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

Emil Carl Bierwagen

Male 1880 - 1970  (89 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Emil Carl Bierwagen was born 23 Sep 1880, , Germany (son of Robert John Carl Bierwagen and Emily Emma Roehr); died 12 Jun 1970, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Emil Carl Bergen
    • Occupation: mason
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-29080
    • Residence: 1880, Neubrücke, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
    • Immigration: 1881, , Canada
    • Immigration: 1881, , Canada
    • Immigration: 1881, , Canada
    • Naturalization: 1886, , Canada
    • 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
    • Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Concrete, Contractor
    • Residence: 1921, 100 Charon Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1970, 100 Moore Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Emil C. Bergen, 100 Moore Ave., died Friday at K-W Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was 89. Born in Germany Sept. 18, 1880, Mr. Bergen lived in the Twin Cities for 88 years and was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. He was associated with D. Barnett and Co. Ltd., retiring in 1962. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bergen. Surviving are his wife, the former Louise Koch; two sons, Vernon of Kitchener and Douglas of Waterloo; two daughters, Mrs. Hedwig Howlett, Pontiac, Mich., Mrs. Herbert (Elsie) Koch, Kitchener; two brothers, Theodore and Robert W., both of Kitchener; one sister, Mrs. Walter (Emma) Bacher, Kitchener; 23 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by three sons, Louis, Otto and Harold and one daughter, Mrs. Ruth Wilson. The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home where committal service will be held on Monday at 2 p.m. with Rev. John Korcok, minister of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, officiating. Burial will be made in Mount Hope cemetery. Donations to the mission fund of the church will be accepted as expressions of sympathy.

    Kitchener-Waterloo Record, June 13, 1970

    Emil — Marie Louise "Louise" Koch. Marie (daughter of F. G. Julius "Julius" Koch and Catherine "Katie" Scheifele) was born 24 Aug 1882, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Dec 1973, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Louis Otto Barnett was born Aug 1903, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 May 1963; was buried , Grove Cemetery, West Flamboro Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario.
    2. Otto Edward Bierwagen was born 15 Jul 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Jul 1961, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; was buried , Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States.
    3. Elsie Anna Louisa Bierwagen was born 25 Sep 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Aug 1998, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Harold Wilbert Bergen was born 3 Jul 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Aug 1912, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Hedwig Louise Bierwagen was born 3 Oct 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 May 2012, Warren, Midland, Michigan.
    6. Ruth Bierwagen was born 18 Jan 1918, , Ontario, Canada; died Bef Jul 1961.
    7. Gilbert Vernon Barnett was born 30 Sep 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Nov 1998, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Douglas Herbert Barnett was born 1923; died 26 May 2007, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  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]


  2. 3.  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. 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. 1. 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: 3

  1. 4.  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. 5.  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. 2. 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. 6.  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. 7.  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. 3. 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.