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  1. 1.  William Elmer Schack

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Albert Carl Schack was born 14 Sep 1879, , Germany (son of Johan "John" Schack and Fredericke Kruse); died 1 Feb 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Birth: Island of Riga, , Germany
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-37220
    • Immigration: 1888
    • Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Button Dryer
    • Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
    • Residence: 1953, 28 Brunswick Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    William Schack

    A native of the Island of Riga, William Schack, 73, of 28 Brunswick Ave., died yesterday at the K-W Hospital. He was a machinist at the Waterloo Manufacturing Company, Ltd. Mr. Schack was born Sept. 14, 1879, son of the late John Schack and Fredericka Kruse. He came to Canada when he was nine. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church and St. Paul's bowling club. He started work as a button dyer at the Shantz Button Company and later worked at Dominion Button Manufacturers, Ltd. Ill health forced him to seek other employment. Surviving are his wife, the former Ida Bierwagen; two sons, Helmuth of Caldwell, N.J. and W. Elmer of Evansville, Ind.; one daughter, Mrs. John McColl of Kitchener; one sister, Mrs. Anne Schedewitz of Kitchener; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. One son, Wilfred, died before him. The body will be at the Schreiter-Sandrock Funeral Home until 12: 30 p.m. Wednesday when it will be taken to St. Paul's Church. The funeral will be held at 2: 30 p.m., with Rev. Arthur Eissfeldt officiating. Internment will be in Mount Hope Cemetery.

    Kitchener-Waterloo Record, February 2, 1953

    William married Ida Emilie Bierwagen 15 May 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Ida (daughter of Robert John Carl Bierwagen and Emily Emma Roehr) was born 20 Aug 1879, , Germany; died 9 Jul 1959, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Ida Emilie Bierwagen was born 20 Aug 1879, , Germany (daughter of Robert John Carl Bierwagen and Emily Emma Roehr); died 9 Jul 1959, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Eda Bierwagen
    • Name: Ida Emilie Schack
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-331067
    • Immigration: 1880, , Germany
    • Residence: 1880, Neubrücke, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
    • Immigration: 1881, , Canada
    • Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1917, Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States

    Notes:

    Mrs. William Schack

    A resident of Kitchener for 77 years, Mrs. William Schack 79, of 147 Simeon St., died Thursday at K-W Hospital after a lingering illness. Born in Germany, Aug. 20, 1879, Mrs. Schack was the former Ida Bierwagen, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bierwagen. She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church and belonged to the Golden Age Group and Ladies Aid. Surviving are two sons, Helmuth of New Jersey and William of Huntingberg, Ind.; one daughter Mrs. John (Florence) McColl of Kitchener; four brothers, Emil, Theodore and Robert of Kitchener, and Paul of Cliffside, N. J.; four sisters, Mrs. Bert (Minnie) Hoffstetter, Mrs. Harvey (Martha) Weise, Mrs. George (Hulda) Israel and Mrs. Walter (Emma) Bacher, all of Kitchener; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Mrs. Schack was predeceased in 1953 by her husband, William Schack, whom she married May 15, 1901, in Kitchener, and a son, Wilfred, who died in 1925. Mrs. Schack is at the Schreiter-Sandrock Funeral Home until removal to St. Paul's Lutheran Church at 1 p.m. Monday. Rev. Arthur Eissfeldt will conduct the funeral service at 3: 30 p.m. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery.

    Kitchener-Waterloo Record, July 10, 1959

    Children:
    1. 1. William Elmer Schack
    2. Cora Mary Schack was born 13 Aug 1902, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Aug 1902, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Wilford Johann Schack was born 30 Sep 1903, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Oct 1925, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Helmuth Paul Robert Schack was born 18 Mar 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Oct 1965, , New Jersey; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Florence Louise Schack was born 11 Jun 1907, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Nov 1984, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Johan "John" Schack was born 18 Jun 1836, , Germany; died 23 Mar 1910; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: John Schack
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-37216
    • Immigration: 1888
    • Naturalization: 1892
    • Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

    Johan — Fredericke Kruse. Fredericke was born CALC 19 Apr 1841, , Germany; died 14 Sep 1896, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Fredericke Kruse was born CALC 19 Apr 1841, , Germany; died 14 Sep 1896, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Fredericke Schack
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-37217

    Children:
    1. Robert Schack was born 4 Oct 1870, Rügen, , Germany; died 19 Nov 1956, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Annie Schack was born 25 Dec 1874, , Germany; died 29 Sep 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 2. William Albert Carl Schack was born 14 Sep 1879, , Germany; died 1 Feb 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  Robert John Carl Bierwagen was born 10 Dec 1852, Zirge, Prussia, Germany (son of Augustus Charles Bierwagen and Ernestina Wilhelmina Heise); died 11 May 1936, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: contractor
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-29077
    • Immigration: 1880, , Canada
    • Residence: 1880, Neubrücke, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
    • Immigration: 1881, , Canada
    • Immigration: 1881, , Canada
    • Immigration: 1881, , Canada
    • Naturalization: 1884, , Ontario, Canada
    • Naturalization: 1884, , Canada
    • Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mason
    • Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Contractor, Building
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1917, 213 Waterloo St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Contractor
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1936, 11 Sheldon St. S., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Robert J. C. Bierwagen

