Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Ratz

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• Name: Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Gottfried
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-215764

Mary — Charles Victor Gottfried. Charles (son of David John Gottfried and Adeline Rebecca Gimble) was born 1915, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1996; was buried , Calvary United Brethern Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138956278
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-123131
• Immigration: 1883, , Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Rubber Worker, Rubber Factory
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Residence: 1934, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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EDWARD RATZ

Edward H. Ratz of Kitchener, brother of Mrs. Anderson (Florence) Dewar of Wellesley, died last Tuesday at the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital at the age of 89.

Mr. Ratz was born in Reed City Mich., a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John E. Ratz and was a resident of Kitchener for the past 41 years. He was a member of Zion United Church, the men's Bible class and a member of the churchmen's group for many years.

He was employed by Kaufman Lumber Co. and Kaufman Footwear for more than 50 years.

Surviving are his wife, the former Sarah Schwalm, whom he married in Chesley Dec. 25, 1906; a son. Dr. Charles, Peterborough; two daughters. Mrs. Stanley (Lu) Higgins. Kitchener, and Mrs. Charles (Betty) Gottfried. Waterloo; two brothers, Nathaniel. Kitchener. and Lincoln. St. Thomas; three sisters, Mrs. F.B. (Adeline) Meyer, Kitchener, Mrs. Hubert (Emma) Hoffman. Milverton and Mrs. Dewar; seven grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

He was predeceased by a daughter, Mildred, and three brothers.

Funeral services were held in the chapel of Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home on Friday.

New Hamburg, Independent Newspaper

Edward married Sarah "Sadie" Schwalm 25 Dec 1906, Chesley, Elderslie Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada. Sarah (daughter of John K. Schwalm and Veronica "Fannie" Eby) was born 17 Jun 1879, , Ontario, Canada; died 1977; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138956513
• Name: Sarah "Sadie" Ratz
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-215748
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-164541
• Occupation: 1878, Gadshill, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario; sawmiller
• Occupation: 1911, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Saw Mill
• Residence: 1911, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Occupation: 1921, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Saw Miller, Saw Mill
• Residence: 1921, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

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Wellesley: Retired Business Man, J. E. Ratz, Passes Away

A wide circle of friends learned with regret of the death of one of Wellesley's highly respected citizens in the person of Mr. John E. Ratz, who slept peacefully away on Sunday afternoon at the age of 80 years. He had been in indifferent health for some time with a heart condition. The deceased is survived by four sons, Edward of Kitchener, Arthur of Stratford, Nathaniel of Baden and Lincoln of Vancouver; by three daughters Miss Addie Ratz of Wellesley, Mrs. Herb Hoffman of Milverton and Mrs. Anderson Dewar of Wellesley; also by five brothers, Jacob Ratz of Detroit, Adam of Preston, George and Edward E. of Kitchener, and Henry E., of Waterloo, and four sisters, Mrs. Mary Kaufman, Kitchener, Mrs. Tena Schmidt of Lansing, Mrs. Emma Sutter of Stratford and Mrs. John Hill of Buffalo, N. Y. 15 grandchildren also survive. The funeral was held on Wednesday afternoon at the house and thence to Oetzel's Evangelical cemetery where interment was made.

Waterloo Chronicle, March 15 1934

John married Mary Anne Fleischauer 11 Nov 1878, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Johannes Wilhelm "John" Fleischauer and Anna Maria "Maria" "Mary" Jungblut) was born 14 Aug 1858, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 13 Nov 1919; was buried , Oetzel Evangelical Cemetery, Ratzburg, North Easthope Twp, Perth Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Anne Ratz
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-164542
• Residence: 1878, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1911, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

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Silver Wedding - Gadshill, Nov. 12th, 1903

The home of Mr. John E. Ratz, in Gadshill, was the scene of a brilliant and happy gathering yesterday the occasion being the twenty-fifth anniversary of the marriage of that respected couple. The assemblage was in the nature of a surprise and most admirably it succeeded. Mr. and Mrs. Ratz were lured away from home for an hour or two and on their return they drove up to the house to find nearly one hundred of their relatives gathered on their porch to greet them. On entering they found the dinner tables spread and the magnificent display of presents neatly arranged. Among the visitors were all of Mr. Ratz' brothers and sisters, except one, while Mrs. Ratz' family were as also fully represented. Messrs. and Mesdames Ed. E. Ratz, John Hill, Otto, Louis and John Fleischhauer, of Wellesley village were among the number present. The silver wedding ceremony was performed by Rev. Mr. Edy. The wedding march being played by Miss Alma Kalbfleisch of Tavistock and then the large company gathered around the loaded tables, eight or ten nieces, dressed in white, acting as waitresses Then came the address of congratulation and affection, accompanied by the presentation of a splendid Berlin piano, a magnificent silver service, a marble clock, etc. Mr. Ratz replied to the address in a touching manner. An enjoyable program of vocal and instrumental music followed which was taken part in by the Misses McDougall, of Berlin, Messrs. Wettlaufer, of Stratford, and others. The day was most enjoyably spent and the gathering broke up at dusk, although some of the brothers and sisters who had come from Michigan and distant points in Ontario remained over for a day or two to continue their visit.

