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

Paul Mertens

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Paul Mertens

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Paul William Mertens was born 1908, , Germany; died 5 Jan 1977, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 8 Jan 1977, Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-417398

    Notes:

    MERTENS, Paul William Senior

    At the South Waterloo Memorial Hospital, Wednesday evening, January 5, Paul William Mertens Senior, in his 69th year, of the Arthur White Manor, Cambridge. Beloved husband of Irene Smith; dear father of Carol of Kitchener and Paul and Ronald of Galt. There are several brothers and sisters in Germany. Also surviving are six grandchildren. Friends will be received at Little's Funeral Home, 39 Grand Avenue North, Galt, until Saturday morning, then to St. Ambrose RC Church, for funeral mass, at 11 a. m. Interment, Mount View cemetery.

    Kitchener-Waterloo Record 7 Jan 1977 pg 27

    Paul married Irene Lucy Smith 14 Jul 1934, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada. Irene (daughter of Herbert Alexander Smith and Sophia Mary Kalbfleisch) was born 26 Nov 1909, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Sep 2002, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 9 Sep 2002, Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Irene Lucy Smith was born 26 Nov 1909, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Herbert Alexander Smith and Sophia Mary Kalbfleisch); died 6 Sep 2002, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 9 Sep 2002, Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Irene Lucy Mertens
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-417399
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    MERTENS, Irene Lucy (nee Smith)

    Passed away peacefully, on Friday, Sept. 6, 2002, at Stirling Heights Nursing Home, Cambridge, at the age of 92. Irene Mertens was the beloved wife of the late Paul William Mertens Sr. (1977). She is survived by her son, Paul Jr. and his wife Rose; daughter, Carol Anne Mertens and daughter-in-law, Mae Mertens, all of Cambridge; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; sister of Gertrude Disch of Thornhill and sister-in-law, Mary Smith of Kitchener. She was predeceased by her son, Ronald Mertens; her parents, Sophia and Herb Smith; sister, Mildred Franks; brother, Herb Smith Jr. and two brothers-in-law, Norm Disch and Wilfred Franks. Friends will be received at T. Little Funeral Home & Cremation Centre, 223 Main St. E., Cambridge, on Sunday, from 7-9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial, will be celebrated at St. Ambrose RC Church, Cambridge on Monday, Sept. 9, 2002, at 11 a.m. Interment to follow in Mount View Cemetery.

    The Record 7 Sep 2002 pg B11

    Children:
    1. Ronald Mertens died Bef 2002; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 1. Paul Mertens
    3. Carol Anne Mertens


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Herbert Alexander Smith was born 25 Dec 1886, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of John Schaefer Smith and Adelaide Fischer); died 20 Sep 1969; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-46014
    • Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Shoe Maker, Rubber Factory
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Herbert married Sophia Mary Kalbfleisch 2 Aug 1906, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Sophia (daughter of George Kalbfleisch and Sophia C. Holtzwarth) was born 21 Jan 1888, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Oct 1961, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 25 Oct 1961, Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 7.  Sophia Mary Kalbfleisch was born 21 Jan 1888, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of George Kalbfleisch and Sophia C. Holtzwarth); died 22 Oct 1961, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 25 Oct 1961, Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Sophia Mary Smith
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-45438
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    Mrs. Herbert A. Smith

    GALT - Mrs. Herbert A Smith 73. of 325 Dundas St. North, Galt, died Sunday, in South Waterloo Hospital, Galt. Born in Waterloo, she was the former Sophia Mary Holzwarth. She lived in Galt, for 30 years. She was a Lutheran. Surviving are her husband one son, Herbert C. of Galt, three daughters, Mrs. W. H. (Mildred) Franks of Cobourg and Mrs. Paul (Irene) Mertens and Mrs. Norman (Gertrude) Disch, both of Galt, nine grandchildren. The funeral will be conducted at the Little Funeral Home, Galt, at 2 p m., Wednesday. Burial will be in Mountview Cemetery, Galt.

    Kitchener-Waterloo Record 23 Oct 1961 pg 5

    Children:
    1. Herbert Conrad Smith was born 8 Feb 1907, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Mildred Marguerite Smith was born 21 Jul 1908, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Cobourg Union Cemetery, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario.
    3. 3. Irene Lucy Smith was born 26 Nov 1909, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Sep 2002, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 9 Sep 2002, Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Gertrude Barbara Smith was born 18 Jul 1912, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  John Schaefer Smith was born 9 Feb 1842, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany (son of John Smith and Mary Catherine "Catherine" Schaefer); died 11 Oct 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Business: Stuebing and Smith
    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/173122569
    • Name: Johannes Schaefer Schmidt
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-99369
    • Immigration: 1855, , Ontario, Canada
    • Immigration: 1856, , Canada
    • Immigration: 1856, , Ontario, Canada
    • Naturalization: 1859, , Ontario, Canada
    • Naturalization: 1863, , Canada
    • Naturalization: 1864
    • Residence: 1864, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Book Keeper
    • Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1886, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; jobber
    • Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Wholesaler
    • Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Stationary
    • Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Merchant, Wholesale
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Salesman, Wholesale
    • Residence: 1921, 36 Ahrens St. W. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    John married Adelaide Fischer 1 Jan 1864, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Adelaide (daughter of John Fischer and Dora?) was born 18 Apr 1843, , Prussia, Germany; died 6 May 1895, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 13.  Adelaide Fischer was born 18 Apr 1843, , Prussia, Germany (daughter of John Fischer and Dora?); died 6 May 1895, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/164947045
    • Name: Adelaide Smith
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-99370
    • Residence: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Servant
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of Scotland
    • Residence: 1864, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    In Berlin. On Monday May 6th, Adelaide Fisher, beloved wife of Mr. John S. Smith, (of the firm of Stuebing & Smith) aged 52 years.

    Weekly Record Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Thu, May 9, 1895 Page 5


    Residence:
    Lived with William Gross.

    Children:
    1. Adelaide Smith was born Sep 1864, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Adelade Smith was born 27 Sep 1864, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Herman Carl Smith was born 15 Mar 1868, New York City, New York, USA.; died 12 Dec 1957; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Martha Smith was born 10 Aug 1873, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Bertha C. Smith was born 1 Nov 1875, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Emma M. Smith was born 1877, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Edna Smith was born 30 Dec 1877, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Robert Smith was born 1878, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Albert Smith was born 1879, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. 6. Herbert Alexander Smith was born 25 Dec 1886, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Sep 1969; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. John Smith was born 1891, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    12. Theodore W. Smith was born 29 Mar 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Jun 1961; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 14.  George Kalbfleisch was born 14 Jul 1866, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Joachim Kalbfleisch and Regina, son of Joachim Kalbfleisch and Regina Cecile Geikle); died 2 Sep 1902, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-45756
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1887; Bauernfreund Newspaper
    • Residence: 1887, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1890, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Printer
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Printer

    George married Sophia C. Holtzwarth 9 Nov 1887. Sophia (daughter of Conrad Holzwarth and Anna Mary "Maria" Lipphardt) was born CALC 9 Dec 1867, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Feb 1888, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 15.  Sophia C. Holtzwarth was born CALC 9 Dec 1867, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Conrad Holzwarth and Anna Mary "Maria" Lipphardt); died 28 Feb 1888, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Sophia C. Kalbfleisch
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-150456
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1887, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. 7. Sophia Mary Kalbfleisch was born 21 Jan 1888, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Oct 1961, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 25 Oct 1961, Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.