    One of Kitchener's pioneer general contractors, Robert John Carl Bierwagen, 83, passed away today at the home of his daughter, 11 Sheldon Street South, after an illness of four months. Mr. Bierwagen, who erected many of Kitchener's homes, was born in Germany and emigrated to this country 55 years ago. He attended St. Paul's Lutheran Church. For the past six years he had been residing with his son, Robert, near the family homestead. Surviving are five sons, Emil of Kitchener, Paul in Grandwood, N.J., Theodore and Robert of this city, five daughters, Ida, Mrs. W. K. Schack, Minnie, Mrs. B. Hofstetler, Martha, Mrs. Harvey Weis, Hulda, Mrs. George Israel, Emma, Mrs. W. Bacher, all of Kitchener, 23 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon from the home of his son, Robert, 116 DeKay Street, at 2 o'clock and thence to St. Paul's Lutheran Church for service at 2: 30. Internment will take place in Mount Hope Cemetery. Rev. Orzen will officiate.

    Kitchener Daily Record, May 11, 1936

    Robert married Emily Emma Roehr 1878. Emily (daughter of August Roehr and Wilhemina Yanke) was born 5 Mar 1855, Zerke, , Germany; died 7 Mar 1930, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Emily Emma Roehr was born 5 Mar 1855, Zerke, , Germany (daughter of August Roehr and Wilhemina Yanke); died 7 Mar 1930, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Emily Emma Bierwagen
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-29078
    • Immigration: 1880, , Germany
    • Residence: 1880, Neubrücke, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
    • Immigration: 1881, , Canada
    • Immigration: 1881, , Canada
    • Immigration: 1881, , Canada
    • Naturalization: 1884, , Canada
    • Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1921, 213 Waterloo St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1930, 213 Waterloo St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Mrs. Robert Bierwagen

    The death of Mrs. Robert Bierwagen, took place this morning at the residence, 213 Waterloo street. Mrs. Bierwagen has been ill for about three weeks and death was due to heart trouble. The deceased was 75 years old and attended the St. Paul's Lutheran Church. She was born in Zorko, Germany, in 1855, and came to Canada 49 years ago. She was married in 1878 and is survived by her husband, four sons, Emil, Charton street, Kitchener, Paul, Jersey City, N.J., Theodore, Edward street, Kitchener, and Robert, Dekay street, Kitchener, five daughters, Mrs. W. Schack, Preston road, Mrs. B. Hofstetter, Strange street, Mrs. H. Weiss, Shanley street, Mrs. George Israel, Charon street, and Emma at home, also 26 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The funeral will be held on Monday, at the residence at 2 p.m. to St. Paul's Lutheran Church at 2.30 p.m. Internment will be made at Mount Hope Cemetery, Rev. A. Orzen officiating.

    Kitchener Daily Record, March 7, 1930

    Children:
    1. 3. Ida Emilie Bierwagen was born 20 Aug 1879, , Germany; died 9 Jul 1959, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Emil Carl Bierwagen was born 23 Sep 1880, , Germany; died 12 Jun 1970, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Paul Edward Bier was born 20 Sep 1882, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Emma Mina "Minnie" Bierwagen was born 7 Feb 1886, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Aug 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Martha Ella Bierwagen was born 26 Apr 1888, , Ontario, Canada; died 23 Nov 1961, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Hulda Anne Bierwagen was born 7 Jun 1890, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Oct 1969, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Dutch? Bierwagen was born Aug 1891, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Theodore Gustave Bierwagen was born 11 Aug 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Aug 1980, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Emma Amelia Matilda Bierwagen was born 8 Oct 1893, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Oct 1989, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 18 Oct 1989, Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Robert William Bergen was born 4 Dec 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 May 1993, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Augustus Charles Bierwagen was born CA 1828, of, Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-101979

    Augustus — Ernestina Wilhelmina Heise. Ernestina was born CA 1828, of, Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 13.  Ernestina Wilhelmina Heise was born CA 1828, of, Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Ernestina Wilhelmina Bierwagen
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-106793

    Children:
    1. John Ferdinand Julius "Ferdinand" "Fred" Bierwagen was born 13 Sep 1848, , Prussia, Germany; died 15 Jun 1930, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 6. Robert John Carl Bierwagen was born 10 Dec 1852, Zirge, Prussia, Germany; died 11 May 1936, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Ernstine Pauline Bierwagen was born 1858, , Prussia, Germany; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Ernestina Amelia Bierwagen was born 29 Sep 1858, , Germany; died 18 Jun 1935, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 14.  August Roehr was born Abt 1820, Of, Zerke, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-8648

    August — Wilhemina Yanke. Wilhemina was born Abt 1820, Of, Zerke, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  4. 15.  Wilhemina Yanke was born Abt 1820, Of, Zerke, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Wilhemina Roehr
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-9386

    Children:
    1. Matilda Roehr
    2. 7. Emily Emma Roehr was born 5 Mar 1855, Zerke, , Germany; died 7 Mar 1930, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Gustave C. Roehr was born 25 Jun 1861, , Germany; died 14 Sep 1925, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


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