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

Oscar Edgar Ziegler

Male 1894 - 1963  (68 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Oscar Edgar Ziegler was born 10 Nov 1894, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada (son of Jacob A. Ziegler and Caroline Lang); died 5 Apr 1963, Kosse, Limestone, Texas, United States.

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    • Military: WW1
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-28739
    • Residence: 1933, Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, United States

    Notes:

    Long time Ypsilanti Township businessman Ocar E. Ziegler died of a heart attack last night in Kosse, Texas, while visiting relatives. Mr. Ziegler and his son, Oscar H., were owners of the Ziegler Market on Ecorse Rd. since 1946. He later developed the Ziegler Oil Co. Mr. Ziegler was born Dec. 10, 1895, in Kitchener, Ontario, Can. He was a veteran of World War I, a member of American Legion Post 282 and the Barracks No. 35 of World War I. He married Ethel Harper in Hosse, Texas, in 1919. She died Sept. 27, 1955. Surviving in addition to his son are three grandchildren, Patricia Ann, James and Robert; a sister, Mrs. Emma Fowler of Waterloo, Ontario, and a brother, John, of Akron, Ohio. Funeral services will be conducted from the Geer Funeral Home Wednesday at 2 p.m. with the Revs. LeRoy Cabbage and William Wilson officiating. Entombment will follow in Flower's Mausoleum at Highland Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home beginning tomorrow at 6 p.m.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Jacob A. Ziegler was born 11 Nov 1845, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Johann D. "John" Ziegler and Elizabeth Schwindt); died 1 Oct 1929, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-182547
    • Residence: 1852, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1867, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1867, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1874, Grey Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Occupation: 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1884, Arthur Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; farmer
    • Occupation: 1895, Arthur Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; farmer
    • Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; labourer on street
    • Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer, Street
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1919, 111 Waterloo St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
    • Residence: 1921, 111 Waterloo St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    Mr. Jacob A. Ziegler

    Following two weeks illness the death of Jacob A. Ziegler, 111 Waterloo street, occurred yesterday afternoon at his residence, shortly after 2 p.m. due to paralysis. The deceased, born in Heidelberg and a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, was in his 84th year. He is survived by his wife, Caroline Lang, four daughters, Mrs. D. Black, city, Mrs. H. Hertzberger, Clifford, Ont., Mrs. T. Thompson, and Mrs. C. MacMillan, both of Hamilton, two step-daughters, Mrs. C. O. Cremer and Mrs. I. Fowler, both of Toronto, four sons, John of Akron, Ohio, Oscar, Saginaw, Mich., William and Henry Ziegler, both of Kitchener, one brother, Henry Ziegler, Bay City, Mich., two sisters, Mrs. Mary Duench, Elmira and Mrs. L. Plant, Brantford, also 27 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. The funeral will be publicly held on Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. from Schreiter's Funeral Home with Rev. H. A. Sperling in charge of the services. Interment will take place in the Mount Hope Cemetery. The remains are resting at the late residence until Tuesday noon, when they will be transferred to the Funeral Home.

    Kitchener Daily Record, September 30, 1929

    Jacob married Caroline Lang 6 Mar 1895, Mount Forest, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada. Caroline (daughter of John Lang and Wilhelmina Rath) was born 20 Aug 1860, , Prussia, Germany; died 25 Apr 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Caroline Lang was born 20 Aug 1860, , Prussia, Germany (daughter of John Lang and Wilhelmina Rath); died 25 Apr 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Nationality: , Canada
    • Immigration: , Germany
    • Name: Caroline Trojahn
    • Name: Caroline Ziegler
    • Name: Lina Lang
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-182548
    • Immigration: 1870, , Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Immigration: 1891, , Canada
    • Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1895, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: Between 1919 and 1933, 111 Waterloo St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, 111 Waterloo St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    Mrs. Caroline Ziegler, widow of Jacob Ziegler, passed away at her residence, 111 Waterloo street, shortly after 8 o'clock this morning, the result of a stroke. Mrs. Ziegler, 72 years of age, was born in Germany on August 20, 1860, a daughter of the late John Lang and Wilhelmina Radt. Four sons, Oscar, Saginaw, Mich., Henry and William, city, John Ziegler, Akron, Ohio, four daughters, Mrs. Theodore Kremer, Toronto, Mrs. Ira Fowler, city, Mrs. T. Thompson and Mrs. E. MacMillan, both of Hamilton, survive. One sister, Mrs. E. Johnson, Toronto, also survives. Funeral services will be held on Thursday afternoon from the Schreiter Funeral Home at 3 o'clock and thence to Mount Hope Cemetery for burial. Dr. H. A. Sperling will officiate. Remains will be at the residence, 111 Waterloo street, until Thursday noon when they will be brought to the funeral home.

    Kitchener Daily Record, April 25, 1933

    Children:
    1. 1. Oscar Edgar Ziegler was born 10 Nov 1894, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 5 Apr 1963, Kosse, Limestone, Texas, United States.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Johann D. "John" Ziegler was born CALC 25 Mar 1815, , Germany; died 12 Jun 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: John D. Ziegler
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-236517
    • Occupation: 1843, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; blacksmith
    • Residence: 1848, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1852, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1852, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

    Johann married Elizabeth Schwindt 1843, Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth was born 1825, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Elizabeth Schwindt was born 1825, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Name: Elizabeth Schmidt
    • Name: Elizabeth Ziegler
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-106159
    • Residence: 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1852, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. 2. Jacob A. Ziegler was born 11 Nov 1845, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Oct 1929, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Catharina Ziegler was born 30 Jan 1848, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 13 Jun 1848, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. William Ziegler was born 4 Sep 1852, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Sep 1928, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. John S. Ziegler was born 12 Sep 1852, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Feb 1928; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Catherine Ziegler was born 1855, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Henry Ziegler was born 1856, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Margareth Ziegler was born 6 Jan 1858, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Jul 1862, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Mary Ziegler was born 30 Oct 1860, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. George Ziegler was born CALC 5 Jun 1863, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Jun 1883; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Elizabetha Ziegler was born 1865, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    11. Caroline Ziegler was born 22 Feb 1869, St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Mar 1903; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  John Lang was born 20 Aug 1833; died 29 Jul 1900; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-49590

    John — Wilhelmina Rath. Wilhelmina was born 11 May 1826; died 6 Sep 1909; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Wilhelmina Rath was born 11 May 1826; died 6 Sep 1909; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Wilhelmina Lang
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-49587

    Children:
    1. 3. Caroline Lang was born 20 Aug 1860, , Prussia, Germany; died 25 Apr 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.