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Erma Idel Diefenbacher

Female 1919 - 2016  (96 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Erma Idel Diefenbacher was born 15 Jun 1919, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Eli Diefenbacher and Esther Christina Spies); died 10 Mar 2016, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Eli Diefenbacher was born 4 Sep 1889, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Christian Conrad Diefenbacher and Elizabeth Kaster); died 1985; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.

    Eli married Esther Christina Spies 27 Dec 1915. Esther (daughter of Rev. Frederick Strasser Spies and Sophia Mary Privat) was born 5 Jul 1888, Colborne Twp., Huron Co., Ontario; died 21 Dec 1969, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Esther Christina Spies was born 5 Jul 1888, Colborne Twp., Huron Co., Ontario (daughter of Rev. Frederick Strasser Spies and Sophia Mary Privat); died 21 Dec 1969, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 1. Erma Idel Diefenbacher was born 15 Jun 1919, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Mar 2016, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    2. Florence Olivia Diefenbacher was born 1921; died 24 May 2003; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    3. Ray Diefenbaker was born 1926; died 8 Aug 2014, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Christian Conrad Diefenbacher was born 5 Aug 1859, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of John George "George" Diefenbacher and Magdalena Wagner); died 10 Jun 1940, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Christian married Elizabeth Kaster 8 Feb 1881, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of John Christoph Kaster and Anna Magdalena "Annie Wem) was born 26 Jul 1862, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 23 Jul 1929; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Elizabeth Kaster was born 26 Jul 1862, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada (daughter of John Christoph Kaster and Anna Magdalena "Annie Wem); died 23 Jul 1929; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Anna Magdalena Diefenbacher was born 10 Dec 1881, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 7 Dec 1957; was buried , St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Leo Allen Diefenbacher was born 16 Jun 1883, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Dec 1930; was buried , South Peel Mennonite Cemetery, Peel Township, Wellington Co., Ontario.
    3. Hattie Diefenbacher was born 30 Aug 1885, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 15 May 1888, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    4. Ida Diefenbacher was born 13 Oct 1887, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Jan 1981, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 2. Eli Diefenbacher was born 4 Sep 1889, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1985; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    6. Ira Diefenbacher was born 26 Nov 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Aug 1918, , France; was buried , Upton Wood Cemetery, Pas De Calais, Frances.
    7. Royal Diefenbacher was born 16 Nov 1893, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 May 1982, Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Owen Christian Diefenbacher was born 28 Feb 1897, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Mar 1983, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Lloyd K. Diefenbacher was born 6 Feb 1899, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Nov 1995, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 13 Nov 1995, Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    10. Elizabeth Amy "Amy" Diefenbacher was born 6 Mar 1901, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1974; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Nina Diefenbacher was born 7 Aug 1903, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Sep 1998; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Elsie Diefenbacher was born 24 Dec 1905, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Mar 1971; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    13. Lillian Diefenbacher was born 8 Oct 1908, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1996; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  Rev. Frederick Strasser SpiesRev. Frederick Strasser Spies was born 21 Mar 1856, , Ontario, Canada (son of Johann Michael "Michael" Spies and Christina Strasser); died 9 May 1940, Vegreville, , Alberta, Canada; was buried , Didsbury Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada.

