
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1911, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. Irene Rueffer
    2. Maria "Mary" Rueffer was born 14 May 1888, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Jul 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 3. Emilia "Amelia" Rueffer was born 14 Jan 1891, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Sep 1951, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Peter Ludwig Rueffer was born 16 Mar 1892, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1972; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. William Adam Rueffer was born 5 Apr 1894, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Nov 1967, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Ida Marie Rueffer was born 20 Feb 1896, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 May 1981, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 8 May 1981, Fairmount Cemetery, Baden, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Elizabeth Rueffer was born 15 Apr 1898, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 May 1973, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Forest Lawn Cemetery, London, Middlesex Co., Ontario.
    8. Conrad Henry Rueffer was born 9 May 1900, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1969; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. John Rueffer was born 21 May 1902, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 May 1903; was buried , Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Mary K. Rueffer was born 21 May 1902, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Nov 1998, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Emma Elizabeth Rueffer was born 23 Oct 1907, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Aug 1993, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Wilhelm "William Hofstetter was born 19 Nov 1822, Beerfelden, Odenwaldkreis, Hessen, Germany (son of Johann Peter "Peter" Hofstätter and Elizabeth Christine Seip); died 12 May 1898, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Wilhelm Hofstetter
    • Name: William Hofstetter
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-123490
    • Occupation: 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Labourer
    • Residence: 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: Bef 1898, Victoriaburg (Wilmot Township), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Hofstetter.-On the 12th of May, 1898, in Baden, Waterloo Co., Ont., Bro. William Hofstetter, aged 75 years, 5 months and 23 days. He had been ill for several weeks. On Saturday afternoon, the 14th, the remains were taken to the Mennonite cemetery near Mannheim, of which church the deceased was a member, where they were laid in their last resting place. A large number of sympathizing friends attended the funeral. The services were conducted by Daniel Wismer and Tobias Bowman. Bro. Hofstetter came here from Germany. He lived hear Victoriaburg for many years till his retirement a few years ago, when his son William took the farm. He then moved to Baden with his wife, who is still living, although she is very ill and small hopes are entertained for her recovery.

    Herald of Truth, Vol. XXXV, No. 11, June 1, 1898 - page 172, 173

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    William Hofstetter, father-in-law of Mr. John Schenk, was called to eternal rest on Thursday, May 12th, and buried in the Mennonite cemetery in Mannheim on Saturday, accompanied by a great crowd. He was born in the year 1822 in Beergelden, Hess-Darmstadt, and came to Berlin, Canada 44 years ago. He had married Maria Magdalena Wereg in Germany, and from this marriage, 8 children were born, one girl of whom died. From Berlin he moved to Wilmot, where he farmed for 30 years. Three and a half years ago, he moved to Baden and settled into retirement at his son-in-law's.

    He is survived by his deeply saddened widow, who suffered an eye ailment 40 years ago and has been completely blind for 11 years. Besides his 7 surviving children, he leaves 39 grandchildren. Three grandchildren have died. He died of a heart ailment. His wife is confined to her bed because of frailty and a lung ailment, and was not able to attend the burial. Rev. Tobias Baumann preached from Isaiah, Chapt. 3, 10-11 and Rev. Daniel Wismer from the gospel of John, Chapt. 11, 19-26. He lived to be 75 years, 5 months and 11 days old. (poem follows)

    Berliner Journal May 19, 1898 Page 5 Column 2 Translated by: Patricia J. Kauk

    Wilhelm married Maria Magdalena "Magdalena" Wernwag 27 Feb 1848, Reutlingen, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Maria (daughter of Samuel Wernwag and Maria Margareth Hecht) was born 27 Jul 1824, , Germany; died 22 May 1898, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Maria Magdalena "Magdalena" Wernwag was born 27 Jul 1824, , Germany (daughter of Samuel Wernwag and Maria Margareth Hecht); died 22 May 1898, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Misfortune: blind from 1887
    • Name: Lena Wereg
    • Name: Lena Wernsweg
    • Name: Magdalena
    • Name: Magdalena Wereoach
    • Name: Maria Magdalena "Magdalena" Hofstetter
    • Name: Maria Magdalena Wereg
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-137974
    • Residence: 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Maria is reported to have been born in Wurttemberger Hof, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, documentation needed.