Wellesley Maple Leaf Nov 19 1903 pg 1

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74939562
• Eby ID Number: 00031-2724.1
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Missionary
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

John — Veronica "Fannie" Eby. Veronica (daughter of Martin Eby and Catherine Weber) was born 25 Nov 1854, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Aug 1930, Mildmay, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mildmay United Cemetery, Mildmay, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74939624
• Name: Veronica "Fannie" Schwalm
• Eby ID Number: 00031-2724
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

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Veronica Eby, "was born November 25th, 1854. She is married to John Schwalm. They reside near Nithburg, North Easthope Township, Perth County, Ontario, and have a family of eight children, two of whom are dead. One boy and five girls are still living."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-165523
• Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelist

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Henry Ratz owned and operated a sawmill at Gads Hill, north of Stratford. He had been born during the voyage of his parents to Canada in 1828, from Hessen, Germany. When his parents arrived in Waterloo County his father, Valentine Ratz, opened a blacksmith's shop in Waterloo and his mother, Anna Gertrude, contributed to the family income by knitting items of clothing to sell to her neighbours. The first small family sawmill was opened at St. Jacobs, and then a larger mill at Gads Hill which in time was operated by Henry....


Woman of Waterloo County edited by Ruth Russell

Henry — Christina Eidt. Christina (daughter of Johannes "John" Eidt and Maria Christina "Christina" Stiebing) was born 30 Jun 1834, , Hesse-Cassel, Germany; died 31 Oct 1887, Gadshill, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Christina Ratz
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-74146
• Residence: 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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• Name: John Fleischauer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-31755
• Residence: 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer

Johannes married Anna Maria "Maria" "Mary" Jungblut 1840, Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Anna was born 1822, , Germany; died 21 May 1904, Gadshill, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario; was buried , Saint Peters Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Gadshill, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Anna Maria "Maria" "Mary" Fleischauer
• Name: Maria Yungblut
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-31756
• Residence: 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Mrs. John Fleischhauer, Sr.

At Gadshill, on Saturday, May 21st, 1904, Anna Marie Jungblut, relict to the late John Fleischhauer, aged 81 years, two months and one day.

Mrs. Fleischhauer was one of the very oldest settlers of this section. She arrived from Germany with the family in 1837, when she was fourteen years old, settling near Berlin. In her early maidenhood she was married to Mr. John Fleischhauer, who died at Gadshill in 1891. The marriage occurred in the then hamlet of Waterloo, and the young couple lived west of that town, on the St. Agatha road for some years, when they moved to a farm in North Easthope, west of Hampstead. Here they lived for a long term of years, the children receiving their education in the Hampstead School. About fifteen years ago they retired to Gadshill. She was the mother of twelve children, ten boys and two girls: Christ J., in Reed City, Mich.; John J., Wellesley; George, Tavistock; Otto, Wellesley; Adam, in Bright; Henry, in Zurich; Louis, Wellesley; Fred, present address unknown; Jacob, Gadshill; Mrs. John E. Ratz, Gadshill; Andrew, died in childhood, and Mrs. Con. Faulhafer, of Gadshill. Besides she leaves as descendants 57 grandchildren, nearly all of whom were present at the funeral. The remains were interred at Gadshill on May 24th, the six eldest sons acting as pall bearers, Louis being substituted for Otto whose health did not permit him to act. Deceased was an earnest, warm-hearted woman and the upright character of her large family is a living testimonial of her worth.

Wellesley Maple Leaf May 26 1904 pg 3

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• Eby ID Number: 00031-2714
• Occupation: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonist

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Martin Eby, "the fifth son of George Eby and his wife, Barbara Wenger, was born August 4th, 1807. On March 3rd, 1832, he was married to Catharine Weber who was born April 28th, 1811, and died December 2nd, 1890. He died June 13, 1891. They had a family of fourteen children, three of whom died soon after their birth, consequently having no names given to them, and one named Philip lived to be two months and a few days old. Ten of the family are still living"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Martin married Catherine Weber 3 Mar 1832. Catherine (daughter of Rev. John Weber and Catherine (Katherina) Gehman) was born 28 Apr 1812, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 2 Dec 1890, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Catherine Eby
• Eby ID Number: 00127-7683
• Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonist

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Catherine Weber," the second daughter of John and Catherine Weber, was born April 28th, 1812, and died October 2nd, 1890. She was married to Martin Eby, March 3rd, 1832."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].