    Frederick married Sophia Mary Privat 18 Aug 1886, Holland Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada. Sophia was born 9 Dec 1860, Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada; died 13 Sep 1945, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hillside United Cemetery, Wellesley Twp, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Sophia Mary Privat was born 9 Dec 1860, Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada; died 13 Sep 1945, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hillside United Cemetery, Wellesley Twp, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 3. Esther Christina Spies was born 5 Jul 1888, Colborne Twp., Huron Co., Ontario; died 21 Dec 1969, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    2. Lilly May Spies was born 27 Feb 1890, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Nov 1894, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hillside United Cemetery, Wellesley Twp, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. William Frederick Spies was born 26 Aug 1891, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Dec 1914, Brazeou, , Alberta, Canada; was buried , Didsbury Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada.
    4. Mahlon Alvin Ezra Spies was born 28 Feb 1893, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Apr 1917, Vimy Ridge, Pas De Calais, France; was buried , Nine Elms Military Cemetery, Thélus, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.
    5. Reuben Privat Spies was born 11 Oct 1894, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Aug 1973, Kelowna, , British Columbia, Canada; was buried , Lakeview Cemetery, Penticton, , British Columbia, Canada.
    6. Eleanora Olivia Spies was born 8 Dec 1896, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jul 1959, Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada.
    7. Mildred Sophia Spies was born 21 May 1898, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Jun 1997.
    8. Herbert Theodore Spies was born 15 Nov 1899, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Sep 1939, Elk Point, , Alberta, Canada; was buried , Sideview Cemetery, Saint Lina, , Alberta, Canada.
    9. Celestine Anna Spies was born 17 Dec 1902, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Jul 1936, Dovercourt, , Alberta; was buried , Didsbury Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John George "George" Diefenbacher was born 13 Aug 1821, , Germany; died 20 Jan 1886, , Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    John married Magdalena Wagner 26 Mar 1854, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Magdalena was born 26 May 1816, , Germany; died 3 Jul 1883; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Magdalena Wagner was born 26 May 1816, , Germany; died 3 Jul 1883; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Caroline Diefenbacher was born 29 Mar 1855, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Jun 1944, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Catherine Diefenbacher was born 1858, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 4. Christian Conrad Diefenbacher was born 5 Aug 1859, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Jun 1940, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Robert Diefenbacher was born 1860, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Mary Ann Diefenbacker was born 29 Apr 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Jun 1926, Walkerville, Sandwich South Twp., Essex Co., Ontario; was buried , Windsor Grove Cemetery, Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario.
    6. George Diefenbacher was born 1862, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Helen Diefenbacher was born 1864, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. William Diefenbacher was born 1867, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Catherine Diefenbacher was born 1868, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Henry Diefenbacher was born Aug 1870, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 10.  John Christoph Kaster was born 12 Sep 1822, , Mecklinburg Schwerin, Germany; died 12 Mar 1884, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.

    John married Anna Magdalena "Annie Wem 20 Jul 1852, Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Anna was born CALC 28 Feb 1827, , Mecklinburg Schwerin, Germany; died 30 Oct 1899, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Anna Magdalena "Annie Wem was born CALC 28 Feb 1827, , Mecklinburg Schwerin, Germany; died 30 Oct 1899, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Isaac Kaster was born 27 Feb 1854, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 28 Feb 1854, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    2. Jacob Kaster was born 25 Mar 1856; died 9 Sep 1858; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    3. Fannie Kaster was born 5 Jul 1857, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 29 Apr 1927, , Ontario, Canada.
    4. 5. Elizabeth Kaster was born 26 Jul 1862, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 23 Jul 1929; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    5. Mary Kaster was born 24 Nov 1866, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1 Jun 1937, Washington, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada.

  5. 12.  Johann Michael "Michael" Spies was born 8 Sep 1815, Dühren, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany (son of Johann Jakob "Jacob" Spies and Katharine Filsinger); died 28 Sep 1885, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hillside Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Johann married Christina Strasser 16 Sep 1845, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Christina (daughter of George Strasser and Catherine) was born Mar 1824, Metzingen, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany; died 5 Sep 1915, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Christina StrasserChristina Strasser was born Mar 1824, Metzingen, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany (daughter of George Strasser and Catherine); died 5 Sep 1915, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Catharina Spies was born CALC 17 Nov 1845, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Aug 1895, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hawkesville Union Cemetery, Hawkesville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Elisabeth Spies was born 30 Jan 1849, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 12 Aug 1849, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Feb 1867, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hillside United Cemetery, Wellesley Twp, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 6. Rev. Frederick Strasser Spies was born 21 Mar 1856, , Ontario, Canada; died 9 May 1940, Vegreville, , Alberta, Canada; was buried , Didsbury Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada.


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