    Med. Note:
    Blind from 1887

    Children:
    1. 4. Friedrich Wilhelm "Frederick" Hofstetter was born 3 Jul 1849, , Germany; died 16 Aug 1910, Victoriaburg (Wilmot Township), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Adolph Gustav Hofstetter was born 2 Jan 1851, , Germany; died 15 Feb 1932, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    3. Jacob Hofstetter was born 4 Jul 1855, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 2 Sep 1855, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Mar 1935, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Maria Hochsteller was born 1860, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Christian Henry "Henry" Hofstetter was born 16 Aug 1857, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 25 Oct 1857; died 5 Oct 1911, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hamburg Reformed Menn. Cem., New Hamburg, Waterloo, ON.
    6. Mary Margaretha Hofstetter was born 13 Jul 1860, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Dec 1927, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Fairmount Cemetery, Baden, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Christian Hofstetter was born 17 Apr 1863, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Jan 1930, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    8. Christina Hofstetter was born 1876, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 10.  Johann Friederich "John" Goldbeck was born 27 Apr 1813, Bandelstorf, Landkreis Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; died 11 Oct 1878, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Bamberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Johann Friederich "John" Golbeck
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-35212
    • Residence: 1851, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1852, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Blacksmith
    • Occupation: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Blacksmith
    • Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran Protestant
    • Occupation: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Blacksmith
    • Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Johann married Sophia Rachow 21 Sep 1851, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Sophia was born 30 Jul 1830, , Germany; died 25 Apr 1896; was buried , St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Bamberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Sophia Rachow was born 30 Jul 1830, , Germany; died 25 Apr 1896; was buried , St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Bamberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Sophia Goldbeck
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-35213
    • Residence: 1851, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran Protestant
    • Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. 5. Carolina "Caroline" Golbeck was born 23 Mar 1851, , Mecklenburg, Germany; died 24 Aug 1905, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Susanna Golbeck was born 7 Sep 1855, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 21 Oct 1855, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Sep 1893, Center Line, Macomb, Michigan, United States; was buried , Saint Clement Cemetery, Center Line, Macomb, Michigan, United States.
    3. John Golbeck was born 27 Aug 1857, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Oct 1926, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church, Bamberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Louis "Louie" Golbeck was born 17 Mar 1858, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Oct 1930, Etobicoke, York Co., Ontario; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Sophia Golbeck was born 17 Sep 1859, , Ontario, Canada; was christened 22 Jan 1860, St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church, Bamberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Josephine Goldbeck was born 7 Sep 1860, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Aug 1918, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Maria Goldbeck was born 26 Nov 1861; was christened 26 Dec 1861, St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church, Bamberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Elisabeth Goldbeck was born 15 Dec 1864; was christened 21 May 1865, St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church, Bamberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Annie Goldbeck was born 2 Dec 1865, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Jun 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Catharina "Catherine" Golbeck was born 1867, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    11. Wilhelm "William" Golbeck was born 17 Aug 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 12 Nov 1871, St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church, Bamberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1945; was buried , St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Bamberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Jacob Golbeck was born 1878, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    13. Raymond Louis Golbeck was born Apr 1879, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1960; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 12.  Conrad Rueffer was born 1821, , Germany; died 21 Dec 1897; was buried , Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Konrad Rüffer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-326844
    • Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Conrad — Amalia Hofmeister. Amalia was born 27 Aug 1828, , Germany; died 21 Apr 1904; was buried , Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Amalia Hofmeister was born 27 Aug 1828, , Germany; died 21 Apr 1904; was buried , Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Amalia Rueffer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-326845
    • Immigration: 1856, , Canada
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. 6. Conrad Henry Rueffer was born 21 Oct 1859, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Apr 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Heinrich "Henry" Rueffer was born 15 May 1861, , Ontario, Canada; died 1941; was buried , Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Johann "John" Rueffer was born 3 Mar 1863, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Marie "Mary" Anna Rueffer was born 13 Feb 1870, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Nov 1921, Beamsville, Clinton Twp., Lincoln Co., Ontario; was buried , Vineland Cemetery, Vineland, Lincoln Co., Ontario.

  7. 14.  Friederich "Fred" Lippert was born 28 Aug 1828, , Germany; died 20 Mar 1917; was buried , Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Fred Lippert
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-121725
    • Immigration: 1845, , Canada
    • Occupation: 1848, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; cooper
    • Naturalization: 1852
    • Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; cooper
    • Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Reaper (?)
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cooper
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Retired: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1902, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Friederich married Maria "Mary" Lang 29 Aug 1848, Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Maria was born CALC 23 Jan 1828, , Germany; died 5 Feb 1901; was buried , Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Maria "Mary" Lang was born CALC 23 Jan 1828, , Germany; died 5 Feb 1901; was buried , Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Maria "Mary" Lippert
    • Name: Mary Lang
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-121726
    • Residence: 1848, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. John Lippert was born 23 Jul 1849, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Dec 1928; was buried , Exeter Cemetery, Exeter, Huron Co., Ontario.
    2. Friedrich "Fred" Lippert was born 22 Apr 1851, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Jan 1930, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 16 Jan 1930, Walkerton Protestant Cemetery, Walkerton, Bruce Co., Ontario.
    3. Heinrich L. "Henry" Lippert was born 12 Sep 1854, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Sep 1936, RR2, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Charles L. Lippert was born 15 Oct 1857, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Feb 1893, Marlette, Sanilac, Michigan, USA; was buried , Marlette City Cemetery, Marlette, Sanilac, Michigan, United States.
    5. Catherine Lippert was born 20 Oct 1860, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Jacob Lippert was born 1862, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. 7. Elisabeth L. Lippert was born 4 Mar 1866, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Oct 1917, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Mary Elizabeth Lippert was born 19 Nov 1869, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Mar 1944, Barton Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Fairmount Cemetery, Baden, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Philippine Lippert was born 8 Apr 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1944; was buried , Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.