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

Margaret "Maggie" Oppertshauser

Female 1857 - 1937  (79 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Margaret "Maggie" Oppertshauser was born 5 Oct 1857, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of John Oppertshauser and Barbara Hoffman); died 16 Jan 1937, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Margaret "Maggie" Mickus
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-247269
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
    • Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Reg. Baptist

    Notes:

    Mrs. Valentine Mickus

    In poor health for the past year, Mrs. Valentine Mickus, 79, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Knipfel, on Factory Street, early Saturday morning. She had been a resident of Elmira for the past 19 years. Born in Woolwich Township, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. Oppertshauser, the late Mrs. Mickus moved to Pilkington after her marriage, where she resided for 47 years prior to taking up residence in Elmira. She was a faithful member of the Evangelical Church.

    Three children of a family of five survive. Her husband predeceased her ten years ago. The surviving children are Walter Mickus, Pilkington Township, and two girls, Mrs. William Knipfel and Mrs. Harold Barton, both of Elmira. Two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Kaufman of Grimsby Beach and Mrs. Mary Umbach of Edmonton, Alta., also survive. There are two grandchildren.

    The funeral was held on Tuesday afternoon from the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Knipfel, to Zion Evangelical Church for service. Interment was made in the Elmira Cemetery. The pallbearers were Messrs. Henry Hoelscher, H. Freeman, Sylvester Bowman, W. Brox, William Bolender and Amos Lichty. Mourners were present from Galt, Kitchener, Preston, Waterloo and Drayton.

    Margaret married Valentine Mickus 23 Nov 1879, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Valentine (son of Joseph Mickus and Elizabeth Schrank) was born 21 Nov 1858, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Sep 1926, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Mary Ann Mickus was born 12 Sep 1880, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Nov 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Clara Mickus was born 14 Nov 1886, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 6 Feb 1889, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Sandhills Baptist Cemetery, Woolwich Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Walter Percy Mickus was born 8 Nov 1891, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 10 Sep 1956, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Margaret Alberta Mickus was born 8 Jun 1897, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 13 Dec 1918, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Iola May Mickus was born 29 Oct 1900, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 28 Nov 1940, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Oppertshauser was born 30 Nov 1814, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany (son of Oppertshauser); died 9 Oct 1894, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Sandhills Baptist Cemetery, Woolwich Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: John Oppertshäuser
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-59035
    • Occupation: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
    • Occupation: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Reg. Baptist

    John married Barbara Hoffman 26 Mar 1848, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Barbara was born 19 Sep 1815, of, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Jun 1886, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Sandhills Baptist Cemetery, Woolwich Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Barbara Hoffman was born 19 Sep 1815, of, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Jun 1886, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Sandhills Baptist Cemetery, Woolwich Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Barbara Oppertshauser
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-59036
    • Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
    • Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Reg. Baptist

    Children:
    1. Barbara Oppertshauser was born 1848, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Apr 1882, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Margareth Barbara Oppertshauser was born 15 Jan 1849, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 20 May 1850, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Elisabeth "Lizzie" Oppertshauser was born 16 Jan 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 9 Jun 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Mar 1945; was buried , Queen's Lawn Cemetery, Grimsby, Lincoln Co., Ontario, Canada.
    4. Catherine Oppertshauser was born 8 Mar 1853, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Aug 1906, Pentland, , Ontario; was buried , Sandhills Baptist Cemetery, Woolwich Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Rebecca Oppertshauser was born 25 May 1855, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Feb 1921; was buried , Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada.
    6. 1. Margaret "Maggie" Oppertshauser was born 5 Oct 1857, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Jan 1937, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Anna Maria "Mary" Oppertshäuser was born 8 Jan 1860, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Jun 1937, Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada; was buried , Edmonton Municipal Cemetery, Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Oppertshauser was born Abt 1788; died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-120977

    Children:
    1. 2. John Oppertshauser was born 30 Nov 1814, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany; died 9 Oct 1894, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Sandhills Baptist Cemetery, Woolwich Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Henry Oppertshauser was born Abt 1819, of, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Margaret Oppertshauser was born 1820, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Konrad "Conrad" Oppertshaeuser was born 1 Dec 1826, , Germany; died 3 Jun 1907, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.