Anna Emma Rudow

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• Name: Anna Emma Sanford
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-41762
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Woollen Mill
• Residence: 1905, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1925, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada

Anna married Robert Thomas Sanford 15 Nov 1905, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada. Robert (son of Thomas Sanford and Rebecca Nesbitt) was born 1883, , USA; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-41760
• Immigration: 1884
• Immigration: 1885, , Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1886, Pembroke, Pembroke Twp., Renfrew Co., Ontario; tinsmith
• Naturalization: 1887
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Plumber
• Residence: Jul 1906, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Plumber
• Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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Local Couple 50 Years Married
Mr. And Mrs. Franz Rudow Celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversary: Married in Germany

Mr. and Mrs. Franz Rudow are today celebrating their Golden Wedding anniversary. Fifty years ago today, July 20, 1883, they were married at Perritz, Germany.

In commemoration, the Ladies' Aid of St. James Lutheran church are holding a surprise celebration in the basement of the church and a huge wedding cake all lighted with candles is being presented to the happy couple.

Both are 73 years of age and enjoy the best of health. Mr. Rudow can not forbear from being active in the plumbing and tinsmithing trade in which he has been engaged for 60 years and each day works with his son at the shop. Both Mr. and Mrs. Rudow were born at Perritz, Germany. The year after they were married their parents and the parents' children all decided to come to Canada. They came over on the steamship Moravia, now out of use. Of this group who came to Canada at this time there remains only Mr. and Mrs. Franz Rudow, of Elmira, Mrs. Rudow's brother, Mr. C. Schultz, 82 of Pembroke, and a sister-in-law, Mrs. W. Schultz, also 82 of Pembroke.

Mr. and Mrs. Rudow lived at Pembroke for 11 years, moving from there to Waterloo where they lived for 10 years. From Waterloo they moved to Elmira in July, 1906, and have lived here since that time, 27 years ago. He has been established in his present business for the past 21 years.

There were seven children, seventeen grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

A reunion of the family is being held on Saturday when visitors are expected from Toronto, Kitchener and New Dundee.

Elmira Signet, July 20, 1933

[Typist's note: Mrs. Rudow, who is not named in the article, is Olga "Ernestine" Schultz. Typed by Marion Roes, January 18, 2010]

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Franz Rudow Passes Away.

A well known business man, Franz Rudow passed away Wednesday. Feb. 28th. Death was due to a heart attack. Deceased conducted a tinemithing business here for the past 29 years and worked until two weeks previou to his death. He was in his 72nd year and was born in Peritz, Germany He came to Canada about 50 year ago and lived at Waterloo and later in Elmira He was a member of St. James Lutheran Church and member of the Oddfellows' Lodge He was married in 1884 and last August Mr. and Mrs. Rudow celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.

Surviving are his widow, one daughter. Mrs. (Dr.) Hall, Toronto, and two sons, Fred and William of Elmira. Two sons predeceased him. Arthur, who died overseas during the Great War and Frank of Elmira, and a daughter, Mre. Brown of Elmira. also predeceased.

The funeral was held on Saturday afternoon to St. James Lutheran Church for service. Burial was made in the Elmira cemetery. Rev. L. H. Kalbfleisch officiated.

Waterloo Chronicle 8 Mar 1934, p. 3

Franz married Ernstina Schultz 20 Jul 1883, Peritz, , Sachsen, Germany. Ernstina was born 1 Dec 1859, , Germany; died 3 Jun 1940, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Ernstina Rudow
• Name: Olga Ernestina Schultz
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-41761
• Immigration: 1884, , Ontario, Canada
• Immigration: 1885, , Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran